On a mild Friday in April, 10-year-old Megan Hannaford went to the elementary school located somewhere in northwestern New Jersey for "Show-And-Tell". While other kids brought in stuffed animals, art projects, their favorite collections, et cetera, Megan brought in a living relic from the Cretaceous Period.

Her name was Sandy, and she was a Velociraptor mongoliensis. The class was noticeably tense when they saw this "dangerous beast" entering with Megan. Megan explained that Sandy was very tame, gentle, and friendly. She and her family had raised Sandy for about six years when she was just an infant.

Sandy was as gentle as a golden retriever and as playful as a kitten. She also had the palate of a modern human being, refusing any meat that wasn't fully cooked. The other classmates slowly began to relax that morning, while Sandy occasionally batted at a piece of string from one of the students' art projects.

Fridays were popularly known as "Pizza Days" in schools, and this Friday was no exception. Megan brought Sandy to the cafeteria at lunchtime, and they each had pizza, a chocolate brownie for dessert, and chocolate milk to drink.

Other kids were curious about Sandy. They wondered if she was ever aggressive or had attacked anyone at home. Megan said that Sandy loves to cuddle with Oscar, the family's pet gray tabby cat, and often sleeps with him. She said the only thing Sandy "attacks" is the food she loves to eat, particularly comfort foods and pasta dishes.

Sandy was not a monster from Hollywood. She was a friend, and Megan was happy to have her as a member of the family.

News of Sandy spread like wildfire. Social websites were full of posts and tweets about Sandy. News anchors, eager for "thrilling" stories, spread misinformation, claiming that Sandy was a "dangerous monster" and warning people about her. Paleontologists from all over the world were baffled by her existence.

One paleontologist, Dr. Stan Whitestone, was in the area when he heard of Sandy's existence. He heard the rumors and wanted to see Sandy for himself, although he didn't know where the Hannaford family lived.

As fate would have it, Dr. Whitestone got the chance while he was walking along a trail in the forest not far from the Hannafords. It was a Saturday afternoon near the end of April, eight days after Megan brought Sandy to school for "Show-And-Tell".

Megan and her 14-year-old brother, James, were walking with Sandy along the same trail that afternoon. They often did this on the weekend when the weather was nice and not too warm, and Sandy loved being with them on these hikes.

It was then that they crossed paths with the paleontologist. Dr. Whitestone was stunned to see Sandy in person with the Hannaford children. After the initial reaction died down, he introduced himself and asked them questions about their prehistoric companion. James and Megan explained how Sandy had been living with them since she was an infant, about six years earlier. They said that Sandy was very gentle and wouldn't harm anyone or anything.

Dr. Whitestone admitted that Sandy was rewriting everything paleontologists had known about Velociraptors. Until then, Velociraptors were only known for their unpredictable, dangerous behavior. Paleontologists have been studying these dinosaurs for decades, but nobody knew exactly what they were like in person.

The thing that baffled Dr. Whitestone the most about Sandy was where she was living. Fossils of Velociraptor mongoliensis were found in Mongolia, hence the name "mongoliensis". Yet, Sandy was living in New Jersey, in the United States. How was that possible? Neither James nor Megan knew the answer to that question.

Dr. Whitestone came up with a possible theory: perhaps Sandy's parents (long before she was born) had traveled from Mongolia to the United States by plane. Maybe someone from Mongolia stowed away on the plane with a couple of Velociraptors on board. However they got to the United States, one thing was certain: they were here to stay.

That's when Dr. Whitestone realized that if Sandy had come from her parents about six years ago, there must be other Velociraptors alive, somewhere in the state. He began to wonder if other people had encounters with Sandy's relatives. Was Sandy the only living Velociraptor in the United States, or were there others like her around somewhere? Only time would tell.

The End...?

I'm not going to write the entire film. I just want to focus on some significant changes that could make things very interesting...and bizarre to anyone besides me. Don't worry. I'll keep everything "Safe For Work". By the end of this story, I hope that some of you will never look at Jurassic Park the same way again. So, let me get started.

The first change begins right at the start of the film. When the first Raptor in the crate is transferred by a forklift, she panics and escapes by ramming the crate, causing it to detach from the holding pen. Robert Muldoon and his workers attempt to taze the dinosaur, but she shoves her way through them. She does not attack or kill any of them. She merely shoves them out of her way and escapes back into the jungle.

