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Chapter 5: Costa Rica

Malcolm awoke with a sudden jolt. The helicopter touched down with a rough delicacy. The others slept through the small jostling. Malcolm looked around the cabin. Tim was asleep with his hands folded across his chest. Grant's feet were resting on the seat opposite him. His felt hat was pulled low over his eyes. He had a certain adventurous look even in his sleep with his boots and hat. Ellie slept soundly against Grant's shoulder. Malcolm pondered what Grant would think when he noticed.

The intercom between the cabin and cockpit clicked with a hiss and one of the pilots relayed the message that they touched down to the sleeping passengers. They had arrived on a hellipad off of a coastal home. The home was large and looked tropical despite the grandeur. Malcolm nudged the still sleeping Grant and Tim. Ellie was already stepping out of the door and onto the helipad.

Grant woke with a groggy, snoring start while Tim merely got up without a word and stepped out. Malcolm calmly stepped out and pulled off his jacket. The muggy heat hit them all.

The Pilot's stood waiting at the cargo area. They had taken as much as they could carry, targeting the woman's luggage. They followed the others in after their passengers had taken the remaining luggage. After introductions they sat down to drinks.

"So what's with the house?" asked Matt Amity.

"Yea." cut in Bob Bartlett, "I thought we were staying at a hotel."

"This is my grand father's house and I figure its easier to stay here than at a hotel and so did my grand father." Tim answered.

"Besides, accommodations would be difficult at a hotel here during the summer." He continued

"Not to mention we cut an hours flight time if we leave from here and not one of the local hotels which are farther inland or farther North."

"So do you two know...what's going on here?" interjected Malcolm with a smile.

"Well we know we're flying you to some island and staying at a resort there until you have to leave." Replied Amity,"Why?"

"Oh no reason. I was just wondering whether you knew or not." said Malcolm, leaning back against his chair.

Tim glared at Malcolm. The mathematician just smiled in return and nodded an apology.

"So what is this resort? For a while the area was a no fly zone." Inquired Bartlett.

"Well." Tim explained, "The island is like a biological preserve. It's basically a theme park based around this preserve, like a zoo, the only thing is our zoo features animals of the rarest variety. We spared no expense."

After quoting his grand father, Grant, Malcolm and Ellie turned and stared at him. He was John Hammond. Taller,younger and less eccentric but still Hammond. His go-getter attitude was his grand father, his business smarts and his ability to speak and convince his listeners, was all something he got from his grand father. The question was, could Tim do better where Hammond had gone wrong.

The talk continued into the night as the pilots and their passenger's became acquainted.

"So do you have any kids?" Ellie asked of the two pilots.

"I have two kids.." replied Amity, sipping at his beer, "a boy and a girl"

Bartlett said, "I have a two-year-old son."

"I have two sons." said Ellie.

She looked at Grant and wondered what their children would have looked like. Whether they would have Grant's eyes or nose, or would they have her eyes or ears. Grant laughed as Malcolm fired off a one-liner about wives and children. Ellie missed the joke.

"Well...I have a some experience with...wives and kids...but not much with marriage." Malcolm said chuckling.

"Well I don't want to bore you any more with my relationship war-stories so I'm going to bed," Malcolm said standing, "good-night."

So beginning with Malcolm the whole group slowly trickled to bed.