Researching a raptor, or raising a child?
Disclaimer: I don't own Jurassic Park, though I own VHS versions of all three flicks.
Summary: Sarah Harding gets a chance to study a unique raptor baby as it grows up, but little does she know HOW unique it is.
Okay, I admit the title of the fic is iffy, and the idea of the fic is absolutely weird saying the least, but the idea just hit me while watching JP 3, and I can't get rid of it. Besides, weird is kinda my lifestyle. Read a couple chapters from my talk show fic, and you'll see what I mean. Anyway, I did collaborate a bit with my author buddy Beelzemon, since this he did something along these lines before. Though even HE thought I was nuts dreaming this up. Anyway, I was partly inspired by Alan Grant's dream sequence in the third movie. ONLY PARTLY INSPIRED MIND YOU! As to what inspired it the rest of the way.............I have no damn clue what inspired it the rest of the way. Anyway, this takes place after JP 3.
Prologue: A small mistake can shape a destiny.
Location - Isla Sorna. Time period - Seven months prior to the incident at Isla Nublar.
John Hammond, the mastermind behind a venture that would change the world in ways he didn't think of, was overseeing the cloning techniques used to create prehistoric animals known as dinosaurs. The funding, although generous, wasn't quite enough to warrant the most flawless ways to clone. The scientists were resorting to injecting the altered DNA into the eggs by hand for a start.
"Mr. Hammond, how are the requests for more funding going?" The head scientist Jackson asked.
Hammond, who had walked into the lab, was frowning, and sat down in a chair, watching the men work.
"They want to wait a couple months, and they want experts in the field of prehistoric animals and plant life to go on a personal tour once the Isla Nublar center is operational.........NEDRY! DON'T YOU READ THE MESSAGES ON THE MESSAGE BOARD!?!?!?!"
Dennis Nedry, who would betray Hammond, and pay the ultimate price for it, looked up.
"What?"
Hammond sighed.
"Until we can get the computers in a separate room, all computer technicians have to keep their workplace clean."
Dennis sighed, and cleaned up. He figured he can put up with it until he could get the results of this experiment to the people he was in touch with.
"DAMN!!!!" A scientist yelped.
"What's wrong?" Jackson asked.
"I cut my finger open trying to insert the altered raptor DNA into the egg!"
Jackson checked the wound. Somehow, the scientist had cut through his rubber gloves, and had a scrape that was bleeding pretty quickly. Jackson sent him to the sick bay, and checked the egg.
"Uh-oh."
Hammond was now next to Jackson.
"What is it?"
"O'Neil's blood contaminated the DNA insertion."
Jackson pointed to the hypodermic-type needle still in the egg. The needle's outside was practically soaked with blood, and since all the equipment was checked, they knew it wasn't a leak.
"Oh my!"
Jackson then realized something.
"Looks like O'Neil already inserted the Raptor DNA, so it looks like we wound up with some material wasted."
Hammond then sighed.
"Well, then maybe we'd better put that egg in suspension."
Jackson blinked.
"How come?"
"Well, maybe we can salvage it later when we get better equipment."
"All right then, though there's no guarantee about how well this suspension method works. It's different from the ones we used for the infant dinosaurs, so there's really no clue here."
Jackson then took the egg to a nutrient container, and placed it inside, along with a nutrient solution.
"If I were you, I wouldn't get my hopes up of getting a shot at life." Jackson said, as if to the egg.
Then he closed the lid.........
Location - Isla Sorna. Time Period - The evacuation of Billy, Dr. Alan Grant, and the Kirby family from the island.
The pilot of the helicopter listened intently to the new information coming from the ships.
"Dr. Grant," He said, "The salvage team swept for other possible survivors, and they wanted to notify you that they're taking some of the intact equipment and supplies of the island for research purposes."
Grant got a serious look in his eyes.
"They're going to use that equipment like InGen did?"
"No, they intend to study it for medical purposes, although they did come across a curious item. It looks like an egg that was kept in some kind of suspension fluid."
Grant sighed.
"Why do I have the feeling I know where this is going to lead?" Was all he said.
Location - Animal Research Department in Los Angeles, California. Time Period - Two Weeks after the second Isla Sorna incident.
The scientists poured over the notes and the egg recovered from the island. Apparently, human DNA contaminated the egg and it was put in suspension until they could fix the problem. Unfortunately, they never did. However, a couple DNA tests in the egg DID turn up something puzzling. The notes said they used frog DNA to fill the genetic holes. The DNA in the egg had NO frog DNA, but instead, HUMAN DNA!
"Impossible. The species boundaries ALONE would make this impossible."
They also researched the suspension fluid. It was an experimental type, which later proved to be somewhat unreliable for keeping DNA preserved properly. DNA from smaller creatures was insufficient, and was destroyed. That explained the lack of frog DNA.
"Sir, we just finished testing. The Raptor DNA is somewhere between 95%, and 65% of the DNA make-up."
"WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! THAT MEANS THE HUMAN DNA IS BETWEEN 5% AND 35% OF THE MIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Estimated chances of survival of the infant around 70% right now, but if we don't try to hatch it right now, it'll go down to 15% by Sunday!"
"THEN GET IT IN AN INCUBATOR!!!!!!"
"Sir, there's a small problem. Animal activists are demanding we don't hold any animals in a lab for it's whole life."
"They how can we study it?"
"I think I know what we can do.........."
Then the scientist picked up the phone, and dialed up a local number...........
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Go ahead and criticize the story. But keep in mind I'm no Albert Einstein, so forgive mistakes in the science areas. And besides, this is JUST A STORY!
