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Wow I know it has been a while and I apologize profusely for the massive delay, but work has been killing me. I mean really, I come home totally exhausted and too tired to start writing, and also I had to force myself to get off my ass and finish the latest chapter of Broken Wings my Assassin's Creed story. Now that was hard to write seeing as I had not played any games for about a month. But anyhow enough rambling about me. Things are just about heating up for this story so lets get on with it shall we?

ALAN'S DINOSAURS

Chapter 14: Realm of the Giant Croc

The sounds of the jungle were even louder on the valley floor. It was here near the river that a predator stirs from its slumber. Lidless eyes were wide open as a forked tongue flicked the ground. Belly to the ground it slithered across the forest floor silent as the shadow. The loud calls of the many birds in the canopy does not deter it from seeking out its prey.

It was here that the predator stalks picking up the scent of new prey with each flick of its long forked tongue. Slowly the giant moved through the forest watching its prey yet keeping its distance at the same time.

It has time for soon the night will be upon them and then...

Dinner is served.

MEANWHILE

The valley was even more humid then up in the hills. The steam rising from the swamp below gave the forest floor was very eerie yet very sticky feel to it. The air was very sticky and humid not a breeze to be felt. The kids felt like their body was going to melt with the amount of sweat that poured from them.

Frankie whined from his makeshift cage as they walked. The sounds of the various animals everywhere was so loud that Alan could barely here the Archeopteryx. At least in the hills there was more open air and they could breath. Here the air was so thick that one can slice through it with a knife.

"Is he going to be alright?" asked Lex looking at Frankie who was being held on a pole by one of the Mercenaries.

"Yeah he should be fine. Jessie did a good job with mending his wing," Alan replied.

"I hope so, he seems scared," Lex replied.

"He is in a cage Lex of course he would be scared," Tim said his voice carried much pain to it.

"You alright Tim?" Alan asked.

"No, my feet hurt, and I think I have a blister," he whined.

Alan grew concerned, "How are you girls holding up?" he asked.

"I am tired," Lex complained.

"I need to change my tampon," replied Jessie.

"TMI," Tim replied also.

"Ok, Ian how are you doing?" Alan asked.

"Could have been better, sometimes I wish I was something other then a Chaotician," Ian replied.

"Like what?" asked Tim.

"A doctor for one," Ian replied.

Alan looked down at his leg and noticed that it had started to swell. Ian's brows are dipped in sweat and the man is in a lot of pain. The gunshot wound though bound was starting to look green.

"Um...Nima? Ian is not looking good," Alan said hesitantly.

Nima turned to look at Ian and cursed. She quickly walked off before she came back with some plants for Ian's wound. So far the berries she rubbed into the wound had helped to keep it clean. But the constant walking through the thick mud had really gotten into the wound. It was looking rather infected by the time Nima cleared away the bandage.

"Dios bueno!" she cursed.

"Nima what is the hold up?" asked Miles as he stopped.

"We need to stop! This man's wounds need to be treated!" Nima replied.

"We will stop when I say we will stop Nima," Miles replied.

"Miles you asshole, if I don't treat his wounds now something is going to find us and kill us all!" Nima replied.

"Then let them kill him first! He is after all injured so why the fuck do I care. I want to get paid and because of that fat blob Nedry I don't get shit!" Miles yelled.

"Well Amigo shit will hit the fan with this man here," said Nima.

"Fine we will leave him here to die then," Miles replied.

"And then what? Whatever predator eats him will come after us next so no matter what you do it will still hunt us down," Nima replied.

"Fine! We will make camp here," Miles replied.

VISITOR'S CENTER

The sounds of the jungle were making alot of noise. The group made their way slowly across the open area that would lead to the Visitor's Center. Nico remained on guard with Ellie beside him. Next to her Henry was busy keeping the little ones calm. The troodon was ever calm, but the raptor proved to be a handful.

Nico finally turned and barked making the little one quiet and hid in Henry's pocket. Poking its head out it studied the Troodon and the adult raptor before snuggling up to Henry again.

Robert and Gerry led the team with guns out. Ray and Mitch had the rear. They formed a protective circle around the group while they headed into the Visitor's Center. So far the raptors were no where to be seen. Looking around they wanted to see if they can spot anything out of the ordinary. So far Nico was calm but alert when they entered.

"Oh food Thank God!" someone shouted and that someone was Mitch.

He was the first one to the table of food left out for everyone to eat. And so far the food thankfully was still fresh.

