The First Dinosaur

Chapter 3

The next three hours flew by and before I knew it we were flying in the helicopter to Isla Nublar. We met with John and then we picked up a man called Ian Malcolm, and a lawyer named Donald I think. Now we were in the helicopter, I was sitting by the lawyer and Ian Malcolm while Dad and Ellie were by John. It was a little crowded but I couldn't complain. John said we wouldn't be long. One thing that bothered was that Ian couldn't keep his eyes off Ellie the whole time; Dad sure noticed it and didn't like it.

"So you two dig up dinosaurs?" Ian asked, trying to make conversation. He's probably trying to talk to Ellie I thought.

"We try to." Dad said. Ian laughed finding this very amusing, which confuses Dad by the look on his face. John turns around annoyed. "You'll have to get use to Dr. Malcolm! He suffers from a deplorable excess of personality, especially for a mathematician!"

"Chaotician, actually Chaotician."

John snorted, not even bothering to cover his contempt for Ian. He turned to me, "So what do you do? You in school?"

"Yeah, but I have a part time job at the dig site."

"This is your daughter right?" He gestured to Ellie and Dad.

"No, she's Alan's. But I think of her as a daughter." She smiled at me.

"Oh, right." Ian smiled at me.

Ian turned back Dad and Ellie. "Anyway John doesn't subscribe to Chaos, particularly what it has to say about his little science project!"

"Codswollop! Ian, you've never come close to explaining these concerns of yours about this island."

"I certainly have very clearly because of the behaviour of the system in phase space!" John just waves him off.

"A load, if I may say so. Of fashionable number crunching, that's all it is!" John said.

Ian poked John's knee. "John, John."

"Don't do that." John said pushing his hand away. I rolled my eyes they were like bickering idiots and I didn't even know them.

"Dr. Grant, Dr. Sattler you've heard of Chaos Theory?"

"No." Ellie shook her head and smiled.

"No? Non-linear equations? Strange attractions?" he asked and she shook her head again.

"Dr. Sattler, I refuse to believe that you are not familiar with the concept of attraction!"

Dad rolled his eyes as Ian gives her an oily grin, but

Ellie smiled, enjoying Dad's jealousy. I giggled watching the tension. John turns to Donald. "I bring scientists you bring a rock star."

John looks out the windshield, and claps his hands excitedly.

"Ah There it is!"

We turn our heads to look were he is looking. It's a smallish island, completely ringed by thick clouds that give it a lush, mysterious feel to it. It didn't look big enough to have a load of dinosaurs in it.

"Bad wind shears! We have to drop pretty fast! Hold on, this can be a little thrilling!"

The helicopter drops like a stone. Outside the windows, wecan see cliff walls racing by, uncomfortably close. We bounce like

hell, hitting wind up and down drafts. Only John still feels chatty.

"We're planning an airstrip! On pilings, extending out into the ocean twelve thousand feet! Like La Guardia, only a lot safer! What do you think?"

"Well isn't this a bumpy ride." I said as we land.

As we land John gets out first, then Ellie then Ian then the rest of us, I walk on to the platform and hold on to John's arm with Ellie on the other arm.

We went to two red and grey jeeps with JURASSIC PARK printed on it with a T. Rex face on it. I got in the jeep with John and Don.

Dad and Ellie and Ian got in the other one. We pass through an enormous gate in a thirty foot high fence, which is closed behind them by two park attendants.

There are large electrical insulators on the fences, warning

lights that strobe importantly and clear signs - "ELECTRIFIED FENCE! 10,000 VOLTS!"

Well John must be telling the truth. As we drive, all we could see was just fields and grass, I guess we wouldn't see anything right now would we? Don regards the fences critically.

"The full fifty mile of perimeter fence are in place?"

"And the concrete moats, and the motion sensor tracking systems. Donald, dear boy, do try to relax and enjoy yourself." He winked at me then. I grinned, "Yeah Don."

"Let's get something straight, John. This is not a weekend excursion, this is a serious investigation of the stability of the island. Your investors, whom I represent, are deeply concerned. Forty-eight hours from now, if they aren't convinced. I'm not convinced. And I can shut you down John." He said snidely. Ok Mr lawyer you can shut up now. If they are locked up what harm could they do?

"Forty-eight hours from now, I'll be accepting your apologies. Now get out of the way. So I can see them!"

"I wouldn't miss this for the world. Keep watching Katie." He grinned. The jeeps wind their way along a mountain road. I looked at John but was too stunned when I seen something in the distance.

"Slow down, stop, stop." John said standing up and holding on to the bar. We stopped all of a sudden it was silent for a while when I was about to ask why we stopped when a large animal came out of the bushes. But wait it wasn't just an animal, it had a long neck like a giraffe, massive feet and arms.

It was my favourite of them all.

A brachiosaurus.

"Wow." It was a real dinosaur. I couldn't believe it!

The next thing I could see was Dad stumbling toward it shocked evident on his face.

Ellie followed him laughing and looking back at me to come over to them.

I climbed under the bar handle and slowly walked to them. Ian was still in the car, John made his way toward us laughing.

"It's it's a dinosaur." Dad said turning to us still pointing at it.

"Uh huh." Ellie said, she linked her arm through mine as we watched the dinosaur eat leaves from above us.

"The movement!" Dad said.

"The agility. You're right!"

"Oh my god, I can't believe this is real." I said, as we moved a little closer.

"Ellie, Katie we can tear up the rule book on cold-bloodedness. It doesn't apply, they're totally wrong! This is a warm-blooded creature. They're totally wrong."

"They were wrong. Case closed. This thing doesn't live in a swamp to support it's body weight for God's sake!"

Several of the top branches are suddenly ripped away. The brachiosaurus reaching for a branch high above our heads, stands effortlessly on its hind legs.

Dad turns to a chuckling John. "That thing's got a what, twenty-five, twenty-seven foot neck?"

"The brachiosaur? Thirty." Dad and Ellie continue to look at the dinosaur.

"How fast are they?" I asked turning my attention to John.

"Well We've clocked the T-rex at thirty-two miles an hour." That I wasn't expecting! Ellie's mouth opened and she spun around to John.

"You've got a T-rex!? You said you have a T-rex?!"

Dad took John by the shoulders. "Say again?"

"Yes, we have a T-rex." John said proudly.

Dad suddenly feels faint. He sits down on the ground.

"Honey, put your head between your knees, and breathe." Ellie said.

I sit by Ellie as John walks in front of us and looks out.

"Dr. Grant, my dear Dr. Sattler. And Miss Grant. Welcome to Jurassic Park."

We hear another noise and look out at the view. It's beautiful vista, reminiscent of an African plain. A whole herd of dinosaurs crosses the plain, maybe around fifty that we see in a quick glance alone.

"They're moving in herds. They do move in herds." Dad said with a look of amazement on his face.

"You were right." I said smiling at the view.

"How did you do this?" Dad whispered.

"I'll show you." John replied.

XOXOXO

I've decided to update this every month or so because no one is really reviewing and plus I have my other story that gets more reviews. Plus I have college work every week and college so I don't update often. I am going to Tunisia on Friday, so after I come back I am off college for a week so I MAY be able to update no promises though.

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