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December 22nd, 2015

7:20 am

Steve's POV

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My eyes fluttered open when a stream of sunlight decided to shine directly into my eyes. Everything was peaceful for a split moment; the gentle sunlight, the solemn silence of the morning air, the smell of the wildlife around me. All was fine until I felt my head resting on something uncomfortable and a terrible ache that seemed to be all over my body. I lifted my head up, realizing that I was leaning on a steering wheel of a car; to be more precise, the steering wheel of one of the park's Mercedes-Benz G 550s they used as transportation for workers. Once my eyes were adjusted to the light, I took in my surroundings. The airbag in the steering wheel had gone off, suggesting that I had been knocked out from a collision of some sort. Upon further inspection, I noticed dried blood on the airbag. Instinctively, I raised a hand to my head, feeling for any bumps or cuts. I discovered a cut on my forehead above my right eyebrow, a scab having formed.

"A-Ah...shit." I groaned, turning my head to look around me despite the stiffness of everything. There was shattered glass all over the interior of the car, the impact breaking the driver and passenger side windows. I turned to face forward again, looking through the cracked windshield to find a large tree in front of me. My eyes widened, a barrage of memories finally hitting me like a brick wall.

I got a call from Owen that the Indominus Rex had escaped and that I needed to evacuate the island. I was in the little bungalow that we lived in on the island, since it happened to be my day off. I packed up the essentials, which consisted of my daily hygiene items, wallet, and phone with its charger, and rushed out and got into the Mercedes. I raced towards Main Street to meet up with my parents, who were visiting the island as a Christmas getaway and to spend time with me for the holidays. I was on the way there when a pterosaur flew down and slammed into the side of the car, causing me to lose control and crash into a tree. I had been knocked out from the impact, but I was more glad to be alive than anything. I realized that I still had my seatbelt on, which I was immediately grateful for my decision to wear it instead of neglecting it for the sake of time. I clicked the button and the belt slipped off of me, leaving me unrestrained. I sighed, feeling better that I wasn't trapped in that belt anymore. I instinctively reached into my pocket, feeling the rectangular form of my cell phone in there. I grabbed it and pulled it out, pressing the power button. The screen turned on, my lock screen a picture of Blue (for obvious reasons). The time and date were also displayed on screen, which upon seeing it made my eyes widen with shock.

"The 22nd? What? I was out for four days?" I asked myself out loud, not believing that I was knocked out for that long. It also was 7:25 in the morning, just after sunrise. I decided that I needed to get out and go get help somewhere.

"T-The raptor paddock…it's close. Someone has to be there." I said with hope and optimism, despite the terrible situation I found myself in. I reached over and opened the car door, which squeaked and groaned because of the damage done to it. Once I managed to open it enough, I shifted my legs to the side of the seat, facing out the door. I slid off the seat and fell the short distance to the ground, my feet making a soft thud as I hit the grass. My legs were weak from the extended period of time inside the car, and I felt them give out from under me. I had to latch my right arm onto the open door and brace my left arm on the seat to keep myself from falling. My entire body ached, especially my head and abdomen. The seatbelt had probably bruised my body from how hard I hit the tree. I wouldn't be surprised if I had a concussion from hitting my head either.

"D-Damn it...C'mon legs, work with me here." I muttered, waiting for my legs to get their strength back. Once they did, and I was able to walk, I reminded myself of the bag of essentials I thrown into the back seat. I walked over to the rear passenger door, opening it up to reveal the plastic, Jurassic World-branded bag I had carelessly tossed my stuff in resting on the back seat. I reached inside and grabbed it, opening it up. It had toothpaste, my toothbrush, deodorant, and my phone charger. I immediately grabbed the charger, feeling that it would be the only thing I would need to bring with me. Everything else could be replaced with a quick trip to the dollar store. I tossed the bag back in and shut the door, taking my charger and shoving it in my pants pocket. I looked back down the road from where I came to see a pterosaur in the middle of the road, seemingly dead. I squinted at it, focusing to try and see more clearly if it was dead. Once I noticed that it's neck was broken at an odd angle, I realized that it was, in fact, dead.

"That's the fucker that hit me." I muttered with disdain, huffing out of frustration before heading down the road towards the raptor paddock.

