Alright in this chapter there's going to be some bad words but I covered them so those who are young don't read it! Hope you enjoy the next chapter!
Chapter 2: Uncle Owen and Raptor Cousins
Valentina woke up when she heard a ding from the Airplane saying they have landed. She grabs her backpack and her Lute before going out. She stayed in line seeing many people getting off the airplane then to a ferry. As she gave her ticket to the guard she sits near the window with an old man beside her. "Is this your first time?" the old man asked.
Valentina looks at him and nodded. "Are you going to see the dinosaurs?" he asked.
"I'm going to live there with my Uncle, Sir." Valentina said politely.
The old man chuckles, "Call me Dale." He said, "Why are you going by yourself? Does your parents allowed it?"
Valentina looks at her raptor necklaces, "My Mommy and Daddy are gone."
Dale looks at her sadly, "I'm sorry to hear that."
Valentina smiles kindly, "It's okay Mr. Dale. My Mommy and Daddy are good people and God will accept them in his kingdom."
Dale smiles at the little girl's kindness and ruffles her beanie hat. Then he saw something. "Oh, look at that."
Valentina followed his gaze and saw a big gate with a sign the said Jurassic World.
"We're here." Dale said with a smile. "By the way what is your name sweety?"
"My name is Valentina Rosalina Grady, Mr. Dale." Valentina said kindly with a cute smile. Dale smiles as the ferry enters the gate.
Meanwhile in the docks, Owen was there with Barry, holding a sign that said Valentina on it, waiting for his niece.
"Why am I the one holding the sign?" Barry asked with a grumpy face.
"Hey, rock beats scissors, so I win." Owen said with a grin.
The two of them had rock, paper, and scissors to see who would hold the sign. Barry lost and Owen wins.
Barry rolled his eyes as the ferry landed and many people came out. Owen and Barry are having a hard time finding Valentina because they didn't know what she looks like.
"Next time Owen, asked the girl, Abigail, to send us the picture of Valentina." Barry said looking for the four in a half year old girl.
Owen silently mimics him in a mocking tone as he searches for his niece.
Meanwhile, Valentina was walking out of the ferry with Dale. "Well, I should go now my grandkids are calling me." Dale said.
Valentina nodded with a smile, "Okay, bye Mr. Dale, it was very nice meeting you." She said kindly.
Dale smiles as he went to his grandkids and Valentina was now on the search for her uncle. She notices a black man with a sign that has her name on it and a white man was looking for someone. Valentina walks over to him.
"Um excuse me?" Valentina asked politely.
The man looks down at her. "Oh uh are you Valentina?" he asked.
Valentina nodded, "Yes, I'm Valentina."
The man smiles, "Well, you probably know who I am; I'm your Uncle Owen."
Valentina nodded then she notices black man, "Who's he?"
Owen looks at him, "Oh that's Barry my friend."
"Oh, it's nice to meet you Mr. Barry." Valentina smiled.
Barry chuckles as he outstretches his hand, "Call me Barry."
Valentina shakes his hand, "Okay."
Owen looks at her raptor necklace, "That's a nice necklace you got there."
Valentina looks at her necklace, "Josh said that my daddy was supposed to give it to me on my birthday." She said sadly.
Owen and Barry looks at her sadly, "Well, we should get your things." Owen said.
Valentina nodded as she follows them and Owen and Barry carried her bags. Then they got in the jeep. Owen was driving the jeep and Barry was in the front seat. Valentina was in the back seat, well behave. Owen looks at Valentina, who was looking at her raptor necklace.
"So… do you like dinosaurs?" Owen asked breaking the silence.
Valentina answered politely, "Yes, Uncle Owen, I always dreamed of meeting one."
Owen nodded, "What's your favorite of all dinosaurs?" he asked.
"Velociraptors" Valentina answered.
Owen stops the jeep all of a sudden luckily Valentina was wearing her seatbelt or else she would of fall off. Owen and Barry looks at her eyes widen in shock.
