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Val was walking through the busy airport with Abby and Josh. With them was one of the Child Service social workers named Adalyn Walker. Adalyn is an African/American woman with black curly hair, tied to a bun and brown eyes. She would be the one who is escorting Val to Jurassic World as well as investigating Owen and Quinn's home to see if they were really fit to take custody for Val, was wearing a pink shirt with a picture of cartoon T. Rex smiling, light pink shorts, baby pink sneakers, and a pink backpack. She was also wearing her mother's red scarf, it was long and almost touched the ground, but Abby adjusted it for her. Her hair was tied into pigtails, they bounced whenever she walked or hops. They made their way to the line of people that was being checked by security. Though, Val was nervous about going to her uncle and cousing worked and lived. She barely remembered them and worried that she might mess up. However, Josh and Abby assured her that she will do just fine. But before she and Adalyn leave, Abby and Josh were saying their farewells to Val.
Abby gave little Val a big hug and kisses on her cheeks. "Bye, Sweet Pea. Ah'm gonna miss ya so much." She said to Val sadly with a small smile.
"I'll miss you too." Val said letting go of the hug and turned to Josh as she gave him a hug. "Bye, Josh."
Josh hugged her back, he was going to miss her so much. They let go before he took out a small red box with a pink ribbon on it. "Your Pa wanted t' give ya this on your birthday but since 'e can't...Ah was wondering if ya wanted your birthday gift jus' a little early." He said with a smile.
Val blinked at him before she takes the box gently and opens it. Inside the box was a necklace with a raptor claw fossil. Val smiled and she put the necklace on. She always loved raptors, they were her favorite dinosaurs. Her dad would read her Dr. Alan Grant's book about Jurassic World and how he encountered them. At first, she thought they were scary, but for a while, she saw them as fascinating dinosaurs. Val looked at Josh and smiled happily.
"Thank you, Josh." She thanked him with a smile.
Josh smiles before ruffling her hair a bit. "Yeah, ye're gonna see a heap of dinosaurs there and if sumthin' chases you...run." He whispered the last part, making Val gasp in alarm.
"Josh!" Abby scolded with hands on her hips.
Josh chuckles, "Ah'm jus' kiddin'! Jurassic World 'as the best security. Ain't nothing gonna hurt ya." He assured, making Val relax a bit.
:Ladies and Gentlemen, the flight to Costa Rica will leave in twenty minutes.: The announcer said from the speakers.
Adalyn stepped in and cleared her throat. "I believe that is the time for us to go." She said as she turned to the little girl.
Val nodded in understanding and went to Adalyn's side. She follows the adult towards the line of people while waving at Josh and Abby, who waved back at her.
"Bye, Sweet Pea!" Abby said with a smile.
"We'll miss ya!" Josh added.
When Val and Adalyn got on the plane, they took their seats in the middle row, and waited patiently as the plane took off to Costa Rica. Adalyn was reading a book peacefully while Val looked at the window. Val was thinking about her parents and wondered about her new life with her uncle. Most kids her age wouldn't worry about these things, but Val wasn't those types of kids. She was different. She was special. Val hopes that her uncle can accept her for who she really is. Val closed her eyes and silently prayed that her new life will be different.
"Please, please, please, please like me." Val whispered in her mind before she fell asleep.
Owen was in his house alongside his daughter, finally finished making Val's room and making the house friendly looking. He and Barry worked together to make Val's room while Quinn helped whenever she had finished her homework or wasn't at school. The room wasn't fancy, but simple. They put a nice pink bed, a pink carpet, stuffed dinosaur toys that were in a princess-like chest, a pink desk with a mini bookshelf filled with kid books and coloring books, a wooden chair, and a closet for her clothes. Her room was painted pink. There was even a window with pink curtains. They also made sure that the area was safe and secured. They put fences on the house and round the lake to prevent Val from going there, so she won't get lost or drown by the lake and making sure that the herbivores don't come near his house, except for some Gallimimus.
Quinn also had to move her bedroom from the second floor to the first one, meaning she had to move her green personal belongings to the guest room. Quinn's bedroom consisted of green-painted walls and a window with green curtains. Quinn's desk had a bookshelf filled with science books while the room had a large green bed, a big rectangular chest, a plastic chair, a huge closet for Quinn's surplus-bought military clothing and a TV with an XBox set so that Quinn could play video games. Quinn also made an effort to hide her horror and adventure movies in a huge footlocker, knowing her cousin could have trouble sleeping if she ever heard the teenager watch any horror movie at night.
They even made a treehouse and a tier-swing for her. A pink playhouse with toys, a sandbox, and mini flower garden, filled with beautiful tropical flowers. They kept Owen's tools and equipment inside a shed, far from Val's reach and it was always kept locked. Quinn's personal tools and weapons were kept in a high-placed chest with only Quinn having the key to it. Even though they childproof the house, Owen was still nervous. He was going to be inspected by one of the social workers in Child Services. If Owen doesn't get a good review, Val would live with another family. His mom and dad wanted to take custody, but due to their health problems, Child Services believes that she wasn't well to take custody. So, Owen was going to do his best to get Val's custody while Quinn was going to be the best cousin possible.
Speaking of which, Owen got himself ready to meet Val at the docks, as well as being interviewed by a social worker, as did Quinn who now wore a pair of green cargo shorts and a black t-shirt in addition to her brown hiking boots and her holstered Colt M1911A1 pistol. Owen made sure he didn't smell bad or looked too intimidating. That way, Val could be more comfortable and safer with him and his daughter. Once they were done, Owen and his daughter went out of their house to get on Owen's jeep to pick up Val at the docks. Barry would be there too, he wanted to meet Val personally, and make sure Owen or Quinn didn't say anything intimidating to the social worker. When Owen and his daughter reached Jurassic World, they made their way to the docks and saw Barry there.
"Are we late?" Owen asked, standing next to Barry.
Barry shook his head. "No, you're just in time, for once. Maybe having your niece to live with you won't be so bad. As for Quinn, she could have some company besides her father." He joked, remembering that Owen would come to work late while Quinn would always take part in a brawl, be it at school or in Jurassic World itself.
Quinn laughed at him dryly. "Ha, ha, ha...you're sooo funny." She said sarcastically before giving him a sign that has Val's name on it. "Now, hold this."
Barry held the sign with a blank expression on his face. "Why am I the one holding the sign?" Barry asked in annoyance.
"Hey, rock beats scissors, I win against you after Quinn beat both of us." Owen said with a smug look and grin.
The two males and the teenager did rock, paper, and scissors to see who would hold the sign. Barry lost while Owen won, but only before Quinn won against both of them. So, basically, Owen and his daughter beat Barry fair and square. Barry rolled his eyes at Owen's childish behavior, but he needed it to amuse his niece. Quinn just laughed at the two men for the stupid game she had been forced to play to know who would hold the sign.
Speaking of Val, the little girl and Adalyn were inside the ferry after the plane landed on the Costa Rica airlines. They, and the tourists, went out of the plane and towards the ferry that took them to Isla Nublar, where Jurassic World was located. Val sat near the window with Adalyn by her side. Val heard laughter as she turned to the other side to see two sisters who were excited to see Jurassic World with their parents. Val felt a pain in her chest. She wished that her parents were here instead. Val always dreamed that they would go together as a big family to visit Owen and see the dinosaurs, but they couldn't. Val's parents were gone. She was all alone.
