The Grady Bunch

Today is a special day. Today is the day that Owen's been waiting for a few days now. Today is the day that Claire's been bracing herself for. Today...the Gradys were going to arrive at Jurassic World. Owen told Alice that his family was coming, and Alice was now intrigued to meet them. Claire told Owen to talk to his nephew a lot, so that he wouldn't simply hate the fact of living on the island for a while. Claire was thinking about calling today Stress Day, since Owen told her that Gradys cause a lot of stress. As for Sarah and Ian, Ian wasn't happy, like at all. He only smiled when somebody smiled at him. He wouldn't talk to his mom at all. He didn't say a word the whole trip. Sarah wished Ian could lighten up a bit, but then she thought about how she basically changed his life, on a decision that she made, without his word or consent at all. Sarah decided to let Ian be until he finally accepted the fact that he was going to live on Isla Nublar now. Sarah left her house for rent, in case if she was fired or another dinosaur broke out and caused the park to close. She left her and Ian's furniture in a storage until further notice. Sarah was worried about where Ryan was at this time. Last he contacted her, he was already near the ferry that would leave to the island, and that was before she and Ian got on the flight for Costa Rica. She and Ian arrived early in the morning and got on the earliest ferry that left for the island.

Claire was standing by herself at the dock, holding a sign that had the name Grady on it. Owen decided to stay with Alice and then visit the raptors quickly before seeing his family, and it seemed like he was caught up with his animals. Claire was going to hunt him down later for not being at the dock to greet his relatives. Claire looked out into the distance and saw the ferry getting closer. The Gradypocalypse was soon upon them.

Owen decided to quickly visit his girls and was happily greeted by them when he showed up at their paddock. He stepped inside and Blue tackled him down and began to nuzzle her head all over his face. Owen chuckled at the action and was soon greeted by Echo and Delta, who did the same thing that Blue did. Owen felt like he was starting to get claustrophobic and then said, "All right girls, enough! I get it. I miss you, too."

The girls let out chirps and chitters as they continued to hoard Owen, and he just chuckled and started rubbing the scales of the raptors. Owen felt in a good place right now. He was dating Claire, his family was coming, and his girls still loved him. Owen felt like his life was in a good place right now. Owen then began to wince at when Blue would shuffle her feet on his stomach, because her claws would poke at this stomach.

"Hey, ow! Blue, Delta, Echo, off please!" he ordered.

The raptors listened to their alpha and let him get up off the ground. He then dusted himself off and approached his girls individually and rubbed their scales. He also told them how much he loved and appreciated them. Owen made a small mistake though. He mentioned Alice's name, and that made the girls lose it. They started jumping excitedly, chirping and barking, and even began to look around too see if the Indominus was around.

"No, girls. She's not here. I was just telling you that Alice misses you and sends her regards," said Owen as he did his best to calm them down.

What on Earth was Alpha talking about? Alice was here, right? If so, where was she? Blue let out a happy screech, telling Alpha that she can't wait to see Alice again.

"Er, Blue, Alice isn't here right now," said Owen.

WHAT?! How could Alpha dare feed her deception. Blue was just about to jump on Alpha, until he said, "Look, I'll bring her over later, okay?"

With those words, Blue gave a confirming chirp, letting Owen off the hook this time. Owen snorted at his Beta and then headed out of the paddock and went for the docks, because the Gradys were coming.

The ferry had finally arrived. It was time. Claire took a few deep breaths. Owen still hadn't arrived, and that irritated Claire. Guests flooded the dock as they got off of the ferry, and Claire was wondering which ones were Owen's relatives.

Sarah and Ian got off of the ferry and saw a red headed woman standing in the middle of the people, holding a sign that had the name Gray on it.

"Oh God," said Ian.

Sarah turned her head to look at her son, and then said, "You see Ian? This isn't all that bad."

"...Yet."

Sarah exhaled as she rolled her eyes and her and Ian approached the woman.

Claire turned her attention to a woman and young man that seemed to be approaching her. They must be Sarah and Ian. Claire didn't expect them to look how they looked at all. Sarah was a beautiful woman, and Ian was very cute. At least there was one thing that Gradys had that was good: They were all hot.

"Are you Sarah and Ian Grady?" Claire asked them.

"Yes we are," replied Sarah.

"Great! It's finally nice to meet you both. Owen's told me a lot about you two. My name is Claire Dearing, I am the recently appointed CEO of Masrani Global and the one that hired you as my assistant."

"It's nice to meet you Miss Dearing."

"Please, you can call me Claire."

"Right."

"So, Ian, from what I hear, you're trying to study to become a doctor?"

Ian didn't want to answer, but he also didn't want to be rude, so he nodded his head with a small smile.

"Well, if you want, you can check out the office where our doctors here work so that you can get a small feel of how they work."

"Okay, sure," replied Ian.

"Great. Well, let me be the first to tell you, Welcome to Jurassic World."

"Thank you very much."

"So, shall we?"

"What about Owen?"

"I'll have Control contact him and tell him to meet us at the Innovation Center."

"Okay."

Claire led Sarah and Ian into the monorail, and they were on their way. Claire pulled out her phone and called Lowery.

"What's up Claire?" he asked her.

"Where the hell is Owen?" she asked.

"Uh, he's near Main Street I think."

"Well, tell him to meet me and his sister and nephew at the Innovation Center please?"

"On it."

"Thanks Lowery."

"No problem Claire."

Lowery hung up and Claire put her phone back in her pocket. She turned and looked at Sarah, who was sitting next to her and asked her, "So, how long has it been since you've seen Owen?"

"About ten years," replied Sarah.

"Wow, why so long?"

"Well, because he went into the navy at the time."

"Hold it. Owen went into the Navy when he was twenty-six? He told me he went in when he was thirty-two."

"Really?"

"Do you know when he got out?"

"When he was thirty-two."

"Oh my God. Why would he tell me something else?"

"I don't know."

"Does he have bad memory."

"Gradys don't have bad memories."

"Really? Tell me more about Gradys, please?"

