Chapter 3 - A Nightmare or a Dream?

Some weeks later...

Henry Wu was leaning on his elbows on a desk of his private laboratory, studying some pictures. They all included the same person, sometimes accompanied by Wu himself; a young Chinese girl who was smiling all the time. He sighed and continued to look at all the photo's. Then he watched to a pile of documents. Those were less happier than all the pictures of the girl; bills, debts and other financial reports. Wu's face was sad. He was at the point of throwing all of the documents in the trash bin, but unfortunately, deep in his hart he knew he couldn't. The question continued to replay in his head over and over again; "Why me? Why us?"

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door, followed by a "Henry, can I come in?"

Wu jumped up. Quickly, he crammed the pictures in his desk and put the documents in a folder, calling "Wait a second, I have to do a little cleaning!"

After he hid the folder under a pile of DNA reports, he allowed the person to come in. Masrani opened the door carefully and entered the office.

"Good afternoon, Henry! Nice to see you again." he smiled

"Hello, Mr Masrani, uh, yeah..., beautiful day isn't it?" Wu smiled nervously back. Masrani raised an eyebrow.

"Is everything alright, Henry? You look a bit nervous."

"What? Oh, no, there's nothing Mr Masrani, just a bit busy with the current state of affairs and those things... Now InGen Genetics' department is needed again, we have to wake up from a deep sleep, and that isn't going slightly sometimes.." Wu excused.

"I see." Masrani said, not completely convinced, "Well, don't doubt to come to me if there's something going on. You can always count on me, don't forget that. So, how's the recreating process going?"

"Wonderful," Wu said, relieved that Masrani didn't continue, "currently, we are busy with recreating some of the herbivore species. Personally I prefer to focus on the Theropods, much more interesting! I think they will make a fine addition to Jurassic World."

"And what are those? Sorry, I'm afraid I don't know much about dinosaur species... Should be more studying the subject, if I want to build a dinosaur park."

Wu laughed.

"Oh well, that isn't a shame sir. You can leave all of the science aspects to us, at least, we are the scientists!" he winked, "But if you really want to know more about dinosaurs, I would recommend reading some children's books. Those are the easiest to understand for beginners!"

"Oh come on," Masrani said, laughing, "I'm not that kind of a freshman!"

"Back to the point, Theropods are carnivores, mostly slender and with a sort of crocodile snout. Take for example, the Spinosaurus or the Baryonyx."

He showed some pictures to Masrani, which included the two predators. By seeing the impressed face of Masrani, Wu smiled.

"Pretty big boys, aren't they? We originally created a Spinosaurus on Isla Sorna, and even had a Baryonyx in Jurassic Park! Well, unfortunately, it was never shown to the visitors. But that wasn't a wonder, and I guess the T-Rex was enough for them."

He saw that Masrani frowned, so he quickly continued his discoveries.

"As I were saying, I am researching the possibilities concerning the Theropods. The final choice is of course up to the park management, but I think it's safer if we display only the Baryonyx and the Suchomimus for the audience. In addition to the Spinosaurus, they are more passive towards humans. If we keep them in a safe distance, it will be completely safe."

"That sounds very good to me," Masrani answered, "I believe they live in swamps, don't they?"

"Unfortunately, we aren't able to create a theory about that question. We could use the already existing theories, but as proofed with the Brachiosaurs, we are not sure if they're right. And you know, we could always try to change the DNA code a bit so that they leave their habits. Why would you like to know that, actually? To create the perfect environment for them?"

"A kind of, I was thinking about combining an environment with an attraction. For example, if they like to live next to a lake or river, we could organize boat rides or something!"

"Hm," Wu thought, "I haven't seen it like that. But I think it's an excellent idea, people will love it!"

Masrani smiled. He was looking trough the room for other interesting things. He suddenly saw something very interesting; a collage of a monstrous sea creature. It looked like a prehistoric crocodile, with razor sharp teeth and a body of a lizard.

"And which dinosaur is this?"

"Oh, that one?" Wu said, walking towards the collage, "That, Mr Masrani, is our first prehistoric sea creature; the Mosasaurus. Once it ruled the Cretaceous seas, devouring everything that came in it's way. Even great white sharks! By the way, did you know that in fact the Mosasaurus isn't actually a dinosaur? It's more an immense seagoing lizard.."

"Very impressive!" Masrani said, "So, Jurassic World is going to have an aquarium? That sounds pretty interesting!"

"Don't you know? Strange... We received the guest some days after the meeting, from the park management. I guess Ms Dearing didn't tell you everything about the plans for the park." Wu stated.

