The Search for Mrs Johnston

Sampson and Kofi join forces with Lewis and the Reverend Johnston

They search high and low for Mrs Johnston - she is still lost in the jungle somewhere



Mrs Johnston, still without a weapon, runs into some Askari - these are the rest of the brigands led by the infamous DuPont



Rev. Johnston is jumped by a native out of nowhere - he manages to utilise his full array of missionary talents (12 gauge) to subdue the man



DuPont takes charge, telling Mrs Johnston to stay in his camp until he sorts things out



Taking direction from DuPont the Askari fan out



Achillobators stalk slowly around the side of the small camp



The leading Achillobator is ambushed by the Askari - their muskets bring it to the ground but have little effect. DuPont takes careful aim and kills the beast stone dead



The Askari melt into the jungle to creep away, but the Raptors come after them - they try to shoot them from cover but in so close their muskets are more of a hindrance



As the search party and Mrs Johnston are reunited, they also sneak off, but DuPont comes out of cover to aid his Askari - spooked by his stealthy movement, an Askari opens fire: slaying the Frenchman with a single musket ball!



Sampson lead them out of danger, staying hidden with Lewis bringing up the rear



The remaining Achillobator chases, spotting them as it approaches - chaos breaks out with some panicking and others running



In the bedlam, the beast attacks Mrs Johnston. It kills her leaving Sampson to run after the rest



A sad end to the day - the indefatigable Mrs Johnston almost made it

The Campsite

Chandler and his companions have camped in the hills above the Johnston Mission

In the evening a few of them (led by Cockburn) make their way there to investigate



Their camp with sentries on duty - Peters stands with Kofi and Kwesi at the fire, as the porters bring in the last of the supplies



A swarm of Raptors come out of nowhere charging the men - Sampson has gone off to the left to take a look at something



The noise he heard was a gigantic Allosaurus stomping through the American Mission



Winters and Cockburn blaze away with their guns at the Raptors, but both men go down. Nkunda, their local guide throws his spear at a Raptor in desperation - it hits the Raptor in the eye, sending it scampering backwards (along with his spear)



Kofi points at the Raptors and the sentries open fire



The Raptors move away from the seriously wounded men and towards the campsite - picking on Chandler and Peters. Nkunda is running back to the camp to pick up a machete and the boy Hal runs to Chandler's aid with his shotgun



The Allosaurus looks in over the ridgeline




A firing line is formed by the men, with Chandler at the rear waving his pisto around - the Allosaurus has jumped the ridge with amazing agility



The concerted fire from the men is too much for the Raptors and they skulk off into the undergrowth. With time on their hands the men concentrate on the Allosaurus (Nkunda's machete doing serious damage to its leg)



As thing calm down, Nkunda is overwhelmed by the Raptors



They move on, and the porters are easy picking for them



Carnage in the camp - even Kofi has gone down (though he may just be concussed)



Well Oscar, this is a fine mess you've gotten me into!



The Last Stand - somehow Peters and Chandler manage to destroy two of the Raptors before they fall to their terrible claws



As the Allosaurus leaves the campsite, weakend from Sampson's unyielding fire, a last gasp shot from his rifle strikes true and the Allosaur is killed



From their high perches Sampson and Kofi survey the campsite - only they remain



A terrible day for the adventurers, though some of them are only seriously wounded, without the porters they have little chance of surviving - even the Mission will give them little succour without anyone to help them

The Mission

The Johnston Mission is located in an idyllic clearing, and everything seems peaceful.

However on their way are two threats - a band of Askari brigands and a pack of Raptors



The Askari brigands exit the clearing, heading straight for the creatures; but the Raptors close quickly



A large Achillobator stalks through the jungle



The other Achillobator rushes with lightening pace to pounce on an Askari



Captain Lewis, along with his sister and her husband Reverend Johnston race for the car. However in the scramble to get into the car Lewis discharges his pistol and hits his brother-in-law (only the man's sturdy cap saves him from a serious wound). Lewis bundles him into the car to recover from his concussion



Mrs Johnston storms off towards the house while Lewis is distracted - she spots an Askari running hell-for-leather away from the beasts



He's followed by another Askari - Tehpoe, who is caught from behind by a Raptor



The crafty Achillobator sneaks into the shed, and approaches the parked car



The Askari has scurried up the chimney to safety, but the Achillobator clambered up onto the roof after him!



Having downed the Achillobator in the shed Lewis and Johnston walk inside to put the beast down



Tehpoe is outnumbered, but somehow manages to kill one of the Raptors



The Revered rounds the corner and doesn't seem too worried about his accuracy - his shotgun maims the Raptor but leaves the Askari unharmed



Tehpoe is finally slain by one of the surviving Raptors



The two Raptors here are being fended off by the Reverend, but they seem to spot easier prey in Mrs Johnston



racing after her, her attempts to defend herself result in a lost shotgun and she shrieks in terror to run blindly into the jungle



The badly wounded Achillobator, having eaten the Askari on the rooftop, struggles to descend until Lewis' car stalls just beside the house



The Reverend Johnston, striding purposefully to kill a Raptor is blindsided by the wounded Achillobator



Taking cover behind some boxes Lewis and Johnston fend off the remaining two beasts, who slink off into the jungle



But what will happen to Mrs. Johnston, alone in the jungle and without anything to defend herself with?