Chapter 1: The Forces Collide
Crimson pupils slit with intent focus as the snowy beast zeroed in on her oblivious prey. She was impossible to see in the brush she had hidden herself in. Her prey would never see her until it was too late.
When she would go in for the kill.
Her prey shifted slightly before going back to his food; it was almost nighttime. She knew he wouldn't see her. He wasn't expecting her.
A fatal mistake.
The hunter tensed when the prey turned his back to her, and she silently parted from the brush. She skulked like a shadow though her scales were white as snow. He still hadn't seen her.
Almost…only a few more steps.
The snowy hunter slowly rose higher until she towered over her oblivious prey before parting her jaws to fill her lungs with air. She would make her presence known with her infamous cry for death.
She would-
"Sunshine, I swear to God, if you try to scare me again, we will have a come to Jesus meeting…again."
The man turned around to cross his arms at the frozen dinosaur before she made an adorable croon as she half rolled on her back to expose the underbelly to him. The man snorted before he asked, "You don't think I get suspicious when you go quiet all of a sudden, Elise?"
Elise made another croon in hopes of convincing her wonderfully patient human that she would never do such an atrocious act against him.
She loved him too much to do that. Owen was her human, and she was his dinosaur. He was her father in every sense but blood, and she adored him for that.
He had forgiven the worst of her crimes, and she did her best to repent for what she had done. She had hurt this island she now called her home. She had gone out of her way to hurt everything until this precious human had taught her better.
Owen snorted as he patted the snowy cheek of the Indominus Rex. She had come a long way since her rampage in Jurassic World. She had killed a lot of people and dinosaurs though her rampage was justifiable, if there was such a thing.
Elise had grown up alone in her too small paddock; abandoned after being accused of cannibalizing her only sister. In reality, her sister had passed away; poor handlers never bothered to check, and assumed the worst when they didn't see her.
But that wound had been healed over, and Elise's little sister was buried under a growing tree by a pond in her paddock.
Life was good here in Jurassic World. Elise was repenting through actions of making this park better. She was training to be part of the Emergency Asset Containment Unit, and she made Owen proud every day in her training. She had already participated in a few Search and Rescues; she was doing well.
The Indominus Rex who had ravaged Jurassic World mercilessly was no more. Now she was Elise America Grady the Indominus Rex.
"You excited for tomorrow, Baby?"
Elise rolled back onto her limbs before sitting up, and signing, 'Yes.'
Owen chuckled; Elise was getting good at her sign language though she still wasn't the most talkative. It had always been obvious to him that she had plenty of human DNA in her. He had figured it out when she had taken over his pack of Velociraptors during her rampage; she had ordered him dead, but he had since forgiven that. She hadn't known better. She was just as intelligent as he was, and her writing was improving.
Owen had never understood why she had been created with human DNA; her creator had been killed in a helicopter crash during the evacuation. A loose Pteranodon had collided with it; any and all secrets regarding Elise's creation had died with Dr. Wu in the crash.
InGen was going under major management changes after the CEO had been arrested for various crimes of animal cruelty and illegal experimentation. The CEO before him was a man by the name of Daemon Bridges who had managed to turn something of a profit out of the company.
He had unfortunately been killed by the apex predator of Isla Sorna, a Spinosaurus named Sobek had eaten him, but that had been years ago. Sobek was the only Spinosaurus on Isla Sorna.
"I'm sure we'll have fun tomorrow, Elise. I hear Alice is a sweetheart; James says she does a good job of keeping the area safe."
Elise sincerely hoped so; there were only three Indominus in this world including herself, and she intended to get along with them. Owen smiled as he leaned against the white scales; they simply listened to the sounds of the island. It was calming.
Alice had been her own surprise entirely to the world after Elise had already won their hearts. A terrifyingly beautiful Indominus Rex who reaped her own level of hell after breaking out of her paddock during a storm.
Like Elise, she had her justified reasons, though she hadn't sought revenge like Elise had.
Alice had been searching for precious cargo more important than life itself.
"Dom sounds like a handful; we'll have to watch him, Elise. James says he likes to run off, and he tackles people. Claire doesn't want that around the guests just in case he accidentally hurts someone."
Elise crooned her agreement, but she was very eager to meet the little ball of energy. Owen hadn't met him, but James had described the hatchling well enough.
Dom was like Echo on coffee.
Alice was incredibly protective of him though, and Owen knew it was imperative that the hatchling felt happy and safe. He had a feeling Alice's mood would be easily influenced by Dom's.
"James and I think you three can spend an hour or so getting to know each other on the beach. It'll be quiet there, and Dom can't get into too much trouble."
Elise snorted as she curled around Owen tightly before they simply watched the sun set. They were done for the day, and Elise had freed her entire day tomorrow aside from one show at noon. Claire couldn't justify cancelling everything.
Even if the entire world would be watching the first meeting of the most famous Indominus Rexes. Owen was amazed they had somehow lucked out into keeping things calm in the morning. Alice wasn't used to that kind of a spotlight.
