Jurassic Kratts

Tyrannosaurus Wrecks

  Before long, the small drops of rain became mighty torrents, and the strong winds howled through the night, causing the great trees to sway and dance to their movement. Few parts of the island in were untouched by the tropical storm, especially near the T.rex Paddock where two Ford Explorers were situated, waiting for Nature's fury to pass, waiting for the power to return.  The bait goat that was brought from underground earlier in the afternoon, remained tethered to the stake, its bleating barely audible over the downpour. The two vehicles sit still in the middle of the road. A man's silhouette races back from the front car to the rear one.
  Dr. Grant, wet from head to toe, returned to the relative dry of the vehicle he shared with Dr. Malcolm and the Kratt Brothers.
"Their radio's out too. Gennaro said to stay put. Are your Creaturepods working yet?"
  Both creature adventurers checked their Creaturepods, but received the same result, "Nothing."said the Kratt in green. "Rain's messing up our signal. Maybe when it dies down will be the right time."
"The kids okay?"asked the Kratt in blue.
"Well, I didn't ask. Why wouldn't they be?"retorted the paleontologist.
"Kids get scared."
"What's to be scared about? It's just a little hiccup in power."
"Hey! I didn't say I was scared."
"I didn't say you were scared."
Meanwhile in the lead Explorer, Gennaro, Lex, and Tim wait, bored. The rain drummed on the roof monotonously. Jimmy Z had already fallen asleep minutes earlier, and the lawyer was about to follow his lead when Tim suddenly burst from behind the passenger seat, wearing a pair of robust green goggles, startling his sister. "Hey! Where did you find those?"asked the lawyer quite sternly.
  "In a box under my seat."
"Are they heavy?"
"Yeah."
  "Then they're expensive. Put 'em back." With that, he leaned back and closed his eyes. The ten-year old ignored  him and put the goggles back on. He stared out the back window, gazing through the goggles in which the images were bright, fluorescent green.
"Oh, cool! Night vision!"
Tim continued to stare out the window with his goggles. He swung his legs—but suddenly stopped. He felt something. Pulling off the goggles, he turned back, moving into the back seat with Lex who was tapping her hat, and reached forward to still her hand.
Boom Boom
"Can you feel that?"
She didn't answer.
  Tim then leaned over to the front passenger seats and looked  at the two plastic cups that sat in the dashboard. As he watched, the water in the glass vibrated, creating concentric circles. Then it stopped.
  And then it vibrated again. Rhythmically. Like footsteps.
Boom Boom Boom
These vibrations woke Gennaro from his slumber. "M-Maybe it's the power trying to come back on."stammered the lawyer, though he wasn't convinced. Tim jumped into the back seat, donning the night vision goggles again.
"What is that?" asked the twelve-year old.
Her brother turned and looked towards the side, where the goat was tethered. But something was wrong: the goat was nowhere to be found.
  "Where's the goat?"
Her answer came with a bang from the sunroof, startling the passengers, and looking up, they saw a bloody, disembodied goat leg. 
  Tim whipped around to look out the side window again. His mouth popped open, but no sound escaped. Through the goggles, he spied a huge claw gripping the cables of the electrified fence. He looked up, then craned his head back further to look out the sunroof. Past the goat's leg, the boy saw an enormous, boxlike head well over five feet long, standing perhaps twenty feet off the ground. The remains of the goat hung out of the creature's jaws. Tilting its head back, the predator swallowed the animal in a single gulp. Tyrannosaurus rex. 
  Gennaro paled with sheer terror. He couldn't even speak. The lawyer's hand clawed for the door handle, and after throwing the door wide open, he took off into the pouring rain, leaving the children exposed.
  "He left us. He left us!"cried a horrified Lex.
Gennaro ran as fast as he could, racing past the second car, into a cement outhouse twenty or thirty yards away.
  "Where does he think he's going?"wondered Dr. Grant, noticing the lawyer's frantic flight.
Malcolm shrugged,"When you gotta go, you gotta go." Martin then looked out the side window and noticed the fence beginning to buckle, its posts collapsing, wires snapping free. "Oh no.. Umm guys?" The others then looked in the direction Martin's eyes were gazing and noticed the T.rex chewed its way through the disabled barrier.
