Battle Lines
Next Morning:
After seeing Kenji with the investors, noticing that he and his father now seem closer from yesterday...I feel that our job just got harder. And I was right let night, Kon has drawn the battle lines...he knows that we are agaisnt him and he is trying to protect himself, shield his interests away by doing the one thing that he knows can fulfill that protection...bringing Kenji to his side. And so far, he is winning. Before yesterday, Kenji was on our side but leaning towards Kon's, but today... Kenji's now on the line. After we left the roof, I told Brooklynn, Darius and Ben of my findings at the warehouse. To say that they were horrified would be an understatement. Ben was absolutely livid at Kon's treatment of Mae, Darius as mad but Brooklynn was scared...she now has a slight understanding of how Kon thinks when behind closed doors and that's terrifies her. They also told me that Kash and Mae tested the chip on Big Eatie, the chip works perfectly and Kash was able to control Big Eatie, she was completely at his mercy...knowing that, I started to think about the consequences of such an action. Every animal on this island is now at the mercy of these chips...examples start to run through my head like King Richard, Big and Little Eatie, obviously, the raptors, Yutyrannus, Galen and even the Spinosaurus. Realisation just draws that there are more carnivores on this island than I thought before...we are seriously fucked, in every sense of the word.
We decided to wait until the morning to speak with Kenji, hoping that a good night's rest will elevate our fears. When we were walking back to our rooms, I could visibly see Brooklynn's guilt weighing her down, her eyes never looked up, her shoulders slack so low that it looks like she's the smallest out of all of us...but the main thing were the dried tears, cascading down her face. When we woke, the new day and nights rest did not respove any of it, we know that what happened last night has hurt Kenji, and what is going to happen today...even more so. Brooklynn stands in front of the common room door, debating or readying herlsef to enter. Darius and Ben walk up beside and place reassuring hands on her shoulders, she glances back at us as myalef, Yaz and Sammy form up the rear of the group. We nod in comfort and gaze at her with looks of promise, to stand and back her up, she nods and breathes deeply. She opens the door and before is Kenji, packing away the table plates and cutlery. We see him turn his shoudr but he doesn't glance at us, he turns back and continues putting the cutlery away. Me and Yaz grab Darius and Ben and pull them away, leaving Brooklynn and Kenji alone on the foyer. Brooklynn walks up to him and stumbled her words, she breathes to steady herslef. "Kenji...I'm am so, so sorry that I..." She starts but Kenji interrupts her. "...stood me up?" He says on an even tone but I can her the hurt laced within. He is not happy, not happy at all. "I...I know it looks bad...is bad, but...but I had a good reason. Darius, Ben and I had found out that...your dad had freed Kash. And has Mae working with him to perfect the dino control. And they've done it." Brooklynn says as she tries desperately to reason with him but I can see the narrowed look on Kenji's face, he slams the plates to tabe with a thud before turning to her. "Are you serious?" He says in a non believing tone, like she made a terrible joke. "She's telling the truth...so I would listen if I were you." I say as everyone looks at me, Kenji scoffs and looks back at Brooklynn. "Ryan is right, he saw and heard them, in the warehouse at the far end of the biome. Your dad lied about changing the presentation, he is going with the mind control chip. That is what today is about." She says but Kenji shakes his head. "I wasn't talking about my dad when I said if you were serious. I was talking about you." He says with hurt as he points at her. "So instead of showing up to our first date, you decided to sneak around begin be my back...to prove that my dad is what, some sort of supervillain?" Kenji asks...I see that it wasn't that she didn't show up, or even about our belief about his dad, but more that we didn't tell him about it, we just did without thinking what he thought. "We should go." Sammy whispers as she begins to walk away but Yaz pulls her back in. "Right...we should hear this." Sammy says, seeing no point on trying to leave anymore. "It wasn't like what you make it out to be. We tried to get Brooklynn back...but there were obstacles." Ben says as I scoff. "If you count two raptors and a wall of drones as an obstacle." I grumble to myself but Yaz elbows me. "I don't care. I'm not even mad at that. Why didn't you guys just talk to me about any of this?" Kenji says...finally getting to the point of his frustration. "You were getting so close to your dad, we didn't want to bring it up unless we were sure we found something." Darius says but Kenji looks at him with anger and hurt. "Besides all that...would you have believed us anyway?" Yaz says as silence echoes in the room. We look at Kenji to await his response to her question, he goes to say something but doesn't. No...he wouldn't. "If you're so sure that he's up to something...I'll go talk to him." He says with anger as he walks to the door. He pulls it open and glare back at us. "And for the record, you guys are the ones who are obviously up to something." He says finally before slamming the door, almost rattling it with the amount of force. We'll that could've gone better.
"Yeah, definity wish that I had left earlier." Sammy says, breaking the awkward silence that Kenji left behind. "Why didn't you tell him about what Kon said to Mar and what he said about us?" I ask Brooklynn who glances at me. "I had a feeling that he wouldn't believe us when we told him about what we discovered...he already is angry at us, I didn't want him to have any more reason to be angry or to hate us, especially if we told him that his dad is a potential murderer." She says as I nod my head at her reasoning... I'm very proud of her reasoning, it was sound and she was right. Kenji is pissed, telling what I heard should surely break whatever trust he has left...and that is saying something. "Nothing has changed. He won't believe us unless we have definitive proof and even then, that may not be enough. But that fact remains that we need to help Mae and stop Mr Kon. And to do that, we need Mae's help." Ben says as he walks towards the door. Yaz, myalef and Sammy follow him, leaving Darius and Brooklynn behind in the room.
