In a dark environment, a faint but strong heart beating pulse removes the silence.
As blackness fades, a little wall of scales gently rests with a faint stripe pattern. And part of the skin twitched as surrounding it was a wall as it was curled safely inside. And outside through the wall, shadows moved around it as faint voices were heard.
And a tiny little 3-fingered clawed hand lightly twitched as a little squeal was heard.
More shadows were seen as a long slender tail slithers a bit.
Later, a shadow hovers outside from the wall safely protecting the little creature.
Some things start out big.
And then the creature's head appeared.
And some things start out small.
And then the little creature opened her eye, revealing a reptilian cat-like eye.
Very small.
The little reptile lightly squealed.
But sometimes, even the smallest things can make the biggest changes of all.
But the little creature has little idea that outside is a great big world.
Outside, the wall safely protecting her is revealed to be actually an egg safely developing in an incubator inside a lab. And there are also five more eggs next to her's of five different individual species.
And then, a young woman in a lab coat who is a geneticist appeared and did a health exam on the 6 eggs. Checking on the heartbeats, examining the surface of the shell, and scanning for the developing babies inside the eggs. Now only hours from hatching.
And then, an Asian man with short black hair and brown eyes in a lab coat named Dr. Henry Wu appeared.
"Status of the eggs." Henry inquired.
"All developing nicely." The geneticist reported.
"Excellent." Henry said glad of it.
The location where the lab is, is actually, Jurassic World. The most famous luxury resort dinosaur theme park in the world, and is actually home to several thousand different species of dinosaurs, including the two famous and legendary theropods, Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor.
And many years ago, a different park, called Jurassic Park, which was the original park of it, was brought up by John Hammond. But now, Jurassic World now rules the island, alongside the many species of dinosaurs that inhabit it.
And the 6 developing eggs are each those of a Velociraptor, a T-Rex, a Brachiosaurus, an Ankylosaurus, a Triceratops and a Stegosaurus.
Velociraptors lack the size of Tyrannosaurs, but they make up for it in speed. They are in the Top 10 list of the deadliest dinosaurs in Earth's history. What makes them so deadly, is a large sickle-shaped claw on the big toe of each foot that acts like a switchblade. But the true deadliest feature is that they hunt in packs.
Raptors are known for being found together in groups of different individuals like a North American species called Deinonychus. There are many different species of these dinosaurs throughout the Cretaceous in different continents. And in different sizes, like Dromaeosaurus, Deinonychus, Microraptor and Velociraptor and they are in the family of dinosaurs called Dromaeosaurids.
Deinonychus was originally thought to have been the biggest member of the group. But that all changed when an even bigger species of Raptor was discovered in Utah. And the species was named Utahraptor, meaning "Utah Thief". It grew as tall as a human, it would've been large enough to take on a Grizzly Bear, or even a Bison, if they were alive today.
Raptors were also believed to be highly intelligent for dinosaurs. Problem-solving intelligence even, and in a pack they can take down animals many times their weight and size.
Tyrannosaurus rexes, on the other hand, now that's an almost-completely different story. They too are in the Top 10 list of the deadliest dinosaurs in Earth's history. What makes them so deadly is a pair of large, powerful jaws, full of sharp, serrated, flesh-tearing and bone-crushing, banana-sized teeth, that can be strong enough to easily crush through metal. But another cool and amazing feature, is that, just like Raptors, they, too, hunt in packs.
Also just like Raptors, Tyrannosaurs, like T-Rex, are known for being found together, and that's a clue that they associate with different individuals like another North American species called Albertosaurus. There are many different species of these dinosaurs throughout the Cretaceous in different continents too. And in different sizes, like Gorgosaurus, Albertosaurus, Daspletosaurus and T-Rex. And they are in the family of dinosaurs called Tyrannosaurids.
Tyrannosaurus rex was the biggest member of this group. But there was one species of Tyrannosaur that was discovered in Asia that was almost as big as it was. And the species was named Tarbosaurus, meaning "Alarming Lizard".
Tyrannosaurs were also considered and believed to be highly intelligent dinosaurs just like Raptors as well. Problem-solving intelligence maybe even, and, whether alone or in a pack, they are more than capable of taking down dangerous prey animals.
