Hey readers! Glad you continued to read. Also, I'm sorry if the second chapter was short, I just wanted to not leave you hanging for too long. Anyway, enjoy chapter 3! ;)
Maisie and Owen made it home in about ten minutes. Owen was right about one thing, Claire was worried. She was in tears when the two walked up.
" Oh my goodness, I thought you'd never come home!" She cried as she hugged Maisie.
Claire checked Maisie's face for any scratches. She then kissed Owen and hugged him.
" Where were you two!?" Claire asked with tears still in her eyes.
" Maisie wrecked near a river, and I got hit by a pine tree," Owen replied looking at Maisie.
" What happened to you being a great parent?" Claire asked with a smirk.
" Hey, at least I found her," Owen replied.
Claire suddenly ran behind Owen as a shadow came from behind. The Indoraptor stood with glee as Claire screamed for dear life.
" Maisie, I told we couldn't keep him!" Owen stated.
" I didn't bring him here," Maisie replied, " He probably followed us,"
The Indoraptor smiled and wagged his tail.
" Okay, please tell me WHAT IS GOING ON!" Claire exclaimed.
" He tackled me off my bike before it went into the river," Maisie explained, " He didn't attack me or Dad. He also had my locket that I left at Grandfather's house,"
" But he's an Indoraptor," Claire said, " Why didn't he try kill you like the other one?"
" He wasn't raised the same," Owen replied, " He was one of the eggs from the old laboratory in the mansion. He's like Blue, he has empathy, but he learns things extremely quick,"
The Indoraptor walked toward Claire slowly, hoping not to scare her. Claire smiled at Maisie.
" I think we should keep him," She said.
" WHAT!?" Owen exclaimed, "Who are you and what have you done to Claire?"
" Well, he could be a great guardian for Maisie when we're not around,"
" He could be unstable. He could kill us all in one night!"
Claire knew Owen was right, but she had mixed feelings about the Indoraptor. He was a killer hybrid, yet he was as gentle as a brachiosaurus.
" How about we name him, just so we can call him anytime," Claire said.
" How about Sparky?" Owen said.
" Sparky sounds good,"
" How about Ian?" Maisie added, " It means 'Gift from God' in Hebrew,"
" He could be very useful to us," Owen replied as the Indoraptor rested his head on Maisie's shoulder.
" Ian the Indoraptor, that sounds good," Claire agreed.
" You hear that? Your new name is Ian!" Maisie told the Indoraptor.
He seemed to understand because he ran in circles and made squealing noises.
" Go find somewhere to sleep, and come back in the morning," Claire whispered to Ian as the happiness in his eyes faded away.
The family went inside, leaving Ian alone once more…
Later that night…
Maisie was asleep and dreaming, but it wasn't a good dream. The original Indoraptor was chasing her and cornered her in the mansion. Owen and Claire were nowhere to be seen, so that left Maisie to fend for herself. The Indoraptor seemed to laugh at her. Right as he was about to kill her, Maisie woke up panting heavily and sweating. She tried to go back to sleep, but every time she closed her eyes she saw the Indoraptor's slobbery bad-smelling mouth. She didn't want to wake up Owen or Claire, so she sat in her bed alone in the dark.
Suddenly, she heard a creaking sound coming from the window. She knew she should run, but her instincts told her to stay. Ian crept out from the shadows.
" Claire told you to stay outside, how did you get in?" Maisie asked.
Ian extended his claw towards Maisie. She thought of that night the Indoraptor was about to kill her. She began to cry as the memory rolled through her head.
Ian wiped away Maisie's tears and seemed to hum her a lullaby. He curled up next to Maisie's bed and closed his eyes. Maisie stroked Ian's back, and the two fell asleep. Maisie's nightmare was reduced to dust, and never came back that night.
Dr. Wu's Lab…
" Ha ha! I've done it! I've finally done it!" Dr. Wu exclaimed in triumph as his assistant, Mr. Smith, fell off his chair.
" What did you do?" Mr. Smith asked still recovering from the fall.
" I finished the D.N.A structure and the hybrid is ready to be created!" Dr. Wu replied.
" Can I have those vacation days now?" Mr. Smith asked nervously.
" No way, Smith! I would want someone to share this magical moment with!"
" You're not opening Disneyland, Henry!" Mr. Smith exclaimed, " You could kill off half of the state with that monster! You could destroy your career!"
" Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith, my friend,"
A deep growl arose from a large, ground-shaking shadow that hovered over Dr. Wu.
" That's a risk that I'm willing to take," Dr. Wu added as the shadow let out a large piercing roar that caused Mr. Smith scream on the inside.
" Mr. Smith, I present to you the first herbivore hybrid…the Trikylosaurus!"
Finally the new hybrid has been revealed! The Indoraptor is going to meet Blue since the audience rooted for it. I hope this chapter is all you wanted, and I'll post the chapter as soon as I can. Beast boy and the Indoraptor are Beast Mode! ;D