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A/N: Ok guys I want to apologize for the last chapter the website somehow mashed up all the paragraphs on the last part of the previous chapter together. I fell asleep after posting it and when your warnings came up I fixed it immediately when I had the chance. I want to thank those who helped in letting me know about the error, and again I want to apologize for the way this site mashes things together. So again thank you and remember to review after you read and please no BASHINGS, FLAMES AND LORE MONGERS PLEASE!
So without further a do…..
WE ARE FINALLY GOING TO ISLA SORNA!
You have been warned.
ALAN'S DINOSAURS
Chapter 23: The Island of Problems
ISLA NUBLAR, TEMPORARY HERDING PENS
The storm rages out to sea which was a good thing for Alan's group. The past three days had been nothing but nonstop rain and floods leaving the roads slippery and wet. Thankfully where the pens are located it was sheltered from most of the storm. The rain still hit but it was not totally in torrents as the trees kept them sheltered. The roof was thankfully sturdy and built to withstand the storms. When the sun did come out all that had happened was the amount of debris that landed on the roof.
Thankfully that was easily removed.
Alan was currently with Tank smashing up the last of the annoying trees that had landed on the side of the concrete building.
"Easy girl just one more hit and that should do it," he said to the Ankylosaur. Tank only snorted as her tail started to swing. With one good hit the tree splintered causing it to fall in the opposite direction. Rosco was there to push the tree to the side where Robert and Richard started to cut it down into smaller pieces.
Owen and Maria were with the babies. Frankie was on Owen's shoulder watching everything. Sarah was flying above keeping a lookout for predators. Spitz and Nico were keeping the herds calm. After about a few weeks the herds had calmed down knowing that these dinosaurs were not there to eat them. The chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese were having a feast from the fallen trees as the bugs tried to fly off.
Ray was busy with one of the few lift equipment they had to remove the larger branches once Richard and Robert cut them. Henry seeing as he does not know much was helping keep an eye out for predators. Josè and his family helped also. Josè himself was busy repairing the water pipes that had become exposed when the tree uprooted.
It somehow had grown around the pipe but luckily never penetrated anymore or the pipe would have snapped. He and his wife had the water shut off so they could repair the pipe. Jessica was monitoring the herd animals looking for any signs of illness or worse Prions.
The trees parted as a herd of stegosaurus came walking past. They were followed by some other Ankylosaurs. Tank bellowed a greeting her blue plating shook when the others looked at her. Her bellows were answered by some of the others including a yellow colored one and a rather bright red stegosaurus.
"Are they your friends Tank?" Alan asked with a smile as he patted her down. A gentle rumble was his answer as she hit her tail on the ground gave several happy bellows. Rosco lifted his head and gave a happy snort to see new dinosaurs. The herds gave him a wide berth as they passed. When they left the group gotten back to work. Alan promised Tank that he would take her to see her friends once this was over.
It took pretty much most of the morning, and late into the afternoon when they finally returned. Tired and exhausted the group found themselves outside with the dinosaurs. Alan insisted that he kept up with his grooming of his animals.
Rosco having finally lost all his feathers was enjoying being brushed down by the bristle brush that Alan found in the maintenance shed. It was kind of like his brush back in Montana that he uses to wash Rosco with. The T-Rex was enjoying getting attention from Alan and surprisingly Josè while Tank was getting scrubbed by the children. Owen was having a blast showing his new friends how to properly clean between the plates.
Robert decided to learn how to groom a dinosaur and offered to help with Spitz who was having trouble cleaning behind his frill.
"Now hold still you shit," he said as he applied the water to his bristle brush and began to clean behind the frill. Spitz opened his frill as if sensing someone willing to help. He gave a croon when Robert cleaned behind there.
"Kind of reminds me of when I had to help clean the elephants and the rhinos back in Kenya." he said to Alan and when he looked again at Rosco he found to his surprise that Henry was there as well.
"Henry why are you here?" Robert asked him.
"I am here because I might as well get used to cleaning dinosaurs, I have two after all," Henry replied to Robert as he was shirtless just like Alan. Robert sighed as he too shed his shirt because of the heat. The warm air from the afternoon was just too much as the humidity had them all drenched in sweat. Thankfully by then the trees parted and Rexy and Junior returned.
Upon seeing the other dinosaurs being cleaned Rexy was curious as to why Rosco was on the ground. With gentle crooning from Rosco as well as a happy rumble. The female T-Rexes looked at the humans scrubbing the other dinosaurs. It did not take them long to figure out what was going on. Lowering herself down she was then attacked by the children who had finished Tank.
