I'm still alive, my amazing viewers! Sorry to wait so long, busy making other stories and household chores.
Here is the next chapter of the Little Dinosaur Girl.
In a snowbound Janesville, Wisconsin. There stood a simple, pale yellow, two-story suburban home. It belongs to the Mitchell family. Those are Scott Mitchell, Karen, and their two sons, Zach and Gray. They were the average nuclear family. Nothing exciting happens around their home. Until Karen received a call from her younger sister, Claire Dearing. Claire contacted her last month, saying that she will have a week off, and decided to invite Zach and Gray to be VIPs in Jurassic World, hoping to spend time with them after not being around for seven years. Of course, Karen was skeptical, but she agrees, wanting to give Claire a chance. After a discussion with her husband, they both agreed to let the boys spend time with their aunt. When they told their sons about this, Gray was super excited by this while Zach...yeah, Zach wasn't thrilled to spend his winter break at Jurassic World, but he has to go, since Gray wanted to go so badly.
Speaking of which, Karen was at the driveway of her home, loading luggage into the back of a Nissan minivan with the rest of the luggage. She sighs and turns towards the house with a yell, calling out to her sons.
"Boys, let's do this!"
Meanwhile, Grey was in his room, looking at slides of dinosaurs on his view-master toy. He sees an Allosaurus fighting a Triceratops, and then two Ceratosaurus fighting. His room is filled with dinosaur and monster movie toys and posters along with Sci-fi ones. You can say he is a geek or a nerd, but he is quite intelligent for his age. Soon, there was a knock on his door, followed by his mother's voice that came through it.
"Gray?"
Karen enters the room and sees her son playing with the view-master toy. Sighing, Karen walks over to her son and takes the toy away from him.
"Honey, what're you doin'? What is this here?" Karen questions him, putting the toy away. "Let's go. Come on, honey your flight's in two hours."
As Karen begins counting his things in his bag, Gray reminds her about the time schedule. "Dane County Airport is thirty-six minutes away, sixty with traffic."
Karen gave her son a playful look and smile. "How many minutes to get your little butt in the van? Hmm? How many of those?" She asked him playfully, earning a smile from Gray. Karen grabs his bag and they walk out together.
"Feed the monster under your bed?" She asked as she closed the door behind them.
"Yes." Gray said excitedly as he ran down the stairs with his mom trailing from behind.
Gray comes charging out the front door of the house a minute later and runs obliviously past his older brother, Zach, and his girlfriend, Mindy. As Karen comes out of the house, Mindy gives Zach reminders.
"Call me every day. And text me pics so I don't forget what you look like." Mindy said with a loving tone.
"I'll only be gone a week." Zach informs her, almost sounding bored.
In the driver's seat of the van, Scott looks at his son with impatience and amusement in his eyes. "Zach, you're not goin' off to war, here. Please. Come on." Scott said to his son.
Zach and his girlfriend stare into one another's eyes. "I-"
Mindy interrupts him. "I love you."
"-Will see you later." Zach said, not repeating the sentiment. Mindy grins at his apparent inability to tell her that he loves her too.
"Vamanos!" Scott calls out to his eldest son.
"Comin' buddy?" Karen soon calls her son too.
"Bye...okay." Zach said, letting go from his girlfriend's hold and went to the van while Mindy waves and said bye to him. Zach runs to the van and gets in the back seat and sits next to his brother. As Scott starts up the engine, both parents turn and look at their boys in the backseat, particularly the sullen Zach.
"I know it hurts, sweetheart." Karen said with sympathy, though with a hint of teasing.
"Are you gonna be okay?" Scott asked teasingly.
Zach responds by putting his headphones on, which amused his parents. Soon, Scott drives the van to the airport, right on time. They entered the airport as it played Christmas music since it was the holiday. The Mitchell parents are saying goodbye to their sons at the gate to get on the plane. Many people were departing or arriving from the airports since it was the busiest place, including the holidays, as people would visit their relatives during special events or holidays. Karen is going over the plane ticket with Gray. Those plane tickets were sent personally towards Claire, as she organized the whole thing.
"Everything right on there?" Karen asked him. Gray nodded at his mom, who smiled at him. I'm so jealous. You're gonna have so much fun."
Her smile and pleasant demeanor seem a little forced as if she was worried about something.
"I love you." Karen said to her son.
