A/N: Hey turtles! TurtleMaster here and I just wanted to say, thanks for the positive feedback on this story! I'm glad that you liked it and that you wanted to see more. So, it's my pleasure to say that this is now going to be a full-fledged story! I hope you enjoy this chapter! On with the show!
Communication
The Indominus Rex looked down at the human that was walking alongside her as they walked to the Indominus paddock. She didn't know where they were going, since he wouldn't tell her. She still didn't fully trust this human, or any human for that matter. Yes, their touch was warm and kind, but their body heat revealed something completely different. When the human, the one they call Owen, touched her snout, he was warm, but she could see with her heat sensors that he was terrified of what he was doing, confusing the hybrid when it happened. But, she didn't think much about it, now that she had been given another shot for a sort of redemption.
It's been a day since the Indominus Incident and everyone, except for Owen, Claire, Lowery, and a few other workers of the park, evacuated the island for safety. The visitors of the park were visited by the pterasaurs of the Aviary that were set loose by the Indominus when it broke into the glass dome. She didn't expect the avian dinosaurs to go and attack the innocent people she had been trying to help. She was simply trying to set them free into the world, but it came with dire consequences. Many were injured, or killed. Luckily none of the hatchlings were killed in the chaos, only minorly injured.
The Indominus and the human finally reached a small clearing, and she saw where he was trying to take her. It was the place that they held and kept her away from the world. It was the Indominus Paddock. She immediately turned her fiery gaze to the human and then let out a sharp bark, asking why he brought her here. She knew that he couldn't understand her, but she hoped that soon, he would be able to read her emotions and figure out what she was trying to tell him.
Owen looked deep into the scarlet orbs and took a small step back. He felt his heart rate increase as the Indominus continued to stare at him. He didn't know what she said, but he could figure out that she wasn't pleased in seeing her paddock. He knew that she wouldn't want to go to the place where she was all alone for all of her life. But, he had to try to convince her to get back inside so that Claire and the other workers could try to salvage what was left of the park and see if they could reopen. Deep inside Owen's mind, he thought that this place would never reopen due to the Indominus Incident, but he had to keep some hope alive inside of him. Maybe the park would reopen, and this time he could show off his raptors to the public. Claire had told Owen that the only way that the other workers would start working, was if they knew that the hybrid would stay in her paddock until they got everything under control. Owen then snapped from his thoughts when the Indominus snapped her jaws at him and then he said, "I know that you really don't want to go back in there. I understand that you don't want to be alone anymore. But, if you want to be given another shot, the other workers are going to have to start working on fixing this place up. But, for that to happen, they just want you to stay here for a little while."
The humans were still scared of her. There was no other explanation for it. They wanted her to stay in her 'home' for some time until they got some of the park repaired. This didn't sit well with the Indominus. But, she did understand that if she wanted people, especially the human standing before her, to trust her, then she would have to comply to their every request, even if it was a stupid one. She complied and started walking towards her 'home.' Every step she took shook the ground, and that helped her remember that she had power. She was colossal, not bigger than the T-Rex yet, but about as tall as Rexy herself. She could use this power to destroy this island and every living thing roaming this island, including the humans.
Owen watched at the titan hybrid walked back into her paddock. He could hear her growling louder as she got closer. She didn't want to go in, and it made Owen's heart sink a little bit. He may have just become some kind of tolerance to the white scaled reptile, but part of him felt like they had some kind of bond that would build into something more. Once she disappeared into the deep brush, Owen walked over to his motorcycle and drove off to meet up with Claire.
The Indominus entered her 'home' and began to look around at the trees that surrounded her. She looked saw in the midst the big door that she had scratched to lure the humans inside. She walked over to it and then inspected the claw marks. She looked up and saw that she had clawed it up to the very top. She was trying to lure humans inside to see if they could simply come in and check it out to see if anybody cared. Obviously, they did, but for the wrong reasons. She did it to surprise the humans and try to get a friend out of it, but they feared that she climbed out, and she heard when they said that, and that mad her mad. That's what made her run at the human she had just created a trust with and break loose. But, that's not what made her snap on her rampage. You already know some of the reasons why she snapped. She walked over to the viewing glass and then had flashbacks of when Red One would come to visit her. At first, the Indominus was happy to see someone visit her, but then grew a hatred for Red One when she saw the fear inside of her and the way she described and talked about her solidified the hatred. But now, she would have to put off the hatred and try her best to tolerate Red One. That would take a lot of time. The only human she trusted, was no one. You can't expect a simple touching encounter to make a once homicidal and enraged creation trust anyone immediately. She didn't even fully trust the raptors that she had turn on their masters. She didn't trust anyone, and it would take months, maybe even years before she could gain anyone, or anything's, trust.
