Stay on Mission

"Any sign of them?" Yaz shouts out as we run through the dense jungle. "Not yet!" Darius yells back. "Just keeping running!" I yell out as I vault over a log. The laptop is firmly placed in my arm.

P.O.V Change: Brooklynn

Hawkes pulls me through the tunnels and basically throws me outside. I look to see Wu wide eyed. "You and the other campers...you never made it off the island." He says in a shocked but slightly impressed tone. "Oh it's no biggie. We just enjoy our share of death and destruction." I say sarcastically as Hawkes drags me by my arm. "Hate to spoiler the little reunion but her friends took the laptop. Watch her, make sure she doesn't do anything stupid." He says as he throws me to one of his buddies. Hawkes walks off into the jungle with the other mercenary. "Look. Yaz is the fastest girl on the planet. Darius knows dinosaurs better than you guys do and Ryan...oof, that guy knows how to cover his tracks. You'll never catch them." I say smugly to the merc. "Not with Hawkes on their tail, they won't get far." The mercenary states, like it's a matter of fact rather than opinion. I smile on the inside. Some have underestimated them before and they are on the inside of a dinos belly while we are still kicking. I feel the quill on the inside of my pocket. I hope I don't have to use it but...whatever it takes.

P.O.V Change: Ryan

We keep running to get away, but we stop for a breather. I notice the tracks that we are leaving behind. "Get up in the tree." I say to them. "What?" Yaz questions as I point out the tracks. "He can follow us. Get up in the tree, I'll lead them away." I say as I run off. I hear Yaz give a frustrated grunt. I find myself a good tree and begin climbing. I get to a good height and look through the leaves and see the mercs. "I know you can hear me!" Hawkes says angrily. "Sit down the laptop and nobody gets hurt. I won't come any closer." He says as he gestures the other mercs to go. "You have my word." He says sinisterly. I look in the direction of where he is looking, I notice two odd shapes through the bushes. I move to get a good look and see the merc jump through the bushes and sees...Chaos and Grim. The Baryonyxs wake up from their slumber and roar aggressively at the merc for tries to fire but Grim gets a hold of his arm and tears it off. Chaos bites down on his head and shoulders, before thrashing about. The sound of bone crunching and muscle tearing echoes. I notice Hawkes looking through some binoculars at the carnage. "We're heading to the valley to load up the chopper. That gives you about two hours to bring me the laptop. And if you don't. Your friend ain't going be alive come morning." Oh hell no, you didn't just threatened my friend.

I see Hawkes leave as I hop down quietly to the ground. I run over to where the others were. "What are we going to do know?" Darius asks. "We get her back. By any means necessary. They threatened my friend, I'm not going to let them get away with it." I say with anger. Hawkes is a coward to use Brooklynns life as leverage against us. Fucking coward. "Let's head to the boat and drop the laptop off and then figure out a plan to get Brooklynn back." I say as Yaz and Darius nod. We begin running in the direction of the dock.

We break through the treeline and see the boat. We take a minute to catch our breath. "Cause they're here!" I hear Sammy shout out and we turn and see Kenji, Sammy and Ben. We all run over in a big group hug. "We thought you left on the chopper." Darius states to the others. I notice Kenji looking around. "Hold up, where's Brooklynn?" He ask while Yaz and Darius have sad expressions. Kenjis eyes widen in fear.

"You left her with them!" Kenji shouts out. "It's what Brooklynn wanted!" Darius tries to reason back. "I don't care, you still left her with them!" Kenji says as he gets in Darius face. I shove him back. "Listen here, Brooklynn wanted us to take the laptop and run. Don't blame Darius or anyone." I tell him. "We just need a plan to get her back." Darius tries to reason again but it doesn't seem to get through to Kenji. "Then give them the stupid laptop! Plan done!" He yells. He goes to grab the laptop out of my hand. "It's not that simple. Everything that has happened. The Indominus, the Scorpios, all of it was due to Wu's research. I'm not letting that man create more hybrids." I say to Kenji. "What about Brooklynn, what about her!?" He questions but I don't have an answer. We can't go to Costa Rica, with both Brooklynn and the laptop. We are out of options. "We don't have a choice. We have to give Wu the laptop." Ben says as we agree. No other option.

