Evasive Action Part 2: Rumble, Tumble, Tremble
Mantah Corp Island's Geothermal Power Core:
P.O.V: Ryan
The crocodile, now realised as a Sarcosuchus, begins to death roll the now, very dead Velociraptor. Ripping, traring and crunching of bone like its jaws are a damn hydraulic press. The dark blue water turns becomes tinted as blood sleeps all over. "We have to find a way to get to get to the others." Darius says as I nod my head. "The longer we are in here, the more curious that big bastard is going to get." I say as we head to the maintenance door, the same way that we came in but to our shock, the croc let's go of the raptor and swims over to us. Damnit, we have its attention. "Hold up! Go back, go back!" Sammy shouts as I look ahead and see three sets of red eyes coming out of the arctic tunnel. "Back to the core." I say as one of the BRADs fire an electrical charge at us. I push the other two forward, just as the charge explodes at my feet. I'm sent flying with a shout of fear as I land on the side of the railing. Gravity becomes my enemy asni slip under the railings nd off the edge, I panic reach and grab hold of the grate holes as I swing my feet up to get a grip but I keep slipping my foot off. "Ryan! Look out!" Darius shouts as I glance over and see the BRADs closing in. "Ryan! The crocodile!" Sammy shouts as I hlnce down and see the the Sarcosuchus swimming 20 feet below me. I see the hungry gleam in its eye as I hurry to pull myself up.
P.O.V Change: Darius
I see Ryan try to pull himself up, but with the BRADs coming in, I can't really see anyway to help him. "We got to do something." Sky says anxiously as I look at the massive tunnel entrance behind the BRADs and see hidden gears. "Thpse doors close." I say in realisation as I race over to the computer and try to figure how to close the doors. "Come on, Darius." Sammy says as she looks between me, Ryan and the BRADs. I find out how to work the doors and click the arctic entrance. The massive doors blare an alarm and closes down on the railing bridge. A long gap is shown down the middle of the massive door, revealing a smaller door, capable of being used I guess for maintenance workers for when the doors close. The BRADs continue to walk forward but the door closes faster, two of the BRADs become trapped on the other side but the third one got unlucky and was crushed by the door. I sigh in relief but it quickly turns to panic when I hear a loud blast of water.
P.O.V Change: Ryan
I see the croc maneuver itself under me with its head Ponting straight up at me. I reach forward and pull myself up intotnhe railing, just as the croc had propelled itself up out of the water, jaws open to snatch me up. I level agaisnt the grate flooring as the croc had clamped it's massive jaws on either side of the railing. I look down the bullet of the crocodile as I'm hit with a fouo smelling stench. "You need some breath mints." I say as I look up and see the metal starring to bend and deform from the pressure of the croc. "Oh shit." I say as I get to my feet and bolt over to Sammy and Darius, as soon as I get out of the way, the railing Snape's on half and falls down itnot he water, creating a loud spalsh. The croc swings its tail and dives down into the dark water. "You alright?" Sammy asks me as I get my panicking heartrate under control. "Yeah...I'm alright." I say as more of the railing falls into the water.
Isla Nublar:
P.O.V Change: Kenji
We had left the penthouse and began our expedition into the jungle. I kept my face as straight and emotionless as possible but every turn, every sudden noise...just felt it would be worse than what it was. For example, a large bush started shaking and I started hyperventilating...only turns out that it was a damn goat. I as lucky that no one saw that because if so...Dad would have sent me back to the penthouse. And I don't trust to leave Dad and Mae alone with Hawkes and his cronies. But also because Molina is a very unpleasant person to be around and I don't want to spend the next several hours alone with her. I would sooner jump off the damn balcony that suffer another damn compliant from her. Dad made sure that at least of Hawkes's guys were left with Molina, just in case any dinosaurs got curious and came back to the penthouse. I feel sorry for the poor bastard that got left with her, if dinosaurs did come back, I bet that the guy would have left her behind, first chance he got.
