The Desolation of Smaug
It's been a year since she destroyed the park and was redeemed. It's been a year since he hatched from an egg into a human's hands. It's been a year since he found his love, the Scarlet Heart.
Welcome back to Jurassic World. You've been gone for a year, and so much has happened. Isla Sorna is going to lose its apex predator, the Spinosaurus, because the guests of the park and some corporate heads wanted the park to have another Spinosaurus, since the first one Jurassic World had had passed away a few years ago. The teens have gotten small jobs on the island. Ian Grady works with Reggie, the veterinarian of the park, and is studying to be a vet and animal behaviorist, and the Indominus Rexes. Olivia Jones works at Control. Alexis Pitcher and Casey Johnson are working with the raptors. Casey also works with Tim and Rexy. The raptor packs became one and Owen Grady and James Cortez are loving working together once again. Lowery and Vivian had started dating now that Vivian was doing better now since she had lost her boyfriend a year ago. Ryan Grady and Sasha Pitcher are still dating. Blue, Delta, and Echo are loving life with Silver and his pack. Rexy has gotten some pretty exciting news. And there's one more things.
Alice the Indominus Rex, the breakout star of Jurassic World. She broke out of her paddock in the Restriced Area a year ago and wreaked havoc on the whole island. Thanks to Owen, she was stopped and given a chance for redemption, in which she proved herself. People used to fear her, but now, they love her. She's such a kindred spirit. She loves entertaining guests, and pulling pranks on Owen, Lowery and Claire. Alice had no memory of eating her sibling, because she never did. Her real sibling was taken away and raised to be a weapon of destruction. But, Josiah had a change of heart and instead loved Alice and Dom. And then there's Dom. Dom's a star all on his own. He steals the attention no matter what. During Alice's shows, someone's birthday, etc. Dom was a over energetic goofball. But, Ian learned to handle the little guy.
It was now June 2016 and Zach and Gray had just returned from school. They were now on vacation, and on celebration. Zach graduated from high school, and his family decided to bring him to Jurassic World as a means of celebration.
Ian and the others were sitting together at Starbucks. Ian was sitting next to Alexis while Olivia was using the bathroom and Casey was waiting to get everyone's orders. Zach was on his way, but his parents wanted him to see Claire and Owen first before going out and doing whatever he felt like doing.
The teens had changed a bit since last year. Alexis had a new scar under her left eye because Raphael the raptor had gotten a bit too playful and accidentally scratched her. She is wearing a light gray T-shirt under a brown leather vest and blue shorts, white socks and brown boots. She also wears a raptor claw on a leather necklace around her neck.
Ian now wears a blue plaid short sleeve shirt, with a white wife beater underneath, brown cargo shorts, white ankle socks, and brown sneakers. He also wears the small velociraptor resonating chamber on a leather necklace that Alexis gave him for his birthday last year.
Casey still hit on Alexis every now and then, but learned to calm down a bit to respect her and Zach's relationship.
Olivia however, was more or less the same.
"That sounds freaking adorable," said Alexis.
"You should have seen it," said Ian, "Dom kept chasing it around until he ended up hitting a few trees."
"Man, next time that happens, you gotta record it and then show it to me."
"You got it Alexis. I'll keep it in mind next time Dom does something adorable."
Alexis smiled and the two turned their attention to Casey, who had finally retrieved their drinks and handed them out. Olivia returned from the bathroom and sat down next to Casey.
"So, Olivia," began Alexis, "what's the latest?"
"Well, let's just say that there are a lot of stupid guests on this island," she replied.
"Be a little more specific."
"PDA, streakers, a few loose dinos, etcetera."
"Man, it's just the same stuff huh?"
"I'm praying that something happens sooner."
"You keep holding on there Olivia."
Olivia gave Alexis a blank stare and then the four turned their heads when they saw Zach walk in.
"Zach!" yelled Alexis as she darted towards her boyfriend.
Alexis nearly tackled Zach onto the floor, but Zach luckily kept his balance as Alexis threw herself onto him. Zach smiled and then gave Alexis a peck on the lips as she greeted him.
Ian and the others chuckled at Alexis' action and then welcomed Zach back.
Owen sighed as he watched Blue and Silver converse. Blue and Silver clicked right off the bat the first time they met, and are now the best of friends. If James' boys weren't able to reproduce, then Blue and Silver would be mates, something which made Owen cringe a little. James stood next to his friend and looked at him and then asked, "You okay amigo?"