"Emergency ACU is going to be there to help move guests around if you three decide to go see any attractions. I think Alice will like the Cretaceous Cruise; she gets along with Sobek pretty well. I think she'll get along with his distant cousins."
Elise nodded in agreement before she sighed contently. She wouldn't trade days like these for the world. Even if Owen hadn't been with present for her entire life like James had for Alice, Elise couldn't picture life without Owen or her growing family. She was part of the Raptor Squad, and Rexy was her adopted mother. She loved Barry, and Claire was someone she had learned to love despite their rough start.
Elise sighed again; now she would get to meet two members of her own kind. She was over the moon, and didn't feel so alone in the world anymore.
The Indominus felt herself dozing off when Owen began to quietly hum a song; their song.
"You are my sunshine…my only sunshine…you make me happy when skies are grey…"
Elise chittered softly as she glanced at him warmly.
Life was very good; she hoped tomorrow would be even better.
Blazing scarlet pupils slit with the utmost attention to every surrounding detail of the vast and wild world around her. The older looked down when the younger gave a chirp and began to run in a certain direction.
He had picked up the scent of the hider.
She followed the younger through the dense jungle, and they came to rest at a stream. The older sniffed the air, but couldn't pick up any scent. The younger barked at the older.
The hider was close by.
How could the younger know this? Yet, the older had no idea. The older shook her head from such small thoughts and pursued the younger. He was getting better at this than she was, but, she wasn't going to let it happen so easily. She did her best to run ahead of the younger, but, he was simply too fast for her. She let out an irritated growl as she continued to catch up with the younger. Then, it hit her.
The hider was very close now.
She then transformed her snow white scales into a vast leafy green to blend in with the lush vegetation so that the hider, and the younger, wouldn't see her. She navigated through some trees before narrowing the scent of the hider down. She slowly approached, taking each step with caution and ease. She did her best not to put all her weight into her steps, because then they would simply give her away. Curse the creator who gave her T-Rex genes.
The hider was a few feet ahead. She could almost taste him.
She crouched down and approached ever so slowly. Then, when the time was right, she lunged at the hider, who jumped up in retaliation and let out a small yelp.
"God, Alice! You scared the living hell out of me!"
Alice wished she knew how to laugh, because if she could, she'd be dying of it at this moment. But, she did know how to smile. So, Alice put a wide smile on her face, making her human scoff at her.
"Well, I guess you and Dom win then."
Alice let out a joyful croon, being happy that she and Dom won the third round of 'Hide-and-Seek' today. Alice and Dom loved 'Hide-and-Seek.' It was their favorite game to play when they were bored, or when their caretaker, James Cortez, challenged them to find him in more ludicrous hiding spots.
Dom came out and tackled the human. He then let out a few chirps before rubbing his face all over James'.
"Okay, Dom, okay! I get it! You won, and I lost," said Cortez as he laughed at Dom's action.
The small Indominus didn't stop nuzzling James' face until James squirmed his way out from under the younger Indominus' feet. James stood up and then patted Dom's head, making the small hybrid chitter happily.
"Well James," said a voice from behind James and the hybrids, "you lost and I won."
James turned around to see Ian standing there with a smirk on his face.
"You owe me twenty dollars," said Ian.
"I'll give it to you later," said James.
"That's what you said last time, and I never got the money."
"Can't you just be happy with the fact that Dom and Alice beat me again?"
Ian smiled at James' words and then was tackled by Dom. Ian began to laugh as Dom began to lick his human's face.
Ian is an assistant and protégé to James. He mostly helps out with Alice and Dom, but that's because Ian imprinted on Dom. Though Ian does mostly help James out with the hybrids and James' raptors, he also helps out Reggie, the veterinarian of the island when he needs assistance.
"So, you two ready to meet Elise tomorrow?" James asked the hybrids once Dom got off of Ian.
Alice gave a warble, telling James that she wasn't so sure about it. Part of her wanted to meet this Elise, but the other part of her didn't want to because she didn't know what to expect upon meeting Elise. Alice also thought about Dom at the same time. Would he be safe? Would Elise be kind to him or push him around?
"Everything will be fine, mi amor."
"Take his word for it Alice," said Ian, "Elise is the sweetest thing you will ever meet."
"You've met her before?"
"No, but that doesn't mean I can't say she's sweet."
"That reminds me, are you going with us?"
"No James, I'm just gonna stay here and stare at the pretty green leaves and trees that I've been seeing over the past two years and just wonder how much more green everything will get. Of course I'm gonna go!"
"A simple 'yes' was all I wanted."
"I haven't seen my uncle Owen in a few years now. I want to see him and see how he's holding up. Especially more now that he's more popular due to Elise."
"Have you ever been to Jurassic World?"
"Nope, but I'm happy that I'll be able to go tomorrow. But, I'm so jealous of Rosie! Owen's little 'Booger,'" said Ian in a slightly irritated tone.
"Who's Rosie?"