"I love you too." He said before he hugs her, which she hugs back. The hug lasts a little too long. Something isn't quite right, Gray knew it. While hugging his mother, Gray looks over at his dad, and notices that he's a little uncomfortable but manages to form a small smile.
"Okay. Right." Karen said as they finally stopped hugging before getting the tickets off Gray's hands and to a distracted Zach. "All right, um, let's give these to your brother, okay? Can you hold these, please?" She turns to hand the tickets to Zach. But he isn't paying attention. The teen has the hood of his jacket up over his head and his headphones blasting music into his ears while he was busy staring off into space.
"Zach!" Scott said his son's name a little louder while Karen taps Zach to get his attention. Finally, Zach notices them as he removes his headphones.
"Can you hold these? Honey, I need you to take care of these." Karen said.
Zach nodded and took the tickets. "Yeah..."
"Hey." Scott gets Zach's attention. "Listen to your mother."
Zach nodded while Karen looked at her son, as if she was about to cry. "All right, take care of your brother, answer your phone. I'm serious. It's the green button. When you see my name, push it, okay?" Karen explains to Zach, nods absently. "And remember, if something chases you…" She pauses for dramatic effect. "...run."
Gray smiles weakly, hoping that she was joking. Soon, Karen smiles at them jokingly. "Come on."
"Yeah, you're funny." Zach smiles halfheartedly at his mom's joke as he said to his little brother. "Come on, let's go."
Zach ushers Gray along as they head to the plane while their parents waved at them. Karen was the emotional one as she said bye to her sons and said that she missed them already. Once the boys are gone, the two adults drop the act, their attitudes becoming cold and neutral.
"So much for our last family breakfast…" Scott mutters out.
Karen, annoyed by her husband's attitude, as she said to him. "Why do you have to say things like that?" She asked annoyed, before noticing Gray waves goodbye at them as he and Zach headed through the gate to board, which Karen smiles at him.
"Did you call your sister?" Scott asked.
"I did, and she said that she'll be at the dock's waiting for them." Karen said, almost worriedly.
Seeing this, Scott assured Karen that the boys will be alright with Claire. "They'll be fine. She handles twenty-thousand people a day. She can handle two more." He assures her.
But Karen was still worried about their sons.
The American Airlines Boeing 757 touches down on the tarmac in Juan Santamaria Airport Costa Rica. Zach and Gray got off the airport and towards the Costa Rican Dock. They, and among hundreds of people, boarded the ferry (which has boarding ramps that have Jurassic World logos on them) for Isla Nublar. Gray was so excited as he couldn't contain his excitement and questions on what the island looked like to his older brother, which he doesn't know.
"How big is the island?" Gray asked Zach as they climbed up the gangplank with the other tourists.
"Big." Zach answered blankly.
"But how many pounds?" Gray asked eagerly.
"That doesn't make sense." Zach said in annoyance at his over excited brother.
Once everyone was on board, the ferry set sails across the vast ocean toward Isla Nublar. Gray and Zach stand at the rail with other passengers. Gray was still filled with energy as he started explaining about Jurassic World to his unamused older brother.
"When they first opened, they had eight species. Now they have fourteen herbivores and six carnivores. That's like fifty tons of food a week!" Gray said to Zach.
However, Zach wasn't even paying attention, he was distracted at the sight of some pretty teenage girls that were at the lower deck. They were chattering about, excited about Jurassic World. Zach was smiling dreamily at them while Gray stared at his brother in confusion and somewhat disgusted at him. A few minutes later, Isla Nublar comes into view and the ferry sails towards it, which makes everyone, minus Zach, excited. As the ferry headed towards Isla Nublar's dock, Claire Dearing was standing there, wearing brown hiking shorts, her white blouse shirt unbuttoned and had it tied, showing her purple tank top. Her heels were replaced with hiking boots. She was nervous as she awaited her nephews. After accepting a week off, she decided and try to spend more time with her nephews, but it will be difficult for her since she barely knew them.
"Nervous?"
Claire turns to her right to see Owen Grady, the raptor trainer, and sitting on his shoulders was his niece, Val. She was wearing overall shorts with a Jurassic World t-shirt under it, blue sneakers and white socks. Her hair was tied into pigtails as she wear a Jurassic World cap and pair of sunglasses. The little girl was munching on a pretzel as they waited for the Mitchell Brothers. Claire asked Owen to accompany her in greeting her nephews since...since he's more experienced with children. Owen agrees to help her as he brings his niece with him, since Wu is busy with some scientific stuff.