  The four men watched in horror as the monstrous carnivore stepped over the ruined fence and into the middle of the park road. It stood there for a moment, massive head swinging from one vehicle to another before bellowing a loud, unearthly roar. "Boy, do I hate being right all the time."muttered Malcolm. Another roar followed, like a cry from some other world, before the T.rex strode quickly towards them, circling the vehicle slowly, bending over to look in at them through the window. The scientists and creature adventurers  sat trembling, watching as the giant legs strode past the windows.
  "Everyone, keep absolutely still. It's vision's based on movement."cautioned the paleontologist.
  "You sure about that?"asked Chris skeptically.
"Relatively." 
  The four men remained frozen as the T.rex bent down, peering right through the window. The dinosaur's large, yellow eye was only slightly smaller than the entire pane of glass. The tyrannosaur pulled back slightly, then reached down and bumped the car with its snout, causing it to rock slightly. Suddenly the huge theropod raised its head, turning its attention to the first vehicle, drawn by a bright light moving frantically against the window. Making a decision, the T.rex strode to the first car. Fast.
  "Turn the light off. Turn the light off!"whispered Grant.
"Turn the light off!"yelled Tim, noticing that the flashlight used by Lex to warn the others only put their own lives at risk. Silently, the boy moved slowly to the passenger side to shut the door left open by the cowardly lawyer. He pulled the door closed, only to have the dinosaur's head dart in the general direction of the noise. Paralyzed by fear, the siblings could only stare as the T.rex peered through the window until its golden eyes came to Lex's side where she flashed the flashlight in the predator's eye, causing the pupils to retract. Before they could react, the T.rex lifted its enormous head above the sunroof, and looking down at the children, the massive theropod blared an earth-shaking roar, causing them to clench their ears to block out the deafening sound.
  "Turn it off!"screamed Tim, noticing the flashlight was still on.
"Sorry."apologized his sister, struggling to find the off switch. Jimmy then chose that moment to stir from his slumber, rudely awakened by the ruckus. "Hey guys, why are we yelling?"he yawned.
  Before either of them could answer, the T.rexs' jaws came crashing down from the sunroof, knocking the plastic frame right out of the roof of the car, down into the vehicle. The bubble fell down on the trio, trapping them, and the animal lunged down, snapping at its intended targets. "Tell me this is just a nightmare!"screamed the Tortuga pilot, now fully awake as the rexs' nightmarish jaws were kept at bay by all that remained of the sunroof. But the monstrous predator continued to push down, causing the glass to groan, crack lines racing across it. 
In the rear car, Grant, Malcolm, and the Kratt Brothers watched in horror as the Tyrannosaurus clawed at the side of the lead vehicle with one of its powerful hind legs. It pushed, starting to tip the car over.
  "Oh my God!"exclaimed Malcolm.
  "We gotta do something!"cried the two creature adventurers.
"What? What can we do?"questioned the mathematician doubtfully.
  "There's gotta be something."murmured the paleontologist as he rummaged through the back, looking for something useful. At the same time, Martin and Chris looked through their backpacks for essentials.
  Meanwhile, the windows shatter in the lead car as the T.rex continued its assault, nudging the vehicle with its head, rolling it up on its side. The three passengers tumbled around with it. But the predator wasn't through with them yet; it towered over the damaged car, placing one foot on the chassis, tearing at the undercarriage with its powerful jaws. Tim, Lex, and Jimmy Z were trapped inside the rapidly flattening car, and as the frame continued to buckle underneath the brute's massive weight, mud and rain water pour into whatever space was remaining. Then it stopped. The T.rex backed back, dragging the Explorer, swinging it left and right. The animal seemed ready to fling the wreckage over the edge of its domain. Over the barrier there was a gentle terraced area at one side where the carnivore emerged from, but the car wasn't next to that; it was bordering a sharp precipice, representing a sixty foot drop.
Suddenly, the T.rex came to a halt,interrupted by loud shouts and a thunderous roar. The beast looked in the direction of the intrusive noises and saw the paleontologist armed with a brightly lit flare and a green lion baring his teeth, ready to strike. Seeing the pair as a mere nuisance, the massive theropod bellowed a fierce roar in an attempt to scare them off. But Dr. Grant and Chris refused to yield. As the paleontologist slowly waved the flare before him, the T.rex locked its eyes on the flare, following its movement.