Well, not completely alone.
She still had her grandparents, her cousin and uncle. And now, she would be living with her uncle and cousin. But he had to pass a test first. Val wondered if her uncle and cousin studied since she remembered that Abby and Josh had to study for a test. But she had no idea that it wasn't a test from papers. The ferry landed on the docks and opened its gangplank, allowing the passengers to get out. Val stayed close to Adalyn, not wanting to get lost from the crowd of people. Luckily, Adalyn knew where she was going as she saw the Gradies with Barry, who was holding a sign that had Val's name on it. Adalyn holds Val's hand as they make their way through the crowd towards Owen, his daughter and Barry. The two men and the teenager saw Adalyn with Val as the social worker faces them.
"You must be Owen Grady, correct? And you must be his daughter Quinn, right?" Adalyn questioned both Owen and his daughter.
Owen nodded. "Yes, that's me." He said.
"That's me, indeed." Quinn replied.
"I am Adalyn Walker." Adalyn introduced before they shook hands.
"Yeah, you're from Child Services." Quinn said as they let go.
Adalyn nodded before turning to Barry, who put the sign under his left arm. "And who might you be?" She asked.
"This is Barry Sembène. A friend of ours." Owen vouched for his now-busy daughter, who was now catching a Compy.
Adalyn shook his hand. "I see."
As they let go, Val peeked behind Adalyn to see her uncle, cousin and their friend named Barry. She was excited and nervous at the same time to be here. Then Owen saw his niece looking at him shyly. He smiled at her and bent down to her height before giving her a wave while Quinn gave the Compy to the park rangers before heading for her cousin.
"Hey, Val." Owen said softly.
"Hello..." Val greeted back shyly.
"Ready to see your new home?" Quinn asked her.
Val nodded her head shyly, curious on what her new home would look like. So, Owen, Quinn, Barry, Adalyn, and Val walked through the busy streets of Jurassic World. Val saw many shops, restaurants, café that were filled with people. Val then saw the Mosasaurus Arena and got a glimpse of the Mosasaurus when it was getting a shark from the hook before diving down.; this reminded her of the dolphins getting fishes from their trainers when she was at Ocean World. Val awed at the big dinosaur before being guided to the jeep by Adalyn. Val was sad, she wanted to see the Mosasaurus again. They got in the jeep while Owen helps Val get on her baby seat before sitting next to Quinn, who was sitting in the driver seat to take them to his house.
Barry was in the rear passenger seat while Adalyn sat next to Val, who was looking at her raptor necklace sadly. She wished that her parents were here with her. It would be nice to spend time together with her family. But another question came in her mind, will her Uncle Owen, cousin Quinn and Barry accept her even though she has powers? Abby, Josh, and her parents accepted her, she wondered if they can accept her as well.
The whole trip was silent, Owen was worried that Val wasn't going to like her new home with him or that she was still traumatized by the death of her parents. But he has to push those negative thoughts aside, his niece needed him. They finally reached their destination. Val peeked through the window and sees the house. It was simple, but pretty. It shows a friendly atmosphere. Val saw that there was a treehouse, a tire swing, a playhouse, a sandbar, and a small garden. There were even many safety fences around the area, so that Val wouldn't get lost or hurt. Adalyn inspected the house. It was nice, but she had a few questions for Owen and his daughter to answer.
"Here we are." Owen said as they got out while he helped Val get out from her seat and to the ground. "It's not much, but home sweet home, right?"
Val looks at the house with wide eyes. She was going to live here with her uncle and cousin. Val was nervous yet excited to see what was inside. Owen and his daughter showed Val and Adalyn the house. Inside was clean, not a single speck of dirt or mess at sight. Val saw the living room. There was a blue sofa, a brown carpet, a simple coffee table, a big TV, and two armchairs. The kitchen was also simple, but more festive looking. They walked through the hall and to the stairs where Owen showed Val her room while Quinn took Val's belonging to the toddler's room.
"This will be your room." Owen said to his niece as he opened the door to reveal Val's room.
Val silently gasps at her room. It was very pretty. It almost looks like her room, except her room has the view of the neighborhood while this one has the view of the whole jungle. Val went into the room to admire it, feeling welcomed in this nice home as Quinn put Val's bag on the ground.
"The bathroom is down the hall next to mine and Quinn's and you need anything just ask, okay?" Owen said to Val.
Val looked at her uncle and nodded her head. Adalyn inspects the room to see if it was the real deal. This made Owen nervous while Quinn put her hand on her pistol without setting the safety switch off. They hoped that Adalyn would accept the room and house, so that Val could live with them. Adalyn then turns towards Quinn and her father with a serious expression on her face.
"Mr. and Ms. Grady, may I have a word with you, alone?" She said to them seriously.
Owen looked at her and nodded before turning to Barry. "Hey, Barry. Can you help Val settle in?"
Barry nodded in understanding and looked at Val, who looked at him. "Come on, I'll help you unpack." He said.
Val nodded her head as she and Barry unpack her things while Adalyn, Quinn and Owen went downstairs to the dining room to talk. They took a seat as Adalyn brought out some papers that have Owen's records of his job as well as Quinn's records from school. Owen was nervous while Quinn was stressed. He knows that Adalyn was checking his job, worried that she and Child Services might not approve. However, Adalyn glanced at Owen and his daughter and placed down the papers.
"Your job is a trainer, correct?" Adalyn questioned calmly.
Owen nodded. "Yes." He answered.
"What kind of trainer are you? And why does Mr. Masrani need a trainer?"
"And what kind of 'dinosaur' are you training?" Adalyn questioned.
"..." Owen and his daughter were silent by this, fearing that she might disapprove of his work. Adalyn waited for their answer as Quinn looked at her with hesitation. "Dad...Dad trains Velociraptors. And I help him when I finished my homework from school."
Adalyn was silent, Owen thought that she wasn't too happy about this while Quinn was looking at Adalyn, knowing no one could blame her. Years ago, before Jurassic World, it was supposed to be called Jurassic Park. The original owner of the park used to be John Hammond. Hammond was the CEO of a bioengineering company called InGen, which has discovered a way to clone dinosaurs. And thus, Hammond made Jurassic Park which is located on the tropical island of Isla Nublar. The cloning process involves extracting the DNA of dinosaurs from mosquito fossils and combining it with frog DNA. However, they only cloned female dinosaurs to control the population. It was going to be a big success, but something happened. There was a blackout, causing all the power to shut down. The dinosaurs escaped from the paddocks and started roaming around, causing chaos and possibly death of the employees. The deaths were caused by the carnivore dinosaurs. The T. Rex, a pack of Velociraptors, and a Dilophosaurus. However, the T. Rex aka Rexy killed off the Velociraptors, giving the survivors time to escape. The survivors Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, Lex Murphy, Tim Murphy, Ian Malcolm, and John Hammond. They escaped with their lives and Grant wrote a book about Jurassic Park.
