Evasive Action Part 1: Under the Island

Nursery/Prison:

Hours have gone by since Kenji and Kon left the nursery. I sit in the corner of the cage, aimlessly starting off at nothing. The past few days have finally caught up and all I can feel is the heavy weight of defeat. We made mistakes, underestimated Kon's deception and misplaced our trust with Kenji. What I said to Kon, came from somewhere deep and dark on my soul, I promised him that he would remember me and I swear to whatever god will hear me, I'll make sure that he does. But what I said to Kenji...that was the truth. Kenji and I never truly got along, but the months on Nublar had chipped at our rivalry and made something close to friends...but we are family, we all are. Kenji became my brother, a trusted confidant that would always have my back. I wanted to remind him that it was me and the rest of us that looked out for him, stood by his side...I hoped to place some doubt within Kenji about his father's motives and the fact that he was not looking for him within those six months. I just hope that after Kenji has calmed down...he'll think about what we are saying and what I said to him. But as of right now, the weight of defeat is just bearing down on us. I gaze around the cage and see Brooklynn and Sammy sitting side by side. Sammy gazes up at the ceiling, tracing whatever she can find with her eyes. Brooklynn sits with her knees up against her chest, I can vaguely see that her eyes are gleaming from silent tears. Ben sits on the other side of Brooklynn, facing her. He sharpens the spare bone that he kept hidden from Kon and the BRAD's, lucky bastard...Kon made sure that the BRAD's took my axe and knives...only to assume that Kon raided our rooms in case we had something else so the AR is definitely home as well. I hear Yaz grunt as I gaze down and see her doing some situps...she's up to fifty and still going. I glance at the other side of the cage and see Darius standing and facing the murial of an adult Giganotasurus, chasing what looks to be a Gallimimus but I can't be too sure. Yaz breaks my thoughts as she continues to count. "65...66...67." She says as I sigh. "Yaz..." I say tiredly as she sit-ups and faces me. I know that she uses working out as a method of distracting herself but right now...we just need to sit in silence. She sit-ups and gazes around the room silently before nodding. She sits back against the cage wall and leans her head onto my shoulder.

I look down in sadness as I lean my head against hers. "He left us." I hear Brooklynn say softly as we all par Darius face her. She sinks her head further into the crook of her knees. "I can't believe he just...left us." She wipes her tears away and curls further into her knees. I pay Yaz's leg as she raises her head, I get up and walk over and sit beside Brooklynn. She doesn't acknowledge me but I wrap my arm around her shoulders and draw her close to me, the floodgates open and her emotions are just...let out. She leans her head on my chest as I give her a hug, no words can explain the heartbreak and betrayal that we feel... Brooklynn most of all. The others draw closer and join in on the hug. Brooklynn's tears turn to sniffles as she breaks from me, the tigers give her some room as she wipes her tears away. "Thanks, guys." She says quietly, I place my hand on her shoulder. "No matter what...we're here for you." I say as Yaz, Sammy and Ben nod in agreement. Brooklynn brushes a strand of brown hair from her eyes, but she suddenly turns her lips in a snarl and pulls the hair from her braid. Her hair falls losses to her shoulder blades, her dye near all but gone, leaving on the roots, pink. We watch cautiously, not wanting to aggravate her, due to the angry display. Her facial expression drops from anger to sadness as she clutches the braid close to her and puts it in her jacket pocket.

"I don't get it." "Why would he do this?" Brooklynn and Yaz say respectively. "You think you know a guy." Ben says with a sigh as Sammy nods awkwardly. "Yeah...what you all said." She says as she turns her head to Darius who still is facing the wall, his fists clenched tightly. "What do you think, Dar-." Sammy starts to say but Darius interrupts her by holding his hand up. "Four, three, two, one." He says on the dot, he faces the door which clicks open. A BRAD-X walks in and scans us with its green scanner. I blink when the light shines in my eyes. The BRAD's eyes beep blue and speaks. "All accounted for." It says before turning around and walks out of the nursery, footing closing behind it. As soon as it leaves, Darius turns to us with a look of determination on his face. "All right, listen up. That BRAD patrols every half hour. Which means we have 30 minutes to find a way out of here." He says as he walks over and checks the fixed box. We all narrow our eyes and get to work. I walk over to Darius and pat him on the back. "Well done." I say with a proud smile, he nods his head appreciatively as he goes back to the box. "Let me try." I say as he nods. "Ben, hand me the bone." I ask as he passes me it, I force the bone in the fuse box's edge and pry it open. A lot of electrical wiring but none that seem to pop out to open the cage. Might as well start to sort out where they go and where they came from.

