Hi peeps, Books here.

Apologies for the delayed update. I had recently been MIA due to an errand that took me away for a week, then, as many of you know, the site went down.

Once it recovered I have been working slowly through writer's block, and have been succsesful.

So i give you...chapter 7!

Again I give my thanks to the reviews and follows, and ask that you continue to give me your thoughts on the updates to come! So happy that you guys are enjoying this as much as I am. :)

Anyways. Regarding a recent review mentioning I should pair Blue up with the scarred male...and its following review from a reader stating he wanted to murder him...well...

One, I am happy to see that I had his first encounter of Blue bring up such emotions! That was the goal!

Two...the moment in which Blue will find a mate in this story is undecided.

If you guys want, leave your opinions on this topic through the following chapters in a review! Would like to know what you think of that!

Otherwise...you shall wait...and see what I have planned. ;)

So, on with the show!

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"Jurassic World: Why So Blue?"

Chapter 7

"Guess What I Found"


Blue's POV


They didn't want her. She was an outsider of their pack and outsiders were not to be trusted. She should have expected this reaction.

Walking after Blue with a wide stance and teeth bared in a sharp hiss, the black scarred male firmly directed the intruder back towards the tree line. His eye was full of fierce devotion to protect the others of his group. He was the definition of dominance and power. He was most certainly an Alpha.

Walking backwards facing the male, Blue lifted her head and growled deeply. She wanted to stay...to once again be amongst her kind. Every so often her growls were broken by distressed wines that she had held for so long inside of her; pleading for acceptance. Her stance softened, although she refused to show full submission to the other raptors. She wasn't willing to do that...her Beta side forbid it.

When she refused to leave, the black male lifted his head in disbelief and let his growl drop. Then, yellow eye filled with fury of her resistance he stepped foreword and roared. His chest puffed out and his talons scraped on the ground. The act of intimidation shook Blue's intentions.

Confidently siding their leader the other raptors stepped foreword and also voiced their aggression to the female outsider. Blue's hopes dropped.

Her tail drooped and blinking at the pack she warbled sadly. So close...yet so far...

As much as she wanted to remain with them; raptors were raptors. They had their packs to protect and their territory to guard. They did not tolerate intruders. Toleration of intruders led risk to danger of the pack and loss of the territory.

Maybe she forgot that; behind the hopes and memories of once again being a member of a family. Blue's vocalizations fell and she took a weak step backwards. This was a mistake...

Keeping one eye on the Alpha, Blue spun on her legs and dove into the tree line before any of the pack could decide to make a move. They didn't follow. She wasn't important.

Heart hanging Blue slinked off into the growing shadows and glanced back over her shoulder. She remembered the times with her sisters; when they would hunt together and work in unison for their prey, when they completed training puzzles with Owen, and when they bedded down for the night side by side. They used to lay against each other, and Blue would always tuck her sisters close by draping her neck over their backs.

Like any pack animal, she craved the family bond held between members of the pack; even more so now that she knew of the raptors on this island.

She needed to find Owen.

Snorting softly the raptor turned, and lifting her head she sniffed the air. She had yet to find her way back to the log where she had left Alpha and Barry.

Picking up her own scent trail from earlier, Blue chuffed softly and moved foreword through the brush. Her movements were jerky as she felt a small sting in her shoulder from the claw of the scarred Alpha, but it was a mere needle prick compared to what she had been through.

Gait picking up into a smooth run, Blue whipped past tree trunks and ferns with long strides that gained ground quickly. She passed the tree which her prey the 'green vermin' had escaped into, then leapt over the stream. Her heart was beating and her golden gaze distanced with thought.

Her Alpha brought her here for a reason; she knew that now. He knew there were raptors on the island and he brought her here to save her. They could be part of a pack again.

When Blue finally found the place where she had left the two humans, she broke through the brush and slid to a stop with a purr in her throat. Her head lifted and she warbled softly expecting to see the humans waiting for her, but it quickly died and her eyes widened in confusion. Where was Alpha and Barry?

There was the log in the clearing. Birds chattered above and small rodents scattered at the sudden appearance of the raptor, but the humans were gone.

Blue could not see them as she strode foreword and gazed into each and every cluster of ferns and foliage...had they gone out to find her and gotten lost?