"In a way…" Claire mumbles, looking up ahead.
"You'll be fine, as long as you don't bore them with your itinerary junk." Owen said.
Claire glares at him. "Excuse me, I am an organized person." She pointed out to him.
"Organized? Claire, these boys want to have a fun time, you just have to wing it." Owen advised her.
"Oh, says the man who let his niece in the raptor pen." Claire reminded him sarcastically.
"Hey! It wasn't my fault she fell in and was taken hostage by the girls!" Owen defended, embarrassed that Claire still remembers that.
Their arguing secede when they saw the ferry coming over. Once it was docked, the gangplank was lowered and passengers came out of the ferry, excited about Jurassic World. Claire searches for her nephews while the park's announcer is heard over the P.A. system.
"Welcome to Isla Nublar, home of Jurassic World. We hope you have a safe and enjoyable stay with us."
"So...How old are they?" Owen asked, searching through the crowd for the boys.
Claire, trying to recall the age of his nephews, her sister sent some pics to her, so she'll know what they look like, but not their age. And Claire hesitated to answer. "Umm...the older one, he's um.. he's uh..high school age, I think. The younger one, he's...um he's a few years…"
"Hold on" Owen cuts her off as he gives Claire the look. "You don't know how old your nephews are?"
"I've been a busy person!" Claire stated to him.
"Riiight…you'll do great with your nephews." Owen said sarcastically as they aimlessly looked around, ignoring the glare that Claire was giving him.
As they searched for the boys, the Mitchell brothers were coming out of the ferry, walking through the crowd. Then the two males spotted Claire with Owen and Val. Excited, Gray runs up to them with a big grin.
"Aunt Claire!" Gray exclaims in pure happiness.
Before Claire could react, Gray gave her a big hug, surprising her in the process. Claire had mixed feelings about this. She was clearly overjoyed to see him and Zach, but unsure of how to respond. She glanced at Owen, who gestured to her to hug back. So, Claire slowly yet awkwardly hugs Gray back. Zach catches up, still looking moody and emotionally distant as usual, hands stuffed into his pockets.
"Oh, oh, my gosh, you're so-you're so sweet!" Claire said to Gray as she let go before she looked over to Zach with surprise. "Whoa, Zach! Last time I saw you, you were like…" She holds a hand at about roughly Gray's height. "That must've been, what? Three, four years ago?"
"Uh...seven. Seven years. But, you know, close." Zach said dully.
Claire awkwardly looked away, feeling guilty that she didn't know that she was gone that long. Owen noticed this and cleared his throat to get everyone's attention.
"So? You're Zach and Gray?" Owen asked them.
"Uh...yeah." Zach said, looking at Owen strangely.
"Zach, Gray. This is Owen Grady and his niece Val." Claire introduced while Zach and Gray greeted them.
"So, I already got your wristbands and this is for food." Claire said she holds an envelope with the Jurassic World logo on it.
"Sweet!" Gray said excitedly as Claire handed him the envelope.
Zach and Gray put on their wristbands before Owen and Claire lead the boys out of the docks towards the large monorail system which traverses the park. They entered the train and got to their seats. The Mitchell brothers are seated side by side in the lead car of the train running along the monorail. Claire and Owen were seated behind them while Val sits on her uncle's lap as they thumb wrestle to pass the time. Gray was excited about reaching Jurassic World. He couldn't stop grinning on the trip. Zach, on the other hand, continues to look sullen and bored at the trip as his arms are crossed, and not responding to Gray when he elbows him. Suddenly, the monorail announcer spoke through the interior speakers.
"Okay, those of you in the front of the train should be able to see our main gate, built from the gate of the original park, over twenty years ago."
Excited by this, Gray leaps up and runs to the front of the train while Claire calls out to him to be careful. Gray walked through the crowd of people and saw through the front window as the train approached the main entrance to the park. It greatly resembles that of the original Jurassic Park, complete with lit torches, except it reads "JURASSIC WORLD" in large blue letters. The doors creak open, allowing the train to pass through. Gray grins at the sight while the children in front of him were awing at the scene before them.