"Did you say Velociraptors?" Barry asked in shock.
Valentina nodded slowly; fearing she said something wrong.
"Why?" Owen asked.
Valentina gulps, "B-because they're very smart, they h-hunt together and also they're v-very mysterious." She stuttered.
Owen and Barry look at her as she buried her face in her mother's scarf. Owen and Barry looks away and the jeep started move again. Valentina looks at her necklace sadly, believing that she angered her uncle and Barry. But she didn't hear to their whispers.
"I told you so it's going to be easy." Owen whispers with a triumph grin.
Barry looks at him, "Yeah for now." He whispers back.
Owen shrugs as he continues driving to his bungalow. It took them until noon but they finally reach their destination. As the three gets off, Barry and Owen carried her things before entering.
"Here we are." Owen said putting down a pink suitcase, "Your new home. I know it isn't fancy but, hey, home sweet home right?"
Valentina nodded as she follows her uncle and Barry. "Here's your room." Owen opens the door. Valentina's room was simple; there was a bed in the middle, a pink carpet, with stuff dinosaur toys, a desk, with a mini bookshelf, and closet for her clothes. Her room was painted blue with a window and green curtains.
"This will be your room." Owen said, "The bathroom is down the hall next to mine and you need anything just ask, okay?"
Valentina nodded still believing that her uncle is still mad at her. Owen notices her sad expression and knells down at her height. "Is there something wrong?" he asked gently.
Valentina looks at him, "I thought you and Barry were angry at me because I answered about Velociraptors." She said.
Owen and Barry looks at each other before looking at Valentina, "We weren't mad just shock to hear that you like Velociraptors." Owen said.
"Why?"
"Well, most kids wanted to see T. Rex, Triceratops, or Pteranodon." Barry said as he looks at Valentina's blue eyes, "But you, you wanted to see the most dangerous of all dinosaurs and yet you're not afraid of them."
"Well, because they're very smart and they take care of each other." Valentina answered.
Owen looks at his niece before smiling, "You and I are gonna get along just fine Val." He said.
"How's that?" Valentina asked innocently.
"Because I like Velociraptors too." He said. "So dose Barry."
Barry nodded with a smile. Valentina smiles and nodded then the three's stomach growls.
"Well, I'm hungry." Owen said standing up, "What do you want for dinner?"
"Well, every Friday, Mommy would always make pizza." Valentina said.
Owen grins, "Today is Friday so let's have pizza!" he said.
Barry rolled his eyes with a smile as they went to the kitchen. Owen took out a frozen pizza and put it in the microwave and it started heating.
Barry and Valentina set the table. Then there was ding means the pizza was ready as Owen took it out and puts it on the table. The three started eating while Barry and Owen told her funny story on how they met making her laugh. After they ate, Barry went home saying goodnight to the two Gradys. Valentina washes herself and puts on a blue big shirt with a bunny picture on the middle and shorts. She went to bed as she puts her whistle, necklace, scarf and beanie hat on the table while Owen places a nightlight.
"Goodnight Val." Owen said.
Yawning, Valentina slowly closes her eyes while she hugs her yellow stuff Velociraptor toy, name Honey, "Nighty-night Uncle Owen." She said before going to sleep.
Owen smiles as he close the light then the door.
Next day, Valentina woke up early in the morning, usually her parents would wake up first but they're gone, she got off of her bed and walked to the kitchen while dragging Honey. As she got to the kitchen she puts honey on the chair and she took out a cook book on how to make pancakes.
Valentina was a special little girl. She was smart enough to cook her own breakfast and she has a gift, her gift helps her to understanding animals and also communicates with them, with her whistle or her ocarina. Her parents know about it, also Abby and Josh. She can't tell her uncle yet. She doesn't want him to freak out.
