Camp Cretaceous Part 2: Welcome to Camp
The ride couldn't be more uncomfortable. First the roads are bumping, I know for a fact that the builders and pavers at Jurassic World try to make all access roads as comfortable as possible but I guess not everything gets done right I suppose. Second was the fuckin child sitting across from me, Kenji has stuck his tongue 3 times when he believed I wasn't watching, the idiot forgot just how much awareness training I went through following the debacle with Allison, let me tell ya, that girl can hold a grudge. Skits or Ben as he was called had said something about a note that his mum had sent about him and windy roads, well mate, if you hate windy roads your going to have a really horrible time here, the only straight roads lead from the west dock and the supply garage close to Main Street.
"What's up, Brooklanders?" Pinkie now named Brooklynn apparently was getting annoying for quicker than I thought, YouTube vloggers are tedious at best and throttle-at-the-neck at worst, she was doing a classic video intro that made regret leaving my taser in my bag, well beggars can't be chosers. Bubbles or Sammy was your typical fangirl slash chatty one of the group. She says that she is a Brooklanders (ridiculous name) and that her and 27 million others are proud of that fact. Yasmina who I found I tolerate the most so far, had sarcastically stated why Brooklynn was the only one allowed to have her phone, she's famous.
Quick someone get out the red carpet, we have a celebrity on the island. I heard someone hurl over the side of the truck, didn't take a genius to figure out that it was Skits. These people are going to drive me insane, Shortie, said his name was Darius, was an awkward kid with a real fond of dinosaurs, so fond it's all he talked about, I don't blame him for that but can get annoying fast. Kenji I don't need to explain, Sammy was very outgoing it put me off, Ben...Brooklynn was very tedious to be around, just wouldn't get off or even look away from her phone. And Yasmina...damn...I usually have a very good judge of character but getting a read on this girl is frustrating. I think I have glanced her way at least 6 times, its gotten to the point that I've disturbed myself.
SCREEEEECH
"WHAT THE FUCK?" The car comes to a complete halt on the road, everyone is thrown about and me being the dickhead that I am hadn't put my seatbelt on. "Language Ryan". Roxie says as she and Dave exit the truck with stun rods. As Roxie tells us to stay down and quiet, I sit up with a groan. "You alright". Yasmina asks. "Yeah I'm alright, thanks".
"You look like you hit your head pretty hard". I think she thinks that I'm now dumb or something. "I had worse, I'll be alright." I reply ended the short conversation. "Shush, there is something in the bushes". He hushes to me. I begin to notice the silence besides Skits whimpering. I turn towards him.
"Hey, Skits". He turns towards me, scared. "Can you do me a favour...and shut the fuck up, we don't know what's out there right now but we have a good chance of hearing it if we are quiet, so in hindsight, shut...your...mouth." I whisper to him angrily, whimpering will only get you killed out here, Skits quickly nods his head acknowledging my request(slash order). As Pinkie is about to defend Skits, I notice Darius looking towards the bushes behind us. "Guys". He fearfully tries to get everyones attention, I turn to the bushes, ready to use my combat knife if needed, all of sudden I hear a cry and a shriek of fear and everyone jumping in fright.
"Gotcha"
I say as I catch the animal, huh, a Compsognathus, damn little rats, always escaping, these things give Hamada a bad time, he told me once that he would rather pick Rexy's teeth than run around catching compies. I hear Shortie gasp in excitement as I hold the Dino small frame. "A real live Compsognathus". He exclaimed happily. "Nice catch Ryan, good reflexes." Dave states as he and Roxie return to the truck with Roxie grabbing a cat cage from the back, where she found it beneath our bags, I'll never know. "Crisis averted, good job, Ryan." Roxie says as I hand the compy over to her. "Damn things are always getting out, told Hamada that the enclosure needed updating." I state in monotone. "All please, all it took a was a psycho and a cat cage to get it." Kenji states. I sigh. "Idiot". "Scared you pretty good." Shortie retorts back, we all turn to the girls who are laughing at Kenji and see Pinkie taking a photo. "Oh and Kenji". He turns to me, I lean down. " You ever call me a psycho again, I'll drop you into Allisons paddock." I threaten him, I smile on the inside when I see him shake in fear. And we were back on the road towards camp.
Travelling through the jungle is normal for me both on foot or in a transport, but to everyone else par Kenji it seemed surreal. The road starts to straight out and we all gasp in awe of the great entrance gate welcoming us. "Welcome to Camp Cretaceous." Dave proudly states as we pass through the monolithic gate, I noticed that it's very reminiscent of the old park gate, huh, John Hammonds true dream lives on. "Whoa". "Cool". "Wow". Are some of feelings are displayed by the others, while I don't show it, I am very impressed, exceeds my expectations so far.