When the train reached the Monorail Hub, the doors opened and allowed the passengers to get out and explore or go to the hotel. Gray rushes excitedly through the crowd with excitement. Gray gawks at everything he sees, many people going about as they headed towards their own destination. Claire and Owen (carrying his niece) chase after him while a glum-looking Zach follows a little ways behind.
"Gray, slow down!" Claire called out to him.
"He never slows down." Zach said in annoyance.
"He should join a track team." Owen mutters, referring how fast Gray was running.
Speaking of Gray, the young Mithcell boy has already gotten on a nearby escalator and gestures excitedly to them, wanting to explore now.
"Come on!" He called out.
"We're a comin'!" Owen calls out as they get on the escalator.
They were able to catch up to Gray and headed towards their destination. The first place they went was the Jurassic World hotel, so they can help Zach and Gray to settle in. Claire opens the door and enters a lavish-looking hotel room with the boys entering behind her. Their bags were already inside, thanks to the Jurassic World's employees.
"Okay, since you got your VIP access. You can get on all the rides without waiting in line." Claire said to them while Owen puts Val down.
Gray was impatient as he futzed with the big screen TV before looking at his aunt. "Let's go!"
Zach, looking at his iPhone, goes over to the bed and flops down on it. "Dude, she said we had to wait." He said in annoyance, taking a break after a long trip.
"I don't wanna wait anymore!" Gray said as he ran over to the balcony and opened the doors.
Beyond the hotel room's balcony, Jurassic World came to view. Opening a dinosaur theme park was John Hammond's dream, wanting the people around the world to experience living, breathing dinosaurs, walking through the Earth. And his dream came true, thanks to Simon Masrani. The park has a beach near the hotel. The fences of the Mosasaur Lagoon that stands beside the Monorail. The Innovation Center can be seen from afar along with Main Street below. It has a massive amount of tourists walking back and forth to each attractional building.
After Claire checked her nephews in their hotel room, they all went to Main Street. Crowds of people filled the street, leading towards the Innovation Center. Owen carries his niece on his shoulders, so she doesn't get lost. Gray was running enthusiastically up the steps of the building with his brother and aunt trailing behind, along with Owen.
"Come on!" Gray said impatiently.
"Relax." Zach said to his brother.
"Come on!"
"Dude, chill!"
"Gray, Jurassic World isn't going anywhere." Claire called out to her youngest nephew.
Soon, the Mitchell Brothers push open the double doors of the Innovation Center and enter with Claire, Owen, and Val coming from behind. The interior of the building is a flurry of activity. A statue of John Hammod stands tall toward the back of the building.
"Welcome to the Innovation Center, where technology meets prehistory. Join us on an exciting journey 65 million years into the past." Came the announcement from the P.A. system.
In the center of the lobby was a holographic platform, currently displaying a life-size projection of an Apatosaurus that seemingly roars at the boys. Announcements over the P.A. from both male and female speakers continue as various exhibits the lobby has to offer, including Digging For Dinosaurs, a recreation of a paleontological dig where children use brushes to uncover bones. There was even a theater where children and their parents are watching a documentary about the extinction of the dinosaurs aka the asteroid that struck the Earth in an enormous explosion. The children give various exclamations of amazement and fright. There was even a holographic projection of a globe of the Earth, showing where various dinosaurs lived during prehistory.
Speaking of which, Gray rushes over to the Mr. DNA Show, where visitors are quizzed about genetics. After a quick scan of the screen he immediately begins pushing buttons and reciting the answers.
"Cytosine, guanine, adenine and thymine. The same four things in everything that ever lived." Gray said, memorized about genetics before.
Soon, a 3-D representation of MR. DNA appears on screen, ready for the next visitor. "Test your knowledge!" It said.
Zach grumpily sidles up to him, annoyed that he had to chase him around. "Hey, don't wander off, all right? Mom's not paying me for babysitting."
"Gray, slow down." Claire said as she and Owen were able to catch up with them while Val was safely seated on her Uncle's shoulders. As they made their way to the boys, the holographic projection changed from an Apatosaurus to a Parasaurolophus next to them.
"We have a lot of places to go before lunch." Claire said with a smile.
Gray grins at his aunt. "Where are we going first? The hatchery? The Jurassic World Aviary? No wait! The Jurassic World Lagoon?"
"Dude, chill. Aunt Claire's gonna take us there." Zach said in annoyance.