Even though his book was a success, the park had to be shut down, due to many incidents. However, it was only temporarily, when Hammond's nephew, Peter Ludlow who became InGen's next CEO, decided to make a small Jurassic Park at San Diego to save InGen from bankruptcy. Sadly, he failed when he made a big mistake. Ludlow transported a father T. Rex that somehow killed the crew members and the Tyrannosaur Buck wreaked havoc at San Diego. Luckily, 'Daddy Rex' was stopped thanks to Sarah Harding and Ian Malcolm. They devised a plan to lure the raging male T. Rex back to the ship by using the infant T. Rex to lure him. However, Ludlow had a different perspective. He ordered the police to kill the Buck T. Rex, so the chaos would end and recapture the infant to save InGen. However, his plan falters when Sarah and Ian put the infant in the ship cargo-hold and then escape with their lives. And without thinking, Ludlow went inside the cargo-hold to recapture the infant. But he didn't know that 'Daddy Rex' returned to the boat to save his infant. Ludlow tried to escape, but the Buck T. Rex plucked him by his leg, while breaking it, and pulled him off the stairs, but rather than killing him, the Tyrannosaurus Rex placed him in front of the infant roughly, teaching his offspring how to hunt. The infant then makes its move to execute Ludlow and succeeds before the adult Tyrannosaur was tranquilized by Sarah just before Ludlow's mercenaries could make the kill via sniper rifle. The S.S. Venture was then sent back to Site B with the parent and infant aboard with many security ships following it, making sure that no one will hijack that ship.
Four years after that event, the public became aware of the existence of cloned dinosaurs on Isla Sorna, but it was prohibited from contacting that island. The military of US and Costa Rica agreed that Isla Nublar and Sorna stayed closed and off-limits, no one can enter those islands. Except for one time when a boy named Eric Kirby was stranded on Isla Sorna for eight weeks and his parents failed to get any help from either the US or Costa Rica government. The only one who can help was Dr. Alan Grant, except they tricked him to help them and later to reveal that they need to rescue their son. Grant wasn't happy since they brought him to the island with Billy Brennan and three mercenary associates to search for Eric, but sadly, the three mercenary associates were killed, two were killed by a Spinosaurus and one was killed by a Velociraptor. The Kirbys and Billy were separated from Grant, who was later rescued by Eric Kirby. When they were reunited, they were chased by the Spinosaurus again, but escaped.
They later discovered that Billy stole two raptor eggs, that was the reason why they were chasing them, because they want their eggs back. They soon found an abandoned aviary of the Pteranodons, Eric was captured by one and Billy had to save him, sacrificing himself to save the others, they encounter the Spinosaurus again and escape, thanks to Paul Kirby. They were almost at the beach, when the pack of raptors corner them. They were about to kill them, if Grant didn't tell the group to stay calm and get on their knees, the alpha female came to them and sniffs at Amanda, believing that she stole the eggs. Paul tried to help her, but the alpha female hissed at him, warning him to back off. Grant gives her the eggs, before using the raptor whistle to call them off. The raptors flee when they hear a wheezing sound as they grab the eggs and leave, believing that there are more of them coming. The group of survivors were soon rescued by helicopters that were sent by Ellie Sattler to rescue them. The group boards them and discovers a critically wounded Billy inside. They then fly towards the mainland as the Pteranodons fly by as well.
And years later, after returning the Pteranodons back on the island, Simon Masrani bought InGen and fulfilled Hammond's dream by opening Jurassic World. Even though the park was slowly becoming a success, there are people who weren't sure if it was safe.
"Are you aware of the incidents that happened here and the Isla Sorna?" Adalyn questioned him and his daughter as her eyes narrowed.
Owen nodded. "Yeah..."
"And you know how dangerous they are."
"...Yes. I know they are highly intelligent and...lethal. But Dad and I'll make sure that Val isn't near them. We promise." Quinn said it almost sounded like a beg.
Adalyn looks at him calmly before looking at his papers. "Well, considering that the Velociraptors didn't escape yet like the previous ones in Jurassic Park." She looked up at Owen and his daughter skeptically. "Although, they are known to be highly intelligent, and will find a way to escape their paddock."
"They tried that before, but Quinn and I know how to deal with them." Owen assured almost like he was begging. "Not a single claw will be scratched on Val."
"On to your daughter, Mr. Grady. I read here that she's very rowdy as a teenager. What does Ms. Grady have to say?" Adalyn asked Quinn.
"Well, I did get involved in some food fights or brawls from time to time, but it was always for a legit reason, like defending someone who got bullied. I also did punch some kids, but it was always in self-defense." Quinn summed up.
"I see. Defensive acts of violence. I must understand you're good at wrestling and punching." Adalyn said as Quinn nodded.
Owen was determined to win custody over Val as was Quinn. Even though his job was dangerous, which it is, he will do anything in his power to take care of his niece. After all, Owen did everything in his power to take care of his family after his father was admitted to hospital. Adalyn looked at Owen briefly as if she was studying him before looking at Quinn. Part of her wanted Val to be in a safer family with no danger, but another part of her believed that Owen and his daughter could handle this. After a few seconds, but Owen felt like hours, Adalyn set the papers down on the table before placing them back on her bag. Quinn and her father watched Adalyn in confusion, wondering if he passed or not.
"Wait, you're leaving?" Owen asked her
"For now, I will come back within the week to check on Valentina. And if you said that you can handle those Velociraptors...don't make me regret my decision, Mr. Grady." She said to Owen.
Owen felt a wave of relief from his chest. He was happy that he was able to pass this. However, he was not out of the jungle yet. He still needed to prove himself that he is a responsible caretaker and a good uncle for his niece while Quinn sighed out of frustration, knowing she would have to put forward a positive image for her cousin instead of that of a rowdy teenager. After Adalyn fixed her things, Barry came down to check on them.
"Owen, Quinn, is everything alright?" He asked his friend.
Owen smiled and nodded. "Yup, everything's a-okay." He said in relief.
Barry sighs in relief, knowing that Owen did alright with the social worker. Adalyn walks out from the dining room with her bag in her hands. She looked at them calmly and gave a simple nod. "Well, everything seems in tack. I will be back to check on Valentina within the week. And better keep your word, Mr. Grady. Not a single claw will be on her." She said to Owen seriously before walking out.
"Do you need a ride back to the ferry?" Barry offered.
"Just call me Barry." Barry said with a kind smile.
Adalyn nodded before seeing Val coming down the stairs happily. Val was happy to see her new room and was excited to see the dinosaurs. She was about to walk towards her uncle and cousin but stopped when she saw Adalyn looking at her with Owen, his daughter and Barry. She gave Adalyn a smile and a friendly wave.
"Hi Ms. Walkew. Awe you weaving now?" Val asked, walking over to her.
"I am, but I will be back next week to check on you." She said as she kneels-down on Val's height before handing her a card that has her number. "Now, if you have any problems, just call me, okay?"
Val nodded as she took the card. "Yes, Ms. Walkew."
"Good girl." She said with a smile as she stood up. "I'll see you next week and I expect her to not have a single scratch on her face."
Owen picks up his niece gently and holds her close. He looks at Adalyn with seriousness and determination but with a hint of cockiness. "Don't worry, Ms. Walker. Nothing will happen to her when I'm around. Nothing will happen under Quinn's watch either." He said with confidence as he bopped his niece's nose gently, making Val giggle as she covered her nose while Quinn relaxed and unloaded her pistol.
Adalyn shook her head at the Gradies' cockiness, but brushed it aside as she and Barry went towards the jeep. "I'll see you both, next week." She said before entering the jeep with Barry.
Barry drove the jeep back to the docks while Val, Quinn and Owen waves at the jeep as it drove away. Owen looked at his niece and smiled, knowing that she would be living with him from now on. However, he is not out of the woods yet. He still had to be checked by Adalyn Walker next week, if he failed this, he would surely lose his custody.
