Shaky Ground:

Forest Biome, Mantah Corp Island

P.O.V: Ryan

The relentless shaking of the quake had us on the edge of sheer panic. Branches were being broken off, rocks were breaking and cracking under the pressure of the quake...but worst of all all of the cracking of the large redwood tree trunk that was happening behind me. I gaze upward and see the splinters of wood creaking and breaking, forming broken ice patterns up the tree. "Clear! Clear out! Now!" I shout as I grab Darius and Brooklynn and pull them away from the tree. Yaz carries Sammy over to a nearby log as Ben trails after her. Me, Darius and Brooklynn follow as well as the tree gives out and collapses over the open pathway. The groaning of wood and splintering of wood rings in our ears as we brace for anything. The tree crashes to the ground but not before nearly snapping in half against another tree. The shaking begins to settle as I open a single eye and notice that small pebbles are beginning to settle...they come to a complete stop as I nudge the others. "I think it's over, guys." I hear a screech above and see the three Pteranodons are still here. "Get down!" Ben shouts as I kneel down and shield Sammy and Darius from the flock. They fly over us and head to the Rexes who are still being contained by the drones. Both Eatie's roar in fury as the Pteranodons are scared off by the duo. I sit up and see that all the dangers are currently gone and we are safe to move on. "Come on, let's regroup." I say as I jump up on top of the log and reach down. I pull Yaz up first who assists in getting the others up.

Isla Nublar:

P.O.V Change: Kenji

I step back on fear as the shadow moves along the ravine, itching closer to me. The shadow roars as I make a break for it but slip over a rock, I crash to the ground. I spit out dirt as I turn and see the dinosaur reveal itself. Its amber eyes gaze down at me, it's scarred body now faded with rough patches of healed skin and scales. The once prominent red and black markings are now a faded mess of scarred tissue. I look up at the horned head and see the scar from the fence is now pink but still prominent on its snout. "Toro." I say his name in recognition of the Carnotaur. His eyes narrow, his lips curl in an almost savage grin before roaring at me. I back up in terror as he moves his feet in a charge preparation stand. He snarls at me as I back me back against the ravine wall. "Sure, you don't want to talk about this?" I say jokingly, trying to ease the terror in my soul...knowing that in a few moments...it's all going to be over and I'm going to become a chewed up Carnotaur lunch. Toro snorts and goes to charge, I duck to prepare for his teeth but a shout breaks me from my terror. I look up and see that Hawkes has jumped on Toro's neck. The Carnotaur tries to buck him off but Hawkes grips tightly on Toro's horn, keeping himself steady from the bucking predator.

Hawkes tried to plant the chip into Toro's head, but I shake off his head leads to Hawkes to nearly slip off the dino...I see the remote control for the chips fall out of Hawkes's bag. Hawkes hangs from Toro's neck, his face just mere centimetres from Toro's eye...the mercenary is able to grab hold of Toro's other horn and pulls himself up. I gaze down at the controller and see that Toro's foot is inching closer to it. I dash ahead and grab it before pulling myself away from the panicking carnivore. Toro turns and bashes the side of his head and body into the ravine wall, trying to get Hawkes off of him but the mercenary points the chip gun to Toro's head and plants the chip. The Carnotaur roars in pain and pulls his head up and throws it to the side, the momentum being too much for Hawkes as he is thrown across the ground. Toro shakes his head of the pain as I hear the controller beeping. I look down and see it and the chip coming on online, gazing up, I see Toro charge for Hawkes's head, his jaws open wide and ready to chomp on the downed mercenary. The controller comes online as I click a button. Toro comes to a complete stop, his mouth open wide as saliva begins to drip down from his teeth. I stared in amazement at what happened, before focusing my attention but on the controller, I click another button and see that Toro obeyed the command and stood up straight, closing his mouth in the process. Toro stands motionless, completely at my full control. I sigh in relief in knowing that the danger has passed and that the chip worked.

I walk up to him, getting closer enough to touch him, I graze my fingertips along his scarred skin...I watch in amazement as he barely even reacts...just a low content growl is all he responds with. I relax my shoulders and stroll forward to Hawkes who is starting to come too. He looks at me and Toro as I reach down to him. "Thanks." I say gratefully to him, if he didn't jump on Toro, I would have been lunch for the carnivore. "Likewise." Hawkes says as he grabs my arm and I pull him up to his feet. He nods gratefully to me and turns his attention to Toro. Hawkes waves his hand in front of Toro's eye. The Carnotaur doesn't even blink and continues to stare ahead, paying zero attention to us. "Kenji!" I hear Dad shout as both me and Hawkes turn to Dad, Mae and the other two mercs coming down into the ravine. "That was some quick thinking." Dad says proudly to me. I nod my head and gesture my head and eyes to Hawkes. "It was a team effort." I say as I click the controller. Toro growls as he turns around and stands before the group. "Dad...meet Toro." I say as I present the dino to him. He walked pass me and gazes at Toro. "Aesthetically, a scarred dinosaur wouldn't be my first choice..." Dad starts as he brushes his hand over Toro, feeling the scared tissue and strong muscles of the predator. "...but it should be enough to convince BioSyn." Dad says as he walks away from Toro...though he is under the control of the chip, the Carnotaur quietly grumbles and snarls as Dad walks away. I gaze sadly at him, while he and I haven't had the best of encounters...it pains me to see the proud animal become nothing more than a puppet that I can do what I want with him. His eyes are devoid of anything that resembles even a fraction of the predator he once was...it's almost like...he's not completely there anymore. I drop my sorrowful expression and turn it into a happy one when Dad walks away from Toro and passes me and Mae. We watch him as he joins Hawkes and the other mercenaries as they climb out of the ravine. "We'll need some extra security precautions." Dad says to Hawkes who nods his head. "Copy that." I watch them go before glancing back and seeing Mae eyeballing me out of the corner of her eye. "What?" I ask her as she shakes her head and walks after Dad and Hawkes. "Nothing...let's just go." She says as I stare sadly at her.