As she took out the ingredients she started cooking. It was easy for her as she finished she stacks the pancakes and placing butter and syrup also putting a glass of orange juice for Owen and milk for her. As she sits down, she heard Owen's yawn. He enters wearing his boxers with no shirt on. Owen rubs his eyes and then they became wide to see a plate full of delicious pancakes with maple syrup and butter.
"Val? Did you cook this?" he asked sitting down.
Valentina nodded, "It's really easy to make." She took a bite on her pancake.
Owen looks at her before taking a bit; a satisfied sound came from him as he continues eating. As they finished they put their plates in the sink. They got dress; Valentina wears a blue sleeveless t-shirt, brown boots, and brown pants. She puts on her whistle, necklaces, scarf and beanie hat. Her dark brown hair was tied into two ponytails. Owen was wearing his usual clothes. They went outside, Owen gets on his motorbike, and Valentina sits on the back with helmet on.
"Alright, Val, wanna see where your Uncle works?" Owen said with a grin.
Valentina nodded as Owen started driving his motorbike in full speed. Valentina holds on to her Uncle with all her might as he drives to the Raptor paddock. Once they got there, Barry was waiting for Owen and his niece Valentina. He saw Owen, riding his motorbike with Valentina riding behind him. As he parks it he got off while picking up Valentina and placed her down before removing her helmet.
"Owen, you're early." Barry jokes.
Owen shrugs, "Well, someone woke up before me and started cooking breakfast." He said looking at Valentina.
Barry looks at Valentina, "A little girl did all the cooking?"
"Yup!" Owen said popping the p. "Well, I should introduce Val to the girls."
Barry looks at him, "Is it a good idea letting the girls see your niece?"
Owen waved it off, "Come on, they'll like her." he said walking up to the stairs followed by Valentina.
Barry shook his head, "Yeah, they'll like her alright, for lunch." He mutters.
On the top of the railings, Owen was standing tall with Valentina behind him. Owen turns at her, "Watch your uncle works." He said before looking at the jungle inside, "Barry! Bring the girls out!"
Barry pressed the button to bring out the Raptors. The Raptors got out and went in their paddock. Valentina gasps in awe seeing her favorite dinosaurs up close and personal. She hides behind her uncle's legs as Owen started using the clicker. "Hey! Eyes on me!" he ordered.
The Velociraptors looked up and snarled at him. "Hey! Don't give me that s***!" He said. He looks behind his back, "Sorry you have to hear that." He whispers to Valentina. Valentina smiled. "It's okay Uncle Owen."
Owen nodded and looks at Velociraptors, "Stay!" he yells.
The Velociraptors stops snarling but they glared at him, "Alright! I wanna meet your foster cousin!" he yells. Owen looks at Valentina, "Go on, say hello." He encouraged.
Valentina nodded and came out from her Uncle's back and looks at the Velociraptor pack.
"Hi" Valentina waves with a small smile.
The pack was surprised. They never saw a human child before. They didn't growl at her or even gave her hungry eyes instead they looked at her curiously.
"Alright!" Owen said, "I know you girls never seen my niece but I don't want any hungry eyes on her or…"
The Raptors weren't listening to Owen's rules instead they looked at Valentina curiously. They can smell a weird aroma on her, like she was one of them. Valentina looks at them in the eye. Her sapphire blue eyes locked at their golden yellow eyes.
Valentina tilted her head on the right and they copied. She then opens her mouth and they followed. Owen stops talking as he looks at his Raptor Squad in confusion.
"Why the hell are they opening their mouths?" he mutters then he notices Valentina with her mouth open then realized they were copying her. He watches carefully as Valentina stick out her tongue. Owen then looks at his Squad who were doing the same. He tried his best not to laugh as Valentina smiles, showing her teeth, while his Squad copied, they didn't smile but they reviled their sharp teeth.
Valentina stops and looks at her Uncle, who was shaking, trying his best not to laugh, "Are you okay, Uncle Owen?"
Owen looks at her with a smile, "I'm fine. It's just cute that my Squad is copying you."
Valentina nodded and looks at the Raptors, "What are their names?"
