Chapter 5: Reopening the Past

Aurora came back to reality with a tremendous headache. She stood up from a pillow and that was when she realized she was in a room with a bed.

She looks around the room; the walls look to be made of earth and there was a lit torch burning on the wall. She then remembered what happened and Blue. She had to get out to find her.

Just then, the door opens and two men and a woman enter the room. Aurora did not recognize the woman and the one man, but staring back was none other than her worst enemy: Dr. Christian Lewis.

"Lidia!" the woman cries out and rushes over to embrace Aurora. The woman had dark hair, tan skin, and brown eyes. She wore a worn out pair of jeans and a plaid shirt.

Aurora took a step back, preventing the woman from touching her. "Lidia, it's me!" the woman exclaims, but Aurora had never seen this woman before.

"Ma'am, I have no idea who you are, and my name's not Lidia, it's Aurora," she replies, but that made the woman upset.

The one man, who also had dark hair and brown eyes steps forward. "Don't play games Lidia, now come over and hug your mother," he demands, but Aurora was shocked by this.

This woman was her mother? Aurora didn't have a mother when she was alive, but she really didn't remember having one. "Look, I don't know who you two think I am, but I am not Lidia," Aurora said.

"I'm afraid she suffered from amnesia, she has not recollect her past memories," Dr. Lewis said in a cold voice.

Aurora flew into a rage and charges at him. "You wretched son of a bitch! Where's Blue?!" she screams, trying to scratch out his eyes.

"Now calm down you little spit-fire," the doctor orders and pushes her down on the bed.

"Who are these people? Why are they calling me Lidia?" Aurora demands him.

"They are your mother and father, Joana and Esteban Moreno," Lewis replies. Aurora looks at the two, she tried to look through her memories, but nothing came up, except for the ones she had with Blue and the other raptors.

"Amnesia is a dastardly thing, but don't worry, your memories will come back, eventually," Lewis said, but Aurora shakes her head.

"I don't want to remember, I want to see Blue, now where is she?" she demands in a vicious tone.

"Blue, that thing?" the woman asks and Aurora shoots her a glare.

"She is not a thing, she's a companion and I love her very much," she said, but the woman, Joana gave a shocked expression.

"Listen here, little lady, don't give us crap. That thing is a man-eating monster," the man, Esteban replies and Aurora flinches at the sound of his voice.

"Is that what you think Blue is? She is not a monster, she's an animal, flesh and blood," Aurora said, but the man did not seem impressed. If this man was her father, he was a monster himself.

"You don't talk back to me like that," Esteban snaps and raises his hand for a slap.

"Esteban!" the woman pleads and he lowers his hand.

"Now settle down, Miss Lidia has been through a lot," Lewis said to the Morenos.

"My name is not Lidia!" Aurora snaps in frustration, but calms down, "Please, let me see Blue."

Dr. Lewis looks at her with a raised eyebrow and nods. He motions a finger for her to follow him. The Morenos also follow behind her.

Lewis led her out of the earth underground and out into the open air. It was still dark outside and the pits burn bright with fire. That was when Aurora began to hear the cries of a dinosaur, a Velociraptor to be exact.

She went into a run and saw Blue, the beta raptor. She was pinned down by chains and she let out cries of emotional distress. Aurora came to her side. "Blue, it's okay, I'm here," she said to the beta.

Blue began to chirp, 'Aurora, they didn't hurt you did they?' "No, well, actually someone hit me in the back of my head," Aurora answers and Blue began to struggle to free herself.

Then the raptor let out a cry of pain. Aurora checks her over and saw her leg was bleeding. "Does it hurt? Your leg I mean?" Aurora asks Blue.

'Yes, those bastards kicked me real good. Some of them even used clubs,' the raptor answers and Aurora gently pats her neck. She took note of the bruises on Blue's body and felt anger inside.

"Is this how you treat animals? Beating them senseless?" Aurora asks Dr. Lewis. Blue looks up and sees the human she had hated in her past life. She snarls and tries to break free, but she was too weak.

"She killed me and I am just returning the favor, she just can't die," Lewis said and that was when Aurora flew into a rage. She jumps to her feet and charges at the doctor.

Aurora pounds her fists at his face, drawing blood from his nose, and strangles his neck. Esteban pulls Aurora off of Lewis and slaps her hard across the face.