As Sarah was instructing Claire about Gradys, Ian was standing at the front go the monorail, with his headphones on, and his music blasted at max. He looked throught he front of the monorail and saw two big door, with three torches set on each side, and a big sign that read, 'Jurassic World.' Ian was surprised by the size of the door. The doors opened as the monorail got closer and then he knew, there was no turning back, or escape for that matter. Ian then was left in slight awe at what he saw next. He saw Jurassic World in its glory. A fully functional dinosaur theme park. John Hammond's dream become a reality. It was truly a sight to behold.

Owen finally arrived at Main Street, and then looked down at his watch. He had an hour before Alice's first show of the day. He had time, there wasn't a need for rushing. He looked around to see if her could spot Sarah and Ian and Claire, but then went up the steps leading to the Innovation Center and then opened the doors, only to be greeted by a hologram of an Apatosaurus. Owen smirked at the hologram and then looked around the lobby of the Center to see if her could find Claire or his relatives. He couldn't find them anywhere, and was starting to worry a little. He then stood in front of the entrance doors and pulled out his radio to contact Lowery, only for his vision to get shrouded by ten fingers and then a voice spoke.

"Guess who?" said a female voice from behind.

"Since Claire doesn't have clammy hands," he said, "I'm gonna guess that it's Sarah."

The woman removed her hands and then Owen turned around and hugged his sister.

"It's been too long," Sarah said as she hugged Owen tighter.

"I know," he replied as he buried his face in Sarah's hair.

Sarah's hair smelled amazing.

"Good to know you showered before coming out here," he said with a playful smile on his face.

Sarah playfully punched Owen in the shoulder and then Owen turned his attention to the young man that was standing next to Claire. Owen couldn't believe it. This was his nephew. He hasn't seen him in ten years, and Owen was surprised at how much he grew. Owen stepped up to Ian and then said, "Ian Grady."

"Hey Uncle Owen," Ian said.

"How are you doing Little Man?"

Ian rolled his eyes as he went in and hugged his uncle tightly. Owen chuckled and then squeezed his nephew tight.

"I've missed you a lot Uncle Owen."

"I've missed you, too buddy."

Claire smiled at seeing Ian and Owen embracing one another and then felt someone place their hand on her shoulder. She turned her head to see a man that seemed pretty similar to Owen. The man was wearing a short sleeved, white t-shirt, blue jeans, and brown boots. He had short, brown hair, emerald green eyes, shaped up beard, salmon pink lips, a defined torso, a lean midsection, and killer arms. Claire couldn't help but notice the tattoo on his right arm. It was a group of words that were cursive letters. The tattoo read, 'Family is Everything.' Claire was partially surprised by the tattoo, but then wondered who the man was.

Sarah turned her attention to the man next to Claire and jumped at him with joy, yelling, "Oh my God! Ryan!"

The man laughed as his sister jumped on him and then held her so that they both wouldn't fall. So, this was Ryan. Claire was right about one thing: All the Gradys were hot.

"What's up sis?" he asked as he let go of her.

"I got a job here at Jurassic World. Yeah, I work for this lady," she replied.

"Oh, well it's nice to meet you. My name is Ryan Grady."

"Claire Dearing, it's nice to finally meet you, too Ryan."

"'Finally meet me?'"

"Oh, well see, you're brother talks a lot about you."

Ryan turned his attention to Owen and then said, "Owen, how many times have I told you not to talk about me to hot girls? Especially when I'm not around."

Claire's eyes widened a little, and Sarah and Ian covered their faces with their hands as they let out sighs of embarrassment. Owen gave a small smile as he said, "Yeah well, keep your distance from her Ryan. She's mine."

Claire gave Owen a surprised look. She was his? Claire opened her mouth to say something, but didn't let any words come out as she saw the two brothers hug.

"I'm sorry about Ryan," said Sarah, "He tends to get a little, stupid around people."

"Ah, I see that," said Claire.

Ryan let go of his big brother and then turned his whole hearted attention to his favorite nephew.

"Ian Michael Grady," he said as he approached him.

"Hey Uncle Ryan," replied Ian as he hugged his uncle.

Once the two separated Ryan said, "So, what's up Dynamo?"

"'Dynamo?'" asked Claire.

"Its Ian's nickname that Ryan gave him since he was a kid," replied Sarah.

"Oh."

The Gradys began to conversate amongst each other as Claire gave Karen a call.

"Hello?" she asked.

"Karen, where are you guys right now?" Claire asked.

"We just finished having family breakfast. we're heading to the Innovation Center right now."

"Great! I've got some people that I think you and the boys should meet."

"Okay. We'll be there in a few minutes."

"Okay good."

Claire hung up and then watched as the Grady family continued to talk to each other. The Grady siblings began to talk to each other and Ian went over to the Apatosaurus hologram, and Claire followed him. Ian stood in awe at the hologram.

"She's amazing, isn't she?" asked Claire.

"Is this based off of one of the dinosaurs on the island?" asked Ian.

"Yes. This here is Gracie. She's the oldest Apatosaur on the island."

"Is she still alive?"

"Actually, yes. Alice didn't attack her during the Indominus Incident."

"Lucky her."

"Ian, I want to know something."

'What?"

"Which uncle is your favorite?"

Ian couldn't help but smile at Claire's question and then asked, "Promise you won't tell them?"

"I promise."

"...Ryan is my favorite uncle."

"Why?"

"My reasons are my own."

"Fair enough."

"Hey, Aunt Claire!" yelled a voice from behind.

Claire turned around and nearly fell to the ground as Gray lanced himself at her. Claire chuckled and then said, "Gray! How are you doing, sweetie?"

"I'm doing good. I'm full of food right now, and I can't wait to go on the Cretaceous Cruise today!"

"Uh, are you old and tall enough to get on?"

"Can't you sneak me on or something Aunt Claire?"

"Sorry sweetie. I can pull strings for some attractions, but not all of them, even as CEO."

Claire then saw Zach and his parents approaching, Gray must've ran way ahead of them.

