~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 25: The Hunting Hollow before The Mausoleum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Fade into Isla Muerta at night, more than 400 kilometers from the Cliffside labs and the presumed Volcanic ruins. Biosyn Headquarters stares ominously into the north side of the cliff during daylight, which is near to where Ian Malcolm, Kelly, Arby, Muldoon and Diego are slowly scaling up the Onyx Crag dwelling which is at least almost a hundred mile journey straight to the top. Right before the Spinosaurus Mausoleum, is of course the Hunting Hollow…a large stretch of jungle that remains unexplored to this very hour. It was obvious that although none of our heroes had ever laid foot on this land before, there was an ominous familiarity about it. It was secluded beneath the Jungle canopy, and more than 4000 miles away from any civilization. Now, complicating things further…Lewis Dodgson: the new CEO of Biosyn Genetics and the man who signed a deal with Manta's Genencorp had suddenly released the DX virus into the wild. It was beginning to quickly, irreversibly change things across the environment…as the Dinosaurs and other animals began to literally have their skin fall and change color in many cases. On top of this, strange alterations in their behavior and appearance occurred in almost every direction….they were now very different in both the way they hunt as well as feed. Many of the other marsupials and animals, especially the Quetzalcoatlus birds, were dying outright and falling into the land below as the impact of the DX outbreak began to truly hit home on all of them. This happened every time for the creatures who weren't hybrids or were not bio-engineered to survive these rough environments by Biosyn, and none other than Bill Steingarten watched as it happened.*
Bill Steingarten: "Ug…The Tyrannosaurus is over there near the Eastern Cliffs by that tundra….I need to move out of the way of this area fast….feels like I'm losing a lot of blood now…"
*Steingarten slowly makes his way over to the large veranda. Meanwhile, at least 4 miles from there over at the outcropping for the Onyx Crag; our intrepid explorers are running into major trouble. The large Titanoboa snake has escaped and is making its way inside the tunnel, 40 feet beneath where Muldoon and Malcolm are currently standing. It was getting highly dangerous outside, and worse still…they weren't inside the Hunting Hollow yet. They were instead on the outer verge of it, as the massive Snake like monster began to close in on Malcolm as well as Kelly nearby.*
Malcolm: "Oh god, Snakes….Why did it ever have to be snakes!" ((He screams, and quickly climbs East of their starting point attempting to draw the massive Titanoboa creature out.))
Kelly: "This is getting ugly out here, Arby! Keep up with me for sure."
Arby: "Oh wow, you don't need to tell me twice." ((He sees a massive Mayan face painted into the cliff-side, and slowly begins following Robert Muldoon over the face of the Onyx Crag cliff face. They ascend another forty five feet, and toss the repelling spike again to Ledge 3…realizing the precarious nature of the deadly situation. Muldoon shoots out seven propulsion grenades, destroying the whole upper cliff structure….which sets off a trap that instantly shoots out and cuts the Titanoboa's tail clear off.))
Xel Titanoboa: "HSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! GROOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAR! ROOAAR!" ((The massive Dinosaur like Snake then begins to crumble the upper outcropping of the cliff to pieces, as huge chunks of rock and limestone fall off like falling rain. It was intense, absolutely excruciating and the monster was nearing where Malcolm and Kelly were presently climbing too. There could be no doubt after this moment, things were going to get a big more complicated.))
Muldoon: "Bloody hell, hang on a second here…. (Muldoon instantly climbs to the Western corner of the terrace, and tosses out seven Electric EMP charges. They begin to explode across the cliff face…creating a small cave inlet area which allows Muldoon to move in and out of the crevices…narrowly missing the massive Xel Titanoboa's snarling jaws.) I have never encountered such a deadly mess before in my life!"
*Deep within the giant Crag that sticks out of the cliff-face, the massive Titanoboa then starts shooting in and out of the small tunnels above and below the ledge 50 ft up. You see a silhouette quietly move through the corridor, unaware of where it will enter or exit. As Muldoon and Malcolm look on into the North edge of the cliff structure, they hear low audible hiss and it moves in between the rock columns in between. Then it suddenly leaps out, lunging at Malcolm and biting his upper leg before darting back to make a third pass on Muldoon and Diego…who are at least 30 ft above it now.*
Malcolm: "Aggggh, my leg! Great gods that thing is massive….What can we do!?...From here…"
Diego: "Our best option in the situation hermano, is to lure it out….I'm going to climb up a bit faster to reach the outer ledge of that bush…See where that vine-looking bush faces the terrace?"
Diego: "Once I get up a little higher amigos, I'm going to move outward….and quickly dart into the south tunnel. I bet with all the interesting ancient carvings up there, the beast will follow after me…"
Muldoon: "Then what? We're nearly trapped between a rock and a hard place.."
Diego: "Simple…Just like with the Archaeopteryx, we lead it into the eastern crevasse….I will shimmy along the south edge of that massive pillar. The cracks run from there into the jungle at the top, and the water fall 100 feet below…"
Diego: "There's water in those cracks still….if the Titanoboa is the type of snake we thinkin'….It's going to follow and rush after me….then, you shoot off the electric sonic darts Roberto…enough of those inside the cliff will force the water to rupture….and finally that creature will lose its grip.."
Malcolm: "…Causing it to be shoved straight off the cliff. That is genius, absolute genius…Why didn't we think of this….Ok, but to get it to that alcove we need more bait…"
Arby: "What are you guys…..all suggesting?"
Malcolm: "I'm suggesting at least 2 to 3 of us shimmy over to the alcove to lure it out so Muldoon can do what he does best….It is dangerous yeah, but it will work….Let's make our move now."
