Chapter 17: The Jurassic Colony

"I can't go with you gentlemen." Felix told them for the hundredth time,"I need to see if Fox is ok."

"All this for a killing machine raptor!"one of the two CIA Agents, his name Stan yelled.

"I've raised him like he was my own since he was a baby."Felix answered.

"You do realize that if you meet this raptor again he will probably eat you for breakfast right?"the other agent stated. His name was Dwayne.

"Maybe, but I highly doubt it."Fleix answered,"When raptors are first born they imprint on the one closest to them. I was there when Fox was born, therefore, I am like a parent to him. So it seems unlikely that he'll have me for a snack."

"Whatever. After you see your little pet will you come with us?"Stan asked.

"No."Felix simply replied,"This is my home. The others and myself plan on staying and watching over the dinosaurs."

"Wait others?"Dwayne said.

"Yup. Follow me and you'll see."Felix said, and lead them deeper into the building.

Felix lead the two CIA agents down a set of stairs and to a large metal door. He pulled it open to revealed a huge cavern inside. Stalegmites lined the floor and ceiling of the cave. Water dripped down from the ceiling, making a dripping echo.

"What is this place?"Stan questioned, gazing around the cavern.

"Hammond made this place for emergency purposes."Felix answered,"He was worried that one day the island might come under attack. Either from people who wished to steal away his dream or to destroy it. He feared that some people, mainly the religion nuts, would think he was playing God. He thought once the park was opened there would be many attacks to try to destroy his dinosaurs, and kill him. So this place is an emergency bunker of sorts. Although it's mostly a natural cave the people of Jurassic Park had discovered underground."

"So when the dinosaurs escaped their pens and all hell broke loose you and I'm guessing others came here." Dwayne said.

"Yes. Most tried to flee to the helicopters and ships, trying to escape the island and chaos." Felix replied,"...From what I can tell...they didn't make it."

They resumed the rest of their trek deeper into the cave in silence. It was almost pitch black in the cave, except for the faint orange glow far ahead. As they neared the light, it grew brighter and brighter. The glow soon encased them, momentarily blinding them. When their eyes adjusted the two agents were surprised at what they saw.

Torchlights and the occasional lightbulbs illuminated the huge cavern. All around the cave floor small fires and tents were postioned. Men and woman alike hustled around the cave, doing whatever task they had been given. Some still wore their Jurassic Park uniforms, be it labcoats or engineering suits, while others had already fashioned themselves make-shift clothing. The fall of the park wasn't that long ago, but it seemed that these people were already adjusting and going native. Agents Stan and Dwayne quickly did a head count of all the people present in the cave. It was around fifty or so.

"Welcome gentleman, to the colony of Jurassic Park!" Felix exclaimed proudly, "I'm terribly sorry you came all this way for nothing. You see, none of us want to be rescued. We are staying on the island."

"Staying!"Stan shouted in disbelief,"Why on God's name would you do that? Live on an island infested with monsters!"

"It may seem that way to you two."Felix said," but to us survivors it is a second chance at living."

"I'm not following you."Dwayne interjected.

"You see, here we can truly live the way we wish."Felix continued, a hint of wonder in his voice," Now that Jurassic Park is offline, it is basically cut off from the rest of the world. No more taxes, no more debt. No more mindless to and from work, living a meaningless existance. Here we can truly start living and have a purpose. This is one of the places left in this world full of wonder and mystery not yet destoryed or controlled by man."

"You sure like to talk don't ya." Stan stated, although he couldn't help but be interested.

"You're welcome to stay and see for yourself. Who knows, maybe you two might join us and live here as well." Felix said, smiling kindly at them.

"Doubt it, but the CIA won't be coming for us for at least a couple of days. So we might as well stick around."Dwayne replied.

Not to mention they had not yet fulfilled their true objective. They had to try and find the weapons that were promised to the CIA. With those weapons at their disposal, the United States would be unstoppable. Plus, they had to get to these weapons first. Spys across the globe had informed the CIA that many governments across the globe were moving to take the weapons as well. The men felt sorry for this newfound colony, because they did not know what was in store for the island. Pretty soon Jurassic Park would become a battlefield for many countries across the world, and these people and the dinosaurs would be caught in the crossfire.