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Smile

It was now Thursday. Today was the day that the InGen rep would come by the island to check and see if Indy was safe for the public. This is a crucial day for everyone. A positive report to Masrani Global from the rep could give Jurassic World a green light at reopening. Owen had gotten a little bit closer to Indy. He helped her out when she had a nightmare about eating another Indominus. Claire had said something to Indy, and that made the hybrid feel a little bit closer to Claire.

Owen was watching Indy through the viewing glass of the viewing room as she walked around in the brush, rustling trees and bushes with each step. She had come a good distance from a few days ago. Last week, she destroyed the park and trusted no one. But now, she's calm and is beginning to trust people. It made Owen smile when he thought about the progress he and Indy made. He was also happy with the fact that Claire and Indy were getting somewhere, too. All that was left was for Lowery to develop a relationship with her, since he was going to be watching her the most from Control. If he was going to talk to her through speakers in the paddock, he was going to have to help her get used to his voice, or else she just might go insane. Owen would tell Lowery to talk with Indy later. Right now, Owen had to make sure that Indy was on her best behavior for the InGen rep. He could see her through the trees until she stepped out into full view.

Indy saw Owen and gave a croon at seeing the human. Owen was a nice human. He helped and cared when Indy was having troubles. And to think, it all started with a nightmare. Indy would've wanted their bond to spark over some life or death situation, but, a nightmare would have to do. The Indominus stepped closer to the viewing glass and watched as Owen placed his hand against the glass. He had told her that another very important person was coming and that she had to be on her best behavior again. If it was anything like the last important person that came by, then it was going to be easy. But, Owen had mentioned that this person was way more important than the first person. He said that this person was the one that could reopen the park. The shot of redemption that Indy was looking forward to was in this person's hands, so she promised herself that she was going to be on her utmost best behavior. She looked into Owen's green eyes and gave a chitter, telling him that she was happy that he was around. It really stinks that Owen can't understand her, but, she was pretty sure that Owen got a pretty good picture of what she was trying to say. It made Indy feel warm inside when she saw Owen smile. That smile was unlike any other smile she had ever seen. Then again, she had only seen two people's smiles: Owen's and Red One's. Owen's was a warm smile,, and it would melt anyone's heart. Red One's was gentle, and it could light up a room. Smiles seemed to be effective around others. Each individual human's smile always did something different from another smile. Indy began to wonder if she could smile and if she could, what her smile would be able to do to others. Would it scare people? Would it make them smile back? Would it make them cringe? Indy thought about how she would look like when she smiled, and she didn't like the mental image. All the jagged and disordered daggers would take away from the smile and make it seem like she was trying to bare her teeth even more. Stupid humans that made her. They put so many animals in her, that she had a multitude of each. Some were raptor, some were tyrannosaur, some were carnotaur, etc. The teeth grew out in different directions and in different locations. There was the basic line of teeth, which was from the T-Rex gene. But, the rest of the genes gave her strange, misplaced teeth. Some were in front of others, some were behind others. She was upset at thinking about how her teeth were set up. But, there wasn't anything she could do for now. Maybe, if the park reopened, she would be able to meet someone who could help her with her dental problem. She was snapped from her thoughts when she heard a clicking sound. She then switched her gaze to Red One.

Claire continued to walk towards Owen, knowing the fact that Indy was staring at her. Claire had started getting over her fear of Indy. She was starting to see Indy as a kind of friend. It made Claire happy when she thought about yesterday and when she saw Owen and Indy get closer. They were strengthening their bond and that was going to be very helpful when the InGen rep arrived. Claire stood next to Owen and stared at Indy when she said, "Is she ready for today?"

"I told her to be on her best behavior today. So, let's hope she listens," replied Owen.

"Let's hope. So, anything on a name yet?"

"I've narrowed it down to a few. Maybe after today, she might get a new name."

"Great."

"Say, Claire, I wanted to talk about something with you."

"What is it?"

"Well, yesterday, our 'adjustment session' at the restaurant was interrupted by Indy's nightmare problem. So, I was wondering, if you'd like to try again sometime?"

"Sure, why not? But, this time you get to choose the place of your liking."

"Really? You sure you just don't want to go to the restaurant again?" asked Owen as he arched an eyebrow.

"I'm serious. You choose this time."

"Okay. Let's hang out at my bungalow. We can eat outside next to the lake, like a little picnic."

"Sure," said Claire as she began to think about the flies and mosquitoes that would swarm around her on the date, not to mention the heat.

Owen grinned at Claire and then looked at Indy, who gave a warble at their conversation.

"What is it Indy?" asked Claire.

