Raptor and I (Rewritten) Chapter 1

A.N: Hello people, sorry for leaving you guys hanging for so long. Now this version will slightly different from the older version but I will be keeping most of the interactions the same… please enjoy the story and please tell me what you all think.

Most of the story will be written in Rae's Pov or Sorin's Pov but occasionally I will switch to some of the other characters Povs. Just to let you all know…

Disclaimer: I do not own Jurassic Park but I do own the OCs

Attention: This whole chapter takes place 5 years before the movie

Rae's Pov

I leant back against the large shady tree that I was sitting under, enjoying the sight of the pack of grey wolves right in front of me as they lazed about in the snow, full after being fed by yours truly. My name is Rae Akatsuki and I work at the Alaskan wildlife sanctuary. (A.N: It's made up…) Out of all the animals in the park, my favourite animals are the wolves, I enjoy watching how they interact as a pact and it does help that they are such gorgeous animals.

"I knew I would find you lazing here squirt." A familiar gruff voice said, accompanied by the crunch of boots in the snow.

"The tracker on the snow mobile told you where I am Josh. Don't make me sound so predictable." I grinned up at the man standing right next to me.

"You are predictable squirt. Anyway, the boss sent me to find you. Apparently, there is this guy named Hammond looking for you." Josh answered.

"Hammond…" I echoed, thinking if I have ever heard of a Hammond.

"You know him?" Josh asked; offering me his hand that I took and he pulled me up so that I was standing face to face, well face to chest since I was only about 1.6 meters compared to his 1.75 meters height.

"I don't think so. Nothing from the stuff that my parents left for me mentioned anything about a Hammond." I replied, after thinking long and hard.

"Well, lets go find out what this Hammond wants." Josh suggested, starting up his snow mobile while I did the same with mine. Together, we made our way back the headquarters.

Alaskan Wildlife Sanctuary HQ

"Josh said you wanted me Boss?" I asked, stepping into the boss' office.

"There you are Rae. Mr Hammond, this is Rae, the one you are looking for. Rae this is Mr Hammond. He has an offer for you." Mrs Lockett greeted me with a man that looked like the colonel from KFC. (A.N: I realized this I was rewatching the movie recently)

" Nice to meet you Mr. Hammond. I heard you where looking for me?" I greeted the man with a firm handshake.

"Nice to meet you Miss Rae. Yes, I was looking for you, I have a proposition for you." Mr Hammond said.

" Oh. May I ask what can I help you with?" I questioned.

" Your name is Rae Akatsuki, you are 17 years old this year. You grew up at Redwood Orphanage (A.N: Made up) in this very town ever since you were 2 years old. You graduated from Locar High school (A.N: Made up) recently but you have been helping out at the Alaskan Wildlife Sanctuary ever since you were 12. You are especially specialized in the care and behaviour of the grey wolves and that my dear is the reason why I am here." Mr Hammond cried in joy as he recited out details of my whole life.

"Hhh..ho..how did you know that?" I stuttered, staring back and forth from the smiling old man to Mrs Lockett who looked as though she was trying not to laugh.

"My dear, I can tell a lot from a person by shaking his or her hand." the happy man said.

'Say what?!" I exclaimed, freaking out. That was when the two elders stared to laugh their heads off.

"I am kidding my dear, I got all that information from your file." Mr Hammond explained, " Though I was not lying that this is why I am here for you."

"Oookay.." I replied calming down.

"Mr Hammond here owns an island dear." Mrs Lockett informed.

"Please Mrs Lockett I would like to tell Ms Rae, myself." Mr Hammond said, looking at the Director of the sanctuary.

"Miss Rae, I own an island off the coast of Coasta Rica. The whole island is going to be an animal park, a sanctuary if you will. I already have all the occupants housed and ready to go but I require experts who can understand these animals to look after them." Mr Hammond started.

" You want me to go to your island and look after your grey wolves." I summarized.

"Wolves? Oh no dear. I want you to care for the Raptors." He replied.

"Raptors? Mr Hammond, I'm afraid you are mistaken, I have very little knowledge of caring for birds of prey." I answered.

"Not those kind of raptors. I mean raptors as in dinosaur raptors." Mr Hammond said looking at me with a smile. The only thing that came to mind when I heard that is that this man was crazy! Raptors! Those dinosaurs that lived in packs god knows how many billions of years ago.

"I'm sorry.. what did you say? Those kind of raptors are extinct, in fact all dinosaurs are extinct." I replied, looking at Mrs Lockett for help but she had already left the room. When did she leave and why was she leaving me alone with this psycho?

"My park is different from this sanctuary and all the other wildlife parks in the world Ms Rae. My park is the first and probably the only one of its kind. I have or I should say that my scientists have managed to clone real life dinosaurs that are currently living in my park. I need people who can help look after them." Mr Hammond explained, staring straight at me.

I was stumped at what I was hearing. Cloning that I understood but real live dinosaurs? Where on earth did he get the DNA?