Snorting heavily and glancing about Blue growled to herself. Shame on her for running off and leaving the humans alone to fend for themselves. Alpha was strong but he did not possess tooth and claw like she did; they needed to stay together to remain strong. As such was the pack way.

Nearly standing on her toes Blue called out sharply and surveyed the trees for signs of the humans. When she saw nothing her nostrils widened and she sucked in the heavy air.

Amongst the scents, she detected Owen and Barry, but it was weak; a trail they had left behind.

At least it was something to follow, and it directed her north...opposite of where she had run after the green vermin. What had Owen called it? Comp...

Blue didn't even try to think of the last of the word...it would take a long moment of effort to remember it all, and she didn't have time to puzzle over human words.

Instead the raptor clicked talons, then moved onwards towards the north. Her senses directed her onto the trail which her humans had departed on, and she kept to it.


Hours passed, and slowly the shadows amongst the trees darkened with the setting of the evening sun, then lightened gradually by the rising moon. The scent trail led Blue far into the forest where she was exposed to many new things. Scents of unfamiliar creatures grew in strength, and the occasional appearance of one if the 'green vermin' came more and more often. They seemed to get braver at night; coming out in pairs, or even large flocks. Blue tended to avoid these due to the amount of ruckus they kicked up.

The loud little creatures...

Slower than before, Blue was trying harder to catch Alpha's scent as the air cooled and time passed. Often she had to backtrack to the trail, then pick it up once again on the right path. While her eyes did adjust well to the weakening sunlight, she grew restless in the dark.

Other predators hunted in the night, and separated both her and the humans were at danger.

In the cloak of darkness Blue passed through small hills and sharp drops amongst the jungle; passing a creek from which she quenched her thirst. The moon shone upon the water and highlighted the forest which gave ease to her search when she continued on.

It was well into the night when she found the first sign that she was close to finding Alpha.

Stepping into a thick cluster of trees that pulled and snagged at her body, Blue closed her eyes to avoid being blinded by the multiple branches that snapped into her face. She pushed foreword, until suddenly she broke free and stumbled into a clearing. It was odd when she felt her talons click on a hard surface, like rock, but different.

Opening her eyes and using her forearm to brush a twig from her muzzle, Blue snorted and looked around. She was in some sort of straight clearing; one that seemed to cut a giant path through the forest. It was overgrowing with weeds, but underneath Blue could see patches of black stone. Wait...she knew what this was...

A human trail! The big stone trails they used to move their metal beasts.

Blue remembered such 'roads' from Isla Nublar when she explored the island. They used them to get from place to place...usually a den they called a house, or another human building.

This was the road Alpha and Barry took to find the village.

Tail and head lifting, Blue chuffed and tested the air. Owen's sent was very faint now, due to the damp night air wearing it thin. But she knew he was close, she could smell smoke...so very slightly but just enough to register.

She didnt know why, but she registered it as human related. It didnt smell thick enough to be a wildfire.

Blue stepped foreword and her talons clicked on the hard surface of the paved road. Then, they raised, and her gait again picked up into a smooth run.

Down the road she went; eyes alert and scanning the darkness for any sign of her Alpha's presence. Her nostrils flared, and she gave a loud snort when the smell of smoke became slightly stronger.

Suddenly, turning a bend in the road, Blue blinked in surprise when a wall appeared to block her way. Not a solid wall; rather one of the chain link fences you could still look through.

Sliding to a stop Blue warbled. Her experience with human fences was long, and after her many years held within a walled den, she understood what they were meant for.

They were usually used to keep things away from something a human saw valuable and wanted to protect, or to keep things of value from running away. Owen had used the den's high stone walls to keep her and her sisters in one place; safe.

But this was hardly a 20 foot solid stone wall. It was almost that size, but Blue imagined it had still been used to close something off. She could climb it if she really wanted to.

Lifting her head, the raptor focused on the darkness beyond the fence. The shadows were hard to separate, but against the starry night horizon she saw a black shape different from the tree tops. A building rooftop.

Chittering proudly Blue puffed out her chest and flicked her tail. Like the time she and her sisters tracked the Indominus, she tracked Alpha at an even greater distance and found the village. She could still smell the fire smoke, although it was weaker...as if it's source was now dead.

Curiosity rising Blue turned her attention back to the fence. There was still the obstacle of getting past it.

