Last Day of Camp

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The alarms were blaring constantly. We all gather around and hear the automated voice sound over.

"Attention, all park-goers must immediately report to the South Ferry Dock for immediate excavation. Last ferry departs in town hours."

"Fucking goddamn it." I yell out in frustration. "Wha-what does that mean?" Ben asks. "It's the Complete Island Excavation Protocol. They're basically telling us to hurry up and get off the island. The Protocol is only to be used as a last resort." I tell the group who express fear at the knowledge of the severity of the situation we're now in. "So that's it, no other explanation?" Brooklynn questions. I shake my head. "We got to go. We can make if we run." Darius says. I look back at Yaz, yeah, that's going to happen. "Are we sure that's the best way?" Sammy asks while pointing at Yaz. "I'm fine, I've competed with a torn ACL." "Doesn't mean a damn thing. The jungle is not a track." Yaz looks at me in disbelief. "I'm not helpless Ryan, I can keep up, I don't need you to tell me I can't do something." That hurts. "And I am telling you that you can't keep up with the group, there has to be a safer way to get to the docks." Yaz looks at me with anger. "There is no other way. And why do you think I can't keep up, we don't have time for you be a macho man." "I'm not. You can't run in your condition through the jungle." I say putting my foot down with her stubbornness. "Why, why can't I?!" She yells at me, to hell with this. "Because I'm not letting someone die on my watch again if I have the power to stop it!" I vent out without thinking about what I said.

Yaz and everyone else looks at me in shock. I shake my head and clench my fist. I grab my rifle as head off to cool my head. There is nothing we can do. I sit down with my back against the wall. It's hopeless, we will never get to the dock even if we all had peak Yaz speed. All of a sudden an automated voice came.

"....dining at Jurassic World. Followed by the Mosasaurus Feeding Show and lastly the South Ferry Dock."

"What the fuck?" I say coming back to the group. I hear Brooklynn say something about the universe or something. "Come on, we can catch the monorail to the docks." Darius says as we race towards the station. As we are climbing the stairs, I see Yaz having trouble getting up. I run up beside her, hoisting her right arm over my head and shoulder, carrying her up. "I don't need help." We don't have time to argue. "Just shut up and stop being stubborn." I say as I race up the stairs pulling her with me. We come to the entrance way and see Kenji and Brooklynn exclaiming in fear before running back.

I put Yaz over to the wall. She nods in thanks for the help. "What happened." I whisper. Kenji points out to the open area before the stations stairs. I walk over with my rifle at the ready, I lean to look around.

GGGGRRRRR!!!

I see a Carnotaurus with a mean scar running down his snout. Based on what Darius told me, it's Toro. Why does everything on this island go wrong. I look back to the group with my finger hovering over my mouth, universal sign for silence. Ben calms Bumpy as she yelps. I hear Toro growl as I feel his steps coming closer. I look down and see Darius with a rock and throws a good way away from us. I look over and see Toro walk away to investigate the noise.

I run over to the stairs hiding behind them. I see Toro with his back turned. I signal them over but then hold my hand up as Toro turns around. Fuck. He begins sniffing, he knows that something is around. I grab an abandoned camera that is lying next to me. I grab heave to the far end of the courtyard. Toro growls and walks towards the shattered camera. I quickly signal everyone over waiting for Yaz, the last one, to be in front of me. I see Toro walk away from the stairs, as I crawl up the stairs preventing Toro even if he turns around to be unable to see anyone of us. I see Kenji and Brooklynn get to the stop. Brooklynn covers Kenji's mouth to prevent him from alerting Toro. Turns out to be pointless as the monorail pulls up.

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