Elsewhere on Nublar:

P.O.V: None

Dense ferns and shrubbery are pushed out of the way as a stumbling Brand step out of the foliage. He gazes tiredly and anxiously around the surrounding jungle before shouting. "Darius! I'm here! Are you ok? Darius!" His voice echoes throughout the jungle as he continues on but nearly trips over a rock. A hand suddenly pulls on his ear as he gasps in shock and pain. A furious set of brown eyes gazes at him as Kate pulls him close to her eyes. "You yell one more time...and I'll leave you here for the scavengers. So do me a favor and shut the hell up." Kate says calmly but with a hint of anger laced in her voice. Brand nods his head silently, refusing to try and argue with the intimidating woman. Kate lets him go and walks past him, her expert eyes analysis every rock, fern and tree of the jungle. Coming out of the foliage behind her are Roxie, Dave and Owen. "Brand, what did we tell you before? Predators are attracted to loud noises, so you have got to keep your voice down." Roxie reprimands him. "Yeah man, this jungle is completely dino-infested, and we're a walking buffet." Dave says jokingly but everyone else looks unamused at him. "Sorry...not the time." Dave says, cowering from the intense gazes. Brand sighs. "I know...I'm sorry, I just...I just want..." He starts to say but Owen interrupts him. "...just want to find your brother. Believe me, Brand, we all feel the same way. But we can't risk endangering ourselves." He says to Brandon who nods his head in acknowledgement. Kate turned to glance at Brand, her eyes softly at seeing the dejected man. She feels guilty for reprimanding him like she did, he doesn't have her experience and he is extremely worried for his brother. She goes to say something to him but a snap of twig grabs her attention as she snaps towards the direction of the snap, she kneels down and points her assault rifle as she signals to the others to get down and prepare. She gazes down at her scope as bushes start to shake...her finger hovers over the trigger but instead of a dino...a goat steps out and bleats at her. Kate sighs in relief as she stands up and lowers her weapon.

Everyone sighs in relief and watches as the goat heads off into a random direction. The group goes to continue on before a loud rustle of leaves grabs their attention, they shift to the side and see Grim the Baryonyx burst out of the foliage and snap up the goat. The goat squeals in pain and terror as Grim slams the goat to the ground and snaps on its spine, killing the defenseless animal. Grim goes to take a chunk of meat out of the goat but Brand, who is terrified by the predator, accidentally steps on a broken stick. The snap of the stick grabs Grim's attention whose eye darts to the side and spots the group of humans, with a narrow of her eyes and a hunger filled snarl, she charges them.

"Break rank, run!" Kate shouts as she goes to shoot the predator but Grim snaps at her, forcing her to dodge the powerful jaws. Grim misses her but turns her eye to Brand who panics and bolts into the jungle. Grim turns to chase after him, her tail swings around and knocking Kate away. Owen fires his rifle in the air in an effort to scare the predator away, but she continues her pursuit. Dave and Roxie fire their tranq rifles and barely miss the middle of Grim's back and tail. "Come on!" Kate yells as she runs after the Baryonyx. Owen, Dave and Roxie follow close behind.

Forest Biome, Mantah Corp Island

P.O.V Change: Ryan

We watch from the sidelines as Big and Little Eatie continue to roar in aggression, their unease at the earthquake has left them frightened and desperate. Big Eatie tries again to break free of the drone cage but like always, nothing happens. The two Tyrannosaurs are getting madder by the minute...we have to do something about these drones. "The earthquake's over. Why are they still freaking out?" Sammy asks. "I don't know, but if they keep going like this, they're going to hurt themselves...or each other." Ben says in frustration as I have myself off the rock I was sitting on. "It's obvious, isn't it? They were scared by the quake and the drones are keeping them from seeking shelter...animals will always do what they must to protect themselves. Even with the quake over, they are still agitated and those drones are not helping matters." I say while coming up beside Yaz. "Come on. We have to shut down the drones!" Brooklynn says but Yaz argues against it. "No-but if we do, then it will be like Nublar all over again...when we are never not dying?" I see Yaz's point, the compound would be crawling with BRAD's and it's not like we can just stroll around the biomes. The Rexes here, the Dilo's, the croc down below, the Pteranodons and the Yutyrannus in the arctic...everywhere we go, there will be a danger. But to leave these animals, trapped in these small drone cages is just...cruel.

"But if we leave them, that makes us a little to no better than Kash...or the Kon's." Ben says but me and Brooklynn glee back at him. "Mr...Kon." Brooklynn emphasizes to him which makes Ben cower back with an apologetic, awkward smile. The clearing of a throat catches our attention as we turn and face Sammy. "Well, either way, I'm in for dropping them drones." She says, putting the final on the coffin of the debate, we face Darius who has his back to us and his attention on the Rexes. "You go ahead, I'll stay here." He says as I stare wide eyed at him. "What?" Yaz asks in disbelief. "Are you insane? If we get those drones down, then you'll be directly in the line of fire. Scared or not, I'm not leaving you here alone with two Tyrannosaurs." I say as Darius glances back at us. "It will take a while for the connection between the drones and Kash's computer to shut down. I'll grab Mae's tablet and try to calm them down while you guys shut the connection down." He says as Little Eatie roars furiously and charges the barrier, her head nearly twisting back from the collision. Brooklynn steels her worry and approaches Darius. "Good thinking...but maybe, at least, someone should stay with you." Brooklynn says but Darius waves her off. "No...it's ok. I got this." He says, I go to say something but Yaz holds me back, I glance at her and see that she shakes her head, no, at me. "I'd rather do it alone." Darius says as I see the determination in his eyes. I see that while he wants to do it alone...it looks like there is more to it. I get the feeling though Darius said that he didn't care that Kenji left us...I feel as though he does and that it is eating at him, slowly but surely. "Yeah...ok. Send us a message when you get the tablet. Stay safe." Brooklynn says as she and the others head off. I watch as they go before turning my head back to Darius. He glances at me as I nod my head. "Good luck." I say to him as he nods in acknowledgement. I turn and go to catch up with the others.

Jungle Compound:

We enter the compound and make our way to the lift, from there, we will make our way to Kash's control room. While walking through the biome, I found that our entry into the jungle and the compound was less risky than I thought. But something has been nagging at me for a while, where are all the BRAD's? We come out of the lift and head from the computer room but a gleam of steel catches my eye as I break from our path and enter the next room over, from what Brooklynn and Sammy told me, it was Kon's office. I find where the gleam is coming from and see that it was shining off my axe. I scowl in an angry glare at seeing both my axe and Yaz's machete on a panel, almost like a trophy. Pushing the anger away, I pick the axe up and fit into my holster. I grab the machete and holster and go to rejoin the others.

