Jurassic World quote: "Jurassic World exists to remind us how very small we actually are." – Mr. Masrani

Warning: VERY open ended and I am not writing a sequel. Also, I'm not very nice to the characters (in case you hadn't already figured that out). If you want a happy and semi-resolved ending, you may want to consider Chapter 9 the end of 'The Cat and the Canary' and ignore this epilogue.

Disclaimer: Jurassic World is not mine.

Pain flashed through her skull and broke through her stupor. Her claws dug into the soil as her teeth ground together. A hiss escaped as she opened her eyes to the dying light of day. Foreign smells assaulted her nose.

Her body moved sluggishly and everything swirled together around her. She stood up and the world tilted. She threw her weight to the side in an attempt to stay upright. She crashed into the ground that had risen up and met her. She couldn't inhale and the world was black. It was quiet.

Too quiet.

Where was her pack?

She couldn't feel their warmth anywhere. Her eyes shot open and she stumbled to her feet and managed to stay upright this time. She looked around the empty clearing. Nostrils flared as she failed to locate her pack. The foreign scents nearly overwhelmed her.

Intruders had stolen her pack.

A chill ran down her spine as breathing quickened. She needed her pack. Her surroundings faded as she focused on the scent trail of the intruders. It led to the suspicious wall. The intruders took her pack through the wall.

She would go through it too.

Sharp claws barely scratched the surface of the wall and she couldn't sink her teeth into it. Another swipe of her claws was cut short as the dark stripe that crisscrossed the wall caught the nails of her right hand. She snarled as she tugged harder on the stripe, hind legs digging into the ground as she leaned back. The stripe creaked and bent, the wall groaned and shifted minutely. A loud crack sounded and pain exploded through her. She fell back, roaring in agony.

The wall hurt her.

Bloody, broken nails pressed into the ground and the indominus pushed back up. She would not be beaten by this wall. She would find her pack.

Her jaws opened wide and she roared.

Charging forward she crashed into the suspicious wall. Her teeth and claws scraped against the barrier as she pushed her body against it. The wall groaned, small chunks crumbling to the ground. She pushed as hard as she could, yet the wall was not moved.

Growling, the indominus darted down her trail. When the vegetation thickened she stopped and turned to face the suspicious wall again.

She glared at the wall. She would defeat it.

Roaring another challenge to the wall, she charged forward. Racing as fast as she could before she collided with the suspicious wall.

Air shot out of her, the wall snapped and groaned as it gave beneath her mass. Pain engulfed her and the world turned black. She could hear the shouts of prey creatures as she lay on the leaning remains of the suspicious wall.

The crackling sound of Unknown's voice roused her from hazy thoughts. She growled.

Unknown had stolen her pack. She would destroy Unknown. She would destroy Unknown's pack.

As she rose from the suspicious wall something small bit into her sides repeatedly. Nuisances easily ignored.

She blinked and the black spots in her vision faded. She ignored the sharp pain in her skull. Through the gap in the wall she could see prey creatures attacking her with bite-throwing sticks. Rage flooded her veins and she pushed against the suspicious wall to widen the gap for her hindquarters to fit through.

She roared in agony as pain spiked through her back and limbs. She would not be beaten. Her pack needed her.

Hissing, she continued to push her way through the gaping wall. It groaned and cracked as it slowly moved further from the tall wall. Snarling, she pushed her way through the hole in the border of her territory.

The Biting Prey continued to attack her. She roared her acceptance of their challenge and lunged forward. Sweet blood coated her mouth as her teeth sunk deep into one prey creature's flesh. She chomped it a few times to ensure its death while twisting around and smacking another with her tail. She could hear it scream as it flew through the air.

Black spots dotted her vision. Anger strengthened her.

Tossing the corpse from her mouth she charged the two remaining Biting Prey. Their biting-sticks cracked loudly while they backed away too slowly to avoid her. She grabbed the left one and stomped the one on the right. Warm stickiness coated her foot. The one in her hand struggled futilely. She glanced around the area, but all the other prey creatures had hidden themselves. She could deal with them later.

She needed her pack.

She dropped the biting prey creature and squashed it.

Sniffing the air, she followed the smell of her pack to a well-formed trail. The smell of oil and burning stopped her short. This was Unknown's rocky trail.

Unknown was tricky. It had snatched her pack away. She needed to distract Unknown before rescuing them. She needed to stay off Unknown's paths until she had her pack.

They would destroy Unknown together.

She veered off the well-worn path and traveled for several minutes through overgrown terrain. She huffed out a breath and shook her head. The dull ache intensified to a sharp spike driving into her skull.