As everyone helped themselves to something to eat finally Ellie stayed with Nico to keep watch. Robert had given him some meat to feed him and the raptor was grateful. The little ones in Henry's pocket proved to be the most hungry out of all of them. Their voracious apetites proved to be a big challenge to deal with.

"My you little ones are hungry," Henry said as he fed the Troodon. The baby was just glad for some food as it ate with hunger. The raptor felt the same way as it too ate with a new found hunger. When both babies were full Henry thankfully kept them in his coat pocket for now till they were too big. Their stomachs bulging full.

"Well looks like someone was hungry," said Mitch as he finished his meal.

It was then that Nico's head went up and he gave a warning hiss. Ellie had her gun up as well as Robert and Gerry. Hammond also raised his rifle while Ray loaded his weapon.

The sound of clicking claws alerted everyone that someone was here. Nico's growl and the hatchlings silence was the only thing that kept them alive.

Well almost.

Mitch's scream was heard as the smaller man was pulled suddenly under the table. This caused everyone to scramble away as two raptors appeared. Their screams filled the room as they surrounded the group. Robert counted three of them so far.

Where is the fourth?

As if on cue the fourth one appeared its snout covered in blood as it feasted on Mitch's corpse.

"I hope you choke on that you bitch," Ellie said as she took aim.

The screech was all that she heard as it charged. This one was clearly bigger then the rest and Ellie was just about to open fire when.

Nico was the first to hit the raptor hard. The two raptors started to fight with the bigger raptor trying to dominate Nico. The other raptor raised its claw out to him. A shot was heard as Ellie lowered her smoking gun.

A scream of pain was heard as the much larger raptor screeched in pain.

"Get away from him you BITCH!" Ellie said as she opened fire on the larger raptor. This raptor then reared its head and challenged Ellie. Robert and Gerry took this time to shoot at the other raptors. Hammond and Ray tried to get the others out. But the raptors were making short work out of those who were too slow.

"COME ON!" Ray shouted as he shot at one that was chasing after Henry. He had missed being as he was a lousy shot but he did however hit it in the eye. This caused the eye to burst and dark blood began to flow from it.

Screeching in pain the raptor made a run for it trying to roll off the pain. It only met its doom in Nico's jaws as the male raptor took the opportunity to seize the raptor from the blind size and make short work of it.

The other raptors took this time to make a hasty retreat after seeing two of their own dead. The Big One which was the one that Ellie challenged earlier also retreated seeing as the rest of the pack was no longer backing it up.

"Oh Mitch," Gerry said as he walked over to see to his friend.

Having hardened his stomach he saw what was left of his friend. Mitch was one of the Vets at the Vetranarian center. He was in charge of minor injuries while Gerry being the Chief vet was in charge of entire department. Walking over to his friend he put his hand on this bloodied face and closed his eyes.

"Rest in peace my friend," Gerry said as he stood up.

"What do we do now?" he asked.

"We have to make sure the Raptors stay out and then try to get this facility back online," Ray replied.

"Even if we did, how do we deal with all the dinosaurs running around the park?" Robert replied.

"We don't, we just need to get them back online and then call for help. At least that way we can get off this God Fucken Island," Ray replied.

"What about Alan and the others?" Ellie said.

"We don't know if they survived Dr. Sattler for all we know they could be dead," Ray replied.

"You don't know that!" Ellie shot back.

"Alright first thing's first we need to get this park back online then we can look for survivors understand," Robert said.

The others nodded, "Good, Dr. Sattler you, Gerry and I will check the building and search for any dinosaurs. Hammond, You, Ray and Henry will try to see about getting this place online. Since we are the only ones left we need to see if we can locate Dr. Grant and the others hopefully they had survived the storm." Robert replied.

"I hope you are right Robert," Hammond said.

"We have to hope Mr. Hammond my daughter is out there too you know," Gerry replied.

"My Grandkids are also out there so of course I want to search for them," Hammond said.

"Alright its settled lets go look for them," Ray said.

MEANWHILE

It took a while to set up a base camp, but the group managed. Miles complained the whole time about the bugs and the heat. But luckily for them it was a wise choice. Ian started to look a little pale. Nima tried her best but she could only do so much.

"He is not looking so good," Jessie said as she looked at her wayward uncle.

"It does not," Nima replied as she cleaned out his bandages again. She had let it air out leaving the flies to gather and lay their eggs.

"Let the maggots eat the bacteria when it is ok I will pluck them out," Nima replied.

