The Snitch/The Apology
Ian stared at his father, who had gotten a few stiches for the small cut on his jaw that he received from falling on the ground when he was punched by Owen. Ian was a little upset at both Owen and his father. He was upset at Owen for doing something so rash, and he was upset at his father for, well, leaving when he was ten. Ian just wanted to talk to his father for one answer: why? Yes, he did want to bond with him, but only a little. Ian didn't even want to begin to think about how his mom would react if she found out that Vince was on the island, and that Ian was trying to get closer to him, even after what he had done. Ian didn't hate his father, he had only been gone eight years. But, Ian didn't love his father, because he had been gone for eight years. Vince just decided to step out of the picture and the last words he told Ian were 'I love you.' Ian didn't even get a chance to say a proper farewell to him. Ian did remember that his dad mentioned a little as to why. Apparently, something came up at work, but Ian and Sarah weren't expecting it to take so long. Ian wanted to understand why Vince left, and he wouldn't leave him alone until he got an answer out of the man.
"Uh, I know that this is a bit awkward for you Ian," began Vince, "but, I did deserve that punch. Only I didn't want to receive it from Owen."
Ian just stared at Vince with partial anger in his eyes. Vince let out a sigh and then said, "Well, let me just say one thing before I say anything else. Hi."
Ian continued to stare at the man and then asked, "'Hi?' You leave for eight years and the first thing that you tell me is 'Hi?'"
"Ian, please, I promise that I will tell you everything. I just thought that a little bit of a kind approach would lighten the situation a bit."
"Of course you did."
"Ian, please-"
"Just, spill don't stall by telling me a bunch of other mushy crap! Just be straightforward. Why did you leave?"
Vince looked over to his son and then huffed and began, "Ian, please, I did everything I did out of keeping you and your mom safe and out of the utmost love that I have for you."
"Dad! Please, just go on."
"I left because I got into some trouble."
Ian turned to look at his dad and then arched an eyebrow and said, "Dad, are you freaking telling me, that you left for eight years because you got caught up in some illegal drug troubles?"
"Not just illegal drug troubles."
"Then what?"
"I...snitched."
"Snitched?"
"I snitched on Gabriel Ortiz."
"Oh sweet Jesus, Dad! How could you be so stupid? You risked not just your life, but your family on a little snitch?! And not to mention that Ortiz is still out in the world, as in he owns InGen!"
"I know about that, and that's why I came down here."
"To do what?"
"Put two and two together Ian."
Ian thought about his father's words and then widened his eyes a bit at the realization, "Dad, you are not that kind of person."
"I need to do it, that way, you and your mother are safe."
"No! Dad, I might not like you because of you leaving, but, as your son, I'm telling you that what you are going to try and do is only going to end badly."
"Ian-"
"Dad, please. If you really love me and Mom, then you know that we'd both tell you to not do it."
Vince thought about Ian's words and then let out a sigh, "You're right, but, how do I stop him from getting to you?"
"Well, I've encountered him, like, to or three times already and he hasn't done anything. I think he's a clean guy now. He's trying to take InGen in a new direction."
"New direction? Please, no man like Ortiz would ever try to take things in a new direction."
Ian thought about the whole scenario of his dad leaving, and then Vince's slightly dumb reason for leaving. Ian then thought of a question and asked it.
"Dad, did Mom know about all of this?" he asked.
"What?" Vince asked.
"Did Mom know about why you left and that you would see us again now?"
Vince arched an eyebrow and then said, "No, she didn't."
"Dad, I swear if you are lying, I will go out on a rampage."
"Okay, so, she knew a little."
"A little?"
"Okay, she knew everything."
"Did you two ever meet up during the years?"
"...No."
"Dad."
"We met once or twice a year."
Ian then let out a sigh and began to walk away from Vince.
"Ian!" yelled out Vince with an outstretched hand.
"Don't! How could you and Mom keep this from me? Did you think that I was going to tell someone?" Ian asked with a raised voice.
"Ian, please, we didn't know how you would react!"
"You know what? I can't even right now."
Ian turned around and walked away from his father.
Owen was sitting down with James and then James shook his head at Owen and said, "Owen, you didn't have to do that."
"He left my sister," replied Owen.
"Yeah, but that's Sarah and Ian's problem."
"James, you have siblings?"
"Two brothers and three sisters."
"Any of them get married and then have their partner leave?"
"Two of my sisters had their husband's run out on them. One of them ran out because he was an abusive dick and he had to go running because my brothers and I hunted him down. The other one's ran out because he was married to two other women."
