Reunited

P.O.V: Ryan

Shock. Bewilderment. Fear. Hope. Joy. Anger. Hate. Nervousness. All these feelings course through me, like a maelstrom cluster-fuck. Kenji stands in front of us, as he and the revealed President of Mantah Corp, face each other, shock and happiness etched on their faces. "Kenji! You're alive!" The President, revealed to be Mr Kon, says as he drops the tablet and races over to Kenji, pulling him into a tight embrace. I still have a tight grip on the rifle, pointing it towards the horde of BRAD-X's, while I'm enjoying the family reunion, these fucking things and that bastard, Kash, are still here. "No way." Darius says aloud what we all are thinking. "Kenji's father." Brooklynn follows up, a sad tone laced in her voice. "I though I would never see you again." Mr Kon says as he breaks the hug. "Me too." Kenji says in relief and happiness. Sammy walks up to the reunited father and son. "It is soooo nice to meet you, uh, Mr Kon, in guessing?" She says in her usual happy tone, but her nervousness is still noticeable. "I'd shake your hand, but, uh..." She says as see awkwardly gestures to the horde of BRAD-X's. Mr Kon looks around and realisees the current prediction. "Of course, this is a misunderstanding. Tell the BRAD-X's to stand down." He says to Kash who barrows his eyes in rage. "Are you kidding me? Do you understand what these damn brats have done? That one did this to me! And you're going to let them go?!" He shouts out as he points to me, I give a hard, fury-filled stare as I reach forward and cock the rifle, the sound frightens Kash who jumps in slight fear, I smile sadistically at the motion. "Now...Kash." Mr Kon says as his voice goes from emotional to a cold, even tone, unnerving the group before him. Kash grumbles in anger and orders the BRAD's to stand down. I relax my hold but something, down deep in my gut, tells me that things aren't ok yet. I keep the gun on front of me, just in case. I feel a hand on my shoulder as I glance back and see Yaz giving me a sympathetic look. She holesters her machete on her back and gives me a look. I roll my eyes jokingly and click the gun to its safety, before swinging the strap back over my shoulder.

"Dad? What are you doing here?" Kenji voices in co fusion to Me Kon, that is the Milion dollars question in my book. What the fuck is he doing here? And does he have to do with what Kash is doing? Or with Mae and Pierce for that matter. "It's a long story." Mr Kon replies back as I narrow my eyes, woooow, of course it is. "Hey, do I know you?" Kash says as he stares at Sammy, she stares back at him but looks him up and down before smiling. I smile as I release that she is silently laughing at his expense from my thrashing of him. "I though you worked with Mastani. You run Mantah Corp now?" Kenji asks as I raise my eyebrow. Now? So before Jurassic World, your dad was just some rich man, now he runs one of the biggest company names on genetic engineering and technologies? Yeah, the numbers don't quite add up. "Yes. A lot has changed. I took over at Mantah Corp after Jurassic World went down." He says as he basically confirms my fears. So in six months, rather than searching for Kenji, you took over as multi billion dollar company and ordered a sadastic madman to orchestrate dinosaur fights. I don't know you, Mr Kon...but I don't trust you...at all. "So you're in charge of this island?" "You're behind the dino fights?" Darius and Brooklynn ask, taking my thoughts right out of my head. "You let him keep Darius prisoner?" Yaz says as she pints to Kash as Ben and Man follow her up. "You made these death robots?" "And we're you aware he tried to kill me?" Ben and Mae respectively say, Mae shouts her question to Me Kon who goes wide eyed at the revelation. "You did what?" He growls in anger to Kash who stares back, without a care in the world. "I did what had to be done." He says as he turns his attention to Mae. "You were supposed to get these up and running. Not commit murder. Apparently, I have you too much freedom." Mr Kon says, coming to Mae's defense. I might not like him but at least he has morals...of sorts. "Too much freedom? You mean that you were happy to sit backwhile I did all the hard work. Forget this. This is my island." He says as he goes to press a button on the tablet but I level the rifle and poikt it at him. I click the safely as everyone states at me. "Give me a reason...I dare you." I growl out as Kash whimpers in fear. He chuckles and clicks the button anyway. The BRAD's eyes glow red again as they prepare their electric charges. I fire a bullet at the tablet which shatters the device, Kash falls to the ground in fright as the tablet basically explodes on his hands. I look around and see that the BRAD's are still coming, guess the ruined tablet did jack shit. "Command override 9-1-6." Mr Kon says lazily, the bots stand down as their eyes turn back to white and their charges power down.