"Hey Aunt Claire," said Zach with a monotone voice.

"Hey Zach. You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

Claire didn't believe Zach one bit, but let it slide because there were more important matters at hand. Karen and Scott greeted Claire and Karen asked who she was supposed to meet.

"Right, well, this young man right here, his name is Ian Grady. Zach, Gray, he's Owen's nephew."

Zach and Gray introduced themselves when they shook hands with Ian.

"Ian, these two are my nephews, and this is my sister, Karen, and her husband, my brother-in-law, Scott."

Ian put a small smile on his face as he greeted Karen and Scott. Claire called Owen and his siblings over and had them introduced to the Mitchells.

"Right well," began Claire, "Sarah, you come with me, and I'll show you around and tell you a bit more about what you're going to deal with when being my assistant. Karen, Scott, go and have fun by yourselves today, because Owen and the boys are going to be hanging out today, aren't they?"

Owen looked at Claire and then he nodded his head. The others didn't answer, and Claire grabbed Sarah's wrist and dragged her along. Karen and Scott said bye to the boys and then departed, and Owen and the others stayed in the Innovation Center, mostly because they were partially confused.

"Uh, so, what are we going to do?" asked Ian.

"Well, I've got a show in a few minutes. So, I guess Ryan and Ian, you two are going to finally meet Alice," said Owen.

Ian shrugged his shoulders and then the boys left to the Rex Kingdom.

It was now a minute before Alice's first show, and Owen let Ian and Zach out on the platform. Gray and Ryan stayed in the viewing room, mostly so that Gray could have some supervision.

"So, why are you here?" asked Zach.

"My mom got a job here, and we had to move here," replied Ian.

"Really? That sounds pretty cool."

"Yeah, it would be, if only I wasn't studying for my career right now."

"How old are you?"

"Eighteen."

"Really? You seem younger, like my age."

"How old are you?"

"Seventeen."

"Well, I did look like this when I was seventeen, so I don't think I'd look much different if I was a year younger."

Zach chuckled lightly as he turned to see that Alice's show had started.

"Have you met Alice already?" Ian asked him.

"Yeah, we even played hide and seek."

"'We?'"

"My brother, Gray and I met her and played hide and seek with her."

"Oh. Say, you okay?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Well, because when I first saw you, you didn't seem to be in high spirits."

"It's nothing."

"Zach, it's obviously not nothing."

"I don't want to talk about it, okay?"

"You sure?"

"If I do, don't tell anyone, okay? This just stay's between you and me. Not even a fly can find out about this okay?"

"Okay."

"I-I broke up with my girlfriend."

"Oh, tough stuff."

"It sucks."

"Hold on. If I may ask, why did you break up with her?"

"It's complicated."

"Oh come on. It can't be that bad."

"Well, its a conflict of emotions."

"You're curious, huh?"

"What?"

"You know, curious."

Zach didn't say anything. All he did was stay quiet.

"It's okay Zach. I'm not going to judge you, or despise you, or anything like that. All I can tell you is, if you need help, then don't be afraid to talk to me."

"Thanks. Say, since I know I'm not going to be here as long as you are, what say you we exchange numbers so that we can stay in contact?"

"Uh, sure yeah."

Zach then pulled out his phone and Ian typed in his number and then texted his own phone.

Alice stepped out of the brush and then looked over to see Zach and a stranger standing at the platform, and then focused her attention to the people in the viewing room.

Ian looked and saw a snow white scaled Indominus and thought that she was the most beautiful creature that he ever saw.

"Is that Alice?" asked Ian.

"Yep," replied Zach.

"She's beautiful, and terrifying at the same time."

"So, which one is she?"

"She's terrifyingly beautiful."

"Uh, Ian, you do know that what you said is an oxymoron, right?"

"Yeah, but words can't describe how amazing she looks."

Ryan watched as Alice stepped closer to the viewing glass, and then stuck her head through the open window, and then rested her head on the floor so that others can see and touch her up close. Gray ran up to Alice and began rubbing the snow white scales of her snout. Ryan thought that the people that went over to her to pet her were a little insane. They were petting the most dangerous predator on the planet, and they made it seem like they were petting your average elephant at a zoo. Ryan soon realized that Alice was staring at him with one of her scarlet orbs.

Who on Earth was this man? He looks kind of like Owen. Was he related to Owen in any way? Alice gave a croon at the man, trying to see if her would get closer, but the man just stood in place.

Alice's first show ended a few minutes later, and Owen and the boys stayed behind so that he could introduce Ian and Ryan to her. Owen called Alice to the viewing room and said, "Great job as always Alice. Now, Alice, I'd like to introduce you to my brother and my nephew."

Alice gave a shiver of her jaws, telling Owen that she wanted to see them already.

"Alice, this is Ian, my little nephew," said Owen as he pulled Ian by his shoulder to his side.

Ian pulled himself away from Owen and then said, "Hi Alice."

The Indominus gave a soft croon at Ian, telling him that it was nice to meet him.

"And that other guy over there is my crazy little brother, Ryan," said Owen as he pointed to the man standing next to Zach and Gray.

Alice nodded her head at the man, and Ryan responded with a smile and said, "Pleased to meet you little lady."

Were humans blind or something? Why did they keep saying that Alice was little? Alice shook her heads from the thoughts in her mind and then listened to when Owen spoke, "I hope that you and Ian can become good friends in the future Alice."

Alice hoped the same thing.

"Well, Alice, as much as I would love to stick around and hang out with you more, I have got to go and find my mother," said Ian.

"I'll go with you," said Ryan.

Ryan and Ian then exited the viewing room and went to go and find Sarah.

Claire had shown Sarah most of the park, even some of the Restricted Area. She also told her that Sarah and Ian would be staying in the same complex as Claire was. She said that they are also welcome to stay at Owen's bungalow if they wanted to, of course with Owen's consent.

"So, Claire," began Sarah, "when do you want me to start?"

"Well, I'd say as soon as possible, but, I'll give you until Monday to start," replied Claire.

"You sure there isn't something I can help you out with?"

