Hello everyone, here's the next chapter of the Little Dinosaur Girl. Oragonking, yes. It's connected to the stories, though I have to fix all of them.
Voice Characters:
Val: Sloane Murray (from Finding Dory)
Adalyn Walker: Jennifer Hudson
Val was walking through the busy airport with Abby and Josh. With them was one of the Child Service social workers named Adalyn Walker. Adalyn is an African/American woman with black curly hair, tied to a bun and brown eyes. She will be the one who is escorting Val to Jurassic World as well as investigating Owen's home to see if he was really fit to take custody for his niece. Val was wearing a blue shirt with a picture of cartoon T. Rex smiling, light brown shorts, baby blue sneakers, and a blue backpack. She was also wearing her mother's red scarf, it was long and almost touched the ground, but Abby adjusted it for her. Her hair was tied into pigtails, they bounced whenever she walked or hops. They made their way to the line of people that was being checked by security. Though, Val was nervous about going to her uncle's work and home. She barely remembers him and worries that she might mess up. However, Josh and Abby assured her that she will do just fine. But before she and Adalyn leave, Abby and Josh were saying their farewells to Val.
Abby gave little Val a big hug and kisses on her cheeks. "Bye, Sweet Pea. Ah'm gonna miss ya so much." She said to Val sadly with a small smile.
"I'll miss you too." Val said letting go of the hug and turned to Josh as she gave him a hug. "Bye, Josh."
Josh hugs her back, he was going to miss her so much. They let go before he took out a small red box with a pink ribbon on it. "Your Pa wanted t' give ya this on your birthday but since 'e can't…Ah was wondering if ya wanted your birthday gift jus' a little early." He said with a smile.
Val blinks at him before she takes the box gently and opens it. Inside the box was a necklace with a raptor claw fossil. Val smiles and she puts the necklace on. She always loves raptors, they're her favorite dinosaurs. Her dad would read her Dr. Alan Grant's book about Jurassic World and how he encountered them. At first, she thought they were scary, but for a while, she saw them as fascinating dinosaurs. Val looks at Josh and smiles happily.
"Thank you, Josh." She thanked him with a smile.
Josh smiles before ruffling her hair a bit. "Yeah, ye're gonna see a heap of dinosaurs there and if sumthin' chases you…run." He whispers the last part, making Val gasp in alarm.
"Josh!" Abby scolded with hands on her hips.
Josh chuckles, "Ah'm jus' kiddin'! Jurassic World 'as the best security. Ain't nothing gonna hurt ya." He assured, making Val relax a bit.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the flight to Costa Rica will leave in twenty minutes." The announcer said from the speakers.
Adalyn steps in and clears her throat. "I believe that is the time for us to go." She said as she turned to the little girl.
Val nodded in understanding and went to Adalyn's side. She follows the adult towards the line of people while waving at Josh and Abby, who waved back at her.
"Bye, Sweet Pea!" Abby said with a smile.
"We'll miss ya!" Josh added.
When Val and Adalyn got on the plane, they took their seats in the middle row, and waited patiently as the plane took off to Costa Rica. Adalyn was reading a book peacefully while Val looked at the window. Val was thinking about her parents and wondered about her new life with her uncle. Most kids her age wouldn't worry about these things, but Val wasn't those types of kids. She was different. She was special. Val hopes that her uncle can accept her for who she really is. Val closed her eyes and silently prayed that her new life will be different.
"Please, please, please, please like me." Val whispers in her mind before she fell asleep.
Owen was in his house, finally finished making Val's room and making the house friendly looking. He and Barry work together to make Val's room. The room wasn't fancy, but simple. They put a nice blue bed, a pink carpet, stuffed dinosaur toys that were in a princess-like chest, a pink desk with a mini bookshelf filled with kid books and coloring books, a wooden chair, and a closet for her clothes. Her room was painted blue like the sky with cloud designs. There was even a window with green curtains. They also made sure that the area was safe and secured. They put fences on the house and round the lake to prevent Val from going there, so she won't get lost or drown by the lake and making sure that the herbivores don't come near his house, except for some Gallimimus. They even made a treehouse and a tier-swing for her. A pink playhouse with toys, a sandbox, and mini flower garden, filled with beautiful tropical flowers. They kept Owen's tools and equipment inside a shed, far from Val's reach and it was always kept locked. Even though they childproof the house, Owen was still nervous. He was going to be inspected by one of the social workers in Child Services. If Owen doesn't get a good review, Val will live with another family. His mom wanted to take custody, but due to her health, Child Services believes that she wasn't well to take custody. So, Owen is going to do his best to get Val's custody.
Speaking of which, Owen got himself ready to meet Val at the docks, as well as being interviewed by a social worker. Owen made sure he didn't smell bad or looked too intimidating. That way, Val can be more comfortable and safer with him. Once he was done, Owen went out of his house to get on his jeep to pick up his niece at the docks. Barry will be there too, he wanted to meet Val personally, and make sure Owen doesn't say anything intimidating to the social worker. When Owen reached Jurassic World, he made his way to the docks and saw Barry there.
"Am I late?" Owen asked, standing next to Barry.
Barry shook his head. "No, you're just in time, for once. Maybe having your niece to live with you won't be so bad." He joked, remembering that Owen would come to work late.
Owen laughed at him dryly. "Ha, ha, ha…you're sooo funny." He said sarcastically before giving him a sign that has Val's name on it. "Now, hold this."
Barry holds the sign with a blank expression on his face. "Why am I the one holding the sign?" Barry asked in annoyance.
"Hey, rock beats scissors, I win." Owen said with a smug look and grin.
The two males did rock, paper, and scissors to see who would hold the sign. Barry lost while Owen won. So, basically, Owen beat Barry fair and square. Barry rolled his eyes at Owen's childish behavior, but he needed it to amuse his niece.
Speaking of Val, the little girl and Adalyn were inside the ferry after the plane landed on the Costa Rica airlines. They, and the tourists, went out of the plane and towards the ferry that took them to Isla Nublar, where Jurassic World is. Val sits near the window with Adalyn by her side. Val heard laughter as she turned to the other side to see two sisters were excited to see Jurassic World with their parents. Val felt a pain in her chest. She wished that her parents were here instead. Val always dreamed that they would go together as a big family to visit Owen and see the dinosaurs, but they couldn't. Val's parents are gone. She's all alone.
Well, not completely alone.
She still has her grandmother and uncle. And now, she will be living with her uncle. But he has to pass a test first. Val wonders if her uncle studied since she remembers that Abby and Josh had to study for a test. But she had no idea that it wasn't a test from papers.
The ferry landed on the docks and opened its gangplank, allowing the passengers to get out. Val stayed close to Adalyn, not wanting to get lost from the crowd of people. Luckily, Adalyn knew where she was going as she saw Owen with Barry, who was holding a sign that had Val's name on it. Adalyn holds Val's hand as they make their way through the crowd towards Owen and Barry. The two men saw Adalyn with Val as the social worker faces them.
"You must be Owen Grady, correct?" Adalyn questioned.
Owen nodded. "Yes, that's me." He said.
"I am Adalyn Walker." Adalyn introduced before they shook hands.
"Yeah, you're from Child Services." Owen said as they let go.
Adalyn nodded before turning to Barry, who put the sign under his left arm. "And who might you be?" She asked.
Barry outstretched his hand. "My name is Barry. Barry Sembène. I'm a friend of Owen's." He answered kindly.
Adalyn shook his hand. "I see."
As they let go, Val peeks behind Adalyn to see her uncle and his friend named Barry. She was excited and nervous at the same time to be here. Then Owen saw his niece looking at him shyly. He smiled at her and bent down to her height before giving her a wave.
"Hey, Val." He said softly.
"Hello…" Val greeted back shyly.
"Ready to see your new home?" Owen asked her.
