PER-I-LOUS,, jp-jw/hp

Chapter 11

Harry's spirits were lifted when Lex assured him that her grandfather was not going to let the disrespect he had been shown go unanswered.

It wasn't that Harry was particularly vengeful, he was just happy that people cared.

He spent the next few weeks teaching the baby raptors as they made a nuisance of themselves. They were in absolute awe of his dinosaur form.

Lex was a little annoyed that she couldn't tell the babies apart too easily, especially as Scar and Jelly had asked both her and Harry to help name them.

She had taken time to observe the babies' attitudes and behaviours but she couldn't tell them apart without Harry's help.

There were one or two that stood out with identifying marks though.

It was maybe a month later that Harry was pulled from his pack by Mullins. "There's a dinosaur sighting in California. We may need Scar and Jelly for this as well."

"Why?" Harry frowned. "They can't fly."

"No... but... this dinosaur is ground based... and a carnivore."

"What? How would a dinosaur get that far? Especially without being noticed from Costa Rica to California.

"Are we sure it isn't a baby dragon?"

Mullins pulled out a photo. It was a black and white image from a security camera. "Has Alan seen this?" Harry asked.

"No, why?"

"Because I know every type of dinosaur InGen has made. This isn't one of them."

Harry, Scar, Jelly and the team were immediately on route to Sacramento, California. Harry had insisted that John gather Alan, Ellie and Ian to consult, even if it was remotely.

It had been eight pm when the call came in, it was now nine.

They travelled by truck to the small town about a hundred miles north of the city whilst discussing the situation via computer.

"Harry, I don't recognise this animal." Alan informed them. "Granted, I work with bones, but I'm not recognising a specific species here."

"Specific?" Larkin asked. "Sounds like a 'but' in there."

"I can see bone structures of other animals. Like raptors."

"Alan, are you suggesting that someone else has figured out how to clone dinosaurs and is-"

"Playing Frankenstein, John. Do we know where Wu is?"

"David, find out immediately."

"Are we sure this isn't just an undiscovered species?" Tomas asked.

"From the point of view of a scientific experiment, I would say no." Ian shook his head. "If you were going to attempt cloning for the first time then you would start with something simple and recognisable. A t-rex, raptor, triceratops. We know how they should look from fossils. We have plenty of samples.

"You wouldn't waste a new genome on a first attempt."

"You're assuming this is a first attempt." Ellie countered. "Wu is experienced. If he is involved then all he needs is equipment and samples."

"What are we supposed to be doing?" Harry asked the more imminent questions. "Capture, kill... do we have support from local government?"

"The police and National Guard are both on alert and ready to respond to your call. Even if that call is to evacuate civilians." John informed them. "The local army base has provided an APC for your use."