Anguirus111 Note: I offer my condolences to the victims of the London Terror Attacks that occurred today. If any of my readers are from Britain I just want to offer my sympathy. What happened to Ed Regis between the last chapter and this one will in all likelihood also be covered in the rewrite of Chapter 6 of Demons of the Past. I don't know when I'll rewrite it, but watch out for it at any rate.

Sorna: Regis wiped his brow as he finished writing down some measurements on a map while reading his mile counter on the jeep he had been given for surveying. Jake and Gerry had accepted his idea that while he didn't agree with what was going on here Regis ultimately was not in any position to pass sentence on them. That was for the board to decide and until Regis could get back to San Diego to give them his report, he couldn't stop them. Until then he figured he could make himself useful so Jake and Gerry had put him to work updating the map of Sorna. As he finished and put down his pencil, he picked up his camera again and videotaped a pair of jeeps roaring across a meadow chasing down a few almasaurs. A loud rumble was heard and Regis spun around to see a pair of semis roar by headed for the Operations Building.

"This is Ed Regis on Day Six of my 'tour of duty' here. As you can see, Project E.L.E. is still in effect however efforts from it have been mostly redirected into Project HSWS that I described a few days back. I myself have agreed to assist in the latter project as I do confess that the first project, forgive my lack of professionalism, scares the living hell out of me. I'm surprised Ingen agreed to green light the project's existence but it was a different time three years ago, we didn't know what was possible back then. I was asked to give my opinion on what should be done on this island should the rumors be true and all I can say is this, you have to get these people off this island. That's literally the only option left to us now because it's too late to do anything else now. Though Jake and Gerry will never admit this, it's obvious by now that we've lost this island too. When we lost it, I don't know, but I have a feeling it came back in 1989 when we made that first dino. A few weeks back you had me go to one of Ian Malcolm's seminars when he was discussing about the ethics of what we did on Nublar. Granted he wasn't supposed to be, but still his arguments about man attempting to control nature always ending in disaster were very convincing, especially in light of what's happened on Nublar and what's going to happen here. I don't know, maybe I'm just starting to experience the madness that all the others have felt on this island and are now lashing out against. I don't know, but I should be back soon…I hope. Ed Regis signing off, September 18, 1993," said Regis. He shut off the camera as a dinosaur roar echoed in the distance before looking up at the blinking red and blue lights high above him before sighing and began writing down more measurements.

Operations Building: Jake was hunched over asleep on his desk before Gerry came in looking extremely troubled. He poked Jake a couple times.

"Jake," Gerry pleaded.

"Gimme five more minutes," said Jake half-asleep.

"Jake," said Gerry summoning up his courage. "It's time."

Jake's eyes shot open and he just laid there with his head on the desk looking at the far wall before sitting up and slowly brushing himself off and filing some papers into his IN BOX and OUT BOX. He then got up with a sound and picked up a nearby shotgun and cocked it before swinging it to rest on his shoulder pointed backwards.

"It's early," said the scientist finally.

"It was only a prediction," Gerry admitted. "And I'm amazed it held out for this long."

"Have you called for the chopper?" Jake asked grabbing his duffel bag and throwing a couple candy bars into it amidst all the ammo and clips already in it. He then walked over to the wall of his office that featured all of his pictures of him with various people that he knew and some of the early dinosaurs Ingen had created. Certificates indicating his college degree as well as others featuring his many awards covered the rest, but none of this was Jake's concern. Embedded in the wall behind a Jurassic Park poster was a lockbox that he took out and opened revealing the Long Colt. He snapped the barrel open, examined the rounds inside before snapping it closed. He then removed the only other object in there, the locket Stephanie had given him before she left. He popped open the thing and looked at the photo of the two of them and Steviesaurus before closing it and hanging it around his neck.

"The chopper is on its way to the secondary landing site and the two winners of our little contest, Billy and Mandy, have their stuff in the Explorer awaiting your arrival. Everything's as ready as it's going to be. You'll command the outer forces and I'll do my best to manage things around here. Still doesn't seem fair though, you're going to go through hell just to protect those of us here," said Gerry.

