Chapter 9
PETER AND HARLEY
Gyrosphere Valley
Peter stood in line, inching their wait closer to the Gyrospheres, the sun beaming down at them hotly. Back home, it was cool and snowy, the snow just perfect for snowball fighting. Harley didn't miss that though, he didn't mind the hot sun, nor the warm temperatures, not when he's going to see some dinosaurs even more up close and personal. Peter was in agreement.
"Did you know," Harley was saying. "That the soft tissues is preserved because the iron in the dinosaur's blood generates free radicals and those are highly reactive? So, the proteins and the cell membranes get all mixed up and act as a natural preservative. DNA can survive for millennia that way. Now, even if the amber mines dry up, they'll still have the bones."
Harley continued going on and on and Peter made sure to listen to him, nodding here and there, keeping all his attention on the younger. He could feel stares from the group of girls over on his left. He could hear them giggling but paid them no mind. He could care less what they were thinking about. All he did was let Harley continued to talk, never interrupting him. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see a Gyrosphere pulling up and the girls got inside before they were off. Then, it was their turn. The man working the ride motioned them on and Harley crawled inside while Peter followed, both strapping in.
"Pregnant women and those who suffer from motion sickness should consult a doctor before riding this ride." stated a man from the PA system within the ridable ball. The door of the sphere slid down and locked into place and the ball began to roll on its out, went around the bend and it didn't take it long to hit a grassy area where the controls were turned over to Peter, who gripped the control tightly.
The monitor between them by their feet sprung to life with the Jurassic World logo before it was replaced by what looked like to be some science class room from a high school. Jimmy Fallon was standing in a lab coat in goggles.
"Hey there, I'm Jimmy Fallon. Welcome aboard the Gyrosphere. An amazing machine made possible by science. Your safety is our main concern. Which is why you're behind our invisible barrier system, which protects you from things like Dilophosaurus venom." Jimmy seemed to drop something or...whatever as a cloud of white smoke plumed and Jimmy had something black on his nose and fingers. "One drop of this can paralyze you, so watch out."
He looked at some one off camera. "Is this real? It is?" Then, he fell out of frame. The screen cut to the next scene with Jimmy still talking. "And for added protection, each vehicle is surrounded by aluminum oxynitride glass. So tough, it can stop a fifty-caliber bullet."
Jimmy held up a gun, pointed it at the glass before firing it. The glass cracked and the wheels it was rolled and the glass smashed into the glass of the cabinets behind it, shattering it. It cuts to another scene once more. "They Gyroscopic technology will keep you upright at all times so, you've got nothing to worry about."
Around them, there was no signs of any of the dinosaurs until they turned the corner just as a bellow sounded.
"Oh, man." Whispered Peter. The sights of the Triceratops and Apatosaurs greeted them. In the distance, they could see parasaurolophus and Stegosaurs. Their bellows and roars almost shook the two kids to their core as they stared at the dinosaurs around them in awe.
"Woah...look at them all!" Harley grinned, his eyes wide until the monitor beeped, making them look down at it.
"Due to technical difficulties all our exhibits are now closed. Please disembark all rides and return to the resort." a woman's voice stated as a red Jurassic World logo popped up with the word 'CLOSED'.
Harley slumped with a heavy sigh. They had just gotten to where the dinosaurs were and now they had to go back?
"hey, come on, we can stay out a couple more minutes." said Peter, obviously not liking how sad and disappointed Harley had gotten.
"Peter, they said it was closed."
"Dad gave us special wristbands, right? We're VIP, dude. Come on. It'll be fun." Peter pushed the control all the way forward, making the sphere picking up speed and startling the dinosaurs around them into a stampede.
It was truly a sight to behold.