And then there are the mighty herbivores, like Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Ankylosaurus, and even huge sauropods, like Brachiosaurus.
They are in the Top 10 list of some of the "biggest plant-eating dinosaurs" in Earth's history.
With its long, giraffe-like neck, Brachiosaurus can reach up high and feed in the treetops, effortlessly harvesting leaves that no other dinosaur can reach. Sauropods, like Brachiosaurus, have been found on almost every continent of the world. There are many different species of these long-necked, plant-eating dinosaurs throughout the Jurassic and Cretaceous, and they came in all different kinds of shapes and sizes.
Ankylosaurus, on the other hand, is built like a giant living heavily-armored tank, that pretty much fed on low-lying plants that are close to the ground. Its body was so well-protected, that even its eyelids were hardened with armor. It is evolved to withstand attacks from even giant predators like Tyrannosaurus rex. And if all that armor wasn't enough, it also had a large bony club on the end of its tail which it could use to ward off any kind of attackers. Ankylosaurids, like Ankylosaurus, were the most heavily-armored of all dinosaurs, and they too came in a variety of shapes and sizes.
And then, there are Stegosaurus and Triceratops, two more of North America's most heavily-armed and biggest plant-eating dinosaurs.
With its solar panel/Elephant ear-like back plates, Stegosaurus can regulate its body temperature, whatever the weather, and could also use them for colorful display, to attract mates and intimidate rivals and predators. And it also used the four, cone-shaped, hellrazor-like spikes on the end of its tail, also sometimes called thagomizers, that make it so lethal, to fight for mates and dominance or herd leadership and fight off predators, like Ceratosaurus and Allosaurus. Those it can wield with devastating effect, despite having a very small brain for its body size.
Triceratops, on the other hand, has a different approach when it comes to defense. As the Rhinoceros of the Cretaceous, it had three large horns on its face, and a huge shield on its head, called a frill, which it too uses to attract and fight for mates, as well as dominance or herd leadership, and also to fight off predators, like Tyrannosaurus rex.
At the moment, the 6 dinosaur eggs are safely developing inside the incubator. And at a temperature of 91 degrees F, temperature in warmness is important for developing eggs with birds and reptiles. And just like with crocodiles and sea turtles, the temperature of the nest can also depend on the hatchling's gender.
But there's one major difference between bird and reptile eggs.
Birds often turn their eggs as they keep them warm with their bodies, since their warm blooded. Reptiles however, don't turn their eggs. If a reptile egg is twisted or turned in a wrong way, the embryo inside will likely un-develop or even die. And it's likely the same can be possibly said with dinosaurs.
But even though reptiles are known to abandon their eggs soon after laying, there are a few reptiles that actually watch over them. Some Pythons and King Cobras actually stay behind and protect the eggs and stay with them till they hatch. But Alligators and Crocodiles actually guard and protect both the eggs, and the hatchlings for a certain amount of time.
Not exactly everything is known yet about the parental care in dinosaurs, but enough evidence is shown to prove that they might have cared for their young; in a Hadrosaur called Maiasaura, they're thought to have raised their young, and in large nesting colonies, which gives them their name, meaning "Good Mother Lizard".
And then, an Indian man in his mid 40's with black hair and brown hairs in a management suit entered the lab named Simon Masrani.
And with him were a group of 5 people.
And 2 of them are brothers.
The older one has blonde hair, blue eyes and wears safari shorts and boots, and a white shirt under a blue jacket and is named Martin Kratt.
His younger brother, Chris Kratt, has brown spiked hair and eyes, same shorts and boots. And wears a white shirt over a green jacket which is a bit more zipped up than his brother's.
And there's Aviva Corcovado, a young Spanish-speaking woman with brown hair tied into a ponytail. Gray eyes, wears a purple shirt under a no-hood yellow jacket with a sky blue stripe on each sleeve. And wears a belt slightly crooked with a bolt as a buckle. And she's also great at inventing.
And there's Koki, an African American woman with brown eyes and an afro. She wears a yellow headband, earrings, a dark red colored shirt with a white star and yellow jeans. And she's the technician of the group.