"My little cousin. She got to go to Jurassic World to see Owen a few months ago."
"Based on your tone, it sounds like you're not just upset because she got to go to the park."
"Okay, so, you're right. You see, Rosie stole my thunder."
"Your thunder? How old are you, five?"
"Hey, I used to be the youngest Grady that everyone loved. And then, Rosie came along and everyone stuck to her like glue."
"Estoy seguro that you still have some kind of spotlight."
"Not as bright as hers."
James rolled his eyes and then said, "Aye Miguel, you are special."
"James, you know I don't like it when you call me Miguel."
"But, it's your name, in Spanish."
"Anyway, back to your original question. Yes, I'm going and Alice, don't be nervous about tomorrow. Everything will be fine."
"Es sierto amor, todo estara bien."
Alice lowered her head and nudged her snout against her human. She had to trust his word on this one. James had been there for Alice since day one, and she couldn't picture her life without this loving human. She loved Cortez and he loved her equally.
Alice remembered back to when she met Dom. It was a nice, sunny day on Isla Sorna. Alice was walking around until James found her and then showed her a smaller Indominus named Dom. At first, Alice couldn't handle Dom because he was a living bottle of five hour energy. But, Alice grew to like him and now is very, very protective of him. That was her reason for her rampage on Isla Sorna. Dom was the precious cargo that drove Alice to bring hell upon the island. Dom was more important to Alice than life itself. James told her to take care of him and to keep a close eye on him so that Dom wouldn't get into trouble. But sometimes, Dom would just go off and wander around the island and into Sobek's territory and begin to irritate the Spinosaurus. Alice was lucky that Sobek got along with the Indominus Rexes of Isla Sorna, because if he didn't, Dom probably would've met his end very early on in his life.
Dom was as tall as James and nearly as fast as a Velociraptor, for now of course. Dom loved tackling James and Ian every time he saw them. Dom loved Ian with all his heart, and Ian loved him equally. Dom cared for James greatly, and James had come to grow a love for Dom as well.
Dom however, was a mistake. He wasn't even supposed to exist. He was supposed to be a T-Rex that was going to be a part of a research project. But, when they saw that it was another Indominus, they brought him to Ian, and he brought Dom to James and Alice so that they could help raise him.
Dom and Alice had good lives right now, and both were eager to meet Elise. What Alice didn't understand is what made Elise so special. She was an Indominus like Alice and Dom. James told her that Elise had human DNA in her, meaning that Alice and Dom had it, too. 'It's not the raptor DNA,' said James, 'that gave Elise reason and a big heart, it was the human inside her.' Humans liked Elise because she had a big heart. Alice wouldn't be able to understand until she met Elise in person.
"Alice, mi amor, promise me something."
Alice paid attention to the human and listened to what he wanted to say.
"Promise me that you'll behave tomorrow with Elise. You can be a bit short-tempered sometimes. Also, if Dom goes off somewhere, please do your best not to panic."
Alice lied down next to the human and puffed air out of her nostrils onto him. Dom got on his big sister's back and lied down. Dom then let out a big yawn and his eyes began to droop.
"Mis niños, let's make tomorrow a day to remember, okay?"
Dom let out a tired chitter as he soon fell asleep on top of Alice's back. Alice let out a soft rumble, telling James that they were going to enjoy everything tomorrow. James smiled and then patted Alice's snout and gave it a soft and gentle kiss before he left them alone to rest. They needed all their energy for meeting Elise and visiting a whole new world. A whole new Jurassic World that is.
"I know, Baby, I know, but we can afford to be a few minutes late; we had to help Commander Lopez with the Dilophosaurus."
Elise huffed quietly as she gracefully walked through the silent streets of Jurassic World. The guests had yet to arrive, but they would be here in another half hour. Elise and Owen had planned on politely waiting for Alice and Dom to arrive, but the Dilophosaurus had gotten in a fight for dominance. They had managed to knock out the trackers, and Elise had awoken to the emergency of finding said animals before the park opened.
She didn't care much for the hissing spitters, but she was good at finding them.
She wasn't expecting them to feel brave today; two males had gotten loose, and had fought over a female in order to get the position of Alpha male. They had decided to hunt Owen in hopes of bringing the kill to impress the potential mate.
Owen had been sitting on Elise's neck; she hadn't taken kindly to the uninvited piggyback riders. Owen hadn't been hurt, but Elise had been given fierce bites that had to be looked at by Dr. Gerry Harding, their Chief Veterinarian.
Elise was fine, just a little cranky and sore.
Owen patted Elise's neck as he added, "And we had to make sure the island was safe for Dom."
Elise shivered her jaws in response; that was a very good point. She had to make sure this island was safe for the hatchling. She would feel terrible if anything happened to Dom. Even if Rexy was Alpha of this island, it was Elise's island too. She was next in line to inherit the position from her adopted mother. It was her responsibility to make sure guests and dinosaurs were safe. Alice and Dom were here to visit, and Elise wanted them to be safe.
Dom was the only Indominus hatchling; Elise wanted to protect that.