"Well actually, there's an orphanage that is coming over to be here for a week and a half. If I remember correctly, then they should be getting here either by the end of this week, or next Sunday or Monday. You can help with the kids and stuff."

"Okay, sure. And, if there's anything else you need Claire, give me a call."

"Right, thanks so much Sarah."

"No problem, it's my job after all."

Claire smiled and then pulled up the complex where she and staff were staying at on the island. Sarah and Claire stepped out of Claire's Mercedes and then walked closer to the building.

"So, this is where you and Ian will be staying at," said Claire.

"What about Ryan?" asked Sarah.

"He said he and Owen agreed on him staying at Owen's bungalow during his stay. Say, how long is her going to be here?"

"I have no idea. Ryan's not an easy book to read."

"Well, anyway, I hope that you enjoy your long stay here at Jurassic World, Sarah."

"Thank you so much Claire."

Sarah then saw Ian and Ryan approaching them.

"Oh, there you are," said Sarah.

"What is this place?" asked Ian.

"It's where you and I are going to be staying."

"I was asking Claire."

Ryan bumped Ian on his shoulder with his elbow and then said, "So, Claire, why not show Ian around the island more? Like to another paddock, or someplace else."

Ian turned to his uncle and said, "Ryan, I'm going to be living here. I'll explore the island in my own time. But, from what I hear, the Control room on the island is incredible."

"It is. You want to see it?" asked Claire.

"Really?"

"Sure, why not?"

"Okay, thanks Claire."

"No problem."

Claire smiled at Ian and then both got into her car and drove off to Control.

Ryan turned to his sister and saw how sad she was, and then wrapped her in his arms into a warm hug. Sarah rested her head on Ryan's shoulder and then Ryan spoke softly into her ear.

"Give him time Sarah. He'll accept it soon enough and then he'll learn to live happily here."

"I know," Sarah said as she wiped a small tear from her eye.

Claire and Ian arrived at Control in about fifteen to twenty minutes. Ian was impressed by the Control room. All the technology, it made Ian want to cry in the presence of such beauty. Claire and Ian walked into the Control room and walked over to Lowery and Vivian.

"Lowery, Vivian, this here is Ian Grady. He's Owen's nephew," said Claire.

Ian smiled as he shook their hands and then watched the screens of the Control room.

"This place is so cool," he said.

"Isn't it?" asked Lowery.

"Yeah! This is, like, a tech geek's heaven."

Lowery's grin went down to a small frown as he said, "Yep, it is."

"So, was it your mom that was hired by Claire?" Vivian asked.

"Yeah."

"Oh, great. You know, if you want, why not get an internship here?"

"I can get an internship here?"

"Why of course. Most of our workers here started as interns, even Lowery and Vivian here."

Lowery and Vivian nodded their heads, and Ian then thought of something.

"So, what internships can I get here?"

"Name one."

"Something in the medical field?"

"Yeah, we have a small hospital here, and I believe that they have positions available."

"You could also work here, if you want," said Lowery.

"That's true, too."

"Well, why don't you think about it, and then give us an answer on Monday?"

"Sure, sounds good. Say, I have a question."

"What?"

"Can I do my homework in here?"

"Uh, I don't know. Vivian, Lowery, what do you guys think?"

"I wouldn't have a problem with it," said Vivian.

"Same here," said Lowery.

"Cool beans."

"Right well, keep up the good work you two. Ian, come with me, I want to show you a few more things."

"Okay."

Claire and Ian then left Control and drove back down to Main Street.

Owen brought Ryan, Gray and Zach to the raptor paddock, where he took them up to the railing and showed them his raptors.

"Man, and you, like, train these things?" asked Ryan.

"Not things Ryan, they're girls," replied Gray.

"Right."

"Yeah, I was hired out of the Navy to research the behaviors of the raptors and to see if they could listen to human command," said Owen.

"Ah, okay. So, what did you say their names were again?"

"The one with the blue stripes on her sides is Blue. The green one is Delta. And, the bronze one with the slightly crooked jaw is Echo."

"Well, I gotta say Owen. They sure are insane if they're listening to you."

Owen rolled his eyes at his brother and then said, "They should. I'm their Alpha, and Blue is my Beta. It's based on a relationship of mutual respect."

"I see. No wonder they haven't torn you a new one."

"Ryan, they aren't crazed killers, you know?"

"Yeah, but from what I hear, raptors are very smart."

"That is true."

Ryan looked down and saw Blue looking straight at him.

Who were the other humans standing next to Alpha? Were they friends, or foes? Blue began talking to her sisters, trying to see if the humans with Alpha were ones that could be trusted. Delta said that they seemed friendly, and Echo said that since Alpha seemed to get along with them, maybe they could, too. Blue was always the one to lastly trust humans. The only human that she trusted was Alpha. There was Barry, but he was just a very good friend, who was very caring, loving, and always knew how to make the raptors happy when they were upset. Barry was an acceptable human, especially when he gave the girls their favorite treats.

"Why is she looking at me like that?" asked Ryan.

"Maybe she's hungry right now," replied Owen jokingly.

"Don't joke like that Owen. You know I hate when you joke like that. That's always why Mom used to ground you, for bothering me."

Owen scoffed at Ryan and then looked down at Blue and said, "Blue, this is my brother Ryan. He is not food, okay?"

The Beta raptor barked at him, telling him that she knew that Owen's golden rule was that humans were off limits, unless the humans were attacking them, or they really aggravated them, like Hoskins used to. Oh Hoskins. Blue was jealous of Delta because Delta got to kill Hoskins. Blue wanted to rip out that man's throat so much, and she didn't get her chance at all.

"Good. Now, what's say you guys we get back to Main Street?" asked Owen.

Ryan and the boys nodded and then headed back to Main Street.

Claire took Ian to the Rex Kingdom, to introduce him to the Queen of Isla Nublar herself. She and Ian stepped inside the false log where people would come to view her feed and waited for Rexy to show up.

"So, when does she normally show up?" asked Ian.

"Well, she just fed, so she might not show up," replied Claire.

