CHAPTER THREE:
The New Park
The helicopters with the Jurassic Park symbol on them flew over the water quickly, bumping in the air, shuddering every once in a while. Tim loved to fly. It was his fifth time already, in a helicopter that is. Flying let him escape the world and stare out at the clouds, wishing he could forget certain memories, and remember better ones. Memories about his life before the park.
The helicopter bounced upward in the air for a second, making Lex gasp, startled out of her daydreams. Tim bet she was thinking about the park again. Returning to a place she had once loved, but then learned to fear. Tim looked at the occupants of the helicopter. With Lex and himself sat Dr. Alan Grant, a very tall man with graying brown hair and wearing a safari hat. His khaki pants went good with the hat, Tim thought to himself. It made him look even more intelligent. He was an archaeologist, and searched for the remnants of dinosaurs. He was definitely dressed as the part.
Dr. Sandler, the blonde woman who was also very enthusiastic about dinosaur skeletons, couldn't attend the opening of the new amusement park, because of family issues, and because of her baby son who was turning five.
Lex then gave a startled gasp and pointed out the window at an oncoming island.
"There it is!" she said happily, though she did sound a little anxious.
Tim smiled. He remembered how cool the park had been. If it hadn't been for the dinosaurs, the park would have been really awesome and a whole lot nicer. He was glad that his grandfather had decided not to add in actual dinosaurs this time.
The helicopter shook as it touched down on the landing pad, next to a large building made of concrete and metal, obviously keeping something out, but Tim couldn't imagine what. There weren't any more dinosaurs, so what was there to fear?
"We will be getting off and entering the jeeps," a voice came from the cockpit of the helicopter. "Remain in your seats until told to do otherwise."
The door opened and two men helped Lex, Tim, and Dr. Grant out of the helicopter. They all leaned down as they got away from the chopper. The blades seemed dangerous.
A man, tall and thin, greeted them, standing in front of two jeeps almost identical to the original jeeps that had almost crushed Lex and Tim earlier in the original park. The seats smelled of fresh leather, and were grey. He sat down, not buckling up his seat belt, and waited for instructions. His sister plopped down beside him. They were both in the back seat, just as they had been in the original park.
A voice came over the radio, one that sounded very friendly.
"Good morning and welcome to Jurassic Park. I'll be your guide for the day. If you desire assistance or have any questions, feel free to press the green button on your key pad located on the dash board. And now, let's begin."
The car jerked forward roughly and Tim felt himself slam against the seat, as did his sister.
"Ow," she said softly to herself.
"Your journey into Jurassic Park has begun," the voice over the radio said as the car headed down the track towards some woods.
"Oh!" Lex said, a smile breaking onto her face for the first time that trip.
A giant Dinosaur, animatronic obviously, was watching them as they drove by it. It probably had a sensor that made it follow them with its eyes. Tim even smiled. This island thing wasn't such a bad thing after all. He was prepared for a scare, and he hoped that the T-Rex robot would be as scary as the real thing, maybe even scarier, though he highly doubted that it could be.
"Welcome to Jurassic Park!" the voice said triumphantly, and they entered the darkness of the woods.
Dr. Grant looked out the window of the car, as if noticing the change of scenery for the first time, though he had seen it before. He smiled.
"You kids afraid?" he asked.
Tim shook his head with a grin.
"Well," Dr. Grant said with a grin. "I know I sure as hell am."
He looked up at the foliage and squinted at the blinding array of green lights.
He grunted deeply, and sat back in his seat beside Lex.
"You are now nearing the Velociraptor cage. This sophisticated dinosaur was carnivorous and ate its prey by tearing its organs out with a large, single claw."
Tim smiled, even though he'd almost been killed by a Velociraptor. This was getting really cool. He looked up to see a lot of weeds and then what looked like barbed wire fences all around them.
They were entering a tunnel of foliage and cage.
Lex gave a startled gasp as the car stopped once inside the tiny tunnel. It was considerably darker. It was getting creepy; really creepy.
Suddenly a metal door slid shut over the opening in the tunnel behind them. Lex began to breathe harder, and Tim felt his spine tingle with excitement. They were being locked in.
But then, it got scarier because something in the bushes was stirring.
The leaves shook, reminding Tim of the Velociraptor that had hunted him and his sister before in the original park.
"Timmy." Lex said, her voice trailing off in fright.
"Look-" Tim said, pointing to the bushes beside the car, pressed up against the barbed wire cage.
"But, could it be." she gave a startled gasp as the tree shook violently. "Real?"
"You get real, Lex," Tim said with a grin. "It's a robot, and it won't really attack -"
But, he didn't get a chance to finish his sentence. His voice trailed off in a scream as a raptor head rammed against the caging, making the barbed wire shake menacingly. It growled deeply at them.
It was real!
But then, Dr. Grant laughed. It was only a robot. It receded into the foliage as the car jerked to a start again.
Tim laughed at his sister for being so paranoid.
"Come off it!" she said, sweat rolling down her forehead. "I thought it was real!"
"Do you really think it would be real?" Dr. Grant said with a grin.
"You never know with my grandfather," Lex said as she sat back and crossed her arms.
"You're right," Dr. Grant said slowly, staring out the window of the jeep again. "You can't."
The car continued down the path, the single track trailing beneath it. They were now in the woods, and the temperature difference was evident. It was about ten degrees cooler under the large green canopy of leaves than to be out on the helicopter landing pad.
Lex smiled and motioned for Tim to look out the window beside her.
He did, and spotted a caged in area with an animatronic Triceratops in it, grazing on grass. It reminded him of the first dinosaur he had ever encountered for real. It was really inspiring to see one again, even though it wasn't really alive.
Then, as they passed the cage, the voice came onto the radio again.
"You are now nearing the Tyrannosaurus Cage."
