The Six Campers and the Soldier: A Camp Cretaceous Story

by RaidenStorm

Ryan Johnson (OC) is Owen Grady's nephew. Ryan was being trained in ACU when he was chosen to take part in the first ever Camp Cretaceous...along with six other teens, one from Ryan's past. With nothing in common besides being chosen, the seven campers will have to set aside their differences, because when hybrid monsters come knocking, you survive or you die. Yasmina/OC pairing

56. Chapter: 56

The Last Stand

Concurrent with the start of the last chapter:

Core Room, Sewers of Mantah Corp Island

P.O.V Change: Ryan

Light filters through my closed eyes, opening them slowly...I groan from the influx...which doesn't help the fact I have a throbbing headache. "Ugh. My head." I say as I sit up while holding a hand over my eyes allowing my eyes to adjust to the influx. When my eyes settle, I rub my head, trying to alleviate the throbbing pain, I look around and see that I'm still in the Core Room. I remember that I pulled myself up from the water, looking down, I see that my clothes are soaked but not drenched like I thought they would be. Must have been asleep for a while. Groaning, I am able to push myself up toy feet and brush any dirt or grime that is on me. When I straighten my back, I gasp in pain as I hold my left side. I move my shirt out of the way as I can see and I see a long, thin scartch going up along it, must've been from either the BRAD or a loose piece of the walkway, neither option is particularly wanting. Remembering the horde of BRADs, I gaze up and see the broken walkway and pieces of the many BRADs lining the waterline. I nod at finding that there are no more BRADs around, especially that scarred one. I grinned with glee at seeing that piece of shit sink to the bottom of the 'lake'. Holstering my axe, I turn away and walk along the walkway, holding my side as I limp away.

Walking along the many pathways of the sewer, I think about what I need to do. I need to get back up to the surface, regroup with the others. I can only imagine what they are thinking. Do they think I'm dead...if I was them I would probably think so. I nearly tripped over my feet but I stopped myself by holding onto the wall. Thinking about the others, especially Yaz and Darius was getting to me. I made a promise...and I didn't keep it...I need to get back, keep that promise...even if it's the last thing that I do. Darius must be distraught, he saw me, watched me fall...does he blame himself, I need to make it up to him as well. Pushing myself up, i push those thoughts away, only to have a searing P as in hit me. I look down at my wound and grit my teeth. Right now, I need to get to the Med-Bay, there I should get what I need to patch this up, else I run the risk of injection. I continue down the dark corridor of the sewer, I try to find my way to either an entrance ladder or something to point me in the right direction. Turning down another corner, I find an open flap, just hanging from the ceiling. Looking up, I see up in the distance, a familiar white ceiling. "The nursery." I say with realisation. If I can get up there, then I can get to the Med-Bay, do what I need to do to patch this wound up...maybe get a tetanus shot and finally get up to the compound. From there, I can get out and head back to the forest or see if the others are still on the beach overlooking cliffs.

Taking out my axe and second, now last, knife...I jump up and slam the blades into the flap. Seeing that o can hold my weight, I reach forward and stab the knife into the steel, the military grade knife cutting through the wall like it's nothing. I pull myself up to the the surface and stand in the same cage that the others and I tried desperately to get out. "The irony is not lost on me. Not one bit." I say before spotting the fuse box out of the corner of my eye. Narrowing my eyes, I swing my axe and slam the blade into the box, sending electricity sparking outwards. The door beeps before shutting down, and opening. Pulling the axe out, I holster the blade before making my way out of the room.

Coming to the door that opens to the Med-Bay, I stop when I see that it's open. Walking slowly, a shadow comes out as I stick behind a corner, glancing around and I see a familiar man standing with another. "Hawkes?" I whisper to myself when I see the mercenary. "I don't care if it's tiring, load the big fucker onto the platform. The boss wants the beasts ready for when we head to the forest biome and he especially wants this one close by." He says as my eyes widen. Boss? Kon is he's boss? What, or who, are they talking about? "Why? Why for the sudden change in the plans? Plus, I don't want to go anywhere near that thing, it tried to tear my arm off earlier, the one earlier...the one with the horn on its nose, that one was bad enough." The merc questions and complains but Hawkes just glares at him. "Cause you're so curious, the little shits changed the password and have locked themselves within the forest biome and I don't care if it tries to rip your arm off. So stop asking questions and just get it done. Meet us up when you're done." Hawkes says snarkily before leaving the merc behind. "God, you're an asshole." The merc whispers before heading off to wherever. I come out from behind my hiding space and make my way slowly to the open area of the Med-Bay.

My eyes widened in shock...but then narrowed in anger at seeing Galen, pacing around the open space, the merc fiddling with the controller. "Come on, you stupid thing, work! I don't have all day." He says but Galen simply roars in anger and shakes his head, it's almost like his mind is being torn...between the the chip's control and his own will. Moving forward, I am able to silently approach the merc, who still has his back to me. I get to him and wait for the right moment...seeing my chance...I wrap my arms around his neck, taking him by surprise. "What the hell?" He shouts as he tries to fight me off but I tighten my hold and kick his legs out from underneath him. He slipped from the force of the kick, gravity working against him as I pulled my arms up and tightened them. He chokes from the pressure but I soon feel him go slack. I drag him over to an empty bed and lay him along it, laying him be.

A soft growl draws my attention as I turn back and see Galen focusing his eyes on me. Now that I'm not worrying about the merc, I can see just how big Galen has gotten. I know that many animals back at Jurassic World had accelerated growth rates, the Indominus being one of them. But the rate that Galen is growing is astronomical. The last time I saw him was during the investor's presentation, a few days ago...now, he's big enough to give the Yutyrannus a run for his money. "Galen..." I call out to him as I walk slowly toward the open space, holding my hand out...similar to what my Uncle showed me. Galen lowers his body, his legs wide apart and his mouth opens slowly...low growling echoes through the room. "Galen, stand down. Stand down." I say softly to him but he snaps his jaws and roars at me. "HEY! What did I say?!" I shout back at him as he roars again. "Come on, mate...you know me." I say as he approaches me, his feet thudding against the floor as his noise inches closer to my hand. "That's it. You know me...come on, boy." I say, hoping that he sniffs my hand, recognising my scent. He does sniff as I smile for a bit, that's it. Galen's eyes slit as he roars in fury...my eyes widen as I try to run, but he pushes his nose against my torso and pushes me to the ground. "Galen! It's me! It's Ryan!" I shout, pleading to the Giganotasaurus, but he doesn't heed my words. He growls and gets closer to me, firmly placing his foot next to me...he has effectively cut off my escape. I stare fearfully up at him as he inches his open jaws ever closer to me. Rearing his head back, ready to lunge at me and snatch me up...I close my eyes and await my fate.

I hear his growls and feel his breath wash over me as I brace myself...wait, why am I not dead? I open one eye and see Galen's tongue, just inches from me...his teeth covering me like I'm in a cage. His mouth raises up above me as I watch him, confusion setting itself right next to my fear. Galen steps back and closes his mouth...and to my shock, the corner of his lips curls up in a smile-like fashion. A guttural sound can be heard and if I listen closely...it sounds like laughing. My eyes widened in shock and surprise at what has just happened. "Oh, you damn, crazy lizard! You scared the shit out of me!" I shout as I get to my feet and face him. I can see his eyes alight with mirth as he continues the guttural laughing. "Goddamnit, Galen...come here!" I shout, gesturing for the huge carnivore to come closer. Galen stops his laughing but still chirps happily as he nuzzles his nose into my torso. I hold his snout and gently caress his nose. He moans softly at the touch as I rest my forehead against his snout. "I missed you too, boy." I say to him as I break away. He nuzzles me again as I laugh and scartch his underjaw. "Good boy." I say as a spike of pain goes through my side, I groan and lift my shirt and se the wound. I curiously watch Galen as he sniffs the wound and looks up at me...it makes my heart melt when I see his brows furrowed in an almost sad and questioning manner, the quiet and sad main doesn't help either. "I'm alright boy, it's just a scartch. I just have to get a few things and I'll be right as rain." I say, placing a reassuring hand on his snout. He Huff's in annoyance and worry but doesn't push the subject. Walking over to the bench, I pull out some suture string and peephole needle out of a first aid bag and a cloth. I gently wash the blood surrounding the wound, giving me a clearer picture of it. It's not so deep that it would need immediate attention but the faster that I get this clean and close, the faster I can get out of here and regroup with the others. I put the bloodied cloth down and grabbed another, applying some alcohol to disinfect the wound. I grit my teeth and gently rub the wound, I moan and groan in pain Brocade of the alcohol. Galen growls in worry as I turn to him. "I'm alright buddy, just...need to deal with the pain." I say as I put the cloth down. Picking up the needle and string, I filter the string through the peephole and tighten a knot. I look around for anything to heat the end of the needle but I find nothing. An idea pops into my head as I look at the knocked out merc, I approach him and check his pockets and pouches of his vest, to my joy...he has a lighter. "What are you...?" I hear him coming too but I react without thinking and punch him straight on the nose. He falls back unconscious right away.

Shaking my head on the incident, I light the lighter and heat the end of the needle. I grab another cloth nearby and bite down hard on it, just as I prepare myself for what I'm about to do. I press the needle into my flesh as I groan in pain but I breathe relaxing breaths and push through. Seeing the first part done, I prepare for the hook back as I nod and do the same thing...over and over and over. After about 15 minutes of stitching, the wound is closed up and tightly knotted so it doesn't come underdone. I breathe relaxing breaths, grabbing a tetanus jab from the first aid. I breathe in and...fucking hell! I mentally scream as I jab the needle head into my leg. Pressing the top, I allow the jab to do what it's supposed to do, I pull the needle out and throw it away, thank God that that is done. I sigh in relief as I rest my head against a wall. Galen sits down next to me and lays his head not far from my arm. Looking at him, I smile softly. "I'm alright buddy...all done." I say as he growls happily and nudges my hand...you are attention seeking little shit, aren't you? I give into his demand and scartch his nose. Smiling at him, I see something past his head as I look up and see the controller, not far from his tail. Steeling my eyes, I get up and walk over to the controller. Galen, curious by what I'm doing, gets up and hovers over my shoulder. Looking at the controller, I think how can something so...small be so dangerous? But I push those thoughts and narrow my eyes. "Care to do the honours?" I ask Galen as I point to the controller. He Huff's and nods his head slightly. He walks ahead and crushes the controller beneath his foot, leaving only sparking electricity and broken fragments of yellow and black plastic. "Glad we don't have to worry about you anymore now." I say as I pat him, he growls in affirmation. I hear a radio going off as me and Galen turn to the merc. "Graves, come in. Graves, come in." I hear Hawke's voice over the radio as I approach the merc and grab the radio...clearing and deepening my voice...I click it. "This Graves, I read you, Hawkes?" I say in a similar voice as the merc, Graves, spoken before to Hawkes. "What's taking you so long? The boss wants updates on your position and why the...Giga, isn't here?" He asks as I think about what to say...I can't say something that would seem out of place. Gazing to the side, I see a tranq rifle and a HK416, sitting on a bench.

