The Idolmaster in: The Treasure of Ucayali Chapter 1
A few weeks ago, after the dinosaur incident in the AFW building, the CEO of AFW Cassandra Sellers declares truce with 765 Production and Dinosaur Protection Group, and our chairman Mr. Takagi signed the peace treaty along with DPG representative Owen Grady. They promise not to harrass dinosaurs nor 765 Production and its staffs and idols and mind their own business instead. I'm actually delighted to hear that AFW is no longer a problem...this was by the request of someone. Let's call him Mr. T, a perverted staff in AFW who apparently the manager of two tomboy girls there (TBH I don't pretty like tomboys, but Julia, Makoto and Noriko as they're also part of 765 Production and I can't just simply fire them from here)
However, today is a pretty unique (and awesome day). Momoko discovered an old treasure map dating back from the Meiji restoration. I believe it was brought by the Spanish or American traders. I was kinda shocked when I saw the map, it seems that the map leads to somewhere in South America called "Ucayali". Ucayali? Seems I heard this name before I swear in a magazine about ornamental fish...I think it was a name of a river in South America. Iku begged to me to explore there, but I won't let her as that place could be dangerous
Momoko: Onii-chan... Please...can I go there? I wanna bring home the treasure
Me: No means no, that place is dangerous and you could be attacked by dangerous animals like jaguars, piranhas and caimans there. Please, understand
Momoko: But Momoko is not afraid of animals, Momoko wanna bring friends there. Iku, Tamaki and Ami and Mami
Me: Do I have to repeat it again...if we lose you or your friends to a bunch of rabid jungle animals, who will ever replace you?
Momoko: Okay...
Tomorrow, on 5:00 AM
Momoko: *sneaks into the 765 Live Theater building* Clear?
Iku: Clear! Let's get the map! *enters the producer's office* I can't seem to reach the map. Taka-P placed it on top of the bookcase
Ami and Mami: We can help! *carries a ladder to the office*
Iku: Thanks! *climbs the ladder and takes the map* Gotcha!
Momoko: Awesome! Now, to find a mean of transportation... *sees Nigel parked on the back of the building* I have an idea...
Momoko and her friends rides Nigel to the Ucayali rainforests in Peru. Meanwhile, I my jaw dropped as I arrived on the building and saw the girls already leaving with Nigel. I've warned you...and you didn't heed my warning. It's up to y'all to survive now... I hope you return with the treasure and not with a piranha teeth lodged in your legs
Tamaki: So, Momo-chan, where are we going to?
Momoko: To the lost lands of Ucayali, as marked on this map
Tamaki: Where is Ucayali?
Momoko: The map marks Ucayali as somewhere in South America. I think it's some ancient place in the Amazon jungle
Iku: A-a-a-amazon jungle? I hope we won't be eaten by giant snakes or piranhas there! I'm scared...
Momoko: As long as we stand together, nothing that needs to be feared of. Now let's go, we're almost there
Ami: Hey, Momo-chan. There's another blimp coming towards us
Momoko: Where? That one
Ami: There's a short-haired blondie and a couple of tomboys too. I'm assuming those are our rivals
Momoko: Mmmph... They want to take the treasure. Let's see what youngsters can do to a couple of old-timers like them!
*the enemy blimp approaches Nigel*
?: So, you're going to Ucayali too? Apparently there's another map leading there and we'll be getting the treasure first
Momoko: Who the heck are you! You're not going to steal the treasure from us!
Darjeeling: My name is Darjeeling, wanna have a cup of tea?
Momoko: I'm not having a cup of tea with an old timer jerk like you! Buzz off!
Darjeeling: You little brat... You need to be taught a lesson... Fire the cannons!
*the cannons fired at Nigel*
Nigel: Ouch! My shell!
Tamaki: I'm losing control! What should we do?
Momoko: We don't have any weapons, but we brought food though
Iku: Well, looks like we'll teach 'em how kids are made off!
Momoko: Humph! Let's go! *pulls Darjeeling's hair*
Darjeeling: Aaaahhh! It hurts! Grrr... *slaps Momoko's cheek*
Momoko: Ouch! You won't do that to someone younger, do you?
Darjeeling: Psshh... I don't care if they're children or no- *suddenly sees a flock of pterosaurs closing in* W-W-W-What are thooooooooose!
Momoko: Birds?
Ami: Let me check... *looks at the oncoming flying reptiles with her binoculars* Those are...pterodactyls!
Momoko: This doesn't sound good..
A flock of Anhangueras and Tapejaras flies towards Nigel and the blimp carrying Darjeeling and the other two girls. They attack the flying turtle and the blimp with their sharp claws and beaks. Darjeeling was snatched away by a hungry Anhangeura, before a Tapejara knocked her away from the sharp-billed pterosaur's beak. The British girl falls to the Pacific ocean, only ending up to become a hearty meal for the hungry Tiger Sharks. Meanwhile, Nigel and the enemy blimp falls into the forests of Ucayali after being ravaged by the flying reptiles. Nigel crashes into the riverbank, and reverts back into his turtle form, while the enemy blimp is stuck on top of a very tall tree, where there's an Anhanguera nest on top of it
Momoko: Oh dear! What happened?