Dr. Alan Grant, Dr. Ellie Sattler, and Dr. Ian Malcolm are summoned to Isla Nublar by the park's entrepreneur, John Hammond, to examine the park and make sure it's safe for visitors. When they get there, they are surprised to see living dinosaurs and question the safety of the park when they learn that there are Raptors breeding there.

They soon meet Hammond's grandchildren: 9-year-old Tim Murphy and his 12-year-old sister, Lex (short for Alexis). When the tour begins, Muldoon informs Hammond and the chief engineer, Ray Arnold, of an approaching Tropical Storm that could threaten the island. Grant, Ellie, Malcolm, the children, and two Raptors have elected to go on the tour, unaware of the approaching storm.

The herd of Dilophosaurs does appear on the tour, unlike in the real film, but they don't do much of anything. They just lie there on the ground and hardly acknowledge the two passing vehicles. Richard Kiley, the voice heard on the tour, does caution the visitors that the Dilos can spit venom at their prey, but this herd has no motivation to do that.

The park's T. rex, however, does not appear, just as in the real film; even when a goat appears, chained to a tether, to lure the large carnivore. Since the Raptors refused to be kept in the holding pen, they now roam free on the island, which explains how and why two of them are on the tour. And there are more than three adult Raptors. A LOT more!

The Raptors do not attack anyone or anything, not even the sick Triceratops that the visitors encounter. They can't "talk" like we can, but they have an interesting way of communication to anyone outside of their pack: thought transference.

Dennis Nedry manages to shut down the park's security systems and the animal fences to steal dinosaur embryos, just as in the real film.

As the storm lashes the island with strong winds, heavy rain, and severe thunderstorms, the T. rex only briefly makes an appearance when she snatches the goat from the tether and retreats back into the jungle. The goat's fate remains unknown, although it's assumed that she eats the goat somewhere hidden.

Nedry ends up lost on his way to the East Dock, but he does not get killed by a juvenile Dilophosaurus (nor an adult, for that matter). Instead, he's defeated when time runs out, and the boat leaves without him. Frustrated and humiliated, he manages to winch his jeep and drives back to the Visitor's Center.

The stranded visitors have to figure out another way back to the Visitor's Center, since the electric vehicles can't run without the park's power. Using thought transference, the two Raptors devise a plan to escort the visitors back to the main compound, though they wait until the storm eases.

On his way back to the Visitor's Center, Nedry suddenly swerves the jeep to avoid hitting a Raptor that sprints across the road. He crashes the jeep into a tree and is injured, although he survives. The jeep, however, can no longer operate. Now he is stranded somewhere along the main road.

A Raptor comes to help Nedry and carefully hauls him out of the wrecked jeep. Then it calls out to other Raptors within earshot, and two more Raptors quickly arrive on the scene. The two Raptors carefully hoist the injured man on their shoulders while the first one leads the way back to the Visitor's Center. It's not easy for the two Raptors to carry Nedry because of his excessive weight, but they don't lose their determination.

When the rain finally ends, the other two Raptors on the tour with Grant, Malcolm, and the children escort them back to the Visitor's Center. After a while, though, the group becomes tired and weary. They take shelter in a drainage pipe and decide to stay there until the next morning.

Back at the Visitor's Center, Ellie (who had stayed behind to tend the sick Triceratops and was brought to the center by a veterinarian in a gas-powered jeep) is worried about Grant and the other stranded visitors in the park. She doesn't know what has happened to them or if they are even alive.

The next morning, Grant, Malcolm, the children, and the two Raptors climb out of the drainage pipe and resume their journey back to the Visitor's Center. They pass by a herd of dinosaurs not seen in the real film: Hypsilophodons. The Raptors notice that the herbivores are feeding on berry bushes, and their mouths water! They haven't eaten since yesterday, at least, and they are very hungry.

Unable to contain themselves, the Raptors make their move! The Hypsilophodons shriek in alarm and run for their lives. But the Raptors don't chase after the herbivores. Instead, they munch on the berries and fill their bellies. They motion for Grant, Malcolm, and the children to join them on the feed, which they do.

Nedry finally makes it back to the Visitor's Center with the help of the three Raptors. They had taken shelter in another portion of the park last night. Nedry rests in a comfortable cot, and the Raptors use their thoughts to tell Ellie to administer morphine to him. She asks about the other survivors, but the Raptors don't know their whereabouts.