"We're going to look for phones. Let us know when you get into Kash's computer." I hear Yaz say as I enter the room and see Brooklynn sit at the computer. "You won't find one. Mr. Kon is as smart as he is evil. That's how he has fooled Kenji." Brooklynn says as I stand beside Yaz, nudging her to get her attention. She turns to me as I hold up her machete with a smile. Her eyes widen at the sight but her expression turns to happiness as she takes the blade and swings the holster over her shoulder. I gaze back at Brooklynn who has turned the computer on. I glance to the side and see Sammy and Ben sharing worried looks. "I don't know, Brooklynn. Mr. Kon is a bad guy, but it's not like he forced Kenji to say all that stuff...about us not being family." I shake my head, we always come back to Kenji...we can't focus on him...it's not about what he or what he did, it's done...and we can't change it. "Let's just focus on the drones...let's get that done then we can debate about the Kon's...deal?" I say with a hard tone, leaving no room for an argument. Ben, Sammy and Brooklynn all nod on agreement as Brooklynn turns back to the computer. The computer trolls as we all gather around Brooklynn, the computer screen shows green squared that are plastered all over the island, with a large number being housed in the facility and biomes. "Got it!" Brooklynn says proudly as she continues to code. "Knew you could do it." Sammy says proudly as Ben scoffs. "There was never any doubt...like at all." He says as I playfully elbow him.

Isla Nublar:

P.O.V Change: Brand

I gasp in quick, terrified breaths as I run through the jungle. The snarling and growling of the dinosaur behind me gets louder and louder the longer I continue to run. I make a terrible mistake and glance over my shoulder, nearly shit my pants when all I see is teeth just mere inches from my face. I scream in terror and nearly trip over my own feet. The carnivore snaps at me but I sidestep to the side and glance to see the animal miss me completely. It slows down but turns almost like a snake and speeds after me. I gasp in long, drawn breaths... I'm getting fatigued...very quickly. I see a good size tree and just start to climb. I think I get high enough, but the dinosaur follows me up, its feet getting a hold on the trunk and pushing itself up. I scream and climb higher and higher.

I back up and grip tightly on the tree trunk, pulling my legs as close as possible to me. I watch two darts sink into its hip and ribs, I see the animal has drop to the ground, its attention turns to the darts in its hide. The animal roars in anger but I watch as it wobbles and groans, getting dazed from the tranq's before dropping, completely out. I drop to the lowest branch on the tree as Dave, Roxie and Owen show up. Dave fires one more dart into the dinosaur for good measure...I breathe a sigh of relief. "Is it...is it...dead?" I ask carefully as Owen kneels down beside the animal and brushes his hand over its head. "No, just tranq'ed. She'll walk up in about 20 or so minutes." Dave says. Kate bursts from the jungle with her weapon pointed at the animal but relaxes at the downed animal. "That's...that's a Baryonyx, right?" I say as I hesitate to drop down. "It's not even one of the bigger ones...yeah?" I ask, scared out of my mind. This thing was big but not to the size of the more well-known dinosaurs. This thing nearly killed me and ate me...I shudder in terror at what a T-Rex might do. "I know it's scary out here, but if you stay close and quiet...then you won't have anything to worry about." Roxie says as I drop to the ground. "I-I'm not worried about me. I'm more worried about Darius and those other kids." I say in worry, if Darius had to deal with this every day...I don't even want to think about it. "If what you said about your brother was true, he is a smart and resourceful kid, he'll be fine. And I know Ryan, he wouldn't let anything bad happen to him or the others. My son is resourceful and very skilled in survival, he and the others will be alright." Kate says as both her and Owen walk over to us. "How can you be sure?" I ask her. "Because I trained that boy since he could walk, trust me...they are fine, Brandon. I promise." She says as I nod my head...but still not fully convinced. "Trust me Brand, your brother is not as helpless as you think. One time, he jumped into a raptor put to save a fellow camper. And that was on the first night." Dave says as I turn sharply to him with my eyes wide. "He did what?" I say in shock, I see over Dave's shoulder and see Roxie's horrified expression and Owen and Kate rubbing their eyes in annoyance. "Oh yeah. Your brother was not afraid to get up close and personal with dinosaurs. I mean, he was this close to getting totally-" Dave continues as I stare horrified at him, Kate walks up and pulls on his ear, glaring a hole through him. "Not...helping." She growls with gritted teeth. "Ok, ok...I'll shut up." Dave says, hoping to ease Kate's anger. "First good idea you had all day." She says while pushing him away. "I'm sure he's fine." Dave says as he turns back to me...if I wasn't worried before...I am now. "We're wasting time here...we should head to the camp site, if the kids are alive then that would be the best place that they would go." Owen says as we nod in agreement. Kate takes points as I follow behind her, Dave and Roxie stand slightly back but at my sides while Owen follows at t the rear of the group.

Mantah Corp Island:

P.O.V Change: Darius

I left the Rexes for a while and headed to Mae's cave to get the tablet back...I was surprised to see that it was still in use. After Kash had left it here and Mr. Kon using it in the swamp, I didn't really think that it would be back here, it was just a guy instinct. Mae must've brought it back here after being released from the Med-bay. Grabbing the tablet, I return to the Rexes and watch in confusion and worry as they continue to barge the drone barriers, each hit is getting worse...Little Eatie tries once again but she hits her head so hard that she is left wobbly. Big Eatie walks over and lays her head neck over Little Eatie's, comforting her. A low trill from Little Eatie registers with the tablet which marks the translation. "Scared. It's ok. You're safe now. Safe." I say as I choose the 'safe' option. The tablet growls the translation to the Rexes who turn their attention to me, they growl and snap their jaws...their actions and the translation tell me that they are scared but of what? The quake is over...so why are they still afraid? I glance up and see Big Eatie roaring at one of the drones as I question aloud. "Are you scared of the drones?" I think back to when Kash brought Big Eatie out of the forest biome and into the jungle to battle King Richard. The drones provoked her but didn't necessarily scare her. Matter of fact, she destroyed one and stomped on an older BRAD. They made her mad because she was looking out for Little Eatie who was seriously injured. So why, now, would these two apex predators be afraid of something that they, theoretically, can destroy? I glance over my shoulder and see that lookout platform. I begin to climb, I get halfway and pull the tablet in front of me. "Right, I message Brooklynn to shut down the-." I start but don't finish as I see the drones start to descend to the ground, their lights shutting down and rotors coming to a stop.

I stare amused at the scene. "Wow...that was fast." I say as Big Eatie and Little Eatie bend their heads down and smell the drone...but suddenly look up and gaze at me. We stare at each other for two seconds before they suddenly roar and charge at me. I yell in terror as I brace myself against the ladder...'preparing' myself to be torn apart but to my surprise, they just run past me and head deep into the forest. I shift to lean around the leader and tree and stare confused at the retreating dinosaurs. "Huh?" I say questioningly but look down at the tablet as it trills. Two distinct vocalizations of the Rexes are recorded and translated. "Scared. Danger." I say, reading aloud the recognized vocals. "Still? But of what? What are you so scared of?" I say as my mind starts to fire at a million miles an hour, trying desperately to figure out what is causing the Rexes to behave like this...but nothing, absolutely nothing seems to answer my ponder. I send my findings and concerns to the group, maybe one of them will have a better answer.