"Could be. Claire is full of surprises, but that's only admirable about her. I think I've made a wise decision by putting you al in the team of Jurassic World, it's going perfect!"

Masrani gave Wu a pat on the back, and they both watched proudly to all the projects that Wu had started since the meeting. Suddenly, Masrani realized something and looked on his watch.

"Oh dear, I have to go!" he said startled.

"Meeting?" Wu asked surprised.

"No, no, I have to do something that I actually had to do a month ago. A promise I made to Hammond."

"Mr Hammond? He asked you more than fulfill his dream?"

Masrani nodded.

"I have to do something for his grandchildren. You know, Lex and Timmy Murphy. They're pretty traumatized after the Nublar accident, Hammond told me that his daughter was too tired of all and stayed in her bed the whole time. So, now they have those trauma's, they need to take care of themselves, their grandfather passed away, that nasty divorce..."

"Too much to handle for two innocent children." Wu finished.

"Exactly," Masrani confirmed, "my first intention was to consult with them for safety advice, but now I realize that I first need to help them. So, I'll arrange a psychiatrist, and I believe Hammond has something for the divorce too. At least, he gave me a letter which I should give to his daughter. "Just deliver this, and everything will be fine." he said."

"I see. Do you think there's a chance that they will help you?" Wu asked.

"Why not?"

"Well, you know all the terrible things that happened in Jurassic Park. If they hear that you build a new park, they're probably going to be very upset."

"Oh, I think it'll be fine," Masrani answered, "they surely will understand the good intentions of their grandfather. But you're right about the fact that I have to be careful, they might be a little fragile after all..."

"Hm, you should go now. Wish them all the luck in the world from me and, eh, I hope they recover fast."

Masrani smiled.

"I will, goodbye Henry!"

After Masrani left the office, it was pretty silent. Wu stood undecided in the room, gathering all his thoughts. Why hadn't he told it to Masrani? He would understand him, like Hammond did. But, what if he wouldn't understand? Then his secret was known, and that was the last thing he wanted. His soundless thinking was suddenly interrupted when there sounded again knocking on the door.

"What now?" he said, annoyed, "Come in!"

The door was opened and Hoskins walked in, scanning the room for any other persons.

"Vic? Which crazy scientist forced you to come here?" Wu asked, part laughing, and relieved that it wasn't Masrani who came back.

"Business." Hoskins answered, carefully looking if someone was following him. "Wu, you have some troubles... right?"

In a few seconds, Wu was completely on his guard. Hoskins' way of speaking revealed that he discovered something that should be a secret. And it was Wu's secret.

"I don't know what you mean..." he said, watching suspiciously to the head of InGen's security.

"Oh please Wu, I'm not here to blackmail you or something, I want to help you." Hoskins responded.

"With what?"

"Come on, I know you have financial problems. You're worried about your daughter, aren't you? Can't blame that on you, I respect your situation. Wu, don't understand me wrong, I come here as a friend and not as an enemy."

Wu froze. His eyes widened, and his jaws dropped. For a few seconds, he just stared with no other emotion than shock to Hoskins, who seemed to enjoy this moment of surprise. He used it to continue his story.

"Don't wonder how I know this information, that doesn't matters. What DOES matter, is that I have the solution for your problems. And you can get it very easily, just do something for us.

Finally, Wu awake from his shock. He shook his head and a hidden anger was crawling up from his mind.

"I, I don't know... I mean, this secret was supposed to stay a secret, and now suddenly you come running into my office to use it as something to force me... to do something for you! Now that's what I call blackmail!" he said angry.

"You don't understand me." Hoskins said, shaking his head, "Wu, I don't force you to do something for me. I offer you a solution for your problems. If you don't agree with it, you can immediately quit if you want. Your secret will remain a secret."

"Hm, it sounds attractive... But, what are we talking about?" Wu asked, leaning on his desk.

"I can only tell you that it won't be illegal or something in the dark. If you agree with the proposal, I tell you every detail of the project."

"It still sounds like something dark Hoskins, so if I'm understanding right, my participation at your project is fully based on trust?"

"Exactly," Hoskins answered, "and if you don't trust me, you can kick me out of your office right now. Just think a few seconds of it, Wu, and think about the bright future which lays for you. It's very simple, just say yes."

Wu thought about Hoskins words. Agreeing meant that his problems were solved, but if he was going to do something dark within the walls of InGen, that meant he damaged the trust of Masrani. The trust of Hammond. The trust of everyone who believed him. But Hoskins said that it wouldn't be dark. Could he trust Hoskins?

All those questions were racing trough his mind, Wu couldn't decide. But finally, he seemed to give his future and that of his daughter more priority.

"Very well then. What do you want me to do?" he agreed.