The two Costa Riccan children named Parker and Zahara along with Owen and six year old Maria attacked the two females. Maria being small along with Zahara went to clean Junior's teeth. The smaller Rex opened her mouth gently allowing the young girls to clean. Maria may be six but she knows how to be careful when cleaning dinosaur teeth. Her experience with Rosco, Nico and Spitz taught her as much.
As if not wanting to miss out on groom time Sarah came swooping down to be cleaned also. She opened her wings out for Owen to clean. The thirteen year old loves washing Sarah and came with a clean bucket of water and a brush for her. As he started to clean her wings she thrilled her excitement as he washed out the salt from her skin. He could tell she went to sea to feed and from her bulging belly she had eaten well.
It took some time for the dinosaurs to be cleaned, but once they were clean they did extra time for themselves to groom each other. Everyone seemed to be involved and when it was over they all had a late lunch that Josè's wife name Abril made with the now offloaded supplies.
The hotel it seems has a bigger kitchen then the Visitor's Center. Thank goodness because the Hotel is made to host a lot more people then the Visitor's Center. As for the Visitor's Center they had that place cleaned of both the dead bodies and the now rotten food table. The rotting food went to feeding the pigs.
"Alright Josè lets see if your boat is able to get us to Isla Sorna," said Ray.
They had taken a jeep to the docks and thankfully for them the employee area of Jurassic Park had a fueling station to pump gas that still works. So when they entered the docks they were smart enough to have a dinosaur with them. The one with them was Sarah as the pterosaur was off in the ocean to play. The boat thankfully had no dinosaurs to kill them, but that did not stop them from exploring the holds with guns in hand just in case. Josè was more then happy to see that his ship was in tact and that no lasting damage was there to greet him. The cages and the debris from the dinosaur rampage however had to be dealt with. So with heavy equipment in hand they managed to take the next two days to clean the cargo hold. They put the scrap metal next to what they were going to use to either salvage or sell. It was an impressive feat. And so they had a clean cargo hold and Josè made a special area with leaves and forest materials to line the floor. He insisted that if they are going to bring a dinosaur with them they had to make the animal comfortable.
Sarah in a way helped to as she dropped plant materials and some stones into the cargo hold. Dropping down she inspected the now newly made nest to make sure it was suitable to travel. Once satisfied she took off and headed for the sky again. Now both Ray and Josè returned to the hotel room to discuss what they had done to the ship.
"Alright here is what we did, we basically cleaned out the crap those mercenaries left behind so the ship is clean. We also made sure that it ran and that there are no holes from the storm. So it should be ready to go. Josè how soon is it we can leave?" asked Ray.
"Well the tide is no good, but maybe in two days time when the moon is full. That way the tide will be at its highest and we can leave then." was the reply.
"Good we need to load up the ship anyways so how soon can we load up?" asked Alan.
"Ship is good to go Dr. Grant we left some of the supplies there just in case," said Ray.
"Oh and before you go you will need to be wearing a park uniform. That way if there is anyone still there we can do something about it," Robert said to Alan.
"Oh and what would you suggest?" Alan asked.
"A ranger uniform, that way if there is any poachers on the island we can make the proper arrest. Costa Riccan Law states that if anyone were to take animals and are caught by the park rangers no matter where they are. They will be tried according to Costa Riccan law," Robert said to him.
"Alright, but what if they question my identity?" Alan asked.
"That is why I pushed for paperwork to be done," Ray said and passed Alan a form of papers.
"What is this?" Alan asked.
"This states that you work for Jurassic Park and if anyone says otherwise you are a contracted worker not connected to InGen," said Robert.
"Alright and what does that make you?" Alan asked.
"We are InGen workers, but you are not so we are giving you a special badge. This says that you have the same level clearance as myself and that can get you to certain places. Henry has higher clearance since he works in the labs so that way if we need to Henry can get us into those areas," said Robert.
"Alright so in two days when the moon is full we are able to leave," Alan stated.
"Yep,"
TWO DAYS LATER, EAST DOCKS
The ship looks impressive with its massive sides and large bow. They did a good job in cleaning the ship and from the angle they are at it was ready to go. Rosco and Nico were with them as they parked the Jeep in one of the garages off to the side. When they neared the ship however both Rosco and Nico gave a warning growl.
Alan, Robert, Henry and Josè all raised their rifles. The sounds of growling could be heard as something came off the ship. A single head poked up and from their vantage point the group saw that it was a Herrerasaurus.
"Oh fuck, how did those things get on board?" Robert said while holding his gun.
"They must have snuck onboard when we were busy with the Visitor's Center cleanup," replied Henry.
Rosco roared his challenge along with Nico.