"Don't worry about it. I'll see you in a few weeks Ger," said Jake exiting the room. "Just make sure you carefully conserve the power we've siphoned off for this place to keep the fence up and running for as long as possible. I hope we'll make it through this, I really do but above all else I will not see Isla Sorna transformed into The Lost World like Jurassic Park was. We own this island, not them."

With that Jake was gone leaving Gerry behind in silence as a cold breeze came in through the window as a pair of storm clouds appeared in the distance. Jake meanwhile just trudged out onto the streets as the rain began lightly pouring down. He made his way into the garage and stopped next to his V-8 Interceptor just sitting there in silence. Jake quietly rested his hand on the black metal of the hood next to the partially complete supercharger and sighed.

"Until next time," he said to the thing before shifting his bag and walking down the ramp to the lowest level of the garage. Down below past the rows of cadillacs was a square parking lot filled with twenty Ford Explorers each adorned with the red and green Jurassic Park color scheme on them, complete with sunroof and auto-navigation system. The vehicles were awaiting their time to finally be transferred to Isla Nublar, a time that would never come now. Jake just shook his head again and advanced to vehicle 008 where Billy and Mandy were waiting for him.

"Let's go you two," said Jake throwing his duffel bag into the back amidst another huge pile of ammo and weapons before shutting it and going around to the front and getting in.

"So where're we going?" asked Billy getting into the backseat with Mandy.

"First we have to pick up Ed Regis and then we have to get you to the landing zone," said Jake as he pressed some buttons on the LCD screen on the front dash and disengaged the auto-drive system. He then revved the engine and the car tore off up the ramp and out onto the street as the rain continued pouring down causing mud to appear. The vehicle raced past the open entrance before the workers hastily shut it and began bracing the door with whatever they had on hand. Jake adjusted the rearview mirror on the windshield and looked at the lighted Village, the last refuge of humanity in the midst of an encroaching jungle before he breathed in deeply and continued driving down the road.

And one by one the fences began failing, it started with the inner fences, mainly the herbivores, but slowly made its way outward, towards the carnivore fences.

15 Minutes Later: The rain was starting to come down where Regis was and he was just about to start up his jeep to head for shelter when he saw a pair of headlights in the distance. He sat and waited as the Jurassic Park tour vehicle came to an abrupt halt and Jake flung open the door and ran to his vehicle.

"Hey Jake, what's up?" asked Regis. "Nice car."

"We have to leave, now," said Jake grabbing stuff out of the back of his jeep and running it over to the Explorer.

"Why?" asked Regis snapping up his camera and filming him. "The storm isn't going to be that bad."

"It's not the storm I'm worried about," said Jake nervously laughing while shaking his head.

"What then?" Regis asked. Jake said nothing but pointed to the top of the fence. Regis panned the camera upwards until he noticed the now unblinking red and blue lights atop it.

"Oh shit!" he shouted as the ground began rhythmically shaking. Regis grabbed the rest of his stuff and transferred it to the other vehicle before leaping into the front side passenger seat as a massive two-legged beast with tiny arms as the beast roared angrily at the outside world. Regis panned in on the beast through the glass sunroof.

"My God it's a Rex!" he shouted as Billy and Mandy looked at it in shock.

"He'll destroy us all!" Billy shouted.

"I hope he doesn't realize the truth just yet or we're screwed," said Jake as the vehicle moved down the road. The Rex tilted its head up and looked at the lights on the fence and noticed that they were no longer blinking before it reared back its head, roared, and charged it. The creature ripped right through the fence with its teeth and kicked the motionless jeep nearby causing it to tumble over and over and into the jungle beyond where it hit a tree and exploded causing fire to briefly soar skyward before being doused by the pouring rain. The Rex then noticed the Explorer fleeing in the distance and chased after it.

