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A/n: Ok I know it has been a while, but let me tell you it has been rough the past two months. Real life has really been kicking me in the ass since the holidays have started that I have not been able to get a good muse going. Thankfully I FINALLY been able to save up enough money to subscribe to Netflix and have been able to get a good look at a few interesting shows to help me. One of them I am starting to watch is CAMP CRETACEOUS. An animated show that takes place in the Jurassic World timeline. So that helps with getting things going. The other is a documentary called Prehistoric Park.
And the annoying thing called the News.
But at least it was something so hopefully this new chapter is good enough to satisfy people. You folks are the best when it comes to helping me throughout the years since starting this fic.
And always please leave a review after you read this chapter and remember no BASHINGS, LORE MONGERS OR FLAMES PLEASE!
Alan's Dinosaurs
Chapter 36: The Cure Part 2
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
"Hello girl," said Cindy as she emerged from the main building.
The only one up this late at night was Ellie as she was petting Sarah. The other woman sighed as she gave Sarah one final pat before leaning against a sleeping Tank.
"Honestly I am just as exhausted as you. I can't believe I forgot about Tien's birth," Ellie said to her. Remembering the conversation they had earlier about Tien and how he saved Cindy's life.
"Yeah, Henry told me that you were there when he hatched. I guess exhaustion gets the better of us all," Cindy said as she leaned back also against the larger ankylosaur. Tank only gave a rumble before she fell back asleep. Beside her was Rosco who had his tail wrapped around his so called 'sister.' Spitz was out and about in the jungle hunting with Rexy and Junior. The enclosure that they are in are in was all that was keeping them safe. The gate that opened into the much larger pen was all that the dinosaurs needed to move about and feel more at home in the modern jungle. Rexy, Junior and Spitz had been hanging around each other a lot since this whole crisis and so it was natural that they stayed together. Spitz enjoyed the more motherly affection that Rexy is giving him along with Junior. The adult T-Rex is just as protective of the younger dinosaurs as she is of herself. The only one who can match her is Rosco. But he is still recovering from his run with the DX virus.
The large lug was slumbering away his snores could be felt in the bones of the two women in the enclosure.
"So how are Tien and Rosie?" Ellie asked Cindy as they spoke.
"Well Tien is due back the day after tomorrow. Gerry wants to do one more exam to see if he is better while Rosie would be back first thing tomorrow morning. The others are missing them." Cindy said and Ellie nodded to the direction of the medical wing. Both dinosaurs had nearly died protecting their master's girlfriend. Rosie was in the enclosure while Tien was in Cindy's room. They both sensed danger and acted on it. That much they know and thanks to Ellie's input.
"How's the cure?" Ellie asked as she leaned back.
"We are ready to test the first samples on some of the residents. If this works we can see if we get Dr. Grant and Mr. Muldoon to the forefront," Cindy replied.
"When will you do the first trial runs?" Ellie asked.
"Tomorrow morning after we released Rosie back into the enclosure. I wanted to make sure that she is ok before we start," Cindy replied.
The distant roars of Rexy and Junior had the two women smiling before Sarah's beak came down again. Both of them gave her some attention before she gave a few flaps.
"Gerry removed that splint right?" Cindy asked.
"Yeah he did this morning. She should be good to go now so I am not too worried about her. Sarah is just reluctant to leave us behind while she hunts that's all. Such a diva," Ellie said to her. The thrill she gotten in reply was enough to make Ellie laugh as the pterosaur flapped her wings wanting to fly again.
"Go on girl you need to exercise and go fish. That is what you do anyways. Besides José must be worried about you," she said to her.
At the mention of the boat captain Sarah flapped her wings and with a leap was gone. That led to the two girls laughing as they looked at the enclosure.
"You know, I am starting to see what you and Henry have for each other," said Ellie as the other woman laughed.
"Yeah, we both met back in Med-School. He was of course studying genetics and I was studying virology. It was two different worlds, but we made it work. Next thing we know we were dating and now this," Cindy said indicating the dinosaurs and the enclosure.
