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Lex and I gasped and moved backwards, as if that would somehow get rid of the leg. The cables on the cage rattled, which drew our attention upward to the enormous T-Rex head, thrown back as she swallowed the remaining of the goat. With a loud purr, she turned her head and looked directly at us.
"Oh, Jesus!" Donald said panicked. I looked back to see what was wrong, just as he threw open the door and bolted.
"Come back!" I screamed after him.
"He left us," Lex whispered. "He left us!"
There was a loud crunching sound, and then the wire cables keeping the Rex from us went limp and sprang away. The long metal poles creaked as she climbed out and walked out from in between the two jeeps.
"Dr. Grant?" Lex asked horrified.
"O-okay, let's stay calm," I nearly squeaked out. "She doesn't know that we're in here..."
The Rex roared as she walked further out. I kept my eyes on her huge form, which turned out to be a mistake as a flashlight turned on in the backseat.
"lex!" I yelled as the Rex made her way over to us.
"Turn the light off!" Tim said.
The Rex stopped just outside the open car door. Tim slowly reached out and closed it shut, making the Rex look at us and growl. She sniffed the left side of the jeep curiously, each puff of air showing on the glass. She lowered her head to peer inside the backseat area, pupils dilating when Lex shine the flashlight into her eyes.
The Rex leveled her head and roared ferociously at us. The three of us covered our ears with a cry, Lex and Tim moved quickly to the right side of the jeep as soon as she finished roaring. With a small roar, she bumped the jeep with her head.
Lex and I let out screams as she did it again. When she lifted her head, Tim climbed into the backseat.
"Turn- turn it off!"
"I'm sorry!"
The two shook the light back and forth arguing about who's fault it was about the light.
"Just turn it off!" I yelled at them.
They stopped and looked up at the roof in terror. Looking up slowly, I saw the Rex's face staring us down.
And then the glass came down on us.
Lex and Tim had their hands and feet up trying to keep the Rex away. Through the force of the glass falling and me trying to get away, I had gotten wedged up in between the floorboards and the passengers seat, with the goat leg on top of me. The Rex roared loudly at us, our screams barely rivaling it. Finally she stopped, and preceded to try to flip the jeep. She only needed two tries.
The three of us landed on mud and glass, and a goats leg in my case. The drivers side was suddenly crushed, efficiently trapping me in the small space. I could hear Lex screaming, not that I blamed her, I was in near hysterics myself. The Rex let out another roar as the passengers side slowly started to go down.
And then it stopped, the pounding of her feet leaving sounded shortly after.
"Ian, freeze!" Dad's voice sounded. "Get rid of the flare!"
"Dr. Grant! Dr. Grant!" Lex cried.
"Okay, Lex, I got you. Where's Becky?" Dad asked.
"I'm in here!" I sobbed. "I'm trapped!"
"Oh, God... I'm gonna get you out, don't worry," Dad called out to me.
"I'm stuck! The seat's got my feet!" Tim grunted.
Lex's sudden screaming sounded, which was quickly cut off by what I hoped was Dad and not the Rex. There was a growl, and then the jeep did a 180 turn. The jeep jumped up a bit, all the while Tim and I were screaming.
"Timmy? Timmy!"
"Becky!"
The sound of metal scraping concrete caught my attention. Soon the jeep was balancing for a brief moment, Tim climbed down next to me... and then we fell.
Our screams were cut off by the jeep hitting something hard and noisy, most likely a tree. I felt something hard hit my head and then I was out.
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"...ky! Beck...y! Becky!" Tim was yelling when I came to. I blinked sluggishly, rubbing an eye as I became aware of where we were.
"Are we... in a tree?" I asked hoarsely.
"Yeah, are you bleeding?"
"Just on my face and arms, I think most of it's just the goats blood..." I said lifting the now blood drenched leg.
"Oh... I threw up."
"I wont tell."
"Becky! Tim!" Dad called up from below us.
"I don't want to get out," Tim said quickly. "Nothing can get us from up here."
"Yeah," I nodded. "But eventually the jeep will fall. The branches wont hold us forever."
