A/N: I know, I know, I've seen lots of stories kinda like this, where Alan has a girl, but I totally made this up onenight, and thought, 'I might as well write it down.' Please review! I feed on reviews!!
A/N: 2 Well, here is the new and revised chapter one. I was able to add more detail to the prologue, thankfully, so this chapter is longer then the original. And maybe it'll explain everything a bit better. Anyway, remember to Review!! Thanks!! MLV.
Alan Grant, with the help of Ellie Degler, adopts a child who's parents were killed on Isla Sorna. 16 Years later, he finds out the girl, Amie, has gone back to Isla Sorna to find out the truth about her parents.
~Prologue~ ~Isla Sorna~
John Arkland watched his young wife play with their baby daughter. AnneMarie, his wife, ran her fingers through the sand.
"John, I don't like it here. The rumors say it's not safe." She said, letting sand run through her fingers. John put a hand on his wife's shoulder.
"Hey, remember what I told you? Those rumors are just that! Rumors!" He said, smiling a bit.
"But John! What about the incident in San Diego?! The live T-Rex killing all those people, and then that television interview with John Hammond! They all say Isla Sorna, this Island we're on right now, is inhabited with-"
John put up a finger. "Don't say it." He said, a bit angry now. "I told you, there are no dinosaurs on this-" He was interrupted by a cry. AnneMarie shrieked, then realized it was the baby. She lifted the little girl up and tickled her neck. The baby laughed.
"See! Percy isn't afraid. There's nothing here but us and the birds, dear." He kissed her cheek. She rolled her eyes. "I can still worry, you know." She said, laughing. However, she did not feel safe at all.
John stood and turned to the forest. "Did you hear that?" He asked, a look of worry on his face. AnneMarie stood.
"Don't do that, John. You know I'm already frightened." She said, holding her baby close.
"No, no I really heard it. It sounded big." He said. AnneMarie put the baby down on the sand and walked over to John. She looked at the jungle, but didn't see anything. She took two steps forward, then felt something grabbing her shoulders. She screamed.
"Baby! It's just me!" John said, laughing. AnneMarie turned and hit her husbands shoulder.
"John! Blast it, I said don't do that!" She grabbed a handful of sand and threw it at him. He continued to laugh. She sat down next to Percy and smiled.
"Don't do that again, okay?" She said, more demanding then asking. He laughed.
"I promise." He said. She smiled. Percy began crying. AnneMarie stood up then picked the baby up.
"She needs a diaper change.'' She told her husband, going into the boat. John nodded.
AnneMarie sang to Percy as she changed the diaper. She heard her husband calling her.
"Sweetie!! I'm going for a walk! Thought I heard something!" He yelled.
"John, you promised you wouldn't do that any more!" AnneMarie yelled back. She heard him laugh.
"I know. It's nothing, dear, I'm sure. Just two monkeys fighting, or something. I wanna take a picture!" He said, then she heard no more.
"I wish that man had listened to his friends." She told her daughter. But of course, he hadn't. They had warned him about the rumors. They had told him of the accident in San Deigo. Even showed him the tape of the T-Rex running down the streets, and of the interview with John Hammond. But, being the bull headed man he was, John denyed everything.
"Obviously this is a hoax. Dinosaurs lived and died over sixty-five million years ago." He had said. "That's something the government said to keep people off of Isla Sorna because they are probably doing something illegal there."
"Like, dinosaurs?" One friend had said. John waved him and the thought away.
"My wife and I are going. And we're taking our child. We will prove you wrong." John had said. AnneMarie had begged John not to go, but he didn't relent.
"There, all done." AnneMarie said to Percy. "All dry!" She said. She placed the baby in her car seat and went to get her milk. She picked up the bottle and was about to hand it to Percy when she heard an ear piercing shrill scream. She dropped the bottle and milk spilled everywhere.
"John?" She asked, getting out of the boat. "John?" She asked again. No answer. She went closer to the jungle, following her husband's footsteps.
"John!?" She called, more intense now. She her a low moan. She ran to it. There she found half of her husband.