"You didn't really think I'd give you total control, did you?" Mr Kon says as Kash scurries away but bangs into the legs of a BRAD. We all stare at him, a sense of victory coursing through all of us. Kash narrows in anger and makes a break for it. Mae tries to intercept him but with his one good arm, barges past her, sending her to the floor. "I got this, Dad." Kenji says but Mr Kon holds him back. "No Kenji, wait. Take him." Mr Kon says to the BRAD's but Kash nears towards me. I narrow my eyes and grab the barrel of the gun, levelling the butt of the gun. I force the butt of the gun into his temple as he falls to the ground, completely out cold. The BRAD's move past me as they start to drag the sleeping body of Kash through the swamp. I look back and see another three BRAD's escorting Pierce out of the swamp and toward the desert airlock. I look over and see Ben and Yaz kneeling down to Mae who is cradling her torso, Kash must have reopened her wounds when he pushed past her. As I make my way over to the, I hear Mr Kon drilling into Kenji. "What were you thinking? I just get you back and you needlessly risking your life when the BRAD's could have done the job?" I can hear the concern in his voice but I can also hear the subtle anger and frustration, but not from Kenji's recklessly...more like...a sense of disappointment, frustration. I used to get the same whenever I did something so stupid that my mom would rip into me. Kenji widens his eyes from the criticism but Ben interupts whatever he was going to say.

"Hey, guys? Mae's not doing so well. I think see reopened her wounds." He says as mar groans in pain. I kneel down beside her, taking Ben's place as I lift Mae's bandage and see that some of the scarring has reopened. "She needs medical treatment. We have to get her to the Med Bay before infection sets in. I don't know what is in this swamp but I don't want it getting in." I say as I go to lift Mae up but a BRAD does it before I can. "I'll get her to the Medbay, and put Kash somewhere he can't hurt anyone. I'll be back soon, an see can figure out a way to get you all home." Mr Kon says as he goes to follow the BRAD that is carrying Mae. "Someone should go with you, the BRAD's might be able to protect you but with the Dilophosaurus around, I wouldn't want to take any chances." I say as Kenji folows me up. "I'll go with him." He says but Mr Kon turns back to us. "It's ok, son. You go get cleaned up with the rest of your friends. The investor's suites are on level two, and they are well stocked. Feel free is use anything you need." He says to everyone, I see Sammy out of the corner of my eye, smiling from ear to ear. "Feel free? Oh my gosh. We can walk around like people." She says as she stands near Brooklynn but accidentally bangs into a BRAD. I chuckle as I see her worried face as she gazes up at the towering machine. Everyone how to leave as the BRAD's escort us out of the swamp, I look back and see Kenji still talking to his dad. I want to, very deep down, to believe that Mr Kon is going to do everything he can to get us home...but I can't shake the paranoia that is setting. Out of all the people that have helped us, Eddie, Mitch and Tiff, Hap, Wu, Hawkes, Mae, Kash and now Kon, only Hap and Mae are of worthy note because they cared. While I think Mr Kon loves his son...I can't say that he is too thrilled that everyone else is here. A secret island with a secret operation...now, six kids now know, not only, your operation but the fact that one of your employees tried to kill another. Business is business and everywhere we go, someone is trying cover something up. Eddie did it, Mitch and Tiff did it. Wu desperately tried to do it and Kash tried to prevent Mae from bringing his terror to light. It could be my paranoid but until I see results that get us close home, I got my eye on Mr Kon.

Jungle Compound:

We walk into a massive common room on the second floor. We stare in amazement at the large displayed tree in the centre of the room, the bar to the right and a small kitchen and dining room tot he left. "All that time and you didn't know this was here?" Sammy says to Darius who chuckles. "Their was a lot of locked doors." He says as I face over to the bar area. I pick at a nice bottle of vodka, I see past it and see a better bottle of tequila. "Come to daddy." I say as I take both bottles. "Still no phones though." I hear Brooklynn says as I look back and see her sitting near the lavish dining table, underneath the tree. I go to say something back I hear Ben call out or us. "Guys!" We all race to the door and looks down the hallway to see Ben waving his hand. "We get our own rooms." He says as Darius and Sammy laugh and race down the hallway. I see Brooklynn smile as she heads after them, I turn and see Yaz enter her own room as I go to follow in after her. I see Yaz take in the entire room and I got to say, money well wasted in making it lavish but it's not mine so I can't complain. Yaz cackles in laughter and jumps on the king size bed before laying down and gazing up at the roof. "Comfortable?" I say sarcastically as she gazes over to me, she smiles and snuggles into the blanket and pillows. "Oh yeah...mmm, so soft." She says as I laugh. I walk over to the small table near the large floor to ceiling wall window. I place the bottles down as I pick up the two glasses and pour a good amount of vodka in them. I walk over to Yaz who stands up from the bed. I pass one to her who looks at it weirdly. "What is it?" She says as I smile devilishly. "Just water." I say as she looks at the glass and at me, I can tell that she doesn't trust what I'm giving her. I smile encouragingly as she takes a big gulp of it, my eyes widen as I hold back a laugh. She pulls the glass away as her eyes widen as she starts coughing at the strong taste. "What the? What the hell is that?!" She screams as she places the glass down and rushes to the bathroom, I roar with laughter as I hear the tap going and I can imagine that Yaz is washing the strong aftertaste from her mouth. "You weren't supposed to take a big toe a big gulp of it." I say as I cough from my amount of laughing.