"So are you going to stay or are you going back to the mainland?" asked Ellie with an eyebrow raised.
"Well I was thinking of moving my work here since tropical diseases is my specialty. Costa Rica is full of them. It also allows me to be closer to Henry. With Henry's work on dinosaurs as I found out when I came here I guess I can switch to prehistoric diseases as well. Since the dinosaurs are going to need someone who can help them with being sick," Cindy replied.
Ellie chuckled as she fully relaxed against Tank.
"So tell me Dr. Sattler you had been with Dr. Grant since you were three years old. He must really be a good brother to help you through life," Cindy said. Ellie was quiet for a time before she nodded. A tear in her eye when she did so.
"Alan is all I have left of my family. We had both been together for as long as I can remember. Doing things together and even trash talking about each others dates. Alan was married once you know a few years back. It didn't work out because his wife wanted something more inclined to Indiana Jones then studying dinosaurs. No kids came from it though she didn't want kids. She wanted adventure and excitement but he wanted a family. When I met Mark and started dating Alan wanted to make sure that Mark was a descent guy and not some asshole. You should have seen the way he threatened Mark. I laughed my ass off when I saw that." she said to her.
"How did Dr. Grant threaten your fiance?" Cindy asked curiously.
"He...well he used Rosco," she said pointing to the T-Rex who was snoring soundly from where he was next to Tank. The T-Rex in question didn't even move since he is still recovering from being sick.
"How is Nico doing?" Cindy asked Ellie worried about the raptor.
"He is still the same but at least he is stable," she said to her.
"I am surprised that the disease effects Rosco less then Nico but then again that shows the age of the disease." Cindy said to her.
"So you think this disease is from the late Cretaceous Period?" asked Ellie as she looked at the other dinosaur still in the sick bay.
"Yeah that is what Henry and I were guessing. Since he is after all a raptor. We don't know what kind of raptor he is, but from what Henry told me he is not a velociraptor that is for sure. Rosie obviously is, but Nico? Henry did a DNA test and he doesn't know what species he actually is. Jurassic Park and InGen's data is limited, so we will have to wait and see. And also he is still growing so that means that Nico and Spitz are still juveniles from what he told me." Cindy replied.
"So both Nico and Spitz have a bit of growing to do. I can see Spitz as still a juvenile since a dilophosaurus grows up to twenty feet and Spitz is last measured at half that length. But Nico? Just how big will he get?" she asked Cindy.
"We don't know, not until we know what species he is that is for sure. But Henry assures me that Gerry is keeping an eye on him." Cindy replies.
Ellie was glad that she has the virus expert with her when they finally left. As they went in she was greeted by Gerry who came out of the pens to check on Nico's progress.
"How is he?" she asked him.
"Well he is stable and Cindy started giving him the treatment shots to help. Rosco's blood transfusion is also helping with his immune system. So far so good for now," said Gerry. Ellie couldn't be more relieved to hear the good news.
"And she said she was going to start the trial runs on the cure tomorrow," she said to Gerry.
"Yeah and the vaccine too since she is force to work that fast. The fatalities are very high Ellie. They may not say much but I been getting reports about it for a while. Mostly with dinosaurs but humans it has been increasing. So hopefully this trial run works and we can get the right meds out." Gerry said worried as he walked in.
Ellie looked down saddened by the fact that Alan might not have a fighting chance soon. Tears started to fall but Gerry reached out and grabbed her shoulder in comfort.
"Hey it's going to be ok. Alan has the best with him and I have faith in Henry and Cindy. They can do this," he said with some hope to his voice.
"A geneticist and an epidemiologist? What has the world come to," Ellie replied as she was led inside.
THE NEXT DAY
With the morning came a new sense of purpose as people began to gather for hopefully a bright day. Rosco was outside the cage with the other dinosaurs watching as Cindy and her team went to Nico's cage. The raptor was still out, but thanks to Rosco's blood transfusion it helped to keep him stable.
"Alright here goes nothing. So far it worked on rats and birds so dinosaurs which are related to birds might have a chance," she said and injected the medicine into an exposed artery. She patted him down and started to head into the hospital.