The Kratt in blue chose that moment to sneak behind the behemoth, slowly making his way towards the damaged car. Upon seeing Martin at the wreckage, Grant looked over the wall and tossed the flare over to the edge of the barrier. The huge predator lunged for the light, unaware of the Kratt in blue's presence. "Is everyone alright?"asked the older Kratt. But as Martin stooped down to help the trio trapped inside, a massive tail struck him square in the chest, catching him off guard. The force of the blow sent the creature adventurer flying several yards.
"Martin!"cried the Kratt in lion form, seeing his brother stunned by the retreating theropod. But before he could aid his fallen sibling, he heard Malcolm's frantic yells and the unearthly roar of the Tyrannosaurus now advancing towards the mathematician. The man had only a blazing flare between him and the enraged carnivore.
Without thinking, Chris raced on all fours, pouncing to get himself between Malcolm and seven tons of prehistoric terror. "Ian, get behind me!"ordered the green lion, getting into a defensive stance, claws unsheathed, anticipating the T.rexs' next move. "Back off, Ms.T.rex!"he growled, before bellowing a huge roar to make his point. Unfazed by its smaller adversary's show of bravery or foolhardiness, the larger predator blared an even louder roar in Chris' face, splattering him with saliva.
  "You make a very compelling argument."squeaked the Kratt in lion form, heart racing, eyes as large as saucers. The pair braced themselves as the T.rexs' massive head towers twenty feet above them, ready to swallow the two in a single gulp. Chris shut his eyes, anticipating the killer blow. But the teeth never came.
The Kratt in green forced an eye open to see that the dinosaur's fangs missed by mere inches. We should've been dead by now, thought the surprised creature adventurer. This surprised the Tyrannosaurus as well, so the bewildered animal turned its head to see another tyrannosaur gripping at its tail. "Wait a minute, isn't that—" Malcolm never finished as the green lion finished for him, "Martin!" And, indeed, it was the Kratt in blue, but with T.rex Power.
  As the tyrannosaur unwittingly struck Martin with its tail, it subsequently hit the button on his Creature Power Suit, causing the suit to malfunction. As a result, the Kratt in blue now had tyrannosaur powers, taking on the giant theropod's form. Now he was using his newfound power to save his brother.
  "Chris!"roared the Kratt in T.rex form while still grabbing the carnivore's tail in his artificial jaws, " You and the others get the kids and JZ outta there! I'll keep Wrecksy busy." 
  "Wrecksy? Seriously, bro?"
  The blue tyrannosaur couldn't help but chuckle at his younger brother's incredulous expression. However, the moment Wrecksy felt the pressure on her tail loosen, she turned on her new adversary with open jaws, grabbing Martin by the neck. The blue tyrannosaur struggled with all his might, eventually breaking free of Wrecksy's grip. Recovering quickly, Martin Rex countered with a tail whip to the other theropod's face. The two tyrannosaurs eyed
each other, baby blue meeting bright gold, baring their teeth before they charged at one another with lowered heads. The result was a fourteen ton collision course, that sent Martin Rex off his feet.
As the two giants clashed, the rest of the rescue team reached the severely damaged vehicle. Utilizing the enhanced strength of his lion form, Chris budged a dent large enough for Jimmy and Lex to crawl out. Apart from bruises and cuts, they were unharmed. Timmy, on the other hand, couldn't move; his feet were pinned down by a fallen seat when the car buckled. The green lion was about to loosen the seat when he was interrupted by JZ's scream and a heavy thud. He looked to see Martin Rex slumped to the ground, pinned by his opponent's sheer bulk. To his horror, Wrecksy had Martin's neck in her jaws and threw the blue Rex across the floor, right into the concrete outhouse. Grant, Jimmy and Lex barely managed to dodge the fallen tyrannosaur's tail. Malcolm wasn't so lucky; the tail smacked the mathematician square in the chest, knocking the wind out of him, sending him flying with Martin.
"Martin! No!"
