Welcome to camp

S2: Salvation

Yasmina: "It can't be..."

She stared off into the dense jungles of Isla Nublar, the wavering campfire smoke a grey beacon against the dark green canopy of leaves.

There was a thud as Y/n lept down onto the main level, Brooklynn hurrying down the hacked-together stairs after him.

Brooklynn: "I'm seeing it too."

Kenji: "That is most def a bonfire."

Sammy: "People. People!"

She grabbed Yasmina's shoulders excitedly from behind."

Kenji: "Someone got our SOS signal."

He clapped a hand to his forehead.

Darius: "Let's go find them. It's time to go home!"

He cheered, the others following up with just as excited. Except Y/n. His pale eyes were narrowed at the bonfire, cogs turning in his mind. From the distance and the level of light, he could tell it was ground level. And anyone camping at ground level on Nublar as it was now, was either very stupid or very confident in themselves. However, despite his misgivings, he knew that the others needed a way off the island.

They set off near immediately, after an argument with Y/n on whether weapons were mandated or not. They said that they wouldn't need weapons once they reached their saviors, Y/n then pointed out that there were several kilometers of dinosaur-infested jungle between them.

They ran off into the jungle, each of them armed, and only Y/n not grinning. He had to keep shouting at them to shut up with their celebrations.

One after the other, they took turns climbing the largest tree to check on their progress and direction every few minutes.

It was Darius' turn, when he stopped laughing with joy.

The smoke was gone, the marker leading them to a safe way home... was gone.

He clambered down the tree, the others resting at the base, a mix of out-of-breath and relaxing to not strain their wounds.

Darius: "The bonfire, it's gone."

Y/n could hear the edge of panic in his voice. The built-up joy from the others fizzled away near instantly, leaving them just tired and confused.

Sammy: "What if they left? What if the people who came to save us gave up and we missed our chance?"

They were silent. Y/n took a deep breath, preparing for a second chance at giving the big inspiring speech, when a roar ripped through the darkness.

They huddled up, back-to-back in a circle. Weapons pointed outwards. With all the trees, it was harder for them to pinpoint the source of the noise.

Kenji: "C-could be a really big compy, right?"

Y/n: "Yes, because that wouldn't be a problem at all, not like the fun-sized ones aren't already a massive pain in the –"

Another ear-splitting roar, as a hulking shape rushed out from the bushes towards them!

The kids scattered, screaming.

They all sprinted away, the dinosaur hot on their heels. Y/n spared a glance back, seeing it was the same type as the theropod from the watering hole, a ceratosaurus as he'd learned.

In his panic to avoid tripping on anything on the floor, Kenji ran face-first into a branch and fell onto his back, dropping his butter knife. Sammy tripped over him.

Y/n: "I am so over this, fall back!"

Somewhat hesitantly, Darius, Brookylnn, and Yasmina followed his orders, forming up in front of the two fallen campers.