Jungle Biome:
We made our way to the warehouse, I found it surprising that we didn't run into any BRAD-X's or the raptors. Based what Darius and the others said, they are probably outfitting the new chips with every dino on this island. It's not comforting news but it does gives us more room to breathe without having killer robots and dinos breathing down our necks. We hide within the treeline and the shrubbery, watching as a BRAD pushes a supply crate towards the warehouse, it is being folowr by Kash and Mae. "Few more tweaks and it's showtime. I told you we'd make a great team." Kash says to Mae as I clench my fist. You tried to kill her, motherfucker. If she had the choice, she most likely beat the ever living shit out of you. "Right before you tried to have me killed." She says back as I silently cheer, never back down Mae, never back down. "Never gonna let it go, huh?" I hear him say. "How can I? I still have the scars from the raptor's teeth." She says as Kash turns to her. "Tomato...Tomato. in the end...Daniel will finally se my genius in all its glor-." Kash begins to gloat about himself but he backs into the BRAD who has stopped at the warehouse door. "Take these supplies inside, then go back for the others." He says to the robot who affirms his command. It was inside, which is folowr by Mae...I can just see from the shrubbery the mocking look that Mae projects to Kash.
"We got to get in there and help Mae!" Ben whisperingly shouts but I get up and pull him back to the shrubs. "We can't just storm the place. Not with Kash around." Yaz says as she stands beside us. "Besides...there are easier ways." I say but we duck back behind the tree as we watch the BRAD walk out and away from the warehouse. "Not to mention that BRAD-X hanging around. We should sneak in beige it comes back." Sammy says as I click my fingers. Everyone looks at me as I point to the tree branch above me. "That's how I got in yesterday. There is a vent that I can use to get in...if you gives can get a way in...I can back you up from in there." I say as Darius nods. "Instead of sneaking while the BRAD is gone...we sneak in when it comes back." He says with a smile as he tells us his idea. It's a dumb idea but it's the best we got.
Brooklynn and Ben would be the ones to smuggle themselves in...sort of like a Trojan Horse, Darius, Sammy and Yaz would try and find a way to distract Mas so that the other two can get out. I make my way to the branch and hop across to the roof, pulling myself up form the ledge. I walk over to the vent and pop off the cover, before sliding down the tight space. I make my way to where I was yesterday and pop the cover, and Slade away from me. I see that Mae is working on something but O can seem to see what it is. A BRAD comes in with the crate and leaves it behind Mae before walking away. Kash walks over to Mae and knocks on the table, obnoxiously getting her attention. "BRB." He says as Mae shrugs. "Yeah, whatever." She says as Kash walks away. I hear a faint knocking, Mae turns around, trying to find the source and jumps in fright at seeing Brooklynn popping open the crate. I watch as Mae looks around and sees Kash, with his back turned to her, swinging his golf club around, pretending to hit something. Mae grabs two small bars and passes them to Brooklynn and Ben, before closing the crate suddenly at Kash's arrival. "Make sure you're putting the right power cells into the controllers. These old ones had neodymium and if they get within five feet of the control chips, they'll scramble them... permanently disbaling them." She says as my eyes widen...she gave us the necessary component to shit down the chips. Mae...sorry that I ever doubted you...I have to thank you properly when all of this is said and done. "Stay in your lane, Mae. Who do think figured out that in the first place?" Kash asks sarcastically, gloating again at his own skill. You seriously need some therapy mate...or maybe another good beating...I may be able to provide that. I hear a rumbling as the warehouse goes red with emergency lights and alarms blaring. Kash and Mae make their way outside as Brooklynn and Ben hop out of the crate, they walk over and grab the rest of the power cells. Ben and Brooklynn look up at me as I nod my head and raise a thumb. They make their way out as I pull the cover back into place and back out of the vent.
I get out and put the cove back as I make my way to the roof edge. I see Kash trying to work on a defective BDAD which is firing dozens of electrical charges in every which way. Seeing my window. I leap for the branch and safety make it down to the ground, I race into the treeline, looking across and seeing Brooklynn and Ben doing the same. We make our way to where the others are, slowing down to a stop. Darius, Sammy and Yaz walk up to us as we get our breathing back. "Nice distraction. Dangerous, but nice." Ben says as we all smile. "I don't when want to know how you did." I say teasingly as Yaz walks up beside and playfully nudges me. "So, what did you find out?" Darius asks Brooklynn as she pulls out the power cell. "Only that we can fry the control chips." She says with a proud look on her face. "Mae said that when these ones get within five feet of the new ones, they'll scramble. Disbaling them and releasing the animals from its control." I say as Yaz rolls her eyes. "So, we just have to be within fove feet of giant prehistoric creatures with razor shape teeth...shouldn't be a problem." She says which I playfully nudge her back. "Who knows...might be fun." I say as they all laugh at the joke.