"Get...away...dino..." Came from his bloodied mouth. AnneMarie heard a low growl and looked up. There was a huge dinosaur. She screamed and turned to run. She got two feet away when she tripped. She screamed again and covered her head with her arms, waiting. When nothing happened, she looked up. She saw her husband being devoured by the animal. She screamed again and jumped up and ran to the boat. Half way there, she heard the loud bellowing of the creature. She pumped her legs harder. She got to the boat and tried to push off. She was about to jump in when she felt something bite her leg. She screamed and turned to see the dinosaur chewing on her right leg. She twisted around and kicked the dinosaur's eye with her left foot. He let go and stood tall and let out a scream. Before she moved away, she noticed a huge sail on the animal's back. She searched her memory of the name. Spinosaurus. She then pushed the boat farther into the water. The waves caught it and it began moving out to sea. She jumped into the water and pushed again. Maybe the animal can't swim. She thought. But when she felt that piercing pain in her legs again, she knew it could, and that her life would end soon. She made one last effort to push the boat away, then she let the animal win.
On the boat, young Percy had no idea what was happening outside. She couldn't even comprehend the fact that a dinosaur was in the middle of eating her mother. The waves suddenly lapped against the boat, causing it to shift. Percy enjoyed the rocking movement. The Spino had entered the water, and was gaining on the boat. There was only a few feet left before the dinosaur couldn't stand up. It lunged for the boat and grabbed the back end of the boat. Percy laughed and clapped her hands as the ship rocked. However, the Spino only got the bit of the ship that was in his mouth. He swam back to shore and shook the water off of his coat.
Percy giggled as the shaking of the boat ceased. She then slipped into sleep, and the Spinosaurus let out a triumphant roar.
~Montana~ ~Four Months Later~
Alan bent over the raptor. It was so much better seeing it like this then seeing it alive. He took the brush and slowly brushed the dirt from it's mouth. Grant paused and looked at the teeth. It was only a year and a half ago that he had felt live raptor's breath down his neck. Grant shivered, despite the Montana heat.
"Dr. Grant, someone is here to see you." Someone yelled from behind.
"Be right there!" He said. He handed the brush to another digger. He stood and walked over to the tent that held the equipment.
"What is it Sean?" He asked, coming in. Sean handed him a cold beer and shrugged.
"Don't know. Some guy wearing a suit. Said he had a question for you. 'Of the utmost importance.' He said.'' Grant finished his beer and laughed.
"Where is he?" He asked. Sean pointed to a polished black Subaru. Grant shook his head and walked over to the man.
"Dr. Grant?" He asked and Alan stopped near him.
"Yes?" Alan said. The man seemed relived.
"My name is Henry Karz, and I was wondering if you'd look at something for me." He asked. Alan shook his head.
"Sorry, I'm at a busy moment right now, I can't." He said. The man, Henry, shook his head.
"Please, Dr. Grant, it wont take but a minute of your time." He gestured to the car. Alan sighed and turned around.
"Sean!" He yelled. Sean's figure jumped up.
"Yeah?" He called back.
"I'll be gone a minute or two." Alan yelled at him.
"Alright!" Sean yelled back. They saw him bend down again.
"Alright, Mr.-?" Alan asked, forgetting the man's last name.
"Karz, but please, call me Henry." Henry said, putting out his hand. Alan took it and shook.
"Alright Henry. What did you want me to see?" He asked.
Alan stepped out of the car and looked at the storage unit. "It's inside." Karz said. Alan nodded.
"Figured it would be." He mumbled.
"What was that?" Karz asked, turned around. Alan laughed.
"Go ahead." He said, gesturing at the unit. Karz nodded.
"Oh, yes." He unlocked the door then lifted it up. Alan saw a boat. The back end of it looked as if it had been ripped off.
"Take a look." Karz said, motioning to the end. "Tell me what you think." Alan walked closer.
"It looks as if it had been ripped off." Alan said, then looked closer. Dried bits of liquid clung to the marks. Alan grabbed a piece and smelled it. Suddenly, a memory came.