"Come on, Sunshine. Let's get dinner ready and then we go to bed." Owen said with a smile.
Val nodded as Owen carried her back inside while Quinn prepared dinner, which was plain cheese pizza. Turned out, Val doesn't eat meat, she liked veggies and fruits. Owen didn't mind, it would be nice to eat some greens for a change, especially since he fed meat to his raptors. After dinner, Owen helped Val to wash up and changes her into her light blue pajamas, which is a big pink shirt with a picture of a bunny. Owen set the nightlight on before tucking Val to bed, making her feel comfortable while Quinn washed the dishes and set everything up for the next day, knowing the day would be a long one.
"Goodnight Val." Owen said with a smile.
Val slowly closed her eyes while she hugged her yellow stuffed Velociraptor toy, named Honey. "Nighty-night Uncle Owen." She yawns before going to sleep.
Owen smiles as he gets up and walks towards the door. He closes the light and then was about to go to the door when Val's little voice stopped him from his tracks.
"Uncle Owen? Quinn?"
Owen turned to Val while Quinn went up the stairs. "Yes?" They asked.
Val tucked herself deeper in her blanket. "Can you stay with me fow the night? I'm scawed of being alone again." She said softly.
Quinn looked at her softly with a hint of sadness. She knew that Val missed her parents. Owen missed them too because they were his family as well while Quinn just tapped her father's shoulder to give him a silent okay. And Val needed comfort and someone to be with her. So, being the good and responsible cousin, Quinn stayed with Val until she was used to sleeping by herself.
"Sure, Val. Quinn will stay with you." Owen said softly, stroking Val' head gently.
Val smiles before she lets out a small yawn before she went to sleep. Quinn watched her cousin as she entered a peaceful slumber. Quinn looks at her cousin softly. The teenager knew that she would face many challenges in raising her like getting to win her custody, giving her a proper education, and providing for her while going to school and helping her father and other employees out. Quinn knew that it was dangerous and risky, but she didn't care, all he cared about was her little cousin's wellbeing and safety. After all, her uncle took care of her while her father was deployed.
Time flew by, Quinn was sleeping next to Val. She didn't want her cousin to feel alone, so she spent the night with the toddler. But she had to wake up now to make breakfast and get ready for school. Quinn was worried about her father bringing his niece to his work. He forgot to hire a babysitter to watch Val, but she's still new to her home and needed time to adjust. But on the other hand, Quinn worried about how the raptors would react to her. They don't seem quite obedient yet. They still wanted to take a bite out of him along with the workers and guards, especially one in particular.
Vic Hoskins.
Hoskins was the leader of Jurassic World's private security force. Simon Masran had acquired InGen and hired Hoskins to regrow the InGen Security Division. And under Hoskins's leadership, InGen developed advanced security measures that helped to protect the visitors from the dinosaurs and could also be used in wars but that was never going to happen.
Quinn was worried about Val encountering Hoskins. She would be easily scared of him and be a lot of problems for Quinn and her father since Hoskins sometimes tried to convince them and Barry to have the raptors go on a field test. He wanted to see the Velociraptors taking orders by man and would be used as weapons of war. However, Owen and Barry wouldn't allow this. The Velociraptors are not meant to be used as weapons. But Quinn should worry about those later, right now, she had to make breakfast and get ready for school.
Quinn sat up from the bed and looks at her cousin with a small smile. The little girl was hugging her stuffed raptor doll as she slept peacefully. Quinn wanted to wake her up but decided not to. She needed her rest. So, quietly, Quinn got out of the bed and made his way out of the room. She headed down the stairs and made her way to the kitchen to make pancakes, quickly joined by her father. Quinn made sure not to burn them, on account that she always burned her cooking, but she was careful now since she had a cousin to take care of. Speaking of which, Owen and his daughter heard footsteps coming down the stairs. He glances at his cooking and smiles at his little niece. Her hair was a little messy, she was rubbing one of her tired eyes while holding Honey in her other hand.
"Morning, Sunshine. Quinn made pancakes." Owen greeted cheerfully to brighten up the mood.
"Morning Baby Smurf." Quinn said putting the pancakes in the dish.
Val let out a cute yawn and gave a tired smile. "Good mowning, Uncle Owen. Good mowning, Quinn." Val greeted her uncle and cousin.
Owen smiles as he set the stack of pancakes on the table and helps Val to get on her seat while Quinn took the butter and jelly from the fridge. The three started eating breakfast together. Owen helped Val with her pancakes and would feed her while Quinn ate her own pancakes after spreading butter and jelly over them. Val enjoyed her breakfast with her uncle and cousin, it reminded her of when her parents were still around. She missed them, so she would dream about them every night when she went to sleep. But they were gone and she was living with her uncle and cousin now and she would do anything to be a good niece. After breakfast was done, Owen washes the dishes while his daughter prepared for a free weekend as school was over for three weeks, but not before Owen told Val that they were going somewhere. And being a curious child, she was, Val asked her uncle and cousin.
"Whewe we awe going, Uncle Owen? Whewe awe we going, Quinn?" Val asked.
"You'll see, baby Smurf. You'll see." Quinn said trading her black shorts for olive green trousers.
Owen finished washing the plates and turned to his niece with a smile. "Well, Val. Quinn's right. That's a surprise. Now, go get dressed, and I'll show you."
Excited and curious, Val quickly got down from her chair with Honey and raced upstairs to get dressed while Quinn put a new green t-shirt and a sage green jacket over it. Owen smiled at his excited niece as he cleaned up and got ready for work. Val was in her room, getting dressed. She put on a raptor hoodie with a tail attached to it, pink pants, and miniature cowboy boots. Val giggled happily, thinking that she looked like a baby raptor. Happy with her outfit, Val quickly grabbed a pink backpack that had pictures of dinosaurs and made her way down the stairs happily with Honey in her arms and saw her uncle finishing up and putting his boots on as Quinn finished tying her jungle boots. He turned to see his niece and smiled at her, finding it adorable to see her wearing something so cute while Quinn finished buckling her belt and holstered her M1911A1 pistol. Owen got up and picked up his little niece in his arms as Quinn took the car keys before tossing them to her father. They went outside before going to the jeep. Owen helped Val to get inside the jeep and placed her on a child seat while Quinn sat in the back of the jeep. Val sat on the front with Honey close to her chest. Owen drove the jeep to a location where a particular paddock was not yet finished. Once the jeep made its destination, Quinn left the vehicle and took a huge bag while Owen got out of the jeep before helping his niece to get off and out of the jeep. Val saw a big metal building, better known as a paddock. And up from the railings was Barry, he was writing something on a clipboard. He soon stopped when he saw Quinn, Owen and Val from below. Barry walked down the stairs and made his way to the Gradies.
"Owen, you're early. And glad to see Quinn doesn't need to go to school for now." Barry joked walking over to them.
Owen chuckled at Barry, finding it amusing. Owen would come to work thirty minutes late or not; he wasn't a type of guy to come to work early, meaning Quinn would go to school thanks to her personal bike. However, he couldn't goof off now, he had a niece to take care of. Quinn also knew she couldn't goof around with a toddler always looking at her.
"Well, I have to. And Quinn won't need to go to school for another three weeks, since we're already at mid-December." Owen said jokingly, holding his niece.