"Great. Let's just stare at the trees."

"Just, give her a few seconds, maybe she might show up."

"Claire, I've got a question for you."

"What is it?"

"Are you close to any of these dinosaurs? Like, is there a dinosaur specifically that you have a kind of, close bond with?"

"...Yeah there is one."

"Who?"

"Why, Rexy of course."

"Really? How? Why?"

'Well, when I first started working here, I started off as a tour guide, and I was always in charge of telling the guests about Rexy. Then, I got promoted to Operations Manager a few years later, and I would always come here to get away from the craziness of my job. Rexy always showed up every time I came here. Maybe she could smell me or something."

"Well, T-Rexes have a keen sense of smell," said Ian.

"Right, well, anyway, I would come here and I would talk to Rexy, and she would actually listen. She would listen and then give some low growls and some rumbles in her throat. I have no idea what she was trying to tell me, but something tells me that Rexy took a liking to me."

"Say, how old is Rexy?"

"Twenty-five years old."

"Geez, she's got a lot of experience behind her, huh?"

"Yeah. She's a kind of mother figure."

"Wow. Who knew a T-Rex would have a human daughter."

Claire chuckled at Ian's words and then said, "You could say that."

"Who's her caretaker?"

"You've heard about the Jurassic Park Incident back in nineteen ninety-three, right?"

"Yeah."

"Well, would you believe that the kids, Lex and Tim Murphy came to work here on the island?"

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"So, is one of them her caretaker?"

"Yep."

"Who?"

"That would be me," said a voice from behind.

Claire and Ian turned around and saw a man with short, dark brown hair, brown eyes, a clean, shaved face, and pale skin. The man was wearing the Jurassic World polo and white pants, with black boots.

"Ian, meet Tim Murphy," said Claire.

"Wow, it's a pleasure to meet you Mister Murphy," said Ian as he extended his hand to shake Tim's hand.

"Please," said Tim as he grabbed hold of Ian's hand and shook it, "call me Tim."

"Right. So, you're the one taking care of Rexy?"

"Yep."

"She doesn't give you nightmares or anything? Even after the Incident?"

"No, if any dinosaur were to give me nightmares, then it would be the raptors."

"Then, we'll keep you away from the raptor paddock."

"Please do."

"So, where is Rexy?"

"Oh, let me call her up for you."

"You can call her?"

"Yeah."

"I don't think you'll have to call her, look."

Claire pointed outside of the glass, and before Ian could see anything, he felt something. Low rumbles on the ground. He also heard faint pounding and saw the glass shake slightly. Then, there she was. Ian got closer to the glass and was mesmerized by what he saw. There, standing in front of the false log, was the forest green scaled Queen of Isla Nublar. It was Rexy the Tyrannosaurus Rex. She was there during the Jurassic Park Incident, saving Tim, Dr. Grant and Sattler, and his sister Lex, from the velociraptors. She was truly a marvelous sight to behold.

"Wow, she's amazing," said Ian as he pressed his hands against the glass.

"Isn't she?" asked Tim.

Ian noticed the scars that Rexy had on her neck and back and asked, "What are those scars from?"

"From when she saved me from the velociraptors. They fought and left her with a few scars."

"Claire, why did you want to bring me here?"

"I know how upset you are about moving here, so I thought that maybe being around Rexy for a little while might help you out."

"Oh, well, that's really nice of you Claire. Thanks, I guess."

Claire nodded her head and then looked at Rexy, deep into her yellow eyes.

Rexy was happy at seeing her children again, but she didn't recognize the stranger against the glass. She couldn't see them well, since they weren't moving but could smell them. There was something peculiar about the stranger. They were young, and they seemed like they needed some kind of comfort. Maybe, this could be another child that Rexy could take under her wing. She already had two kids, maybe adding a third wouldn't hurt that much. Two's company, but three's a crowd. Rexy wanted a crowd of children. Rexy then refocused and then stepped closer to the glass, letting out a small rumble from deep in her throat.

Ian took a step back as Rexy got closer to the glass.

"Why is she getting closer?" asked Ian.

"Don't be scared," replied Tim, "Rexy is just curious about you. Since she's never seen you around before."

"I think that she might like you," said Claire.

"Really?"

"Yeah, but it's just a thought."

"So, her next show is in an hour. Ian, if you want Claire and I can leave you alone with Rexy and you can talk to her about whatever it was that Claire was talking about."

"Uh, o-okay, yeah, sure."

Tim and Claire nodded their heads and then exited the false log. Ian looked at Rexy and then started speaking.

Owen decided to take Sarah and Ryan to his bungalow to hang out for a little bit. Sarah was sitting in Owen's hammock and was swinging back and forth as she let the small breeze hit her face. Owen and Ryan approached her and Owen said, "You okay, sis?"

"Yeah, it's just, I wish Ian was a bit more supportive about this," replied Sarah.

"Sarah, look, I'm pretty sure that he is supportive about this, but, it's not easy when you're a teenager, especially one who's not a big fan of change, who's life was changed because of a decision that you made," replied Ryan.

"I get that. I hope that he can learn something from living here."

"Yeah, like don't get near dinosaurs or else they'll kill you."

"No, Ryan. I'm pretty sure that Sarah meant Ian would learn something like, change is happening around us all the time, and we just have to learn to accept it and move on."

"Exactly."

"Yeah, that was going to be my second thing."

Sarah rolled her eyes at her younger brother and then said, "I'm trusting you two to talk to him and help him settle down here."

"Of course. Anything to make our favorite sister and nephew happy," said Owen.

Sarah couldn't help but smile at her brothers. Those two would do anything for her, and she was grateful for that.

"Thanks you guys," she said as she slouched more into the hammock.

"Well, I got to get going. Another one of Alice's shows is about to start. You guys wanna come with me, or are you just going to stay here?" asked Owen.

"I'm gonna stay here," replied Sarah, "this place is beautiful."

"I'll stay with Sarah to keep her company," replied Ryan.

"All right. I'll be seeing you both later."

