After a minute or two, I finally manage to calm. "Wh-why did you do that? You're crazy..." Upon hearing my question, she responds with a giggle.
"This road is the only way to the visitor center, duh." She gives me a wide smile. There was no point in arguing with her. Her skull is as thick as a brick wall.
I decide to change the subject. "Did you notice? The electric fence was out. I don't think I've ever seen the fences off working here." Thunder echoes in our ears.
"While working on the brachiosaurus cage I got a call from the visitor's center. Some guy named Dennis-something was going to mess with the electrical systems. They said that some systems might go on and off due to that." I roll my eyes. Amethyst continues, "Anyways, that's probably why the fence and phone didn't work. I didn't tell you about the call because you would have freaked out." I have no energy to argue with her. All I want to do now is go back the offices, report what happened, then go to sleep. The escapee dinosaur isn't our problem in the slightest. The higher-ranking staff can deal with that.
Finally, the storm starts to give up. I didn't notice before, but it seems to be in the middle of the night. The only light available is from the headlights of the car, darkness engulfs the rest of our surroundings. Amethyst tries to break the silence, "Do you think anything else broke out? Like the... you know..." I don't respond. I don't want to know if any of the more hostile exhibits broke out. My partner frowns and continues driving down the road.
My partner's eyes widen, "Did you see that?"
"What?"
"A shadow! I swear I saw something dip across the road." Amethyst keeps her eyes peeled. My mind instantly goes to the thought of another dinosaur. Obviously not another brachiosaur, as we would have noticed something of that size by now. Another form in the darkness passes beside the moving vehicle. All I could catch sight of was a slender tail.
Amethyst slows down the speed of the car. "What the fuck are you thinking? Speed up!" I blurt out.
"No! I want to see whatever it is." By now the car has fully stopped. The same form speeds past the vehicle once again. "Damn it, I almost saw it." She leans forward, almost pressing her face against the windshield. The form then reveals itself by jumping in front of the car, examining Amethyst's face.
The figure is definitely some type of dinosaur. It is bipedal (Standing on two legs.) and has long forearms tipped with jet black claws. Its overall body is slender, and olive green in color. The dinosaur also has long jaws, with an orange crest tipping its snout. From a quick estimation, it looks about ten feet (3.3 m) long, maybe a foot or two shorter.
I sink into my chair, careful for it to not notice me. My partner looks in awe. "Oh, its a proceratosaurus! As she whispers, the proceratosaurus tilts its head in curiosity.
Practically on the floor of the car now, I stutter, "O-okay. You've seen the dinosaur, can we go now?" Amethyst sighs and quietly agrees. She puts the vehicle in reverse and starts to slowly back up. The dinosaur has its interest peaked from the moving object. I flinch as the proceratosaurus flings itself onto the hood of the car. Amethyst also seems surprised. She stops the car. The dinosaur slowly kneels down, staring straight at my partner. Amethyst stares right back.
She shrieks as the proceratosaurus attempts to attack, cracking the windshield as it jabs its claws into the glass. Despite me not even being the target, I jump back and fall out onto the ground like a klutz. The predator continues to scratch at the windshield, making steady progress. Amethyst shakes in fear, not able to flee. The glass cracks a bit more as the proceratosaurus bashes its head.
Ah shit... I actually have to put myself in more danger.
I get up from the ground and run a good distance away, on the side of the dirt road. "Hey, you lil' shit, I look tasty don't I? C'mere!" I shout, trying desperately to get the proceratosaurus's attention. The dinosaur doesn't react in any way. "Hey, I'm talking to you!" I pick up a stone and attempt to throw it at the dinosaur's face. I miss, instead hitting the windshield, shattering it. I curse under my breath. My aim was never good.
The proceratosaurus is confused for only a second, but then decided to continue. Amethyst screams and ducks when the predator lunged towards her with open jaws. The predator barely misses, instead sinking its teeth deep into the chair cushion.