"No Laurel, no." Daisy Murphy said while she looked in concern out of the kitchen window. "You can't do that to us! Do you realize in what for crisis we are? For gods sake, the children! You'll damage them even more!"

She listened for a second to the voice on the phone, and became more angrier.

"What?! Have you become mad or something? Laurel, listen, it was a decision that we made together, we both wanted to divorce. That means that we also have to respect each other. And you know, it isn't so much about me, it is about the children. Do you even know what for hell they have to go trough?"

She listened again.

"No, you can't blame this on the children, nor on me, nor on dad. He just wanted to give them some distraction from this nasty situation. Maybe it's hard for us, but for them, it's much harder! They are young, innocent, traumatized kids. They are too young to understand the whole divorce. Laurel, you have to give them the time and space to recover."

The words her ex-husband then spoke, made her furious.

"I can't believe I was ever married to such an... asshole like you!"

She threw the phone away and stood motionless for the window. Clenching her fists, she imagined the head of her ex-husband, which she should beat up until nothing was left. How could he? Did he even have a heart, or was he actually a human? She couldn't believe that he was so mean to them. When they first met, they felt love for each other, dancing every night until they were exhausted. They married, and got the two most wonderful children on earth. Suddenly, that love disappeared. They realized that they couldn't go on like this, so they divorced. Then there was that terrible accident which nearly killed their children. They came back as traumatized wrecks, and now Laurel did even make it worser by ruining Daisy and their children? He wasn't a human... he was a monster.

The angry feelings made place for sadness. Tears were forming in her eyes. It couldn't go on like this. Lex and Timmy were at the point of collapsing, traumatized, that divorce, their grandpa, the only happy man who gave them some distraction was gone, it's just too much for two innocent children... Should she tell them about their father?

"No," she thought, "another setback would ruin them."

She decided it was the best to not tell them. She would to it on a better moment. Suddenly, the tea maker beeped, indicating that the tea was ready. Daisy sighed and poured the hot water in cups. Then, she took a deep breath and took them to the living room.

The Murphy siblings were in the living room, trying to have some rest. Timmy was sitting at the table, reading some comics. Although he really did his best to concentrate on the fun, he didn't succeeded. He had constantly the feeling that a velociraptor was lurking behind him, ready to attack. The trauma's got him as well; his breathing was irregular, sometimes he was gasping, then he barely breathed. Also it sometimes looked like a shock went trough him and then he was hiding behind every piece of furniture he could find.

Lex was resting on the couch. Due to the trauma's she couldn't sleep very well since their arrival at home, and as Daisy stated, she was exhausted and nearly at the point of collapsing. They tried the most powerful sleep medicines they could find, but nothing worked.

Daisy put the tea on the table next to the couch. She looked in concern to her daughter, who was just staring at nothing.

"Hey sweetie, how do you feel?" she asked, tough she already knew the answer.

"Terrible. I'm so tired mom, I want to sleep, but every time when I'm trying to, those trauma's come and they make it impossible." Lex said sadly.

"I understand it, but you know, you have to keep trying." Daisy said while she stroked trough Lex' blonde hair, "One day you'll succeed, I know you will. But for now you really need some rest, so try not to move too much and close your eyes for some minutes. If it doesn't work or you see the trauma's again, call me."

"But mom," Lex said weak, "what if that they won't ever come? Who says I will ever get rest? I'm exhausted, I don't think I can hold this much longer."

"Sweetie, I know it's very hard for you. As I said, just try to close your eyes for a few minutes. I'll look for some other sleeping pills, maybe they have some which could work."

"Okay, but aren't you supposed to rest in your bed? You don't may forget to rest too..."

"I'm not sleeping as long as you need some attention. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. Can you promise that?"

Lex nodded, and her mother smiled at her. She gave her a kiss on the forehead and then went over to the table, where she looked over the shoulder of Timmy.

"Hey sweetheart, are you liking the comics?"

"Well, I'm trying to," Timmy answered, "but I see dinosaurs on every page. It's like they are stalking me or something, I can't get them out of my head."

His mother sighed.

"And you tried to do something else too? Like, playing a video game or something?"

"Yes mom, but they don't help either. I'm so scared of being eaten and those things..."

"Oh Timmy," Daisy said while she hugged him tightly, "you're safe here, don't forget that. Nothing can gets you while I'm here. I'll drive them away with the cooking pans, or with the vacuum cleaner."

Luckily, Timmy smiled weakly. He was a bit more sensitive to humor than Lex, but she has always been the most hysterical of the two.

"By the way, what did dad say when you called him?" Tim asked.