"The damn lizard wouldn't follow the commands of the controller. It nearly got me, I had no choice. I tranq'ed it." I say back to Hawkes. Silence reigns for a few moments before I hear him talk again. "The boss isn't happy but understands why. Since you have nothing better to do now, get your gear and get your ass up here. The assets are ready and the boss wants to push onto the forest biome. Hawkes, over and out." He says before cutting the connection. My eyes widened at the implication of his statement. Kon wants to push onto the forest biome, with what Hawkes said...Kon is impatient about it...so he must have a reason for wanting to be quick. My eyes widened at remembering what Hawkes said to Graves before. Because of the changed password, Kon will stop at nothing to get it back, so he is gathering his forces and preparing an attack on the forest biome...where the everyone else have no doubt gone. If they know that he is coming, which I have no doubt that they do...then they'll prepare for a fight. I realise that they are out numbered. I don't know how many assets that Kon had gathered but the Eatie's and Pierce will not be enough to hold them back.

I turn to Graves and walk over to him, pulling his kevlar vest off and clipping it over my torso. I take whatever ammo he has as I walk over to his weapons. Tossing the tranq rifle away, I pick up the HK, inspecting it for anything that might jam it and to my relief, Graves kept his weapon in tip top shape as I clip the strap over my shoulder. I see something out of the corner of my eye, just behind the first aid kit, finding it to be an emergency kit. I open it up and find a road flare and gun. "These might come in handy." I say before placing them in a vest pocket. Checking my knife, my axe, the rifle, the ammo, the flare gun, and the road flare...I set myself and breathe deeply, before gazing back at Galen. He has a confused expression as I walk over to him. "I have to go do something. My friends are in danger. You remember the, right? Remember Yaz?" I ask him, his eyes widen at hearing Yaz's name, a telltale sign that he remembers. "Good. She and the others are in danger. Now I'm not asking for you to come with me...but, if you want to come-." I say but I'm cut short as Galen presses his snout to my chest...his eyes glowing and a determined growl coming from him. Smiling at his answer, I scartch his nose. "Thank you, my friend." I say as an idea pops into my head. With the Eatie's, Pierce and now Galen...then the playing field had almost evened out but I still don't know what Kon has. We're going to need more teeth. And I know exactly where to get it. "There's something we got to do...and you're not going to like it." I say to him before running towards the open door. I need to get to the airlock tunnels, one of them should lead me right to where I need to go. As I run, I hear Galen's thumping footsteps behind me, alerting me that he is following close behind...when suddenly he cuts me off. "Galen, what are you doing?" I ask him as he releases a gust of air out his nose. He turns so his side is facing me. He then sits down and points his nose to his side, just at the end of his neck. My eyes widen at what he is trying to tell me. "Are you serious?" I ask as he snorts again...I laugh and jump up onto his neck, finding a slight space between his spikes to sit comfortably on him. He gets to his feet and roars, it echoes through the corridor as I pat him. "Let's do this! Ha!" I say as he runs paces down the corridor, going slowly so I can get used to being on his back. Now I know how Ben felt whenever he was on Bumpy's back. This feeling...it's one of the greatest feelings that I have ever felt. But now is not the time to enjoy it, I need to get above ground and get to the airlocks. My friends need me...and they need reinforcements...for which me and Galen will be happy to oblige. But not before making a pitstop first. Need to pick someone up first.

P.O.V Change: Kenji

Forest Biome, Mantah Corp Island:

I knew that I was in deep shit. I knew that I was going to get angry glares and maybe one or two...maybe a dozen insults. But never, ever...in a million years...would I guess, Yaz...swinging her machete at my head. My eyes are wide like saucepans as I hold my arms, think that they will shield me from the deadly blade...and a wrathful woman. "Yaz! Stop!" Ben shouts as he intercepts Yaz and holds her arms back, just when her arms were to fully come down with the swing. "After all he has done? You defend him?!" She shouts as she glares a hole through Ben. "It might not be much to go on, but he helped me get Bumpy back. He helped her with the control chip. Is that not enough to at least hear him out?" He says to her, and the others as well. Gazing at them, I can Sammy's conflicted gaze...not deciding whether to trust me or to hate me. But Darius and Brooklynn...their opinions are as clear as day. Darius had a scowl on his face, displaying his mistrust and anger at me but the one that tears at my heart, is Brooklynn. Her face is a mixture of anger, distrust...but also, sadness and hope. Looking away from her, I gaze back at Yaz who scowls at Ben before dropping her arms, pointing the blade towards the dirt. I breathe a quick sigh of relief as I drop my own arms. Yaz stalks past Ben and gets in my face. "I don't really care what you have to say but I'm going to hear you out anyway because I trust Ben's word. But I just want to let you know...that after you are down talking...I'm punching you in the mouth." She growls to me as I gulp nervously at her threat, I look down to the ground, avoiding her murderous eyes before nodding my head quickly in agreement. She turns away and goes to stand with the others, awaiting for me to explain myself. Clearing my throat, I straighten my back and look at each of them.

"You guys...have every right to be mad at me." I say to them as Darius scoffs. "You think?" He says as I look at him, his scowl hasn't changed but I do notice his clenched fist. "Thanks for the permission." Brooklynn snarkily says as her mixed eyes narrow in anger. I sigh at hearing the critical tones in their voices. "Come guys, I get it that you're mad. He messed up, he betrayed us...he practically left us for dead." Ben starts to say as my eyes widen. That's not helping my case. I clear my throat, signing to him to get to the point. He chuckles awkwardly before turning to the others. "But...he knows that it was a mistake. He helped save Bumpy." Ben explains to them but their untrusting eyes still.linber, unconvinced at his statement. I realise that Ben can't defend me...I have to do it myself. I have to explain why. "Nothing that I can say will ever fix what I broke." I say to them as their eyes widen at my statement. "I betrayed you, I'll admit that. But it's only of what has happened over the last few days that I come to realise...that you guys were right. About everything." I say sadly to them. "I had this idea of who my dad was. The time I spent with him, being told that he was happy to see me, that he was proud of me...I've never had that said to me...at least, not from him." I say, memories of home flickering into my thoughts. Anytime, if I did anything that Dad didn't like, he would reprimand me, he would punish me, take things away...giving me looks of just, sheer disappointment. I learnt to ignore it, take everything and turn it into a mask of arrogance and privilege...just to hide the pain of a disappointed parent. "Having him say that he was proud of me, I made me happy...I was finally getting along with my father. I didn't want to jeopardize that. I finally got to have a good relationship with him...and it got to the point, that I completely ignored everything that was basically pushed into my face." I say, hanging my head, letting my shoulders sag as the shame and regret starts to weigh down on me. "What changed?" I hear Yaz ask as I look up. Sammy has a look of concern and sympathy in her eyes. Yaz has dropped her scowling look, the mistrustful eyes are still there but I can see that she is listening to what I'm saying. Brooklynn is in the same boat. Darius still has a scowl but it's less than what it was, so...progress.

"The first thing was landing back on Nublar...it was a subtle thing but it started a chain reaction of seeing my dad on the same light that you guys hovered over him. I started to see less of 'Dad' and more of...'Mr. Kon'. The lengths he went to get what he wanted. When we came across Bumpy, he ordered me to move but I refused, he wasn't happy that I disobeyed him. I thought that we were starting to get along, be partners...and he treated me like a disobedient child. I didn't like that...but it was his treatment of Mae and the lies that he told me that pushed me over the edge. The constant belittling of Mae had made me mad. Mae is my friend and Dad knew that but he still treated her like garbage. And his lies...I couldn't take them anymore. He couldn't keep his promise to leave Bumpy alone. Telling me that she's only here to...'motivate' you, in case you cross him." I say to them, their eyes widen when I explain how things have changed between me and him. But they gasp in shock of just have far they went to bring them to heel. Capture Bumpy and use her as a bargaining chip...or threat. Either way wasn't appealing. "I'm so sorry for what I've done. I wish, everyday, that I could take it back but I cant. So, I'm here, to do whatever it takes, to earn your trust again. I know that I may never get it again, but I'm willing to try." I say with my arms open, I told them my reasons, and said that I'm sorry...I can only hope that they can hear the sincerity in my voice. Yaz approaches me, her lips curl into a smile...a flesh of skin shoots out to me but I feel the worst pain that I have ever felt in my life. "Oww...what the hell?!" I shout as I hold my mouth, likely nothing seemed to be broken...or chipped. "I told you that I was going to punch you in the mouth." She says sarcastically before pulling me into a hug. My eyes widen at the action...not knowing what to do or say, I simply return her hug with gratitude beaming off of me. Sen breaks away from me...just for Brooklynn to step.uo to me. "Brooklynn...I-." I go to say but she interrupts me. "I had planned a big speech in case I ever saw you again. But now, I...I just..." She says before stopping herself, signing in what I assume to be something similar to defeat...maybe tiredness. "I thought I knew who you were. I like to believe that I do...but now...I don't know." She says as I nod sadly and hold my hand over her shoulder. I breach an unspoken to her as she nods, I lay my hand on her shoulder. "I'm still the same me. I might have made some terrible mistakes but I'm still the you same guy that you knew. I don't care how long it takes or what I have to do...but I'll prove it to you. I promise." I say to her, she smiles at my response and punches me playfully. "We'll see, won't we?" She says as I smile at her joke.

I'm nearly tackled off my feet as Sammy barrels into me, wrapping arms wrapping around my waist as she squeezes me in a bone crushing hug. "Oh, I'm so glad that you're back." See says as I pat her on the back. "Thanks Sammy, mind letting me breathe?" I gasp out as she quickly breaks away. "Oh, sorry. Need to stop doing that." She says as I laugh. This is something that I have missed. The lights, the jokes...why did I ever leave them behind? I thought to myself before looking at Ben. He has his elbow on Bumpy's horn as she smiles and raises a thumb at me, I smile and nod gratefully to him. I look back to the others, seeing Darius has walked away, but still close enough so he can hear any conversation, I fear for his reaction the most from him, he and I have been friends since basically the first day of camp, we have been through thick and thin, can only imagine the level of betrayal that he is feeling. But seeing Darius made me realise that I haven't seen Ryan. I originally thought that he was off doing something but the day has gone quick and still no sight of him. "Wait, I'm confused...where's Ryan?" I ask nonchalantly, not expecting the reaction that ingot from the others for the seemingly innocent conversation. Their heads hang low as silence echoes, through everyone. I'm shocked when I see tears falling from Sammy's and Yaz's eyes. "Kenji...Ryan's...dead." Ben says with a cracked voice.

I stand there for about ten seconds and don't do anything. The information told me doesn't register in my head. I turn to Sammy, Yaz and Brooklynn and their silent words and watery eyes tell me that Ben's statement is true. I turn say as I hold my chest, almost like someone has snuck a knife in me...and twisted. "Ryan's dead?" I ask as I look back at them, trying to see if this isn't somehow real but I know, in the very pit of my stomach...that it's true. The voice in the back of my subconscious, telling me that Ryan is dead...and is not coming back. "H-how? How did he die?" I ask as Darius gets up. "A horde of BRADs were surrounding me and Brooklynn. Ryan gave his life so that we could get away." He says with sadness in his voice but I can tell that he isn't happy with telling me about it...like he thinks that after what I have done...I should be feeling this pain, regret and shame for the rest of my life. And I probably will. The last interaction and conversation I had with Ryan was one in anger and betrayal...and now I'll never be able to make amends with him. I'll carry that till the day I die. I look at Yaz and see that she is shaking slightly...I slap myself for forgetting that she and Ryan were together...the pain that I feel must be insignificant to the pain and grief that she is feeling. I walk up to her and pull her in close, comforting her. "I'm sorry." I say as she shakes her head and backs away from me. "It's not your fault." She says as she wipes her tears away. Ben, Sammy and Ben get their bearings together as I look over at Darius.