Several more heads came up before they ran off from the ship back into the jungle. The group then decided to check the cargo hold again to make sure that there are no more dinosaur stowaways. Once on the ship they inspected the cargo hold. Nico and Rosco began to mark their scent across the ship. That proved to help since there was a few other dinosaurs there as well. Mostly smaller scavengers like the compy's.
Once the group gave the all clear with a final inspection of the ship for any secret passengers they set off.
The waters were choppy as expected of a receding storm once they left the safety of the port. The waves were larger but not large enough to cause problems. Iggy and Terry leaped from the waters and swam alongside the ship. Nico the raptor was enjoying the sight. Thanks to Jessica special Dramamine was given to help make sure the animals were not sea sick.
Rosco poked his head out to see for himself and was very careful when he did. All he saw was endless oceans as he looked and roared. He then went back into the cargo hold with Nico while Sarah flew around the ship. She was more then happy to play in the wind. As they were well out to sea Alan and Robert could clearly see the track of the receding storm.
As they neared the isle of Isla Sorna. Josè steered the ship towards the southern end of the island.
"It is the only way sènior to get there otherwise you will have to swim to shore," he said.
Slowly they made their way to the southern end of the island where one of the many inlets allowed them to take the ship inland. The water here was fairly deep. Iggy and Terry swam alongside them. Once in a while Alan watched as Iggy would leap out of the water as if memorizing landmarks before falling back into the ocean. Rosco and Nico are now on the deck since the water had calmed down while Sarah sat just above the cockpit.
"We are nearly there," said Josè as they rounded another smaller inlet. This one is a bit narrow but still wide enough for the ship to turn around if it has to.
Slowly they spotted the docks, and Josè slowed the ship down, and began docking procedures. Once they docked and ready to depart was when they finally noticed the stench. Sarah leaped into the air in alarm and Rosco and Nico gave cries of warning.
"Aw shit that reeks!" Robert said as both he and Alan came on deck both with guns ready.
Once the ship had stopped was when they finally noticed the bodies.
"Oh shit!" Alan said softly but loud enough for the other two men to hear.
"Oh madre de dios ayúdame," Josè said saying a prayer to God.
"These look weeks old perhaps three weeks," said Robert as he inspected the bodies. They had long since been picked clean but still chunks of flesh cling to their carcasses. Both dinosaurs and humans littered the docks and it looks like a fight had broken out.
"What happened here?" said Henry looking a little frightened and green.
"If I had to guess I'd say that they were not as lucky as us," Robert replied.
"Let's bury the dead and then get going," Alan said.
"Josè after we off load the supplies take the ship and head out to sea. Stay there till we are able to radio for you. If we can't get to a radio then we will send Sarah," he said pointing to the Pteranodon. Josè nodded before he went off to start offloading the ship.
It did not take him long to get all the supplies off including ammunition, food, and things they will need to observe the dinosaurs. Rosco and Nico at this time also were offloaded with Rosco avoiding the bodies as much as possible.
It took a good few hours to bury the dead, but the dinosaurs kept a close eye on the ship. That way any unwanted passengers were not getting on board. When the men were done burying the dead they watched as Josè cast off towards the open ocean. By now the sun had started to set on the island so that left them to seek shelter in one of the buildings off to the side.
"We should use the docks as our base camp for now. Tomorrow we head out towards the main Compound here," Robert said pointing to a map.
"So we are here, and the main compound area is here. So that means we are crossing the central area where the carnivores are at," Alan stated.
"Yeah pretty much, remember stick to the plan. Alan and I will be on the ground riding Rosco while Henry you take Sarah and fly above us. You will be our eyes in the sky. See anything suspicious you let us know alright," Robert said to him his instincts as a former African game ranger came back to him.
"Alright will do," Henry said while petting Sarah.
"I better teach you how to ride her so there is no mishaps," Alan said.
Just as he said it Rosco growled low in his throat his tail raised high and his teeth fully bared. Nico was the same way with his claws spread wide and his mouth agape. The men quickly grabbed their guns. Taking aim towards the bushes they heard the tell tale signs of dinosaurs. The familiar clicking sounds and glowing eyes could mean only one thing.
Troodons
"Fuck me in the ass!" Henry said as he backed up with his own gun in hand.
Rosco however was ready as he put himself over the humans and roared causing the smaller dinosaurs to flee. Nico screeched his defiance as well since he too was protecting his human family.
When they were gone the group quickly began to secure their camp. Things such as having the dinosaurs mark the grounds shows that this was their nest. Sarah flew overhead to watch the predators retreat before flying back down to Alan.
When things finally calmed down after an hour or two Robert managed to start a fire while Nico and Rosco curled up around them. The two large predators made sure there were no other dinosaurs in the area. As they started to cook their food which was brought along with them they started on the plans.