Owen got on his motorcycle and left to get to Alice's paddock a few minutes before her next show.

Ian had never expected to do so much in a day, but he did. He went to the Cretaceous Cruise, the Jurassic Aviary, and even met a few celebrities. Claire decided to take Ian to one more stop: the Hammond Creation Labs. Ian and Claire arrived in the stuffed up hallway. Ian looked over and saw a few geneticists surrounding an incubator, and wanted to see it up close.

"Why'd you bring me here, Claire?" asked Ian.

"Because I heard that you have a knack for sciences. So, I decided to bring you to the most science filled place," replied Claire.

"Oh, well, all right then."

"You want to see them up close?"

"Can I?"

"When you're with me you can."

"Oh, well, all right."

Claire led Ian to the inside of the lab and they approached an incubator holding four eggs.

"What kinds of dinosaurs are they?" Ian asked.

"Those are Apatosaurus," said a female voice from behind.

Ian and Claire turned around to see a woman with black, curly hair, which went down to her shoulders, but she had it in a ponytail, chocolate brown eyes, hot pink lips, and was wearing a lab coat over her black blouse, blue skirt, and blue three inch high heels.

"Really? They seem really small for holding something that'll grow up to be so big," said Ian.

"Well, looks can be deceiving," said the woman.

"You're right. Say, who are you?"

"Oh, right, I'm Grace Rivera, but you can call me Gracie."

"Ian Grady, nice to meet you."

"Same here. So, aside from Claire bringing you here, what brings you here to the lab?"

"I have a knack for sciences, so I came here to see that most science filled place. At least, that's what Claire told me."

"Right. You look young Ian, how old are you?"

"Eighteen."

"Then, you might want to consider an internship here at the labs."

"Oh, well, cool. Can I give you an answer on Monday?"

"Yeah, sure. Take your time."

"Okay, thanks."

Gracie nodded her head and then walked away and went back to work.

"Nice lady," said Ian.

"Yeah she is," said Claire.

"Well, let's look around the lab a little more. Then, we can go and see Owen again."

"All right."

Ian and Claire looked around the lab a little more until they decided to go the Alice's paddock to see Owen.

Alice's next show had gone well. Alice started changing colors more so that she could keep the hatchlings entertained. Owen felt proud of Alice, because she was trying ways to keep the guests entertained. Owen was staring at Alice through the viewing glass, and was wondering what was going on in Alice's mind, since she was pacing back and forth in front of the glass, not paying attention to Owen whatsoever. Owen's attention was then pulled when he heard the clicking of heels behind him. He turned around to see Claire and Ian approaching him.

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

"You won't believe the crazy day I've had today," replied Ian.

"What happened?"

"Well, I saw Rexy, went to the Cretaceous Cruise, and the Aviary. I also went to the labs, and even met a few celebrities!"

"Really? Who'd you meet?"

"Well, there was Bryce Dallas Howard, Tom Brady, and...Chris Pratt!"

"Who?"

Claire and Ian felt like smacking Owen. Ian arched an eyebrow as he made a confused face at his uncle. Claire opened her mouth in slight surprise and then asked, "Owen, are you serious?"

"What?"

"Chris Pratt? You know, Andy Dwyer? Emmet from the Lego Movie? Star Lord?"

"Oh, the Star Lord guy."

"Right. Well, let me just say, that you and him are very similar in looks."

"Really?"

"Yeah, just ask Claire."

"It's true Owen. You two look very much alike."

"Are you sure that you didn't have a secret third brother?"

"Even if Chris Pratt was my brother, I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't like it if you, being his nephew, liked him as an uncle because of his money."

"Eh, it's worth a try right?"

"Ian, you are not going to ask him if he's your uncle."

"Ugh, fine."

Claire smiled at Ian and Owen and then walked over to the glass to see Alice pacing back and forth. What was going on inside her mind?

Alice didn't know what was going on inside her mind right now. She took a small nap, and she had a nightmare. The nightmare was that she ended up killing Owen, Red One, and the hatchlings, and then later on killed Blue One and her sisters. Lowery helped her wake up, and then she started walking around the paddock, slowly realizing that it was just a dream. Once Alice saw Owen, she realized that they were all still alive, and that Alice had nothing to worry about. But, that's not was what fully bothering Alice. What was bothering her, was the fact that she realized that she was alone in her paddock. Nobody else around in her paddock, it was just her. Alice hated loneliness, and she wanted to resolve the problem as soon as possible. She wanted to bring it up to Red One and Owen, but, she decided to see if they would figure it out soon enough. Alice turned and saw Red One staring at her through the viewing glass. Alice gave a chitter at Red One, making the human smile.

"Hi sweetie," she said, "are you okay?"

Alice nodded her head, and she didn't feel good lying to Red One. Alice didn't like lying. It felt wrong and strange.

"Well, that's good. So, are you ready to meet Rexy next week?"

Alice nodded and let out a happy bark, telling Red One that she was very excited to meet Rexy. Alice had heard about how Lowery and Owen weren't a hundred percent on Alice meeting Rexy, but Red One didn't seem to have a big problem with it.

"Good. Let's hope Rexy is ready to meet you, too. And let's hope that everyone else is ready for you to meet her as well."

"Claire, I'm telling you," said Owen as he and Ian approached her, "I think Rexy and Alice meeting isn't the best idea."

Alice let out a low growl at Owen's words.

"Uncle Owen, you're making her mad. Take it back," said Ian softly.

"I mean," began Owen, "I think Alice meeting Rexy is going to be great!"

Alice nodded her head with a smile and then turned around and melted into the brush.

"You have got to watch what you say around her," said Ian.

"I know, I forgot that she can get offended easily," said Owen.

"Not just that, but she can hear us through the glass," added Claire.

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"Wow, I wonder what the scientists that made her were thinking when they put whatever they put in her into her genome sequence."

"Well, we know that her base genome is T-Rex, which she most likely got from Rexy. She also has velociraptor in her, and we believe that she might have human DNA in her, too."

"Well, from the looks of it, she might have some carnotaur in her."