Owen looked at James with a surprised face and then said, "I'm sorry I asked."
"Owen, I understand that you want to protect Ian and your sister, but, maybe it'll be a bit better for them if you back off and let the pieces fall in place."
Owen looked at James and then said, "Maybe you're right James."
"No, I am right Owen."
Owen scoffed at James and then the two got up and then James went to his raptor paddock and Owen went to Alice's paddock.
Alice hated feeling like this. It was like a huge wave of emotions. She was already feeling so many different things today, and now she had to deal with the guilt of nearly hurting Dom. Alice knew that she would never lay a talon on the hatchling; he was too precious to her already. Dom was important to nearly everyone on the island. Alice needed to apologize to the small guy before it was too late. Alice just hoped that Josiah wasn't trying to manipulate Dom by using this moment, where's he's a bit more vulnerable, at least emotionally, than normal.
Josiah saw the hatchling Indominus lying by the pond, watching as a few leaves fell and created small ripples in the water. Josiah then lied down on the opposite side of the pond from where Dom was and watched the hatchling. Dom then tried grabbing one of the falling leaves, only for him to peck his head into the water. Josiah lightly shook his head and then looked up and pinpointed a falling leaf. Josiah stretched out a talon and then gently caught the leaf and presented it to Dom. Dom sniffed the green leaf and then took it off of Josiah's talon. Josiah wished he could chuckle, because he would be doing it right now as Dom played around with the leaf, until he fell into the pond. Dom got out of the water and wriggled the water from his body.
Josiah hated this small feeling inside of him. He knew the penultimate goal for really being here on this island, but this hatchling was starting to bring out a feeling in Josiah that he couldn't explain. Josiah didn't want Dom to be involved in any of this, but, as Lord had told him, 'What must be done, must be done.' Josiah then rested his head on the soft, rich soil and let out a puff of air through his nostrils. He closed his eyes and tried to catch some sleep, until he felt something touch him. Josiah opened his eyes to see little Dom curl up to Josiah's snout. Josiah had to admit, he felt his heart melt a bit at seeing the hatchling curling up. Josiah then readjusted himself so that Dom was cuddled up against the older male Indominus' cheek. Josiah then drifted off into a deep slumber.
Owen walked into the viewing room and saw Alice standing in front of the window with her head hanging low. Owen arched an eyebrow and then opened the window and said, "Everything all right Alice?"
Alice turned her head to look at Owen and then shook her head.
"What's wrong Princess?" he asked as he put his hands on his hips.
Alice gestured to the letters and Owen went and grabbed them and placed them in front of the scarlet eyed Indominus. Alice began to rearrange letters until a few words were made.
'I feel guilty'
"Guilty of what?" Owen asked.
'I almost hurt Dom'
"What? How? Why?"
'Cranky'
"You're cranky?"
Alice nodded her head and then spelled out two words.
'Bad day'
"Oh I see. You've been having a bad day, so you feel cranky about it. But, why did you nearly hurt Dom?"
'Bite'
"You almost bit Dom?"
Alice nodded her head again and then put more words together.
'I need to say sorry'
"Yeah you do. Where is Dom?" Owen asked as he tried to pinpoint Dom from his vantage point.
'Josiah'
"He's with the FNG? Why?"
Alice snorted at Owen for calling Josiah an FNG. But, Owen was right as well, Josiah was the Fucking New Guy.
'Saved Dom'
"Ah, I see. Well, I suggest that you go now. Your next show is in a half an hour."
Alice nodded her head and then spelled out, 'Be there.'
"What do you mean 'Be there?'"
Alice pointed at Owen and then gestured to the brush.
"You want me to be there when you apologize to Dom? Knowing that Josiah is in there?"
'I will protect you'
Owen sighed a sigh of slight confusion and defeat and then said, "Fine. I'm trusting you to keep me safe Princess."
Alice nodded her head and then grabbed Owen and set him down on the ground and the two walked to where Josiah and Dom were.
"Whoa, you're parents lied to you about that?" Lowery asked Ian as he continued to work on the holograms of Alice and Rexy.
Lowery was getting the holograms ready to fight each other, to prove either Lowery's point or Ian's. He was almost done with it. They would probably be done in a week or two.
"Yeah, and I don't know whether to feel happy or pissed," said Ian as he slouched into his chair.
Vivian turned her head to Ian and then asked, "Well, how do actually see this?"
Ian looked at Vivian and arched an eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Well, you're in a conflict of two emotions. So, how do you actually see this?"