"You said it was water, you bastard!" She shouts out as I start laughing again. She walks out of the bathroom with a tiny towel, brushing it again her tongue, the sight just makes me laugh even harder. She matches over and punches me on the arm. "Oww." I say as I rub my arm, I notice her hard state but I just find so adorable. "You look cute when you're mad." I say as her eyes widen. We stare at each other, Yaz's lips curl into a smile as she starts laughing her head off, I follow suite and soon enough, we are holding our stomachs from the sheer amount of laughter. "Ok, I'll admit...that was funny." She says as she picks up her glass and takes a small sip. I give her a questioning look as she takes the strong aftertaste. "Tastes good but that aftertaste...not so much. What is it?" She asks as I smile and pick up my own glass. "This, my dear Yasmina, is the source of the strong and hard sons and daughters of Russia. This...is vodka. The finest alcohol for the gods." I say dramatically as I take on a Russian accent. I take a gulp of it and release a satisfied 'aah' when I pull it from my lips.

"Is that right?" She says as she pours more into her glass and then offers more to me, I humbly accept and hold my glass in front of her, she pours more into the glass, she stands close to me as we tap our glasses together. "To us." She says as I smile. "To us." We take a gulp of the alcohol. Yaz, not being used to the alcohol, coughs a little and pulls the glass from her lips. I down the whole glass and place the glass back down. "Aah...that was good." I say as she shakes her head ruefully. "I don't how you drink that stuff...how can you drink that stuff?" She says as I pull her into warm embrace. "My dad would allow me to have small sips...when he and mom weren't home...I would sneak into his alcohol cabinet and take sips...or worse. I wasn't very bright back then." I say as she smiles and pulls me into a hug. "Then, huh? So you improved?" She says teasingly as i playfully blower at her and hug her back. She tightens her arms on my back scars, the pressure forcing a small groan of pain out of my mouth. In an instant, Yaz pulls away as she looks up worried at me. "What was that?" She asks as I shake my head. "It's nothing." I say, silently pleading for her to drop it. "Ryan...?" She starts, giving me a wide look of concern. I go to say nothing is wrong but her bright brown eyes...I can't lie to them. "It's the scars...sometimes...they feel like I just got them. I've gotten use to it." I say to her as she pushes away from me. "Wait here." She says as she heads to the bathroom. "Yaz, I'm fine, don't worry about it." I callout to her but she doesn't respond. She comes back with a small container. "Take the shirt off." She basically commands, I go to refuse but she interrupts me. "Now." She says in an even cold tone.

Refusing to argue with her, I remove the shirt, bearing my scarred chest to the cool air. "Let me see." She commands as I turn around, I hear a gasp from her as I glabce over my shoulder. "What is it? What's wrong?" I ask but she clears her throat and uncorks the container lid. "It's just...I haven't seen your scars since...since...that night. Their healing, which is good...but the scars..." She stops as I nod my head, I see my facial scars every single day, so I can only imagine what the ones on my back are like. "This is some scaring ointment, should help with the pain." She says as she gently applies the salve to the sensitive tissue. I inhale sharply at the cold slve and tense when she runs over a sensitive zone. "Why didn't you tell me? Tell anyone?" She asks, I can hear the sadness an dplead in her voice as I sigh. "I didn't want to worry you...worry the group. We already had some much going on. With Mae, with Kash, the BRAD's, Pierce, the Rexes, King Richard and Pierce. It wasn't a total hassle and I didn't want anyone to worry so I kept it to myself." I say as Yaz's hand reaches up to my shoulder and pulls me around, I try to face her and see her eyes are watering up. "Ryan, I worry about you everyday. We have been through much, I couldn't bear it if something happened to you again. Please...if something is bothering you, please tell me. You might not want me to be worried but I care about you...I going to worry about you anyway." She says as she hangs her head, I reach forward and cup her cheek and pull her eyes up to mine. I gaze at her, tears beginning to well in my own eyes. "Thank you...what would I do without you." I whisper as I lean my forehead onto hers, we close our eyes and wrap our arms around each other, taking comfort in each other's embrace.

"Hey Yaz, have you seen Ryan anywhere, we can't find-AAH!" The door opens and we break apart to see Kenji and the others in the doorway. "Close the door, dingus!" Yaz screams as Sammy barges in front of Kenji and pulls the door close. "So sorry, y'all." She says as the door shuts. I see the hard red blush on Yaz's cheeks as I chuckle. "Not funny." She says as I give her a look. She playfully shoves me away as she picks up my shirt and passes it to me. "Let's go see what they want." She says, I put my shirt on as we walk out of the room, while we were heading to where the common lounge is, I reach forward and interlock my fingers with Yaz's. She looks down and smiles back up at me. I smile back as we continue on our way.