We arrive at the foot of an exceptionally large redwood tree with buildings attached to that span out to two other tree's interconnecting it with an elevator going up to the main tree. Huh, a camp built into the canopy, smart and dangerous especially as I notice that there is no perimeter fence, what, do they expect that when dinosaurs come we will be safe in just a tree, no you need to cut off the dinosaurs from entering camp borders. I walk off away from the group as I see Pinkie pestering Yasmina with the camera, I was about to go over when I hear. "Not a huge fan for being on camera...or people." As she runs off away from Pinkie. I walked over while laughing. "Better luck next time, eh Pinkie?" I walk off without taking a response leaving Pinkie with her conundrum.
P.O.V change: Darius
I look around with wonder, this place is amazing. I hear Sammy compare the size of the camp to her ranch back home. I smile at that. Sammy is...quirky... but otherwise very friendly, I could get along with. Dave gathers us around for a 'co-head counselor' meeting which Roxie remains him that it doesn't exist. I chuckle on the inside at that. Poor Dave. Roxie than begins to set ground rules such as lights out rule, everyone par Ben groans at that, Roxie continues to explain rules when I notice that the other guy, Ryan I believe isn't here. "Ahh, no disrespect to interrupt but where is Ryan." I question. Everyone starts to look around. Roxie and Dave looking exceptionally worried.
"MOTHERFUCKERS". We hear a very crude and angry shout coming from the jungle, birds are chirping and distance dinosaurs bellowing. I turn to see Ryan marching his way out of the jungle looking very mad. "What the hell is this? He questions angrily. Man...looking at Ryan and I can't help but be intimidated, the guy is like 6'2 something and riddled with toned muscle, he looked like a wrestler or a boxer and he is very...very...angry. "Language, Ryan, Jesus, the whole jungle doesn't need to hear you curse like that." Roxie sternly says.
"Yeah, little bro, what's the problem". 'Little', Dave really, the guy is if not bigger than you. "The problem, whats the problem, I'll tell you what's the problem is that you guys or your bosses have built to this place but don't have any defensive measures in place in case of worst case scenarios." Ryan frustrately states to the counselors. "Ryan, I promise you, all protection methods are in place, why do you think that we built the camp in the trees." Roxie counters back at Ryan. I notice that the other campers have gathered around like we are watching a movie. "Well Roxie, no disrespect but with no perimeter fence around the camp what is to stop a stampede of Brachiosaurs or some other sauropod and trashing the place or knocking down one of the real trees and landing in our common room." And with that, Roxie has become deathly silent and Dave twitching his fingers. I see Roxie sigh in understanding. "Ryan, I know that you are trained and honed to do these checks and I can't thank you enough for making me realise the danger but I promise you, you are safe here." I see her place her hand on his shoulder, almost comforting him or reassuring him, yep, that's the one.
Ryan shrugs off her hand and walks away towards the elevator grabbing his stuff, and I thought Brooklynn had a lot of stuff, Ryan takes that to a whole new level but now I'm thinking it's something else and I can see that the others are probably thinking too. I see Yasmina walk to Roxie and Dave while we trail behind her. "What was that all about?" Yasmina asks what everyone is thinking. Roxie turns to us. "Ryan didn't talk much on the road did he? She questions. "No, what he did say scared me half to death." Ben exclaims, I can understand though, Ryan has a mean attitude but not like he goes out and be mean for the sake of being mean. With the compy, that could have be anything and with Ben whimpering it could have attracted any curious predator but Ryan despite how he did it got Ben to be quiet.
Roxie turns to the group. "It's not my place to tell Ryans past but he is a very skilled and trained combatant with aspirations to join our Assest Containment Unit taskforce, he is personally being trained by Commander Hamada who oversees all willing recruits and leads large groups to capture and contain large escaped assets. Ryans training compels him to scout any area for dangers that could potentially harm, frighten or aggravate an asset." Roxie states to all of us. I knew that Ryan had some training as he caught the compy that jumped me. But we are all surprised at the level of training that Ryan is going through. "Why is he here then if he is training under Hamada." Kenji says angrily, I don't know why Ryan and Kenji don't like each other but they do know each other like meeting at the dock wasn't he first nor second time that they met. "Well Kenji, Ryans family thought that it would be best that he had some time to enjoy himself before committing to ACU full time." Makes sense, I guess, I can't be bother to think about what Ryan or his family talk about. "Soooo, he is like a soldier or something." Brooklynn tries to pry out of Roxie. "Yes, Brooklynn, for all his training, dedication and aspirations, Ryan is a soldier."
We all were so focused on Ryan that I almost didn't notice another Jeep driving off with the captured compy, damn it, I wanted to get a closer look.
