"She's awake!" Someone said from the other side of the trailer.
"Check that door again!" Another voice called out. Feet pounded on the floor as they raced towards where we stood.
"Shit!" Owen hissed.
My back was facing him and he reached over my shoulders to pull the bag of blood over my head. He thew it on and gripped my shoulder tightly and pressed down.
My knees hit the ground hard and he shoved against me until we were hidden under the trailer.
The T-rex roared loud above us and my skin crawled. I closed my eyes when two sets of feet stood where we were standing just seconds ago.
Owen's hand moved up my side and his fingers wrapped around mine. I held his hand tightly, turning my head into his shoulder.
"It's still locked."
"I swore I heard voices."
"There's no one here! Its the damn dinosaur."
"I guess."
The two men disappeared again and we didn't move until we heard a door shut in the distance.
"Ok," Owen let go of my hand and gripped my upper arm to help me wiggle out from under the trailer.
"This sucks," I groaned.
"I know," he sighed. "Let's get this back to Zia."
He took my hand and held tight as we made our way back to the truck that held Blue.
"You're back!" Franklin bounced impatiently. His hands still putting pressure on Blue's wound.
"She's so pale," Owen whispered. His eyes locked on her as Zia pulled the bag from his shoulder. He stood still just long enough for Zia to get the blood and he moved to be at Blue's side.
"Tools." Zia demanded as she stepped at my side.
I blinked a few times, moving my gaze from Blue to look at Zia. "My pockets."
I bend over to reach for one of my cargo pockets and Zia dug into my other one.
"Perfect!" She hissed. looking at the tools I got for her. "Good job, guys."
"Claire help me start an IV." She handed me a needle.
I looked up and met Owen's eyes. He watched me closely as I followed Zia's instructions.
Owen dropped his gaze to Blue, his hands soft on her face as he tried to soothe her.
I followed his motions. Hesitating for a moment, I let my hands come to rest on her back and patted her lightly.
"I'm going to make an incision." Zia whispered.
Owen's hands tightened on Blue to keep her still. He hushed her softly when she whimpered.
I couldn't hold back the tears that escaped my eyes.
After Jurassic World, I would try and get Owen to talk about the raptors. He always refused to talk about them. I knew how much Blue meant to him though. There were nights I sat in bed and watched him cry in his sleep, mumbling her name. He was a father who watched his girls being taken from him one by one and then having to abandon the only one he had left. Now she laid dying in his arms.
We all sat silent as Zia worked on Blue.
I watched her closely, my eyes straining to help urge the bullet out by just my glare.
I could feel Owen's eyes on me, but I couldn't look at him. I'd lose it if I saw the pain in his eyes one more time.
The bullet was removed and we all held our breath as Zia studied it. She let it fall onto the try with a loud clank.
"She's going to be fine." Zia sighed.
I let out a small sob as the tears continued to fall. My shoulders relaxed and I finally let my eyes fall on Owen.
He was smiling at me, his own tears trickling down his cheeks. His girl was ok.
"Claire can you get me the gauze?" Zia asked as she patched up Blue's wound.
I moved around the table to step at her side. We moved together to wrap up Blue's leg.
Owen stayed at her side once we were finished.
Franklin grabbed a blanket and made himself a bed. He was asleep before any of us realized he disappeared.
I moved around the table and placed my hand on Owen's arm. "She's going to be fine, Owen." I whispered.
He nodded, but kept his eyes on her. "They didn't wait for my word…" He spoke softly, his voice trailing off as he shook his head in disbelief.
I rubbed his arm.
"She remembered me." his voice shook.
"Of course she did." I whispered.
"She attacked that son-of-a-bitch because he had a gun pointed at us."
I smiled through my tears. "She was protecting her alpha."
He swiped the back of his hand quickly across his cheek to try and hide the tear that escaped.
"It's ok," I said softly.
"Owen," Zia leaned across the table to get his attention.
He looked up at her and I let my hand drop from his arm.
"They want me to get blood samples for them."
He narrowed his eyes at her. "For what?"
She shrugged. "I don't know, but her blood isn't pure anymore."
"You don't—" I started but cut myself off as I tried to put my thoughts together.
Owen and Zia's eyes were on me.
"What?" Owen asked, turning to look at me.
My eyes met Owen's "Remember when Hoskins was in the lab and Gray told him the Indominus wasn't a real dinosaur…" I trailed off when Owen nodded, his eyes growing wide.
"You don't think…" He didn't have to finish the sentence. I was already nodding. He knew what I was thinking.
They needed Blue alive for more than her DNA. She was Owen's beta. The one who helped him keep the other raptors in line. She was going to help raise the next hybrid to be as obedient as she is.
"God, dammit!" Owen yelled, reaching for the scalpel and chucking it to the wall behind Zia.
Her and I both jumped.
"We won't let them have her." I reminded Owen.
Zia nodded in agreement. "They are relying on me right now, and I swear I will not hand over any samples."
"Thanks," Owen sighed and slumped down against the wall.
"How's your chest?" Zia asked as she looked over Blue's leg.
I looked down at Owen as he rubbed a spot on his chest.
"It's fine," he groaned.
"What happened?" I asked, looking at Zia because I knew Owen wouldn't tell me.
"He was shot." Zia said quickly.
"With what?" I half shrieked as I fell to my knees beside him.
"Tranquilizer dart." Zia answered.
He refused to look at me. Without thinking about it, I gripped the collar of his shirt to try and see if he was ok.
He swatted my hand away and shifted against the wall. "I'm fine." he huffed.
"That should have killed him!" I choked on the words and Zia was quick to answer.
"I removed it before it was completely empty. He only ended up with a very small amount. Enough to knock him out for a few minutes."
"And you left him there?" I didn't know why I was so mad at her.
She looked at Owen as she answered. "I'm so sorry, but I had to stay with Blue. They said if she dies then I die, too."
"It's fine, Zia. I appreciate what you've done for her." he nodded towards Blue.
I slammed the back of my head into the wall behind me. "They wanted us all dead."
"What?" Owen turned his attention on me. "What happened with you guys?"
It was my turn to not want to talk about what happened.
"Claire?" Owen shifted so he was facing me, his hands gripped my shoulders as his eyes moved from my face to my legs.
"I'm not injured." I informed him.
His shoulders relaxed.
"They locked us in the control bunker." Franklin mumbled, half asleep.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Owen growled through gritted teeth. His focus was still on me.
I shuddered at the memory and Owen felt it. His hands gripped my shoulders tighter. "How did you get out?" He asked me.
I took a deep breath. "Through the escape hatch."
Franklin snorted. "We came face to face with a Baryonyx and lava before we got out. I wasn't sure if we were going to be food or burned to death."
Owen's eyes went wide.
"What?" I asked with a sly smile. "Surprised I survived a dinosaur attack without you?"
He met my smile and shrugged. "A little."
I slapped his arm and he laughed.
My face fell serious and I reached out to touch his chest. "Glad you're ok."
He reached over and patted my leg. "So am I."
We fell silent as we slowly found ourselves giving in to exhaustion.
Owen was asleep before I was and I brought my hand up to lay it over his heart. I needed to feel it beating.
This was a habit I picked up after I had a nightmare. Normally Owen was shirtless when we slept. I would wake from a nightmare and immediately search his bare chest for the soothing feeling of him alive next to me.
Making sure he was asleep, I let my hand slip under the collar of his shirt.
"Home," I sighed and leaned into his side, closing my eyes and letting myself sleep.
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