A/N: So… I'd like to say, I read the books, watched the movies, and checked the Wikipedia before I wrote this story. While I may not know everything about the series, I feel like I know a lot. In the Jurassic World film, it was never expressly stated that all the dinosaurs were female. However, it is a reasonable assumption to make based on the fact that all the Velociraptors are female and that Dr. Henry Wu is still in charge of creation. Still, this is fan-FICTION, so the sibling could be male in it. If you watch the Jurassic World trailer on YouTube, Owen asks, "What happened to the sibling?" To which Claire replied, "She ate it." Since the words "sibling" and "it" were used to describe the other Indominus Rex, its gender is not given. This is why I asked you all to vote on it. Since you're reading this, I wanted to follow the majority. Of course, some of you thought I was an idiot for asking that (Some people actually insulted me for having a lack of knowledge). Which is why I'm posting this now, so you know. Yes, I know the genders should all probably be female (Based on the fact that it was said in the first movie, yet not mentioned in this one). Still, based on the gender neutral words used to describe the other Indominus Rex (Sibling and it) as well as the fact that this is a fictional story, I felt the need to ask and get your opinion on the matter to see what you preferred most. Of course, maybe it was said in an interview or something. In which case I didn't see it and thus didn't know (I'm sorry if that's the case). I'm just going based off what I saw in the movie that this fic is based on.
I'm not mad though, you have your own reasoning. I respect that. You can tell me it without insulting my own intellect though.
Also, Indominus Rex. There are two major things I found online that talked about how Rex would be plural. One is changing it to Reges (Latin). Another is that it's both a singular and plural word. Like fish or deer. I'm going with the latter in my story, just so you know.
Still, regardless of those very few, I love the rest of you for giving your opinions and thoughts. They were interesting, they were helpful, and they inspired me. I wasn't expecting that much feedback. I also got a bunch of new ideas thanks to your reviews.
The final tally (Based on reviews and PMs):
Female: 22
Male: 11
Female wins. The Indominus Rex are now sisters. And now Owen must deal with 6 female dinosaurs. Woe to him.
Disclaimer: I do not own Jurassic World or anything about it. I do love dinosaurs though.
Owen groaned miserably as the sunlight passed through his blinds to hit him right in his face. He tried to move out of the way but misjudged the distance and well out of his bed. He sighed loudly and just decided to lie on the ground. At least the sun wasn't in his eyes anymore. Just as he was about to close his eyes, his alarm went off.
"Oh God damnit." Owen muttered. It was actually time to get up. After spending the past month waking up as he pleased, he wasn't used to getting up early. After his stint with the Navy, he'd made a point to sleep in as much as he could. Luckily, his job here so far had allowed him the same freedom. Though now that the Velociraptors were born, that freedom was not gone. More importantly, the creation of the Indominus Rex siblings changed a lot more. Far more than he was willing to admit. Still, work was calling. And he didn't want Claire to accuse him of being lazy. Again.
Owen slowly got up and hit off the alarm before taking a look around. It was only 8 a.m. That was too early. Unfortunately, he was supposed to be back at the main building by 9 a.m. So that didn't give him much time to get ready. He delicately sniffed his outfit which he hadn't taken off last night. It didn't smell too bad. It would do. He got up and stretched.
A beeping noise suddenly got his attention. Owen looked around in confusion. That was definitely his phone beeping. But he couldn't seem to see it for some reason. Not good. The beeping continued as Owen frantically searched. On the couch? No. Under the couch? Nope. In the fridge? Nothing. The beeping continued much to his annoyance. He had to be getting closer. After another minute he managed to find it under a bunch of empty pizza boxes. He had been meaning to throw them out. On the other hand, he had also been meaning to make something out of them. Not sure what yet. Shrugging it off, he opened his phone.
4 MISSED CALLS
Owen winced. That wasn't a great start to a day. He opened them up and listened after putting his phone on speaker as he started to sort some things around the room. Two were from Claire telling him to turn in his weekly reports, something he hadn't done last week. He picked up the report she was talking about. Total blank. He hadn't even started it. Same deal with this week's report actually. He really should start that. The next message was from Nick, the Paddock Supervisor, talking about the future Velociraptor Paddock and asking him the come by to check the specifications they had for it. Boring. The last one was from Vic Hoskins. He hit delete as soon as he heard Vic's voice. It probably wasn't that important.
