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Sleep hit everyone like a brick. I was leaning against Owen, and could hear his heartbeat.
Owen woke up and looked down to see Julissa sleeping on his chest. Her hand found it's way in his shirt, and he couldn't help but smile. He placed a gentle kiss on her head, and she began to wake up.
Hearing voices, and feeling the boat stop, I woke up and realized my hand was rest on Owen's chest. I quickly removed my hand and straightened up as Owen opened his eyes.
'We're here" I said to the group.
"Where?" Franklin asked, sitting up.
Suddenly the doors up front of the caravan began to open. I pushed Owen to a corner where he wouldn't be visible and Franklin and Claire hid in another corner as I got up and stood on the other side of Blue. Zia was on her opposite side.
Ken peeked his head in and Zia and I straightened up.
"You gotta heart beat?" He asked
"Yeah, do you?" Zia asked with fire.
"I need blood samples Doc" He shot at me.
"I'm not here to reset the food chain so take your own damn samples" I fired back before he shook his head and slammed the door shut.
"You guys got to get out now!" Zia said.
"Julissa, you and Owen go, I'll stay with Zia. Franklin you go too!" Claire ordered.
I climbed out through the back and down the ladders and Owen followed. We hid underneath truck to avoid being seen.
Just as Franklin got out, a crew member spotted him. The crew member thought he was part of the ship's crew and took him to put him to work unloading.
"Shit, he's not going to make it!" I whispered to Owen.
Franklin looked back at us with pleading eyes.
"Stay here, I'll go get him" Owen said, about to roll out from under, but the truck started up.
"Shit, it's unloading! We have to get into the front of another truck" I said to Owen.
He rolled out and I followed him until we found an empty truck. We climbed in and started it up.
"Where are they taking them?" I asked Owen
"We're about to find out" He said
We were driving down a forest pathway.
"We're in California, I think we're in Orick!" I said, remembering the dock and the forest looked familiar.
Suddenly a gate appeared and it hit you.
"This is lockwood's estate. Lockwood as in Lockwood and Hammond. My uncle used to take me here when I was little. He has this amazing gallery walk inside" I said
"Well he must have one big ass garage" Owen muttered
"Lockwood wouldn't do this kind of a thing" I said, confused as we came to a stop. I looked out my window and saw a dirt road that led into town.
"Hey, look" I said, tugging Owen's sleeve.
He looked over and then at me.
"We go and get the calvary and shut this shit show down" He said and I nodded.
But before Owen could switch gears, a man appeared on both sides holding up guns to our temples. The one on Owen's side was Ken.
"Uh oh, you should have left your husband on the Island Doc. Better odds" Ken said, sneering at me.
Suddenly a bunch of armed men appeared and pointed their guns at us. My breath hitched and I grabbed Owen's arm. They pulled us out of the trucks and threw us into a cage, where we were surprised to see Claire.
"Oh god! They found you guys too!" She whined
"Where's Zia?" I asked her
"They kept her with Blue" She said, giving me some sort of relief.
"There's got to be some way out" Claire added looking at one wall as I slid down on the ground next to Owen. He looked down and defeated.
"Hi Claire" A man appeared, a young man, wiping his glasses clean.
We three whipped our heads to face him and Owen and I got up.
"I just wanted to come and apologize. I didn't want to bring you into any of thi-" He couldn't continue. Claire lunged at him through the bars and tried to grab him but he backed away.
Owen pulled Claire back.
"We needed that raptor" He finished
That's when my blood began to boil and I lunged for him, making him jump again and Owen had to let go of Claire to pull me away.
"You son of a bitch! You had no right!" I snapped as Owen tried to pry me off of the bars.
Owen gently threw me behind him where Claire was pacing in anger.
"So what? This is it? You're a smart guy. You could have started a foundation, cured cancer, but instead you, what, sell endangered species" Owen snapped at Eli.
"I'm saving these dying animals!" He fired back
"You betrayed a dying man for money" Claire shot back, referring to Lockwood
"Claire, I admire your idealism. But we both exploited these animals. At least I have the intergrity to admit it!" Eli snapped back
"I did no-"
"You initiated the creation of Indominus Rex. You exploited a living creature for money. How is that any different, huh?" Eli cut her off
Claire didn't respond.
Eli turned to look at Owen and I
"And you two. The couple that proved Raptors could follow orders. Owen, you ever think about the applications of your research? And you, Dr. Parker, profiting off of your published work? Did you two ever think the worth of a trained predator." He sneered
Owen looked at him then to me then back to him.
Eli stepped forward so his face was against the bars.
"You two are the parents of the new world" Eli said. Owen, without showing much emotion, got angry. He pulled Eli's arm in and bent it against the bars, getting a yelp of pain out of Eli. Ken pulled his gun out and aimed it my head.
"Let him go or I shoot your lady" Ken snapped
Claire jumped in between Owen and Eli.
"Owen, let him go" Claire said
"I think I'll break it" Owen said, eyes dead on Eli
"Let him go" Ken said, releasing the safety off of the gun.
"Owen!" I yelled and he let Eli go.
But before Eli could move back, I quickly pulled Eli in and smashed his face against the bars, breaking his glasses. He yelled in pain and I heard Owen chuckle behind me.
"What do you want me to do with them?" Ken asked
"Well as far as everyone else is concerned, they burned up on the island" Eli said in anger before walking away with Ken.
I sighed and sat down. Claire sat down opposite and Owen leaned against the wall I was sitting against.
Down the hall we heard a few dinosaurs moaning.
I shook my head and held in tears for the animals.
"Do you remember the first time you saw a dinosaur? First time you see them it's a miracle. You read about them in books and see bones in museums, but you don't really believe it. They're like myths, then you see the first one alive. " Claire said, sad. Eli's words hit her hard.
"This isn't your fault Claire" I said softly, sitting next to her and giving her a squeeze.
"But it is" She said
"No, this one's on me. I showed them the way" Owen piped up.
"That's not true, Owen" I said.
"I should have known what InGen was up to" Owen said
"I should have never published anything" I said shaking my head.
He shook his head and stood up.
"Listen, we'll have plenty of time to talk about this later" Owen said
"Yeah, if there is a later." I said, thinking about Winter.
"Yes there is, I got a cabin to finish for you and Winter" He said, looking out the bars. I looked up at him and Claire gave me a light squeeze. I looked at her and she gave me a comforting smile before helping me to my feet.
Suddenly a thud came at the wall opposite to Claire and I, making us jump.
"What was that?' Claire asked. I looked up to see a small opening that peered into the next cae.
We heard a dinosaur grunting in anger.
"Give me a boost" I said to Owen. He lifted me up and I pulled myself up and saw a pachycephalosaurus.
"A pachy!" I exclaimed. I whistled at it and it rammed it's head into the wall again, making me fall to the ground.
Owen helped me up realizing that the dinosaur could possible break through.
"You two stay back, this little guy is getting us out of here" Owen said to Claire and I.