Claire glanced at Gray before looking at Gray as she tries to be all fun. "...Right, let's get started, shall we?" Claire said to them.
Claire takes Zach and Gray to the Gentle Giants Petting Zoo. There, Gray saw baby dinosaurs walking about, being petted, hugged, or held by excited children. They were the ones excited about playing with baby dinosaurs, it was their dream. Within the crowd, Gray was hopping up and down to get a better view of the baby dinosaurs. He always wanted to see one up close when he was little.
"Lift me up. I can't see!" Gray said to his older brother.
"I'm not Dad. And you're not five." Zach said in annoyance.
"I can still ride the Triceratops. I'm 47-and-a-half inches." Gray said, running up to a platform to see better while taking pictures.
"He's right, they only allow little kids." Owen said, playfully shaking his shoulders, making Val giggle.
"This place is for little kids." Zach mutters out. "And cover up your dork pouch."
As Gray covers his belt bag while suggesting they should go to the spinning dinosaur eggs, Claire began to worry, she planned the whole thing for little kids. Owen, seeing Claire's situation, decided to change her plans and give the boys a great tour around the park. So, stepping besides Claire, Owen made a big grin and clapped his hands together, getting the boys attention.
"Hey, instead of going to the spinning dinosaur eggs, how about we go somewhere cool!" Owen suggested to the boys.
Zach and Gray looked at each other and then to Owen. "What do you have in mind?" Zach asked.
Owen grins while Claire sighs, knowing that grin he made is a sign of trouble.
Owen brought the Mitchell boys and Claire to the Tyrannosaurus Rex Kingdom. There, they can see Isla Nublar's queen, and her feeding will begin in 10 minutes. Gray became excited at the thought of seeing a T. Rex up close and personal while Zach is less than amused. They were able to get to the front and saw the whole jungle area up close. Gray was so excited that he readied his camera to take Rexy's picture. Zach wasn't too excited about the T. Rex since he prefers to be in the nice hotel and sleep.
"Parents, be aware this show may be disturbing for smaller children." The automatic voice announced through the speakers.
"You might want to look away Val." Owen said quietly to his niece, who nodded and covered her eyes under the sunglasses.
Soon, they saw the goat on the ground, bleating out loudly. On top of the log was a tower where a T. Rex handler threw the flare at the goat while he could hear Rexy coming over. As soon as she was near the goat, she ate it while the whole crowd of tourists, minus Zach, Val, and Claire, cheered. Gray was having a fun time while Claire was doing her best to be a good aunt. Then Zach had to move away from the crowd to answer a call from his mom.
"Hey, Mom." Zach greeted through the phone.
"You were supposed to call me when you landed." Karen said through the phone. "Are you having fun?"
"Yeah, I guess. Aunt Claire is giving us a tour with her boyfriend, I think. She gave us passes, so we don't have to wait in line." Zach said dully through the phone.
"Wait, boyfriend? Since when has she had a boyfriend?" Karen asked, clearly surprised.
"Since now, we met him at the dock." Zach said before his mom ended the call, surprising Zach.
After they went out of the Tyrannosaurus Rex Kingdom, they headed towards the Mosasaur Lagoon. There, they could witness the Mosasaurus Feeding Show. Gray was excited about the Mosasaur as he ran through the crowd with Claire chasing after him. Owen and Zach were catching up while Val was bouncing with joy, wanting to see Mona again. Owen and Claire made sure to get waterproof ponchos, because Mona always leaves a big splash. They got to their seats as they waited for the show to start. Zach and Gray sat beside each other while Owen and Val sat on Zach's side and Claire was at Gray's. Suddenly, Claire's phone rang, indicating her sister was calling her. Claire answered loudly since the loud crowd was taking their seats.
"Hey, Karen!"
"Hi, Claire. How's it going?" Karen asked through the phone.
"Yeah, everything's great. The boys are having fun. Everyone's...yeah, everyone's good." Claire said to her sister through the phone, loudly since there were many people chattering about.
"Really? Because I just hung up with Zach, and he said that you've brought your boyfriend with the tour."
"Boyfriend?" Claire thought with wide eyes as she glanced over to Owen, who was smiling at his niece as she cheered for Mona, as she realized what her older sister meant. "Oh, he is NOT my boyfriend…" Claire said to her sister sternly before she heard her sniffling about. "Wait, are you crying?"
