The Mouthfuls

The night was upon the island and everyone was simply waiting for the time to go by so that they could leave the island and go back home. They were saddened that they had to leave the dinosaurs, but they knew that it was for the best. The prehistoric creatures didn't need them; they could manage on their own.

The dinosaurs outside of the building (Indominus, Indoraptors and Raptors) were close together sleeping as the humans were inside the building. They were all gathered in the housing section of the building, with multiple rooms that had bunk beds, mattresses, pillows, blankets, etc. Each room could fit four people. Lowery, Ian, Franklin and Zia were in one room, while Owen, Claire, James, and Tim were in the other. None of them could sleep. They were too busy thinking about the dinosaurs and everything that had happened up to this point. Isla Nublar exploding, saving the dinosaurs, the Lockwood Incident, keeping them safe in the hangar under the estate, and then coming to this island and finding out its secrets and being attacked by dinosaurs from Sorna. So much had happened in such little time; it was almost too overwhelming.

"So…what's gonna happen?" Franklin asked as he shuffled in the bed he was sleeping in.

Zia moved her head over the mattress so that Franklin so see her above him and said, "Well, we still have jobs. But we'd only work once a month."

"I get that. I meant, what's gonna happen once we're gone? Sure, we visit once a month, but why can't we stay here and help the dinosaurs?"

"Because they don't need our help," interjected Ian, "It's all about natural selection. Nature wanted to wipe these damned creatures off the planet. But, the humans are idiots who want to keep them alive and we mess things up."

"I thought you didn't believe in natural selection?"

Ian shook his head. "I don't. I mean, I believe in survival of the fittest. But, it was obvious that the dinosaurs were meant to be wiped out again."

"What? God wanted them gone."

Ian nodded his head. "Call it whatever you want. I believe God wanted them gone. Malcolm says its natural selection. Everyone has their own reason or belief as to why the dinosaurs were going to die and as to why we don't need them and vice versa. The point is, we're leaving and I believe that maybe it's best that we just don't come back."

The other three looked in Ian's direction.

"Why the sudden change in attitude?" asked Franklin.

"It's just…It's hard. It sucks that we have to leave them again. But, it seems that we're just not meant to be with these dinosaurs. We're meant to live our lives away from them and out of their lives. We need to simply live our lives differently rather than keep it focused on the dinosaurs. We left them once; and we all made our peace that they would die. Sure, people didn't give up; like Claire, Franklin, or Zia. But, the rest of us…we gave up. We let them die in our minds and we simply brushed them away because we knew, or so we thought, we were never going to see them again. Think of it this way. Uncle Owen made up his mind and already let Blue die in his mind. He was fine with her and the other dinosaurs dying. He was going to build a house, or cabin, or whatever, for himself and simply live his life as a loner. Maybe he would find love and have kids. The point is…he simply let them go and moved on. And it's what most of us did. I did that. But, all those emotions, bonds, attachments came back when Claire called me and I went to the Lockwood estate and saw the dinosaurs again; when I saw Dom again. We've spent time together again and now, we have to leave. Why constantly torture myself if I can just move on and live on? The dinosaurs will be fine here. Why should I, or anyone else, continue to worry if we know that they'll be able to manage on their own. Look, each dinosaur has a pair; a mate. They'll reproduce and soon, this place will be flourishing with dinosaurs."

"Ian," interrupted, Lowery, "I don't know what's gotten into you. But, calm down. Look, just think positively. You'll be able to see them for a whole week for each month. Why torture yourself trying to kill them off in your mind?"

Ian simply remained silent; Lowery then looking over his mattress to look down at the boy; who simply stared at the bunk above; lost in thought, confusion, and slight anger.

"Logically, we can't stay here," said Zia, "Sure, there's food, shelter, and whatnot, but the Spinosaurus alone poses a big threat to the whole ecosystem of this island."

Lowery arched an eyebrow. "You really think the Spinosaurus could do enough damage on its own?"

"Well, James said that when he was on Sorna, the freaking dinosaur would almost always be a hassle. It wiped out almost half of the dinosaur population."

"Wow."

Franklin asked. "Ian and Zia, if you guys know anything extensive about dinosaurs; does the Spinosaurus really meet the standards of the average Spinosaurus?"

Zia asked. "What do you mean? You think the Spinosaurus isn't closely accurate to the Spinosaurs of back then?"

"It's not," said Ian, "based on the files and the descriptions James had given before the Spinosaurus doesn't match what paleontologists have come to know and study. The Spinosaurus from Sorna, who goes by the name of Smaug, is taller than the others concluded. Spinosaurus were mostly piscine hunters; Smaug just eats and destroys everything. I believe that Smaug is the first hybrid dinosaur experiment gone wrong and took over Sorna."

"Interesting theory," said Zia, "which could very well be true."

"But if that were the case, was it Wu who tried making hybrids in the early 2000s or did Hammond order a hybrid?" Lowery asked.

