The characters and the plots belong to Dolphinheart99, who wrote the entire original story, and to their respective owners. I got authorization from Dolphinheart99 to take some elements of her stories. I therefore own nothing, minus the names of my OCs. And for anyone wondering why, I explicitely asked for Dolphinheart99's consent to pick up elements of her stories and adapt them with mine, as I did with DieHardBrendan with his.
Valentina was walking through the busy airport alongside Josh and Abigail. Valentina was wearing a pink shirt with a cartoonish T-Rex, pink baby sneakers, pink pants and a pink backpack. Abigail also adjusted Alma's scarf so that Valentina could wear it without tripping on it. Valentina's hair were tied into pigtails that would bounce whenever she hopped or walked. Valentina was also wearing a 'UM' board, meaning she was an unaccompanied minor.
The trio made it's way to a line of people being checked on by customs officers and National Guard airmen. Valentina was still nervous about meeting her uncle and cousin, though. She indeed barely remembered them and was worried she might mess up, even if Josh and Abigail told her things would just be fine.
Abigail gave Valentina many hugs and kisses on the toddler's cheeks. "Bye, Sweet Pea. I'll miss you so much!" Abigail told Valentina.
"Bye, Abigaiw. I'll miss you, too." Valentina replied letting go the hug before going to hug Josh. "Bye Josh."
"Bye, Valentina. Oh, and your Pa wanted to give you this thing for birthday but since I promised him to do it for him should something terrible happen to him, then I'll do it right now." Josh replied as he let go the hug before taking a small red box with a pink ribbon around it.
Valentina gently took the box before opening it. Inside the box was a custom-made necklace with a Utahraptor claw fossil. Valentina then giggled and put the necklace on. Valentina always loved Utahraptors and related dinosaurs such as Deinonychus, Dromeosaurus, Velociraptor, Bambiraptor and Dakotaraptor. Her daddy would read her Dr. Alan Grant's books about Dromeosauroids, which she turned out to find interesting and fascinating dinosaurs. Valentina then giggled at Josh.
"Thank you Josh." she said.
Josh then ruffled Valentina's hair and jokingly replied, "Yes, and if anything or anyone chases you... run." As he whispered the last part, Valentina gasped.
"Josh!" Abigail jokingly scolded with both hands on her hips.
"Just kidding. Jurassic World has the well-earned reputation of being even safer than Kosovo. Nothing can happen to you." Josh reassured, causing Valentina to relax.
"Ladies and gentlemen, flight to Juan Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica, will depart in thirty minutes." the announcer said on the loudspeakers.
Valentina then ran towards the line of people before stopping and turning around. Just after turning around, Valentina waved at Josh and Abigail, who waved back at the toddler. Just as the line began walking towards the metal detector, the Starling siblings turned around and walked back to their car while Valentina followed the line before meeting the flight attendant who would accompany her for her flight.
When Valentina sat on her chair next to the flight attendant, named Alicia, and patiently waited as the plane took off to Costa Rica. As Alicia was doing her job as a flight attendant, Valentina was looking at the window, wondering how she would live with her uncle and cousin. Since she was special, she wasn't like other kids who wouldn't wonder about such details. Valentina just hoped her cousin and uncle would accept her with her powers and silently prayed for her new life to be different.
"Pwease, wike me. Pwease, wike me. Pwease, pwease, pwease wike me as I am." Valentina whispered as she fell asleep.
Owen and his daughter were in their house, finishing the trasformation of their guest room since they knew Child Services entirely trusted them with Valentina's custody. While Ava had finished the outside details, her father and Barry had made Valentina's room, which wasn't fancy but very simple. The room had a pink bed, a pink carpet, stuffed dinosaurs inside a pink princess-like chest, a pink desk with a miniature bookshelf full of kid books and coloring books, a pink wooden chair and pink closet for Valentina's clothes. The ceiling was painted pink while there was a window with pink curtains.
Ava's room was meanwhile a little more tech-savvy with a green bed, a blue carpet, video games, a brown desk with a computer and a bookshelf full of military-themed books, a black wooden chair and a green closet full of Ava's surplus military combat clothes. Ava's window was covered with brown, green and beige curtains.