We made but to the compound and headed up to the common room to relax. We have the control chips, now all we have to do is wait for the presentation. Brooklynn opens the door and to our shock, Kenjinis standing at the table with his arms crossed and an angry look on his face. "Welcome back. Where were you?" He asks sarcastically, not in the slightest bit happy. "We went to find Mae, she gave us..." Darius starts as Brooklynn begins to take the power cell out of her pocket but Kenji interupts Darius before he can finish. "So, you went behind my back again?" He asks...his accusing tone causes Brooklynn to put the cell back in her pocket. "I don't care what you found and what you think is going on. My dad told me everything." He says as I narrow my eyes. "Did he now?" I say with a growl as I push past everyone and stand in front of Kenji. "Did he tell you that he threatened Mae, that he threatened us, should we interfere in what he has planned?" I say to him as he glare at me. "He wouldn't do that. He told me that he needed Kash's tech and Mae'd research, this island is dependant on the investors to provide funding for these dinosaurs. He's going with the presentation so that the dinosaurs would be looked after." He says as I stare at him...before I start chuckling. "You really believe that?" I ask sarcastically, I can see the look in his eyes that he does...without a doubt. "Kenji...Mantah Corp is multi billion dollar company...why would your dad need funding when he has the money? Why does he need the investors?" Sammy asks. Kenji tries to argue but I see that pondering look in his eyes, forgot about that, didn't you? "Your dad didn't bring the investors here to fund this island...he brought them here to sell a product. Your dad, at the simplest explanation, is a businessman. He is trying to sell a product and this case, the dinosaurs." I say to him but he shakes his head. "I don't believe that, he told me that the world turned their back on dinosaurs, he is trying to save them, just like we are." Kenji tries to reason but I can see that he is too far gone, he believes the word of Kon rather than the logic that we are presenting. "How?" "By controlling them?" Darius and Yaz say respectively. "Why are you assuming the worst? My dad's been nothing but cool to you. And despite how you're acting, he's still going to take you home, when this is all over." Kenji says as I shake my head, I see that the others gaze downtrodden at Kenji's rant but I glare back at him. "You really think that Kon is going to let us go? If so, then you, Kenji, are a fucking fool." I growl out, he states back at me as I glance and see everyone looking at me. "Mae told Kon about how Kash tried to kill her and what does he do, he lets him out of the nursery and forces her to work with him. I saw and heard them in that warehouse. Kon told Mae that should we interfere, he would deal with us...it doesn't take a genius to figure how he would do it." I say to Kenji as I walk up to him and stand over him. "The only thing that he cares about is lining his pockets, we tried to convince him, you tried to convince him but he still chose to go ahead with this immoral presentation. He is all far subjecting these animals to basically slavery and he doesn't seem to have any qualms about killing...certainly didn't when he forced Mae to work with and his threat to us." I say as Kenji leans back on the table as I lean down onto him. "He is your dad...but he is not ours and that is the difference between you and us...why should he care about us? The world...our families think we are dead anyway so why bother trying to bring us home? He is a greedy, cruel man that only cares about himself. You best remeber that." I say a so begin to walk away.
"He has done nothing to gain your mistrust!" He shouts as I turn to him. "And he hasn't done anything to gain my trust either. He hasn't allowed us to contact our families, he lied to us about his presentation, lied to you about his motives and manipulated Mae. I didn't trust Mitch and Tiff, I didn't trust Mae at first, I sure as hell don't trust Kash...your dad...I had high hopes for, but turns out that he is just like the rest of the people that promised to help but didn't. You may think that he wants to help us but from what I've seen...he won't. Hell abandon us...just like everyone else. You may be lucky, only cause your his son." I say as I stand back with the others, they are shocked at my rant but stand beside me anyway. "I thought that you were my friends and that you trusted me. So I'm asking...for one thing and that is too stay away from the presentation. You don't know my dad like I do but you do know me, so do me a favor and stay out of it!" He shouts as he barges past me and head to the door. I smirk as I remember something. "Do you remember what you told us Camp, after we got back from the Raptor Paddock?" I say as Kenji glances over his shoulder and back at me. "You said that if you mess up again, your dad will give up on you. You told us all about your relationship with your dad, how you don't really see eye to eye...or see each other at all, and the only time you see each other, he had a look of disappointment when he looks at you. You don't know about your dad's business or investments, only that it brings you comfort only money can buy. So, I'm wondering...how can you stand there and say that we should trust you because you trust and know your dad...cause from where I am...you don't know him at all." I say to him. Silence sounds in the room as everyone awaits Kenji's reaction, I see him clench his fist, I wait for him to turn and throw a punch but he simply opens the door and walks out.
After Kenji left, we all headed to mine and Yaz's room to assess what just happened. I sit on the bed as I believe, we have reached the point of no return. What just happened in that room was the final ember of trust that Kenji has for us being extinguished. He knows, deep down, that we won't leave well enough alone. That we are going to do something, he is praying that we need his warning but he knows, no matter he much he does t want to, he knows that we will not stop until Kon is stopped. The battle lines have definitely been drawn and Kenji has chosen his side.
I gaze up and see the others standing around, downcast expressions etched on their faces as the emotional turmoil of the last 15 minutes reach their peak. "What are you doing?" Yaz asks softly as I look over and see Sammy's ear agaisnt the door. "Making sure that Kenji doesn't come in and catch us. Hwuch seems a little wrong, right?" She asks as Yaz shakes her head. "If we go ahead with this, it could change everything between us. All of us." Brooklynn says as we all look down. "Everything has changed. What happens in that room was the last straw, Kenji doesn't realise it but he has no trust left for us. Even if we go ahead, it won't change his opinion, he has made his choice...and now, we have to live with our own." I say to her as her eyes droop to the floor. "Brooklynn's right...but so is Ryan. In all honesty, I get Kenji's choice." Darius says, we all look up at him as he turns to us. "I can't imagine anyone convincing me to take sides against my dad. We didn't leave much of a choice either. He is right, we did go behind his back and not trust hin with our suspicion...but he was wrong to throw our suspicions away. Experience has taught us to not trust anyone until we know for sure that they are trustworthy. But I can't fault Kenji for wanting to believe his dad...if any of us were on his position and it was our own father...we would do the same." Darius says as I hang my head on slight guilt...I did not think about that when I ripped into Kenji. If it was my dad and I was in Kenji's position...I probably would have the same reaction as him. "But it doesn't change the fact that we're here, trapped on a secret island, where rthe furore of these dinosaurs depends on what we do next. We're the only ones who can help them." Darius says as we all look amongst ourselves. I narrow my eyes and stand up straight. "We have made it this far...Kon has challenged us at every turn...now we return the favor." I say as Yaz walks up tot eh centre of the room, standing close to me. "Kenji wont like it but he'll come around. He has to. I'm in." She says as she looks up at me, I gaze down and interlock my hand with hers, reassuring her doubts that I know that she has. "And if that means not letting his father hurt more dinosaurs..." Ben starts as he stands next to me on my other side. "Or innocent people." Sammy follows him up as she stands next to Yaz. "Then, yeah...we got to do it." Brooklynn says, standing next to Ben, her tone is very withdrawn. She feels guilty but knows that for the future of these animals, we have to do it...if it means hurting Kenji some more...than so be it.
