Relatives?/Sour Flesh
It had been a week since Zara was discovered as the killer and she had killed herself. The park had reopened to the public, and everyone moved back in. Olivia and Casey were back on the island and they were mortified at hearing Alexis got attacked and seeing her recovering from her injuries. Claire stayed with Owen during that whole week, and Ryan didn't want to be a third wheel, so he stayed with Ian and Sarah over the week. Josiah still hadn't fully opened up to Alice and everyone else. It wasn't going to be easy trying to get to trust the male Indominus. Reggie had finally gathered all the results of his test and he couldn't believe who's blood was inside of Alice and Josiah. Dom had some else's blood inside of him, but it was still a bit of a surprise. Reggie also had some good news to give, and gathered Owen, Claire, Tim and Lowery in his office.
It was now Wednesday, and Reggie had told the group the good news he had to share.
"So, Alice and Josiah can have hatchlings?" Claire asked.
"Yep. She's not sterile, and he's not castrated. They can, well, I'll keep it clean and say they can get down to the nitty-gritty," replied Reggie.
Tim and Lowery chuckled at the man's words and then Reggie spoke some more, "Now, the results of the blood tests came back, and, well I'll just show you."
Reggie pulled out three files, each being a file for each Indominus and the human who's blood was inside of them.
He handed one to Owen. Owen opened it and saw that it was Alice's file. Owen saw whose blood was used and couldn't believe at who it was.
"Sweet Lord," Owen said, "this is unbelievable."
"What?" Claire asked.
"Wu used...Lowery's blood when making Alice."
Lowery paled and then quickly snatched the file from Owen's hands. Lowery couldn't believe it. He was related to a genetically modified hybrid.
"Why the hell would Wu use my blood in making Alice?" Lowery asked.
"Maybe he just wanted to use random employees' blood instead of his own," responded Reggie.
"Why create a more ruthless monster than what she was already going to be?" asked Owen.
"If only we had Wu with us right now, then we could get all the answers we need."
"Hold on, there's still Josiah and Dom."
"Who's in them?"
"Feast your eyes."
Reggie handed Owen Dom's record and Claire Josiah's record and they opened them.
"I'm related to Dom?" Owen asked.
"Yes sir, you are," said Reggie.
"Who's Josiah got?" Tim asked Claire.
"He's got...Simon in him."
"Simon Masrani?" Lowery asked.
"Yeah."
"Wow, he really doesn't reflect Masrani's personality."
"Maybe we'll just have to wait until it peeks out of him."
"Well, at least we know how to get a bit closer to them. But, it's funny, because Alice found Lowery boring when they met," said Owen.
"But she loves me now," said Lowery confidently.
"Anyway, I'm curious to know why Wu used these peoples' DNA in making Josiah and Alice," said Owen.
"And, why the hybrids used Owen's DNA in making Dom," added Tim.
"Yeah, but last we remember, the hybrids offed themselves and we haven't heard from Wu in a few months since the Indominus Incident," said Lowery.
"Well, we'll just leave it to our imaginations then."
"Right well, I gotta get going again. Who knew that the herbivores would be more of a problem than the carnivores?" asked Reggie as he left the room.
The others then soon followed out of the room and dispersed to their respective places of work.
"So, all of that happened while we were gone?" Olivia asked.
"Yeah," said Alexis.
"Damn it! We missed the good stuff. Sorry Alexis."
Olivia and Casey huffed and stared at Alexis. They were in the recovery room that Alexis was in. She was still recovering from her injuries and the doctor said it would be a good idea if she rested for a bit longer. Ian was leaning against a wall and lightly scoffed at Casey and Olivia and then said, "You gonna tell Zach about this?"
"Maybe not the nearly dying part," responded Alexis.
"Why not? You survived, I think he'll be happy to know that much," said Olivia.
"Look, it wasn't you who was attacked okay? If you were attacked and Ian wasn't here, would you have told him?"
"Yeah."
"Well then, I wasn't expecting that answer."
Olivia rolled her eyes at her friend and then Ian got off of the wall and then said, "Well, you need your rest, so I'm heading somewhere else because, well, I'm bored. Anybody want to come along?"
Olivia and Casey looked at each other and then back at Ian, who then let out a small sigh, "Okay then, if you need me, just call."
Ian stepped out of the room and went to go and find Owen.
Owen was getting a bite to eat with James as the two talked about the raptors meeting each other.
"So, your boys won't do anything frisky to my girls?" Owen asked.
"Te aseguro mi amigo, they'll be fine," responded James.
"But, they've never been around girls before, right? Who's not to say that they'll...you know."
"Mate?"
"Yeah."
"Owen, my dear friend, I assure you that my boys won't do anything like that to your girls. For all we know, they might not even like each other."
"That's true."
"Let's have them meet this weekend."
"Fine."