Once I made it to the raptor paddock it was around 8:00, it taking about 35 minutes to walk from the car. It probably would have taken less time if I was a hundred percent healthy, but that wasn't the case. I was battered and bruised beyond belief. Despite being relieved that I made it to the raptor paddock, the relief was only short lived. The place was completely abandoned, no one in sight. The thing that made my blood run cold was the door to the enclosure. It was open.

"W-What? The raptors are out? What the hell, why are they out?" I had a mix of terror, worry, and sadness all at once. Despite my injured body, I ran into the paddock without hesitation. My body screamed at me to stop, pain shooting throughout every nerve in my body. I finally stopped in the middle of the clearing within the paddock, facing the small forest that the raptors called home for years.

"Echo? Charlie? Delta?" I called out, cupping my hands around my mouth to amplify the sound. I felt my emotions kick into high gear as I said the name of the final raptor.

"B-Blue? Blue, are you here?" I called out desperately, sounding heartbroken as my stomach dropped. My legs suddenly didn't want to function, causing me to fall to my knees. I didn't even care that I fell...I needed to rest and calm myself down. The only thing I did to calm myself down was to sing. I took a shaky breath and sang the first song that came to mind: the song that I sang when I discovered Blue liked my singing.

After I had finished, I felt a stray tear rolling down my cheek. I had gotten so close to Blue, I was so happy that I had a dinosaur actually care about me just as any family or friends have. It was an amazing feeling, one that I would never have again. As I was silently mourning, I heard a loud screech behind me. This caused me to immediately jump to my feet and turn around, desperate to find the source of the sudden noise. To my absolute surprise, a velociraptor stood at the door to the paddock; a velociraptor with a blue stripe down the side of her body.

"B-Blue? Is that you?" I was in complete disbelief. Was this really her? Blue kept her eyes on me as she slowly approached, seeming to be just as surprised to see me as I was to see her. She was very cautious, as if she didn't think it was really me. I held my hand out like I always did, Blue sticking her snout towards it and sniffing my hand. She began letting out happy chirps once she was sure it was me. Blue immediately went past nuzzling my hand and immediately nuzzled my face. I didn't expect it, but I didn't move away from her. I wrapped my arms around her neck at the base of her head, placing my head against her snout like I had done before. I felt her immediately move the top of her head down to place her forehead against mine.

"Oh Blue, I'm so glad you're still here. I thought you were gone." I said with relief, Blue continuing to chirp. After a few moments standing there, enjoying the comfort we provided each other, I took a step back and looked up. Blue did the same, her gold eyes looking right into my blue ones.

"I wish you could talk. You'd be able to tell me what happened." I said to her, Blue only tilting her head. I sighed, looking past her towards the road.

"Look. Let's go to the resort. I need to find my parents. I should introduce you to your in-laws." I joked, a small laugh and a smile on my face. I needed to lighten the mood for myself so I didn't have a full mental breakdown, which could easily happen in this situation. I took a side step and walked past Blue, who watched curiously as I walked towards the exit of the paddock. I looked over my shoulder at her, chuckling to myself.

"C'mon girl, we gotta get a move on." I said, motioning for her to follow me. After she realized what I wanted from her, she breathed through her nostrils and trotted to catch up to me. As we began walking towards Main Street, I noticed that Blue's normal stride was a lot larger than mine, which made me start to lag behind.

"Hey! Slow down!" I said with a small smile, jogging to catch up with Blue. This is going to be a long day.

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December 22nd, 2015

8:05 am

Blue's POV

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I was making my way back to the place I had called home for the 2 years I have been on the island: my paddock. It was the only place I felt safe in, it was the only place I knew. Frankly, I had no idea what to do now; my sisters are dead, Owen is gone, I...I have no idea where Steve even is. That's what scared me the most, that Steve didn't show up during this whole incident. I wanted to believe that he got off the island safely, but another part of me believed that if he was okay he would have come to Owen. Either way, I couldn't help but feel pain and immense sadness; on one hand, he escaped without even saying goodbye to me, and on the other, he could be seriously hurt or even...dead. I just needed to see him. Steve always was there, just as Owen was. Owen was my father, my alpha. I thought of Steve in the same way at first, but it changed after a while. The aura the young human had around him was calming, and he always had this kindness about him. When I first met him, I could tell he was a bit nervous. That nervousness went away very quickly.

