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This will be the last update for the week. I know, I'm sad too, but I am in the process of doing the other chapters as well as editing them so I will only be updating again in about a week or if all goes well and I am able to get ahead with more chapters then I will have an update for you guys by Wednesday. I'm kind of sad because my hard work in my course for the semester didn't go too well and all I want to do is get some McDonalds and cry into a McFlurry...with extra caramel sauce please and thank you. Hope you enjoy the update and please keep the reviews coming. I do enjoy an interactive audience. Until next time keep well and eat all your veggies

Chapter Five

I get off the car before it can even stop and charge my way inside towards the surveillance room. The few scientists in the room were scrambling with data but not seeming to get anything done. I grab one of the nearest scientists and ask him for a briefing on what was wrong

"That's just it Miss, we have no idea what is going on, the hatchling's been crying for the past two hours and we have no idea on how to get him to stop"

"It took you guys two hours to call us?!"

I head out the door only to bump into Claire and Owen. Owen grabs me as I try to shove by him

"Whoa, slow down, where's the fire?"

"I need to get to my hatchling Owen so please move"

I shove by him and run down the corridors, I hear Claire call after me before running to catch up. I stand outside the door and realise that I had no clearance to get into the room and see Claire running in those heels. She stops and takes a few moments to breathe before swiping her card that opens the door. The door was not even half way open before I push myself inside to get to the hatchling.

It stops crying for a moment, only to run towards me and almost knocks me over with the force of its body. It nuzzles me before calming down and stopping its cries. I rub its head soothingly and whisper comforting words, even though I knew it wouldn't understand a word I was saying. I sit down on the ground and it climbs into my lap again and I check to see if there was anything wrong with him

"There's nothing wrong with him"

Claire stands at the doorway with Owen who was watching with amusement

"Must have missed his mommy"

I shoot him an unimpressed look but go back to checking on the dinosaur again, to check if I had missed anything the first time. Seeing that everything was alright I breathed a sigh of relief and the tensions oozed out of my shoulders, leaving me as a lump on the ground with a heavy attachment. Seeing that everything was calm once again I make to leave only for the hatchling to start crying again as I step away from it. I look at Claire and back to the baby dinosaur, only for my heart to melt when it gives me a look so forlorn as if I was going to abandon him in his time of need

"I can't leave him like this Claire"

"He's an animal, he will get used to it if you give him time"

"He's a baby Claire…"

She looks at me as if I had grown another head, before realisation dawned on her. She raises her hand and waggles her finger at me

"No"

"Please Claire"

"No! You are not taking the hatchling out of the prescribed habitat until and unless it is an emergency"

"It is an emergency Claire! He won't stop crying if I'm not around and I can't sleep in here"

"It was crying pretty bad Claire. In any case it needs to get used to other dinosaurs soon so a few nights with Momma over there won't exactly hurt"

Claire scrutinizes me

"I will have to run this by the scientists and Mr Masrani before I can give you any kind of authority to do as you please"

"Please Claire; it won't be for very long"

She sighs

"I won't promise you anything"

"Just trying would be enough"

She nods

"But you can't take it out of here until you have authorisation"

I frown but nod in understanding

She turns on her heel and walks away, leaving Owen and I with the happy as a clam hatchling. He walks in slowly as to not spook the little one when it turns its head to look at him. Owen stops and I watch as he slowly shifts lower to make himself look smaller. He was trying to be as non-threatening as possible as he approached the both of us. Eventually he reaches us and holds a hand out to the infant dinosaur. Cautiously it sniffs Owen and deciding he wasn't really a threat nuzzled up against his hand

"You have a way with dinosaurs Mr Grady"

He smiles

"All part of my charm, I doubt anyone can resist me"

I roll my eyes but say nothing

"You know…authorisation to take him out of here may take a few days, maybe even a few weeks…"

"What are you trying to say Owen?"

He covers my mouth with his had before whispering in my ear

"Ever smuggled anything?"

I looked at him incredulously before hissing

"We can't do that, there are cameras all over the place. Let's not forget that we need an actual pass"

"We can always steal one"

"And get someone else into trouble? I think not"

"Killjoy"

"Delinquent"

"What are you talking about?"

We look up and see Claire standing at the doorway with Masrani. He looked amused at the way I was once again on the ground with the infant in my lap

"I think it would be best if the hatchling remained with you for the time being"

Claire looked scandalised and sputtered

"She can't take a dinosaur, a Tyrannosaurus Rex of all creatures, into a hotel Mr Masrani!"

"Then we're just going to have to move her to one of the bungalows in the open areas and house her there. Problem solved"

I looked at Masrani with gratitude and shoot Owen a smile which is returned.