"Fuck you, Dad." Quinn joked, knowing she always had to go to school by herself before looking at her shocked cousin.
Speaking of which, Val was looking at the paddock curiously, wondering what was inside. Barry wasn't sure if it was a good idea to bring Val here. This was a dangerous place for a little girl. The Velociraptors still respected Quinn, Owen and Barry. They followed little commands, but they would still snap at them in the end. And if the raptors ever saw Val, they could think that she might be a snack for them to munch on.
"Is it a good idea to bring Val here?" Barry questioned Owen.
"We had to. Dad didn't have time to hire a sitter." Quinn defended as she looked at her cousin briefly before Barry. "And besides, she's in safe hands with Dad."
Barry wanted to roll his eyes at him but decided not to. If all things go well, Val will be okay...for now. But Barry has a bad feeling that Val shouldn't be here and would've been safer at home. Then again, Val was still getting used to her new home, and might feel uncomfortable to be with a stranger yet. However, his thoughts were interrupted by Val, the little girl was curious about this place and wondered what it was.
"Whewe awe we?" Val asked the two adults and Quinn.
Owen smiled at her and gestured to the paddock. "This is where me and Barry work. This is also where Quinn helps me when she is on her holiday time." He answered.
"What's youw job?" Val asked them curiously.
"Well, Dad and Barry are animal behaviorists, we study and train animals." Quinn explained to her cousin.
"Like the zookeepews?" Val asked with curious eyes.
Quinn chuckled. "Yeah, like the zookeepers, but they trained with dinosaurs." The teenager explained.
Val gasped with excitement. "What kind of dinosauw?"
Owen grinned. "You'll see. Quinn, the honor shall be yours."
With that, Owen carried Val to the rails with Barry following them. Val saw some men and guards close by. Val wonders if those men were the audience. When she and her parents went to an animal show in the zoo, there were a lot of people. Owen nodded to his daughter, who went to the center of railing while Barry, Owen and Val were at a safe distance with the men that were close by and another man was further from the group.
"We're ready for the Pig Chase." Said one of the workers.
Quinn waved him off, saying that she was ready. Soon, a worker was at the controls, ready to press a specific button. Quinn then brought out a clicker before turning towards her father and cousin with a wide grin on his face, showing her cocky and fun personality.
"Watch your cousin work!" Quinn called out to Val, making her excited. Quinn turned to the jungle that was inside the enclosure. "Release the Pig!"
With that said, the worker pressed the button to release the pig out of the cage. The Pig ran off through the jungle, squealing in fear. Val watched sadly, knowing the pig was scared. But she was caught of guard when she heard heavy footsteps. Val couldn't see what was inside the jungle enclosure, but she knew that they were chasing the pig. Then she and the others heard a loud roar from the undergrowth, making Val shivered in anticipation. They saw the pig quickly getting out from the undergrowth, scurrying over to the safety of its cage as it closed behind it. Val was relieved to see the pig okay, but soon was cut off when she heard cousin exclaiming.
"Hold!"
Val looks down and gasps in amazement when something comes out from the undergrowth. It was her favorite dinosaur in the world.
It was a Velociraptor!
But it wasn't alone, three more came out from the undergrowth and stood between the raptor with blue markings. Val saw how different the raptors are. The first one has grey or almost silver like scales and blue markings on each side of her body. The second one is green with black vertical stripes running down her back. The third one is a teal color with no stripes on her back or tail. And the last one is brown with dark blue striping as well as having dark blue around her eyes. And there was a scar on the left side of her nose, indicating that she got it in a fight with one of her packmates.
"Hey!" Quinn called down to the raptors.
The four Velociraptors instantly looked up at Quinn, who was at the high rails, as she used her clicker to give the command. Val awed at her cousin, thinking that she was the coolest cousin she has. Barry chuckled when he saw Val's excited face, he could tell that she already idolized her uncle and cousin.
"Okay! Eyes on me!" Quinn ordered the raptors before looking at the grey/silver raptor with blue markings. "Blue?"
The raptor known as was not listening to Quinn. Val admired Blue's color pattern; it definitely fitted her name. Val watched as her cousin signaled and called out to Blue.
"Blue!" Quinn spoke sternly, using his clicker. Blue looked up at the teenager with dead seriousness in her eyes. "Watch it. Charlie. Hey!"
The raptor with green scales and black stripes named Charlie was snapping her jaws at Quinn. Quinn wasn't fazed as she gave Charlie a stern look. "Don't give me that fuck!" Quinn scolded before turning to the teal green raptor. "Delta!"
The raptor known as Delta bared her sharp teeth at Quinn. "Lock it up! Good! And we're moving!"
The other rail has a bucket attached to the fence and Quinn guided the raptors there, ignoring the raptors snapping at each other as they go.
"Hold!" The raptors immediately stopped but they continued to glare at her. Quinn wasn't fazed by their glare; they've been glaring at her and her father since the day when they had their first training.
"That's good. That is damn fucking good. Very fucking good!" She said while using a clicker.
Quinn took a chunk of meat from a bucket. Val watched as her cousin fed the raptors, one by one, with each chunk of meat. Val found it grows to hold raw meat. She didn't like eating meat, she liked veggies.
"See, Charlie, that's what you get!" Quinn throws a chunk of meat at Charlie. Charlie snapped at it and then ate it.
"Echo, there you go!" The scar raptor known as Echo ate her meat followed by Delta. "Delta!"
Then she took out a big rat. Quinn held it up for Blue. "Blue?" Blue looks at her and then the rat. "This one's for you." Quinn gave the rat to Blue, who ate with ease.
"Hold!" The raptors froze. "Eyes up!" They followed Quinn's gaze. They stood there as they waited for the command. Quinn stared at them with pride before giving the signal. "Go!"
And with that, they ran off under Quinn. Val was so amazed by her cousin's work that she claps at Quinn, followed by cheers of the men, and Barry and Owen laughed with pure joy. They finally made progress with the raptors.
"Yay! Quinn!" Val cheered as Owen carried her over to Quinn.
Barry gave Owen a grin. "Quinn finally did it, man!" He said.
Owen chuckled at him before looking at his niece. "What do you think of my job, Sunshine? And what did you think of Quinn's performance?" Owen asked Val with a kind smile.
"You have a cool job, Uncle Owen! And Quinn was weally amazing!" Val squealed happily before erupted into laughter when Owen tickled her belly.
"Because you have a cool uncle. And a cool cousin." Owen said with a grin.
However, their happiness was interrupted when the lone man called out to her uncle and cousin. They turned towards the direction and saw a man coming over. And instantly, Owen and Barry's face became blanked and annoyed while Quinn's expression became a hostile one. Vic Hoskins, the leader of Jurassic World's private security force, was coming over to them with a chuckle, happy to see that the raptors were taking commands. Barry placed Val down as Owen hid her behind his legs, shielding her from Hoskins's view while Quinn removed the safety of her M1911A1 pistol before gripping it.
"I was starting to think I hired the wrong guy but damn, you got them eating out of your palm." Hoskins praised with a grin.
"You came on a good day. It's not usually a happy ending. And you really should praise Quinn." Owen said in a dull tone.
"Is that why you're not sending in your reports?" Hoskins asked with a brow raised, almost sounding if he was joking.
"We've been busy." Barry stated seriously.