Owen closed his phone and stuffed it into his pocked, sighing at the lack of interesting calls. His mind slowly recalled last night. The new additions to the park. The new additions that barely anyone seemed to know about. Except for the chosen few. He was slightly irked that they hadn't told him. Especially since they saw fit to add Velociraptor DNA to the little creatures. Still, they didn't seem too bad. They were certainly better behaved than his Velociraptors. At least from what he saw. The snow white one was even better than most house pets he'd met.
A sudden thought hit him. Names. He hadn't named them yet. The Velociraptors had already been named. Since he was the Alpha, and Blue was the Beta, he had gone along that line of thinking to name the others Charlie, Delta, and Echo. If he kept going, he could name the new Indominus Rex Foxtrot and Golf. Or on second thought, not. Those names didn't quite seem to fit them. Plus, since they weren't Velociraptors, it would be a bit strange to keep going with that naming scheme with them. Rexy had her own name. Well, she deserved it. Being the sole T-Rex survivor for these past 20 plus years. These two Indominus Rex should have their own name as well.
'Ah well,' Owen thought as he took a big gulp out of an empty beer can he found lying around. 'I have enough time enough before I see them again tonight to think it over.'
Owen made his way outside and locked the door behind him. The sun was getting higher in the sky. There was a slight mist on the grounds around the area. It was usually like that in the mornings by the lake. The first few times, he had been pretty spooked. He'd seen enough horror movies to know camping out by a lake could be bad. And on an island inhabited by dinosaurs? It was definitely a lot worse. Still, he couldn't deny that it had the perks. The biggest was definitely being away from the know-it-alls, politics, and power plays going on in among the Jurassic World's employees. He took a deep breath. This was definitely the best part about Isla Nublar. The fresh air. The beautiful scenery. The nice, quiet tranquility. His phone ringing.
'Seriously? A man can't even enjoy the morning here?' Owen thought as he pulled out his phone to see who would call him this early. Simon Masrani. He flipped the phone open. Before he could even say anything, a voice cut him off.
"Mr. Grady, how are you today?" Simon asked.
"I'm doing just fine Boss," Owen replied as he made his way to his motorbike. He sat on it as he tried to think of a reason why his boss would be calling him so early. Nothing came to mind, so he decided to just ask. "It's kind of rare to get a call from you. Is something wrong?"
"Oh no, not at all!" Simon laughed. "I was just checking up on you. I was wondering how things are going with the Velociraptors. I would have read your reports, but they appear to be missing."
"Uh," Owen winced. Apparently those were really important. Who would have thought the big boss himself would be reading those reports. It was time to bullshit. "Yeah, about that… The thing is, I've been spending a lot of time with the Velociraptors lately. This is a critical time in their development. Even though I was the first thing they saw when they hatched, it won't mean much if they don't keep seeing me. I need to establish a connection with them. While I can't start training them yet, since they're too young, I can at least present myself as an authoritative-like figure. Something constant and dependable, you know?"
There was a beat of silence on the other end.
"I knew you were the right man for the job." Simon crowed.
'Crisis averted.' Owen mentally sighed in relief. "I'll get to those reports as soon as I can though, Boss."
"Oh no, don't worry about the reports then. We can change it to be monthly. I'll let Ms. Dearing know." Simon said.
"Thanks Boss." Owen said gratefully. And he really was. This was doubly good news. One, he got out of a lot of paperwork. Two, Claire would be upset that Owen got out of work. The added bonus was that since it came from Simon Masrani himself, she couldn't fight it.
"Now then," Simon continued. "There are a few things I'm worried about. As they grow older, I think you'll need some more help. So I've put out a search to find someone to help you out. Now you can't say no. I need you to be safe. You, alongside Claire and Vic, are very important to the continuing existence of this park. I need to keep you all safe. You especially, since you deal directly with the Velociraptors. They will be the 2nd biggest attraction here after Rexy until the Mosasaurus is finished."
"And how long until that happens?" Owen asked, wanting to steer the conversation away from the Velociraptor attraction.
"Probably a year," Simon said. "That's what the estimate is. We've already sold out all of the show's tickets for the first month."
"Great," Owen muttered. "That Prehistoric Shamu Rip-off should do wonders."
"What was that?" Simon asked.
"Just mentioning how wonderful that aquatic area will look, Boss." Owen replied.
"Ah," Simon hummed. "Yes, I do have high hopes for that. Plus a few other upcoming attractions."