And finally, there's Jimmy Z, who is the pilot of the group. He has reddish-orange hair, and a bit of chin hair as well. Light blue eyes, wears a blue green baseball cap backwards. A gray shirt with a video game character of some kind, a white sleeve shirt underneath. And red plaid shorts and white tennis shoes. And he can be a little bit of a nervous wreck sometimes when it comes to handling dangerous animals.
These 5 happen to be a team that helps animals around the world.
They go by the team name of the "Wild Kratts".
Simon Masrani has actually invited them for a VIP tour of the lab, since they've helped so many animals and care about them a lot, that Masrani has actually given them special permission to raise the 6 eggs that will soon hatch. On the condition, of course, that they'll return them when they're the right age.
They all agreed on how they would raise them, and when would be the right time to return them, so the larger species don't grow too large to fit in their ship, the Tortuga.
But Chris and Martin love a good challenge now and then.
As they were looking around, they then noticed the incubator with the 6 dinosaur eggs and went over to them.
"So, which ones are those?" Martin gestured to them.
"Oh, this one is a Raptor egg, this one is a T-rex egg, this one, a Brachiosaurus egg, this one, an Ankylosaurus egg, this one, a Triceratops egg, and this one, a Stegosaurus egg." Masrani said, pointing to each of them, one at a time.
They then watched as one of the eggs on the left lightly shook a little, showing signs of life.
"Looks like they're about to hatch." Aviva said.
"Hours away, actually." Henry stated.
"Hmm, would it be possible to actually bring these back with us for when they hatch?" Martin asked.
"Hmm, I guess it would be alright." Masrani said. "But remember… you all, my dear good friends, are all permitted to specially raise these particular 6, on the condition that you'll one day return them when they're each an adult, or close to being so. Whichever you decide."
"It's a deal." Martin agreed and shook his hand.
Half an hour later, they were in the main room of their ship, the Tortuga.
Which is a greenish aqua color aircraft in the design of a Box Turtle. And when it takes off, large wing-like appendages are brought out on the front limbs. Making them look like Sea Turtle flippers.
And like a Box Turtle, the Tortuga has a lock down feature when the legs and head are tucked in for protection.
And at the moment, they had already left the island of Isla Nublar and headed east to the mainland of Central America, in Costa Rica.
They're only 40 minutes away from the mainland.
And the eggs are safely in a custom-made nest on the counter of the room.
"So, uh, how much longer?" Jimmy asked, as he was watching over them.
"Shouldn't be too much longer." Chris said.
The eggs each then shook a little, proving that the hatchling is slowly building strength.
2 hours later, the Tortuga sits in a clearing in the rainforest of the Caribbean side of Costa Rica as the sun begins to set.
The group was getting ready to settle down for the night.
But then, at that very moment, little did any of them even know, signs of life began to stir inside one of the eggs.
And then another, and then another.
In the custom nest, all the eggs begin to show signs of life.
A small section of the shell of one egg broke and cracked, and the hatchling inside slowly began to push.
And then the little hatchling slowly begins to push her snout through the shell.
This tiny little dinosaur, for one example of the 5, is facing her 1st of life's challenges.
Escaping her egg chamber.
She calls out for help.
And it wasn't too long before the other tiny little dinosaurs all started doing the same.
The little dinosaurs then call out, making small squealing and groaning growl-like sounds.
And then the group of 5 turn to the eggs, and see the 6 hatchlings trying to break free.
"It's happening." Martin said.
They gathered around the eggs as, slowly, the hatchlings began to break free of their shells.
"Here they come." Chris said.
And then, the hatchlings pushed their snouts through the shells of their eggs. And then, a piece of shell broke off as they each broke out of their eggs completely.
And reveal a tiny little Velociraptor hatchling almost a foot long and with a scale color of light orange clad color with faint striping, a tiny little Tyrannosaurus rex hatchling about 3 feet long and with a scale color of plain light tan-brownish clad color with no spotting or striping, a tiny little Brachiosaurus hatchling about a few kilograms in weight and with a scale color of light brownish color, a tiny little Ankylosaurus hatchling barely the size of a human hand with a scale color of grayish color and a dark patching of spots on his legs and face, a tiny little Triceratops hatchling just four inches long, about the size of a bulldog, and with small nubby horns and a scale color of bluish-gray clad color with an amazing blue pattern marking on his frill, and a tiny little Stegosaurus hatchling about 5 centimeters long and with small, nubby, undeveloped back plates and tail spikes and a scale color of greenish clad color.
