Jurassic World quote: "I just saw a bond. A real bond. Between man and beast." – Vic Hoskins

Disclaimer: Jurassic World is not mine.


Leader's scent led to a tall wall, the contradictory smell permeated the area in a thick deluge, like pack killer and pack mixed together. A roar blasted from behind the tall wall; it sounded massive. She backed warily from the wall before gathering her resolve. She could smell Leader, she needed to call him. She steeled herself before barking as loud as she could. Leader?!

No answer. She barked again, listening carefully. A muffled voice replied followed by a sharp whistle. She leaped into the air at the sound and gave a joyful bark. Her sisters called out excitedly around her. Charlie even dropped the treat bag that she was determined to give Blue. Another whistle sounded from the other side of the barrier.

A roar reverberated through the air. This time its intonations carried a message. Mine!

Shock silenced the pack. The contrary smelling predator had stolen Leader. Blue screeched with all her fury. Thief!

The responding roar was nearly deafening even with the tall wall between them. My pack!

Leader needed to be rescued from Thief quickly. Blue hissed at her sisters, sending Delta and Echo to the left while she took Charlie to the right to search for a way to the other side of the tall wall. She ran as fast as she could while keeping an eye out for any openings through the barrier. Charlie trailed a little behind Blue, the treat bag held securely in her mouth again.

The trees suddenly gave way to a rocky clearing. A massive vehicle supported a sloping pathway that ended near the top of the tall wall. Close enough to jump.

A clanging sound distracted Blue from her examination. Continuing past the potential pathway she saw Delta and Echo eyeing the tall wall from a sky path. The tall wall was much higher than the sky path they had found. Giving up, Delta and Echo ran down the stairs and slid to a stop in front of Blue. Delta eyed the pathway Blue had noticed. It was the best way up.

Blue led the pack up the narrow path. She eyed the top of the tall wall as she prepared to jump. Leaping across the gap she carefully landed on top of the wall. Moving along the wall she was disappointed to see a sheer drop on the other side. One by one her sisters joined her. She led them along the top of the wall, seeking a safe or at least a semi-safe way down. Occasionally they had to jump up or down the uneven top of the wall.

As they traveled trees grew closer to the barrier. It didn't take long before a large tree with thick branches peeked Blue's interest. After a quick examination she determined it to be a way down. Jumping, she landed on a branch near the trunk of the tree. She was able to slowly make her way down, dropping from branch to branch. She made sure to stay where the branches were thickest. Blue made it all the way down without mishap. The rest of the pack followed her path one at a time.

The territory smelled awful. Snorting, Blue led the way to where Leader's scent was the strongest. The vegetation was thick and prevented her from seeing much in any direction. Light colored scales shifted right in front of Blue and she hopped to a stop. The pack quickly joined her. Echo stood on the far side of Delta to Blue's left while Charlie stood to Blue's right.

Leader was directly underneath the massive predator staring at her with wide eyes. There was no way to save Leader without moving into the deadly predator's range. It would be very difficult to be a pack if they all died. Leader sure was making this difficult. Just being this close to the lethal predator was making her sisters nervous. Blue made sure to stand tall; she would protect her sisters if necessary.

Instead of attacking the pack, the predator chuffed a greeting to the pack. My pack? Blue wasn't sure what the predator meant. The predator chirruped at them. My pack. Be strong pack together.

Blue was uncertain of this contradictory predator trying to join their pack. She smelled like pack and like threat to pack. She also smelled slightly like Leader. Maybe she could be part of their pack. You would join our pack?

The enormous predator chuffed indignantly. You join my pack. Be big pack. Strong pack.

There was only the one odd predator before them. Blue could only smell this predator and Leader in the vicinity. Leader. She's claiming Leader as her pack. Blue snarled. Thief. Leader's part of our pack.

Blue tensed, preparing to attack the pack stealer. A large clawed hand slammed into her side right before she executed her own attacked. The force tossed her through the air. She smashed into something hard and then everything went dark.