Val nodded her head shyly, curious on what her new home would look like. So, Owen, Barry, Adalyn, and Val walked through the busy streets of Jurassic World. Val saw many shops, restaurants, café that were filled with people. Val then saw the Mosasaurus Arena and got a glimpse of the Mosasaurus when it was getting a shark from the hook before diving down; this reminds her of the dolphins getting fishes from their trainers when she was at Ocean World. Val awed at the big dinosaur before being guided to the jeep by Adalyn. Val was sad, she wanted to see the Mosasaurus again. They get in the jeep while Owen helps Val get on her baby seat before going to the driver seat to take them to his house.
Barry was in the front seat while Adalyn sat next to Val, who was looking at her raptor necklace sadly. She wished that her parents were here with her. It would be nice to spend time together with her family. But another question came in her mind, will her Uncle Owen and Barry accept her even though she has powers? Abby, Josh, and her parents accepted her, she wonders if they can accept her as well.
The whole trip was silent, Owen was worried that Val wasn't going to like her new home with him or that she was still traumatized by the death of her parents. But he has to push those negative thoughts aside, his niece needed him. They finally reach their destination. Val peeks through the window and sees the house. It was simple, but pretty. It shows a friendly atmosphere. Val saw that there was a treehouse, a tire swing, a playhouse, a sandbar, and a small garden. There were even many safety fences around the area, so that Val won't get lost or hurt. Adalyn inspects the house. It was nice, but she had a few questions for Owen to answer.
"Here we are." Owen said as they got out while he helped Val get out from her seat and to the ground. "It's not much, but home sweet home, right?"
Val looks at the house with wide eyes. She was going to live here with her uncle. Val was nervous yet excited to see what's inside. Owen shows Val and Adalyn the house. Inside was clean, not a single speck of dirt or mess at sight. Val saw the living room. There was a blue sofa, a brown carpet, a simple coffee table, a big TV, and two armchairs. The kitchen was also simple, but more festive looking. They walked through the hall and to the stairs where Owen showed Val her room.
"This will be your room." Owen said to his niece as he opened the door to reveal Val's room.
Val silently gasps at her room. It was very pretty. It almost looks like her room, except her room has the view of the neighborhood while this one has the view of the whole jungle. Val went into the room to admire it, feeling welcomed in this nice home.
"The bathroom is down the hall next to mine and you need anything just ask, okay?" Owen said to Val.
Val looked at her uncle and nodded her head. Adalyn inspects the room to see if it was the real deal. This made Owen nervous. He hoped that Adalyn would accept the room and house, so that Val could live with him. Adalyn then turns towards Owen with a serious expression on her face.
"Mr. Grady, may I have a word with you, alone?" She said to him seriously.
Owen looked at her and nodded before turning to Barry. "Hey, Barry. Can you help Val settle in?"
Barry nodded in understanding and looked at Val, who looked at him. "Come on, I'll help you unpack." He said.
Val nodded her head as she and Barry unpack her things while Adalyn and Owen went downstairs to the dining room to talk. They took a seat as Adalyn brought out some papers that have Owen's records of his job. Owen was nervous. He knows that Adalyn was checking his job, worried that she and Child Services might not approve. However, Adalyn glanced at Owen and placed down the papers.
"Your job is a trainer, correct?" Adalyn questioned calmly.
Owen nodded. "Yes." He answered.
"What kind of trainer are you? And why does Mr. Masrani need a trainer?"
"He…needed a specific trainer that can handle these types of dinosaurs." Owen said, almost sounding hesitant.
"And what kind of 'dinosaur' are you training?" Adalyn questioned.
"…" Owen was silent by this, fearing that she might disapprove of his work. Adalyn waited for his answer as he looked at her with hesitation. "I…I trained Velociraptors."
Adalyn was silent, Owen thought that she wasn't too happy about this. But who can blame her? Years ago, before Jurassic World, it was supposed to be called Jurassic Park. The original owner of the park used to be John Hammond. Hammond was the CEO of a bioengineering company called InGen, which has discovered a way to clone dinosaurs. And thus, Hammond made Jurassic Park which is located on the tropical island of Isla Nublar. The cloning process involves extracting the DNA of dinosaurs from mosquito fossils and combining it with frog DNA. However, they only cloned female dinosaurs to control the population. It was going to be a big success, but something happened. There was a blackout, causing all the power to shut down. The dinosaurs escaped from the paddocks and started roaming around, causing chaos and possibly death of the employees. The deaths were caused by the carnivore dinosaurs. The T. Rex, a pack of Velociraptors, and a Dilophosaurus. However, the T. Rex aka Rexy killed off the Velociraptors, giving the survivors time to escape. The survivors Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, Lexi Murphy, Tim Murphy, Ian Malcolm, and John Hammond. They escaped with their lives and Grant wrote a book about Jurassic Park.
Even though his book was a success, the park had to be shut down, due to many incidents. However, it was only temporarily, when Hammond's nephew, Peter Ludlow who became InGen's next CEO, decided to make a small Jurassic Park at San Diego to save InGen from bankruptcy. Sadly, he failed when he made a big mistake. Ludlow transported a father T. Rex that somehow killed the crew members and the Tyrannosaur Buck wreaked havoc at San Diego. Luckily, 'Daddy Rex' was stopped thanks to Sarah Harding and Ian Malcolm. They devised a plan to lure the raging male T. Rex back to the ship by using the infant T. Rex to lure him. However, Ludlow had a different perspective. He ordered the police to kill the Buck T. Rex, so the chaos would end and recapture the infant to save InGen. However, his plan falters when Sarah and Ian put the infant in the ship cargo-hold and then escape with their lives. And without thinking, Ludlow went inside the cargo-hold to recapture the infant. But he didn't know that 'Daddy Rex' returned to the boat to save his infant. Ludlow tried to escape, but the Buck T. Rex plucked him by his leg, while breaking it, and pulled him off the stairs, but rather than killing him, the Tyrannosaurus Rex placed him in front of the infant roughly, teaching his offspring how to hunt. The infant then makes its move to execute Ludlow and succeeds before the adult Tyrannosaur was tranquilized by Sarah just before Ludlow's mercenaries could make the kill via sniper rifle. The S.S. Venture was then sent back to Site B with the parent and infant aboard with many security ships following it, making sure that no one will hijack that ship.
Four years after that event, the public became aware of the existence of cloned dinosaurs on Isla Sorna, but it was prohibited from contacting that island. The military of US and Costa Rica agreed that Isla Nublar and Sorna stayed closed and off-limits, no one can enter those islands. Except for one time when a boy named Eric Kirby was stranded on Isla Sorna for eight weeks and his parents failed to get any help from either the US or Costa Rica government. The only one who can help was Dr. Alan Grant, except they tricked him to help them and later to reveal that they need to rescue their son. Grant wasn't happy since they brought him to the island with Billy Brennan and three mercenary associates to search for Eric, but sadly, the three mercenary associates were killed, two were killed by a Spinosaurus and one was killed by a Velociraptor. The Kirbys and Billy were separated from Grant, who was later rescued by Eric Kirby. When they were reunited, they were chased by the Spinosaurus again, but escaped.
They later discovered that Billy stole two raptor eggs, that was the reason why they were chasing them, because they want their eggs back. They soon found an abandoned aviary of the Pteranodons, Eric was captured by one and Billy had to save him, sacrificing himself to save the others, they encounter the Spinosaurus again and escape, thanks to Paul Kirby. They were almost at the beach, when the pack of raptors corner them. They were about to kill them, if Grant didn't tell the group to stay calm and get on their knees, the alpha female came to them and sniffs at Amanda, believing that she stole the eggs. Paul tried to help her, but the alpha female hissed at him, warning him to back off. Grant gives her the eggs, before using the raptor whistle to call them off. The raptors flee when they hear a wheezing sound as they grab the eggs and leave, believing that there are more of them coming. The group of survivors were soon rescued by helicopters that were sent by Ellie Sattler to rescue them. The group boards them and discovers a critically wounded Billy inside. They then fly towards the mainland as the Pteranodons fly by as well.
And years later, after returning the Pteranodons back on the island, Simon Masrani bought InGen and fulfilled Hammond's dream by opening Jurassic World. Even though the park was slowly becoming a success, there are people who aren't sure if it's safe.
"Are you aware of the incidents that happened here and the Isla Sorna?" Adalyn questioned him as her eyes narrowed.
