It was getting dark and staying here any longer than they had to, was unappealing to say the least. Climbing around inside old burnt-out wrecks just wasn't what he felt they were there for. But then again, he wasn't the top man on the operation, and had to do what the superiors demanded.

"What's the point in all this anyway, Jal?" the young and scruffy worker asked his contemporary, who showed an equal distaste for his current location.

"Oh, you know", he muttered, "Cover our tracks, I guess. And search for stuff, too."

He was referring to the exact reason why the vessels had come to be like this in the first place. The previous owners had turned out to be a nuisance, and then a threat, so their transport had been destroyed. In amongst the debris, though, it was always worth looking to see what one could discover. They had been experienced hunters after all, and anything, so long as it had survived the explosion, might come in handy. At least that's what the philosophy adopted by the person who had ordered them to this dictated. Sarah, her name was a new lead figure to boss them around, after a particularly nasty encounter with the surviving hunting party on the ship.

He cursed those hunters there and then. His accomplice chuckled. Because of them, it had apparently thrown everything, such as research, back months in development. That vessel where there was the slaughter, the one containing the shipment of predators, couldn't be salvaged now. Not with the US Navy and local governments scouring the oceans after the explosive finale onboard had alerted them to its presence. It was doomed to float forever more; a phantom upon the waves.

Overall, it meant more work for him, and tougher than this little sweep of a pair of wreckages. He still muttered angry words though, having concluded that it was pointless to be spending so much time on decimated boats ages ago.

"I don't know what's going to happen now", the other man said, "Its all been wiped out. That ship was carrying the most advanced research."

"What do you think will happen then?" the first man asked.

"Damned if I know", he answered, "They're gone, and that's one thing you can be sure of. It's a pity those hunter bastards were so damn lucky; the amount of shit we've been dropped in."

Something caught his eye at that moment. Something lodged underneath a piece of burnt timber. Stooping down, he cautiously removed the shared wood to investigate the strange material.

It had looked organic from his vantage point, and indeed it was. Feeling the fragile object in his hands, it soon came to him; it was part of an egg shell.

"Here, come take a look at this", he exclaimed, taking a sudden interest in his occupation.

The other man came and crouched down beside him. A noise startled them both, as they looked up, and with great surprise, discovered that they were staring face to face with what was to potentially be one of the most dangerous creatures on the planet.

The bluish bipedal lizard was incredibly small, and putting two and two together, the men decided that the egg shell they were holding had once belonged to this animal. It was of such a size that the possibility of it ever being a threat never came across the minds of the two. They both chuckled.

"Hello. What the hell are you?" one of them breathed.

"Never mind", replied the other, "Just grab it and we can get out of here. I'm sure our new boss will be pleased with our find, especially if it's the same species as those that were on the ship."

"Doubt it", the other said, "Those things were apparently monsters."

After a final exchange of laughter, the man managed to scoop the baby Metriacanthosaur up with the aid of some leather cloth, and nestled it under his arm. It didn't weigh much, and the animal was fortunately passive towards this new experience. Now, satisfied that they weren't going back empty handed, they both left the dead hulks of metal, and walked off into the night confident that they had done well. Neither understood the full extent to the significance of this small creature though; and they never would.