"Alright it looks like from what I can see the facility is here," said Henry pointing to the compound just to the northwest of them.
"So we are here meaning that it would be about a five hours before we reach the workers village," said Robert.
"And then another two days till we reach the Compound if there is no mishaps," said Alan.
"Yeah so that means that it would be a long trek," Henry relied.
"Good thing my dinosaurs are used to long treks," Alan replied.
They had rested throughout the night taking turns keeping watch with the dinosaurs sleeping alongside them. Rosco kept his body curled up around the men while Nico slept near their feet. The fire kept them warm as the island proved to be much colder then they thought it would be. The mountains had cooled the air so it was less humid.
LATER THAT NIGHT
It was Robert's turn to keep watch when it happened. Henry had just gone to bed when the sound of crashing vegetation alerted him to something coming. However the growling of both dinosaurs was enough to alert the men that they were being hunted.
Alan and Henry also heard it as they were up instantly with guns ready. The first to come crashing through was a large ceratosaurus this one was drooling in the mouth. Both Alan and Robert were quick as they leaped away from the creature. Henry was almost not so lucky as he tripped on a piece of debris and fell over. It was by luck that his gun went off at the same time causing the dinosaur to be shot in the head by the bullet. It roared its rage at having its eye blown out, but it was Henry's lucky shot. Robert and Alan both leaped into action and fired on the ceratosaurus while Nico and Rosco bit down from behind. The drooling dinosaur tried to get at the other two but both were experienced in dealing with this sort of animal. Having seen it before in cattle and live stock. Nico was the first to bite down on the dinosaur's ankles causing it to stumble and fall. Rosco then bit down on the neck and gave a twist which caused it to fall.
When it did fall it died shortly afterwards. All three men were quick to determine the cause of the dinosaurs attack.
"That is one is infected," Alan stated as he looked it over.
"Shit they have spread further then we thought," Robert replied.
They managed to get the animal someplace where the compy's don't get to it. Mainly a large fire pit that was made with fallen trees and branches. After making the pit in the middle of the docks they lit it on fire using oil from the nearby drums. Once lit it burned with such an intensity that everyone backed away. They stayed till the fires died down leaving nothing left of the animal. Once it was fully burned they buried the remains deep in the jungle.
"Well so much for our night," joked Alan as they began their journey towards the island's interior.
THE SAFARI LODGE HOTEL, ISLA NUBLAR
"Tien no!" Owen said to the baby troodon while he ate his fill. Tien and Rosie were busy being fed by both Owen and his mother Jessica. Maria was sleeping on Spitz's back while Tank was just outside also napping. With the herds now taken cared of both babies were enjoying a bit of feeding time before bed.
"I swear these two are energetic at night," Jessica said and as she was feeding Rosie she decided to examine her to make sure she was healthy. By using the charts she had found in the main veterinarian office she was able to measure the size and weight of the two babies. Tien had almost doubled his length within the two weeks since he was born. Rosie did the same though not as quickly.
"Well if those things we saw in the Visitor's Center are anything then Tien would reach his full growth by maybe five months," Jessica said.
"What about Rosie mom?" Owen asked.
"I would say eight," said Jessica as she finished feeding Rosie and burped her like a baby. The belch that came from Rosie made Jessica smile.
"Did Rosie enjoy that?" she said to the baby raptor. Rosie only responded by nudging her face and trying to preen her hair.
"Aww," she said.
Just as she said it Richard and Ray entered the room. Both looked rather tired as they laid their guns down and sat on the couch.
"Are you guys hungry I got some food left over on the pot?" she said.
"Yeah I am," said Richard and went to make himself something to eat. Ray did not move in fact he looked totally exhausted.
"Are you alright Ray?" asked Jessica.
The African American only nodded, "I sorry, I am just exhausted going through all those codes to reinstate the park, and breaking down those who are no longer necessary."
"I see, well there is some food there and a couple of aspirin if you need it," she said.
"Thanks," Ray said getting up.
"Tien!" Owen said as the baby Troodon continued to climb on him to get a better view. His claws where scratching Owen but luckily the cuts were not deep and only bleed a little.
A squawk was heard as Frankie flew in with a moth in his mouth. The Archeopteryx landed on Owen's other shoulder and proceeded to scold Tien for his bad behavior. The smaller dinosaur took to babysitting quite seriously, and if the two babies act up then he would be the one to discipline them. Tien then made a hissing sound at Frankie and showed that he was not going to listen. It was then that Owen realized how much Tien had grown.