We are currently walking down a dirt trail, we are mostly within the 'safety zone' of the jungle...which isn't saying much but compared to elsewhere...it's the best we got. Herbivores tend to roam around her, mostly Stego's, Trikes and Para's...they is guarantee to be an odd predator around but while I don't like Hawkes or his buddies, they are capable of handling the smaller ones. The big ones...like Rexy, the Suchominus's or Allison...no...thank you. I walk along the path, keeping my eye on Hawkes in front of me, I hear a rustling as I turn and see Mae kneeling down in some foliage. Dad also turns but questions her. "Got something Mae?" He asks as I turn back to Hawkes and see him and his guys looking around in between the trees but also up above in the canopy. I go to turn back to Dad and Mae but something catches my eye, something sticking out of a bush. I walk over an dpush the foliage out the way, my eyes widen in amusement st the sight. "Sweet. A stego plate. Looks fresh." I say as I kneel down and lift the shedded plate. "A Stegosaurus came through here?" Dad asks me as I glance back to him. "Yeah. Me, Darius and Ryan had scouted out this place when we were building a shelter. Stego's seem to like these trees. It's how thaley shed their plates." I say as I turn to Dad. His eyes darken at the mention of Darius and Ryan...I shudder when his nose and lips curl in an almost snarl but he quickly shakes it off into a proud look. "Well done, son. Spread out, find any trace of a Stegosaurus." Dad says to Hawkes who nods at the command. I see Mae turn to Dad with a shokced and angry look. "But Stegosaurus aren't carnivorous, so I don't see that we need to..." Mae questions but Dad holds his hand up to silence her. "Predators might be better to show off the tech, but I can still use a herbivore as bait." He says darkly. I frown as I put the plate down and turn to him. "Like Pierce?" I ask him as he faces me. His eyes show angry, but then turn...apologetic. He turns back to Mae, just as he nods to the other two guys. "After you...Doctor." He says as he gestures for Mae to go first into the jungle. But...she's defenseless, she has nothing to protect herself. Stego's might be herbivores but they are extremely skittish and scare easily, and when that happens...they go from calm to pissed off in a split second. I would rather run from a hungry Ceratosaurs than a rampaging Stego. Mae eye turn form challenging to downcast and heads to the front of the pack. I look on with sympathy as everyone follows after her, I glance at Dad and see that his face shows nothing, not concern or worry, just nothing. I narrow my eyes and follow after them, moving through all of them and stand behind Mae...she might not like what I've done but I'll be damned if I let something happen to her.
I glance back at Hawkes and pull back slightly. "Why are you even here?" I whisper to him as he glances down at me. "Excuse me?" He questions, don't pay that game. "We don't need you, so I'll ask again...why are you here?" I ask as he stops and faces me. Everyone continues on, paying us no mind. "What's your problem, kid?" He asks as I scoff. "What's my problem? Did you happen to forget that you kidnapped my friend then nearly killed me and said friends over a damn laptop? Or do you have some memory problems, because I certainly remember." I say as I get closer to him, hlareing up at him. He rolls his eyes and continue walking. "What's your point, junior?" He says as I mentally growl in annoyance. "Point? Why does there have to be point?" I ask as I follow him. "I was doing a job. That's the point of being a mercenary, and while on that job, you and your friends got in the way. Now's the job's to make sure that you and dad don't die." He says like it's the easiest thing in the world. "So I'm just supposed to believe that you're here for good intentions. You threatened to kill Brooklynn if Wu didn't get his laptop. So how amni suppose to trust that you'll won't do the same here. Threaten to kill someone to get your way?" I say mockily to him as he turns to me with a glare. "I don't really care what you believe or what my intentions are. When I do jobs, I do what I must to get it done and get paid. Your pink haired friend was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Besides...your dad signs the checks...so as long he's alive, he can sign our checks and I go home to savour a good payday. So stay out of my way and you and I won't have an issue...got it, Junior?" He says mockily to me as I galfe at him. He is satisfied with my silence and turns back around. I glee at my the ground and continue along the path. Oh yeah...I got my eye on you, Hawkes. You do something I don't like...and you'll regret it.
