DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN JURASSIC PARK THEY BELONG TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS.
A/n: Wow you guys are great! I mean really great! I know I was supposed to start on the next chapter of Broken Wings but I had to get this one out. Finally we are meeting the ever so loveable Dr. Sorkin! So stay tuned!
ALAN'S DINOSAURS
Chapter 15: The Hacker
VISITOR'S CENTER
Ray struggled for some sort of conformation, and after trying his best to restore power to Jurassic Park; it proved to be a failure.
Suddenly the power shut off in the control room, and the alarms began to blare.
"What did you do Ray?" demanded Hammond.
"I didn't do anything!" Ray said and managed to see what the problem was.
His already dark face paled when he saw it.
"Ray what is it?" asked Hammond.
"It's the power station. There is no one to monitor the steam pressure," Ray said.
"Oh God! You mean to tell me that those idiots left without anyone to monitor the systems?" Hammond replied.
"What is going on?" asked Ellie.
"Hey spare no expense was your theme, but the board had placed cuts all over the place." Ray replied.
"God damn it!" Hammond replied.
"So what are we going to do?" asked Gerry.
"We have no choice we have to see if we can get the phones back online and then call Dr. Sorkin. She is the only one close enough to the power plant to vent the steam," Ray replied.
"How the hell are we going to get a hold of Sorkin? She has basically isolated herself from..." Henry was about to go into a rant when music started to play on the loudspeakers.
"What the fuck is that?" he said.
"Oh Jesus Christ not him...anything but him!" Robert complained.
"Who is him?" Ellie asked and was just about to say something when the most annoying music started to play. It was not even the classics it was just rot music that was playing. Driving the entire group crazy.
Ray not being able to take it anymore tried to shut it off. To his dismay it won't shut off.
BOOM! Everyone hit the ground and when a very satisfied Robert smirked with a smoking shot gun.
"Really Mr. Muldoon you could have done something better then to blow a hole in the speakers!" Hammond yelled.
"Sorry I was never one for the classics," Robert replied.
The smoking remains of the overhead speakers only protested before dying.
"Ok why was it still playing when everything else has gone out?" Ray asked.
Just then the lights flickered back on again but only briefly.
"Emergency generators anyone?" Gerry said.
"Oh wait! That idiot of a DJ had placed a recording before he left. Stupid asshole, I forgot he did it damn it!" Ray protested.
"But that still does not solve our problem of getting to Sorkin." Hammond replied.
"Well from what I saw on these camera's we don't have to," said Gerry.
"What do you mean?" asked Hammond.
From the looks of the cameras Alan and the others left the shelter. But it was the map in his hands that caught their attention.
There where his finger was pointing was the field labs.
"They are heading to the field labs too!" Ellie said excitedly.
"Yes, if Dr. Grant and the others make it the field labs we can contact them there. But how to we get the phones to work?" Ray said.
"I don't know but I will have to try something," with that he began to go through the computers hoping to find a way to get some information.
Ellie in the meantime was petting Nico as the raptor crooned under the touch.
"While you guys are doing that I will take Nico out to hunt. He has not eaten since we escaped from the tunnels and I hope to find some food." Ellie said.
"I am going along with you just in case," Gerry said.
"I better come along as well. I need to make a parameter check in case the raptors come back, or worse the troodon," Robert replied.
"Alright while you guys are out there we will try to figure out a way to get in contact with Dr. Sorkin." Hammond said.
With that done the trio walked out with Nico in the lead. The male raptor sniffed around to make sure that no one was followed as well as keep track of everything that moves.
"While they are gone I have to get back to my lab. The babies will need to be fed and so I need to make them something to eat," Henry said.
With that he too stepped out, but not before getting a gun of his own.
OUTSIDE THE VISITOR'S CENTER
Ellie and the others arrived at the main lobby. Already the early morning light filtered in from the large hole on the side wall. They had spent the night in the control room. After what happened the day before they did not want to deal with another attack by the raptors. Nico was the first to notice the danger as his feathers suddenly went down in fear. After spending some time with the raptor the others knew the danger when they saw it.
There at the entrance to the Visitor's Center was one of the larger carnivores. This one stood rather tall and Ellie had to breathe in the sight of it.
"Carnotaurus!" Ellie said though her voice was nothing more then a whisper.
