You're So Adorable (Gray Mitchell)

Chapter Seven

I was later awoken by someone yelling. I groaned slightly but refused to open my eyes. Owen was really loud when he wanted to be.

"Zach.." I heard my sister whisper. "Zach." She said again, a little  this time. A few moments later I heard he speak again. "About time. Come on, we gotta go." Another pause. "Zach? Come on, quit it. We gotta go." And then there was another long pause.

"I'm just..really glad me and Gray met you guys.." Zach whispered back to her, and I felt myself smiling even though my eyes were still closed. "Awe, did I make Exon embarrassed?" He teased, and I heard Exon laugh slightly. I bet she was blushing.

"Shut up. Now come on, we really do need to go." She said and I heard him sigh, then I felt her shaking me and Gray to 'wake us up'. Once we opened the back doors, which we had closed a while ago, Zach hopped down first, then quickly helped Exon out. She helped me out while Zach helped Gray out.

"Come on, go inside." Claire told us as we headed to the building closest to us. Exon ran behind Gray and I, while Zach ran behind her. "The control room is just up ahead. That way." She continues after we enter the building. We entered the lab, and found no one else in it. "They evacuated the lab..." Claire said, surprised and lowly while looking around. We enter a room and saw two men put these test tubes inside a suitcase with fog rolling out of it. It must have been one of those special cold cases. "What are you doing?" Claire asked them, but someone else answered her from behind us.

"I'm afraid that's above your pay grade, honey." We turn around to see that one guy, Hoskins, walking to us.

"Where's Henry?" Claire asked, her fists clenching, right along with Exon's.

"Dr. Wu works for us." Hoskins said, stopping in front of us. Suddenly, Exon tried to throw a punch at him, but Zach stopped her and held her by her waist while taking a few steps back.

"Hoskins you low life, no good, self centered asshole!" She yelled at him, making me stare at her. She was beyond pissed off, otherwise she wouldn't cuss in front of a younger kid. "If it weren't for Zach holding me back I'd claw your face off and feed you to the dinosaurs!" She continued, but finally stopped struggling in Zach's hold.

"Watch your mouth little girl, unless you want it sewn shut." Hoskins threatened, this making me, Zach and Owen glare at him along with a scoff from her.

"I'd love to see you try." She said, and smirked at him.

"That's not a real dinosaur.." Gray said from beside me, staring at a computer screen with an image of the dinosaur that attacked us on it.

"No, it ain't kid," Hoskins said to Gray. "but somebody's gotta make sure this company has a future. Imagine.. that one, a fraction of the size. Deadly, intelligent, able to hide from the most advanced military technology. A living weapon unlike we've ever seen! You see? Millions of years of evolution, and what did we learn? Nature is a gift that's just-Oh shit!" Hoskins was cut off by one of the Rapters charging into the lab, moving in on him. I was quickly grabbed by Gray, then grabbed by Exon while she also grabbed Gray. She took a step back with us, making Zach step back as well since he hadn't let her go yet. Owen was in front of us all, arms out and slowly making us move away. "Easy.. Easy, boy. Easy." Hoskins said and he backed up to a wall. The Rapter still advanced closer to him. "Hey, hey! We're on the same side, right? Right?!" He started to slowly hold his hand out to the Rapter, something he'd seen Owen do to get the Rapters to stop. "I'm on your side.." After everything he's made them do, he really thought that was going to work?

The Rapter quickly attacked him, bitting off his arm that he held out. I gasped, even though I knew it was coming, and I felt my face pale as I saw the blood splatter and heard Hoskins scream. I glanced over at Gray to see him with his eye closed and he had his head turned away from the sight infringing us. Owen and Claire then quickly guided us back out into the hallway.

"No kids, this way!" Claire said, running beside us. We started to head in the direction she told us to go, but the Rapter came crashing through the window, shattering glass everywhere. We quickly turned around and ran the other direction. I spotted a control panel for the dinosaur holograms and pushed a button on it when we passed it, making a holographic dinosaur appear and getting the Rapter to pause and stare at it, distracted. We ran down the stairs and saw the exit, but we were stopped just after exiting it when another Rapter stopped us. I think it was blue because I could see a darker strip on her head and back, but I wasn't sure. I heard Exon gasp, hugging me to her while Zach did the same to Gray, while also grabbing my sister's wrist again and pulling her and I closer to them. Behind us, the Rapter we distracted came in behind us, giving off a screech and making me jump. Then, another Rapter came in, surrounding us. Where was the forth one?

"Zach.." Exon whimpered, barely auditable but I still heard it. They pushed Gray and I between them, forming a small circling around them to protect us. I reached blindly for Gray's hand, and when I found it he squeezed it.

(Please excuse weird typos.)