Daisy bit on her tongue. "Nooooo..." she thought, now she had to lie... she had to find an excuse for her son.

"Well, you know, he's just a bit tired." she answered, "he's pretty busy and can't make much time for you free, but he hopes you'll be alright soon."

Timmy frowned. Daisy saw he didn't believe it, but luckily, he just shrugged and picked another comic.

"Well, that's nice of him. Hope he'll be alright too." he simply said.

Daisy smiled. At least their son was still nice to his father, even if he was so mean to them. Her comforting speeches were suddenly interrupted by the door bell.

"Hm, I have to see who that is." Daisy said, "I'll be right back, okay?"

Timmy nodded. His mother left the room and headed to the door. When she opened it, a Indian man, accompanied by a blonde woman who looked like a scientist, greeted her.

"Good afternoon, Ms Murphy, my name is Simon Masrani." the man presented himself.

"From Masrani Global?" Daisy asked, surprised, "so you were a friend of my... father.."

Masrani nodded.

"That's right, miss. My condolences for the loss of your father. It must have been hard for you and your children."

"It still is. Well, what can I do for you, Mr Masrani?"

"Oh, eh, actually, I would like to ask if I could do something for you. I can, actually. I believe you are the mother of Alexis and Timothy Murphy?"

"Lex and Tim? Y-yeah, they are my children..." Daisy answered a bit shocked.

"Good! So, if I'm informed well, your children had a accident on the island of your grandfather, and became traumatized. That's right, isn't it?"

Daisy nodded.

"I would like to discuss something with you while Dr Yvester has some sessions with them. Can you do that, Dr Yvester?"

The blonde woman nodded and shook the hand of Daisy.

"Pleased to meet you, my name is doctor Clarissa Yvester, psychiatrist. Maybe I could do something against the trauma's of your children."

"You can?!" Daisy answered flabbergasted, "But...I,... what have I done to deserve this? What does this mean?"

"Nothing shocking, Ms Murphy." Masrani responded, "we just want to help you and your children, a wish made by your father himself."

"Well, then come in." Daisy quickly said.

She stepped out of the way, and Masrani and Yvester entered the hallway. Though it was a small house, Masrani liked the simple interior.

"Can I meet the children?" Yvester said.

"Yes, of course, this way." Daisy said, leading the psychiatrist to the living room. While they were away, Masrani studied the many pictures on the walls. Some of them included a man. "Probably their father." he thought. He looked like a friendly man to him, but of course, he didn't now if he was really so nice as he looked like. The others were mostly family photos, all including a happily smiling Lex and Timmy and the laughing parents.

"It's a shame that these beautiful people have to be ruined like this." Masrani thought, "I hope I'm not too late."

His thoughts were disrupted by Daisy, who closed the door of the living room. She looked surprised, but also happy to Masrani.

"Well Mr Masrani, I think you just save us. The kids are seeming very comfortable with Doctor Yvester! I hope she's able to remove the trauma's..."

"I bet she is, dr Yvester is the best psychiatrist I could find! Well, probably it takes a quarter or a half hour for the session, so shall we go to a quieter place?"

"Sounds very good to me, we can talk in the kitchen." Daisy said.

Masrani took place at the kitchen table while Daisy prepared some tea. She was very interested in the man and his intentions.

"So, why do you suddenly decide to help me and my children? Did my father really did his best so hard to convince you?" she smiled.

"Well, it's actually kind of a promise I made to him. When I heard about the critical status of your children, I felt a bit responsible as the new owner of InGen. And really, it's a shame that those beautiful kids are ruined by something stupid such as trauma's. So, I asked dr Yvester, and she immediately agreed. Don't worry about her, she's the most advanced psychiatrist on the site of trauma's. If someone is able to remove those trauma's, it's her."

"That sounds very encouraging," Daisy complimented, "you know, Mr Masrani, I think you came just in time. My kids are nearly collapsing from all the misery that they have to go trough. Alleviating the nasty situation by removing the trauma's is just what we needed so badly!"

Masrani smiled.

"That's wonderful to hear. I'm glad I can help you."

"Yeah," Daisy said happily, "but... you know, it doesn't change the situation much. There's still that nasty divorce, and the loss of my father... And there's more."

"More?" Masrani asked, curious.

Daisy nodded and wiped a tear out of her eye.

"I received a call from my ex-husband. He's planning to throw us out of our house."

"What?!"

Masrani's jaws dropped and he stared at the sad Daisy in disbelief.

"But, how... that's inhuman! He can't do that!"