Kelly: "O.k dad, I'm reaching up the incline carefully to move towards the ridge…"
Muldoon: "Be careful here and take it slow…" ((Muldoon remarks as he tosses two bola-snare electric bolts into the cliff face, which cause an explosive impact that fills the crevice…))
Malcolm: "The key thing to realize is snakes and sudden heights don't mix…So the further up we are, uhh, I think Dr. Grant would say the safer we are in this case…Just try not to look down Kelly, or you Diego….I'm serious here as there's never been a cliff like this even at Everest…"
Kelly: "O.k, you got it dad. I won't stare at the cliff face as much as I possibly can…."
Diego: "Hermano, you need not worry about that…I am not planning on ever looking down! There's no chance of it happening here, wish I was still on my fishing boat over in the Amazon river about now…"
Muldoon: "Bloody vagabonds…What did you mean by that, Diego? We're in a real pickle here."
Diego: "What I meant is I've seen snakes, boa constrictors and garden rattlers near the river before esse….yet absolutely nothing as huge as this Titanoboa snake there, that's a hundred percent sure.."
Malcolm: "Ah, well I guess there's a first time for everything then! O.k. Muldoon, you guys…quietly ascend up the eastern side of the cliff but don't touch the moss…and I will…improvise, try to lead that massive snake to climb up higher where I am this time…."
Xel Titanoboa: "GRAAAAAAAAWR! HSSSSSSSS! RAAAAAAAAAAWWWRR!" ((It motions its giant head to move out into the midst of Crevice number 2. This is quite a dark discovery for the 5 climbers, as they begin to see Grant, Owen and Claire are now delayed….making it less likely they meet them on the Onyx Crag rockface quite yet. Never mind the fact that at the top is their ticket to freedom, as well as likely the answer to fixing this DX problem once and for all….yet they couldn't even ponder that. The only thing that exists is the 5 climbers and the snake, at this crucial moment. And it was slowly slinking its way up the cliff-face near the second partition, ready to bite Malcolm and Muldoon quite fast…not to mention its possible venomous toxin given our Snake was clearly created by Biosyn. It wasn't a native of South America or anywhere, it was just another man-made experiment.))
*Kelly, Malcolm and Arby began to climb carefully upward 20 ft into Crevice number 3, which was hanging over the other 2 crevices in the wall where the water flowed out in each direction. This area which had been secluded was now filled to the brim with rushing water. It was as if an outflow of liquid was pouring out, and it created quite the situation for the set of climbers.*
Xel Titanoboa: "RAAAAAAAWRR!" ((Suddenly the Giant snake creature leapt out and tried to catch each of them by surprise. There was a large explosion, as part of Muldoon's leg was mercilessly torn up by the Giant snake. A set of five electric discharge grenades went off, and suddenly the Snake was moving parallel to Muldoon's current position….slowly winding its way up and tightening its grip around his body. In the process he felt a bit light headed, as he realized the giant deadly snake was squeezing his insides dry like a giant sponge.))
Muldoon: "Agggh! Diego, shoot it….vamanos, shoot it now!" (He shouts as the massive Snake begins to constrict around his body, slowly making the man go pale…as though the jungle is spinning.)
Diego: "I'm trying…it's so difficult to get a clear shot in this weather!" (He strains to see Muldoon's body through the arid mountain air, as they continue to climb up past where the Titanoboa emerged from.)
Arby: "Hey you, over e at me!" (Arby shouts, as he grabs a branch and begins to poke and prod the beast. He knows this will get the Snake to not instantly recoil, but rather instead turns towards Arby…and begins slithering in and out of Crevice 1 which goes still 10 ft higher into the side of Onyx cliff. The most horrifying part of all is the Snake is moving so fast, they barely notice it change color….it was hiding directly among the vines and had acquired a shockingly effective way to keep itself out of view. As its massive body twisted among the sharp long rocks, they could see just how a desperate type of situation they were now in. Its color and shape continued to spin in the moon lit air, as they recognized its stripes beginning to shift position by blending into the cliffs. It was hungry, and it slashed out at Arby and Kelly, nearly tossing them out of the alcove they were hiding in.))
Kelly: "Ahhhh, Arby…it caught onto my leg!" ((She screams as the massive Snake darts outward from the ledge, and tries to grab her leg in its jaws.))
Malcolm: "Don't worry, I think…well the situation is almost over now for sure…" ((He says as he shoots off his cattle prod into the cracks nearby, causing an electrical flash to erupt across the Snake's hole.))
Muldoon: "….Unngg…Diego…now, bloody shoot the area where the water drops out…" ((He wheezes.))
Diego: "You got it hermano, I'm on my way there now…" ((Suddenly right then, Diego launches a liquid nitrogen grenade inside the cliff's cracks. The explosion triggers the water inside the cavern to burst outward and freeze around the Titanoboa, which forces it to let go of Muldoon…as suddenly an electric static current shoots off across the cliff due to the disturbance. It shocks the Xel Titanoboa causing its massive head to fly back in pain, as its sickly body collapses…and it begins to descend at full speed out of the side of the cliff. A large trap above goes off after Diego shoots a symbol on the wall, causing a swinging axe to fly down right to the corridor where Muldoon was resting inside the cliff…instantly impaling the massive Snake. This type of Titanoboa was invented by Biosyn, so upon its death it freezes two thirds of the rocks they are clinging to due to its strange Icy skin. Finally it had been killed however and Muldoon could breathe a sigh of relief at last.
Xel Titanoboa: "GRAWWWRR! RAAW—" ((It screams as it quietly explodes, falling down the cliff face.))
Kelly: "Dad, remind me to never ask you to get a pet snake again…."
Malcolm: "Ah, don't worry Kelly…you and Arby don't need to get any wise guy ideas…Besides that, I doubt after we uh, solve the DX…that we'll ever be returning to this Island again…"
Arby: "Thank god…"
Muldoon: "I'll second and third that, mate. Diego, thanks for saving my skin back there. I owe you one!"