"Holy crap!" said Regis as he zoomed on the Tyrannosaurus Rex behind them before changing the angle to see the lights on all the fences fail around them.

"What's behind those fences?" asked Regis as the car briefly went airborne before landing again and racing down a muddy hill as it slipped and swerved on the road. The T-Rex appeared at the top of the hill and roared out a challenge at the large valley below it as a lightning bolt flashed past it followed by thunder as it too started down the hill only to slip and come tumbling down the mountain after the Explorer.

"See that'd be funny if the situation wasn't so serious," said Billy looking behind them at the Rex.

"Shut up Billy!" Mandy said as the vehicle reached the bottom of the hill but just spun its wheels in the mud as it couldn't gain traction.

"C'mon, c'mon!" shouted Jake at the vehicle. The vehicle continued spinning until the Rex crashed into the back of it causing the vehicle to surge forward and catch on the ground as it took off. The Rex meanwhile shook off the cobwebs and stood up and continued the pursuit despite the occasional stumble.

"This is Jake Whitacre heading North down Service Road J-99 in Sector A-10 and I've got a bogey on my tail are there any units nearby?" asked Jake into the radio on the dash as the channel rippled with static.

"Yeah this is Unit 12, we're holed up just a few miles down the road from you," said a voice as the radio finally crackled to life. "What sort of bogey are we dealing with here?"

"A Rex," said Jake simply. "Have you got the firepower to take it down? If not make a break for it, we'll just manage on our own."

"That's a negative," said the response. "We have the firepower, just keep heading our way and we'll take it down."

"Roger that," said Jake as the car power slid around a bend in the road barely avoiding the Rex's snapping teeth as it crashed into another fence before quickly freeing itself and continuing pursuit. Jake just slammed down on the accelerator as the vehicle continuing moving down the rainy road as more lightning flashed by overhead.

"Just a regular day in the grim adventures of Billy and Mandy," Billy snorted as Mandy smacked him in the back of the head.

"I said shut up!" she said.

"That hurt Mandy!" Billy complained as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Quiet you two I'm trying to concentrate," said Jake as he looked in the rearview mirror on the side that read Objects May Seem Closer Then They Appear as the Rex was seen roaring at them. Then in the distance a pair of headlights was seen as a pair of Hummers were seen on both sides of the roadway facing inwards behind which were a few workers aiming their assault rifles at the T-Rex charging towards them.

"Thanks," said Jake over the radio as they roared past them. "Light him up!"

The T-Rex skidded to a halt and looked at the vehicles and people confused as more lightning flashed by overhead.

"Fire!" shouted a team member. Muzzle flash erupted as the team began pouring round and after round into the beast who wailed in agony before a pair of rocket-propelled grenades streamed straight towards it.

Car: An explosion was seen in the background as Regis filmed what he could despite the increasing distance and increased rainfall.

"Bogey eliminated," said the radio.

"Good work, score one for the home team," said Jake into the radio. "If it's not too much to ask, could you also provide us with an escort to the helipad?"

"No problem," said the radio. "We'll be there in just a sec."

"Thanks," said Jake putting the radio down.

"Well that was a close one," said Billy sighing.

"You know it was only doing what it knew, hunt down prey," Regis remarked as he settled back into the front seat.

"As much as I would have liked to let you satisfy his urges by allowing you to be eaten, you're too important right now," Jake responded. "73 lives will hang in the balance after you leave; lives that you can either save or destroy. But it's your choice and I won't let something intervene in the meantime to prevent that choice from being made."

Regis was about to respond but found that he couldn't and just remained silent as the radio crackled to life again.

"This is Unit 12, Explorer 008 get ready for that escort," said a voice over the radio. The pair of hummers appeared behind them and took up an escort position with one in front and one behind.

"Look at it this way," said Jake with a chuckle. "At least we're working together again in order to survive; before we were just arguing with each other."

In the backseat Billy and Mandy were engaging in fisticuffs.

"You will not insult my husband!" Mandy said angrily as she held back Billy's wrists as both tried to get at each other.