"Why?"

"The horn-like protrusions on her head? Carnotaurs have them, too."

"It's a possibility."

"Wait, you guys don't have files on the Indominus?"

"Well, we do, but they don't state what she's made up of."

"Oh. Well, I think you might need to have a chat with some of the scientists in your lab about that."

'No, we need to have a chat with Henry Wu, the main geneticist that created her."

"Wu? That guy is on the FBI's Most Wanted list."

"Really? Why?"

"Well, when Alice broke out, her rampage caused the deaths of hundreds, of which included Americans. And besides, every nation is hunting him down, because they feel like people like Wu shouldn't have that kind of power."

"I agree."

"Well, I have to get going. See you later boys."

"All right, thanks for everything Claire."

Claire nodded her head and then exited the viewing room, leaving Owen and Ian alone, staring through the viewing glass.

Ryan and Sarah arrived at Main Street and met up with Owen and Ian at the Innovation Center, where they then decided to go and grab something to eat. Ian wasn't feeling hungry, but he was craving one thing, coffee. Even though Ian was a guy, he was a true white girl, believe you me. Ian was like a white girl stuck inside a man's body. But, that's besides the point. Anyway, they decided to stop by the Starbucks and let Ian get his Java Chip Frappuccino. Afterwards, they went to a café and had lunch. Ian was bored, until he received a text from Zach to meet up with him at the Gyrosphere Valley. Ian then left to the Valley via monorail and got there in about ten minutes. Ian saw Zach at the front of the line, and then caught up to him. Zach gave Ian a VIP band, and Ian put it on his right wrist. Zach and Ian then got into a gyrosphere, and Zach began to control it.

"So, why'd you call me out here, Zach?" Ian asked.

"I was bored, and I had no one else to talk to," began Zach, "I wasn't interrupting anything when I texted you, right?"

"No, I was just as bored as you were. So, in a way, thanks for saving me from boredom."

"Anytime. Have you ever been in a gyrosphere?"

"Well, considering that it's my first time on the island, and with the fact that I'm discovering what's on this island slowly, I'd have to say, no I haven't."

"Well then, Welcome to the Valley."

"Thanks, I guess."

Zach drove the gyrosphere up to the only Apatosaurus left in the Valley.

"So, this is Gracie," said Ian as he pulled out his phone and took a picture of the herbivore that was grazing in front of him.

"Who?" asked Zach.

"Claire said that there was one Apatosaurus left after the Indominus Incident. This is that surviving Apatosaurus, and her name is Gracie."

"Oh, cool."

Gracie turned and saw the gyrosphere and slowly approached it. She lowered her head down and then stared at the two small humans inside of it.

Zach wanted to drive away from Gracie, but then remembered that she wouldn't do them any harm, so he stayed still.

"Hi Gracie," said Ian as he waved his hand.

The Apatosaurus emitted a soft, yet powerful moan. Ian and Zach both enjoyed the sound.

"She's got a nice voice," said Zach.

"She sure does," said Ian as he took another picture.

Zach then began to drive the gyrosphere through a herd of Triceratops.

"Be careful Zach," said Ian.

"Why?" Zach asked.

"You never know if one of these ladies will feel threatened and try to knock us around."

"Right, I'll be cautious."

Zach then slowly drove through the herd.

"So, Ian, I wanted to ask you, what do you think of the island so far?"

"It's cool."

"That's all?"

"Well, okay, this island is fantastic, but some of the joy dies with it because of reasons of my own."

"Like?"

"My mom getting a job here and us having to come and live down here."

"That upsets you?"

"Well, yeah! I wanted to study and become a great doctor, but now, I can't do any of that."

"You're really giving up that easily?"

"What?"

"Well, from what I perceive, you're not a big fan of change."

"Pretty much."

"Okay, so? Who is? Nobody likes change. Change sucks, because we're always used to our simple, routine lives, but then when one thing happens that alters everything, we hate the change that comes along. But, what if that change is for the better? What if you were put on this island for a good reason? What if you become and awesome doctor down here? Or maybe even an amazing geneticist? Or even a caretaker for the dinosaurs here? All I can say is, we all hate change Ian. We just have to learn to accept it."

"I know that, and thanks for the words of comfort, but I don't know. Part of me is still really mad about this."

Zach then thought about one place where Ian could go to forget his anger.

"All right, I know just the place to take you," said Zach.

Ian arched an eyebrow as Zach then turned the gyrosphere around, and then went back to the boarding area. Zach and Ian then went onto the monorail and went to where Zach wanted to take Ian.

Zach took Ian to the Bamboo Forest: a place where guests could find total Zen and relax. Ian was walking slowly alongside Zach, taking in the beauty of the bamboo and the sounds of the birds chirping. He also admired the calmness, and near quietness of the forest.

"You were right Zach," said Ian, "this place does help get my mind off of my aggression."

"I told you so," responded Zach, "I came here the same day I came back here, which was a day after I broke up with my girlfriend. This place really helped me get through some of my problems."

"Well, now I know where to come to when I'm feeling mad, or sad."

"Good."

"Thanks for bringing me here."

"Anytime. So, are you really mad at your mom?"

"Well, see, the thing is, it's just, it's complicated. Part of me is really happy for her, and I couldn't be anymore excited than to live here! But, the other part of me Is upset because of the change this is going to have on my life."

"Well, then why not just focus on the positive side of it? You might as well focus on it since you're going to be living here anyway."

"You're right. I should focus on the positive side if things. If I'm going to be living here, I'm going to have to be positive about it and get accustomed to the people around me on this island."

"There you go."

Ian smiled at Zach, and then the two exited the forest and went back to Main Street.

Ryan, Claire, and Owen went to Control, where they filled Ryan in on everything about the drop off bag.

"So, you guys want to know why this Zara was carrying the bag, and who she was working with?" he asked.

"Pretty much, yeah," replied Lowery.

"Okay. Well, you don't have many clues to pin somebody or something. So, it seems like we're going to have to go to the old Visitor Center."

"So, when do you suggest we go?" asked Claire.