The father and daughter also made the outside of the house kid-friendly, since Ava had built a fence around the lake to avoid Valentina drowning or wandering off to bring any stray dinosaur at home. Owen also made a treehouse with a tire swing for his niece while Barry had made a miniature garden with tropical flowers, a pink playhouse and a sandbox. Owen's toolshed had been locked and held Owen's tools and equipment were away from children while Ava had put the weapons in a locked armory away from Valentina's reach. Owen and his daughter were however anxious even if the Child Services granted them full custody over Valentina.
Speaking of which, the two of them had already gotten ready to meet Valentina at the docks. Owen made sure he didn't look too scary or wasn't too smelly so that his niece could be more comfortable and safer with him while Ava made almost no effort, since she always had an excellent hygiene. But Ava brought a M4A1 carbine with her in case. Owen then went to his jeep to pick up Valentina at the docks. The two of them knew Barry woud also be there to meet Valentina personally and to make sure Ava didn't fire her rifle at a stray Compy. When Ava stopped her jeep at Main Street, she and her father made their way to the docks, where Barry was standing near several heavily-armed security guards and park rangers.
"Are we late? And is Ava to heavily armed?" Owen asked his friend.
"No. For once you arrived on time. And as for Ava's gun, she uses the exact same M4 rifle as our security personel." Barry replied, knowing Owen could be late for work since he had to drive his daughter to school.
"It's because Masrani built an employee-only area, meaning they can school their kids there. Which includes me." Ava replied, seeing the park rangers all carried a Colt M4A1 carbine.
Owen smiled at his daughter for making a good point about him showing up late at work. Owen then handed a board with Valentina's full name written on it while Ava stood guard with her M4A1 carbine. Barry took the sign with a blank face expression before turning to Owen.
"Why am I always the holding signs?" Barry asked frustratedly.
"Hey, I lost to both of you while you just lost to Dad." Ava reminded Barry, knowing the three of them had played paper rocks scissors to know who would do what.
As it turned out, Barry lost to Owen and held the sign while Ava lost to both of the two adult males, causing her to stand guard and watch for any Compy to repell. But the three of them knew such a childish game was necessary to amuse Valentina.
Speaking of the Valentina, the little girl was sitting in the ferry after her plane landed at the airport. There, she and the tourists went out of the plane and to the ferry taking them to Isla Nublar, the island where Jurassic World was located. Valentina was sitting by the window when she heard laughters behind her. Turning around, the toddler saw two sisters with their parents coming to Jurassic World. Valentina felt painful since she was now alone, wishing her parents were also there with her. She dreamed of seeing Jurassic World with her daddy and mommy, but now they weren't anymore.
Valentina also wondered if her uncle and cousin had studied before a test which they successfully passed, remembering Abigail and Josh did the same and passed it. But Valentina didn't know Owen and his daughter had actually passed a non-written compatibility test.
The ferry then opened it's gagplanks after landing on the docks, allowing it's passengers to disembark the ferry. Vaelntina walked on the sidelines of the line, not wanting to get lost in the crowd. The toddler then saw several armed men overseeing the crowd and wondered if they were policemen. Valentina then saw a man dressed in blue with a slung rifle on his back accompanied by a black man dressed in brown clothing and a teenage girl wearing surplus camouflage clothing with a rifle in hands. Seeing a sign with her name on it, Valentina shyly walked to the trio.
"Hi, who awe you?" Valentina asked them shyly.
"I'm your uncle. And the man here is my friend Barry Sembène. And the girl there is your cousin, Ava." Owen told the toddler as he leaned towards her.
"Ready to see your home?" Ava asked.
Valentina shyly nodded, curious about how her new home would looke like. So Owen, his daughter, Barry and Valentina walked through the busy streets of Jurassic World. Valentina saw many restaurants, shops and cafés filled with people. Valentina then saw the Mosasaurus Arena, getting a glimpse of a huge Mosasurus jumping from the water before catching a huge chunk of fish from the hook devore diving, reminding the little gullible girl dolphins at the SeaWorld. Valentina was in awe at the huge reptile just as her uncle caught her and brought the toddler to the jeep. Valentina was very much annoyed, she absolutely wanted to see the Mosasaurus again. They got in the jeep, where Valentina was helped into the baby chair by her uncle who then climbed in the driver seat as Barry climbed in the passenger seat.
Ava sat next to her cousin, who was looking sadly at her necklace. She wished her mommy and daddy were here, it would have been so nice for them to see the park with her. But now she wondered whether or not her cousin and uncle would accept her as she was. She knew Josh and Abigail did accept her as she was, so Uncle Owen and Ava would accept her as Barry would.
