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Jurassic World: Chaos Effect

Summary:

Set within Jurassic World: when the park falls, several individuals unconnected to each other band together for survival. An animal trainer, a security officer, a wide eyed teenager amongst the many, who come face to face with the dangerous dinosaurs of Jurassic World. But in exploring the island to find the means of escape they encounter more dangers born from sinister forces within InGen and are in a race to uncover it and make it off the island alive.

Chapter 1: Chaos

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(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

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Far Northern Canada – 2009

Simon Masrani looked out from the helicopter window and saw nothing but white. As far as the eye could see the landscape was covered in a vast blanket of snow. Anything farther than that could not be seen past thick clouds and howling icy wind. It made him glad to be traveling in style with modern comforts. He was nestled in his seat within his private helicopter in a big winter parka and several layers of other clothes. He was certain that outside of the luxury transport it was bitterly cold to the bone – a far cry from the heat and bright yellow sun of his home country an entire ocean away.

His mind wandered back to hot summers in his childhood home in Mumbai. But he recalled being quite young and indoors reading about places above the Arctic circle, lands and countries in constant snow and bitter cold. He vowed that one day he would go to these places that were worlds away from his own home.

He couldn’t quite believe he was here at all. But he had insisted to the rest of the board of seeing things out personally when receiving the report regarding the site. And so, despite the rest of the executive’s insistence, Masrani accompanied an InGen Team out to the far arctic north.

It wasn’t much different than exploring the rest of the world, he thought. Why the rest of the board argued or insisted he not go made no sense as Masrani traveled to the farthest corners, the darkest jungles, and the most remote islands and always came back in one piece. Sure, he was a businessman first but even when raised by his father he always adventurous and willing to explore. He’d had his scuba license in order to dive to the deepest depths for his company’s work and even flew on a rocket to observe Masrani’s orbiting station repairs. Going this far away was no different.

“It is not just for the thrill, but I have to see with my own two eyes what is out there.” Masrani had said last to the board.

“Simon, can’t you please just leave this to the professionals? The team is well equipped and suited. There is no reason to go out in the field.” Xiomara Cordova, a tall female executive spoke over conference call from Puerto Rico. She like others had the same expression on their features: fear, anxiety, and mild irritation. Hers a little bit more pronounced, having known the kind of man Masrani was since their early days running the Masrani Corporation.

Masrani wasn’t fazed. Nor would he listen, she knew. The billionaire simply smiled like a child.

“One life is given to the each of us. It is not in our control what happens to that life. That is why we must take each and every day as a gift from God to live it to our fullest potential. My father believed that, it is what we built this company to be the best and strive for the greatest. I will be going with the team. I will see the discovery myself.”

 

The helicopter landed just as Masrani finished his cocoa. Out of habit he checked his cell phone and saw no new messages or phone calls. The signal was at zero. As he knew it was going to be going so far away and remote. And yet the fact still brought a slight frown to his face.

To think that he owned the best satellite company on the planet – all thanks to the work put in by his father – yet still he faced the same signal problems like anyone else on Earth. If things worked out and the company made more money with all gained from their advancements, perhaps he could bring speedy coverage even to the farthest remote places like this.

Members of InGen Security opened Masrani’s doors and he instantly felt the sting of the icy wind blow into the cabin. He stepped out and zipped up his jacket and covered his head in his hood. The howl was almost deafening and yet Masrani couldn’t help but smile as he looked out into the distance. One Security officer guided the executive down a path marked by flares stood in the snow. He followed and was led to the site.

He almost didn’t notice it due to the blowing wind until he stood about right in front of it. The Security officer pointed downwards and Masrani nearly leaped out of his boots as he was faced to face with the cavern. It was a wide circle in the middle of the snow and ice and though somewhat filled with snowfall was still open and exposed. Now it made sense that one could be driving down this road and run straight over it without seeing it.

“So, this is what the Inuit couple stumbled upon?” Masrani raised his voiced over the wind. The officer nodded. Approaching them was a woman clad head to toe in black arctic clothing, her face hidden beneath a balaclava and eyes hidden under goggles.

“They were on their way to the town of Tuktoyaktuk just more north of here. We think global warming had something to due with the cavern’s sudden exposure. The Inuits and First Nations have crossed this way for over a thousand years going to and from the settlements. The people we’ve spoken to have never seen it and there isn’t records of it in their oral history. The government gave the same response.”

Masrani nodded at this. The anticipation swelled in his bones now. He wanted to see what the couple had seen on that fateful day they uncovered the cavern. For their unexpected efforts, Masrani made sure to properly compensate them for their damaged truck and more some. After all, finds like this didn’t come every day. And the find would likely change the park.

“Let’s go down there. Now.”

 

The descent into the cavern was easier than Masrani had expected. It was easier than when he’d gone spelunking in Thailand’s secret cave jungles or down into the underground of ancient Iraq. The team really was professional having set up secure cables to ease going down on a rig system connected to a trailer like office on the surface. Inside the cavern was quieter than the surface and smelled of old soil and ice. But what struck Masrani was how bright it was from how blue the ice below was. Almost light enough that he had good visibility.

The team leader – he learned her was named Jenkins – and an InGen officer had gone down with Masrani into the cavern. When they’d made it to the bottom Masrani found they were now in a wider open underground space. And then beneath his feet he saw remains of bones and flesh of creatures he couldn’t recognize. Jenkins turned on a flashlight to get a better look around the cavern.