A dull throb radiated from his ankle as Owen slid-hopped down the indominus rex's back and hind leg. Her attention was fixated on the cement wall and her roar turned into a rumbling growl resonating deep in her throat. A sharp bark cracked through the air originating from the other side of the paddock wall. A velociraptor call.

Impossible. He's been stuck in this paddock too long if he's started hearing things.

It resounded again. A weight lifted from his chest at the familiar sound. "Blue!" his shout sounded weak. He whistled sharply, I'm here.

A cacophony of barks and screeches followed. It sounded like all of his girls were on the other side of the wall. Hearing their familiar voices sent a thrill of joy through Owen. He could feel his lips curving into a smile. He wasn't forgotten. He gave another sharp whistle.

Reality came shattering down as the indominus rex spun over him. Powerful forearms braced the ground to either side of him, boxing him in. Her head lowered and he dropped to a crouch beneath her. She gave a full throated roar to the wall. To the velociraptors.

She would kill them.

The weight that had lifted off his chest at the sound of his girls came crashing back down, heavier than before. An angry screech rang through the air. Blue. He flinched as the indominus roared again. It was silent except for the ringing in his ears.

The indominus growled as she continued to focus on the wall. He slowly began creeping out from under the hybrid. Her left hand abruptly shifted to block his escape. His hear raced as he stood under her. A few minutes passed and nothing happened. He relaxed slightly.

The raptors remained silent.

As the adrenaline left his system Owen found himself wondering what the raptors were doing all the way out here. How had they gotten out here? He had worked hard to make sure that the raptor paddock was secure. He'd only been gone two days - although it felt much longer. What had happened?

He jumped slightly as the indominus turned around over him. Owen limp-darted as fast as he could – not as fast as he'd prefer – out of the way of her ginormous feet. An open hand blocked him from getting out from under the indominus entirely. She snarled into the distance.

And then he heard them; running footsteps through the foliage. A few seconds later Blue appeared in the brush, followed closely by the rest of the pack. Blue and Delta looked like they had been in a fight. Fresh bite and claw marks left a bloody trail across their hides. He was momentarily distracted by a bright blue bag in Charlie's mouth. Was that a bag of cookies? His stomach growled, but now was not the time to think about food.

Owen didn't know how to feel. Elated that his girls were here or terrified that he was now in a paddock with five highly aggressive predators instead of just one. He watched as the raptors' heads bobbed as they looked from the indominus rex to Owen and back. Blue stood with her head held high before the indominus while her sisters stooped nervously around her.

The indominus chuffed and chirruped at his raptors. Blue trilled a response. Owen felt the blood draining from his face as the predators talked. More chuffing from the indominus and Blue snarled. He saw Blue's pupils contract as she prepared to attack but before she could the indominus swatted her to the side and growled.

Owen only had eyes for his best girl; Blue lay still nearby. Rage filled him and he forgot about his injured ankle and ran towards Blue. Suddenly a large grey-white forelimb was blocking his path. Cursing, Owen punched the appendage with all his might. The forearm lifted from the ground and her hand swept him off his feet, tossing him back under her.

The velociraptors were shrieking. Adrenaline pumped through his veins as fear for his pack clouded his vision. He couldn't let the indominus kill his girls. She's big and powerful, but his girls were fast. As long as they stayed out of her range they would be fine. He rolled onto his feet and shouted. "Hold!" The three raptors stopped calling out threats and looked at him. "Back up. Delta, Echo, Charlie! Back Up!" Amazingly, all three raptors backed away.

Grey-white scales flashed in front of him and stopped. The indominus held her hand just in front of him, claws twitching. Looking up, he saw her head tilted as she looked at him. She growl-purred and lifted her appendage. Turning, she looked at the velociraptors standing before her and chirruped. Delta squawked at him before chuffing in reply to the indominus. Delta wriggled nervously as she talked to the large predator.

