DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN JURASSIC PARK IT BELONGS TO UNIVERSAL AND MICHEAL CHRICTON
A/N: Blame the Late Night shift...
ALAN'S DINOSAURS
Chapter 4: Stolen
Slowly Alan opened his eyes. The bright lights of the hospital came streaming down his face. On his hand was a pair of bandages and also around his torso. He lifted his hand to his head and found some bandages as well.
"Oh thank God you are awake!" a voice said.
Alan turned his head to see Mark, Ellie's soon to be husband. He was sitting there next to Alan's bed with a worried look on his face.
"What happened?" Alan said.
"Some crazy men came over and raided your house! They stolen the dinosaurs Alan and beat the fuck out of you. Ellie protested but they threw her to the ground too with a gun over your heads. You've been out for two weeks Alan with a major concussion," Mark said.
Alan slowly put his hand to his head and felt the bandages there. He even looked down and saw the bruises and his arm and leg were in a cast.
"How did I get these?" he asked.
After one of the men knocked you out and he continued to beat on you. Tank went crazy trying to protect you along with Sarah. Nico was already drugged and was place in the truck. The dinosaurs tried to protect you and Ellie, Alan but they were subdued and taken from you," Mark replied.
"Did you identify them?" Alan asked.
"They did not wear any bands on them though most of them look foreign according to Ellie. And none of them spoke English so I would assume they were a hired mercenary group out to get them," Mark replied.
"What about Ellie is she alright?" Alan asked worry on his face.
"Ellie is fine she did not get hit as bad as you, but they did get her good across the face," Mark replied.
Alan looked down at his sheets in despair. He had failed his children and he failed them badly. Mark sensing what he was thinking put his hand on Alan's shoulder and offering a friendly squeeze. "Don't worry we will get them back this I promise you." Mark said and then stood up.
"You know everyone is worried about you Alan and I need to make a few phone calls to let them know you are alright." with that Mark walked out leaving Alan alone with his thoughts.
Before he could take a solemn road the door opened and Ellie came in.
She rushed to his bed and gave him a strong hug. Alan grunted but hugged back.
"Oh my God Alan you don't know how much I am glad you are awake!" she said.
"Glad to know I am awake too," he said.
Then she started to cry and Alan was shocked to see this, "Ellie what's..."
"They are gone Alan all of them gone!" Ellie said.
It was then that Alan realized what she was inclining...the dinosaurs.
Slowly Alan pulled Ellie to him being mindful of the tubes and wires as they both held each other.
LATER
It took nearly a week before they deemed Alan well enough to move on his own. The hit was a strong one and it left Alan woozy for a few days after he woke up. Luckily the doctor said it was only his equilibrium returning to normal. Mark and even Ellie helped him home and when he entered his home his heart immediately squeezed in his chest.
The place was trashed.
His house as he saw it was no longer standing. In fact it was in ruins!
People were working all around the clock trying to clean up the debris.
"Dr. Grant!" a voice said and Alan turned to find Mr. Chow running up to him. Chow looked worse for wear as he ran up to him.
"Oh my God we heard what had happened and I am terribly sorry!" he said.
"I bet it was all over the news!" Alan said with a growl to his voice.
"It was when people heard the explosions and then rushed here to find you on the ground and your animals gone. We feared the worst!" Chow replied.
"They were stolen right in front of my face by armed men. You expect me to do nothing!" Alan replied.
"Well I have the test results for you and they are not part of our dinosaur batch Dr. I was going to call when I got a disconnected signal. So I came here originally in person but found your place destroyed by fire! Dr. Grant I am so sorry," he said.
Alan had to sit down on the back of a pick up truck so that way he can get his thoughts in order.
His dinosaurs gone and his home destroyed. He had no where to go and all the money he invested into his house was all he had. The animals that he had raised to feed the dinosaurs were gone as well. They were probably taken away by the poachers or moved to another ranch for safe keeping. People from the nearby town were there helping with the clean up.
In all Alan looked devastated.
"I am sorry Dr. Grant," he said again.
"You said the dinosaurs don't belong to you? Who do they belong to then?" Alan asked.
Chow then straightened himself up, "Well that was what I was going to call you for Dr. Grant. You see the dinosaurs came from one of our smaller companies that we bought out about five years ago. They were into genetic research of endangered and extinct animals. In-Gen bought them out years ago. We had no idea that they had a crate of dinosaur eggs. When we first bought them out they already had some dinosaurs with them. However the placement they had for these animals was insufficient. So Mr. Hammond bought out an island in Costa Rica to house them."