A few minutes after the end of last chapter:
Mantah Corp Island:
P.O.V Change: Yaz
"Submission protocol initiated." The BRAD says as it sprays it's knockout gas down the tunnel towards us. We turn and bolt away from the robot but I yelp catches my attention. I stop and turn to see Sammy has tripped over. "Sammy!" I shout as Darius and Ryan heads over to her. "Go on, we'll catch up!" Ryan says to me, I nod my head and chase after Brooklynn and Ben, I trust Ryan and Darius to look after Sammy. I turn a corner and catch up with the other two. The tunnel lights are getting more and more dim the further we head down a tunnel. We cross a metal bridge and turn a corner, hugging it close as Ben glances around the corner. "It's gone, I think we lost it." He says as we all sigh in relief. My eyes widen as I realise something. "What about Ryan, Sammy and Darius? What if they went down a different tunnel?" I ask them as they gasp in realisation. "Wh-wh-what do we do?" Ben asks as Brooklynn looks down the corridor. "If we go this way, we can circle back." She says but I shake my head. "We can't. If we circle back, we could run into that BRAD or its friends. Plus...it's dark, I can't see anything." I say as I lean against the wall in a tired sigh. "What to do? What to do? Watz to do?" I say as I glance ns see that Ben and Brooklynn and staring to pace, pondered looks etched on their faces. I glance to my feet and hear a slight noise. I look up and see and hear the black water heading to my right, down the tunnel. "Follow the water." I say as Ben and Brooklynn look at me. "What do you mean?" She asks as I follow the water. "Ryan was looking at the water earlier, if I know him like I do...he, Sammy and Darius will follow the water. Come on, let's go." I say as we follow the water, it diverts down to the rights as I follow. "Yaz, up ahead." Ben says as he shakes me out of my concentration. I follow his hand to the far end of the tunnel and see an open light with metal contraption in the middle of the room. An alarm is blaring as we all race down to the open area. We cross over a bridge and enter the large room, we are level with the water as I see the large metal contraption reaching up to the ceiling as well as the broken railing. I glance down and see broken debris from the railing, sinking into the water. "Ryan! Sammy! Darius!" Brooklynn yells out as we reach the end of the tunnel path, it slinks down into the water, Ben runs ahead and accidentally splashes against the water. We look up and see the others looking down at us.
"Yaz! Get away from the water!" Ryan shouts, terror in his voice. "What?" Ben says as I see the water being disturbed. "Get away from the water!" "There's a giant crocodile!" Sammy and Darius says respectively as the water is nalsyed up at us, nothing but scales and teeth coming towards us. I reach forward and pull him away. More scales are revealed as the enormous crocodile is revealed. It snarls and growls at us as it pushes itslef forward after us. It's snaps it's jaws at us but we head back further. "Get tot he ladder!" Ryan shouts as I see him point to a caged ladder that will lead up to the railing. "Go! Get to the ladder!" I shout as I push Ben and Brooklynn forward, just before the croc snaps at our annkles.
Brooklynn begins to climb, Ben up behind her. I hear a low growl as I slowly, with a suffering breath, look behind and see the massive crocodile in all its glory. It pulled itself out of the water onto the small ledge that me and the others were on. It's reptilian eye narrow at me, with a huff of air...it releases a loud roar bellow which kicks up my hair. "Yaz! Come on!" Ben shouts as I turn quickly and begin climbing. I grab the bars in front with reckless panic...hoping to escape the massive croc, who suddenly decides to chase after me. "Help me, God damnit!" I shout out as I look down and see the croc pushing it's massive head up the caged laffer after me...it's teeth a mere three inches from my heels. "Find something! Anything to distract it!" I hear Darius shout as he, Ben, Sammy run off to distract the croc. "Come on, Yaz. Just a few more." Ryan says as he kneels down and reaches down with his hand. I go to grab hold but my foot slips from its position. I acrem in fear as I slip a step. The croc pushes up snaps at me but I quickly pull my feet out of the way of its jaws. I silently thank God and my coach for my hours upon hours of core training. The crocodile is getting frustrated and pushes further up the ladder, using it's front legs to steady itself...it's massive frame and weight being to much for the metal cage, breaking and bending frommthe pressure. I get my bearings back and continue to climb. The snapping of the crocs jaws being the only thing I can hear besides my own panicking breathing and yelps. "Yaz!" Ryan shouts out as I push myself up and grasp his arm. As that happens, I wrench is thrown into the cage, hitting the croc smack dab in the eye. The croc roars in agony and that is final straw that breaks the camels back. The meta cage gives way as it and the ladder breaks off and splashes down in the water. The croc... 'unfortunately' went with it.