"So far the dinosaur has been treated and the others minus the bull T-Rex have been vaccinated. So that leaves the humans of this facility. So far we only have a few fatalities due to allergic reactions. But our most prominent members are still to be treated. That I will do personally along with Dr. Wu and Dr. Figaro. Extra security was made to ensure that the cure was not tampered with or destroyed. General Vitkiss is here along with the governor of San José." said Cindy as she waited with her team and speaking to the local press.
Ellie watched them all from the sick cage with Nico. The raptor was the first to be treated since he was one of those who had it worse. Next would be Alan and Mr. Muldoon but she can't be there with them because of how risky it was. So she was asked to stay with Nico. Ellie looked worried because she has not seen her friend in a long time. She wanted to go to her big brother. But she also has a sort-of son to take care of. Nico also needed her support and so she remained with him.
Rosco, Spitz, Tank, Sarah, Rexy and Junior all remained. Tien and Rosie had been released into the sick cage with Ellie and both are around Nico. Since they are smaller and younger they gave their chirps of encouragement to him.
The raptor however didn't move. He remained motionless except for the occasional breath he takes to breath. The sound of the heart monitors were the only noise in the sick cage. Since Nico was too large to put inside the raptor was here along with Rosco for the first part. Now he was alone with only Rosie and Tien for company. Ellie stroked his snout softly and hummed a lullaby to him. It was the same one she heard when she was a child.
It was one that Alan used to sing to them and to Owen and Maria when they needed comfort from the nightmares out on the dig. A soft croon was heard from Rosco as the T-Rex began to rumble softly as if singing as well. It was followed by Spitz, Tank and Sarah.
Gerry who was monitoring Nico heard the sound coming from them as they tried to copy Ellie. Tears filled her eyes as she sang her song to the raptor. Gerry felt himself tearing up a bit before trying go back to business.
When she was done she had her arms wrapped around the raptor. The dinosaurs however kept on 'singing,' it sounded haunting and a bit off, but people started to complain. Yet no one said anything directly because what can they say to a dinosaur.
She held on to him stroking him softly as he slept. The monitors were the only noise other then the dinosaurs.
A FEW HOURS LATER
It was well past noon when the first signs of life started to stir with Nico. Ellie was awoken by the steady yet weak croon that was coming from under her. She jerked up in surprise when she felt something moving from under her. She saw Nico slowly open his eyes for the first time in weeks.
"Nico?" she whispered.
The raptor turned his head and gave a weak chirp in greeting. At least his awakening was not as violent as Rosco's had been. Another croon was followed this one from behind her and it was deeper and louder. She turned her head to see Rosco himself there with his eye on the cage. Along with Spitz, Tank and Sarah all three of his other siblings the raptor gave a chirp in greeting.
He was also assaulted by the chirps and yips of Tien and Rosie who nuzzled him softly in greeting. A gentle hiss was all that she had in reply from Nico as he flexed his claws.
"Gerry," Ellie whispered to the man sleeping on the chair next to her. Gerry Harding didn't move his snore evident.
Rosco decided to be mischievous and snorted quite loudly spewing snot all over the Vet. Coughing and gagging Gerry fell out of his chair much to Ellie's laughter.
"Awk! Gross! Rosco!" he said to the bull and all he got was a rumble as if he was laughing.
"Gerry!" Ellie said getting his attention. The Vet turned to see Nico was awake and the raptor was a bit sluggish in moving. He quickly went to check on his vitals before getting the monitors off of him and the I.V.'s since Nico will most likely rip them off. He then had Ellie help him give Nico some water and broth to help with eating again. Giving him solid foods was not an option. So a broth made from blood, horse meat, fish, chicken and sea weed was put into a mix to help him recover. It was Gerry's recipe for sick carnivores.
The raptor took it greedily from the bottle provided since he was too weak to eat himself. As he ate he then tried to snuggle with Ellie.
"Yes, boy mamma's here," she said to him. The raptor crooned a response as he continued to nuzzle.