"Welcome to the world, little ones." Aviva cooed. "Que lindos."
The little Raptor using her hand claws removes a layer of membrane from her shell, and it was soon removed from her face, while the little Ankylosaurus removes a layer of membrane of his shell from his face by rubbing it against another piece of eggshell.
And slowly, they all open their eyes for the very first time.
At first, their vision was all blurry and fuzzy. And then slowly, they turn to each other and then a blue and green object as their vision starts to clear.
And the very first thing they each see is Chris and Martin, as well as Aviva Koki and Jimmy.
And the little Velociraptor hatchling chittered and tilted her head, as the 5 other dinosaur hatchlings did the same by copying her.
"Hey there." Martin greeted them as he lightly scratched the Velociraptor hatchling's chin.
And the Velociraptor hatchling lightly purred like a kitten.
"Now, what should we name you all?" Martin inquired. "Hmm?"
"You know, her scale color almost looks like the fossilized tree sap, amber." Chris said.
"Then that's what we'll call you." Martin said. "Amber."
The little Raptor, now named Amber, chittered.
"Now, for the rest of you all…" Martin said. "Hmm?"
Jimmy and Koki patted the Stegosaurus and Triceratops hatchlings, while Aviva lightly scratched the Brachiosaurus hatchling's chin.
Then Martin turned to the T-Rex hatchling.
"We'll call you Tyrana." Martin said, naming her. "And we'll call you Skylie." he said, turning to the Brachiosaurus hatchling.
The little T-Rex, now named Tyrana, moaned. And the little Brachiosaurus, now named Skylie, squealed.
"So now what are we gonna name these 3?" Chris inquired.
Suddenly, the little Ankylosaurus hatchling playfully bumped into Amber, and she playfully tackled him, thinking it was a game of some sort.
"Awww." Aviva adorned.
Chris and Martin chuckled a bit.
"He sure is a playful little guy." Chris said.
"Yeah, and he sure likes to bump things." Martin said, before he then gasped, finally coming up with a name for the Ankylosaurus hatchling.
"Bumpo! That's it!" Martin said, as the name reminded him of an old baby animal friend. "We'll call him Bumpo!"
The little Ankylosaurus, now named Bumpo, squealed.
Then the 5 turned to the Triceratops and Stegosaurus hatchlings.
"And I've already got a good name for you." Martin said to the Triceratops hatchling. "Hornster!"
The little Triceratops, now named Hornster, groaned.
"Now all that leaves is this little guy." Jimmy said, mentioning the Stegosaurus hatchling.
Just then, the little Stegosaurus' stomach growled, and the Wild Kratts could hear it.
"You hungry, little guy?" Chris asked.
The little Stegosaurus hatchling groaned.
"I might have something." Jimmy said, as he reached into the fridge, and pulled out some celery sticks and carrot sticks. "Here you go, little buddy." he said, as he placed a celery stick in front of the Stegosaurus hatchling.
The Stegosaurus hatchling sniffed the celery stick, and then took a bite out of it, as he soon found it edible, and then gorged on it, as the Wild Kratts laughed a bit.
"He's a hungry little guy, isn't he?" Koki chuckled.
"And I know exactly what to name him." Jimmy said, before he whispered into Martin's ear.
"That's a good one, Jimmy." Martin said, before he turned to the Stegosaurus hatchling. "And we'll call you, little guy, Grubby. Because you like to grab grub to eat."
The little Stegosaurus, now named Grubby, groaned.
Author's Note:
And this... is only the beginning.
After some thinking, I decided to go with some of the locations shown in the series. And several locations they haven't been.
And show some animals that have not yet been shown.
The next chapter is an example of that.
I also might squeeze in some 2012, 2013 and 2014 episodes.
You may have noticed a reference from a certain 2000 Disney film in the beginning I used. Bvega42 was right, it actually does quite suit it very well.