Isla Nublar Waters:

P.O.V Change: Kenji

The days since leaving Mantah Corp Island...have been very heavy on my shoulders. I hate the fact that everyone would go behind my back but seeing them in that cage...in my heart, I believe that is was for the best, but after thinking about it, taking time to calm down...I started to see their view but that doesn't mean it was right. Though Dad did promise me that he would let the dinosaurs fight...but he still allowed the investors to make them do so anyway. I didn't like that, I thought he would listen but no. He did promised to stop it but it doesn't change the fact that it happened anyway. And seeing how Cyrus and Mr. Gold saw the dinosaurs as nothing but weapons and guard dogs...it made realise that the people that want dinosaurs wouldn't use that for recreational purposes...these animals at their core are faint monstrous killers. Animals yes...but people will make them monsters. Wu did. He made the Indominus and the Scorpius.

But even after all that, Ryan's words about Dad and to me...those words have been repeating to myself ever since we left. I started to think...why...why did Dad leave me on Nublar? Why did he spend his time and money on Mantah Corp and not looking for me...did he not care? I know that we never saw eye to eye...but I didn't think that he would forget about me. Ryan saying that it was he and the others that stood by me, that really hit close to home. For the first time in my life...I had friends that were real, not rich blowhards that only pretended to be your friend...Ryan, Yaz, Ben, Sammy, Ben...Darius and Brooklynn. They were my first friends...which makes their betrayal all the more worse at their betrayal. I thought they trusted me...but it turns out that they didn't...I want to believe that what they were doing was right...but nothing, absolutely nothing proved it otherwise. The plane rocks as I raise my head, I look out the window and see a familiar land mass come forth. "Kayla...land us near that dock." Dad calls out to the pilot. A dark skinned woman with curly brown hair, glances back towards Dad. "Got it, Kon. Setting her down. I'd strap it in if I were you, water looks rough."

I quickly buckle myself up and brace my hands on the seat

I quickly buckle myself up and brace my hands on the seat. "Nervous flyer?" Mae asks me as I glance at her. She has a look on her face that tells me that she doesn't want to be here. I can tell from the tone of her voice that she is concerned for me but still has a venomous, critical tone to it. "I lived six months on a dinosaur infested island...I can handle a rough landing." I say as I breathe deeply. "True...but you weren't alone for those six months...here...you are very much so." Mae says as I glance at her. She looks away from as I turn back to the window. Her words hit me like a ton of bricks...they were very reminiscent of Ryan's words. I wasn't alone, I was never alone. But here, I have Dad...I don't know what's she's talking about about being alone...I'm fine. The planes land with ease as it noses up to the dock side. "And she sticks the landing...have fun." Kayla snarkily says as I roll me eyes and make my way out of the plane. I hop onto the dock and stare uneasily at the dense jungle and mountain ranges ahead. I shallow deeply a true sight of two Brachiosaurs chowing down on the tree canopy. "Never thought I would be back here." I say with trepidation as I pull at my suits collar. "Wow. Never thought I'd ever be here." Mae says with wonder as her sour expression turns to one of awe wonder. I remember seeing the same expression on Darius's face when we ziplined on the first day of camp. Mae's gaze turns down from the trees and sees Dad, her expression turns back to it's previous sour look. I see the investor, Molina shoulder barge past Mae who takes a tumble. I catch her and steady her but she shakes me off. "I'm fine. Let's just get this over with." She angrily as she walks away from me and follows after Molina. She gives me a critical side eye, I instantly recongise the disappointment and anger within as she passes me. I hang my head as I reminiscent of the discussion slash argument that me and Mae had when I told her of what happened to the others. Never in my life have I had such anger directed to me...least of all from someone as caring as Mae. She pointed out to me that they were trying to make sure that their experiences from Mitch and Tiff didn't happen and with what Wu got up to and with Kash's behaviour...they weren't going to trust someone in a position of power that could potentially harm them. I hated that fact but Mae pointed out that it was because the person of conflict was my father. She said to picture his father as someone else who has done the things he has done, would you...meaning me...stand beside him then?