The dinosaur in question was not as large as a T-Rex, but it was still an impressive sized predator. The dinosaur in question walked in while the others made their way around the back. Quickly Robert radioed Ray who informed them that he had seen the creature enter the hole.
Making their way slowly around it. They managed to escape into the jungle as the dinosaur feasted on the human remains.
Running as fast as they could with Nico only jogging beside them. They managed to get a good distance from where they could managed to get the raptor to hunt.
"Alright boy go on now its feeding time," Ellie said to Nico.
The raptor whined as he headbutted Ellie. Her eyes softened as she rubbed her hands on his head. "I wish I could go sweetie, but I have to keep the nest safe," she said.
Still Nico would not let up. Sighing she grabbed her rifle and went with him with Robert and Gerry watching from behind. "Alright we will come with you, you big baby," she said laughing softly to herself.
Robert being the expert hunter and Gerry being the park's vet were well versed in hunting down animals. Ellie who also used to hunt when she was younger knew when to keep quiet around animals.
The group made their way down towards the pens where they kept the cows. Luckily it was not destroyed for the cow fences were protected by thick steel walls and the electrified fences that kept them safe operated on a separate generator.
But today Nico was not hunting cows because they were not what he was hungry for. Instead they made their way towards the more open area of the feeding pens.
It was here that some of the herbivores were feeding. To their shock it was a group of Iguanadons.
"How the fuck did they get out?" Gerry asked Robert.
"The fences must have shut down for all the paddocks," Robert whispered back.
Sure enough the iguanadons were busy feasting on the ferns and plants of the area. The group knew that Nico must eat and so they went to hunt with him. Now normally Nico would hunt with Spitz and Rosco, but they are gone. The only one of his pack still here was Ellie who to him was like his mother. Beside her was Robert and then Gerry both men he did not know that well. Robert he trusted after all the man saved his life. Gerry from his scent was a doctor like the Grady's matriarch. He seems nice so Nico would trust him with keeping things good.
But a hunt needed a pack and Nico missed the others. Rosco was the biggest so he was the one who made the main kill while Nico and Spitz would herd the prey towards him.
But this time it was Ellie he was hunting with. He knows how she hunts but he does not know how the others hunt.
Time to test them out.
Nico went into the bush to see if he can find the best place to ambush his prey. The Iguanadons were too big for him to kill with the humans help but the smaller animals he found would be better.
There he spotted several smaller animals; wild boar from the looks of it. The size of them made them at least the size of a large dog from back home. So that made killing them much easier.
Raising his tail and adding a ticking motion Nico signals to Ellie that he has spotted some prey.
MEANWHILE
"What does he see?" Gerry whispered to Ellie.
Ellie raised her hand signaling him to be quiet. Looking around she then spotted the animal Nico was after.
"There just off to the side of the Iguanadon, a boar." Ellie said to Robert.
The man nodded as he spotted the boar. He knew what to do. He saw Nico eyeing the boar and making contact with them. He pulled out his knife. Ellie, he saw did the same with hers.
The boar was just over two hundred pounds making it a rather large, and rather dangerous boar. The tusks on that boar were very long and protruding a lot. Nico knew how to handle a boar as he crept closer getting ready to strike.
It was then that the iguanadon raised its head and started to give a sound of warning. Nico, Ellie, Robert and Gerry stopped in their tracks as the wild pig raised its head in alarm. Ears whisking here and there and nose raised high to catch the scent. The boar suddenly started squealing in alarm as it started to run.
That was when they heard it.
The growling noise of something approaching.
Suddenly the iguanadons all ran with the pig trailing behind. Nico watched in fear as something large came storming from the bush.
It was the raptors.
The raptors had tracked the heard to this spot and started to give chase. Being far noiser then Nico or Ellie they chased their prey and watched as they slaughtered an Iguanadon and proceeded to eat it. Nico rejoined his human companions and watched as the raptors feasted on the large herbivore. When they were done they lay dozing in the sun.
Nico took this chance to scavenge some meat from the carcass and took a rather large amount to feed himself.
Luckily he was smart enough not to engorge himself to the point of immobility.
Moving away he slipped back into the bush where the humans were waiting. Walking away they stopped by the nearby moat to wash off the blood.
By then the carnotaurus was long gone. However the corpses of the many people who were eaten by raptors were not.
When they returned Hammond and the others still made no progress.
"How are things here?" Ellie asked.
"Still the same," Ray replied.
"Fuck!" Robert proclaimed.
