Chapter 2 yayy. I'd also just like to point out that Jurassic World characters mentioned in this will most likely not have a large role in the story, as I'm focusing mainly on Adrien and Marinette… And someone else :D

Also, I used completely different raptors so that I could choose their personalities as I pleased, cause it'll go along better with the story, I hope.

Also sorry it took a while for this to come out, I've had it done I've just been forgetting to post it .-.;

Holding onto the boat's railing, staring off into the distance, Marinette could see the island. She had to squint and put her hand above her eyes to see it with the sun glaring in her face, but it was there alright. She placed her hand back on the railing and smiled to herself. She couldn't wait to get there.

Marinette, a high school student, was finally going to the famous dinosaur-zoo, known as Jurassic World. She had always wanted to go, but it was a bit pricey to go, and she wouldn't have the time to go. Luckily for her though, a relative of hers had connections with the park, and notified her of a job opening that had just recently been up for grabs earlier that week. It was just going to be a summer job, and her relative never told her what job it was. He had simply said it'd be more of an experience than a job. She'd been wondering what it was since it was mentioned to her.

Now she was finally on her way, closing in on the island, feeling the butterflies in her stomach caused by both anxiety and excitement. Marinette looked around the boat. A lot of people were heading to the park. Out of the corner of her eye she caught a man glance at her, but when she moved her eyes in that direction, he quickly turned away. She took what he was wearing into account. A business suit, sunglasses, gloves, and he held a brief case. He looked important, to say the least. She couldn't guess why he was staring at her though, it might've just been a coincidence and his gaze just happened to momentarily rest on her. Marinette sighed and shook the thought.

The boat docked on the island, and Marinette sprang off the boat as soon as she could, happy to be on stable ground again. Someone was to meet her at the dock, so she looked around. She noticed an employee standing there, seemingly waiting, so she decided to go up and ask him if perhaps he was, or he knew, the person who was to explain some things to her.

"Hi, I'm Marinette." She said, approaching the man. He smiled welcomingly at her.

"Ah, so you're Marinette? Nice to meet you! My name's Owen." The man said, and shook Marinette's hand. "I'm going to be showing you around a bit, and I'll explain what your job is."

Smiling, Marinette thanked him, and they proceeded with the tour. Owen explained a lot of different things to Marinette, such as what attractions were on the island, what creatures, and behind-the-scenes stuff about the park. Eventually, Owen brought Marinette to the raptor's pen. She followed him up to the catwalk, the one Adrien had been on a few days prior, and they stood there and looked into the habitat.

Instead of being in their main enclosure, the three raptors had decided to hang out in their pen. Perhaps they didn't want to be the center of attention with people looking at them. The ringed and speckled raptors were playing around with bones and chewing on them, while the blue one sat a few feet away, observing.

"So these are Velociraptors…" Marinette lightly gasped, impressed with such magnificent animals.

"Yep. They're really amazing. Very intelligent, too. We've been able to do some basic training with them." Owen proudly stated.

"What're their names?" Marinette questioned, keeping her eyes on the raptors.

"The green one, her name is Thorn. She's the Alpha. The brown one with black spots, that's Terra. That blue one by herself, her name's Myst." Owen pointed to each of the raptors as he stated their name. "They're all sisters."

Marinette slightly nodded in response, and asked, "Why is Myst only observing? Doesn't she want to play too?"

Owen rubbed the back of his head. "Well, you see, Thorn and Terra were kept together when they were born, and were taken care of just as any other animal in the park would. Myst however, was kept with humans for a great portion of her life. They wanted to see how far they could train her if she was domesticated. Due to the training and a lot of human interaction, she's a lot more docile and trusts humans. Reintroducing her with her sisters wasn't the easiest process… Thorn and Terra would try and attack Myst, since they didn't recognize her. We had to keep Thorn and Terra in the main enclosure and locked poor Myst up in this small pen. Keeping them next to each other with a fence between them really eased things up though." Owen took a breath. "Now they're able to all be in one exhibit together, but since Myst wasn't raised as a proper raptor she's either not very interested in the activities of her sisters, or will just watch their 'strange' behavior which she doesn't quite understand. She wasn't brought up to be a raptor, essentially."