Diego: "No problemo hermano, and Si you do….you definitely do… Alright we move! Look alive, 'cus I hear there's one more Snake before we're near the top of this crazy Cliff place…"
Muldoon: "Don't remind me….Snakes, why did it have to be bloody reptile Snakes."
Malcolm: "Ah, it's better than in water….Did anyone not hear, there's a massive killer Shark up there?"
Kelly: "Whatever happens dad, I know we'll beat that thing together….I've seen it all!"
*Meanwhile, the massive younger Tyrannosaurus rises up near the Eastern Lagoon far below the Onyx Crag. Sara Harding watches from the balcony of Biosyn HQ, in absolute terror while Billy continues to punch the keys on the keyboard as fast as he can. The giant Tyrannosaurus shows up and chomps its enormous jaws down on the veranda outside the Garden Laboratory, forcing the entire structure to crash downward as the Ultima Saurus Imperatrix, the prototype….Begins to skulk around the basin of the Waterfall and plunges its massive horned claws into the Tyrannosaurus' stomach as result.*
Ultima Saurus Imperatrix: "ROOOOOOOOARR! GRAAAAAAAAAAWWWR! ROOOOAR! RAWR!" ((The enormous, lethal towering creature pushes the T-Rex back towards the cliff that lies on the perimeter of the waterfall. It shoves it over on its side, plunging its claws into the Dinosaur's back and forcing it under the water.))
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Young Tyrannosaurus Rex: "GROOOOOOAAAR! ROOOOOAR!" ((Just then the massive Dinosaur, agitated by the scene of destruction it has seen begins to flail out with its small forearms and knocks the Ultima Imperatrix back towards the cliff on the waterfall. It does everything within its very essence to knock the Dinosaur back, tossing it off the basin of this watery lake and forcing it into the cliff. The scene unfolds as Biosyn's soldier Stockton runs outside to the outer terrace to shoot at the massive Dinosaur.))
Stockton: "You've interfered more than enough….Jenkins, load up my gun ship! ((He launches four enormous rockets towards the towering Dinosaur….which is now shoving the massive Imperatrix creature into the chasm 2 clicks south of the waterfall…ready to push it straight down the chasm.))
Jenkins: "Now, see Owen…this is the mess you have made of things. This is our Island….Our world. It doesn't belong to the Mayans or Incans or any tribe, except for us….as far as we are concerned."
Eli Mills: "You have repeated that a lot Jenkins, and yes I agree….but I think we better go down below and deal with Anne Carter right now. (Inhales.) There's no way Soyona will handle her on her own…"
Jenkins: "The issue is Dodgson is too blind to see how these animals are not really the most appropriate for creating fuel….Sure, they may bring us more Oil – which leads to more miracle drugs, and that's of the most crucial importance. But they're better suited as weapons….We can't just keep them in a lab all the time right, Rossiter had strong orders to ensure the assets are properly exercised…"
Eli Mills: "Hah, and you think the creators of this Island cared about that!? They whether they be Mayans, Incans or anything else, were here long before us. It's not like we invented the Island, we merely took it over. And I doubt those tribes cared to be civilized. Jenkins, let Stockton handle this one."
Jenkins: "I'm not saying you're wrong Mills, but I'm going to handle this one my way. Nedry was a mistake I warned the company about, I even warned Rossiter about it back when Dodgson was taking over the job. (Inhales.) I warned him this wasn't going to be a walk in the park, Hammond has hundreds of security measures….he didn't believe me even though Joe is smart. And here we are now, Eli." ((He loads up Indo-Raptor nine and begins to take off towards Soyona's current location.))
Eli Mills: "Here we are now, that's right….if we learn about our feudal tribes anymore I might get a headache…but at the same time, we may just discover secrets to eternal youth too. See Jenkins, your problem is you don't like to gamble. (He stares at a photo of him and Steingarten.)((He then reverse cocks his M4 pistol twice.)) Me though, my life…is all about betting on the biggest pot in the casino."
Jenkins: "The Indominus Rex? Pfft...that's nothing but a chew toy for our Ice Mammals near the Castle."
Eli Mills: "No…Much bigger. The Ultima Saurus, the original model…..millions of years in the making."
*The soldier Stockton's massive Biosyn gun ship lifts straight up in the air….Floating right across from the massive Tyrannosaurus Rex who is standing in the waterfall. It begins to shoot 10 ft Napalm laced rockets into the Dinosaur, forcing it to stumble backwards as the Gun ship begins to speed up and aims itself right at the Tyrannosaur's head. In the meantime, the Ultima Imperatrix stares at Sara Harding like it sees its next meal…..And launches its enormous, massive head towards the Biosyn HQ. The jaws come this close to snagging Harding up in its jaws, as it destroys the entire Eastern Terrace. Right as this occurs Sara makes a run for the second ladder twenty feet to the south…and begins climbing straight up the roof of Biosyn headquarters. She can see the massive Dinosaur's jaws destroying the next door lab with absolute enmity, and searching for a quick meal. Right then the Imperatrix plunges its horns into the Tyrannosaurus, attempting to force it to fall off the waterfall.*
Young Tyrannosaurus Rex: "GROAAAAAR! ROOOOAR!" ((The forearms of the T-Rex engage and try to stab the massive Ultima Imperatrix through the side, however this fails, as the giant creature's horns spear straight through the Dinosaur and toss it straight up at least 40 feet…intent on impaling it on a massive Mayan spike which is sticking directly out of the side of this cliff.))
Ultima Saurus Imperatrix: "GGRAAAAAAAAAAAWWR!" ((Dodgson is quite alarmed by the roar, and notices the prototype is directly outside. It suddenly destroys the ceiling of the North Terrace, forcing the entire area above the Waterfall to begin collapsing at warp speed onto the top tundra near Biosyn Headquarters. Right then, the Tyrannosaurus is smashed and nearly toppled over due to all the debris which is raining down in every direction…as it attempts to smash the Ultima Imperatrix straight through with its spindly razor sharp claws.))