We prepare for the job ahead, Ben had sharpened some of the salvage bones form the desert feeder, presenting them to Darius, Sammy and Brooklynn. I toss the machete to Yaz who straps it over her shoulder and back. I holester my knives and axe. I check the AR and se that it's in fine shape, but if the dinosaurs are going to be in the forest biome where the presentation is going on be and judging by Kon's, go big and mean, mentality... he'll have some frecious contenders for the presentation. Taking a rifle on there would be for the best if we are able to few the dinos from their control...don't need to go on a frighten rampage because of a gun shot. We nod to each other and make our way out of the compound and towards the airlock...should be within the forest biome in a few minutes. We got about a hundred metres for the compound and find out path blocked by four BRAD-X's, their eyes glowing red and mouths open, ready to fire their electrical charges at any moment. We stop as I pull out my axe and Yaz with her machete, prepare to go down swinging but to our amazement, when we back up slightly, their mouths close. "Guessing the whole 'the BRAD's are our friends' thing is back off the table." Brooklynn says as I holester my axe. "From what we know of Kon, don't think that was ever on the table, another deception that he made onto us." I say as I glare and spit at the feet of the BRAD's. "Should we try another airlock?" Sammy asks but Ben cuts her off. "Kon would have set up little gangs like these at eveyone... we're trapped in here." He says as Darius shakes his head. "We're running out of time...anyone have any thoughts?" He asks as Yaz gasps and sheathed her blade. "We don't have to try another airlock...we can use the feeder platform." She says as she runs off, we trail behind her.
Forrest Biome:
P.O.V Change: Kenji
We're in the forest biome, my dad stnadsin front of an open area as he presents his presentation to the investors. The biome projects a calm sunset environment...just a total opposite to what I'm feeling within...can't believe they went behind my back again...and for Ryan to say what he said. I want to say that he was wrong but I know that he spoke true. I don't really know my dad, we never really had that father-son relationship. When we reunited in the swamp and he hugged me...that was one of the very few times that he eve did hug me. The feeling of his arms around me brought me a comfort that I haven't felt since...since...Mom died. Dad grieved for sure but after a few days, he appeared to have moved on, i wanted to confront him and demand how but I was just a kid...didn't really have the guts to demand anything from him. We never really saw eye to eye, but ever since I've been back with him...I feel like I've known him forever and I can see on his face, that he is proud of me. So, Ryan, don't say that I don't know him because I do. "I know that all of you were looking forward to a thrilling dinosaur fight, but there's been a change of plans." Dad says as one of the investors, Cyrus I believe, gets up. "I'm out of here." He says a she begins to walk away but Dad catches his attention. "We're giving you something better." He says as he nods to me. I nod back and click on the night time environment for the biome. The sun completely vanishes as the stars and night sky take place over the sunset. A beam of light, smiliar to a stage light, streams down onto Fad as he pulls out a controller. He clicks a button...after a few seconds, a familiar rumble can be felt. I hold myself steady as I see the massive nvestores gasp and steady themselves from the rumble. The tumbling gets louder and closer, I see a glass of water starts to shake about. I hear the this of a foot, the familiar screech of a raptor and the snarl of the Spino. I see their shadowy figures from the treeline, the investors gasp at the animals as Dad maneuvers them to form as pose behind him. The raptors stand beside him as Big Eatie stands tall at the back with the Spinosaurs standing above her. "You just watch the show...you'll be the show!" Dad says with his arms our wide, I see him click a button, the animals breathe in deeply and roar their loudest. The raptors screech, Big Eatie bellows and the Spinosaurs roars. Myself and the investors cover our ears from the thudeous exchange of roars. Dad stops them as the biome turns to a mid afternoon glow. "All that power is in your hands." He says as he nods to me, I pick up the controller tray and pass it to each of the investors. They take the controller steadying. They smile at each other and turn to me, I give my own smile...trying to appear that I'm actually happy with this. I never wanted them to be controlled but what's done is done. For the good of the animals...this has to happen. "And for a future endeavour should you return...I will welcome you to our new and up and coming assest." Dad says as the investors turn to the forest as a creaking can be heard. I turn confused before a familiar shape comes out...I knew that he would have gotten bigger in the last few days but I didn't think he'll be this big. Last I saw him, he was half the size of a raptor...now he is about as big as the Mono's back on Nublar. "Gentlemen and Lady...I present to you...the Giganotasurus." Dad says as he commands Galen to roar. His screech has a deeper tone to it and I can just imagine what he will sound like when fully grown...bloody terrifying.
P.O.V Change: Ryan
We can up and out of the feeder and look up to the sky. Three large panels showing the Spinosaurs, a Rex and a Raptor, health and stats are also seen on the panel. But the one that shocks me is the one with a familiar dino...Galen. Kon chipped Galen, so of a bitch. A loud roar echoes thought the trees as Sammy gasps. "It started." She runs off as we follow behind her, we reach the area where white presentation is and gasp in hootor as we see rthe investors, with controllers, force the animals to fight. The two raptors jump onto the Spinosaurs as Big Eatie comes charging in, snapping down on the thick muscling neck of the Spinosaur. I look tot he far end of the open space and see Kon and Kenji, watching the fight unfold but the sight of Galen shocks me, he stands to Kon's side, like a massive guard dog. His size is also very frightening. Me and Yaz saw him about three days ago and he was a tiny linking thing and now, he's massive. He's growing up quick...shooting up like a weed. "We need to hurry. Split up and be careful." Darius says as I turn back to him, the rest of us nod and begin to head off. "Ben, let's see if we can get that Spinosaurus free." I say as I pull him up and over a rock. I glance to the side and see Yaz and Sammy heading for the Raptors. We all start calling out to the investors to stop, as we tell them that we have devices to short circuit the chips. They don't listen and instead, turn the animals onto us. I pull out my axe as the investor controlling the Spino faces us. "You two must have a death wish or something." He says as he controls the massive predator to snap at us. Myself and Ben dodge out of the way. I maneuver closer to Ben, pulling him close so the investor can't hear. "Stay under it, its size is its disadvantage." I say as he nods. I roll out from under it and bolt to the investor, he smirks as he maneuvers the Spino onto me, I move out of the way if the snapping jaws and dive into a log. I hear the animal move away as I crawl back and see Ben being chased by the large predator, he manages to fit the large animal in between two trees, the dinosaur being unable to fit though to snap at him. I see that the investor is focused on him as I make my way behind him.