The answer would be no... I wouldn't. But this isn't someone else...it's my dad, he's not a bad guy. He is trying to do right by the dinosaurs, when the world left them behind, it was he would said no. The others didn't believe that and only made assumptions, even when I provided reasons as to why Dad wasn't a bad guy...they refused to listen. I want them to understand but they won't. Being in that nursery is the best thing for them...but now I'm doubts. Why is this confusing? Dad told me the truth but my friends told me that he left a few things out. Like releasing Kash. Dad told me he was helping the dinosaurs but still controlling them with the chips, the very thing that me and the others were trying to stop Kash from doing. I think about what Ryan said to me before I left, Dad spent six months doing whatever else at Mantah Corp. Running a business, telling Kash to prepare for dinosaur fights...all the while, I was left on the this hellish island. Left behind to die. Ryan pointed out that Dad became president of Mantah Corp almost directly after the fall of Jurassic World. He became fixated on running his new business rather than trying to find out if his son survived or is trapped. These points, these lies and half truths...they are pulling me apart. I want to trust my friends but I can not believe my own father. I don't even know who is really telling the truth. All I know is that my friends...they won't stop, they'll find a way to get out of that nursery. Sammy was right, they are a family, they will look out for one another, no matter the odds, six months on Nublar have changed them, they're fighters...and survivors. They don't know the meaning of giving up, after all obstacles, they will never give up. I just don't know if I can confront them again, will they continue to hate me after all this, can they forgive me...can I even forgive me? But I do know, if I confront them, that Ryan...he would make me regret getting in his way. To him, it's not about the dinosaurs anymore, maybe a bit, but the endgame is to get home...alive. And there isn't a doubt in my mind...Ryan will make Mantah Corp Island run red if anyone gets in his way.

A loud roor echoes through the trees as I shudder. I run up to cat h up with Mae as I call out to Dad. "Hey, Dad! I don't think this is a good island. Last time I was at the penthouse, I nearly got ripped in half by a carnivore. Perhaps we should try somewhere else." I say to him in a careful tone, I slapped myself mentally when I yelled out to him. I remeber the threatening glare and tight fists of Yaz whenrver I raised my voice. The day I screamed because of a bug was also the day I found out that Majungasaurus hunt by smell...and sound. Yaz nearly throttled me after getting away from that thing. Dad smiles ruefully and waves me off. "Relax, son, I'm not reckless. I had my guys go a thorough sweep to ensure that we finish our job with no worries." He says as I ponder for a minute. "Your 'guys'?" I think aloud before mentally slapping myself. "Of course, you've got 'guys'. That makes a whole lot of sense." I say to myself before following after Molina and Mae.

The Penthouse:

We arrive at the penthouse and walk through the broken door. Dad heads the elevator but I stop him. "Power is down all over the island...we will have to take the stairs." I say to him, he nods in understanding and walks over to the staircase and looks up. "How many levels are in this building?" Molina says in snarky as I breathe in a calming manner. "35." I say as I take the first step...this is going to suck when we get to the top. The top is taking its toll on everyone, I get to the 18th level and take a quick breather before looking down and see Mae on the 16th level, along with Dad and Molina further down at the 15th. I shallow a breath and renew the climb but I stop when I hear a chitter. I turn back and see a maintenance door to my right, but what frightens me is the omnious shadow in the gap between the door and the floor. I breathe heavily as I stand perfectly still and stare at the door. I hear a chitter again, only this time it becomes louder...almost like a growl. I start to panic when I see an amber eye of a Monolophosaurus, the eye narrows at me, it backs up and bangs on the door. The force rattles the steel as I cry in a panic and fall onto the step behind me, covering my eyes away from the predator.

"Kenji!" I hear Mae's voice as I open my eyes and see everyone present around me. Molina states in amusement with a raised eyebrow, Mae and Dad share the same look concern. Mae kneels down and shakes me out of it. "Are you ok?" She asks kindly, more like the Mae I knew before. I draw calming breaths and look behind them at the door. "I saw...behind that door." I say in a scared voice. Dad walks over and goes to open the door. "Dad, dont-." I go to say but before I finish, he opens the door and peaks down both hallways and closes the door. "There is nothing. Nothing there." He says as I start to stutter. That...that can't be right. "I...I saw it. A Mono. It banged on the door." I say but Dad checks the door. "There's no damage...and I didn't hear a bang." He says as Molina speaks up. "Me either. Maybe your son should stay by the plane with the pilot...save us the trouble of delaying." She says in a half care tone. "No." I say with determination as I shake off Mae and stand up. "I can do this." I say as Dad walks over and places a reassuring hand on my shoulder. "Son...if it's too much-." He starts but I wave him off. "It's fine Dad...I can do this." I say as he smiles sadly and nods his head. I turn around and continue on my way to the top...forcing the moment of panic from my mind. It's fine...it's fine. There are no dinosaurs in here. It's fine...I'm fine. It's going ok, right? I ask mentally as I turn to get an answer from Dar-. I break in lapse as I remember...they're not here. No one is here to tell me it's alright. Mae was right...I am alone.