Now Owen got interested. "Oh? I wasn't aware that the Jurassic World would be getting new attractions after the Mosasaurus. What else are you having Doc and the others bring back to life?"
"Oh, I'm not quite sure just yet…" Simon said hesitantly. "Maybe something new will be unearthed and we can acquire it."
"That's always possible." Owen agreed. Though inwardly he was annoyed. Simon had to know about the Indominus Rex siblings. Moreover, Simon clearly avoided telling him about them.
"Well," Simon said over the sound of voices speaking up in his background. "I'm afraid there are matters I need to attend to here."
"I gotcha Boss," Owen replied, swinging a leg over his bike. "Same here, actually."
"Well then, good luck today. I will send an e-mail to Claire about your reports. Try not to be eaten." Simon said humorously.
"I'll try," Owen responded, flexing his still sore fingers. "No promises. See you around, Boss."
Owen shut off his phone and sighed. That had gone better with expected. So much better. The boss was happy with him. Less paperwork. Claire would be annoyed. There was literally no downside.
'Which means karma will even things out with something at work today.' Owen thought pessimistically to himself as he revved up his bike and started driving towards the main building. If there was one thing he'd learned since coming here, it was to be pessimistic. The scientists and works were overly optimistic. He was going to provide balance wherever he could. It was the same approach he took when he decided to be overly fun and free around Claire to even out her control and rules. It worked so far. He hoped it would keep working.
Owen whistled cheerfully as he strolled through by the labs. He made sure to not make eye contact with anyone to ensure they wouldn't stop and talk to him. Some of them would ask him dumb questions like, "Are they smart?" or "Can they remember things?" or his personally favorite, "Do they dream?" Seriously, for scientists who recreate life, they were all horribly wearisome. None of them had ever interacted with the dinosaurs they recreated. And they had no respect for the dinosaurs they made. The scientists all just recreate and send the dinosaurs out for the visitors to look at. He doubted any of them walked around the park. He was sure of it, actually.
A sudden flash of red among the white grabbed his attention though. Owen paused and furtively glanced into the room. There was a scientist in there wearing bandages around his fingers with splotches of red all over it. It would need to be changed soon. Looking up, he saw that the hand was attached to a wincing Henry Wu.
'Oh yeah,' Owen thought as he quickly turned and walked to hide his laughter. 'I definitely like those two.'
Once he was out of sight he leaned against a wall and tried to hold in his laughter. His whole body quaked at his attempts. After a minute, the need to laugh subsided. Unfortunately, he couldn't get rid of the big grin covering his face. Passersby looked at him quizzically but ended up ignoring him, far used to his eccentrics. Owen made a quick pit stop in the break room to grab a few burgers. He ate one and wrapped the other four with paper towels before heading over to the Velociraptor area. Once there, he looked in through the observation window.
The room was somewhat of a nature zone. It stimulated the outside. It even had dirt and grass. Although the dirt was only 3 feet deep and there is cement under it. The trees were also fake as well. The plants were mostly real though, with a few exceptions. The room had been totally bare before Owen complained to Simon about how the Velociraptors growth will be stunted by an artificial environment. Thanks to that, this room and a few other rooms like it were made for the baby dinosaurs in order to better transition them to the outside world. Plus there was less sickness and danger by keeping them in this sort of controlled environment. It's done wonders so far.
The baby Velociraptors had immediately noticed him. He fought back a smile as he noticed their actions. They knew he was there but acted like they didn't. If he hadn't seen their heads twitch in his direction, he may have thought they were too distracted. Still though, he was sure they knew he was there. And they waited. Or at least they were, until Charlie got tired of it and walked over to the window to stare up at him. Owen grinned down at her. Charlie was the youngest, and easily the most energetic of the four. She'd be highly dangerous when she grew up though. Especially if she were to ever escape thanks to her camouflaged skin tone, courtesy of the Green Iguana DNA the scientists used to make her.
A sudden movement to Owen's left caught his attention. Blue, the first-born and clear leader of the small pack, had been moving from the side. Although she stopped when Owen turned to look her way. She was a bit easier to spot, and name, thanks to the blue strip running along head down to her tail because of the Black-Throated Monitor Lizard used in her recreation. She continued to stare straight into his eyes. Owen nodded in approval. Then he saw her notice the paper towel wrapped hamburgers in his hands. She licked her lips at the sight. So she knew there was food in his hands. Owen wondered if it was because of the smell or shape though. Either answer was worrying. The room should be sealed. If she could smell the hamburgers, then her sense of smell was a lot stronger than he had thought it was. If she had seen the shape before and knew what it was, then he memory was a lot better than it should be at this stage. The last time they had burgers in the break room was a month ago. He hadn't given them any then, so they must have seen a worker walk by with it.