We were in the common lounge, Darius had asked me and Ben for a game of pool. Not one to take down a challenge, I accepted, Ben had his doubts but I was able to...convince him. The dude needs to relax...come to think of it, we all do. When I get home, in not leaving the comfort of my bed until I literally feel my muscles deflate. I line up a shot, doing a quick calculation in my head and pick the white ball, down three red balls from the shot. "Whoa, how did you do that?" Ben asks as he and Darius stare open mouthed at the shot. I laugh with mirth as I playfully blow fake smoke from the end of the stick, like the barrel of gun. "Sorry, Ben. Some secrets stay secrets." I see as I line up another shot and knock another two reds in. Before either of them could complain, we hear the doors opening. I turn and see Mr Kon waling into the room. Sammy and Yaz come down from the bar as Kenji and Brooklynn walk over from the tree tables. "Everything...ok?" Kenji asks, noticing the downcast and somber look on Mr Kon's face. "Yeah. Just...getting rid of Kash leaves me with quite a mess to clean up. I hope you're all settling in ok." He says as Sammy raises a question. "Why would we have to settle in?" "We're going home, right?" Yaz follows up. Mr Kon sighs and looks to the floor. "About that." He says as I grip the stick tightly. "After the Jurassic World incident, the world turned on dinosaurs. If anyone learns about this island, well, these dinosaurs and our family, all of us, could be in some nasty trouble." He says as we loos at each other. Mr Kon stands next to Kenji and sighs again. "Look, Kash's way of doing things is over, and he will pay for what he did to Mae. I know it's completely unfair to ask this of you, but if you could give me...a couple more days. I could arrange to get you home safely but discreetly." He says as I notice the sad looks on everyone's face but I do notice Brooklynns slightly narrowed look. "You know, out of public eye. If not for me, do it for Kenji." He says as we all nod...though reluctantly. "Sure." "I guess." "Why not?" "For Kenji, I guess." Myself, Darius, Yaz and Sammy says respectively. "Oh, thank you so much. If you need anything, the BRAD's can help you now. Ready to go, son?" He says to Kenji as who kids in agreement. Both of th walk out of the room as the door closes behind him. "I don't trust him." I say put if the blue as everyone looks to me.

"He seems trustworthy." Darius tries to argue but a look form me cuts his argument off. "Trust seems to be something that is only for for our group these days. Mae had the benefit of doubt brocade she showed actually compassion...the list of people we can trust right now is very, very tiny. Hap gave his life to try and help us and Me has nearly lost her own. Why does it seem when someone tries to help us, there seems to be a shady agenda going on?" I ask as they look amongst themselves. "Ryan's right. Like...I just think it's a little weird that we can't even call our families. Like seven minutes of talking to tell them that we are still alive?" Sammy says, backing my argument up. "I know...but let's think here. Kash was doing really bad stuff, stuff that neither Mar nor Mr Kon knew about. And if the world really did turn on dinosaurs, then he is right. Those place needs to be a secret...for their sake." He says as Yaz questions him. "What about our sakes? We have been seperated from our families for six months. Six months! I don't know about you but that is a long ass time." She says as I nod. "I say we ask Mae what she thinks. She's the only adult on this island that we can arguably say that we trust. Let's hear what she has to say before we jump to conclusions." Ben reasons as I nod. "Fair enough. Let's head down tot he MedBay and see how she's going first, them we can ask what she thinks." I say as everyone nods in agreement.

MedBay:

"Spoons are weird, right?" Mae says as she gazes up at a good tinted spoon. We look at their woerdly as she plays with the spoon. "You're upside down in them till you're right side up." She laughs before blowing a raspberry. I raise an eyebrow at her...she is most definitely high on something. "Are you feeling all right?" Ben asks as I mentally slap my forehead, seriously dude? Does this look like the logical and reasonable lady that we have come to know? "Couldn't be better. All fixed. They gave some thingy-majiggy for the pain." She says as I shake my head. "Yep, she is definitely high." I say as Yaz nods. "Yep, no doubt about that. I think we should hold off on asking her anything." Yaz whispers the last part, Mar reaches up and grips her arm. "No. Don't leave me alone. This show is scary." Mae says in a frightn tone as she points the spoon towardz the minister, revealing Kash, locked away in Galen's nursery cage. "We'll go turn off the feed so Mae can get some rest." Brooklynn says as she leads Sammy away from the table. "No thanks, I'll just have a salad." Mar says as she blows another raspberry. I chuckle at her highness. "Oh, I so wish I had a camera right now." I say as Yaz elbows me in the gut. We hear rattling as we look up and see an older BRAD pushing meat towards Big Eatie. The she-Rex gazes at the food but Trina her head away, growling softly. "Big Eatie's not eating." Darius says, nuh duh Fred. "So, what's your plan? Gonna walk up and hand feed her or something?" I ask sarcastically as Darius smiles. He picks up a nearby tablet and walks up the stairs. We watch him go as I groan. "That kid is gonna get eaten. I'll cry at his funeral but I'll laugh at his stupidity afterwards." I say as Yaz and Ben nod their head sin agreement. "Shh. This is the good part." Mae says as she watches Darius approach the injured Rex.