Ian was not very happy about having bugs crawl into his flesh, but he did not complain. Alan was too busy looking at his animals to complain. Tim sat down beside him the boy looking worse for wear.

"Dr. Grant?" he asked.

"Yeah?" Alan replied.

"Did you come here to get your dinosaurs back?" Tim asked.

"Yes, Timmy I did, they are like my kids I could not leave them," Alan replied.

"Hey shut the fuck up back there!" yelled one of the mercenaries.

"Sorry but the kid is scared," Alan replied.

"I don't give a rats ass shut the fuck up!" the man said and pulled out his gun.

"Dr. Grant?" Tim said.

"What did I say kid!" the man then got up with his gun ready as he marched over to hit the boy.

Only to be blocked my Nima.

"For fucks sake he is just a kid not a dog!" Nima said.

"She's right you know," Miles replied.

"Fine," the Mercenary said as he marched back to sit down. One of his friends tried to build a fire much to Nima's protests, but Miles out ruled her and a fire was built.

Smoking out its fiery dance the group gathered around the fire.

Well the mercenaries did while the rest of the group huddled in the outskirts.

"Why are we here?" asked Jessie.

"Because the fire will attract unwanted attention and hopefully it will," Nima replied.

"So what do we do after we are free?" asked Alan.

"We need to go to the East Docks. That is where they are keep the rest of your dinosaurs. If we can free them before the ship leaves then you have a chance on getting your animals back." Nima replied.

"Nima, Miles said that they don't have the raptor does this mean that they have yet to catch Nico?" Alan asked.

"We lost contact with our men for sometime. So I believe they are dead," Nima replied.

Nima was helping with Ian's injury by stemming the bloodflow with a burning stick. Ian had his mouth gagged for this purpose and screamed when she caterized the wound. When she was done Ian was gasping for air from the pain. She quickly put a cool press to it to cool it down. Ian was shocked to see that the pain ebbed but it still hurt.

As he whimpered Nima gently wrapped the wound up again in fresh bandages.

"Thanks," he said his voice hoarse when she removed the gag.

"No problem but I will have to wait till it is night before leaving," she said to him.

Nodding she went back to the mercenaries and began to chat with them mostly in Spanish. As they were talking Alan could not help but look at his dinosaurs in pain. Spitz was still looking at him with a pleading look and Frankie was clearly in pain.

When he looked at Ian at least the fever had gone down a bit. The maggots in his flesh helped to kill off the infected flesh while the burnt part kept him from bleeding to death. The skies began to drip as a passing rainstorm hit them. As the water dripped down some of the men began to curse as they had to make shelter for their fire.

The others however were left out in the rain. The children had to huddle together for warmth as the tropical rain came down. Unfortuneately for them it began to pour and with it came the danger.

Alan was the first to notice it the silence. Well the rain was part of it but the silence was worse.

"Um..." he then looked at his dinosaurs and noticed that even when tied Spitz was nervous. He could sense it too as well as Frankie as he huddled closer his damaged wing was limping.

"Dr. Grant?" Tim said as if sensing his nervousness.

"Shhh, you hear that?" Alan asked.

"No, I don't hear anything," Tim replied.

"Exactly," Alan said.

Nima rushed towards them and began to cut Spitz's binds. She then gotten to Frankie and carried him towards Alan.

"Get ready to run," she said.

"Why?" Ian asked.

"We are not alone," Alan said.

"Si, it has been tracking us for sometime. I noticed it in the jungle," Nima said as she led Spitz to Alan.

The dilophosaur was indeed nervous as they all came together. Through the trees in the fading light they could see something rather large come out from the trees. It was huge and massive by the looks of it.

Suddenly a scream was heard as a giant snake bit down on one of the men. The others screamed as this creature crushed the man alive and consumed him. The others reached for their guns but not before Nima pulled everyone up.

"GO NOW!" she said.

Just as she said it the snake attacked the men leaving Miles as one of those who ran in the other direction. Spitz ran beside Alan who was supporting Ian on one side. Nima was on the other side. The children were ahead as they ran deep into the jungle.

They kept running till they heard the sounds of water and the river came into view. As they got there the water was overflowing in torrents. They were trapped between the raging river and the creature behind them.

"Should we make for the trees?" asked Lex.

"No, snakes can climb trees," replied Alan.

"Where shall we go then?" asked Tim.

"We need to get someplace where the Snake can't get to us," said Ian.

"We need to mask our scent it tracked us down that way," Nima replied.

"How?" asked Alan.

