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He was knocked completely off his feet onto the ground.
    “NO!” Kim screamed and brought her hands to her face.
    With Marcus down and lying motionless on the ground, Jocelyn quickly put the MAV into action.  She floored it and the MAV tore through the group surrounding Marcus and the girl and slid right up next to the girl.  The big Korak was thundering as it sprayed the whole area with gunfire.  In a matter of seconds no one was standing.
    Kim started to get out but wasn’t sure if it was safe.  Jocelyn spoke up and said, “Kim, the threats have been eliminated.  Please hurry and help Marcus and the girl.”
    Kim quickly got out of the MAV and ran over to Savannah and checked her out.  She was out cold but she was breathing.  Leaving her she ran over to Marcus frightened over what she might find.  Before she got to his side, she realized that Marcus was conscious, coughing, and moaning.  He was alive.  She knelt quickly by his side to see where he might be bleeding but a quick look made her sigh with relief.  He was wearing a flak jacket.  She hadn’t noticed it before when she saw him at the Clingman’s Dome complex.
    “Are you okay?” she asked.
    Still sputtering, coughing, and trying to catch his breath, he let out a big yell, “Aaaarrrrggggghhhh!  That was like getting hit by a truck.  Owwwwwwwwww.!” Marcus was unbuttoning the jacket so he could breathe. 
    “So, you’re okay?” asked Kim.
    “I’ll live,” he moaned and started to feel his chest and stomach.
    Then Kim reached back and swung her fist and hit him on the arm.  “Well then, get up you big baby.  We’ve got to get out of here.  That group following you is on the way and almost here.  I’ll grab the girl.  You get into the MAV.”
    Marcus got up slowly as Kim was picking Savannah up off the ground.  She put Savannah into the back seat of the MAV and turned as Marcus was limping over. 
    “Are you going to get in the driver’s seat or do you want me to get in there, you big sissy?” she asked curtly.
    “I will and why are you treating me so bad?” he moaned.
    “I’m about five or six years behind on picking on my baby brother.  I figured I would go ahead and get started.  Besides, you scared me a few minutes ago and I don’t like being scared so do not do that again.  Understand?” she said smiling as she got in the passenger side.
    “Marcus, we need to hurry.  E.T.A. on the group behind us is about five minutes.  It looks like no matter what we are still in for some trouble.  There are two options. Turn and attack the group that’s coming or try to drive through the migration going through the Nantahala River Gorge.  The chances for success are impossible to calculate on this scenario.  Which one should we do?”  asked Jocelyn.
    “Let’s go with the dinosaurs.  The migration could mask our travel and help with anyone following,” said Marcus. Throwing up dirt, the MAV took off in the night leaving the still lighted vehicles sitting with their headlights shining on the bodies that were scattered across the ground.  Kim climbed into the back seat and then over into the back and got out the medical kit.  It took her a couple of moments but she found some smelling salts and quickly revived Savannah.  She was scratched up, bruised, and had a nice size knot on her head but it looked like she would be okay. 
     

Chapter Fifteen
    Dawn was just breaking as they neared the Nantahala River Gorge.  Marcus had seen some small scale migrations before but nothing of this magnitude.  There were dinosaurs everywhere.  After checking with Jocelyn, he was able to determine that apparently the migrations of the dinosaurs were escalating just like he had thought.  The dinosaurs were favoring the warmer climates during the winter months. 
    For the most part, as far as Marcus could see, most of them were herbivores so they shouldn’t be a problem.  The only problem that arises is that where there are