Jungle Compound:

P.O.V Change: Ryan

We cheer in celebration as we watch all the green squared turn red...Brooklynn had successfully brought down every single drone on the island. "Well done, Pinkie." I say as she smiles proudly as I ruffle her hair. "Don't think you can call me that anymore." She says as she plays with a brown strand. Yeah, technically I can't her that because all of her hair is now brown, leaving no pink at all anymore...yeah, like I'll do that. "You're still Pinkie...pink hair or not." I say as she laughs. She brushes a flock of hair over her ear as I catch a glimpse of her left eye...after all the 'excitement' for the last 24 hours, I start to see a faint, ugly purple bruise starting to form around her eye. I remember back in the forest with the investors, Good I think his name was, he kicked Brooklynn in the face...this is consequence, I suppose. "Your eye? Is it ok?" I say as I point it out to her, but she waves me off and pulls some loose hair to cover. "Oh, nothing. It's fine...really." She says, trying to act tough but I can see the pain in her eye and how uncomfortable she was when I asked her. "Brooke...you dont-." I go to start but Sammy interrupts me as she, Yaz and Ben return to the desk. "Got some news y'all. Darius affirms that the drones are down and that the Eatie's are still acting weird. He says that he's tailing them." Sammy says as Yaz crosses her arms. "Great. Add that to the list of things we don't know, like, 'what do we do now'? And 'are we already too late to stop Mr. Kon?'" Yaz asks as she stares at Brooklynn. Brooklynn stares downcast but turns her attention back to the computer. An image from the corner of the screen catches my gaze as I tap her shoulder. "Brooke, click on that, what is it?" I ask as she does so, and the results forces all our eyes to go wide. "It's a signal from a drone on Nublar." Brooklynn says as she codes into the drone and gets its signal back here. "Check this out. Remember the distress beacon we sent out from Nublar? Mantah Corp received it...and Kon didn't do anything about it." Brooklynn reveals as my head snaps up. "So I was right. Kon knew for six months that we were alive. Yes, he had no idea it was us but that doesn't change the fact that he received a signal that someone...alive...sent out." I say to them as they nod in realization. Kon didn't even try to help us. Like I said before, it was us...or it could have been anyone, but that signal reached this island and Kon would have known if a rescue signal was sent out...the day after Jurassic World fell. I think quietly to myself...what will Kenji think when he learns that the signal that we sent out was received...by Mantah Corp...by Mr. Kon...and he refused to do anything about it? I wonder what his reaction would be.

"If the EDB reached all the way here...shouldn't it work both ways?" Sammy questions as Brooklynn's eyes widen. "It should." "Why do you ask?" Brooklynn and Ben says respectively. "There was a drone on Nublar. That's how I sent my spy stuff to Mantah Corp and Kash...I probably didn't need to say that as excited as it sounded." Sammy says while blushing embarrassing at her excitement. I glance back and see Yaz with a raised eyebrow. "So, if the drone is still there, we might be able to control it from here." She says as I older for a minute. "That's if it still works." I say quietly. The others turn to me with unamused expression. I thought I said that quietly... apparently not. "Just saying...that drone has been there for a while...you never know." I say defensively. It's sound logic but they roll their rolls and focus back on the computer. "It's worth a shot at least. If we expand the search area..." Brooklynn says as she types away. A loading sign come on the screen as we wait with bated breath. The computer trolls as an aerial image of Nublar shows with a red dot smack dab in the middle of the island...revealing the still operating drone. We all cheer at the success as Brooklynn type's the camera controls and images into the computer. A grindy and blurry image of tall grass and distant jungle trees are seen. Brooklynn clicks for rotor controls and to my amazement...the drone's camera begins to lift. "Well, I'll be damned." I say as Brooklynn glances back and smirks smugly at me. "That's right, feast your eyes at my genius." She says dramatically as we all laugh. Brooklynn controls the drone to fly off and find any sign of Mae, Kenji and Kon.

Isla Nublar:

P.O.V Change: Brand

We continue to walk into the jungle, but I stop when a buzzing rings in my ear. "What's that buzzing?" I whisper as I turn around and see Owen looking around too for the noise. "Probably bugs. Jungles got a lot of bugs. But hey...good job not yelling." Dave says teasingly to me as I shake the noise out and catch up with him and Roxie. "Quiet. We're getting closer to the centre of the island...we're in carnivore territory now." Owen says as I suck in a breath. Perfect...just perfect.

No P.O.V

Unbeknownst to the rescue squad, the buzzing noise was the damaged drone that Brooklynn and the others were controlling from Mantah Corp Island. The drone's rotors were damaged but to the severity where its flight was greatly downsided...but nonetheless awkward. Brooklynn, Ryan and the others watch from Mantah Corp Island's control room as the drone finds a team of mercenary escorting Kon and Mae. All of them stand shock as the drone's camera zooms in. On the lead merc, the images focus to reveal Hawkes at the head of the group. Hawkes holds up his fist and points his tranq rifle forward at the bush. Loud groaning and growling can be heard as it gets louder and louder. Two Nasutoceratops come out and grunt at the group. Hawke pints his rifle defensively at the two herbivores. "Hey, are you insane? Shoot one and the other one will retaliate." Mae says in warning to Hawkes who shrugs. "Not if I shoot it first. Besides...they're in the way." He says as he prepares to shoot but the bigger Nasuto, the male, swings his deadly horns and drags his foot back like a bull. "And if you shoot them now, they'll be less in the way, huh?" Mae says sarcastically. A loud roar follows her up as the campers share confused gazes. The drone pans around a large fern and projects an image of Toro...standing behind Kenji. The Nasuto's run off from the predator as Kon, Mae, Hawkes and the other mercenaries turn around, to find Kenji smirking arrogantly while gesturing to the controller. The drone's camera zooms closer as Kon places his arm around Kenji's shoulders. "Excellent work, son."

