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Chapter 10

Six days into the expedition, they had found four infected dinosaurs. It was a shock to the team, and to Dr. Halding, who hadn't anticipated having that many infected animals. But they had moved more quickly than they thought, half the quadrants completed in six days. Which meant they may be able to case the whole island in less than two weeks. Owen was anxious to get home and see his raptors, and to put space between him and InGen. The soldiers were always saying 'Hoskins said' or 'Hoskins wants', and it irritated Owen to no end.

"Hoskins isn't in charge out here, when will they get that through their heads?" Owen asked as Sasha drove along, this time their Jeep in the middle with the InGen soldiers leading. It was dark out, and they were traveling into the next quadrant to set up camp and search early the next morning.

"They won't." Emily said from the backseat, head leaning back against the rest. Sasha sighed, tapping her fingers rhythmically on the steering wheel.

"I was hoping it was just Hoskins that acted like an idiot, but I guess it's really all of them." She grumbled.

"That's cause Hoskins trains 'em. All-"

"We've entered the next quadrant, halt caravan." The radio came to life with one of the soldiers' voice drifting through it.

Brakelights flashed ahead and Sasha slowed down, pulling the Jeep to a halt.

"Anyone need anything before we lock up for the night?" Greg asked through the radio as the car stopped behind Sasha. Owen rubbed his scruffy jaw.

"I could go for some nachos right now." He admitted.

Greg chuckled through the radio and replied, "I've got granola bars, a can of chicken noodle soup, crackers, and Cheez-Its."

Owen sat up. "I'm gonna need those Cheez-its."

He pushed the door open and climbed out, shutting it right after to prevent the mosquitoes from getting in. Sasha and Emily burst out laughing, somehow finding it hilarious that Owen wanted the Cheez-Its. "Why is this funny?" Sasha breathed after a moment of recovering herself.

"Honey, your husband just went clambering out of a secure, bulletproof Jeep in dinosaur-infested woods for a box of Cheez-Its." Emily answered, but added. "Please adopt me, my parents aren't that cool." Sasha laughed again but had to take a breath when Emily asked, "Speaking of which… why don't you guys have kids?"

Sasha froze, glancing in the rearveiw mirror to make sure Owen was still occupied by digging through the back of Halding and Greg's Jeep. "Um… I don't really know. We were both in college and then Owen went into the Navy and I went back to college and then we moved here. I guess we've never seriously talked about it before."

Emily's jaw dropped. "What? You guys have been married for ten years and you've never talked about having kids?"

Sasha shrugged, scratching at the base of her ponytail nervously. "I guess not… And now that you got me thinking about it, it's weird that we haven't talked and ugh."

"Would you like to have kids?" Emily asked. Sasha swallowed and twirled her long ponytail around her fingers.

"I mean- I don't know." Sasha paused, thinking about a little baby with her red hair and Owen's green eyes and feeling a tug at her stomach. "I guess I would. It'd just be hard to raise a kid here."

"Dude, your baby would be sooo cute."

"What?"

"You're hot, Owen's hot. It'd be like a freakin' model baby." Emily said. Sasha turned and raised an eyebrow at her friend. Em simply shrugged, and it sent them both into a laughing fit again.

Owen decided to come back at that exact moment and open his door. "What in the hell are you two laughing at?"

Sasha shook her head. "Tell you later. Ready for bed?"

Owen nodded, and motioned for everyone to get out so they could fold the seats down. It took less than two minutes to have the giant mattress laid down in its proper place, and Sasha dug under it in the very back for the blankets and pillows. When she pulled them out, Emily threw two in the front for Sasha and Owen, and one in the back for her, climbing in and dragging a blanket with her. Owen pecked Sasha on the lips quickly, and followed her as she clambered into the front part of the Jeep. She laid down on the left side, which was always hers, and pulled a blanket over herself. Owen crawled in beside her and moved so they both fit comfortably, pulling the door shut with his foot. He wrapped an arm around Sasha and pulled her back against his chest, feeling her shift around until she was comfortable, with her chin resting on his shoulder and arms tucked under her chin. Owen held her close, and closed his eyes.

"Night babe." She murmured.