“It’s just up ahead. We dug in here but haven’t yet removed the find. Everything else isn’t invaluable but it’s mostly remains of prey. Universities will love what we’d got here.” Jenkins spoke as they walked through. Masrani lifted up a piece of bone from the ground. It smelled fresh somehow as if the animal died the other day.

“And this site, you and the other experts say it and these remains are over ten thousand years old?”

“Believe is the key word, Mr. Masrani. We can speculate and theorize based on what information we gather and corroborate with what we already know. The other specialists will carbon date and rest what samples we can get before the storm rides in. But regardless, this site hasn’t seen life within it for a very, very long time.”

Masrani almost felt light in his legs as he took more steps with Jenkins and the soldier. Places like this cavern, old and untouched for thousands of years were like the lost worlds he would read about as a little boy. It almost brought a tear in his eye to be here despite having already had world renown accomplishments he wouldn’t have thought possible in his wildest dreams. Most in thanks to the park he owned.

“Mr. Masrani, I think what will peak your interest most is just along this wall.” The InGen soldier gestured a flashlight ahead. Masrani turned his head and then gasped at what he saw suspended in clear blue ice.

“My god… its nearly whole.”

Facing the CEO was the corpse of a gigantic feline. It’s overall body and the color of its fur was a bit darker than expected. It was missing one arm and an eye and bones stuck out of its body. but that didn’t stop it from making it clear that this was a near complete specimen of a prehistoric lion.

A specimen with flesh. Masrani of all people knew the value in this. The data, the secrets, the potential.

“We guess it is an adult. Maybe past his prime considering what we think is scarring on the body. But part of it may be decay. It’s far larger than any other specimens found before.” Jenkins looked back behind her as the other members of their team walked through the cavern. Two were carrying special mechanical devices, a radar and an advanced high-powered laser saw.

“Just set it right at the front of the wall.” Jenkins looked to the CEO. “Mr. Masrani, we should have these two out in no time.” The InGen Security officer informed the CEO. Masrani nodded and stepped back to allow the professionals to perform their work.

“Excellent. I can’t wait until we’ve got them in the park.” Masrani breathed into the palms of his hands – forgetting that he wore thick gloves. The anticipation surging in his bones made him too excited to care about that right now. Jenkins approached the businessman then and spoke.

“If it’s alright with you Mr. Masrani, if and when that day comes, I’d love passes for me and my whole family to come down there. I’ve uh, I’ve never actually been there, what with what I make…”

Masrani looked at Jennifer and he smiled before staring back at the wall. His eyes practically shined as his employees begun their work to extract the find. He could imagine their first day and seeing Jennifer and her family in the hot humid environment of Costa Rica watching a brand-new creature walking the earth for the first time in thousands of years.

“But of course, Jennifer. You will be among the first to witness the results of this discovery. It will be a brand-new world.”

 

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120 Miles from Costa Rica
Isla Nublar, 2015

Heavy grey clouds formed high in the sky above the island. Only five minutes prior was it a sunny warm day and now the rain clouds brewed in blocking out the sun. The Pacific Costa Rican paradise and jungles looked darker in the cloud cover. One thing was for certain.

A storm was coming.

Ayaka Katsuragi looked up at the grey clouds above her. She knew a storm coming when she saw it by now. Isla Nublar wasn’t called “cloudy island” for nothing, she thought. She hadn’t been on the island that long as other employees of Masrani Global’s jewel theme park and yet she had seen enough storms or was rained on in this job for a life time. It was a stark difference to living back in California and at first it was something to get used to. But over time just like in the Marines, Ayaka adapted. Now, out of the blue downpour or tropical storms didn’t bother her as much.

She stood straight and unflinching despite the light sprinkle before the storm. At 5’9 and dressed in the black uniform of the Asset Containment Unit, Ayaka Katsuragi looked very much like the impressive soldier just like the other twenty odd ACU troopers, Jurassic World Security, and staff assembled. The only think which stood out despite being tied up was her long straight black hair which seemed to shine. Her cap didn’t hide it either leading to Ayaka to stand out even more amongst the drones of other ex-soldiers. The only other stand-out was the new girl.

Standing at the front was an African American woman who also bore the ACU Uniform. Like the others she too used to be in an armed force and yet Ayaka couldn’t help but question it. The woman was nervous and her arms shook as did her legs. Everyone was meant to stand still where they are until Commander Hamada arrived with the Assets, but Ayaka couldn’t just stand by. Breaking formation Ayaka stepped over and put her hand on the new girl’s shoulder. She flinched at this and looked her in the eye. Ayaka smiled.

“You’re Bridges, right? The new girl?”

The woman nodded to Ayaka and immediately made way to shake her hand. Her gripe was firm and despite her nervousness the handshake didn’t falter. Now Ayaka knew for sure she was also ex-military.

“Yes ma’am. Tessa Bridges. It’s my first day.”

“Oh, I see. Well… hell of a first day. I’m Ayaka Katsuragi. Marines. You?”

“Army Rangers. My CO recommended I apply for Masrani after leaving the military. I didn’t think I’d get the job – it was a tough process but I made it. It’s exciting.”

“So that’s it. You’re just shaking with excitement?” Ayaka saw Tessa drop the fake smile she had. Tessa’s eyes widened but then she relaxed, her shoulders dropped and she smiled more genuinely.

“Well… yes and no. I mean, I’ve been stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq, grew up in Brooklyn. I know danger. But I’ve never been… well.” Tessa couldn’t finish her sentence but Ayaka needn’t hear the rest. The other troopers and security team stayed as they were but Ayaka did spot one soldier at the far right try and hide a sly grin.