Owen pointed the youngest with green stripes, "That's Charlie." He then pointed a Raptor with gecko like eyes, "That's Delta." He pointed a Raptor with bronze scaled and a scar, "That's Echo." He pointed the last one with blue marking, "And that's Blue my best girl."
Valentina looks at the Raptors, looked at Echo she saw the scar on her right side on the jaw.
"Uncle Owen?"
"Yes Val?"
"Why does Echo have that scar on her snout?" Valentina asked.
"Echo got that scar from Blue, they had a fight between each other." Owen explains.
"What for?"
"Echo wanted to be the beta before, but she lost the fight, so Blue won then she became the beta and that when Blue given the scar on Echo."
Valentina looks at Blue, "If she's the Beta and that means…" she looks at Owen with wide eyes, "You're their Alpha?" she asked.
Owen smiles as he ruffles his niece's beanie hat, "Yup." Owen then looks at his Squad who were watching them, "Alright, girls, this is my niece, Valentina, so don't even think about biting her."
The Raptors didn't growl. They just looked at Valentina until Owen signals them to go and they ran off. Valentina watches them run with a smile. She looks at her uncle, "How did you do that?"
Owen smiles at his four in a half year old niece, "It's a relationship it's base on mutual respect." He said.
Valentina was about to asked another question until a man came. "Good job Owen!" he said.
Valentina saw the man coming to him with Barry behind. "Keep this up and they'll be ready for the park's new upgrade of defenses." He then notices Valentina. "Who's the girl?"
Owen steps in front of Valentina, "This is my niece Valentina Rosalina Grady."
The man blinks, "I didn't know you have a niece." He said.
"And I didn't agree to make my Raptors as weapons." Owen shot back.
"Um… Uncle Owen? Who is that?" Valentina asked a bit scared.
Owen looks at his niece, "This is Victor, "Vic" Hoskins. He's the head of security of Jurassic World." He said.
Hoskins looks at Valentina, "I hope you're not gonna cause trouble in the park." he warned her.
Scared, Valentina shook her head, "I won't Mr. Hoskins. Sir," She said respectfully.
Hoskins grins, "Good girl. I like you already" He said.
Owen narrows his eyes at him, "You better not harm my niece, you hear?" he warned.
"Owen, Owen, let's not think about that." Hoskins said, "Let's talk about your Raptors being-"
"How many times do I have to tell you?" Owen pinches the bridge of his nose, "My Raptors aren't weapons. They're wild and dangerous animals."
"That you control." Hoskins said.
"He doesn't control the raptors." Barry said.
As the three men argued, Valentina's father's beanie hat flew away from a wind as it landed inside the paddock.
"My hat," She whispers before going downstairs, the three men didn't notice her going down. As Valentina went down she opens a gate before closing it then she saw her hat near another gate but it was far to reach. She saw a button and pressed it to open the gate slightly. She crawls under it before walking and then grabbed her beanie hat. She was about to leave but something was breathing on top of her hair. She looks up to see Blue looking at her curiously with her sisters behind her. Barry was the first to notices Valentina in the paddock and his eyes widen horror.
"Owen!" Barry exclaims in fear.
Owen looks at him then to the paddock and his eyes widen just like Barry's along with Hoskins.
"Oh s***!" he exclaims.
The guards saw the Raptors were dangerously close to the little girl. They were about to fire but Owen stops them.
"Stop! If you fire, they'll kill her!"
The guards back off but still pointed their guns at the Raptors.
Valentina didn't not care of the guards, instead she watches the Raptors stalking around her, like they were observing her.
Owen, Barry and Hoskins were looking at them fearfully.
"What are they doing?" Hoskins asked.
"They're observing her." Owen said looking at his Squad and niece.
"Why?"
"To know if she's friend or… food." Barry said the last part gravely.