"Come on, you stupid animal, move!" The investor shouts as I stand behind him. "Having trouble?" I ask as he turns sharply and is met with my fist. He falls to the ground as the controller is sent flying away. He throws a wild punch but I spin and deflect the blow, now...with my back facing away from him, I drive my elbow into the bridge of his nose, a loud familiar crack filling the forest. While he is stumbles from the elbow shot, I lean forward and drive my foot behind me and into his gut, forcing the wind out of him and sending him tumbling to the ground. I gaze up and see Darius and Brooklynn maneuvering themselves away from Big Eatie's snapping jaws. Sammy and Yaz are putting up quite a fight with the raptors, the woman investor, not knowing or utilising the pack instincts of the raptors to fight as a unit. Yaz has her machete out as she swipes at the scarred raptor...no matter what the situation is, those two seem to have a rivalry...similar to me and Allison...maybe not that bad. I have a groan as the investor comes too...I glance over and see the controller. "Hey, Ben! Get over here!" I shout at as I pick up the controller and start lowering the Spinosaurs head to the ground. "Now Ben, do it now!" I shout as he nods and runs over, he drives the power cell o tot he skull of the Spino who roars in pain before slumping to the ground in a heap.
"Break that and go help the others." I say as I pass him the controller, he nods and heads off. I walk past the slumbering Spino as the investor gets to his feet. I turn back to the Spino as I hear it groaning and growling, I face the investor as he glares at me. "You're dead kid, you know that? You're dead!" He shouts at me as I back away from the waking carnivore. "Than what are you then?" I say to him as I run...all I hear is the roaring of a pissed off Spinosaur and the screaming of a new snack. I run over to Darius and Brooklynn who are pulled out from being T-Rex chow by Kenji. I watch as they see the investors walk away with Big Eatie in tow. "You guys alright?" I say as I kneel beisde them, they nod and turn to Kenji who is glaring at us with anger. "I told you to stay out of it! But you couldn't leave well enough alone could you?" He say as Darius shakes his head. "Sorry Kenji, but we're finishing what we came out here to do." He says as he walks off, Brooklynn gives him a pitying look and follows after Darius. I gaze at Kenji whoses eyes go from angry to downcast. "We wouldn't let Kash control them...what made you think that we would let Kon do it as well?" I say to him as he gazes up at me. I give him a narrowed glare and run off after the torhr two. You made your choice Kenji, just like I and the others have made ours, deal with it.
We stop as we watch the investor move about with Big Eatie, keeping the Rex close, just in case. "Darius, see if you can distract him by running up to Eatie's head. Me and Brooklynn will try and get the controller." I say as he nods and heads off to Big Eatie. Me and Brooklynn sneak behind the investor who spots Darius and moves Big Eatie to intercept him. Brooklynn hops onto his back and chokeholds him, the investor starts swinging to try and get her off. I try to make a move to get the co trolley but there is no opening that I can get without Brooklynn getting in the way. "Brooklynn, hurry up!" I shout at her as I try to throw a punch but pull back when the investor turns her towards me. "I'm sorry but I trying my best here, ok!" She shouts back as I look for any openings but still nothing. Darius is having a hard time, maneuvering through the wild motions of the Rex...screw it. "I'm sorry, Brooke." I says as I prepare a running start. "For what?" She tells back as I run towarda both of them. Brooklynn sees me and pulls the investor by his ear, training him full frontal at me. I leap at him and brace my feet, delivering a dropkick to his chest, sending both him and Brooklynn to the ground. I kick flip back to my feet and that Big Eatie is now in a motionless state but her head is too high up for Darius to reach. I see the controller is on the ground, near where the investor and Brooklynn crashed to the ground. "Darius! The controller!" I shout to him as he turns and races to the controller. I see the investor crawl to get to the controller but Brooklynn grabs his foot to stop him. "Piss off, you pink haired bitch!" The man shouts as he gets to his feet and kicks Brooklynn in the face. I feel my rage and anger of the last few days reach its boiling point. I bolt with more speed than I have ever given and tackle the unsuspecting man to the ground. "YOU THINK YOU CAN HURT MY FRIENDS?!" I shout with rage as I blindly throw heavy blows to the man who tries to desperately to push me off. He manages to fit his foot between us and pushes me off. I continue my momentum with a rolls ND stand up straight. Thean stands before me as he wipes his lip, looking down at the blood before spitting out a gob of it. "Got to say kid, you can hit." He says as he removes his jacket, revealing a toned muscular build underneath his undershirt and vest. I don't reply but continue to glare a hole through him. "But I'm not someone that takes insults lightly. But before I break your ass over my knee...I would to know your name. Mine's...Mr. Gold." He says as I spit at his feet. "I don't care." I say as I walk up to him, cocking my arms like a shotgun.
