The rifle fire drowned everything.
The rifle fire drowned everything.
Muldoon pressed against the fence, his voice hoarse. “Hold on, man! Hold on!”
The weight on the other side tore free.
The lights flickered. Then silence.
Muldoon pressed against the fence, his voice hoarse. “Hold on, man! Hold on!”
The weight on the other side tore free.
The lights flickered. Then silence.
Then — impact.
The crate slammed forward. The door burst open by a fraction. A blur of scales and claws exploded through the gap.
“Shooter! SHOOTER!” Muldoon yelled, firing.
Then — impact.
The crate slammed forward. The door burst open by a fraction. A blur of scales and claws exploded through the gap.
“Shooter! SHOOTER!” Muldoon yelled, firing.
“Keep pushing!” Muldoon ordered.
A young gatekeeper — Jophery — climbed onto the platform to align the latch. He leaned toward the slot.
“Keep pushing!” Muldoon ordered.
A young gatekeeper — Jophery — climbed onto the platform to align the latch. He leaned toward the slot.
They eased it toward a concrete pen. Muldoon’s team positioned rifles, eyes scanning the darkness. Hammond’s dream had already gone wrong once; no one wanted a second accident.
They eased it toward a concrete pen. Muldoon’s team positioned rifles, eyes scanning the darkness. Hammond’s dream had already gone wrong once; no one wanted a second accident.
“Let’s go! Move it!” Robert Muldoon shouted. His South African accent cut through the rain like a whip.
“Let’s go! Move it!” Robert Muldoon shouted. His South African accent cut through the rain like a whip.