Owen nodded. "Yeah…"
"And you know how dangerous they are."
"…Yes. I know they are highly intelligent and…lethal. But I'll make sure that Val isn't near them. I promise." Owen said it almost sounded like a beg.
Adalyn looks at him calmly before looking at his papers. "Well, considering that the Velociraptors didn't escape yet like the previous ones in Jurassic Park." She looks up at Owen skeptically. "Although, they are known to be highly intelligent, and will find a way to escape their paddock."
"They tried that before, but I know how to deal with them." Owen assured almost like he was begging. "Not a single claw will be scratched on Val."
Owen was determined to win custody over Val. Even though his job was dangerous, which it is, he will do anything in his power to take care of his niece. After all, his brother did everything in his power to take care of him and their mother after their dad died. Adalyn looks at Owen briefly as if she was studying him. Part of her wanted Val to be in a safer family with no danger, but another part of her believes that Owen can handle this. After a few seconds, but Owen felt like hours, Adalyn sets the papers down on the table before placing them back on her bag. Owen watches Adalyn in confusion, wondering if he passed or not.
"Wait, you're leaving?" Owen asked her
"For now, I will come back within the week to check on Valentina. And if you said that you can handle those Velociraptors…don't make me regret my decision, Mr. Grady." She said to Owen.
Owen felt a wave of relief from his chest. He was happy that he was able to pass this. However, he is not out of the jungle yet. He still needs to prove himself that he is a responsible caretaker and a good uncle for his niece. After Adalyn fixed her things, Barry came down to check on them.
"Owen, is everything alright?" He asked his friend.
Owen smiled and nodded. "Yup, everything's a-okay." He said in relief.
Barry sighs in relief, knowing that Owen did alright with the social worker. Adalyn walks out from the dining room with her bag in her hands. She looked at them calmly and gave a simple nod. "Well, everything seems in tack. I will be back to check on Valentina within the week. And better keep your word, Mr. Grady. Not a single claw will be on her." She said to Owen seriously before walking out.
"Do you need a ride back to the ferry?" Barry offered.
"As a matter of fact, yes. It's going to be a long walk for me, and I appreciate the ride Mr. Sembène."
"Just call me Barry." Barry said with a kind smile.
Adalyn nodded before seeing Val coming down the stairs happily. Val was happy to see her new room and was excited to see the dinosaurs. She was about to walk towards her uncle but stopped when she saw Adalyn looking at her with Owen and Barry. She gave Adalyn a smile and a friendly wave.
"Hi Ms. Walkew. Awe you weaving now?" Val asked, walking over to her.
"I am, but I will be back next week to check on you." She said as she kneels-down on Val's height before handing her a card that has her number. "Now, if you have any problems, just call me, okay?"
Val nodded as she took the card. "Yes, Ms. Walkew."
"Good girl." She said with a smile as she stood up. "I'll see you next week and I expect her to not have a single scratch on her face."
Owen picks up his niece gently and holds her close. He looks at Adalyn with seriousness and determination but with a hint of cockiness. "Don't worry, Ms. Walker. Nothing will happen to her when I'm around." He said with confidence as he booped his niece's nose gently, making Val giggle as she covered her nose.
Adalyn shook her head at Owen's cockiness, but brushed it aside as she and Barry went towards the jeep. "I'll see you both, next week." She said before entering the jeep with Barry.
Barry drives the jeep back to the docks while Val and Owen waves at the jeep as it drives away. Owen looked at his niece and smiled, knowing that she will be living with him from now on. However, he is not out of the woods yet. He still has to be checked by Adalyn Walker next week, if he fails this, he will surely lose his custody.
"Come on, Sunshine. Let's get dinner ready and then we go to bed." Owen said with a smile.
Val nodded as Owen carries her back inside as he prepares dinner, which is plain cheese pizza. Turns out, Val doesn't eat meat, she likes veggies and fruits. Owen didn't mind, it would be nice to eat some greens for a change, especially since he feeds meat to his raptors. After dinner, Owen helps Val to wash up and changes her into her light blue pajamas, which is a big blue shirt with a picture of a bunny. Owen sets the nightlight on before tucking Val to bed, making her feel comfortable.
"Goodnight Val." Owen said with a smile.
Val slowly closes her eyes while she hugs her yellow stuffed Velociraptor toy, named Honey. "Nighty-night Uncle Owen." She yawns before going to sleep.
Owen smiles as he gets up and walks towards the door. He closes the light and then was about to go to the door when Val's little voice stopped him from his tracks.
"Uncle Owen?"
Owen turns to Val. "Yes?" He asked.
Val tucked herself deeper in her blanket. "Can you stay with me fow the night? I'm scawed of being alone again." She said softly.
Owen looked at her softly with a hint of sadness. He knows that Val missed her parents. Owen missed them too because they were his family as well. And Val needed comfort and someone to be with her. So, being the good and responsible uncle, Owen stayed with Val until she was used to sleeping by herself.
"Sure, Val. I'll stay with you." Owen said softly, stroking Val' head gently.
Val smiles before she lets out a small yawn before she goes to sleep. Owen watches his niece as she enters a peaceful slumber. Owen looks at his niece softly. He knows that he will face many challenges in raising her like getting to win her custody, giving her a proper education, and providing for her while training raptors as his job. He knew that it was dangerous and risky, but Owen didn't care, all he cared about was his little niece's wellbeing and safety. After all, his brother took care of him and their mother when their father died.
Owen looks at the picture frame that was one the desk lamp. It shows a picture of Oscar and Alma's wedding day. Owen was at his brother's side; he was Oscar's best man. It was a great honor for Owen. He would never forget how his brother was so happy that he agreed to be his best man.
"I promise, Oscar. I'll take good care of your little girl." Owen promised in his mind, vowing that nothing will harm Val while he's around.
Time flew by, Owen was sleeping next to Val. He didn't want his niece to feel alone, so he spent the night with her. But he has to wake up now to make breakfast and get ready for work. Owen was worried about bringing his niece to his work. I mean, he forgot to hire a babysitter to watch Val, but she's still new to her home and needed time to adjust. But on the other hand, he worries about how the raptors will react to her. They don't seem quite obedient yet. They still wanted to take a bite out of him along with the workers and guards, especially one in particular.
Vic Hoskins.
Hoskins is the leader of Jurassic World's private security force. Simon Masran had acquired InGen and hired Hoskins to regrow the InGen Security Division. And under Hoskins's leadership, InGen developed advanced security measures that helped to protect the visitors from the dinosaurs and could also be used in wars but that's never going to happen.
Owen worries about Val encountering Hoskins. She'll be easily scared of him and be a lot of problems for Owen. You see, Hoskins sometimes tried to convince Owen and Barry to have the raptors go on a field test. He wanted to see the Velociraptors taking orders by man and would be used as weapons of war. However, Owen and Barry won't allow this. The Velociraptors are not meant to be used as weapons. But Owen should worry about those later, right now, he has to make breakfast.
Owen sits up from the bed and looks at his niece with a small smile. The little girl was hugging her stuffed raptor doll as she slept peacefully. Owen wanted to wake her up but decided not to. She needs her rest. So, quietly, Owen got out of the bed and made his way out of the room. He headed down the stairs and made his way to the kitchen to make pancakes. Owen made sure not to burn them, on account that he always burns his cooking, but he was careful now since he has a niece to take care of. Speaking of which, Owen heard footsteps coming down the stairs. He glances at his cooking and smiles at his little niece. Her hair was a little messy, she was rubbing one of her tired eyes while holding Honey in her other hand.
"Morning, Sunshine. I made pancakes." Owen greeted cheerfully to brighten up the mood.
Val let out a cute yawn and gave a tired smile. "Good mowning, Uncle Owen." Val greeted her uncle.
Owen smiles as he sets the stack of pancakes on the table and helps Val to get on her seat. The two started eating breakfast together. Owen helps Val with her pancakes and would feed her. Val enjoyed her breakfast with her uncle, it reminded her of when her parents were still around. She missed them, so she would dream about them every night when she goes to sleep. But they're gone and she's living with her uncle now and she'll do anything to be a good niece. After breakfast was done, Owen washes the dishes, but not before he told Val that they were going somewhere. And being a curious child, she is, Val asked her uncle.
