Chapter 11: Aftermath

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Grant was tired and sore from last night. He had been out with Lex and Tim discussing different things about the accident. Lex was worried about how the public would look towards their park, and whether or not it would still succeed. Tim was more upset that InGen went behind their backs choosing to ignore his warnings about the Indominus Rex the first time. But it was a company, and all they cared about in the end was money.

He got out of bed, still a bit groggy. He needed to get the coffee started or else he was going to be in trouble when driving to the college. He was offered a job to teach at the local college near his dig site in Montana. There he spoke about all of his discoveries, the different methods of preserving fossilized records, and the exciting challenges that await a future paleontologist.

Every now and then he would get the occasional question regarding the parks. Most of the time he brushed them off. They weren't exactly things he liked to talk about. After all, they were very personal and terrifying. But he did enjoy sharing some of the more beautiful aspects of the animals. Most of the kids have already been to the park to begin with before the big incident, so they knew what to expect.

It was a simple life, one that he enjoyed. No more running from genetically modified hybrids, or raptors. Just himself, doing what he loved most.

Grant switched on the TV and turned to the news station. He walked over to the bathroom and started to undress to get in the shower. He could hear the station while he was in there.

"It's been six months now since the incident back at Jurassic World, where a new Hybrid Dinosaur was set loose on the park and killed nearly all of the parks species and setting off a chain of events that crumbled the once great tycoon. Thousands of people were injured, and hundreds were killed in this tragic event. We're here now with the head of the park, Claire Dearing, to discuss the future of Jurassic World. Claire, how are you today?" the anchor asked.

"I'm very well, thank you Diane." She replied.

"So, tell me Claire, What's going to happen to Jurassic World? Are there any plans to reopen?"

"Why yes, we do have plans to open back up. In fact we should be getting up and running hopefully by next week. Most of our animals have been restored or rounded up, and we are increasing our security for some of the attractions. Accidents tend to happen in a theme park as big as this, and while we were wrong in what we did, we are confident that the people will come back." Claire responded.

"We have a list of people who died in that park, including your own personal assistant Zara Young. In total, there were 347 deaths in that park. What makes you think people will come back?" Diane asked.

"People will come back, because after everything that happened, we were there to support the families of those that have lost. We helped many of them find closure and safety. We made sure that they were cared for, treated for, and sustained until they were finally and financially able to get back on their feet. At Jurassic World, we care just as much about our visitors, our customers, as we do for our own animals. And they know that." Claire finished strongly.

"Well Claire, I think that's all the time we have for today. I hope everything goes well for Jurassic World. Have a nice day." Diane finished.

Grant dressed up in his black suit and blue striped tie. He hated wearing formal clothes, but the University wouldn't allow him to wear his dig site getup. He poured himself a cup of coffee and made a sandwich for himself as well. He had just sat down at the table before his cell phone rang. He picked it up and a strange voice came over the phone.

"Hello, is this Dr. Grant?" It asked.

"Yes, who is this?" Grant asked.

"That's not important now. What is important is that I was asked by Dr. Henry Wu to call you. He wanted to ask a favor of you." The voice said.

Grant looked around his apartment confused. Who the hell was calling him and why was Wu involved? He was a bit worried with all this, but reluctantly he sought to hear the man out.

"What is it that you need?" Grant asked.

"There is a pressing matter on our minds here that we need your help with. After the events of Jurassic World, Wu had to seek…outside help." The voice said. "Henry Wu highly recommended you to come see us after your experiences with the previous two incidents. We'll need your expertise on something very pressing here that has us all in a pickle. We would appreciate it if you would not tell Tim or Lex Murphy about anything that we've discussed here. Do I make myself clear?"

Grant had no idea what was going on. He sure as hell didn't like where this was going, but he was as curious as ever to figure out what Wu was planning. It didn't seem like this would lead anywhere good at all. So he decided to play along, and then maybe he could stop it.

"Yes sir, you do." Grant replied.

"Good. Now, how much do you know about Phase 2, or as we like to call it, Project Icarus?"