P.O.V Change: Sammy

Brooklynn opens the door to Galen's nursery, we walk in and see the banged up Kash sitting in the corner of the cage. As we enter, a strong smell hits my nose as I quickly cover it. "Jesus, what's that smell?" Brooklynn says as she nearly heaves up her stomach contents. "This was Galen's nursery, and since he's not here anymore, the meat has gone rancid. Had this problem a lot back home." I say as we walk over to the monitors, I keep a hard gaze on Kash who is staring at us...I do notice the inquisitive look on his face though. Brooklynn types on the computer, Diablo g the camera feed of the nursery. We nod to each other and begin to head back to the others. "That's who you are! Ranch girl!" Kash calls out as I narrow my eyes and turn sharply to him. "My name is Sammy Gutierrez. And don't even think you don't remeber blackmailing me and my family. I did what you wanted, got you what you wanted, so God help you if my family isn't ok!" I slam my fists against the carbon fibre cage, yelling with all my anger and frustration at the despicable man but all I get back is a cocky smile. "Ok. Well, sorry, but...I have no idea about your family down at the ranch." He says with fake sympathy, even going as far to fake a sorrowful look. "After you "died", Kon iced me out. I wouldn't be too hopeful though. He has a way of turning on people." He says, I hear the anger in voice...of course...always about him. "Is he really that bad?" Brooklynn asks as she walks up beside me, she gazes at him with an even, cold stare. "Hmm, maybe. Or maybe in just messing with your head." He says, his voice laced with a teasing tone, I narrow my eyes and cross my arms. I can see why no one like you...I make easy to hate. Brooklynn kneels down to Kash's level and smirks. "You tells us what we wanna know, and I'll see if I can get you out of here." She says as I raise an eyebrow. "Pfft, you don't have way of getting me out." He says as I smile. "We might...or we not. But what do have is a Ryan and he wants to have another crack at you, judging by how you look...you ain't gonna last long in round 2." I say as Kash grits his teeth. "Or maybe we'll just drop you off in the valley biome." I say as Brooklynn gasps lightly and glances at me with wide eyes. Kash looks at me confused. "Wha-what's in the valley biome?" He asks as I smile evily. "The real question is...do you want to find out?" I say as a silence echos on the nursery. I laugh on tthe inside when I see Kash visibly gulp in nervousness. He gets his bearings and smirks.

"You want to know what happened to your family? Check the files in Kon's office. It's right next to mine...but not nearly as much swag. Now...are you going to free me or what?" He says as Brooklynn smiles. "Maybe...or maybe I was just messing with your head." She says as chuckle at the play and Kash's face. We walk out of the room, leaving Kash alone with his thoughts and defeat.

P.O.V Change: Ryan

I watch as Darius approaches the sleeping Rex. He is clutching the tablet closely too him as he makes his way tot he head of the massive carnivore. "If you die...we'll tell your story." Ben quips beside as Darius glares at him. I nod my head and hold up my fist, Ben gets the message and fist pumps me. Darius walks ahead, taking it one step at a time. I gaze at the scarred Rex. Her wounds from her fight with Little Eatie are starting to close, leaving pink scars along her body. The most obvious injury in the white bandage that is wrapped around her right leg, the medical BRAD's were bale to reconfigure her bone back into place but I can imagine that she won't be able to walk for a few weeks. I hear a short as I turn and see Big Eatie gazing a hole through Darius who backs up slightly in fear. "Come on, girl. You have eat...eat." Darius says as he commands the tablet to translate 'eat' to Big Eatie. The Rex groans and turns he head away from him, not in any mood to do anything. "Darius, she doesn't want to. Let's leave her for now, we can come back later." I say but he doesn't listen. He walks over to he stack of meat as I shake my head Dan's approach him, I see him throw a piece of meat near her mouth but she turns sharply and roars in anger at him. I rush forward and pull him away. "You just had to push her buttons, didn't you?" I adk sarcastically to Darius who appears sombre. We look at Big Eatie and moves her head away. She growls softly as the tablet picks up the translation. I look over Darius's shoulder and hear the same growling noise repeated and translated. "Sad." I say as Darius perks his head in worry. "You miss Little Eatie." He says, I hang my head in realisation at her depression. I should have noticed this before, some of the animals back on Nublar won't eat or sleep or even move from one position if a close sibling was seperated from them. Gallimimus would go days without moving without a close companion. And her a mother Rex, I guess that feeling is tenfolded.

I walk down from the platform and stand next to Yaz. "How is she?" She asks as I shake my head. "She's depressed. Seperation anxiety...maybe. I don't really know. Big Eatie won't eat without her daughter. And that leg of hers is going to take a long time to heal." I say as I sigh tiredly. Yaz scoots closer to me and leans her head on my shoulder. "We'll figure it out." She says as I smile and lean my head on hers. Ben and Darius walk down from the platform and stand across from us, gazing at Mae as she plays with the spoon. "What do we now?" Darius asks, not to anyone in particular. "Not much we can do right now. Big Eatie need to recover and get back to Little Eatie but I don't see a way of doing that." Ben says as we sit in silence. "Let's head back up to the common room. Mae need to get better and we best leave Big Eatie be...we'll sort everything out later." I say as everyone nods and we head to the elevator.