The Indominus was trying to tell them good luck with their date. The two humans were attracted to each other, Indy knew that much, and they seemed to enjoy each other's company a lot. Maybe they were meant to mate for life. Indy let out a rasp in her throat, telling Owen to be careful. Indy didn't know what was out in the world, she only knew what was out on this island. Owen told her that there was a bigger world beyond this island and then showed her a big map of the planet Earth, the planet that they lived on. Earth was very blue, but that was because of all the water lying around. Owen told Indy about the ocean and how beautiful it was. Once he told her that, Indy's been dying to go and see the ocean for herself. The only water she had seen was the water the hatchlings jumped in and the water that was on Main Street. Indy saw Claire leave the viewing room, and then Owen told her that she had to meet up with the InGen rep at Control. So, she wouldn't be back for a little while. With that, Indy decided to walk back into the brush and leave Owen to ponder on his thoughts. Indy looked around and took in the environment. The green leaves, the brown earth, the leaves of the bushes, flowers that were sprouting around on the ground, mostly near the trees. She took in all the sounds, too. Birds chirping, a small breeze blowing through the trees, making the leaves make a swooshing sounds as the wind hit them. Indy started realizing how nice her 'home' was. She just wished that her territory could be expanded. Maybe she would bring it up to Red One and Owen later. Right now, Indy wanted some rest, but she feared having another nightmare. She hated nightmares. They were terrifying. But, she decided to try it anyway. She approached her nest, which was located on the other side of the paddock, and then lied down in it. She then closed her eyes and dozed off into a deep sleep.

Indy opened her eyes and saw that she was lying in her nest. Had she not dreamed? Maybe it happened very fast. She got up and began to walk toward the viewing room. Once she stepped out of the brush and looked into the viewing room, she froze. Hundreds of eyes were focused on her. When did all these humans arrive? Did they already decide to reopen the park and Owen never told her about it? She looked at the many faces and saw big smiles on them. They were all excited to see her. She didn't know what to do. She had never been in front of a huge audience. Part of her wanted to walk back into the brush and stay there the whole day until all the people left the viewing room. Indy was very confused right now. A few minutes ago, the viewing room only had Owen in it, and now there were hundreds of other humans in it. She couldn't find an explanation for it. She snapped from her thoughts when she felt something touch her leg. She looked down and saw Owen patting his hand against her right leg with a huge smile on his face. It was that big, warm smile that Indy was growing to like.

"Well, folks, this is Indy. The Indominus Rex of the park and the park's first genetically modified hybrid," said Owen as he rubbed the snow white scales.

She looked up to the people in the viewing room and watched as their fascination grew. They pressed their hands against the glass, they began to readjust to get a better view of her, and they even began to cheer for her. What the heck was going on? Why had they decided to keep calling her Indy? So many questions filled her mind as she looked back down at Owen, who began to talk about how great Indy was and what a sweetheart she was. Indy, a sweetheart? What was a sweetheart? Why was Owen telling the people lies? Indy wasn't great, she was terrible. At least, that's what Indy still thought of herself for now. She knew that one day, she would be able to think of herself as great, but since that day couldn't be today, then she thought negative about herself. Something was wrong here and she knew it. All those people never took their smiles off their faces, and neither did Owen each time she looked down at him. She then ran back into the brush and went over to a small spring that was inside the paddock. She looked into the water and was terrified by what she saw. It was...her smile. She was smiling. Her jagged teeth were disorderly in order as she saw the ends of her mouth curved up. It didn't look all that bad, but it wasn't the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. Then, everything went black for a few moments, until Indy opened her eyes again and found herself lying on the ground in her nest. What just happened? Indy got up from her nest and then looked around her. The brush was ahead and there were walls on either side of her. She was still in her 'home,' but she needed to be sure of something. She entered the brush and then when she got close to the viewing room clearing, she camouflaged, turning her white scales into a deep, leafy green. She found a spot where she could see the viewing room and was flabbergasted at seeing that there was no one inside. It must've been some bad meat she ate or something.