"So you have your own dinosaurs?" Alan asked.
"Yes and I bet whoever stole them will want to use them for their own means. My money is on Biosyn a competitor of ours and one our main pains in the rear end," Chow said.
"These men didn't have any markings on them," Alan said.
"Oh...damn it then it will be harder to track them," Chow said.
"Well I am sorry to trouble you Mr. Chow I have to clean this mess up and go look for my animals. After all I do have the paperwork to prove it," Alan replied.
"Is it still with you?" Mr. Chow said.
"Yeah I don't keep it here thank God, but they will prove that I own them," Alan replied.
"Alright I will let Mr. Hammond know of what happened here thank you for your time Dr. Grant," with that Mr. Chow went back into his car and drove off leaving Alan with his dark thoughts again.
He slowly walked towards the house again his mind blank and tears threatened his eyes. He would blame the smoke later but he knew that deep down this was the results. His dinosaurs were gone and there was nothing he can do about it.
Except hope for the best.
ELSEWHERE
Loud devastating noise could be heard from warehouse number B-25. The nose was so loud that someone had to literally shoot the air to get the animals to quiet down.
Well most of them.
The many roars, screeches, hoots and growls that came from the building as well as the shaking of the walls scared off any security guard within the facility. That made the men inside's job a lot easier.
Off to the side of the main storage warehouse was a small office. This one had an air conditioner inside which allowed one to see into the main warehouse. The heat from the warehouse was what they wanted after all. All six of their precious cargo was loaded and ready to go. Their middle man was waiting for them in Costa Rica. The plan was simple enough. Get the animals to Costa Rica then have them shipped to an isolated island there. Then from that island smuggle them across the Panama canal into the Gulf towards South America.
The man sitting behind the desk of the office was very happy about the exchange. His job was done now it was up to their man in Costa Rica to make sure the shipment arrives in Panama on schedule.
"That's right sir everything is set and ready to go the animals are ready to be shipped as you requested." the person behind the desk said.
A few words were exchanged before the line went dead. Smiling to himself he turned to look at his prize.
All six of them.
He especially spied the big one off to the side. The feathers on the large one made him not look like the animal they were looking for. However they knew what it was worth a lot of money. Just to find this guy was amazing to see and to top it off the animals are trained!
They are worth more now that they are trained then any of the wild ones. That means they can put on shows for their buyer in South America more frequently. As he looked at the large ones the smaller one was busy gnawing on his cage but they put reinforced locks on the cages.
The man smiled just as the door opened. One of his men came through the door and saluted, "Sir the ship is ready to take the animals," he said.
"Good put the tranq's in them and get them loaded," he said.
"Will do sir," replied the man and shut the door.
Soon they will be off his hands.
SAN JOSÉ COASTA RICA
A very large man was busy stuffing his face at a cafe. His face covered in crème and he was enjoying a rather nice size doughnut. The man across from him looked at the large man in disgust hating the fact he has to deal with him. If not then this man would expose him and his operation to his competitor.
"You already know what to do when the shipment comes in right?" the man said.
"Don't worry Dodgson I have everything under control. Hammond doesn't know that the shipment that is due to arrive in a few weeks is not for the park. I have my people ready to go by the time it gets in. And by then I will have the embryos you requested as well. They are being kept in a special place." the large man said.
"Alright here is the transport container. The bottom screws open and reveals a coolant container," while he explains this the larger man laughs.
When he is done explaining what to do the large man laughs harder, "Alright so how do I make sure the animals are healthy. Remember they are useless to the buyer if they are crap!" the large man said.
"That I expect you to make sure. When you get to the boat make sure the animals are secure before departure. They don't know what hits them when they realized that their animals are gone," the man said.
"I know and don't worry they will get there," the large man said and they both shook hands after the man hands him his money.
By then the waiter came by and delivered the check. The large man then looks at him, "Don't get cheap on me Dodgson," he said.
MONTANA
Alan was in a bit of a depression as he searched high and low for his dinosaurs. Every source he had turned up nothing and every police and criminal organization turned up nothing. He was at the end of his days. Currently he is living in a hotel room in Helena paying his rent with however money he had left. Poor Alan wanted to wait till they finished the assessment for the repairs to his home before they can start building again. It was already the beginning of winter when the snow starts to fall in the badlands. Already Alan could not return to the dig since it is closed till spring.