The road continued on passing underneath the fence, so that meant there was a gate. However, when Blue stepped foreword to test it with her forelimbs it shook with a loud rattle, but did not open like doors sometimes did for her.

What she didn't know was it was an electric, code activated gate. The code box was not far away in a patch of weeds on the side of the road. With electricity in earlier days, when activated the gate would slide to the left and allow passage.

Well then...so that wasn't a way in...

Huffing Blue turned to peer down the fence line. How had Alpha gotten in? Seeing no breach in the fence he obviously didn't break through or go under. The only other way was over; making Blue exhale. She would indeed have to climb the fence.

The raptor tilted her head up and examined the links, and lifting one leg high, she hooked her death talons into one of the holes. She then grabbed the fence with a forelimb, and hauled herself up all fours to became attached to the metal.

Good, now one foot after the other.

Climbing was difficult as the fence shook and leaned slightly with her weight. But Blue never stopped; higher and higher until her head could reach over the top of the highest bar. However, she noticed going over the fence that she had to bypass multiple thick strands of metal wire. They scratched her when she squeezed past but otherwise, they did no damage. Odd...

Squeezing through the last wire, Blue eventually balanced on top of the fence for a single moment, then leapt down and landed on the ground with a heavy thump. The dirt crumbled under impact and she stumbled for a moment, then flicking her tail Blue lifted her head and tilted it to one side.

Up ahead, she could see the shadows of multiple human buildings like great beasts in the night. There were maybe six of them; one she could see a human road beast from within the open hangar doorway. But, it was not alive. All was quiet.

Stepping foreword Blue clicked her talons together and sniffed the air. The fire smoke was coming from the farthest building, and just barely she could see a glow of red upon the ground before it. Embers flickered and spat every few moments; sending sparks flying up into the air.

That was the house Alpha was in.

Giving a small churr, Blue slinked up to the front porch where there was a tangle of vines wrapped around the handrail, and bushels of flowered plants that had grown wild when their human caretakers evacuated. The glass windows were dark, but within Blue could hear voices. Alpha!

Crooning sharply the raptor climbed up with a chorus of creaking wood onto the deck, then walked the front corner of the house seeking an entrance. She called again; hitting the boards she stood upon with her talon. She couldn't wait to tell Alpha what she had found.

Calling again Blue passed by a window and chittered.


Owen's POV


"Owen relax. Blue's a raptor on an island of dinosaurs; I think she will be alright."

Barry sat on an old worn couch, a little musty smelling, but still more comfortable than the floor. His arms were crossed behind his head and his eyes were half closed. He would have been asleep by now, if Owen wasn't sitting impatiently by the window rapping his fingers across the frame.

Owen grimaced and ran a hand through his hair. He had been like that since Blue ran off; worried and unable to sleep.

Barry sighed, "Wasn't this the point? To let her go off and find where she belongs on the island?"

Owen shook his head, eyes still fixed on the black world outside their shelter. The house had leaks and was crumbling apart in areas, but with the perimeter fence blocking it off from...most...dinosaurs, it was kept in a general 'livable' state.

"I wanted to make sure she made it, Barry. I can't do that if I don't know where she is."

He leaned back in his seat, a metal chair he had grabbed from the nearby dining room, and huffed, "This island has maybe three times the number of dinosaurs on Isla Nublar; the majority of them species that Blue didn't know the existence of...or rather...species meant to be separated by millions of years."

Barry nodded, "So? She's still an animal, Owen. Instincts will get her farther than anything you can give her."

Owen cast a glance to his friend and grit his teeth, then sighed and leaned his head against the wall, "Yah...maybe."

Silence fell between them and Barry nodded with a fading smile. Crickets chirped outside, and various other nocturnal creatures roamed about. And then there was a heavy creak, and a rumbling chatter.

The sounds of a dinosaur brought Barry to a rigid sitting position, and Owen leapt up pulling the pistol from his belt. Both men's gazes shot to the window left of them, where a shadow passed over.

Barry muttered, "What is it?"

Another chattering croon, one they both recognized as raptor. It made Barry huff, "You better hope your wish came true and that's Blue on the other side of the wall."

Owen grimaced, but when the heavy footsteps drew nearer to his window and the soft warble again sounded, a smile came to his lips. He knew his girl's voice, and without a doubt he knew that was his girl.