P.O.V Change: Ryan

"I... I don't believe it." I hear Brooklynn say in sadness and disbelief. I, along with everyone, share her disbelief at the sight. They have managed to chip Toro and have brought him under control, worse still, is Kenji...enjoying it. He had no hesitation and no...guilt, at using Toro like a wind-up toy. "At least we know Mae is ok." Ben says as the camera pans to Mae. I can see that she is angry but also uneasy. "But why is she there? What does Kon have on her?" Yaz asks as I answer her. "She's there because Kon wants to keep her close. Her knowledge of dino behavior is a huge asset but also because of the fact that if he left her here, she would do anything to help us. He's killing two birds with one stone. She analyses the dinos, and we are left alone to fend for ourselves. I have to give Kon credit here...pretty smart to do so." I say as the camera follows Kon and Kenji walking away, Toro following close behind. "Shh. Mr. Kon is talking." Sammy says as we all focus on the screen. "I have Molina the go-ahead to get in touch with Bio-Syn. We're going to do get things together, son." Kon says as Kenji throws a thumbs up. "Sweet." Kenji says happily as I narrow my eyes...looks like I underestimated Kon's cunning...and Kenji's humanity. He cared about these animals, yes, he might have complained but he never hated them. He saw them as amazing and awe-inspiring creatures. Was I wrong in my judgement? Were we all? Did my rant to him and his father not at least, reach some doubt in his mind? Was everything that we did, all that we fought for, was it worth it? "You and me. Together...we are going to change the world. After we sell the chips to BioSyn, we'll had back to the facility to produce more. More expeditions to Nublar and possibly Sorna will be in our future. Until our geneticists are ableto get up and running with the new gene-splicingtech then we won't need to come back. We can just make our own dinosaurs." Kon says to Kenji's as I scowl and turn away, not wanting to hear anymore, but as I turn, I stare in confusion at the empty computer chair and the door wide open. "Where did Brooklynn go?" I ask aloud as Sammy, Yaz and Ben turn around. We walk out and I hear shouting coming from Kon's office. We head down to the office and walk through the threshold. "Brooklynn, we have some..." Sammy starts as a chair is thrown across the room. We turn and see thrown books, upturned chairs and pants. Desk accessories thrown about...and Brooklynn leaning on the table, sniffling and shaking. "...news." Sammy finishes as Brooklynn looks up at us and wipes her teas away. She sits on one of the untouched chairs and leans her head into her hands. Her breath is very shaky and laced with hurt.

We all stare at each other in sadness, Brooklynn is the one that stood steadfast in the debate that Kon was leading Kenji on, that Kenji wouldn't do the things that he did without the belief that he was doing what he believed to be right...more like, what his father wanted him to think was right but that is neither here nor there. Brooklynn always believed in Kenji...and I can't imagine the hurt and pain at seeing what we all just saw. Yaz walks over and sits beside Brooklynn and places a comforting hand on her shoulder. Yaz inches closer and wraps her arm around both shoulders and draws Brooke into a hug. Brooke collapses into Yaz as she bawls her eyes out. Sammy kneels down beside and takes Brooklynn's hand. I stand behind Brooklynn and Yaz and put my hand on her shoulder, offering my support. Ben stands to the side, but he hangs his head low. "Shh...it's gonna be alright." Yaz soothes to Brooklynn as she starts rubbing her hand down Brooklynn's arm. "How? How can any of this be alright? He...SNIFF...he was controlling a dinosaur...Toro, of all dinosaurs. And he was smiling! So, tell me, Yaz...how is any of this alright?" Brooklynn asks but Yaz doesn't have any answer. I look around at the group as the realization hits me. "Because we're still here." I say as Brooklynn sits up and looks up at me. "You are not alone Brooke, we are still here with you. It's gonna be alright because we'll make it so." I say assertively to the group. Brooklynn nods at my statement and wipes the remnants of her tears away. "What is it that you wanted to tell me?" She says while turning back to Sammy who stands up. Ben steels worried gaze into a determined one. "Mr. Kon said that he's selling the chips to BioSyn, buuuutttt...he needs to come here to produce more." He says as Yaz smiles and nudges Brooklynn to get her attention. "Which means, we still have a chance to stop him." She says but Brooklynn gazes downcast to the floor. "You mean 'them'. Kenji...he chose his side." She says as I walk around and kneel in front of her. "Maybe...but we have something that Kon doesn't know that we have." I say as I turn to Ben. "Give me your pack." I say as he unclips it and passes to me. The others watch me as I unzip the bag and find what I was looking for. I reach in and pull out the USB from Nublar. "Wu's data." Sammy says in amazement as Yaz's turns to one of confusion. "How the hell has that thing survived all this time? And how did you get it, Ben?" She questions as Ben starts to stutter. "After Kenji ran off with Wu's laptop, I took this and kept it on me until we were off the island. On the boat, I gave it to Ben to keep it safe, since he was the only one that actually had storage on his person, but never mind that now." I say as I hand Ben back his pack as I grab Brooklynn's hand and place the USB in it. She states wide eyed at me as I smirk. "Kash's computer is ours for the taking...I wonder what dirty little secrets he and Kon kept on it?" I ask rhetorically as their eyes go wide. Brooklynn smiles widely and wraps her arms around on a hug. "Thank you, Ryan." She says softly Before bolting out of the room and back to the computer room.

P.O.V Change: Darius

I follow behind the Rexes who barge into each other, trees etc. Little Eatie bangs her head against Big Eatie's before diverting away from her. She runs toward the airlock and rams right into it. The hologram image fizzles slightly before returning to its forest background. Little Eatie growls in pain and swing her head free of the oncoming headache. I hide behind a rock as Big Eatie and Little Eatie roar to the sky. "How do I tell you that the earthquake has ended? It over." I say in frustration as I look at the tablet and at the duo. Big Eatie looks around before focusing on the ground, she roars to the dirt as my eyes widen in realization. "Unless it's not." I say aloud, all of a sudden, the ground shakes as a second earthquake hits. I fumble back and try to catch my footing, but the shaking gets stronger. I hear electricity frizzing as I look up and see parts of the biome done starting to break, sparks fizzle out, steam sprays out... suddenly l, two hexagon pieces of the dome break apart and fall to the ground below. I gasp in horror at the falling pieces as I fix my footing and dive away from the massive metal pieces.

No P.O.V

Back at the compound, the others are feeling the same effects. Brooklynn just sat down in the computer chair as the quake hit. Ryan and the others are still in Kon's office as the lights above start swinging erratically, books are sent off their selves as pebbles of stone and rock fall from the ceiling. The massive golden anchor above Kon's desk is swaying, violently, side to side. Ben falls to his knees as he braces against the wall. Sammy grabs hold on a chair as Ryan helps Yaz to her feet. "Under the desk!" He shouts as he and Yaz run over and hide underneath. Sammy and Ben follow suit. The wooden panels on the panel start crack and splinter from the force of the quake. A pillar breaks from its place and falls on the desk, scaring the occupants underneath it but the desk holds firm. "Aftershock?" Ben asks but Yaz shakes her head. "Nah. This one's bigger than the first one." She says as Ryan holds her close to him. A massive stone breaks from the ceiling and crashes down in front of the group. They back up further under the desk as Ryan wraps his arms protectively around them all. "What's going on around here?" Sammy asks, terror coarse in her voice. Back on the computer room, Brooklynn is making her way over on the cupboard units to the side and opens a cupboard and fits herself in. She starts to whimper in fear as she holds her knees close to her chest and closes her hands over her ears, trying to drown out the sound of rock, wood etc, breaking apart.