He is tracing something in the dirt and picking at rocks. "Darius?" I say as I approach him. "You're sorry. About before, about Ryan. I got it, I heard you." He says before picking a large rock out and walking to the airlock. His shoulders are tense and he is walking with an angry purpose. "Listen. I know that I messed things up, you're not ready to forgive, I respect that. But if you ever want to talk...I'm right here." I say as I trail behind him. He was through the door and turned around. "Got it. I'll keep that in mind." He says before taking the rock and smashing it against the control panel. Stepping across the threshold, we watch as the door closes and seemingly shuts down...effectively closing off the entrance/exit. "The other door is down, we are tapped in here. If, and when, your dad gets through this door...it's war." Darius says angrily to me before walking away. My eyes widen at the level of hostility that I feel coming from Darius but I understand. Dad will want that password even if it's the last thing he ever does...the deal with BioSyn is vital to him and he won't suffer any more setbacks. "You're right. He won't stop until he gets that password." I say as both Darius and I rejoin the others. "I just hope that it's enough to stop him, because if he makes more of these chips. Every dinosaur and animal here, on Nublar...could fall under his control." Sammy says fearfully. "We're not gonna let that happen l, Sammy." Darish reassures her.

A loud bang is heard as we jump in fight and turn to the door. The shimmering of the biome walk can be seen as another bang is heard. A faint roaring comes through the door as my eyes widen at recognising the roar. "He's using..." Darius says fearfully as we back up from the door. "...Toro." I say as the door bangs again. "The door will hold, right." Brooklynn asks as I nod. "Dad told me once that these doors were designed to take a lot of force...it'll take more than Toro to break it down." I say as Darius glares at me. "Then you must have forgotten that the Spinosaurs is still here." He says as my eyes widen...I was wondering what that last chip was going to be used for. I knew that Dad was leaving it for something special but I didn't know what...I feel stupid now for not seeing that he would chip the biggest and most powerful predatory dinosaur that ever lived. "I suggest that we make for the watering hole." Yaz says as Ben nods. "I concur." And with that, we make for the 'watering hole'. Since when does this island have a watering hole.

P.O.V Change: None

Mr. Kon walks calmly down the corridor, Grim the Baryonyx and the Spinosaurs walk beside him as the mercs control them to move forward. Kon spots Hawkes already at the door with Toro, he makes the Carnotaur bash his head against the door but nothing gives way. "Those doors were designed to keep the animals in." Kon says with a condescending tone as he stands next to Hawkes. "Got a better idea then, boss?" Hawkes snarkily replies for which makes Kon grin. "Of course I do." He says before taking Toro's controller and passes it to the mercenary holding the Spinosaurs controller. Kon takes said controller and hands it to Hawkes. "Now give it a try." He says as Hawkes smiles a sadistic smile as he takes the device from Kon. Moving the Spinosaurs forward, he bashes the enormous predator's head against the door, the force of the impact bends the steel but doesn't give way yet. "Again." Kon says as Hawkes backs up the Spinosaurs and bashes the door again, only this time...the door gives way. Dust and debris are sent everywhere, out of the cloud of dirt comes the enormous figure of the Spinosaurs, followed behind by Hawkes and Kon. The other mercenaries step out, bringing Grim, Toro, Talon and Swoop out into the bright light of the forest biome's simulated sunlight. Kon narrows his eyes as he spots the familiar blue jumper of his son and the aqua scales of the Ankylosaurs. Kon's face contort in anger at realising that his son had betrayed him. "Children! We know about your little cave. There is nowhere to hide!" Kon shouts to the group but they don't heed his warning. "Kenji! Get back here!" He calls out to his son but it's either he is too far away to hear or he doesn't care to listen. All five of Kon's assets stand side by side, at the ready while the mercenaries await the order from Kon. "Do whatever is necessary." Kon scornfully says as Hawkes nods. "But leave Kenji. He'll come to his senses soon enough." Kon warns to Hawkes who simply nods his head. "Let's move them out, men." Hawkes orders the mercenaries who move the Carnotaur, Baryonyx, Utahraptor into the forest while the Dimorphadon flies overhead. Hawkes smirks before commanding the Spinosaurs to unleash a thundering roar. The echo is the roar sounds across the biome, the trees shake which causes the leaves to fall to the ground.

At the watering hole, a mother and daughter Rex are drinking at their leisure when the Spino's roar finally reaches them. Little Eatie's whimpers slightly at the deafening roar, never hearing something like that before. But Big Eatie...she knows that roar...she knows what sort of creature that roar belongs to. It was years ago, when she was a young doe, her daughter still but an egg when her mate, a green skinned hunter went out to hunt for food. Her mate never came home, it wasn't until she found her mate's body did she realise what had happened to him, for many Rexes before him had fallen to the same creature. The sail-back one. Every Rex knew to fear the power and strength of that monster...but she didn't. This is her home, she raised her daughter amongst these trees, she would defend it with her life. If the sail-back one wants a fight...then Big Eatie will fight, tooth and claw to make sure that she and her daughter survive and live to see the next day...the fate of the sail-back one...Big Eatie will leave nothing to chance, if that monster wants to challenge her, try to claim her territory...she'll show the same mercy that it showed her mate...none.

Elsewhere:

Within the many corridors of the facility, one in particular has an unlikely pair of companions walking along it. Galen, a half grown Giganotasaurus and Ryan, an 18 year old kid, sitting up on his back. The pair come up to a large steel door, resulting in Ryan tapping his hand on the Galen's back, telling him to stop. Galen stops and lowers his body so Ryan can get down, he does so as he runs a caressing hand along Galen's neck and underjaw. "Good boy. Thanks for the ride." Ryan says as Galen growls and chirps in a welcoming fashion. Ryan walks up to the door and slides his finger along the control panel, the door slides open as the cold air and snow washes over him and Galen. The Giganotasaurus roars and groans as he backs away from the door. Ryan laughs at seeing his friend swing his head free of any snow. "Yeah...I don't the cold either." Ryan states as he stands in front of the door, gazing out at the white, slowly landscape. "I hope this works." He says while pulling the flare gun out of his vest. Loading the one round into the gun, he points it to the simulated sky and fires.

A red streak of smoke is fired up until it explodes. A bright red cloud and intense light is seen up above as Ryan tosses the gun away. "Now, the waiting game." He says, just standing there in the doorway, awaiting his pickup. Soft thudding is heard as Ryan and Galen turn their heads. Galen growls when the scent of something new enters his nostrils...something big...something dangerous. "Whatever happens, whatever you see...you run." Ryan says to Galen who narrows his eyes and growls. There is not a chance in hell that Galen will back down, he knows that he is powerful, he is ready for anything that comes his way. Ryan, almost sensing Galen's intentions, sighs in annoyance. "Galen..." Ryan says but the Giga starts to growl in defiance at Ryan. "Galen..." Ryan says firmly, staring angrily into Galen's eye. Ryan keeps his eyes trained on Galen who slowly bends his head, lowering himself before Ryan, who softens his gaze. Brushing his hand along his snout, Ryan coos to the mighty predator. "I know that you can take it...but the others need our help. Yaz needs our help." Galen moans softly at hearing Yaz's name. "So I need you to listen. When I tell you, you run. Use your nose, find Yaz, find the others. They need us, Galen...do you trust me?" Ryan asks the Giga who growls softly... willingly agrees to listen. "Good boy." Ryan says as he turns back to the biome. The thudding gets louder as a large shape starts to form out of the white landscape.

The shape takes the form of a large feathered dinosaur, Ryan shallows his breath as he takes the road flare and his axe out. Sliding the blade across the top of the flare, it sparks to light as the red glow encompasses the doorway. The Yutyrannus comes into focus as it snorts a cold air that comes out its nose, its eyes trail from Galen before settling on Ryan...and the road flare. "Galen...RUN!" Ryan shouts both he and the Giga turn tail and run down the corridor, the Yutyrannus is quickening his pace as he breathes in deeply.

RRRRRROOOOOAAAAARRRRRR!!!!

The roar echoes through the corridor as Ryan hops up onto Galen's back, holding the glare out so the festered dinosaur sees it and keeps on their tail.

P.O.V Change: Yaz

Hearing the roar of the Spinosaurs sends a shiver down my spine. Hearing how loud and close it is, Kon and his cronies must have pushed their way in. We are now effectively trapped in here...with them. Five dinosaurs, five mercenaries...and us. Even with Bumpy, we are outnumbered and outmatched. "They're here...what do we do now?" Sammy asks fearfully as Darius answers her. "We make for the watering hole. We got to get the babies as far away as we can." He says as Ben nods. "I'll buy you some time." He says as he hops up onto Bumpy's back. "I'll come with." Brooklynn says, Ben holds his hand out and helps her up.

Running through the foliage, I see the watering hole and see the Eatie's at the far end of the water, Pierce near us and the babies together...across from the Eatie's. I get to the babies as Firecracker calls out to me and the hybrids chirp happily. "We obviously can't take them to the cave, so...?" I ask as Darius picks up the tablet that he left behind. "Try and get them to the other airlock at the far end of the biome, at least there they'll be out of the way. I'll take care of the others." He says before running over to the Eatie's. "We both will." Kenji says as I nod and watch him run after Darius. Sammy stays behind and I nod at her unspoken agreement to help. Sammy races over to some berry bushes as I find a large fern to use to coax Firecracker. Hacking the fern down, I sheathe my machete and make my way to Firecracker, Angel and Rebel. "Come on, Angel. Come on, Rebel. Berries, mhmm." Sammy says as the two hybrids follow Sammy and the berries. "Come on, Firecracker...let's get you somewhere safe." I say to the baby Brach who moans softly and tries to nibble the ferns but I pull it just out of her reach, she son begins to follow me.

P.O.V Change: Kenji

Me and Darius hide behind some rocks as he looks over at the the Rexes. "Where is it?" He whispers to himself as I look over his shoulder. The tablet shows the image of a Rex with the sound effect options below. He's trying to communicate. "Danger. Danger!" He shouts as the chosen sound is heard. We look up at the Rexes and see that Big Eatie is glaring at us. She's listening. "You hear me? Good." Darish says as the 'danger' sound is heard again. We await with baited breath as Big Eatie snorts at us and turns away, drinking at leisure. She doesn't understand what Darius is trying to say...or is choosing not to listen. "No, come on." Darius says in frustration as we look towards Pierce who is gazing at Big Eatie. Pierce moans softly before returning to his drinking. "What are they doing? They're just chilling. They for sure heard the Spinosaurs's roar, right?" I question Darish who is staring back at the Eatie's. "Pierce is taking his cue from her. If she is relaxed, then he has nothing to worry about. There must be a reason that she won't move." He says in frustration as he is trying to think. A loud growl is heard through the trees as I notice Big Eatie raising her head. She looks out through the trees, her feet stand apart and her mouth, opened slightly...showing all her teeth. She's not scared...she's waiting. She knows what's coming but refuses to flee. She wants to stand and fight.