The helicopters with the Jurassic Park symbol on them flew over the water quickly, bumping in the air, shuddering every once in a while. Tim loved to fly. It was his fifth time already, in a helicopter that is. Flying let him escape the world and stare out at the clouds, wishing he could forget certain memories, and remember better ones. Memories about his life before the park.
The helicopter bounced upward in the air for a second, making Lex gasp, startled out of her daydreams. Tim bet she was thinking about the park again. Returning to a place she had once loved, but then learned to fear. Tim looked at the occupants of the helicopter. With Lex and himself sat Dr. Alan Grant, a very tall man with graying brown hair and wearing a safari hat. His khaki pants went good with the hat, Tim thought to himself. It made him look even more intelligent. He was an archaeologist, and searched for the remnants of dinosaurs. He was definitely dressed as the part.
Dr. Sandler, the blonde woman who was also very enthusiastic about dinosaur skeletons, couldn't attend the opening of the new amusement park, because of family issues, and because of her baby son who was turning five.
Lex then gave a startled gasp and pointed out the window at an oncoming island.
"There it is!" she said happily, though she did sound a little anxious.
Tim smiled. He remembered how cool the park had been. If it hadn't been for the dinosaurs, the park would have been really awesome and a whole lot nicer. He was glad that his grandfather had decided not to add in actual dinosaurs this time.
The helicopter shook as it touched down on the landing pad, next to a large building made of concrete and metal, obviously keeping something out, but Tim couldn't imagine what. There weren't any more dinosaurs, so what was there to fear?
"We will be getting off and entering the jeeps," a voice came from the cockpit of the helicopter. "Remain in your seats until told to do otherwise."
The door opened and two men helped Lex, Tim, and Dr. Grant out of the helicopter. They all leaned down as they got away from the chopper. The blades seemed dangerous.
A man, tall and thin, greeted them, standing in front of two jeeps almost identical to the original jeeps that had almost crushed Lex and Tim earlier in the original park. The seats smelled of fresh leather, and were grey. He sat down, not buckling up his seat belt, and waited for instructions. His sister plopped down beside him. They were both in the back seat, just as they had been in the original park.
A voice came over the radio, one that sounded very friendly.
"Good morning and welcome to Jurassic Park. I'll be your guide for the day. If you desire assistance or have any questions, feel free to press the green button on your key pad located on the dash board. And now, let's begin."
The car jerked forward roughly and Tim felt himself slam against the seat, as did his sister.
"Ow," she said softly to herself.
"Your journey into Jurassic Park has begun," the voice over the radio said as the car headed down the track towards some woods.
"Oh!" Lex said, a smile breaking onto her face for the first time that trip.
A giant Dinosaur, animatronic obviously, was watching them as they drove by it. It probably had a sensor that made it follow them with its eyes. Tim even smiled. This island thing wasn't such a bad thing after all. He was prepared for a scare, and he hoped that the T-Rex robot would be as scary as the real thing, maybe even scarier, though he highly doubted that it could be.
"Welcome to Jurassic Park!" the voice said triumphantly, and they entered the darkness of the woods.
Dr. Grant looked out the window of the car, as if noticing the change of scenery for the first time, though he had seen it before. He smiled.
"You kids afraid?" he asked.
Tim shook his head with a grin.
"Well," Dr. Grant said with a grin. "I know I sure as hell am."
He looked up at the foliage and squinted at the blinding array of green lights.
He grunted deeply, and sat back in his seat beside Lex.
"You are now nearing the Velociraptor cage. This sophisticated dinosaur was carnivorous and ate its prey by tearing its organs out with a large, single claw."
Tim smiled, even though he'd almost been killed by a Velociraptor. This was getting really cool. He looked up to see a lot of weeds and then what looked like barbed wire fences all around them.
They were entering a tunnel of foliage and cage.
Lex gave a startled gasp as the car stopped once inside the tiny tunnel. It was considerably darker. It was getting creepy; really creepy.
Suddenly a metal door slid shut over the opening in the tunnel behind them. Lex began to breathe harder, and Tim felt his spine tingle with excitement. They were being locked in.
But then, it got scarier because something in the bushes was stirring.
The leaves shook, reminding Tim of the Velociraptor that had hunted him and his sister before in the original park.
"Timmy." Lex said, her voice trailing off in fright.
"Look-" Tim said, pointing to the bushes beside the car, pressed up against the barbed wire cage.
"But, could it be." she gave a startled gasp as the tree shook violently. "Real?"
"You get real, Lex," Tim said with a grin. "It's a robot, and it won't really attack -"
But, he didn't get a chance to finish his sentence. His voice trailed off in a scream as a raptor head rammed against the caging, making the barbed wire shake menacingly. It growled deeply at them.
It was real!
But then, Dr. Grant laughed. It was only a robot. It receded into the foliage as the car jerked to a start again.
Tim laughed at his sister for being so paranoid.
"Come off it!" she said, sweat rolling down her forehead. "I thought it was real!"
"Do you really think it would be real?" Dr. Grant said with a grin.
"You never know with my grandfather," Lex said as she sat back and crossed her arms.
"You're right," Dr. Grant said slowly, staring out the window of the jeep again. "You can't."
The car continued down the path, the single track trailing beneath it. They were now in the woods, and the temperature difference was evident. It was about ten degrees cooler under the large green canopy of leaves than to be out on the helicopter landing pad.
Lex smiled and motioned for Tim to look out the window beside her.
He did, and spotted a caged in area with an animatronic Triceratops in it, grazing on grass. It reminded him of the first dinosaur he had ever encountered for real. It was really inspiring to see one again, even though it wasn't really alive.
Then, as they passed the cage, the voice came onto the radio again.
"You are now nearing the Tyrannosaurus Cage."
