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Chapter Fifteen
After what felt like hours of walking and Claire's occasional 'ow' when tripping over things in her heels, we hear an engine being started and I could hear some conversation
"I thought you failed your driver's test"
"No, only the driving part"
I grab Claire's arm and begin directing them towards the sounds. I can smell some smoke in the air and the sound of the revving engine. Unfortunately when we get to the source of the sound it's already too late. The kids have gone already and now we have to catch up.
Owen goes into the garage and kneels on the floor where there are track marks
"This one of theirs?"
"Yeah" Claire replies while looking out "That road goes straight back to the park"
Owen goes through the things around the second car, chains clanking together as he explores
"How did they even get one of these things started?"
He rummages through some things on the table and I keep a sharp ear out. Then I hear the footsteps. Really large footsteps
"Guys"
Owen turns back and faces the car bonnet and then the building starts shaking. Claire and I get around the vehicle, Claire ducking behind Owen. I drag them both to the floor with me and find myself between Owen's legs. He peeks around the vehicle, catching sight of the gun and I glare at him, knowing that he wants to reach it but it is too dangerous to pull a stunt like that. He reaches anyways and then a large foot comes into view. I pull him back and we all look at each other. Owen makes a low shushing noise at us and I glare at him and he looks at Claire. She looks as if thought she is about to have a heart attack before calming herself and breathing slowly and steadily. The dinosaur's head is next to the vehicle and I curl myself tighter to look smaller and like an inanimate object. Claire looks away from us and I smell a hint of saltiness. I have to control my instincts then, the need to fight and defend these two people. I want to reach out with my sharp nails and slash across the creatures face as a challenge. The car shakes and then the dinosaur sniffs, after a few more moments she leaves.
Owen turns as soon as she is gone and I don't have a firm grip on him to reach for the gun. He grabs it and comes back. We let out a sigh of relief which turns into gasps when suddenly the Indominus breaks through the brick wall and roof, trying to get us for dinner. We run in the dark and Claire starts falling behind and I fall behind with her. Owen jumps down and holds a hand out to Claire and she runs right by him. I grab his hand and pull him along
"Don't ever stop running like that"
"Noted"
The Indominus crashes through the walls behind us and lets out a mighty roar. Owen takes the lead again and I keep behind Claire, careful to keep an eye on anything that might attack her or more like us from behind. She speaks to Lowery and starts telling him where the Indominus is
"Wait, you're following the dinosaur?"
Claire affirms this and tells them to get ACU on the job immediately, but then her idea is cut short
"ACU is airborne. They took the helicopter"
Claire stops in her tracks
"Who's flying it?"
The sound of the helicopter fills the air and I look up but see nothing yet. We run out of the trees and see Masrani's helicopter flying towards the aviary. The best part? The Indominus is running straight towards it. There are roars and gunshots and then breaking glass. The bitch is smart, really smart. Which is the best way to fight something that is airborne? By using something that is also airborne. Several winged dinosaurs fly out of their habitat and head for the helicopter.
"Fuck" I whisper as the helicopter is attacked. I see someone slide out of the aircraft and is hanging on for dear life and then snatched away and swallowed. Another crashes through the front of the helicopter and it begins to descend in a spiral. Claire gasps when the helicopter crashes through the glass and into the aviary. There's an explosion and the victorious roar of the Indominus.
Other winged dinosaurs begin to flood out of the new hole in the aviary glass and begin to head our way. Owen directs us into the trees and I grab and pull on Claire so that she isn't left behind. We fall into the grass, Claire on one side of me and Owen on the other. When it seems as if the birds have all disappeared Owen hoists up Claire and I and we keep running towards the park.
When we reach the park however chaos is already at play. Claire's phone rings and she picks up with a breathless "hello". I hear a woman's voice telling Claire that the boys were found and when she puts down the phone I ask
"They've found them?"
She nods, still breathing hard
"The West gate"
"Hey!"
We both look over and see Owen on a quad bike. Claire looks at me and I nod at her for her to get on
"I'll find another way to keep up"
She jumps on and Owen looks at me expectantly. I wave and run off in a different direction and hear Owen calling for me. I ignore him and run off into the parking lot, making it seem as if though I am going to get another vehicle. When they're gone and no one seems to be paying attention, I begin my run through the trees. I keep out of sight, but keep following the mass of security that is heading towards the park via the normal trail.
We reach the staff entrance to the park and Owen rides into the maze of concrete walls. I come out of the trees and follow not far behind them, but making sure that they don't see me. It would be too suspicious to find me so close after running in a direction that is totally different form them. I break off, deciding that I should try to find the boys as well on my own and that maybe I could find them faster.
I hear a loud feminine scream and see someone being tossed in the air like a doll. I look on in horror as she is tossed into the Mosasaur habitat and then several of the dinosaurs diving after her. She is still screaming and being dunked back into the water several times, and when it looks like the winged and sadistic dinosaur is going to fly away with her, the Mosasaur leaps out of the water and has both of them in its jaws. I hear the crunch of bone and both of them are taken into the water.
I hear Claire's voice as she calls for Zach and Gray and I see her not too far away standing on what I think is a table and looking around for her nephews. I see two young boys headed in the direction of Claire and Owen who is standing at shooting at dinosaurs with other men. I run towards them and then a screech. There is one of the beaked dinosaurs headed straight towards the young boys and I head in their direction instead and I get to them before the dinosaur. I grab their shirts and practically toss them forward, throwing myself behind them. The dinosaur hits the ground behind us and still continues to slide closer. I kick out, my boot hitting its head, hard enough to make its head snap harshly to the side and hear the tell-tale crack of its neck. The three of us are breathing heavily and eventually the kid in the red shirt speaks first
"Thanks, whoever you are"
The younger who I assume is Gray is clutching onto me tightly
"No problem kid"
I turn to look and see if Claire and Owen are still okay when I see Owen on the floor with a flying monstrosity trying to eat his face. Claire out of nowhere grabs his fallen weapon and shoots the thing multiple times. At this point the kids and I are off the floor and I hear Zach say
"Is that Aunt Claire?"
Claire is breathing hard but helps Owen off the ground. He pulls her close and kisses her, and in that moment, my heart shatters.