Iku: We crashed... Now Nigel's wounded
Nigel: *cough cough* That was painful... My tail bleeds...
Iku: Now what are we going to do? Do we still have the map?
Ami: Gotcha! *shows the others the map*
Momoko: Good thing those jerks didn't stole it. Now let's go find a village here first and cure Nigel from his wounds!
Iku: Aaaaalright! Ami, Mami, carry our supplies!
Ami and Mami: Got 'em!
As they walk through the jungles, a pack of Herrerasaurus stalks the five little girls. One of the theropods salivates and hisses quietly as they spotted a perfect prey. As Momoko and her friends are off-guard, the Herrerasaurus jumps into action and attacks the five girls. Momoko and Iku runs away together as they cry for help, while Tamaki is being bitten on her leg and swung around by one of the Herrerasaurus. Meanwhile, Ami and Mami are trying to protect the supplies from being attacked by the theropods. Afterwards, a loud roar was heard. It seems a that Chubutisaurus is feeding on a tall tree and it swung its tail towards Herrerasaurus. The mid-sized theropods are sent flying they're slapped by the somphospondylid's big tail. Tamaki's left leg is wounded after being maimed by a Herrerasaurus
Momoko: Are you OK?
Tamaki: I'm fine but...my leg hurts...ouch
Momoko: Don't worry...we'll find a village soon
Ami and Mami: The supplies are safe, not toworry!
Momoko: Where's Nigel?
Iku: He's in my good hands. Now let's go!
Some moments later...
Momoko: There are dinosaurs in this place?!
Iku: Seems to be unexplainable. It kinda feels like those fantasy novels Dad used to read though, where there's a bunch of people discovering dinosaurs in a place similar to this
Momoko: Interesting... So Ucayali is basically a jungle inhabited by dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, right?
Iku: Maybe, but the one on the novel is not Ucayali, but rather a valley called Auyantepui. Well, kinda similar sounding, but this one is in the foothills of the Andes Mountains if I'm not wrong. First time going here hehe...
Momoko: Hmm... I see... I can see a bunch of small dinosaurs scurrying around the floor
Ami: Ooh ooh! Those are Eoraptors!
Momoko: Eo, what?
Ami: Eoraptors! They are small carnivorous dinosaurs from the Triassic period. I learned about it from Taka-P's book. He often brings a big book of dinosaurs to read during breaktime
Momoko: Interesting... You'll come in handy to help me know about the dinosaurs of Ucayali
Ami: With pleasure!
Momoko: Say, what kind of dinosaurs that attacked us lately?
Ami: That was a Herrerasaurus. A carnivorous dinosaur from the Triassic period with an appearance similar to a Velociraptor. You know, those clawed dinos from Jurassic Park?
Momoko: Jurassic Park? Ah, I remember that movie. It was kinda scary
Ami: Hehehe, me too
Momoko: And the dinosaur that used its tail to whip those Herrerasauruses away?
Ami: That's a Chubutisaurus. A giant somphospondylid sauropod from the Late Cretaceous period. Somphospondylids are a family of sauropods with a pair of huge nose holes shaped like a crest on their skulls. They use this to breath as they require more oxygen due to their large bodies
Momoko: Interesting... I thought it was a Brachiosaurus, hehe
Ami: Well similar, both are Titanosauriforms, or otherwise known as Macronarians
Iku: Look, there's a village not far from here. Let's g-
*suddenly a loud roar is heard again, and a two-legged horned figure appears from the forest*
Iku: D-d-d-d-DINOSAAAAAAAAAAAUR!
Ami: Everyone run! It's a Carnotaurus!
Carnotaurus: BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
Momoko: Mami, Tamaki, let's go!
Tamaki: Ouch, my leg still hurt...
Momoko: I'll carry you *carries Tamaki by her left arm*
The five girls run from the horned abelisaurid as they're close to the village. As they arrive on the Incan village, two Incan dinosaur riders tackles the Carnotaurus' left leg with their tamed Pachycephalosauruses. The Carnotaurus falls down and fled to the jungle afterwards. The two riders closed the village door to prevent the Carnotaurus or any dangerous dinosaurs from entering their village
Momoko: I'm glad we made it... Or else we might end up as dinosaur food
Iku: Me too... And Nigel's is safe too!
Nigel: Are you CRAZY?! I almost got killed by those Herrerasaurus now that bulky Carnotaurus?! This is MADNESS!
?: Anyone's needing my help? Welcome to the village of Ucayali
Momoko: Can you please tell my name?
Atahualpa: I am Atahualpa. I'm the chief of this humble village. For centuries, we Incan people has lived through eras and survived the invasion that killed almost all of our races..
Momoko: That's sad...
Atahualpa: But, we're the only remaining Incans now. We thrived and lived together with the wildlife, including these magnificent giant reptiles they call...dinosaurs. We refer the big dinosaurs as guardians, like those huge long-necked ones, the Chubutisaurus. But some big ones are bad like...the Tyrannotitan
Momoko: The Tyranno-what?