P.O.V Change: Ben

After diverting from the others, Bumpy, Brooklynn and I decided to hinder Kon and his cronies by effectively sending a preemptive strike against them. Tackling the Spinosaurs is suicide but Toro, Grim, the Utahraptor and the Dimorphadon...Bumpy can handle them. We just need to take them by surprise. Brooklynn reaches out and breaks off a low branch to use as a weapon, meanwhile me and Bumpy wait in the shadows as we notice two mercenaries, one of them being one of the twins from earlier...walking Grim and flying the Dimorphadon. Boss out chance. "Now, Bumpy...go!" I shout as Bumpy roars and bursts through the foliage, scaring the holy shit out of the mercs. They dive to the side to avoid Bumpy's charge, but they quickly get back up and turn Grim and the pterosaur onto us. "Go, Bumpy, go!" I shout as she turns and runs towards the biome's border. Grim is controlled to cut us off as he stands off against Bumpy. I see Bumpy lowering her front end, exposing me and Brooklynn to the Baryonyx. I recognise what she is trying to do. "What is she doi-?" Brooklynn questions but I push her off of Bumpy. "Sorry, she doesn't give a warning for this kind of thing." I apologise as I notice the merc controlling Grim to lunge at Bumpy but she pushes her whole body off the ground, effectively hitting Grim's mouth with her armoured back.

The Baryonyx wobbles slightly but Bumpy already reeled her head to the side and swung around to hit Grim, effectively knocking him to the side. Brooklynn and I cheer at the display but quickly turns to horror when the Dimorphadon Coles swooping down. "Duck!" Brooklynn shouts as I do so, she swings the branch with all her might and sends it flying into the dirt. "Let's go, come on!" She shouts while heaving me up, before she does so, I see a broken branch in some bushes as I pick it up. We hop onto Bumpy's back as we go to rejoin the others. "Nice moves, Bumper Car. That wasn't so bad." I say to Bumpy and Brooklynn respectively, but I hear her gasp and point forward as I follow her finger. I gasp in fear when I spot what frightened her. We stare, as dread builds up in the pit of our stomachs when we see Kon, Hawkes and three other mercenaries coming out of the darkness. Toro, the Spinosaurs and the Utahraptor standing tall like guard dogs, shielding them protectively, but our eyes widened in shock, at seeing the fourth dinosaur with them, the Ceratosaurs. The same individual that chased us before when we got the babies out. Seeing that now we are definitely outmatched by the arrival of the Spinosaurs and outnumbered with Toro, the Ceratosaurs and Utahraptor, I tap Bumpy's head, getting her to turn tail and run away back towards the watering hole.

P.O.V Change: Kenji

"Darius, I think I know why Big Eatie won't-." I got to say to him but he interrupts me. "Not now, Kenji. I'm thinking." He says as he stands next to Pierce. I feel hurt by his uncaring response, I get that he's angry and hurt but if I have something to say, I would at least expect him to listen...guess it was just wishful thinking. "Look, I get it. I do. If the alpha isn't budging, neither are you. But, if they find you guys here, they are going to turn you all into a bunch of mindless dino zombies. So please, you have to move. Move, goddamnit!" Darish shouts as he tries to push Pierce. I sigh at seeing the pointless method but he needs my help. I stand near Pierce's head, just before his shoulder spike. "Come on, Pierce. It's for your own good...you need to move." I say to him, noticing Darius side eye but I push Pierce as well. It might not work but it's the best we got. Pierce rises his head as he grunts annoyingly. We gasp when he swings his tail, warning us to stop and leave him be. We need a new plan...and quick.

P.O.V Change: Yaz

Sammy and I were able to get Firecracker, and the hybrids away from the watering hole, far away from danger. But the hardest part was trying to keep them here. Angel and Rebel were fairly easy, their attention surely situated on the berries. But Firecracker, she was being a handful. She tried to make a break for it but Sammy was able to cut her off and bring her back. "This would be so much easier if we had TV and junk food." Sammy says as I raise an eyebrow. "Is that what you used on your little sisters?" I question, wondering where Sammy's statement originated from. "Not really. It was my cow, Bessie. Stubbornest toddler I ever met." She says with a snarkily look, gazing at Firecracker when she said it. "If you used TV, what did she watch so that she listened or calmed down?" I question, Bessie sounds like a handful, I wonder how Sammy got her under control. Sammy mumbles something, which causes me to raise an eyebrow. "Sorry, what was that again?" I ask and I see the embarrassed blush on Sammy's face. "Kardashians." She says quietly as I stare at her. I start laughing at the ludicrous thought of Bessie, a baby cow watching the Kardashians. "It's not funny, Yaz." Sammy says as I clear my throat. "No, no of course not. It's not funny at all." I say as I try to hold my laughter in but Sammy sighs and starts laughing causing me to burst out laughing. "It is funny though." She says as I nod. Yeah, it's hilarious.

"Guys, they're coming!" We hear Brooklynn as we turn and see her, Ben and Bumpy come out of the foliage. "What?" I question as they stop. "Kon cut us off not far from here, we need to get the babies away from here." Ben says as I look back at them. "But where else can we take them. There's no where else." Sammy says as I sigh. "We don't have a choice...we have to take them to the cave." I say as they realise that we have no choice. "Alright, let's go." Brooklynn says as me and Sammy get the babies to follow us as we head back to the watering hole.

We arrived back to see Darius and Kenji trying to coax Pierce away from the watering hole. They turn to us as we stop and get out breath back. "We tried to slow them down, but we could only do so much. What's worse is that they now have 6 dinosaurs under their control. Kon has a Ceratosaurs." Ben says to Darius who drops his hands, all of our eyes at hearing that share of news. Darius looks towards me and Sammy, I can already guess what he is going to ask. "Brooklynn and Ben found us, they said that Kon and the others cut them off near us...we had to retreat back here. The cave is our only option now." I say to him, answering his unspoken question. "Why are they still here? Why won't they move?" Brooklynn asks Darius who shakes his head. "I don't know, Big Eatie won't move and Pierce won't consider any danger to himself if Big Eatie isn't threatened, I don't know what to do." He says as Kenji follows up. "They won't move because Big Eatie doesn't want to move." He says as everyone looks at him. "What do you mean?" Darius questions him. "It's obvious isn't it? Big Eatie heard the Spinosaurs, she knows what is coming. And instead of choosing to run away...she decided to stay. This is her home, she won't run." He says as Darius watches Big Eatie. "He's right. She won't run." Darius says, agreeing with Kenji's statement. "So that's it? We sit tight, wait till the bad guys ring our doorbell?" Brooklynn questions as I steel my eyes. "No." I say, catching everyone's attention. I unsheathe my machete and hold it close to me. "We fight." I say as their eyes widen. Ben is the forest to steel his gaze and pulls his bone knife out and holds a branch up. Pulling some wrapping out of his fanny pack, he ties the knife to the end of the stick. "We fight." He says, repeating my words. I look at him and see him nod, gazing with me with a smile. I nod back, grateful at his support. Sammy holds her hand on my shoulder as I turn to her. "We fight." She says in the most serious tone that I ever heard come from her. Brooklynn heaves the stick in her hand and slams it against her other hand. "We fight." She says as well. I look at Darius who narrows his eyes and nods toward me. "I'm with you. We fight." He says as we all turn to Kenji, awaiting his word. He looks between all of us as he smiles and nods. He picks up a good size stick and holds it up. "I promised, didn't I?" He says as we all smile at his joke. "We fight." He says as we all ready ourselves...just in time to hear a loud thumping. Looking down, we see a small puddle, deep ripples are caused from the rumbling of footsteps. There's no going back now... now...it's war.

We all move to the far side of the watering hole, and wait for Kon and hsi mercenaries to show up. The thudding of footsteps gets louder as low growls and screeches echo. The Eatie's stand tall, standing their ground at the oncoming adversaries. Big Eatie gives a warning roar to Kon and his dinosaurs but I know, we all know, that Kon won't stop, he'll never stop until he gets what he wants. He gathered his force...as have we. In just a few minutes, the tension will erupt into pure chaos. We hear the Spinosaurs roar, Pierce, who is alerted by the closeness of the roar, moves over to us and stands besides Darius and Kenji. Ben and Brooklynn stand to the side, with Bumpy beside them. Sammy volunteered to steer clear of the confrontation and get the babies on the cave. Use the confrontation as a way to get them hidden without alerting Kon or his mercenaries.

The first thing that I saw, was the enormous form of the Spinosaurs. It's towering sail, crocodile head and glowing, hateful, green eyes were the first thing. Then it was Toro, his burnt hide almost hiding him in the darkness but those amber eyes, so full of anger, glow when he steps out. The call of the Dimorphadon, which flies ahead of the Spinosaurs, is next. The feathered Utahraptor, the only animal standing in contrast to the others, with it's short medium feathers that cover half the body, with scales covering the other. The menacing looking Ceratosaurs, with its single horn, cutting through the darkness, like a hot knife through butter. Grim is the next one that I notice, his distinct greenish yellow and red scales come out very poorly in the darkness of the forest, I notice that he is walking a bit funny, his head swaying slightly side to side. And finally...Kon...in his usual grey business suit, standing tall and proud at the head of his group. Hawkes and five other mercenaries stand beside him...with the controlled dinosaurs standing behind and above them. The Dimorphadon flies down and lands onto the Spinosaurs head, releasing a piercing screech across the watering hole.

For a moment, no one says anything, we just face off against one another. The Eatie's standing fiercely and defiantly, even in the face of the massive Spinosaur. Pierce holds his ground, his spiked tail swaying side to side, a telltale sign that he feels threatened and that he'll retaliate if attacked. Bumpy growls as she holds her tail up, doing the same thing as Pierce but more for direct intimidation than a warning. The stand offs silence is broken when Ben speaks up. "We can take them, right?" Ben says as I roll my eyes and scoff slightly. Maybe if we had more here but we are outnumbered. The Eatie's will take the Spinosaurs but even that might not be enough. And the other five animals will easily swarm Bumpy and Pierce. There might be a chance...but the chance that we male it all out in one piece...very little.