Alan watched as young Eric jumped through the hole in the fence. Alan prepared to jump when he smelled something sweet, yet not. It was odd. It carried the odor of a thousand rotting corpses. Alan leaped through the hole and turned around to see the snout of the Spinosaurus. It backed away, knowing it couldn't get in.
"Dr. Grant? Dr. Grant?" Grant shook his head.
"What?" He asked, turning to look at Henry.
"Do you know what did this?" He asked. Alan turned back to the boat. He ran the fingers of his right hand across the jagged area. There was more of the dried up liquid. But this also contained blood. Spit. Bloody Spit. He slowly turned around and stared at the man.
"Where did you find this boat?" He asked. Henry suddenly looked extremely uncomfortable.
"Uh, it was shipped to me. It belonged to a friend of mine. He, ah,-" Henry stopped and stared at the boat. Alan raised an eyebrow.
"He went to Isla Sorna." Alan dropped the spit and slammed his hands onto the boat. He stood and faced Henry.
"Then why am I here?" He asked. Henry looked away.
"The government said that it was a boating accident. But it didn't look like it. So I looked you up." He said, his hands fidgeting. Alan shook his head.
"Your friend is dead, then." Alan said bluntly. "This was ripped apart by a Spinosaurus. Met up with one, once. Not a pleasant creature." He turned to Henry. The man had covered his eyes and his shoulders were shaking.
"Look, I'm sorry." Alan said. "I really am. But that's what happened." He said. Henry nodded.
"Thank you for your time, Dr. Grant." He said after a moment. He stood up straight. "I'll take you back to your dig." Alan nodded and left the unit. He got back into the car and placed his chin on his hand. He had really hoped that he had heard the last of Isla Sorna.
Alan drove away from the dig site. The sun was just setting. Alan watched as the brilliant yellow sphere slipped behind the mountains and cast a beautiful glaze across the sky. Alan sighed.
When he got to his house, he noticed there was a light on. He frowned and walked in. He saw someone standing in his kitchen. They were talking to someone else.
"Who are you?" He asked. The person turned and reveled Ellie.
"Alan!" She said. "You're back!" She laughed. Alan then saw she was holding a baby. He pointed to it.
"I didn't know you had another one." He said. She laughed.
"No, Alan, this isn't mine. She's orphaned, and I thought that you two might make a good team." Alan shook his head.
"No-" He started, but she interrupted him.
"Considering your history."
"Now, Ellie, I don't want a baby!" He said. He paused and seemed to go over what she had said. "History?" He asked. She nodded.
"Yes. You've both been to Isla Sorna." She stated. Alan frowned. He walked over to her.
"That-" He said, pointing to the baby, "Has been to Isla Sorna?" He asked.
"Yes, she has." Ellie said. "Some guy found this boat with her on it, and apparently it had the end-"
"Bitten off." Alan finished. Ellie nodded.
"Yeah. Wait, how'd you know?" She asked. Alan smiled.
"I saw the boat today. Some guy named Henry Carz showed me." He looked at the baby. Ellie then slipped her into his arms.
"Elle, I don't want a baby!" He said. Ellie smiled.
"Keep her tonight, okay? If you two don't get along, then call me, and I'll come pick her up." Alan shook his head.
"I don't even have anything for her!" He said. Ellie pointed to a few bags on the floor. She raised an eyebrow.
"I even lent you a book about babies. Have fun!" She said, and left. Alan shook his head. The baby seemed to stare right up at him.
"Um..." He said. The baby blinked. Her blue eyes looked like the water near Isla Sorna. They were so blue. Alan shook his head. Ellie was crazy! Then the baby reached up and grabbed Alan's nose. She smiled. Alan laughed a bit.
"Well, Ellie didn't tell me your name." He said, gently pulling her hand away. "So I'll have to come up with one. For tonight." He said. The baby smiled again.
"Well, I had a friend back in grade school named Amie. You see, she hated when you spelled her name A-m-y, always told everyone to spell it A-m-i-e." Alan laughed. He looked down at the little girl.
"She died, you know. Car accident. But, I don't think she's mind if I called you Amie." Amie smiled again, and then laughed.