"How did you do it? I mean you would need DNA to do cloning." I asked.

"My dear girl, if you would work in my park, I will share with you every single detail." Mr Hammond smiled.

"Why do you need me? I know almost next to nothing about dinosaurs." I questioned, wondering why this man needed me.

"You give yourself very little credit. Despite your young age, you are known for you work with the grey wolves, you understand their behaviour and their pack dynamics." Mr Hammond said.

"I do not see how that is applicable to your dinosaurs." I replied.

"Ms Rae.. Raptors are pack animals, I am not only giving you a job but also a once in a lifetime chance to study the behaviour of a creature once thought extinct." Mr Hammond explained seriously.

"I am happy with where I am now Mr Hammond, why would I want to leave." I replied, seriously.

"I will fund this sanctuary for as long as you will work for me." Mr Hammond baited. That had me thinking, everyone knew that the sanctuary depended heavily on donations to run and this man, if he can buy an island and do all that he has said. The sanctuary would be stable for the rest its days. I could not turn down this job!

"Very well. I accept your offer Mr Hammond." I said, " When do I leave?"

"Excellent. Actually we can leave right away. Of course you can have some time to pack while I talk to Mrs Lockett." Mr Hammond said cheerfully as he got up and left the room.

Fast forward to arrival at the Island

"Welcome to Jurassic Park, my dear Ms Rae." Hammond proudly stated as we drove past the huge wooden gates. I must say that despite the hurried packing and farewell to Josh, Mrs Lockett and the others at the sanctuary before being whisked away to a plane and then helicopter, I was amazed at the sights and sounds around me.

I really could not believe my eyes with what was before me. I could see a herd of long necked dinosaurs (Brachiosaurs, Hammond informed me) and many other species of dinosaurs. I kept staring around me in amazement as we continued to whatever destination that the driver was taking us. Hammond was also silent during the ride but I could practically feel the pride rolling off him in waves.

After another 10 minutes we arrived at solid grey building that had a couple of people working around it, like painting and such.

"Miss Rae. This is the visitor's centre, please follow me." Hammond gestured as he got out of the car door that the driver was holding open for us. I followed the old man out and we entered the building where a humongous T-rex skeleton was being pieced together for display. We went up a flight of steps and through several corridors before we entered through a door that was labeled control room.

"Arnold, Robert. I would like for you three to meet someone." Hammond called out as he entered the room. Two men turned away from the many computers that littered the room and looked up expectantly at Hammond.

"Who's the little girl John?" a black man with a headset asked, giving me a curious look.

"Rae Akatsuki. The wolf girl that John was talking about non-stop for the past week." A intimidating man in kaki jungle wear supplied, looking at me straight in the eyes.

"Yes! You're correct Robert. This is Miss Rae Akatsuki. She will be looking after the raptors." Hammond said happily.

"Nice meeting the both of you." I greeted with a big smile looking at both men before keeping eye contact with Robert.

"Come along little girl. I'll show you around." Robert said, getting up from his seat. He motioned for me to follow him after grabbing his gun and hat. I looked expectantly at Hammond who just gestured for me to follow Robert.

Hammond's Pov

" Are you sure about this John? She is only a little girl and you are asking her to care for one of the smartest dinosaurs that we have in the park." Arnold asked me, once the other two have left the room.

"I am a hundred percent sure that Ms Rae will fit in perfectly." I replied him with a smile.

Robert's Pov

What on earth is Hammond thinking! Does he not understand that the Raptors are the smartest and the most dangerous of all his pet dinosaurs to be around? I have already lost the number of times that I harped to him about the danger that those creatures pose and he gets a little girl that knows all about wolves to care for them!

"Uh… excuse me but where are we going?" a voice cut through my train of thoughts. I turned around and faced the very girl that occupied my thoughts.

"I am taking on a tour of the park, leave your belongings at the lobby. I will ask for someone to bring it to your room in the staff dormitory." I instructed, just as we started down the stairs that led us to said lobby.

'Okay." She replied.

Once she had gotten rid of her luggage, I drove her around the park and showed her the open areas where the herbivores roamed and then all the carnivore enclosures that had the electrical fencing. I could tell by her actions that she was amazed with all that she saw. I could understand, as I was also astonished when John had first introduced this place to me.

Leaving the worst to the last, I drove the both of us to the Raptor enclosure.

" This used to be the animal containment unit but now it houses the raptors. This will be your new work station." I informed her as she peered into the pit.

"What's wrong with their own enclosure?" she asked, looking back at me.

"Listen here very closely girl, especially if you want to live. These creatures are nothing like those wolves that you are used. These creatures are highly intelligent, proficient hunters and they make all other predators look like children." I hissed

"Oh…" She answered. I motioned for her to follow me as I led her to the keepers area that was located at the base of the building.

"This is your main working area, you have your computer, phone and the other stuff that you will require." I said.

"You have a observatory here." She exclaimed.

