Jurassic Park Broken Lives
Chapter 30: Company
Disclaimer: I do not own Jurassic Park
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Author Note: As usual any ideas to help my story are welcome. I will introduce the new character next chapter, I hope you like him. The Title of the next chapter is "The Forgotten One." Please Review.
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Amanda raced down the canyon. Her heartbeat was erratic. Behind her, two of the islands top predators were in pursuit. They were velociraptors and they were after her.
"Go away!" Amanda screamed as she continued to run.
Silver Claw looked at his mate with bewilderment. Why would she run away from him? Better yet, why would she strike him in a spot she knew was sensitive and why was she fearful of him?
"Amanda," Silver Claw called out. "What's wrong?"
She did not even glance back at him but instead quickened her pace to what Silver Claw did not know she could run at.
"What's wrong with her," Sophia asked in an unappealing tone.
"I don't know what would cause her to act like this," Silver Claw replied.
"Maybe she finally snapped," Sophia suggested but got a dark glare from Silver Claw. "Ok, probably not. Maybe she's ill or caught something?"
A massive blast thundered through the canyon. Silver Claw looked back to see a dark cloud rise above the wreckage of the downed helicopter. In the midst of the smoke and flying rubble, he saw a flicker of a green flame.
"No," Silver Claw said horrified.
"What, what is it?" Sophia questioned instantly.
"She must have kept one of those leaves that made us act strange," Silver Claw said and swerved around a small pile of sharp rocks. "No wonder she hit me and ran away."
Sophia snarled. "Why would she carry such a thing?" She snorted again. "Why don't we just catch her, we are a lot faster that she is."
"I wanted to know what was wrong with her before I did anything," Silver Claw said. "Now I know, so we had better hurry before she hurts herself or we get hurt."
"Yeah," Sophia agreed she looked around the area. "There's a fence up ahead."
"What," Silver Claw questioned and turned his attention away from Amanda.
The canyon leveled off near where they were and few boulders obstructed the view. At the end of the canyon, it narrowed significantly and in that space was a large electric fence with two gates. A slight movement turned Silver Claw's attention upward to a fallen tree that bridged the two cliffs. A dark shape that was indistinguishable at first as it moved swiftly across the log. Then it struck him, it was a velociraptor.
"Sophia, we have to get Amanda and leave."
"Why," Sophia questioned. "We can't go back."
"The greens here are still alive, I just saw one."
"Where," Sophia's gaze darted around the area.
"On that fallen tree at the top of the cliffs," Silver Claw exclaimed.
Sophia snarled. "I see it, it's watching us."
Silver Claw looked back up to see that the raptor was indeed watching them. It had stopped in the center of the log and was now looking down upon them.
"We can't let them know Amanda is my mate," Silver Claw said. "They may hunt us because of it."
"Let them know that Amanda is you mate," Sophia repeated. "We're in their territory, they'll hunt us whether you have a human mate or not."
"I guess you're right," Silver Claw sighed. He looked at the velociraptor on the log and gave a loud barking growl, a form of intimidation among packs.
The velociraptor nearly tripped as it fled across the log to the other side.
"Maybe there aren't too many of them," Sophia stated. "One will not run away unless it's alone… usually."
"Or it's getting its pack." Silver Claw added. Silver Claw looked back to Amanda. She was near the first gate.
"Ok," Silver Claw said. "Let's catch her."
Both Silver Claw and Sophia surged forward at the fastest speed they could go on the flat but rough terrain. Amanda had reached the gate but stepped back wearily. Silver Claw could not see why.
Once close enough, Silver Claw jumped forward and grabbed hold of Amanda's shirt in his mouth. She screamed and dropped to the ground, crying.
"Amanda," Silver Claw said softly after releasing her.
She only cried. Sweat started to form on her skin.
"Amanda my love," Silver Claw said softly. "Please stop crying."