"Whewe we awe going, Uncle Owen?" Val asked.
Owen finished washing the plates and turned to his niece with a smile. "Well, Val. That's a surprise. Now, go get dressed, and I'll show you."
Excited and curious, Val quickly gets down from her chair with Honey and races upstairs to get dressed. Owen smiles at his excited niece as he cleans up and gets ready for work. Val was in her room, getting dressed. She puts on a raptor hoodie (that has a tail attached to it), brown pants, and cute miniature hiking boots. Val giggles happily, thinking that she looks like a baby raptor. Happy with her outfit, Val quickly grabbed a pink backpack that had pictures of dinosaurs and made her way down the stairs happily with Honey in her arms and saw her uncle finishing up and putting his boots on. He turns to see his niece and smiles at her, finding it adorable to see her wearing something so cute. Owen got up and picked up his little niece in his arms. They went outside before going to the jeep. Owen helps Val to get inside the jeep and place her on a child seat. Val sits on the front with Honey close to her chest. Owen drives the jeep to a location where a particular paddock was not yet finished. Once the jeep made its destination, Owen got out of the jeep before helping his niece to get off and out of the jeep. Val saw a big metal building or better known as a paddock. And up from the railings was Barry, he was writing something on a clipboard. He soon stops when he sees Owen and Val from below. Barry walks down the stairs and makes his way to the Gradys.
"Owen, you're early." Barry jokes walking over to them.
Owen chuckles at Barry, finding it amusing. Owen would come to work thirty minutes late or not; he wasn't a type of guy to come to work early. However, he can't goof off now, he has a niece to take care of.
"Well, I have to." Owen said jokingly, holding his niece.
Speaking of which, Val was looking at the paddock curiously, wondering what was inside. Barry wasn't sure if it was a good idea to bring Val here. This is a dangerous place for a little girl. The Velociraptors still respect Owen and Barry. They follow little commands, but they would still snap at them in the end. And if the raptors ever see Val, they'll think that she might be a snack for them to munch on.
"Is it a good idea to bring Val here?" Barry questioned Owen.
"I had to. I didn't have time to hire a sitter." Owen defends as he looks at his niece briefly before Barry. "And besides, she's in safe hands."
Barry wanted to roll his eyes at him but decided not to. If all things go well, Val will be okay…for now. But Barry has a bad feeling that Val shouldn't be here and would've been safer at home. Then again, Val is still getting used to her new home, and might feel uncomfortable to be with a stranger yet. However, his thoughts were interrupted by Val, the little girl was curious about this place and wondered what it was.
"Whewe awe we?" Val asked the two adults.
Owen smiles at her and gestured to the paddock. "This is where me and Barry work." He answered.
"What's youw job?" Val asked them curiously.
"Well, we're animal behaviorists, we study and train animals." Owen explains to his niece.
"Like the zookeepews?" Val asked with curious eyes.
Barry chuckle. "Yeah, like the zookeepers, but we trained with dinosaurs." He explained.
Val gasped with excitement. "What kind of dino?"
Owen grins. "You'll see."
With that, Owen carries Val to the rails with Barry following them. Val saw some men and guards close by. Val wonders if those men were the audience. When she and her parents went to an animal show in the zoo, there were a lot of people. Owen handed Val over to Barry, who carried her like if she was his own, and went to the center of railing while Barry and Val were at a safe distance with the men that were close by and another man was father from the group.
"We're ready for the Pig Chase." Said one of the workers.
Owen waved him off, saying that he is ready. Soon, a worker was at the controls, ready to press a specific button. Owen then brought out a clicker before turning towards his niece with a wide grin on his face, showing his cockiness and fun personality.
"Watch your uncle work!" Owen called out to Val, making her excited. He turns to the jungle that was inside the enclosure. "Release the Pig!"
With that said, the worker pressed the button to release the pig out of the cage. The Pig runs off through the jungle, squealing in fear. Val watched sadly, knowing the pig was scared. But she was caught off when she heard heavy footsteps. Val couldn't see what was inside the jungle enclosure, but she knew that they were chasing the pig. Then she and the others heard a loud roar from the undergrowth, making Val shivered in anticipation. They saw the pig quickly getting out from the undergrowth, scurrying over to the safety of its cage as it closed behind it. Val was relieved to see the pig okay, but soon was cut off when she heard uncle exclaiming.
"Hold!"
Val looks down and gasps in amazement when something comes out from the undergrowth. It was her favorite dinosaur in the world.
It was a Velociraptor!
But it wasn't alone, three more came out from the undergrowth and stood between the raptor with blue markings. Val saw how different the raptors are. The first one has grey or almost silver like scales and blue markings on each side of her body. The second one is green with black vertical stripes running down her back. The third one is a teal color with no stripes on her back or tail. And the last one is brown with dark blue striping as well as having dark blue around her eyes. And there was a scar on the left side of her muzzle, indicating that she got it in a fight with one of her packmates.
"Hey!" Owen called down to the raptors.
The four Velociraptors instantly looked up at Owen, who was at the high rails, as he used his clicker to give the command. Val awed at her uncle, thinking that he was the coolest uncle she has. Barry chuckles when he sees Val's excited face, he could tell that she already idolizes her uncle.
"Okay! Eyes on me!" Owen ordered the raptors before looking at the grey/silver raptor with blue markings. "Blue?"
The raptor known as was not listening to Owen. Val admired Blue's color pattern; it definitely fits her name. Val watched as her uncle signaled and called out to Blue.
"Blue!" Owen spoke sternly, using his clicker. Blue looked up at him with dead seriousness in her eyes. "Watch it. Charlie. Hey!"
The raptor with green scales and black stripes named Charlie was snapping her jaws at him. Owen wasn't fazed as he gave her a stern look. "Don't give me that shit!" Owen scolded before turning to the teal green raptor. "Delta!"
The raptor known as Delta bared her sharp teeths at him. "Lock it up! Good! And we're moving!"
The other rail has a bucket attached to the fence and Owen guides the raptors there, ignoring the raptors snapping at each other as they go.
"Hold!" The raptors immediately stopped but they continued to glare at him. Owen wasn't fazed by their glare; they've been glaring at him since the day when they had their first training.
"That's good. That is damn good. Very good!" He said while using a clicker.
Owen took a chunk of meat from a bucket. Val watched as her uncle fed the raptors, one by one, with each chunk of meat. Val found it grows to hold raw meat. She doesn't like eating meat, she likes veggies.
"See, Charlie, that's what you get!" Owen throws a chunk of meat at Charlie. Charlie snaps at it and then eats it.
"Echo, there you go!" The scar raptor known as Echo ate her meat followed by Delta. "Delta!"
Then he took out a big rat. Owen holds it up for Blue. "Blue?" Blue looks at him and then the rat. "This one's for you." Owen gave the rat to Blue, who ate with ease.
"Hold!" The raptors froze. "Eyes up!" They followed his gaze. They stood there as they waited for the command. Owen stared at them with pride before giving the signal. "Go!"
And with that, they ran off under Owen. Val was so amazed by her uncle's work that she claps at him, followed by cheers of the men, and Barry laughs with pure joy. They finally made progress with the raptors.
"Yay! Uncle Owen!" Val cheered as Barry carried her over to Owen.
Barry gave Owen a grin. "You finally did it, man!" He said.
Owen chuckles at him before looking at his niece. "What do ya think of my job, Sunshine?" Owen asked Val with a kind smile.
"You have a cool job, Uncle Owen!" Val squealed happily before erupted into laughter when Owen tickled her belly.
"Because you have a cool uncle." Owen said with a grin.
However, their happiness was interrupted when the lone man called out to her uncle. They turned towards the direction and saw a man coming over. And instantly, Owen and Barry's face became blanked and annoyed. Vic Hoskins, the leader of Jurassic World's private security force, was coming over to them with a chuckle, happy to see that the raptors were taking commands. Barry placed Val down as Owen hides her behind his legs, shielding her from Hoskins's view.
