Chapter 8: The Unfortunate Truth
Sebastian wasted no time in driving off into the trees, but the T-rex was still close in tail. Lola was still unconscious and David was screaming in fear that was similar to the screams exhibited by Brian. David continued to stare at the T-rex chasing them and closing in on them yelling to Sebastian, "Go faster! Much, much faster!"
Sebastian continued to drive as the trees began to dwindle, and soon became non-existent. They were on a seemingly empty plain, and the T-rex was closing in. Sebastian soon noticed that they weren't alone on the plain. "Gallimimus herd," he whispered.
"Huh," David asked.
"Gallimimus herd," Sebastian replied. David turned around to see hundreds of gallimimus grazing on the plain. Sebastian smirked as he said, "This is our chance."
"We'll never make in," David protested. "We'll crash into one of them!"
"Maybe," he replied. "There's only one way to find out." David once again screamed as Sebastian turned the car into the herd, which began to run frantically upon seeing the T-rex. The gallimimus made escape difficult, but it also made entry for the T-rex difficult as well. The T-rex didn't let the gallimimus stop her as she pushed them to the side, trying to get to the car. Sebastian continued to drive deeper into the madness as the T-rex continued to knock them over. Sebastian saw an exit into another group of trees and managed to drive through. Sebastian was free of the gallimimus and free of the mother T-rex.
Sebastian and David smiled, but their smiles soon faded as Sebastian began to slow down the car. David was confused, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Sebastian replied, "It's just the road seems blurry."
"Blurry," replied Brian's voice from the radio. "That's not good. Sebastian, did you eat anything from the trees?" Sebastian replied that he didn't as Brian replied, "Well, you're clearly exhibiting signs of Jurassic poisoning."
"Who do you know?" asked David.
"One of the files on the computer," replied Brian. "Jurassic Park's veterinarian, Dr. Gerry Harding, wrote a report about the cloning of ancient plant life. It says that he knew that the plants were poisonous, but also wrote that the dinosaurs didn't eat it. This file is dated June 2nd, 1993 and was update with Dr. Harding writing, 'Dr. Sattler has convinced me that the sick triceratops was in fact sick from eating the plants,' on June 24th, 1993."
"June 24th," David whispered, "That's the date of the Jurassic Park incident."
"I didn't at any plants," Sebastian said again, "but check if there's anything else on the island that's poisonous." Brian agreed and began to check. David sighed before saying, "None of us are in any condition to drive. We've got to find somewhere to stop." Sebastian agreed and continued to drive, not noticing that he has awoken a sleeping baryonyx.
Sebastian continued to drive until the footsteps on the pursuing baryonyx could be heard. The footsteps began to get louder and mixed with even louder footsteps coming from the other direction. Sebastian began to speed as fast as he could until the mother T-rex jumped through the trees.
Sebastian stopped the car, expecting to be gobbled up by the T-rex, but opened his eyes to see that the baryonyx had clamped on her neck. Sebastian saw what looked like a souvenir shop right next to him and grabbed Lola's right arm as David grabbed her left arm and carried her inside.
They were safe, but not for long. David sat Lola against the wall and sat by her as Sebastian stared at the fight outside. Sebastian picked up the radio and asked, "Can you see this, Brian?"
"Oh yeah," he replied, "This isn't good."
"Who's winning?" David asked.
"It doesn't matter," Sebastian replied. "Who ever wins, we lose." Sebastian paused before saying, "This was inevitable. I mean, how long did we think we could live in a world, no, live in an era, we don't belong in?" David remained silent.
Sebastian returned to watch the fight. The mother T-rex had somehow managed to free herself from the baryonyx's clamp on her neck and was now trying to intimidate him. The baryonyx was half the size of the T-rex, but clearly wasn't scared as he returned another roar. The T-rex charged at the baryonyx, kicking the car along the way. The baryonyx charged, crushing the car along the way. The T-rex was able to clamp on the baryonyx's neck, and Sebastian knew the fight was almost over. Sebastian backed away from the window and asked, "David, is there a back door?" David managed to find one and slung Lola's left arm on his shoulder as Sebastian slung her right arm over him shoulder.
David kicked the door open and began to run. They weren't sure where they were going, but they knew that they have to get from after hearing the screams of pain coming from the baryonyx stop abruptly. The baryonyx had lost and if they didn't run, they would lose as well.
Brian continued to try and find out what else on the island was poisonous, but found something else on the secret files on Robert Muldoon in the process. Brian scrambled to put the headset on and yelled, "Sebastian! I've found something that you really need to hear." There was no response. Brian tried again, but only heard static, the same static he heard before intercepting the call from Dodgson.
The static began to dwindle as an unfamiliar voice asked, "Hello? Who is this?"
"Who is this?" Brian asked.
"This is Petty Officer Jackson," he replied?
"Petty Officer?"
"Yes," he replied sarcastically, "Petty Officer. It's a rank in the navy." Brian's eyes widened as he whispered to himself, "The navy. We're getting out of here." Petty Officer Jackson groaning in confusion before Brian replied, "This is Dr. Brian Henderson. I'm trapped on Isla Nublar with Sebastian Benson, Lola Brinker, Jason McCain and Secret Service agent David Hunter. We need two helicopters here now!"
Petty Officer Jackson paused before replying, "Don't leave the line. I'll have to trace the call before I can send helicopter."
The Petty Officer put down the phone and began to trace the call. Minutes seemed like hours to Brian before Petty Officer Jackson came back and said. " Don't worry, Dr. Henderson, we've traced you're call and are sending one of the helicopter to pick you up, but why do you need two?"
"The others are in the park," he explained. Sector B-4." Petty Officer Jackson understood and began to hang up, but not before Brian instructed, "Oh, and bring a gun. When you come and get me on the fifth floor, make sure to shoot like crazy before the raptor kills you." Petty Officer Jackson scoffed and hung up the phone.
Brian once again only heard static for a coupe of minutes as he stared at the threesome who had stopped running and were trying to catch they're breath. Brian managed to get back on the radio and yelled, "Great news! I've just got in contact with the navy. They're sending a helicopter to your location right now."
"What about Jason?" Sebastian asked.
Brian paused before replying, "I still haven't been able to find him on the camera ever since the group split from the T-rex nest, but I have two other things to tell you. First of all, the compies on the island are also slightly poisonous. It doesn't kill, but it will render you unconscious like Lola. Also, there is no treasure."
David and Sebastian gave each other flabbergasted looks as Brian continued, "According to a new hidden Robert Muldoon file I found, John Hammond wrote that Muldoon was against cloning velociraptors in the first place. Regardless, Muldoon spent most of his time carefully studying the raptors, especially the alpha female. About a month before the test group arrived, the alpha female escaped the raptor cage. Muldoon was sent to tranquilize it. Although Hammond wrote that Muldoon successfully tranquilized her without any casualties, Muldoon wrote more. Muldoon wrote that as he followed her, he realized that she wasn't looking for food; she was looking for a home. Muldoon found her asleep inside a den near the base of the volcano. When the raptors escaped again on June 24th, he knew that they would eventually go to the den, and began to write the secret file that I found yesterday. Unfortunately, Muldoon was only able to title it and put a map inside the file before he was killed by the alpha female.
"So what does this mean for us?" asked David.
"It doesn't mean anything for you three," Brian began, "but it means everything for Jason. If you guys don't find him soon, he'll be walking right into a den of raptors."