Owen arrived at the raptor paddock, and saw Claire talking with Barry. He walked over to them and then asked Claire if they could talk alone. Barry then left the two alone and went to check on the raptors, especially Delta. Claire paid full attention to Owen and waited for him to speak.
"So, what's the latest?" he asked.
"Well, workers have already fixed the broken gate in the Valley and put all the herbivores back behind the fence. They're now working on getting the pterosaurs back and sealing both holes in the Aviary," she replied.
"Any chance that this park will reopen?"
"Well, I called Masrani Global and InGen. Masrani Global is sending a representative to see if the island is safe. InGen is sending a representative to see if the Indominus is safe. So, we won't be getting a green light for a few days."
"Do they get here the same day?"
"No. Masrani Global's rep will be here Monday, which is tomorrow, and the InGen rep will be here on Thursday."
"So, what do you want me to do?"
"I'd like you get closer to the Indominus, Owen."
"What? Why?"
"If you could get her to trust you, InGen will see that she is safe for reopening."
"Claire, just because you saw me touch her snout the other day, doesn't mean that she developed a kind of trust with me."
"Well, I believe that she wouldn't have let you do it if she didn't trust at all."
"You may have a point there. But, I don't think I can. She doesn't like us, humans. We mistreated her from the moment she hatched, raised her in solitude, and experimented on her, it'll take some time to build a bond with her."
"Well, she's part raptor, right?"
"Yeah."
"Well, what if you tried bonding with her like you would with your raptors?"
"Hm, it doesn't sound like a bad idea."
"Just, think about it Owen, please. The fate of the park doesn't depend on you now, even if you did save the lives of thousands, it all depends on her."
"Okay, I will."
"Thank you Owen. I'll check up on you every so often. Right now, I've got lots of calls to make, meetings to attend, and opening statements to give."
Owen nodded his head and then Claire walked away and got into her car and drove off. Owen watched the car drive off, and once it was out of sight, Owen turned around and went on to attend his raptors.
The Indominus was walking around her 'home' when she stumbled upon some crimson red spots on the ground. She lowered her head and sniffed the red. That invigorating scent of blood and human enticed her nostrils and reminded her of when she surprised the three humans that were in here paddock a day ago. This was the blood of the first human that she ever ate. The human didn't taste good, she wanted to spit him out, but decided against it since it wouldn't bring the human back to life. She then remembered when she chased Owen and then broke out of the paddock and age the rounder human. He tasted a little bit better then the first one. She then thought about when she saw Owen go under the truck, but lost his scent since an overwhelming scent of oil filled her nostrils. She didn't mean to eat those two humans, but it was her sense of anger and seeing the world outside that drove her to devour them.
The Indominus then walked to the end of the paddock where she had made her nest. She was about to rest when she got a flashback of her first few nights in the paddock, alone. She was put inside of the paddock when she was about six months old, that was the age where she became lethal. She remembered looking at the trees as they towered over her. She remembered one night in particular. The night she first saw Red One in the viewing glass. It began to rain, making her run for cover under the brush of foliage. She was scared when she kept seeing flashes of white and heard growling and roaring coming from some kind of sky monster. It was heavy rainfall, obscuring her vision as each raindrop fell from the sky. But, through the rain, in the viewing glass, she could see something red. It wasn't blood. It wasn't another dinosaur. It was a human, an actual human. Excitement and joy filled the Indominus's heart. Someone had finally come to see her. She'd been alone in the paddock for a few weeks, and now there was someone finally watching her. But, confusion filled her mind when the human didn't have an excited expression. She had a more, nonchalant expression and after a few minutes, she left. This was the start of the hatred of Red One. She was meant to be the Indominus's friend, but instead turned into an enemy. The Indominus snapped from her thoughts and then lied down on the ground to rest.
A few hours passed after the Indominus decided to rest. She was stirred from her sleep when she heard the roar of an engine. She got up and went to the big entrance door of the paddock to see what it was. It was Owen. She snorted when she caught sight of him and then turned around to walk back into the brush, but turned her attention to Owen when he said, "Hey, wait!"
