The "Big-Lizards" Problem.

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The screen fades, it's a stormy night- Thunder and lightning is shaking the earth below. 

As the lightning strikes, we see shots of several dinosaurs from throughout the series. 

Brachiosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, Stygimoloch, Pteranodon, Gallimimus, Parasaurolophus, Compsognathus, Mosasaurus, Ankylosaurus and of course- Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The camera pans down, showing us a farm. A large fence surrounds the buildings.

"cattle raising saw ridge, Nevada".

Two figures in black raincoats run to the fence, one examines the lock on the gate as the other grabs a clamp, snapping the chains and allowing themselves to enter. In total Silence, the two figures creep inside the building, the first figure removed the phone from their pocket, turned on the camera and illuminated their face.

There stood Zia Rodriguez. A paleo-veterinarian that is the reason the only known velociraptor alive is still alive today. Zia was there when Islar Nublar exploded and is one of the one who set a Velociraptor loose to freedom and to help it destroy a hybrid creature.

The second figure removed her hood. Claire Dearing stared in horror at several infant Nasutoceratops, all crammed within Tiny cages like some sort of toys.

Claire was a manager at the theme park 'Jurassic World'. When the park went under and a volcano threatened to wipe the dinosaurs off of the earth, Claire was one of only a few people to go back and rescue as many species as possible. She was betrayed however and was taken to Lockwood manor, where she met her now adopted daughter. Claire now works to make a safe and peaceful world for prehistoric beasts.

Zia presses record, filming the whole thing.
Claire turned to face another infant, it was kept separate from the rest, it was more frail and much paler than the rest, and Zia beckoned her over.

"Why do you think he separated from the rest?"
Zia put a finger on the animal's neck, grimacing.
"I don't think he's going to make it."

Claire would then reach her arms into the cage and remove a tracking collar on the infant's leg, causing it to squeal in fear. Zia panicked.

"No! What are you doing?!" She hissed.
"We're going to report this!!"
"The DFW takes days to investigate, we're saving this one now." Claire gave her a confident look as she picked one end of the infant up, smirking at Zia. She groaned.

The next scene shows the two making their way back out, carrying the baby animal. A large, white van crashed through the gates, and the two turned. The backdoors swung open,  there stood Franklin Webb.

Franklin was an ex-employee of 'Jurassic World' as well, however, he was on the more technical side of the park. Alongside Zia and Claire, he was one of the madmen to return to Nublar to protect the dinosaurs. Franklin is a part-time technician, though he does care for the dinosaurs for the most part.

Franklin was furious.
"You guys said you'd be five minutes! It's been half an hour! What are you-"

He saw the Nasutoceratops baby, his eyes widened and his jaw dropped.
"Nope. Not happening." He warned, and the two girls pushed past him, getting the Nasutoceratops shut inside as alarms rang all around them.
"Shit."
"Shit."
"Shit."

Zia and Franklin slammed the doors shut, Claire dived into the driver's seat, started the van and drove off, pickup trucks packed with angry men inside not too far behind. Claire spotted something, an idea popped into her head.
"Hold on!"
"To what?!"
The van ploughs through another fence and a herd of Nasutoceratops panicked, roaring as they charged the Pursuing vehicles, one managed to topple the first. Another managed to impale the driver of the second truck with its horns.

The last truck wasn't giving up, however. One of the men inside aimed a gun, firing, causing the back doors to open.
"Claire! We're going to get shot!!" Zia hissed.
"Not on my watch!" Claire screamed back.

Claire had been in this situation a thousand times, she knew what to do.
"If something chases you- run."

She swerved. A bull Nasutoceratops toppled the third car like a stack of cards. The animal stomped on the ground and roared.

Claire Smirked and continued driving. The infant was safe now. And that's all that mattered.

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