"Stick to the river but don't go in we need to make our way upstream to higher ground," Nima replied.

"Of course reptiles are cold blooded and this water came from the mountains!" Jessie replied.

"Smart girl," Nima answered.

The screaming and gunshots continued but they were well off into the distance. Nima and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

However that sigh was short lived.

Clicking sounds could be heard as glowing eyes began to appear.

"What?" said Lex.

"RUN!" Alan shouted and they ran followed by whatever those things are.

Both Nima and Alan had to support Ian who could not make it very far. Spitz knew those creatures and began to run faster to keep up with the children.

Lex tripped on a root and fell pulling Tim with her. Both Murphy kids scrambled to get up just as the first of those dinosaurs attacked.

They did not get very far when they were trapped by more of them. Spitz tried to get in front to defend them his frill out to its fullest. The clicking sounds were intense as they surrounded the group. They were near the river's edge as they were surrounded by them.

Just as they thought that life was bleak something smashed into the first of the dinosaurs.

It came from the jungle having tracked them down and the smaller dinosaurs went to fight back. The group took this time to run into the bushes and deeper into the jungle.

They kept on running as the rain came down in torrents. Thankfully there is no hurricane force winds to follow which to them was a relief. However that also means that traveling through the valley was impossible due to the amount of mud that was clinging to their clothes.

Looking for trees to climb they were unable to find any but that does not mean that they were going to give up. As they neared another sheer wall of rock it was Ian that spotted the shed.

"THERE! OVER THERE!" He shouted to them.

They ran towards the shed with Frankie protesting because of his wing. Tim held on to him as they reached the shed and quickly Nima opened the door for them to enter. Once they got into the shed Nima quickly closed the door.

Thankfully the door has a lock. So when they locked the door all they heard was a large BOOM! Then it repeated itself till there was nothing left but silence. All three children were huddled close together when the booming noise stopped. Spitz and Frankie did not stop their hissing till the silence lasted a long time. Thankfully the shed had a vent that allowed them to breathe.

All of them managed to feel a little relieved when the birds returned. Only when the birds returned did everyone breath a sigh of relief. There in the dark the group managed to rise from their hiding spot.

Alan managed to find a light switch for the shed which gave the room a dim glow.

"Night has fallen so it is not safe to go out," Alan said.

"I agree we should shelter here then make our way to the East Docks," Nima replied.

"How long till the ship set sail?" Alan asked.

"If they don't hear from us in fourty eight hours then the ship will leave without us. That was the orders that Miles has given them," Nima replied.

"Fuck," Alan replied.

"Dr. Grant?" Tim said.

"Yes Tim?" asked Alan.

"I am hungry," was the reply.

Alan looked around the shed has food of all sorts in cans. It was not a maintanance shed at all.

"This is a shelter!" he said.

"A shelter?" Ian said from where he laid.

Alan looked at Ian the gunshot wound at least had gone clean through his leg but the bone was still portruding. Nima had helped somewhat in treating it but now it had become crooked again.

"Ian I have to treat your leg or else you can't walk again," Alan replied.

"Alright do it," Ian said.

"I will see if there are any bandages to be taken advantage of," Jessie replied as she gotten up to find them. Lex got up to help her as well while Tim went to get some food and water.

The dinosaurs remained where they were watching the door in case anyone tried to get in. Spitz was vigilant in protecting the door while Frankie sat on his head. Alan had made sure that his splint had not come off.

"Alright Ian I will have to force your leg back into place so this will hurt like a bitch," Alan warned.

"Ok, Grant give me your best shot," Ian protested.

"Nima can you please?" he asked the woman.

Nima held him down while Alan yanked the leg back into place. Ian screamed at the top of his lungs since there was no gag this time to keep him quiet. The children huddled closer to the dinosaurs when it happened. When it was finally over Ian was panting with sweat coming down his brow.

"This should help with the pain," said Jessie and handed Alan a bottle.

It was a bottle of morphine.

Taking a syringe from the first aid kit that Jessie handed to him. Alan with Nima's help managed to properly dress the wound and provide a splint for his leg. At least the morphine was starting to kick in while Ian succumbs to slumber.

When Tim came back with food it was of course in packages. It was a good thing that Nima found a protable burner to cook it in.

Finally after about a day the group could finally eat. The kids ate the most because they were starving while the adults ate only their fill. The dinosaurs got a portion of the food provided since Spitz had already eaten. Frankie was thankfully eating a large spider that had made its home in the shelter.

They remained in the shelter for sometime catching up with some sleep before heading out once more.