He swings a wild haymaker at me but I duck underneath and throw a mine left hook at his face, before he can recover, I drive a short right into his gut casusing him to bend over form the forced out air
He swings a wild haymaker at me but I duck underneath and throw a mine left hook at his face, before he can recover, I drive a short right into his gut casusing him to bend over form the forced out air. I cock my left fist and drive down into his cheek as he looks up at me. I cock my right fist back into an uppercut position and drive all my hip motion, anger and hate into the blow. The force of the uppercut rasies...Mr. Hold about an inch off the ground before dropping back down. I spear tackle to the ground again as I throw haymakers down to him, I manage to bust his lip and nose with my blows but I'll give the guy credit...he can take a hit. He manages to catch my arms and roll me over how is raining blows to me, as I shield my head, he changes trajectory and lands solid blows to my stomach. I groan I pain but ignore as I catch his arms and lean up to land a mean headbutt to his already broken nose. He reels back from blow as I get up and charge him, unaware of my incoming, I send a flying knee to his chin which faxes him back a few steps, out of sheer instinct, he throws a left hook to me but I catch it me maneuver myalef so I'm back to back with him, with my shoulder joint been pulled back on my own. With a grit of my teeth and the downward pressure of my arms and leverage of my greater height...I hear his shoulder crack and dislocate out of the socket.
"AHHHHHHHH!"
He shouts I noainnas inlet go of his dislocated arm and watch as he tries to get some distance. He falls to a knee as he grasps his bicep, he is grunting and seething with pain. I walk up to him with a slow delineate walk as he makes eye contact with me. "That was for Big Eatie." I say as he narrows his eyes in anger and throws a desperate right hand...I run up and slide to his left side, grasping at his wrist, I twirl around to his back and pull out the knife on my right leg holester. Aiming at the vulnearbale knees, I slice through his clothing. The scream of pain and red liquid on the blade signifies the cuts along the back of his knees. He falls to the ground in a heap as he tries to cradle his arm and try to soothe the pain in his legs. I wipe the blood on my sleeve and holestered the knife back. He tries to crawl away but I walk closer to him. "That was me." I say as he tries to push himslef up with his one good arm. I grit my teeth and soccer kick in the face, he falls onto his back as he lies in a heap. "And that was for Brooklynn...you piece of shit." I walk over him and over to Brooklynn and Darius. It seems that they have managed to disable the chip within Big Eatie...but where is the mother Rex. "Hey...you can't leave me here!" Mr. Gold shouts out as I turn around and see a dark shadow coming out of the trees. The familiar dark grey skin colour and scarred body tell who it is. Brooklynn and Darius stand beside, Darius has a terrified expression and turns his head away. I glance and see Brooklynn's busted lip and bruised cheek, the sight almost makes me want to run in and break his other arm. Unlike Darius, she has a steady and even expression. One not of pity, but not of satisfaction either. I turn back to him. "Please, you can't leave me here...pleas, help me." He says as I narrow my eyes. "You made a slave of a dinosaur...you ask her for mercy." I say as I pull Brooklynn and Darius over to a large tree...just as the vengefulm Rex makes her appearance. I glance around and see Big Eatie plating her feet balc and next too the investor. He glances over his ahoudr and sees the massive predator gazing down at him, her yellow amber eyes narrowed in anger and hunger. "No, no, no, no...please, please, please!" He scres out a she tries to crawl away but Big Eatie plants her foot on his legs, leans down and clamps her jaws onto the man's head and upper torso. I look away, not wanting to see anymore...I look to Brooklynn and Darius, both are shaken by the muffled screams and loud breaking on bones, I draw them both into a tight hug, making sure to cover their ears of the terrible noise.
P.O.V Change: Yaz
This damn raptor is starting to really piss me off. I see Sammy with a large stick, fending off the other raptor. This one...I know that the lady is controlling it but why does it have to be this one? The raptors leaps at me but I dive under it as I get up and see the lady mockingly smiling at me, she waves at me as I grit my teeth and sheathe my machete. I find a large stick, almost a small branch and state back at the raptor. "Alright, you feathered son of a bitch...come on!" I shout as it leaps but I feel back and swing with all my strength, landing a perfect blow to the chin of the dinosaur. The stick breaks for the impact but it gives me enough time to get away, I could have tried to put the cell on but I see that Sammy is having a really hard time. I drop the stick and speed over to Sammy, she is backed up against a rock as the raptor closes in. I pick up spewed and ram my shoulder into the air of the raptor, the impact doesn't necessarily knock it over but it's lost footing. "Come on." I say as I pull Sammy up and away from the raptors, I look behind and se that the raptors are immobile, Sammy nudges me as I follow her finger to where the investor is wrestling with...Kash, for the controller. "Now's our chance." She says as she takes out her power cell and makes her way to one of the raptors, I follow and make over to the other one...and why did it have to be the scarred one. I sigh and I slam the cell onto his head. "You better not kill me after this." I drop the cell and make a break for it as the raptor falls tot he ground, it's eyes dazed and confused. I catch up with Sammy and meet near the presentation area...where Kon is watching everything with Galen standing close. I dislike Kon because of what he has done but I never outright hated him, he, despite what Ryan may say, has good qualities...however little he does but now...I absolutely hate him. Galen is a sweet creature, he never showed me any hostiliy. Out of everyone and all the babies that we saved, Ryan's care and understanding of Galen led to a great companionship, despite the short amount of time that they're were together. And despite his fearsome appearance, he is a kind and gentle creature, and seeing him being controlled by Kon just made me start to hate him...can only imagine what Ryan will be feeling when seeing this. Me and Sammy get closer to Kon as we see him turn his attention to Kash, he has the controller but I can't see any sign of the lady. Either she ran off or the raptors got her. I watch as Kon smiles and pulls his controller out, forcing Galen to stand up straighter. This...can't be good.
P.O.V Change: Daniel Kon
Bringing my controller up, I command the Giganotasurus to stand, the beast gets to its feet and growls in irritation...too bad. I move forward, pushing it towards Kash's direction, I see him go wide eyed at the Giga, guess even with those glasses...he is blind to the reality of his situation. I see above that the raptors chips have been disabled, along with the Rex and Spinosaurs...those damn kids, I should have locked them up when I found them in the swamp, it would have saved me a whole lot of trouble. I turn back and grin at Kash who cowers away from the approaching Giganotasurus. "A savage beast of Earth's great past...controlled by the great intelligent mind of man. What a deadly combination." I say as I smirk and make the Giga roar. The juvenile shriek leaves its mouth, echoing throughout the forest. Kash falls on his ass and tries to scurry away but I won't let. I have let him have too much freedom and gave him the false promise that he'll be rewarded. I let him live, he should have been grateful for that small mercy, but just now, he dares to interfere withu presentation...I think not. "Let's see what you can do." I say to myself as I power the chip down so that the animal will have some sesemble of control, I manage it's aggressive points of its mind and point them to the closest lifeform, which unfortunately, is Kash.