We reach the top floor and see the busted and cracked door of the penthouse as I lazily push it open and brace my arm against my knee. I'm huffing and puffing from all the stairs that we had to climb. "Sorry about that...forget we had to take the stairs." I say as I glance back and see Molina and Mae walk in but Dad fixes his fisticuffs on his wrists. "It's ok...Kenji. I should have thought about it, too." He says before walking in and heads to his office. I get it my feet as I get my breathing back under control. I close the door behind me as I gaze at the interior of the penthouse. It's not as polished as it was the last time I was here, chairs are knocked over, plants have knocked over, scratches line the floor, books are thrown all over the floor, Dad's picture frames are angled and/or broken ...it's a mess, no doubt about that. I walk over to Horatio as I take in all the damage...placing my head on Horatio's horn...I think back to when me and the others were in here. "Whoa. A replica of the sixty-eight million year old Sinoceratops discovered in Southern China." Darius said with awe before gasping in wonder as he caresses the polished golden skull. I chuckle at the memory before smiling sadly, I turn around and see the couch where we all were gathered around...laughing and relaxing...it was the ifrst time, that I felt completely at ease with myself...and the others. "Does this place have a hot tub?" I hear Yaz say in excitement. "This is amazing. We only use that for Thanksgiving." Sammy says with a laugh and soon enough, everyone is laughing...just being teenagers without the danger of a extinct lizard breathing down your neck. I sit on the couch as I remember all the moments of that day. I look up to where my Dad's Gaddi use to be. "Kenji, this is amazing." She says as I smile at her. Yeah...it is. I smile sadly at the memories...wish that they were here, with me right now. I can imagine the laughs we would have being back here. I hear a faint noise as I turn to the dark corridor leading to the penthouse elevator. I narrow my eyes in confusion before walking to the start of the hallway. The omnious, shadowy hallway is making me sweat nervously. I start to breathe heavily as the bathroom door, opens slowly, the wood creaking creepily. I see a familiar shadow on the ground as its head turns slightly, a soft snarl is heard as the shadows teeth are outlined. The shadow moves forward as its bearer is revealed, the Mono turns its head towards me as it screeches at me. "Son? Son!" I hear Dad's voice as I turn around hahaorly and see him, a worried looking his face. I turn back to the hallway and see the Mono is gone and the bathroom door closed...like nothing happened.

I shallow my breath as I turn back to Dad. "I'm fine...I just need to sit down for a minute." I say as walk over to the couch. "Take all the time you need, Kenji." He says before patting me on the back and walks away. I ponder for a quick minute and call out to him. "Hey, Dad?" He turns around with a questioning look on his face. "I did the right thing...with my firends. Right?" I ask him, he gives me a look of sympathy. "I know it was a hard call...but you made the only choice you could to keep them safe and out of trouble. And you protected us. Our company. Our family. I couldn't be more proud of you." He says while placing his hands on my shoulders. I smile proudly at his praise. Dad looks away and sees that the Gaddi is gone...oh, crap. "What?! What happened to my Gaddi?" He asks in a shocked tone as I raise my hand. "Actually, that's a funny..." I start but Dad stares at me with an unamused expression. "...the dinosaurs get in here. I tried to save but a Mono snapped at me...I reacted without thinking." I say with my head hung low. I...didn't lie...just told him a half truth. A Mono broke it...after I dropped it on its head. Dad sighs and looks away. "Nothing we can do about it now, I suppose. Since BioSyn wants to see the control technin action, we'll need some dinosaurs to demonstrate with." He says as Molina walks over and sits on the couch. "Molina, I want you to..." Dad starts but she cuts him off. "Me? Sorry, no can do...well, can...but won't. I'm just the go between. I don't work for you, so I don't have to risk my neck in that jungle." She says arrogantly while opening a book and placing her feet on the coffee table. Dad states down at her with annoyance. "Alright, Kenji...you've been out there before." He says while o stare at him with widen eyes...fear tingling down my spine. "Don't you think, Kenji has been through enough. He spent months on this island and just had a panic attack on the staircase...you want him to go out there ...again?" Mae says with concern as she stands beside me, subtly pushing me away from Dad. "Thank you for your insight...Dr. Turner. But I think I'll leave it up to my son to decide for himself. He has history with people not trusting him." Dad says with a slight snarl to Make who backs away from him. Dad grabs my arm roughly as he pulls me away slightly from Mae. I feel like I'm being pulled into every direction. I stared at my feet in shame at Mae's treatment before looking up at Dad. He stares with a questioning gaze but I see a hint of...demand within his eyes.

I clear my throat and straighten my back. "If it's ok...I would like to have a break from all the dinosaus. I was getting used to not having to run for my life." I say to Dad. He smiles awakardly. "I completely understand. But with your expertise...it would quicken your excursion here." He says lightly...I feel like he's pushing me to agree but I don't feel comfortable with his bearing. I start to stutter an answer but the penthouse door bangs loudly. I panic slightly...thinking that I'm having another episode. I see that Dad,ilina and Mae are all still here and staring at the door...ok...not an episode. I run over to the door corridor and hug the corner, picking up the broken chair leg, I prepare to throw down with whatever is coming through that door. The handles rattles slightly beige opening. I breathe deeply and go to swing the chair leg but I run into what felt like a brick wall. I fall to the ground and look up...I'm shocked at who i just ran into. It's Hawkes.

