After years of harboring feelings for Ellie Sattler, Dr. Alan Grant finally had the chance to start a relationship with her. However, despite all the affection and admiration, things did not turn out as he had hoped, and the couple ended up separating. The relationship, although meaningful, revealed that different paths awaited them.

With a slightly lighter heart, but still with his passion for paleontology intact, Grant decided to return to the field to return to what made him happiest: exploring remains of the past. At the new archaeological site, he felt renewed, with the smell of dry earth and the sound of tools in action around him. While planning the excavations, he was informed that he would be welcoming a new colleague to join the team. The news made him curious, but he soon turned his attention to the fossils that were beginning to emerge from the ground.

On the day of their arrival, he was adjusting his hat in the hot sun when he saw her walking towards him. There was something in her confident posture that caught his attention. With the tools still in his hands, he dusted them off and walked over to her, extending his hand.

“I’m Dr. Alan Grant. Welcome to my team. And you are…?” he asked, his voice firm but with a slight smile of welcome.