I drop my arms and grin as the Giga shakes its head of the control but it's controlled instincts are quickly focused back onto Kash, the animal roars at him and Kash tries to make a break but the surprisingly nimble Giga leaps at him and pushes him to the ground, I pull out my phone and watch the nearby camera as Kash screams in pain a the Giga sinks it's teeth into Kash's shoulder and lifts him off the ground before slamming him back to the ground. I watch with glee at seeing the perfect method of taking out trash...all happening from the 4K quality of my phone. Kash tries to crawl away, he should just lay down and die but the Giga turns its head sideways and bites down on Kash's hear and neck, teeth driving through Kash's face, he twitches before dropping...finally...dead. The Giga shakes its head, a loud crack heard, adding just another layer of death, making sure that Kash never got up again. Before I can get the animal back under control, one of the raptors, the scarred one, comes too and attacks the juvenile Giganotasurus. I watch with wonder as the juvenile tries to shake the smaller predator off and away. The Giga grips its strong jaws on the Raptors neck and twirls around, the greater strength pulls the raptor off its feet and is slammed to the ground. The Giga stands up and forces its foot on the raptors neck, the scarred carnivore tries to break free from the hold but the Giga growls before pushing all of its weight on the raptor's neck, crushing it under the weight. The Giga roars in victory as I spot the other raptor snarling in fury but it's survival instinct takes control and forces the anal to flee in fear of the Giga. I smile and bring my controller up and force the frecious animal back under control, the rage induced animal drops it's aggression and becomes docile and walks back to me. It stands in front of me as I brush my hands along its jaws and brush it's teeth, the blood sticking. "Well done...you will an enjoyment when you reach an appropriate size. Many will want a savage like you." I say as I take out my hankiechief and wipe my hand of the blood. I move the Giga to a shadowy cover, far from the set up area, best not to ruin ot with these animals running about. I take out the tablet to get some drones to get these features under control but to my shock, a loud roar sounds out as the enormous Spinosaurs spots the set up. It roars in fury as it charges me. I trip over my feet and scream in terror at the beast. I hide underneath the bar as the stand collaspes from the massive dinosaur.
P.O.V Change: Ryan
Me, Darius and Brooklynn make our way to the clearing and meet up with Ben, Sammy and Yaz. We saw the Spinosaurs crash theough the presentation set up. Kenji's goes wide eyed as he runs towards sthe werwckage. "Dad!" We follow after him but stay behind, to give some space. "Dad! Dad! Where are you?! Dad!" Kenji shouts as he begins to move some of the wreckage out of the way. I see, faintly, that Kon is still kicking...damn. We all watch as Kenji picks up the intact tablet and commands a legion of drones to start herding the freed dinosaurs. While I'm happy that they're free of the chips...I doubt that this will be the last time. However, seeing Kash's body ony way to the clearing...it'll take a while before any more hips can be made. "I just got you back, and now I almost lost you because..." Kenji starts as he grabs Kon's arm but he pulls away and turns away from us. Kenji looks back at us with rage. "...because of you!" He shouts but we stand out ground agaisnt his anger. "We were just doing what we thought was right." Darius agrues back but Kenji wont hear any of it. "Look around, does any of this look right to you?!" He asks sarcastically as everyone gazes at the destruction. "We made sure that these dinosaurs weren't made into puppets. These animals don't deserve this treatment, you know that Kenji and despite your argument, your father allowed this to happen. Everything that has happened is on his head." I say as I point to him but Kenji shakes his head. "No, now of this is his fault! It's because of you, all of you that this happened! The investors are dead, because of you! You nearly killed my dad because of your stupidity!" He shouts as I narrow my eyes. "The keyword being 'nearly'. You should be grateful that he 'nearly' died. I hope you haven't forgotten what your stupidity brought me...Kenji." I say with a scornful growl at him.
"Enough!" Kon shouts as we watch him turn back to us, his once calm expression dropping into a rageful glare. "Do...you...kids have any idea what you have done? You've ruined us! All of our investors are gone!" He shouts as he stands beside Kenji. "Not all of us." We hear a surprising voice and turn the wreckage, seeing the last investor. She stands with a phone in hand, by the looks of it, on a call. "Sorry, I snuck my phone in. My buyer is still on board. This...was a disaster. But BioSyn is very interested in your tech. They want to meet, not here. Obviously." She says to Kon as my brows rise in surprise. BioSyn? What the fuck does that scam of a company want here? The tech obviously, from what she said but I doubt that it all. If I know what I think I know about BioSyn, they either deal I with all their cards...or take your own. Either way, they still win. Marsani was always able to get the sleepy company off his back but now it seems that with his death and the fall of Jurassic World, BioSyn has found new prey to stalk. Unfortunately, this prey fights back, with Kon at the helm, hell teeth and nail for equal results...he's just that type of businessman...not counting the manipulation, deception and zero qualms about killing people.
"Good. Set it up." Kon says as he signs in relief...turns out it wasn't a disaster. Which is bad news for us. "What are you going to do about...them?" The lady says as she turns and smirks at us. Kon turns back to us with a gleeful grin on his face. "Don't worry...I'll make sure that they aren't a problem." He says with a veiled threat and promise.