"Open the gate and let the others through they need to make sure he is ok," Ellie said to Gerry who opened the pen. When he did so they all came in which shook the ground. Tank was the first to greet him with her slathering tongue and honking calls. Sarah also greeted him with her honking bugle-like calls and Rosco gave a very low rumble to silence them all as he too added his own scent to the group. They were all scenting each other and even Ellie again.
Ellie started crying when she saw the reunion with her own eyes. The only ones to remain back was Rexy and Junior who were confused by the exchange. Then Ellie decided to call them.
"Rexy! Rexy come here girl it's ok," she cooed to the large carnivore. Rexy was rumbling in confusion until Rosco called and she came closer. When she finally gotten close enough to sniff she then started to slowly add her own scent to him. Junior also joined too they are seen as part of the family.
"Wow, and to think I will never see the end of it," said a voice and Ellie turned to see Ian there in a wheelchair with a nurse behind him. This time it's another male nurse and he watched the exchange from a distance.
"Yes, it is important for them to know that Nico is going to be ok," she said.
"How are they able to wake up after just getting the cure?" Ian asked. Ellie laughed, "Animals have to heal fast to survive. The same applies for dinosaurs once they gotten medicine they can survive, and be on their feet depending on the situation. Nico may not be able to walk yet but he is conscious. Give him a few hours to a few days and he will be almost back to normal," she said to him.
"I just hope the human patients are just as fast," Ian said to her. That made Ellie's eyes droop a bit at the memory of Alan and Muldoon.
"I hope so too," she replied softly.
A FEW DAYS LATER
The constant beeping of monitors was first thing that alerted him that he is not dead.
The second thing that alerted him was the feeling of something on his face and up his nose.
The third thing was he is no longer on Isla Sorna.
Wha…. His mind was sluggish at best and barely functioning at worst.
It was strange to be alive. And he looked to see the arms and his legs were still intact he found that he was indeed alive and recovering somewhere.
"Ah good you're awake," said a voice and slowly the figure turned his head towards the doctor standing above him. Dark skin met his eyes as he looked up at the man who was treating him.
"Dr. Grant can you hear me?" he asked the man known as Dr. Grant.
Nodding his head the man gave a sigh of relief as he did this and continued his checkup on his patient. As he checked up on Dr. Grant he went over to the other man also waking up and did the same thing.
As he watched his only roommate across from him his memories suddenly came back to what happened a lot more clearly.
Isla Sorna
Dinosaur Attack
DX Virus
The Soldiers
Rosco
Nico
Everything seemed to be flashing by as the last memories of his wakefulness came to him. Then as he started to fully see the hospital room around him he noted that Robert was off to the side getting checked by the doctor. The sound of the many machines beeping beside him only fueled his concern about his whereabouts.
"The...dino...sa..u..rs….?" he asked someone his voice hoarse with disuse. The doctor quickly rushed over to him.
"Dr. Grant?" he asked him and the man only repeated what he was trying to say, "Th….e…..di...no...sa...ur...s?" he asked.
"The dinosaurs are fine Dr. Grant. In fact it was they who gave you the cure?" The doctor replied to him.
"W...h...ere ...they?" Dr. Grant asked him concern on his voice.
"They are outside in the holding area. Your raptor is still recovering but he should be fine. The T-Rex has awoken a week ago and is playing with the others. Dr. Sattler is there with them. The only one missing is the little one who is with the Grady family in the States," he Doctor said to him.
"Fr..an...kie?" he said asking about the smallest dinosaur.
"Yes, he is with the Grady Family in the U.S. the rest of them are here. They are here Dr. Grant and they are safe," the doctor said to him.
"E..ll...i...e?" he asked for Dr. Sattler.
"Dr. Sattler is fine she is tending to the dinosaurs now, but if you want I can arrange something later when your test results comeback and you are not contagious." the doctor replied to him. Dr. Grant only nodded in solemn acceptance since he is too weak to even do much.
"When you are more recovered we can let you go outside to be with your dinosaurs Dr. Grant," the doctor said to him.
"Th….a...nk y..ou," he croaked feeling saddened to hear that he can't be outside with them.