Back in the office, the quake begins to die down as the kids come out of the safety of the desk. They look around and see that the room has become dead quiet, and all the furniture and appliances have ceased their shaking. An alarm beep is heard as they step out and head over to the tablet. Ben kneels down and clicks the alarm warning. "Message from Darius. He's okay...but Little Eatie's not." He says up to the group as Ryan nods. "You guys get tot eh forest biome, I'll get Brooklynn and meet you there." He says as they nod. Ryan heads off and bolts for the control room. He enters and stands bewildered as the crack damage, the broken glass window and the upturned desk and chair...the room is nearly totaled. He hears a faint sound from the cupboards as he walks over and kneels down by an ajar one. He opens it and he sees Brooklynn. She jumps out and grabs hold of Ryan in a fierce and desperate hug. "It's ok...you're ok." He says soothingly to her as she nods. "Thank you." She says as Ryan nods in gratitude. "Come on...Darius needs you in the forest." He says as they run out and head for the elevator.

Isla Nublar:

P.O.V Change: Kenji

We were on our way back to the penthouse, Dad and Hawkes mostly kept to themselves at the front of the group while Mae trailed behind. I stayed at her back, keeping a close on Toro. He seems to be fine, but it's as if the controller can give me detailed descriptions of his vitals or anything. The chip also overrides his brain function, putting directly in my control, it's like watching a video game character at the design menu. You just push some buttons, and he does whatever it you want. Only difference being is that Toro is a living being...not a bunch of code in a video game. I think back to the Nasuto's earlier and just how easy it was to scare them away, using Toro to do it. I scowl internally at myself for the non chalant way of doing it. I smiled at my accomplishment, smirked a true bewildered faces of everyone...and dad congratulated me because I pushed a button. Thinking about how others could just push a button and make these animals do anything...like the investors from before. Big Eatie, the raptors, the Spino...those are dangerous... extremely lethal dinosaurs and the investors wanted them to kill each other. And dad wants to sell these animals and the control tech off to anyone that can buy...BioSyn, a rival to Masrani, just happens to the one to jump on it first. I might not have paid much attention to the enconomic and businesses classes that Dad forced to attend but I do know of the infamous reputation of BioSyn. Rivals to the original InGen and the supposed reason why the original park was sabotaged. I break from my thoughts as we walk through another ravine, I recognize the jungle around...we are getting closer to the penthouse. A bellow calls out as we stop and I see a Parasaurolophus coming directly towards us. Hawkes points his rifle at the herbivore, but she pulls him no mind and runs past him. Mae and Dad dive to the side of the ravine as the herbivore pass's them, I notice it's bellow changes to a high pitch cry, like it's scared of something.

Th animal runs to me and Toro as I sidestep out of its path. The Parasaur accidentally barges into Toro who remains unfazed...only change being a slight step on his footing. I watch the Parasaur continue on running but I get confused. Never...ever, have I seen a herbivore run towards and into a predator...never. "Wait. Why would that Parasaurolophus run directly towards a predator?" Mae says as I glance at her and up at Toro. "Toro seems fine. He's not acting aggressive. Maybe that's a factor?" I ask her but she turns away. "It's not and it's not like he has a choice." She grits to me as I'm taken aback by her anger. Before I can reply, the ground starts shaking again...only this time, it's worse than the last one. The ground shakes really hard as I trip over my foot and land on the ravine wall, I see off to the corner of my eye that Mae had fallen quite hard on the ground. I hear a rumbling of rock as I look up and see medium size boulders falling or breaking into the ravine. I yelp in fear as I jump forward to avoid a particularly large rock. "Dad!" I call out to him as I see another rock fall near me...soon enough, it goes dark.

I come too and Kon my eyes and see that everything is kind-of blurry and bright. I shut my eyes immediately and squeeze them tight to ease them. I open them slowly and they are able to open without much difficulty. I gasp as I feel a pain in my back, but it doesn't feel too severe. I shake my head of the headache coming. I open my eyes fully and see just rocks above me, I gasp as I look to the side and see more rocks around me, perfectly fallen into place so that the rock above me didn't crush me...I thank God for that. I look around for a way out and only see nothing but a tiny crack, no way that I could even put my finger through there. I push against a large rock to my right but the stone barely even moves. I grunt in exertion as I start breathing heavily...panic is starting to set in. I gaze down and see that the controller is rather undamaged. I pick it up and see that its signal is still strong...maybe...just maybe. I flick, press and move every button, stick and switch on the controller, desperately trying to get Toro to get me out. "Come on! Where are you?!" I shout out as I look around for any disturbance to the rocks but so far...nothing. I sigh in hopelessness when suddenly, a loud bang rocks the stones around me, small pebbles are dislodged and fall to the ground as I look forward. I use the controller as I see through a tiny gap...faded red and black scales. "Come on, Toro." I say as I maneuver his head to push a rock out of the way. He moves another rock and all I see is teeth. I see that there is just enough room for me to slither out. I crawl out and get back to my feet. I see that Toro has stepped back and is awaiting the next command. "Yes! That is what I'm talking about!" I cheer as I throw my hands in the air and start an impromptu dance. "Teamwork...makes the dream work! I cheer as I stop and gaze up at Toro. An idea pops into my head as I control Toro to close his tiny fist and hold it out to me. I grin as I tap I with my own fist. "Boom...never could've done that before." I say to him, but he continues to stare aimlessly ahead...soft grumbles and growls that sound like breathing is all he responds with. I sigh as I gesture to the jungle. "Come on, dude. Better go find everyone." I say a so walk off. I get to the ravine and reach out to climb up when realization hits me like a ton of bricks. I bolt back on Toro and click the controller. "Eh, right." I say, embarrassing myself with the forgetfulness. I turn Toro around and head back the way that me and the group came in earlier,

Elsewhere on Nublar

P.O.V Change: Kate Johnson

Th ground started shaking as we brace against the trees for support. "What the hell is going on?!" Brandon calls out as I reach over and pull Roxie towards me, a large branch breaks off and falls where she was. "Must be an earthquake." Owen says as he pushes his back against the tree. Dave is sitting on the ground, his arms wrapped around the tree, his soft whimpers can be heard. "Owen...where the hell did this come from?" I ask him as I nearly fall over from the hard shake. "Do I look like a seismicologist...how the hell am I supposed to know?" He answers back as the shaking begins to die down. I shuffle off the tree and step out from under the tree. I look around and see some trees that are uprooted and massive cracks forming in the ground. "Alright...it stopped, you can come out now." I call out as they join me. "How in the hell does an earthquake happen here? Brand asks as he pulls leave sand twigs out of his hair. "The island is not that far from the tectonic plate border. Earthquakes are rare but they are known to happen down south near Argentina." Dave says as we all turn and stare at him. He meets each of our disbelieving gazes and shrugs. "What? I study rocks from time to time...tectonic plates are just really big rocks...aren't they?" He says as I shake my hug of his knowledge and straighten myself. "Let's continue on...we can't be far from the camp, are we?" I ask Roxie who nods her head. "Should be about a mile and a half in that direction. We should reach there by sunset." She says as I nod and let her take point, she knows this jungle better than I do, that's for sure.