The big thing about him is that he treated me and my sisters like we were people, with feelings. Not a lot of humans think that. The one time that made me realize that he was special was when he was feeding us one time. He had tossed a mouse to me as a reward for following a command. I hadn't judged how fast the mouse came to me, resulting in it bouncing of my snout and falling to the floor. Delta immediately gobbled it up, much to my dismay. I looked up at Steve, who looked at me with an expression of guilt.

"Oops, sorry Blue. I kinda overshot that one." He had said, which surprised me. Steve apologized. To me. Even though it was my fault that I misjudged the speed of the mouse as it fell, he believed it to be his fault and apologized for it. He...cared about me. My feelings just kept growing from there, and a few months back he figured out my feelings correctly and returned them. I remember overhearing the conversation Steve and Owen had. I heard Owen ask Steve if he thought it was weird for me to love him, and Steve said no. He was pretty excited, actually. That's when I knew I had picked the right one. Sure, my sisters weren't approving of this, but I was the beta. They did as I say, and weren't supposed to question me.

But...but now they're gone. All of them.

I let out a disheartened sigh as I continued to bob and weave through the trees along the road that led to my home. I had decided that walking in the middle of the road would leave me more exposed. I already had to deal with 4 other dinosaurs on the way here, so avoiding confrontation was a must. As I was walking, a gust of wind blew in my direction. When it did so, I got a whiff of something. Someone's scent. Someone familiar. I sniffed the air, taking in as much of the scent as possible. After a moment, I realized whose scent it was.

Steve.

I began running, following the scent as my heart began pounding in my chest. Could that possibly be him? I thought he was gone forever! I couldn't help but bark a few times as I ran. I decided that using the road would now be faster, since I wanted to reach Steve as quick as possible. I practically dove from the tree line onto the dirt road, digging my claws into the soft soil to gain traction before taking off. Since I had been running at full sprint, it didn't take me long to reach the paddock. Steve's scent was strongest here, which made me excited beyond belief. I had a sense of dread within me as well. What if he was injured? What if it was...just his body? Oh no, please don't be that. Anything but that. However, the one option was completely wrong as soft singing reached my ear openings. That sweet sounding, gentle voice couldn't come from just anyone. It was Steve. I ran to the entrance of the paddock, which had been opened when me and my sisters went off to fight the Indominus Rex. When I did, what I saw stopped me in my tracks. I saw a human, kneeling on the ground with his back turned towards me, wearing a gray t-shirt and black shorts and white shoes. The thing that made my eyes widen was the mess of blue hair on top of his head.

Steve? He's here? He's okay?

I was so excited that I let out a loud screech, causing the human to immediately stand up and turn around. It was the first time in nearly 5 days that I saw Steve's face, and he had an expression of pure terror. Despite it disappearing only a moment later once he realized it was me, it caused pain in my chest to see him like that.

"Blue? Is that you?" He had asked me, his voice shaky and full of disbelief. I slowly began to approach him, being careful not to frighten him while he was in such a fragile state. He reached out to me with his hand, me moving my snout to his hand to gently sniff his fingers. I took in his scent, which genuinely calmed me. I couldn't hold myself back anymore, me nuzzling Steve's head lovingly. His face displayed his pleasantly surprised expression, now it being Steve's turn to surprise me. I felt him wrap his arms around my neck, placing his forehead against my snout. Knowing that he felt safe, since he visibly relaxed, I lowered my head and placed my head against his. It was the first time I felt genuinely happy since this whole ordeal happened. To be honest, things to be happy about were slim to none. I'm just glad that Steve was alive and okay for the most part. He took a step back from me, smiling slightly as he looked me in the eyes with his bright blue irises.

"I wish you could talk. You'd be able to tell me what happened." He said to me. Steve mentioned something about finding his parents, which had been staying in a resort on the island. That made me realize that he actually didn't know what happened. Everyone had already evacuated the island. That, or they were dead. I really hoped that it was the first case for his parents and not the second one. Before I knew it, Steve began walking out of the paddock, motioning for me to follow him. I had been initially confused, since Steve normally didn't have his back to me, or asked me to follow him. It was new, and showed the abundance of trust he had in me. Now immensely happy, I trotted up to Steve and began walking with him, the two of us now heading towards Main Street where the resort was. Now that I knew I had something to live for, I made it my goal to protect Steve from any danger that came at us. I have the one I care the most for at my side again, and I won't let anything take him away.