The hybrid stared deep into Owen's eyes and then waited for him to speak more.
"H-How are you?" he asked.
The Indominus tilted her head at the question and thought about the words he spoke. The Indominus couldn't give a clear answer, so she replied by puffing air through her nose.
"Should I take that as you're good?"
It irritated the Indominus that he couldn't understand her, but she also understood that they were two different creatures with different forms of language.
"Uh, well, the workers are making quick progress. They already fixed the Valley. Now, they're still working on the Aviary. Hopefully, they can be done by today so that the Masrani rep can deem this place safe."
This human was boring. The words that came out of his mouth didn't interest the Indominus one bit. What was an Aviary? What was the Valley? What is a Masrani? She understood some English, but only to a certain extent. So, she decided to intrigue her mind and curiosity into figuring out what an Aviary was. Surprisingly, Owen began to talk about the Aviary.
"The Aviary is this big glass dome that contains all the pterosaurs. It was the glass dome that you broke into and let the flying dinosaurs out," he said.
The Indominus knew the place that he was talking about. She ran into that glass dome because not only was her main goal to free the pterosaurs, but she was running away from the humans that were shooting at her. She tried telling them to stop, but again, she forgot that they couldn't understand her. That really irritated the Indominus. Language barriers. All she could do was growl, garble, roar, and shriek to humans, but she understood what she was trying to tell them, but they couldn't understand her. The Indominus was trying to tell everyone on that day to stop, calm down, stop shooting, don't run, etc. But, the fact that nobody could understand her, only made her and the Incident, look terrible.
Owen stared at the snow white hybrid as she dozed off in her own thoughts. He began to wonder what she was thinking about. Was she thinking about eating him? Was she thinking about the Incident? Maybe she was thinking about trying to be friendly to Claire. Owen mentally smacked himself for thinking the last thought. There was no way that this animal was thinking about becoming instant friends with the one she hated the most. Owen didn't want to disturb her from her thoughts, because he didn't know how she would react. So, he just watched her as she continued to ponder on the language barriers.
Maybe, there could be some way to communicate with the humans. Maybe, through body movement. The Indominus watched every human that came to the paddock and focused on their every move. She was curious about the different movements humans made when they spoke. The way they moved their hands, their heads, their arms, etc. Maybe, simple body movement (body language) could help her better communicate with Owen and, possibly in the future, other humans, like Red One. Indominus had quite the memory, and she remembered all the actions she saw. There were some that she specifically memorized more than others. A few actions, nodding, shaking your head, shrugging, smiling and frowning. But, she didn't know when to use certain ones, she only knew when to nod and when to shake her head. She then thought, that this was her chance to start a deeper bond with Owen.
"Hey, you okay?" asked Owen, "You keep dozing off after each of my sentences and I'm wondering, what's going on through your mind?"
The Indominus decided to answer Owen's first question. She then slowly nodded her head, and felt a funny feeling inside when she saw Owen's eyes widen. She had just answered a question. She was telling him that she was fine, but wanted to answer her question by telling him that she didn't fully know what went on through her mind. She couldn't think which action was appropriate for the answer, but maybe she might think of it later.
Owen was astonished. The Indominus just answered a question. She knew how to say 'yes,' maybe she also knew how to say 'no.'
"Do you trust me?" he asked for a response.
The Indominus tilted her head at the strange question, but then slowly shook her head. Owen wanted his jaw to drop to the floor in shock and awe. He knew that the hybrid was smart, but he didn't know that she was smart enough to communicate. This, was an opening. A gateway to a new bond that would become something unbreakable in the future.
"Well, we can work on that later. Right now, I'm suddenly curious in how much you know. So, you know how to communicate, huh? Well, I'm going to be asking you a lot more questions now."
The Indominus snorted at Owen's words and felt that she could tell Owen in time, how much she knows and how much she's been through. The hybrid then decided to retire into the brush, leaving a very curious Owen behind.
Owen had finally communicated with the Indominus. It's a start, right?
A/N: So, it was brought up by a fellow turtle that reviewed this story, that readers shouldn't confuse this with "It's not the raptor DNA" by SkullsandDuggery. Turtles/Readers, that story belongs to Skulls and I have no intention of taking the concept, or idea, of the story to make it into my own. This story is more like my theory on how we all misunderstood the Indominus. Well, anyway, leave reviews, I love reading your feedback! Please stay tuned for more and come back for more of this story!
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