"Hey...hey! You okay!?" Nima said as she ran to Chadwick.
"You idiot!" Chadwick screamed. "You nearly killed me!"
"You should have paid attention." Nima said.
Suddenly an Elaphrosaurus fled past the two.
"The lights are gone." Chadwick said. "The lights are out! I can't see a freakin' thing! We're stuck here, I can't see anything. I need light. I can't see. What was that? Did you see that? Was that a dinosaur!?"
"Shut up!" Nima yelled, slapping Chadwick.
"What?" Chadwick said. "What?"
"Calm down...think of something relaxing!" Nima suggested.
"Are you freakin' kidding me?" Chadwick said fearfully.
"Do me a favor, and just keep your mouth shut." Nima said.
"It doesn't matter if it can't hear us! It can smell us!"
"I have a plan." Nima said.
"A Plan?! What plan?" Chadwick asked.
"All we gotta do is start the car and we're outta here." Nima said.
"Start the car!?" Chadwick asked. "Yeah...ok..."
Chadwick went to the car and attempted to get it running.
"I can't...it won't...it won't start!" Chadwick yelled. "Now what!?"
"I'll fix it." Nima said.
"You're gonna fix the car in the dark!?" Chadwick said.
"That's right."
Nima stuck her hand under the crumpled hood and began feeling around.
"That's a loose battery cable." Nima realized.
"What does that mean?" Chadwick asked.
"Where's the battery..." Nima said. She began twisting around the cable, hoping to get a spark.
Finally, she got the cable connected.
"That's it!" Nima said "Let me get it tight."
"There we go." Nima said as the headlights flicked on. "Gracias a Dios."
Nima looked at Chadwick who was staring at her wide-eyed.
"What?" Nima asked.
Chadwick pointed behind her. "Oh God!" he said quietly.
A pack of four Elaphrosaurus emerged from the jungle, hooting and chirping. A fifth sped past Nima and Chadwick, unnoticed. An Elaphrosaurus leapt onto the Magnette, snarling and erecting its frill.
Nima and Chadwick ran for the slope but stopped as they faced another Elaphrosaurus.
Chadwick pulled out his pistol and began firing at the Elaphrosaurus. However none of the bullets hit their target, and the dinosaurs were unfazed.
"Don't waste your bullets." Nima said, unsheathing her machete. "There are too many of them."
"What do you suggest?" Chadwick asked.
"We have to draw them away." Nima answered. "Distract them."
"Distract them?" Chadwick asked. "Ok. Yeah. Yeah, I'm on it."
Chadwick suddenly shoved Nima to the ground.
"Here ya go guys! It's dinnertime!" Chadwick yelled.
"Hijo de perra." Nima muttered as she found herself inches from an Elaphrosaurus.
As the dinosaur leapt at her, Nima rolled out of the way.
Chadwick attempted to flee but the Elaphrosaurus pounced on Chadwick, mauling him. Chadwicks screams died out as a second Elaphrosaurus joined the attack.
Nima ran for the Magnette but a third Elaphrosaurus ran in front of Nima, blocking her path.
As the Elaphrosaurus pounced, Nima dodged the attack and shoved it out of the way.
A fourth Elaphrosaurus leapt onto the Magnette and spat its venom at Nima who ducked out of the way in the nick of time.
Nima laid herself agains the Magnette, but a fifth Elaphrosaurus charged. Nima opened the door, smacking the creature in the face, knocking it to the ground. She slammed the door shut just as it got back up and spat venom at her. However the venom missed and spattered against the window.
Nima attempted to start up the Magnette, but nothing happened.
"Dammit!" Nima yelled. "I'm gonna do this."
Nima tried to start up the car again. An Elaphrosaurus jumped onto the hood of the Magnette and began slamming the windshield with its snout. The glass began to crack.
"¡Ándale! ¡Por favor Arranca! ¡Vamos!" Nima cried out.
The Magnette finally started, and Nima put the car into reverse. As the car began swerving around, the Elaphrosaurus fell off and onto the ground. Another Elaphrosaurus looked up and was crushed by the car as it ran over it. The Magnette then drove back into a rock, rendering the car useless.
Nima exited the Magnette but was blocked by another Elaphrosaurus. A second Elaphrosaurus pounced, knocking Nima into the Magnette.
Nima grabbed the Elaphrosaurus by the head and tried to push it off her.
A clicking snarl echoed in the jungle and the Elaphrosaurus fled in fear.
Nima looked around. She did not see any of the Elaphrosaurus. Nima walked over to Chadwick's corpse and took the thermos off of his body.
She shook her head. She never liked the guy, and now it seemed like she would be very wealthy.
The strange snarling was again heard. There was rustling in the bushes and suddenly a creature lunged at Nima, biting her arm.
Nima looked at the ragged wound and quickly headed down the road.
She never saw the glowing eyes appear in the foliage.