Movement in his peripheral vision caught his attention. Blue was getting back up. She stalked back to the pack and snarled at the indominus. The hybrid roared in return. A knot tightened in his gut as he saw Blue preparing to take on the hybrid again. He was moving forward without really realizing it and his hand rose automatically. "Blue!" Her attention diverted to him. "Stand down!"

He felt the hairs on his arms and neck raise as the indominus growled behind him. He glanced back at her; the hybrid was focused on Blue and Owen looked at his Beta again. Taking a breath, he squared his shoulders and looked Blue in the eye; it would be up to him to keep her from doing a suicidal attack. Fortunately, the indominus wasn't shoving him back under her.

Blue twitched forward. "Blue! I said. Stand. DOWN!" She froze, her focus turning from the hybrid to Owen. Her head tilted in consideration. He could see her pupils narrow and her lips pulled back to expose her teeth. "Blue." His voice came out in a soft plea.

Blue's expression softened and she hesitantly stepped back. He took a quick glance at the indominus, she was still watching the raptors avidly, before turning his attention back to Blue. The rest of the pack stood behind Blue, watching the confrontation intently.

As he continued to stare Blue down, she suddenly stiffened before she stepped towards him and snapped her teeth. "Blue! Cut it out." Blue stopped and he quickly glanced back to verify that the indominus wasn't showing signs of aggression. Satisfied for the moment, he continued his stare down with Blue.

She cocked her head to the side and chirruped at him, pupils dilating as she relaxed. Owen startled and jumped towards Blue when the indominus chuffed behind him. Turning, he watch as the indominus barked at the raptors. Blue barked back before looking at Owen pointedly. His heart pounded in his chest as all five predators focused on him.

"Hey. Take it easy." The predators all seemed to relax at his softly spoken platitude.

Blue slowly approached him while the rest watched. She stopped within arm's reach of Owen. She appeared calm and contemplative. Owen took a breath before slowly reaching towards Blue. "Easy. That's it." She held herself perfectly still as his had lightly brushed her jaw. Touching Blue when they were on equal ground was amazing. Blue trilled before she head butted him in the chest.

"Hey!"

Unprepared, Owen stumbled backwards and struggled to remain standing as his ankle protested the sudden maneuver. His arms swung out as he attempted to regain his balance. Blue closed the distance between them and he cringed as his flailing hand smacked her side. Fortunately she didn't snap at or attack him. If anything, she seemed to consider it a love tap as she nuzzled her head against his chest; hard enough that he had to brace himself. He stroked her neck almost automatically, being careful to avoid her wounds.

"I missed you too."

Hot air blew across his neck right before a plastic bag of cookies scraped against his jaw. He hadn't even noticed Charlie approach. The youngest raptor chirped while dropping the bag at his feet. He stiffened slightly as her jaw rested on his right shoulder; her muzzle pressing into his jaw. Blue purled happily as she shifted closer to him and leaned into his left side. He was pinned between two overly affectionate velociraptors. It took conscious effort to keep his breathing calm and even.

Delta and Echo were no longer in his view. Of course, that was a bit limited with Blue and Charlie pushing into his sides and neck, keeping him from looking anywhere but straight ahead. A moment later he heard them… talking with the indominus rex.


The raptors had raced all over the restricted area, making it impossible for ACU to catch up or cut them off. When they had been about a mile east of paddock 11 they had stopped briefly before heading straight there. Fortunately they had been able to warn all the workers in time for them to find shelter from the raptors.

"The raptors jumped into paddock 11. They are making their way towards the indominus. This might be over soon." Commander Hamada then went over strategies with Commander Austin in the event the raptors jumped back out. Troopers surrounded the paddock, prepared to shoot down any raptor that appeared on top of the wall.