"Fuck is right and even if we did shut this all down we are as good as dead." Ray said.
"What do you mean?" asked Ellie.
"He means like he said before we have to manually turn back on the power, but with the power plant as it is doing so would be far too dangerous." Robert replied.
"Fuck we are screwed either way," said Gerry.
NORTHERN ESTUARY ISLA NUBLAR
The trek through the estuary which stretched for miles was a sort of safe haven for all sorts of creatures. The salty sea water meets the fresh waters of the rivers that flowed through Isla Nublar. But this estuary flowed directly into the interior of the island providing the perfect place for all sorts of animals to come. Junior the T-Rex was trudging along quite well despite the passengers on her back.
"We can see all sorts of things up here," said Tim as he rode in front of Ian.
Ian and Tim had ridden on the dinosaur who somehow wanted to give Ian a ride. As if sensing his discomfort and his pain the larger dinosaur wanted to help him for some reason. Perhaps seeing the discomfort of another predator who wanted to be comforted or she just wanted to play. Either way Alan was able to convince her to let Ian and Tim ride on her back. Tim being the smallest and Ian the most injured.
The girls and Alan walked below the dinosaur moving through the estuary with Nima guiding them. The Sarcosuchus had left them behind a while ago to return to its valley home leaving them to trudge through the marshlands alone.
"Now if we were not being pursued by dinosaurs or crazy men I would have loved to explore this place," said Jessie.
"Well we are being pursued by dinosaurs and crazy men so there," replied Lex.
"Hey thanks for letting me use your tampons," Jessie replied.
"Hey no problem I was done with my period anyways so you could have them," Lex shot back with a smile.
The road they followed had been washed out by the storm. Luckily for them the ground was still hard so that meant trekking through it was a lot easier then wondering through the jungle.
"In-Gen destroyed much of my homeland. When we were coming towards Nedry's body I saw an old goat trail that was destroyed by an amusement ride," Nima explained to Alan as they made it their way towards a rise.
"According to the map the field labs should be on the other side of that ridge in the next valley," he said.
"Si, on the other side of the mountains. They kept it in a well protected spot from the rest of the park. There should be a tunnel up there that would take us there," Nima replied.
The group trudged up the mountain with Junior following Alan and Nima, while Spitz and Frankie were up ahead scouting the area.
Suddenly Spitz gave a bark and a hoot with his head raised. Alan raised his hand and hissed signaling Junior to stop. Junior raised her head and took a sniff.
It was then that her head raised up in alarm as her tail began to swing excitedly.
"What is it?" Nima asked Alan.
Judging by their looks I'd say there is another dinosaur in front of us." Alan said.
"Um, Dr. Grant?" Tim said timidly from on top of Junior.
"Yes?" Alan asked.
"There is another dinosaur up ahead." Tim said.
"Do you know if its friendly or not?" Alan asked.
"We can't see much from here there is too many trees but it is by the tunnels," Ian replied.
Having no other choice since the road started to go up a cliff they were forced to head up the mountainside. Trudging upwards they managed to make it to the entrance. When they got there Junior was more then happy to see the figure there.
It was the adult T-Rex.
The others stood on alert but Junior trudged towards the adult. Tim and Ian held on when they were suddenly lurched towards the larger dinosaur. Both of them were frightened when they neared the larger adult.
The Rex merely looked at them pleadingly as she laid on the ground. Her breath was ragged and she seemed to be in a lot of pain. Junior began to whine as she butted the larger Rex. Rexy as they have known her did not move she gave a low croon.
"Dr. Grant! Something is wrong with her," Tim yelled.
Alan, Nima and the two dinosaurs caught up with them. When they got there Alan was the first to head over to Rexy's side.
"Dr. Grant do you know what is wrong with her?" asked Jessie as she caught up with them.
"Yeah I know exactly what's wrong," Alan replied.
"What is wrong with her?" asked Lex.
"She ate a human so she is suffering for it," Alan replied.
"What do you mean?" asked Tim.
"Well dinosaur digestive tracts are not made to digest humans. Human clothes and just our genetic makeup are not made for dinosaurs. We make dinosaurs sick and Rosco knows this so him eating us are rare. Rexy on the other hand just got a taste of what we can do for their stomachs." Alan replied as he patted her down.
Rexy gave a growl but Alan just stroked her snout.
"Easy girl," he said. Then he went towards her belly and tapped on it till he found the problem.
