Owen, his raptors and Claire had been walking for a few minutes to the direction where the boys went when they heard the sputter and the sound of an engine roaring. Claire gasped as Owen barked at the raptors to run. Closing her eyes, Claire grimaced when some splotches of mud had gotten on her legs and clothes.
It was only for a short run when Owen spotted the garage. The raptors sniffed the area as Owen headed inside to inspect. Fresh tire tracks were the only indication someone was here moments ago. Sniffing about, a fresh scent on a hoodie made him pick it up by his teeth.
"It's one of theirs they did come this way!" Claire gasped as soon as she made her way to them and saw what was on Owen's mouth. That was Zach's hoodie she was sure of it.
"*Sneeze* Why is this place so...tingly to my snout?" Echo winced as she avoided going deeper into the dusty shelves "Echo, it's just dusty. Your nose isn't that immune to dust entering your snout" Owen exclaimed.
He proceeded to look at the remaining jeep and scanned it. How did those kids manage to get one of these things moving? Claire quickly opened the front truck to inspect the engine and grimaced.
"Aside from dust, most of the parts needed to be replaced but the engine seems fine, just needs battery power to make it move"
Owen stared at her in shock. He never knew Claire had this side to her. Feeling something akin to embarrassment coming over, Claire crossed her arms "You've got a problem on this Grady?" To which Owen replied with a shake of his head. In fact, he was more than surprised and liking this new side of Claire.
Claire searched for a toolbox and found one. She had just had it on her hands when Owen suddenly pushed her to the front of the jeep. She almost dropped the toolbox in shock as Owen pushed her down.
"Owen what-" She froze when a growl was heard outside. A growl that wasn't a velociraptor.
The I-Rex is here.
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Blue and her sisters were already outside in a semi circle formation as Owen stepped out after securing Claire to safety.
He got in the middle of the girls as the trees in front of them parted and the camouflage the I-Rex had put up fell. Owen stared up at the Great beast and cursed the InGen lab for whatever they cook up in there. Seriously, who gave this creature a trick to camouflage itself?
He heard his raptors suddenly stop growling and were chittering, close to purring already. He had no idea what was happening, clearly the I-Rex was of a different species to why-
"This Great One has found this pack. Pack has found freedom from humans. This Great One wishes pack to join her. Kill all prey until they dead or flee with fear. What say pack?"
What the f-
"That thing is part raptor..." Owen thought with dread as he stared at the creature. He heard his girls lowering their defenses "Girls, eyes on me" He said sternly and as if something was broken, the girls' wariness of the I-Rex shot through the roof.
What had just happened?
Blue had no idea what to think. When the Great Killer arrived, she was hit with a sense of familiarity. Her sisters seem to think so as well. They almost all had an agreement of letting her join the pack, to make pack strong.
"Girls, eyes on me" Alpha's voice cut through the fog and Blue snapped out of her daze. She blinked and chittered in confusion. She had no idea what happened but something in her told her instincts to let this Killer enter their pack.
But why?
From what Alpha said, this Killer kills prey and predator alike with no regards. What if she finds them no use? Her wariness made her sisters tense up as well.
Owen knew that if the minutes drag on like this, it was more likely the I-Rex wouldn't hesitate to kill them. Something Owen would avoid doing without a plan. "This..." He began, peering up at the I-Rex. "This Great One is you?"
"Yesss..." The I-Rex drawled. Her eyes narrowing "I am last of my kin. No other can kill me..." So that was how she perceived herself. Owen felt sympathy for the creature for having to live her juvenile days locked in a cage with no interaction but then that sympathy lasted only for so long when Claire's voice in the back of his head reminded him that she had a sister once and she ate her.
Okay, who kills their kin like that? Although Owen knew the velociraptors in Isla Sorna were no different in regards to killing those of their kin, it was only mainly for the sake of survival and because that kin was weak and they couldn't afford to have any weaknesses in the pack.
Though all in all, most velociraptor packs respect their members. He never heard of any dinosaur predator kill its kin and eat her for no reason, especially when they were both being fed.
He can justify his girls for killing others simply for food and survival as is the natural order of things but this things kills not for food or survival bit for sport, not to mention eating its own sibling with no justification just makes him feel he's facing a 65 million year old psychopath. Isn't that just convenient?
Claire, I hope your almost finished with that thing.
Owen thought before he tried distracting it again by introducing his pack. There was no harming anyone if he introduces them and it gives Claire the time to finish up repairing the jeep
At least, he hopes she was almost finished.
"Well Great One, I am...Alpha. I lead this pack. This here is my beta, Blue and her sisters Charlie, Delta and Echo." Owen introduced and the I-Rex was more than unimpressed on who is who. She was more into the question she asked before.
"What say pack?"
She asked again. Owen wanted to bite his lips but that would only end up with him having a bleeding lip thanks to his sharp teeth. Pack, Owen knew that she knew if she asked only him, there was a chance he would disagree but if it was majority…
He trusted his girls to follow him and make the right decisions. He turns to Blue who looks at him with uncertainty before it softens as she purred before snarling at the Great Killer.
"Pack disagrees, pack follow Alpha" Blue let out a roar, her sisters follow in sync. The I-Rex snarled, she didn't understand the unwavering loyalty one can have when they are with siblings or in a pack. Owen doubts she ever will.
The enraged I-Rex raised a clawed hand to swipe at any of the small ones. It didn't matter which one, just someone to hit to vent her anger.
Owen's body reacted before his head did. He pounced at the clawed hand just as Claire drove the jeep in reverse at full speed and it went flying straight to the I-Rex's side.
The I-Rex let out a screech in pain, on her left side, Alpha had his jaws clamped on her claws while on the other side, something hit her with a soft meat on.
Claire felt her body fall forward when the back of the jeep made contact with the I-Rex. From the corner of her eye, she saw the other raptors jump at the I-Rex, clawing and biting at her. Distracting her long enough for Claire to swerve the jeep forward and drive through the underside of the I-Rex.
"Come on Owen!" She shouted, not looking back for fear of gaining the I-Rex's attention. Owen strengthened his bite one more time before letting go and darting under her. He barked at his girls to follow and they all ran across the I-Rex's back.
The I-Rex roared, after several near misses - her jaws almost clamp shut off a small green one and almost trampled under the blue striped one that seemed important to Alpha- she charged after them.
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JURASSIC WORLD: ALPHA DNA
FanfictionThey all know he is Alpha but they also know he isn't one of them until he became one. He raised them since hatchlings and their pack bond was deep until something threatened to break it apart. An evolution goes against the morals of man and a bond...