"Get some rest doctor I will tell the people waiting for you that you are up," said the doctor and he walked out and left him there. It was not a few minutes later that Dr. Alan Grant returned to the land of dreams.
SOMETIME LATER
When Jake Fuego walked away from that room he felt like crying. It was a miracle that he was able to see Dr. Alan Grant wake up after so long on his deathbed. He also checked on Robert Muldoon and the man is also going to be fine. He was looking around to see if anything was alright before going back to sleep. When he turned around he saw that Dr. Grant had also returned to sleep, but he looked like he might be on the mend to recovery.
He wiped his forehead when the anxiety proved to be too much. He was just happy he could help somewhat after sometime. Walking down the hallway towards the mess hall he was greeted by others and people started to cheer for him. He nodded his thanks and when Cindy came through the other door with Henry in tow the cheering became deafening. The two looked bashful at this and Jake figured he would join in and gave them catcalls and whistles.
Ray who also came through the same door as Jake only smiled at him before adding his own catcalls.
After all the celebrations were finished the initial group settled down to enjoy sometime to celebrate. Cindy and Henry were at the forefront with Ellie Sattler to the left side of Henry and Ray with Jake on the right. Gerry was the only one of their party not there as he was monitoring Nico's progress. But they celebrated in Henry's room all the same.
"So when can I see Alan?" asked Ellie.
"You can visit him the day after tomorrow since we will have to move him and Mr. Muldoon to recovery rooms. Luckily for us we have some extra rooms available for them and they are in easy access to see the dinosaurs." Jake said smiling.
"How the fuck you did that?" asked Ray.
"I pulled some strings to get him to see his animals again," said Jake as he was speaking about Alan.
"That is good he would be very worried about them," Ellie said to him and they nodded. Beside Henry, Tien was sleeping with his head in Henry's lap. The Troodon did not want Henry to be left unprotected and so he and Rosie refused to leave both him and Cindy alone. The two dinosaurs were at the hip with their humans and Ellie found it cute.
The larger animals on the other hand are just as excited as Rosco could smell Alan's scent on Jake. Jake had gotten nervous earlier in the afternoon when he went to tell Ellie that Alan had awoken and would be available to see visitors the day after tomorrow.
The only problem was that he forgot to take a shower before coming out into the compound and Alan's scent was all over him. Seeing as the man had to take his vitals and check to see if everything was in working order. Which leaves traces of his scent on him. Rosco, Rexy and Junior having the strongest sense of smell in the animal kingdom were the first to sniff him and recognize Alan's scent.
The sad tone that Rosco's croon made nearly had Ellie in tears when she saw it. Nico was still sick but even he started to get excited at the smell of their father. He had to be sedated to make sure he was resting. The others were wanting to get in on the action, but Rosco didn't let them as he was the boss. He wanted to sniff Jake all by himself.
Jake was knocked over when Rosco sniffed him and began to nuzzle him knowing he could smell his father on him. He was nearly crushed when Ellie ran to Rosco.
"Rosco, Rosco!" she yelled a the T-Rex. The Rex looked at her curiously not letting Jake up.
"Get….off….of….him!" she said using the alpha tone that she had heard Alan use many times when dinosaurs are misbehaving. Rosco now understood as she repeated herself with a more forceful tone. He backed off with his head down chastised.
Jake was gasping for breath as Ellie helped him up. As he dusted himself off he was still panting.
"You better check yourself over for bruising. Rosco was over excited because you probably smell like Alan," she said to him.
"Fuck how does he know?" he asked Ellie.
Ellie smiled at him, "A T-Rex has the strongest olfactory sensors in the animal kingdom. He could smell small traces of Alan's scent on your clothes." and at that the Doctor finally realized why there was a shower before the cage.
"That would explain the shower," he said to her.
"We had General Vitkiss install it to prevent an incident like this from happening," she said to him. Looking humbled he was quickly marched off towards the main building.
"So if these animals can smell as good as they do then why…?" he asked her after he had his shower. Ellie was with the dinosaurs still calming them down. Jake made sure to wash off all traces of Alan's scent on himself and change into some clothes for the compound.