"Sorry, I'm just so happy that you're spending time with the boys, Claire. I'm mean, you haven't seen the boys in forever. And I know how Zach will treat Gray if they're by themselves and he can just be so mean. But I never knew you would one day have a boyfriend."
"Okay, first off, I do not have a boyfriend, he's just a friend helping me take care of Zach and Gray. And secondly, I only dated him ONCE! And it was not a good date. He shows up on a first date in his boardshorts! Boardshorts!"
Claire could hear her sister laughing a bit from the other line. "Well, at least you're doing your best less than trying." Karen said with a little happiness.
"Ew! You're using Mom's lines now?" Claire questions her sister.
"My God. I am using Mom's lines. I'm sorry, but you know, I have to tell you, they work. You'll see when you have kids."
"Yeah, if." Claire said the last part sarcastically.
"When, it's worth it." Karen said. "I gotta go, I have to be somewhere. Bye."
"Bye, Mom." Claire joked the last part before Karen ended the call, but she has no idea what her big sister is dealing with.
Soon, Sarah, the Mona's Handler, came and stood on the platform, explaining about the Mosasaurus species. "The Mosasaurus was thought to have hunted near the surface of the water where it could prey on anything it could sink its teeth into." She explains.
Gray was bouncing within his seat while Claire told him to behave, which he did. Zach was busy staring at his phone that had a picture of his soon to be ex-girlfriend. Val was giggling happily, excited to see Mona again. Soon above the Announcer Sarah and into the lagoon, a great white shark is lifted into a mechanical hook.
"Okay folks, get ready to meet Mona the Mosasaur, give her a hand when she comes out." Sarah said through the mic.
Gray shoves Zach in excitement, snapping Zach out from his phone. "Zach! Zach! The Mosasaurus!"
And when Zach looks up from his phone, Mona the Mosasaurus explodes out from the water and snaps her mighty jaw onto the shark before dragging it under the water within the lagoon and sending a pool of water over the audience, soaking them in the process, but they didn't mind. The audience cheered and clapped in total excitement and amazement to what they just saw. Zach smiling and unbelieved to what he'd just seen, claps along with everyone else's. Claire, on the other hand, was happy that the Mosasaurus attraction was doing great, but upset that her hair was wet. She made a mental note to add waterproof hats next time. Soon, the bleachers began to move downwards.
"Hold on tight. We're going to give an even closer look at Mona." Sarah said.
When the bleachers stop moving, the audience are at the Underwater Observatory, watching an underwater view of Mona. They cheered and clapped at Mona as she swam through her lagoon.
"It has eighty-eight teeth!" Gray said to his older brother loudly, amazed to see Mona.
"Go Mona!" Val cheered, clapping her little hands.
"You think this is great, you two wanna see more?" Owen asked the boys with a grin.
"Yeah!" Gray and Zach agree with him while Claire rolls her eyes but smiles at Owen's enthusiasm.
Owen was driving a jeep through the jungle with Claire sitting at the front seat. Zach and Gray were at the back with Val, who was sitting on a kid car seat. The two boys were getting excited about where Owen was taking them while Claire was suspicious about Owen's idea of fun. I mean, Owen can be...a 'wild man' always having crazy ideas. Like the time he suggested an idea to Claire about the Mosasaur aka Mona doing dolphin tricks, which she declined because there was no way that Mona can do tricks. Although Claire notices a familiar landscape that they pass and realizes where Owen was taking them. Giving Owen a suspicious look, Claire turns to Owen, who was focused on the road.
"Owen…" Claire said slowly.
"Yeeesss?" Owen singed out with a sly grin.
"Please tell me you're taking us there?" She begged.
"Come on, Claire. The girls will not harm them. Barry is keeping watch and Hoskins isn't there to bother us. They're perfectly safe." Owen said with assurance.
"Oh sure, just what happened to Val when she fell in there." Claire said sarcastically.
"Hey, I told you, it was not my fault that she fell in there and the girls took her hostage." Owen defended, clearly it didn't work.
Claire rolled her eyes. "If something like that happens again, you're the one responsible for this." She said to him sternly.
"Yes, Ma'm." Owen said in a mocking tone.
Gray turned towards them and leaned over the seat. "Where are we going?" He asked excitingly.
