Termites/All Hail the Queen
It was now Thursday and today was a smooth day. All of Alice's shows went well, Josiah and Dom were getting closer, Owen's raptors were very mellow today, as were James' raptors. No incidents were reported today. No lost children, streaking men, vandals, just...nothing. Today had to be the easiest day in Jurassic World, but, it was going to change once nighttime came around. Tonight was the night that either Lowery or Ian would be right about one question: Who would win in a fight: Rexy or Alice? That's right, today, a Dino Fight was going to happen. Vivian and Ian had been looking for different and cooler names for it, but they still hadn't found anything.
It was around four in the afternoon in Jurassic World, and the teens were hanging out in the Starbucks as usual.
"So, you talked to your parents already?" Olivia asked Ian.
"Yeah, they told me that they kept their relationship a secret from me because they thought that I wouldn't have been able to handle it," replied Ian.
"Wow, what a pickle," said Casey.
Ian turned to look at Casey before saying, "So, the doctor said that Alexis was going to be out by next week, right?"
"Yeah. She's dying to get out of there. She really wishes she could be here at the moment."
"I wonder how Zach took the news of Alexis's attack."
"He probably freaked out about it at first, but was then relieved because, well, she survived."
"If I was Zach, I would've tried to come back onto the island to see her myself."
Ian and Olivia looked at Casey and then Ian asked, "Anyway, you guys coming over to the fight tonight?"
"Nah, I'd prefer raptor fights. And besides, Rexy would obviously win," said Casey.
"Thank you! I can't believe that people would think that Alice would win."
"I believe that Alice would win," said Olivia.
Ian looked at Olivia with a surprised face and then said, "I don't even know who you are right now."
Olivia rolled her eyes, "I'm going to the fight tonight and we'll see."
"Right well, while you two talk about your obvious problems, I'm going to go and see Alexis."
Casey got up and went to go and see Alexis.
Alice was walking around the paddock when she found Dom hopping around Josiah's face. Alice snorted at Dom and told the hatchling to give the male some space. Josiah then said that he didn't mind the company. Alice then dismissed it and asked if Josiah was okay. Josiah said that he was fine and asked her why. Alice simply felt something was...a little off. Alice thought that she might have judged Josiah to quick when he first showed up. But, he's only been here for three days, so the trust sticker wasn't going to be put onto him just yet. Josiah would have to fully gain Alice's trust. He might have won over Dom already, but Alice wasn't a hatchling. She knew how the world was. It was ruthless, teeming with creatures that don't even trust their own selves. Alice always kept a vigilant eye when she was around Josiah. He was new to them, and vice versa.
Josiah told Dom to knock it off and leave him be, but the hatchling responded by thrusting his head into Josiah's jaw. Josiah then got up and grabbed Dom by his tail and held the hatchling up high. Dom let out a squeal and stared at the ground below, or above him. Alice told Josiah to put Dom down, and the bigger male Indominus did as he was told. Dom then after being set onto the soil, ran into the brush and quickly reappeared with a branch in his mouth. Josiah tilted his head as to why Dom brought a branch with him. Dom told Josiah that he was like this branch. Josiah didn't know whether to take it as a compliment or to take offense. Josiah inspected the branch, it seemed fine and healthy, regardless of not being part of a tree anymore. Dom then showed Josiah what was inside the branch, and it revealed a colony of termites. Josiah then turned a little sour, seeing at how Dom made an insulting analogy. Dom was saying that Josiah seemed nice on the outside, but was terrible on the inside. And, Josiah knew, that Dom was actually right. Josiah hung his head a bit at thinking about what Lord told him to do when the time was right. Josiah had a strange feeling in his stomach. One of, slight regret? he hadn't even done anything yet, but, he looked down at Dom and Josiah said to himself that he didn't want to involve Dom in anything, but, it seemed like Dom would be involved anyway. Josiah hoped that it would be very long before Lord wanted him to execute the plan.