The whole trip was earily silent as Valentina looked through the window while Owen wondered if his niece would like her house or not. Ava also had negative thoughts, since she wondered if Valentina would like Ava's friends or the truth about the world. As the jeep reached it's destination, Valentina saw her new house, which was a medium-sized house with a fence, a playhouse, a sandbar, a small garden and a tire swing.
"Here we are." Ava said as she left the car.
Owen helped his niece out of the baby chair while Ava took her equipment. After putting Valentina to the ground, Owen saw his niece was wide-eyed at the sight of her house before being led by her uncle into the house while Barry waved them goodbye. Inside the house was clean without a single speck of dust. Valentina saw the living room had a blue sofa, a brown carpet, a simple green coffee table, a big TV screen and two armchairs. The kitchen was just as simple-looking. Owen then carried his niece to her new bedroom while Ava helped out with the luggage.
"Meet your new room." Ava announced as she opened the door to Valentina's bedroom.
Valentina gasped as she discovered her new bedroom. This bedroom was identical to her room in Milwaukee, causing Valentina to go in her new bedroom, feeling welcome. Ava then saw her father turning to her and knew what this could mean.
"What's up Dad?" Ava asked.
"You may put these luggage there. I'll take care of the rest." Owen reassured his daughter.
Ava nodded as she went to the armory. Once there, she put her M4A1 carbine in the rack after unloading it for safety reasons. The teenager then went back to the jeep while her father was helping Valentina settle in. Ava then took the family's equipment before putting them in the shed and locking it. Ava knew Valentina had to be constantly watched upon once she was near dinosaurs. The teenager indeed knew John Hammond's park got sabotaged by Dennis Nedry, who stole embryos and cut the power. Even if Ian Malcolm, Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, Hammond himself and the latter's grandchildren escaped with their life, Hammond did take some cautions such as cloning only female specimens. Ava also knew Peter Ludlow caught a baby T-Rex and brought it to San Diego while it's father was in a cargo ship, which turned out to be a huge mistake, since the male T-Rex wreaked havoc in San Diego before being lured by Ian Malcolm and Sarah Harding to the cargo ship wherre the adult T-Rex used Ludlow as a model prey for it's infant. Four years later, Alan Grant and the Kirby family went to Isla Sorna to rescue Eric Kirby, only for Billy Brennan to steel two Utahraptor eggs, which were returned to their owners, allowing Grant and the Kirbies to escape and get rescued by the US Navy. To avoid illegal tourism on the islands, Masrani bought Las Cinco Muertes and Isla Nublar from Costa Rica and had hired Owen and Barry for Utahraptor training.
Hence Ava's wary expression. She knew toddlers were naturally selfish and curious. Not to mention she barely knew her uncle and aunt, who would give their daughter whatever Valentina wanted. Ava took her phone and saw Barry texted her he was at home. Ava smirked, seeing that her family's friend was aware of the situation, too.
As she went into the house, Ava saw her father had changed his clothes before he nodded her. Ava then went to the kitchen alongside her father and saw Valentina sitting on her stool, looking around her.
"Alright, kiddie. Let's eat something before going to bed." Ava said to her cousin.
Owen then took some sauerkraut and sausages from the fridge before putting the sauerkraut into a huge bowl and heated it while his daughter prepared sausages before putting all of the meal on the table. Turned out Valentina hated meat and fish, she only ate vegetables and fruits. But Ava had this foreseen since she also took salad for lunch. After dinner, Ava helped Valentina wash up while also taking her own shower before Owen helped Valentina to put on pink pyjamas with the picture of Bugs Bunny. Ava set the nightlight before stucking her cousin into bed to make Valentina comfortable.
"Goodnight kiddo." Ava said before standing up.
Valentina closed her eyes as she hugged her yellow stuffed Utahraptor named Honey. "Nighty-night, Ava." Valentina yawned before going to sleep while Ava wrote something on a piece of paper before pinning said piece of paper on Valentina's door.
But the noote wasn't a nice thing since it revealed Santa Claus never existed, although the note aknowledged Saint Nicholas of Myra did exist. Ava indeed knew Saint Nicholas of Myra was a real person who really existed while Santa Claus was actually a product of the search for profit and wildcat capitalism. As Ava was going to leave the room after switching the lights off, she heard Valentina yawn.
"Ava?" Valentina asked in a little voice.
