Title: Jurassic Park III

Author: Princess Serenity

Rating: PG-13

Author's Notes: Woo! 3 reviews for the first installment! Very cool, yo. You people make me happy.

Sparklingrain: Glad that you like it! It's what I'm trying to accomplish with my writing.

Angel LeeAnn: Thanks. I knew that question would have to come up sooner or later. Let's just say that the two decided not to get married when their daughter was born for some reason. For the first movie she was.. Ehh.. I'll have to figure that out as the story continues. Maybe after this I'll go back and write my version of the first movie. Sound like a plan?

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Disclaimer: Whoops... Forgot to mention this in the Prologue. Yeah, obviously Jurassic Park doesn't belong to me BUT the plot AND Alan and Ellies daughter is mine. I am in no way making any money (unfortunately) off of this story; it is only for entertainment purposes.

So, with that in mind, let us get to the first chapter, shall we?

Ch.1

"RRRROW! GRRRR!"

Jessica Grant watched as her three-year old half-brother Charlie excitedly play with the plastic toy dinosaurs her and her father had brought for him in his sandbox in the front yard. Her mother, Ellie Satler stood over the three, an infant in her arms, smiling happily.

Jessica had her mother's tiny frame, the same smile, eye shape, and a mix of her hair color. She had her father's independence, drive, eye color, and a mix of his hair color. But of course, if anyone pointed that out, she would roll her eyes and say: "I'm not like anyone, I'm me."

"Oh, actually, Charlie, those two are herbivores. They wouldn't be interested in fighting each other. But these... "Jessica heard her father start to say, picking up two other dinosaurs and showing Charlie. "See, these are carnivores. And this one here -- see its claws -- this one here uses its claws to gouge at the throat of its opponent..." He said as he made the two attack each other and making his own sound effects.

"Uh, Alan?" Ellie interrupted.

"Hmm?" Alan hummed.

"He's three. Let's wait until he's a little older."

"Yeah, dad. Like.. Until he's at least five or six years old." Jessica offered.

"Oh.. Right." He said. He picked the two dinosaurs back up. "Happy dinosaurs." He added as he bounced them along the edge of the sandbox, causing Jessica to laugh. She heard a car pulling into the driveway and then a door slam. "That must be Mark. I'll be back." Ellie said and walked off. "Ooh you get to meet 'Mark'." Jessica said sarcastically. Alan looked at her. "Hey now. He's your step-father." Alan said.

Ellie and Mark came over. "Mark, this is Alan Grant and you already know Jessica." She introduced. Mark and Alan shook hands. "Nice to meet you Alan. I've heard a lot about you." He said. "And I swear it was all good, dad. Honest." Jessica added as Alan looked at her.

"Daddy. This is a herbabore," Charlie said, joining the group and he held up one of the toy dinosaurs, then pointed at Alan. "And that's the dinosaur man." They all laughed. "Let's go inside and get something to eat." Ellie offered. They all headed inside and Jessica swooped Charlie up and spun him around, causing the little boy to squeal with excitement.

Inside, Jessica, Ellie, Mark sat at the kitchen table while Alan stood in front of a bird cage, holding a cookie trying to get the parrot to say his name. "He used to know me." Alan sighed, sitting at the table.

There was an awkward silence between the three adults and Jessica rolled her eyes. "Wow.. This isn't awkward at all." She quipped. Just then the baby cried out from its nursery. Ellie went to get up but Mark stopped her. "I'll go. I'll let you two catch up." He said and walked off.

"So what are you working on now?" Ellie asked after a moment.

"We have a new site in Montana. At least until the money runs out." Alan said.

"Anything good?" She asked.

"Dad's doing Raptors." Jessica informed.

Ellie nodded. "Ah, my favorite kind."

Alan leaned forward slightly. "Do you remember the sounds they made?"

"I try not to." Ellie answered.

"We've done cranial scans, and raptors actually had a quite sophisticated resonating chamber. I have a theory that their ability to vocalize is the key to their social intelligence. The way they can work together as a team." He said.

"You think they could talk to each other?" Ellie asked.

"To a degree we never imagined." Jessica said. She remembered the way the Raptors were back on Isla Nublar when she was 11 years old. What was supposed to be a fun weekend trying out a new theme park, turned to a horror reality.

"So we were right." Ellie said to Alan.

"We were."

A few hours later, Jessica, Alan, and Ellie were heading out towards Alan and Jessicas rental car. Alan took the driver's side before Jessica could. "That isn't fair!" Jessica whined. Alan smirked. "You made up the rule when you were 16 and learning to drive, remember?" He asked. Jessica nodded. "Yeah, yeah, 'who gets to the driver's side of the car first, drives.'" She recited the rule. Sulking, she sat in the passenger side.

Ellie shook her head, smiling. "Good luck with the fund raising." She said.

"It was never easy, but before Jurassic Park, you could find money. Somewhere. Now fossils are out. Everyone wants to see a real live dinosaur." He said.

"Yeah, but the fossil won't try to eat you when you see it." Jessica added from her side of the car.

"Times change Alan. But you're the still the best. I mean that. And Jessica has a point. And people will see it soon." Ellie said.

"The last of my breed." Alan said with a smile.

"Don't be afraid to ask for help. You tend to forget to sometimes." She said. Alan nodded, and then drove off into the softly falling rain.

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