A piglet squealed as it rushed into the safe enclosure of the paddock, it's tiny feet carrying as fast as they could away from the monsters chasing it. It ran into the dark safety of its pen and the door slammed shut.

"Whoa! Hey!" Bellamy called. The raptors stopped running. "Ok eyes on me." He clicked the device in his hand. One didn't listen, it continued to look around anxiously it's green-yellow eyes darting all over. "Hey! Blue." He clicked the device 3 more times, "Blue! Watch it." It focused on him.

The other three started to snap. Another click.

"Charlie, don't give me that crap. Delta lock it up!" He pointed at them. A look of fierce determination crossed his face. He clicked a few more times before raising his hand above his head.

"Ok and...we're moving..." He walked around the walkway, never taking his eyes off the dinosaurs.

"Stop!" They listened. "Alright good! Very good!" His arm was still raised. "Here you go Charlie, see what happens?" He tossed a meaty treat at the patient raptor. Then another, "Echo!" And another. "Delta!" Bellamy paused before he tossed the last treat, which was a big white rat. "Blue...this one is for you." He threw it down and the raptor caught it, devouring it happily like her brothers and sisters.

"Ok hold!" They held. "Eyes up!" They looked. "Go!" He put his arm down and they ran. Everyone working at the paddock clapped and congratulated Bellamy. A females laughter made Bellamy's smile stretch even farther across his face. A woman a head shorter than him with long brown hair and bright blue eyes tackled him in a big hug.

"I can't believe it! You did it Bell!" She practically yelled. He hugged her just as tight.

"Thanks O." He pulled back and looked at his baby sister. Her smile was infectious.

"You finally did it!" She almost jumped up and down but she stopped herself so not as to bother the raptors below. Bellamy smiled and nodded, proud of how the months and years he put in to training the animals finally paid off.

"Bellamy!" A man called, he approached the siblings in a casual manner that still read as pompous and vain. "I can't believe you did it finally. Got the beasts under your spell." Cage chuckled. Octavia stiffened but kept a small smile on her face.

"I was starting to think we hired the wrong guys but damn, you have them eating out of your hand." He grinned. Bellamy stood up straighter.

"Well you came on a good day...isn't usually a happy ending." Bellamy said. His gaze settling on Cage's, no one really liked him. He was the owners son, but he was the shadiest man they had ever known. All of the employees we wary of him, as he could get them all fired if he wanted.

"You weren't sending this in your reports though." He replied, staring at the two quizzically, challenging them.

"We've been busy." Octavia said in a low voice, it was a warning.

"Too busy cashing your paycheck no doubt." He looked at Octavia up and down in her tan pants and white tank top, she shifted uncomfortably before putting the pink button up tied around her waist back on. She looked up at her brother.

"So what do you need Cage?" Bellamy asked, slowly inching in front of his sister. She quickly went off.

"I'm gonna go make sure the new guy doesn't screw up." O said quickly, then left.

"I need a field test Mr. Blake," Bellamy rolled his eyes. "we have the research now let's get it on its feet. I've just witnessed they can follow commands."

"They're wild animals Wallace, you don't want them in the field." Bellamy began to walk to the stairs leading to ground level, hopefully so he could get away.

"I just saw a bond, a real bond, between man and beast." Cage stepped in front of him. "We have to use this knowledge Bellamy."

"They're not ready yet." Bellamy pushed past Cage and started downstairs ignoring his protests, "They can search caves and mountains, places drones can't see, imagine during an actual war, all of our tech will go dark."

"How long has INGEN been making this pitch?"

"Since the day they hired you straight out of the navy." Cage grinned. Nothing could change Bellamy's mind, the raptors had to be protected. As he reached the bottom of the stairs, he grabbed the snack bucket and headed in to log his time and progress, shutting the gate and locking it. Cage glanced at Bellamy through the large metal barrier.

"Why don't you just think about it Bellamy, it couldn't hurt. Imagine how many human lives could be spared."

"Do you ever hear yourself when you speak?" All of a sudden a huge commotion started.

"Are you serious!?" Octavia cried.

"PIG LOOSE!" The new guy, Sterling, called. He grabbed a long stick with a loop at the end and reached into the paddock where the pig was running, only to be caught and thrown down into the paddock. Bellamy turned and looked at the scared kid, and leapt into action. Sterling kept backing up away from the creatures that eyed him, approaching him, no doubt wondering what he tasted like. Bell hit the button opening the paddocks gate. He climbed under it as it slowly lifted.

"Bellamy no!" Octavia yelled. Security ran onto the catwalk guns ready, they aimed and...

"HOLD YOUR FIRE!" Bellamy called, he held his arm up. "Hold your fire, do not fire!" He ran in front of Sterling, right in between him and the raptors, who's yellow eyes seemed confused. Octavia ran downstairs and pressed the button to stop the gate from opening further, she watched Bellamy as he calmed his friends down.

"If you tase these animals they will never trust me again." He said keeping his eyes locked with Blues. Behind him, Octavia grabbed Sterling and pulled him out of the enclosure, only letting go to be ready to close the gate.

"Blue...Blue...stand down. Stand down." The raptor snapped it's mouth shut and opening it again, trying to threaten him.
"Hey! What did I just say. Stand. Down." He held the animals gaze with his hand in front of him. "Delta! I see you, back up." He said snapping his head to glance at the green and blue dinosaur. "That's it..good. Good." They calmed down as Bellamy slowly backed away from them, the dirt sifted underneath his boot, the raptors were inching closer. One came too close for comfort, "Charlie, stay right there." Looking over, Charlie's stopped and tilted his head. "Close the gate."

"Are you crazy!?" Octavia yelled.

"Just trust me O."

"Close the gate!" Sterling cried, clearly shaking. Octavia rolled her eyes at him, but huffed as she turned around and slammed the button down. Bellamy continued to inch back, the gate began to close, he stepped back quickly and rolled under it. Blue, Charlie, and Delta clawed and bit the metal bars trying to get at their trainer.

"I told you he'd screw up." O said glancing at the guy on the floor. He got up and brushed the dirt off of him, then helped their trainee up.

"You're new right?" He nodded, "ever wonder why there was a job opening?" Eyes widened. "Rule number one: never turn you back on the cage." The kid sat there still in shock as Bellamy walked out, only turning in fear as a velociraptor growled and clawed at him from the other side.

Cage Wallace looked over at Bellamy with a sly grin, as if to say he told him so. But no matter what, they could never use the raptors the way Cage wanted to, no matter how much money they paid him, how much they threatened him, those animals deserved better than being military weapons.