He touched his snout gently to her shoulder. She shrieked and started backing away from him until she hit the fence…
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Ellie's body trembled with nervousness as she pushed open the door. She stepped into a darkened room filled with a dozen or so people, flickering computer screens, and a single screen showing what appeared to be an island. The screen shifted and another island appeared on the screen. It was Isla Sorna.
A tall brown-haired woman looked up from the chart she appeared to be reading over and walked over to Ellie. She stopped a few feet in front of Ellie and looked to be examining her. "I presume you are Ellie."
"Yes," Ellie said, not knowing what else to say.
"Why are you here," the women asked.
"John Hammond offered me a job and I accepted," Ellie replied. Her legs felt as if they would give out at any moment. She started to sweat.
"What make you so special," the women asked in a cynical tone, "that he would even tell you about this place."
"Well, I lived on Isla Sorna for a short period of time," Ellie answered. A bead of sweat formed on her brow and she wiped it away. "It's hot in here," She remarked in a trembling tone.
A grinned formed on the women's face. "Nervous are we?"
"A little," Ellie admitted.
"Good, you need to be." The women said and took in a deep breath. "Come have a seat." She put her hand on Ellie's shoulder and led her to a desk. "Have a seat."
Ellie quickly sat down and watched as the women sat herself on the opposite side. The women put her feet on the desk and leaned back in the chair. She played with her hair for a moment.
"So Ellie," she started in a kinder tone. "What did John see in you that he wanted you here, there have been a few who have stepped foot on Sorna and lived but you're the first to end up here, what makes you special?"
"I can kind of speak…" Ellie trailed off. She felt embarrassed for some reason.
"You can speak what, another language? All of us here can do that, what makes you speak better than what we can?" The women questioned in an unsettling tone.
"I can speak velociraptor," Ellie said after some hesitation. He face turned a bright red.
"Now that is interesting, very interesting." The women said. She leaned further back in her chair and appeared to be thinking. "Very interesting indeed," she mumbled. "How did learn this, that is if you are speaking truthfully."
"A velociraptor named Silver Claw taught me," Ellie replied.
"Would this be you and him?" The women asked and leaned forward. She opened a drawer in her desk and slid a picture to Ellie.
Ellie looked at her and then picked up the picture and examined it. It was of Silver Claw, Amanda, Sunayana, and herself sleeping in a glass-encased hallway between two buildings. The image was distorted slightly the glare caused by the glass.
"Where did you get this?" Ellie asked in amazement. "There was no one near us, we would have noticed."
"You're in the picture," the women stated.
"Yes," Ellie said. She turned the picture and pointed to herself in it. "Right there, how did you get the picture though?"
"We have camera placed in different areas over the island," she replied. "Who is the other women that is sleeping nearly nude with that creature?"
"Oh that's Amanda," Ellie said. "That creature is a velociraptor and his name is Silver Claw." She stunned herself that she would defend against anyone calling Silver Claw by anything but his name.
"Why is she like that?"
"Some kind of dinosaur spit something on me and apparently it was toxic and I had to change but we couldn't leave because it was outside the door so Amanda offered two exchange clothing." Ellie felt flushed and embarrassed.
"Ok…," the women leaned forward and took the picture. "My name's Sandy White by the way, but you can call me Boss if you like."
"Alright," Ellie sighed and sank back in the chair slightly. She felt somewhat more relaxed now that she knew the women's name. "Are there anymore pictures?"
"None that contain any of you or this… Amanda," Sandy replied. "I am sorry to say."
"Oh," Ellie could only say.
"About the treatment a few moments ago," Sandy sighed. "It's kind of a policy to see how well the new employees handle the pressure."
"Oh, I see."
"I don't have an actual job for you at the moment," Sandy said and stood up, as did Ellie. "So feel free to wander around and get used the area and the people, if you need anything just ask. I'll notify you of any position I want you to fill when I find one."