Disclaimer: I don't own Jurassic Park, though I own VHS versions of all three flicks.
Summary: Sarah Harding gets a chance to study a unique raptor baby as it grows up, but little does she know HOW unique it is.
Okay, I admit the title of the fic is iffy, and the idea of the fic is absolutely weird saying the least, but the idea just hit me while watching JP 3, and I can't get rid of it. Besides, weird is kinda my lifestyle. Read a couple chapters from my talk show fic, and you'll see what I mean. Anyway, I did collaborate a bit with my author buddy Beelzemon, since this he did something along these lines before. Though even HE thought I was nuts dreaming this up. Anyway, I was partly inspired by Alan Grant's dream sequence in the third movie. ONLY PARTLY INSPIRED MIND YOU! As to what inspired it the rest of the way.............I have no damn clue what inspired it the rest of the way. Anyway, this takes place after JP 3.
Prologue: A small mistake can shape a destiny.
Location - Isla Sorna. Time period - Seven months prior to the incident at Isla Nublar.
John Hammond, the mastermind behind a venture that would change the world in ways he didn't think of, was overseeing the cloning techniques used to create prehistoric animals known as dinosaurs. The funding, although generous, wasn't quite enough to warrant the most flawless ways to clone. The scientists were resorting to injecting the altered DNA into the eggs by hand for a start.
"Mr. Hammond, how are the requests for more funding going?" The head scientist Jackson asked.
Hammond, who had walked into the lab, was frowning, and sat down in a chair, watching the men work.
"They want to wait a couple months, and they want experts in the field of prehistoric animals and plant life to go on a personal tour once the Isla Nublar center is operational.........NEDRY! DON'T YOU READ THE MESSAGES ON THE MESSAGE BOARD!?!?!?!"
Dennis Nedry, who would betray Hammond, and pay the ultimate price for it, looked up.
"What?"
Hammond sighed.
"Until we can get the computers in a separate room, all computer technicians have to keep their workplace clean."
Dennis sighed, and cleaned up. He figured he can put up with it until he could get the results of this experiment to the people he was in touch with.
"DAMN!!!!" A scientist yelped.
"What's wrong?" Jackson asked.
"I cut my finger open trying to insert the altered raptor DNA into the egg!"
Jackson checked the wound. Somehow, the scientist had cut through his rubber gloves, and had a scrape that was bleeding pretty quickly. Jackson sent him to the sick bay, and checked the egg.
"Uh-oh."
Hammond was now next to Jackson.
"What is it?"
"O'Neil's blood contaminated the DNA insertion."
Jackson pointed to the hypodermic-type needle still in the egg. The needle's outside was practically soaked with blood, and since all the equipment was checked, they knew it wasn't a leak.
"Oh my!"
Jackson then realized something.
"Looks like O'Neil already inserted the Raptor DNA, so it looks like we wound up with some material wasted."
Hammond then sighed.
"Well, then maybe we'd better put that egg in suspension."
Jackson blinked.
"How come?"
"Well, maybe we can salvage it later when we get better equipment."
"All right then, though there's no guarantee about how well this suspension method works. It's different from the ones we used for the infant dinosaurs, so there's really no clue here."
Jackson then took the egg to a nutrient container, and placed it inside, along with a nutrient solution.
"If I were you, I wouldn't get my hopes up of getting a shot at life." Jackson said, as if to the egg.
Then he closed the lid.........
Location - Isla Sorna. Time Period - The evacuation of Billy, Dr. Alan Grant, and the Kirby family from the island.
The pilot of the helicopter listened intently to the new information coming from the ships.
"Dr. Grant," He said, "The salvage team swept for other possible survivors, and they wanted to notify you that they're taking some of the intact equipment and supplies of the island for research purposes."
Grant got a serious look in his eyes.
"They're going to use that equipment like InGen did?"
"No, they intend to study it for medical purposes, although they did come across a curious item. It looks like an egg that was kept in some kind of suspension fluid."
Grant sighed.
"Why do I have the feeling I know where this is going to lead?" Was all he said.
Location - Animal Research Department in Los Angeles, California. Time Period - Two Weeks after the second Isla Sorna incident.
The scientists poured over the notes and the egg recovered from the island. Apparently, human DNA contaminated the egg and it was put in suspension until they could fix the problem. Unfortunately, they never did. However, a couple DNA tests in the egg DID turn up something puzzling. The notes said they used frog DNA to fill the genetic holes. The DNA in the egg had NO frog DNA, but instead, HUMAN DNA!
"Impossible. The species boundaries ALONE would make this impossible."
They also researched the suspension fluid. It was an experimental type, which later proved to be somewhat unreliable for keeping DNA preserved properly. DNA from smaller creatures was insufficient, and was destroyed. That explained the lack of frog DNA.
"Sir, we just finished testing. The Raptor DNA is somewhere between 95%, and 65% of the DNA make-up."
"WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! THAT MEANS THE HUMAN DNA IS BETWEEN 5% AND 35% OF THE MIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Estimated chances of survival of the infant around 70% right now, but if we don't try to hatch it right now, it'll go down to 15% by Sunday!"
"THEN GET IT IN AN INCUBATOR!!!!!!"
"Sir, there's a small problem. Animal activists are demanding we don't hold any animals in a lab for it's whole life."
"They how can we study it?"
"I think I know what we can do.........."
Then the scientist picked up the phone, and dialed up a local number...........
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Go ahead and criticize the story. But keep in mind I'm no Albert Einstein, so forgive mistakes in the science areas. And besides, this is JUST A STORY!