"I don't know. Why don't you guys decide that?"

"Okay, let's see. We can go someday during the weekend, or Monday," said Owen.

"Well, are you guys just closed on the weekends?"

"No, the park is open everyday of the week, but during the weekends, the Rex Kingdom isn't open, and neither is the Mosasaurus Bay. Everything else is open."

"Well, why don't we just go Saturday?"

"I can do that."

"Well, it's settled. We'll go on Saturday."

Owen, Lowery and Ryan nodded their heads and then they turned their attention to the screens in the Control room.

Ortiz walked into the viewing room of Alice's paddock, and walked up to the viewing glass, and watched as Alice slowly stepped out of the brush.

"Hello Alice," said Ortiz.

Alice let out a chitter at the man, asking him what he was doing here?

"I'm just here to day hello darling."

Darling? Why was Ortiz calling her that? Alice let out a low rumble in her throat, telling Ortiz to be careful.

"Oh, don't freak out Alice. I'm just a friend coming by to check on my favorite dinosaur."

Alice didn't believe the man one bit. No way she was his favorite dinosaur. Alice wasn't even a dinosaur, at least, that's what she thought of herself. Alice wanted to break through the glass, and grab Ortiz and rip him a new one. Ortiz was a strange man. His scent was sour, his smile, though very nice, was a nerve racking one, and one that seemed to show that Ortiz was a kind of, mad man.

"Alice, I hope you enjoy your time here at Jurassic World," said Ortiz.

Now why would he say something like that?

"Because when I'm through with Owen, and all of your friends, you'll be next."

Alice's eyes wanted to widen, but instead, she felt threatened, and let out a menacing growl at Ortiz, telling him to leave.

"Oh Alice, you think you scare me? I've seen monsters twice as scary. Compared to them, you're the most beautiful thing in the world. But, in reality, you're nothing but a nasty abomination created by a mad scientist."

Alice was ready to attack this man, but Owen taught her that she shouldn't attack humans, unless she felt threatened, and she did feel that way right now.

"I have a story to tell you," said Ortiz, "way back in time, during the Biblical ages, there was a man named Noah. God chose Noah to build an ark to save all living creatures on the planet. God was going to destroy the world with a great flood because the world was too corrupted by sin. Animals, in pairs of two, male and female of each species, got onto the ark. Noah, his wife, their sons, and their sons' wives, were the only humans that got onto the ark, because everyone else thought that Noah was crazy. Then, the flood swept over the world, killing everyone who wasn't aboard the ark. It's a theory that dinosaurs died during the flood, as opposed to the meteor that crashed into the Earth. You my dear, would've have been one of the animals that died during the flood. Keep this in mind. I will see to it that you drown like your ancestors did."

Those words made Alice furious, and she let out a terrifying roar at Ortiz, but the man didn't even flinch. Then, Alice opened the window and was about to grab him, when she stopped and then remembered something that Lowery had told her.

'There are going to be people who will hate you, or threaten you. If you really want to be the bigger one in the situation, then you can only try two things: One, fight back. Two, turn the other cheek and walk away, because the person who hates you or threatens you will get his eventually.'

Alice thought about Lowery's words and then retracted her hand back and then closed the window. She then let out a growl as she walked away, disappearing into the brush. Alice now had a human that she hated more than when she met Red One.

Ian slouched more into the hammock that he was lying in as he took in the soothing noise of the nearby lake. Owen's bungalow was like a small paradise. Owen brought Ian here after Alice's last show, mostly because Ian wanted to see the bungalow.

"Ian, you okay buddy?" asked Owen, who was approaching Ian.

"Yeah, I'm good," replied Ian.

"Ian, you were never really good at lying you know?"

"I'm fine Owen. Seriously."

"Come on. Tell your Uncle Owen what's wrong."

Ian sighed a sigh of defeat as he sat up in the hammock and then looked at his uncle.

"Today's just helped me learn a few things," said Ian.

"Like what?" asked Owen.

"Like the fact that I'm going to have to accept that I'll be living here for a while and that I need to show Mom that I'm all for her having a job here. You know, being more supportive."

"Well, it's good that you learned that. I know that this must be difficult for you, but just take each day one at a time all right? And, show your mom that you're happy with getting a job here and living here."

"You're right."

"And, you need to give this place a chance. I know it's your first time, and day, here, but you'll learn to like this place. I came to love this place eventually."

"Because all of your friends are here, and you have a job here, and you have dinosaurs to take care of."

"That may be, but even if I didn't, I would still love this island anyway."

"I see what you're getting at."

"Good."

Ian got up from the hammock and then went in and hugged Owen.

"Thanks Uncle Owen," Ian said.

"Anytime Little Man," said Owen as he placed his chin on Ian's head.

"I love you Uncle Owen."

"Love you, too buddy."

What a day, the Grady family finally invaded the island. The Mitchells met the Gradys and they seemed to hit it off on a good note. Ian met Alice, Rexy, Chris Pratt, a nd so many more other people and dinosaurs today. Zach helped Ian realize that he would have to accept the change that was happening in his life right now and that he would have to think about the positive side to the change. Owen hadn't seen his family in years, and now, seeing them all together, was one of the best things that ever happened to Owen. Claire showed Ian around the island, and showed him a few intern opportunities that he could try out. Alice now hated Ortiz more than anything else in the world, and couldn't wait for him to finally get his. Ian was still going to refrain from talking to his mom for a few more days, because he first wanted to work on adjusting to life on the island. Now, questions still hang high in the air. What internship will Ian choose? Why did Ortiz decide to randomly threaten Alice? What were Owen and the others going to find at the old Visitor Center? So many questions, yet no so many answers. You'll find out soon enough! Just calm down all right?

A/N: Whoo! What a chapter! I hope that you guys enjoyed this extra long chapter and I hope you enjoyed the Gradys! I loved writing about them and I just loved writing this chapter in general! Answers will be pouring in when Chapter 20 hits the story! Review, if you guys want, and remember to stick around for more!

'Til Next Time!-TM341