Earlier:

Forest Biome, Mantah Corp Island

P.O.V Change: Darius

I slide underneath a log and just cover myself from anything that might happen...I feel the quake stop as I open my eyes and pull myself out from underneath the log. I pick up the dropped tablet and both for the airlock...I have to get to the others. A growl sounds off next to me as I stop and push some shrubbery out of the way. I stare shocked and sadden at seeing Little Eatie trapped underneath a knocked over tree. "Oh...oh, no." I say as I carefully approach the younger T-Rex. She tries to push herself up, but the tree is too heavy. She roars anxiously and begins to call out to Big Eatie...but I can't see nor hear the momma Rex anywhere. I turn back to Little Eatie whose eye focuses on me. "It's ok...I'm going to help you, ok?" I say as I push the translation for 'help'. "Help." I say a so press the call again. Her eyes go from narrowed to soft and a little bit wild. I stare amazed when her arms relax against the ground. "You understand, don't you?" I say as I inch a little bit closer to the Rex...almost close enough to reach out and touch her. A soft growl and slight narrow of her eyes warn me against it. "Right...probably a bad idea, huh?" I say as she grunts and blows out air out of her nose. The guest knocks me back on my butt as I cover my nose. "Jesus Lord, that stinks." I say in disgust as I almost have up the contents of my stomach. I press the tablet as I send an emergency alarm to the others. I'm not going to be able to free Little Eatie on my own...I'm going to need a lot of help here.

P.O.V Change: Ryan

After leaving the compound, me and Brooklynn made a detour back to the swamp to pick up the snowmobile...lucky for us that the Dilo's decided to not bother us. Night had fallen in the forest biome as we made our way through. Brooklynn honks the horn as the headlights shine on the others as Sammy, Ben and Yaz try to pry the tree off the Rex, Darius stood to the side, calming the trapped Rex. "Hey, Dino nerd. Need some help?" Brooklynn says as she exits the vehicle. "Thanks, guys. Just in time. She's getting hungry." Darius says non chalant as I step out and jump down to the ground. "A hungry Rex that is trapped and you want us to help free her?" I ask as everyone states at me. "Sounds fun, why not?" I say jokingly as Brooklynn hops back in the driver seat and backs up the vehicle, rotating it around so that we can use the chain. I hop over the log and see that a branch has lodged into a gap in the rock. I take out my axe and back at the wood, splinters flying off as I cut through the wood. With this now loose, the log might be easier to pull off.

Yaz pulls the chain and throws it over the log. I take it and filter the hook under the log. Yaz grabs it again and anchors the hook on the chain. "Got it." She says as I jump up and over the log. We all join Brooklynn in the snowmobile as she flicks the switch to pull the chain. The tension in the chain becomes tight but the logs weight is still weighing down on Little Eatie. Brooklynn pushes on the accelerator, I can see tiny fractures cracking in the wood, but nothing seems to give way. A terrified gasp from Yaz catches my attention as we turn and see Big Eatie standing in front of the vehicle. She roars as she walks over as knocks her head into the vehicle. We are rocked to the side as Ben slips and crashes into me. "Ooh." I groan out as Ben flips off of me. "Hurry!" Yaz shouts to Brooklynn who puts the snowmobile in a higher gear. I see Big Eatie call out too Little Eatie who responds weakly. The mighty Tyrannosaur turns her attention back onto us as she crashes her head into us, nearing flipping is over. She is getting angry because she thinks that we are the cause of this. Brooklynn presses all of her weight on the accelerator and the log finally gives way and breaks in half. Little Eatie hops to her feet and roars in triumphant. "That's right. You're safe now." Darius says as we all head to the back of the vehicle and watch the two Rexes reunite and brush each other lovingly. For such big and terrifying animals...it's almost adorable watching them at their most caring and loving moments. The two of them head off deeper into the forest, to get some much needed shut eye and I couldn't agree more...it's been a long day and I need some sleep.

We hop out of the vehicle as Brooklynn pulse the chain back into place. "Since they are not exhibiting Evasive behavior anymore, I think we're done with earthquake's...for now." Darius says as I sit on the edge of the snowmobile. "Any idea what caused it?" I ask and he shakes his head...I look to everyone else, and they share the same opinion. "You really are starting to understand them...the dinosaurs, I mean?" Brooklynn asks Darius who turns to her. "They're easiest than some people." He says aimlessly but we all get his hidden meaning. Kenji. Me and Yaz look between Darius's focused gaze on the tablet and Brooklynn's downcast expression. "Uh. Sammy, Ben, let's...go over there." Yaz says, pointing to a dark corner of the clearing. "Why?" Ben asks but I pick him up by the arm. "Because we say so." I say as I push him of the snowmobile, I jump down and walk over to Yaz's chosen spot.