Tien when he was born was only about the size of a small bird. Now he was about half the size of Frankie and starting to show his personality. The troodon was just as curious as the Archeopteryx, and would often times get into things just like Frankie would. Rosie was just as curious and would often times be seen wandering around Henry's room looking for their father. When the babysitters come they would go to them instead.
They had taken to Maria quite well seeing as the now six year old was in the same mind set as them. She was small enough to get into the same places as them and when they followed her all three of them nearly got eaten by larger Troodon. It was only when Tank showed up that they were safe.
Tien and Rosie were growing fast. Already Rosie who maybe younger, but also twice the size of Tien was about the size of a small terrier. She only showed the signs of her larger relatives by picking on Tien. But these were just shows of dominance. Tien of course would retaliate and both would be fighting. The Grady's had luckily been disciplined on dinosaur husbandry long ago with Alan's dinosaurs so already the same was applied for these two babies.
Frankie and Tien started to get into a match on Owen's shoulders much to the boys annoyance.
"Alright you two get off you're hurting me," he said and gently picked the two of them up and placed them on the ground. The continued to roll around with feathers and tails everywhere. It was only with the snort of a much larger animal did they both look chastised.
The Grady's turned towards the balcony window to see Rexy standing there. She gave a rumble to the two of them causing them to look like scolded children.
"And how are you this evening my dear?" Jessica said to Rexy. She had taken a liking to the female rex and in a way Rexy had taken a liking to her.
The adult T-Rex seemed to enjoy spending her time with Jessica. In fact Jessica started to give her some minor training in etiquette and how to properly behave around people. It was also then that Jessica discovered that both she and Junior suffer from visual problems. In fact Alan was the one who noticed it when he started his training of the two dinosaurs.
"I was on the beach standing completely still and calling to Rexy but she failed to come. In fact she was moving her head looking for me and it was as if she could not find me. So I did it several more times to see if it would work. She and Junior failed to see me. So I think something is wrong with her vision," That was what Alan had told her.
Now that the adult is close enough Jessica figured it was time to give her a full examination. So she walked over to where the flashlights were while Owen went to get something to eat.
When she pulled one out she turned to Rexy, "Alright girl are you going to stay there for me?" she said.
Rexy made no move to leave in fact she was watching Jessica with curiosity as the woman shined the light into the larger dinosaur's eye. Keeping her hand on Rexy's snout as a form of reassurance she proceeded to look into Rexy's eyes. That was when she noticed the problem right away.
"Oh I see what is troubling you I will have to tell Gerry when he gets back," she said. She then went on to examine her teeth and her skin giving her a facial which the female loves. Rexy leaned in when Jessica rubbed a few spots that were sore. She even was able to clean some wounds that she had obviously gotten while fighting some animal or another.
Rexy who was normally twitchy and unable to keep still or outright attack her handlers managed to be totally placid with Jessica. Maybe its the way she is handling the super predator is why she is behaving. Or maybe its because she stays absolutely still. When she was done Rexy eyed the people in the building and on the little ones. When she was satisfied that she had gotten her message through. She turned to look at Jessica before pulling out and heading towards where Tank was currently resting.
Jessica leaned out and saw for herself the forming bond between the wild Tyrannosaur and Tank. She had seen Rexy the other day prey on some of the other herbivores mostly the hadrosaurs which according to Alan was its preferred meal.
"Wow," she said as she turned to Owen who was eating his bowl of stew. Abril had taken it amongst herself to be the cook of the group. Having been born and raised in Venezuela she applied her own meals to the food that everyone ate.
When she saw Jessica with Rexy she was astonished that such a monster could get so gentle. When Rexy left she came up to Jessica with a plate of food for her.
"Gracias Abril," she said.
The Hispanic Woman smiled as she spoke in Spanish her reply before walking off. Now Jessica smiled at seeing Owen playing with Frankie as the feathered demon was starting to settle down. Tien had worn himself out and is now sleeping next to Spitz. The dilophosaur had not moved for sometime. His deep breathing and quiet snores let Jessica know that he was very tired from his ordeal earlier that day with the herds.
That was another nightmare in itself and Jessica shuttered remembering it.
It just happened after Alan, Robert and Henry left for Isla Sorna. Somehow a carnotaurus had smashed through one of the walls surrounding the pens and caused a panic amongst the herbivores there. Spitz had a hell of a time dealing with the carnivore and it took Rexy and Junior to contain the larger predator. Jessica shuttered at that and the other predators who showed up. The compys had a field day with some of the smaller birds but luckily Frankie and Tank dealt with them.
Then a raptor tried to get at Ray when he went to check up on the power supplies. Luckily it was Richard who spotted the predator before he could get killed. A gunshot straight to the head brought the animal down. That had saved Ray and after some scolding from Richard about going alone did the darker man feel guilty about doing it.
