You Remind Me Of Him

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Panting and flushed we reached the top of the ridge, gazing into the distance I saw nothing but green "I'd consider this a beautiful sight if I wasn't being chased by dinosaurs"

The jungle valley stretches over acre but not far off I could see a big complex made up of several buildings. One building alone seemed to cover several acres.

"I bet there's a very good chance Eric's in there. I'd bet my bottom dollar" We all shared an unsure look as Mr and Mrs Kirby started to run down to the valley "What do you think it is?" Billy asked aloud "As far as I'm concerned it's the four seasons" Udesky said scratching the back of his head.

We emerge from the jungles and walk to the compound looking around nervously I sigh with relief when no dinosaurs are in sight. We walk through an overgrown parking lot, littered with abandoned vehicles some are lying on their side but others are overturned completely.

I peer through a windshield it looks partially caved in like something big head butted the glass, shivering I run to catch up with the group "Haley what did I tell you about staying by my side" dad scolded me "Sorry"

Walking through the open doors or the building it looks like we're standing in what used to be the lobby but now has been claimed by the jungle, roots and ivy poke through the floor and walls.

In the waiting area, the cushions of a sofas and chairs have been chewed at and pulled apart. Broken coffee mugs and dirty ashtrays lie on the table.

Jumping I heard flapping in the other wise dead quiet and look up to see birds nesting in the rafters, sighing I jumped again when Paul started to shout "Eric!"

"Paul! Don't" Amanda whispered to Paul now obviously realising the danger she's in, turning we all the see the phone on the lobby desk "What the hell" Amanda says picking up the phone I waited hoping that it would work and sighing sadly when Amanda shakes her head.

With dad taking the lead we head deeper into the building

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With dad taking the lead we head deeper into the building. We walk by a couple vending machines that stand at the one end of a long hallway covered with vines. I watch in amusement as Paul pulls change from his pocket.

"Who's got some change? It only takes quarters. I've got $1.10" Suddenly Amanda pulls me back as Billy kicks in the window of one machine with his boot. Picking through the glass, he pulls out some candy bars and chips "Thank God for preservatives" He tosses the food to the others.

Pulling my backpack from my back I started to fill it with chips and candy I raised my eyebrow when Mrs Kirby giggled at me "What?" she shook her head and pulled me along with her "You remind me of him that's all" I smiled in sadness for her.

Eating my candy, I slowly followed the adults to what looked like a laboratory I looked at all the equipment in like a déjà vu it was filled with much of the same equipment I recognized from the first island.

Walking around and looking at the equipment I saw dinosaur foetuses and body parts "This is how you make dinosaurs?" I turned to see her looking at the equipment in both disgust and interest. "No this is how you play God" I nodded quietly agreeing with my dad this was all about money and power.

"Okay if I take pictures?" Billy asked dad holding up his camera, dad nodded as we continued to walk through the lab. Suddenly Amanda screams and we all look to see a raptor was trying to attack her but luckily couldn't get through the tanks.

I'm pulled out of the lab by my dad "Come one now!" I waste no time in keeping up with his pulling, as we race out of the room I brave a look back and see the raptor has found a larger gap between the tanks to jump through and was now giving chase.

"This way!" With Paul leading the way we run down a hallway as the raptor closes in I pushed through a door with my dad "In here!" Pushing the door, I screamed as the raptor bangs against the door the heavy weight pushes me and dad into a corner with the door trapping us.

Struggling with the door I could hear The Kirby's, Billy and Usdesky shouting to get the raptors attention but then suddenly the raptor stops squealing at us and looks up causing us to look up too and my stomach drops the top of the door is open.

The raptor climbs up the chain-like door seeing its feet off the floor I get and Idea "Push dad, Push!" Dad catches on and we both push the gate hard swinging it and the raptor right through the opening of the cage.

Now the raptor is trapped in a small triangular space I slide across the doors bolt and run as the other adults leave their cage too. As everyone rushes back to the door the raptor begins to make a different squealing sound, dad stops to look back "She's calling for help"

Grabbing my dad's hand, I pulled him along before the raptor could get out of the cage. As we run from the building the calling sound of the raptor could be heard.

Running into the thick jungle I could still hear the raptors calls but what scared me more were the screeching of other raptors answering the call of their pack mate. Picking my feet up higher I ran quicker I was not about to be velociraptor food, suddenly we broke through the tall trees into a vast field.

Looking around me as I ran I saw a herd of grazing Hadrosaurus who suddenly start to flee across the open space. Turning my head, I looked back in the distance behind the herd the pack of raptors emerges from the jungles, coming their way.

"Head for the trees!" Dad shouts from behind me, looking forward again I see the other side of the field was all jungle again "This way!" Dad shouts grabbing my arm and leads us into the stampeding heard of hadrosaurus.

"Dad!" I shouted suddenly more worried about getting trampled, in all is chaos the Hadrosaurus race past and split up the group. I could no longer see anyone through the herd but I knew I still had to carry on running.

Deciding to be brave I take a look back I gasped seeing the raptors totally ignoring the hadrosaurus. the pack was dodging its way through the herd, I guess the raptors only want us. Looking up ahead I spot a bag laying in the grass and realise it's Billy's I leant down and snatched it up whilst I ran past, looking up I could vaguely see Billy looking back at me "Haley, No!". Motioning him to carry I put the bag over my shoulder "Keep going" looking back up I was cut off by some of the hadrosaurus "Damn" running over a little to the side I realised I had lost sight of everyone in the rush "Dad!"

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