"What?" Ava whispered knowing her tired father had already gone to bed.
"Can you stay with me fow tonight? I am scawed of being awone one mowe time." Valentina pleaded.
Ava sighed deeply before looking at Valentina with a barely veiled hint of sadness. Valentina's situation indeed reminded Ava the first two years Ava spent without her own mother. So being the good-natured human being she was, Ava thought the first nights she would spend would be spent with Valentina. At least until Valentina was used to sleep by herself.
"For sure." Ava replied as she came to her cousin.
Valentina then giggled before yawning and falling asleep. Ava knew that between school, her father, nightlife and her US Military application, she would have to take all of this into account. Ava knew that the Utahraptors weren't the most obedient animals of all times, since Ava had a huge scar on her arm due to being bitten by one of them named Echo, as well as numerous smaller ones due to catching wild Compsognathuses, therefore worrying the teenager about the pack's reaction to Valentina's presence. But there was one man who was a very big pain in the ass for Ava.
Vic Hoskins, the leader of security. The man whom Masrani hired to lead the Ingen Security Division. Sure these guys did help out in terms of weaponry and rules, ensuring everyone in the park was safe, but all of the operatives disagreed with Hoskins' plan to use the Utahraptors in war zones. Just like Ava and her father disagreed with this very idea. However, Ava also knew Hoskins was a stubborn man who wouldn't listen to anyone's advice and follow his narrow-minded idea of using Urahraptors in war zones.
Time flew by and Ava had spent all night next to her cousin, who was still sleeping and cuddling Honey. But Ava woke up early and went to her room, where she put a surplus Romanian Army camouflage shirt, a pair of Khaki Green trousers, her father's old combat boots and her signature black beanie. Ava then silently walked towards the kitchen, where she dextrously made pancakes before her father silently came to her. Owen then took some jelly from the fridge and put the jar and the pancakes on the table for his niece. Speaking of whom, Ava and her father heard footsteps and turned around to see Valentina coming. Her hair was messy and she was rubbing one of her tired eyes with one hand while holding Honey with the other.
"Morning, Sunshine. Ava made pancakes." Owen told his niece.
"Good mowning, Uncle Owen. Good mowning, Ava." Valentina said as she yawned.
Owen then helped his niece on her stool while Ava got on her seat. Ava helped Valentina with jelly while Owen helped his niece by feeding her. Valentina remembered how her parents would feed her. But now she lost them, she would do anything to be a good niece and a good cousin. After breakfast was done, Owen washed the dishes while his daughter went to the armory, where she retrieved one of the six M4A1 carbines and one of the six Glock-17 Gen 4 pistols there as well as matching ammunition. But Owen had told his niece they were going somewhere, and Valentina couldn't help but ask, being the curious three-year-old she was.
"Whewe awe we going, Uncle Owen?" Valentina asked.
"Go and get dressed. It's a surprise. You'll find out soon." Owen said as he finished washing dishes.
Just as Ava came into the house with her full equipment, she spotted Valentina excitedly jumping from her stool with Honey and running to her bedroom. Owen then got ready for work while Ava loaded up the Glock-17 Gen 4 pistol and the kitted-out M4A1 carbine. Valentina was in her room getting dressed with a Utahraptor hoodie with a tail included, brown shorts and pink miniature hiking shoes. Valentina then giggled happily thinking she's a baby Utahraptor. Valentina quickly grabbed her pink backpack and rushed down the stairs with Honey in her arms, where the toddler saw her cousin slinging her rifle and Owen finishing to put his combat shoes on. Both Ava and her father turned around to see Valentina happily giggling. Owen picked his niece up as Ava followed him as he put Valentina in the baby chair in the back of Ava's jeep. Ava then went to the wheel before her father went to the passenger seat. Ava then drove her jeep to a particular location where a particular paddock wasn't finished yet. Owen then helped his niece off the vehicle before carrying Valentina while Ava got off the M151 Mutt.
"Hey, you came early." Barry shouted as he made his way to the trio.
"Yeah, true. Usually, Dad's thirty to forty-five minutes late." Ava told Barry.
Valentina was looking at the paddock, curious at what this could hold. Barry thought it would be a very bad idea to bring Valentina there, since the Utahraptors did respect Barry, Ava and Owen while also snapping at them or even biting them. The animals still responded to some commands but would still snap at the two handlers and the teen. Moreover, Valentina could be considered food by the Utahraptors.