"Ok," Ellie said, relaxed. She slowly started to move around the room and looked at the different monitors.
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Silver Claw's eyes widened as Amanda touched the fence. A moment passed and nothing happened.
It is not on, Silver Claw thought with relief. He saw how Amanda's lips trembled and her body shook in fear. His relief turned to distress of seeing her like this.
"Amanda," Silver Claw said. "It's me, you mate."
"Go away," Amanda shouted and covered her head with her arms and pulled her knees against her chest. She started to cry hysterically as she rocked her body back and forth.
Silver Claw could smell her fear mixed with the heavy scent of her sweating body. "Amanda," Silver Claw said softly. "I love, please don't be like this."
Sophia looked down for a moment. She walked over to Amanda and grabbed her pant leg. Amanda screamed and kicked as Sophia dragged her away from the fence.
"What are you doing?" Silver Claw asked, distressed.
"Moving her incase the fence comes on or something attacks us from the other side." Sophia said. Once she had moved Amanda far enough away, she forced Amanda to her back and placed her foot on Amanda's chest. "Amanda, snap out of it," she barked.
"Sophia!" Silver Claw nearly shouted.
"Amanda," Sophia snarled. "You're under the effects of that stupid plant, now snap out of it or I will be forced to do something neither of us would like."
Amanda's face flushed of its color and her breathing became labored. Sweat dripped down her face and body.
Silver Claw rushed to her side and looked at his mate fearfully. He watched as her eyes slowly turned to look in his. "Silver Claw…" she managed to say. It was almost inaudible but her condition was clear.
"I'm here my love," Silver Claw set down next to her and gently nuzzled her face. "Everything's going to be ok."
"We have to go," Sophia said suddenly.
Silver Claw looked at her and then towards where she was looking. Silver Claw's eyes widened. The spinosaurus was heading towards them. It was walking but awkwardly; it limped but it seemed almost drunkenly.
Silver Claw looked back at Amanda. "Can you get on my back?"
Amanda seemed to hiccup and then she turned her head to the side and threw up. Silver Claw turned his head away, the smell was revolting, even to him. When he looked back at her, she panted heavily.
"I… I… no," she said as her hand trembled to get to her mouth to whip the vomit.
"Sophia," Silver Claw said. "Help me get Amanda on my back."
Sophia nodded and moved to where she could help. Amanda groaned with discomfort as Sophia rolled Amanda onto Silver Claw's back and he stood up.
"How are we going to get out?" Sophia questioned. "I don't see any caves or breaks in the fence."
Silver Claw moved to the gate and examined it. He could not tell where the button was to open the gate. He looked back to see that the spinosaurus was gaining, although slowly.
"Can you see the button to open this Sophia?"
"The what," Sophia questioned.
"The button," Silver Claw repeated. He realized that she probably never opened any of the gates before. "Its round and is a different color than the metal it's on."
"Is this it?" Sophia questioned.
Silver Claw moved to her side of the fence and looked. She had found it. He pressed it, a hum went through the fence, and something clicked. A light on the gate blinked.
"Yes it is. Now, let's get out of here," Silver Claw said. He placed his forearms on the center of the gate and pulled back. It opened with a heavy screech as the rusted parts moved for the first time in years.
As they entered the space between the first gate and the second, Sophia closed the gate behind them. The gate clicked and the light blinked. Inside the space, Silver Claw could not see another button on either the gate or the area in between.
"Sophia, could you open the gate behind us?"
Sophia pushed on the gate, though she was unable to get it open. "I can't," she said after another try.
"I think we may be trapped in here," Silver Claw sighed and lowered his head.
"What's that?" Sophia questioned.
Silver Claw looked down and to his right foot. A small metal box sat on the ground. He slowly lowered himself to look at it. It had some strange symbol on it that he did not understand.
"Open it," Amanda mumbled in an ill tone.