As that happens, Ryan pulls me up and my instinctal reaction is embrace him tightly. "It's ok. It's gone." He says as he holds me close. I look up with a grateful gaze and a happy smile. "Thank you." I say quietly as he smiles and embraces me, gently caressing my shoulder blades, I relax from his comforting hold. We hear a spark going as we turn suddenly to the massive steel door...we see a heated molten steel line being made as the others reach us. "The BRADs...they're coming." Ben says as we back up from the door. A large square is made as said steel square falls flat on the railing...nearly shaking it off its placement. Two BRADs come through as a heated point in their mouths die down. It changes to a familiar electrical charge as one of them speaks. "Submission protocol initiated. Do not resist." It says as it shoots charges at us. "Go! Take cover!" Ryan says as we run and dodge the oncoming blasts. "Geothermal core present. Switch to non lethal charges." One of the BRADs says as they change back to their knockout gas canisters. "We got to get out of here." Brooklynn says as we hide behind a cover. My eyes widen as a BRAD turns to me but I quickly pull myself back from its sight. "Where?" I ask but she doesn't answer as the BRAD turns and faces us. We help in fear and head to others, leaving the BRAD with its gas. I cross a raili g with Ben and Brooklynn but we are sent to the floor as steam is blasted into our faces. I get to my feet as I see the other BRAD getting closer to Ryan, Darius and Sammy. I see two loose pipes that seem to have blasted off when the BRADs fired their electrical charges. I grit my teeth nd narrow my eyes as I run towards the BRAD, it goes to swing and grab me but I roll under and past it. I grab a pipe and kick the other two Ryan. "Ryan! The pipe." I shout out as Ryan glances at me and then the pipe. He kicks it up and hits the BRAD across the face. It stands unfazed at the imapct and prepares to blast a gas cannister but Ryan twirls the pie around and stabs the broken end into the mouth of the robot. The puncture starts a chain reaction. The electrical charges go haywire as the robot begins to malfunction. It starts to walks to the edge of the tail my as Ryan picks up the pipe again and swings at the robots head, the force mixed with the robots shaking legs tip it over the edge and into the water. I hear a clank as I turn and see the BRAD from before reaching out to grab me but is hit in the back of the head by what looks to be a rock. It seems undamaged but turns to Ben who plays with a rock in his hand before throwing it at the BRAD...right between the eyes. The robot stands still for a second...as if completing Ben's actions. It starts to walk in his direction. I see a pipe bursts not far from me as an idea pops into my head. As the BRAD has it's back turned, I swing with all my force at the large pipe to its right, the steam bursts with such pressure and hit, the metal and plastor of the BRAD begins to melt. It's moves of the way of the steam and vapour as I drop the pipe and make my way back to the others. We head down a large tunnel as the BRAD prepares a electrical charge...but the croc down below somehow got its bearings together and launched itself up and clamped on the catwalk. The force when the snap broke the railing and took it and the BRAD down to the water. The robot begins malfunction from the water intake, blasting random charges in every which direction, including up at the core. Steam and thick vapour are coming out in drows as red lights start finding on and alarms blaring. "Come on! We got to go!" Ryan yells as he pulls me by my arm. I look down at the robot and the last thing I see is the croc clamping its jaws down on its head and torso...effectively disabling and destroying the machine.