VISITOR'S CENTER

The Control Room was as it has been. Not many computers were on the ground, and thankfully Nedry's station remained as it was. Ray reached the station and started to see if he can boot the computer. Just as he booted it the code still came up.

"Shit!" he cursed as he tried to type in some commands.

"Can't we shut off the system?" asked Ellie.

"We could but then there is a problem," Ray replied.

"What problem?" asked Hammond.

"We have to manually turn back on the power from the power station on the other side. That is through the jungle near where we took shelter. If we cut off the power we risk having to go back and face those things again. They have access to the power station themselves so it is too much of a risk to cut off the power," Ray replied as he tried to look for a cigarette.

"Ray is right it is too much of a risk and besides we have to see about securing this area first before venturing out." Robert replied.

"Ok then how are we going to get this place back online without Dennis Nedry?" Ellie said.

"We, need a hacker someone who is skilled enough to hack into the systems and bring the park back online," Ray replied.

"Ok, do you know of any hackers?" asked Henry as he was cleaning the two babies.

"No, I don't know anything about any computers," Hammond replied.

"Shit!" Ray said as he once again gotten Nedry's picture.

"We, might have no choice but to shut it down," Hammond replied.

"We, can't take the risk! To do so would kill us all. Those locks on that door are the only things protecting us from the raptors. They are too large to fit into the vents!" Robert said to them.

They could only stare at the computer screen hoping to see the damage done to the park. So far the video feeds were still on and the cameras that still remained managed to see the extent of the downed fences.

Right on camera they could see the dinosaurs running amok in the jungles.

But it was the image afterwards that caught their attention.

There heading right into the shed was a group of very familiar people.

"Alan!" Ellie said happy to see him enter.

"That's...That's Jessie! He has Jessie!" Gerry said excitedly.

"He must have somehow gotten your daughter away from Nedry." Robert said.

"Look he has your grandkids and Malcolm with him!" said Ellie.

"Who is that woman with them?" Henry asked them.

They spotted the woman and Hammond knew instantly who she was, "That is Nima Cruz! She was supposed to investigate the dinosaur smuggling. Something must have gone wrong! Ray which shed have they entered?" Hammond said.

"They have entered the east valley shed so as long as they remain there they should be fine," said Ray.

"But isn't that area flooded?" asked Gerry.

"Yeah...oh shit!" Henry said.

"What?" asked Hammond.

"Remember that giant croc that Sorkin hatched a few years ago?" Henry asked.

"Yeah, I remember Sarcosucus right?" Ray replied.

"It's Sarcosuchus and yes I am asking about it. Didn't Sorkin put it in the valley said it was the perfect habitat along with that snake?" said Gerry.

"What are you getting at Gerry?" asked Hammond.

"Oh God they are right in the middle of its territory," said Ellie.

Sure enough from the video feeds location they are right in the middle of the Crocodile valley.

"Can we call them?" asked Robert.

"No, the phones are dead. Nedry must have cut off the main power supply," said Ray as he held up the phone.

"Damn it!" Hammond cursed.

"Well we now know where they are and we can see when they leave," Ray replied.

MEANWHILE

The sounds quickly changed to one that is bright and full of life. The first rays of the sun began to filter through the small slits in the walls that mark for windows. Slowly Alan woke to the rise of the sun. Frankie was right beside him eating away at the bugs that had made this place home. Checking the splint Alan found that there was some healing going on. Frankie was no longer in pain but that does not stop him from climbing onto Lex's shoulder.

"Is it morning?" asked Tim as he too woke up.

"Yes, we should get going so have breakfast and hurry up with getting anything taken cared of especially you Jessie," Alan replied.

The kids hurried to get dressed, (and take care of other issues) before finally heading out. Alan and Nima were smart enough to pack some extra water and rations just in case. Spitz and Frankie were by Alan's side. He had Spitz hunt for his food so that way he can eat. When the dilophosaur returned they headed on out towards the east docks.

"Alright Nima which way is to the East Docks?" Alan asked.

"We have to travel over the mountains. It took us four hours to get here by foot and it would be alot faster if we had some sort of vehicle. But Miles had not thought to bring any because of the damage to the roads." Nima replied.

"We need to get Ian to a doctor," said Jessie.

"I am fine kid the morphine helps a bit but Jessie is right I need a doctor," said Ian.

"I know, but we can't go back that way the giant croc is there," said Nima as she pulled a map of Isla Nublar and Jurassic Park.