Stockton in Gunship: "Shoot this creature, NOW….Take this you hideous, wretched beast!" ((Suddenly more than 400 rounds of carbon flame rounds descend on the Tyrannosaurus, forcing it to stumble back into the rocky cliff incline below the Waterfall. It struggles with moving its arms wildly in a circle motion, realizing that if enough wind current is elicited the storm should shatter the quiet cliffs…and cause an avalanche which will cover the whole region in falling rocks and Dinosaur debris. ))
Young Tyrannosaurus Rex: "ROOOOOOAAAR! GRAAAWWR!" ((He bites into the side of the balcony in a rage, as the Tyrannosaur begins to tear it apart and shove it straight down the waterfall to fall straight into the large Ultima Imperatrix prototype monster, as the giant creature screams out in ferocious anger and whips its tail towards Stockton's Biosyn Gunship…barely missing the nose cockpit.))
Stockton in Gunship: "LOOK OUT! MAKE A SHARP TURN, AND GO 90 DEGREES TOPSIDE ON MY MARK!"
*Suddenly, Stockton's massive Biosyn Gunship hovers in the air like a macabre flying viper. It begins shooting off many projectiles into the Tyrannosaur, trying to encourage it to fall over the cliffs….and prods his cohorts to unload all their ammo onto the large carnivore. During this escapade, both Jenkins and Eli Mills direct their launchers straight to the Tyrannosaur's mouth…they let the bombs drop one after the other and shoot inside the beast's massive jaws. Unfortunately, this does something to dislodge the land standing near Biosyn Headquarters….as the entire tundra begins to sink down further into the slope and gives way to a massive rockslide. The rotating turret on the Biosyn Gunship then begins to twist around, and aim right for Sara Harding as well as Billy…preparing to zero in on them from more than 200 ft above the waterfall cavern…and begin firing on them at full strength.*
Young Tyrannosaurus Rex: "RAAAAAAAAAWWRR! GROOOOOAAAR! ROAAR!" ((The Tyrannosaurus roars in abject frustration and anger, as the heavily armed Gunship begins to blow part of its arm off. It snaps its jaws right at the falling debris, hurling parts of the stones and the walkway straight off the cliff and into the terrace….as all a sudden massive piles of rocks fall down in the same spot Sara and Billy were standing at seconds ago. They turn on the terminal to open the East Access exit door, and realize it would be the best way to get far away from this structure before it begins to collapse inward.))
Sara Harding: "Oh my god, this Biosyn ship is shooting its guns straight at us! (She shouts as she somersaults to the end of the ridge.) It's aiming for the Young T-Rex…That is the same young T-Rex which Ian and I saved from Site B years ago! Look at the leg scar…it's the Rex!"
Billy Brennan: "I can tell you it's coming around for another pass! Run….RUN TO THE EDGE OF THE HANGAR!" ((Just then Billy floors it over to the Eastern ladder and hops inside a Biosyn tagged Jeep. Dr. Harding hops in the passenger side just in time, as the entire upper floor of the Biosyn Headquarters begins to set ablaze with explosions going on all the way down the corridor.))
*Right at that point to escape the carnage of the Imperatrix, Billy floors it down a steep incline ravine that is jutting out of the alcove next to the waterfall. He starts to accelerate at top speed down the slope, gritting his teeth and trying to angle the side of his rifle out the window…to shoot at the incoming trio of Biosyn guards that are barricading the path in and out of this closed off area. He starts slamming the gas until the Jeep is going nearly 95 Miles per hour, straight down the ravine and comes up to a perimeter fence manned by dozens of Biosyn personnel. They are wearing protective gear.*
Biosyn Day Staff: "Hey, this area is under construction….You're not supposed to be here. This is for authorized personnel only…Who sent you? Wu? Miles? Back up now…you don't have Biosyn badges."
Billy in Jeep: "Don't mind us, we just have a few words to have with your Boss and it's time to deal with our DX problem…no big deal, promise!" ((He shouts, as Billy and Sara crush the barricade and roar right past it into a massive underground Biosyn parking garage. He floors it and crashes through several huge fences, some electrified and some not…yet in the rear view mirror Billy sees the Gunship shooting.))
Stockton in Gunship: "You won't be getting away so easy…TURN US 80 DEGREES STARBOARD! Shoot them, get those Greenpeace waving hacks…." ((He motions for both turrets to begin firing all their ammo towards the Jeep, as huge pieces of concrete and dirt fly off everywhere. Then he hand-signals to Eli Mills to begin preparing the Rail gun weapon and aim it towards the escaping targets.))
Eli Mills: "I told you, Stockton…you are not a marksman. Both Harding and Billy need to be dead or in prison, you leave this harder part to me… ((Eli boards the right side of the Gunship as they take off.))
Jenkins: "What about the Tyrannosaurus Rex? Either we capture it, or kill it now….Either way Dodgson doesn't want it to be a problem for our Ultima Hybrid any longer…"
Eli Mills: "Good point….You need to go join Soyona now, I'll handle the rest. Those tribes who invented this Island, they know all about how fast these beasts can get out of control too I'm certain…"
Stockton in Gunship: "Die, you green peace waving troglodyte sycophants….DON'T INTERFERE IN BIOSYN'S BUSINESS!" ((He screams as he fires multiple rounds of C4 and flame incendiary rounds into the canyon and parking garage where their Jeep is hiding….as Billy jets it up a large ramp near the second floor….as the Jeep goes airborne flying right over the awning of parked cars below. Right as this occurs, Dr. Harding aims the M4 carbine rifle with nitrogen rounds and shoots them straight into the Gunship's East wing. It begins to freeze and crack along the west glass partition, as the Gunship can't effectively fly under the third floor of the Parking Garage and steer at the same time.))