Isla Nublar:
P.O.V Change: Kenji
We arrive at a small clearing but the surrounding area is giving me some uncomfortable vibes. The jungle has become darker, foreboding...I see Mae clear some foilage before stepping out into the clearing. "Where's the dinosaur, Mae?" Dad demands as I step up beside him, Mae kneels down and picks at something on the ground but o can't really see. "I don't know Daniel. I don't where it went. I'm not a dinosaur tracker...I'm a scientist." She says with a scoff as she turns back to him. Mae walks away as Dad and Hawkes glance at each other, shrugging at Mae's annoyance. Hawkes gestures for his buddies to circle around, providing Mae with some assistance. I glance around in worry about the part of the jungle that we are currently in...I go to step but I trip over something. I get my bearings back as I look down and see a good size footprint in the ground. Kneeling down, I trace the outline of one of the familiar three toes. A predator walked through here. Judging based on size, it's not Rexy or only of the large predators. It's not so small as to be a raptor or some other type...closest would either be a Carno or a Ceratosaurs. I follow the tracks to a small ravine. I hear what I believe to be a roar in the distance but I couldn't be too sure...it didn't sound close. "Hey Dad, I think I hear..." I say as I turn and stand shocked as I see Hawkes holding his tranquilizer gun at Dad. Inhasp infrar and charge Hawkes. "No!" I shout as I jump on him, he tries to shake me off but I wrap my arms around his neck on a chokehold. I pull back as our current mbined weight sends us back on our asses.
"What are you doing? I told you to stay out of my way!" Hawkes shouts as he shakes me off and reaches for the tranqs gun. "Where were you aiming at my dad?" I say a so tackle him again but he is prepared this time and pushes me off. "I wasn't. I was aiming for..." Hawkes says but stops when we hear a heavy stomping coming our way. We turn and see a Stegosaurus walking towards us. The animal shakes its head and turns to Dad, staring a hole through him. With a great bellow it charges him full steam. "Dad, get out of the way!" I shout as Mae runs arhead and pushes Dad out of the way of the charging herbivore. Me and Hawkes move out of the way of the Stego. I hear a growl behind me as I turn and see a Triceratops coming out of the jungle. It bellows angrily and bucks wildly, it's horns swinging with reckless abandonment. I gasp in fear and jumps away from the Trike. I see Hawkes grab Dad and force him to the ground, fucking under the swing of the Stego's tail. The two animals begin bellowing at each other, roaring in anger and fear. "They're distressed. Frightened even...but I don't know why." Mae says as the Trike charges the Stego and fits it's horns underneath the heavy herbivore. With some crazy strength, the stegonis lifted on its hind legs, the spiked tail swings on panic as me and Hawkes back up to the ravine, keeeping a safe distance from the scared animals.
Mantah Corp Island:
P.O.V Change: Ryan
We stand in a feeding platform as it rses to the surface. The familiar redwood trees of the forest biome are revealed to us, and the smell of clean air filters through my nose. We all sigh in relief and inhale as much of the air as possible. "Fresh air." "Never thought I would be so happy to be back here." Brooklynn and Sammy say respectively as Ben falls agaisnt a nearby rock, relaxing to his desire. "Was that a crocodile? Never seen a crocodile that big." Yaz says as Darius walks away from the group. "I think it was a Sarcosuchus. It was the largest crocodile that ever lived. Early Cretaceous...I think. Don't know what it was doing down in the sewer through." Darius says as I nod. "Me and Yaz saw some eggshells near where we entered. The croc must have hatched and Mantah Corp didn't have a place for it. So...in the sewer it goes." I say as I crack my back and my knuckles. "Kenji was probably friends with it. And then decided he wasn't anymore and locked it down there." Ben says with anger as he gets to his feet. Me and Yaz too our eyes and step away from the argument that is about to erupt. Brooklynn scoffs and turns to Ben. "Kenji hasn't been on this island long enough to do that." Brooklynn reasons back as I nod slightly in agreement. "We don't know that. Maybe he knew about this place all along." "Yeeeeaaaah! Wait...that doesn't make any sense." Ben and Sammy say respectively. Yaz walks up to Sammy and pulls away from the argument. "Your not convincing anyone." Yaz says to her as Sammy nods in agreement. "Your argument, Ben...is illogical. Kenji didn't know about this island or its inhabitants. He didn't even know that his dad was even in charge of the island and Mantah Corp." I say to him with as much calm as possible. I thought we went over this but apparently not, some just want to Stoke the fire of conflict, a bit more than they should.