"Ok, so where are we?" asked Jessie.

"Right here in the southeastern part of the valley. We need to get to the east docks which is north east of here. But to do that we need to get back on the road." Nima said.

"That is easier said then done," said Ian.

"Why is that?" asked Nima.

"There are dinosaurs constantly patroling the roads which makes it easy access for predators to get to prey. Even if its the easiest way to get there we need to have some sort of vehicle to at least travel along that road." Alan replied.

"You are right Dr. Grant but the only other way is through the field labs here," Nima replied.

"We were heading there anyways which was the safest route back to the Visitor's Center," Alan replied.

"Alright we need to at least get some provisions water, food, and toilettries for our friend there," Nima said to Jessie.

"I've already gotten that packed as well as some fresh bandages. Too bad we can't take the tunnels," Jessie replied.

"I've heard they are dangerous now. Some sort of nocturnal dinosaur is lurking there," Nima said.

"Yeah I know I encountered them after Spitz saved me from Nedry," Jessie replied.

"So how the hell are we going to get there in time?" asked Ian.

"Like I said we need to get to the field labs they are the only place we can get a vehicle to the docks." Nima replied.

"Ok but from the location of the field labs we have to travel north along the valley to get there in time," Alan said.

"Yes and the only way there is through the river. We need to follow it as far north as we can till we reach the estuary. From there we can head east using a boat to the field labs," Nima replied.

"What is this water animal sanctuary?" Ian asked.

"From what I understand they were breeding marine reptiles there. But knowing INGEN it is some sort of prehistoric reptile." Nima replied.

"Ok it's settled we need to get to here, the only question remains how do we deal with the giant snake?" Alan asked.

"The snake we can avoid as long as we stick to dry land. Once we reach the river however its the croc we have to deal with," Nima replied.

"Dr. Grant you are the dinosaur expert what sort of crocodile are we dealing with?" Ian asked.

"From the files that InGen has given me it appears to be Sarcosucus the mega croc." Alan replied.

"Ah shit!" Ian said.

"Yeah so while there is light outside we need to get moving so if anyone has to go to the bathroom now is the time to do it," Alan said.

It took them a while to get everything ready mainly because of Jessie's time of the month. But they were on their way through the jungle once more. The good thing about the bunker they stayed is that it had a pathway that led to the river. Spitz scouted ahead of the group to make sure that everything was safe. Frankie remained on Lex's shoulder while the nervous girl glanced around her.

Tim was near the back with Ian and Alan while Nima trudged ahead having been born on this island. She led them through the jungle with expert ease. Rain lightly fell down around them but nothing too concerning for them. The heat was a given because of where they are at.

As they got up near a hill which overlooked the river they could hear the distant cries of several species of herbivores.

"Beautiful isn't it," said Lex to Jessie.

"Yeah, you should have seen this spot near the Triceratops Paddock it has gotten an awesome view of the whole park," Jessie replied.

"Yes and I can see our croc from here," said Alan.

Sure enough they had a good view of the giant crocodile as it lunged at a group of hadrosaurs. It bit one in the head and dragged it under causing the rest of the herd to scramble. The waters of the river turned red for just a moment then nothing.

"The crocodile would be busy for a while so we need to move," Nima said.

The others nodded as they moved off into the jungle. Spitz once again taking lead to make sure that the pathway was safe. As they traveled down the path Spitz's gait became nervous.

"Dr. Grant?" asked Tim eyeing Spitz.

"I know we are being followed," Alan replied.

"Is it the snake?" asked Lex.

"I don't know but we need to move," Alan replied as they made their way towards the river.

When they got there they remained well away from the water even though the crocodile is feasting on prey. They did not want to risk the giant wanting to go for fresh prey instead. So keeping to dry land the group avoided the crocodile and headed further up river towards the mountain ridge.

It was also there that they encountered Miles.

Miles looked worse for wear as he was bleeding in several spots. His clothes was tattered and his eyes looked panicked. But it was the bite wound on his arm that confirmed Nima's suspicions.

They moved away from him as the man was dilusional hoping against hope that he would be eaten by the snake.

Sure enough his screams were confirmation as to his fate.

It was well into the midday as the sun was at its peak that Nima decided that they should rest.

"We have been hiking for about several hours. The children need to rest," she said and she held up a bottle of water.

Taking it as a sign the group settled down for a much needed break. She handed the bottle to Ian who looked like he could use it. Having disgarded his jacket for his equally black undershirt which is now torn Ian was starting to show signs of wear and tear. His leg wound was fairing no better as strain caused it to start bleeding again.