Elise paused where the beach began on the island before turning her head at hearing Rexy's roar. Even if Elise could take care of herself, Rexy always liked to hear a roar from Elise just to check up on her. The Indominus gave a shrill roar to let Rexy know all was well before she continued on her way.
Elise wasn't always fond of the beach; she was fine with the sand part. It was what lurked in the ocean that scared her. Elise had only swam in there once before meeting a fiercely territorial shark with a talent of finding the soft spots in her natural armor.
Elise had a new scar to add to her collection after that. Elise still had the large slash on her thigh from an angry Triceratops who had broken into her paddock. The Alpha had been looking for a missing calf and had assumed Elise the culprit. They fought before Rexy intervened and saved her life.
She also had scars on her face from fighting Blue, the Beta of the Raptor Squad. The bold creature liked to fight and challenge Owen. Elise had become Co-Alpha to make life easier. Blue had given her a nice slash on her cheek for giving out her first order.
Life was calmer though, and Elise didn't fight Blue anymore. She had no fresh wounds.
Elise wondered if Alice had scars or if she liked to fight. Isla Sorna did sound wilder than this island; she was sure Alice was a good fighter.
Hopefully there would be no fights today.
Elise walked more slowly in the sand that squished beneath her feet before she decided to walk on fours. It was just easier in the sand, and she didn't care if she wouldn't look as impressive.
Sand was hard to walk through, and Elise felt confident in her position over the island.
Elise continued to walk along the sand before perking up at the sight of snowy white scales gleaming in the morning sun. Elise couldn't believe it; another Indominus did exist, and she seemed to be the same size.
Elise didn't see the hatchling though, but the other Indominus lifted her head from the sand to stare at her. Both startled when the man next to Alice suddenly yelled Owen's name. Elise tilted her head at the happy cry before startling when Owen yelled, "James!"
He patted her neck, and Elise blinked before allowing Owen to slide off her neck. The man immediately began to run through the sand to meet his friend. Elise tilted her head further as the duo continued to run along the beach towards each other.
Elise rose to her back legs as she continued to follow Owen, and Alice followed James. Both men kept their arms outstretched before Owen jumped onto James, and the latter caught him before swinging him around.
Elise knew James was an old friend of Owen's from the Navy, but she hadn't expected such a lovey reaction. She could tell it was in all good fun though; Owen was very much in love with Claire.
It was funny to see, and Elise gracefully sat on her haunches when James dropped Owen down before they gave each other a firm hug. Owen pulled back with a grin on his face as he said, "James! Man, I can't believe it…you got uglier!"
Elise blinked before glancing at Alice who met her gaze evenly. Elise couldn't read much on the Indominus, but she seemed slightly wary. Elise supposed that was a normal reaction; this wasn't Alice's island, and she did have a hatchling to watch. Elise knew would have been nervous if she was Alice.
Elise applauded Alice for looking perfectly calm.
James gave a playful punch on Owen's shoulder as he retorted, "As long as I never get as ugly as you, I will be fine; between us, you are the amigo feo."
"I make ugly look good, James."
James snorted, and Owen glanced behind him before saying, "Well, James, this is my Baby Girl, Elise."
James grinned at Elise fearlessly before he looked back at Owen and gestured to Alice as he said, "And this is mi amor, Alice."
The two stepped around one another, and James smiled before saying, "Buenos dias, Elise. It is so nice to finally meet Owen's better half."
Elise gave a friendly croon before raising her hands to sign, 'It is nice to meet you, James.'
James chuckled at the hands spelling out his name before Elise extended a talon to him. The man fearlessly shook it as he said, "I know you are not deaf, but Owen says you like to assign words for names to people. Do not let Owen name me taco."
Elise pulled her lips back before giving her famous, sucked in laugh that never failed to make Claire join in. James pulled his lips into a grin before he began to laugh as well. Owen only shook his head in amusement before turning to a quiet Alice, and he pulled out the 3D printed bone from his pocket. Alice eyed it suspiciously, but Owen said, "James told me you like to talk in your own way instead of signing or writing. This is a Velociraptor resonating chamber, I know you can understand me, but…well, I want you to know I can get the gist of what you say."
Alice chittered at him, and Owen blew into the chamber to make a warm trill. Alice seemed surprised, but she didn't get a chance to respond before a flash of white bolted into Owen's chest with his own greeting. Elise startled at the whoosh sound Owen made before the little ball of energy proudly sat on him, and made his own trill in response.
Owen wheezed under the weight before Dom adjusted himself, and Owen smiled gratefully as he said, "And there's the man of the island."
Dom tilted his head when Owen whistled before saying, "I don't think the ladies are ready for you, Buddy. Go easy on them."
The hatchling chirped at him before getting distracted by Elise lowering herself to the ground. Dom was all for making a new friend, and Owen grunted when the hatchling made a large leap off him before bouncing into Elise's nose.
