Chapter 6
HARLEY AND PETER
Jurassic World Lagoon
Harley and Peter sat in the stands as more people milled about them, taking their own seats without much care. Some had ponchos on and others, like Harley and Peter, didn't bother with the ponchos. Adults and Teens alike were taking out their ipads, tablets and phones, getting ready to snap or film some shots of the Mosasaurus. Harley was practically bounced in his seat as the stands were slowly getting more and more packed until, finally, all the seats were taken and he could see a woman walking onto the platform that stretched into the paddock. She adjusted her headset and mic before beginning to speak.
"Good afternoon everyone! My name's Courtney Clark and welcome to the Mosasaurus Feeding Show. I'll be your announcer for today. We currently have one Mosasaurus that the handlers have named Mobie- I bet you guys can't guess where they got that from." She had a teasing note in her voice. "The Mosasaurus is of the Mosasauridae family and had lived nintey-nine-point-six million to sixty-six million years ago. They could grow up to thirty-three to fifty-nine feet in length and weigh thirty-three thousand pounds. Our girl in here reached fifty-six feet in length."
Peter and Harley listened intently, taking in all the facts that the announcer was giving them. Sure, they had read about them in books and seen about them in documentaries, but nothing could beat hearing the facts moments before the Mosasaurus would be fed right in front of their eyes.
"The Mosasurus was thought to have hunted near the surface of the water, where it preyed on anything it could could sink its teeth into including turtles, large fish and even smaller Mosasaurs." On the cable that was running across, over the paddock, was another, shorter cable that had a large great white hanging from it, slowly moving into the position over the water. "Okay folks, let's see if she's still hungry after already eating today. She's a little shy, so be nice and give her a hand when she comes out."
The boys stared intently at the water, their excitement building and building as the seconds ticked on by. Luckily, they didn't have to wait long as only a minute later, the snout burst through the surface, followed by the head, neck and two front pectoral flippers. Large jaws clamped down on the great white and the short cable snapped and the large head came crashing back down into the water, sending water over and splashing Harley, Peter and everyone that was around them. Everyone was instantly soaked to the bone, but they didn't care. they only cheered and clapped loudly.
"Oh my God!" laughed Harley as he pushed his bangs out of his face. "That was awesome!"
"Yeah!" Peter grinned down at Harley before the stands suddenly began to lower, startling the two boys.
"Hold on tight." The woman was saying. "We're gonna give you an even closer look at Mobie."
Below was a wall of glass that gave everyone a view of the lagoon from underwater. The boys could see the shark's tail floating towards the bottom and the Mosasaurus swimming back around. It opened its jaws once more and clamped down on the tail once and then twice. Almost everyone in the stands cheered and some even stood up, pumping their fists into the air.
"She has eighty-eight teeth!" Harley shouted over the roar of the crowd to Peter.
"Yeah- you wanna see something else cool?!"
"Yeah!"