act 2 

ISLE OF MYSTERY

     Everyone watched with amazement at the gargantuan creatures
before them. The titanosaurs didn't seem frightened by their company,
in fact they were totally oblivious to their presence. One of the
enforcers raised his gun, and was about to fire when Feral stopped
him.

     "Idiot! We don't want to frighten them!" He said. "Fifty ton
dinosaurs don't care if anyone's underfoot when they're scared!"

     The titanosaurs re-entered the jungle, and we no longer impeding
the group's progress. The floor of the jungle was no longer wet, and
it leveled off. They were now making better time than they had been.

     "So, Miss Briggs is somewhere on the island." T-bone said.
     "That's right." Feral said. "And so is the head of the project,
Dr. Martin Lynx."
     "What exactly is this place anyway?" Razor asked.
     "This place is a government research project. They were
originally analyzing paleo-DNA for clues on dinosaur extinction when
one of the biologists actually cloned a dinosaur. Then the project
focused itself entirely on resurrecting as many animals as they
could. That was their mistake. They cloned several animals called
ceolophysis, which they later found out to be very temperamental, and
would kill anything that threatened it's territory. This morning one
got free, and most likely set it's comrades free too."
     "And Callie's out there too?" T-bone asked, half worried.
     "Yes, that's why we have to hurry. The main road should be at
the top of this hill."

     They followed the road to the compound. As they approached, they
could see the now smashed fence surrounding it. Razor gasped in
alarm, making everyone jump.

     "What's wrong?" Feral asked in an annoyed voice.

     Razor pointed to the body entangled in the fence. It was the
gate operator, now without arms and a leg,
his mid-section torn open.

     "That's a reassuring site." Felina said.

     Inside the compound, more of the same. Bodies strewn about, many
in several pieces. But no sign of the dinosaurs. 

     "All right everyone!" Feral shouted. "Two people are missing,
and I'm not just talking about body parts! We need to find Dr. Lynx
and the deputy mayor! We have to split up! Lt. Feral, you and T-bone
take three enforcers to check the mess hall. I'll take the other
three and search the main offices."
     "Okay." Felina said. "Good luck."
     "Thanks Lt. I'll need it. Razor, you're with me."

     Razor didn't argue. He followed, he didn't want to be out there
by himself.

     Inside the mess hall, Felina and T-bone found more of the same.
Mangled bodies scattered about the room. But they couldn't find
anyone alive. They checked the kitchen. The meat products were half
eaten.
One of the enforcers saw a shadow move in the dining area.

     "Uh... lieutenant." He said. "There's something out there!"
     "Maybe it's Miss Briggs and the doctor." Felina said.
     "I don't think so."

     The ceolophysis came out of the shadows. It was five feet tall,
with a pointed snout, and huge claws on it's hands. It had a cold
stare, an intelligent stare.
     Suddenly another ceolophysis reached inside and grabbed the
enforcer. He was pulled outside, screaming. They heard his scream
turn to an agonized shriek, and heard bones crunching. Moments later,
the sounds stopped.

     "Shut the door!" T-bone shouted, rushing to close it himself.
     
     Felina and the remaining enforcers helped him hold the door shut
against the attacking dinosaurs. But the two were joined by others.
They eventually got it locked, but that wouldn't hold long. There was
a broken window in the back. If they could only get to it before the
dinosaurs got in...

SURVIVORS

     Razor and Feral were having about the same luck. They searched
through various rooms that were either locked or had a heavy door,
but they couldn't find Callie and Lynx. Finally they came to a closet
with steel doors, it was locked. Feral knocked on the door.

     "Is anyone there?" He shouted.
     
     He heard a reply, then the door unlocked. Lynx and Callie
crawled out.

     "You don't know how happy I am to see you." Callie said.
     "But I think you're about to find out." Lynx said.

     The ceolophysis charged down the hall toward them. They all
fired at it. The animal reacted to being hit, sailing backwards and
hitting the floor with a loud thump. It's torso rose and fell for a
moment, then stopped. Razor walked over to the dead dinosaur.

     "Ceolophysis?" He said.
     "Yes." Lynx said. "Listen, these things hunt in packs, there may
be more around. We should get out of here."
     "Agreed." Feral said. "Everyone move out!"

     Outside, T-bone, Felina, and the two enforcers sat in a van,
waiting for Feral and the others. Once they were inside the van,
T-bone wasted no time getting out of the compound. Jungle was
building around them again. 

     "I should've stayed in bed this morning." Callie said.

     Something slammed into the side of the van, nearly throwing it
of the road. Razor looked in the side view mirror. It was a
ceolophysis, clinging to the side of the van.

     "Crud! I thought we got rid of them!" He said.

     A second dinosaur landed on the roof. And a third. One peered
through the windshield. Callie screamed. There was a tight curve in
the road. T-bone took it fast, throwing the dinosaur off the van. Two
still remained though. One reached in the window, grabbing Felina's
arm.

     "Lt. Feral!" Razor shouted.

     The ceolophysis was pulling her out he window. Felina clung to
the seat, but it was much to strong. It almost had her head out, when
it loosened it's grip. She fell back into the seat. The ceolophysis
had hit it's head on a low tree branch and was now laying on the side
of the road. There was still one left on the roof.
T-bone found a dip in the road. He hit it hard. The van lurched,
tossing the dinosaur off the back. 
     The dinosaurs fell back, giving up.

     They soon cleared the jungle and were in view of the place they
had landed. They were all shocked to see the helicopters lying
smashed on their sides. Feral leaped out of the van, calling to the
pilot, but he wasn't there. The air was filled with an acrid smoke.
Sparks burst from the rotors. What amazed them was that the turbokat
was still intact.

     "My version of a car security system." Razor explained. "It
carries a five thousand volt current. The only sound you hear is the
thief screaming."
     "That's not important." Feral said. "Where are the pilots?"
     "Where do you think?" Callie said.

     Razor found footprints going into the jungle.

     "Than they may still be alive." Feral said.
     "I don't think so." T-bone said, pointing to the giant
footprints following the pilot's.
     "This is the first sign of the tyrannosaur." Lynx said.
     "So there's a full grown TYRANNOSAURUS REX on the loose here?"
Felina said.
     "I'm afraid so, and there's still the ceolophysis to worry
about."
     "So, now what do we do?" Callie said. "We can't all go back in
the turbokat."
     "We could send them to get backup." Felina said.
     "Yeah, the rescue team needs to be rescued." T-bone sneered.
     "No, we're not risking anymore lives." Feral said. "You two can
go back."
     "We're not leaving you guys." Razor said.

     Feral paused for a moment.

     "Isn't there a harbor here?" He asked.
     "Yes." Lynx said. "There's a small freighter docked there. The
doors are electronically locked, so I don't think any animals will be
on board."

     The tyrannosaur roared in the distance...