Chapter 14
BUCKY AND TONY
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Tony walked after Bucky, who had is rifle at the ready in case they ran into their runaway hybrid. The manager could feel sweat running down his face and forearms, but he didn't complained. He just focused on keeping up with Bucky and not tripping all over the branches and stones that littered the ground.
That was until they heard what sounded like an engine rumbling and revving not too far away. They both look at each other before taking off in the direction they heard it from. Already, the sound was fading and then gone but they continued to run until they stopped in front of the open garage door that had only one jeep inside and fresh tire tracks. Tony took a few steps forward while Bucky strode in and knelt down, picking up something.
"This one of theirs?" Bucky asked as he held up a dirty flannel.
"Yeah." Tony nodded, breathing out a sigh of relief before looking out of the garage as Bucky tried the other jeep. "That road goes straight back to the park."
Tony turned around and watched as Bucky continued to try and start the jeep before going to the back wall. "How did they even get one of these things started?"
"They're Starks- even if it's just by adoption. Starks are amazing with machinery and tech." Tony shrugged, making Bucky glance back at the other for a split second before walking back over and trying to open the hood.
The ground below them shook as a thud sounded from outside, making the two men go tense. Another thud and Bucky leaned forward and grabbed Tony by his wrist and tugged him over until the man was on the other side of him. A third thud sounded and they bout got down, sitting back against the front of the jeep. One last thud and Tony could hear it right in front of the open garage door.
Tony could feel his heart pound in his chest as he heard the snorting breaths come closer and closer to the front of the jeep. He did his best to keep quiet, his head tilted towards the door way next to them. He felt the jeep rock then and heard a low growl and he fought to keep still.
Then, a hand was gripping his, giving his a comforting squeeze. He gripped onto Bucky's hand tightly after that and, for what seemed like forever, the Indominus pulled her head away and out of the garage and was seemingly moving on.
Tony gave a shaky exhale, letting Bucky's hand go so he could grab his rifle. The two was slowly beginning to relax when the other side of the roof and wall to the garage exploding inward, the Indominus letting out a screech. Tony scrambled onto his feet and the two man ran out of the room and into the main area before eventually flying out of the double doors and away from the center. They could hear crashing coming from inside as they ran.
"Tony!" Bucky bolted to the left. "Over here, we gotta hide! We can't outrun it!"
Tony skid to a stop before quickly following Bucky, his eyes filled with uncertainty but despite that, he did trust Bucky and so, he wasn't about to argue with the raptor trainer. He followed Bucky, ducking underneath a log and tried to hide themselves the best they could.
The man felt Bucky's arm wrapping around his waist, pulling him as close as the other could. Knees touched knees and, if they were standing up straight, Tony knew there would be full body length touching. Tony hardly cared as his own hands flew up and grabbed onto Bucky's upper arm, fingers curling and gripping the clothing.
They could feel and hear the Indominus walking close to their hiding spot, growling and snarling. They could hear her sniffing the air, trying to catch their scent. Neither moved, they just stared into each other's eyes, neither looking away.
Then, they heard rotor blades from up above, flying past. The hybrid let out a startled snort before they heard her footsteps going away and fading. Tony's frame sagged as he tilted his head forward, his forehead finding Bucky's as they both let out a breath that they had been holding the entire time.
After a minute past, Tony pulled away and climbed out from underneath the log, Bucky following a second later. After sharing a look and a nod between he and Bucky, the two began to ran away from the log and parallel of the Indominus' route, heading right for the Aviary.
"Clint!" Tony shouted into the phone after he fished it out of his pocket and called. "We found her. South of the Gyrosphere Valley, between the old park and the Aviary."
"Wait, are you following the dinosaur?"
"Yes. Get ACU out here. Real guns this time."
"ACU is airborne. They took the helicopter."
"Who's flying it?"
"Masrani."
"Of course." sighed Tony before he hung up. He could hear the coptor in the sky and soon, he was stopping with Bucky since they were now standing on the edge of the cliff. The helicopter kept going and then it was going sideways and the man at the gun was starting to shoot into the forest below. They could hear the echoing roars of the Indominus before the man stopped and seconds later, they could see some of the flying reptiles soaring through the air, their wings flapping and some of them were heading straight to the helicopter. One took out the man at the gun while another speared it's long big through the glass at the front of the copter.
Tony clenched his jaw as he watched as they swarmed the aircraft, one getting a good hit on it and causing it to smoke. It began to go spiraling down towards the Aviary and he knew that there was no way Masrani could get out of this alive. He could only looked away as the aircraft smashed through the top of the glass paddock and an echoing explosion that was slightly muffled reached his ears.
"Tony- the trees!" he heard Bucky shouted, the other pushing him around. "Get to the trees!"
Tony gave a mental shake and quickly ran back towards the treeline, his mind in turmoil at the death of his boss and friend. He could hear the screeching and shrieking from behind and above them. With a glance upward, he knew exactly where they were heading.
The Park.