"Not too busy to cash your paychecks." Hoskins joked at the two men with a grin.
"Umm...no." Owen answered plainly as he rolled his eyes at Hoskins. "We were busy with her."
Owen moved a side a bit, so Hoskins could see a glimpse of Val. Owen still shielded her from Hoskins's sight, he didn't want her to be afraid. Hoskins's eyes widenned in shock and surprise to see the little girl. Val just blinked at him with her wide eyes, wondering why her Uncle Owen, cousin Quinn and Barry didn't like this man.
"Who's the kid?" Hoskins asked, gesturing to Val.
"This is Valentina Rosalina Grady aka my cousin." Quinn answered seriously as she narrowed her eyes at Hoskins, silently warning him not to mess with her or he will deal with an angry and protective cousin. Hoskins saw the look, but simply ignored the teenager. Owen then looks at his niece with kindness and warmth in his eyes as he ruffled her hair.
"Val, this is Victor Hoskins, or you can call him Vic." Owen introduced with a hint of annoyance when he had to introduce Hoskins to her.
"I didn't know you had a niece." Hoskins said, looking at Val with suspicion. He wondered why she was here. However, Owen was not going to explain everything to Hoskins right now, he had work to do.
"What do you need, buddy?" Owen asked, annoyed as he picked up his niece gently.
Hoskins looks at Owen and Barry with seriousness and neediness in his eyes, "A field test."
Hearing this, Owen, Quinn and Barry became really annoyed by Hoskins's demand. They heard this before, Hoskins wanted to see the raptors in action, testing them in the field of battle. However, they are not going to do it ever. Owen has other things to do then do a field test while Quinn just followed her father. He had a niece to take care of and the raptors in addition to raising his daughter. Owen carried Val away from Hoskins, who chased after Owen and Quinn, while Barry went to help a worker with the reports.
"Hey! I've just seen they can respond to commands. We need to take the research and get it on its feet." Hoskins catches up to Owen.
"These are wild animals, Hoskins. Trust me, you don't want them in the field." Owen said seriously as he carried Val away from Hoskins, not wanting her to hear this bullshit.
"I just saw a bond." Hoskins pointed out, coming in front of the Gradys. "A real bond. Between man and beast!"
Quinn and Owen gave Hoskins an annoyed look, not wanting his niece, his daughter and him to hear this crap. Luckily, Val was busy playing with her uncle's vest, too distracted to hear their conversation. "You're in our way."
"Come on." Hoskins sighs, trying to reason Owen and his daughter. "We're the same. We're dogs of war. We know that the military needs to reduce casualties. Some people think that robots are the future." Owen rolled his eyes as he walked past him with Val in his arms while Quinn followed as she shook her head. Hoskins chased after them again, continuing his speech about the raptors to be war weapons. "Look, nature gave us the most effective killing machines 75 million years ago. And now we know they can take orders."
Barry came over to them, annoyed that Hoskins was talking about war in front of a little girl. "We finally make progress and that's the first thing he says? Make a weapon?"
"Shit..." Hoskins mutters as they walk towards the railings. "Come on, gents. It's grown-up time. Drones can't search tunnels and caves and they're hackable. The minute a real war breaks out, all that fancy tech is gonna go dark."
"But that tech's not gonna eat them if they forget to feed it." Quinn pointed out to Hoskins with a blank look.
"Look at these creatures." Vic gestured to the raptors at their pen. They all looked at raptors. Val smiles at them happily, raptors are her favorite dinosaurs in the world. Her presence caught the attention of Blue. The Beta of the pack was looking at Val only and ignoring Owen, Quinn, Barry, and Hoskins. Blue was somewhat fascinated by her, curious about the little girl. Val smiles at Blue, thinking that she and her would be great friends one day.
"They've got millions of years of instinct in their cells, instinct that we can program." Hoskins explained, holding the rails as he looks at the raptors. "Their loyalty cannot be bought. These guys are gonna run straight into the enemy's teeth and eat them, belt buckle and all."
"What if they decide they wanna be in control?" Quinn questioned Hoskins.
"Well, then we remind them who is. We terminate the rogues. Promote only loyal bloodlines." Hoskins said almost proudly.
Val blinked at him in confusion. She heard that word terminate before. She remembered her daddy watching a movie called the 'Terminator'. Her mommy made sure that she didn't watch it. But she heard that it was about robots. Val wonders if Hoskins was trying to make the raptors turn into robots, Val hoped not. She liked the raptors to be themselves. Though, Owen, his daughter and Barry had other thoughts about Hoskins' idea. Barry started chuckling at Hoskins pathetic idea as he walked away from him. Owen let out an awkward whistle as he glanced down at his niece and then to Barry while Quinn made a fart noise.
"Why don't you and Quinn give Val a private tour while I deal with this." Owen said to his friend.
Barry nodded. "Sure."
"YAY!" Val cheered happily before giggling.
Owen smiled and handed her over to Barry while Quinn released her M1911A1. The two men shared a nod as Barry carried Val away from Hoskins, but not before she waved at her uncle, who waved back while Quinn nodded to her father. Barry and Quinn gave Val a private tour of the raptor paddock, leaving Owen to deal with Hoskins. Speaking of which, Hoskins, still wondering why Barry laughed minutes ago, turned towards Owen.
"What's so funny that made him laugh earlier?" He questionned Owen, causing Owen to look at him in annoyance.
"I don't know. You come here, and you don't learn anything about these animals except what you want to know." Owen stated as Hoskins turned to the raptors, noticing them moving away to follow a certain someone. Owen looks at the raptors walking away, wanting them to be safe and away from Hoskins. "You made them, and now you think you own them."
"We do own them." Hoskins said seriously as he looked at Owen. "Extinct animals have no rights."
"They're not extinct anymore, Hoskins." Owen said in a matter of fact-tone.
"Exactly! We're sitting on a goldmine and Masrani is using it to stock a petting zoo." Hoskins exclaims, following Owen as the raptor trainer walks away.
A man came over and gave Owen the bucket that was used earlier before walking away. "He just wants to teach people some humility." Owen said to Hoskins. "He doesn't make weapons."
Hoskins scoffs his laughter. "You think that the eighth richest man in the world is only into oil, telecom, and family fun parks?" Hoskins asked a bit loudly. "He's so diversified. He doesn't even know what he owns."
As the two men went down, Barry and Quinn showed Val the raptors. The little girl was excited to see her favorite dinosaurs. She was literally bouncing on Barry's arms in full excitement while Quinn looked at the four dinosaurs, knowing how dangerous they were. The toddler always wanted to see the raptors up close. Barry looked at her in amusement, finding it adorable to see how excited to see a dinosaur up close as Quinn just brass-checked her M1911A1 before holstering it.
"Do you like them?" Barry asked Val.
"Yes! They'we pwetty!" Val said adorably.
"Wait 'til they bite you in the arm." Quinn said.
Barry chuckled and looked at the raptors as did Quinn, who then revealed a large bite mark on her left arm. He and the teenager noticed them looking at them instead of roaming around. They were just looking at them, but Barry and Quinn knew that they were focused on one individual. Barry glanced at Val, the little girl was smiling at the raptors cheerfully, finding them amazing while Quinn looked at Charlie and Echo, knowing what had happened that day. And the raptors were only interested in Val, not Barry. He has a feeling that Val shouldn't be close to the raptors. He was going to carry her away but soon stopped when Val started waving at them.