Claire was with Ortiz in her office on the island and she was not content with the man whatsoever. Claire was sitting in her chair, leg crossed over another, with such a stern look. She impatiently tapped her fingers on her desk as Ortiz, who was sitting across from her, just uncomfortably sat and waited for Claire to speak.
"Miss Dearing, if you don't mind speeding things up," he began, " I have an important meeting to attend."
"Reschedule it then, because you are going to be here for a long time," said Claire coldly.
"If I may, why am I here and why so sour?"
Claire then grabbed a stress reliever that was next to her phone and began to squeeze it profusely. She then answered, "You know exactly why the hell I am sour."
"Is this still because of me keeping Josiah a secret?"
"No shit Sherlock."
"Miss Dearing, please, understand that he wasn't meant to be revealed at the moment."
"Oh? Is that so? You took six years to raise him, and God knows what messed up shit you did to him, but you should have brought him over from the beginning."
"I didn't do anything rash to Josiah if that's what you're mainly trying to get."
"Cut the crap Ortiz. You brainwash and tortured that Indominus and now, he's just waiting to spring into action."
"What are you talking about?"
"You think that you're the master of this game of chess?"
"Excuse me?"
"You think I don't know your game? You have many pawns in play at the moment. You've got pawns planted in nearly every part of this island. You've got rooks, bishops, knights, and you are the King. Josiah is your Queen."
"He's a male, you do know that?"
"I mean that he's the piece that can do virtually anything, meaning he's nearly the most powerful piece in your game."
"You think you have me figured out don't you miss Dearing?"
Claire squeezed the stress relieved very tight, nearly making it pop, but she then said, "Ah, so you don't deny that you're planning something?"
"I'm trying to take InGen in a new directon Claire, and that includes Jurassic World as well."
"No, not Jurassic World. This is my island, it's my park. Stick to changing InGen, just don't involve this island in your dirty work."
"Excuse me if I'm wrong, but are you trying to accuse me of something?"
"Zara was your assistant Ortiz. She told us last week before she killed herself."
"Who is Zara?"
"Don't act dumb Ortiz, you know exactly who I'm talking about. She ratted you out and said that you were the head honcho."
"Well, if Miss Young said anything then she was lying."
"I didn't tell you her last name."
Ortiz stared at Claire with a serious glare and Claire returned the gaze with an icy cold one.
"I'll be taking my leave now Miss Dearing," said Ortiz as he got up from the chair to leave the office.
"Take one step out of this room, and I will see to it that Josiah is taken off this island and put onto Isla Sorna," said Claire.
Ortiz stopped in his tracks and then turned around, "You wouldn't."
"It's what a CEO does Ortiz."
Ortiz glared at Claire and then asked, "What do you want from me?"
"I want you arrested for all the shit you've caused."
"Well, to arrest me, you're gonna need evidence to determine whether I did it or not. Until then, I will see you later."
Ortiz turned and exited the room.
Owen slouched on the railing of the catwalk at he watched Blue playfully tackle Echo with a victory screech. Barry approached Owen and asked, "What's wrong this time Owen?"
Owen turned to look at Barry as he sighed and responded, "I'm just a little upset at Sarah for keeping her relationship with Vince a secret from Ian."
"Shouldn't you be happy for them?"
"Why?"
"Vince never left, they stayed together."
"You have a point. But, Ryan and I went on to hate Vince because we were convinced that the man was utter scum. Ian said that he never hated his father, but he wasn't his favorite either. It's just a matter of adjusting and adapting."
"Owen, you have more important matters to deal with, like the girls meeting the boys tomorrow."
"True that Barry."
Owen then stood tall and watched as Echo chased Blue into the brush.
"You nervous?" Barry asked.
"I'm scared," said Owen with a confident smirk.
Barry scoffed at Owen and then said, "Well my friend, get ready to relax."
"Why?"