When they had gotten back was when Tank went on the defense. Her tail swung around dangerously. When they looked it was because a Herrasaurus had somehow broke into the hotel lobby. The children had been scared when it came through for them and luckily Tank was there. She had taken care of the pack just by being who she was.
Jessica was just glad it was over with and the hotel itself was reinforced. The animal had come in from where the other dinosaurs had entered into the open hole for the lobby. Thankfully the children had been playing near Tank and the Ankylosaur was ready to protect them. She had done so before with a pack of wolves that had tried to eat them back in Montana.
And that was just the beginning of the problems. The children are at risk but without the dinosaurs they would have been even more in peril. Rexy had taken a liking to the children along with Junior and to see them fiercely defending them against other predators has shown the amount of trust that was built by it.
The remaining raptors the ones who had escaped the ship had tried several times to feed on the children. All of them had failed thanks to the combined efforts of both dinosaur and human team. Parker and Zahara both being new to the whole situation with dinosaurs did not at first understand the danger they were in until a dilophosaurus tried to eat them. Parker had venom spat into his eyes and it was thanks to Ray administering the antidote that saved Parker's life. Ray had to warn Abril who can't understand English about the dangers of this island. Fearing for her children she stayed close to them. After reassurance that Spitz was not a danger to them did she relax. Especially when said dinosaur gently picked up a crying Zahara when she fell.
Jessica knows that the dangers of this island are real and prays to whatever gods is out there that the others return home safely.
THE COMPOUND, ISLA SORNA
The first area they visited after checking their gear was the main workers village in Campo De Trabajadores. It was not far from where they had landed but it had taken them a while to get there. This was due to the area that they were in. The harbor was quite a distance from the main village which was about several miles east of their location. Checking the maps Robert led them to the village. Henry stayed on Sarah to keep a look out for trouble. As they neared the village they could see signs of even more death.
Humans remains lay everywhere. It was as if the workers did not have enough time to flee before being overrun.
"Oh my God!" Henry said when he landed with Sarah.
Rosco gave a mournful sound at the sight that greeted them.
Even more bodies were discovered in the workers village with compys still feeding on the remains. The smell was horrific as they looked on in horror.
"What happened here?" Alan said looking around.
Several bodies of dinosaurs were found amongst the remains. They were full of bullet holes and explosives. Several of them looked to be crazed as if something had gotten to them.
"This does not look like Prions at all," said Robert.
"No, I have to agree," Alan replied as he surveyed some of the remains. Henry was taking samples of all the dead while both Nico and Rosco surveyed the area. Nico being smaller wondered around the bodies towards the buildings. He too had lost his feathers and was now once again bare skin. As he came towards the building he sniffed around the building.
It was Nico's bark that drove the group near one of the buildings. When they neared the stench was fresh but they managed to find what had drawn the raptor's attention.
Henry ran into the bushes to throw up his breakfast while Robert and Alan could barely hold their own stomachs.
There was a carcass of an obviously pregnant woman with her abdomen torn open. The baby or whats left of it was hanging out from the gaping hole. The rest of her body was shredded with compys feeding on her flesh. She looks as if she was freshly killed within the past two to three days. From her uniform she was one of the workers on the island. The next carcass was of a man trying to protect her from his position.
It was a sad sight.
"This wasn't an evacuation this was a massacre," Robert said.
Heavy footsteps could be felt as Rosco came around the corner to see for himself what they were staring at. When he saw the couple he leaned in close and sniffed. His moaning croons were all that they knew as he nudged the bodies.
"They are not coming back boy," Alan said. It was sad to see so many people dead this day.
It took another day an a half to bury the dead, and when they did Henry was kind enough to look at their names from their wallets or id badges. He then marked the graves to show who was here and to make a list of all the men and women who had died on this island. Families who had come here seeking work only met their deaths here.
"They call these islands the five deaths for a reason," Henry stated as he placed the last stone on a grave.
"I know," Robert said and he had tears in his eyes. He knew some of these people, people who had worked side by side with him in the beginning of Jurassic Park.
Alan had his hands in front of him as if to say a prayer for the dead. As if mourning with the humans Rosco and Nico both crooned sadly and Sarah gave a sad whistle.
They decided not to camp at the Worker's Village and instead opted to remain in the jungle. That way it would keep them safe from any wondering scavengers.
Sure enough as the sun had set and darkness set in on the third day of their stay on this island. Strange things started to appear in the jungle and the glowing eyes were any indication it was Troodons.
"Now it makes sense," said Alan as he watched the Troodon make their way into the village.
"What makes sense?" asked Henry.