Jessie thankfully aided her future brother in law by bandaging the wound yet again. Though they all fear that the blood was the reason the giant snake was tracking them.

"We need to get to higher ground," said Alan as they started walking again.

"I agree and the further towards the estuary we go the more then likely we are going to end up on higher ground," Nima replied.

They felt the ground become more saturated the further north they went. They knew that they are nearing the estuary but it was still some distance away. However the ground started to rise meaning they are nearing the mountains and the field labs.

But they are not alone.

Suddenly Spitz gave a warning and that was all the time they needed when a very large predator came crashing through. This one was clearly different from the snake that they thought was following them.

They all were about to run when a very familiar rumble was heard.

It was Junior the T-Rex.

Spitz shot out from the ground and hissed at the larger dinosaur. However the juvenille dinosaur merely gave a croon before lowering its snout towards the smaller dinosaur. Spitz hissed, but the T-Rex only rumbled pathetically causing the much smaller dinosaur to cock its head in confusion.

"Don't hurt her Spitz she is only still a baby," said Jessie as she walked up to the T-Rex.

"It's ok Junior we are not going to hurt you," said Jessie as she held her hand up and stroked under her jaw. Junior then crooned as she leaned in for more. When she started to push Jessie grew worried.

Suddenly a whistle was heard and Alan stepped up. When the rex looked at him he stroked her down. When she started pushing however he gave a hiss. That caused her to stop.

"When she starts to push start hissing but add a bit of a rumble to it. That tells her it is not ok to do that," Alan told Jessie.

When she went to do it again Jessie this time hissed and she backed off.

"Ok, what is she doing here?" asked Jessie.

"She must have followed our scent from when we rescued her." said Alan.

Junior gave a croon as she nudged Jessie again and Jessie hissed back to let her know it was not ok. She did it again this time a bit more gently after realizing that she was hurting Jessie. Jessie then got struck with inspiration reached up and began to stroke her like she would do a horse. Junior closed her eyes and leaned in for more.

"What are we going to do now Dr. Grant?" Lex asked a bit afraid of the dinosaur.

"Well now we have to figure out how to get to the field labs." Alan said.

"I wish we could ride her she might be able to get there faster," Tim said.

"I wish she was Rosco. He was trained to let people ride him," Alan replied.

"Can you show her how to let people on her?" asked Tim.

"Maybe later because it would take time to train her," Alan said.

In the mean time Junior stayed with them when they walked through the jungle. Her higher position helped in spotting trouble and her sense of smell could detect danger. When she started to get nervous the group veered away from danger knowing the giant snake or the croc are not far behind.

So far down the river towards the northern estuary proved to be helpful. The land became more marshy meaning that the valley would soon come to an end.

But that also means that if the croc wants to it can hunt them better here. Even the snake would find better hunting here for the ground was moist enough for it to slide more effectively across the ground. So the group had to be extra vigilant.

But so far nothing.

It was nearing sunset when they finally found the road. It was a sight for sore eyes as the road that leads towards the field labs was near. Junior looked around expecting danger.

But that proved to be meaningless as the sun blared from across the island.

"We shall make camp near the trees. That way if anyone tried to come for us we can find shelter there," Nima said.

For sometime the trees had ended when they first entered the roadway. So far there was nothing and the group settled down for the night. Nima being the skilled hunter had caught some game for them to eat. Alan had prepared the meat while she went to tend to Ian's wounds again. Junior sensing Ian's injuries leaned in and took a sniff before settling down behind the dark man.

Looking nervous Ian was not surprised to find the giant behind him. Jessie in the meantime was giggling along with Lex.

"What is so funny?" Ian asked.

"She likes you Ian," Jessie replied.

Ian only snorted as he leaned against the giant reptile and perhaps it was exhaustion but he fell to sleep right away. The others mostly the children fell asleep right afterward. Alan was left awake with Nima while Spitz had his head in Alan's lap.

"So Nima you said you work for the Costa Rican Government?" Alan said.

"Si, I work for the Costa Rican Intellegence. Sort of like your C.I.A." Nima replied.

"I see, so what are you doing mixed up with those clowns?" Alan asked.

"I was investigating the recent dinosaur smugling rings. Apparently the government had made a deal with In-Gen when it became known that they had dinosaurs. They wanted a share in the profits that Jurassic Park would make for them. Unfortunately many greedy people wanted dinosaurs for themselves. It is sort of a status thing. So they started stealing the dinosaurs for themselves long before the park could open. Since the dinosaurs they mostly take are the predators. My government wanted me to investigate the smuggling. So far it has not proven fruitful till now senior," Nima replied.