Atahualpa: The modern people refered it as the Tyrannotitan. The bringer of death. We built a wall made of clay and guarana logs covered with spikes to keep our village away from that monster. However, I lost my son to that dinosaur... One day he was going out to hunt a llama for us, but it was too late. He was eaten by Tyrannotitan
Momoko: I hope we're not getting eaten by that beast
Atahualpa: I hope you enjoy your stay here at the village of Ucayali. Our people are nice to outsiders. We also have tamed dinosaurs for you to ride and play with!
Momoko: You...tamed dinosaurs?
Atahualpa: We raised Herrerasaurus, Secernosaurus, Ankylosaurus and Pachycephalosaurus for transportation and for their eggs. During breakfast, we make a very big omelette for the villagers and I to eat with smoked llama or peccary brisket meat. The outsiders call this meal, eggs and bacon
Momoko: Whoa, fascinating...
Iku: Can you cure our pet turtle? It was attacked by a bunch of pterodactyls
Ami: Tapejara and Anhanguera to be exact
Atahualpa: Your pet turtle was attacked by the sky demons? I will take it to the witch doctor to see if he can help you
Tamaki: And my leg is wounded after being attacked by a Herrerasaurus
Atahualpa: Ah then, follow me to the witch doctor's hut
A moment later...
Quisquis: Eekum bokum, what seems to be the problem?
Atahualpa: These five girls are lost, and their pet turtle and one of them were attacked by the sky demons and a Herrerasaurus
Quisquis: Ahh... I know the cure for them. Come here
Iku: Here you go *gives Nigel to Quisquis*
Quisquis: Your turtle seems to be hurt? I will give it a bath, made from guarana fruit and ancient Incan herbs *boils the herbs and the fruits inside a cauldron*
Iku: Tha- ARE YOU BOILING NIGEL?!
Quisquis: No, I'm making the bathing water first. After it's done, I'll turn off the fire and let your pet turtle swim there
Iku: Thankfully...
Quisquis: Water is done, now little turtle can swim in there
Nigel: Cannonbaaaaaaaaaaaall! *dives into the cauldron* Hey, my wounds are healing
Tamaki: Give some of the water to me too!
Quisquis: Okay... *pours some of the waters to Tamaki's wounded leg*
Tamaki: Hey, my leg isn't wounded anymore. Thanks, witch doctor!
Quisquis: Hehehe, much appreciated. As a token of gratitude, you may stay at my house. Here
Iku: Nice, we brought some food
Quisquis: Let me see... *opens the supply bag* Outsider foods...interesting. Maybe we can share it together for dinner?
Iku: Sure thing!
And so, the five girls decides to stay at Quisquis' house before they continue their quest. They had dinner with the villagers, and shared their snacks with them although they seems to be unfamiliar with the modern snacks they brought. Potato chips, chocolates and biscuits, all are new to the villagers. However, Atahualpa said that chococlate (or cocoa) has been invented in the village, although as a form of a drink instead of a snack. After a sumptuous dinner, Momoko tells Atahualpa about the map they discovered on the 765 Live Theater's building
Momoko: So, what does this map tells us?
Atahualpa: This map belongs to an explorer who tried to explore this lost land and recover the treasure of Ucayali, a relic of our people
Momoko: A relic?
Atahualpa: Yes, a prized relic known as...the Guardian's Statue. A statue of a giant long-necked dinosaur made of an ancient gemstone. We made another everytime an explorer comes to our temple to challenge their mettle and strength against our traps. But alas, now the temple is guarded by an evil spirit. It's your job to defeat the evil spirit and bring back our temple. You may keep the statue
Momoko: Ahahah, thanks!
Atahualpa: Nighty night, don't let the Tyrannotitan bite
Momoko: Okay...
Momoko returns to Quisquis' house and goes to sleep with her four friends. As they sleep, a Dinilysia sneaks into their bedroom through the window. It opens its mouth and exposes its venomous fangs as it's about to sink its teeth into Momoko's arm. However, Quisquis noticed the snake and sprinkled some pepper at the Dinilysia. The Dinilysia slithered away quickly as its eyes were hurt by the pepper
Momoko: W-w-what happened?
Quisquis: Terrible snake invaded my house. Thank goodness you're not bitten, because that one is venomous, it's a Dinilysia
Momoko: Well, back to sleep... Tomorrow is a big day...
Momoko goes back to sleep and snored. Meanwhile, the Dinilysia made its way out from the village and back to the deep jungles. However, it got instantly killed by a knife brought by the two girls who seems to be lost after their blimp got stuck in the tree. They cooked the snake into a stew and ate it, while discussing their plan to get the treasure and eliminate Momoko and her friends
? (1): So those bastards has finally found a place they call home, on that village over there?
? (2): Apparently we tried to get in there but they locked us away. What a bunch of losers
? (1): Tomorrow's the day. When those little midwits go on their quest, we'll attack them, steal their map and leave them for the predators
? (2): That's a great idea. Let's finish off this snake stew and go to sleep
?: Alright...