"Alanimprinted on them so they think he is their father and I'm their mother," Ellie replied as she patted Rosco's snout.
"So they are loyal to him?" Jake asked as Rosco came down again to sniff him but Ellie hissed and he backed up immediately.
"Yeah, We...learned a lot from them and we are still learning," she said to him and the man had to laugh.
"What sort of thing that you learned?" he asked her as they exited towards the main building. Ellie having to put away a few things beforehand and take a shower before joining him to enter the building.
When Jake asked her again Ellie laughed as he said this before replying, "Family is everything to them. They would go through hell and high water for family. I mean I heard what happened with the Grady's back in the states with Frankie and I could not help but crack up at that little shit's antics."
"Frankie?" said Jake as they made their way to one of the balconies that oversee the compound area.
"Alan's archeopteryx, he maybe small, but trust me he is full of mischief." Ellie replied to that comment. Jake made an 'o' sound before she saw them heading over to where the staff places the dinosaur's food.
Tank was already munching on some ferns while Sarah was preening. The carnivores were busy grooming each other while paying extra attention to Nico who was still sort of in the medical part of the cage. Gerry thought it would be a good idea to leave the door open for the others to go in and see him. They were very gentle with him as both of them saw Rosco gently grooming a part of Nico where he couldn't reach.
"Do they do that often?" asked another voice. They turned to see General Vitkiss standing there with the Governor both looked pleased when they saw Ellie with Jake.
"Ah Dr. Fuego I heard the cure distribution has been a success?" said the Governor. Jake only shrugged as he admitted as much.
"Well everything is going fine with the distribution as well as the reactions to those it helps. Dr. Bradshaw is also distributing the vaccine to help those families affected by the DX virus to be safe," he said to them.
Nodding their heads they both looked into the compound to see the dinosaurs playing. Tank was busy playing with Rosco by gently hitting him on the side with her tail while eating. Ellie giggled when she saw this. It was a game they always played with Tank teasing Rosco with her tail while eating and then the rex would try to catch her only for her to headbutt him in the end. They would play for hours like this or vice versa.
"So we cured the disease so everything is good?" said the Governor.
"It should be for now. I hope when Dr. Grant and Mr. Muldoon fully recovers we can get right to task. After all that was why we brought you people here." General Vitkiss said to Ellie.
"You wanted Alan to hunt down and return the dinosaurs that were stolen from Isla Sorna and Isla Nublar is that correct?" Ellie said to him and the man nodded.
"The company that created them should take responsibility for them after all they brought them back to life," said General Vitkiss.
"They caused enough damage as it is. And the men who are responsible committed enough crimes to God and men. Bad enough I have to deal with the cartels but now I have to deal with dinosaurs coming back to life and the people who use them." said the Governor sounding upset.
"What sort of crimes are we talking about?" Ellie asked him curiously.
"Theft for starters since the dinosaurs or at least most of them belong to InGen. Property damage, reckless endangerment, murder to name a few of the charges placed by the Costa Riccan government. The Governor here is only in charge of this province, but the other governors all agree that something needs to be done." General Vitkiss replied getting serious. Ellie frowned when he mentioned other dinosaurs. She remembered Hammond mentioning theft and things that were happening in Jurassic Park. She needed to know for sure.
"You mentioned thieves, they had stolen dinosaurs before? And how long?" she asked.
"We don't know, all we know is that this has been going on for sometime. Maybe Dr. Wu might know more or Mr. Muldoon when he is fully recovered. That is why we have them here. They could probably shed some light with all this," General Vitkiss replied.
Ellie stood there thinking about what he said and she nodded, "Yeah he could but still Henry is only a geneticist. The guy you should be talking to is Ray he might know."
"We already did and he told us some information. Said he and that Muldoon guy were trying to track them for a while, but it was as if they disappeared. Then when that incident happened on your island that Nedry fellow seemed to have been one of the culprits in charge of theft. It was a good thing that dino of yours did him in before he raped that girl," said Vitkiss.