Silver Claw reached out and his claw hooded the edge of something. He pulled back and the front fell off, the hinges it was on, swung freely without a door cover to support. Inside the box were a lever and a button. Silver Claw pushed the button and the gate hummed and clicked. Sophia moved to it and pushed it open then nodded to Silver Claw. He looked back at the lever.
"Sophia, don't touch the fence ok," Silver Claw said. When she far enough away, he press on the lever and it moved. A loud hum he recognized ran though the fence. Several parts of the fence sparked but it remained in working condition.
"Ok, let's go." Silver Claw passed Sophia but soon stopped.
"What is it?" Sophia questioned.
"Amanda backed away from the fence, why?" Silver Claw asked.
A snap sounded in the surrounding jungle. Silver Claw looked around quickly and then he saw it, a herrerasaur, though it was hard to tell through the thick jungle. Silver Claw hissed and backed towards the fence.
"Herrerasaurs," Silver Claw said.
A single herrerasaur emerged from the jungle with saliva dripping from its jaws. Whitish foam covered the outside of its mouth and a sickly hiss sounded. A tint of red glinted in the foam and on the teeth of the herrerasaurus.
"It has the sickness," Sophia said. "If we are bit, we will get it."
"I know," Silver Claw replied. "But it is between us and the rest of the road."
The herrerasaur staggered forward and opened its mouth in a display of dominance. Suddenly, it leapt forward. Both Sophia and Silver Claw moved out of the way and the herrerasaur could not keep its balance once it landed on the ground. It hit the fence in a flurry of sparks that showed the ground in white lights. It screeched out in pain and its body vibrated as the electrical current ran through its body.
Silver Claw and Sophia quickly ran down the center of the road. They followed it at nearly their top pace so that nothing would catch them if a creature emerged from the jungle. They Silver Claw was running only seemed to make Amanda more ill and it seemed that she would throw up at any moment.
The road curved slightly sharply as it rounded a large boulder. As they continued to progress, the crashing of waves against the rocky coast grew louder, they were less than one hundred meters from the ocean. The jungle became alive with the buzz of insects and frogs though it seemed faint in comparison to the ocean. Finally, Silver Claw slowed down and looked at Amanda.
Her face was pale but her breathing had returned to normal. He could feel that her body was not at such an elevated temperature as it was when she stopped panicking. She was getting better, slowly. In addition, her body was sweating less.
"How are you feeling?" Silver Claw asked.
"Sick," Amanda groaned.
"Well," Silver Claw sighed. "We're safe for the moment so you'll have time to recover."
"Silver Claw, we should get going," Sophia exclaimed.
Silver Claw looked at her and nodded. He looked back at Amanda, "Try to sleep, we'll keep you safe."
Amanda looked up and then buried her head in the base of his neck. She tightened her grip the best she could, which was not much but enough to keep her from falling off.
Silver Claw moved at a quick but easy pace so not to disturb Amanda. He looked around. To his left, the cliff extended high above. In front, the road continued onward with thick jungle hiding everything to the right side. The sky above glistened with stars, though a slight tint showed that it would be dawn soon.
"Why are we heading north," Sophia questioned. "This is the only way up to the top and it's bound to be guarded now that they know we are here."
"Amanda needs to be in a human structure," Silver Claw replied. "It is the safest place she could be because she would be protected against the weather and carnivores. Maybe I can talk to the greens and have them to leave us alone."
"You can't talk to them; they're vicious and merciless when it comes to protecting their territory." Sophia exclaimed. "Having Amanda only makes it worse especially if some of them are the original ones."
"I know that but as long as I live, I won't let anything harm her." Silver Claw replied.
The cliff sank away and jungle replaced it, though it was not out of sight. After a while, the ground became steep and another fence appeared. At both ends of the fence were cliffs that followed the road some ways and disappeared behind the wall of jungle. A single gate stood before them, the only passage between the bottom of the cliff and the pat to the top.
Sophia sighed. "Do you still wish to go?"