"Hammond was all about the dinosaurs and was never one to think about crossing dinosaur genes to create hybrids. There are countless dinosaur species to discover and recover to be put into the park. Making a hybrid would probably have been a last-ditch effort to save the park."

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Owen, Claire, Tim and James were in their room, staring at whatever they could focus on. They all wanted to say so much but didn't know if they should start and if anyone would respond. Claire finally decided to speak up.

"They'll be safe, right?" she asked.

The three men looked in her direction, with Owen being the one to respond by saying, "They'll be good, Claire."

She nodded her head. "I know. I just…hate having to leave them here with that Spinosaurus."

"I understand," said Tim, "that monster alone presents a huge problem to the island."

"Would it be so wrong to maybe get rid of it?"

"As much as I second that idea," said James, "It does kind of go against what we've been fighting for this whole time."

"I think the hybrids will be able to handle the Spinosaurus if it ever bothers them," said Owen.

Silence fell upon the four again. They just…wanted everything to be normal and safe; not weird and dangerous.

"Uh, hey guys," said Ian as he knocked and entered the room.

"Ian, what's up?" Owen asked.

"Well, Franklin and I were just checking out the weather of the island and found out that a storm is coming the same day as when the rescue team is supposed to come and pick us up."

The four of them widened their eyes.

"Are you serious?" Tim asked.

Ian nodded his head. "There's a chance it could miss us; but if it doesn't, it'll hit us with full force."

"What are we going to do?" James asked.

"Well I mean, we can't do much," said Owen, "It's a storm. We don't have machines to stop it. We're just going to have to sit it out and wait for the rescue to team afterwards."

"Yeah, that's the problem. Even though this building could withstand a storm; the generators can't. If the power goes out, then the team won't be able to perfectly pinpoint us. And if the power were to go out; the back-up generators are about five miles east of us."

Owen scoffed. "Why do they always make the back-up generators in the worst places? Look, if the power goes out, then James and I will go and turn it back on and be back as soon as possible. But, as of right now, let's act like that storm is going to pass us by and enjoy our time with the dinosaurs. Please."

Everyone nodded their heads and soon went back to their beds and finally began to sleep.

-x-x-x-x-x-

The next morning, everyone woke up early and went outside and began to hang out with the dinosaurs. They wanted to spend every second together before leaving.

Claire was sitting next to a tree, with Alice lying around her; her face next to Claire as the human rubbed the snow-white scales slowly.

"Even though there are monsters here," Claire said, "I can't deny that this place does have a certain beauty to it."

Alice huffed air out of her nostrils in response.

"I'm going to miss you, Alice."

Alice nuzzled Claire, showing that she would miss Claire as well.

Alice began to think back to the time when she hated Claire. Claire always neglected her and called her a wild animal. Alice remembers calling Claire 'Red One' for the longest time until she began to trust Claire and deemed her family. All of the reminiscing made Alice think back to when she hated humans; to when she hated Owen, Claire and the Mitchell-Dearing brothers. She had come so far in the past few years and grew to love all the humans in her life. And now, she had to be separated from them once again.

"But, we'll visit you once a month," said Claire reassuringly.

Alice smiled and nuzzled Claire again.

"I just hope you all can stay safe from Smaug the Spinosaurus."

Alice blinked and wanted to get mad. Her first encounter with Smaug wasn't exactly friendly. He was a terrifying monster that knew nothing but rage. She hoped that Smaug was old or simply stayed around one part of the island.

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Ian was sitting on a log with Franklin and Lowery as they were with Dom and Gideon.

"Dom, it's not the end of the world," said Ian as he patted the hybrid's snout.

Dom whined and then nuzzled Ian again, making him chuckle.

"I'll see you occasionally. You need to relax, buddy."

"Ian, it's like you're saying goodbye to your son," said Lowery, "He's grown attached to you and just doesn't want to let you go."

Dom tackled Ian to the floor and continued to nuzzle the young man. "Yeah, well, I think he might be too attached."

Franklin smiled and chuckled, looking over at Gideon, who was staring at the hybrid and his master interact.

"You okay, Gideon?" Franklin asked.

Lowery looked over at Franklin and said, "Franklin, did you just talk to a dinosaur?"

"What? They've been growing on me. I mean, I'm fighting for their survival and safety."

"Yeah but…it's just that…you were such a scaredy-cat on the island and even here."

"Where'd you here about me on the island?"

"Clare and Owen told me about it before coming to this island."

Franklin deadpanned. "I hate them."

"No you don't."

"Let me be, please?"

Lowery laughed as Dom finally got off of Ian and let the boy sit on the log again.

"I think it's awesome that Franklin is giving them more of a chance," said Ian.

"See? Thank you, Ian."

"It takes away from how weird and awkward he can be."

Franklin gritted his teeth a bit. "I hate you guys.'

"You know you love us, Franklin."

A/N: Turtles! Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! More to come! Stay tuned and leave reviews please! Thanks for reading!

'Til Next Time!-TM341