"Children! I have no intention of hurting you. I just want the password to my computer, so I can to work." He shouts over to us but I scoff at the motion that he'll just simply let us go. Men like you, Kon...when things don't go their way, they seek to change it...or get rid of it. And we have been a thorn in your side since the beginning, there is no way in hell that you'll ever let us go. You might have once, but that ship has sailed. "Seriously, guy? How dumb do you think we are?" Ben retorts back to him, I try to hold back a laugh at his sarcasm. "This deal is very important to me. Everything that I have worked so hard for, my company, my name...is on the line. You understand that, don't you?" He asks us but before any of us can say anything, Kenji steps forward. "But that's the thing Dad...that's all you care about. You don't care about anyone or anything. You lie, cheat, steal and when things go wrong...you blame it on someone. When someone does something that you don't like...you threaten them. You say things, you make promises...you said that you were proud of me but I should have known that you...a notorious liar, would think otherwise. You care for no one but yourself." Kenji says with anger, I notice Kon's sad gaze...but only for him to narrow it into one of anger, his fist clenches into a tight fist as he glares at us. "I will forgive those words, for I see that they are misguided. But make no mistake son, I do care about you, which is why I'm giving you and the rest of you, a chance to come forward and give up the password...do that, and I promise to see that you all return to your families." He says, the almost charismatic way he said, almost convinced me to take the offer. With that, an idea pops into my head as I speak up. "Can you give us a minute to think about it?" I say to him as his eyes widen at the thought that something took his offer up. I see the bewildered looks of everyone else but I ignore them to focus on Kon. "One minute...I'll be counting." He says arrogantly as I turn and gather the others into a huddle, while sheathing my machete. "Really Yaz, after what you said earlier...you're backing out?" Brooklynn questions but before I can answer her, Darius chuckles, causing all of us to look at him. "What's so funny?" I ask, very curious to hear his answer. "You're not thinking about taking his offer, you're just playing him...while giving Sammy some more time." He says as I smile proudly at his intuition. "Yeah...I just want to know...we all know what is going to happen, yeah?" I ask them and they nod. "So, one last check...we fight?" I ask as they smile and nod, no hesitation from anyone. "We fight." They all say together. "Times up...made your choice?" Kon impatiently calls out to us, causing us to break the huddle. I stand in front of everyone and glare a hole at Kon. Turning back to the others, I see their supportive expressions and their bodies, ready to go. Turning back to Kon with a smile on my face, I hold my hands to the side of my mouth before shouting. "GO FUCK YOURSELF!" I shout, to the surprise of Kon. "That is enough! You get one more chance, give me the password...now!" He shouts with fury as we smile with glee. "Sorry...must've forgotten it." Darius says sarcastically...and that is the spark which lights the fire.

"Take them." Kon says calmly to Hawkes who raises his hands. The trill of the controller is heard as the Spinosaurs roars, Big Eatie returns one of her own as both titannical alpha predators meet in the middle of the watering hole.

The Spinosaurs tries to snap at Big Eatie's neck but the Rex changes her trajectory and moves her body underneath the larger frame of the Spinosaur. Taking it's neck in her powerful jaws, she pushes the Spinosaur down and into the water, kicking up huge displacements of water. The other mercenaries charge their own dinos as well. Toro charges for Pierce while Grim goes for Ben and Bumpy. I spot the Utahraptor which focuses it's eyes on me. "Come on, then!" I shout over to the mercenary who commands the raptor after me. I run through the dense forest, upturned trees and large rocks to escape the Utahraptor. Coming to a small clearing, not far from the battle...I can hear the roads of fury coming from the Rexes and the Spinosaurs. I look over and see Ben and Bumpy giving Grim a hard time. The Ankylosaur was able to hit the Baryonyx with her clubbed tail at the underside of Grim's jaw...almost knocking the Baryonyx out.

I hear a snarl as the Utahraptor walks out from behind a tree as it's mercenary walks alongside it. He laughs diabolically as he makes the raptor lunge at me. Months of being trained by Ryan, I raise my arms and hold my hands up at the torso of the raptor...while bigger and stronger than an ordinary Velociraptor, gravity is still stronger and it's momentum is now my advantage. As my hands make contact with its stomach, I drop my body backwards and to the side, putting me into a position to push the raptor up and over my head. The carnivore screeches as it lands with a solid thud on the ground, kicking up dirt and sticks. Taking the time to rest, I unsheathe my machete and make my way to the mercenary. I swing at the controller, hoping to kick the damn thing in half but the merc pulls it just out of reach and kicks me in the stomach. I fall to the ground in a heap as I hold my spare hand over where he hit me. "Oh, I'm sorry, did that hurt? Looks like it did." He mockingly says before laughing. The controller trills again as I glance over and see the Utahraptor getting up and jumping at me. I roll myself to the side and swipe at the animals flank. The sharp blade managed to gaze the animal, leaving a shallow but still bleeding cut in its side. The merc, angry at my attack, makes the dino go to bite me but I roll out the way again and get to my feet. Seeing the animal as wide open as possible, i think for a minute...why not just kill it, save the trouble later on...but I know that it's not far on the animal. It was taken from its home and made a slave, just so an egotistical man could make a profit. Deciding against killing the raptor, I rear my fist back and punch the animal in the face. I groan in pain at hitting the hard skull, but seeing it get dazed...gives me time to get back and regroup with the others. The shouts and screams that I hear can't mean that things are going well.

P.O.V Change: Darius

As soon as the Spinosaurs roared, I knew that this is the point of no return. Big Eatie had taken point and tackled the Spinosaur down into the water. Yaz had run into the forest with the Utahraptor on her tail, I planned to go help her but Grim had lunged himself at me. I swing my stick at his head but I miss it slightly...I quickly back track so I don't snap up by his jaws. Deciding to bite the bullet, I ran from Grim and threw myself underneath Bumpy. Ben and Bumpy, months of working in tandem with each other l, came back in full force as Bumpy moved, letting her tail hit Grim in the underjaw. The Baryonyx falls back and down to the ground in a heap. I get to my feet, gazing happily at the downed Baryonyx. But my joy is cut short as I turn and brace myself against the Dimorphadon. I hold the stick out in front as the pterosaur gnaws at it. It's jaws get closer to me, as I desperately try to push it off. A flash of red enters my eye before the pterosaur whimpers in pain and is kicked to the side, off of me. Before I even have time to think, I'm pulled up to my feet by Kenji. "You good?" He asks, I see the concern in his eyes and yes...while I'm still angry at him, I am thankful for his help. "Yeah, I'm good." I say, just as I hear a roar. I look over and see the Spinosaurs being attacked from behind by Little Eatie. The younger Rex's inexperience is showing as she doesn't have a good enough grip on the larger predator's neck. The Spinosaurs turns and shakes off Little Eatie before reading its left arm back and slapping its claws across her face. The force of the blow knocks Little Eatie off her feet. Big Eatie roses in fury at seeing her daughter hurt and charges the Spinosaur exposed flank, ramming her head into its side. The Spinosaur is too big and heavy for the Rex but the force was just enough to make its legs unsteady. I hear Toro roar as I turn away from the fight and see him moving onto Kenji and I. "We gotta go." He says as I nod. "Absolutely." I say back, dread filling my voice. Toro roars and goes to lunge at us but Ben and Bumpy rammed the Carnotaur, nearing knocking him out. Ben is thrown from Bumpy's back as the Ankylosaur retreats from Toro. The Carnotaur chases after her but before we can go to help her, another roar interrupts us. The three of us turn and see Brooklynn's running from the Ceratosaurs. "A little help here!" She shouts as the Ceratosaurs roars. Brooklynn gets to us as Kenji hoods her protectively, Ben holds his knife-spear up at the carnivore who goes to lunge at us , but a spike tail swipes across its face. We turn and see Pierce, standing at the ready and roaring defiantly at the Ceratosaurs. "Go, go, go!" I shout as all four of us divert away from the fight. Ben goes off to where Bumpy and Toro are fighting. Brooklynn, Kenji and I sit behind a tree as we look at the mercenaries across the water. "We have to take them out and get the controllers." Kenji says, I ponder for a moment on how to take them but the simple fact that there are four of them and only us three, it makes it ten times harder. Sammy is with the babies, Ben is with the Bumpy and Yaz is dealing with the Utahraptor. "We have to gather the others, get Bumpy and charge them head on." I say to both of them as they nod. If I steep back and see, the battle is not going in our favour. There were too many dinosaurs on Kon's side. The Spinosaurs is more than enough for both Rexes, Pierce is taking on the Ceratosaurs but I can see Pierce has taken some damage. Ben and Bumpy are occupied with Toro but Grim and the Dimorphadon are moving onto their position. And there is no sign of Yaz. We need something to turn the tide...hell...we need a miracle.

P.O.V Change: Yaz

I managed to get some good distance away from the raptor, now I just need to regroup with the others. Coming back to the watering hole, I see Pierce taking on the Ceratosaurs, the Eatie's still keeping the Spinosaurs busy. Obvious wounds are shown on all three predators. Looking around, I see no sign of Grim, Toro, Bumpy nor the Dimorphadon. I hear a familiar bellow as I turn and see Ben and Bumpy being chased into the forest, Grim right on their heels while the merc controlling him follows. I grip my machete tightly and follow after them, deciding to assist the duo.

I push through the foliage and hurdle over low sticks and rocks. I see Ben, standing beside Bumpy, spear in hand as Grim stalks closer to them. The merc walks slowly and diabolically as he laughs. "End of the line." He says but before he can do anything else, in-charge forward and shoulder check him. He grunts from the force as I swing my blade but he grabs my arms and twists them, forcing me to drop the machete from the pain. "Big mistake." He says before punching me in the gut and pushes me over to Ben and Bumpy. "Yaz!" Ben says as he helps me up. "I'm fine." I answer him before he even asks the question. A snarl is heard as I look over and see the Utahraptor coming out of the foliage, the merc following him closely. Both predators circle us as the mercs laugh at our predicament. I pick up a small stick to use as a weapon while Ben holds his spear up, Bumpy stands beside us with a raised tail. "Any last words before the end?" The raptor merc says as he and the other guy prepare their respective animals. Me and Ben look at each other, we both see into each other's eyes...neither of us will give up, neither of us...will give in. Nodding to each other, we turn back to the mercs. "Take your controller...and shove it up your ass!" We both shout in tandem, the mercs growl at the insult as the raptor merc charges the dino at us.

The raptor screeches and leaps at us, it's claws out and ready to slice and dice us...we stand firm in the face of death, not one ounce of fear on either of us. Ben holds his spear up, eating for the raptor to fall down onto its sharp point. Time slows down as the raptor falls onto us...a loud thudding is heard, as well as snapping of stocks and foliage. And right as the Utahraptor was about to be impaled by Ben's spear...the Yutyrannus bursts from the trees and catches the raptor in mid air. Me and Ben stand back in shock as the feathered carnivore gnaws and swings the raptor around. The mercs stand in shock and fear at the sight of the Yutyrannus. The carnivore swings its head and throws the now deceased Utahraptor into a tree, cracking the age old wood in the process. The Yutyrannus gazes around before its eyes focus on the mercenaries and Grim.

RRRROOOOAAAARRRR!!!!