Grumbling angrily she tore into the flesh of her back, ripping out the device Unknown had placed there.

The flesh-coated object fell into thick bushes covering the ground. She circled back in the general direction of the well-worn path. Traveling alongside Unknown's well-worn path, she followed the scent trail of her pack.

She would kill anything in her way.

Vivian ground her teeth together in frustration as her call was instantly forwarded to the voicemail box. They really needed better cell phone reception in the northern stretches of the island. She hoped that Claire and her nephews remained safe.

They were headed out to the Raptor Arena which was miles from the loose indominus rex. The indominus hadn't moved for a while, the tranquilizer darts must have kicked in. She was only about three quarters of a mile from her paddock.

Commander Hamada was working overtime right now leading his troopers and a night shift troop to contain the indominus. Workers had been called in to ready the large dinosaur holding pen in the restricted zone. If everything went smoothly then the indominus rex would be contained within the hour.

Vivian crossed her fingers and hoped for the best. She would be putting in some overtime as well. Her shift would end in a few minutes but she wouldn't leave with ACU working to containing a highly aggressive predator.

Hamada approached the beacon's location slowly. Every little sound set his nerves on end. The indominus rex had killed Austin's troop immediately after her escape. Even with Jonas's troop as backup, Hamada felt shorthanded.

His heart thundered as he carefully scrutinized his surroundings. They were getting very close. The signal was pinging to a spot right in front of him. Thick bushes gave cover, but not enough to hide something the size of the indominus rex… he hoped.

Taking a calming breath, Hamada firmed his resolve. Pushing sharp branches aside until he was right on top of the signal, he crouched down and searched through thick leaves and stems. A light blinked against the ground.

Reaching down, Hamada picked up a bloody hunk of flesh with the indominus's tracker imbedded within it. The blood was congealed and there was no sign of the indominus in the immediate area.

The familiar scents of her home territory were a balm to Blue's rattled nerves. There was no sign of Thief in the territory. Yet something felt off.

Sleep pulled at her. Anxiety had her twitching from foot to foot. Delta and Charlie were curled up and sleeping against the metal gate. Leader slept just out of reach on the other side. Echo drowsily nibbled her claws clean.

Her skin prickled, the wounds itched where Scary Alpha had closed them. She could smell Scary Alpha's scent on every member of her pack… even Leader. She did not like visits from his pack. Not even Leader challenged Scary Alpha's authority.

Blue jumped as a bird screeched into the night. Her heart thudded painfully fast. She needed to search the territory, make sure the pack was safe.

A loud chirrup successfully startled Charlie awake. Delta groaned but didn't open her eyes. Leader's head popped up as he gave her a bleary eyed look, groaned her name with a reprimand and dropped his head back down. Echo simple turned to look at Blue.

Leaving Charlie with lookout duties, Blue led Echo through their territory.

Easing her foot onto the brake, Claire gently stopped her car and put it in park. Turning, she looked her nephews in the eye. She didn't really trust them to keep their side of the deal in coming out here.

"Remember, you need to stay in the car." Zack rolled his eyes and fiddled with his phone while Gray nodded before rambling about velociraptors while pressing his nose against the window. She left the car on with the air conditioner running as she exited the vehicle. Even with the sun down it was still hot out.

She headed over to the office building. She hoped iNGen installed air conditioning because the building looked more like a tin box than an office from the outside.

Lucas walked towards the chatting park rangers across the catwalk. They had just received notification that the indominus rex's location was unknown and someone had just arrived with important documents. He would head over to the office after the personnel on site were armed, and the rangers had the keys to the armory. He hadn't received one yet.

He wanted all project personnel in the area armed with both nonlethal and lethal weapons. The park wanted to keep the indominus rex alive but if it came down to the lives of his staff or the indominus rex then Lucas was more than willing to put his career on the line and authorize his people to use lethal force – with or without Jurassic World's approval.

They would need to wake Grady up even though he had only gone to 'bed' an hour ago under orders from the medics. Glancing down he could see Grady sleeping on a cot on one side of the arena gate while two of the raptors were resting against the metal bars.

Only a few minutes ago the entire pack had been there. He searched for the other raptors, but couldn't see them.

He picked up his pace as goosebumps spread across his arms. He heard one of the missing raptors screech from the other side of the paddock. It was one of the few raptor calls he actually recognized; a warning of danger.

