A/N: Had a 3 day weekend, so I got to watch Jurassic World twice...I may have gotten my friends hooked on it in the process.

I slow down a little so Claire can catch up to me, grinning as she grabs my hand.

"So, what's the plan?" She asks as she catches her breath.

"Wow," I say, raising my eyebrow.

"What?"

"You're asking me to be in charge. That's some real growth," I tease. She elbows me, and I grunt in pain.

"Ouch. I got clawed by the Indominus there, during that last battle."

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Claire said, touching it gently. I'm unable to keep a straight face as she fusses over me. She looks up to see me grinning and smacks me again, right on the supposed injury.

"You didn't really get clawed, did you?" she asks as I start laughing.

"Nah, but it's nice having you fuss over me," I say with a wink. She fixes me with a very good drop-dead look, but even she can't keep it for long. She breaks into a smile with a sigh.

"Let's go find your raptor."

"You know, I'm thinking I should get you a raptor, too."

"We can't exactly buy them at the pet shop…What?" she asks when I grin.

"The lab people evacuated so quickly that they left a few raptor eggs- I saw them before Delta came in and, uh-"

"Ate Hoskins?"

"Yeah, that. Luckily, they also left the backup generator running, so the eggs should make it. We can make Blue a new pack."

"Look at you," she says with a laugh. "All excited like this. You're like a kid before Christmas."

"Well, the way I see it, I get two presents this year."

"And what're those?"

"You," I say wrapping my arms around her waist and tugging her toward me. I'm pleased to see a faint blush on her cheeks.

"And the other?"

"A new start with my raptors. I won't have Hoskins breathing down my neck anymore. Not that I'm glad he's dead," I add quickly. "I mean, I never liked the guy that much, but that doesn't mean I'd wish that on him."

"Well, then what're we waiting for? Let's go get some raptors!" She says, starting forward. "Never thought I'd hear that come out of my mouth," she mutters to herself, shaking her head. I smile, liking the new Claire more and more.

"So, I suppose I should ask…" Claire starts hesitantly as we walk towards the center of the park. I look at her, urging her on. "Well, where're we going to keep the raptors? The island's going to be swarming with press and everything…And the T-Rex is still loose…"

"I was kind of hoping you'd ask."

"So? Don't leave me suspended, tell me."

"So bossy," I tease. "Well, there're some smaller islands close to here. Barry owns a boat, so we could use that to transport us- and the raptors. They'll have an entire island to themselves, and Barry and I can work with the new babies."

"Just one problem in your grand plan," Claire says. "You don't own an island. I don't think we can just take an extinct species to some random island," she says, poking me in the chest. "And how are we going to earn money to support the raptors and feed ourselves?"

"See? This is why I need you. As far as money…I don't know yet. We could probably sell a lot of the stuff from here- the trains, store supplies, lab equipment- you name it. That should last for awhile, and I'm sure you have money saved up, as do I. We can take as much food as we can from the stores and restaurants, and we can use the seeds to grow our own food. We can take the goats and the pigs and breed them to feed the raptors; we'll have our own little farm. I'm sure we'll find some way to make money when we get there. And I remember Barry mentioning that he had a relative- a billionaire- who had tried to build a sort of resort on a nearby island. It never took off, for obvious reasons," I gesture to the surrounding theme park.

"Wow, Barry just has everything, doesn't he?"

"Not everything," I say with a grin. "He doesn't have a girl." Claire smiles, eyes twinkling. Guilt hits me hard, then. I never asked Claire if she wanted to go to an island with raptors, I kind of just assumed she would.

"Claire, do you want to go with us to the island? It's okay for you to say no." Claire takes my hands in hers and looks me in the eye.

"I want to go wherever you are, even if it's an island full of dinosaurs."

I smile. "How did I ever manage to catch a girl like you?"

"Well, it took a day of running from a dinosaur…guess you were that desperate," she quips.

I laugh, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. "You know, it would probably be a lot simpler to just stay here, but I know that we both want to escape those memories."

"Yeah, and if we keep the dinosaurs in captivity, we'll have to find a way to feed them, too. We can let all the herbivores run free, and the T-Rex can hunt on it's own...I just don't know what to do about the Mosasaur," she says, chewing on her lip.

"We'll figure it out when we get there," I say pulling her closer, trying to ease her worry away.

"So Barry's…relative…is okay with us taking over his island? He doesn't harbor any hard feelings that it's our fault it never took off? I find that pretty hard to believe."

"Well, it wasn't directly our fault. And I met the guy once- he's a good man. He loves hearing about my raptors and I'm sure he would love to provide us with a safe haven. But I don't want to speak for him-"

"I think I found a way to get that answer," Claire points to a figure walking towards us. I grin; I had seen him briefly this morning, but had quickly lost him again in the crowd.

"Hey man," he says, clapping my shoulder. "I see you finally admitted your feelings," he adds with a smile as he sees me.

"Wait...you still liked me after our date?"

"He won't admit it, but I always knew," Barry says, tapping his finger to his temple. Claire turns to me, smiling smugly as she sees me blushing.

"And you acted like you couldn't stand me," she says, bumping me.

"Alright," I say, eager to change the subject. I quickly fill Barry in on what happened the night before, then our plan, him grinning like an idiot the entire time.

"I'll call Joe to be sure, but he's been trying to find a use for the island for some time, so he shouldn't have a problem with us using it. There were only a few condos built on it, and the rest was left wild; it should be perfect. I believe he put up some fencing to keep the wild animals out, but those should be strengthened. I know that Blue-and the new babies-would view you as their alpha, but-

"They're still wild animals," I agree. "They can be unpredictable. We can take some of the fences down from around here, try to minimize the cost."

"Great," Barry flashes me a smile. "I saw some raptor tracks on my trek over. Are we getting Blue or the eggs first?"

I tap my chin, thinking. "I want the eggs in the lab for as long as possible. If we can get Blue back into the paddock, she'll be easy to catch again. We should get a tranquilizer from the lab, too. I don't think any of us want to deal with a crazed raptor on the boat- Blue hates water."

"How do you know that?" Claire asks.

"Tried to give 'em a bath, once."

"You tried to give- a dinosaur- a bath?" Claire asks between laughter.

Barry laughs heartily. "You should've seen him lowering the hose into their cage from above…It was quite the sight."

"But why? They seemed to keep pretty clean." Claire had finally stopped laughing enough to get out a full sentence.

"Yeah, well I wanted them to be spotless."

"That was because you were coming to check up on him," Barry adds.

I glare at him, furiously trying to stop the blush rising to my cheeks.

"Don't get mad, Owen," Claire says, grabbing my hands. "I think it's cute."

I smile a little at her, then turn to Barry. "There're a few four-wheelers over there," I point. "Let's get going."

A/N: This was a really hard chapter to write, so please give me some grace; this chapter dealt with a lot of the specifics and I tried to be realistic, but I didn't want to go into great detail on those specifics, because that would make a very boring chapter.

Oh, and for those of you who watch Flash, you'll realize that I got the name Jo off of it. I used Flash because of, well, Barry! :)