Unpredictable

Chapter 7

"I told Lex to ride with Alan because it would be good for him," she giggled and I joined in.

Ian opened the door to the seat next to me and climbed in, closing the door behind him. Before either of us could say something to the other, Alan opened the drivers car door and clambered in.

"Shook the parasites, I see," I giggled to him, patting his shoulder.

"Yeah, how can either of you stand kids?" He asked.

"Kids are great, Alan," I said, laughing.

The car then started moving and I smiled, sitting further back in my seat to get comfortable.

"God, uh, help us. We're in the hands of engineers," Ian spoke up with a chuckle.

Up ahead on the track, I saw a large set of wooden doors. Above the doors there was a sign that said "Jurassic Park." As the first car went through, the doors automatically opened.

"We spared no expense," I imitated John, looking at the doors as we drove through them.

Ian laughed loudly and I smiled.

"What've they got in there? King Kong?" He asked after he stopped laughing.

"During your tour... the appropriate information will be automatically selected and displayed for you."

I looked to the front.

"Simply touch the area of the screen displaying the appropriate icon," the interactive CD-ROM told us.

"The voice you are now hearing is Richard Kiley," we heard John's voice say through the intercom.

"We spared no expense," he added.

"If you look to the right, you'll see a herd of the first dinosaurs on our tour, called Dilophosaurus," the voice said.

Immediately, Ellie, Alan and I started freaking out.

"Dilophosaurus!" Alan exclaimed.

"Shit!" Ellie added as they scrambled to the windows to get a look.

I pressed my hands to the window, trying to catch a glimpse of the prehistoric creature. Ian was beside me, heat radiating from his body like a furnace.

"One of the earliest carnivores, we now know that Dilophosaurus was poisonous... spitting its venom at its prey, causing blindness and eventually paralysis," the voice informed us.

"I wonder who they had to lose to figure that out..." I trailed off absentmindedly. I heard Ian hum in agreement next to me.

As we passed the enclosure without so much as a glimpse of the creature, I leant back, slightly disappointed.

"Damn," Alan banged his fist on the door frame.

"I'm sure we'll, uh, see something better in a minute," Ian said, seeing my disappointed expression.

We continued down the track, making small talk and discussing the different problems and issues with the park so far.

We drove through a dark tunnel and the voice started speaking, startling me a little.

"Our next dinosaur on the tour is the King of the Dinosaurs! The Tyrannosaurus Rex. The T-Rex is one of the most famous dinosaurs ever discovered. T-Rex was a carnivore, which means that he ate meat-"

I drowned out the recorded voice as we drive out of the tunnel and saw the enormous electrified fences.

Alan crawled behind Ian and I and lay down along the back of the car, trying to get a better look.