66 million years later…
The leaves rustle loudly, as if at any moment a large creature will emerge, then a forklift emerges from the trees, carrying a large metal box, which has some square holes all over its length. A significant number of guards are around, the forklift lowers the load onto a kind of rail, two guards hold the handles, one on each side of the box, and begin to move it along the rails, they reach the door of a large enclosure.
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Fuyukuchi is 45 years old and 1.90 tall
Fuyukuchi: You can climb up and open the door.
One of the guards approaches the box, on the left side that has stairs, he climbs them and stands on the box, he goes to the front and grabs another handle and pulls it up, thus the front door opens, meanwhile, Fuyukuchi feels his shoulder being poked, he turns around and one of his guards raises his hand with a capsule for him.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R2yyDlhvWQkr5LCUCdqwwEW1Oeol6kHF/view?usp=drivesdk)
Kiko is 29 years old and 1.80 tall
Kiko: Sir... Should this really be the color of the dinosaur's sedative?
Before Fuyukuchi could think about it, the Velociraptor V2 that was in the box wakes up and before being pushed into the enclosure, it advances towards the back wall, creating a gap for its escape. The guard that was on top of the box falls to the side, very close to the gap. The dinosaur takes advantage of this and grabs the guard by the neck and pulls him into its box. Fuyukuchi runs over and hugs his companion's legs, trying to stop him from being taken away. Other guards surround the box and stick shock batons through the access squares, trying to stop the creature from continuing its attack, while others stick the barrels of guns that fire tranquilizers into it. The dinosaur calms down, but without having completely disfigured the upper part of that guard's body.
Fuyukuchi: Why didn't you warn or shout that the sedative had been sabotaged?!
Kiko: I'm sorry, sir! I didn't imagine it had been tampered with!
Despite this, his words had a tone of pretense, but that same tone was not noticed by Fuyukuchi, the man was too angry with the loss of his man to care about it.
A week later…
On a piece of wood drifting along a river guided by ropes, Nikolas intertwines his hands with his fingers as he approaches the edge of the water.
Nikolas' thoughts: my eye… It's starting to hurt again, it must be from the commotion, I have faith… That I can find more of my companions around here.
When the piece of wood touches the ground, he gets out of it and shakes the hand of the excavator who guides him to a ravine, passing by a bunch of other miners and machines.
Nikolas: Good afternoon.
Jokishi: Good afternoon, how are you?
Nikolas: Very good, by the way, I'm very disappointed that I couldn't meet with Hirotomo, we're in a serious legal battle, the financiers are concerned about safety, they want me to do an inspection to check that.
Jokishi: Yikes! Inspections aren't for Hirotomo, he always delays these things.
Nikolas: Well, this time he'll have to give in, without funds, he could lose a lot, all they want are qualified people for this job, I managed to contact everyone, although I received a response from one of them, in this case, Mikael, but if I remember correctly, Hirotomo went to talk to Natalie himself.
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Jokishi: That endless well of energy, he wouldn't like to stop what he's doing to inspect a place.
The two enter the ravine, a commotion gradually forming, the two join together, while one of the miners hands over a mosquito fossilized in amber. Jokishi takes the object and asks for light, he and Nikolas approach the artifact and observe the insect with fascination.
At a paleontological site…
Some excavators dig the sand, freeing a set of fossils from the sandy ground, meanwhile, on top of a mountain, Natalie is training, punching and kicking the air, completely sweaty, tired, she heads to her trailer to get a drink of water, but when she enters she comes across a nervous Joana, talking to Hirotomo.
Hirotomo: Don't be so apprehensive, I didn't come to cut off the funding or anything like that.
He takes a glass of champagne from the fridge and opens it, serving them, leaning on the edge of a table.
Hirotomo: I have a favor to ask, you know… There is a planet, which I imagine you must know, the planet Magnus, the largest planet in our universe. I'm renting the place and building an enclosure, and with my scientists, I'm bringing some extinct creatures back to life, and well... I'd love it if you could inspect the place, to check its safety.
Natalie: uh… No, that doesn’t sound like fun…
Joana: yeah, we don’t really have that much time for that.
Hirotomo: oh, don’t worry, you know… I can increase the budget and even give you a bonus, you know… About 50 thousand… More.
In a quick movement, Joana pulls Natalie aside.
Joana: that’s a lot! Do you know how many steaks you could eat?