Owen arrived at the Indominus Paddock after checking up on his girls. He was happy that they were doing fine, even if they didn't see him very often right now, but at least they were fond of Barry, so he could hold up the fort while Owen was gone. However, Owen was a little upset that the girls really wanted to see Indy again. Owen didn't really have a problem with them seeing her again, it was what they would do if they saw her again. For all he knew, Indy could order them to do something rash again and cause another one of them their lives, like Charlie. It made Owen sad when he thought about Charile. She was the baby of the pack. The last to hatch. Owen remembered holding her in his hands when he imprinted on the pack and thought about when Charlie seemed to try and latch onto Owen's vest at that moment. Charlie was always dependent of others. Like when the raptors were smaller, Owen took them to live in his bungalow for a few months, and he handled them perfectly. During that time, he solidified his bonds with each and every one of them. But, Charlie's bond was the most memorable. It was a hot day and Blue, Delta, and Echo were running around outside Owen's bungalow while Charlie stayed on his porch. Charlie was watching them and got excited when she thought about being like her big sister Blue when she was bigger. Blue was awesome, and Charlie wanted to be like her. Owen stepped out onto the porch and saw Charlie and sat next to her. He watched as the other three raptors ran around. He looked down at Charlie, who had some mosquitoes flying around and and trying to bite her back and neck. Owen swatted the blood suckers away and then patted Charlie's head gently. The small, brown raptor looked up at Owen and gave a squeaky chirp at him. She then jumped onto his lap and lied down. Owen smiled at the small dinosaur and then thought about her favorite food. As strange as they are, the raptors had different tastes in food, meaning snacks. Blue loved marshmallows, Echo loved any kind of popcorn, Delta loved anything gelatinous, such as jello and gummy bears, and Charlie loved chips, like Doritos and Cheetos. Owen's raptors were weird, but they were still his raptors. Owen grabbed a bag of Doritos that was sitting a little ways next to him and opened it. The invigorating scent on nacho cheese entered Charlie's nostrils and the raptor immediately jumped up and began to bark at Owen for some food. Owen chuckled at Charlie's begging and then grabbed a single chip and held it in the air above the raptor's head. Charlie began to jump at the chip, but Owen would lift it a little higher each time. Owen smiled as he continued to playfully torture Charlie. But, she gave another jump, but didn't land right and she stumbled out of Owen's lap and fell down the small flight of stairs. Owen then put the bag of chips down and then got down and picked Charlie up as quick as possible. He then began to apologize to the small raptor and inspected her for any injuries. She just had a few bruises and Owen attended them right away. After that, Charlie's bond with Owen grew. He never playfully tortured Charlie again.

Owen felt his eyes water as he thought about looking at Charlie in the forest that dark, cold, night. She was devouring a human and she turned her attention to him, but she didn't attack him. She looked at him and gave a small chirp, showing him that she was tamed and that she still saw him as her Alpha. But, her life came to an end when that missile was shot and blew her off the face of the Earth. Owen wished he could bring Charlie back, then the pack would be whole again. But, there was nothing that could be done. Owen walked into the viewing room and saw Indy standing in the clearing. What was going on with her?

"What's going on Indy?" he asked her.

Indy replied by giving a warble, telling him that she had a weird dream. Owen took it as there was nothing going on. The InGen rep should have been there by now. What was taking them so long? Then, Claire was walking toward Owen with a man walking alongside her. The man was taller than Claire, about the same height as Owen, maybe one or two inches taller. The man was pale, had blue-gray eyes, short, dirty blonde hair, a scar on his right cheek, and was wearing a black suit with a red, long sleeved, button down shirt, and black tie. He was also wearing black dress shoes, which were nicely polished.

"And here is the Indominus Paddock," said Claire as she put the fake smile on her face.

The man looked around the viewing room and seemed to be mildly satisfied. He then turned his attention to Owen and asked, "And, who is this?"

"Oh, this is Owen Grady. He's an animal behaviorist and our raptor trainer. He was the one that stopped the Indominus and saved the island," replied Claire.

"So, this is the man behind it all! It's finally nice to meet you!"

"Uh, it's nice to meet you, too. I'm sorry, but who are you?" asked Owen.

"Oh, where are my manners? My name is Robert Styler. I'm the representative from InGen that's here to check on the Indominus."

Styler's smile didn't fool Owen one bit. Owen didn't trust the man. He worked for InGen, and they were bad news. They tried weaponizing dinosaurs from Jurassic World, starting with the raptors. It was Hoskins' top priority. He had always harassed and hassled Owen and Barry into letting them have a field test to see if they could work in battle. But, Hoskins' rash plans were brought to an end when Delta killed the man. Owen didn't understand how InGen could still be around, with all the crap that they've created against themselves. The biggest case being the famous San Diego Incident, in where a male T-Rex was set loose in the city of San Diego and wreaked havoc around the city. InGen should've been shut down because of that Incident, but they found some kind of way to stay up. Not only that, they then changed to a military organization, even though they still conducted gene splicing projects behind the scenes. They were using the military organization change as a disguise so that they wouldn't be interrogated by anyone else who was suspicious of their actions.

"So, what is it you need to check on the Indominus?" asked Owen as he leaned against the glass.

"Well, it's mostly checking if she's compatible with the public," replied Styler.

"So, you want to see her perform tricks?"

"No, I just need to see if she's calm around humans and won't try to kill them."

"That's a rash statement."

"Well, to put it in a not rash way: I have to check if she's friendly."