Elise felt herself melting at Dom putting his forelimbs on her nose as he sniffed her with interest. He was a healthy, happy hatchling with the brightest look in his eyes. She made a soft, low croon, and gently puffed air onto him when he decided to test the chewiness of her nose.
James pulled Owen up before glancing at Alice who was watching Elise with a critical eye. Dom let out a sudden squeal when Elise gave a gentle lick on him before he made a quick circle, faked charged Elise, ran around James, and finally tackled Elise's nose with fierce nips; Elise hardly felt them. She gave another croon before the hatchling suddenly froze at the sight of the feathered creatures. Owen raised an eyebrow at the sand being thrown into the air as Dom charged the flock a seagulls at full speed; Dom probably would have caught one if he hadn't been giving delighted war cries the whole way. Elise tilted her head at the sight before shivering her jaws at Owen; he was rubbing his chest slightly.
Owen smiled at her as he said, "I'm fine, Sunshine; I just need to brace myself before Dom tackles me."
James snorted as he said, "Dom likes to play rough."
"That'll be fun when he's Elise and Alice's size."
James grimaced, but he said, "Estará bien, I know Alice will teach him to be gentle."
Alice warbled at him, and Owen raised his eyebrow at Elise before glancing at a quiet Alice. He had honestly expected a much different reaction between the two. He had a feeling Alice would have been a little like this, but Elise was always openly warm.
Elsie was acting quiet, and Owen elbowed James before saying, "We'll let Elise and Alice get to know each other while we make sure Dom doesn't cause too much terror."
James nodded in agreement when Dom began to play tag with the ocean waves gently moving back and forth on the sand. The hatchling would bite at the retreating wave before bolting away when the foamy water would decide to chase him.
Dom was having a blast, and Alice relaxed into the same position as Elise with her limbs curled under her. James took that as a good sign, and Owen gave a crooked grin at Elise as he said, "Try not to talk Alice's ear off, Sunshine."
Elise garbled at the man; she would do no such thing, but Owen teased, "Yes, you are a talkative creature. We have to say good morning to all the honey bees in the meadow."
Elise chittered that he talked her ear off some days, but she only talked a little bit to several different creatures. It was important to thank the honey bees for the hard work they did in this world; Elise wanted them to know she appreciated them. She talked no one's ear off. Owen only chuckled before turning to leave only to yelp when Elise suddenly pinned him to cowlick his hair.
"Elise! No! What did I say about this?!"
Elise didn't care, and she only garbled that he shouldn't have teased her. James burst out laughing, and Owen grimaced between the licks before snapping, "At least get James!"
The man froze before trying to bolt, but Elise was a little quicker. Alice tensed when James yelped at the snagging talons as Owen made his escape before Elise gave the same, gentle, grooming licks on James.
"Ten piedad! Cedo! Cedo!"
Owen snorted as he wiped his face before dryly saying, "Elise doesn't know Spanish, James, and I suggest you be mindful about when you open your mouth."
Elise finally allowed the slobbered man to escape, and he spat a few times before grimacing as he pulled out a brown hair. He stared at it for a few seconds before Owen laughed, "I told you! That's probably from the Boer goat Elise ate this morning!"
Elise garbled again when the man began to spit, and Dom decided to see what the fuss was about; the hatchling had managed to get seaweed on himself when a waved had splashed him. He sniffed his slobbered human with interest before darting back to Elise because she was new to him. He growled playfully at her before charging her nose. He tackled and abused the snout until Elise decided she had enough of that.
Alice tensed again when Elise gently pinned Dom before she gave him the same treatment she did to Owen and James. Like the other two, Dom loudly protested the pointless bath. Elise ignored the unhappy wails as she gently cleaned the seaweed off the little ball of energy. She knew it wasn't her job to clean Dom, but she already loved him; he was important to her. A clean hatchling was a healthy one, and a healthy hatchling was a happy one; that was how Elise saw it anyway.
Dom was not having this; he was his own male. He would get dirty when he please, how he pleased, and no one could say otherwise.
Except for Alice and James…
Elise finally deemed the hatchling clean enough to release, and Dom shook himself off before proving his defiance by rolling in the sand. Elise moved like she was going to pin him again, and the hatchling quickly scampered out of reach with Owen and James quickly following.
They didn't want to get slobbered again either.
Elise only rumbled in amusement as she relaxed with a soft sigh. She watched Alice from the corner of her eye and decided she would let the other speak first if she wished. Elise would give Alice her ear if she wanted it, but both seemed content to silently get to know each other. If they were comfortable in silence, then things would be fine.
Elise felt comfortable, and she felt the ocean was beautiful today. She was very happy so far; Dom already had a special place in her heart, and James was a rare gem. Elise was sure Alice was a good soul as well; she was just quiet like Rexy, and her scarlet gaze reminded Elise of her long passed on sister. Small One had scarlet eyes as well though they had been flecked with gold. Elise missed her sister, but she felt Alice bore the same kindness Small One had. Alice's scarlet gaze seemed to burn with a restrained fire; she had a temper she wasn't afraid to unleash if needed, but Alice felt mellow to Elise right now. Elise liked that. She smelled strongly of her home, and Elise wondered what Isla Sorna was like; she would ask when Alice felt like talking.
