Butterflies
Josiah told Alice everything that happened to him in the past, making him feel a bit sad and uncomfortable. During the talk, he also seemed to develop a strange, warm feeling in his chest. Alice began to feel something, too. But, neither of the two truly knew what it was that they were feeling.
It was now Saturday, and Owen and Claire had gotten a bit better over their sickness. They still had a few symptoms of their sickness, such as stuffy nose and a cough. But, otherwise they were fine. Claire loved being back at work and Owen loved hanging around with his girls and Alice.
It was early in the morning, so not everyone was up and running around. A few however, were early birds. Ian was walking around with Lowery and Ryan and they were telling Ian what they had found out about Ortiz.
"It's family," said Ian.
"What?" Lowery asked.
"Ortiz's motive: it's family."
"How?" Ryan asked.
"Well, if Ortiz's true intention is to kill Alice. Then, his true motive would have to be family. Alice did something to his family that made him get angry and want to kill her. Keep in mind, this plan of revenge must've come up after Alice's rampage, so everything before that, means nothing in this whatsoever."
"So, Alice did something to his family."
Ryan put his hand on his chin as he thought about what Ian had said and then said, "Maybe something happened during Alice's rampage that could've affected Ortiz's family."
"Like, pterosaurs breaking out and causing havoc on the guests?" Lowery asked.
"That could very well work in this scenario."
"So, Ortiz's family is killed during the pterosaur attack, and then he gets this rage that he decides to get revenge by attempting to kill Alice?" Ian asked.
"It sounds like it."
"Is that enough to pin all of this crap on him?"
Ian looked at Lowery with an arched eyebrow and asked, "Pin it on him?"
Lowery opened his mouth to say something, but Ryan spoke words first by saying, "Lowery wants to get this guy arrested already."
"Oh, well, we have enough for that. But, there's a minor detail that you're glossing over Lowery," said Ian.
"What?"
"Well, Isla Nublar isn't exactly U.S. soil. So, the Costa Rican government would have jurisdiction over him. They'd have to want to transfer him over to the U.S. to get a proper trial."
"So, you mean to tell me, that we've been doing this all for nothing?!"
"No, it gave most of us something to do in our spare time," responded Ian in a joking tone.
Lowery looked at Ian and lowered his brows.
"Well, Ortiz normally doesn't hang around here much, right?" Ryan asked.
"Only in his spare time, which is every now and then," responded Lowery.
"Is he here on the island right now?"
"No, he hasn't been here in a few days. But, I'm pretty sure he's bound to show up within another day or so."
"So, what, you want to interrogate him or something?" Ian asked Ryan.
"Well, Claire handled it miserably last time. We're going to have to get the answers out of him as if we were talking to him casually," responded Ryan.
"Oh, I can do that. Surprisingly, Ortiz doesn't find me one bit suspicious of anything."
"Right, well, when he arrives, we'll discuss that a bit more."
Ian and the other two continued on. Now, all that was left was for Ortiz, or Gonzalez, to return.
Throughout most of the day, everything went smoothly. A few sick dinos here and there, and some guests getting lost. It was a normal weekend day for the park, until the time came around for the Grady's to have family therapy. The Grady's, and Vince, were sitting in a room, in a semicircle, in front of the therapist, Dr. Adam Palifko. Palifko has pale skin, green eyes, and short, black hair. He was wearing a black suit, with a red shirt and a black tie. He had a clipboard on his lap and tapped his pen rhythmically on it. The family simply stared at the man, waiting for him to begin.
"Well, it's nice to meet all of you," began Palifko, "My name is Adam Palifko, but you may call me Adam. I'm here to help you out with whatever problems you are struggling with. So, what seems to be the problem?"
Ian looked at his parents, and then at his uncles, neither of who were going to say anything.
"Well, you see, Dr. Palifko, my father left when I was ten, and it turns out that he and my mom kept their relationship healthy throughout the years without me, or my uncles knowing about it. My uncles got mad at my Dad because they thought he had left her because he was, as they said, a worthless piece of shit who die and rot in hell for all eternity. And, so, the problem is that my uncles still hate my Dad. We need you to fix that," said Ian.
Palifko looked at Owen and Ryan and asked, "Is all of that true?"
Owen and Ryan nodded in unison and then Palifko gave a soft chuckle.
"All right then. I always love a good challenge."
Owen and Ryan looked at each other and then back at the good doctor. Palifko then asked everyone for their names and they easily complied.
"Well, Owen and Ryan, why do you still hate Vince? Even with knowing that your sister kept her relationship with him healthy?" Palifko asked.