Natalie: no… Let me count {starts counting with her fingers} huh… Did I get lost, a lot?…
Joana: yeah!…
Natalie: oh, damn! So, let’s accept it!
Joana: anyway! Besides, our research budget will increase.
Joana’s thoughts: that would be great, to be able to explore more of the dinosaurs. We only value things when they no longer exist.
Joana and Natalie: we’re in!
Hirotomo: so let’s go! There's a ship waiting for you.
Meanwhile...
In a restaurant on the sand, with tables spread out in the open air, Kiko was eating, cross-legged, in a relaxed manner, while watching, out of the corner of his eye, a metallic dinosaur scaring away all the customers.
Kiko: Oh my! You couldn't be more discreet, could you?
MH: No, I'm sorry, but in my current form, a body swap is unfeasible. Anyway, your money is in this briefcase, remember, your mission is to kill Mikael.
Kiko: You still haven't explained to me why you want to kill him so much.
MH: This is something confidential, you shouldn't know about it.
Kiko: You talking like that... Makes me even more curious, what does he offer that's so dangerous to you?
MH: He's going to become someone strong, I want to eliminate him while I still can.
Kiko: And why can't you go there yourself?
Before she could complete her sentence, she watched the metallic dinosaur lower its head and stop moving, as if it had turned off. After a while, the robot started moving again.
Kiko: I see... You can't stay connected all the time and that's why you'd die?
MH: Exactly, I can't die now, I shouldn't give myself that luxury, not while I still have a lot of things to do. For now, just worry about doing your job, remember, if you do it well, you'll earn more money.
Kiko: I know, I know, I won't let you down.
The next day...
A plane flies over Planet Magnus, inside were Nikolas, Mikael, Hirotomo, Joana and Natalie, sitting parallel.
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Mikael is 41 years old and 2.20 tall
Natalie: Nikolas! It's been a long time! I was thinking we'd never find you again.
Nikolas: Me too, the idea of separating was really bad.
Joana: Remembering that I wasn't the one who suggested it!
Hirotomo: It's fun to think that you all already know each other, but what's this? I brought two specialists and you brought me a strong guy?
Nikolas: {shrugs} he's an expert too.
Mikael: he's just jealous of my biceps {bends his arm and contracts his muscles} over forty arms.
The plane flies between the mountains full of dazzling green trees, the blue sky with almost no clouds, with a sun that radiates just right, the plane begins to land, causing a slight turbulence.
Hirotomo: well, now would be an opportune time to put on your seatbelts.
Everyone starts putting on their seatbelts, Mikael and Nikolas put them on normally, while Joana is a little confused about how to do it, but is helped by Hirotomo, meanwhile, Natalie is racking her brains to figure it out by herself, Mikael looks at her with an ironic smile, then, fed up, Natalie just ties the seatbelt to herself and smiles back at him.
Natalie: uh! Suck it.
A short time later, the plane lands on a runway. When they leave, they are all guided and separated into two jeeps, driven by park employees. The jeeps continue without a road over a lawn, until Hirotomo tells them to slow down. When the vehicles stop, Natalie is shocked as she stands up in the jeep, her vision is one of clear surprise when she glimpses the incredible. She holds Joana's face, who was distracted by a map, and she forces her to look at it too. They are both shocked. Mikael, who was behind, slowly uncrosses his arms while also observing what was there, in front of them, a huge 19-meter Brachiosaurus in all its splendor, eating the tallest leaves of some trees nearby.
Natalie: My goodness... Look how beautiful...
Joana: I never imagined I would be able to see them again, not in the flesh.
Mikael: He did it... He managed to bring creatures like these back, how miserable, huh.
Nikolas: This is the revolution, the technological advancement.
Joana: And is it fast?
Hirotomo: Well, I have a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the enclosure, which runs at 50 km per hour.
Hearing this, Mikael falls out of the jeep, face down on the ground, he gets up right away.
Mikael: {stutters} What?! A Tyrannosaurus Rex? You have one of those here? I want to see it now!
Hirotomo: Calm down, when we get to his enclosure, we'll see him, there are many other fascinating creatures around here. Other than that, Natalie, Joana and Mikael, welcome to what I call... A new era, the return of the dinosaurs!
The three of them sit on the lawn while watching several herbivorous Dinosaurs moving in herds, approaching a lake and drinking from its water. The sight is enough to make your eyes water.
Joana: How did you do that?…
Hirotomo: Well, if you'll allow me, I'll show you, come on, come on! We don't have time to waste!