"You'll see." Owen said with a grin.
The jeep drove through the jungle and towards the raptor paddock. There, Barry stood waiting for them after he got a call from Owen that he's coming. As Barry saw the jeep parked, Zach and Gray got out of the jeep along with the two adults before Owen helped Val off her seat and helped her down. Val runs over to Barry and hugs his legs happily, making the man smile at her. She looks up at him under her shades.
"Hi, Barry!" She greeted with a giggle.
Barry chuckles at her and ruffles her head. "Hello, Val."
As she lets go, Owen leads Zach and Gray over to Barry with Claire following from behind. "Boys, this is Barry Sembène. Barry, this Zach and Gray, Claire's nephews." Owen introduced.
The Mitchell Brothers greeted Barry while the man stared at them skeptically before turning to Owen. "Are you sure it is a good idea bringing more people in danger? Not after your niece-"
"Shh-ta-ta-ta-Shhh…" Owen shushes his friend, stopping him from finishing his sentence and reminder.
"Wait, what happened?" Gray asked in confusion.
"Nothing that you two should know of." Owen said before giving Claire a look that said: Don't tell them, which earned an eye roll from the Park's Operation Manager.
Gray looks at the paddock curiously. "What kind of dinosaurs are in there?"
Owen grins. "I'll show you."
Owen leads the boys, with Val in his arms, as they went up the stairs to the railings with Claire and Barry following them from behind. Gray wonders what's in this paddock, it wasn't brochure or on the map, he guesses that this must be a still-working production. As they reached the center of the paddock, Owen handed Val over to Barry before the Ex-Navy took out his clicker.
"Alright, bring them out!" Owen ordered.
With that, a worker opens the gate and raptors enter their enclosure, hissing and growling. Gray could feel himself squealing from the inside as he saw four raptors. Gray read about them in Alan Grant's book. It fascinated him since he read that raptors are so smart, they can actually open doors! As Gray looked at them with his now awestruck older brother, Val waves at them happily. And it didn't take long for the raptors to look at her only, and not at Owen. They were happy to see their little raptor girl.
"Hi!" Val said cheerfully, earning tilted heads from the raptors.
"Owen." Gray suddenly asked, getting the raptor trainer's attention. "Are they safe?"
"No, they're not." Owen said while shaking his head.
"...What are their names?" Gray asked curiously as he looked at the raptors, who were busy staring at Val.
Owen points to each and every raptor. "Well, you got Charlie. There's Echo. Here is Delta. This one's called Blue. She's the beta."
Gray was at awe by this, but he wonders...if Blue's the beta, then who's the alpha? "But...who's the alpha?"
Owen turned to him, his voice proud and strong as he stood tall. "You're looking at him, kid."
This made Gray smile at Owen in awe and adoration, amazed to see such an awesome man, and thinks Val was lucky to have an uncle like him. Val, meanwhile, was rummaging through her bag that Owen brought and took out four pretzels. Val looks over to her uncle with innocent eyes.
"Can I feed them?" Val begged him.
Owen chuckles and nods. "Alright, let's see if they're hungry."
Owen uses his clicker to get the raptors' attention, which it did, as the four raptors were staring at their alpha with narrowed eyes. "Eyes up!"
The raptors lifted their heads before Barry carried Val over to Owen, which immediately got the raptors to focus on her. Owen turns to Val and nodded, making her smile. She looks at the raptors and raises one of the pretzels.
"Here you go!" Val tosses the first pretzel to Charlie, who grabbed it hungrily. One by one, each raptor got their own pretzels and munched them happily. Gray and Zach were amazed by this as the youngest Mitchell took pictures, wanting to show this to his friends.
"Wow! You can control them?" Gray asked Owen.
"No, I don't control the raptors, it's a relationship. It's based on mutual respect." Owen explains to him. "You see, they imprinted on me when they hatched, I raised them and they show great respect."
"Then why did Aunt Claire say something about Val falling in and being taken hostage by them?" Gray asked him curiously, which caused Owen's eyes to widen. "I didn't know what you meant by the girls took her hostage, but I think I know now that you guys were referring to the raptors. So that means-"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Owen said, cutting him and preventing him from talking more. He then picks up his niece and walks away in the hurry. "Next tour! Moving on!"