"Exactly my reaction," Daisy confirmed, "but unfortunately, Mr Masrani, I think there's nothing to do about it. You know, we're not very strong on juridical site. My ex-husband is in a positive position, he has a lawyer who has much influence on the judge, and he puts everything on a manner so that it looks like that we are intimidating him or something. I already told him it's crazy, because he ruins our life and our children! But, he doesn't care. It seems like he does it for the fun, to see us broken, crawling trough the mud and struggling to find a roof above our heads. He's a monster."

"I can see that." Masrani said quietly, "But, there must be a way to fight back. There must be a way to solve this problem."

"I haven't seen a way so far." Daisy sighed, "We can't afford a lawyer. First, father took care of his, but after his death, he left nothing behind. I don't understand it, there must be something..."

"Well, there is something..." Masrani said while he searched trough his pocket, "ah, here it is. Here you go, Ms Murphy."

He gave a letter to Daisy, which was signed by a "H". The envelope was from InGen, proofed by the big logo in the corner. She studied it with huge eyes.

"This is it..." she muttered, "dad's final message. The answer to our questions. This can solve our problems!"

She tried to open it enthusiastically, but was stopped by Masrani.

"Um, Ms Murphy, I would like to ask you if you could open it when we have left. I think it needs some more privacy, and first, I have a question for you."

"Yes, yes, of course..." Daisy said, very impatient, please, ask your question.

"Good." Masrani sighed, "Ms Murphy, I know this is hard for you and your children, and it made nearly wrecks of them. I want to ask them something about the Isla Nublar accident."

Daisy looked at Masrani in shock.

"You must be joking." she half grinned.

"I'm afraid not." Masrani answered, "could you prepare them very discrete and slowly for a conversation about the accident. Give them the time and space to process, those kind of things."

"No way I would do that! That accident ruined my children, and now you want to remember them at it?" Daisy asked indignantly.

"No, no, that's not my intention. My company just needs some advice about the safety in Jurassic Park. They just have to tell what went wrong, and it'll be okay. Nothing about raptors, or T-Rexes, and those things."

"Well, I have to think about it. It has been a big shock for us and confronting them so soon with the subject might go wrong. I'm not quite sure if it's a good idea." Daisy stated.

"I can understand that. But I also arranged the psychiatrist to give them the chance to speak a bit more normally about the park. Just remember it like it was meant; funny, innovating and spectacular."

"I'll think about it and inform them if it's necessary." Daisy answered, "But where do you need all that information for?"

"Unfortunately, I can't currently tell you that. Maybe later, if the world's prepared for it." Masrani said while he stood up, "Well, it was really wonderful to meet you. I wish you all the luck of the world and a good recovery for your children. Dr Yvester will come multiple times a week until your children lost their trauma's completely."

"That's fine, thank you." Daisy said. They shook hands, and in the hall they met Yvester again.

"They did it great." she smiled, "I think they're able to forget it within a month or 2. You have strong and brave kids, Ms Murphy."

"They always have been." Daisy said. All of them laughed.

She closed the door after Masrani and Yvester left by car. Curiously, she opened the letter and began to reed.

Dear Daisy,

When you are reading this, it's possible that I already passed away, but that doesn't take away my love for you and Lex and Timmy. You met Simon Masrani, he gave this letter to you. I hope he does something for the grandchildren, but I think that will be fine. You have to know that Simon is a very passionate man, and he has truly the power to reach his goals. He goes completely for it, and he will give everything for it. I made a wish to him, a wish that he sees as a goal he has to reach. And he needs to reach it, Daisy, because it's a wish for us all. Maybe you don't see the essence for it, but please, give him the chance. I hope you can convince Lex and Timmy to help him reaching his goal; it looks pretty crazy, but their help is crucial. You would do the world a huge favor if you do it.

I realize that you're in a nasty divorce, and you have problems with your ex-husband. Don't worry, I took care of it. Give the other small letter in the envelope to Jane Fryson, Vice President of InGen. I left instructions for her behind to hire a lawyer and build a strategical juridical defense. If you do that, you have a fair chance against your ex-husband.

Let me make one thing clear; I love you and I love Lex and Timmy. I couldn't have been prouder of my family, and I ask you, don't forget me, but also don't be too long in the past. Yes, my death might be a big loss, but it won't help your future, so just let it go. That would be the best for us al.

Love you forever,

John Hammond

She felt tears forming in her eyes, and when she happily smiled, she also cried by reading the beautiful message of her deceased father.

"I love you too, dad." she said.

After a few minutes, she decided to check how the kids were doing. She opened the door, and then stood 10 seconds absolutely still. She couldn't believe her eyes, pinched her arm, but she wasn't dreaming. Lex and Timmy were peacefully asleep, both on a couch. Daisy smiled. Suddenly, a nightmare turned into a delightful dream.