"Of course! We'll give it back after we copy and wipe it. We get Brooklynn and Wu gets nothing. And when we get back to Costa Rica, we can hand the data over to the proper authorities!" Darius says excitedly. I perk up at his plan. "It's a sound plan. Better than what we had before." I say, agreeing with Darius. "Ok but how do we copy it?" Yaz asks as Sammy gasps. "A flash drive. I have one back at Camp!" Sammy says excitedly. "Then let's do this!" Ben says as he tightens his bandana like Rambo. We are head into the jungle. I notice Darius looking back at Kenji. "It's going to work." He says which Kenji replies. "It better." He says sadly.

P.O.V Change: Brooklynn

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

"Must you keep doing that?" Wu says to me as we wait for Hawkes. "Oh this, this, this." I say as I keeping banging the pipe with Wu's umbrella. "I'm sorry, doc, am I bothering you?" I also sarcastically. "Yes and it's Doctor." Wu says back to me. "Well, doctor, I'll stop when you stop rocking turtlenecks and making Dino monsters." I say as I continue banging the pipe. I feel someone grab the umbrella, I turn back and see Hawkes glaring at me. "Sorry but I lived with Ryan for a while and his glare is much more frightening than whatever you have." I say smugly as I pull the umbrella from his grip. "Reed?" The other mercenary asks but Hawkes doesn't answer. "The laptop?" Wu asks after him. Hawkes sighs in frustration. "Not yet." Hawkes then shoves me into the room. "You know, I might be your hostage but you don't have to shove you know?" I say but Hawkes ignores me. "Grab what you need. We are loading up the chopper. And remember, no matter what, we stay on mission." Hawkes says to Wu and the other mercenary. "Pretty sure my friends have already ruined your mission." I say smugly bit Hawkes Snickers. "Don't worry, they'll bring us the laptop because if they don't, I'm going to put a bullet in your head and leave you for the scavengers." Hawkes says as he gets in my face. I back up in fear. I knew that they want the laptop but to go that far. I shudder. Suddenly a soft growl is heard outside the room.

Hawkes and the other mercenary point their weapons to the doorway while I hold the umbrella as a shield. I notice Wu off to the side with a look of terror on his face. We notice shadows but they don't come any closer to the room. I begin hitting the metal desk with the umbrella, the loud clang alerts the shadows outside which reveal themselves to be two Monolophosaurs. Before the mercs can fire, the Monos jump on both of them. One lands on Hawkes, snapping at him but he puts the gun between the predators teeth. The other Merc is thrown about, losing his gear and weapon. The Mono turns its attention to Wu who is cowering under the desk. Seeing my opportunity, I drop the umbrella and make a break for it. As I run, I see the Mono's have turned their attention to me. I climb the stairs to get above ground. I open the door and slam it shut just as a Mono tried to get through. Now that I'm free, time to get back to the others. I go to run but I hit something solid. I look up and see Hawkes standing there, smiling smugly. "Thanks for showing us the vent. Real-life saver." He says as I glance to the vent an see Wu climb out. Damn it.

P.O.V Change: Ryan

We arrive back at camp and climb up the ruined structure. This place has seen better days since the Scorpios attack. I glance over and see the blood splatter from my back on the ground. A flash black to that night goes off in my mind. I shake it out as Yaz comes up to me. "You ok?" She asks as I look to the blood. "I will when we leave this place." I say as I walk away and climb the ladder. "The drive still here?" O call out to Sammy. "Still here!" She says from behind the board, her hand reaching up with the drive on hand. "I used to think that Brooklynn smacking on all that hum was plain rude. But it for sure came in handy for hiding stuff." Sammy says as she pulls the gum off the drive. Yaz comes up the ladder and smiles at Sammy. "Almost forget that my bestie is an international super-spy." Yaz says which makes Sammy chuckle. I place the laptop in front of them and Yaz opens it. "It's still got battery. Cause that would've sucked." Yaz says jokingly as she places the drive in. A few buttons later and the drive is copying the data. "It's copying y'all!" Sammy says excitedly. I look over and see that the load bar is really low. "Reeaallyy slloowwllyy!" Yaz drags out to he others.