"I was starting to think I hired the wrong guy but damn, you got them eating out of your palm." Hoskins praised with a grin.
"You came on a good day. It's not usually a happy ending." Owen said in a dull tone.
"Is that why you're not sending in your reports?" Hoskins asked with a brow raised, almost sounding if he was joking.
"We've been busy." Barry stated seriously.
"Not too busy to cash your paychecks." Hoskins joked at the two men with a grin.
"Umm…no." Owen answered plainly as he rolled his eyes at Hoskins. "We were busy with her."
Owen moves a side a bit, so Hoskins can see a glimpse of Val. Owen still shielded her from Hoskins's sight, he doesn't want her to be afraid. Hoskins's eyes widen in shock and surprise to see the little girl. Val just blinks at him with her wide eyes, wondering why her Uncle Owen and Barry doesn't like this man.
"Who's the kid?" Hoskins asked, gesturing to Val.
"This is Valentina Rosalina Grady aka my niece." Owen answered seriously as he narrowed his eyes at Hoskins, silently warning him not to mess with her or he will deal with an angry and protective uncle. Hoskins saw the look, but simply ignored him. Owen then looks at his niece with kindness and warmth in his eyes as he ruffled her hair.
"Val, this is Victor Hoskins, or you can call him Vic." Owen introduced with a hint of annoyance when he had to introduce Hoskins to her.
"I didn't know you had a niece." Hoskins said, looking at Val with suspicion. He wonders why she was here. However, Owen is not going to explain everything to Hoskins right now, he has work to do.
"What do you need, buddy?" Owen asked, annoyed as he picked up his niece gently.
Hoskins looks at Owen and Barry with seriousness and neediness in his eyes, "A field test."
Hearing this, Owen and Barry became really annoyed by Hoskins's demand. They heard this before, Hoskins wanted to see the raptors in action, testing them in the field of battle. However, they are not going to do it ever. Owen has other things to do then do a field test. He has a niece to take care of and the raptors. Owen carries Val away from Hoskins, who chases after Owen, while Barry went to help a worker with the reports.
"Hey! I've just seen they can respond to commands. We need to take the research and get it on its feet." Hoskins catches up to Owen.
"These are wild animals, Hoskins. Trust me, you don't want them in the field." Owen said seriously as he carried Val away from Hoskins, not wanting her to hear this bullshit.
"I just saw a bond." Hoskins pointed out, coming in front of the Gradys. "A real bond. Between man and beast!"
Owen gave Hoskins an annoyed look, not wanting his niece and him to hear this crap. Luckily, Val was busy playing with her uncle's vest, too distracted to hear their conversation. "You're in my way."
"Come on." Hoskins sighs, trying to reason Owen. "We're the same. We're dogs of war. We know that the military needs to reduce casualties. Some people think that robots are the future." Owen rolled his eyes as he walked past him with Val in his arms. Hoskins chases after him again, continuing his speech about the raptors to be war weapons. "Look, nature gave us the most effective killing machines 75 million years ago. And now we know they can take orders."
Barry came over to them, annoyed that Hoskins is talking about war in front of a little girl. "We finally make progress and that's the first thing he says? Make a weapon?"
"Shit…" Hoskins mutters as they walk towards the railings. "Come on, gents. It's grown-up time. Drones can't search tunnels and caves and they're hackable. The minute a real war breaks out, all that fancy tech is gonna go dark."
"But that tech's not gonna eat them if they forget to feed it." Owen pointed out to Hoskins with a blank look.
"Look at these creatures." Vic gestured to the raptors at their pen. They all looked at raptors. Val smiles at them happily, raptors are her favorite dinosaurs in the world. Her presence caught the attention of Blue. The Beta of the pack was looking at Val only and ignoring Owen, Barry, and Hoskins. Blue was somewhat fascinated by her, curious about the little girl. Val smiles at Blue, thinking that she and her will be great friends one day.
"They've got millions of years of instinct in their cells, instinct that we can program." Hoskins explains, holding the rails as he looks at the raptors. "Their loyalty cannot be bought. These guys are gonna run straight into the enemy's teeth and eat them, belt buckle and all."
"What if they decide they wanna be in control?" Barry questioned Hoskins.
"Well, then we remind them who is. We terminate the rogues. Promote only loyal bloodlines." Hoskins said almost proudly.
Val blinks at him in confusion. She heard that word terminate before. She remembered her daddy watching a movie called the 'Terminator'. Her mommy made sure that she didn't watch it. But she heard that it was about robots. Val wonders if Hoskins was trying to make the raptors turn into robots, Val hopes not. She likes the raptors to be themselves. Though, Owen and Barry had other thoughts about Hoskins idea. Barry started chuckling at Hoskins pathetic idea as he walks away from him. Owen let out an awkward whistle as he glanced down at his niece and then to Barry.
"Why don't you give Val a private tour while I deal with this." Owen said to his niece.
Barry nodded. "Sure."
"YAY!" Val cheered happily before giggling.
Owen smiles and hands her over to Barry. The two men share a nod as Barry carries Val away from Hoskins, but not before she waves at her uncle, who waves back. Barry gave Val a private tour of the raptor paddock, leaving Owen to deal with Hoskins. Speaking of which, Hoskins, still wondering why Barry laughed minutes ago, turns towards Owen.
"What's so funny that made him laugh earlier?" He questions Owen, causing Owen to look at him in annoyance.
"I don't know. You come here, and you don't learn anything about these animals except what you want to know." Owen stated as Hoskins turned to the raptors, noticing them moving away to follow a certain someone. Owen looks at the raptors walking away, wanting them to be safe and away from Hoskins. "You made them, and now you think you own them."
"We do own them." Hoskins said seriously as he looked at Owen. "Extinct animals have no rights."
"They're not extinct anymore, Hoskins." Owen said in a matter of fact-tone.
"Exactly! We're sitting on a goldmine and Masrani is using it to stock a petting zoo." Hoskins exclaims, following Owen as the raptor trainer walks away.
A man came over and gave Owen the bucket that was used earlier before walking away. "He just wants to teach people some humility." Owen said to Hoskins. "He doesn't make weapons."
Hoskins scoffs his laughter. "You think that the eighth richest man in the world is only into oil, telecom, and family fun parks?" Hoskins asked a bit loudly. "He's so diversified. He doesn't even know what he owns."
As the two men went down, Barry shows Val the raptors. The little girl was excited to see her favorite dinosaurs. She was literally bouncing on Barry's arms in full excitement. She always wanted to see the raptors up close. Barry looks at her in amusement, finding it adorable to see how excited to see a dinosaur up close.
"Do you like them?" Barry asked Val.
"Yes! They'we pwetty!" Val said adorably.
Barry chuckles and looks at the raptors. He notices them looking at them instead of roaming around. They were just looking at them, but Barry knew that they were focus on one individual. Barry glanced at Val, the little girl was smiling at the raptors cheerfully, finding them amazing. And the raptors were only interested in Val, not Barry. He has a feeling that Val shouldn't be close to the raptors. He was going to carry her away but soon stops when Val started waving at them.
"Hi Blue!" Val squealed. Barry stopped as he looked at Val in surprise. She must've picked up the names when Owen called out to the raptors' by their names.
"How did you know her name is Blue?" Barry asked Val.
Val giggles and points at Blue. "Uncle Owen said hew name is Blue like hew pwetty mawkings." Val said with a smile before she pointed at the next raptors. "The stwipy one is Chawlie, the pwetty gween one is Delta, and that one is Echo…but why is hew name Echo? Is because she copies?"
Barry chuckles at Val's innocence. He shook his head and looked at Echo. "Echo is named after the military alphabet." He explains.
"Miwitewy?" Val asked in confusion, still not used to big words yet.
"Yes, it's codenames that are used in the military. Like Charlie and Delta, they were named after the military alphabet with Echo." Barry explained.
"Is Blue a miwitawy alpabet?" Val asked, still getting used to the big words.
"She was supposed to be Bravo, but Owen suggested to name her Blue, after her markings." Barry explained.
