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A lone helicopter soared over the ocean off the coast of Costa Rica, headed for a now-forgotten island. Its occupants were en route to study the aftermath of its destruction, and explore the now-lifeless expansion of land that used to host the greatest scientific wonder of the modern age.
“I never thought we’d end up going back here again.” Tim Murphy said, staring out at the blue water below.
“I know, it’s been 25 years and the idea still gives me chills.” His sister, Alexis “Lex” Murphy-Mattingly said. “But at least there won’t be any dinosaurs this time!” The two still had nightmares of their ordeal in their grandfather’s park so long ago. They hoped that Isla Nublar and its prehistoric inhabitants would’ve been buried and forgotten long ago, of course that hope was dashed when the park reopened as Jurassic World recently. Though, perhaps seeing the island now, destroyed, would give them closure.
“Ready to do the intro to the video?” Tim said, handing Lex the camera.
“Do we really have to do this?” Lex said, rolling her eyes. “Gimmicky videos like this seem so childish.”
“Um, yeah. My series is an internet documentary, kinda hard to do that without a video!” Tim said.
“Alright, aaaaand action.” Lex said.
“Hey guys, it’s me, the famed volcanologist extraordinaire Tim Murphy, this is my sister Lex, and we’re headed to a site that many of you have heard of in recent news and both of us have quite a history with. We’re headed to the famous Isla Nublar island, which used to be home to the Jurassic World theme park, and its predecessor Jurassic Park, which was never released to the public. As many of you know, the island’s long-dormant volcano recently erupted, destroying the park and its inhabitants and leaving the island barren and dead. Well today, we’re going to see the aftermath of the destruction first-hand, and maybe get a peek inside the volcano itself! Also, real quick we want to dedicate this video to our loyal fans, our late grandfather John Hammond, and our close friends, Drs. Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler, thanks for all you’ve done for us and congrats on the wedding! Alright, cut.”
“Not a bad intro!” Said Gregory, the pilot and Tim’s friend. “But you said you two have a ‘history’ with the island? I’m sure the fans would love to know more about that.”
“Eh, I’ll touch on it later in the video.” Tim said. “Besides, most of my fans know we’re Hammond’s grandkids. They know what went down.”
“I still can’t believe I let you talk me into coming here.” Lex shook her head. “I do have a company to take care of after all!”
“Hey, that tech place’ll be fine without you for a week.” Tim said. “Besides, it’ll be good for both of us to see our nightmare destroyed.”
“Uh, guys?” Gregory said. “I think we’re here but you need to take a look at this.”
The siblings looked out of their windows and could not believe what they saw. Just ahead was Isla Nublar, and while most of the island (particularly around the top near the volcano) appeared barren, the bottom third of the island was still green and lush. Being a volcanologist, Tim knew that there should be nothing still alive on the island, yet he couldn’t deny what his own eyes were seeing.
“What in the hell?” Lex breathed.
“Gregory, find us a clear spot and set us down.” Tim said. “I need to get a closer look.”
The helicopter landed in a clearing near the coast and the trio emerged. Though they were still in disbelief, there it was in front of them: a vast green jungle stretching out for miles. Tim examined one of the trees up close, and while the leaves were slightly darkened and the branches somewhat charred, the tree was still clearly alive. His sister made an even more shocking discovery.
“T-Tim!” She said, pointing just behind him. Her eyes conveyed the same look of fear he saw in her 25 years ago, when she first spotted the velociraptor that menaced them in the park’s kitchen. Tim turned around and saw three small Compys eyeing him from the forest.
“H-how is that possible?” Lex said in a shaky voice. “There shouldn’t be any-”
Her words were interrupted by a loud rumble, then another, then another. The three barely had time to get out of the way before an enormous creature came stomping into their path. Luckily though, this one didn’t want to eat them. It was a Brachiosaurus, just as massive and majestic as the ones the two saw when they were children. The dinosaur let out a loud, rumbling call as it stomped through the clearing.
“Amazing, absolutely amazing.” Gregory admired, having never actually seen a dinosaur in person. The animal, much like the trees, had signs of burning all over its body, but that was a very small matter all things considered; logically, it should’ve been dead.
“What exactly is going on here?” Lex asked as the Brach’s footsteps grew fainter and fainter. “I thought that volcano destroyed everything!”
“It should have!” Tim exclaimed. “Something’s not right here, there’s no way a volcano of that magnitude can erupt the way it did and do so little actual damage. We need to figure out what’s going on.”
“Do you really want to walk back into this horror?” Lex asked. “I say we just get the hell out of here!”
“No, I need to know! I need to know…how grandpa’s work survived.” Tim said.
“Guys, um, leaving might not be the worst idea.” A concerned Gregory said. Tim and Lex turned around to see what he was looking at, and barely had time to see an enormous predator charging at them from the jungle.
“RUN!” Tim shouted. The trio hurried towards the helicopter as fast as they could, the rumbling of the dinosaur’s footsteps growing louder behind them. Tim turned around to get a glimpse of the dinosaur; it sort’ve looked like a T-Rex, but was slightly larger, had a more elongated head, and three fingers on each arm instead of two.
The three made it into the chopper and began to take off, but were jolted and shaken as the dinosaur’s teeth punctured the tail of the helicopter, causing it to break off and the cockpit to hurdle towards the ground. It crashed and shattered, sending Tim and Lex flying and pinning Gregory underneath the wreckage. The siblings desperately tried to pull him out, but he wasn’t budging, and the dinosaur was drawing closer.
“Go, get out of here!” Gregory shouted. “It’s too late for me, just go!” Reluctantly, the two complied and took off in the other direction. They both looked back to see the dinosaur’s jaws close around the top half of their friend’s body. Not wanting to see the rest, they sprinted into the forest as fast as they could, hearts pounding and minds racing. They came back hoping to give closure to their nightmare, but instead found themselves trapped in it once again.