Chapter 1: A Job?

A 17 year old walked home from school on his birthday on March 28th, the first signs of summer comming on. His name was Joseph Gallant, but most of his friends called him 'Dino Boy.' The reason for this was that he knew alot about dinosaurs, and his friends made fun of him for it. He wasn't disturbingly overenthusiastic about them, just a side hobby. A few years ago, back when he was 9, he wanted to grow up and be apart of what a large company called InGen was doing in the Pacific. They were making dinosaurs, real dinosaurs! He was pretty excited about it, but soon after, the company went bankrupt and shut down all contact with the two islands they were using down there. The Islands were forbidden from all outside involvement by humans. InGen was done with their dino project, or so the press said. No one knew that they were continuing to research the subject, or at least a related subject.

Well, Joseph's interest in dinosurs slowly deteriorated as he grew older, and by now, it was only a slight interest. His knowledge was still beyond anyone in his class, but that wasn't saying much. Every once in a while, he would do some research on dinos, but not get too far in depth. He read just enough to stay current. His dreams of joining Ingen were gone, but he had other dreams to focus on. He tended to consentrate on running for the track team, as he was their fastest runner. He wanted to be a pilot, so he would graduate, go to college, then earn his pilot's license. He had it all planned out. Of course he would have to work through college, but that could be taken care of. He would graduate soon, so he could have plenty of time to get a job.

Two months later... Saturday... May 26, 2001

Joseph stood with the rest of his class on graduation day. He had a half-hearted smile as he scanned the crowd for his only living relative, but his father was nowhere to be found. That was just how it was, his dad gave him a house to sleep in, food on the table, and a small allowance, but that was it. He was never around other than late at night when he would give him his money, then go to bed, then leave the next morning for a few weeks. He knew his father loved him, but he didn't really know him that well.

So, there he stood, all alone on graduation day, smiling into the crowd, trying to blend with the rest of his class. As he was about to leave, two men approached him, one was blond, wearing a red polo shirt with khaki pants and sunglasses, the other was brown-haired, a typical agent type, wearing a black suit with dark sunglasses.

"Hello, you must be Joseph Gallant. I'm Dusten Miller, and this is my associate, John Andrews. We would like to talk to you about a job that could change your life. Would you like to hear about it?" Dusten said, shaking his hand firmly.

Joseph looked at him with a questioning look. He looked at the man up and down observantly. He noticed that he had a name tag. He read it quickly. Sure enough, his name was Dusten Miller, and he worked for...InGen!

"You work for InGen." he stated.

"Well yes, I do, and you could too. Are you interested in the job?"

Joseph thought about it for a second. How could he pass up a chance like this? Even if InGen was simply a shadow of its former self, it was still the famous Dinosaur company.

"Yes, I am." Little did he know that those words would change his life for ever.

"Good, good. Please, come with me. We have much to discuss." He said, issuing him to a black limo in the parking lot.

"We're going in that?" Joseph said, stunned.

"Well yes, we are. You were specifically requested out of about 200 other candidates. You were the best for the job." He said.

"You mean, you've been watching me?" he asked, slightly nervous.

"In a way, but not exactly. Your personlity profile was brought up by the computer. You fit the description we were looking for perfectly. John Hammond himself requested you after we showed him your file." he said, smiling.

"R-really? But why me?" he said as they entered the limo and drove off.

"Don't worry, we'll tell you everything you need to know when we arrive." He said in a dismissive manner.

Joseph nodded, feeling slightly nervous, but he passed it off as just being tired. It had been a long day for him. Eventually he nodded off into a light sleep.

Dusten had noticed that his passenger had fallen alseep, then chuckled slightly, evilly.

"Heh, too bad this kid doesn't know what he's getting into. He'd probably be screaming for us to let him out right now." He laughed again.

"Look, it's just an experiment to advance our knowledge of dinosaurs. He's just the catalyst. I could care less what he wants right now." The other said.

"Harsh words, but true words. He'll never know what hit him." he paused for a moment. "Are you sure he has no connections? It would be... difficult to explain a sudden disappearance of a loved one."

"He only has one, his father, but he's being taken care of, and the company he works for is being bought out. They'll never ask any questions." The other said without emotion.

"Alright, well it's off to step 2 of the plan." Dusten said as he drove.

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Joseph woke up to find the car was pulling up to a large building with the InGen logo on it.

"We're here, Joseph." Dusten yelled, knocking on the glass. Joseph nodded and got out, following the two men into the large building. They walked through a large lobby then through a hall then into a large office. Another man came into the room and sat down in a chair behind a desk. He motioned to the chair before the desk, and Joseph sat down.

"My name is James Hopkins. I am the head scientist of InGen. I understand that you have an interest in dinosaurs?" Joseph nodded. "Good, we need you for a certain job. You fit the profile requirement perfectly..." he started, but was cut off.

"What exactly are these 'profile requirements'? I'm a little curious as to what I have that no one else does." he asked.

"Yes." He adjusted his glasses, then continued, "The profile requested needs someone with comperable dinosaur knowledge, good motivation, survival skills, a willingness to learn... and many others. You fit the bill perfectly."

"Survival skills? What exactly does this job entail?"

"Don't worry about that. You will see soon enough. You will be perfect for the job. All you have to do is what you do best, everything dinosaur. It's right up your alley, is it not?"

"Yeah I guess." He shrugged.

"Great. Oh, by the way, what are your two favorite colors?"

