Chapter 25: Raptor Tactics and Espionage.

It had been weeks since Hammond put in the order for the new designs, and the architects got to work right away on the structure design and integrity of the smaller compound that would house some of the most dangerous animals the present day world has ever seen.

The design was virtually flawless, a deep pit surrounded by electrified top fencing with Plexiglas viewing areas on the bottom sides and back so viewers would still get a chance to see the animals. There were arguments over this fact, but in the end the company won so that more money would be gained from the extra exhibit.

It would take one or two more days of work and the structure would be finished, ready for the animal relocation and placement.

Hammond had only signed the release papers for it the day before, adding it to the construction portion of the budget, which was already stretched to the breaking point.

He had gathered all of the paperwork together, bound it all together, and dropped this bundle into the filing cabinet in the top drawer, which he was using for important paperwork. He whistled a tune and he dusted off the top of the cabinet and grabbing his cane, walked out of his office into the hallway.

He slowly and leisurely walked down the hall towards the cafeteria. He turned the corner, and saw Nedry staring at one of the cameras.

"Dennis is everything okay?" he asked, looking at Dennis funny.

"Huh, oh, Mr. Hammond, yes everything is fine. I'm just making sure the connection wire and motion sensors on this camera are set up correctly. Oh, John, I need to ask you something. I need to go to the mainland for the weekend. Is it possible to take the Ingen chopper, and than get a return flight?" he asked, his hands fumbling with a candy bar wrapper.

"Yes, that would be fine. Now if you will excuse me, I have some work to finish," Hammond said quickly, eager to get away from Nedry.

Nedry watched him go with a look of contempt in his eyes, and turned and walked in the other direction, towards his living area in the building next to the Visitor Center.

Since the park was still in its beginning stages, the main workers for INGEN were given quarters to live in, should an accident or emergency occur late at night. It was always supposed to be used as a type of bonding for the staff members, but the effectiveness of this idea was debatable at best among the employees.

Nedry slid open the door to his compartment and sat down on the bed. The center of it sagged under his great weight, and the rusty springs squeaked due to the sinking. It had been a long day. His fingers were tired and his wrists hurt a bit. He might be developing carpal tunnel syndrome. He looked at his watch, 8:00 Pm. Nedry was also physically tired and itching to get a nap in, when his cell phone rang in his right pocket. He fished the phone out and rushed to get the antennae up before he lost the call.

"Hello?" he asked with a tone that hinted at his tiredness, but at boredom as well.

"Mr. Nedry, this is Lewis Dodgson from Biosyn. We met before your work at INGEN began."

Nedry thought for a moment, and then it finally clicked in his brain.

"Dodgson, yes, good to finally hear from you. I've been anticipating your call for a while now." He answered.

"Yes well, business calls, you know that as well as anyone else are you alone?" he asked quietly.

Nedry looked around and stuck his head out the doorway, and replied with a quick yes.

"Good, now listen carefully. The plan as was described to you via mail will proceed. In three days time, I will meet you in Costa Rica. At this point, I will give you your money and the transport device. Have you confirmed the embryos?"
"At last count, there were fifteen identified embryos in the lab" Nedry answered, checking his stolen paperwork to make sure.

"Good, we now have a chance to alter the transport unit for fifteen slots. Try to get free transportation back to the mainland. We probably won't be able to reimburse you for the trip"

Without any other words, Dodgson hung up and the line went dead. Nedry stared at the phone for a second, shrugged his shoulders, and closed the top piece and lowered the antennae back down.

Nedry chuckled to himself. This will make up for the hole in his bank account that was not filled through his less than stellar paycheck. Hammond was going to regret the way he treated Dennis that was sure…

A few days had past since the Raptor Paddock accident. Nedry had already left for the mainland, and the Raptor Pit had been completed with Muldoon overseeing the final stages of construction. He felt that by being there during construction, he would know the ins and outs of it, which would come in handy when the animals were put inside, should a problem occur.

They managed to move the two smaller raptors into it already as a test, and the raptors were doing fine. They are now ready to move the big female.

They took their time, and did everything carefully. Extra workers were brought in to help with the undertakings of this raptor. They managed to flush her out of the jungle of her Paddock, where Muldoon was able to snipe her with a tranq dart. They carefully moved her into a transportation unit and attached the unit to a crane so that they could move her across the park. The Caterpillar carrying the unit moved slowly and carefully, following the cleanest maintenance road down to the Visitor's Center. The raptor containment Paddock had been built behind it so that not only was it in eyesight range, if something did happen to the park, they could take down the raptors first and eliminate that threat.

Muldoon and about fifty Jurassic Park workers were to be at the Raptor Pit in case of emergency.

Night time arrived and the crane had finally carried the cargo down to the pit. The sounds of motors and gears rang out as the crane lifted over the final set of trees and made the final approach to the track way in front of the pit, where the unit was to be placed down. Among the workers were a group of vets, ready in case of anything.

Muldoon stood off from the pit and watched as the box touched down.

"I want tazers on full charge, moving team get in there….."