He stares down at me with wide eyes before narrowing them at me. "You?" He demands as I stare back at him. "You?" I repeat back...wondering what the hell is doing back here? "That was quite an entrance, Mr Hawkes." Dad says as I get back to my feet. "Sorry, sir. I though another one of those dinosaus got in here." He says as I stare in confusion as the interchange. "Sir?" I say questioningly to Dad who ingnores my ponder. "I suppose one can never be too careful when dealing with dinosaurs. Now come one, we have a lot of work to do." Dad says as he walks away from me and heads towards his office. Hawkes follows after him after signalling to more guys to follow after him. "Wait...these are your guys?" I ask in bewilderment but no one seems to answer my question.

Mantah Corp Island:

P.O.V Change: Ryan

I hear grunting and groaning as I continue to work on the fuse box lines and circuits. We have at this for over 20 minutes now. I pick a circuit line and pull it out...only for two of the lights to blow up. Now in half darkness, half light...everyone states at me with unamused expressions. "Sorry." I say as I continue to try and find amthe cage line. I'm not an electrician by any means and this fuse is more advanced than only other than I have seen...which isn't saying much. "Yaz, help me up tot he vent." Ben says as I glance to my right and see Yaz heave Ben up to get him to the vent. I hear Sammy and Brooklynn try to pry the door open but hey have been trying for as long as I have with this fuse box...it's pointless to try anymore. "Oh, uh...a little to the left." Ben says as Yaz has trouble keeping him upright. "Yeah, okay...anyone if I can get my foot on the box, I can have myself..." Ben says as he tries to place his feet on the fuse box but while swinging aimlessly, he accidentally kicks me in the face. "Oh...sorry, Ryan." He say to me as I growl in annoyance. Ben tries again but he foot comes collose to me and I grab his ankle and throw him off of Yaz. "Whoa!" Ben shouts as he lands on his back side. Yaz flexes her fingers and cracks her knuckles. "A warning would have been nice." She says to me but I shrug. "He had it coming." I say with a smile as Ben and Yaz laugh. "Sorry, Ryan...is that a show mark on your face?" Ben says teasingly as I turn to him with a glare. "That nose lokks like a good place to plant my fist..." I say as he gulps and slightly moves away. Brooklynn and Sammy come over to us as I band on the wall and slam the fuse box shut. "It's no use. Theres no way out of here." I say as I start to pace up and down the the cage.

I see Darius sitting up against the cage, his back to the nursery door. He chose on some berries while throwing scores the room into Galen's old water bowl. I see them roll back towards him to a mat...which makes me see the the drain underneath. "There's got to be a way out. Think." Darius says to himself as I walk over and push the mat away. "Darius...check this out." I say as he walks over and kneel beside me. "A drain." He says in realisation. "The waster has to go somewhere." I say as I use Ben's bone knife and pry the metal grate up and away. Darius helps as the stench of the sewer hits us like a freight train. The others race over to us and cover their noses from the sharp smell. Only myself and Ben seem to not racet as much. "Ew...why does it smell so bad?" Sammy asks as Yaz replies sarcastically. "Uh, pretty sure this is a sewer." She says a Darius riases his head. "We don't have a choice. It's this...or staying in here." I say as we hear the clanking of a BRAD coming. Me and Darius pull the grate but over and mat, as everyone reaches their positions. I pace the cage as the BRAD enters, shinning it's scan over us. "All accounted for." It drones beside turning away and leaving the nursery. When the door closes, I flip the middle finger to its direction. "Yeah, yeah. Fuck you too, you nuts and bolts hardware piece of shit." I walk back over to he others as they pull the mat and grate off. "So...who's first?" Ben says as he covers his nose. Yaz grunts and pushes past him, she slides down the drain...not happy about he smell in any shape or fashion. "Now your turn." I say to Ben as I push him towards the drain, he does a Christian cross prayer and slides down the drain. Sammy and Brooklynn follow after him, me and Darius go to prepare for the ride down when I spot the grate start to slip along the floor. I go to catch it but it was too late. It creates a loud scrapping and banging noise. Darius gasps at the noise as we turn and hear clanking of metal coming...we alerted the BRAD. I wave to Darius as he turns to me. "Go...go." I mouth silently as he covers his nose and mouth and slides down. I move over and slide down after him...jaut before the BRAD can enter the room. I slide down and brace myself for the landing. I stand straight and cover my nose when the strong stench. And alram can be heard in the distance. "We better get going...that BRAD knows we escaped." Brooklynn says as they gaze around at the sewer. I spot Yaz kneeling down and inspecting something. I walk over and kneel beside her...the reason for your thoughts being the broken eggshells along the walkway. "Yaz...?" I question as she drops a piece of egg. "Something hatched here...but what?" She says as we stand. "Don't know...and I don't want to be here long enough to find out." I say as Yaz and walks away...I gaze down at the eggshells one last time before turning back and see a faint mark on the wall as I carefully brush the grim away to reveal a set of directions and a title. "Sarc-01...200 metres?" I question to myself but shake it off as nothing to worry about and follow after Yaz . "We gotta move." Darius says as Sammy points down one way. "This way?" She asks questioning but I turn my focus on the water...while murky and almost black...I can see that it is heading in the opposite direction. "This water should be heading out to an exit...if we can get to the coast and the ocean, we can work out way back to the facility." I say to the others who nod. "Doesn't matter what direction, we just have to get out of here." Darius says a we start to head in my direction but we stop when we hear the filiar clanking and green light of the BRADs. "On second thought, let's go with Sammy's choice." I say as Ben pipes up. "Good idea." We make a break for it, we shouldn't have come down here...should have stayed up att he's fuse box, would have been less trouble than a island pack of killer indestructible robots...we don't make good decisions, we honestly don't.