"Hi Blue!" Val squealed. Barry stopped as he looked at Val in surprise. She must've picked up the names when Quinn called out to the raptors' by their names.
"How did you know her name is Blue?" Barry asked Val.
Val giggles and points at Blue. "Quinn said hew name is Blue like hew pwetty mawkings." Val said with a smile before she pointed at the next raptors. "The stwipy one is Chawlie, the pwetty gween one is Delta, and that one is Echo...but why is hew name Echo? Is because she copies?"
Barry chuckles at Val's innocence. Quinn shook her head and looked at Echo. "Echo is named after the military alphabet." The teenager explained.
"Miwitewy?" Val asked in confusion, still not used to big words yet.
"Quinn's right, it's codenames that are used in the military. Like Charlie and Delta, they were named after the military alphabet with Echo." Barry explained.
"Is Blue a miwitawy alpabet?" Val asked, still getting used to the big words.
"She was supposed to be Bravo, but Owen and Quinn suggested to name her Blue, after her markings." Barry explained.
"Oh, okay. Um...Bawwy? Why does Echo have a scaw on hew nose? And why does Quinn have a big scaw on hew awm? Did they get huwt?" Val asked.
Barry glanced at Echo and sighed, knowing the story of how she got it, as well as Quinn's backstory. "Echo got it from Blue. And Quinn got hers from Echo." He answered.
"What fow?" Val asked innocently, her mind filled with curiosity.
"During one of Owen's training, Echo wanted to be the beta before. She challenged Blue and they had a fight. However, Echo lost the battle and Blue still remains as the Betta." Barry explained.
"I then came in the cage to try to calm down Echo. But it didn't work and she bit my arm. Not to mention I had to push my arm in Echo's throat for her to release me. But I had to wear a sling for a week. This is why I got my scar." Quinn finished.
"That's sad." Val said in sympathy before looking at Barry. "But if Blue's the Beta...who's the alpha? Is it Chawlie?"
Barry chuckles at her in amusement and shakes his head. "No, the Alpha is not Charlie or Delta. And there's two of them."
Barry smiles at her and looks in Quinn's direction. Val followed his gaze out of curiosity and saw her cousin walking down the stairs behind Owen, still followed by Hoskins. Val gasps in realization. Her uncle and cousin were the leaders of the pack! That was so cool! Val thought that she was the luckiest girl in the world to live in Jurassic World and now, she knew that her uncle and cousin were the Alphas of a pack of Velociraptors. She hopes that they allowed her to play with them, that would be fun!
"Barry! We need your help!" A man called out from the controls.
Barry went over to them with Val in his arms. He puts her down when they are on a platform that has the controls. "What seems to be the problem?" Barry asked.
"The button of the pig cage is busted. It won't lock in." Said the worker.
Barry sighs. He knows that some systems must always be in check. Barry turns towards Val, who was looking at the railings, and calls to her, causing the little girl to turn and look at him.
Barry was helping the workers with the controls while Val looked at the raptors. She was happy to see the raptors up close. The raptors were looking at Val with curiosity. Unlike the workers and guards, they didn't show aggression or hungry eyes on her. They had this strange feeling inside like an instinct, an instinct to protect. Val saw the raptors were looking at her, making her happy. Do they like her? Val hopes so! She wants to be best friends with the raptors. Val decided to go a little closer to the raptors. So, she walked to the center of the railings, she put Honey and her bag down, and held the bars of the fence with her little hands. The raptors followed her and stood at the view of the railing where Val could see them.
"Hi! I'm Val!" She greeted the raptors with a big smile. The raptors just blinked at her, not showing any signs of aggression. Val was happy that she got the raptors attention. She wonders if they like snacks. She knows not to feed animals people food, but she wanted to give them something. So, opening her bag, Val brought out a bag of Oreos and fed them to the raptors.
"Hewe, you'll like it." Val said with excitement as she dropped an Oreo in the pen.
Seeing the falling treat, Blue is caught with jaw and eats it. She lets out a purr of delight, finding the treat delicious. She lets out a raptor call, saying that she wanted more. Her sisters saw Blue's reaction to the treat and they too wanted one. They soon joined it, wanting to have a snack. Smiling, Val tosses each Oreos to the raptors. They each have their own and they happily munch on their treats. Unaware of the adults, Val decided to climb the rails of the fence to get a better view of the raptors and give them more Oreos. She was having so much fun feeding the raptors, she didn't notice the danger she was in.
Owen was walking down the stairs, avoiding Hoskins's demands about having the raptors on a field test while Quinn ran to her father. Owen didn't want to hear this shit anymore. He knew that the raptors and all other dinosaurs were not used for weapons as did Quinn.
"How long has InGen been practicing this pitch?" Owen questions Hoskins.
"Since the day we hired you out of the Navy. You knew the end game. These animals can replace thousands of boots on the ground." Hoskins said as he followed Owen and Quinn towards the gates. Though, he didn't have time to catch up as Owen entered the gate and closed it shut, locking in place. However, it didn't stop Hoskins from pursuing them, telling them they have rights to use these dinosaurs in the battlefield.
"How many lives would that save?" Hoskins questioned Owen from the other side of the gate. "War is part of nature."
Owen looked at him blankly, before walking towards one of the raptors' muzzle restraints while Quinn shook her head and went for the inside gate. Hoskins was becoming frustrated and tried again to convince Owen and his daughter to use the raptors in the battlefield.
"Look around, Owen. Every living thing in this jungle is trying to murder the other, Mother Nature's way of testing her creations, refining the pecking order. War is a struggle. Struggle breeds greatness. Without that, we end up with places like this, charging seven bucks a soda."
"Do you hear yourself when you talk?" Owen asked sarcastically, finishing adjusting the restrainer and went over to Hoskins, who was leaning over the bars.
Hoskins smirked at him. "This is gonna happen, with or without you guys. Progress always wins, man."
"Maybe progress should lose for once." Quinn said to him seriously.
The three had a stalemate, giving each other warning looks. They would continue their glaring match when one of the feeders yelled out. "Pig loose! Pig loose!"
They turn to see the new worker named Leon was running at the rails with a snare pole in hand, trying to catch the runaway pig.
Somehow the pig that was used for training managed to escape its pen when Barry and the workers were trying to fix the controls and it somehow got out. Val was standing on the third bars of the rails, tossing the Oreo cookies to the raptors, who chased after them. The feeder was close to Val, who was busy tossing the Oreos in the pen, as he attempted to save the pig. He was able to noose the pig from the neck and was about to bring it up. But when Barry saw Leon trying to catch the pig but when he notices Val standing on the bars, his eyes widen in horror.
"Wait!"
But before Barry could do anything, Echo snatched the pig by the neck and jerked it away. Leon was holding onto the pole and got pulled off the elevated walkway where he was standing. But his body accidentally brought Val with him as they both fell into the enclosure with the raptors.
"Val!" Owen, Quinn and Barry yelled in panic when they saw Val falling off the rails.
The two humans screamed as they fell off the rails. Leon landed on the ground hard on his back while Val landed safely on his belly, causing him to yelp in pain. The little girl rolled off him but stopped when she accidentally bumped into something. Val couldn't see who because her raptor hoodie was covering her eyes. Val was not aware that she accidentally bumped into Blue. The Beta was looking at Val curiously. Her eyes were wide with curiosity as she looked at Val along with her sisters. They completely ignored the feeder that was inside the pen. The guards saw the raptors dangerously close to the little girl and quickly pointed their guns at the raptors.