"Reggie came over and handed me these."
Barry handed Owen files and Owen opened them. They were files on the raptors.
"Is this for real?" Owen asked.
"As real as Alice's rampage," replied Barry.
"Vague comparison Barry."
Owen looked over the files. They contained information on James's raptors.
"Does James know about this?" Owen asked.
"He was there with me when Reggie gave me them. He's known all the time,' replied Barry.
"Oh boy, this brings a little happiness to me."
"I knew it would."
Owen continued to read through the files until he was distracted by a screech from Delta, who was getting ready to fight Blue.
Nighttime fell upon Jurassic World, and that meant one thing. It was finally time to see who would win in the ultimate clash of the titans. All Jurassic World employees, except for Claire and Owen, were gathered on the top level looking down upon the center of the ground floor. Ian and Olivia were also amongst the crowd and were sitting next to Lowery, Vivian, James and Tim. The people were divided evenly: Rexy's loyals and Alice's crazies.
"Lowery," began Vivian, "let's make this quick. If Claire comes in here and sees this, she'll wonder what is going on here."
"We can just tell her that we're having a religious gathering," responded Lowery.
The group turned their heads to Lowery and then Ian said, "Yeah, that would be believable, only if some of the people in here weren't atheists or just don't believe in God whatsoever."
"Whatever, we're ready now by the way."
Tim then put his hands over his mouth and yelled out, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, we are gathered here today to witness what will be one of the best fights of all time!"
The employees all gave a round of applause and then continued to listen to Tim, who said, "If you haven't placed wages yet, place them now, because we're about to begin!"
There was mumbling amongst the people, who were placing bets amongst each other.
"And now," began Tim, "the moment we've all been waiting for!"
The people began to cheer and Tim continued on to announce, "On one side, we have the one who started it all. I'm talking about the Queen of Isla Nublar herself, everyone welcome Rexy the Tyrannosaurus Rex!"
Lowery pushed a button and then the holographic figure of Rexy appeared and let out a signature roar.
"Wow, that roar though," said Ian.
Lowery rolled his eyes and then waited for Tim to continue.
"And on the other side, we have lethal mixture. Please give a awesome welcome to Alice the Indominus Rex!"
The hologram of Alice appeared and let out a shrill, yet powerful roar.
"All right, everyone should understand the rules. Whoever loses, well, loses."
Tim turned to look at Lowery and said, "Ready?"
"Signal it Tim."
Tim nodded his head and then held out his hand, "And...Fight!"
Lowery then pushed a button and the holograms acknowledged one another and began to roar at each other. Holographic Rexy roared louder than holographic Alice, making the hologram hybrid step forward and try to sound louder. The two holograms then charged for each other and the real battle began. Rexy bit down on Alice's neck and then tried pinning the hybrid down, but Alice got out and thrusted her head into Rexy's and then tried biting her. Rexy roared and then whipped Alice with her tail and body charged Alice, pushing her back.
Everyone watched as the titans duked it out in the center of the Innovation Center. They were content that they wouldn't have to clean anything up later. Thank God for holographic technology.
Alice then went out on the offensive and thrashed her claws at Rexy, gashing into her holographic skin. Rexy then bit down on one of Alice's arms and pulled it down. let out a snarl and then tried clawing at Rexy with her free hand and nearly gouged Rexy's eye. Rexy let go of the injured arm and then whipped her tail at Alice again. This time, Alice grabbed hold of Rexy's tail and gave it a good yank, making the T-Rex stumble back. Rexy quickly got up to her feet and then grabbed Alice by her jugular and slammed her down to the ground.