"You were always a little shit," he said. Aurora looks at him; how could this man be her father? No man in his right mind would hurt his own kin, that was what Aurora thought about families.

Blue saw what happened and chirps, 'Aurora! You all right?' "I'm fine Blue," Aurora answers.

"Why are you calling this thing Blue?" Esteban asks and Aurora grew angry, again.

"That is her name and for the last time, she is not a thing," she answers and grabs his hand before he could slap her, again. "Is this how you treat people?" she asks.

"When they show me disrespect and you Lidia always show me disrespect," Esteban replies, his eyes were like burning charcoals.

"My name is not Lidia," Aurora insists, angrily. She saw that Joana did not even come over to calm her husband, she just stood there like a statue.

"Let's get out of here," Lewis said, he whipped away the blood from his face.

"No, I'm not leaving Blue," Aurora replies, but she was pulled away towards the underground. She got one last glimpse of Blue, crying out to her alpha. They returned to the underground room and Aurora was sure she was going to hear some things.

"Lidia-" "It's Aurora!" she snaps at Joana and she went silent.

"Aurora, listen to them, it might help jog your memory," Dr. Lewis said and Aurora sat down on the bed.

Esteban and Joana sat across from her and she prepare herself to listen. "Li...Aurora, you were born on June 11, 1998 in our shack in San Jose, Costa Rica," Joana began. "I stayed home to take care of you and your sisters, Isabela, Marita, and Perla," she adds.

"Sisters?" Aurora asks and she shakes her head. She did not remember having sisters, the only sisters she had were Blue, Charlie, Delta, and Echo. Of course, she always thought of Blue as a partner, rather than a companion.

"Your father worked at the paper mill in the city," Joana continues to explain.

"I prayed and prayed that your mother would give me a son," Esteban said and Joana flinches at the sound of his voice. That was when Aurora realized that Joana was a victim of her husband's violence and still is.

"When you turned sixteen, we were deep in debt, so we had turned to a woman who would help us," Joana adds.

Aurora's mind began to flash with images, they were just random, but she did get the idea of what kind of woman they were referring. "You sold me to a brothel?" she asks.

"We had no choice and she offered us money for each of you. She said she would take care of you," Joana said in a weak tone.

"Each of...? You sold your other daughters, too?" Aurora asks, she could not believe what she was hearing.

"We had to, we needed the money to survive," Esteban said and Aurora just stares at him.

"What kind of sick bastard would sell his own children?" Aurora replies and she was referring to him.

"We did what we had to do and we did for your own good, too," Joana said, still using her weak voice.

"Oh really? Having men come and screw me up is for my own good?" Aurora asks, again.

"Well, maybe not for you," Esteban said and stands up, "You ran away as soon as you arrived. Now with that, we didn't get payment for you."

"Good, because I hate to think that you two became millionaires over night," Aurora replies and Esteban's face turn red with anger. "I don't want to hear anymore of your lies," she adds.

"Lies? It is the truth, why don't you accept it?" Joana pleads.

"Because I don't remember anything of what you said. I have a real family with the Velociraptors and I treat them with respect and love and they love me back," Aurora said in a cool tone.

"Let's leave her alone with her thoughts," Dr. Lewis advises the two and they left the room.

"You have to tell how you got here, did you come through the barrier?" Aurora asks.

"You will find out soon enough, but for now you need to think hard" he replies and leaves the room, locking the door. Aurora tries to open it, but it would not. Aurora fell to the floor and began to cry. She desire to get out and get Blue out.

She then remembers the other raptors, Charlie, Delta, and Echo. Blue had ordered them to get help and Aurora hoped they had gone to find Ulyssa and her pack. Aurora also hoped that they would return soon before Blue suffers from more abuse.

"Please, please hurry," Aurora prayed out loud and continues to cry.

From the author: Oh gosh! How horrible! I hope I have everyone on the edge of their seats here! Will Aurora and Blue be rescued? Find out next time!

By the way, June 11, 1998 (Aurora's/Lidia's 'birthday') was the fifth anniversary of Jurassic Park's release into theaters. I also copied the scene of Blue being pinned down from the scene of the juvenile T-Rex being held prisoner in the second movie, The Lost World.