Owen turned to his right suddenly to stare at Delta, who had been coming from the right. Unlike Blue, Delta kept walking. Her movements were slightly jerky, and her head tilted as she stared at him from the corner of her eye. More evidence of her predominant avian DNA. Delta's movements and mannerisms closely reflected birds, a lot more than her sisters at least. He wouldn't be half surprised if one day he came to their paddock and see her lazing about in a nest on the ground. She chirped a bit and also eyed the wrapped hamburgers in his hands. She had been the second Velociraptor to be born, and was always quick to follow right behind Blue.
Finally Owen turned his attention to Echo, who was staying behind the others. Echo was somewhat of a problem child. The second youngest and easily the most confrontational. While Blue would be quick to attack, she mainly only did so to eat or if she felt threatened. Echo, on the other hand, was the type who would gladly pick a fight with anyone or anything. This was proven the other week when he decided Owen's shoelaces deserved to die. Owen sighed at the thought. He'd really liked those shoes. Unfortunately they had been sliced and torn apart by the violent Echo. After that, he made sure to only wear thick protective boots while with the Velociraptors.
Slowly, he started to move away. The Velociraptors followed him for a moment before Blue chirped. The others, and Owen, turned to look at her. She chirped again and ran over to the door on the far side of the room. The others followed her. Luckily, there was a really high wall around the door separating from the rest of the room. The strange thing was that Blue realized he would be coming in the way and instructed the others to follow.
'She's too smart for my own good.' Owen thought humorlessly as he walked towards the door.
Once there, the guards stepped aside. Owen nodded at the two of them before entering his code to enter the room. Immediately he heard chirps and squawks coming from the baby Velociraptors. He quickly kicked the door closed and moved closer to them.
"Hey girls," Owen said. "Miss me?"
Immediately, Blue stopped. This caused the others to stop as well.
"I hope you did that because I arrived and not because you didn't miss me." Owen muttered.
Charlie tried to jump up to him. Fortunately, her legs weren't strong enough to get her over the wall. Owen was sure that would change soon enough.
"Well okay then, I brought you girls some food. Not the best, but hey, I doubt anyone will care." Owen said as he unwrapped the burgers.
Owen had seen the Velociraptors eat before on tapes. They could eat pretty much anything. If they could handle a rotting carcass, he was sure these babies good handle some good old Burger King.
As soon as the food was unwrapped, they all moved forward expectantly. Owen decided it wouldn't be good to keep them waiting and swiftly tossed them a hamburger each. Echo immediately jumped up and bit the hamburger before it fell onto the ground. The hamburger was too big to grab ahold of though as she fell back down to the ground with it. Meanwhile, Delta curiously walked towards hers and gave it a few sniffs before finally sinking her teeth into it. Charlie stared at hers before looking at Blue. Blue chirped and Charlie ran forward and started to eat it. Although she spit out the lettuce part after a few bites. Owen made a mental note of that.
Blue then moved forward, passing her hamburger, to stand right in front of him. Owen stared at her in interest.
"Is something wrong?" Owen asked. "Do you not like hamburgers?"
Owen pointed at her hamburger, to emphasize it. Usually when he pointed to something, Blue knew to look in that direction. She didn't this time though. She kept staring at him, her nostrils flaring. Then she started to growl.
"Um…" Owen sniffed himself. He was sure he had smelled worse a few times in the past. He had never gotten a reaction like this before. After taking a quick glance at the other three, he noticed they didn't seem to care. They were too engrossed in eating. Charlie was glancing at Blue, though she didn't seem to mind Blue's growls.
'Ok, Blue seems mad,' Owen thought. 'Obviously. Still, what could have set her off? I've done nothing new, except bring them hamburgers. The other three don't seem to mind. So I doubt Blue does. So…'
His train of thought was interrupted as the Charlie, Delta, and Echo all stopped eating and started sniffing the air as well. After a moment, they all looked at him. They didn't start growling like Blue was still doing, but they were looking at him inquisitively.
'That's freaky,' Owen thought. He had a sudden thought to get out of there, but he couldn't. It would make him look weak in front of them. He had to stay and appear in control. 'Well, it's definitely my scent then. But still, it can't be that bad. Can it?'