A loud, ferocious roar echoes as it charges the mercenaries. The raptor merc dives out of the way of the charging carnivore but he simply moves the Baryonyx into the Yutyrannus's line of fire. The feathered dinosaur and the Baryonyx begin battling each other, citing and pushing each other. "Let's get out of here!" Ben shouts I fear at the carnivores surprise arrival. I run forward and quickly pick up my machete, sheathing it as I get back to Ben and Bumpy. He pulls me up onto her back as the Ankylosaur runs over to the trees, far out of eye sight. Bumpy holds behind a tree as we watch the Yutyrannus fit its head underneath Grim and lift him up and throw him away. Grim lands on an angled tree log, the force of the throw and his own weight causes the tree to snap in two. We watch as the Yutyrannus turns its eyes over to the mercenary, whose own eyes widen at seeing the angry, hungry eyes of the Yutyrannus focus on him. With a mighty roar, the predator charges him. We scream and a desperate bid to escape, he tries to escape. Ben turns away from the scene as the Yutyrannus snatches, the merc up and bites down on his torso. I see the man go limp in the Yutyrannus's mouth, the controller falls from his hand, breaking upon impact. Seeing that the merc is gone and that Grim is free from control, I tap Ben's shoulder. "Come on, let's go." I say as he nods and taps Bumpy, getting the Ankylosaur to run away.

As we run through the trees, we hear another roar nearby. "What was that?" Ben asks as we look to the left, where the roar came from and we see a shape in the distance, running parallel with us. The roar is heard again but now more clearly and my eyes widen at recognising the roar as Galen. "It's Galen!" I shout as Galen's figure moves closer to us, coming more into focus. "What's that on his back?" Ben says as I focus my eyes...they widen when I see a figure sitting upon his back. I don't believe what my eyes are telling me...is my mind playing a cruel game with me or is it...can it truly be him? "Is that who I think it is?" Ben says, coming to the same conclusion as me. "I think...I think that it is." I say as tears start well up in my eyes.

P.O.V Change: Brooklynn

Kenji, Darius and myself were tapped here, in between Toro, the Dimorphadon and Pierce. We could see that Grim and the Utahraptor mercenaries had chased Ben and Bumpy further into the forest, leaving only Toro, the Dimorphadon, Spinosaurs and Ceratosaurs behind. Darius came up with a plan of getting to the mercenaries and disabling the controllers in whatever way we can, though none of us wanted to tangle with Hawkes, that guy is way above our skill but the other three...we might be able to take them by surprise. Hiding behind a tree and gazing at the mercenaries, Darius daws me and Kenji in close to explain his plan. "We got to get rid of those controllers. I'll take the left hand side, you guys go the other way." He whispers to me and Kenji. "Got it." Kenji says as I nod and head off. As we make our way to the waterfall, Kenji picks up a good size stick to use as a weapon. The Spinosaurs and Eatie's have moved out of the water and stood along the bank of the water...not far from Toro and Pierce.

Making our way across without drawing any attention to us, we sit behind a rock as we gaze at the merc controlling the Dimorphadon. As the merc turns his back, Kenji's face narrows in anger as he heaves himself over the rock and charges the merc, shouting with fury as he swings the stick. The mercenary dodges the swing and shoulder checks Kenji who stumbles, the merc them pushes Kenji to the ground before standing over him. I give a good size rock and march up to the mercenaries turned back. "You really thought that would work? Face it, kid. You don't stand a chan-." The mercenary starts to say but groans as I hit at the back of the head. He falls to the ground in a heap, completely out cold. I stand with a smug smile as I gaze down at Kenji...throwing the rock up in the air playfully. "Still need me to save your butt, huh? Maybe you are the same guy." I say to Kenji as I offer my hand to help him up. He smiles at my joke and takes my hand. With some effort, I'm able to pull him up to his feet.

We walk over to the controller as we stare disdainfully at it. "Want first stomp?" Kenji offers me as I snarkily reply. "I think I've earned it." I say as he smiles and playfully gives me room. I raise my foot before stopping down on the controller, completely destroying it. We turn and see the Dimorphadon drops down and shakes its head, obviously confused on what's happening. Before it has time to think, Pierce slams his tail down onto it but luckily, the pterosaur was able to fly and dodge the attack. Now angered and free of the control, the Dimorphadon swoops down and lands on Pierce's plates, snapping and gnawing at them. We turn and see Toro is called away as the mercenary controlling, spots Darius sneaking up on him. "I have to help him." Kenji says as I turn to him. "Go...I'll still here and help Pierce." I say to him, he turns to me with a concerned look on his face. "Are you sure?" He ask as I nod and pat him on the shoulder. "Help your best friend...I got this." I say as he nods. But as he goes to run after Darius, Toro and the merc...Grim jumps out from behind a tree. "Kenji!" I shout a si hush ahead and pull him out of the way of Grim's snapping jaws. We fall to the ground, gazing up at the Baryonyx. My eyes widen when I see that Grim is not being controlled anymore...he is free and wild once more... I don't know whether thats now a good thing or a bad one. Right now, probably bad.

"Go! Run!" Kenji shouts as we get up and run to the other side of the watering hole, Grim snarls and chases after us. We get to Pierce and the Ceratosaurs. "Oh, two against one...that's fine, let's see what this baby can really do." The merc controlling the Ceratosaurs says as the predator twirls around and swings its tail at Pierce, knocking the herbivore to the side. The Dimorphadon flew away so it's not in the fight, choosing life. Grim comes in and snaps it's jaws on the Ceratosaurs neck but the Ceratosaurs is heavier and stronger than Grim. The merc pushes the Ceratosaurs up and throws Grim off of itself. The carnivore than headbutts the flank of the Baryonyx, luckily the horn doesn't puncture the Baryonyx. Grim is tossed away into the water, the Ceratosaurs turns and focuses it gaze back onto us. Pierce gets to his feet and wraps his tail around us protectively. We hear hustling and see Ben, Bumpy and Yaz come out and stand beside us. "Why took you guys so long?" Kenji quips to them as they ready their weapons. "Sorry, had some trouble on the road." Ben says as the Ceratosaurs bears down at us. Pierce and Bumpy bellow threateningly at the Ceratosaurs but the merc simply commands the carnivore to return one of its own.

The merc laughs and charges the Ceratosaurs, the carnivore opens its mouth to bite at any one of us but a large shape comes out of nowhere and bites down on the Ceratosaurs neck. If I thought that Grim was small compared to the Ceratosaurs, then this new dinosaur is by far larger than the Ceratosaurs, almost as big if not bigger than the Yutyrannus. The sight of the Giga makes the merc nearly shit himself from its surprise arrival and massive size, we feel the same thing, the dinosaur is massive, even the Dimorphadon had called it quits after seeing the animal show up. "Oh yeah." Ben says happily as he runs forward, happy at something. Yaz wipes a tear away as she follows after him. Me and Kenji look at each other weirdly as we do the same. We see the new dinosaur in all it's glory and my eyes widen at realising that it's Galen. The Giganotasaurus is huge, massive since the last time we saw him. Must have been hell of a growth spurt. "Hell yeah! He's back! He's alive!" Ben shouts as he stands a top a rock, his spear rised high on the sky. I look at Galen to see what has him so hyped and that's when I notice someone sitting atop his neck, riding the Giga. "RYAN IS HERE!" Ben shouts to the high heavens as Galen turns and throws the Ceratosaurs head away...the Giga snaps his jaws on the smaller carnivores tail and pulls, dragging the Ceratosaurs before throwing it away, towards a tree, nearly splintering the wood from the impact. The mercenary puts down his controller and goes to fires his side arm but Ryan turns form his seated position and fires at the mercenary. A bullet punctures the mercenaries shoulder, forcing him to drop his weapon and fall to the ground. We stand shocked at the arrival and revelation that Ryan is alive. Galen roars in triumph at the downed Ceratosaurs before lowering himself, making it easier for Ryan to get down. "He's here...he's actually here." Yaz tearfully says as she makes her way to Ryan. The roses of the dinosaurs echo through the whole forest as Ryan and Yaz spot each other and stand...a few yards away from each other.

P.O.V Change: Ryan

Galen had dealt with the Ceratosaurs easily enough. Though young, Galen knows that he is big and powerful...he knows how to use his size but also his speed...in a few months, he'll be bigger than both Big and Little Eatie, losing a majority of his speed but that power, that strength...that fierceness...that will only grow more sand more. I spotted the mercenary, dropping his controller and pulling out his sidearm...Kon must have told them that Galen is either a fearsome asset and should use caution...or maybe the merc just panicked at sighting the Giganotasaurus. Galen roars in triumph of his victory of the Ceratosaurs but all I cared about were the others...seeing Yaz...pulled at my heartstrings, I need to get down and see them. I tap Galen's side, he snorts at the silent order and lowers his body, allowing to drop to the ground. I walk slowly up to the others, tears well in my eyes as Yaz steps down and approaches me, mirroring my pace.

We stand just a few yards away from each other, neither saying anything because there is nothing to say...soon enough, the tension breaks as Yaz bolts at me, I mirror her spepd as we meet in the middle. She jumps into my arms as I wrap them around her, holding he close. Tears are falling freely from her eyes, inlet her down as I break from her. She crashed her lips against mine, I'm more than happy to return the invitation. Breaking away from each other, we rest our foreheads against each other as we gaze into each other's eyes. "I love you." I whisper to her. Her eyes widened at hearing the proclamation but they well up with water as she smiles happily at me. "I love you, too." She says as I smile...this feeling, nothing will ever be better than this. To hold the woman I love in my arms, to hear her say that she loves me...I know it now that I want no one else, she is the one for me...to spend the rest of forever with. No one else can match her, nothing can be said or down that can make me turn away from her. She is my other half...not to be corny...but she's my soul mate...and I'm happy. "Uhmm." Someone clears their throat as we break apart and see the others walk down as well. I notice that Sammy and Darius are missing but that's fine, we'll catch up with them later. My eyes widen at seeing Kenji but I can see that he is worried about my reaction to seeing him here. Walking up to him, I stare into his eyes and smile. "Good to see, Kenj." I say as I pull him into a hug. I don't see but I can guess that he is smiling in relief as he hugs me back. I break from him and walk up to Ben and Brooklynn. "How...how are you?" Brooklynn asks with confusion but I laugh and hug her. "Try not to think about it too much, Pinkie." I say, using her old nickname. She laughs and tightens her hold on me but soon enough I break away and turn to Ben. He laughs and hugs me brotherly and I do the same with a happy smile. "Glad that you're alive, Ryan." He says as I pat him on the back. "It's good to be alive, I guess." I say with mirth as he laughs.

The roars of the dinosaurs echo as my face narrows in concentration. "Ok, we need to cut the reunion short. We need to free the Spinosaurs and get the others to safety." I say as they nod, Kenji's eyes widen like he is remembering something. "Crap! Darius! Toro and a merc are after him!" He says as I nod my head. "Ok, find Sammy and get Pierce and Bumpy out of here. Galen and I will deal with Toro." I say as Yaz and Kenji step forward. "I'm never letting you out my sight again. I'm going with you." She says as I nod in agreement. "Darius is my friend too, I need to help him." Kenji says, almost like he desperately needs to do this. Guess he and Darius aren't on good terms. "Alright let's go."

I say as we break apart. Ben and Brooklynn hop onto Bumpy while Galen lowers his neck and body. I hop stop his neck and sit myself, Yaz and Kenji staring wide eyed. "You get up or you walk...either either works for me." I say jokingly as Yaz narrows her eyes and hops up behind me. "We are going to have a long talk after this." She threatens but I simply laugh at her statement. "I missed you too, luv." I say smartly back as she Huff's and playfully slaps me. Kenji gets atop Galen with some effort and positions himself behind Yaz. Seeing that we are all atop and firmly in place, I tap Galen's side. "Ha!" I shout as he roars and runs into the forest. Kenji points in the direction that Darius went as I maneuver Galen to head in that direction.