"Oh yea. That there is something that I have warned John many times to get rid off. But he would not listen." I sneered, not looking at the girl as I rummaged through the cupboard located in the room for a new set of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the girl as well as a few sets of uniform.

"OMG! You're gorgeous aren't you." I heard her exclaim. I immediately turned around to see her standing in front of the panel, looking amazed at the one raptor that I believe should be the first to be destroyed. The Big One.

"Get away from there you silly girl!" I yelled, pulling her away from the panel where the Big One was huffing and puffing against the panel, fogging it.

"What?!" She cried, " It can't hurt me through that right?"

"This particular creature should not be underestimated. This girl is the Big One, the alpha female. She is that you will have to watch out for the most. She is the reason for their transfer to this unit." I warned her.

"What did she do?" the girl asked curious.

"She had the others from her pack search for weak spots in the fencing." I answered.

"Wow!" the girl replied with an amazed look back at the creature that was eying the both us through the panel.

"What does the alpha male look like?" she asked, looking back at me.

"There are no male dinosaurs on this island. It helps to control the population." I replied sharply, pulling her by the arm out of the room. There was something about the way that the Big One was staring at her that had me nervous.

"Oh I see." She replied as she got into the jeep.

Rae's Pov

By the time Robert had finished with the tour, it was already dark so we went to the staff dormitory that apparently only housed Hammond, Arnold, Robert, some guy named Denis and now me. I was thoroughly astonished by what I have seen today but I was most drawn towards the raptors. I do not know why but there was just something about them that interests me, especially the alpha female.

"This here would be your room. Everything you need would already be inside. Breakfast would be served at 7 am and we start work at 8." Robert informed me as we stood in front of my door.

'Thank you for everything today Robert." I grinned.

"Just survive girl" He replied, handing over the key card to me before starting to walk away, probably to his own room. I twirled with my card between my fingers and was just about to swipe it over the sensor when I heard Robert call my name.

"Yea?" I answered.

"There are a couple of books on your desk. Hammond wants you to finish reading them as soon as possible." He instructed.

"Okay! Sure thing." I replied, swiping my card and entering my new room. The interior of my room was pretty nice, it had all the basic furniture. I walked towards the desk that was located in the corner of the room and saw that the books that Robert had just mentioned were sitting there.

I sat down in the office chair and took a look at the books. They were all about the different species of dinosaurs, I suppose that was why Hammond wanted me to read them finish as soon as possible.

Three hours later and after a hot shower, I was lying in my new comfy bed thinking how my life was going to change from this day onwards.. but if only I could know how changed it would be in the near future.

Sorin's Pov

I was patrolling around the territory that those two-legged weaklings had placed us in. I am the alpha male of this pack of about 7 raptors. We used to be part of a much bigger pack where my father was alpha male but then one day, those two-legged freaks captured this group of raptors and we were placed in dark enclosed confining cages and then brought here. Among my pack, there is my mother, my three older brothers, my sister and one other female raptor.

Currently, everyone else was at the nesting area, deep in the vegetation of this cage, resting after a full meal. As I was patrolling, I heard the sounds of one of those humans arriving. I raised my snout and sniffed the air, catching a familiar scent of the alpha human male. I growled to myself, I never liked that human and how he commanded his other human pack members to attack my pack and I with sticks that spit lighting when it touched us. (AN: He means the electric prongs that they used in the movies) There was also a new scent with him, a hint of earth and some kind of flower, another human perhaps.

This was interesting; the alpha male usually only brought the same pack members with him. I quickly made my way to the see through part of the cage where I knew I often seen the alpha human male as well as other human males tinker away at whatever they like to do.

I waited, crouched behind some of the bushes near the see through wall, not long after I hid myself, I watched as my long time nemesis entered the room. I was going to growl but the human that followed behind him caught my attention. It's appearance was very different from all the humans I have seen so far. It looked much younger and smaller than all the humans I have seen, it's mane that all the humans had was a deep, rich brown colour but it was pulled back to the top of its head and hung all the way to its back.

I watched as it followed its alpha around the room, I could not help my curiosity and went forward to stand in front of the see through wall to get a better look. The new human spotted me standing there and approached. It stood a little shorter then me so it had to look up slightly. I looked at it up and down when I noticed that it's chest was a bigger than usual and its face looked a little more feminine than the males.

However, when our eyes met, I was mesmerized by the orange hue in its eyes that shined among the same brown as its mane. I do not know for how long I was staring into those eyes but they were suddenly torn from mine. I snarled in anger, turning my head to see who the intruder was. Of course, it just had to be my nemesis.

As I continued to stare at the new human, I was struck with a sudden realization. This new human was a female! A human female! This was the first time I have ever seen one. It was so weird looking; it did not look intimidating at all. In fact, it looked completely harmless! I could not help myself and stared some more in the wake of my discovery.

I must admit though, regardless of how weak she looked, there was something that drew me to her. I could not help but growl when my nemesis dragged her out of sight. Unable to do anything, I sighed and made my way back to the nesting site for some rest.