Blue finally seemed to have enough and stopped growling. She moved back and started to eat her hamburger. Although she still stared at him as she ate, her nose sniffing the air every so often. The other three started to walk around, thought they all stayed close by. Meanwhile, Owen kept going over the facts in his head.
'I came in, they were fine. They moved closer. Blue wasn't fine. They all smelled something. Weirdness. What's different?' Owen kept thinking before finally a thought hit him. 'Can they smell the Indominus Rex on me?'
It was the only explanation. By now, the Velociraptors would be used to most scents. The scent of another dinosaur, a predator at that, would definitely set them off. Especially a dinosaur as smart as Blue. The only way to fix that would be to make sure to not miss his morning shower again, as well as to take another shower before visiting the Indominus Rex at night. Otherwise he'd risk a similar, if not an angrier, response from them. And the glaring bone white one would be angrier for sure. Far angrier. He shuddered at the reminder of its smoldering blood red eyes.
A chirp brought his attention back down and he couldn't help but smile as he saw Charlie bring a piece of her meat over to Blue. Charlie really was the sweetest of the four. She even looked up to Blue. Though Blue seemed to favor Delta. And Echo was always in the back, watching their flanks. Even though they were so young, they already had a pack mentality set up. It was as wonderful as it was scary. He was sure if there was another baby dinosaur in the room, they would be able to hunt it as they were right now without any problems. He glanced at Blue, who had finished her hamburger and was still staring at him curiously. She was still sniffing the air. He couldn't be sure, but he thought he saw confusion as well as another emotion in her eyes. Before he could look harder, Blue suddenly turned and ran into the foliage. Charlie, Delta, and Echo quickly ran after her. Within a second, Owen was left standing there unable to see or sense where they were at all.
"Well I guess until next time, girls." Owen chuckled and reached down to pick up the scraps of food left behind so no one would know he fed them human food. He wrapped the scraps with the paper towels and stuffed them into his pockets before knocking on the door so the guards would open it. He slowly walked out, keeping his eyes on where he last saw the raptors before slipping out and closing the door quickly.
"Are you all done, sir?" One of the guards asked him.
"I wouldn't have knocked if I wasn't," Owen said, rolling his eyes discreetly. "Well, keep up the good work. Those girls are clever. If you hear a knock, don't just open the door if you don't remember letting anyone inside."
"I doubt they are capable of that, sir." The other guard said.
Owen turned to stare at him. "I seem to recall the first batch of Velociraptors learning to open doors and learning weak spots in electrical fences. Do you really think they won't figure out that hitting a door a few times will cause someone to open it?"
The guard shook his head rapidly.
"I thought so," Owen nodded at the two of them. "As you were."
Owen turned and walked away. He really hoped that the rest of Vic's men weren't like those two. If they were, the park would be in danger before the Indominus Rex grow up. Speaking of them, he still had to think of a name for those two before he visited them again that night…
EXTRA
"Have you ever thought about what it'd be like to be part dinosaur?" Owen asked Claire.
"Nope." Claire replied without even looking at him.
"I bet you your scientists have." Owen said.
"I think I know where you're going with this," Claire said, finally looking at him. "Stop."
"I mean, we have the technology and the lack of morals needed." Owen continued, deep in thought.
"Owen…" Claire growled out.
"We can do it," Owen jumped up. "I'm gonna go ask Doc."
Claire grabbed him. "Owen, I will ban you from the labs if you try to convince Dr. Wu to inject Velociraptor DNA into you."
A/N: There we have it. The Velociraptors have made their appearance. I wonder what Blue is thinking…
By the way, the naming thing is still going on until the next chapter is posted. I have some ideas already, thanks to you all. One PMer said that I should go the How to Train Your Dragon route when it comes to naming them. Interesting idea. I was thinking for doing a How to Train Your Dragon/Jurassic Park fan-fic after I had a weird day dream that included Hiccup and Owen meeting each other and discussing training ideas. Well, that may be an EXTRA dream. It would be funny to show that Owen got his training ideas from a DreamWorks movie. I may do that. Still, I'd like to hear your opinions and reasons some more. I'll go over all of them one final time before deciding which one fits them the best.
Moreover, if you have EXTRA ideas or things you think should be talked about or mentioned in the story, please feel free to mention them in a review. There's a good chance I'll do it, or at least mention it in some way (If it's not a really weird of crazy thing).