P.O.V Change: Darius

I run as fast as I can, desperately trying to out pace the Carnotaur but know it to be a fool's errand. The dinosaur has a longer stride than myself...he easily catches up to me. The forest echoes with roses and bellows. Roars like the Rexes, the Spinosaurs, Toro, Grim, Bumpy, Pierce but also a roar that sound like the Yutyrannus and one other that I can't seem to recognise. I turn a corner and come to the food station area of the biome but to my shock and fear, Toro has caught up and knocked me off balance. Sending me tumbling down into the ditch. I look up and see the smug smirk of the mercenary, the controller trills as Toro walks carefully down the incline. I get to my feet and run over to the other side. Climbing up, I pull my feet just put of the way of Toro's snapping jaws. Pulling myself up, I hear a familiar roar and see Little Eatie approaching Toro. Another roar sounds as a new dinosaur enters the light. I recognise the scales and spikes that line it's back, it's recognisable head shape and mouth full of teeth. It's Galen. And to my wonder and shock...Kenji and Yaz are situated on his back, with...no...it can't be. I focus my eyes and...yes, it is. It's Ryan.

Galen steps down into the ditch, keeping up behind Toro, while Yaz and Kenji make their way off and over to me. "We have to get the controller!" I shout, while watching the merc back Toro us as to keep both Little Eatie and Galen at a distance, though close enough to lunge and land a mortal blow...if lucky. "How? We're cut off from him and we can't simply walk over and ask him to hand it over." Kenji says as I clench my fist. While I hate that he is right...he is. There is simply no way to get to the mercenary. Not without walking right through the ditch...in between Toro, Little Eatie and Galen.

P.O.V Change: Mr. Kon

I watched as the 'battle' got underway, while it would be a compliment to call this mess a battle, I can't fault for the children for sticking to their belief and I find their desire to evade, fight and defy me...almost admirable. The Rexes, I knew were going to be a headache but Hawkes has proven his worth with keeping up with both Tyrannosaurs, and almost overpowering the adult. While the fight is far from over, Hawkes has kept the adult on the back foot and the younger one has all but left with its tail between its legs, it's only a matter of time before things start to fall into place. But not everything is going as smoothly as I hoped. One of the twins, that was controlling the Utahraptor said that something else was here and it killed the Utahraptor. When I demanded that he detail this new 'something', he said that it was large but not as big as a Rex and that it was covered in feathers. My eyes widened at hearing that, the only dinosaur on this island that has feathers is the Yutyrannus...but it should have been in the arctic biome, I did the numbers...the children did not have the time to transport the anima here and it should not have been here before we got back. The forest is no place for the Yutyrannus, health wise but also the Rexes would never have let another predator take territory from them. Someone else must have freed the Yutyrannus and lured it here, the only explanation that I can come up with...would be Ryan. But its not possible, for he is dead.

But I would be proved wrong. After the children managed to free the Dimorphadon and to my shock, the Baryonyx...I knew that the battle was going in their favour. The tide was turning against me. But the arrival of the Giganotasaurus, had effectively aided the children. The Giga had grown enormously since I saw it last, now matching the Yutyrannus in size, the Giga proved effective when it over powered to the Ceratosaurs, effectively not the animal out of the battle. I grit my teeth when I saw him, he was as thorn in my side and now that he is alive and well and on friendly enough terms with a Giganotasaurus to allow him to ride on its back, had made the teenager a force to be reckoned with. He was the most competent and dangerous of the children and surely someone that I hoped to be rid of. But like all things in my life at the moment, it seems to be slipping away and turning against me. First Kenji...now, Ryan. I have to get everything back under control. The animals that have been freed from the control are now running wild, they will attack anything that stands in their way...whether it's one of my mercenaries or one of the children. And if the assets die then my deal with BioSyn goes right out the window...and I can't have that.

A hear a soft grunts as I look over and see Sammy, coaxing the baby Brachiosaurs and both hybrids into the cave. A plan forms in my mind, I'll never be able to convince them to surrender, convince them to see the error of their choices...but if I can get Sammy to see my side, see what has been done because of their decision...them there might be a chance to stop this before it can't be reversed.

I make my way to the cave and walk down the path into Mae's Abode. The roars of the Rexes and Spinosaurs are echoed by the waterfall and long path of the cave. I see Sammy kneeling down next to the Brachiosaur as she feeds it some berries. The baby hybrids sport me as I enter the cave, grunting a warning at me as Sammy turns with a gasp. "Ha, Sammy. Glad that I found you." I greet kindly to her, I can see her fear at standing before me, her eyes are shifting to the side and behind me...obviously analysing her escape. "There's no need to be afraid. I wanted to talk to you...personally." I say as I step closer...she takes a step back, wanting to keep as far away from me as she can. I need to show her that I'm not threat, fearful minds make for bad conversation and decision-making. "You know, of all the kids out there, you've got the biggest heart. It's probably why you volunteered to look after them." I say, gesturing to the babies behind her. As I speak, I approach her slowly, trying not to scare anymore than she already is. "I know it's why you were chosen for Camp Cretaceous in the first place. You couldn't stand to see your family suffer...just like you couldn't stand to watch your friends suffer." I say as her eyes widen, she's still afraid...but I can tell that she's listening. A Rex roars as the Spinosaurs does the same, both of their roars echoing in the cave. "Listen to that. You don't really think that you children can win, do you?" I ask of her but she still remains silent. Taking a step closer to her, I speak again. "This battle, this war...you children started this. You forced my hand and now I must do everything in my power to get back to work and on track. All this bloodshed, could have been avoided if one of you had thought logically. There is no victory on this, there is no escape. You might stop me, stop the mercenaries, free the dinosaurs...but how many have to die for that to be achieved? Who will be next. I've already lost one mercenary, will one of your friends be next?" I say as her eyes widen and well with tears. "Sammy...you can stop all of this before one of your friends gets hurt, or worse." I say as I step closer to her, causing her to back herself up against the wall. "All you have to do, Sammy...is give me the password. Do that, and I promise...that no harm to come to you or you're friends. You all with get to go home, back to your families...that is what you want, isn't it?" I ask her as she hunches her shoulders, a sad and scared expression on her face. "I can't...I'm sorry." She says quietly...hearing that, my eyes narrow as I slam my fist against the wall, right next to her head. Causing her to whimper and curl herself in as tightly as possible. "Oh, but you will. Because that's who you are. I knew when we targeted your family that you'd cave. You had weakness written all over you then, just as you do now." I say angrily as I tower over her. "Wait...I thought Kash-." She begins to question as I laugh. "Kash? Who do you think have him the order. Did you really think that that egotistical try-hard was the one that threatened your family?! I'm the one that gives the orders! I wonder...how will you break it to the survivors...if there are any survivors, that you...had a chance to stop it? And because you were too weak and selfish...you let them die for their stupidity." I growl at her as I bend my head lower, almost making Sammy sit on the floor. Her eyes are filled with worry and fear, I await her answer but instead of hearing an agreement...she steels her eyes and stares up at me in anger. "I'm going to laugh when everything you built crumbles down around you. I'm going to laugh when I see be put away from the rest of your life, watching as you wither into nothing. I promise you this...Daniel Kon...it was you, who started this war and you can bet your ass that we are going to destroy you." She says as I scowl at her defiance, pushes me away but grabs my shoulders as I feel her knee me in the crotch. I drop to my knees with a groan as I cradle my crotch. "Come on, y'all!" I hear her shout to the babies who grunt in affirmation and follow her out of the cave. I try to get to my feet but fall back down due to the pain. I straighten my back as I scream at her and the babies leaving the cave. "SAMMY!"

P.O.V Change: None

The battle had started to die down slightly. With Grim and Swoop, free from their control, Talon dead and the Ceratosaurs out of commission...Kon and his cronies only had the Spinosaurs and Toro left still standing. Ben had been chased away from Brooklynn by Grim who was hot on his heels. Ben his behind a tree and glanced around, seeing the Baryonyx no where in sight. Sighing in relief, he turns back around and screams when Grim came from the other side of the tree, snapping at him. Ben fell on his butt and tried to crawl away from the approaching Baryonyx. Just as Grim was going to lunge at him, Bumpy had popped from the side and barrelled into the Baryonyx. "Thanks, girl!" Ben says with joy a she hugs the Ankylosaur head. Grim gets to his feet slowly, giving a defiant and challenging roar the duo. Bumpy bellows in challenger as Ben shouts in fury all threw of them charge at each other.

Back at the watering hole, Hawkes and the Spinosaurs had managed to drive Big Eatie away before focusing on Pierce. The Kentrosaurs had retreated to higher ground, moving up the small hill, just before the waterfall. Th Spinosaurs was advancing onto Pierce, using it's arms to hook into the rock and pull itself up. Hawkes commands the Spinosaurs to swipe at Pierce with its claws but misses. Hawkes spots something coming and sees that it's the Yutyrannus charging at the Spinosaurs. The feathered dinosaur bit down on the Spinosaurs foot, causing the animal to lose its footing, slipping slightly on the rocks. Pierce, seeing the opening, spins around and hits the Spinosaurs full on with a tail swipe. The force of the blow knocks the Spinosaurs off its feet, the massive predator moans in pain and dizziness as the water carries it down to the watering hole.

Hawkes grits his teeth at seeing his dinosaur nearly knocked clean out by the Kentrosaurs. Little did he know, Brooklynn was coming up behind him, with a large stick. Lining up her shot, she swings, up into Hawkes crotch, causing him to groan in pain. Hawkes dropped his controller in the process, and Brooklynn kicked it to the side before slamming the stick down onto the controller. The Spinosaurs shakes its head free of the control as it's eyes narrow in anger. It turns its head and unleashes a thunderous roar, which is terrifying enough that the Yutyrannus decides better and turns tail and runs away.

P.O.V Change: Kenji

Watching from down shrubbery, I see Toro roar in challenge to Little Eatie and Galen. I knew that the mercenary was trying desperately to find a way out but the Rex won't give ground and Ryan is keeping Galen back, just in case something goes wrong and Little Eatie's attention turns to them rather than Toro. "We got to take out the mercenary!" Yaz shouts across from, for which I nod in agreement. But the problem still stands, going around runs the risk of catching Little Eatie's attention or running into the Yutyrannus. Nor can we go through because that's a death sentence. I come out and stand next to Darius, who is fiddling with the tablet, trying to find an option to communicate with Toro but it would be useless anyway. Toro is not in control, the mercenary is. I hear something as I look up and see a massive flock of Pternadons circling above us. An idea pops into my head as I gaze down at the tablet...if I can get the light...yeah...that'll work. "Hey. Give me the tablet." I say to Darius as I go to take it from him but he pulls it out of my reach. "No, absolutely not." He says with anger as I grit my teeth. "Now is not the time to argue, just give me the damn thing!" I shout as I snatch it from him. I slide halfway down the ditch and hold the tablet up to the sky. "Kenji!" Darius shouts as the light reflects down onto the tablet, I focus it towards the Pternadons and cheer internally at seeing some of them blinking away the light.