Claire watched the red dots that represented the raptors move across the map of paddock 11 until they reached the red dot marked as the indominus rex. Four raptor dots blinked side by side on the map as they prepared to attack the indominus rex; their trainer's killer.

Somehow, they seemed to know that the indominus rex killed Mr. Grady. The hybrid would probably kill the vengeful pack; she had been designed to be a super predator after all. The air in the control room was thick with tension.

"I'm rooting for the raptors." Lowery's voice broke the silence.

"They're gonna die. The indominus is lethal." The comment came from the front row.

"The raptors are lethal and super intelligent. And they're looking for revenge. Piece of advice: Never mess with a raptor's pack." Sandy smiled at Lowery briefly, not that he noticed since he was staring at the monitor.

This was followed by control personnel throwing in their two cents on the imminent showdown. Most of them wanted the raptors to take down the indominus, while a few maintained that the indominus would kill them.

"Calm down. We need to focus on the problem. Right now we have four rogue raptors that may or may not die in the next few minutes. If they don't, then we need a plan to terminate them… preferably before they kill anyone. ACU does not consider them secure in paddock 11." Silence followed Claire's declaration. The control room focused once more on trying to figure out what was happening by watching dots move across a screen.

One raptor dot labeled 'Blue' moved suddenly before it winked out. The other four dots on the map remained and only shifted slightly. A little later the three velociraptor dots moved a little further from the indominus dot. It was frustrating to not know what was going on in there. They need to get cameras back up as soon as possible.

Eventually the three remaining raptor dots moved closer to the indominus dot. One stopped short while the other two were nearly right on top of it. They moved only slightly in the next few minutes. No more dots winked out. They didn't appear to be moving like they were fighting either.

"We need to get someone who knows the raptors in here. Maybe they'll be able to figure out what's going on in there." Claire gave Vivian a pointed look. That was all the prompting she needed to call the raptor handlers. They agreed to send someone named Barry to the control room.

The raptors and indominus began to move around the paddock together. No dots vanished, and the raptors moved around enough that they were definitely not eaten. As none of the predators were causing problems at the moment, she went to join her nephews for lunch with orders to call her if anything happened. Asset Containment was working with Barry to figure out a plan to get the raptors out of paddock 11. No one knew if they could climb back out or not, they had to get this resolved quickly.

Gray greeted her enthusiastically while Zach rolled his eyes. They went to Yoshinoya Restaurant for a quick lunch.

"What happened with the raptors? Did anyone get eaten?" Gray fidgeted while looking at her eagerly.

"The raptors are currently in another paddock. And no one got eaten." Which was fortunate, although one handler was in emergency surgery.

"So… they're still alive? Are they secure? Can we see them?" Gray's eyes brightened as he looked at her.

Claire sighed before responding. "Yes. Maybe. No."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Zach questioned, he was looking at something behind Claire. Probably teenage girls. She had noticed yesterday – Gray pointed it out a few times – that Zach liked to flirt a lot.

"It means that you will not be visiting the raptors and they are in a paddock in the restricted zone."

"Can we go back in the control room? We already know they got loose." She lost focus on just what Gray was saying as he continued to plead his case. Would it hurt to let them back into the control room? She needed to be there but this was supposed to be her family time too. "Please Aunt Claire?" Gray looked at her with wide, begging eyes.


Her hand blocked Rebel from running to the predator she had swatted aside. Though it smelled strongly of pack, it had challenged her place as Leader. The remaining three pack predators held their ground, watching her warily. Rebel pounded a fist into her forearm; a flick of her wrist tossed it back and away from the pack predators. These pack predators are not stealing Rebel.

The odd crackly thing one of the pack predators carried was dropped as they all shrieked at her, calling for her to die.

She snorted, fools, and shifted in preparation for their attack. She was mightier than all four of them put together and now there was only three.

