Author's Note: Okay. –breathes heavily- I have arrived. I had to go through many obstacles to reach you, but here I am! And here's my new chapter – I suppose this is a perk. Read on!

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T.E.N. – I was a bit confused by your review, but I'm going to do exactly what you told me not to. I'm so, so, so, so, so, so, SO sorry about your sister! I don't know what I would do if I lost my sister. I really don't know. Even thinking about it makes me cry. It seriously does. I'm really sorry. I'm so sorry! -cries for you-

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What Happened Last?

"What do you mean, I don't have a choice?" I snapped. I took a threatening step toward J.C., saw his eyes flit to either side of me, saw him nod, and felt a something hard hit the back of my head. That's all I knew until I woke up in a narrow bed. I sat up quickly and looked around. I had no idea where I was. Standing up, I stumbled and caught myself on the edge of a table. The floor was moving! What was going on? With unsteady steps, I opened a rather small door, ducked through it, and walked down a hall toward where voices were coming from. I entered what looked like some sort of cargo room. The rest of the team were sitting on various crates, having different sorts of conversations, but they all fell silent when I joined them. "What is going on?" I nearly shouted. "Where am I?"

"You, my friend," said Kevin, giving me a cheeky grin, "are on The Unicorn."

"What they heck is The Unicorn?" I snapped.

"It's the boat that is taking us to Isla Sorna," Knight said pleasantly from behind me. "Better get comfortable, mate. I doubt the captain will let you have her bed the rest of the trip."

Chapter Ten – Americanos Estúpidos

I felt anger swell within myself. The bump on the back of my head began to throb in pain and I heard someone exclaim that they never thought someone's face could get so incredibly red. "Eric, breathe!" Audrey said, coming up to me.

I clenched my teeth together and suddenly it seemed that even my eyes were throbbing in anger! They were most likely protesting at the lack of oxygen, so I decided to take Audrey's advice and took a breath. The throbbing stopped, but there was still an overwhelming feeling of suffocation in my chest due to my bottled up anger. "Do you want to talk?" Audrey asked, putting her hand gently on my arm.

I roughly shook her off. I could not have unclenched my teeth if I had wanted to. Talking was dangerous when I was this angry.

With a feeling of desperation, I looked around the room and, upon spotting a ladder, stormed over to it and climbed it, one rung at a time. A wave of salty air filled my lungs. Blinking away small beads of moisture, I stepped onto the deck of the ship and looked around. It was what looked like an ordinary fishing boat, but I had a feeling it was just a disguise.

The sky was covered in thick grey clouds, and an occasional raindrop found its way onto my skin. The ocean water around us was rough.

"Hey, you!" someone said from behind me. I turned around and saw a weathered Hispanic woman wearing a bright yellow rain-slicker making her way toward me. "What are you doing up here?" she snapped. "Your lot's supposed to stay down under! I thought I told you all! No sé usted los americanos sobrevive. Usted es todo tan estúpido."

"Hablo español," I said, grinning slightly. "But I agree. I don't know how Americans survive; we are stupid. I'm sorry, though. I didn't know we were supposed to stay below deck. I was unconscious."

"I do not know much English," the woman explained.

"Really?" I asked, surprised. "You are doing extremely well!"

"Gracias, senor, pero…" she motioned toward the ladder I had just climbed.

"Right," I said. "¡Tenga un día agradable!" I called as I began to climb down the ladder. How she could have an agreeable day, I did not know, but I supposed it was polite to wish her one anyway.

When I reached the bottom of the ladder, I looked around at all who were gathered in the hold and was surprised to realize that all of my anger had drifted away. Now that I focused, however, it returned with ease. With a sense of determination, I walked over to Knight. "We need to talk," I said.

"Alright, fussy-boy," he said, giving me an annoyed look. "We can talk. But I bet I know exactly what you are going to say."

"When I was hired," I began in an icy tone, "I was told that I would not have to go on the island. Yet here I find myself on a boat, on its way to Isla Sorna. This was neither part of my understanding, nor of our agreement. As I agreed to fly down to Costa Rica and only Costa Rica, I do not see why I may not fly back with the money you have already paid me. I stepped into this of my own free will; you can hardly tell me that I cannot step right out again."

"Listen, mate," Knight said. He not only looked annoyed now, but he also sounded quite perturbed. "You're in for the long haul. Get it through your thick scull and bunker down with the rest of us. We nearly there."

"No!" I yelled, adding an expletive and slamming my hand down on the crate the man was sitting on.

"Well someone has a temper problem," I heard Kevin mutter.

Choosing to ignore this, I continued to glare at Knight.

"Well that was profound," he mocked. "Like I said, you're in for the long haul. Get. Comfortable."

I gritted my teeth. I was not going to give up this easily. Did this guy think I was an idiot? I had been on Isla Sorna two times before! I was not going to roll over and let it all pass. I was not going on the island again. Nothing in Heaven or Hell could persuade me to.

"Eric," I soft voice said. Audrey was standing next to me, giving me what I assume she supposed was a warm, friendly look. Right now, however, it only looked inhospitable. She most likely thought that her femininity could cool me over. Her whole darned gender thought they were God's bloody gift to mankind.

My thoughts were getting out of hand. I took a deep breath to calm myself down and said in as kind of a tone that I could muster, "What?"

"Please let it go," she pleaded. "I don't think there's anything you can do… and besides, we really do need you! We could all very well die without your help!"

Knight huffed in reproach, but said nothing.

"Audrey, you are going to die with or without my help," I said.

Author's Note: Very, very short chapter, but don't worry; I will not be posting this chapter until I am mostly done with the next. That way you won't have to wait very long.

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