I climb down to meet with the boys. "So if you're here, and Brooklynn and bad guys here. Then we should hide over here!" Darius says as he and Ben use a makeshift model slash plan. "If plan is as good as this model then we are in great shape." Ben says praising Darius's thinking. "Great shape? Are you kidding? What if they find out we messed with the laptop. What happens to Brooklynn then?" Kenji says angrily. "They won't. Once we copy, wipe it and we all stick to the plan than nothing will go wrong." I say as I come up to them. "And before Wu can boot up the laptop, Ben will come in with the distraction." Darius says backing me up. "It's kind of my thing now." Ben cheekily puts in. "Sure, what could go wrong. I don't know, everything!" Kenji still goes on. "We'll get it done." I say firmly. "Oh yeah, how'd you figure that, Ryan?" He asks sarcastically. I had enough of this bullshit. "Because I have faith in my friends. Instead of whinging maybe you should help contribute." I say to him but he just glares at me and walks away. "He's worried for Brooklynn." I hear Darius say to me. "Doesn't matter. Brooklynn wanted us to take the laptop, which we did. We told him what she wanted but instead of helping us make a plan to save her, he is wasting our time whinging. None of us are happy that Brooklynn is with them but at least we are trying to make it right. He is not." I say as I climb back up to check on the girls.

P.O.V Change: Brooklynn

We are walking through this jungle are a really slow pace. Thank God for that. I look to my left and see open jungle, just right there for my to run through. "Whatever your thinking. Don't." Hawkes says to me as he looks back me. Haha. "You'll be back with your friends as soon as we reach the rendezvous point." Wu says to me which I scoff at. "Do you really expect me to trust a guy who hires mercenaries and kidnaps little girls." I say sarcastically. "I didn't hire them and you're not 'kidnapped', you're...an unexpected complication." He says to me as I roll my eyes. "I'm a visionary pushing the boundaries of science. Hopefully, one day, you'll understand." He says smugly to me. "Visionaries make the world a better place. My friend nearly got his face ripped off. Your 'science' has scared him for life. You are just a man that makes monsters. One day, I hope you understand that." I say to him which makes him ponder.

We reach a river that has a rapid current. "Ok, so we'll go around." The other merc says which makes me laugh. "Yeah, let's go around towards the centre of the island where all the carnivores are. Great idea. We can cross on that." I say as I point out the log that is hanging over the river. We head to the log and Hawkes test out the log. He slips but rights himself. "It's slippery, slowly cross." He says as he walks steadily. Wu goes than myself. The other merc, is in the rear. I feel the quill in my pocket just as the other Merc grabs my arm. "What do you have?" He questions but I panic and take the quill out and drag it across his arm. "You little shit!" He says as I slip on my butt. He holds his arm which has a big cut. "Jacobs, what's going on?" Hawkes asks. "The bitch had something and she scartched me with it." He says but his voice goes slurry. "Jacobs?" Hawkes questions as Jacobs swings back and forth and falls into the river. We race to the edge to get to him but he goes around the bend. I run after him but Hawkes holds me back. "You're just going to let him-." Wu goes to question but Hawkes interrupts. "He knew the risks of the job. What did you do to him?" He says as he turns to me. "Nothing, he grabbed my arm roughly so I defended myself and scartched him. I didn't know he was going to fall." I say softly. Hawkes glares at me before shoving me towards the jungle. "Your friends better deliver, for your sake." I shudder in fear at his threat. Come on, guys. Hurry.

P.O.V Change: Ryan

"Come on." Some time had passed from when we first started the copying. "Kenj. It's not going any faster just because you keep telling it too." Sammy says back to him. "We're running out of time. They gave us two hours!" I sit by and watch as he continues to moan about the time. We know, we all know. "How long has it already been?" Kenji asks which Yaz replies sarcastically. "Thirty seconds since the last time you asked." I smile at that. I hear a ping and look over to the laptop. "Well the good news is, it's done copying!" Sammy says excitedly. "Awesome, now let's go!" Kenji says as he teaches for the laptop but Yaz slaps his hand. "But wiping it will take at least another hour. But we should just make it in time." Yaz says as she starts wiping the data. "'Should' make it in time?" Kenji asks which makes my eyes roll. He's starting to piss me off now. "We'll make it. Have a little faith, Kenji." Ben says as both him and Darius come down from the upper level.

"Besides, I'm going to go and get us some little extra help." Ben states proudly. "Little extra help? From who?" Yaz asks while chuckling. "From the only dinosaur on this island that we can trust." He says confidently. He's statement has made me think. Extra help wouldn't be so bad. "I'm going to get some backup, just in case." I say as I go to follow Ben. "What backup?" Yaz asks worriedly. "From a dinosaur that we could never trust." I say as I climb down the ladder. "Wait. Ryan!" I hear Yaz say as she climbs down. "Don't go. We need you here." She says to me. I see the worry in her eyes. "Hey, it's going to be alright." I reassure her a but she shakes her head. "I just...don't want to lose you." She says as she brushes my scars. I hold her cheeks in my hands. "I'm going to be fine, ok. You are strong, brave, smart and wise, Yasmina, you are the first person I would trust to complete the mission." I say. I kiss her on the forehead. "Wipe the data and get Brooklynn back." I tell her as we break apart. "And do t let Kenji do anything stupid." I say to her as I start running. She laughs while brushing a tear away.