Owen snapped from his thoughts and then said, "Uh, yeah, I'm fine. I'm just thinking."
"About what?"
"Things."
"Come on Owen. You and I have known each other for some time. You know that you can tell me anything."
Owen looked at James and then sighed again before speaking.
"I've been thinking about maybe adding a few new raptors to the pack, to help these seven gain a parental experience."
"You and you're strange thoughts."
"Oh come on James, you can't tell me that it doesn't sound like a bad idea."
"Though that may be true, I think that they're better off not having raptor hatchlings running around just yet."
Owen gave a small smirk at James and then turned his head when he heard Delta give a chirp. The green scaled raptor was worried about her Alpha.
"I'm fine Delta," reassured Owen.
Delta responded with another chirp. She didn't believe Alpha one bit. His words were one thing, but his face said otherwise.
"Maybe if you smiled more once in a while then they'd think you're fine, even though you obviously aren't," said James.
"Why mask my true emotions?" Owen asked.
"Amigo, is there something going on that I don't know about or that you want to talk about?"
"Nothing super big. It's just...I-er...well..."
"Good Lord Owen, just say it."
"I'm thinking about asking Claire to marry me."
James stared at Owen for a few seconds before saying, "Well that's great amigo! So then, why the sad face?"
"It's my thinking face James."
"That's your thinking face? Ay Dios mio, what does Claire see in you?"
"I ask myself that everyday. But, then I remember, I'm Owen Grady pendejo."
James laughed at Owen and then said, "Right well, you need to be heading to the Indominus paddock now. Alexis should be back in a little bit."
"Right. Talk to you later James."
"Claire, you've seriously got to stop biting your nails," said Lowery as he watched Claire chew her nails off.
"Lowery, it helps me when I'm nervous," she responded.
"You've met the Spinosaurus already, and he's mellow as mellow can be. You've got nothing to worry about."
"You better be right Cruthers."
"When have I ever been wrong Claire?"
Claire rolled her eyes and then stared at the screen as it showed a boat with a large crate getting closer to the island. It was the Spinosaurus from Isla Sorna. Claire, after much convincing, finally snapped and decided to bring the vicious predator to Jurassic World. Claire never told anyone why she had a dark hatred towards Spinosaurus and she was sure to never tell anyone, not even Owen or Alice.
"The boat will arrive in about two hours," said Vivian.
"Right, I've got to go and get everything ready. I'll talk to you two later," said Claire as she left the Control room.
Once Claire was gone, everyone in the room continued on with searching for something fun to watch.
"Anyone got something?" Lowery asked.
"Check this out!" said someone from the front.
The screens then changed to a drunk guy pissing in the central fountain.
"Finally, something fun!" Lowery exclaimed.
The drunk man was then approached by Security, but, before they could do anything, the man reacted by flailing his arms around until he fell back into the fountain. Everyone in the Control room began to laugh and then the screen changed to a woman who had tripped and then landed on a flowerbed.
"Man, is everyone on the island drunk today?" Lowery asked.
"Maybe she's just clumsy," replied someone from behind.
"That is true."
Vivian looked over at Lowery and gave a smirk and then she turned to her desk and continued to work.
Alice and Josiah were taking a nap before their next show. Dom was out and about, chasing bugs, and accidentally falling into puddles. Dom knew not to bother Alice and Josiah when they were sleeping, but he was getting bored. There was no one else to play with! Dom kept running by the viewing window to see if Ian or anyone else would be there to try and convince to play with the small hybrid. Dom looked around and spotted another butterfly. The small Indominus decided to give chase and began to jump at the insect.
Alice slowly cracked open her eyes and heard Dom scampering about. She slowly got up and walked over to the small hybrid, who had just caught another butterfly in his mouth. Alice told Dom that butterflies weren't supposed to be eaten, but Dom just said that it was going to be his last butterfly that he ate. Alice didn't believe the hatchling one bit and gave him a stank eye. Dom chittered a promise, making Alice then take his word for it. Dom told Alice that he needed a brother or sister to play with. One that wouldn't kill him if they play fight or if they flop on top of each other. Alice eyed the small white scaled dinosaur and then thought about his words. Maybe she'd bring it up to Owen to see what Claire could do.