The catwalk rattled as the ground shook. A high pitched roar blasted away his hearing momentarily. The indominus rex charged out of the trees and straight into the arena wall. Powerful muscles drove her massive body right through the steel with a resounding crash. Rending metal snagged the tough skin of the hybrid leaving bloody trails in her flesh.

Lucas only had a moment to look at the hybrid under the arena spotlights before the catwalk gave way beneath him. He gasped. One of the rangers screamed as they all fell. He landed hard on top of the unforgiving steel grating. The world turned black.

He never saw the teeth that tore him apart.

The rhythmic shaking of the ground woke Owen. He bolted off the cot when the distinct sound of the indominus roaring was followed by tearing metal screeching loudly. Everywhere hurt, from his braced ankle to his pounding head. Charlie was standing guard on the other side of the gate while Delta barely bothered lifting her head.

Dr. Peters had wanted to have Charlie and Delta on 'stall rest' while they recovered, but had acknowledged (due to past experience) that the velociraptors would be restless and prone to further injury if they were separated. They were in no condition to deal with the indominus rex… who shouldn't be here.

Owen watched in dismay as the catwalk fell into the raptor arena, someone screamed. From the way it fell, whatever had caused the problem was on the other side of the arena where trees blocked his view. He had a horrible feeling he knew what was over there.

The ground shuddered as something large moved through the raptor arena. He could hear Blue and Echo barking threats. He recognized the indominus's voice as it responded to the territorial raptors. Owen glanced around the enclosed area he had been sleeping in, no one else was present and the door leading outside was latched.

He opened the gate.

Delta hissed when the bars she had been leaning against rose up and away from her. Adrenaline raced through him – both due to the sudden appearance of the hybrid as well as voluntarily allowing injured, temperamental velociraptors into the same space as him.

"Delta. Charlie." Both raptors focused on Owen. His stomached twisted as the indominus moved out of the trees and closer to their group. Blue was clinging to her back, biting and clawing the thick hide. With no encouragement on Owen's part, both Delta and Charlie darted into the holding area with him.

He couldn't see Echo.

Blue fell as the indominus twisted under her. The raptor quickly regained her feet. Blue growled and charged the hybrid. The indominus surged towards the raptor. Owen needed to do something or Blue would die trying to protect the pack. He didn't have any keys on him to open the weapons locker.

He really wished he had his rifle.

He whistled as loud as he could and called Blue to him. Perhaps they could at least buy some time for ACU to arrive.

Blue screeched a reply as she feinted towards the indominus's left side. She swerved around Owen as she sprinted into the holding area.

Blue's sides were heaving as she examined to enclosed space. The beta raptor focused on the door before jogging over to the control panel, completely ignoring Owen's attempts to stop her. She pressed one button, opening the door from the holding area.

Wide eyed, Owen hobbled quickly after the Blue, Delta and Charlie trailed him. Metal groaned behind him as the indominus began tearing the gate apart. His heart nearly stopped at the scene before him.

He shouted in desperation, "Blue, hold!"

The raptor slid to a stop right in front of Barry and Claire. He could see the terror in Claire's eyes as she stared at the loose velociraptor. A crash of steel shredding had Owen twisting back around to see the indominus emerging from the side of the arena.

This was not good.

A/N: Thank you all for your wonderful support and great comments. It was your encouragement in the early chapters that got me to delve deeper into the characters instead of skimming along the top and keeping it fairly basic. This story is more than twice the length I'd originally estimated it would be once completed.

I almost feel bad about ruining the sort of happy ending from chapter nine. So many people were thrilled that Owen and the raptors had escaped the paddock and then I give you this unhappy, open ended epilogue wherein they are not safe or happy.

Funnily enough, the initial muse for this story was a horse that the indominus rex reminded me of. That boss mare also inspired the breakout in the epilogue. A lot of this story was inspired by how that mare took over an established herd of horses.

Many different animals I know or have known contributed behavioral traits and quirks to the velociraptors and indominus rex (mostly, but not limited to: parakeets, horses and wolves); all animals that I drew inspiration from were born and raised in captivity. Some were imprinted by humans while others were not.

I reviewed the first three Jurassic Park films to figure out just how intelligent the velociraptors should be. The raptors are smart; they are problem solvers, capable of figuring out human emotions and human group dynamics. And I had to incorporate the fact that the velociraptors in Jurassic World communicated verbally with the indominus rex.

Then I had to make the indominus rex intelligent while still being mentally unstable. Everything about the indominus rex is a recipe for disaster – too many genetic codes hashed together (a mess of conflicting instincts) and brought up in a small paddock without any type of mental or social stimuli.