"Is it a good idea? Your niece?" Barry asked.
"Don't worry, she's in safe hands. And I didn't have time to hire a sitter." Owen replied. "But today, it's gonna Ava who will steal the show."
As Barry and Owen made their way up the railings with Ava going ahead, Valentina wondered what show Ava was going to steal. Was Ava a thief? Would she steal someone's place for an exhibit. Just as Owen thought about his niece just getting used to her new home sweet home, Valentina interrupted him.
"Whewe awe we?" Valentina asked the two adults.
"Where your uncle works, and where Ava helps out after finishing to study." Owen answered.
"What's youw job?" Valentina asked.
"They're animal behaviorists, like those who studying and training animals." Ava replied.
"Wike Zookeepews?" Valentina kept asking.
"Yes, but with dinosaurs. And that's why Ava has a carbine." Barry answered.
Valentina then asked with excitment, "What kind of dinosauws? And why does Ava cawwy a caw-bi-ne?"
"You'll see. And for the carbine, it's used or self-defense purpose. And if the carbine jams, she still has her hands and feet." Owen told his niece.
With that, Owen carried his niece to a railing with a small viewing area where Barry also stopped while Ava walked to the center of the catwalk. Valentina saw several people around and, remembering her parents took her to the zoo where there were numerous people, wondered if these persons were the audience. There was also an employee at the other end of the paddock standing ready with his hand on a button.
"Ready for the Pig Chase" the employee said.
"Release the pig!" Ava ordered as the took her clicker.
Soon, the employee released the pig by pushing the button. The pig ran off into the jungle, scared by what was chasing the pink animal as it squealed in fear. Valentina watched sadly as she was worried by what would happen to the pig. Then she and the others heard a loud screeching sound, causing Valentina to shiver for the pig. But the pig made it to safety, where it scurried to a trapdoor which closed behind it. Valentina sighed of relief when her cousin suddenly yelled.
"Hold!"
Valentina looked down and saw the Utahraptors coming out of the undergrowth. But there were four of them. One was grey with a large blue stripe on the sides while the seond one was green with black stripes. The third Utahraptor was a teal animal with no body features while the last one was a brown animal with a thin stripe on the sides and a huge scar on it's snout, denoting a fierce fight with one of the other three. Valentina also watched Ava's arm and saw her cousin had a scar similar to the brown Utahraptor's one. Valentina wondered how Ava could have escaped with both her life and her four limbs still attached to her body.
"Hey! Eyes on me!" Ava called the four Utahraptors.
The four carnivores looked up at Ava. But the grey and blue one wasn't paying much attention. Ava took her clicker and pressed the device with her thumb several times. "Blue! Blue!" Ava scolded.
The Utahraptor fittingly named Blue looked at Ava with dead seriousness in her eyes. But Ava was used to being looked at this way though. She indeed knew these four carnivores since their birth.
"Watch it! Charlie! Charlie!" Ava ordered, causing the Utahraptor named Charlie to look at the teenager.
Charlie then snapped at an equally unfazzed Ava, with whom Charlie had the closest bond with. But Ava scolded the Utahraptor, "Charlie! Don't give me that fuck!" Ava scolded before turning to the teel Utahraptor. "Delta!"
The Utahraptor named Delta then displayed her shap teeth at Ava. "Shut the fuck up!" Ava sternly yelled before turning to the scarred Utahraptor and call it, "Echo!"
As soon as Echo looked up, Ava said, "Good! And we're moving!"
Ava walked towards the bucket attached to the railing and guided the Utahraptors there, ignoring them as they snapped at each other. Ava knew pack animals would unavoidably do this, however.
"Hold!" Ava said as she looked at the Utahraptors still unfazed by their glare. They've been glaring at her and her father since their first training session.
"That's good. That's fucking good! Fucking good!" Ava announced as she used her clicker.
Ava took a huge chunk of meat as Valentina watched in pure disgust. Valentina found it so gross to use meat to feed animals that she silently cried. Valentina was one thousand percent veggie. Veggie and nothing else. But the toddler didn't know Ava had no choice but to feed the four Utahraptors, named Blue, Charlie, Delta and Echo raw meat since they were carnivores.
After feeding the Utahraptors one after another with Blue last to be fed, Ava rose her fist. The Utahrapotrs looked up while remaining still. Ava then suddenly lowered her fist, giving the Utahraptors the signal to go. As soon as Ava gave the signal, the four predators ran below her while screeching.