"Zach, how's life going man?" Ian asked as Zach plopped down on the couch, with Alexis not letting go of him at all.
"It's going good, thanks for asking," he replied.
"As a means to congratulate you, take this Starbucks coffee," said Olivia as she handed him the coffee.
"Thanks," said Zach with a chuckle as he grabbed the coffee.
"Alexis, will you let go of Zach?" Casey asked.
Alexis didn't budge whatsoever.
"Alexis, can you please let go?" Zach asked her.
Alexis let go and simply stared at Zach with a great big smile.
Zach glanced at the others and made gestures that said, 'She's your girlfriend not ours.'
"Claire, breathe," Owen said as he grabbed hold of her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
Claire took in a deep breath and let the ocean scent fill her nostrils. She closed her eyes and let the gentle beach breeze gracefully graze her face, all while flowing kindly through her hair. She then exhaled and slowly opened her eyes. She could see it in the distance. It was the boat that was carrying a huge metal box.
"You know Claire, you never told me why you hated them so much," Owen told Claire.
Claire stayed silent, making Owen arch an eyebrow and then wave a hand in front of her face.
"Hey, Claire, yoo-hoo, anyone there?"
Claire then slowly turned her attention to Owen and said sternly, "I just don't like them, okay?"
Owen defensively rose his hands and then took a small step away from Claire.
"Ortiz said that the Spinosaurus brings storms," Claire said softly.
"He probably told you that because Isla Sorna had a bunch of storms when he went down to visit the Spinosaurus," responded Owen.
"I can already feel the storm brewing."
"Claire, relax. Jurassic World is more than ready for a storm."
"Well, it was a hurricane that happened during first park disaster. Maybe another hurricane will show up."
"Claire, stop being such a negative Nancy."
The boat then slowly arrived and the whole crew got off the boat and began to make sure that the area was clear. One man approached Owen and Claire and said, "Is the way to his paddock secure?"
"Yes, sir. We took every single protocol. There are no guests or workers in Main Street." replied Claire.
"Great. Guys! It's all clear!"
Two Jurassic World trucks backed up and attached a strong line with the metal box. They then began to slowly drag the box along to take the Spinosaurus to his new home. As the box dragged by Claire and Owen, the two jumped when the former apex predator of Sorna let out a very loud roar. Owen held Claire tight, and she seemed to relax in his embrace. Claire was grateful that Owen was here. He always helped out when she needed it the most.
"It's okay, Claire," he said gently to her.
"I know it is," she said as she rested her head on his chest.
"Let's get to the Spinosaurus paddock to meet the new guy."
"Right."
The two then went off to the Spinosaurus paddock.
"What was that?" Olivia asked.
"I think that it might have been that Spinosaurus that was being brought over from Isla Sorna," replied Casey.
"I can't believe that Claire actually let that thing come here," said Zach.
"Why does she hate them so much?" Ian asked.
"She doesn't hate the whole species. She just hates that one."
"Why?"
"She's never told my parents nor Gray or me."
"Wow, it's going to be hard getting it out of her," said Alexis with a sly smile.
"Alexis, don't go around stalking Claire to figure out why she hates the Spinosaurus."
"Oh come on! It's my thing you guys. I just have to know why."
Zach rolled his eyes and then Alexis smiled and pecked him on the cheek.
"Anyway, so, are we allowed to go and see the Spinosaurus right now when it gets into its paddock?" Casey asked.
"I don't know. But, wanna go anyway?" Ian asked.
Everyone said yes and then they got up and left to the Spinosaur paddock, which was located on Main Street near Alice and Rexy's paddocks.
Owen and Claire were standing in the farther viewing room of the Spinosaur paddock. The Spinosaur paddock has two viewing rooms. One up close for those who are daring and love seeing dinosaurs up close. And then there's a farther one with binocular machines, which were free to use. Owen continued to wonder why on Earth Claire hated the Spinosaurus, but he just shrugged it off and watched through the binoculars as the Spinosaurus was being unloaded. Owen zoomed in a bit and noticed that there were five people in the closer viewing room. It was the teens. Owen was a little jealous that they would get the chance to see them up close. But, he had to be here for Claire.
"Is it out yet?" Claire asked.
"No, but the teens are out in the front viewing room," Owen responded.