"How all the villagers died," Alan said as they watched the glowing Troodon disappear into the jungle. The sounds of their clicking kept the group up into the night but luckily Rosco and Nico kept a close watch.
"The Troodon are nocturnal so they had no idea that they were loose. Somehow they had gotten into the village and killed all the people here. I would not be surprised if they dragged some of the others into some cave or building to breed," Robert said.
As the night wore on and the sounds of the jungle hit their ears the smell of death still lingered in the air.
By the next morning the were off again towards the labs. As they were traveling it was Henry who spotted the group of dinosaurs.
"Hey guys?" he said over the radio.
"Yeah," Robert replied.
"I see a group of velociraptors ahead of you about a good ten minutes. These ones though are not the same as the raptors back on Nublar. In fact their coloration is totally wrong," Henry said while riding Sarah.
"Alright we will keep alert," Robert replied.
Rosco then suddenly stopped along with Nico. Both dinosaurs started to growl and Nico made a few barking calls.
His calls were answered by another raptor. Nico's head cocked to the side as the first raptor appeared. This one was milky white with black spots on it. The one next to it was stripped with a blue stripe on its head. The third raptor was almost a match for the second except for a stripe along its flank. The fourth was brown with yellow stripes along its flank and its eyes were red. The other three raptor's eyes were yellow and instead of a slit they were round like a bird's.
Nico kept alert though as he slowly approached much to the men's protest while Rosco also slowly approached. All six animals regarded each other with caution. The raptors looked towards the milky white one before it approached. Nico had a submissive posture in his body language as she leaned down to sniff. When she backed up she looked at the Rex and backed up slowly but Nico was not afraid of Rosco. This they found curious as Rosco sniffed them as well.
It was a tense few minutes before the raptors backed up and departed into the bush. It was an ethereal sight as they disappeared into the morning mist. Nico and Rosco both had confused looks on their faces but they were calm. That in turn kept the men calm as they continued their journey into the jungle.
As they journeyed further into the jungle's interior and further down the road they finally saw their first herbivore. It was an iguanadon and with it being alone and looking around constantly that shows that they are finally nearing the buildings. The long road was trekked for a few more hours till at last they approached a river.
Or at least a small waterfall. Nico and Rosco drank their fill and Alan, Robert and Henry filled their flasks. Sarah clung to the wall while she drank and cleaned off the salt and debris from her skin. Henry who was still on her back also cooled down thanks to the shower.
It was also here that they encountered another super predator. This one Alan recognized as a Ceratosaurus. It looked at both Rosco and Nico before running off into the jungle. The sounds of something squawking came to mind as Sarah lifted her head and was nearly assaulted by a smaller pterosaur. She snapped her bill at it and it flew off, but that was not before she reared in alarm at the much larger predator that came crashing through.
Rosco and Nico gave a warning to the three men as a T-Rex came charging through the jungle. Rosco being an experienced fighter by now reared back as the juvenile came charging through. The three men and Nico quickly scrambled away from the fighting titans. Sarah took to the air with Henry still on her back. The Asian man held on as the pteranodon flew higher.
The T-Rex roared its challenge which Rosco answered back with a vengeance. Snapping its jaws it charged him with the intent of killing him. Nico then attacked the T-Rex from behind using the branches as spring boards. Then using Rosco for a platform he leaped onto the T-Rexes back but the Rex only tossed him into the rocks knocking the raptor out.
Angered by his brother being thrown Rosco body slammed him from the side and took this Rex by the head and threw it into the trees. Roaring his loudest with his small claws spread out and tail swinging in agitation Rosco was more then ready to show this young dinosaur how to fight.
The smaller T-Rex charged again this time with the intent on biting Rosco in the leg. But Rosco only moved out of the way because he was faster. Then ramming his head into the smaller ones side he unbalanced the smaller Rex. When the Rex attempted to get up Rosco kept his challenger down by placing his food on the smaller ones throat. He then put his snout over the smaller one to show dominance.
The younger Rex tried to claw at him but after about five seconds relaxed. Knowing he had won Rosco relented allowing the younger one to escape. But Rosco was not without his own wounds.
The younger Rex had wounded him in his leg, tail and belly and the wounds were deep. Blood was pouring from them as Alan and the others came to him. It took about ten minutes to get Rosco calm enough for Alan to see to his wounds. Using water from the river to clean them he was not surprised to see them so deep.
"Shit!" he said to the other two. Rosco moaned in pain but Alan thankfully managed to have some supplies on hand in case something like this happened. Reaching into the pack he had he pulled out some string and a needle from its package. He injected another needle into the dinosaur and Rosco instantly felt himself relax while Alan got to work on the wounds. Using his emergency vet training from on his ranch he managed to stitch up the wounds. Rosco rumbled his thanks as he did this and they were forced to make camp for the night to give the antibiotics time to set in.