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Stockton in Gunship: "You can't outrun fate….TRY OUTRUNNING THIS!" ((He fires off many giant flame rounds and electric spark darts into the floor near where Billy and Harding were standing, which causes a massive explosion to erupt near the perimeter. Just then, they hear a massive roar all a sudden coming from the Jungle just east of Biosyn's southern partition. It is the Spinosaurus hybrid, and it sounds like it's incredibly angry plus looking for a real meal.))
*Right as this occurs, the second floor of the small parking garage begins to implode inward. Massive rocks, debris and bits of ceiling fall off as they cascade downward In the rain…taking a large part of the West wing on Biosyn's Gunship with it into the darkness. Eli Mills leaps out of the hangar and kicks Billy in the face, as he tries to fill him up with muscle sedatives. He knocks him back into the back of the parking garage, slamming his face into the Eastern wall.*
Billy Brennan: "I'm not letting you do what you want with those reptiles….You don't know a thing about these animals. Tell me, do you think keeping something as a lab rat is the perfect way to say hello to progress? To welcome evolution forward, or are they nothing but Petrie dishes to you!?" (He shouts as he knocks Mills straight through the parking garage window, into the pavement 20 ft back.)
Eli Mills: "Don't try to lecture me you naïve simpleton…Have you not forgotten, it was us who created them. We created them! They exist to serve us, the Dinosaurs do. (Inhales.) It's always that way….after all without us, without us being their caretakers and parents these creatures would kill each other!"
Sara Harding: "Oh yeah, and so that's how you think of them now right!? That they are nothing more than a side show….So some multi-million dollar company can create their newest miracle cures!"
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Billy Brennan: "That's all they are to you, aren't they Mills…They're just pawns….Just soldiers used up in the war so Biosyn can have their profound miracle drug….Well guess what, what if the cure doesn't solve the crisis? What if it makes it worse?"
Eli Mills: "You're such a fool, Billy…((He shouts as he picks up a large piece of metal covered in gravel, and takes it towards Brennan's face. He then lifts up the metal bar in his hands and slams it across Billy's jaw, cleanly knocking him out and toppling him to the ground where half his jaw now sits broken.)) You didn't realize…..Didn't know, that these Dinosaurs are our PETS, Billy…"((He shouts at top volume.)
Eli Mills: "We are the masters, they are our subordinates. It's always supposed to be this way!" ((He angrily chastises as he slams Billy into the concrete…who now having part of his Jaw broken, appears to be nearly half-dead and stumbles up back further into the garage.))
/Just then, Sara Harding leaps out from the ceiling partition directly inside the vents of the parking garage. She slams down full force from above onto Eli Mills head, knocking him backwards into a concrete barrier. Stockton's Gunship continues to fire its guns towards her direction, and she rolls right in the nick of time to avoid it as Mills collapses on the concrete…his nose having been ruined. He stares at Sara with a menacing look as he fosters his broken nose back to health…right as this occurs a massive roar is now heard. The male Septio Spinosaurus had found the parking garage, and it was literally slamming its giant snout straight into the corridor of the entrance….it snapped up Eli Mills right leg, literally crushing it to pieces in his massive crocodile jaws. Then it zoomed back into Floor 2 of the Parking Garage, darting its massive head into the tunnel trying to snap right onto Sara's left leg. The massive Biosyn Gunship loomed overhead, aiming all of its rockets straight at the Dinosaur and firing off land-to air missiles directly into the Parking Garage as well as the hill where the Tyrannosaurus was hiding. The massive Spinosaurus suddenly rears up in a rage, tearing apart the ceiling and whole area.))
Septio Spinosaurus: "ROOOOOOOOOAR! GRAAAAAAAWWR! AROAAARR!" ((Its huge, thundering jaws came crashing through the floor as Sara Harding lifted Billy up and began to quickly stumble across the veranda trying to reach the North exit of the stairs as fast as humanly possible…it had been scarcely a moment and suddenly the Dinosaur was hurling its huge head in-between Floor 2 and Floor 3 of the Parking Garage, seeking out the large Biosyn Gunship attempting to hide within.))
Stockton in Gunship: "Ahhhhhhh! Down, down you beast! We control the Island….NOT YOU! KISS YOUR PRETTY DAYS GOODBYE!" ((He screams, as he begins shooting off dozens of rockets towards the massive Spinosaurus hybrid, which greatly turns enraged by this turn of events. Its enormous snout then lifts up Floor 2 of the Parking Garage, forcing the Gunship to move topside and burst straight through the ceiling above. Large pieces of the tunnel and the Garage fly off in all directions, including massive slabs of concrete, as the giant Spinosaurus' head finally snaps the pillars holding up the garage in half….forcing the top floor of the Parking Garage to start falling straight down on the rest of the complex. The enormous Dinosaur's head sticks right out the side of the wall, with its jaws snapping in and out as it tries many times to drag Sara Harding out by snatching her foot.))
Septio Spinosaurus: "RAAAAAAAAAAWWR! ROOOOOOOOAR!" ((It flips its tail around, and thrashes the Gunship in which the ship's Aft wing finally starts to plunge upward…and gets stuck in the ground. The entire inner sanctum of the Parking Garage begins to freefall in on itself, as large pieces of concrete and marble fly across in all directions. Massive explosions go off, as the Gunship with Stockton inside it tries desperately to fire everything it has into the massive Spinosaur's jaws.))
Billy: "Uggg….I don't even think I'm conscious….got to get to Dr. Grant….get the DX pulled up on the PC index, find a way to stop skin contamin…ination…."
Sara Harding: "That's alright Billy, don't breathe right now….You're going into epileptic shock. We need to get you to a hidden evac room, so someone like a doctor can check you out….Stay with me here."
Billy: "I'm trying…..can't….see…..hard to…see…..anything…unnnghh…got to stop DX… "
Stockton in Gunship: "DIE, YOU MONSTER FROM THE DEEP ABYSS! DIE FOR ONCE!" ((The Gunship then unloads more than 14 rockets into the invisible Spinosaur's massive jaws, as it stumbles backward. Then suddenly out of nowhere, a thundering roar is heard. It is the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and it has officially found the Parking Garage this time.))