"Ryan's right. Mr Kon is clearly the bad guy here." Brooklynn says to us but Ben looks unconvinced, Sammy looks conflicted between the two and me and Yaz share the same netrual expression. Brooklynn sighs and looks down at her feet. "The real Kenji knows my favourite colour. Knows how to make us laugh. Yeah...he maoes mistakes but we all did, but...he always does the right thing in the end. I believe thay there is more to him than what we have seen. Ryan, you said it yourself...we stood beside him, through the ups and the downs, through all the mess and arguments, we came through in the end...I believe we can do so again. What's faith...if not blind trust?" She says as Ben downcasts his eyes in ponder and a bit of guilt. Sammy bites her fingernails in a nervous and sad manner, obvious taking Brooklynn's word to heart. Yaz also is completing Brooklynn's words. Yaz might be of the same opinion as me regarding Kenji, that doesn't mean she didn't have any doubts. I stand at the back of the group, nodding my head to Brooklynn who smiles back in gratitude. "But what if...that's what he wanted you to think?" Ben argues back as I slap myself in the head. Soon enough, all four are starting to argue. Sammy and Yaz are turns Ng to play both sides and Ben and Brooklynn are sticking to their arguments. I can't believe that this is where we have ended up at. We are bickering like children over Kenji...of all people, we don't turn nor doninhave the patience for this garbage. "That's enough! You've all made your point!" I shout out as I get between Brooklynn and Ben who have gotten so close thay I thought they were going to start swinging. "Darius, I know you and Kenji are tight. Can you please help me?" Brooklynn turns and pleads to Darius who had walked off and hid behind a tree, watching Big and Little Eatie being cornered by drones. Darius doesn't pay for any attention and I decide to have another, he has been quiet all day and I'm not going another minute without his opinion. If I can't stop these four from arguing...he will. I pick up a small pebble and throw it at him. It hits him on the shoulder as he turns to us. "What?" He says as Brooklynn stares confused at him. "You've been quiet all day! What do you think?" She asks him as we all await his answer. His eyes narrow in anger as he clenches his fists. "You wanna know what I think? I...I don't care." He says as he shakes his head. We all widen our eyes at his answer. "You've been talking about Kenji all day and it's gotta us nowhere. We can't worry about him, he isn't here and we are. That's what I care about." He says as he turns back to the Tyrannosaur duo. We watch as the Rexes pace in their small drone confinement, they are roaring in agitation. "Something's upsetting them, and I'm gonna figure out what it is. You can keep talking about Kenji all you want...but I'm out." He turns to us and says before walking away, heading in the direction of the Rexes. We all watch as he leaves...the argument from before all but gone as guilt starts to weigh down on us. Instead of trying to get out of the sewer, we wasted time arguing...we couldn't change the fact that he 'betrayed' us but we let ourselves get angry over it...we should have pushed it away until we were safe to discuss it. Sammy straightens her back and pushes past Ben and Brooklynn and follows after Darius. Me and Yaz nod to each other and follow after her. I glance over my shoulder and see Ben follow us, his shoulders slack with shame. Brooklynn looks teary eyed but nonetheless hardens her resolve and hoes to follow.
But a sudden shaking rocks the biome. We all gasp in shock as we brace and balance ourselves. Loud rumbling can be heard beneath our feet. Rocks are be heard braking and cracking beneath the ground, the trees are fluttering as sticks, leaves and some branches begin to fall. "Find cover." I say to everyone who runs off to either a tree or a rock to shield themselves and brace agaisnt the shaking. I look out front and see the Rexes looking around, hearing and feeling the rumbling...Big Eatie nearly loses her football Ng after a particularly hard rukble and she roars in challenge and anger at everything and anything in the nearby area. She's frightened...scared even. "Earthquake." Darius says as he tightens his hold on a tree.