"Ah a familiar culprit," Alan said.
"What?" Ian asked as he slowly gotten off of Junior. The T-Rex was surprisingly gentle on him as he slowly came closer to the larger dinosaur.
"Just like birds, plastics or even simple clothes got stuck in her digestive track. It probably mixed with Genarro's flesh and caused a blockage in her gut. We are going to have to work together to get it out," Alan replied.
"How?" asked Nima.
"I used to have a specially made roller to help me but it is gone. So I will need you kids to help me push on her belly like so and force that blockage down," Alan replied.
"So we are basically giving her a massage?" Ian said.
"Yep, so since you are injured and Tim is too light you both get the job of keeping her calm. The rest of us are going to rub her belly and force the blockage out." Alan replied.
Ian looked skeptical but complied as Spitz and Frankie began to rub themselves against the larger dinosaur. The larger dinosaur only weakly growled low in her throat as she attempted to weakly push them away.
"Shh easy girl," Tim said as he slowly stroked Rexy. The Tyrannosaur growled but was too weak to allow the boy to be harmed. Ian slowly extended his hand and placed it on the tip of the dinosaur's snout.
She slowly inhaled while Alan and the others positioned themselves to start pushing on her belly.
"Ok girls when she exhales start pushing on her belly towards her tail ok?" Alan said.
"Ok," they replied.
As soon as the bigger Rex exhaled they started pushing. She growled as they pushed on her belly. The pushing made her growl even more but her eyes started to roll back in her head. She felt a sense of relaxation when they did this. That and combined with Tim and Ian offering her some comforting words like Alan told them to do eventually a gurgling noise was heard. Then something rather foul erupted from Rexy's rear end. Her tail lifted as it erupted. Spitz and Frankie reared back in alarm gagging at the smell.
The children did also but Alan only smiled as he patted her down.
"Good girl, goooood girl, ok kids we are going to keep doing it till she starts to move ok?," he said and they nodded.
It took about another hour or so of constantly pushing and Rexy pooping till finally the larger animal started to move. Tim and Ian moved away when Rexy's head started to move. She lifted it up and stared at them with her large yellow eyes. Growling the others moved as well. When she moved they were at least a good distance away.
"Eww that is just disgusting," Tim said a bit too loud.
Rexy's head turned to look at them and they all got ready to run. Rexy leaned down at Tim and the boy stood still. The Rex began to take a good sniff before letting up happy as she can then she started to nuzzle the boy rather gently. Being an adult she knew the limitations of her strength and so held it back so she can safely nudge Tim in a friendly manner.
Tim laughed when the larger dinosaur continued to nudge him and nuzzle him in a motherly manner. Ian too also shared her nuzzling much to the other man's protest.
Alan smiled as he patted her down. Noticing the pat she turned to look at them before taking their scent. Recognizing Alan's scent she began to nuzzle him too with a low croon. Alan patted the larger dinosaur down as she gave a happy rumble having been finally freed of her digestive problem.
"Alright girl no more eating humans you hear me?" he said affectionately.
The Rex only rumbled before she nudged Junior and the two of them both disappeared back into the jungle.
"Thank you Junior!" Tim yelled back at them.
Both Tyrannosaurs roared to show their dominance around the island.
VISITOR'S CENTER
Ray was more then frustrated. The power was fluctuating from all over the park. The rumble of the pipes made them all aware of how much pressure is being used and if anyone has any say about it. Ray was sure that turning off the power would make it worse.
But hope was not lost.
"Sir you have got to see this!" Ray said.
They quickly gotten around the main screen of the park. It was there that they witnessed something amazing. There Alan's group managed to get to the tunnel that led them to the field labs. But what was more amazing was watching them help Rexy the T-Rex.
"Well I'll be damned," Gerry said watching his daughter care for the adult. They watched as a larger amount of fowl smelling waste exited the Rex, and the dinosaur's happy rumble.
"Well shit. I learn something new everyday," Ray commented.
Ellie had to smile while Nico whined as he neared the screen. He began to call at the sight of Alan the same call for pack.
"Dr. Sattler?" Hammond said getting nervous.
"Shh, Nico its ok, its ok boy," she said getting closer to him and gently rubbing herself against him a sign of affection. He leaned into her whining.
"Shh its ok boy we will see daddy soon, ok baby," Ellie said to him. Nico continued to whine but she managed to sooth him down.