Taken aback by the question, he simply replies. "Uh... black and silver, why?"

"No reason. One of my associates will be here soon to give you a tour of where you'll be working. She's friendly, but a bit eccentric. She is the head scientist on the velocirators. She is the local raptor enthusist, but don't worry. She isn't crazy." He said with a slight smile. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. "Speak of the devil. She's here. Come on in."

A woman in her early twenties entered the room. She had shoulder-length, light brown hair in a ponytail with chin-length bangs framing her face, and green eyes. She was a very beautiful woman. She wore a white lab coat and a red tank top underneath, with bluejean shorts and tennis shoes. She had a very slight tan, but nothing more. Litterally. Her skin was flawless. Joseph, to his credit, hid his attraction to her well, and simply gave a friendly smile.

"Joseph, this is Cynthia Adams. Cynthia, this is Joseph Gallant."

"Hi, so are you the new guy?" She asked, her hands on her hips, leaning forward, her face about four inches from his. She was giving him a curious look.

"Yes, I am." he said, offering his hand. She smiled brightly and shook his hand.

"I like you. Your just right. Well, on to the tour shall we?" she said, walking out the door. Joseph was slightly confused, but went with her.

James watched as the pair left with an evil smile. "Heh, he has no clue. Cynthia knows, but she thinks he's doing it willingly. Hopefully she won't screw it up. I'd hate to have to kill her."

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Cynthia was busy showing him all the raptor specimens they had. They were in cages, which she wasn't too crazy about, but she had to live with it. It was her job afterall. She would have preferred them in small habitat enclosures. She was asking questions about different things and telling him about what she does while she showed him around.

"So what made you take the job?" She asked.

"Well, two men approached me after my graduation and asked me if I was interested the job. I said yes, got in a limo, then ended up here." he said simply.

"You mean you didn't even think twice about it? You just came out and said yes without thinking about it for a while?" She asked.

"Well, I thought about it for a few minutes, but yeah, I guess you could say that." He said simply.

"Wow! You didn't even ask your parents?" He shook his head. "Well, I would have applied for the job, but I didn't fit the personality profile. I wasn't right for the job. I would've loved this job. Oh well. But hey, you'll be perfect for this job, and you love dinosaurs." She said with a smile.

"Heh, yeah, I do." He said with a chuckle.

"I can't wait to see how you'll do. I know you'll do great, but I can't wait to see you for myself."

"Hey, once I get the job, what exactly will I do?" He asked.

"Oh, you'll study the dinosaurs here and on Isla Sorna with a special research team. Mostly, you'll be studying the raptors with me." She said.

"Oh! Research work! Wait, did you say Isla Sorna?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Um, no reason, I just thought you said something else." He smiled nervously. 'I thought those islands were abandonned.'

"We'll be going there after your indoctrination, which will take about a week. I'll teach you the basics of what I want you to study, then you'll do the rest. It'll be real simple." She smiled assuringly.

"Alright. So I'll be your assistant then?"

"Sort of. Yeah, I guess you could say that. Probably closer to something like an advisor." She said with a thoughtful expression. "I never really thought about it that way before."

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After the tour, Cynthia took him to his quarters in the west wing of the complex. Her quarters were next to his, so it all worked out. He sat in his new room. There was a uniform on his bed which consisted of a lab coat, blue cargo-jeans and a black polo shirt with the words raptor across the pocket where his name tag would be. The same word was also across the back of his lab coat. He checked the pockets of the coat and found a name tag. His name was inscribed on it with the words 'Velociraptor Research Team' below the name. He set all of it aside and took off his clothes and took a shower. When he was done, he found dinner on a cart next to his bed. After he ate and brushed his teeth, he went to bed, as it was late.

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The next morning, Sunday, a loud knock was heard on his door.

"Joseph, it's Cynthia! Wake up! Are you decent? I'm comming in!" She yelled, openning the door. Joseph was dressed in his boxers, but still freaked out at the last second and ducked under the covers. "Come on, wake up!" She yelled as she pulled the covers off of him. She stopped in her tracks after she pulled off his covers. She blushed slightly as she caught sight of his slightly chisled abs and broad shoulders. Joseph felt her stare, and he blushed hard, but didn't lose his composure.

"Good morning, Cynthia." he said with a bright blush, snapping her out of her trance.

"Huh? Oh! I'm sorry! I just burst in here! I feel really stupid, sorry!" She said as she turned around to the wall, still blushing. Joseph quickly put on his uniform.

"Alright, I'm ready." He said, then he sighed in relief that it was over. Cynthia quickly turned around and walked over to him, grabbed his hand, and walked out the door.

"Okay, today will be a busy day. First, we have to get you to the lab and get you ready, then we'll start packing up and getting ready to go. We'll be leaving for Isla Sorna in about a week." She said, rushing through the halls with him being dragged behind.

Soon they entered the lab. Joseph was in awe of the room. It was massive. Just as he was about to say something, Cynthia said 'goodbye' and left. He shrugged then turned back to the room. Several men in lab coats approached him. Joseph was slightly nervous, but he just walked to the men. Suddenly, everything went black...

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Hey! Silver Ryuu here. I'm a big fan of Jurrasic Park and decided to write a fiction about it. Just got an idea one day and I wanted to write. I'm happy with it.

If you see any mistakes, let me know. Thanks.

Flames, nice reviews, and helpful critiques are appreciated, but not necessary, as I'm not really writing for anyone. The reason for this story is personal amusement.

Peace Out

Silver Ryuu