"Including Zach?"
"No."
"Owen."
"Zach's with them."
Claire then grabbed Owen's hand and the two quickly went down to the closer viewing room and Claire confronted the teens.
"What are you five doing here?" she asked.
"We wanted to see the Spinosaurus up close," replied Alexis.
"Well, you're only allowed to see it from the farther viewing room," Claire said tersely.
"Then, why add a closer viewing room?" Zach asked.
Owen wished he could go into Zach's mind and tell him that he shouldn't have said that.
"Listen, I just feel like we'll all be better off from the farther viewing room," Claire said calmly.
"Why do you hate the Spinosaurus so much?" Alexis asked.
Everyone turned their heads to look at Alexis and she looked at all of them and asked, "What? I want to know!"
Claire looked out into the paddock and then back to the teens and said, "Because I can."
"But-"
"Alexis, I think that's enough," interrupted Olivia.
Then, a loud metallic sound was heard and the gate to the paddock began to slowly open. The Spinosaurus was about to come in. Claire swallowed hard and simply stood still. Owen tried grabbing her hand to walk her out of the room, but Claire wouldn't budge.
What was this infernal place?! Why was he taken from his home? He was the king there and now he was abducted into some foreign land. Blazing emerald eyes scanned the darkened area in which he was in and then noticed a light in from of him. Various scents mixed in his nostrils and made them tingle. He had no other option but to follow into the light. He slowly stepped forward, each booming footstep resounding for a few yards.
They could hear it coming out. Olivia stepped closer to Ian while Alexis lightly grabbed hold of Zach's arm and Casey simply crossed his arms. Claire stepped a bit behind Owen and watched with a keen eye.
The blazing emerald eyes burned in the light. The great dragon let out a irritated growl as he let his eyes adjust to the light. He rarely saw light on his island because of the great canopy of tree tops, but this place barely had dense trees.
Everyone stared in awe at the majestic rusty scales of the Spinosaurus.
"Wow, it looks awesome," said Ian.
"Sure does," added Casey.
Emerald eyes scanned the area and located seven humans in the distance. They were sadly out of reach, but he'd find a way to get them eventually. He always did.
"Guy or girl?" Alexis asked.
"They told us that it was a male," responded Claire.
"Does he have a name?" asked Olivia.
"His name is...Smaug," responded Owen.
"Whoa, it fits very well. Now, if only he could talk, then it would be perfect," said Ian.
Smaug looked around and didn't like his new home whatsoever. He wanted to get back to his island. He was the king there. And now, he's not the king of anything here! He swore he would get out and to let his enemies know, he let out a resounding roar.
Claire jumped a bit and completely his behind Owen. Owen noticed Claire and then decide it was best for her to not be here anymore. Also, he would make sure that Claire would ever have to visit Smaug's paddock again.
Alice and Josiah heard the roar from the sky and looked down when Dom scampered closer to them for comfort. Alice lowered herself close to the small Indominus and gently nuzzled him so that he knew he was safe. Dom thanked Alice by nudging Alice back. Josiah looked at the sky and then asked Alice what she thought made the roar. Alice knew that it wasn't Rexy, nor was it Felix or Silas. She knew that it wasn't Blue One or her siblings either. It seemed like there was a newcomer to the island. Maybe Owen or Lowery would tell them later.
The teens remained in the viewing room to see if Smaug would do something. And he did something all right.
This place was hell and Smaug needed to destroy it. Smaug in an all out rage, he began to knock down trees and tear away at the ground. He'd also occasionally ram into the wall to see if he'd break it. He'd broken walls and fences before, why would it be any different now?
"Uh, I think that we should get out of here," Olivia suggested.
"Right, let's get going," said Zach.
The teens then left Smaug to continue his destruction.
Smaug nearly destroyed his whole new home. There were various holes, multiple knocked down trees, and some of the walls had a bit of blood on them. Smaug was bleeding from his snout and his right side. He was breathing profusely and scanned more of the area. He was trapped here, and there was no way out. No matter, he would simply make a new home here. A new kingdom, a new treasure, a new place to rule in terror. Smaug swore that if he ever got out, he would destroy all the humans here because they brought him here. Once he did that, he would try and swim back to his island.
Claire was right to hate the Spinosaurus. But, what she didn't know, was that she made a mistake. Jurassic World just met its new threat.