Later on, Grant, Malcolm, the children, and the other two Raptors enter the Visitor's Center. At the same time, Ray, Hammond, and Muldoon discuss how to restore power to the park. Hammond realizes that they have no choice but to shut down the entire system to wipe out what Nedry had done to it yesterday evening.

When the shutdown trips the circuit breakers, Ray heads for the maintenance shed to turn on the power. Two Raptors escort him to protect him from anything dangerous. While he is successful at restoring power to various sections of the park, Lex uses her hacker skills to boot up the security systems.

With the park back in business and no fatalities, the visitors are reluctant to leave Isla Nublar. But the weekend is coming to a close, and the visitors realize that they must leave. Besides, with Nedry injured, he needs a doctor to care for him. He never mentions anything about what happened last night. The stolen embryos remain lost forever.

Or do they?

The End...?

On a chilly Saturday evening in April (2026), the Miller family had a nice dinner: mixed green lettuce with sliced cucumbers and shredded carrots, topped with Catalina dressing; spaghetti and meatballs, topped with grated cheese, and fudge brownies for dessert. To drink, Tom and Sarah (the Miller parents) had wine, while Gabrielle, James, Victoria, and Olivia (the Miller children) had apple juice.

Gabrielle was 14 years old, James was 11 years old, Victoria was 8 years old, and Olivia was 6 years old. What made Olivia stand out from her siblings was the fact that she wasn't human. She was a Velociraptor mongoliensis! The Millers lived in Maplewood, New Jersey.

The Millers discovered Olivia about six years ago, when she was just an infant who was trapped under a fallen log. A storm had knocked the log down on the nest. She was the only surviving member of her dinosaur siblings. The Millers felt sorry for her and took her back home with them.

They trained her to be more humanlike after they realized that she didn't like raw meat. She imprinted on them and became a very social companion. She couldn't speak like a human, but she acted and ate like one.

She became a worldwide sensation in the Spring of 2025 when a neighbor named Janet Henderson, who had once babysat the Miller children a few years earlier, saw Olivia playing with her human siblings in the backyard. Janet snapped a photo and reported that the "dangerous beast" was hunting the children.

The news media had a field day. Headlines screamed:

• DANGEROUS MONSTER IN NEW JERSEY!!
• A REAL LIFE JURASSIC PARK IN MAPLEWOOD!!

Similar headlines continued to flood the media. Social media websites were flooded with numerous posts and texts from concerned people. Some called it a hoax, but others were scared for the Miller family and the population of Maplewood. Paleontologists were astonished to learn of her existence, since they had known for years that Velociraptors had gone extinct about 71 million years ago.

It wasn't long before the small town became a "hot spot". The police and the SWAT team arrived at Maplewood, armed and ready to take down this "dangerous beast". The Millers defended Olivia and said she was family, not a monster. They fought for a few months to keep Olivia in the family...and finally won. Olivia was finally allowed to live in peace alongside her human family.

Mrs. Henderson apologized to the Millers for all the trouble she had caused. To make amends, she invited them out to a pizzeria for dinner. Olivia, of course, loved pizza (hold the toppings), and devoured four slices of it.

One customer, who had been sitting at a table nearby, smiled when he saw the gentle Velociraptor eating pizza instead of people. When the Millers and Mrs. Henderson finished eating, he stood up and introduced himself to them.

"Hello. My name is Alan Grant. You might recognize me as the paleontologist who was almost eaten by these dinosaurs on Isla Nublar and on Isla Sorna many years ago."

"Olivia's harmless, Dr. Grant," Gabrielle said. "She wouldn't hurt a fly, let alone people." "It's true," Tom said. "She's really sweet and gentle. You can even pet her if you like."

Dr. Alan Grant, the man who had dangerous encounters with these prehistoric animals, slowly reached out and gently petted the top of Olivia's head. She purred and gently nuzzled his hand as though she were a house cat.

"I never thought that I would be doing this to a Velociraptor instead of running away from it," Alan said. "The scientific community will never believe this."

After goodbyes, Alan left the pizzeria and thought about what he could tell the scientific community and the other paleontologists. Velociraptors were always thought of as fierce, intelligent, and deadly creatures in the world of paleontology, not to mention in the world of Hollywood media. Olivia was, indeed, intelligent, but she was neither fierce nor deadly. What could Alan possibly tell the other paleontologists? What would YOU (the reader) tell paleontologists if you encountered a Velociraptor like Olivia?