A shout startled the pack predators. She had forgotten about Rebel momentarily. She didn't like it talking to the pack predators that claimed it as Leader; she would have to stop it. Angry, she swept her hand at it, preparing to toss it behind her when she noticed the three pack predators back away a few steps. She stopped her hand just before it would have connected with Rebel.

Was Rebel telling its old pack that she is the Leader now?

She turned her head in order to see Rebel as it stood under her and watched as Rebel turned to look at her as well. Pleased with its acknowledgement of her superiority she crooned good pack and pulled her hand away from Rebel.

She chirruped at the pack predators. See? My pack now. I'm Leader.

The pack predator in the middle stiffened before squawking at Rebel. What-why?!

When Rebel didn't respond, the pack predator looked at her with a chuffed maybe. It looked uncomfortable as it fidgeted.

She crooned at the antsy pack predator. We should be pack.

The pack predator twitched before hesitantly responding. You stole Leader. You attacked Beta-Leader.

Silly little pack predator. Rebel my pack now. Beta-Leader challenged me. I won. My pack.

Not yet.

The snarled response came from Beta-Leader who had apparently recovered. If Beta-Leader refused to submit then she'd have to make sure it died this time. She roared her acceptance of its challenge. Rebel darted in between them before either could begin their attack. It was shouting at Beta-Leader.

Rebel was truly living up to its name today. She growled an angry warning at the pack predators. Rebel turned to look at her before refocusing on Beta-Leader. Rebel really was dauntless as it stood before Beta-Leader. Beta-Leader was a hardier creature then whatever Rebel was, with sharp teeth and claws. It could tear Rebel apart with ease.

Beta-Leader twitched forward and she tensed her muscles in preparation. Rebel barked something at Beta-Leader and she stopped stiffly. Beta-Leader gave Rebel an unhappy look. She prepared to deal with Beta-Leader if it attacked Rebel or her. But for now she'd let Rebel bring its pack into submission, if it could. Rebel gently called to Beta-Leader and it backed off slightly.

Rebel turned to look at her again. She let out a puff of air; Rebel is her pack; the pack predators wouldn't be stealing it away. If Rebel could convince them to submit to her then she would be happy to have more pack. She nodded approvingly at Beta-Leader's submission.

Beta-Leader stiffened before stepping towards Rebel and snapping its teeth angrily. She lets her lower jaw open threateningly towards Beta-Leader. Rebel barked at Beta-Leader who halted her aggressive approach. Rebel foolishly looked at her again - it needs to learn not to take its eyes off its challenger - before returning its attention to Beta-Leader.

Beta-Leader cocked her head at Rebel before chirruping calmly. Thief is your responsibility.

It's MY pack. Rebel jumped at the sound of her voice then turned to look at her. She focused on the three pack predators behind Beta-Leader. My territory. I'm Leader now.

Only because Leader lets you!

At Beta-Leader's comment she couldn't help but look at Rebel. It shifted minutely under her gaze. It chattered calmly at them and the pack predators relaxed. The tension in her muscles eased as the pack accepted Rebel's decision.

Beta-Leader slowly approached Rebel. She kept a careful eye on it to make sure it behaved itself, now that it was a part of her pack. Rebel spoke to Beta-Leader before gently caressing its jaw.

I missed you. Beta-Leader affectionately greeted Rebel, almost knocking Rebel over in its enthusiasm. Rebel gave a startled bark before righting itself and returning Beta-Leader's affections. Satisfied that Beta-Leader and Rebel wouldn't cause trouble for the moment, she turned her attention to the other pack predators. They were also relaxing as Beta-Leader and Rebel greeted each other.

One pack predator swooped down to grab the object it had dropped earlier before joining Rebel and Beta-Leader. The other two approached her; the one with brownish markings trotted up to her while the other, the one that had led their pack while Beta-Leader was stunned, followed cautiously.

The brown splotched one stretched its nose towards her. She lowered her head so they could sniff each other. The other one joined the first, the air they blew at her tickled her nose. She crooned happily. My pack.