As Owen walked away, Barry shook his head while he checked on the raptors, leaving Claire and her nephews. The boys watch Owen leave with Val in his arms, impressed and amazed by this man who trains raptors for a living.
"Your boyfriend's a badass." Zach said to Claire.
Claire didn't respond, she wasn't going say: He is not my boyfriend, but instead. She simply glanced at her oldest nephew before looking back at Owen with a thought in her mind. She didn't show it to anyone, but she may have a small crush on him. Claire was not aware that she form a small smile that came to her face as she shook her head.
"Come on, one more stop before we have our lunch." Claire said to them.
They nodded and went down the stairs and towards the jeep, where Owen placed Val on her kid's car seat. As they get in, Owen drives the jeep to the last destination of the day. It was a special paddock that wasn't open up yet, and the Mitchell Brothers will be the first ones to see the new attractions. Gray was excited and asked Owen about their destination, but Owen said it was a surprise, making Gray feel excited and wonder, trying to contain his curiosity. Though he would ask 'Are we there yet?' every five minutes. But it didn't take them long as they reached their destination. When the jeep parked, Gray particularly jumped out of the jeep and ran towards the entrance but stopped and turned towards the others while Owen helped Val off her seat.
"Come on!" Gray excitedly said.
"Woah, there. We're not going there." Owen said as he carried Val in his arms. "We're taking the scenic root."
Claire gave him a warning look, indicating that he has a devious idea in his mind. "Owen…"
However, Claire's warning didn't stop the wild man, as he brought them and his niece inside the paddock, by using the back door (which is human size-access) and was grinning non-stop when Gray looks around the paddock and asked a bazillion question about what kind of dinosaur are they going to met. Zach, on the other hand, was nervous, not sure what dino they were going to meet. And Claire...let's just say that she was face-palming the whole way.
"Don't worry, you'll meet them." Owen said with a grin.
"Them?" Zach asked almost nervously.
Suddenly, loud and heavy footsteps were heard, causing Zach and Gray to froze in their place. Something was moving through the undergrowth. Zach and Gray were nervous about what's going on. Claire assured them that they will be alright as she was also nervous, worried that her nephews will have a panic attack. Soon, they saw something shifted through the trees and bushes before appearing through thin air. Two unknown apex-predators, both big and scary looking. They were twice as tall as Rexy and had sharper teeth.
They were Ivy and Iris, the now fully grown Indominus Rex Sisters.
Gray and Zach stared at those two unknown dinosaurs as their eyes were wide and their jaws almost hit the floor. Owen smirks at the two dinos and places his niece down. He knew that they would be amazed by this.
"Zach, Gray, say hello to the new attractions of Jurassic World. Ivy and Iris, the Indominus Rex Sisters and the first ever hybrids ever made." Owen introduces them.
"H-Hybrids?" Gray stuttered in awe.
Owen nodded with a smile. And without any warning...Gray fainted on the ground. Clearly his young mind couldn't handle the amazement he was seeing. The group then looked at the unconscious boy. Ivy and Iris looked at each other and then back to Gray, wondering if he was alive or not. But when they could smell and hear his breathing, it indicates that he's gonna be okay. Claire was annoyed, thanks to Owen's 'brilliant' plan, one of her nephews fainted. Owen was smiling nervously when Claire gave him an annoyed look.
"Congratulations, Owen. You made one of my nephews faint." Claire said in annoyance.
"Hey, you can't blame me, he couldn't handle seeing a new attraction." Owen said to Claire.
Claire sighs, rubbing her forehead. "Just help me take him to the infirmary and go to Winston's Steakhouse for lunch." She said.
"You got it." Owen said before he carefully picks up Gray in his arms.
Val looks over to Ivy and Iris. "We gotta go. We're going to help Gray. Wait for us when we get back, okay?" She said to them.
The two hybrids nodded before Val skips over to Owen and Claire following with. However, Zach didn't move, he just stared at the two white titans before him, and they were looking at him too. He was amazed to see such big and scary hybrids...listening to a little girl and they seem so...so calm. Zach snaps out of his trance as Claire calls out to him.
"Zach, we're leaving!"
Zach took out his phone and took a quick picture of the two hybrids, surprising them in the process, as he wanted Gray to see this when he wakes up, before jogging over to his aunt and the others. "Coming!"
Though Zach wonders if they could come back to this paddock after lunch or when Gray wakes up from unconsciousness.
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