Until then, Elise would enjoy her surroundings. She liked hearing the birds chirping, her human laughing, and the waves' soothing purrs in the air. Alice had a good energy about herself.
And Elise could certainly see why Owen had called her terrifyingly beautiful; it was fitting. Alice kept her snowy scales in pristine condition, and she carried herself with a natural grace. Elise didn't know if she did the same, but Alice's jaw wasn't crooked like her own.
James had been with Alice her entire life; Elise was sure Alice's vet had made sure to pull the teeth before her jaw could go crooked. Elise knew her own jaw was still crooked despite the dental appointments, and she doubted her jaw would go back soon. She glanced at Alice's snout; the mouth closed properly like it was supposed to.
Elise felt Alice was a tad bit bigger actually; a happy life had done her well. Elise was glad Alice never suffered abuse or loneliness; it was a nightmare Elise never wished on anyone. She still sometimes feared waking up in the confining walls with no one to talk to aside from her sister's skeleton. There were some days Elise wondered if this was all a cruel dream, and she was still in her paddock.
Or she had finally lost her mind like she almost had a few times in her confining cage. She would wander mindlessly while biting or chewing the unbreakable walls until her snout bled raw.
Elise shifted in the sand before puffing air through her scarred nostrils; she didn't think this was a dream or a hallucination, and she was happy for that. She had a family, a purpose, and a home. Now she had met another of her kind, and she couldn't wait to tell Small One about Alice and Dom. Alice was quiet like Small One; Dom was truly Echo on coffee.
Alice was good; Elise could tell. She gave the Indominus another glance before turning her gaze back to the ocean to simply sit and be.
She would let Alice talk when she was ready, but she gave a soft rumble. An official welcome to her home. It was polite, and Elise meant it.
So, this was Elise the Indominus Rex? The famous creature that Alice had heard about and was eager to meet? What made her so special? She looked just like Alice, just that Alice's jaw was straight while Elise's was kind of crooked. Alice began to dive deep into her thoughts as she pondered on what made the Indominus in front of her so special. Alice scanned the Indominus sitting in front of her and couldn't tell what made Elise so special. James did say that Elise was known for having a big heart. Alice listened to Elise's soft rumble and appreciated her for welcoming her to her home. Alice looked over at Dom and saw that he was having a good time. If Dom was happy, then Alice was happy. But, that wasn't always the case of course. Normally, Alice was happy all the time, but, since this was her first time being off of her island, and meeting another one of her kind, she had decided to stay a little quiet and simply observe Dom the whole time. Alice looked over into Elise's crimson eyes. Alice could see the warmth and joy in the crimson orbs. Maybe that's what made Elise special. Her big heart. Alice saw that Elise wasn't going to say anything until she spoke first. Alice thought about what to say first. First impressions were everything, that's what James had told them before arriving on Isla Nublar. Alice then decided to simply say hi to Elise, and gave a soft croon at her.
Elise snapped her attention to Alice and then let out a happy trill at Alice's greeting.
Alice was happy that Elise responded so positively. Alice could tell that Elise was kind of like Dom. Not the energetic part, but the enthusiasm and positivity that they had. Dom would never shut his mouth, but Alice and James grew to get used to it. Dom was always enthused about wherever he went on Sorna. Especially when it came to going near Sobek's territory. Dom liked pushing the Spinosaurus' buttons a little. But, Sobek wouldn't do the little Indominus any harm. Dom was a bundle of everything that made parents realize that they were in for the hell of a ride when raising a child.
Alice continued to think about her younger sibling and then looked at Elise and wondered if she had a sibling. Alice didn't want to seem rude presenting such a subject. So, she decided that she would hold off the question for later. Alice got up and slowly stepped up to Elise and then inspected her. She walked around her and checked every inch of her. Elise had a few scars from Lord knows what. Alice then could tell that Elise had to be a fighter. Alice was a fighter, too, but James had told her that he didn't want to have to deal with any kind of fighting today. Alice would respect the human's wishes so that Dom could be happy and enjoy the day. Alice knew in her right mind that Elise could be trusted, but Alice would wait to pin a trust sticker on the crimson-eyed Indominus. Alice realized that she hadn't said anything to Elise in a few seconds, but, Alice didn't feel like talking, or at least, starting to talk. She wanted Elise to start a conversation, and was grateful and respected Elise for having patience and waiting for Alice to say something. Alice did say something, now, it was Elise's turn to keep talking.
Elise liked Alice, and allowed the slightly larger Indominus to inspect her as she pleased. Alice was a very quiet creature, but Elise didn't mind. She hadn't been very talkative with Owen at first either.
All that mattered was Alice was willing to be peaceful, and she had given a warm greeting.
Alice finished her inspecting, and Elise made a soft shiver of her jaws when she realized Alice wasn't in the mood to speak first; that was fine. She had to admit she found this funny; she talked a lot to anything in general, and she was finally in the presence of her own kind.