"You know you can always stay with us?" Ellie said as she went up to his hotel room one night. Mark was with her when they went to check up on him. The man himself was alone and depressed. He spent all his time with his dinosaurs, and he would be damned if he was not going to bite tooth and nail to get them back! They are his kids after all and he was going to let Hell freeze over till he found them.
"Alan are you alright?" Ellie said as she saw him watching the T.V. Not even facing them. She knew how he felt for she loved those dinosaurs herself. It was as if her own children had been kidnapped as well.
Already she could picture Nico and Spitz curled up to Alan as he watched T.V. or Frankie digging through the cushions on the couch determined to find hidden treasures.
Or chase after cockroaches.
She sighed as she sat down in front of him.
"Alan?" she said and saw his head look up a bit.
"Look I know you are depressed but sitting here and staring at the T.V. Is not going to bring them back," she said.
"I know...its just...its just I've failed them Ellie. I've failed to protect them and looked what happened," he said.
"Don't hold yourself like that Al! We are all human and the dinosaurs will care less if you are angry or not. They will still love you no matter what," Ellie tried to reassure him.
"I appreciate all the help Ellie and you too Mark," Alan said with a genuine smile.
"I know and I try my best to make things happen. Believe me I know how much those dinosaurs mean to you, and I don't like to see Ellie so worried like that," Mark said.
"Thanks," Alan replied.
The two of them walked out after getting take out leaving Alan to himself. He then walked over to the balcony that overlooks the town. Helena the capital of Montana is not his ideal place for a home. But then again Alan is used to the wilderness of the mountains and the sounds of the birds and his dinosaurs. Here the city just does not feel right to him. If only he were back home and this never would have happened. Sighing he leaned over the rail and looked down at the happy couple leaving the hotel.
Ellie and Mark are so much in love. He smiled at the thought of his surrogate sister being happy. Speaking of sisters his real sister paid him a visit earlier when she found out that Alan's dinosaurs had been stolen. The female Grant had given him a berating that he never lived down...well mostly because he hardly ever called. But then again he does write and sends her pictures of his dinos at various stages of their lives.
She basically offered her support as well as chew him out on various things. Alan does not mind it means she cares. Too bad his parents are no longer around to give their support to him.
Just as he thought about parents his mind turns back to his dinosaurs. He just wished he knows what is going on and how is he going to help them.
ELSEWHERE
It was under the cover of darkness that the cargo was being lifted towards the cargo hold. Large containers with holes in them are being hoisted up onto the ship bound for Costa Rica. The cargo that was being loaded however contains precious cargo. That cargo alone was what is keeping the money flowing. They had been doing this for years till finally they are able to find a group of these animals to take back to their boss in South America.
He smiled as the big one was loaded onto the ship. Right now it looks like an overgrown chicken along with the other one. So far he has made them able to ship across the sea by drugging their food or shooting them with tranquilizer guns. Their man in Costa Rica assured them that they will be able to get to their destination on time. For right now as the last of the animals was lowered his job is finally considered done.
He then picked up the phone and dialed a number. Once the phone rang an automated operator answered, "Jurassic Park Security how can I place your call?" the line on the other side said.
"Get me Dennis Nedry please," he said.
"One moment please," the line then shifted till another voice filled the line. This one wheezed as if his lungs were being squeezed.
"Nedry speaking," the voice on the other line said.
The man smiled, "Nedry the package is on its way," he said.
"Alright I will wait for it to arrive," and with that the line went dead.
MEANWHILE
Dennis Nedry hung up the phone and smiled. The package was on its way here and he made sure to leave a message with the harbor master to expect it to arrive. This shipment was special and that it was his means of getting off this godforsaken island. If he was not stuck working for that fucked up company then Nedry would have been long gone by now.
But as it was he was stuck working for In-Gen by contract and he was backing out now. 1.5 million dollars was just enough to cover his medical expenses. So Nedry was willing to pay the price. So now all he has to do is wait and see when the package arrives in two weeks. Boy is Hammond in for a surprise when he finds out his precious Embryos are gone.
Nedry could only smirk when that happens as he continues to type his code into the computer. They were in for one wild ride.
TBC
A/n: Sorry I just could not get this out of my head. I could not no matter how much I tried. So I decided to write it down and see what you folks think. After all I would be feeling in the dumps if that was my family that was stolen from me. As always please leave a Review just remember no FLAMES, BASHINGS and LORE MONGERS PLEASE! Thank you!