Owen looked at Ryan, who was already staring back at his big brother.
Owen quietly huffed as he said, "I don't still hate Vince. I just strongly dislike the fact that they kept it a secret from us, including their own son."
"What he said," responded Ryan as he pointed at Owen.
Palifko then placed a hand on his chin as he then looked at Ian and asked, "Ian, what do you think of all this?"
"Well, at first, I grew a disliking towards my dad, but, after getting to talk with him over these past few days, we've come to agree that we can't make up the eight years that he wasn't their, so, we'll just make eight more years of being a good father and son," responded Ian.
"I like that," said Palifko as he proceeded to pull out a stick with a red band on it.
"Now, you're probably wondering what this is," he said as he held the stick up high, "This here, is a truth stick. Basically, whoever holds the stick, can say whatever he or she feels without getting retaliation or judgement. Who'd like to go first?"
Owen stretched out and grabbed the stick and then said, "I feel that Vince is an A grade asshole that should have just buried himself alive and died a very slow and painful death."
Everyone turned to look at Owen, but, they couldn't give him judging looks or anything, he was holding the Truth Stick after all. Then, Ryan grabbed the stick and said, "What Owen said, except I said that before he died, he should have been water boarded, then beaten senseless until all of his organs were out of place, then peel all of his skin off and throw him in a tub of alcohol, then stab his knees with knives and connect jumper cables on them and then throw him into a pool of water. Then, after all that, he could be buried alive and die a slow painful death."
Ian arched an eyebrow and then turned and stared at the floor for a few seconds. His uncles were psychopaths. Palifko gave a sarcastic smile and then grabbed the stick from Ryan and said, "Okay, so, it seems like there is a problem here."
"You think?" Ian asked sarcastically.
"Okay, so, I have an idea. Let's vent out all of this pent up anger and then discuss more of this matter."
"Okay, so, how are we going to vent out that anger?" Owen asked.
"You and Ryan are going to beat Vince with a bat."
"What?!" Vince asked.
"I love that idea!" said Ryan.
"Can we record it and then send it to everyone who works here?" Owen asked.
"No, no, you don't quite understand. Look over there."
Palifko pointed at the wall and there, a dummy, with a picture of Vince's face tapped to it, was standing there.
"You and Ryan are going to beat that Vince up with a bat until you feel like all the anger towards him inside of you is nearly all gone," added Palifko.
Vince let out a relieved sigh and then Owen and Ryan stood up. Palifko then handed the two a bat and said that Owen would start. Owen then approached the dummy and took in a deep breath. He firmly grasped the bat and then gave a big swing.
"So, we need to find out who Ortiz has working here," Lowery told Jones as he took a sip of water from his big cup.
"Well, we've ran background checks on everyone in here, and we came up with nothing," replied Jones.
"You think that Ian might be able to help out with this?"
"No, but, I already feel like you're going to ask him anyway."
"Yeah I am."
Lowery grabbed the phone and then dialed Ian's number.
Ian and his parents watched as Owen mutilated the dummy. Vince swallowed hard and inched closer to his wife for some comfort. Ian felt his phone vibrate and then pulled it out and saw that Lowery was calling him.
"Dr. Palifko, do you mind if I take this quickly?" Ian asked politely.
"Not at all. I think you have more than enough time. Go ahead," responded the man as he cringed at seeing the bat Owen was swinging with break in two.
Now it was Ryan's turn.
"Lowery, what's up?" Ian asked.
"We need help figuring out who Ortiz's inside guy is," responded the tech geek.
"Why do you need me for that?"
"Well, you're the only person I could think of that thinks outside the box."
At the Control room, Alexis came in and then walked over to Lowery's desk and asked him who he was talking to. Lowery told her that he was talking to Ian about trying to find out who Ortiz had working for him at Control.
"You think it's a guy?" asked Alexis.
"Yeah, why wouldn't it be?" Lowery asked.
"Okay, first of all, that's sexist. Second, what makes you think that the inside guy is indeed a guy?"
"Wait, Alexis could be right. I was actually thinking that exact same thought," said Ian.
Ian looked over at the doctor and then approached him for a second and asked, "Dr. Palifko, I have a little problem I need you to figure out."
"What is it?" he asked.
"Well, you see, there's this scenario running through my head. A room full of people, men and women of course, and we're trying to figure out if one of them is a traitor. How would you figure it out?"
"Well, I would look at how they all act. Then, I would try and get some words out of them that would hint to something of them being a traitor."
"Have you been to the Control room?"
"Yes, I'm familiar with it."
