Chapter 7
Everyone ran out of the room, toward the deck. Alan brought up the back and as he did so he grabbed a first-aid kit hanging on the wall.
They all ran onto the deck and gasped in surprise and fear. There in the water was a 30-foot long Spinosaurus. It had taken a lifeboat from the deck and was tearing it apart, apparently looking for food. When it hears them come out it dropped the little boat and started running toward them.
In one voice Billy and Alan hollered, "RUN!" And everyone did, down the deck, with the creature running after them. Every door they came to they tried to get in, but every one of them were locked. They were nearing the stern of the ship when one of the crew members figured out why this was. He said, "When the power went off the system completely shut down, of course. And when it was rebooted it locked all the doors. It's a safety thing."
At this Ian retorted,"Well, heck of a security, when your stuck outside you can't get away from the danger! Stupid."
As they came around the ships stern, Eric had an idea. "Hey!" he shouted,"What if we jumped off the stern of the ship and went near the bottom of the boat, the Spino couldn't get there. Could he?" "Well I think he could, but if we distracted him first... What were you saying about how you lured that plant eating dinosaur when you were on the island, Eric?" Paul asked. "Yeah, with veggie patties. We could distract him with meat. But how do we get it?" he voiced, and everyone was wondering with him.
They had been running and were now turning in the stern. The beast chasing them was beginning to tire just as they were. It was almost thinking of giving up. But when they were slowing down, it put on a burst of speed. It caught up with the last few who were running under the bridge and caught them. He extended his jaw and grabbed two of the crew with his teeth.
They started screaming, everyone turned, but still ran. They the saw the great maw of the creature around two of the waiters. Alan knew they would never stay alive, even if they could get them out. Everyone watched in terror as the two disappeared from view, screaming. Suddenly they heard a crunch and all was silent. Ellie, Sarah, Amanda, and Lex all started crying at once. Everyone was trying to comfort them, but it didn't seem to help.
They all stood, quietly crying or just comforting each other. This was the first of many terrors to come, and every one of them knew it.