Grady's Blood

Joint Session

Y/n POV

[February 12th, 2017]

I shoot awake in my bed, covered in a cold sweat that drenched my body. My breathing was fast and light and my eyes darted around the dark van, prompting me to start to calm down. I run a hand through my hair that I had grown out more over the past few months. I stand up and put a jacket on along with some boots before walking outside. The chill, refreshing night air filled my lungs as the gentle glow of the mood shone down, lighting the surrounding area.

I sigh heavily and sit down on a rock nearby, looking out onto the lake, reflecting moonlight off of it. But the surreal feeling was interrupted when I felt the ground shake. It was one after another, like heavy steps every second. I look to the tree line and saw the trees rustling prompting me to tilt my head in curiosity. After a few seconds, the rustling stopped and a large cow emerged from the trees.

Y/n: Aw, what're you doing out here?

I walk to approach the cow but when it let out a moo, it was suddenly dragged back into the forest and its cries of pain and help were heard before bones snapping followed, bringing an uncomfortable and eerie silence. Just then, two familiar monsters breach the tree line and make direct eye contact with me. The Scorpious Rexes.

Y/n: Th-this can't be real...

The two roar at me, their ear piercing roar making me cover my ears because the joint roar before I saw them both charge at me simultaneously. I take a step back and try to run but I tripped on a rock, causing me to fall to the ground. I stand as fast as I could and run to the van but when I open the door and run through, I find myself back on Mantah Corp island outside the compound.

I start to panic, my breath quickening and my heartrate accelerating while I felt the ground shake each second like footsteps which brought my attention to the tree line. There, I saw a pair of piercing red eyes staring at me. Just at that, I knew it was Rudy but before I could do anything, he pounced out at me and caught me in his jaws. I wake up in a cold sweat while panting heavily, the sun already risen and dad outside splitting wood. I groan and get up from bed and walk outside and sit ton one of the chairs, looking toward the lake and mountains.

Owen: Morning, Y/n.

Y/n: Hey, dad...

Dad stopped splitting wood and walked over to me, sitting in the chair next to me and looking out onto the lake with me, seeming to pick up on my tone of voice.

Owen: You're sweating. Nightmares again?

I sigh and nod my head, wiping the sweat off my face.

Y/n: I thought they were gone. It was getting better, I-I hadn't gotten them for two months...

I hold my head in my hands as dad gently pats me on the back and rubs it.

Owen: But that means they're getting better. They're becoming less frequent.

Y/n: But they become more intense. Last night it was Rudy and the Scorpious Rexes. At first when I got home it was just Compies, Stygies and it started getting worse. Carno's, Allo's, Cerato's, until it got to the bigger and worse ones. Rexy, the Indominus, the Scorpious Rexes, Rudy.

I rub my face with my hands as dad continued to rub my back until he stopped, prompting me to look up at him and see he has an idea in mind. He goes inside with his phone while I stay outside and look at the lake again, staring into the reflection being projected by the light of the sun, the mountains of Sierra Nevada and the surrounding forests.

[the next day]

I was sitting on the couch, scrolling through twitter, catching up on the news, recent events and the Isla Nublar debates that still seemed to be raging on after the park turned to shit. Dad walked over to me from outside and opened the curtains I had closed to keep the sun light out of my face and now that they were open, I was forced to shield my eyes with my hand.