"You are keeping in mind that it's only been a few days, correct?" asked Claire.

"Yes, of course."

Owen continued to stare at Styler, and felt some kind of small rage deep inside his heart. Styler says that he wants to see if she's friendly, but who's not to say that InGen's just trying to see if she's compatible for war? Claire told Owen to go into the paddock while she stood next to Styler. Owen entered the paddock and then walked up to the snow white hybrid, who was staring straight at Styler.

Who was this strange man? He was from InGen, and that was enough for Indy to hate him already. But, she remembered that she had to behave so that the park could reopen. She turned her head and saw Owen approaching her. She lowered her head and then stared at Owen. Owen placed a hand on the hybrid's snout, and she then gave a gentle croon.

Styler was surprised by how quick Owen was to touch the Indominus. He expected Owen to slowly approach the animal and then try talking to it. But that wasn't the case here. It seemed that Owen and the Indominus have already established a bond and it was growing with each passing day.

"Is that enough for you?" asked Claire.

"Uh, w-well, it was faster than I expected. I'm going to-" said Styler before Claire interrupted him.

"Mr. Styler, if I remember correctly, your task was to see if the Indominus was friendly, and clearly, she is."

Styler gave Claire an irritated look. He couldn't go back to InGen and tell his boss that she's simply fine. He needed to give his boss details. Telling him that, 'Oh, this guy just touched her snout and she made a kind sound,' wasn't exactly what he wanted to tell his boss.

"Miss Dearing, I would like to see if she's compatible with anyone except for the man who's been caring for her over the past few days," began Styler, "say, someone like...you."

"M-Me? Why?" asked Claire with a nervous tone.

"Mr. Grady has been watching her and getting closer to her over these past few days, so, it's obvious that she wouldn't mind his presence. But, since you told me that she had a great hatred toward you, I want to see if she's had a change of heart."

"Mr. Styler-"

"Please, Claire. Just do this, and I'll leave and send in my report."

Claire bit her bottom lip as she began to worry about what Indy would do to her if she got closer to the hybrid. She looked down at Owen, and then saw that she had no other option. She then sighed a sigh of defeat and went down into the paddock. The door opened and a small breeze blew against Claire's hair. The scent of a jungle filled her nostrils, and it brought back memories of when she and Owen were following Indy around as she caused chaos on the island. the sounds of birds chirping filled her ears and that made her think of when she and Owen arrived at the old Visitor center of the first park. She then took a small step outside and saw that nothing was going to kill her, yet. She then walked out more and saw Owen and Indy. Owen saw Claire and quickly went over to her and asked, "Claire, what are you doing here?"

"Styler wants me to touch Indy and see how she'll react," replied Claire.

"What? Why?"

"Because he wants to see how she'll react with someone else besides the person taking care of her."

Owen then glared up at the viewing glass an wished that he could Styler's face. The man was probably smiling down on them, thinking that Indy would react terribly to Claire and kill her or something. Owen growled a little as he continued to think about Styler. Claire, however, began to slowly walk closer to Indy.

It was Red One. What was she doing here? The Indominus stared at her as she got closer and closer. She could tell that Red One was scared.

"Indy, the man up in the viewing room wants me to touch your snout and see how you react. Think you can act calm for, like, a minute so that he can see that you're fine with other humans besides Owen?" asked Red One.

Why did the man in the viewing room want Red One to touch her? What was he trying to prove? Nevertheless, this had to happen, one way or another. Indy stayed perfectly still and waited for Red One to place her hand on her snout. Red One inched closer and closer with each passing second. Then, the world froze and went completely silent as Red One's hand came into contact with Indy's snout. Warmth, Red One's touch was warm and gentle. Her touch was different than Owen's. Owen's was warm, and anyone that came into contact with his touch would feel relaxed inside. Red One's was gentle, and anyone that came into contact with her touch would feel comfort. It was...kind of like their smiles. Were smiles and touches similar? Regardless, Indy felt comfort in Red One's touch and she didn't really realize that the ends of her lips had tucked up to Red One's touch.

Claire watched as Indy's lips curled up and then got Owen's attention and told him to look. Indy was...smiling. It wasn't the most beautiful smile, but it was one that made others smile and warmed and melted hearts. She was smiling, Claire and Owen couldn't believe it. Styler couldn't believe his eyes either. An animal was smiling. Styler knew what was to come after this. He'd have to send in the report that he didn't want to send in.

Claire and Indy's bond was growing even more and InGen got a good report from Styler and they sent it out to the board. All that was left was for the board to give Claire a call and see if they got the green light. Indy finally learned to smile, and that was a big accomplishment for her. So, she's bound to learn more in the future, right?

'Til Next Time!-TM341