"That's odd." Marinette remarked, still resting her eyes on Myst. "So… has she forgotten her instincts then? Is she more like a dog?"

"Well…" Owen started, thinking of how to explain it. "She's never really needed to use her instincts for anything incredibly major. I know they wanted to train her and such, but the way they did it really suppressed her natural instincts. For example, they never had her search for anything. Food was always given to her on a plate, and if she did have to look for something, it wasn't a challenge to find it. She slept in the beds with the humans, and they would tell her to not jump up on things so… She doesn't really jump often either."

"What exactly did they train her to do then?" Marinette asked.

"Basic commands like sit, stay, fetch, etc… it may sound a little silly, but those are things we can't typically do with these raptors." Owen nodded towards Thorn and Terra, who were playing tug-o-war with a bone. "We didn't train them to do common dog-tricks, we mostly trained them to come when called for and we also made sure they're used to humans. That doesn't mean they like humans, or that they'll be nice, but it does mean they won't be as aggressive since they're used to seeing them."

"I get it… so Myst learned pet commands, while Thorn and Terra learned ones that are more for public safety…"

Owen nodded. "They know if we call them that means they'll get food, which usually they can't resist." He whistled, and the two playing raptors looked up. Owen smiled then tossed each of them a dead rat, which were kept in a bucket on the railing of the catwalk. Thorn and Terra gobbled the rats down. Myst, upon hearing the whistle, had looked up, but not in a responsive manner, but rather in a, "What was that?" way. She looked away after realizing what it was. "She doesn't respond to calling her from a whistle, either. You have to say her name. Wanna try?" Owen asked.

"Huh, really, me?!" Marinette asked, her eyes bright and big. Owen gave her a kind nod. Marinette gave a determined nod and looked at Myst. "H-hey… Myst!" This time, Myst looked up responsively, and even stood up, like she was waiting for her next command. Marinette smiled, pleased with what Myst had done, even if it had been simple. Owen tossed a rat to Myst, who caught it in her mouth, sat back down, and placed the rat on the ground. She gently poked at it with her snout, then ate thoughtfully.

"She's not used to dead rats as treats, or really the food we give to her sisters." Owen explained, since Marinette seemed a bit confused with Myst's gentle nature towards the food. "She was usually fed chicken, and we don't always have enough chicken for these guys, so she doesn't get it very often anymore."

"Huh, she was really pampered then!" Marinette concluded.

Owen chuckled softly and nodded. "She's not very stuck up though, considering her background. She'll try whatever food we give her, and she's up to take challenges. But she's not always able to complete them with her lack of typical raptor behavior." He frowned.

"Huh…" Marinette answered, frowning a bit as well.

"Well now, would you like to hear what your job is?" Owen asked, changing the subject.

"Yeah!" Marinette instantly looked happier. She wondered what it could be. Would it be training the raptors? Feeding them? Grooming? Or did it even have anything to do with the raptors?

Owen smirked slightly at her enthusiasm. "You get to clean up the petting zoo."

Marinette's excited expression quickly dropped into a shocked one. "W-what? That's all?"

"Well, you'll get the chance to help out with little things for the bigger or dangerous creatures as well. You won't be able to directly interact with them though. Just the little ones in the petting zoo. That's what the last guy who held the position did."

"What happened to him…?" Marinette asked, a slight hint of worry in her voice.

Owen smirked and nodded towards the raptors, and watched as Marinette's face fell into complete horror. He laughed, "Nah, just kidding. Well, mostly."

"Mostly?!"

"Well they didn't eat him but he did fall into the pen… luckily I saved him." Owen winked. "But he quickly decided the job was too dangerous."

"I-I wouldn't blame him!" Marinette gasped.

"Don't worry about it, you won't have to deal with these predators until you've gotten more experience. Now, want to head over to the petting zoo and see what your duties are?"

Marinette nodded, and she and Owen exited the catwalk, back to the ground, and headed to the petting zoo. With a certain raptor keeping her sky blue eyes on them as they left.