Yet they hadn't said more than two words to each other.
Elise turned back to Alice; she actually had no idea what to talk about.
Elise was distracted by a welcoming hum sound, but Alice scrunched her snout at the little, fuzzy insect buzzing close to her. Elise didn't want Alice to hurt the honey bee, and she extended a talon close to Alice's face before the honey bee softly landed on Elise's talon; Elise did not doubt it had caught wind of the honey she had licked off her talons this morning. She chittered softly to the bee, wishing it a wonderful morning, and a pleasant life.
Alice blinked at the bug, and Elise decided she would talk about this.
She extended the occupied talon for the other Indominus to see, and Elise began to talk about how important this little thing was to the very world. She told Alice how this honey bee was responsible for keeping the world green and alive. Every flower, tree, and plant owed its very life to this hardworking creature. Alice continued to stare at the bee with curiosity, and Elise smiled gently when the fuzzy bug gave a buzz before flying off. Elise crooned happily as she watched the honey bee leave to make the world greener, and she turned back to Alice.
The slightly larger Indominus didn't seem to know what to do, and Elise tilted her head. Did Alice not care about the honey bees? Elise didn't think that was correct, but the other Indominus didn't seem to know what to make of the bee. She obviously never paid attention to the little bugs before, and Elise was suddenly struck.
Alice didn't see the little creatures in the world. She regarded the world as almost any adult would, and Elise was torn about that. She wondered if Alice older than her, but Elise swore they were the same age.
Maybe it was why Alice was so quiet; she was here as an older sister or parental figure, but Dom still saw the little things in the world. Even the ocean's gentle waves were regarded as a playmate.
Elise would show Alice just how stunning this world was. There was life in every corner, and even the smallest bug was important to the world. The large dinosaurs kept the peace on the island, the smaller ones managed the little problems, the birds brought songs taught through the generations, bees kept the world green, and Wind was a wonderful friend bringing the scents of faraway lands.
Elise would never regard the world differently; it would grow dull if she didn't take the time to smell the flowers or roll in the earth's riches. She saw the world as she had when she was a hatchling, and she never wanted to see it differently.
It was why she got along so well with the children; they saw everything. Elise loved it when they would bring in little things to show her. Sometimes it would be a stuffed animal, a crinkled flower, a bug, and one child had even brought in a mud pie just for her.
Owen had tried to get rid of it afterwards, but Elise hadn't let him. A child had put his heart and soul into creating it.
Elise rose with a rumble; they were getting nowhere here, and she wanted Alice to see everything in Jurassic World. The Indominus blinked at her, but followed when Elise playfully bumped into her shoulder before walking towards James giving Owen a noogie while Dom watched with interest. Elise puffed air on them before Owen glanced up with a smile as he teased, "I see Alice still has her ears."
Elise chittered at Owen; she would slobber on him again, but the man chuckled as he said to James, "We kind of have a plan on what to do for the day, but it depends on Alice and Dom's moods."
James nodded as he glanced at Alice who continued to eye Elise before flickering her scarlet gaze to little Dom. Owen chuckled when the hatchling thrust his head into his shoulder, and Owen said, "Well, we were thinking of starting at the Raptor Races before making something of a circle on the island. We don't really have anything in concrete aside from one of Elise's shows at noon."
James nodded as he said, "Dom likes to nap at noon. We can stop to eat while Elise does her show before we see the rest of the island."
Owen smiled at Elise as he asked, "Ready to go, Baby? The streets are still clear so we don't have to worry about Dom mowing guests over."
Elise garbled in agreement as the hatchling wriggled his hips in preparation for tackling Owen again, but the man pointed a finger at him as he said, "No tackling."
Dom rolled onto his back at the stern tone, and Alice narrowed her eyes, but James snorted. Owen shrugged while saying, "I've been tackled by Blue plenty of times; I've met my lifetime quota, and he needs to learn."
"I know, Owen, but look at that face."
Dom gave a chirp as he grabbed his tail playfully to chew it, and Owen snorted as he said, "Blue does something similar when Barry tells me I'm too harsh of an Alpha."
James chuckled quietly, and Owen looked at Elise as he said, "James and I are going to take a jeep with Dom; you two follow."
Elise nodded before chittering at Alice that they would be walking through the outer part of the park where the guests arrive to the island. The slightly larger Indominus tilted her head, but Elise gave another chitter as she followed Owen to the awaiting car.
Dom was all for being carried in the cushy jeep, and he gave a delighted chirp to his big sister. Alice replied by lowering her head to gently nuzzle him, and Owen blinked at the jeep slightly rocking under the hatchling's excited movements before he started the jeep.
Elise allowed the jeep to go ahead of them before she rumbled for Alice to follow. The Indominus made a sound as they walked alongside one another, and Elise began to talk about her raptor pack. They had a large pack of eight, and Alice listened with interest. Elise asked if Alice was part of a raptor pack, and the latter shook her head before chittering that she was neighbors with a strong pack who had a fiery leader. Alice was on good terms with them, but she wasn't part of the pack.