Ayaka couldn’t help fight back a smirk too. She’d been here long enough that now she was like them and not green like Bridges.

“I know. I mean, sure they’ve existed for, what 20 years? When I was a little girl, dinosaurs were still just bones in the ground and plastic toys in the school yard... And now they’re – “Ayaka was about to say that they were now theme park attractions when she and the rest of the team stood at attention at the sound of movement from the tree line.

A large transport vehicle emerged from thick tropical leaves of trees and neared slowly towards the team. As they were trained, Ayaka and the other soldiers stood back to allow the vehicle to pass through and make it to the front of the high concrete wall. The large tires of the vehicle made goopy noise as it drove over the muddy earth and as it got ever closer Ayaka could smell the raw odor of the two Dilophosaurus’ it was carrying.

She could hear the breathing of the dinosaurs from the vehicles’ front carrier. It was like a large horse trailer only built with more secure metal and was dark blue and octangular like instead of smoothed and curved. There were tiny windows which allowed for the animals to breathe the air outside and through them the team could catch a tiny glimpse of the dinosaurs. Ayaka looked to Tessa Bridges who stood in amazement watching the animals through the windows. Ayaka smiled; even hidden by a transport trailer, dinosaurs still held an air of magnificence and reverence that couldn’t be ignored.

Stepping out of the passenger side of the transport vehicle was Commander Hamada. The leader of the Asset Containment Unit paid no mind to the rain hailing down from above and his face was as solid as stone. He was a man of few words; stern but good as a boss. Ayaka certainly had superior officers back in the Marine Corps who were less honorable than he was. Hamada commanded great respect as the head of ACU and in the ten years of Jurassic World’s operation, he had enough experience catching and wrangling escaped dinosaurs to earn that respect from his underlings.

From the other side of the transport stepped out a tall dark-skinned woman wearing a rain poncho. But Ayaka immediately recognized her as Naomi Okoye when she spotted her long red hair peeking out from the hood of her poncho. The lead animal trainer walked around the vehicle with a commanding but less rigid gait.

“Step back into position. Wait for the cage to connect.” Naomi ordered to which every guard and trooper obeyed. Hamada merely nodded in agreement, silent as ever.

Tessa Bridges had stood elsewhere while Ayaka remained with her own line. Hamada and another officer waved their hands as the transport was guided forward enough to dock onto a small loading bay.

Things were proceeding as they were trained for. The large box carrier which contained the dinosaurs began to shake and Ayaka could hear the sound of the animal’s movement on the floor of it. Out of instinct Ayaka tightened her grip on her rifle – it was non-lethal and only fired special bullets which emitted several hundred volts of electricity. It was a modern marvel of weaponry unique to the Park and designed specifically for capture of creatures like dinosaurs. Despite it being unable to kill them, Ayaka felt safer with the weapon in her hands than without it.

The dilophosaurs then began to hoot. It was peculiar and at first caught Ayaka off guard until she remembered that they were (technically) birds despite resembling reptilian like creatures. Or at least, the ancestors of birds. She remembered how there was still some controversy about that – how the initial recreations of the dinosaurs by filling in gene gaps with modern reptilian DNA resulted in certain species looking quite different from reality. As far as anyone knew what dinosaurs really looked like.

The calls brought her back to her childhood summers spent at the local pond throwing out bread to geese and ducks. The calls weren’t that far off from it which made Ayaka even more unsettled. But on the outside, she appeared as calm and composed as Commander Hamada. They dinosaurs continued to hoot as the transport vehicle got nearer to the wall and then docked with the special mechanism.

This was when the Park Security Technicians team would open the gate from the control tower of the paddock allowing the dinosaurs into their new enclosures. This was routine for Jurassic World and how they got animals from one Paddock to another. It also was safer as it didn’t require any humans to lift the transport or open the door of the actual cage themselves. InGen had learned the hard way to ensure the safety of its employees. Which was why Jurassic World as much as it could worked with the power of modern technology to run and operate everything.

They could hear the doors beginning to open with loud metal like clicking and clacking. Ayaka looked briefly towards the tower which loomed above. It looked much like an airport control tower with visible tall windows. She couldn’t see the park staff but she knew that they sat in an office like environment in front of many advanced computer screens which controlled every mechanism.

Everything was going according to protocol as expected. Naomi then ordered the ACU to step back and form up as the transport moved towards the wall connecting to it. The dilophosaurs hooted all the while. Then The transport cage settled so it was now within the wall – one half sticking out on the outside and the other within the paddock. Two workers made their way to secure the cage down so it wouldn’t be pushed outward leading to the animals to escape. Ayaka watched all the while not removing her hand from the rifle.

Then she saw the bright blue flash of light. The sky and the entire area became illuminated by it before the bolt of lightning struck the wall.

Then came the powerful cracking sound. The wall exploded from the lightning as the dilophosaurs howled chillingly. The transport cage then seemed to fall and the two workers flew backwards. The troopers had all shielded their eyes as electricity sparked from the wall and fire then started and blew around them.

Ayaka somehow was still standing straight but covered her eyes with her arm. Her ears began ringing and she couldn’t hear anyone. She slowly lowered her arm and looked to see the area was now covered in smoke as the smell of smoke registered to her senses. To her horror, the transport cage was on its side.

She felt a hand grab her shoulder and looked to see it was Bridges. Tessa was screaming, Ayaka could tell but couldn’t hear. The younger woman dragged Ayaka away as ACU men were stepping away. Ayaka didn’t remove her eyes from the cage and saw for herself her worst fear realized.

The dilophosaurs were out.