Common Room, Jungle Compound:

We wait in the Common Room, awaiting Kenji, Brooklynn and Sammy's return. I got bored and decided to get the darts out and jaut throw them at the board, not really trying to score but to take my mind off of boredom. Yaz, Darius and Ben sit at one of the tree tables, sitting in boredom and ponder. I hear the doors open as I grin and see Kenji walk in. "Hey. What's...what's going on?" He asks as I throw the last dart and get the bullseye, I walk over and stand beside the table. "Big Eatie won't eat. She's missing her daughter." Darius says as Ben sits his head up. "Maybe if we reunite them, she'd feel better. But then again, that leg of hers is going to be an issue. Can you say something to your dad? To reunite them or give something to Big Eatie to get her leg to heal quicker?" Ben asks as we look towards Kenji. A nervousness look is on his face and he brushes his neck nervously. I narrow my eyes. What happened? "About that..." He starts but the doors open, revealing Brooklynn and Sammy. "Hey. Where were you two?" He asks as Sammy smiles. "We were doing some digging..." Sammy starts as Brooklynn bangs her elbow on Sammy and cuts her off. "Into what Kash did to Sammy's farm and fam... luckily we ran into your dad and he told us the good news." She says, I happened to notice the knowing look that they passed each other, what did you two get up to? "My family's fine, y'all." Sammy says with emotion laced on her eyes as I can see the tears welling up. "In fact...all the meat here is courtesy of the Gutierrez Ranch." She says as we all smile. "That's great, Sammy." Yaz says as we all get and embrace a group hug around Sammy. "Congratulations, Texas." I say to her as she smiles. "Your dad's been helping them, Kenji. I, I don't know how to thank him." She says as she hugs Kenji. "Yeah. Yeah, no problem. My dad's awesome. Maybe that means he'll listen." He says as I raise an eyebrow. "To what?" I ask as we await Kenji's answer, he breathes deeply before speaking. "The island needs investors...he's going ahead with the big Dino fight showcase." He says as we all go wide eyed at the reveal. "What?" "He can't do that." Darius and Ben say in shock and anger respectively. "After everything Kash did, you're dad is going along with it?" I ask as he shrugs. "Yeah, he thinks dinosaurs fight all the time anyway so why not make money on it...didn't help that the raptors also tried to get us outside. Dad used them to justify his reasoning." He says as I narrow my eyes. Should have known that Mr Kon would do something like this...should have trusted my gut. "But they are so much more than that!" Brooklynn argues back as kenjinturns to her, nodding in agreement. "I agree with you...it's just he doesn't know them like we do. He doesn't know about Bumpy...or Rebel and Angel or Galen nor Firecracker. But if we can show him there's another side to them..." Kenji says as Darius injects. "Maybe he'll cahnge his mind." He says with a smile as Kenji nods. "If we don't get eaten first." Yaz says as she smirks at the mood killer.

Next Day. Forest Biome

After spending the night going over different plans and ideas...Kenji was able to coax up one. He, Darius, Sammy and Brooklynn will met up with Mr Kon in the forest biome. He, along with Darius will prove to Mr Kon that dinosaurs aren't mindless animals, using the table to bring up and communicate with Big Eatie. Meanwhile, me, Ben and Yaz got the short end of the stick, we were the ones that had to stir Little tand bring her to the platform, where Big Eatie was. When they reunite, Mr Kon will be convinced that dinosaurs aren't mindless...lest that the Rexes turn around and see us as a mid morning snack.

We make our way through the dense forest, we reach a small ditch as we hop over an overturned log and hide behind a large rock. We hear the loud and strwsdy breathing of the apex predator...just on the other side of the rock. We look at each other, none of us are very happiyt ot be her but it has to be done. Ben shuddrs and sucks in a breath as he rises up and looks over the rock, me and Yaz follow. We gaze a the sleeping Rex, her wounds have healed, leaving the same pink scars tissue as Big Eatie. He soft growling is echoing in as we sit and ponder. "How are we going to wake her?" Yaz asks as Ben leans down and pick up a small pebble and throws it at the dinosaur. We suck in a breath a Little Eatie snorts and moves her head further away. "Well that sucked." I say to Ben who deadpans at me. Yaz leans down and picks up a good size rock and throws it at the Rex. We get a better reaction but she still doesn't budge. She shakes her head slightly and growls but soon goes back to a peaceful slumber. "Now what?" Ben asks as I slide back down the rock and think. She need stop wake up soon. I see out of the corner of my eye, a large stick, perfect for the stupid idea that just popped into my head. I walk over and pick the stick up, Yaz and Ben Lok at me weirdly, I sigh and walk past them and the rock, getting closer to the Rex. "Ryan? Ryan, what are you doing?" Yaz whispr yells as I turn to her. "Something very stupid...get ready to run." I say as I walk closer to the sleeping predator. I'm am just a metre away from the massive skull and bone-cruahing teeth of the massive animal, I breath in deeply as I raise the stick above my head. "So sorry about this." I say as I bring the stick down on her snout, all of my might behind the blow. Little Eatie's eye opens and stares angrily right through me.

RRRRRROOOOOAAAAARRRRR!