Standing and sliding his pistol into his holster, the man turned and moved to the front door. Barry was about to call him, before he called out softly, "Hey, Blue. What took you so long?"

He opened the door, but what came next caused both humans to jump back in surprise.

Through the open doorway came a happy waterfall of excited croons and chitters, followed by the dark form of a raptor slinking in to stand before Owen.

Eager golden eyes rose up near his face and teeth flashed in the moonlight from the window as she stared at him; chattering on and on about something he could not possibly understand.

Owen chuckled and took a step back once more to get more space between him and the raptor, "Slow down, Blue."

But she continued to 'talk' to him, and turned around once with a bob of her head. Obviously she had experienced something quite exciting. She was like a kid rambling about her adventure.

Eventually, her loud voice quieted, and she seemed to stare at Owen with an intense expression; one that made him smile with curiosity.

Then she moved foreword and he blinked.

She lifted her head, and lowering it gently she pressed her chin into his shoulder and crooned softly while rubbing her scaly muzzle against his cheek in a tender gesture.

Owen stiffened as she puffed short breaths of hot air on his neck, but the moment was over before he could fully register what was happening.

As quickly as she had done so, the raptor pulled away and stared up at him with big golden eyes full of a happy gleam he hadn't seen in...well...since the other three of his raptors had been alive.

She remained like that for a moment and showed her teeth when she warbled to him, then her face went back to all serious as her gaze wavered to the interior of the building. Blue flicked her tail, and with attention caught she snorted, then walked over past Barry. She gave him nothing but a simple churr of acknowledgment.

Owen was left in awe, and turning to Barry he blinked as he rubbed his cheek where his raptor's scales had been, "What was that?"

Barry could just stare, and shrugging he chuckled. Such a thing had never happened between them and the raptors. They only ever showed such gestures towards each other; usually in a loving nature or sign of appreciation.

Appreciation...that was it. Or atleast they assumed.

Owen turned, and watching his raptor give a once over of the house he smiled. What had Blue found out there that was so exciting to her?

That was when he caught a glimpse of her side, and he saw the small gash where something had wounded her shoulder. It wasn't large...more similar to the wounds she would often receive when she got in a squabble with her sisters in the past.

A grin came to the man's face. Raptors...she had found other raptors.

It wasn't long before Blue inspected the lower floors of the house, and exited the kitchen to rejoin the humans in the living room. Owen watched her glance about with a cool eye, and she bobbed her head before looking to him.

Again he saw the look in her eyes, and she crooned to him once again in the same tone she had used when she nuzzled him.

After a moment, Barry spoke from his spot on the couch, "We'll, now that we have that excitement out; I call we get some sleep while we still have the chance."

He gazed to Owen as if he expected something, and Owen frowned. But then it clicked.

"I'm not going to put her outside."

Barry huffed, "She's not some dog that can sleep on your lap, Owen."

Oh course he was right...and Owen hated that.

Rubbing his temples he sighed. The man was probably concerned about having a raptor- the same raptor whom had pinned him inside a log and tried to kill him- sleep loose inside the same room as he.

And yes...Owen supposed a little part of him was wary as well. Of course, Blue was still a raptor...no matter what she did that seemed so...trusting...calm...caring...

Groaning Owen nodded, "Fine...she can stay on the porch."


Blue's POV


She had thanked him, with a gentle muzzle to the crook of his neck like she used to do to her sisters. She didnt know if he understood her rushed chatter telling him of the raptors she found, but she did it anyways.

In her own way of communication she told him of the raptors, she told him the puzzle of discovering male dinosaurs, told him that they had driven her off- which she used a slightly more distraught tone- and told him about the green vermin she could not catch.

Truth be told, it was like the kid who just got home from the amusement park; bubbling with excitement and bursting with stories of its experience. No longer was she afraid.

Alpha brought her here...he found her and made it his goal to save her. Blue had never given him such close and tender contact before, when she nuzzled him, but she felt she owed it.

When she pulled away now in silence, and let her gaze waver from his face, Blue became fixed by the building she stood in. Were they staying here for the night?

As Beta, it was in her instincts to ensure that the nesting area was safe and secure for her pack. Alpha chose the location, she gave him the second opinion. It had happened once before when he moved them as hatchlings from the park nursery to their own enclosure.

Strutting away from Alpha Blue made her way past Barry; giving him a snort and nod of aknowledgment before she entered a small doorway at the back of their room.