Kon Penthouse, Isla Nublar

P.O.V Change: Kenji

I start pacing as I see Hawkes close the office door behind him. I grumble and clench my fists. Why the hell is that guys here...and working for Dad? "Can't believe this. Hawkes tried to kill me and my...the others" I say with awkwardness before narrowing my eyes. "Why would my dad hire a bad guy?" I ask as I turn to Make who has her hand on Horatio. "It appears that this Hawkes fellow is a mercenary...his loyalty is only to those who signs his paychecks. Though, it is a wonder that father seems to align himslef with a lot of bad guys. Kash...the investors...this Hawkes fellow. Why do you think that is?" Mae asks with a look as I ponder. "You're right." I say to her as she smiles. "Dad's too trusting." I say as I run to the office. I hear Mae shout something to me but I couldn't hear her as I barge onto the office. "Dad...I've changed my mind. I'm coming with you." I say to him as he and Hawkes lol at me. "Excellent son...glad to see that you're putting in the work." He say to me with slight conscendation. Wow...ouch. "S we'll head this way along this ridge line here...we follow it, it will lead to the valley here." Hawkes says as he traces aap of Nublar. I follow his line and grit my teeth. "That's a terrible idea. That valley is the Carcharodon's hunting grounds. Going there will be a death sentence." I say as Hawkes and Dad raise their brows. "Carcharodon?" Dad asks questioning as I mentally slap myself. "Carcharodontsaurus...large predator, bigger than a Rex." I say Dad's eyes widen. I approach the map and find a familiar plain not far from here. "We should go this way...it's mostly herbivore territory but we shouldn't be lax...may be an odd carnivore but nothing I'm sure we can't handle." I say as Dad leans forward on the table. "Well done, son." I smile at his praise and subtlety turn my gaze to Hawkes, glaring at him with clear mistrust. He returns my glare with one of his own.

