Daylight
Dawn closed over the island.
Paul and Miles sat across Amanda and Eric.
Wanna hear about when Miles and I went fishing last summer?" said Paul.
"Yeah," said Eric.
"Sure thing, Paul," said Amanda.
"It's a really funny story," said Miles.
"How does it start?" said Eric.
"Well," said Paul, "it all started at the harbor when I was trying to put the boat in and the trailer sank. And then the tow truck came and tried to pull it out but it got dragged in. And the truck driver threatened to knock my lights out. So I was the governor and he believed me."
Miles laughed, remembering the day.
Amanda and Eric laughed too.
"That was a fun day," said Paul.
"We should try fishing as a family," said Amanda.
"You mean it?"
"I do. It's worth another shot. And who knows? Things might turn out as well as when Miles and I did it."
Grant sensed a cue and started walking down the beach.
The others hurried to follow him.
"The lady you called," said Miles, "how do you know she can help us?
"She's the one person I could always count on," said Grant, "and she saved me more times than she realizes. I owe her everything. It's strikes me now that I never told her that."
"You should tell her," said Eric.
"You're right," said Grant.
As they kept walking, Grant noticed something rammed against the rocks ahead.
It was a speedboat.
It's hull ripped open from the impact.
"Miles, Eric, do you know what happened to the boat that brought you here? Why did it crash?"
"No," said Miles, "we don't know."
"We couldn't see," said Eric.
"Do me a favor. Go back to your parents for a minute, would you?
Miles and Eric nodded and headed back to Paul and Amanda.
Grant forged on, approaching the speedboat wreckage.
He didn't know what he would find but he needed to look.
Raptors
Almost reaching his parents, Miles and Eric stopped.
They looked out over the ocean where they saw two lights approaching.
They came closer.
"Mom!" shouted Eric.
"Dad!" shouted Miles.
"Boys," called Paul.
"What is it, guys?" said Amanda
They all looked up to see the distant lights now making out full forms.
"Helicopters," gasped Paul then shouted with joy, "helicopters!"
Paul, Amanda Miles and Eric waved their arms, making as much motion as possible.
They ran through the forest to alert Grant.
Grant was busy inspecting the wreckage when he heard Miles and Eric's screams.
"Dr. Grant, hurry up!" shouted Miles.
"Helicopters are coming!" shouted Eric.
They ran past him and he ran after them.
All five of them ran through the forest when they spotted three raptors.
They hissed and snarled loudly at them.
"Get down!" grunted Grant.
He kneeled down next to Amanda.
Miles and Eric kneeled at their sides and Paul kneeled down behind them.
They stayed silent for a few moments then the raptors started calling out.
"They want their eggs," said Grant.
They called again.
"Give me the eggs," shivered Amanda.
Grant zipped open the case and handed the two stolen eggs over to Amanda.
The raptors sniffed at her.
She trembled.
"Put them down," said Grant, "let them take the eggs."
Amanda laid the eggs down and the raptors sniffed them.
One of the raptors took an egg and ran off.
The second raptor snatched up the other egg and ran off as well.
The third raptor gave the group a look before running off as well.
Amanda sighed in relief.
There was then a buzzing of helicopters.
"Come on," said Eric.
The five of them ran to the beach to see the two military choppers waiting for them.
Escape
Miles and Eric danced around and cheered in joy.
Paul and Amanda embraced each other then kissed, the moment getting the best of them
"Dr. Grant," a man shouted through the bullhorn, "Dr. Alan Grant."
"No!" shouted Grant.
"No!" shouted Amanda.
"That's a very bad idea," shouted Paul.
Then a bunch of marine tanks rose out of the water and rolled onto the beach.
"Wow," gasped Miles, "you've got thank her now, Dr. Grant."
"Yeah," said Eric, "she sent the navy and the marines."
Grant laughed.
"Bless you, Ellie."
They ran over to one of the choppers and one of the soldiers helped them inside.
"Dr. Grant," said the soldier, "are these people with you?"
"What?" said Grant.
The soldier pointed over to Billy and Simone, who injured but recovered from the Pteranodon attack.
"Hey, Alan," said Simone, "you made it."
"So did you guys?" said Grant surprised.
"I rescued your hat," said Billy.
"What?"
"I rescued your hat."
He handed Grant's hat over to him.
"Well, that's the important thing," said Grant, "but the more important thing is that you guys are safe."
Billy and Simone both smiled at their mentor.
"Dr. Grant," said the soldier, "would you come sit down, please?"
Grant sat down next to Miles who sat next to Eric who sat next Paul who sat next to Amanda.
The helicopter flew into the air and exited the island.
"So, Dr. Grant," said Miles, "how would extinction occur to these creatures?"
"Well," said Grant, "it might take a while. I mean, after what InGen has been feeding them. Sheep, cows, chicken. Those animals contain a disease that is infected to dinosaurs"
"But when?" said Eric.
"When what?"
"How long?"
"Well, I can't really determine that, Eric. Perhaps a year or two. Maybe a bit longer. It was Malcolm's theory once he and Richard Levine returned from Isla Sorna."
Miles gasped when he looked out the window.
"Dr. Grant, look."
The group looked out the window to see a trio of Pteranodons flying off through the sky.
"What do you think they're doing?" said Eric.
"Perhaps searching for new nesting grounds," said Grant.
"I could probably think where," said Paul.
"Where?" said Amanda.
"Back home where we are. Enid, Oklahoma."
They all laughed.
The Pteranodons flew out of sight.
"Well," said Grant, "we're almost there to the boat. Then we can all go home."
The group nodded in agreement.
The two choppers flew towards the military group which would take the survivors home.