Isla Nublar:
P.O.V Change: Kenji
The herbivores break apart from each other...a loud rumbling and shaking can be heard and felt as we all try to keep our balance. The Triceratops had enough and ran off intotnhe jungle, the Stego followed behind but me and Hawkes are nearly hit by the tail, I step back and my foot slips on the ground. I panic and reach out and grab Hawke's arm...gravity goes against us as we tumble down the ravines rock face, I roll against the ground until my back hits the other side of the ravine. I get back to my feet as pebbles and small sized rocks begin to back off the ravine. I hear loud footsteps coming as I run and see a shadowy figure coming...I recongize the faint outline of horns coming out of the skull. The Carno roars as I whimper in fear...we did I ever agree to come here?
South Ferry Dock: Before Earthquake
P.O.V Change: Brandon 'Brand' Bowman
Our rescue boat rocks up to the dock and Owen anchors the boat of one of the anchor points. I jump off the boat and gaze ahead at the dock, jungle and mountains ahead. "Never thought I'd be here." I says as he turns back to the other three along with him. Dave and Roxie hold tranq rifles. "I did. Always knew it would be up to us to save those kids." Dave says proudly as me and Roxie look unamused at him, Dave looks down and gulps at Roxie's stare. "Ok...technically you always knew it would be up to us to rescue those kids." He says, pasifying Roxie. "But I...always supported said belief." He says proudly as I hear a snort from behind. "Sure, sure. You didn't have belief until Roxie called up Claire." We all turn the fourth member of our rescue squad. Owen Grady. He is wearing a sand brown shirt and dark brown pants, with a navy blue plate carrier over his torso. He is carrying a Marlin Model rifle.
When I asked him why he brought the gun, he simply said that its power and weight is the only weapon capable of downing a Tyrannosaur
When I asked him why he brought the gun, he simply said that its power and weight is the only weapon capable of downing a Tyrannosaur...I gulped at that possible scenario. "Easy Owen, don't want to hurt the little boys feelings." Our fifth member says mockily as she jumps off the boat as I take a few precautionary steps back. The woman has light dark skin and black hair, she is about mid 30's, standing tall at about 6 foot maybe 6'1, she wears a tight but still quite loose black shirt with brown pants and combat boots. She wears a camo green plate carrier and a holestered pistol on her right hip. This is Kate Johnson, Owen's sister. When I met her in Costa Rica, I went to say hi but she waved me off...rather provocatively as well. She was most definitely not interested in any form of greeting. She rarely spoke on the journey here, mostly only speaking to Owen but she did say a few words to me, Dave and Roxie. Turns out Kate is not that much of a talker, preferring to be alone...Dave found out the hard way what happens when you annoy her. We all knew then not to get in her way. Owen told me that she worked in the military and she is desperate to get her son back, the last few months have been calls, after calls, after calls...calling favor after favor after favor and getting absolutely nowhere. Owen told us that she doesn't mean to come off as cold and rude but she simply doesn't want to talk about anything else besides the mission. She brings out a large bag and opens it up. My eyes widen at the small cannon her arm. "What is that?" I ask with a slight bit of fear. She stares at me with a hard, cold glare. I gulp at the intensity of the stare. "M203...don't know about you Bowman but I'm getting home with my son in one piece, if a dino wants to mess with me, it will regret ever being made." She says as she attaches a grenade launcher to the gun and straps a grenade bandolier over her torso. We all look ahead a true daunting island before us...we have a lot of land to cover to find Darius and the others. "You all good, Kate?" I hear Own asks as I glance back and see Kate breathing heavily but she quickly gets it under control. "Let's just find those kids and get the hell off this island...I don't want to be here any longer than necessary." She says as she walks between us and heads up to the dock. "And...here...we...go." Dave says as we all follow after Kate. I gaze up at the tall mountains of the island as I sent a silent prayer. I'm not a particularly religious person but I'm hoping...begging to anyone, to make sure that Darius and the others are alright.