"No, hold your fire! Hold your fucking fire." Quinn ordered loudly as she opened the gate to get inside to save the feeder and Val. "Do not fire! Put 12 amps in these animals, they're never gonna trust me and Dad again!"
The guards slowly back off but still pointed their guns at the Raptors. Unaware the danger that's going on, Val blindly sat up and tried to figure out what's going on when she heard her uncle yelling. She was cut off when she felt a hot breath puffed at her. Val stops as she tries to figure out what huffed at her. She blindly reached out to the source and touched something scaly. She didn't know that her little hands were touching Blue's face. Val started stroking Blue's muzzle, earning gentle purrs from her, but soon stopped when her little hands touched Blue's mouth. Val didn't know that she was moving Blue's lips up and down to reveal her teeths and making her smile or frown. The others started at her in disbelief. Val was touching Blue and the raptors weren't even attacking her!
"The hell?" Owen mutters in shock.
"What the fucking hell?" Quinn said as she helped her father.
Val soon stops messing around, wondering what was in front of her, she adjusted her hoodie to let her see that she was facing Blue. Val gasps in delight when she saw Blue up close and personal. And soon she realized something, she touched a raptor. Did that mean that she and Blue are friends? She hoped so!
"Yay! Blue!" Val squealed in delight before she giggled with her arms raised.
Blue and her sisters stared at her for a moment. They have this strange feeling to protect. Blue lowered her head and studied Val very carefully. The workers were worried about this. Val was so cheerful that she didn't care that she was in danger. But they have no idea what the raptors are thinking. They observe Val very carefully, sniffing at her curiously. They quickly withdrew their heads from her. Val smelled a bit like their alpha, but she smells more like them. And something in their minds clicked as they realized something.
In their eyes, they believe that Val is a raptor hatchling. Their raptor hatchling.
They knew that there was something special with her. When the moment she came, they knew that she was meant to be here with them. Their alpha must've brought her here to take care of the little hatchling...Well, that won't do! Blue will not allow her alpha to raise this little hatchling. She is not safe with those humans. Her sisters agreed with her and all decided that Val is much safer with them instead of their alpha. So, Blue picks Val up from behind her raptor hoodie and carries her to the undergrowth, where their nest was. She and her sisters left Leon alone and made their way to their nest. Leon quickly runs towards the gate while Barry and Owen pull him in. Owen called his raptors and brought his niece back, but they didn't listen as they ignored their Alpha's commands and nested themselves on the undergrowth with Val close to them. Blue began nuzzling Val with affection, making her giggle happily.
"What are they doin'?" Hoskins questioned, finding it strange that the raptors were acting like that.
Owen wanted to run in the undergrowth to save his niece before he got into more trouble with Child Services. He looked at his niece worriedly and soon noticed that the raptors were showing affection towards her like when Blue started nuzzling, Val would giggle before she nuzzles her nose on Blue's snout, causing the Beta to lick Val's cheek, making her squeal in laughter. And that's when Owen realizes something. The raptors were showing signs of motherly instincts meaning...Oh God.
"Oh no." Owen muttered in realization.
"Shit! I knew it! The kid thinks she's a fucking baby raptor!" Quinn exclaimed.
"Wait, they think that she's a baby raptor because of her hoodie?" Hoskins pointed out in disbelief.
Owen turned to him and gestured to the raptors. "How else are they acting this way?" He said as he looked at the nest of the raptors, they were each showering their affection towards their new hatchling. "And they think that Val is much safer with them instead of us."
"How are we going to get her out?" Barry questioned, looking at his friend. "If Ms. Walker finds out about this-"
"She won't!" Owen cuts him off quickly. "Because we're gonna get Val out and make sure that Ms. Walker doesn't know about this, but it's goin' to be tricky."
"And why's that?" Leon asked his boss.
Owen glanced at the raptors that were in the undergrowth. "Because they won't give up Val without a fight." He said seriously.
"We could try tranquilizing them." Hoskins suggested.
Owen glares at Hoskins. "No! We are not going tranquilize them! They'll get mad and-" Suddenly the cell phone rang, and Owen answered it quickly, acting all calm and cool. "Heeeyyy~ This is Owen!"
:Howdy, Owen. It's Abby.:
Owen felt a record scratching in his mind. He gave Abby his number, so she could contact him to check on Val. A dreadful feeling came to him. If Abby finds out that he left Val in the raptor's pen, he would be dead in an instant.
"A-Abby! Hey! H-How are things?" He asked in hesitation.
:Doin' great, Ah'm jus' callin' to check on Val. By the way, how is she?" Abby asked from the phone as she was in her house, "Ah hope I didn't call in a bad timing.:
Owen nervously glanced at Val, who was napping with the raptors. "No! No, no, no. Sheee's doing great! She's just taking a nap after we explored some parts of the park." Owen lied to Abby, not wanting her to know that Val was in the Raptor Paddock.
Luckily, Abby believed him. :Well, that's good. But make sure that Val doesn't go near the pens. The last time she did, it gave her parents a heart attack.:
Owen's eyes widen by that, wondering what she means. "Really? How did that happen?"
:Well, funny story actually, when Val was three, her parents took her to the zoo once and she somehow got in the gorilla pen.:
"She did?" Owen asked in surprise.
"How?" Quinn asked seriously, eyeing on the raptors.
:Well, her ma kinda did. Tulula somehow knows that Alma is Val's mom and gives her back. It's like the Girl code. Girls before girls an' all. Or sisterhood, ya know what Ah mean?"
Owen stayed silent, widened with an idea. He forgot that Abby was on the line as she wondered why he wasn't replying. :Owen? Are ya there?:
"Call you back." Owen quickly said as he turned off the call, causing Abby to look at her cellphone in confusion, before Owen looked at his daughter, who smirked upon knowing he now had an actual plan. They had a girl at hands, why not use her after all.
"Dad, I got it. Let me handle this." Quinn said her father.
"I know what that means. Quinn's gonna handle things in our stead." Owen explained his fellow workers.
Quinn then whistled to the Utahraptors, startling them. The giggling Valentina the raised her head and saw her cousin standing straight. Quinn 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 Quinn's voice. The four Utahraptors begrudingly let Quinn pick up her giggling cousin and go away while Valentina kept giggling and waving at them. Quinn then safely left the paddock before Barry closed the gate. Quinn then put Valentina on the ground.
"Don't ever do that again!" Quinn politely scolded her cousin.
"Okay-dokie." Valentina answered.
Quinn then nodded to the four Utahraptors, who nodded in return. Owen then picked up his niece before he and Quinn walked to the latter's jeep. Just as Owen and his daughter sat Valentina in the jeep, an employee whistled at the two of them and gave them Honey and Valentina's backpack. Valentina giggled as Quinn put Honey and the pink bag next to the toddler. Quinn and her father then went inside the jeep before Quinn drove towards Main Street. But when they got in the jeep, they didn't notice that Hoskins was grinning at them. What he saw had no imagination. He saw a bond between them. The raptors were protecting a human civilian and attacked any known threats that were coming near Val. Hoskins believes that Val can somehow tame raptors. They easily take a liking to her and he thinks that they are ready to be weapons of war. Val will make a great project for InGen. He's sure of it.