The brown splotched one snorted. Alpha-Leader claims you. Strong pack addition.

Alpha-Leader scent on you. You really are part of pack. The other pack predator chuffed in surprise.

I lead Rebel. Now I lead whole pack. The pack predators shifted unhappily. She barked sharply at them. Daring them to contradict her leadership.

Alpha-Leader… Rebel? They were confused about a name? Why? They know who she's referring to; stupid thing to be upset about. Rebel is not her leader. Rebel, however, is their leader apparently.

Rebel-Leader. She could combine Rebel's name with their name for it when she was talking with them. They still looked unhappy but unwilling to challenge her. I'm Leader… or Alpha-Leader.

Thief. Bossy-Bully Thief. Beta-Leader shrieked but didn't move from Rebel's side. It glared unhappily at her. Beta-Leader was as stubborn and rebellious as Rebel. It would take time, but Beta-Leader would learn to respect her. Rebel was still learning, but it is better at respecting her authority than when she started working with it.

Foolish-Rebel. That's you. She snarled to Beta-Leader.

Rebel gave a soft, plaintive cry to Beta-Leader… Foolish-Rebel.

It was time to get the pack listening to her. With a bark she directed them through parts of her territory. The tour included the smelly place, her nest and the waterhole. The pack settled down around the waterhole for a little relaxation. She enjoyed observing her little pack members. Foolish-Rebel kept right next to Rebel the entire time.

A loud popping sound was followed by a mouthwatering smell. It wafted from the crackly bag that Rebel now held. Rebel pulled yummy smelling things out before tossing a treat to the little pack predators. Each one snapped up the treat enthusiastically. Rebel happily munched a treat as well.

Where was hers?

She lowered her head nearer to Rebel and chuffed. Mine?

Rebel examined her with narrow eyes while Foolish-Rebel exposed her teeth. Ignoring Foolish-Rebel's antics, she opened her mouth in anticipation. Rebel groaned before reaching into the crackly bag and tossing a treat into her open jaws. The treat was tiny but deliciously sweet.


The harder she pulled the more the changeable skin pulled uncomfortably against her toes. Frustration burned in her as she tried to saw through the changeable skin with her teeth. It tore a little, but it would not come off. Amused clucking distracted Echo momentarily.

Looking up she saw Charlie looking on in amusement. Rage tore through her and she lunged at her sister. Charlie pranced as she dodged Echo's attack, chuffing in glee as she darted behind Alpha-Leader and Beta-Leader. Blue ignored them both, leaning into Alpha-Leader's side. She was making sure he wouldn't disappear on them again.

Looking at Alpha-Leader brought back memories of when they were young. Echo had always seemed to be getting her claws stuck in things. Alpha-Leader had always saved her. Alpha-Leader could get the changeable skin off her foot. Chirruping happily, she approached her pack leaders.

She extended her foot and the tangled mess out towards Alpha-Leader while keening, help.

Alpha-Leader looked at her in the eye and then down at the mess before slowly reaching his hand towards her side. He crooned, "Easy. That's good. That's real good." She made sure to hold still as Alpha-Leader gently touched her shoulder. His hand brushed down her side and hind leg in a soothing stroke until it reached the changeable skin. He then used his fingers to work the changeable skin loose. It tugged uncomfortably between her toes before Alpha-Leader pulled the skin off her foot.

She wiggled her toes and rubbed her head against Alpha-Leaders chest in gratitude. He grunted and rubbed her under her jaw. It felt so good. Echo trilled happily as Blue reached around Alpha-Leader and affectionately nuzzled her shoulder. So. Nice.

Her pleasure was interrupted by Bully-Boss driving the pack away from the waterhole. She directed the pack to her nest area. She wanted a nap… and so the whole pack had to join her. Echo didn't really want to take a nap in the middle of the day. But she also didn't want to annoy Bully-Boss into killing her.