Mantah Corp Island

P.O.V Change: Ryan

After a while, we slow down...the BRAD is long gone. We were able to maneuver around it and get back on track with the way I originally intended to go. I get currious at the rushing water and dozens of pipes and cables that seem to lines the walls and ceiling of the sewer. Something is going on down here rather than just a typical sewer. "I knew from the minute I met him, he was going to be trouble." Ben say with veiled anger as he scraps the Sid eofbthe wall with his bone knife. "I can't believe I trusted him." Yaz says with the same anger. "He was all smug in theta crisp suit. But 'try hard' much." Brooklynn says while glancing back at us. "Yeah. Ugh." Sammy says as she accidentally brushes her elbow along the wall, she rubs the dirt and slime off in disgust. "And now because of him, we're walking in gross toilet water being chased by BRADs. Thanks Kenji...really appreciated." Ben says while followed up with Sammy...awakardly starting the same. "Wait...Kenji? You guys think this is Kenji's fault?" Brooklynn as we stop, Yaz holds her hands up in a pasifying manner. "Not me...those two." She says while pointing to Sammy and Ben. "In case you've forgotten Brooke but Kenji is the reason that we were locked in that cage." Ben argues back but I drone and focus back on the water, I look ahead and see two diverging paths, one bends off to the left while the other continues on straight, but not before a left hand turn is presented before. "No...it's his dad's fault, obviously." Brooklynn argues back but I walk ahead and catch up with Darius, Yaz comes up beside me. "What do you think?" She asks as I raise an eyebrow. She gestures her head back to the arguing trio as I shrug. "I said my piece back in the nursery. While I don't like what Kenji did, I understand where he's coming from. But that doesn't mean, that he was the only factor in where we got to. Our worry about where Kenji would put his loyalty to mixed with his own father's manipulations...Kenji didn't know who to believe. And it's our fault that we didn't trust him in the first place. My anger is with Kon...but Kenji chose his side and I'll have to live with that and so will he. The only thing we can do now and move forward and get out of here." I say to her...she nods her head on understanding as I look behind her and see the other three have finished their agruing and are now focused on me. "What?" I ask them as they look away. Brooklynn smiles and nods at my short speech, Sammy states around aimlessly and Ben just narrows his eyes and crosses his arms. "You got a problem, Skits?" I say with veiled anger at his glare. "Jaut that you always had problems with Kenji and now when he turns his back on us...you do a complete 180 and defend him." He says as I walk up to him. "I never said that I defend him...it's multiple factors that played into how we got here. I'm not blaming anyone but Kon. He got into Kenji's head but we weren't any better. We didn't trust Kenji with our fears and discoveries and that mistrust turned to anger. Kenji went to the only person that believed in him...that trusted him. Kon. I'm not going to agrue anything other than the fact that mistakes were made...and now we have to deal with those mistakes. Right now...I want to get out here and I couldn't really care less than what anyone really thinks or believes about Kenji but arguing about is not going to get us anywhere so let's just move on and go...please." I say as Ben hangs his head and nods. While I can see that he's not happy he accepts the fact. "What about you Darius?" Sammy asks as I slap my face...didn't I just say to move on. We turn and see that Darius hasn't paid any attention to the discussion and just moved on through the sewer. "Darius...did you hear me? What do you think?" Sammy says as she races after him, we all follow behind her as Darius glances back. "About what?" He asks. "About Kenji." She asks as he shrugs. "Whatever you said, Sammy." He says while continuing on. "Well that doesn't help. I obviously don't know what to think!" She shouts out in exasperation but Darius ignores her and turns left.

We hear clanking and see a green light shinning. Darius comes back around in a panic. "A BRAD. Six o'clock." He says as the BRAD comes around the corner, it's eyes blazing red as a yellow green must fills the tunnel. "Submission protocol initiated." It says as it sprays more gas, we run down the tunnel, turning right at an intersection. I hear a grunt as I turn and see that Sammy tripped over. "Sammy!" Yaz says as both I and Darius race over to her. "Go on. Well catch up!" I say to Yaz who nods and follows after Ben and Brooklynn. The robot starts to march dangerously close to Sammy who crawls away in fear. The BRAD goes to spray it's gas but I run over and dropkick it. The force doesn't do much but just enough for the robot to trip over its own feet and into the water. I watch the water as it ripples from the splash...I await for anything and to my shock. The BRAD raises its head out of the water slowly...it's blood red eyes burning through me. "Submission protocol initiated." It says as I grit my teeth nd make my way to Darius and Sammy. "Thanks." She says as we help her up. "Don't thank us yet, cowgirl." Darius says as we start to bolt away from the robot. "Why out of all ideas...did Kash have to make them waterproof?" I say to myself as we turn a corner, after running for awhile, we found the same tunnel that we were going down before. "Where are the others?" I ask as I look around for Yaz, Ben and Brooklynn. "Where did they go?" Sammy asks as Darius turns to us. "I don't know." He says as we look around...in case the BRAD or any of its friends come around any corners. I follow the rush of the water to the path that I wondered where to before. "That way...let's head that way." I say as they nod in agreement. "Brooklynn!" Darius whisper yells as we cross one of the metal bridges, getting closer to the pipeline. "Yaz! Ben!" Sammy whisper yells, a bit louder than Darius. "Try to keep it down guys...don't want those BRADs coming down on us. We walk along the pipeline and I stand bewildered at what I find at the end of it. "Is that...?" Darius says as I kneel down at the end of the path and see the dirty water enter through a seperate, smaller pipe. "It's a filtration system." I say in wonder as I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn and see Sammy point down a seperate tunnel...a staircase leading to what looks like a maintenance door. We look at each other and just shrug 'what the hell'.