Nico was found to be in better condition, but the impact he had on the rocks gave him a minor concussion. The raptor was out of it for a good portion of the day. And so Rosco has taken to carrying him on his back with the rest of the group while Henry flew overhead on Sarah.
It took another four hours of nonstop traveling till they found somewhere they could be safe. The rolling clouds that came in was a sure sign that another storm was coming.
It was a cave behind a waterfall that became their shelter. The cave itself was shallow and there are no connecting tunnels or routes in them. So settling Nico down and then setting up camp the group decided to rest. Rosco went off to hunt leaving the men with the wounded raptor. Sarah had found some fish in the pool below the waterfall so she stayed put with them. After relieving her of her saddle the pteranodon was more then happy to clean herself off and then rest near the open flame.
The group remained huddled behind the waterfall safe from any dinosaurs until the sounds of footsteps alerted the group of Rosco's return. The dinosaur walked in with a carcass in tow. This one was of a hadrosaur youngling and he gently put it down near Nico. The raptor who had slowly started to get coherent again was encouraged to eat. Alan had to check to make sure that this animal was not effected by the Prions. When it was shown to be safe then he helped Rosco feed Nico.
The raptor then started to eat, but not before throwing up a bit.
That was to be expected.
Alan checked their wounds to make sure they are healing right before moving onto Sarah. The Pteranodon may not have done much fighting but her wings sometimes needs a bit of TLC.
"What are you doing Grant?" asked Robert.
"I am working on her wings it helps her to relax," Alan replied as he began to massage the wing joints and the shoulders. Sarah crooned and whistled as she enjoyed the feeling to being spoiled. She laid down flat allowing him further access across her back and a few popped joints here and there had the pteranodon asleep in no time. You could hear her whistles as she sleeps which allows Alan to finally relax while Rosco and Nico eat.
Henry watched in fascination as the dinosaurs started to move next to Alan when they were done. Robert was sitting on first watch while they all huddled for the night.
"Hey Dr. Grant?" asked Henry.
"Henry for the love of God call me Alan! Dr. Grant is only reserved for presentations and the like," Alan said to the Asian man.
"Sorry Alan how is it that your dinosaurs are loyal to you out of curiosity?" asked Henry.
"Simple: love Henry. When you love an animal and if you treated it right then it will love you back. I love my dinosaurs like they are my children and in a way they are. I trained them using their natural instincts to my advantage. I'd never contain them or lock them up. Back in Montana they were free to roam as they pleased but yet they never left the ranch. It was as if the ranch was their territory and so they stayed. I showed them love Henry and they in turn love me. I proved them that I will not run or hide from them and I showed them the right way to raise them. Trust me it was not easy but I was able to do so." Alan said to him.
"Henry when an animal sees that you are not a threat they will not kill you. It is called respect, Alan respects their nature and they in turn respect him. It a bond that is so strong that if something were to happen then you will lose these dinosaurs. Don't forget that Henry," Robert said to him.
Henry started to understand now why Alan was so passionate about his animals. He started to think about Tien and Rosie as he drifted off to sleep. Alan himself turned in sleeping against Rosco while Nico's head was in his lap. Robert kept watch while the others slept.
CONTROL ROOM, ISLA NUBLAR
Ray Arnold was typing away at a keyboard seeing for himself the extent of the damage done by Dennis Nedry. Alexis Murphy had done wonders to fix the system and even created a way to work around the back door. As he typed he could not help but look at the mess that was Nedry's desk. The Macintosh computer that was there on the desk just stared at him with its blank screen. Ray grew curious as he got up and headed for the desk of that slob.
Richard was at the door holding his gun while Maria and Zahara were playing with Tien and Rosie. Tien and Rosie were their dinosaur detectors. If they smell danger then they were leaving, but for now all was quiet.
As Ray looked at the code from Nedry's computer something caught his eye. Looking down at the many candy wrappers and soda cans Ray could not help but feel disgust at the man who did this. Then when he moved on piece of wrapper it was then that he caught it again. Taking the wrapper he opened it up to reveal code.
It had been something that shocked him to the core.
They were not only computer codes but algorithms. Looking at another wrapper Ray discovered even more of them and more. Clearing the space he found even more that slob did it unpurpose. He would need a computer expert to look into these better.
And he knows just who to ask.
TBC
A/n: Well this chapter was getting rather long and I will cut it off with that last paragraph. So what do you think a bit of action and problems eh? Just remember to leave a review and please no BASHINGS, FLAMES OR LORE MONGERS please.
