These next pages are probably some of the most exciting pages in the book. Crichton really knows how to gain your attention. Marek, Kate, and Chris finally get to "jump" back 600 years ago. Although they were pretty excited to find their professor, the crew was not happy to find that they were required to jump with too of the ITC employees: Gomez and Baretto. Gomez, a techy female required for the destination planning along the trip. Baretto, a retired marine hired by ITC as security for the treks. When the five made their jump they arrived in the woods, half way in between the french castle, La Roque and the English castle, castlegaurd. Being inbetween them they found they were in a hostile territory. Knights from La Roque were riding along the trail that the jumpers jumped near. Chris ran to the forest, as Kate and Marek followed. Gomez, jumping at the wrong time, arrived right next to a La Roque knight and the knight decapitated Gomez. She fell to the ground with a thump. Baretto jumped in just to see Gomez' head severed. Baretto was punctured with 3 arrows just like that. He pulled a grenade out of his vest, pulled the pin and then accidentally jumped back to ITC, grenade still live. ITC jump room was destroyed by the grenade. Chris, Marek, and Kate made it out of the forest.
Crichton starts the adventure like this. I was captivated the first time I read this.
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