Bully-Boss settled down around the pack. Even lying down she was enormous. Bully-Boss crooned rub me to Alpha-Leader. Blue snarled at Bully-Boss. Bully-Boss growled and stood back up.

Echo backed away from the dominance fight that was about to take place. Charlie darted behind Alpha-Leader, resting her head against his back, one hand shifted behind him to rest soothingly against her neck. Delta stood near Echo to watch. Blue was a good fighter and wouldn't appreciate interference. Alpha-Leader tried to calm Blue and Bully-Boss, but they refused to listen. Bully-Boss would need to prove herself above Blue in the pack.

Blue leapt at the huge predator and almost managed to dodge her clawed hand. The claws scraped across Blue's side and tripped her. Before Blue could rise the hand snapped down on top of the raptor. Bully-Boss growled at the rest of the pack in warning as Blue bit and scratched at the hand holding her down. Echo backed off even more along with her sisters.

Alpha-Leader was shouting unhappily, words that Echo didn't understand. Except 'Blue'. A snap of Bully-Boss's teeth in Leader's direction got him to back off slightly. She could hear his teeth grinding as he glared at Bully-Boss. Echo shifted uneasily as Bully-Boss closed her massive jaw around Blue's neck and body. Blue cried, submitting. Echo doubted it would last. Blue was stubborn and full of fight… and she didn't like Bully-Boss.

Happy with her win, Bully-Boss released Blue and made them all curl up together for a nap. Bully-Boss got Alpha-Leader to rub her jaw before she relaxed. Once Blue was satisfied that Bully-Boss was done being rubbed, she slipped her claws into the armhole of the brown changeable skin and pulled him down for the packs forced naptime.

Echo watched as Blue settled her head on Alpha-Leader's chest, claws clenching his changeable skin. Charlie curled up on Alpha-Leader's legs. Huffing, Echo lay down with her back against Alpha-Leader's side that was not occupied by Blue. Delta curled up on Echo's other side and Bully-Boss's large limbs and torso surrounded them all.


When they had first seen Aunt Claire and she had offered to show them the control room, Gray hadn't thought it would be this exciting.

In just a few moments the infrared cameras that had just been installed on paddock 11 would come online. While Aunt Claire wasn't willing to take them to see the velociraptors in person before they had to leave tomorrow, at least he would get to see them.

Energy overwhelmed him and he bounced slightly as Lowery brought the new footage up. It took all of his willpower to stay quiet. Claire had threatened that if they distracted anyone then they would be kicked out of the Control Room again. And then the thermal image of the predators was right in front of him.

He got as close as he could, without touching anyone, to the image. A few trees blocked a part of the screen. Since the cameras had been just whatever they had available, they had used cheaper cameras that lacked an internal cooling unit. The image wasn't the best but Gray could still see the group of predators lying curled up together.

Someone was talking, but something about the image just didn't seem right and he ignored them. He focused all of his attention on the thermal image. They were all clumped together with the indominus rex (apparently paddock 11 was home to a genetically engineered hybrid dinosaur as big as the t-rex and still growing). He could pick out the five predators, but there was something else there as well.

That was what had been bugging him, a sixth body radiating heat in the middle of the raptor pile. Now that he knew he was looking at another warm body, it didn't take Gray long to figure out what it was.

"There's a person in there."


A/N: Thanks to everyone who is supporting this story through reviews, favorites and follows. Your reviews are wonderful… and some even inspire small changes to the story… okay, I changed part of the epilogue outline because someone's review gave me a horribly fun idea that took very little to incorporate.

I'm not completely happy with this chapter (it turned into a bit of a monster and was challenging to write – I haven't written in years and then this story idea wouldn't leave me alone).

In case anyone was wondering… my random thought occurred while I was sick and out of sorts. I still find it intriguing and even looked up how pit vipers sense thermal radiation – really neat stuff. There are a lot of fun, potential explanations for the scene in the movie.