"What if there was a traitor in there?"
"Well, if you were working there, then I'd say it was probably someone who everyone would least expect. Someone very close to you, someone who hears everything you're saying, someone who acts like they are completely innocent."
Ian processed the doctor's words and then widened his eyes at thinking of one person.
"Lowery, I think I have a suspect for Ortiz's inside person," said Ian.
"Who?"
"Vivian.
"What? No, there's no way that it could be-"
"Lowery, I know that it's hard to believe. But, look at her right now, you'll see it."
Lowery then turned to look at Vivian, who was typing quickly and telling Security that there were some more children who had gotten lost. There was no way it could be her. It was Vivian for crying out loud. The girl wouldn't even hurt a fly.
Lowery looked at Jones and then said, "Vivian."
Jones looked at Vivian and then approached her and took her out of the room. Lowery then hung up the phone without saying another word and then slouched in his chair. How would it be possible?
Alice had just woken up from a very nice nap and was walking around the paddock in search of Josiah. She wanted to talk to him more and she wanted to tell him about herself this time. Alice had found Josiah playing with Dom. The two were having a contest to see who had the louder roar. Dom thought that he had the loudest roar in the world, that he could even make the ground tremble. Josiah only agreed to the contest to make Dom feel good. When Dom let out his loudest roar, Josiah pretended like it was the loudest thing he had ever heard and even shook a bit, to make it seem like Dom actually shook the ground with his voice. Alice smiled at seeing that. If Josiah and Alice didn't get along together, it was surefire that Dom and Josiah had a good brotherly relationship. Dom was really important to Josiah already. Dom was a hatchling and he needed to grow up to be big and strong, and Josiah wanted to pass down his wisdom on the hatchling Indominus. It would be like Dom was Josiah's son, at least that's how Josiah kind of saw it.
Alice walked over to the two and Dom chirped happily at seeing his big sister and then climbed up onto her back. Alice greeted Josiah and the bigger male Indominus gave his own kind greeting to Alice. Alice turned her head to look at Dom and then said that his loud had to be the loudest she had ever heard. The hatchling then trilled in happiness and his eyes gleamed with pride as he puffed out his chest and then let out another loud roar. Alice only smiled and Josiah rolled his eyes. Dom jumped off of Alice's back and then disappeared into the brush. He went off in search of some food. He was starving!
Josiah asked Alice how she was doing and she told him that she was doing well. Josiah was pleased to here that and then Alice invited Josiah to lie down because she wanted to talk more with him. Josiah complied and then lied down. Alice sat on her haunches and then Josiah asked her if she was going to tell him something about her past. Alice said that it was only necessary because he had told her everything about his past. Josiah then countered by telling her that he told her that because he felt like she needed to know so that she wouldn't always think of him as some strange stranger who was just showed up on the island thanks to Ortiz. Alice told him that what he told her yesterday made her realize and feel more than just that. She was compelled by Josiah's past. She felt very bad for him. He had been through so much and he seemed so, carefree, right now. Josiah told Alice that even though life might be crappy sometimes, you just gotta keep with the flow and keep on living. No use staying in the past. What good is it going to bring? Josiah had a point. Alice had stayed in the past and that's what drove her rampage. The loneliness, the neglect, the hatred, the fear, all those were factors. Alice honestly hated thinking about why she did what she did. It wasn't going to help her if she did think about it. It would just make her upset and sad. Alice would take Josiah's words into consideration. If Alice had thought about that before her rampage, she might not have even gone on a rampage.
Alice then lied down next to Josiah, and then he began to feel that strange, warm feeling in his chest again. Josiah hated feeling like this, especially since he didn't truly know what it was that he felt. Curse human emotions! Alice had to admit, she was starting to feel something, too. It was a strange fuzzy feeling in her stomach, it was what the humans called, 'Butterflies.' Humans every now and then would get butterflies in their stomach, but that was normally a sign of nervousness. Alice wasn't nervous right now. She had no need to be nervous whatsoever. Maybe getting butterflies in one's stomach meant a bit more than just being nervous.
A/N: Turtles! How are you doing? Good? Bad? Well, whatever it may be, I hope that you're having good days! If not, then I hope that you can find it in yourself to take courage and get happy! I also hope that you enjoyed this chapter! Review if you want to and remember to come back for more!
P.S.-I'm already in tears, but, as I said before, this story is going to conclude soon. I know on exactly which chapter to end this story, but, I will also keep in mind to give all of the characters closure, and for there to be no loose ends. But, don't let this get you down! There's still a lot more to come!
'Til Next Time!-TM341