We sit on a set of rocks. Ben and Sammy are curious about Darius and Brooklynn are talking about. "What do you suppose they are talking about?" Sammy says, literally taking the words right out of my mouth. "Probably about Kenji." Ben says as I roll my eyes and move away from them. I sit by Yaz who is drawing an image in the dirt. "Whatcha you're drawing?" I ask her as she shrugs. "Just doodling that's all." She says as I look down and see that she is just doodling...looks like just wiggly lines. An idea pops up as I smile and bolt away from her. I run past Sammy and Ben and head to the snowmobile. Darius and Brooklynn stop their conversation as they look at me. "Don't mind me guys, I'll be leaving soon." I say as I jump up on the vehicle and grab the drawing book and pen form the back. I jump down and leave the duo behind. Sammy and Ben stare confused at my behavior as I rejoin Yaz. She stares confused up at me as I hand her the book. Her eyes go wide as a smile stretches across her face. "Where did you get that?" She asks as I wave her off. "Never mind, probably one of the Mantah Corp workers left it behind or something...who cares. It's yours now. I know that you left your own back on Nublar so I want you to have this...I want to see you draw again." I say to her as she flicks through the empty pages. She grins up at me. "Why do you?" She asks with a teasing smile. "Because I know that you like drawing me in some kind of danger...I saw that Rex one back on Nublar by the way." I say as she laughs at me...I join her on the joke. "That was a good one." She says as she leans against the rock, I mirror her and lean against the log behind me. "So...got any ideas?" I say teasingly as she flops her foot on my thigh...I go bold and brush my hand along her calf and shin. She looks down for a split second and looks back at me, chewing the end of her pen...very sexily. "I got a few." She says as I smirk and reach a little higher. "Yo! Lovebirds!" Ben shouted as me and Yaz jump in fright of the sudden noise. "Come on, guys, we got to go!" Ben continues as Yaz blushes a deep red and I frown in embarrassment. "Ben, if you ever do that again...I will personally feed you to the crocodile." I say as he gulps and cowers. I sigh and rejoin the others...I look down and see that Yaz has interlocked out hands. I smile at her and kiss her at the top of the head. "I was hoping to get a little more than that." She whispers to me as I smirk. "Perhaps, if you play your cards right...you can find out later tonight." I whisper in her ear. I smile proudly at her deep blush.

Isla Nublar

No P.O.V:

Back on Nublar, the sun was beginning to set as the rescue squad had reached the borders of camp. "Darius!" Brand shouts out who is followed up by Dave and Roxie respectively. "Ben! Sammy!" "Yasmina! Ryan!" They break through and stare in horror at the ruins of camp. "Oh no." Owen says as he and Kate bolt ahead of the group. "Darius!" "Kids!" Brand and Roxie say respectively as they follow the siblings. They trek the river line as Kate stops and inspects the spiked defenses around the ruins. She leans down to inspect one...a gut instinct tells her that Ryan made these. Kate rejoins the group as they inspect the ruined common room of the camp and gaze up at the broken bridge and elevator shaft. Brand gasps as a Compy jumps out of a small hole in the ruins. Owen takes a step and nearly trips. He looks down and sees a very familiar footprint in the ground. He kneels down and runs his hand along the groove of the hole. "Indominus." He whispers to himself as he stands up and sees the makeshift treehouse.

"What if...sigh...mom said it wasn't fair to get her hopes up. Maybe she was right. Maybe everyone's right. Maybe we are crazy to think that they're still alive. They could have starved... dehydrated, ate something poisonous...not to mention all the killer dinosaurs. And...they're just kids. Who was I kidding?" Brand says as he falls to sit on a broken panel. Kate walks over and sits next to him. "I'm not giving up...those spikes didn't make themselves...my son made those...he is alive and I'm not going to stop until I find him. I already lost one loved one to this island and I'll be damned if it let it take another. And I promise that we'll find your brother." She says as Roxie walks over. "Brand. You can't give up on faith. Look at that." She says while pointing to where Dave and Owen are...near the treehouse. "They made that...because they're tough...smart... resourceful. And yeah, they're just kids but these kids are special...each of them bring something that when it comes together...it forms something that can't be broken." She says as BRAD and Kate look up in wonder of the treehouse. "And what's that?" Brand asks as Kate smirks. "Faith." She says as Roxie and Brand look at her. "Faith in each other...faith in themselves. And that's what can't be broken...faith in hope." She says with a tearful smile. "They survived, Brand. We have to believe that...for their sake." Roxie says as Dave and Owen drop down. "If so, why did we even come if we didn't believe?" Save says as Owen follows up. "Why did you believe?" Brand looks up and smiles. "You're right...I believe that they are. And I have faith that we can find them." He says as Late puts a hand on his shoulder. "Get some sleep. We'll continue the search at first light." She says while climbing the ladder up.

Night had fallen. Dave, Roxie and Owen are getting some much needed shut eye but Brand can't seem to get to sleep and Kate was keeping a look out. "Of course, this was his bed." Brand says as he rubs his fingers on one of the Rex skeleton's teeth...the skull had been placed at the head of the 'bed'. "Darius, please, just...hang in there a little longer...just be ok, little brother." Brand says as he gazes up at the stars. "Can't sleep?" Kate says as Brand jumps. "Jesus Lord...please stop doing that." He asks as Kate smirks and sits on a plank at the foot of the bed. "You know...when my son was having trouble sleeping...I would talk to him, just let him vent out to me...exhaust himself so that he would fall asleep." Kate says as Brand looks at her. "So...tell me about your brother." She says as Brand smiles gratefully at her. "Will you tell me about Ryan?" He asks as Kate smiles at him. "We'll see." She says as Brand nods. "Seems fair. Alright...Darius...is the biggest fan of dinosaurs that I have ever met in my life..." Brand starts as the two rescuers ease themselves asleep as they tell each other stories of their respective family members. Each of them having moments of laughter...moments of sadness but in the end, Kate's method worked, and Brand finally dozed off asleep. Kate smiles and leans her head against the wooden board, her eyes turned upwards at the bright stars above. "Be safe, my boy." She says as her eyes suddenly weigh down and soon enough...she falls under the blissful trance of sound sleep.

Elsewhere:

At the entrance to the penthouse, Mr. Kon is desperately trying to help back into the jungle to help Kenji. "Let me go!" He says as he pushes Kon off. "I have to find my son!" He growls out to Hawkes who simply stares back at him. "No you won't. I'll find him." He says as the penthouse door opens. Everyone present turns to see Molina walk out. "What, no dinosaur? What exactly are you planning on showing my client? Beside your pretty faces." She criticizes to Kon and Hawkes. Mae steps forward. "Give him a break, his son was just buried in a rockslide." She says sadly but Molina scoffs. "Not my problem. And I doubt BioSyn will give a shit. They just want results and so far...I haven't seen any." Molina says coldly as Mae grits her teeth and clenches her fist. KO. Sighs as she stares to the ground. "She's...right. They won't be happy, but if we just get a little more time-." Kon says but a rustle of leaves cuts him off. Everyone turns as the mercenaries point their tranq rifles. The wind rustles more leaves...creating very ominous feel to the jungle. Molina back up to the penthouse entrance in fear of something popping out. Out of the foliage...comes Kenji, who stands proudly at the tree line. "I don't think we're gonna need any more time, Dad. Toro, here...is quite impressive." Kenji says as he moves Toro to stand behind him and give a loud roar which echoes over the idea. Kon smiles and walks forward, meeting Kenji a true edge of the dirt. "That's my boy. This...is a Kon." Mr. Kon says proudly to the others as he presents Kenji. "And not just a Kon...but my son." He says as he turns back to Kenji...who smiles happily at him...thankful tears welling in his eyes.