Ellie frowned remembering what Jessica Harding said said about Nedry trying to rape her and how Spitz saved her from him. It was a good thing that the dilophosaur was there or else she would have been raped and worse pregnant.
"Nedry was scum and I am glad he is dead," Ellie said finally. General Vitkiss nodded his agreement as her gaze remained on the dinosaurs. She looked lost as she had done this. She watched as the dinosaurs seemed to be doing their own thing mainly resting or playing. Sarah was the only one gone since she goes out to sea to fish. She then started to wonder about Terry and Iggy and how they are doing.
"You know with all this talk about dinosaurs being taken I started to wonder about the other dinosaurs that are off the island. Namely two aquatic reptiles that live off shore of the islands," Ellie asked.
"You mean the deformed dolphin and the sea monster?" said General Vitkiss and Ellie nearly fell over laughing.
"They are fine, in fact that boat captain is taking good care of them. José if I remember correctly. When we first gotten to Dr. Grant and Mr. Muldoon we captured him and his family. So we put him in charge of those sea monsters. So far they remained out to sea and play with the kids. That big one sure as hell loves to play." General Vitkiss said to her.
Ellie smiled knowing for sure that dinosaurs love to play.
"Yeah they love to play and we have to teach them to be gentle with humans. But other dinosaurs they have a run of the show," she said just as Tien pounced on Nico. The larger raptor swatted the troodon before pouncing on him back. The game was rough but they were gentle with each other. Nico understanding that Tien and Rosie are still young and he was nearly an adult.
"Those two that 'raptor' as you call him and the dilophosaur they are still growing right?" General Vitkiss said to her.
"Yeah, I don't know what Nico is, but normally a dilophosaur grows up to twenty feet so Spitz is still growing. I don't know much about the others but they seemed to be fully grown. Sarah though she seems much larger then what the fossil records say about her." Ellie replied.
"I see, a mutation then?" he asked her and Ellie shrugged.
They remained silent until General Vitkiss took his leave. The Governor left with him but not before he took one last look at the dinosaurs. Ellie had seen that look on someone before. It was a look of worry for the man. He was indeed worried and he has every right to be. Ellie would be worried too if she had to deal with this sort of stuff.
All too soon thought the sun is now sinking across the horizon. It was getting late and she needed a bath before going down for dinner. As she made her way down she spotted several people already checking up on the human patients that are in the compound as well.
She past families with mothers, fathers and children all lined up to get their shots. Many of them still on beds and machines. But others are showing signs of coming back to life. Ellie felt happy she could at least help somewhat when this happened.
When she returned to her rooms dinner was already laid out for her. Glad someone thought of her she dug in to her meal.
MEANWHILE
Alan Grant opened his eyes again to the now dark room. He spotted Robert Muldoon still sleeping when he heard something from his door. There was a faint clicking sound as if someone was tapping on the floor but instead it was coming from the window. When he looked towards the large window he was not surprised to see Nico standing there. What he is surprised to see was two smaller figures standing next to him.
Nico slowly opened the door using his right middle hand claw and pushed the rest of the way with his snout. He must have figured out that the door was a sliding one and slipped his head inside. His noise also woke Robert who was just as alert as Alan. The soft purring noise he was making was enough to let Alan know that he was being naughty again.
The two little ones crept into the room with him sniffing the walls and gave short whining noises. Nico only snorted when he pushed the door wider and crept inside. His claws clicking softly on the ground. Alan wanted to laugh but the machines still strapped to him prevented him from doing so. In fact when he looks at Nico now the raptor had grown a bit when he would be a bit smaller.
How long was I out? He asked himself when Nico finally made it to his bed. Sniffing Alan he finally started nuzzling him his soft purr was full of love and Alan stroked him along his muzzle.
"My, my have you grown," he said to Nico and the Raptor continued to nuzzle him. Tien and Rosie also wanted some love and since Rosie is only a few months old she was not yet large enough to be considered and adult. But she was large enough to reach Alan's stomach if he was standing. Off to the side Robert looked at Alan with a smirk on his face, "Looks like someone has some visitors," he said to him.