"I see this in two ways. A good way and a bad way. The good way, being my happy feeling, is that my family was actually never broken and that we can be the kindred familt we once were. Then, there's the bad way, my pissed feeling, which is wanting my dad to be beaten senseless by Owen and Ryan and then strapped onto a boat and drift out into the endlessness of the sea. Then, the boat he's on would get caught in a terrible maelstrom and he would never show his face again."
"Wow, that took a turn real fast," said Lowery.
"Okay, so, you're just going to have to choose which way you want to go."
Ian then stared at the main screens of the room and then thought about Vivian's words and said, "You're right."
"Great, so, now that that's out of the way, you said that your dad snitched on Ortiz?"
"Yeah."
"Welp, seems like we need a little intel on Ortiz."
"Have you tried Googling him?"
"Yeah, but, believe it or not, nothing showed up."
"Nothing showed up? That's impossible. He's a well known guy."
"He's a well known bad guy," added Lowery.
"Well, it that's the case, then we're going to have to get Ryan to investigate him."
"Or, we can ask your dad about what he knows."
"Why not try both?" asked Vivian.
Lowery and Ian turned to look at Vivian and then agreed with her, making her smile and then continue her work.
Alice and Owen found Josiah and Dom, resting next to the pond. Alice felt her stomach knot up and then wanted to turn around and tell Dom later, but Owen told her to do it now.
"I know that that has to be one of the most adorable things to see ever, but you need to do this now Alice," whispered Owen.
Alice gently nodded her head and then decided to wake Dom and Josiah up with a little prank. She walked over to the pond and then flicked her tail in it, splashing Josiah with water, making him startle awake and let out a loud bark, startling Dom. The hatchling jumped a bit and then ran behind Josiah's tail, until he saw Owen and wriggled his hips. Owen didn't see it coming again, and he was already on the ground as Dom rested his haunches on top of the raptor trainer. Owen wheezed a bit before saying, "Dom, you have got to give a guy a warning before tackling them."
Dom trilled happily and then hopped off of Owen and ran back over to Josiah. Dom then turned his gaze to Alice and lowered himself a bit.
Alice stared at the hatchling Indominus and then looked at Josiah. Josiah knew that he didn't need to be present at the moment and then turned his gaze to the unknown human. This must be Owen. Josiah stared at the man before passively dismissing him in his mind and disappearing into the trees. Owen stepped back a bit and then waited for Alice to apologize to her younger sibling.
Alice told Dom that he didn't need to be scared. She told Dom that she was very sorry for nearly hurting him. She didn't mean any of it. She wasn't feeling well, and she told Dom that he wasn't helping her get better at that moment. She wanted Dom to know that she would never hurt him, or even try to hurt him intentionally like she did. Dom stared at Alice with his crimson gaze and then said that everything was okay. Dom apologized for being a bit annoying. He knew he was small and still very young, but he wasn't dumb. He would understand the boundaries that one needed to heed when told. Alice stepped forward and then nudged Dom and said that she forgave him. Dom trilled happily as he was cuddled by his big sister. Dom then noticed a leaf falling and caught it in one of his teeth and showed it to Alice. Alice looked at the green stuck to Dom's teeth and asked him why he grabbed it. Dom told her that they were fun to try and catch. Alice then looked up and noticed a leaf falling and stretched out a talon and tried grabbing it, but she didn't succeed. She then tried biting it, but she didn't grab it either. Alice then lunged at the leaf with a hard chomp, only to have to leaf go into her mouth and get caught in her throat, making her cough and choke. That made Owen laugh his socks off as Alice drank a bunch of water to get the leaf to go down. Once the leaf was out of her throat, she turned her gaze to the laughing man and then put some water in her mouth and dropped it on Owen, making him startle at first and then complain and groan a little.
"Alice! What the hell?" Owen asked as he tried shaking some of the water off.
Alice smiled and then nudged Owen lovingly.
"No, no, don't try to cuddle me up after doing this," said the raptor trainer.
Alice snorted and then grabbed Owen and held him over the pond.
"You wouldn't," he said.
Alice gave a slightly menacing smile and dropped Owen into the water.
"Alice! I swear when I get dry and all, I will get my revenge!"
Alice snorted and then walked away from the pond, with little Dom by her side.
A/N: Turtles! How's life going? Well, I hope that you guys liked this chapter and I hope that you come back for more! Review, if you want to and stay tuned for more to come!
'Til Next Time!-TM341