Silver Claw nodded and moved towards the gate. A small rock dropped by him and he looked up. The same velociraptor that was on the log, stood looking down upon them again.
"Who are you?" Silver Claw shouted.
The raptor turned and fled into the jungle behind it.
A deep bellow sounded from the canyon and a loud crackle echoed. A second, louder roar echoed outward and the sound of wires ripped from their position followed.
"Ok," Sophia said. She moved to the gate and looked at it. She quickly found the button and pressed it. The gate creaked open as the lock holding it shut moved.
Silver Claw quickly entered the small space and then Sophia. Both Silver Claw and Sophia quickly pulled back on the gate until it clicked again and the gate held shut by itself.
Silver Claw turned around to see that the road ahead was nearly indistinguishable from the jungle. Another rock turned their attention upward again. The same raptor stood watching them.
"Who are you?" Silver Claw shouted again.
The velociraptor disappeared again.
"I'm already tired of that one," Sophia sighed. "You speak to him and he runs away."
"Well," Silver Claw replied. "At least he seems to be the only one."
"Yeah, I guess that's good." Sophia said and moved towards the jungle ahead of them. "He hasn't call for a pack either."
A snap sounded from outside the fence. Silver Claw looked to see the spinosaurus burst from the jungle and head towards them. Silver Claw quickly ran forward, disrupting Amanda's resting state.
"What's going on," she moaned sickly.
"The spinosaurus found us again." Silver Claw replied. "Hang on tight Amanda."
Silver Claw quickened his pace, though it made it harder to dodge the vegetation in his path. The cliffs on both sides of the road lessened until only jungle surrounded them.
The loud twang of the snapping wires as the spinosaurus broke through the fence sounded. A deafening roar followed heavy footsteps, as the spinosaurus grew closer.
Out of the corner of his eye, Silver Claw noticed a small movement of green. Then, the jungle opened up and he could see it. The velociraptor had followed them since the log and now was running with them. It seemed to gesture with its head to follow him.
Sophia saw it too. "Should we?"
"He may be able to keep us safe from the spinosaurus," Silver Claw sighed. He turned with Sophia and followed the green velociraptor, though they could not gain much more than a few feet on him.
"He's fast," Silver Claw said.
"Yeah," Sophia agreed. "A little too fast… I wonder where the rest of his pack is."
"Close by most likely," Silver Claw exclaimed.
They suddenly emerged into a small glade with an adult tyrannosaurus staring down at them. Its grey form of muscle and scales towered over them. The scarred head of the tyrannosaurus looked down at them. Huge pencil length teeth stuck out of either side of the maw and huge nostrils flared as it exhaled. The rex's head turned slightly to reveal a white eye then the head turned to the other side where a deep yellow eye that quickly fixated on them. A low growl escaped the throat of the massive dinosaur and it bellowed.
The call of the spinosaurus responded and just as Silver Claw and Sophia moved out of the way, the spinosaurus burst from the trees and sank its teeth into the tyrannosaur's snout.
The sound of the fighting tyrants slowly faded into the background as Silver Claw and Sophia surged away from the fight. The sound of snapping trees echoed through the air.
"He led us into a trap," Sophia exclaimed. "If not for the spinosaurus that rex could have got us!"
"I know, but the spinosaurus would have got us if it were not for that rex." Silver Claw slowed to a walk.
"Why do you say that," Sophia questioned.
Silver Claw staggered to keep his balance suddenly and winced in pain. "I'm injured."
"What, where," Sophia questioned almost in utter panic.
"My foot," Silver Claw replied. "A stone became lodged between my claws when were in the canyon but running made it fall out and now it's in the bottom of my foot."
"We have to pull it out," Sophia exclaimed.
"I know," Silver Claw said. "First, we have to find somewhere to rest for a while."
"Are you sure, it would be quick." Sophia said.