"So what are we going to do?" Robert said.
"Well good to know that they will be safe after they reached the labs. Hopefully Sorkin is still alive. After all that bitch took down ever single camera in the valley so I am assuming she is still alright," Ray replied.
MEANWHILE
The trek down was a long way, but eventually the group made it safely. When they entered the valley there was hardly any signs of carnivores around. The only thing here was a group of herbivores that seemed to be at peace in the area.
"Wow I can't believe there is hardly anything that can kill you here," said Jessie.
"Careful even plant eaters have defenses that can kill you," Alan replied.
"Si, I have seen several herbivores kill a carnivore before on the mainland. A group of Tapir led a jaguar across the swamps in Venezuela once because they knew that an Anaconda lived there. The snake devoured the jaguar and the tapir ran free. Even if there was no such defenses I've also seen them attack a man and gouge him with their teeth. They are vicious when they are trying to protect themselves. In fact there are some here too just look," Nima said and they kids looked to see some tapir with the dinosaurs feasting on vegetation.
"Well, shit!" Jessie said.
The area was pretty much full of jungle when they entered. The herbivores happily stepped aside to let them through and when they did they were amazed at the sights to behold.
The field labs was not like they thought. It was a one story building that housed what look like someone's residence. It was here that there was a fence that surrounded the area. And it was also here that the group saw the garden off to the side. It was totally self sufficient.
As they walked further into the area of the main compound they are suddenly faced with a bunch of herbivores.
"Ok, what are we going to do?" asked Ian as he limped along.
It was luckily Spitz that solved the problem.
Rearing back the Dilophosaur screeched his loudest with his frill out to its fullest. This caused the herbivores to move quickly away from the group and several to take aggressive stances. Alan quickly quieted the dinosaur.
"What is going on here?" A voice shouted.
There amongst herbivores a woman stood up. Short blonde hair and a large pair of glasses on her head. Frankie hissed from where he was perched on Lex's shoulder. His feathers raised as he started to preen himself but hiss at the same time.
"You're still alive with all the dinosaurs running around?" said Ian.
"Of course! Up until now I did not have any carnivores here. Now that you brought your friend here he is the first," the woman said.
"Um...You're Dr. Sorkin right? We met two days ago I'm Jessie Harding, Dr. Harding's daughter?" Jessie spoke up.
The woman looked at her before sighing, "Ah yes I remember you, you and your father helped with one of my dinosaurs here." The woman Dr. Sorkin said.
"Yes, and if we could Dr. Sorkin could we use your phone? I need to let my dad know that I am ok," Jessie said.
"Sure but I am telling you now the phones are dead and I have been trying to get the system back up to call in. But for some reason my computer is not working. It is as if my whole system crashed," Dr. Sorkin said.
"Maybe I can help I am good with computers," Lex replied.
"Yeah Lex is a computer nerd!" Tim said.
"Hacker! I am called a Hacker!" Lex replied.
"No matter what you are called can you get us communications with the Visitor's Center?" Alan asked Lex.
"Sure just give me access to a computer," Lex replied.
Dr. Sorkin's office was neat and tidy as befitting any sort of scientist. All around there was tubes filled with dinosaur's that have not past their growth and are being studied. She even had samples of several strands of DNA on her computer screen. Over on the side were other equipment such as microscopes and several eggs. Each egg had been attached to a machine that shows the inside. Inside they could see new dinosaurs being developed.
Spitz did not like the smell of the lab so remained outside to guard the door while they worked. Frankie however was on the exam table while Dr. Sorkin took some X-Rays.
"It is amazing that you have a live Archeopteryx with you Dr. Grant," She said as she looked over the photos.
"Well the good news it that his wing joint was only dislocated so thankfully you put it back into place. The second thing though was that his ribs were bruised so I applied some medication for them. I have to check my own animals so often that I took a few courses in taking care of them," Sorkin replied.
"Well is he going to be ok?" Tim asked after taking Frankie from Sorkin.
"He is going to be fine, a bit sore after what happened and after I cleaned his wounds but he should be fine...wait did you say he?" Sorkin replied.
"Yes, Frankie and Spitz out there are male," Alan replied.
"Spitz?" Dr. Sorkin asked.
"The Dilophosaurus," Alan replied.
"I am just amazed that he even approaches you," Sorkin replied and just to emphasize it Alan called for Spitz.