James smiled as he continued to chow down on the food that he had ordered. Owen watched as James devoured his food like a velociraptor that hadn't been fed in over two to three weeks.
Ian then approached his uncle and James and then said, "Uh, Owen?"
"What is it Ian?" Owen asked.
"Can I talk to you in private for a few moments?"
Owen looked at James who had an arched eyebrow and then looked back at his nephew and said, "Yeah, sure."
Owen excused himself as he got up and then stepped out with Ian. The two stopped at a bench in front of a fountain and Ian sat down.
"What's up Ian?" Owen asked as he crossed his arms.
"Well, after much consideration, I've decided to make you my favorite uncle again," responded Ian.
"Was it really necessary to get me out here to tell me that?"
"Yeah, because Lord knows if James would tell Ryan."
"That is true. But, otherwise, awesome! I'm the favorite again."
Ian rolled his eyes and then said, "Yeah well, try not to ruin this. I made you my favorite again because of your stupidity."
"What?"
"Well, Ryan normally knows what's going on before you are, and he corrects me most of the time, but you don't. It's the little things that made you my favorite again."
"Uh, thanks I guess?"
"No, but, there was something serious I wanted to tell you."
"What?"
"I contacted Dad."
"What?! Are you serious?"
"Yeah."
"And?"
"He's coming to Main Street in a few minutes."
"Wait, he's here already?"
"Yeah, apparently, he actually works here. He works with Security, specifically with the raptor paddock."
"I'm confused."
"He's been working around you and you never noticed."
"How did you contact him?"
"He called me."
"How did he have your number?"
"Maybe he ran into Mom and she gave it to him."
Owen placed his hands on his hips and then said, "Your mother said that she never wanted to see that man again, let alone talk to him. You really think that she gave him your number?"
"Maybe Jones pulled a few strings around it or something," said Ian.
"No, Jones doesn't know you well enough, nor does anyone else on Security. Who do you know here that has your number?"
"Olivia, Alexis, Casey, Claire, Ryan, Mom, and Lowery."
"Anyone of them close to anyone in Security?"
"Well, Olivia's..."
"Olivia's what?"
"Olivia's dad."
"Who is that?"
"Jones."
"So Jones did give your dad your number?"
"No, Olivia probably was approached by Dad and he talked to her and then she probably gave him my number."
"Ian, you better hope that your mom doesn't find out about this."
"Why not? I can bond with my Dad if I want to."
"He left you and Sarah when you were ten. Why get along with the man who abandoned you?"
"You left too you know? I still bonded with you."
"I'm your uncle, not your father."
"Well, I guess that, since I'm older, I've decided to give him a chance. It's better to forgive than to forget."
"I'm going to be right here when he gets here."
"Owen-"
"No, I've got a few choice words to say to him."
"Owen-"
"I will bash his skull in and make sure that he doesn't show himself around here anymore."
"Owen!"
"What?"
Ian pointed in a direction behind Owen, making him turn around and stare at the man that ran out on Ian and Sarah eight years ago. This was Vincent "Vince" Ortega. Yes, Ian is part Spanish, hard to believe right? Ian understands Spanish, mostly thanks to James though. He never spoke it fluently, so he just pertained to speaking English all the time. Vince stood at six feet and five inches. Vince had tanned skin, light brown eyes, short black hair, a scar on his left eyebrow, and a tattoo on his neck. Vince was dressed in a nice black and white suit.
"Why the hell does he look like an agent from Men in Black?" Owen asked Ian.
"I guess he lied about working around the raptor paddock. He probably works at Control or something," replied Ian.
The man then approached Ian and Owen and then stopped when he was about a foot in front of them.
"Ian, Owen, how are-"
Vince couldn't finish his sentence because Owen had launched a fist and made perfect contact with his jaw, making Vince fall back onto the ground. Guests walking around were shocked by what happened and began to stare and slowly gather around. James came running and stood in front of Owen and asked, "What the hell are you doing?"
"Get out of the way James," said Owen.
"Owen, stop. You need to calm down."
James tried pushing Owen back, but the latter just tried moving forward. Ian then stepped forward and helped Vince up and saw that Vince's jaw was bleeding. Ian grabbed a napkin from one of the guests and then handed it to Vince.
"Thank you," said Vince as he pressed the napkin against the bleeding jaw.
Ian turned around and saw that Owen's knuckles were slightly bruised. Ian walked up and then kneed Owen in his manhood, making Owen groan and fall to his knees.
"What the hell is wrong with you Uncle Owen?" Ian asked.
Owen looked up at Ian and then said, "He abandoned you and Sarah."
"Yeah, that's my problem, not yours!"
"No, you mess with one Grady, you mess with all of us."
"Don't give me that family crap right now! I get that family is important, but, right now, you, and I know Ryan will do that same thing, just need to relax and accept that I'm trying to just talk to my dad!"