The shelter smelled of old wood, dust, and mildew that made her nostrils twitch. Rubbing them she sneezed, then looked over the kitchen she had found. The objects inside, appliances left in the evacuation, caught her attention if but for a moment. Then she moved on out the next doorway.

There was a hallway that stretched past two more doors, and an odd sloping passageway that lead upwards into another section of the den. She didnt go up there for now, and instead moved to inspect the two rooms.

One was simply an empty storage room or office, the other...she growled at the vague scent of human waste. It was old, and she wondered to herself why on earth they would collect it in one place to let it stink up the nesting area.

Blue also realized, that the floor was covered in an odd layer of soft fluffy stuff. She smelled it, but it did not have an earthy or plantlike smell to it...interesting...however it would be comfortable to sleep on.

Finishing her inspection, Blue turned and made her way back to the main room, where she walked towards Alpha. He looked to her and she chittered in approval; bobbing her head slightly.

But, before she could inform them it was time for sleep, Barry spoke and she flashed her eyes to him. He was giving her a wary look, and Alpha replied to him with a short tone.

Blue clicked her talons curiously. What were they saying?

Finally, when both went quiet, Owen turned to her and raised one hand, "Blue."

She turned, and he nodded, "Eyes on me."

Of course she lifted her head and fixed her eyes on his; stepping foreword as he moved back and opened the front door. Were they moving somewhere else? Wasn't this a good nesting area?

Chirping in confusion she followed him outside the door and onto the porch, expecting him to continue on. But then he turned, and she snorted as he walked back past her and re-entered the doorway.

"Stay here, Blue."

His palm signaled for her to stay put, and she tilted her head. What? He was making her sleep out here?

She cast one glance to the dark buildings and felt the cold breeze that was picking up. No...that wasnt going to fly. Nice try Alpha.

Growling softly she stepped foreword, and heard Owen's grunt as she pushed her head into his stomach and forced him to stumble backwards. She wasnt sleeping outside; she was going to sleep in here if Alpha wanted her to or not.

When he blinked and pointed to the door speaking sternly, she flicked her tail and snorted with determined golden eyes. The room in the back would serve the perfect sleeping area; one entrance meaning it was safe against a surprise attack.

She chittered and took a step towards the kitchen, but Owen shook his head.

"No Blue; outside."

No. Inside.

He huffed, and she gave him a sharp snort.

It actually didnt surprise her much. Since she was a hatchling, Owen never joined her or her sisters to bed down and sleep for the night. He always left them and went to what Blue assumed was his own den.

Well these times were different. Packs slept together and Owen was all the pack she had left.

Growling, she reached foreword and both humans gasped when she latched her teeth onto the sleeve of Alpha's shirt. A sharp tug made him stumble foreword, and he blinked, "Blue, no."

She ignored him, and now pulling him she walked towards the kitchen before turning down the hall. Alpha was more or less stumbling after her now, but she was tired of him leaving her.

They entered the room, which was just big enough for the both of them. Owen huffed, "Blue, no." He sounded like he was growing tired of repeating himself.

Releasing his sleeve Blue glanced about the room and chose a corner nearby the one window. Owen tried to leave, but she flipped her tail before the door then nudged him foreword.

Chittering, she nudged him until she knocked him to the floor sternly, and before he could get up she curled down beside him and laid her head against his legs.

Hah! Trapped!

Going still the man exhaled roughly, and as footsteps approached from the kitchen he called out, "Barry. Assistance?"

Blue looked up with cool eyes. Barry stood in the doorway with a smile on his face.

"Well...thats interesting."

"I thought you said lap puppy wasnt possible."

Barry chuckled, "I guess Blue proved me wrong."

Blue could tell he was amused, but rumbling softly she flicked her tail at him and closed her eyes. He was not pack, he was a friend, but not pack. He could sleep out there.

Barry stepped back, and Owen blinked, "You're just going to leave me here?"

Blue didnt know why he was so distressed. He used to hold her and her sisters plenty of times when they were young. Why was now so different?

He wiggled, and she pressed down harder on his knees with her jaw. That held him still.

Barry smiled, "Goodnight Owen. Atleast now if she wants a midnight snack, I'll have your screams as a warning system."

Owen huffed, "Ha ha, very funny."


Awe, so cute! Atleast I hope it was!

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