Elise was surprised at that, but she supposed she was an oddball. Owen had always been startled by her fearlessness around other species. He never thought she would have approached his girls to take over the pack during her rampage. Elise was ashamed to admit she had done so for no good reason. She had convinced Beta Blue to make her the Alpha after promising to free them from the humans. She had told Blue no human cared for them, but she did; it had only helped Elise when Blue had already been frustrated with Owen's poor communication.
A Velociraptor could not be trained to take only orders; they needed communication with their leader.
Elise startled from her thoughts when Alice asked how she came to be part of this raptor pack, and Elise unintentionally ducked her head in shame as she admitted she hadn't always been a good creature. Elise hoped Alice wouldn't be too harsh a judge, but Elise would tell no lies to Alice.
Elise had tried to destroy this park simply because she was tired of being the only miserable creature here. She confessed to using the raptors as pawn against the humans, and she had intended to slaughter all the humans as well as many dinosaurs. She wanted to share the misery.
Alice seemed struck at her capability to be violent, but Elise stood straighter as she gestured to Owen driving with Dom hanging his head out to catch the breeze with a wide mouth. Elise told of how he stopped her by simply telling her to stop.
Elise chittered she hadn't cared about that part; it was that she had intended to kill the Beta, but Owen had put himself in between the two to protect his best girl.
Elise had never seen a human defend another, and she had stopped her rampage on the chance that there was actually a decent human alive.
Alice scrunched her snout before bluntly asking why she had been so angry; there was no need for such pointless violence. Elise mentally winced at the sharp tone, but she calmly answered that she sought vengeance for the pointless abuse she had suffered in silence. She had been abandoned and left alone to rot with her sister in a small paddock. Elise told she was left with no humans to care for her, and she had to take care of her sick sister until she died.
The humans had been cruel to her, and she would be cruel back. They sought to control her, and she proved how low on the food chain they truly were. Elise reacted to how she was treated. She had been treated like nothing, and so she had proved what a night terror she could be. Now she was treated with respect and love; she had been taught better. She was now an Alpha on this island; she helped keep the raptors in line, and she was learning to be the Head Alpha of this island like her mother.
Elise startled Alice by asking if she was the Head Alpha of the island. Alice only blinked at her before chittering that she kept danger away from the humans in the southern part of the island. She wasn't an Alpha.
Elise tilted her head before replying that everything was connected on an island. Alice scrunched her snout, and Elise wasn't sure how to explain this to Alice. It seemed Alice liked to go about her day like any other creature. She woke up, ate, protected, and socialized with her family as she had every day of her life. Alice had roamed as she pleased in the lands of Isla Sorna, and humans were just another neighbor.
Elise turned back to the jeep ahead of them as she realized she probably delved into things quite deeply. It was something she had done in her isolation to prevent her mind from rotting. She pondered and thought about everything to keep her mind busy.
The little details in life are what saved her sanity, or at least slowed the decay of it until she had broken free.
Elise felt everything was deeply connected even if it didn't always seem like it. The very bottom was the plants who kept the air fresh while the insects tended to them. It moved up in size to the birds, scavengers, and all the way up to even the largest herbivore. Rexy was the Head Alpha here with Claire; they managed things in their own way.
Elise chittered that to Alice; everyone did their part to keep this island happy and healthy. She wanted to know who was the Head Alpha on Isla Sorna.
Alice blinked at her before replying that there was another who was larger than her with a proud sail on his back. They had fought before, and it was the only reason why they got along. Alice didn't have a word for Spinosaurus, but she described Sobek as best she could. Elise was genuinely interested in that, but the two picked up their pace when Owen gave a shrill whistle.
Elise told Alice that she was Co-Alpha with Owen; a lot of things came in pairs. Claire and Rexy were an Alpha pair.
She told Alice that she was most likely in the Alpha Pair with the one who was bigger than her.
Alice didn't give much indication to her thoughts on that.
A/N: Turtles and other readers! Two known Jurassic World fanfiction authors have put their minds together to create this fantastic collaboration! SkullsandDuggery's "It's Not the Raptor DNA" meets TurtleMaster341's "Terrifyingly Beautiful!" Both authors hope that you enjoy this collaboration! Leave reviews and stay tuned for the ride ahead! If you haven't read the stories that these characters are from, then go and check them out! The world is set in 'Raptor DNA,' but is invaded by characters from 'Terrifyingly Beautiful.' More chapters will be uploaded soon! Enjoy and come back for more!
P.S-Note: Unfortunately, the story isn't 100% complete due to both authors not being able to complete it. However, they did write a lot, so there will be more chapters to come! Both authors gave 100% authorization for this account to be created and share the major collaboration. They hope you appreciate the effort put into the story for all of you! Please, understand and empathize that they couldn't complete the story. But, don't let it discourage you from continuing to read the rest of the collaboration!
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