Chapter 1
PETER AND HARLEY
Hogan's Residence
Thirteen year old Harley Keener-Stark sat at his desk, hands gripping the view master up against his face, his eyes taking every detail of the current slide that he was looking at. The scene was showing an outdated T-Rex standing up right and fighting a Triceratops while a volcano stood dormant in the background. He pushed the lever that was attached to the side of the view master down and let it go. A new scene filled his sight, a pair of upright standing Ceratosaurus fighting, one biting and the other's throat. He pushed the lever once more just as he heard footsteps walking up to his door. There was a knock before the door was pushed open and the view master left his hands and he swiveled his chair around to look at Pepper Hogan- formally Pepper Potts- who was grabbing his backpack.
"Come on, your flight leaves in two hours." She told him once she put the things he had left out into his backpack.
"The airport is thirty-six minutes away, sixty with traffic." Harley responded in a playful, matter-of-fact tone.
"How many minutes does it get your little but in the van?" she asked, just as playfully. "How many of those?"
The two shared a smile before Harley got up and walked out of the room with Pepper following.
"Feed the monster under your bed?"
"Yep."
After Harley put on his jacket and his backpack, they both walked out of the house in upstate New York, the snow crunching under their shoes. Harley walked passed a fifteen year old Peter Parker-Stark, who was talking to Ned, and slipped into van after opening the sliding door and slipped into his seat. He slid the door shut and buckled just before Happy Hogan called out to Peter.
"Peter, let's go. "
"Okay, Uncle Happy." Peter responded back before looking at Ned. "I'll see you when I get back in a week."
"Star Wars Marathon?"
"You know it." Peter hugged Ned before he went to the van and slid inside, shutting the door and also buckling up. Once everyone was situated, Pepper getting settled in the passenger seat, Happy put the van in reverse and backed out, Peter and Harley waving at Ned before Happy put the van into gear and the van began its way down the street at a moderate pace.
Harley and Peter stood in a crowded and bustling John F Kennedy International Airport, people milling around as Pepper and Happy stood in front of them. Pepper was crouching down in front of Harley, watching as he glanced through the information on the tickets.
"Everything right, on there?" he asked him and watched as he nodded, making her smile at him. "Good. I love you."
"I love you too, Aunt Pepper." Harley stated before the two hugged for a few seconds before she pulled away and turned towards Peter.
"Take care of your brother and make sure to answer your phone." Pepper told Peter, making him nod. She pulled him to her and the two hugged, which lasted a few seconds before she pulled away and gave the two a playful grin. "Remember, if anything chases you, run."
"Right, you are hilarious, Aunt Pepper." Peter deadpanned with a small smile.
"You two better get going and in line." Happy spoke up, looking at the two kids with a smile.
"Right. Love you two, see you in about a week." Peter grinned at them before heading to the line, Harley following after him. All around them, people were talking and voices came on the intercom, announcing flights and whatever there was that was worth announcing.
Peter barely paid much attention as he looked down on his phone, texting with others like Ned and MJ. Soon enough, they were sitting in the terminal as they waited for their flight to be announced for boarding. Once it was, they filtered onto the plane, found their seats and sat down, getting as comfortable as they could for the flight ahead.
The time between landing at Juan Santamaria Airport in Costa Rica and boarding the fairy was all a big blur to them. It all pretty much happened so fast and now, they were on the top deck, leaning against the railing and gazing out into the ocean that surrounded them.
"When they first opened, they had eight species." Harley was saying. "Now they have fourteen herbivores and six carnivores. That's fifty tons of food a week."
"Geez, it must be a pain to keep the food in supply." Peter stated, shaking his head. They could see the island in the distance getting closer and closer. Peter had got to admit, it was really beautiful. It's no wonder they had chosen this island to be the home for the park.
Once the ship was docked, everyone began to file out and take over the concrete walkway. They could hear the PA system and a women's voice greeting them and the rest of the visitors. "Welcome to Isla Nublar, home of Jurassic World. We hope you have a safe and enjoyable stay with us."
The brother's stopped when they saw a woman with short, red hair standing in the middle of the walkway just ahead of them with the sign that had their names on it. Sure, they were expecting Tony to be standing there waiting, but they understood that being an operations manager meant that he would be rather busy.
"Come on." Peter nudged Harley forward before they made their way over to the woman, who gave them a friendly smile.
"Hello and Welcome. I'm Natasha Romanoff." she introduced herself.
"It's nice to meet you." the two stated politely.
"Tony sends his apologies. If he could have been here for you two, he would."
"It's fine." Peter stated with a wave of his hand. "We knew how busy someone in his occupation could get and we completely understand that. It's just a bummer."
"Come on, lets get you two on the monorail before all the seats get taken." She told them and lead the two on the remainder of the pathway and onto the escalator. The glass above their heads dimmed some of the sunlight, which gave the two a small break from the sun. When they got do the top, Natasha lead them to the first train car, ushering them in and helped finding them a pair of seats to sit in before sitting in the seat behind them. Once it seemed like everyone was on, the train began to roll down its track, ganging speed until it was cruising. Foliage and mountains sped passed the large glass wall. It was really a sight to see.
"Okay," a man's voice came over the PA system. "Those of you in the front of the train should be able to see our main gates."
The two boys jumped up from their seats and rushed forward, not paying any mind with those they brushed past. They got to the front, behind the younger kids and the gate loomed over them, JURASSIC WORLD sat at the top of the arch in blue with silver outlines.
Peter and Harley went back to their seats, both of them unable to sit still. As soon as the train got to the station and the doors slid open, the two shot out like a bullet, Natasha close behind.
The two barely paid much attention as they went through crowds of people until the got to the hotel. Natasha took the lead and lead them up to their hotel room. She slid the key card, making the door unlocked and she pushed it open, walking in. "Your father's got you VIP access so you can get in all the rides without waiting in line. He's also arranged to greet you at one o'clock."
Harley and Peter both took of their backpacks, setting it on the ground before rushing over tot he set of double, wooden doors and flinging them open and walked out onto the balcony. They could see Main Street and the Innovation Center clearly with the lagoon in front of it and some paddocks.
They looked at each other and grinned. It's going to be one hell of a fun week.