I run through the jungle looking for my target. I know that he is most likely near the eastern mountains. Far from Main Street and far from the north. Rexy and Chardondontosaurus are not good investments for him. I find a large footprint. Not too big, not too small, just right. I continue along when I hear loud snoring. I look around a rock and see a small den, I found my target. His burns look like they are healed and the scar on his snout has an angry red mark. I pick up a large rock and throw it at him. He wakes up suddenly and roars in challenge. "Hey, buddy. You remember me?" I say happily as the dark orange eyes narrow at me in recognition. "One last chase?" I ask as I begin running to the valley. He roars at me and starts to chase after me. Ben might have an Anklyosaur as a friend but only I could piss off a Carnotaurus deliberately with happiness. It's good to see you again, Toro.

I come out of the jungle to the valley and crest over the hill. I see the Anklyosaurus herd with Bumpy at its head charging down to the helicoptor. I see Kenji and Brooklynn and Wu with the laptop. Damn it, Kenji. "Hey, fuckers!" I call out as they turn towards me. "Say hello to my little friend!" I jokingly shout as Toro crests the hill and charges down. He's roar echos across the valley. It looks like a giant prehistoric game of 'would you rather'. Would you rather...get flattened by dino-tanks or would you rather get eaten by a bull-lizard. The herd and Toro collide at the bottom of the hill as I race to Hawkes and shoulder check him. My momentum forcing him to let go of Brooklynn to brace himself on the ground. "Go!" I yell to her as we race to get away. I notice Wu swerving in and out of the Anklyosaurs, he is clutching the laptop close to his chest. I move through the herd, narrowing missing Toros passing jaws. I barge into Wu and wrestle the laptop from him. "No! That's my life's work!" He shouts out. "Here's what I think of your life's work." I say as I fling the laptop in Toros direction. The Carnotaurus unknowingly, becoming the hero, steps on the laptop and crushes it under his weight.

I run away through the herd and duck under a swinging tail. That was too close. I look to see Hawkes running after Brooklynn and Kenji. I move to intercept him, I shoulder check him again but he doesn't go down. I swing my fist but he moves out of the way and back hands me. The force sends me to he ground, that hurt. Hawkes picks me by the hair and I swing my elbow back across my back, hitting him at the back of the ear. I hammer my other fist into his groin, which makes him wheeze before bringing my knee up into his nose and forehead. "That's for threatening my friend." I say as continue running out of the herd. I look to Toro escape and runs away, not wanting to deal with the herd. So long, big guy.

I catch up with Brooklynn and Kenji. The others have also arrived. Everyone gave Brooklynn a hug par myself. "So do I get one or not?" I ask jokingly. Brooklynn laughs and barrels into me. "Thank you." She says. "Don't worry, Pinkie. I would do it again but please don't make me." She laughs at my joke and gives me a hug again. I hear helicoptor blades going and we all turn to see Wu and Hawkes in the chopper. We all turn and head for the forest. The chopper gets lower to the ground, he going to cut us to pieces. We throw ourselves to the ground to avoid the spinning blades of death. At the last second, the chopper pulls up and flies off into the distance.

I get from the ground and we all laugh. We did it. We stopped Wu and now we have the leverage over him. He might not know it but he is fucked. I see Ben giving Bumpy a final goodbye. We all gather around and hug Bumpys head. Thanking the young Anklyosaur for all her hard work at keeping us alive. We watch as she heads off into the jungle, rejoining her new herd. "Sorry, that the rescue didn't go as smoothly as I'd hoped." I see Darius apologize to Brooklynn. "It's no big deal. Somehow, it all worked out." Brooklynn says, reassuring Darius. I look over to see Kenji standing alone, with a scowl on his face. Darius walks over and talks to him. I don't hear what Darius says but I do hear what Kenji said. "No, we not. Because unlike you and Ryan, I don't take risks with friends lives." He says as he pass Darius and glares at me. I narrow my eyes back. You did take a risk when you took the laptop with you when you went rogue. How did you know that they were even going to let her go anyway, you didn't. Thank God that everything worked out, huh. "Come on, guys. Let's go home." Brooklynn says as she swings her arms over myself and Darius shoulders. We laugh and we all start to head in the direction of the boat. Time to finally go home.