When Nico heard Robert he turned his head nearly taking Alan out of the bed and gave a croon. He then moved over to Robert being careful with his tail and nuzzled him too. Robert chuckled between coughs while petting the raptor.
"My he has gotten huge," Robert said as he petted his head.
Then as if to add gas to the fire a large shadow appeared through the window and Rosco made his appearance. The T-Rex could fit through the door easily thanks to the extra large windows. He leaned in and thankfully didn't have to go far so the two men had to see the larger dinosaur.
"Looks like our visit for tomorrow has been pushed for today," said Alan wanting to laugh. Though his lungs felt weak and he felt tired. Rosco on the other hand was very gentle when he sniffed Alan. Alan reached up to pet him and the low croon came from deep within the giant's throat. The large yellow eye facing him widened with affection as he gave a low whine. Alan wanted to cry when he heard the pitiful whine from Rosco.
"I know boy, I miss you too," he said to him. Robert on the other hand he saw a tear in Alan's eye. As if wanting praise from the other man as well Rosco leaned in towards him. Robert raised his bandaged hand and stroked the larger dinosaur along his snout just above his mouth. Since the window didn't allow much room Rosco could only close his eyes as he allowed them to touch him. Then slowly he pulled out of the room.
When he did a shadow came from above as Sarah landed and she too came into the room. The same thing they did to her as well. She was followed by Spitz who was even larger then Alan remember. Still a juvenile but clearly a bit larger. He had grown a foot and a half, but he was still small enough to fit through the door.
"Soon you will be too big to get through doors," Alan joked with him. The dilophosaur as if understanding him hooted his reply. Then he put his head in Alan's lap. His cries were just as pitiful as Rosco's.
Just as he said that a nurse was passing by when she saw the dinosaurs in the room. Alarmed she rushed to get the doctor who ran to the widow and looked in. Robert was the one who recognized the man.
"Jake?" he said and the man waved at them.
Just as he did he entered the room. His face full of smiles as the dinosaurs moved away.
"Alright you guys you had your fun now out!" he gently shooed them. As the understood the hand gesture they all moved out of the room. Well except for Tien but even he was gently shooed out. When they were out Jake closed the door and smiled at them.
"Ah Doctor Grant, Robert I see you both are awake," he said to them. Robert for the first time in a while smiled.
"Always the joker eh Jake," he said to him.
"Yes, you know I am the joker Robert now then before I had unwanted guests into my patient's room. Let's see how far you are progressing ok," he said to them. He then checked their vitals before docking it down on a chart.
"Alright it seems that you guys are stable which is good. You can thank your dinosaurs Dr. Grant for they are the heroes who have saved many lives today," he said to them.
"So, what did happen with this 'cure'?" Alan asked. Sighing Jake told them about what had happened with finding the cure. He doesn't know much of the details beforehand since he only arrived not long afterwards. But he promised to get Henry into the room to tell them the rest. Satisfied Jake had them eat light foods since their stomachs haven't had time to process food in a while. When they were done he left the room and promised when they wake again they would be 'allowed' visitors.
Alan could only sigh as he leaned back against his bed post and saw the look on Robert's face.
"What?" Alan asked him.
"Nothing it is just that while we are here there is no one guarding Isla Nublar or Isla Sorna. I sure hope that after we deal with this disease we can get some damn answers," Robert replied. Alan only nodded as he leaned back into his bed and felt his eyes close as he drifted off to sleep.
TBC
A/n: Ok I am going to cut it short here because not only is my country filled with lunatics, but my workplace is a bunch of slave drivers! Covid sure as hell likes to work us essential workers to the ground. I mean I work in home improvement retail and the amount of people buying shit for either fixing their homes (when they are out of work) or stockpiling supplies (because they are nut jobs waiting for the worst) has me worn out. Physically and mentally I am burnt but I have not stopped writing which is a breath of fresh air for me. So hopefully you all enjoy this chapter which took me nearly two months to get off my ass and write. And I thank you all for sticking with me for these past few years of working on this. It means a lot to me. And remember as always please leave a review and now FLAMES, LORE MONGERS, OR BASHINGS PLEASE! Thank you.
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