"Oh, okay. Um…Bawwy? Why does Echo have a scaw on hew? Did she get huwt?" Val asked.
Barry glanced at Echo and sigh, knowing the story of how she got it. "Echo got it from Blue." He answered.
"What fow?" Val asked innocently, her mind filled with curiosity.
"During one of Owen's training, Echo wanted to be the beta before. She challenged Blue and they had a fight. However, Echo lost the battle and Blue still remains as the Betta." Barry explained.
"That's sad." Val said in sympathy before looking at Barry. "But if Blue's the Beta…who's the alpha? Is it Chawlie?"
Barry chuckles at her in amusement and shakes his head. "No, the Alpha is not Charlie or Delta."
"Then who?"
Barry smiles at her and looks in Owen's direction. Val followed his gaze out of curiosity and saw her uncle walking down the stairs with Hoskins following him. Val gasps in realization. Her uncle is the leader of the pack! That is so cool! Val thought that she was the luckiest girl in the world to live in Jurassic World and now, she knows that her uncle is the Alpha of a pack of Velociraptors. She hopes that he allows her to play with them, that would be fun!
"Barry! We need your help!" A man called out from the controls.
Barry went over to them with Val in his arms. He puts her down when they are on a platform that has the controls. "What seems to be the problem?" Barry asked.
"The button of the pig cage is busted. It won't lock in." Said the worker.
Barry sighs. He knows that some systems must always be in check. Barry turns towards Val, who was looking at the railings, and calls to her, causing the little girl to turn and look at him.
"Val, stay close, don't wander off or go near the raptors." Barry said.
"Okay!" Val said as she looked at the raptors from the bars of the railings.
Barry was helping the workers with the controls while Val looked at the raptors. She was happy to see the raptors up close. The raptors were looking at Val with curiosity. Unlike the workers and guards, they didn't show aggression or hungry eyes on her. They had this strange feeling inside like an instinct, an instinct to protect. Val saw the raptors were looking at her, making her happy. Do they like her? Val hopes so! She wants to be best friends with the raptors. Val decided to go a little closer to the raptors. So, she walked to the center of the railings, she put Honey and her bag down, and held the bars of the fence with her little hands. The raptors followed her and stood at the view of the railing where Val could see them.
"Hi! I'm Val!" She greeted the raptors with a big smile. The raptors just blinked at her, not showing any signs of aggression. Val was happy that she got the raptors attention. She wonders if they like snacks. She knows not to feed animals people food, but she wanted to give them something. So, opening her bag, Val brought out a bag of Oreos and fed them to the raptors.
"Hewe, you'll like it." Val said with excitement as she dropped an Oreo in the pen.
Seeing the falling treat, Blue is caught with jaw and eats it. She lets out a purr of delight, finding the treat delicious. She lets out a raptor call, saying that she wanted more. Her sisters saw Blue's reaction to the treat and they too wanted one. They soon joined it, wanting to have a snack. Smiling, Val tosses each Oreos to the raptors. They each have their own and they happily munch on their treats. Unaware of the adults, Val decided to climb the rails of the fence to get a better view of the raptors and give them more Oreos. She was having so much fun feeding the raptors, she didn't notice the danger she was in.
Owen was walking down the stairs, avoiding Hoskins's demands about having the raptors on a field test. Owen didn't want to hear this shit anymore. He knew that the raptors and all other dinosaurs are not used for weapons.
"How long has InGen been practicing this pitch?" Owen questions Hoskins.
"Since the day we hired you out of the Navy. You knew the end game. These animals can replace thousands of boots on the ground." Hoskins said as he followed Owen towards the gates. Though, he didn't have time to catch up as Owen enters the gate and closes it shut, locking in place. However, it didn't stop Hoskins from pursuing him, telling him they have rights to use these dinosaurs in the battlefield.
"How many lives would that save?" Hoskins questioned Owen from the other side of the gate. "War is part of nature."
Owen looks at him blankly, before walking towards one of the raptors' muzzle restraints. Hoskins was becoming frustrated and tried again to convince Owen to use the raptors in the battlefield.
"Look around, Owen. Every living thing in this jungle is trying to murder the other, Mother Nature's way of testing her creations, refining the pecking order. War is a struggle. Struggle breeds greatness. Without that, we end up with places like this, charging seven bucks a soda."
"Do you hear yourself when you talk?" Owen asked sarcastically, finishing adjusting the restrainer and went over to Hoskins, who was leaning over the bars.
Hoskins smirked at him. "This is gonna happen, with or without you boys. Progress always wins, man."
"Maybe progress should lose for once." Owen said to him seriously.
The two had a stalemate, giving each other warning looks. They would continue their glaring match when one of the feeders yelled out. "Pig loose! Pig loose!"
They turn to see the new worker named Leon was running at the rails with a snare pole in hand, trying to catch the runaway pig. Somehow the pig that was used for training managed to escape its pen when Barry and the workers were trying to fix the controls and it somehow got out. Val was standing on the third bars of the rails, tossing the Oreo cookies to the raptors, who chased after them. The feeder was close to Val, who was busy tossing the Oreos in the pen, as he attempted to save the pig. He was able to noose the pig from the neck and was about to bring it up. But when Barry saw Leon trying to catch the pig but when he notices Val standing on the bars, his eyes widen in horror.
"Wait!"
But before Barry could do anything, Echo snatched the pig by the neck and jerked it away. Leon was holding onto the pole and got pulled off the elevated walkway where he was standing. But his body accidentally brought Val with him as they both fell into the enclosure with the raptors.
"Val!" Owen and Barry yelled in panic when they saw Val falling off the rails.
The two humans screamed as they fell off the rails. Leon landed on the ground hard on his back while Val landed safely on his belly, causing him to yelp in pain. The little girl rolled off him but stopped when she accidentally bumped into something. Val couldn't see who because her raptor hoodie was covering her eyes. Val was not aware that she accidentally bumped into Blue. The Beta was looking at Val curiously. Her eyes were wide with curiosity as she looked at Val along with her sisters. They completely ignore the feeder that was inside the pen. The guards saw the raptors dangerously close to the little girl and quickly pointed their guns at the raptors.
"No, hold your fire! Hold your fire." Owen orders loudly as he opens the gate to get inside to save the feeder and Val. "Do not fire! Put 12 amps in these animals, they're never gonna trust me again! And I will lose both custody and the life of my niece!"
The guards slowly back off but still pointed their guns at the Raptors. Unaware the danger that's going on, Val blindly sits up and tried to figure out what's going on when she heard her uncle yelling. She was cut off when she felt a hot breath puffed at her. Val stops as she tries to figure out what huffed at her. She blindly reached out to the source and touched something scaly. She didn't know that her little hands were touching Blue's face. Val started stroking Blue's muzzle, earning gentle purrs from her, but soon stopped when her little hands touched Blue's mouth. Val didn't know that she was moving Blue's lips up and down to reveal her teeths and making her smile or frown. The others started at her in disbelief. Val was touching Blue and the raptors weren't even attacking her!
"The hell?" Owen mutters in shock.
Val soon stops messing around, wondering what was in front of her, she adjusted her hoodie to let her see that she was facing Blue. Val gasps in delight when she sees Blue up close and personal. And soon she realized something, she touched a raptor. Does that mean that she and Blue are friends? She hopes so!
"Yay! Blue!" Val squealed in delight before she giggled with her arms raised.
Blue and her sisters stared at her for a moment. They have this strange feeling to protect. Blue lowered her head and studied Val very carefully. The workers were worried about this. Val was so cheerful that she didn't care that she was in danger. But they have no idea what the raptors are thinking. They observe Val very carefully, sniffing at her curiously. They quickly withdrew their heads from her. Val smelled a bit like their alpha, but she smells more like them. And something in their minds clicked as they realized something.
In their eyes, they believe that Val is a raptor hatchling. Their raptor hatchling.