Septio Spinosaurus: "GRAAAAAAAAAWRR! ROOOOOOOOAR! ARROOAR!" ((It snaps its jaws on the upper balcony of the Parking Garage, crushing it to pieces.))
Young Tyrannosaurus Rex: "RRROOOOOAR!" (Suddenly the massive T-Rex appears out of nowhere, and plunges its snout into the Spinosaurus forcing it to stumble backward over the row of cars. It then pounces and stabs its jaws straight into the Biosyn Gunship's cockpit, finally causing the starboard to explode all over the garage. Stockton leaps out of the destroyed Gunship's right port, shooting multiple chemical rockets at the massive Tyrannosaurus head in hopes of forcing it to fall over. But the Tyrannosaurus looks at him with a red glare in its eyes, and raises its head in fury…snapping its massive head down over the terrace and breaking it apart as it lunges at Stockton.)
Stockton: "No, this wasn't planned at all…you need to die…..Get out of h-" ((He shoots off four more flame rounds, just as the massive Young Tyrannosaurus' jaws shut tight around Stockton's body…swallowing it whole and leaving nothing there but a red spot of blood in its wake.))
Young Tyrannosaurus Rex: "ROOOOOOOOOOAR!" ((Its huge head then stumbles into the corridor, and aims directly for the Spinosaurus which it is coming after next.))
*Harding drags Billy along as they quietly run for the North exit….and begin climbing straight to the roof of Biosyn headquarters. Meanwhile, deep inside the labyrinth that is beneath the headquarters Dr. Henry Wu continues to hide in the large freezer closet that is nestled in the Southeast corridor. He can hear the muffled breathing of that massive Wooly Mammoth, and he is terrified to tiptoe outside. Near to his present location, another Biosyn doctor, Dr. Nelle Sorkin begins to finish typing something in the Northern terminal next-door. A large low humming sound is heard in the corridor.*
Dr. Nelle Sorkin: "It looks like the tests are still inconclusive….I don't have anything tangible to show Rossiter or Dodgson yet. (She speaks into her recorder.) The specimen's left and right leg, appear to be growing faster at an abnormal rate…."
Dr. Nelle Sorkin: "Whatever plans Henry Wu may have had for this creature, they remain uncertain as I don't know if a primate/cave man like this can really act through a normal gestation cycle….He appears to be fundamentally unable to talk or understand basic commands…(She shouts into her device.) However, this specimen does appear to understand hand signs….a lot like sign language. (Inhales.)"
Specimen DFX: "GRAOOOOOOOOOOAR! ROOOOOAR!" ((The massive hybrid looking Gorilla cave-man from the Ice Age, appears to be rocking back and forth inside its massive cell. Their plan according to Dr. Sorkin was for them originally to teach this huge predator to hunt….so the cure to West Nile Virus could come much faster. But the Dinosaur like ape-man had decided to kill all its siblings instead, and as a result Sorkin had separated this beast from the other Saber Toothed Tigers and Monsters that were inside their cages near here. She was now trying to test its reflexes, to see how it communicates.))
Dr. Nelle Sorkin: "The unclear nature of this Specimen has created a few problems for our Japanese investors, including those in Croatia. How far are we willing to go to have this Cure? (She shouts.) If it's as far as I think it is, then we need whatever is in the underground ruins West of here…"
Dr. Nelle Sorkin: "Without that original drug, and the DNA symbiotes stored inside….We can't complete the proper strands to produce the Cure and the pills. (Inhales.) That must be why Dodgson wants Anne so badly, and why he truly needs the Ultima as well to get inside the underwater lab in Streams 2…"
*Just then Dr. Wu silently stumbles into the room from the East corridor. He was hiding behind Sorkin's book case, to ensure the Mastodon animal didn't follow him over or find him. He then lumbered out, his face in a state of shock as he started yelling about what had happened./
Henry Wu: "Nelle….What we're doing here with the Specimen….It's becoming too dangerous."
Henry Wu: "The giant Mastodon escaped as I took it out for training the other day….Rossiter wants me to train the creature and extract its skin for the Cure. The problem is its over 25 feet high, and it destroyed my museum and most of the lab. (He inhales.) We are in trouble here I'm afraid, with being able to turn on Specimen DF's response time and teach it proper behaviors….Unless.."
Dr. Nelle Sorkin: "Unless what, Dr. Wu? The specimen here is awake, not dead. He can hear what you're saying about him. So much like the Scorpius, be careful of your words here. It's not the time to give up!"
Dr. Nelle Sorkin: "We need it nearer to where the Megalodon is and begin the science of consolidation. Forget what Rossiter says, we could do this together if we can isolate Specimen DF a different area…"
Henry Wu: "What sort of area, were you thinking Sorkin? This lab is from the Ice Age… ((He nervously looks around as the Troodons begin to roar and slash things in the darkened hall in back.)) You know.."
Dr. Nelle Sorkin: "Well, if we took the Specimen outdoors to teach it to hunt…Our answers would be here. Forget I said anything Dr. Wu…..We can't complete the exercises right now. Meet me in my office in one hour, I'll tell you what I know we need in there….It's not safe out here anymore."
Henry Wu: "Okay…but don't ask me to get my Mastodon.(Inhales) We leave it out of the lesson for now."
*Meanwhile, at the top of the Helipad just North of Biosyn Headquarters a large helicopter descends into the tundra below. A guard and a woman in a suit slowly descends from the helicopter.*
Atrociraptor Red: "ROOOOOOOAR! GRAAAWRR! ROOOOOAR!" ((As the buzzer goes off, the huge Atrociraptor Red and Panthera also stand ready as Soyona Santos enters the middle of the room.))