The dilophosaur entered the lab and slowly turned its head towards Alan. The man beckoned and Spitz walked up to him nuzzling his side.
"Amazing! In all my experience here at Jurassic Park. I've never seen a Dilophosaur interact with anyone like that ever!" she said as she leaned close.
Spitz started to growl as she leaned back. Alan gently placed his hand on the dinosaur's side, "Easy boy she may smell funny but she means well," Alan said to him.
"He lets you touch him? Fascinating I've heard about your work with these animals, but to see it for myself! You are really something Dr. Grant. May I touch him?" Dr. Sorkin said excitedly.
"Place your hand with your palm down in front of him so he can take your scent. If he accepts then gently blow in his face if he growls then don't do anything else. If he approaches scratch under his chin. That way he knows you are not a threat." Alan replied.
She did as she asked and Spitz looked up at Alan before approaching. She gently scratched his jaw. He crooned at the feeling and leaned in for more much to Dr. Sorkin's amazement.
"The reason why your dilophosaurs don't react well to you is because you have mistreated them. In order to fully bond with a dinosaur requires twenty four hour care and equal amount of time bonding with them. Spitz and I spend many hours together along with the other dinosaurs. He has learned social skills," Alan replied.
"Um Dr. Sorkin is this the computer you were talking about?" Lex's voice said over the medical equipment.
"The one with a picture of a dinosaur on it?" Sorkin asked.
"Yes," Lex replied.
"Then that is the one," Dr. Sorkin's reply was instant.
Lex instantly went to the terminal and booted it up. As soon as it was booted she began to open the screen to start seeing where she would need to hack. What greeted her was a very naughty picture and a laughing Dennis Nedry.
"Ah, Ah, Ah, You didn't say the magic word! Ah, Ah, Ah, You didn't say the magic word!" it began to blare at Lex.
"You can't be serious how immature!" Lex barked.
"What is it?" Tim asked.
"It seems as if Mr. Nedry has placed a firewall up to block what he was doing. If I am going to get into the system I will have to break through this firewall. This thing here is just a booby trap that goes off when someone tries to access it." Lex replied.
"Can you do something about it?" Jessie asked.
"It will take me a bit but I can try," Lex replied.
Just as she said it there was a growl from Spitz and Frankie copied him. "What is it boy?" said Jessie who was currently holding Frankie.
The small archeopteryx growled low and it was then that a series of rumbles went off. Followed by a deep growl. Recognizing the growl the group breathed a sigh of relief.
It was only Rexy the T-Rex.
Shaking his head Alan walked outside with a scared Dr. Sorkin and an amused Nima. Ian was sleeping on one of the extra beds in the room finally being able to properly rest. His leg was bandaged and properly cared for. Dr. Sorkin was a nurse before she gotten into Genetics so she knew a thing or two about taking care of people.
Rexy was laying down in the clearing with Junior beside her. Her mouth was bloody meaning she had fed recently. Alan shook his head as he examined her and had to laugh. Spitz was beside him a low hiss was made and his frill was flapping slightly on the side of his neck. This was a clear sign of agitation.
"Easy boy," Alan soothed as he approached the larger carnivores. Junior's head was the first to rise as she let out a gentle croon. Her tail slowly swinging side to side in greeting. Rexy's eye opened up to greet him and closed again. She too let out a gentle croon.
Alan and later Nima came up to her and slowly gave her a gentle pat on the side. Rexy was more then happy to finally get some more attention.
"I swear what is it with T-Rexes and the need to be cuddled?" Alan asked himself.
It was also then that he noticed the smell.
"Awk! You two need a bath!" he said to them.
Walking back he was met with the amazed face of Dr. Sorkin, "I...I don't know what to say. This is the first time I've seen anyone touch Rexy and live. She has to be the hardest dinosaur to deal with, and yet here you are patting her down like a puppy," Dr. Sorkin said to him.
"That part is easy I helped her with a stomach ache. She then has liked me and the others since," Alan replied.
MEANWHILE
While Alan and the others were out dealing with the dinosaurs Lex was busy typing away at the computer. Using her hacking skills she managed to get past the little message and see what was happening.
"So you're a hacker?" Jessie asked watching over Lex's shoulder.
"Yeah, self taught...ok I lied a knew a few friends in school who were interested in the same thing," Lex replied.
"Wow, so what is it you are doing?" Jessie asked.