We make our way up the stairs and through the door. Our eyes go wide at the humongous size room, we walk along the walkway and gaze at the massive drill core in the centre of the room but also at the clean, dark blue water below, we look ahead and see machinery and computer detailing the stability of the core. "What is this place?" Darius says as Sammy wipes her forehead of sweat. "Nevermind that, why is it so hot? It's like Texas in July in here." She says as we pass by a pipe and jump in fright as steam is blasted out. "Well that explains it." Sammy says as I shake my head with amusement. I walk over to a computer and click a few buttons, until a title is presented to me. 'Geothermal Island Core'. "It's a power plant." I say as I walk over to the railing and see the water down below. It's about five feet below is but the core is protected by a metal shell that keeps the water at bay...could also be an emergency placement in case the core overheats and needs to be flooded. I back up and look up to the ceiling and see that it reaches the ceiling and goes further up. I look to my left, right, front and behind. Five different tunnels branch off from the core. "This is it." I say as Sammy and Darius come back around to me. "This what?" Sammy asks as I look down each tunnel. "We're beneath the compound. Each of these tunnels lead to a biome, providing fresh water with each of its filtration pipe. The waste gets pushed out to the ocean while the spare dirty water is sent through here. This place...it's a geothermal power plant and a dam." I say as Sammy stands in front of the computer screen. "Does this mean it powers the whole island?" She asks as I stand beside her. "The compound above us would act as I conduit in which power is transferred, while the filtration will provide the animals with fresh, clean water." I say to her which she nods in understanding.

"Ok, um...which tunnel should we try?" Darius asks as we turn to him. "This one?" He says while pointing to what I believe to be the swamp biome's direction. "I don't know. Maybe." Sammy shrugs. "Or that one?" He asks as I look down the tunnel that leads, to my belief, the arctic biome. "Perhaps." I say as I cross my arms in ponder. "Maybe? Perhaps? Ryan, Sammy...will you two just make a choice. What's with you two today?" Darius questions in frustration as I turn back to him. "What's with us? What's with me? What's with you? You're the one not talking about your best friend locking us all in a room...leaving us behind." She says with a bit of frustration laced in her voice. Darius has been quiet all day, rarely talking to anyone if it didn't involve getting us out of a predicament. Darius states back with a guarded stare but before Darius can answer, he gasps at the sound of water being distrubed. We look over the edge and see a dark shadow, down in the darkness of the water. "Something's in here." Sammy says with fear in her voice. We hear a sudden screech as we turn sharply and see a dark figure walking out of the shadows of the forest biome tunnel. It's amber eyes filled with malice and hunger. Stepping into the light, it's revealed to e the remaining Raptor. I had seen the vicious slaying of the scarred raptor. Galen may have been a predator but Kon turned him into a mindless killer, using to kill for his sick amusement. This raptor had fled the forest to god knows where and seeing it now, it must have pushed its way into the sewer, possibly fleeing the territorial Rexes. It states at us as it's eyes narrow in recognition as it's lips curl in a snarl. "Back up." I say to the animal as I gesture to Sammy and Darius to get behind me. We head down one of the tunnels but the raptor rushes forward and ounces closer to us, closing the distance. It wants to savour this, this isn't a hunt...it's payback. For it's brother. I glance to my left and see a crowbar, leaning up against the railing. I pick it up and wave it threateningly to the raptor who backs up from us. I knows that I carry something that can potentially harm it...it's thinking how to get to us. I hear the water ripple again as I see something, break the surface...are those...scales? I think to myself but that lapse in judgement, gave the raptor enough time to surprise me with a lunge. "Ryan!" Darius and Sammy scream as I move to shield myself from the leaping predator. A blast of water sprays up as I fall onto my back. I see a large shape of a head lunge out of the water, breaking through the metal railings and nearly breaking the walkway in half. It lunges onto the raptor who screeches in terror and pain as the head snaps it's teeth and jaws on the unsuspecting raptor. I back up as my eyes focus on the newcomer. Darius and Sammy help me to my feet as we stare at the enormous animal that is twisting and dragging the raptor down further into the water. It looks like a giant caiman or alligator but the head is similar to that of a Nile croc or perhaps a gharial...can't be too sure.

The massive animal draws the now dead raptor further into the water as it starts to swim away

The massive animal draws the now dead raptor further into the water as it starts to swim away. "Jesus Christ, oh Lord." Sammy says in fear and ae of the animal. "That would have to be 30 feet." Darius says as Sammy turns to him. "30...30 feet?" She says in questioning shock but I shake my head...that head had to be at least 6 or 7, possibly 8 feet. Compare that to head to body ratio..."40." I say as we move along the walkway, following of the animal. "40? What do you mean, 40?" Sammy asks as Darius answers her. "40 feet from the top of the nose to the top of the tail." He says as I kneel down and watch as the animal passes me, staring into the eye...of one of the largest terrestrial predators to have ever walked the Earth, just a mere 20 feet away. "So what does that mean?" Sammy asks as I stand up and watch the massive animal sink beneath the surface. "It means there's a giant 40 foot crocodile in here." I say as I turn and see the terror on both of their faces. We are trapped down here, lost and without the others. BRADs and now patrolling to look for us and to make matters worse, we have a faint prehistoric crocodile that can leap up and snatch us down to become lunch. Yep...definitely should have stayed with he fuse box.