The Tyrannosaurus then strode over to the demolished building, to confirm her victory. The impact of the crash had knocked Martin out cold. Her instincts told her that the intruder was no longer a threat. Then, her sense of smell told the predator of a potential meal. Following her nose, Wrecksy then found Gennaro sitting motionless on a toilet, paralyzed by fear. The last thing the lawyer saw was the open jaws of the T.rex as the mammoth carnivore clamped down, violently shaking him like a rag doll before swallowing him whole.
   The three men had just managed to move the fallen seat, freeing Tim's legs when Chris heard the distinct sound of Wrecksy returning from the demolished outhouse. He had just enough time to block a terrified scream that threatened to escape Jimmy's mouth. "Shhh. Don't move, Jimmy. She can't see us if we don't move."whispered the green lion, paws holding the Tortuga pilot tightly, for he was shaking like a leaf in autumn. Lex was too petrified to move a muscle as the T.rex slowly approached them once more, gigantic head slowly dropping just inches away from the immobilized group, ragged bits of flesh and clothing hanging from her teeth. Not finding anything, Wrecksy swung her head away, snorting loudly from her nose, causing Grant's hat to fly off his head.
The Tyrannosaurus then walked towards the back of the wreckage. Chris released a breath he didn't know he was holding when the damaged vehicle spun wildly as it was pushed from behind by the massive theropod. The paleontologist, preteen, pilot and the green lion were pushed in front, helpless as they scrambled to keep ahead of the car, now moving closer to the edge of the barrier.
Wrecksy loomed over the four who were now trapped between the advancing car and a sixty-foot drop. Having sighted her targets, the T.rex tried to lunge, but was blocked by the car. Chris narrowly avoided her snap, and chose that moment to deactivate. Thinking quickly, the creature adventurer spied some dangling fence cables on the other side of the barrier. "Where is it? Where is it?"he muttered, looking through his pack, trying to find the disk compatible with the vial of fur in his hand. Here it is, he thought, having found the right one, before putting in the activation button of his CPS. "Activate Creature Power!"
The other three, Wrecksy, and a trapped Timmy, were momentarily blinded by a bright green light. Once it cleared, in the spot where Chris was, now stood a green orangutan. "Everyone, grab on!" The T.rex paused for a brief moment before continuing her attack.
Almost before they recovered from their initial shock, Grant was grabbed by a hairy arm, while Lex and Jimmy Z clung for dear life on the simian's back. The moment he sensed everyone was accounted for, the creature adventurer gone ape grabbed a wire with his free hand and began the descent.
"It's a good thing orangutans have the strength of five grown men, otherwise this would be really difficult."said Chris as he slowly made his way down the wall, careful not to drop any of his passengers. "It's great that we're safe and all, but what about Tim?"fretted JZ. Dr. Grant took a quick glance upwards, then wished he hadn't. "You may need to pick up the pace, Mr. Kratt. Look!"
As the green orangutan looked in the direction the paleontologist was pointing, his eyes widened. Oh no.. Chris thought as looming above them came the battered Explorer, making its way towards them! 
   "Guys! You're choking me!"gurgled the green simian as two pairs of arms unwittingly started to squeeze the air out of him in their panic.
Above them, the car groaned, nearly over the edge now. Chris looked to his right side, and spied other cables, out of range of the vehicle's impending drop. His feet scrambling along the concrete wall, the Kratt gone ape tried to swing over towards the nearest strand.
  "Lex! Jimmy! Grab a wire!"
  They fell short the first time. The ape's momentum, plus the weight of his load, carried him back the other way. Fortunately the twelve-year old managed to get a hold of the free cable the second time around. Right in the nick of time.
  The moment Lex grabbed the new cable for Chris, the Explorer plummeted from the ledge, missing the four by mere feet, crashing into the leafy clouds of the forest canopy below, with the younger Murphy sibling still trapped inside.
  "Timmy!" screamed Lex, seeing the vehicle's crash landing among the trees.
Above them, Tyrannosaurus Wrecksy could be heard roaring out her frustration at losing her intended victims. A long pause reigned before they could hear the sound of her footsteps retreating, as the greatest predator the Earth has seen in sixty five million years strode off to survey her newly conquered territory.