Lowery and the others couldn't believe it. Was Rexy going to win? Lowery felt a bead of sweat roll down the side of his head and then tensed when Rexy stood over Alice and was about to go in for the kill, when Alice used her leg to trip Rexy onto the ground. Alice got up and now stood over Rexy and pinned her down with her good arm and went in for the final blow to win the fight. But, like Ian had said, it was wisdom versus modern knowledge. Rexy used all the power left within her and thrashed her head and got hold of Alice's neck again, and this time she bit down hard. Rexy kept biting down on the neck, until the sounds of bones crunching were heard. A few more seconds passed, and Alice's body went limp. Rexy dropped hold of the neck and slowly got up. She looked down at the now dead Indominus and placed her foot on the dead hologram and let out a powerful, victorious roar.
Lowery couldn't believe it. He lost. Ian won. Those on Rexy's side began to cheer and shout in victory and high fived each other. Tim couldn't be any happier. He knew that Mama wasn't going to back down so easily. Ian held out his hand in front of Lowery and said, "Well, Mr. Cruthers I do believe that there is a small fine to be paid for doubting the Queen's power."
Lowery let out a scoff and then handed Ian the money from their bet.
"How did Alice lose?" Olivia asked.
"Brawn over Brains baby,' replied Ian.
Olivia gave Ian a serious look and then stared at the now frozen holograms. Everyone on Alice's side began to pay those on Rexy's side and soon began talking amongst themselves. It wasn't everyday that all the employees of Jurassic World gathered in one place to have fun like this.
"You accused Ortiz without displaying evidence?" Ryan asked Claire.
Claire, Ryan and Owen were walking through Main Street as they discussed about Ortiz.
"Yes, I messed up a bit," said Claire.
"Well, it's fine. I'll get started by the crack of dawn tomorrow."
"Thank you."
"Anytime."
Owen turned to look at the Innovation Center and could see that there was a great multitude inside.
"That's going on in there?" he asked them.
Claire and Ryan turned to look at the Innovation Center and Claire arched an eyebrow and responded, "I have no idea."
The three then proceeded to the building and when they opened it, they couldn't believe what they saw. It was Rexy standing over a dead Alice giving a roar. Owen startled a bit at seeing Alice, even though it was a hologram, dead on the floor.
Olivia was talking with Barry when she gaze a quick glance at the main doors and widened her eyes at the sighting of Claire.
"Uh oh," she said.
Barry looked in the direction that Olivia was and his smile turned into a frown and he then said, "You guys."
Everyone turned to look at Barry and then to Claire and everyone went quiet.
Claire walked up to the holograms and then looked around at the employees shocked faces.
"Who did this?" she asked sternly.
Everyone pointed their fingers to none other than Lowery himself.
"Benedict Arnolds all of you," he said quietly.
Claire sharpened her gaze at Lowery and then said, "Mr. Cruthers, a moment if you please."
Lowery then slowly went down the stairs and walked up to Claire.
"What is this?" she asked.
"Uh, well, there's not an official name for it yet, but basically, it's where we pit two holographic dinosaurs against each other and people place wages on who's going to win," replied the tech geek nervously.
"Who helped you with this?"
"No one, it was just me."
"Lowery..."
"Ian helped me."
With that, Ryan and Owen pinpointed Ian and Ryan gestured for him to come down. Ian went down and stood in front of his uncles.
"You helped out with this?" asked Owen.
"Yeah, I did," said Ian openly.
"Oh, well, all right then."
Lowery stared at Claire and said, "Claire, please don't fire me."
"I'm not going to fire you Lowery. I just...wish you would have told me that this was going to happen," said Claire.
"What?"
"I knew Rexy would win."
Claire then gave a small smile and then said, "This is an interesting idea. I'll run it by the board and see what they think. Good job you two."
Claire then walked around the holograms and then walked back over to Owen and Ryan and said, "Well, I guess that there isn't anything crazy going on here."
With that, everyone resumed talking amongst themselves and Lowery was left flabbergasted at what had just happened.
A/N: Turtles! How are you doing today/tonight? Well, I hope that you guys liked this chapter and I hope that you come back for more! Review if you want and stay tuned for more to come!
'Til Next Time!-TM341