"Fruitful? You mean you could not get any information till now?" Alan asked.

"Si, I was not able to get the information because they had been tight lipped about it. It was not till I became part of this band of mercenaries that I was able to get a breakthrough." Nima replied.

"How did you finally get that breakthrough?" Alan asked.

"I told the truth that I was once a resident here before they kicked my people out. By dangling that in the air one of my contacts has informed me that someone was looking for a smuggler who can get them on the island and off without In-Gen's notice. Ever since the latest shipment they had beefed up security making it harder to take the dinosaurs off the island. So when I was hired it was right when your dinosaurs were stolen." Nima said.

"So you jumped the wagon hoping to catch them in the act?" Alan said.

"Oh yes and my efforts have been fruitful," Nima replied

"How so?" Alan asked.

"With this," with that Nima brought out the barbasol can and released the bottom. Handing it to Alan he noticed that it was very cold.

"What is this?" he asked

"Jurassic Park's dinosaur embryos. I took it off of Nedry's body before Miles could see it. I replaced it with a damaged can to ensure that they would be safe. I just replaced the canister so they are safe for now," Nima replied.

Alan held up the embryos for a little while until he gave them back to Nima who put them back in the can. When she did so he sat there looking into the flames and staring down at Spitz who was sleeping soundly.

"Jurassic Park and In-Gen has brought back something that should have stayed in the dirt. Not that I am not grateful but the way they treated these animals I would be surprised if they tried to kill them off again," Alan replied.

"I know senior that is why as much as possible I have to stop them. The company that is trying to steal from In-Gen is called Biosyn they are well known for stealing reasearch from other companies for their own." Nima replied.

"Biosyn?" Alan asked.

"Si, it is the main competitor for In-Gen and have been known to steal research as I have recently mentioned. So far in my investigation many of the thefts have Biosyn as a main conspirator. When I was asked into researching the theft of your dinosaurs I realized that you had gotten involved. So naturally I did my homework and found out that the same mercenary group that I am part of here was the ones who had stolen your animals. Miles loves to brag about that kind of shit and luckily for me I am able to get what I needed," Nima said smirking.

"So they are the ones responsible for taking my animals?" Alan asked.

"Si, Your dinosaurs are valuable Dr. Grant they are trained which makes them more valueble to the buyer. You did something no one else not even In-Gen has done and that is what makes them more special. So my government was asked to find them for you and return them. They are a national treasure to the American Government," Nima replied.

"Thats the thing I don't know if they can go back. Not after what had happened," Alan said.

"Hey no worries Dr. Grant the Costa Rican Governement wants to remain friends with you Americans so no harm done. If you want to remain here Amigo then that is fine we can work something out." Nima replied.

Just then Spitz's eyes shot open and his head lifted up. At the same time Junior gave a deep growl as she too raised her head. Frankie was also quiet which caused the children to wake up. Ian was also awake when they heard the rustling in the bushes. Everyone remained still as they gathered around the fire. Nima quickly reached in and grabed a few makeshift torches and passed them around.

Heavy foosteps could be felt as something rather large approached and everyone was on edge.

Suddenly a rather large eye was seen as well as the hissing sounds of a larger predator. Coming out of the deep swamps was an enourmous crocodile. The Sarcosucus looked at them with contempt as it crawled nearer.

Junior was up along with the others ready to run, but the croc simply took one look and walked way. Its tail draging on the ground as it did so. Its belly full as it hung low to the ground.

"Well that is just strange," Jessie said.

"Um...does anyone else think that it was just eyeing us out for dinner?" asked Ian.

"I don't make a good snack I am too small," Tim said.

"I think it was eyeing the dinosaurs more then us," Alan replied.

The sounds of the dragging tail wore off as the croc moved away. That left the group in wonder before they decided to pack up and leave.

As they gotten up none of them noticed that the sarcosucus slowly entered the water and swam off into the distance. The lord of the river was only surveying her domain.

TBC

a/n: I know the ending sort of cuts off but I have a reason for that. I am playing Jurassic Park the game and I had reached episode three of the game so I will try to incorprate the game a bit more into the story. Don't worry you will hear more of Ellie's group in the next chapter. This one I wanted to focus more on Alan's group. So hopefully next time you will see more of everyone else later.

Till then see ya later alligator hehehe.