The two dinosaurs were both beautiful and horrifying to witness. Out in the open they were simply horrifying. Ayaka’s blood chilled as the two fully grown theropods stood in front of her and Tessa. Ayaka was definitely tall at six feet but felt small as the two dilos stood above her. One hooted and its throat flexed. The other merely growled with its razor-sharp teeth peering out of its maw.

Ayaka drew her rifle. The animals moved but years of being a soldier made her faster and she unloaded rounds into one of the animals. It screeched a sickening sound while the other ran off and knocked over some men. Hamada ran after it and was shooting at it with expert precision. But the animal was bound for the trees not wanting to fight.
The other dilo remained and extended its wide colorful frill as it let out a screech. Ayaka then pushed Tessa down and covered both of their faces as venom shot out in several directions. Men who didn’t react in time suddenly found their faces or bare body parts caked in a black tar like substance. Then as it began to burn against their skin the guards began to scream out in pain.

The dinosaur moved in for the kill and opened its jaws wide to clamp down on one poor man. His eyes blinded and he unable to see or defend himself against the mighty predator.

It was then that a loud screech was heard which agitated the animal. The dilophosaurus howled and shook its head in frustration. Humans too were affected and Ayaka and Tessa stood up and saw Naomi holding a specialized sonar device emitting the noise. They recognized it as the same type of technology used by various Navies against pirates. It was deadly and for animals with specialized hearing even more so.

“What do we do now?” Tessa said. Ayaka looked to her and saw Tessa was no longer shaking. She was frightened sure but she knew that Tessa was back in her element. Into the action.

Ayaka said nothing but began firing her weapon at the animal. Tessa followed and the dilophosaur howled from the pain of electric rounds. Not lethal but definitely not a pleasant experience.

But the animal didn’t go down just yet. It ran back around behind the knocked over cage. More soldiers had their weapons drawn and were frantically firing at the animal. The dilophosaur was overwhelmed now and howled out in defiance. As a last measure of defense, the dinosaur ran off but not towards the wide open like its partner but back towards the open hole in the wall of the paddock on the other side.

Ayaka’s eyes widened not believing the luck at the situation. Running from behind her, Naomi seized this chance and bound for the wall and opened an emergency manual lock. It was within a metallic box and could close walls if need be but they required a hand print. Naomi’s was one of those coded specifically for this purpose and she placed her brown hand onto the scanner. It beeped and emitted green light before the wall began to close.

Though it was only seconds to Ayaka it felt like the closing of the wall was far longer. Maybe it was the adrenaline or the rush of anxiety felt from the situation. Before she knew it, the wall was closed and one dilophosaurus was back in the Paddock, as intended.

Ayaka looked around and couldn’t believe what she saw. Injured men all around, some just bruised and battered, others in serious pain from the burns of venom being helped by other officers. Standing farther away staring at the open jungle was Tessa. Ayaka approached the woman slowly and looked at her hands. They were as still as an arrow.
“Hey. Bridges.” Ayaka’s voice caught Tessa off guard. The younger woman was startled but she composed and relaxed her shoulders.

“Some first day, huh?”

 

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Ricardo Torres calmly walked through the trees and brush of the Restricted Area. The young man knew his way around the area and despite the heavy rain pour, Ricardo knew where he was in relation to Paddock 12. He could find his way back on foot if need be.

Twice his jeep had run out of gas when he was in the wilderness at this part of the island. He’d learned the hard way the directions necessary to get back to “civilization” by trekking across the Restricted Area. He was lucky to make it back reasonably unharmed. It had bewildered Park Security as anyone who was lost would go mad and merely stay put for help instead of making the long trek. He wasn’t one to just stay and wait for help.

At 26, he was one of the youngest of the staff working with the animals in a leading capacity. Yet his full dark black beard made him look rather older than that but his eyes gave away his youth right away. Despite his age he was an experienced tracker and knowledgeable on wildlife which was why he was able to trek through the Nublar jungle on his own. Other staff wouldn’t dare do this and most weren’t as familiar with the terrain as boots on the ground like Ricardo was. In just four years working for Jurassic World, he knew the terrain of Isla Nublar like the back of his hand – and what wildlife to beware of.

The young man was thankful for the rain poncho he wore over his uniform. The rain didn’t hold back and pelted his whole body to the point he felt like his body was being stung from the assault. He continued to walk on in spite of this, his uniform boots plopping with every step into the muddy ground. All around him were thick green tropical trees that reminded him of Hawaii but were actually native plants of Central America. But that still didn’t stop him from remembering childhood summers spent exploring the jungles of Oahu. He laughed wondering what his younger self would think if he knew that this would be his job.

The trees rustled. Luke, Cora, and Winter were not far behind now. The man could even smell his animals – not too different from that of a wet dog, the odor was pungent and not hard to discern even with the rain. Not surprising as they were mammals after all and had just ran through miles of wilderness when the downpour started. Ricardo knew they loved to be out, running and roaming free, rain or shine. But he also knew the trio would be love being back at Paddock 12 where it was warm and dry after all of this activity. Eventually they would find their way back and follow him to the truck.

It was then that he heard his walkie talkie begin to screech to life. The noise startled Ricardo and for a few seconds he stood still and held his hands above his ears. It was only two seconds of actual noise and yet the loudness somewhat stunned him leaving him to stand like this much longer. Even after working at the Park for four years, the static noise would startle the man much like any other loud sounds such as motorcycles revving or bumping speakers of music.