They knew that there was something special with her. When the moment she came, they knew that she was meant to be here with them. Their alpha must've brought her here to take care of the little hatchling…Well, that won't do! Blue will not allow her alpha to raise this little hatchling. She is not safe with those humans. Her sisters agreed with her and all decided that Val is much safer with them instead of their alpha. So, Blue picks Val up from behind her raptor hoodie and carries her to the undergrowth, where their nest was. She and her sisters left Leon alone and made their way to their nest. Leon quickly runs towards the gate while Barry and Owen pull him in. Owen called his raptors and brought his niece back, but they didn't listen as they ignored their Alpha's commands and nested themselves on the undergrowth with Val close to them. Blue began nuzzling Val with affection, making her giggle happily.
"What are they doin'?" Hoskins questioned, finding it strange that the raptors were acting like that.
"I-I don't know, we never seen raptors act like this before." Barry said, still shocked at what just happened.
Owen wanted to run in the undergrowth to save his niece before he got into more trouble with Child Services. He looked at his niece worriedly and soon noticed that the raptors were showing affection towards her like when Blue started nuzzling, Val would giggle before she nuzzles her nose on Blue's snout, causing the Beta to lick Val's cheek, making her squeal in laughter. And that's when Owen realizes something. The raptors were showing signs of motherly instincts meaning…Oh God.
"Oh no." Owen mutters in realization.
"What's wrong?" Barry asked his friend.
"The girls think that Val is actually a baby, a Velociraptor hatchling to be exact." Owen answered with worriedness.
"Wait, they think that she's a baby raptor because of her hoodie?" Hoskins pointed out in disbelief.
Owen turned to him and gestured to the raptors. "How else are they acting this way?" He said as he looked at the nest of the raptors, they were each showering their affection towards their new hatchling. "And they think that Val is much safer with them instead of us."
"How are we going to get her out?" Barry questioned, looking at his friend. "If Ms. Walker finds out about this-"
"She won't!" Owen cuts him off quickly. "Because we're gonna get Val out and make sure that Ms. Walker doesn't know about this, but it's goin' to be tricky."
"And why's that?" Leon asked his boss.
Owen glanced at the raptors that were in the undergrowth. "Because they won't give up Val without a fight." He said seriously.
So, Owen, Barry, and the workers think of a plan to get Val out of the paddock and away from the raptors. Speaking of Val, the little girl was having a fun time with the raptors. She always dreams of playing with the raptors. Val enjoys their company because they would nuzzle her or lick her, making her laugh. She had no idea what the adults were doing outside because she was too busy playing with the raptors. Soon, Val was being groomed by Blue while Charlie naps beside them. Delta and Echo were nested close by, eyeing on the men that were at the railings. Owen and the others made their plans on getting Val out of the paddock. Their first attempt was the Pig Chase. They were lucky to have another pig. The pig will be a distraction for the raptors while they use a snare pole to get Val out of the nest. Once they got the pig in the paddock, the raptors gave chase. Val watches them chasing the pig as she slowly gets out of the nest and to the open field, so she can follow them. In doing so, one of the workers uses the snare pole to grab Val around her waist and picks her up, causing Val to be confused.
"We got her." Said the worker as he hoisted Val up to the rails.
"Ye-Wait! Where's Delta?!" Owen whispers in panic when he sees that there were only three raptors chasing the pig.
Before the worker could do anything, he felt something hard grabbing the pole. He slowly turned and froze when he saw Delta grab hold on to the pole that was holding Val. Delta was glaring at the worker, dangerously hissing at him, not liking how he was going to take their hatchling away. Delta roughly pulled the pole as the worker tried to hold on, some were trying to help him pull, but they were outmatched when Charlie and Echo came and helped Delta pull the snare pole down.
The worker lost his grip and fell backward with the others while the snare pole that was holding Val, fell in the paddock and the little girl was released from her captor. Val wiggles out from the noose while Delta, Charlie, and Echo literally annihilate the snare pole into tiny bits. Owen, Barry, Hoskins, and the others watched in shock to see the raptors' aggression. They have no idea that they were going to be THAT protective of Val.
"How the hell did we miss that?!" Hoskins pointed out to the three raptors, who were stomping on the destroyed snare pole.
"They must've known that we were going to distract them and set a trap." Owen said in realization and shock, yet he felt a sense of pride in them.
"At least they didn't catch the pig." Leon stated, watching as Delta picks Val from the back of her raptor hoodie and carries her to the nest with the others following her.
Then they heard the pig squeal of pain and its dead body was being carried by Blue's jaws. Owen facepalmed at the raptors, they shouldn't underestimate their intelligence. Soon, Blue and her sister feast on the pig. Blue only ate a little and decided to rest with Val, who was feeling sleepy, while the others feast on the pig. Blue gently nuzzles the little girl gently while Owen and the others watch from the cage or the railings. Barry sighs and looks at Owen, who was still shocked by the raptors' actions.
"Do we have plan B?" Barry questioned.
Later, Val was watching the raptors that were nested around her. They were sleeping and soon she felt tired as well. She was about to sleep when she noticed something out of the clearing. It was her stuffed raptor doll Honey. Val can't sleep without Honey; she was always there to give her comfort. Val got out of the nest unnoticed from the raptors and made her way to Honey. Val didn't notice that Honey was tied into a fishing line and is used as bait to lure Val near the gate. A worker was using a fishing pole and reals the stuff doll in with Val following her doll, wanting to get her doll Honey so they can nap with the raptors.
"I think it's going to work!" Owen said with a grin.
Boy, he spoke too soon.
When Val was almost at the gate, Blue appeared out of nowhere and quickly picked up Val from her hoodie, carrying her away to safety while Echo grabs the fishing line and pulls hard, causing the worker to slam on the bars, before she snaps it in half with her mighty jaws. The worker falls on his back while Echo hisses at them dangerously. She turns away before she picks up Honey gently and goes back to the nest. Blue gently places Val down while Echo gives Val Honey back. Val smiles and takes Honey, happily hugging her before she shows Honey to Blue, which she boops her snout onto the stuffed raptor doll, making Val giggle. Soon, Val made herself comfortable with the raptors as they curled up around her and fell asleep. Owen and the others groaned in annoyance. Their attempts getting Val out of there was futile. No matter how hard they tried, the raptors were ready to defend and protect Val.
"Well, I'm out of ideas." Owen mutters in annoyance and worry as he and the others were on top of the railings, looking at the raptors that were napping with Val. If Adalyn finds out that Val was in that cage, he is sooo dead.
"We could try tranquilizing them." Hoskins suggested.
Owen glares at Hoskins. "No! We are not going tranquilize them! They'll get mad and-" Suddenly the cell phone rang, and Owen answered it quickly, acting all calm and cool. "Heeeyyy~ This is Owen!"
"Howdy, Owen. It's Abby."
Owen felt a record scratching in his mind. He gave Abby his number, so she can contact him to check on Val. A dreadful feeling came to him. If Abby finds out that he left Val in the raptor's pen, he would be dead in an instant.
"A-Abby! Hey! H-How are things?" He asked in hesitation.
"Doin' great, Ah'm jus' callin' to check on Val. By the way, how is she?" Abby asked from the phone as she was in her house, "Ah hope I didn't call in a bad timing."
Owen nervously glanced at Val, who was napping with the raptors. "No! No, no, no. Sheee's doing great! She's just taking a nap after we explored some parts of the park." Owen lied to Abby, not wanting her to know that Val was in the Raptor Paddock.
Luckily, Abby believed him. "Well, that's good. But make sure that Val doesn't go near the pens. The last time she did, it gave her parents a heart attack."
Owen's eyes widen by that, wondering what she means. "Really? How did that happen?"
"Well, funny story actually, when Val was three, her parents took her to the zoo once and she somehow got in the gorilla pen."
"She did?" Owen asked in surprise.
"Yeah, but she didn't get hurt. The gorilla named Tulula liked Val and thought she was a baby gorilla. It was pretty adorable, but she gave Val back."
"How?" Owen asked almost desperately, eyeing on the raptors.
"Well, her ma kinda did. Tulula somehow knows that Alma is Val's mom and gives her back. It's like the Girl code. Girls before girls an' all. Or sisterhood, ya know what Ah mean?"