"Kenji! Lookout!" Yaz shouts out as the entire flock comes barreling down at us. I roll out the way as a Pternadon lands down next to me. I push my foot out and kick the pterosaur away as I crawl up the ditch side. The Pternadons surround the three carnivores. Galen is getting scartch put as Ryan fires warning shots at the flock. Galen snaps one out of the sky, almost biting it in half. Little Eatie roads to the sky as the majority of the flock flies away but one Pternadon decided to lift the mercenary up and carry him away but he is caught on some branches and falls to the ground...luckily that he wasn't high enough otherwise he would be in real trouble. He screams as he drops the controller, for which Little Eatie incidentally crushes, releasing Toro from his control.

Toro grunts and shakes his head free on the control as he looks around, confused about where is. The first thing he spots is a bloody-mouthed Galen who approaches him slowly. The Giganotasaurus roars a terrifying roar which scares the Carnotaur away. I sigh as I get to up to level ground. "Whew...that was close." I say as I get to my feet. "Thanks to you. You have no idea what you're doing." Darius criticises me as I stare at him angrily. "What do you want from me, Darius? It worked, didn't it?" I question him but he states at me with narrowed eyes and clenched fists. I sigh in annoyance and defeat as I throw the tablet over to him. "Fine, it's yours. Happy, now?" I say a sarcastically. The throw was terrible, I'll admit that, as said tablet goes over Darius's head. He stares angrily at me before going to pick it up. But two Pternadons flew down and picked the tablet up, fighting over it. Both of them lose their grip, causing the tablet to fall and break. Darius races over and picks it up, trying to see if it's still operational. Gazing over his shoulder, I see that it's broken...can't be used anymore. "I'm sorry...it was a bad throw...I should hav-." I start to apologise but Darius turns and pushes me away. "Why did you come back? First, you bail on the dinosaurs, then you lock us up and now you do this?" He says as he holds the tablet up to emphasize his point, before throwing it away. "Haven't you already made things bad enough for them?!" He aggressively questions me...but I can see that it's not about that, nothing is about them. He's angry for other reasons, reasons he refuses to acknowledge. "Face it, Darius...this isn't about the tablet, or even the dinosaurs. It's about us. I locked you up, yes...I admit it. Do I see hat it was a mistake...yes! I was supposed to have your back and be there for you but I wasn't. I made a mistake but I am trying to make it right. Or have what I've done for the last 30 minutes mean nothing to you?" I say back to him as he stares at me...but his eyes soften. "You weren't there, you left us. And I'll admit that we didn't do right by explaining to you what we found. We should have told you from the beginning. And...I'm sorry." He says as my eyes widen. "I shouldn't have pushed you off like I did. You came back and decide to help us, I should have accepted what happened but I couldn't. I couldn't forgive what you did but what you've done...that does mean something to me. I thank you Kenji, for coming back. I'm glad to have my best friend again." He says with a tear falling down his face. I wipe my own away as I open my arms. "Come on...bring it in." I say happily as he smiles and hugs me, I wrap my arms around him...we break apart when we hear a fake sniffling. We turn and see Ryan, Yaz and Galen standing to the side, fake crying and wiping tears away. "That...that, was so beautiful." Yaz says with a fake sad face as Ryan fakes blowing his nose. I smile at their joke but I noticed Darius's expression, he is shocked and joyful at seeing Ryan. News tears falling down his face, these ones are of pure happiness. "Ryan." He says bridge racing over to the older teen. Darius barrels into Ryan who wraps his arms around Darius. "How, how did you survive?" He asks as Ryan smirks. "I didn't...I'm now effectively a zombie." He says jokingly as all four of us laugh at his joke. Darius chuckles and wipes his tears away. "I know that we want to catch up to go longer but unfortunately we have to go and regroup with the others. If I'm correct, it's just the Spinosaurs left." Ryan says as I nod. "Yeah, him and Hawkes left." We all nod and begin to head off to rejoin the others. But a groan draws to the foliage. "You little shits aren't going anywhere." The mercenary says as he holds up a rifle but before he can get a shot out, he is snatch up by Toro who had come back. The Carnotaur haven't eaten for himself in about a week, he probably wants something for himself. Seeing that he is gone, we all make a break from the Carnotaur. Ryan and Yaz hop up onto Galen while myself and Darius run along side the Giganotasaurus.

P.O.V Change: Ryan

After leaving Toro to his meal, we had arrived at a small clearing where Brooklynn, Sammy, Ben and Bumpy were fighting off Grim, the Ceratosaurs and the Dimorphadon. "Galen!" I shout out as Galen roars and headbutts the Ceratosaurs away before snapping at the Dimorphadon, luckily the tiny pterosaur was able to dodge out of the way.

I noticed that the remaining three mercenaries, including Hawkes, are running away from an irate Spinosaurs. I hear a growl as Toro comes out behind Galen. "Get off! Cover your ears!" I tell Yaz who makes her way off of Galen. In fire warning shots at Toro who duvets away from the bullets. Galen, alerted by the bullets, glances behind and swings his thick, strong tail at Toro...nearly knocking him off his feet.

I hop down from him and put the rifle behind me. I pull out my axe and knife, the gun is too dangerous to use, especially with everything so close by. Grim attacks Toro, for which the Carnotaur returns in kind with a headbutt. The Ceratosaurs is snapping at Pternadons who are doing flies by over his head. The Dimorphadon is being an annoyance for Brooklynn and Ben. Bumpy is trying to knock the pterosaur out the sky but the damn thing is too agile, able to dodge quick. "Ryan? How...how are you-?" I hear Sammy ask as I turn to her. "I'm really glad to see you as well Sammy, but let's say any words until we get this situation under control." I say as a Pternadon flies down to me, hoping to snatch me up but I move just put of the way and swing my axe at its neck...severing the head from its neck. "Yeah, good idea." Sammy says as she nearly heaves up the contents of her stomach.

As the chaos continues, a familiar trill is heard as we watch as all the dinosaurs, the Spinosaurs, Grim, Toro, Ceratosaurs and Dimorphadon go ridged. Their eyes slitted or wide, almost lifeless. "What's happening?" Sammy asks as Galen growls, my eyes narrow at recongnising what the growl translate to...worry. The five animals walk away from us as the start to form a line, heading into a direction. "I thought we freed them." Brooklynn says as Darish sighs. "I thought so too." He says as we follow the dinosaurs and see them walking up onto Little Eatie. The young Rex is backed up and growling in warning at the group of controlled dinos. "They're headed for Little Eatie. She's outnumbered." Yaz says with worry.

The Spinosaurs rushes ahead and swipes its claws at Little Eatie, effectively cutting the young Rex across her lips, spilling blood onto the dirt. The Dimorphadon flies down and nips at her snout, causing Little Eatie to shake the pterosaur off. But as soon as she focuses again, Toro rams his head to her underjaw, knocking the young Rex off her feet. She manages to get back to her feet but she is whimpering in pain and fear as the dinosaurs corner her. "Dad, no! Stop!" I hear Kenji say as we look over and see Kon, standing within the shadow of an enormous tree, grinning with malice as he controls all five dinos. I point my rifle at him, but to my anger, he walks behind the tree, cutting off my line of sight.

The Spinosaurs, Grim, Ceratosaurs and Toro all roar in tandem at Little Eatie who lowers her head, almost accepting he defeat. But a ferocious roar echoes as Big Eatie charges out of the forest and bites down on the Ceratosaurus back. The momma Rex swings her head around before throwing the Ceratosaurs away. She raises in fury at the rest of the dinosaurs. Little Eatie, energised by Big Eatie's arrival, she roars alongside with Big Eatie. The Dimorphadon and Toro try to charge Big Eatie but she knocks them away. Grim charges but Little Eatie bites on her tail and swings him away, right into a massive rock. Big Eatie growls her approval at her daughter's actions but is cut short when the Spinosaurs bites her tail and pulls he to the ground. The momma Rex rolls on her back and kicks her foot up at the Spinosaur, dazing it. We all watch with baited breath as Big Eatie gets up and charges the Spino, biting down on his neck hard, so hard that she drags his neck and head along the dirt.

Kon stands off to the side, along with Hawkes and two other mercenaries, watching as Kon does battle agaisnt a Tyrannosaur, while using a Spinosaurs to do it. The Spinosaurs shakes Big Eatie off its neck beige ramming the Rex onto a nearby tree. The force of the collision causes many acorns and leaves to rain down onto us. Big Eatie goes to snap at the Spino's head but she changes her aim at the last second and snaps her jaws around its left arm, earning a roar of pain from the titan predator. Big Eatie presses downwards on the arm, almost Truong to cut it off but Kon commands the Spino to sink it's claws right into Big Eatie's exposed neck. We all gasp in shock and dread as the Spinosaurs pulls it's claws down and out, leaving three large and deep gashes in Big Eatie's neck. The Tyrannosaur roars in pain but Kon doesn't let up. He controls the Spinosaurs to bite down on Big Eatie's neck. Now in control of the Rex, Kon bashes Big Eatie against the many trees surrounding them. The Spinosaurs lifts its arms and sinks it's claws into Big Eatie's neck, getting a firm hold on her. What I hear and see next with stay with me till my dying day.

Kon smugly smirks before he commands the Spino to act. With its leverage over Big Eatie, the Spino bends it's necks and jaw downward, twisting Big Eatie's head until we all hear a very loud, and distinct crack of bone. We all gasp at the noise, then are more shocked than Little Eatie who growls in fear and whimpers at the sight of her mother. The Spinosaurs drops Big Eatie's body to the ground before planting it's foot on her ribs, like a hunter standing over his trophy. Darius falls to his knees as he reaches out to Big Eatie, who gives one last exhale of breath before her pupil widens...letting us all know that she has passed. I hear a sad growl coming from Galen as he lowers his body and moans but it's not one of pain or anguish...it's fear. Terror. Terrified because of the Spinosaurs. Ben holds Bumpy's head as he silently cries. Kenji holds onto Brooklynn who can't even gaze at the deceased Tyrannosaur. Yaz is comforting a bawling Sammy, though I do notice that Yaz is crying to. Ask for me, I stare at Kon, who has a smug smile on his face, like he has won a great victory. But I know that this isn't then end. All the other dinos are gone or out of commission but the Spinosaurs remains, arguably the most powerful thing on this island. I narrow my eyes in anger as I tighten my grip on my axe. You crossed a line Kon, and I'll make you pay for this. The Spinosaurs tears it's head up and gives a thunderous, devastating, victorious roar. It was so proud that I felt it vibrate in my bones. This is isn't over...it has just begun.

RRRRRROOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRR!!!!!

A.N: Whew...wow. Almost 19 and a half thousand words. This is the longest and I think, arguably, my favourite chapter of this story. I knew that 'The Last Stand' was going to be long and I accepted that. I wanted this chapter to be quite long because the battle takes up the majority of the episode but I wanted to expand on it, everything that has been written has led to these last two chapters...wow. That sounds so weird to say, this is the penultimate episode, the finale before the finale. I just want to say that it has been my honour, as a writer, to thank everyone for tuning into my story and following me to the end,