He breathed and closed his eyes. Like in his childhood he began to count down from ten to one. Slow as he felt his body calm down from being suddenly startled. Gradually his fingers eased and he began lowering his hands from his ears. Now the sound of the rain pattering down onto leaves and branches began to calm him.

These walks weren’t just for the animals. They were good for Ricardo’s own mental health. They brought him through beautiful areas of green vegetation and blue waters of small ponds and rivers. It was a far cry from growing up in the inner city back home, the likes of which he could only dream of seeing as a child in a world where the constant noise of cars, people, and infrastructure was all enveloping.

Ricardo answered the walkie talkie.

“Torres here. What is it Hamish?”

Over the line he heard the grumble of the fellow animal behaviorist. He was a large burly Scotsman who would more accurately be described as a “circus tamer” working with all kinds of large carnivores and predators. His background was circus work however and not the sciences. Leading to his rather wry manner of speaking which annoyed other staff.
“Torres, you’d better get those beasties inside now! The rains not gonna let up and the vet won’t be happy if they get sick on account of your little stroll. Don’t annoy the little bird or she’ll have a fucking fit!” Hamish’s thick Scottish accent spoke through the walkie. Ricardo shook his head and responded.

“Don’t worry. They’ll listen to me, and then you’ll get back in time for late happy hour at Margaritaville.”

“Ya don’t need ta remind me of that Mr. Torres! I’ll have ya know- “

Ricardo ignored Hamish’s incoming cursing on the walkie and shut it off. The young man turned around and looked into the jungle for signs of movement. Mostly it was just leaves moving in the wind or from being pelted by the rain. He tried to listen carefully to any particular sound that was different than the jungle ambiance.

Then he heard the great trumpeting cry in the distance. In unison several more of these calls were made and echoed through the wilderness. Ricardo knew these to be the brachiosaurus’ that lived at the edge of the valley to the Restricted Area barrier. It was a shame he was too far to see them in the distance. The brachs always looked majestic peeking out with their long towering necks from the jungle trees.

He knew his animals were likely curious and trying to find the brachiosaurs. They would be frustrated though when making it to the wall which prevented them from getting to the other side where the herds were. Most likely Pearl was teasing them as she peered over the wall to inspect the curious non dinosaurians growling at her from the jungle floor.
Ricardo had to call them back. He reached for the special silver whistle hanging from his neck and blew into it. It rang out sharply and caused several birds to fly away from the high canopy above. Now all he had to was wait for them to re–

Movement. Fast and to his right side. Ricardo spotted an odd branch moving differently from the rest, as if an animal had pushed it aside in a sprint.
They were close.

He crouched now as he listened to the movement. The rain continued to patter down onto the leaves and branches. Ricardo’s brown eyes peered beneath his hood to his surroundings. Always watch your surroundings. His parents had drilled that mantra into his mind and Ricardo found it could be applicable to near every situation. It definitely helped with the specific career he held at Jurassic World.

The brush exploded with life. Leaping out was the large form of a white as snow lioness running with full force at his front. Ricardo however smiled noting the gait at with she ran was more playful, bouncy like. Winter was ever the cub even as a grown adult.

She wanted to leap and stood on her hind legs for her impromptu “hug”. Ricardo stood and braced for it but then turned around as movement from the brush caught his attention. Another lioness, this one with golden fur, and a large male with a browner coat and a big black mane, appeared in attempt to pounce on the man.

As one would hunt, the others would make their move from the sides. Good strategy from smart predators.

Not unlike the most dangerous predators on the island.

Torres knew however that Winter likely just wanted her hug. She was doing what she wanted and merely unintentionally used by her pride mates. But Luke and Cora, her elders by two years, were practicing their hunting skills. It wasn’t the first time they’d planned like this. Perhaps, if they were fast enough, they would succeed in catching their prey.
However, their human friend was all the more faster.

Ricardo leaped out of the way as the two large animals pounced onto the ground. He did a barrel roll before turning around facing all three animals. Luke and Cora tumbled into each other whilst Winter fell onto them both. Cora in her annoyance growled as she pushed Winter off of her back. The white lioness rolled around and mewed at the sudden collision.

Luke shook his big furry head and stepped away from the two. He then spotted Torres who was facing the giant predator. The male prehistoric lion stood taller than any modern big cat and was at least four and a half feet tall and over five feet long. Luke certainly cast a big shadow and standing next to Cora and Winter, the three were impressive predators compared to the young human.

That was when Ricardo held out his arm and made a specific hand signal. The trio of lions paused as they noticed – they remembered it from their days being hand reared in the nursery. Ricardo smiled knowingly when the three animals lowered their heads and went down on their stomachs. They listened and responded as he had trained them.

Despite each animal possessing sheer power honed from millions of years of evolutionary adaptation – in effect they being literally stronger, larger, and faster than the 5’6 Mexican – the three lions obeyed. They were still dangerous alpha predators. But they were also raised by Ricardo Torres – from the moment they were born to their adulthood. They cared for the man who had cared for them in turn. He was their leader, their family, a part of the pride.

The animal trainer smiled and held out his arms. “Good guys, very good!” He ceased holding his hand signal and now held out his arms wide. The lions perked up their heads, Winter in particular shaking her rear and ears flicking in happiness. They knew what that meant: time for hugs.

Winter leaped first nearly knocking Ricardo over as she nuzzled her large head against his. She stood taller than he on her hind legs but the man was able to hold her up and scratch her sides, Winter “purring” a low grumble all the while. But then Cora pounced and Ricardo was knocked over by the full force of the combined near 1400 pounds of two animals. Cora merely rolled over and vocalized grunts of content. As reward the man scratched Cora behind her ears. A simple reward but one Cora enjoyed ever since she was a cub.