Owen stayed silent, widened with an idea. He forgot that Abby was on the line as she wondered why he wasn't replying. "Owen? Are ya there?"
"Call you back." Owen quickly said as he turned off the call, causing Abby to look at her cellphone in confusion, before Owen started contacting someone else to help them get Val out of the pen. "Hey, Claire. I need a little favor."
"How did you let this happen?!" Claire asked quietly yet angrily, pointing at the pen that has little Val sleeping with the raptors.
When Claire got a call from Owen, she thought that he was messing around and did something that required her help. But when she got there, what she saw nearly got her a heart attack. Claire saw Val inside the paddock with the bloodthirsty raptors, who were cuddled around her. Claire immediately regrets her decision about letting Owen's niece to live with him. Speaking of which, Owen was with her in the gate while the others were outside or on the railings.
"Look, I'll explain later, right now. We need your womanliness to get my niece out of there." Owen explained silently.
"This is stupid! I doubt they will even listen!" Claire said to him in an angry and quiet tone.
"Just do it!" Owen said quietly as she was ready with the controls.
Claire sighs before turning to the pen and nearly froze. Standing a few feet from her were the raptors, they were eyeing at her suspiciously. Val was still in the nest, sleeping peacefully with Honey in her arms. The raptors have seen Claire before. She would come and visit their pen and talk to their alpha for a short while, sometimes they argue, but she would leave after speaking to him. Claire didn't know what to do or what to say. She thinks that this plan will never work at all. But they have no other plan to get the little girl to get out of there. Claire clears her throat and looks at the raptors, who were eyeing at her.
"Um…Good Afternoon." Claire greeted almost awkwardly.
"Really?" Owen whispers to her sarcastically.
"Yes really!" Claire whispers to him harshly as she looks at the raptors. "Please return Valentina. She needs to be with her uncle."
The raptors just stared at her, not moving a muscle. They knew that this female wanted their hatchling to be with their alpha and those men. But they are not giving her up, never! The raptors snapped at her, as if they were saying that they are not letting Val go. Claire wasn't sure what to do now, she glanced at Owen and saw him gesturing to her to continue. Sighing in frustration, Claire turns to the raptors.
"Look, if you don't give her back to her uncle, she will be taken away from, not just him, but also you! She'll be taken to another place, far from Jurassic World, and that would be the last you'll ever get to see her!" Claire said sternly.
Owen stared at Claire in surprise. He had to admit, he had never seen this side of Claire before. He always thought she was the boring type and workaholic, but it seems she shows firmness. The raptors stopped being aggressive and looked at her. They somehow understood her, but they didn't want to agree. However, their thoughts were cut off when Blue felt a small hand touching one of her legs. Looking down, Val woke up from her nap with Honey in her other arm. She and the others could smell the scent of sleep still heavy on her. Val looks at Blue tiredly, wondering what's going on. And seeing her innocence made Blue and her sisters realize something. They know that no matter what they can do (or stubborn they are), they know that there are others stronger and superior than them that can take away their hatchling.
And they have no choice but to do the right thing, even though they don't like it.
Blue carefully picks Val from the back of the hoodie and takes her to the gate. She gently sets her down and nudges her towards the gate with a croon, saying a small goodbye. Val felt sad, understanding that the raptors didn't want her to go, but they had to or else she'll get herself in trouble with her uncle. But before she leaves, Val gently pats Blue's snout gently.
"I'll be back, I pwomise." Val said quietly to Blue and the others.
Hearing this, Blue, Charlie, Delta, and Echo felt assured, knowing they will see their hatchling again. Val smiles as she walks over to the gate. Owen opens it just enough for Val to crawl under it. Once she got in, Owen closed the gate as Val stood up, dusting off the dirt off her hoodie. The raptors didn't give chase, they just stood there watching them. Claire was satisfied to see Val alright as she turned towards the raptors.
"Thank you." Claire thanked, wanting to slap herself when she said that to the raptors.
To her surprise, the raptors gave her a look of acknowledgement as they turned towards Val. The little girl was hoisted up by her uncle and was lifted-up from the ground. Val giggles happily as she kicks her legs in the air. Soon, Owen gives her a hug, and she hugs him back.
"Let's never do that again!" Owen said as he let go of the hug. He turns towards Claire with a smile of gratitude. "Thanks, Claire."
Claire looked at him as he showed affection towards his niece. She wanted to scold him for causing this mess but seeing that his niece wasn't hurt, and nothing went wrong, she'll let that slide, for now. So, clearing her throat and brushing her hair a bit.
"You're welcome, I expect that this won't happen again." She said to Owen.
"Don't worry, it won't, but if it happens again, we can always call you to have a girl to girl talk with the dinos." Owen joked with a grin.
"Excuse me?" Claire gives Owen a look as she crosses her arms.
"What? It's the girl code. Girls before girls, the sisterhood, and…stuff." Owen stated, remembering what Abby said to him on the phone.
Claire facepalmed at his cockiness, wanting to scold him or slap him on the head for saying that. "Just make sure that your niece doesn't get in the paddock again."
"Valentina." The little girl spoke.
Claire lifts her head when she hears that. She looks over to Val with a questionable look. "What was that?"
"My name is Valentina." Val said with an innocent giggle.
Claire stared at her for a few seconds. Val was just an innocent girl that needed a family. She knows that Val lost her parents and her uncle is her only relative she has left. It was best for Val to be with family. Claire looks at Val and gives a small smile.
"Nice to meet you, Valentina. I'm Claire Dearing, park operations manager of Jurassic World." Claire greeted back.
"Nice to meet you, Ms. Deawing." Val greeted her with a happy smile.
Claire nodded at her before turning to Owen with a serious look, "Make sure nothing happens to her, got it?"
"Yes, Ma'am!" Owen made a mocking salute, causing Val to giggle.
Claire sighs as she walks out from the gate. Barry opens it, allowing Claire to get out followed by Owen carrying Val. Barry handed Val her backpack that she left on the railings. Barry gave her a smile as she looked at her backpack happily.
"I believe this is yours." Barry said as he handed Val her backpack.
Val smiles as she receives her backpack from Barry. Val gave Barry a grateful smile. "Thank you, Bawwy."
"You're welcome, but make sure you don't fall in the pen again, okay?"
"I pwomise!" Val said cheerfully.
"Welp, that's taken care of. You keep an eye on the girls while I take this little mischievous raptor on a tour around the park." Owen said with a grin, making Val cheer in delight.
Barry shook his head at Owen but smiled as he agreed to watch over the raptors. Barry went up the stairs of the paddock while Owen carried Val to his jeep and took her to the park. Val was excited to see the park and wondered what dinosaurs she would meet. Her train of thoughts came to a halt when she noticed the raptors were looking at her from their paddock. Val smiles at them as she waves at the raptor sisters. They watched her wave at them and soon they waved back by using their claws.
Val giggles as she hugs her uncle's neck, happy that she made friends with the raptors. But when she and Owen got in the jeep, they didn't notice that Hoskins was grinning at them. What he saw had no imagination. He saw a bond between them. The raptors were protecting a human civilian and attacked any known threats that were coming near Val. Hoskins believes that Val can somehow tame raptors. They easily take a liking to her and he thinks that they are ready to be weapons of war. Val will make a great project for InGen. He's sure of it.
I was inspired by a story from Wattpad called The Key to All Dinosaurs by AnimeLoverMurillo. It was cool and funny. And I hope you guys don't mind that Claire is shown as the boss to the raptors, I wanted to write that for some occasions. Also, I know that the raptors are capable of defending themselves, you guys can criticize me if you want. I just want to write for fun.
And to Fighter Girl, I agree with you. The Wendigos in Until Dawn are terrifying, also they are too scary and hard to draw. I am not going to draw Val with a Wendigo from Until Dawn, EVER. And I know it's you, Firelotusprime who is Natsulover24. You keep trying to ask me to make a request of Val to be with a Wendigo. I told you many times, you are not allowed to make any requests anymore and don't even think of disguising your name again.
If the others read that, I am sorry for my bad behavior, I had a really bad day.
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