"I can't believe you married that bag of bones!" Billy pouted. "He's scary!"

"You've known him as long as I have," Mandy commented.

"It's creepy!" Billy complained. "You're creepy!"

"Save for those two," Jake commented wryly.

"What's the deal with them?" Regis asked as the two in the back began hitting and punching each other.

"They're childhood…acquaintances I guess is the best word," said Jake choosing that word carefully. "They come from Endsville and both are a little on the nutso side as both are interested in genetics for different reasons. Billy just thinks it looks cool, Mandy seems to have darker aspirations, but both drive each other nuts before they can really accomplish anything worthwhile. I dunno, I just let those two go their own path and don't interfere."

"Mandy, you have to believe me! The clowns not the dinosaurs want to take over and become the dominant species! They will DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL!" shouted Billy hysterical as he referred to the dinosaurs while Mandy kept punching him. Jake just groaned and held his head.

"I'll be honest," said Jake as Regis picked up his camera and began filming again. "After all my earlier concerns about trying to avoid rigging the contest, I rigged it anyway to get those two off the island."
"Why?" asked Regis with a mild grin.

"They drive me nuts!" Jake exclaimed as the helipad appeared in the distance, an island of light amongst the harshness of the storm. "More so than any dinosaur ever could."

"Aha," Regis said triumphantly. "So you do hate something more than them!"

"Hate?" asked Jake. "No, I'll always hate them more. Loath on the other hand is still up in the air."

Before Regis could ask more the three vehicles pulled up and around the helipad with Unit 12 getting out of their vehicles.

"Stay here," Jake said as he grabbed a poncho and exited the vehicle. He walked out into the pouring rain as he met with the team leader.

"Orders?" the team leader said.

"Set up a defensive position around the pad and see if you can't get the motion sensors online," Jake shouted over the storm. "Then have somebody check the radar to verify if that chopper is still coming. But above all else we have to make sure that beacon stays powered up because if it fails that chopper isn't going to try and chance landing blind."

"Right, I suspected as much," said the team leader who made a circle motion with his hand to his team who spread out. Jake meanwhile pulled out his Long Colt and went to the back of the Explorer where he began rummaging through the weapons inside.

"What's going on?" asked Regis a little afraid.

"Just relax and stay inside of this vehicle. These lights are probably going to attract some unwanted attention that'll have to be dealt with."

"Why not turn them off?" Billy asked before Mandy smacked him.

"Idiot, if they do that how will the helicopter know where to land?" she demanded.

"Magic!" shouted Billy. Mandy groaned and held her head as she felt a headache coming on. Regis looked at Jake helplessly who just shrugged and closed the back after grabbing a pair of Uzis that he promptly holstered underneath his coat. He then walked out onto the rain soaked landing pad where Unit 12 was spread out all around it as the lights shown down from some of the light poles around the place.

"Anything?" asked Jake to the leader.

"Well the radar still indicates the chopper is on its way, ETA fifteen minutes," said the leader. "I can't imagine it is good flying weather though."

"And the motion sensors?" asked Jake. The leader shuddered.

"With all this wind and rain they're worthless," he said. "It's picking up anything and everything."

"Damn," said Jake starting to shiver from the weather. "The chopper noise is probably going to attract some unwanted attention but now we won't know from where."

"You should get inside one of the vehicles," the leader observed.

"No," said Jake adamantly. "I'm staying here. I'm in this just as much as you are."

"You're also no good to us if you get sick," the leader pointed out. "And we need you more than you need us."

"That's bullshit and you know that," said Jake. "But I suppose I will heed your advice. I'll stop by the Radar Room and then get back into the jeep. But if trouble comes, then it's all guns blazing. Just make sure your men stay away from the jungle and stay on the pad, anything with trees is a deathtrap."

"Right," said the leader giving him a clap on the back as Jake left to a small building just off of the pad. He entered into it and closed the door as a single member of Unit 12 was sitting in front of the radar display in the primarily darkened room.