"Becky! Timmy!" Dad called again. "You hear me? I'm coming up." After a moment his face appeared. "Becky? Tim?" He asked us as he opened the door. "You two ok?"
"I threw up," Tim said.
"I have goats blood on me," I said.
"Oh. Oh that's ok. As long as you two aren't injured gravely. Just give me your hands," he held his hand out to Tim and I. Tim slowly took it and climbed out. "Alright, that's it. Becky, your turn." I nodded and climbed out, using his hand and the steering wheel for support.
"Okay, that's no too bad, right?" Dad asked us after we were both out.
"Yes it is," Tim said.
"Just like coming out of a tree house. Did your dad ever build you a tree house?"
"No," we said.
Dad seemed to realize his flaw and nodded. "yeah... me either. The thing about climbing is, you never, never look down!"
We looked down.
"This is impossible."
"I saw," Dad said.
"How are we gonna do this? It's about 50, 50 feet-" I asked
"I'm gonna help you-"
A branch snapped and the jeep creaked downward.
"Oh no..." Dad said.
"Don't look down, got it," I yelped before climbing down as fast as I could. Dad and Tim were close behind, with the jeep coming in as a close third.
"Oh! Go, go, go!" Dad yelled at us. I didn't need to be told twice, I could almost see the ground.
"Jump!" Dad called. I grabbed Tim and leapt the last ten feet, hitting the ground with a groan. Dad joined us and covered us as the car fell over us. The now roofless area covered us harmlessly, and I felt the familiar thump of the goat leg hit my face.
"Well... we're back... in the car again," Tim panted.
"At least we're out of the tree," I muttered as I threw the goat leg out of the car.
~line break~
"Are you hearing this?" Lex asked as the Rex's roar sounded again.
"Alright. Come on Tim," Dad said as he ushered us over to a large tree. "Come on, hurry up. Lets, uh, get up this tree."
"Oh no," Tim moaned.
"Come on, Tim, it's ok. Try up here."
"I don't want to. I hate trees," Tim said as he began to climb.
"They don't bother me," Lex said.
"Yeah, well, you weren't in the last one," I mumbled.
We reached a grove between the braches that had enough space for us. We stopped and laid out feeling exhaustion take over.
"Hey, those are brontosauruses. I mean, uh, brachiosaurs," Tim pointed.
We all looked out at the peaceful giants.
"They're singing," I said, smiling softly. Dad got up and imitated their moans, they all turned to look and moan back.
"Don't let the monsters come over here!" Lex cried.
"They're not monsters, Lex," Dad said. "They're just animals. These are herbivores."
"That means they only eat vegetables, but for you I think they'd make an exception," Tim teased.
"Tim," Dad warned.
"Oh, I hate the other kind," Lex snapped.
"They're just doing what they do," I said in defense of the "other kind".
Dad came back and settled down besides me. Lex laid out besides him, while Tim took a spot besides me. They fell asleep almost immediately.
"How are you holding up?" Dad asked me softly.
"My head hurts, I'm covered in blood and mud..." I trailed off with a sigh. "So, better than earlier."
Dad nodded. "You know," he began lowly. "Your mother contacted me about a week after you were born. I was so excited that I nearly came down to see you."
I smiled as I realized what he was doing, he was taking my mind off of what happened. "Why didn't you?"
"Your mother threatened to call the cops if I did. Said that she didn't want me to take you away from her. I didn't know what she meant then, and it was only when you showed up at my door thirteen years later that I finally understood."
"Mom said that... you never wanted to see me," I croaked. "That you never would have wanted me."
"I didn't want kids, that's true," Dad said. "But once I knew I had you, I knew that I never would want to let you go," he looked down at me and for once I saw him close to tears. "What happened with the Rex... that's the first time I ever thought that I was going to lose you. I don't ever want to feel that ever again."
I nodded, tears stinging as they made their way down my cheeks.
"Now, get to sleep. I'll keep watch for the night," Dad said as he kissed the top of my head softly. I nodded and closed my eyes, sleep hitting me instantly.
How'd you like that? The attack and much needed father-daughter bonding. I may be able to have the next chapter up today, not sure though. Anyway, let me know what you think!