A Sound of Thunder Page #6

we'd get them food.

In an hour we'll have the time line

fixed and they won't need it.

- What if we don't get it fixed?

- Then they'll be the food.

Look out!

What the hell was that?

Sonia, come with me.

You two stay to protect the car.

Thanks.

Brambles.

Be careful.

What the hell happened here?

Look at this.

Jesus!

It's the brambles. These people

went crazy and killed each other.

Mr. Middleton?

Get out of here!

There's no food in here!

Mr. Middleton!

It's Travis Ryer from Time Safari.

We just want to talk to you.

Mr. Middleton, we're gonna come in.

Mr. Middleton, we just want to talk.

Okay? We're gonna come in.

What do you want? Who is she?

Be careful, he's infected.

No whispering!

You think I can't hear you?

She's with the company. We just want

to look at your outfit from the jump.

Why?

Someone may have inadvertently

brought something back.

Who told you that?

Eckles, that little weasel?

He hates me! He's lying!

Not your fault.

You're not in trouble.

Damn right, I'm not!

Where are you?

How dare you come here and accuse me?

That piece of crap safari!

I haven't felt right since!

Don't you run away

when I'm talking to you!

Drop the gun!

I don't want to shoot you.

Why not? I want to shoot you.

Listen to me, we can fix this.

No, you can't.

Nobody can.

Tell me I wasn't lying.

Tell me we can fix this.

Family albums, nice.

Here we go!

I don't believe it.

A single butterfly.

Isn't that amazing?

Yes, it is.

What the hell are you shooting at?

Those birds, if that's what they are.

Did you find it?

Middleton stepped off the path.

He killed a butterfly.

- A butterfly caused all this?

- Is that so hard to believe?

- It's a bug!

- It's an insect that laid eggs.

The point is, Jenny, it wasn't a bug

that was stepped on, it was evolution.

Watch it!

The wave's coming!

Hang on!

This can't be good.

Travis?

It's Hatton.

I got a feeling there's only one wave

left, then it's our turn to be altered.

This isn't gonna be easy to do

with flippers instead of arms, is it?

If this place is wrecked,

then we won't be able to send you back.

Then we have to find a way to make

another place work. Is it possible?

Let me think.

Maybe.

Let's take a look around

and see what we can salvage here.

Okay, with TAMI's hard drive,

all we need is another portal.

- Let's go to Home Depot.

- There's one at the University.

- A Home Depot?

- No, a portal.

Well, not exactly a portal,

a particle accelerator.

With the right software it becomes

a portal. TAMI's hard drive is.

- Are we talking "plug and play"?

- Yeah, more or less.

- Which one is it? More or less?

- More, I hope.

Get the jumpsuit,

I'll try and make this work.

The University is two miles away.

Will we travel through the city on foot?

Derris! What are you doing in here?

Please be quiet.

What are you talking about?

- You'll wake them up.

- Wake who?

My God.

We still have a chance,

but we have to go now.

Come on. We're getting out of here.

There's still time,

but we've got to hurry.

Suit yourself.

Wait.

You can't leave me here.

Wait for me.

We can go underground

using the subway tracks.

What's that smell?

- Rotten eggs?

- Sulfur.

- It's a swamp.

- Let's go back up.

No, this is the only way.

You're crazy, I'm not going in there.

I say we go back up and run for it.

God knows what's under there.

Come on.

- We almost there?

- We passed two stations already.

It can't be more

than a couple a hundred yards up ahead.

Wait a second.

Turn off your lights.

Don't make a sound.

It's okay, come on up!

At least it's dry in here.

Let's see if it's collapsed up ahead.

If it's clear,

maybe we can get through.

Let's keep moving.

The door's blocked, we gotta go back.

Jesus.

This thing

isn't gonna stay watertight forever.

There's gotta be

access vents in the tunnel,

some way to get to the street.

- How do we find out?

- We gotta bust a window and swim up.

What if there's no vent there?

Then we drown.

But, either way, we can't stay here.

I'll shoot out a window.

It should take about 30 seconds

for this thing to fill up.

Stay close to me,

take the deepest breath of your life,

then we'll go for it.

Okay. Just...

Give me a second, okay?

Come on!

Hold on to me!

I got you! Let's go!

Hold on to me!

Take a breath and go under!

Here we go!

Let's go!

Travis?

Travis, stay with me!

Come on.

There's an access way down here.

- Those animals are pretty evolved.

- The next wave is us.

Start praying

that the backup generators work.

Oh, yes.

Not good.

Almost there, get ready.

Remember, even if this works

it'll be highly unstable.

You'll have about 20 seconds.

Hello, Dr. Rand.

Where exactly are we?

We're at the University.

In the public sector now?

Not a good sign.

We're going to attempt

a slingshot jump. What do you think?

It's theoretical.

It's never been attempted.

There's a first time for everything.

It's gonna hurt.

You'll be back a year before the hunt

for about half a nanosecond,

then you'll be thrown

forward again to the hunt.

- Now would be a good time.

- I'm working on it!

I've gotta find a way to get proof.

If this works,

everything goes back to normal.

You don't remember anything

and I don't remember anything.

I gotta get proof

that something went wrong,

otherwise

we wouldn't have made a difference.

We've gotta make sure

that this never happens again!

I'll find a way.

The wave, it's here!

It's coming!

Hit a button! Any button!

I'll find a way!

Over here, big guy!

Come on, over this way!

Jenny!

- Jenny!

- Payne, where the hell is that gun?

You have to get me on the holo-disc!

Hatton and Derris turned

the bio-filter off

and something went very wrong!

When you get back,

make sure you check the filter

and give the disc to me!

Only me!

Don't you ever pull

a stunt like that again!

If anyone's gonna die saving someone's

rich, fat ass, it's gonna be me, got it?

Yeah.

Where are the clients?

Why are you looking at me like that?

- You sure he's dead?

- You want to check his pulse?

Anyone hurt?

- They're fine.

- What happened back there?

Don't you know?

He fell

right where he was supposed to.

You got lucky.

Did anyone break any protocols?

Then we're fine.

Travis, the volcano...

We better get going.

Follow me.

Clay, by the way, I know.

When we get back, the bio-filter...

turn it back on, okay?

Good boy.

Welcome! Gentlemen!

And well done!

We promised you

the experience of a lifetime

and we delivered.

As long as you know,

everything was according to plan.

What the hell happened?

Equipment malfunction.

We're okay, but it was close.

- Clay, what went...

- We have a problem.

I have to talk to you.

What's wrong?

You've gotta take a look at this.

I told Hatton

the recorder malfunctioned.

Don't let anyone see it.

Why? What's on here?

I don't know how to say this

without sounding nuttier than usual.

You.

- Of course I'm on it...

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