A great bellow sounds as she goes to snap at me but I jump out of the way of her snapping jaws. I fall on my ass push myself further away. "Ryan!" "Get the hell out of there!" Yaz and Ben yell respectively as I get to my feet and run towards them. I glance over my shoulder to see Little Eatie pushing herself up to her feet and roaring after me, her feet thud against the ground as she starts chasing me. "Go! Go! Go!" I scream as we begin running towards the meet point. Passing through bush, sliding underneath overturned logs, hopping over rocks, we ran and we ran. The breathing was creeping down our necks. The growling sending shivers down our spines and the great bellowing roar of the alpha predator, shaking us to our core with terror. "Keep going! Don't look back!" I scream out as we near the meet point. A distant roar sounds out, I hear the familiar roar of Big Eatie, we're getting close. "Ryan?!" Yaz yells out as I see ahead, a large log blocking off our path. If we drift to the left or the right, Little Eatie is just going to get closer via the loss of our momentum. "Slide! Slide!" I yell out as we get closer, we all slide underneath, I thank whatever God for the just enough space for us to do so. We get back to our feet as I hear the large cracking of wood, I halnce behind and se that Little Eatie broke through, she leans down and snaps at me. I shake my head of my stupidity and gain speed, she James snap just inches from my heels. "Whoa." I say to myself as I catch up with Ben and Yaz. "There she is!" Ben shouts as we see Big Eatie hobbling her way over to us. "Divert! Divert!" Yaz screams as we head down the small ditch. We turn back and see that Little Eatie was given up on is as she gazes at her mother. They chitter and growl to each other but brushing thsleves lovingly against each other. It's heart melting...two massive animals, the most fearsome of all terrestrial predators...a mother and daughter reuniting...I'm gonna cry.

We cheer as we get up form the ditch and meet up with Kenji and Darius, both of cheering at the successful mission. "We did it!" Both of th says a see laugh and embrace in a group hug. We look over and see Mr Kon, Brooklynn and Sammy making their way to us. Kenji walks up to him. "Dad." He starts but is stopped when Mr Kon looks at him with concern and places his hand on his shoulder. We hear a growl as we all turn to see Big and Little Eatie walking off, bearing us zero mind...thank god. "That is not a mindless predator...just a parent who really wants to be with their kid." Kenji says as I glance back and see Mr Kon's face, he is surprised by the Rexes actions and also bewildered by our achievement. "That was amazing." Brooklynn says as I'm down back onto the conversation. "How did you get her to chase you?" Darius asks as Ben and Yaz deadpan to me. I see that Brooklynn, Sammy and Darius follow their eyeline. "Ask him." Yaz says as I hear the annoyance but also mirth in her voice. "Ryan...what did you do?" Sammy asks with a teasing tone as I gulp nervously. "Nothing much...just don't ask me to do it again." I say as they laugh at my expense...yeah yeah, laugh it up.

Darius pulls the tablet out as he gets a growl notification. Kenji and Mr Kon join as the growl is translated. "They're happy. Mae's research allows us to communicate with them on a rudimentary level." Darius says s he says the brain patterns of the both Rexes to Me Kon who takes the tablet. "I...I don't know what to say. I'll admit...I never though I'd see anything like that." He says as Kenji follows up. "Then don't make them fight...please." Kenji pleads to his dad who gazes at him...than to all of us. He nods his head as I affirmative look etches on his face. "I don't want to do that anymore. You believed in something that I thought wasn't possible. You got others to follow you...and you wouldn't take no forr an answer. You showed me...proved to me that I was wrong. I couldn't be prouder of you, son." He says to Kenji who beams at the prasie. I smile as I see the happy lol on his face, Kenji did tell us that he and dad never really saw eye to eye...but I can see that seperation had brought them closer. I might not like Mr Kon...I think that he has something under his sleeve...but for Kenji's sake...I'm willing to give him a chance.

Common Room, Jungle Compound:

"To Kenji!" Darius says as he holds up his spoon. "To Kenji!" Brooklynn follows up as she rises her own spoon and wraps her arm around Kenji's shoulders. "To Kenji!" The rest of us say as we rise our own spoons. We dig into eh celebratory ice cream that Mr Kon supplied us... congratulating us on a job well down. "So, tomorrow, I get to help Dad with the new presentation. He thinks I might have a knack for business. He's gonna teach me the ropes." Kenji says, I see out of the corner of my eye, Brooklynn and Darius downcast look at his statement. I shake it off but clearing my throat. "That's great, Kenj. You have a good heart and a...sort of clear head. You'll do great." I say as everyone stares at me. "What?" I say as Yaz speaks. "You... complimented Kenji?" She says like I did something weird...oh right...that makes sense. "Ok, let me change it up...you suck and your going to fail spectacularly." I say in a joking tone as Kenji smiles and laughs, soon enough everyone balkes and cries with laughter. Yaz yawns as she raises her arms and stretches. "All right, guys...I'm turning in." She says as she takes her ice creams and wraps cling wrap over it and puts it in the freezer. "Right. Same here. We all have our own rooms with soft beds and fluffy pillows. And their all ours." She says as she giggles. We all, par Brooklynn and Kenji get up and wrap our ice cream before placing them next to Yaz's. We race to the bedrooms as everyone goes off to their own. I follow close behind Yaz as I catch and draw her in clsoe before she reaches the door. "Ryan!" She says loudly as I laughs and roist her up. "Where do you think your going?" I ask teasingly as I put her down. "No where...care to join me?" She says as she opens the door and draws a 'come on' gesture with her pointer finger. I chuckle as I enter and close the door behind me. Yaz removes her jacket, leaving her in her tank top shirt. She pulls the covers back as she hops in. I stare memerized at her delicate movements. "Well...you coming?" She asks seductively as I smirk and remove my shirt, bearing my bare chest to the cold air. I get in beside her as she mockingly shivers. "I'm cold...will you warm me?" She asks as she Scott's closet to me, I smile and pull the covers over us as I hold her close, her head laying across the crook of my neck, her left arm tracing the scar lines and her left hooking onto mine own. I wrap my arms around her, leaving my left arm across her shoulder blades and my right arm on her hip. "Warm?" I ask teasingly as I begin to reach up and draw soft lines on her bare skin. She moans quietly, she gets closer as she sighs and closes her eyes. "Am now...good night." She says as I smile. "Good night...I love you." I add on the last part, I look down and see where lips curl into a happy smile. "I love you too." She says as I shut my eyes and let the dreamworld take me.

