Inevitable // Zach Mitchell // [2]

Chapter Five

I run to Owen, Claire and Franklin and hug them all before they proceed to collapse on the sand just like I had moments prior.

"Zia?!" Claire asked.

Owen shakes his head, "It was a double cross, they took her."

"Franklin can you still track them?!" I say with high hopes.

Franklin produces an electronic device from his pocket but it clearly has way too much water damage to be functional, "Not anymore." He sighs.

"Bastards! It was a lie! It was all a lie!" Claire screams while kicking the sand beneath her. She's devastated. We all are.

I throw my head back in defeat but when I do something catches my eye. "Uh Guys?" I shout while pointing to the sky.

There are two helicopters flying overhead, both of them with captured dinosaurs suspended below them. One of them has the Tyrannosaurus Rex while the other has the Baryonyx.

Everyone just stares up in complete shock.

I however do not want to stay here any longer, "Come on! What are you waiting for!"

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We arrive at the port but stay hidden up on some high rocks. My brother produces a pair of binoculars and starts to scope out what's going on down by the boat.

Dozens of dinosaurs are being put in cages and then transported onto the ship. They all look so miserable. I know they need to leave this island but these people are being seriously cruel.

"There's Zia. They've got Blue too, she doesn't look so good." My brother says while passing me the binoculars.

I look through them and see Zia thrashing around and trying to break free from the hold of two men. She's putting up a really good fight. This whole ordeal has really made me realize that Zia is a total badass.

I can now see Blue in a cage with a blanket draped over her. She looks really weak.

Suddenly the volcano behind us makes a loud cracking noise and even more smoke and lava starts to spew out of it. This causes everyone on the dock to hurry on to the ship as fast as they can.

"We gotta get on that ship." Claire says while climbing over the rock we are all currently perched on.

"But I like the rock! I'm safe on the rock!" Franklin panics.

Zach sighs, "Wouldn't you be safer on the boat? Away from the island?"

Franklin quickly lifts himself from the rock and starts running, "Yep I love the boat, let's go boats!"

We all start sprinting along the concrete dock as quickly as we can because the large ship has started to pull away.

I'm somehow ahead of everyone else by about 3 meters. I guess those daily runs back home are starting to pay off huh?

Suddenly a few oil tanks explode behind us, Zach and Franklin are thrown in the air by the impact of the blast, they both land with a thud.

My heart stops in my chest when I see Zach smack against the ground.

"No!" I scream while coming to a halt.

Owen, who is closest to me, grabs my arm, "I got 'em! You and Claire get the truck going!"

Claire and I start running towards an abandoned truck and when we reach it I make sure I'm on the drivers side. I swing open the door, plant myself in the seat and am delighted to find they keys in the ignition. I start the truck up and slam my foot on the gas pedal. I look in my side mirror and spot my brother leading the boys to catch up with the truck. Thank god they're okay. Thank god Zach is okay.