Luke merely walked over slowly towards the man and pushed his snout onto Ricardo’s face knocking him back down. He too liked his head scratched.

His trainer obliged as he rolled around in the bundle of lions. Each one enormous and rolling over the smaller life form. Ricardo couldn’t help but laugh even as he was covered in mud and rain. He was happy being with his animals.

Normally this type of interaction was not typical zoo protocol. It was definitely not protocol for Jurassic World’s carnivorous dinosaurs. For obvious reasons now in the modern era, zoologists and zookeepers never were in the enclosures with animals – the practice was long since stopped and trainers kept behind barriers, walls, or fences for the safety of themselves and their animals. Although one to one interaction wasn’t impossible behind barriers. There were always barriers and always security as no one wanted any humans or animals harmed from animal handling.

Ricardo’s case was special. Raising these lions in particular since their birth, the human had a special bond with these formerly extinct creatures. But he was always cautious and always careful and ready. He’d subtly trained these animals since they were cubs to not bite and not claw when playing with them like he was now. It was all part of a life time study of these animals to understand their behavior as well as to understand whether the actions they took was due to nurturing behavior or as a result of the genetic engineering.
Dr. Henry Wu worked tirelessly for decades cloning dinosaurs and in the 2010s made leaps and bounds with his work in behavior study of these dinosaurs. It wasn’t exact but his methods resulted in dinosaurs that were slow, fast, aggressive, and in the case of one velociraptor, empathetic. The study on these lions was concurrent with the raptor behavior study and Ricardo’s close bond with the lions was crucial.

Ricardo stood up now, his poncho covered in much mud and matted fur. The lions stood as well, very wet from the rain and also muddy. Winter’s own white fur had gotten so dirty it looked grey. Luke’s mane was wet and sticking up quite a bit. The man laughed at the sight before signaling to them to follow. The pride obeyed and followed his lead through the jungle.

They were heading back to the truck – a modified Jurassic World vehicle with a large cage akin to a horse trailer at its back. It had to be that large in order to carry the three large forms of the lions (and dinosaurs, as was intended). It was great for taking the lions on these strolls out in the Restricted Area where there were no humans were around. They could run free without the threat of danger – to themselves, or to others.

 

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Ayaka was now driving one of the many Security Team’s vehicles. It was armored and open air but secure and able to handle the rough terrain and the weather of Nublar’s jungles. In the passenger seat was Meyers, a blonde ex-SWAT officer who was also a veteran of asset escapes. Out of the corner of her eye Ayaka saw Meyers carefully adjusting her weapon – a large rifle of a sort fitted with electric rounds. Meyers let out a satisfied “ah” when she finished and held the gun in her arms pointed away from herself and Ayaka.

“Non-lethal is good for protecting these big lizards. But it doesn’t help when one of these gets out.” Meyers said.

The vehicle leaped as it drove over a bundle of muddy logs on the ground. It then proceeded to drive downwards a muddy hill before descending into thicker brush. Now there was nothing but large tropical trees all around the two ACU Troopers. Ayaka frowned at the lack of visibility. It was a disadvantage for the two women and an advantage for the dilophosaurus.

“Did you put lethal rounds in that thing?” Ayaka asked, her eyes never leaving her surroundings as she drove.

“Yup. Just to be safe, y’know better to have this protection even if we don’t need it, then need it and not have it.”

“I understand. Especially with giant carnivores on a remote island.” Ayaka joked to which Meyers laughed a bit. It was a good way to break the tension and ease their tense nerves, at least for the moment.

Ayaka had left Tessa behind, Dr. Okoye took the young woman aside to help her calm down. The other Security guards and ACU were heading out after Commander Hamada to hunt down the dilophosaurus. Luckily, they were far from Main Street and most other enclosures. But there were wide areas nearby where dinosaurs roamed and there were at least two small worker stations nearby. Regardless they needed to spring into action.

Capture of the escaped asset was critical. Both for park safety and financially. Ayaka preferred the former motivation.

They descended further through the jungle now. The rain hadn’t stopped and continued pelting down on the island and against the vehicle. It wasn’t good for visibility but Ayaka knew that it could help conceal the humans’ scent from the dilophosaurus as well as any sounds. It gave them some advantage, although the same could be said for the predator. It could stalk them in the rain and they would have a hard time noticing it was there.

Ayaka was again thankful for Meyer’s bringing the lethal weapon along.

The trees growing thicker and thicker until the vehicle managed to blast out of a thicket of branches and into a wide clearing. Ayaka then noticed a drop off and quickly slammed her foot down on the pedal to stop the car. Meyers bumped her head into the dashboard as this happened and her gun fell out onto the ground.

“Meyers! I’m sorry, you alright?” Ayaka said as she backed up the jeep away from the drop off edge. She parked the vehicle in a safer spot and noticed they were overlooking another valley where there was a waterway covered by much trees.

“Yeah, yeah… ugh. Just bumped my nose but I’m fine.” Meyers groaned, her voice sounding almost cartoonish from the bump.

“Fine enough to hunt a dinosaur?” Ayaka asked half-jokingly. Meyers laughed as she rubbed her now reddened nose. Part of Ayaka wanted to joke that she now looked like Rudolph with such a red bruise.

“Luckily it wasn’t that bad. But my nose hurts like hell.” Meyers grunted. Her nostrils hurt with each flare and she didn’t want to sneeze at any point.