"Sir," said the worker. Jake nodded and sat down.

"So what're we looking at?" Jake asked.

"Well we' here, and the chopper is here," said the worker pointing to a pair of blips on the radar screen.

"I'm surprised it's still coming," Jake admitted. "Course only one pilot I know would be stubborn enough to brave this kind of storm."

"Yeah, Kev," the worker snorted. "Still, even he won't land without a transponder."

"Speaking of which," Jake began.

"She's in one piece for now," said the worker leaning back in his chair. "Don't know how much longer the power will hold out though."

"Could we rig the Explorer up to the thing and power it that way?" asked Jake.

"I suppose," the worker mused. "I don't suppose you have jumper cables in that thing."

"I think so," said Jake. "I vaguely recall Hammond once mentioning that if the battery ever died on the thing while on Nublar all you'd have to do would be to plug the cables into the track on the roadway and attach it to the battery and it'd instantly jump. I dunno we'll see. Just make sure that chopper is still on its way."

"Right," said the worker turning back to his station as Jake got up and exited the shed and back out into the rainy sky. He walked back over to the jeep and got in all wet.

"Stinky," said Billy holding his noise before trembling as Mandy threatened to punch him again.

"Is the chopper still on its way?" asked Regis.

"Yeah, it'll be here in about ten minutes," said Jake. "So just sit tight and everything should be fine."

"I'm scared!" exclaimed Billy. "The walls are closing in! I can't breathe!"

Mandy groaned again as Jake sighed and swung his Long Colt around so it was aimed at him.

"You should be more scared of me," he said darkly. Billy gasped but ultimately remained silent.

"Thank you," said Jake amicably as he settled back into his seat.

"How irresponsible," commented Regis while filming. Jake laughed and swung the gun to the camera where Regis flinched as Jake pulled back on the trigger.

CLICK.

Regis groaned as Jake popped open the barrel on the Long Colt and put back in the missing round he'd taken out before getting in the vehicle and snapped the gun closed and put it on the dashboard. He then took out the bottle of water underneath the seat and popped open the door where he filled it up from the rainwater before taking a swig.

"Anybody else want some?" he asked. The others looked too disgusted to try it.

"Suit yourself," responded the scientist drinking some more water. He then poured the water into the two plastic cups on the dash and proceeded to stare distantly out the window.

Time passed…

Jake was twirling a pen in his hand when suddenly a thump was heard and his Long Colt rattled against the dash.

"Billy," Jake warned.

"It wasn't me," Billy protested.

"Mandy?" Jake asked for confirmation.

"He's been sitting still this whole time," Mandy responded. Another thump and this time both the gun rattled and ripples formed in the two cups of water.

"Oh crap," said Jake grabbing his Long Colt.

"What?" demanded Regis.

"You'd better grab a weapon," said Jake simply as the ground continued shaking while Unit Twelve ran to the side of the helipad and aimed their weapons to a thick grove of trees while more rain and lightning poured down. Jake shut off the lights on the vehicle as the pounding suddenly stopped and silence descended on the area filled with only the rain. Everyone looked around nervously wondering where the attack would come from. The leader of Unit 12 looked at Jake who held up his two closed fists and then opened them quickly. The leader looked at him confused before Jake pointed to the hood. The Leader looked down to see the lights on the front of the vehicle before nodding and whispering orders to his squad who all prepared to shut their eyes. Jake then flipped on the lights before switching straight over to the high-beams. The lights flashed out into the jungle and suddenly a roar was heard as the trees split apart and a trio of Hadrosaurs appeared, dazed and confused from the bright lights.

"Hah!" said Jake triumphantly. "Mess with the best die like the…"

Abruptly the lights surrounding the helipad died leaving only the lights shining from the Explorer. The three hadrosaurs looked at the vehicle angrily and roared fiercely at it.

"Oh shit," said Jake looking behind him at the darkened helipad. He immediately grabbed the stick and threw it in reverse and hit the accelerator as the hadrosaurs charged.