"Amanda has to stay on my back until we're safe." Silver Claw said. "She would have to get off for me too get it out."
"Alright but it could get worse if you wait."
"I know," Silver Claw replied. He slowly limped forward.
He continued to limp as they traveled quietly though the jungle. The trees were tall and thick. The canopy above began to close in as they progressed deeper into the unknown territory. Occasionally, the sound of light footsteps sounded from around them, something was following them.
"What do you think they're doing?" Sophia questioned.
"I don't know," Silver Claw sighed. "I don't like it though."
They passed through a large area of ferns and stopped. Before them stood a small glade with a lone tree at its center. Several large boulders dotted the area.
"Maybe we should stay here for now," Sophia said. "It looks somewhat safe."
"I agree," Silver Claw limped to the base of the tree and looked at Amanda. "Are you asleep?"
"No," she groaned.
"Well, I'm going to lie down." Silver Claw said. "We're going to stay here for a little while ok?"
Amanda nodded. Once Silver Claw was on the ground, she slowly slid off and leaned against him. Her breathing was heavy and she seemed to be sweating more.
"How are you feeling Amanda?" Sophia asked.
Amanda groaned and slowly looked to her, "Better that I was."
"That's good," Sophia said and noticed Silver Claw's foot. "Would you like me to pull that stone out of your foot?"
Silver Claw looked at the wound and stretched out his leg. "Please."
Sophia moved to where she could see his wound clearly and examined it. She gently reached down and bit what she could of the stone and slowly it pulled out. Silver Claw whimpered as tremors shook his body from what pain it caused him. Once it was out, Sophia spit it too one side and examined the wound again. The blood that leaked from the wound clouded some of what she could see but it appeared she got it all. She gently licked the wound, which caused Silver Claw to whimper again.
"Sorry," Sophia said. "I though it may help it."
Silver Claw looked at her and cocked his head.
"Remember my mother would lick our wounds we received when playing," Sophia said. "She said that it would help us get better."
"Yeah I remember," Silver Claw smiled.
Amanda shifted until he head rested squarely on his back. She closed her eyes.
"Goodnight Amanda," Silver Claw said. She nodded in response.
"I'll keep watch," Sophia said. "You rest."
"Thank you," Silver Claw said and laid his head on the ground. He kept his leg stretched out.
A scratching sounded on the tree, it sounded like a lizard was climbing it. Sophia perked her head up.
"Do you hear that," Sophia asked.
"It sounds like a lizard," Silver Claw said with his head resting on the ground.
"Still, I'm going to check it out." Sophia said and moved around the tree. After a minute, she emerged on the other side.
"You find anything," Silver Claw asked sleepily.
"No, but I heard something that sounded like a raptor purring." Sophia replied. "Was it you?"
"No," Silver Claw said.
"I wonder if that green is still around." Sophia sighed. "I don't want to be ambushed while Amanda and you are like this."
"I'm sure he's far away by now," Silver Claw said and closed his eyes. "Do you think you could help me keep Amanda warm? She's starting to get a little cool."
"How," Sophia questioned.
"Just lean against her or cover her legs," Silver Claw said.
Sophia tilted her head and laid to Amanda's right. She rested her head on Silver Claw's back.
"Don't fall asleep." Silver Claw said.
"I won't," Sophia sighed and tilted her head to get it more comfortable.
"You want to know something," Silver Claw moved his head next to Amanda.
"What," Sophia asked.
"I think you're starting to enjoy Amanda's company," Silver Claw replied. "I think you respect her."
"Shut up and go to sleep," Sophia laughed humorlessly.
In the tree above them, a pair of bright blue eyes watched them wearily but with an aura of curiosity surrounded the creature. His head tilted slightly as he examined the new creatures in his home. Slowly, he rested on a branch and let his legs hang beneath him as he continued to keep an examining eye on them. He purred softly.
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Author Note: Can anyone guess what Ellie will be doing in later chapters?
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