Barry and the other workers clapped at Ava while Owen cheered his daughter. Valentina was so much in awe at her cousin helping out the adults that the toddler giggled at the sight of Ava coming to the group.
"Finally you did it!" Barry congratulated Ava.
"Well, doesn't end that well. Usually, I have to go inside that pen." Ava informed everyone.
"That's right. Ava must sometimes jump into the pen. And while trying to calm Echo down, she got bitten. But Ava did a clever thing. Instead of pulling her arm away from Echo, Ava pushed it down Echo's throat, thus saving both her life and her arm." Owen told.
However, before Owen could give further explanations, a single overweight man loudly called them. Owen, his daughter and Barry turned around and saw none other tan Vic Hoskins coming over them. Owen shielded his niece while Barry and Ava took a defensive posture. Valentina was also wondering why Ava, Owen and Barry didn't like Hoskins.
"I was starting to think I hired the wrong family, but now I see they could eat in the palm of your hand." Hoskins commented.
"Yeah. You came on a good day. But speaking of family, did you hear?" Ava bluntly replied.
Hoskins' grin disappeared as he realized it must have been an ordeal for someone close to Ava and her father. As if on clue, Owen slightly stepped aside, revealing a glimpse of his niece to Hoskins. Hoskins then realized it must have been her Ava was talking about. The chief of security then connected the dots regarding rumors of Owen' brother's death and suddenly came to realize Owen and his daughter now had to take care of a little kid.
"Sorry. I couldn't have known you and Ava" Hoskins apologized.
"Don't be. It's like when you and your ex-wife lost your oldest son in Uruzgan province." Owen answered.
"I just came to inform you that I read your reports one more time. And I also read Ava's notes on the Utahraptor behavior. So I came to suggest a compromise: Use these dinosaurs as part of search and rescue operations or trackers. You see, to terminate high-value targets." Hoskins suggested.
"They're wild animals, Hoskins. Like crocodiles. Remember the V2 ones. We had to terminate them due to them being too aggressive. They even killed an employee for sports." Barry respectfully but sternly countered.
"I do see your point, guys. But if they can take orders, they'll teach it to the net generation and so on and so forth. Our fancy drones and fancy tech can't explore tunnels and they can't find their way in the darkness either." Hoskins explained.
Ava then added, "But these aren't drones. And those fancy tools ain't gonna eat us if we forget to eat them."
As the three adults and her cousin were talking, Valentina heard the word 'terminate'. She did remember her parents forbidding her to watch a movie called 'The Terminator' and heard it was about robots. Valentina wondered if the staff was planning to turn the dinosaurs into robots. But as the adults debated, Valentina saw her cousin going to her. Ava then picked her cousin up and lifted her.
"Hey, do you see them?" Ava asked her cousin.
"Yes. They'we pwetty." Valentina excitedly replied.
Ava however had remarked the four Utahraptors were focusing on Valentina. Ava got the feeling her cousin shouldn't be that close to the Utahraptors, but before Ava could even budge, Valentina started waving at the Utahraptor.
"Hi Bwue! Hi Chawwie. Hi Dewta! Hi Echo!" Valentina greeeted the Utahraptors.
Ava then put her cousin down, knowing Valentina must have heard Ava calling the animals by their name. But Ava decided to explain the origin of the dinosaurs' names and the origin of Echo's scar, since Owen already explained Valentina the origin of Ava's biggest scar.
"The names of the Utahraptors is actually taken from Armed Forces slang. As for Blue, I wanted to call her Bravo, but Dad found Blue was better." Ava explained.
"Awmed Fowces? And why does Echo have a scaw on hew snout?" Valentinaasked curiously.
"Echo got it from Blue. And I tried to calm Echo down after this. But I got my big scar from Echo herself." Ava explained.
"What fow?" Valentina asked with curiosity.
"During a training session, Blue got challenged by Echo for the place of the beta of the pack. So the two of them fought. When Blue won the fight and became the beta, Echo ran apart. I went inside the paddock to calm an angry Echo down. But Echo thought I was challenging her, so she bit my arm. But I was clever enough not to do what people tend to do, ie pull my arm away. Instead you must push your arm down their throat, since their teeth are pointed down their throat. So I pushed my arm down Echo's throat and got away wth both my life and my four limbs. Although I had to wear a sling for seven weeks straight." Ava explained to a saddened and shocked Valentina.