"I am trying to work my way around the firewall that Mr. Nedry put up. It seems he did not want anyone to see what he was doing. So he had placed a back door into the system's code to hide his trial. That way when he makes his move no one will know better," Lex said as she typed away.
"So what did he do to the system," Jessie asked.
"From what I can see he has wormed his way into security and disabled pretty much all of it as well as the power grids...oh shit...DR. GRANT, DR. SORKIN, NIMA YOU BEST GET IN HERE!" Lex said noticing an alert for the first time.
The adults came rushing in, "What is it Lex?" Alan asked.
"I was going through security to see about restoring power...we have a BIG problem." Lex said.
"What is it?" Nima asked.
"According to this the power plant is not doing so good. It says that there is too much pressure in the steam vents and they have to be released." Lex replied.
"Well that is not a problem the power plant is not too far from here. We can take my jeep it will get us there faster. I have it in the garage and if you want you can bring the dinosaurs with us for protection," Dr. Sorkin replied.
"Lex can you get the phones working again?" asked Alan.
"I can try but it will take some time. Besides Mr. Nedry has so many booby traps that I have to work through them all without completely crashing the system," Lex replied.
"Alright you do that the rest of us will work our way towards the power plant." Alan replied back.
"I will stay here with Lex and Tim because Ian is going to need medical help," Jessie said.
"Alright you are in charge and be serious for once ok?" Alan joked.
Alan ushered Spitz out the door but Frankie remained behind due to his injuries. As he exited the building Rexy was busy resting after eating a full meal. Junior was drinking from the water pond.
"Um how are we going to get to this jeep with them sleeping?" Nima asked.
"Oh that! Allow me," Alan replied.
Walking up he gently patted Rexy on the snout. Large golden eyes opened as the massive dinosaur rose from where she was resting. She sniffed Alan before lowering her head down to rest once again. Her deep rumbles were all that was heard.
"Well then why don't you move?" Alan asked.
Rexy only looked at him with a lazy air to her demeanor. Alan shook his head as he climbed into the jeep and started the engine. Rexy looked up when he did this and only moved her tail to allow them passage to leave.
"Remarkable!" Dr. Sorkin said as they drove out leaving the children with one injured adult.
MEANWHILE
Lex was typing away at the screen her fingers a blur as code seemed to zoom by at a rapid rate.
"How the hell are you able to keep up with all this?" asked Jessie.
"Practice," Lex replied as she typed away.
"So what are you doing so far?" Jessie asked.
"Well I have to go through all this code to see exactly what Mr. Nedry has done. There are about two million lines of code I have to go through. Trying to get through that firewall is a pain in the ass. So far I've only told the computer to find any source or oddities in the system. It is really a time consuming matter." Lex replied and when she said it the computer beeped letting them see what they are looking at.
"What is that?" Jessie asked.
"A back door," Lex said.
"White Rabbit Object?" Jessie said noticing the abbreviations.
"Yes, ever read Alice in Wonderland?" Lex asked.
"Yeah, like in grade school," Jessie replied.
"Well that basically what it is referenced to." Lex replied.
"So Nedry made this back door into the computer system. Shit! That must have taken some time to do," Jessie said.
"Yep, it did. Somehow he hacked into the system's mainframe and used the backdoor as a way to shut down security. The only thing though is that I don't have access to security. However if I can use this backdoor to get into the system I can hopefully get phones back online," Lex replied.
"Cool then we can call my dad to let him know that I am ok. He must be so worried," Jessie said.
"Yeah and grandpa would like to know the same thing," Lex replied.
The computer beeped again to let them know that they were in.
"Alright! I am in now to find communications," Lex said excitedly as she continued typing code.
"Lex?" Tim said.
"Yes, Timmy?" Lex said not even looking up.
"Are the dinosaurs supposed to look at us like that?" asked Tim.
The two girls looked up to see Rexy's eye looking at them before sniffing and then resuming her position of sleeping. Breathing a sigh of relief the kids went back to work.
"Well I better go check on the dinosaurs. Hey time wanna come with me?" Jessie said.
"Sure," Tim replied before they both went out. Lex smiled as she turned back to the computer to continue typing.
TBC
A/N: Hey sorry to cut it like that but this chapter was getting a bit long. Plus I wanted to get some action going. So why not do this chapter to get things moving. As always leave a review and no FLAMES, BASHINGS OR LORE MONGERS PLEASE. Thank you.