We end up getting thrown into the same nursery that Kash was in...talk about irony. Seeing that we, in the end, lost...mmi sit on the corner of the cage...I feel tired and I can't be bothered to stand anymore. "You're just as bad as Kash." Sammy says with anger, directing it towards Kon who is standing in front of the cage alongside Kenji. "Enough. This is for your own good. You've proven that you can't be trusted to roam freely. Besides, it's only for a few days, while we meet our new buyer on Isla Nublar." Kon says as everyone states wide eyed on shock. "Nublar? Are you seriously going to let this happen?" Darius says but o drone out as I focus my attention on Kon. For days, I have been wallowing in debate about what to do, should I or shouldn't, but the words that follow soon male my mid clear.
"This can't be what you really want, Kenji." Brooklynn tries to get through to him but I can see that he is too far gone, the friend that we once knew...he's gone now. All that's left...is a shell of anger and distrust. "Save it. None of you cared for what I want. I'm done with you guys." He says as I feel my anger reach new heights. Oh I'm definity saying what I want to say, screw the consequences. "But we're family." Sammy says but Kenji shakes his head. "No, we're not. You all went out of your way to prove that today. You're not my family...you never were." He says as Kon smiles and turns to walk away, Kenji soon folows and I finally decide to go for it. "You don't remember me, do you?"
I call out as Kenji and Kon turn back, I get up and face them, just as the others move to the side to give me room. Kon looks at me up and down. "Hmmmm...no. Should I?" He asks with a conscending smirk and I send one back at him. "I didn't think so. My name is Ryan Johnson. My father was Stephen Johnson. Do you remember him?" I ask as Long walks up closer to the cage but still a good distance away. "Hmm...Stephen...Johnson...Stephen Johnson? Sorry...doesn't ring a bell." He says as I step as close, without touching it, to the cage wall. "You should...he saved Kenji's life. That day with the Allosaurs...I know you remember that." I say as I see Kenji's wide eyed expression and Kon's narrowed gaze. "Yes...I remember. What of it?" He ask as he steps as close to the cage...same as me. "I was also there that day...you might not remember me...but I remember you. After we were rescued and transported back to Main Street, you and Kenji were reunited. I saw you hug him, smiliar to the hug in the swamp. You didn't see me because I was sitting by my father's body when his good friend, Commander Hamada pulled the zipper up on his body bag." I growl out as I stare directly into Kon's eyes, making sure that all my pain and anger was directed at him. "You never...ever...gave me or my family your sympathies...you didn't even show up to his funeral, not a word of thanks for saving your son's life, neither of you went." I say as I glance at Kenji, I can see that he is trying to hold his head up high but the guilt is still seen within his dark eyes. "But that doesn't matter now because when I get out of here...and I will...I'm going to make sure that you remember my name!" I shout, finally saying what has been on my mid for years and years. Kon puts his hands behind his back and smirks at me. "I'm sorry for your loss...and good luck. You're going to need it. Come, Kenji, he has said his piece. We're done here." He says, I can tell that his apology was the shortest thing ever, he meant nothing for it, had no sympathy for it. You best thank your engineer for this cage otherwise I would have made you cry...painfully.
They begin to walk away but I feel like not enough has been said...there is still one more Kon that needs a waking up to. "Hey, Kenji!" I shout as both of them look back at me. "I want you to know something. Something that has been bugging me since that day on the swamp." I say as I await if he wants to hear it...or not. Kenji looks at his father who simply shurugs. Kenji breathes and turns back to me. "What?" He asks with no emotion as he crosses his arms. "Just the fact...we were tapped on Nublar for six months. Six months! You understand that that is a long ass fucking time. So when we found your dad and found out that he was the new president of Mantah Corp, he told us that he became the president shortly after Jurassic World fell. Understand that he spent six months...running a company, torying these animals and doing God knows what else! For six months, Kenji. While you were running for your life, he was here or on the mainland...running a business. He cared more about his money and ego than he did about you! He abandoned you!" I shouted at him as he tough emotionless cascade startef to fall from my rant. I could see that Kon was getting angerier by the second but he said nothing, possibly wanting to see where else was I going. I breathe as I start to calm done, I need to be focused. "I'll admit to you, Kenji...I hated you, no...I despised you, ever since that day with Allison...I wanted nothing more than to hold your neck within my hands and watch as your life was cut short. I wanted to make you pay for what happened to my dad. But that day, when we found where he died...I was so close to killing you...but I couldn't do it. I soon realised...that within the six months we were trapped on that island...you become my brother. I saw you for who you really were, a kind, gentle soul that wanted nothing more than the love of a father and the praise of his peers. I can't give you he first one but by God, I can praise you...our experiences have shaped us Kenji...and like what Sammy said...we are family. Because whatever he was doing...it was us...that stuck by your side."
I say as I feel tears start to water down my face, I glace to the side and see the others standing beside me. Yaz stands to my left, interlocking my hand. I gaze to the right and see Ben with his hand on my shoulder. I gaze back at Kenji who is looking sadly at everyone on the group and turns his eyes downtrodden to the ground, his shoulders sagging in guilt. I breathe in deeply which catxhes Kenji's attention.
"I want you to remember that. I want you to remember, when you get off this island, go back to your perfect little word...in all your years to come, in your most private moments. I want you to remember that it was the six people that you met on Nublar that stood beside you...to the end." I say, finiahing what I had to say. Kenji gazes at each of us, his previous expression of anger and distrust is nearly all but gone, only thing left is about of guilt and sadness. "We're done here. Let's go, Kenji." Kon says as he turns sharply and walks out of the nursery. Kenji goes to follow him but he turns back to us, he goes to say something...but at the last second, he closes his mouth and walks away slowly from us. We all stand together...showing no fear nor anger at Kenji's motion...only sadness and hope. The door opens but I notice Kenji glancing back over this shoulder, I can't tell but k can hues that he is looking at each of us intently. He turns slightly as if he going to turn back. I can almost see Brooklynn's hopeful expression but nonetheless...Kenji turns away and follows his dad, the nursery door closing behind him...and on us.