The End!

P.S., if only this were real instead of fiction...

"Why isn't the dinosaur eating?" Elizabeth asked, and Tony responded, "I guess she's not hungry right now."

Soon after, Fiona's stomach began to growl. But she still ignored the untouched hamburger patty. It was raw, and she didn't want it. It just sat there on the plate until Julia had to toss it out before it smelled up the whole house. Fiona's stomach growled louder, and all three children suddenly figured out the problem.

The youngest child, a girl named Madison, said, "I bet that she would have eaten that hamburger if it had been cooked first." "Honey," Julia said, "this creature is a carnivore. Carnivores eat raw meat from animals." Or so she thought. "Even Lucky ate part of the patty until he was full," Tony said. "Speaking of food," Ryan said, "how about we have pizza tonight for dinner?"

Upon hearing the word "pizza", Fiona perked up and whined loudly. "She wants pizza, too," Elizabeth said. The family settled on pizza that night. Tony ordered pizza from a local pizzeria in town. With two adults, three children, and a hungry dinosaur, he decided to order three large pizzas. One pizza was half-plain/half-pepperoni. The second was plain cheese. And the third was half-plain/half extra cheese.

Fiona devoured SIX slices of pizza: four plain and two extra cheese! The rest of her human family ate what they could from the remaining pizzas. Three slices (one pepperoni and two plain cheese) remained, but Fiona was full, so Tony and Julia wrapped them up and put them in the freezer.

Weeks passed. Lucky was growing bigger, and Fiona was happy to live with her family. She was well-fed with good food. Her four favorite foods were pizza, macaroni & cheese, salad (yes, SALAD) topped with Catalina dressing, and sugary snacks. Of course, she ate other foods, as well. Any meat she ate was always fully cooked. She was home, at last, and no longer the lonely Dromaeosaurid she had been. They all lived happily ever after.

The End!

After navigating the small town, the Achillobator found a neighborhood and figured that someone might take in the small kitten, who was fast asleep on the dinosaur's back. By this time, another round of light rain began to fall.

The dinosaur crept up to a house and lightly scratched on the front door, hoping for someone to open it. But there was no response.

What the Achillobator didn't know was that the people who lived there were gone for the day. The adults were at work, and the children were at school. It was a Tuesday, after all. The only thing the Dromaeosaurid could do was wait for the humans to return home. Fortunately, it crept into the family's garage to protect the small kitten from the elements. The prehistoric animal curled itself into a ball and closed its eyes.

3 HOURS LATER

The Achillobator woke up to the sound of human voices nearby. When it peeked out from the garage's entrance, it saw the human adults heading for the house and let out a soft whine to get their attention.

"Whoa there, big guy!" the male adult human said in surprise. His wife gasped and covered her mouth with her hands. It whined again before it revealed the small kitten on its back. The adult humans realized that this dinosaur was protecting the furry feline, and their hearts melted. The rain was beginning to pick up in intensity.

They brought the Achillobator inside their home and called out to their children, who were upstairs finishing up their homework. When they saw the large dinosaur with the small kitten, they could hardly believe their eyes.

The prehistoric animal found a heating vent on the floor near one of the side windows and gently let the kitten slide off its back to help warm it up. Soon after, both animals began to dry off from the rain.

It was unanimous that they wanted to keep both animals in their home. The children decided on names for the dinosaur and the kitten. After some debate, they settled on "Fiona" for the Achillobator and "Lucky" for the kitten.

With names out of the way, the next problem this family had was feeding them. The oldest child, a boy named Ryan, suggested raw meat and fish. Unfortunately, neither option was available in their home. The middle child, a girl named Elizabeth, suggested hamburger patties, which they had in their freezer. The father, named Tony, quickly went to the freezer and took out a box of burger patties to defrost.

Tony took out a plate from one of the cabinets, placed two frozen patties on it, and warmed them up in the microwave to fully defrost the meat. When they were defrosted enough, he gently placed the plate of patties onto the floor near Fiona and Lucky. Lucky crept up to the plate and nibbled on the meat.

Tony's wife, Julia, took out a small saucer from a cabinet, then went to the fridge, got out some milk, poured it into the saucer, and gently set it by Lucky. When Lucky ate as much meat as he wanted, he began to lap up the milk. Guess who was NOT eating!

To be continued...hopefully.