Well this is a new story somewhat based off of the idea of Back to the Adventure. It is a collab with DunalN2. It is in 3rd person and has nothing to do with my other stories. Hope you all like it!

Chapter 1

Four teens were walking through the Jungle Labyrinth one day in search of fossil rocks. Dina, Rupert, Todd, and Pauleen; the Caliosteo Patrol Team. They were having a lot of fun running around digging up rocks. Little did they know that a trip to a dig site would lead them on the adventure of a lifetime.

"It's getting a bit late." Rupert said as the sun started to set. "We should head back to town."

"You're right…" Dina said with a sigh. "Todd! Pauleen! We're leaving now!" They were in another section of the site, but still close enough to hear Dina when she yelled.

"Okay, digadig!" Pauleen shouted back. But Todd didn't reply.

"Hey, Todd! Did you hear me? We're leaving!" Dina shouted.

"Be right there!" They heard him shout after a moment. All three of them sighed in relief.

"Don't scare us like that!" Dina shouted. "I thought maybe something bad had happened to you!"

He walked into the clearing to join the others right then. "Sorry…" He said. "I was in a fossil battle over a dark fossil rock. I won though!"

"Cool!" Dina exclaimed. "Well now that we're all here…"

But she never did get to finish that sentence. Because before she could, she noticed someone in the shadows. The person was wearing an all-black outfit, including a ski mask. But the weird part is that the outfit looked like it was damaged in some spots, and the person underneath didn't look human.

"Uh-oh…" Rupert mumbled. Then several more seemed to appear out of nowhere. They were everywhere. The group was practically surrounded by these people. And they were all wearing the same outfits, with similar issues with their outfits being damaged. It was clear that they weren't friendly.

"Run!" Rupert shouted. And that's exactly what they did. They ran through the only opening in the crowd they could find, knocking a couple of the creatures out of the way as they did.

But one of them fell behind. Todd had tripped over a branch and been caught by the mysterious people. Before he could do anything, they knocked him out with some kind of stun gun and left, dragging him with them.

The others didn't notice and were already back at the dig site's entrance.

"That was unexpected…" Dina said after they stopped running. "Everyone okay?"

"Yeah." Rupert said.

"I'm good, digadig." Pauleen said.

"What about you, Todd?" Dina asked.

No response.

"Wait… Where is he…?" She asked. Her eyes widened and she ran back to the clearing. There was no sign of Todd and the mysterious people were all gone.

"Todd?!" She shouted. But she didn't get a reply. "Todd, can you hear me?!" Still nothing. "No…"

She knew this time it wasn't because of a fossil battle. It was clear what had really happened.

Todd had been kidnapped.

Meanwhile…

The broken holographic images shattered, revealing the true forms of the creatures. Maltoic stared at the small force of his mini army. One held the green clad boy in his talons, gripping the throat tightly. The leader growled and the troop let him go.

"Waash we dur wishhh him?" One of the guards asked.

Another moved toward him, long, mutated tongue hanging out of his mouth, dripping with drool.

"I ssshay weshh eatssh him" he said in a longing voice.

Maltoic stepped in between him and the unconscious human.

"Issh Raijiar'ssh meal, not urssh."

He picked up the human in his hands by the shoulders, his second set of arms pinning the boy's arms to his sides. The ugly mutant leaned forward, hot, rancid breath blowing over the boy's face.

"Wakey, wakey, little ssshnack..."

Involuntarily, Maltoic's tongue touched the human's face, moving from the throat to the chin, then moving up to his cheek.

Surprisingly, the human tasted good, at least for something with no actual flesh. Perhaps just a taste of his blood... No. Maltoic shook his head. He knew better. Raijiar would have his head if he did. Maltoic's thick tongue wrapped around the boy's throat instead, immobilizing him.

"He won't wake up, Maltoic."

"Lessh jushh eat him!"

Maltoic glared at his troops. They decided that maybe talking wasn't a good idea and shut their mouths.

Just then, the boy's eyes started to open. He looked around somewhat, but his vision was too blurry to tell what was going on. But when it cleared up enough for him to see the creature in front of him, his face paled and he tried to break free. The only result was the creature's tongue choking him as he struggled.

"Let… me… go…" He managed to say. He could barely breathe and was still dizzy from being knocked out. He continued struggling, but he knew it was useless. He couldn't escape. Not with all of the guards there, at least. He gave up on his futile attempts to break free.

"What do you want with me…?" He asked in a strained voice.

Maltoic loosened his grip.

"Nothing. From usssh, at leassshhht..."

The mutant ran his slimy tongue around Todd's ear, the slime dripping off it.

"Raijiar wantsssh you. We could care leshhh about you." His tongue retreated, the tip pressed against his throat. "We would eat you if Raijiar would permit it..."

Todd gasped for air and tried to catch his breath. He was frozen in fear as the creature's words sank in. What did this "Raijiar" want with him? And why? He didn't want to find out, but he knew he didn't have a choice.

Maltoic made a weird sound that was a cross between a huff and a growl. He then dropped Todd.

"We go meet Raijiar now. Bring him."

Two guards roughly grabbed Todd by the arms and forced him up, then dragged him behind them. They jerked every time they took a step, almost as if their bodies were made of misfit parts.

The group arrived at a large ship.

Todd tried to break out of their grip. He actually managed to break free from one of them, but when he tried to get away from the other one, it twisted his arms behind his back and held him like that until the other guard grabbed him again. He knew then that it was no use. He had no choice but to follow them as they escorted him into the ship.

The two guards continued to drag him down the blood stained halls, cobwebs reaching down to touch them. Maltoic stopped before a large set of iron doors. He said something in another language, then it opened.

A Dinaurian stood in the doorway. Torn yellow cloth and black cape allowed greenish scales to show. His claws and hands were stained in blood, as were his teeth. He had a malicious glint in his eyes.

"Hello." He said in a smooth voice. He gestured around him. "Welcome to my humble ship, dinner."

Well that's chapter 1. Keep reading and reviewing!