Owen tried getting up, but decided to stay down until he felt a bit better. Ian stepped over to Vince and then said, "Let's go to a first aid station and get your jaw checked."
Vince nodded his head and then followed Ian to a first aid station.
James helped Owen to sit on the bench and then said, "Owen, this is a problem between him and Vince. Let them solve their dilemma. Maybe they'll just end up hating each other in the end."
"No, you don't get it. Even though Vince left, he always said that he loved Ian from the bottom of his heart. He'll win Ian over," said Owen.
"Isn't that a good thing?"
"Yes and no. Yes because it'd be nice for Ian to finally get along more with his father. No, because God only knows how Sarah will react when she finds out about this."
"You're going to tell Sarah?"
"Not right now, but I'm going to have to before Vince confronts her."
"Whatever you say amigo."
Alice was very grumpy today. She woke up wrong, the meat she ate was a little stale, the water she drank tasted putrid, and her shows weren't filled with as many guests as normal. Alice just wasn't in the mood for anything today because of all the seemingly bad luck she's been having today. Alice was trying to take a nap, until Dom showed up and tried to get Alice to play with him. Alice told Dom to leave her alone, but Dom insisted that she play with him. Alice curled her lip and let out a low growl. She would normally never try to scare Dom off, but she just really wanted to be left alone right now. Dom chirped at her and told her to get her lazy butt up and walk around. Alice curled her lip even more and the growl got louder and louder. Dom gave a final bark at Alice before she turned her head and opened her mouth as wide as she could as she let out a roar at Dom. Dom shrieked at Alice's roar and then tripped on his own feet as he tried scampering away from her. Alice got very close to Dom, and nearly chomped her mouth down on him, but Josiah showed up and grabbed Dom out of the way by picking him up in his mouth by the hatchling's tail. Dom let out a small whimper at Alice, and she looked into the glowing crimson eyes and felt immediate regret about what she had done. king into those vacant eyes and seeing that they were starting to lightly water made Alice's stomach flip inside out. Alice was about to say something when Josiah turned around and took Dom away from Alice. Josiah set Dom down near the pond and told the little guy to stay there for a little bit.
Josiah turned back around and walked back to Alice and then asked her why she nearly attacked Dom. Alice told Josiah that she didn't mean it. She was just having a bad day. Josiah snorted at Alice and then said that it was a stupid reason to nearly kill the hatchling. Alice was a little shocked at Josiah's words and then said that he had no right to say something like that. Josiah said that he had all rights to say it. He was taught to freely speak his mind. Alice told Josiah that it was rash to simply speak your mind all of the time. Josiah responded by telling Alice that maybe she should try it. Maybe she should try speaking her mind all the time. Alice said that it was a stupid idea and then told Josiah to piss off. She would deal with Dom later, but she really wasn't in the mood to deal with the new guy. Josiah asked her why she wasn't being friendly or social to him. Alice responded by telling Josiah that he was brought here and raised by Ortiz. Alice hated Ortiz with all her heart and hoped that she would get the opportunity to clamp her jaws down on him and swallow that sour flesh. Alice didn't know that she tended to think aloud, because Josiah heard the last thought she had in her mind and then asked why she hated Lord so much. Alice said that Ortiz had threatened to kill her and that he believed she was a monster. Josiah retaliated by saying that Lord would never do or say such a thing. Was Josiah medicated? Did Ortiz drug him or something? Alice asked Josiah if Ortiz had done anything bad to him while raising him. Josiah said that the worse Lord did to him was beat him senseless for not obeying him. Alice was surprised at that and then said that Ortiz was a horrible human. Josiah barked at Alice for saying such a thing. Alice apologized and then asked Josiah about what he thought about Ortiz. Josiah told Alice that Lord was a fair human. Lord might not be the best, but he was tolerable enough for Josiah to defend from enemies. Alice blinked at Josiah's response and then heard when Josiah asked about the humans here. Alice told him that they were fun and loving. She told him about Owen and how she had gotten one of his raptors killed, and the small riff it caused between them.
Alice proceeded to tell Josiah about each human she had come to know closely and told him that smiles were important to her. She told him her favorite smile was by a man named Barry. Alice hoped that Barry would show up again so that he could flash his beautiful smile around the paddock for Josiah to see. Josiah told Alice that everyone had their bad days, but she didn't need to nearly take it out on the little guy. She knew that she was wrong for doing that and told Josiah that she would apologize to Dom later. Josiah told Alice to do it now, but Alice told Josiah that she would do it later. Josiah lightly snorted and shook his head as she turned around and walked over to keep Dom company until Alice gained the courage to apologize to the hatchling.
A/N: Turtles! How's life treating you? Welp, I hope that you liked this chapter and I hope that you come back for more! I do plan on shifting all focus on Alice and Josiah, but still keeping the regular humans in mind as well. Review if you'd like and stay tuned for more to come!
'Til Next Time!-TM341
