A Sound of Thunder Page #5

all her yard work down the drain.

Do you buy it for a minute?

The great a**hole-in-the-sky

doesn't check the bio-filter once?

Nothing gets by that freak.

"Two years and I'll be out. "

That's what he told me.

Got a little touchy when I asked him

how he'll retire on a government salary.

You think Hatton paid him off?

It would be worth it... all the money

he saved on running that filter.

Clean. That's the last one.

It's gotta be on the clothes

on one of the clients.

Somebody must have panicked

and stepped off the path.

The sweaty guy.

Eckles.

Eckles.

I have an idea to get you back.

It's never been tried, but it might work.

We can't break through the rings,

but I should be able to open a wormhole

on the other side of the ripples.

Instead of 65 million years,

you go back 65 million and one.

- It would be like jumping over the rings.

- And then what? Travis waits for them?

Back here,

the change hasn't happened yet,

so there are no time waves.

I should be able to slingshot you

forward to the target zone.

- You "should"? You're not sure?

- I'm fairly certain.

But don't intercept the party

to turn them back.

Why not?

The slingshot effect

will use up all your energy.

Your window will be small

and highly unstable.

You won't have time to explain what

you're doing, let alone convince them.

How much time will I have?

I can't say for certain.

15, 20 seconds.

Can you say anything for certain?

Yes, I can say for certain

I can't say anything for certain.

Let's find out what we're trying

to prevent, because you won't have time.

We better talk to Mr. Eckles.

It'll have to be in person.

Nothing.

Dead.

Where are the guards?

What's that?

My God.

You're all loaded. Designators are off.

You can shoot at will.

- Who told you to distribute weapons?

- I did.

Just one thing. Plants like this

- haven't grown in millions of years.

- We're shooting at plants?

It isn't exactly like it was then.

It's stronger, more developed.

The alternate reality

taking over outside that door

has been evolving uninterrupted

for 60 million years.

Are you suggesting

that there are dinosaurs out there?

I doubt it. More likely,

whatever they've evolved into.

That's one hell of a "just one thing".

This building is still under government

control. I can't leave TAMI unattended.

Of course not.

We all set? Let's go.

Eckles lives

on the other side of the park.

Wouldn't it be quicker going around?

Sticking to the streets?

- What streets?

- Good point.

Guys?

That thing was huge.

Let's keep moving.

Trav, you better take a look.

They're all over.

Big mothers, judging by the depth.

Couple hundred pounds.

These aren't classic reptilian.

There are other markings. A little bit

of primate mixed in. I don't know.

That's not good.

It means we're not more than a couple

of waves away from being changed ourselves.

I suggest we get the hell out of here.

Let's go.

What do you think? Do we go around?

What was that?

I have got to get home.

Lucas!

Get them out!

Get these thorns out of him.

Calm down!

- Travis?

- Hold your fire!

Whatever's out there has been tracking

us since we entered the park!

Man, it hurts.

Come on, Marcus.

Try slowing your pulse rate down.

It'll slow the progress of what those

brambles put into your bloodstream.

Whatever those thorns

put in my bloodstream,

it's already working.

I can't feel my legs.

Watch out for these!

Man, I'm losing it.

Everything's...

getting really weird.

Take care of him.

Come on. You okay?

Get up, let's go!

Head for the bridge now! Go!

Aim for their throats!

It's their only soft spot!

Aim for their throats!

Go!

Go on, I'll hold them off.

I'm not gonna leave you. Let's go.

Travis, those thorns.

I can't make it.

I can't and you know it.

And I know it.

Just set things right,

and I'll be fine.

See?

Just set things right.

I'll fix it.

Go!

- What about Payne?

- I said go!

Why is he staying there?

- Payne!

- Marcus!

- Payne, come on!

- Now go!

Forrest?

Look, Forrest, that's Orion.

Those stars there make his belt.

I'll get you

a telescope when you're nine.

That's when Grandpa got me mine.

Forrest. Know what those are?

That's right,

the Seven Sisters.

Look like stars, don't they?

But each one is a whole entire galaxy.

I know how you feel.

I feel it, too.

But if we fix this,

then he'll be right back with us.

So let's keep moving. Eckles's place

is still two blocks to the north.

- What are you gonna do about it?

- What are you talking about?

It can't ever happen again.

If we're lucky enough to fix things,

it'll go back to the way it was before.

We have to stop it, the Hattons,

Time Safari, the whole thing.

If we fix the time line, though,

when we come back, we won't know

any of this has happened.

So now you see the problem.

At least it means there's still

some people alive in there.

- I think we can get down here.

- Those creatures back there are smart.

A lot smarter than us

if we don't get over this wall.

Wait.

There's got to be

something around here.

You see anything over there?

What's this?

I got something.

What the...

Daddy!

It's okay, stay where you are.

All right. It's okay.

We don't have room.

- He saved their lives!

- Go somewhere else.

Either let us in or kill us.

We just need to find

someone and then we'll go.

Ted Eckles.

He lives in this building.

Does anyone know where we can find him?

Apartment 6-A.

When we're done, we'll get you food.

- No! That's Ally's.

- The fire's going out.

Not that!

- Mr. Eckles.

- Who the hell are you?

Remember me?

Somebody brought something back

from your jump. Something small.

Check in there.

Jenny! Look at this.

We have reason to believe

somebody stepped off the path.

Are you accusing me?

We're not accusing you of anything.

Maybe in the excitement something

happened. Maybe you don't remember.

We think something happened

on your hunt that caused all this.

If we can find out what it was,

we might be able to set it straight.

I didn't step off the path.

You think because I was scared I didn't

listen and I stepped off the path.

- Well, I didn't!

- He's telling the truth.

I've been over every inch of

his clothes, there's nothing on them.

What about your friend?

I don't know if...

We weren't together the whole time.

- You were separated?

- Just for a few seconds.

We have to find him.

A time wave could come any moment.

Where does he live?

He's not at his apartment.

His wife kicked him out.

He stays at his office

at the Division Tower, 23rd floor.

We'll never make it on foot.

There's a parking garage down below.

All right.

Thank you, Mr. Eckles. Let's go.

- You have to.

- I have to what?

Set things right.

We will.

Sonic resonator lock mechanism.

Almost impossible to break.

Any suggestions?

If we had an audio oscillator

I could find the waves and...

How do you think I put myself

through medical school?

We promised those people

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