Atrociraptor Panthera: "GRAAAR!? ROOOAR! RAAAAAAAAAAWWRR! ((It stands at attention and salutes the incoming trio including the woman in a suit.))
Man with Megaphone: "Hello, Ms. Carter. If you could please stand there outside the carriage…"
Jen Carter: "I don't understand….you told me that you had important details on my kids, that one of them had won a contest. I don't see anyone here…..or any prizes either?"
Soyona Santos: "…That's cute, Jen. That is probably because you are in fact the prize…" (She shuffles over with a small sleeping dart.)
Jen Carter: "What is this…..Who are you?! Who do you work for, where am I?"
Soyona Santos: "That's simple really, it's none of your business. I work for Biosyn Genetics, the company who's currently building a new miracle drug for all deadly plagues like the West Nile virus."
Jen Carter: "You work for….BIOSYN!? The same company who tagged most of the world's crops….and spread a disease throughout our plants and food around the globe? That BIOSYN!? The one with those giant locusts who said they would prevent the plague…"
Soyona Santos: "No need to be angry, miss carter….Yes, that same Biosyn. Only we didn't cause any outbreak….our Locusts might have engineered a storm, but it's only us who have the Cure. You know, we had to change the plants to make it so humanity could get past the virus. We will have a miracle Cure for every disease known to man, within a few months…"
Jen Carter: "…So you still don't admit what you did!? It was on the news….All the world's crops have lost their nutrients, thanks to the VIRUS your people….your BIOSYN…directly released into the wild!"
Jen Carter: "I've never seen so many plants mutate, and die off in my life! And don't get me started on what they're doing with the Dinosaurs….is that part of your Cure process?! You have to destroy first, most animals alive today?! Is that how good your Cure is?"
Soyona Santos: "Please….Get off your high horse. (Inhales.) Our cures, Ms. Carter are designed to save lives. Millions of lives, as Dodgson has called it…If we didn't break a few eggs once in a while, we wouldn't have the perfect cure….now would we. That is why we need your daughter…"
Jen Carter: "You need Anne Carter…..You need my daughter, and also the Lockwood girl? Why?!"
((Soyona turns the Indo-Raptor General on as it enters the Helipad area and growls at Jen, as they begin to move her towards a cell-block at the end of the corridor.))
Soyona Santos: "…Yes, you might say that. After all, any cure without the right ingredients can hardly be considered a 'Cure' at all. We need them….Especially Anne, to open up the secret in the Ancient ruins…"
Soyona Santos: "It's pretty simple, really. You can't get anything out of life without fighting for it to some degree….Anne knows the code we need to get inside Streams 2 underground lab. Within its walls, are the most precious DNA strands anyone can ever touch….DNA that can activate the Ultima…and with it, the perfect cure for our most desperate corners of the Earth."
Jen Carter: "This is all just about soap box science to you….Isn't it!? You don't need anyone for any particular gift. You just need their blood, and the visions in her mind…so you can open up the "Ageless" super elixir cure…..the Dinosaurs are just the pawn you use. That's why you kidnapped me."
Soyona Santos: "There's nothing wrong with destiny, Ms. Carter…..And destiny has chosen Lewis Dodgson. That's the reason he is still alive and reborn…he can awaken the Miracle drug in us all. But we need the doctor's codes lying inside that Lab to do it, and also the CRAY quantum computer too."
Soyona Santos: "Both of those are within our grasp….And you are going to help us get the last part."
Jen Carter: "You don't need me….you don't mean that I am doing it. You need my daughter…"
Soyona Santos: "That's true, we need her to do it here….since she's the one who knows the only way in."
Jen Carter: "I'd rather drink poison. And what makes you think….Anne will ever help you or BIOSYN!?"
/Jenkins descends down the long staircase. He holsters his weapon and stares straight at Jen.*
Jenkins: "She will help us…..Or her mother will likely die." ((He points to his rifle.))
Soyona Santos: "…Oh, there isn't a question of how she will help or not Ms. Carter. The only question now is when….When Anne will help us, if she wishes to see her mom alive again, this time."
*Pan out to a panoramic shot of Isla Muerta, more than 40 miles from there near the eastern terrace deep inside the Volcanic ruins. A large stocky man continues to climb up the rock-shelf that overlooks the second bridge, as well as the magma. He stares on at Alan Grant around 50 feet away and Dr. Sattler straight behind him. He suddenly gets a chilling look in his eye and shouts something.*
Joe Rossiter: "It was fate who chose us, Dr. Grant…Fate that brought us to this Island. It was also fate, that allowed Johan to discover the species that lives here…"
Joe Rossiter: "It was destiny…and fate, which allowed us to step in for these creatures where no one else would. We knew how best to raise them, better ways to train them for combat, and most importantly….how to turn them into Fossil fuel for our refining centers. To make…True Miracle cures."
Alan Grant: (He looks down at the red hot flowing magma that shoots below them both….more than 100 feet down near the Eastern terrace of the ruins.) "It was also fate which caused the Dinosaurs to go extinct. And for millions of years it's always been that way, can't you realize what survival of the fittest is? You think you're really going to solve our world's health crisis & diseases, with Dinosaurs which haven't existed on this Earth for the millennia!? You are like the son who found their father's gun!"
Joe Rossiter: "You're so foolish, Dr. Grant….It was fate which brought Nedry to Dodgson. And also what brought Dodgson to me, so we could mine all the greatest secrets out of InGen's empty rocks…."
Joe Rossiter: "InGen…..They were naïve fools, only interested in theme parks. Science fiction theater, just like Hammond. (He inhales.) But not us…..My people at Biosyn want so much more, we want to recreate life itself….To re-design life to the point where the only thing these Dinosaurs provide us….is more Miracles. More miracle cures, that could solve every disease and predicament we face as a species!"
