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Adam woke up to find himself hanging from a tree, upside down. As he regained consciousness, the first thing he did was to adjust himself vertically, so that his head would not be facing the ground. After that it was easy for him to climb down. From where he was, he could see Tommy below, getting up after falling into the grass.
"Miss Kimberly! Billy!" Tommy tried to rally up his companions. "Jason!"
"I'm alive!" Billy said in an exhilarated manner as he got up from the ground. "I'm alive!"
"Adam!"
"Yeah, right here!" said Adam, as he was climbing down the tree.
"Two wars without a scratch, eh?" said Billy, as he pointed out Adam's wound on his cheek.
"Kimberly! Jason!"
"Figures you would land on top of me." Kimberly told Jason, who was laying on top of her.
"I must say…" he said with a wink. "…you broke my fall quite nicely!"
With one swift slap she removed him from herself and got up.
"I can't believe we made it trough!" Tommy said as he looked at himself and his companions. "And even without any serious injuries."
"But the balloon didn't fare so well." Adam responded as he pointed at the balloon who was also stuck at one of the trees.
"How bad is it?"
"Most of the fabric is still intact…" Adam explained. "…but it will still need a complete re-rigging. It doesn't matter though; it won't survive another trip through that overdraft."
"Did any of the equipment survived?"
"How about the weapons?"
Billy went on to check the crates, which were scattered all over the place. "Sleeping bags, rations, all here!"
"Ah…" Jason sighed with a smile, picking up his M4 from the ground. "…good to see my Stela survived."
"You actually gave the gun a name?" Kim laughed.
"It's more than just a gun, she is a friend; someone I can trust with my life!" then he turned to Kimberly. "Unlike SOME people here."
"Let's salvage what we can and set up camp!" Tommy rallied the others. "Come on people! We have a whole world to explore!"
The crew began to explore their surroundings. At first the forest didn't seem much different from any other forest, but still there was something in the air that gave it a distinctive feeling. That became even more apparent when something on the ground caught Adam's attention.
"Doctor, look at this." Adam said, by pointing at a giant footprint.
"My God!" Tommy said, and then turned to Billy. "What does this tell you, Billy?"
"That a large animal passed by here recently."
"A large animal!" said Tommy as he got into Billy's face. "It's a dinosaur footprint!"
"Gentlemen…" Jason tried to break them up. "…you don't need to start arguing again! All I know is that there is nothing to see…" he stated and leaned up against a tree. "…more importantly, there is nothing to shoot!"
"Dinosaurs, yeah right!" Billy laughed, as he took a seat on a wooden log. "It's just like a said; this whole expedition was nothing more but a complete waste of time…" But before he could continue suddenly the log began to move, it was then that he realized that he was actually sitting on a tail. A Brontosaurus tail.
"Where is my camera?" Tommy hushed, and then turned to Jason who was aiming at the dinosaur with his rifle. "No, don't shoot it!" They felt silent for a moment when they realized that there was a whole herd of Brontosauruses. "Didn't I promise you dinosaurs, professor?" Tommy asked with a smile.
"Yes…" Billy gasped. "…indeed you did!"
The five took their time to gaze into the amazing sight of the Brontosaurus herd in the distance. For Tommy it was hard not to contain his joy that everything he had dreamed of was true.
"Please tell me the camera survived." He said. "A moment like this needs to be captured in high-definition!"
"It's probably in one of the crates." Adam explained. "I'll go get it!"
"Quickly! Before they go away!"
As Adam was going back to the balloon to get the camera he suddenly stopped, as he though that he saw something move in the bushes. Not wanting to be surprised by whatever could be out there; he drew out his pistol and went into the bushes. He heard the noise again and moved in closer and closer. The noise was becoming louder and more apparent. Finally he jumped between the bushes where the noise was coming from, with his pistol in hand. He then realized that the noise was nothing more than mere flowers. Upon realization, Adam could not hold his laughter. After he was done laughing, he was ready to get back to the balloon when suddenly several tentacles grabbed him. It was a giant Venus Fly Trap plant.
"What is taking that guy so long!" Tommy impatiently asked as the Brontosauruses were getting further and further.
"Tommy! Jason!" They suddenly heard Adam screaming. "Help!"
In an instant they all grabbed their weapons and went to help him.
The plants tentacles were lifting Adam higher and higher. The plant's mouth was open, ready to devour her victim when out of nowhere a native girl came, swinging a vine. She saw how one of the tentacles was choking Adam's throat so she used her knife to cut the plants tentacles. Adam immediately fell to the muddy ground, luckily he was still conscious. When Adam got up he saw the native girl next him. At that moment the others arrived.
"You Ok, Adam?" Jason said as he saw the armed girl next to him and drew out his M4.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
When the girl saw the four strangers she immediately drew out her dagger and pointed it at them. Jason had her in the sights of his rifle, which made her back down, clearly shaking.
"Should I shoot her?"
"No!" Adam said by pushing Jason's rifle down. "She just saved my life!"
Tommy was impressed with their discovery of a human being in this land, so he attempted to communicate with her.
"Stay away from her!" Billy said by pulling him back. "She might be dangerous!"
"She could be the key to unlocking the mysteries of this land." Tommy said. "We must try to communicate with her!"
"Why don't you offer her something?" Billy suggested. "Like food for example?"
"Yes, that will get her to trust us." Adam concurred.
The girl was still reluctant to put her dagger away, even though she could feel that these five strangers were not here to hurt her.
"It's ok, look…" Adam said while showing her a can of beans. "…its food. Try it."
The girl made a quick sniff of the can and backed off.
"I don't think she likes it."
"Maybe we should try something else." Tommy remarked and began making hand signals. "We come from… far away land… me… friend… Tommy… you…"
"Come on, man! This isn't kindergarten!" Billy said. "You don't expect her to speak English, do you?"
"I may not speak it well, but I am still willing to try." The native girl said with a smile, much to the shock and dismay of the others. "Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Tanya!"
To be continued…