The two women then stepped out of the vehicle and began to walk away from the cliff edge into the jungle. Ayaka kept a close eye on Meyers who looked and appeared fine on the outside but that didn’t stop Ayaka’s concern. She wouldn’t take any chances and would make sure Meyers visited the medic once they were finished. For now, she had her partner’s back.

They walked on through the brush, their boots crunching against leaves and pebbles. The ground was muddy and branches broken here and there, suggesting that something ran by prior. It was good enough a sign but then they spotted large gash marks made in the sides of tree trunks.

Ayaka clutched her weapon close. Her chest felt tight and feet felt like they weighed a ton each holding her weight down into the earth. The rush of blood in her body would throw off her senses – anxiety at its finest in the midst of a dangerous situation. Not good bed fellows.

She sucked in a deep gulp of breath and held it there as her chest rose. Then the release. Ayaka felt her body ease with the familiar skill. For a moment she closed her eyes and allowed the anxiety to sweep away from her mind. Ayaka’s ears however were steady and listening close for signs of movement. Then as her body began to calm Ayaka stepped forward following Meyers through the jungle brush. Her hands didn’t shake holding her gun anymore.

A hoot grabbed the attention of the two women. Ayaka looked forward at the jungle when the paralyzing bangs of gun fire rang out through the leaves. Birds flew from the jungle canopy all the while the roar of the dilophosaurus echoed. Ayaka and Meyers now stood shoulder to shoulder waiting all the while the animal’s movement could be heard with each stomp.

It burst through like an explosion. Ayaka felt herself fly through the air and collided with a tree trunk and fell upside down. She saw stars and heard Meyers scream as well as loud gunfire and the animal bellowing an ungodly howl. Ayaka realized the Dilophosaur must have knocked her over faster than she could register while Meyers was unscathed. She tried to stand up and shook her head to clear her vision when she saw the Dilophosaur standing above Meyers’ frame.

Meyers was pinned beneath the dilophosaur’s reptilian like foot which covered almost all of her upper body. She was gasping and her gun was in the animal’s jaws. It snarled as it chewed on the weapon causing it to crunch and crack. Part of it fell with a thud onto the ground now covered in saliva and the black tar like venom.

Ayaka felt sick. From the stench of the animal. From being knocked over and her stomach churning. But she was still alert and able. She carefully stood and lifted up the rifle and readied it to be used.

The dilophosaurus then turned its attention towards Ayaka. It’s eye – an iris a black thin line and eyeball yellow – fixated on the woman with curiousity. It hooted as it cocked its head. Ayaka despite the danger of the situation found herself too curious for a moment. It was odd how much this dangerous predator moved and behaved not that unlike a chicken in its movements.

It then took a step off of Meyers. The woman coughed and grabbed her chest now that the weight of the animal was lifted off of her. The dilophosaur approached Ayaka slowly now, not stopping its head movements or its hooting. Ayaka didn’t move her gaze off of the animal all the while her hands held the rifle as it was readying. She realized being knocked over must’ve dampened it causing it to be slow at charging to life.

Its getting closer. Ayaka gulped. The predator lowered its head now facing Ayaka at her eyeline. It’s snout fronting her as it sniffed at the human woman.

Ayaka felt sicker. The smell of rotten flesh was so strong. Her head felt dizzy. The dilophosaur merely stood there, its nostrils flaring and parting Ayaka’s hair. Then it began to open its reptilian maw.

The gun began to spark. Startled, the dilophosaur raised its head away from Ayaka. Ayaka herself was stunned at her weapon finally working.

Instinct took control and she raised her rifle and fired the rounds. The animal howled – its venom flying away to the side as it was struck. But it swung its tail aimed for Ayaka. The woman moved forward but was too slow and knocked over by the animal’s powerful tail.

The gun was knocked over out of hand as the dilophosaur howled and moved around in pain. Ayaka was on her stomach now feeling a great soreness in her back from the hit. But she moved, steadying herself on her knees before making way to run out of the way of the dilophosaurus. She ran towards Meyers who was still on the ground and quickly picked up the woman carefully. Ayaka didn’t change Meyers’ position and so held one arm beneath Meyers’ upper back and the other behind the back of her hips. She was still conscious but Meyers groaned in pain unable to speak.

Guilt rushed through Ayaka. It was her fault – her conscious told her. If she hadn’t been unprepared, if she’d reacted faster, Meyers wouldn’t be in this pain.

Ayaka shook her head. There would be time for regret later. Right now, she had to move and as she picked up Meyers she began to run back into the jungle as fast as she could. She didn’t dare stop to look behind her – she already knew the dilophosaur was coming after her.

She could hear the loud thumps of the dilophosaur’s feet on the ground. It was following her but was having difficulty due to the sheer thickness of the forest around them and was tangled by branches. Ayaka was smaller by comparison to the dinosaur and able to weave through trees better than it could, even all the while carrying Meyers in her arms.
“We’re gonna get out of here, stay with me Meyers!” Ayaka said. It was intended to keep up Meyers’ hopes up. But really Ayaka realized it was meant for herself.

After all of the running Ayaka made it to the intended destination: the vehicle. The fact it didn’t have any shielding like a normal car didn’t bode well but Ayaka knew that if they could at least drive away she could get Meyers out of danger.

The trees broke apart behind her. Ayaka heard the loud terrible howl of the dilophosaurus behind her. It was close.

She turned her head seeing that the animal had caught up to her. Ayaka swore as the animal ran towards her as she moved ahead towards the vehicle. But it wouldn’t be enough she knew – it would merely gain up on her and knock her down. It would kill them both.