Joe Rossiter: "Think of the possibilities, Dr. Grant….Mankind would no longer stand around as the spectators. We step forth in the Pilot's seat, ready to herald in a whole new era. This is what I taught Dr. Wu as I showed him how important these animals are to our society's growth. (He exhales.) The world you speak of, is riddled with climate deniers and change acolytes who only seek to fatten their balance sheet. They only see changing tides as a means to an end, a bump in the road…"
Joe Rossiter: "What we at Biosyn seek is so much more….It is ancient, just like my grandfather's writings. It's the promise of a brand new world, steeped in the brilliance of nature's fine creations. (Inhales.) Where creation itself joins with us, to re-create new eras of Dinosaurs as oil scarcity vanishes and future Cures or Miracle Drugs become a daily occurrence. Dr. Grant, we don't even need the money."
Alan Grant: "This….isn't all about money for you either? What is it then?"
Joe Rossiter: "Simple, we need the serums. We need the Cures, so we can provide a Miracle drug to every ailment…every disease….every problem mankind would ever face. And the Dinosaurs give us this."
Alan Grant: "You are stark mad, Rossiter….You might be right to a degree, but mankind will never achieve this through controlling the Dinosaurs. (Inhales.) You literally….want to turn them into Lab rats so Dodgson gets his way and creates the Ageless super drugs you've wanted all along…"
Joe Rossiter: "My vision for Biosyn extends far beyond Dodgson…I want it not just to cure the world's problems Dr. Grant, I want to envisage a new species. A new type of DNA which will herald in a whole new eco-system. Super human soldiers who have proper steroid stimulants, enhanced with Dinosaur genomes and reptile reflexes."
Joe Rossiter: "Think of it….A whole new era of people who never have to visit a doctor again, or take a difficult pill. All because finally, we have over-come the evil of illness and age. We are then ageless, free to take our place as Humanity's new stewards. (Inhales.) And I have to thank Dr. Wu for his insights…"
Alan Grant: "You're out of your mind…It doesn't turn into utopia, it turns to madness."
Alan Grant: "Let's settle this right now, Rossiter. I cannot allow your vision to flourish." ((He scoops out his cattle-prod and begins firing it off in Rossiter's direction, on the north terrace of the bridge.))
Joe Rossiter: "You and the paleobotanist have such short-sighted vision….Biosyn is making us into Gods, not theme park owners. Even Dodgson….He will soon be a God, and I will appoint him! (Smirk.)"
Alan Grant: "….Not today, Joe. Not while I'm here."
/Just then, Rossiter slams Dr. Grant into the volcanically molten rocks on the edge of the bridge. He forces his face through the ground and into the edge of a column near the corner ledge.*
Joe Rossiter: "Very well, Dr. Grant….Have it your way then….and die for us." ((He choke-slams Dr. Grant into the bridge, burying his face deep into the molten rock and scarring his face with the sulfur as the massive bird Hatzegopteryx swoops down around them for a second pass.))
Ellie Sattler: "You can't keep doing this….These animals Rossiter, what does it do to their psyche?! It can't cause anything but more unbridled chaos." (She shouts, as she makes her way past the falling rocks near the Eastern terrace.)
*Large piles of molten rock, and cascading lava pour down from the ashen white bridge above them. Rossiter knocks Alan back into the West Mayan column, leaving him nearly broken and out of breath. He sucker punches him in the abdomen and then collides with Alan's collar bone, tossing him into the rocks with a swift sideways kick.*
Joe Rossiter: "What you can do here, Dr. Grant…is you can die. ((He then face-plants him into the ground smashing part of his ear into the Hot volcanic rocks.)) If you manage to escape, fate will step in again."
Joe Rossiter: "Nedry was a part of history. We couldn't do all we did, especially with Dodgson's help if it wasn't for what Nedry found in the Amber. I'm certain he knew more….much more about the codes."
Alan Grant: "No…..I think he was a traitor just like your Biosyn associates. ((He knocks Rossiter back against the giant marble obelisk, and plunges his right shoulder into the rock.)) He died like one."
Joe Rossiter: "That's the thing, ungg..we think with what Miles and another of ours discovered he's not out of the game yet…..there's still something he needs to help us find. One, last code. (He shouts as he tosses Alan Grant down a flight of stairs, intending on tossing him into a pit of magma below.)
Alan Grant: "Whatever he did….or whatever you do with him, his secrets should be left buried."
Alan Grant: "He put the whole world in danger...and later I'm sure came Vic Hoskins. (He inhales.) But I mean we can speak of this as gentlemen right….you don't truly believe this self-righteous diatribe…yes?"
Joe Rossiter: "That's what you don't understand, Dr. Grant… (He plays the noise box.) These animals are our partners….our co-creators and pets, they are lead by us. For we are the ones running them…."
Joe Rossiter: "I wish you could see, just how terribly wrong you were. (Rossiter radios in on the comm: "Yes, Steingarten? Come in right now….Pull yourself together. I want you to seize Dr. Sattler….Prepare a cell-block for our pair of adventurers. Do you get me, loud and clear?") Your life would thank you." (He then slams Dr. Grant into the marble column near the end of the bridge…almost dislocating his arm.)
Steingarten: "Alright, sure thing…I'll get it handled boss. Do you want a tranquilizer in Dr. Grant too?"
Joe Rossiter: "Yes, Bill I do for sure this time. Get ready to lock them up, I'll have Miles feed them to the Coror Allosaurus alive….It is past time they have another feeding hour. (He glares.)"
/Fade in on Isla Muerta at night, directly outside the Biosyn HQ. Owen is almost about to be experimented upon, as the group including Harding are slowly finding their way to very top of the massive Mausoleum. Miles signals to Dodgson he's ready to start feeding the DX enzymes through tubes directly into Owen's blood, as he turns on each of the valves next to the transfusion machine. Right inside the clearing at top of cliffs, is their greatest challenge yet as two massive predators emerge.*
To be Continued *
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