I pick up another stone and chuck it towards the proceratosaurus. This time the rock hits its skull head on. The dinosaur hisses in anger and turns toward me as the stone bounces off. "Yes, you. Come and get me bird brain!" I mock the predator despite being petrified. As it starts to sprint towards me, I whimper (Much like a little girl.) and start scrambling for more stones.
With a small amount of rocks in my hand, I start frantically throwing them at the oncoming proceratosaurus. It swiftly dodges the projectiles, twisting and turning with incredible speed. The dinosaur's jaws open wide as it gets ever-so-close.
I chuck my last stone at the predator, which was now only a meter or two away. The stone strikes the proceratosaurus, stopping the dinosaur in its tracks. A stream and blood slowly drips down from its eye socket, with the jagged rock stuck inside. The proceratosaurus backs up a few steps, grunting in pain. It then proceeds to pose for a lunge.
All I can do now is close my eyes and hope Amethyst escapes.
"Move out of the way, dumb ass!"The car engine roars as it goes full speed towards me and the proceratosaurus. The dinosaur screeches at the oncoming vehicle. I jump back when Amethyst rams into the predator, driving it into a tree. As the proceratosaurus is sandwiched between both objects, its bones crack. I can hear a sickening noise as the animal gasps for air, while suffocating on its own blood. It lets out a bloodcurdling cry, before finally taking its last breath.
I run over to the vehicle. Amethyst lets out a long sigh, "That was... unexpected." She looks up at me and gives a weak smile. All I can really do is agree.
I notice her arm, which has a large piece of shattered glass stuck in it. The injury is also bleeding out a considerable amount. "Hey... let me see that." She winces as I hold up her arm, but doesn't seem opposed to me trying to help. I rip two large cloths from my sleeves and start to do some basic first-aid. "Sorry, this is going to hurt a bit." I take out the broken glass. She whimpers and grinder her teeth. Immediately I take one of the clothes and attempt to stop bleeding. I also try to wipe out any debris in and around the wound. Finally, I use the second cloth as a bandage, wrapping it around the injury and tying a knot at the end.
"Th-thanks..." She carefully gets out of the trashed vehicle, mindful of her left arm. There was no point in trying to use the car. The collision into both the tree and the dinosaur smashed the front half of the vehicle into bits. Glass shards have also ripped into most, if not all the tires. Our only choices were to walk the rest of the way to the visitor's center, or find a place to coop up for the night.
"So, what do you want to do now?" I ask for Amethyst's opinion.
She looks around with a concerned look on her face. "I don't know. I'm just...tired. I guess let's just hide out until morning." Amethyst's lets out another sigh.
We walked down the road for only a few minutes before finding a small faculty outpost. The building is concrete, with only a couple slits of window near the roof. A small generator lays behind it, most likely powering only a few small things inside. The door is made of iron and has a dozen latches, if not more. We made sure to lock every single one. The interior of the building is sparse. The only furniture present is a rickety shelf and a small table, both wooden. The shelf is littered with staff supplies, such as shovels, weed killer, and so on. None of these tools were much use to us.
I didn't want to worry for the time being. We both just needed rest. "You can go to sleep. I'll keep watch for a bit just in case anything else comes." I sit down in an inner corner of the outpost. Amethyst smiles, then proceeds to lay down on the chilly concrete floor before dozing off. Amethyst snores slightly as she sleeps on her side.
I sit in the silence. Not only one, but two dinosaurs have gotten. Who's to say there isn't more? I could only imagine what has happened to any other people on this island. Now that I think of it, I remember some staff talking about some visitors coming over to review the park or something. I wonder what happened to them? God forbid if the velociraptors broke out, or maybe even the tyranno...
My mind overflows with questions and thoughts. Hundreds, if not thousands of scenarios race around in my head. It makes me dizzy, and I gain a headache. Soon enough, I slowly doze off.
(Hello! This is Spino, the author of this story. I really hope you are enjoying it so far, whoever may be reading this! I don't consider myself a good author by any means, but I enjoy doing this! If you have any questions or comments, please ask me!)