"But is Bwue the Awpha?" Valentina asked.
"No. It's either Dad. Or me." Ava replied.
Valentina gasped in excitement as she hoped her uncle and cousin's position as alpha of the Utahraptor pack could help the toddler play with the carnivores. The toddler thought of how much luck it was to be the alpha of a pack of Utahraptors. But suddenly, Ava heard an employee shout at her for help.
Ava immediately put her cousin on the catwalk. "Don't go on the railing! Don't wander off! And don't go near the Utahraptors." Ava sternly instructed.
"Okay-dokie, Ava." the 3-year-old acknowledged.
As Ava went to help the employee, Valentina looked at the Utahraptors from the catwalk. She wanted to be up close with the Utahraptors, no matter what people instructed her. Valentina was actually way too curious upon seeing the Utahraptors were looking at her in a strange way. Valentina then disobeyed her older cousin by climbing onto the railing as the Utahraptor came to a point where they could see the ccurious 3-year-old girl.
"Hi! My name is Vawentina!" Valentina greeted the strangely calm Utahraptors.
After climbing on the railing against Ava's orders, Valentina opened her pink backpack and took a bag of Oreo cookies before opening it. The toddler then tossed the Oreo cookies to Blue, Charlie, Delta and Echo. But much to Valentina's disappointment, none of the four dinosaurs ate the Oreo treats. But Valentina made a bigger mistake since she had just put herself in danger as she was trying to feed the Utahraptors with Oreo cookies.
Just as Owen, Hoskins and Barry arrived near the gate, the two handlers locked themselves into the barbican, leaving Hoskins behind. At this very moment, they noticed Ava busy trying to fix the pig pen button. Suddenly, an employee named Leon yelled, "Pig loose! Pig loose!"
As Leon ran with a snare pole in hands trying to catch the pig, which somehow escaped. Valentina was till trying to feed the Utahraptors with Oreo cookies while standing on the bars of the railing as Leon ran closer and closer. Just as Leon stopped and managed to catch the pig, Echo caught the pig, too. Echo ran so fast she brougth Leon with her while Leon brought an oblivious Valentina with him. But Owen didn't have to yell, since his daughter had by then understood what was happening.
Leon landed on the hardest part of his body but Valentina landed on Leon's body, causing him to yelp in pain just as Ava jumped into the paddock. The toddler rolled off Leon but accidentally bumped into something, which turned out to be Blue. Unaware of the hazards going on, Valentina blindly sat up and heard her uncle yelling at the guards not to shoot since Ava had jumped into the paddock. But the dumb 3-year-old touched Blue's snout without even knowing it as Owen went inside the paddock, retrieving Leon.
"Blue! Call the others!" Ava instructed Blue.
Blue then called the rest of the pack as Owen and Leon retreated back to safety. Valentina then took her hood off and saw Charlie and Delta licking her. Valentina then began giggling like any stupid toddler in the world. Echo then bypassed Ava without attacking the later, making the teenager realize the Utahraptors were considering Valentina as their hatchling.
"Dad. Let me handle this." Ava said her father.
"I know what that means. There's something triggering what we are seeing. It's not Valentina's costume that's to blame. It's something else." Owen explained his fellow workers.
Ava then whistled to the Utahraptors, startling them. The giggling Valentina the raised her head and saw her cousin standing straight. Ava the firmly told the four dinosaurs, "I know you consider my cousin as a hatchling. But here's the thing: if anyone learns about that, I'll send Valentina to Child Services. Means they won't hesitate to take her away from you."
Blue, Charlie, Delta and Echo realized how serious the female alpha was just by hearing the sound of Ava's voice. The four Utahraptors begrudingly let Ava pick up her giggling cousin and go away while Valentina kept giggling and waving at them. Ava then safely left the paddock before Barry closed the gate. Ava then put Valentina on the ground.
"Don't ever do that again!" Ava politely scolded her cousin.
"Okay-dokie." Valentina answered on the verge of tears.
Ava then nodded to the four Utahraptors, who nodded in return. Owen then picked up his niece before he and Ava walked to the latter's jeep. Just as Owen and his daughter sat Valentina in the M151 MUTT, an employee whistled at the two of them and gave them Honey and Valentina's backpack. Valentina giggled as Ava put Honey and the pink bag next to the toddler. Ava and her father then went inside the jeep before Ava drove towards Main Street.