"Night."

"Goodnight Emily." A voice called from the other side of the divider, causing Sasha and her friend to start giggling, and drawing a sigh from Owen.

"Really you two?"

/JURASSIC WORLD\\

Thankfully, the next quadrant was clean, with no evident signs of the disease. Owen had accidentally walked through a Pisanosaurus nest, causing the tiny herbivore to squeak up at him indignantly, and follow him all the way back to the Jeep. It only stood at knee-height, and was amusing to watch as it followed Owen around, sniffing his pant legs and staring if Owen stopped to chastise it. The tiny dinosaur even hopped up in the car when Sasha opened her door. Emily had laughed, and Owen just glared at it. It had virtually no fear of anything or anyone, and they couldn't get her out of the Jeep. Owen was on the brink of throwing it out when it cozied up to Sasha and practically purred as the psychologist petted its scaly head.

"Can we keep it Owen? Please?" Sasha asked, looking up at her husband with big blue eyes and a pouting lip.

"No."

"Please?" Sasha asked. "She's really sweet."

Owen glanced over at the dinosaur that was perched on the center council of the Jeep, its head against Sasha's cheek. Sighing, he looked back to Sasha. "Fine."

Sasha smiled and leaned across the council, pressing a kiss to his lips. "Thanks babe."

"Ew. Please hold back from PDA in front of Emily. Virgin eyes back here." Emily said. Sasha snorted.

"Sureee. But they're not very virgin if what you told me was true. About that-"

"NO! Not in front of Owen." Emily yelped as he hit the gas pedal. Sasha chuckled.

"That's what I thought."

/JURASSIC WOLRD\\

The next three quadrants were clear. No diseased animals, only healthy. It was a big relief, along with the fact that they only had seven more to search. Rizzo, the Pisanosaurus that Sasha was now coddling like a baby, walked with them around every quadrant, squeaking at birds and other dinosaurs. Despite her constant action of going to Sasha to be cuddled, Rizzo followed Owen around like a puppy, brown eyes watching his every move, even mimicking some. It was a sight to behold, and Sasha took as many funny pictures on her phone as she could.

"Guys we have a possible victim, please come to our location." Greg's voice came through the radio, and Rizzo tilted her head, looking at Owen's radio like it was gold. She nibbled on the edge before Owen pushed her away gently.

"Headin' your way." Owen replied, using the tablet to track their spot. When Owen and Sasha ran up, Dr. Halding was crouching by another Pisanosaurus, its eyes unfocused and cloudy, and bottom half of its body coated in black residue. Rizzo squeaked, but Owen grabbed her before she could run forward. He knew Sasha would be devastated if the little creature caught the disease.

"What's the verdict, Doctor?" Sasha asked, scratching Rizzo's head softly.

"I'm not sure. She is acting almost… dazed, rather than violent like most have been. And I don't know what she's covered in either." Halding replied. "I don't believe she's infected. But this residue is hard, and her breathing is labored, due to ingesting or inhaling some of this. I do think she should be euthanized."

Owen then released his grip on Rizzo, allowing her to dash up to the prone dinosaur. She mewed at it softly, and the other lifted its head. The two animals chittered back and forth for a few moments before Rizzo turned back to her adoptive family. She ran into the woods, Owen and Sasha sharing a look before following after.

The tiny herbivore dodged between trees and plants until she reached a clearing. She sniffed the air, and hopped over a log before turning back to Sasha and Owen and chirping loudly. The couple made their way over, and looked across the jungle floor. There was a small pit of water, but it was unusually dark. With a closer look, they recognized it as tar.

"That's what she was covered in." Owen recognized. He looked at Rizzo, who was proudly watching. He scratched the little dinosaur's head, and smiled. "Good girl."

By the time that Owen and Sasha made it out of the woods, Dr. Halding had given the tar covered dinosaur the euthanization solution, and Rizzo chirped at it as they passed, cocking her head to the side as if to say 'why didn't she say anything?'.

Sasha smiled sadly at her, and petted her head, walking past the other animal. Rizzo followed slowly and caught up with Owen, rubbing against his leg.

"Looks like you got another dinosaur to raise, Mr. Grady."