Later:

I walk up to a quiet noise as I see Yaz walk out of the bathroom. "You ok?" I ask as I sit up, I see the downcast look on her face as she sits beside me and holds the pillow close to herself. "It's been a while since I had a full night sleep...even with you beisde me, I feel..." She sayrts as I quickly realise her meaning. "Alone." I say as she turns to me, a apologetic expression on her face. "It's not hurtful, Yaz. For awhile, I couldn't sleep alone either. Time on Nublar and being on this island has changed me...changed us all. Know what...how about we go get the others and we all sleep in the same room?" I say as she smiles and pecks me a kiss. "Thank you." She says as quietly as I draw her into a comforting embrace. "Don't story about it." I say s I get out of bed and put my shirt back on, I glance over and see Yaz putting her jacket back on.

We walk out of the room to a darken hallway. Yaz takes the lead asi grab a pillow for the bed and follow after her. I hear a gasp and quickly meet up with her and see Sammy in the hallway as well...pillow in hand. "Sammy?" Yaz questions as we stare at her. "Couldn't sleep. After everything, I'm kind of not used to bunking alone." She says as me and Yaz gaze knowingly at each other. "Yeah...me neither." Yaz says as Sammy raises an eyebrow and glances at me. "Very funny, Texas." I say as mlboth girls laugh. "Sorry...both I thought with you, she be more comfortable." She says as Yaz answers. "I am...don't get me wrong...but I feel like something could happen...at any moment. I feel comfortable and safe...but I still worried." Yaz says, Sammy nods in understanding. "Yaz is right. And like I told her before, Nublar changed us...a lot. Besides...we can have a sleepover." I say as Sammy smiles, we enter the common room as Sammy quietly squeals. "Really...we can have a..." She doesn't finish as she stand shocked t the occupants of the room. Brooklyn and Kenji snoring away at the tree table, Ben and Darius near one of the luxury tables, Ben has the chair while Darius is on the floor under him. "...sleepover?" Sammy says with a smile as she drags us further into the room, she sets up camp underneath Krnjinand Brooklynn. Me and Yaz walk over to the game area and get comfortable on the couch. I lau my head at one end as Yaz positions herslef on top of me, I hold her close as she fits her position for before. "Dream of paradise." I say to her as she smiles. "Dream of home." She says a so smile back. As sleep takes me, I'm drawn into a dream of a dinner table. All of my family is there, Mom, Dad, Uncle Owen, myself...and Yaz. We are all laughing as we dine on a delicious roast. I smile unconsciously at the heartfelt dream.

No P.O.V:

Mae and Mr Kon walk through the jungle as they reach the old warehouse, where Kash kept his army of BRAD's. "Again, I hope I didn't say anything untoward while I was under." Mae says apologetically to Mr Kon who waves her off. "Not at all. I'm incredibly excited by your research Mae. It's the key to Mantah Corp's future." Me Kon says as Mae smiles at his praise. "When Kash told me you could talk to dinosaurs, I honestly though he had gone mad." Mr Kon says as he opens the door, which Mae humbly accepts. "Maybe he did. He did try to have me killed, after all. And using raptors to do it." She says while scoffing at Kash's method of murder. "Hate to keep bringing it up, but it did make quite the impression." She says as Mr Kon nods regrettably. "I know. And I assure you, he will fave severe consequences if he ever tries that again." He says as Mar stops, she looks back at him in shock. "I'm sorry? Again." She asks, she hears the familiar clanking of a BRAD-X, she turns and see said BRAD with none other than Kash himself. "Ready to get to work, partner?" He asks smugly to her as she stares wide eyed at him.

She backs up and goes to leave but another BRAD blocks her off. "As I said, your research changes everything. But the investors will be here in two days, and you can't make the progress I need with Kash's tech. So you two will be working together." Mr Kon says as the BRAD's back Mae up against a large container, Mr Kon stands in front of her, explaining his reasoning for Kash's release. "Absolutely not! Why would I ever agree to that?!" She shouts but backs up in fear as Mr Kon steps closer, and towers over her. His face contorts from that of a calm persona to a threatening, angry expression. "Because if you don't, things might not go so well for all those kids." He threatens to her, his voice dropping to a low, dominate tone. Mae gazes back at him as her breathing becomes shallow her eyes go wide, the pit of her stomach welling with dread.