Here's part two of Billy's story! Enjoy!
Billy had been running for nearly ten minutes before he lost the walkers on his tail. He stopped to catch his breath and reload the flare gun. Just two left. Not enough if he came across another herd, and certainly not enough if he came across a dinosaur. If those Pterosaurs were out there, there were likely terrestrial dinosaurs around too. He kept walking, trying to reorient himself in the direction his friends had gone until he heard what sounded like a woman screaming.
"Maggie! Help me!" the voice said. He ran towards the direction the call for help was coming from, but as he was running, he saw velociraptor footprints in the dirt. When he came to the source of the sound, he could see four raptors surrounding a blonde haired girl with it tied up in a pony tail. She was thin and kind of short. Another girl who looked to be a few years older than the blonde girl, noticed Billy by the forest where the blonde girl was.
"You have to help her! Please!" the girl begged him. Billy nodded and quickly grabbed the flare gun
"Hey! Cover your eyes okay?" Billy said to the two girls. Billy lined up a shot and launched it in the center of the group of raptors. Two of them seemed startled by it, but didn't move. They were getting closer to the blonde girl. In a last ditch effort, Billy fired the last flare at the biggest raptor. When he did, the raptor was burned and fell on its side. Whatever Billy had done, seemed to work, as the raptors, gasping for air due to smoke from the flare, quickly ran off into the forest. As soon as the raptors were gone, the two girls and Billy uncovered their eyes. Suddenly, the blonde haired girl rushed over to Billy and embraced him. Billy was stunned but glad somehow that he was able to help her.
"Thank you.. Thank you," she cried.
"Oh, uh, yeah no problem," Billy said, the girl still embracing him.
"I'm Beth, by the way, and that's my sister Maggie" She said, releasing her embrace on him. Billy didn't see too much resemblance between the two girls. Maybe they were half-sisters?
"I'm uh, Billy. Glad I could be of help," Billy said. Billy started to walk back into the forest when Beth grabbed his hand.
"Wait! You're leaving?" She asked. Billy was puzzled by the question.
"Yeah, sorry. I'm looking for my group. We got separated and one of them was injured," he said. He started to walk to the road again, but Beth pulled him back again.
"Wait. Please don't go! You saved us from those things! Can't you stay with us a little longer?" Beth asked.
"I-uh, well my group's-" Billy was cutoff.
"We have a farm a few miles up the road. We could use the company. We have medical supplies you could use for your friend, if they're still out there," Maggie said.
"Please? We don't know how to handle those things," Beth said. Billy was still hesitant. Billy sighed.
"We have no idea what the hell these things are. Please," Maggie asked. Billy decided he would go along with the two girls.
"Yeah, sure. Okay," Billy said. Beth hugged him again.
"Thank you," she said.
"The farm's this way,"
As they were walking through the woods, Maggie and Beth got to know Billy a little
"So Billy, where you from?" Maggie asked.
"Originally born in Montana, but I moved to New York a few years back to finish up my Paleontology PhD," Billy said.
"What're you doin' in Georgia then?" Beth asked.
"Came here on...business, with a few friends," Billy said
"What kinda business?" Maggie asked.
"You ever heard of Jurassic World? Masrani Global? There was supposed to be a trial this weekend. We were gonna watch the testimonies," Billy said.
"That dinosaur theme park? It wouldn't have anything to do with that big mansion in California would it?" Beth asked.
"Um, yeah, it does. That's probably where those raptors came from," Billy said. Beth and Maggie both kind of laughed a bit.
"Wait a sec. You're a paleontologist in Montana? You must know Alan Grant then," Maggie said.
"Uh, yeah actually. I do. In fact, he's with the group that I'm trying to find," Billy said.
"How do you guys know who he is?" he asked.
"Everyone knows who he is silly. Lucky for you, you get to work with him," Beth said flirtatiously. They all laughed.
"So how long ago did you lose your group?" Maggie asked.
"A few hours ago," Billy said sadly.
"I'm sorry to hear that," Maggie said. Billy nodded in gratitude as they were coming to a clearing.
"Farm's right up the hill," Maggie said.
Billy followed Maggie and Beth through the woods until they came to a large field where Billy could see a few cattle grazing, and thankfully no signs of the raptors or any other dangers.
"Oh, uh, just to warn you, daddy don't take too kindly to strangers," Maggie told him.
"I don't blame him," Billy said.
"But seein' as you saved our lives I think he'll be alright with you," Beth said with a smile on her face. The three of them came to the top of the hill and Billy noticed a quaint looking farmhouse that he guessed had around three or four bedrooms. He also noticed an eerie looking barn a few hundred yards from where the house was.
"What's in that old barn down there? Looks a bit creepy," Billy asked.
"Nothin' much. Just a place to store hay. Hasn't been painted in a while," Maggie said. Billy nodded and the trio continued up the hill to the house. When they got near the front stoop of the house, Billy saw an older looking man wearing a white button up shirt and overalls.
"Thank the Lord you two are all right. It's been hours. 'Was about to go out looking for you myself," the old man said. He gave Billy a look.
"Who's this?" he asked.
"This is Billy daddy. He saved us," Beth said smiling.
"We wouldn't a made it back if it weren't for him," Maggie said.
"Thank you son. My daughters are all I got left in this world," he said.
"Not a problem," Billy said. He had no idea what else to say, and to him that just sounded like he didn't care that he saved them. He mentally kicked himself for doing so.
"Name's Hershel," he said.
"Billy. Billy Brennan," Billy said, even though Hershel already knew his name.
"What exactly did he save you from?" Hershel asked.
"It was a dinosaur daddy. A dinosaur. Billy said it's probably the ones from California," Maggie said.
"There weren't just one, there were four of 'em. And he scared 'em all away," Beth said smiling again.
"Well, me and my girls owe you our lives, and if there's anything I can do, you let me know," Hershel said.
"Well thank you, but I've gotta keep looking for my group. Anyway I appreciate the offer," Billy said.
"No, please don't leave. We don't get too much company around here no more. It'd be nice to have someone else besides Jimmy to talk to. Please? At least just wait till mornin' to get a move on," Beth asked. Billy shrugged and nodded.
"Normally I'd tell ya to get the hell of my property, but seein' that you saved my girls you're more than welcome to stay as long as you like," Hershel chuckled. Billy laughed at this too a bit.
"There's a spare bedroom upstairs or you can have the couch if ya like," Maggie said.
"The bedroom's ok. Thanks," Billy said. After a few hours of chatting with the rest of the family, and having some dinner, Billy decided to head up to bed.
"Thank you for your hospitality. I think I'm gonna hit the hay,"
"Good one!" Maggie laughed. Billy chuckled a bit too. Billy was about to head up the stairs to go to bed when Beth stopped him on the stairs.
"Hey Billy, Thanks for savin' us," Beth said.
"It was the least I could too. You guys were in trouble," Billy said.
"No I really mean that. Because of you, we're still alive, and I don't know if I can ever thank you enough," Beth said. Billy didn't know what to say.
"Yeah. No problem. Goodnight," Billy said.
"Goodnight handsome," Beth said. She walked up to Billy and kissed him on the cheek before she walked back into the kitchen smiling at him.
End