Then, a deep thundering roar rang through the jungle. It was another animal. A different animal – something big.

Ayaka turned her head again and saw that the dilophosaur had also paused its chase. The dinosaur had turned its head away from the woman and looked back into the jungle.

Then Ayaka noticed and heard movement in the brush. Then like a speeding bullet another animal leaped out from the great green trees. A giant golden mammal broke through the trees and pounced upon the dilophosaurus.

The two animals were knocked over in a tumble towards Ayaka. She quickly jumped out of the way as the new animal flipped itself over atop of the dilophosaur. It had its jaws on the dinosaurs neck and appeared to be clamping down – it was intent on crushing the dilophosaurs wind pipe. But the dinosaur kicked back at the animal with its powerful feet and threw the animal across the clearing. It landed on its back but rolled over and was back on its feet and let out another powerful roar.

Ayaka ran around the vehicle and strapped Meyers into the passenger’s seat carefully. Now in relative safety, she got a good look at the other animal and realized that it was a humongous lion – at least it greatly resembled one. But its size, it was somewhat as large as the dinosaur. That threw her off.

Where the hell did it come from?

As far as Ayaka knew, there were only dinosaurs living on the island aside from the many native bird species. The only mammals that lived on the island were rodents, opossum, and the rare Nublar tufted deer. This lion was definitely not a native animal nor a dinosaur. She did however remember rumors of experiments taking place on the island involving new species and a possible new exhibit. Was this it?

The lion roared again and the dilophosaurus howled back in defiance. Its frills extended again in an intimidation display and it stood a little straighter, emphasizing that it as the bipedal animal was taller and could look larger. But the lion did not back down from the fellow predator. He stood his ground.

The dilophosaurus then sprayed the black tar venom from its mouth. The lion moved quickly but was too slow and stuck in its arm. Ayaka watched as it fell down and then roared in pain at the sensation. The venom was blinding if shot directly in the eyes and was dangerous even to the touch of your skin. It would cause a great burning pain that scarred the flesh the longer it was on your body and the lion felt the brunt of it. As she watched it recoil, the dilophosaurus stepped forward now ready to take a bite out of the big cat.

Then another lion leaped out of the brush and tackled the dinosaur. This one was a golden lioness and a bit smaller than the male. But it was still just as powerful and had knocked the dinosaur down to the ground. The dinosaur screeched as the lioness clamped her jaws down on its throat ready to break its windpipe. Ayaka thought that it might be knocked over like the male when another lioness – this one white as snow – appeared from the jungle and too leaped onto the dinosaur and pinned it down. They successfully held the dinosaur on the ground preventing it from getting up much to its frustration as it howled and struggled in protest.

Ayaka watched still confused at the turn of events. Everything was making her head feel heavy and dizzy. The smell of blood, odor of the dinosaur, and the death howls of the dilophosaurus were a lot of stimulation for Ayaka’s senses. She was thrown off. She felt sick from everything.

With a last howl, the dilophosaurus sprayed more venom. Ayaka was startled hearing the sound of it hitting the vehicle and looked down at the tar like substance getting stuck on the front hood. Smoke emitted off it unsettling Ayaka even more. Glancing up she saw the dilophosaurus’ head fallen flat on the ground. Its eyes were open but lifeless, its tongue sticking out of its mouth. Blood ran out from it and dripped onto the ground.

The white lioness moved off of the animal and ran towards the male. He was groaning in pain and the lioness tried to comfort him by sniffing at his injury. He snarled back at her and continued growling as he shielded his arm from her. Ayaka watched this all as well as kept her eyes focused on the third lioness who still stood above the now dead dinosaur.

Her head felt heavy. Ayaka's body began to sweat from her temple to her palms and legs. Her body still ached from the blows from the dilophosaurus. Not to mention the throbbing ache in her legs from the running away from danger. The odors of death and blood in the air didn’t help to stop the dizziness that begun to overtake Ayaka’s psyche.

She struggled and held a hand on the vehicle as her legs shook. But her vision began to fade into black and then she was closer to the ground.

The last thing she saw was a black bearded man run out of the jungle.

Notes:

This story is kind of a long time coming, a series set within the world of Jurassic Park / Jurassic World. I have loved this franchise and dinosaurs my whole life. To tell a story within the franchise is a long time desire but until a few years ago didn't have anything to say. To clarify some things:

Chaos Effect is set prior and during and after the events of Jurassic World, the movie. But we follow other characters instead. Although canon characters will intersect when necessary. So familiar faces will appear and be mentioned too since this is the same world of the movies. Novel mentions might be made but as if they were also canon to the films without being contradictory.

I will mention this later in Chapter 3's notes but, what inspired having prehistoric American lions in this story was the discovery of two frozen cubs a couple years back. They were just small babies and still quite preserved and discovered in Siberia. There's a lot of really fascinating work done between Russian and Korean scientists to try and clone mammoths from the dna recovered from their remains that are found by Siberian and other East Russians in the tundras. A lot of it has reached ground similar to the fiction of Jurassic Park and I wouldn't be surprised if we in our life time once again bare witness to mammoths or prehistoric lions walking amongst us again. But the fact this is happening now, that it is real, that to me was intriguing which is why "super lions" (really American lions) take a prominent role in this story.

That said, dinosaurs are still a major focus. The cloning and work done, how that technology is expanded and just what is being cloned is the heart of this story. Because the Jurassic World movies are set in a world where this technology has existed for thirty years. While the Indominus happened and is a true Frankenstein's monster come to life, Chaos Effect goes beyond the tip of the iceberg. It's not just hybrids and super lions.