As Ellie returned to the Jurassic World, she felt herself being drawn to Cambodia. Because she was currently in Vietnam, it wasn't that far (relatively speaking). Through some sort of teleportation magic, she was moved to a large mountain range, which was engulfed in thick clouds of mist. Ellie frowned and scanned her surroundings as she regained the ability to move of her own volition.

"Alright, Neithhotep. I know you brought me here. What do you want?"

The dragon's voice rang through her head musically.

'Has my daughter abandoned you again? It's just as well: you and I have business to attend to.'

Ellie growled.

"She didn't leave me, and what do you mean?"

Suddenly, she caught sight of several figures running through the jungle below. There was a car, an elephant, a man, two hybrid dinosaurs, and a very large monster that appeared to be under the control of Neithhotep. Ellie put the pieces together quickly.

"That's the animal you were riding when you confronted us. I'm guessing it's Zara, but how are you getting her to betray her coworkers like that?"

Neithhotep appeared in front of her.

"Oh, how soon you forget. The Post-Mortem Reaction not only brings dead people back to life, but it also instills a hyper-violent state of mind in-"

"I know. I'm wondering how you got it to last so long."

Neithhotep smiled.

"I've fabricated a poison that can enhance the effects of the PMR, even when it has worn off. For example . . ."

She pointed to Zara, who was beginning to slow down. With a flick of her tail, Neithhotep caused her pupils to grow until they covered the majority of her eyes. The monster resumed her pursuit, thirsting for blood once more.

"She's wearing a headband that pumps the fluid into her brain, but you can't see it under her hair. If you're wondering why I chose Zara specifically, it's because the pure of heart react more noticeably to the poison. Otherwise, I would have taken Henry Wu, who had an unfortunate accident on his way to Biosyn headquarters. Of course, you know nothing of this, so I wouldn't expect you to understand. Let's just say that one of his creations turned on him, and leave it at that."

Ellie's eyes went wide.

"Is he dead?"

Neithhotep laughed.

"No, no . . . I expect we'll see more of him someday, but for now, let's focus on his counterpart. On that note, how much would you be willing to sacrifice for his daughter?"

Ellie narrowed her eyes.

"Tell me your plan, and I'll decide."

Neithhotep took a deep breath.

"I was planning to remove The Star from your person and give it to Raven, but she proved to be . . . unprepared."

"So you're taking it yourself?" Ellie sneered.

"If I have to, yes. But to be honest, I think you'd make a fine Queen, as long as you stop listening to Elkay."

"Why?"

"Well, she had you kidnap my daughter, for one thing . . ."

Ellie didn't reply.

"Just give up now, Ellie," Neithhotep continued, "I have countless resources at my fingertips: June, the elephants, Hoskins, and dozens of Indominus Rex human-clones, which I have yet to release . . ."

"How did you get them?"

"Guess."

Ellie sighed.

"Please don't do this."

Neithhotep looked at her with an expression that showed a trace of sorrow.

"Ellie, I respect you. I wanted to hate you all these years, but you made it very hard. Part of the reason I was so bitter towards you was because I expected you to be a complete failure like my daughter. Imagine what it must have felt like to watch you succeed. I was desperate for a reason to hate you, because I refused to believe that anything good could come from Elkay, even indirectly."

"You called her Elkay."

"Yes, well, she's not around, so I have no reason to use her other name."

Ellie frowned.

"Why do you want her to suffer?"

Neithhotep laughed.

"I have my reasons, as you can imagine. By the way, I'm sorry about the stegoceratops massacre. It's nothing personal. Being blessed with the power of foresight, I can tell you that this story has a happy ending because of it. I know it's hard to understand, but I've been planning this for longer than you can imagine."

"I find that hard to believe."

"I would be surprised if you didn't."

Ellie was shocked to see the dragon turning away in the middle of their conversation. She made a quick maneuver to cut her off.

"Hey. What's going on?"

"I'm sorry, Ellie, but I can't focus my full attention on you right now. I have to make sure that my pet doesn't kill Claire or her friends."

Ellie's jaw dropped.

"But you-"

Neithhotep held up her clawed finger.

"Despite what you think, I'm not the villain in this scenario. I only had to play the part briefly in order to set these events in motion. Everything happens for a reason, Ellie. When this is all over, you'll be thanking me, if your pride doesn't get in the way."

Ellie was confused and angry and offended all at once. She didn't know how to respond, nor did she have to. She simply let Neithhotep glide away with a gentle smirk tugging at the corners of her mouth.