Blue and Delta sniffs at Valentina while Charlie and Echo looks at her. Blue then smells something. She sniffs at Valentina's pocket before nudging it. Valentina took out a pack of Oreo cookies that she put for a snack. The Raptors were curious, they never seen that kind of food before. Valentina opens it and took one cookie before showing it to the pack.
"Want one?" she asked politely.
The Raptors tilted their heads in curiously as Blue sniffs at it. She then took it with her mouth then chewed it and swallowed. She licks her muzzle while she purrs happily. Her sisters also wanted a treat and barks at Valentina gently. Valentina smiles as she throws them each of her Oreo cookies which they ate. The Valentina opens her scarf to revile her necklace and whistle. She put her whistle in her mouth and blows at it gently. The Raptors were startled when they heard the whistle. Then she started to make weird sound in her whistle. The Raptors recognized that sound she was using in her whistle, she was speaking Raptors. As she stops, Blue made hissing and growling sounds. Valentina nodded and started to make more sounds in her whistle.
"What is she doing?" Hoskins asked.
"I think she's communicating with them." Barry said in shock.
"She's speaking Raptors." Owen whispers in amazement.
As Valentina finished, letting her whistle hang down on her neck, then Blue lowered her head as she sniffed at Valentina's face that caused the guards on the catwalk as they were about to shoot at the Raptors. As Blue stopped sniffing at Valentina, and suddenly she nuzzled her head on Valentina's cheek, like she was her hatchling. Everyone, minus her sisters, eyes widen and shock to see Blue nuzzling her. Valentina giggles as she hugs Blues head, gently stroking her head making Blue purr.
"Blue didn't attack her." Barry said in shock.
Hoskins was shock as well, "Why didn't she attack?"
It was Owen's turn to answer, "She thinks that Val is a baby raptor."
While Val is hugging Blue, Charlie came up to them. Charlie gently nudges on Valentina's side and made a barking sound to get Valentina's attention. Valentina lets go of Blues head and turned her attention to Charlie. Valentina smiles at youngest raptor. She realized that Charlie also wanted a hug from her just like Blue did. Smiling, Valentina hugs Charlie's head, as she purrs happily. Delta and Echo nuzzled their heads on both of Valentina's cheeks that made her laugh happily because she's very ticklish. Valentina gives a hug to Delta's head and then Echo's head. Everyone was all in shock to see most vicious dinosaurs, the Velociraptors, are being so kind and caring for a little girl.
"Well I'll be d***." Hoskins mutters with a grin.
Barry was shocked to see Valentina is being cuddled and nuzzled by the Raptors.
Owen just smiled. His Raptors took a liking on his niece, "Val!"
Valentina looks up along with the Raptors, "Come on! I'm gonna show you around in the park." Owen yells.
"Okay!" Valentina yells. She looks at the Raptors and puts her whistle in her mouth before blowing it telling the Raptors to go. The Raptors did it while they bark saying See ya!
Smiling, Valentina puts on her beanie hat on and skips back to gate. She crawls under it and close it then going out. As she did, she saw Owen, Hoskins, and Barry looking at her.
Owen picks her up, "Val, don't ever go in the paddock without my permission." He said.
Valentina nodded, "Sorry Uncle Owen, I promise." She said innocently.
"So, what happened anyway?" Owen asked.
"While you, Barry and Hoskins were in an argument. My daddy's hat got blown away by a gust of wind, so I had no choice to leave it inside the paddock." Valentina explained.
Owen smiles before looking at Barry, "I'm gonna show her around the park so take my place, Barry." He said.
Barry nodded before going up the stairs. Owen carries Valentina to his motorbike. Valentina looks back at the paddock to see the Raptor Squad looking at her. She smiles as she waves at them. They waved back using their claws. Valentina smiles as she hugs her uncle's neck but she didn't notice that Hoskins was grinning at them.
He believes that Valentina can tame Raptors because they were easily took a liking on her and he thinks that they are ready to be weapons use in war. He grins as he looks at Valentina, who was riding on the back of her uncle's motorbike, with her helmet on, leaving with Owen.
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