Max and Zoe were waving to the losing light in the sky. Tears were running down their faces.

"No... I will not cry anymore. He would not want to see me like this." Zoe wiped her tears.

Max unlikely couldn't stop, his best friends were disappearing in front of his eyes. They both kept waving until they got tired.


Taylors' house

Max came into Rex's room. It was so empty. He stood at the door about an hour, then his older brother came to him.

"Kid, what's that face for?" he asked. "Leave me alone, Cole," Max growled.

"C'mon. It's not a great tragedy," Cole laughed. "Say it again when you lose someone..."

"Hey, Rex is feeling better now. He's with his real family."

"Shut up...

"C'mon, little guy..."

Cole threw a basketball at Max's head, it repelled from it. "Can you stop that?" Max snapped.

Cole began to think about how to encourage his little bro. He didn't like this idea, but it was the only choice. "How about playing soccer tomorrow?" Cole asked disgustedly, he hated that game. He was much better with using hands than feet. "You'd do that for me?" Max asked. "Yeah..." "Or else you'd keep this good mood..." Cole thought.


Drakes' house, Next day, Morning

After Zoe came home, nobody had seen her for a long time. She shut herself in her room and didn't go out.

She made others really worried.

Finally, her older sister decided to talk to her. She heard Zoe crying behind the door. It didn't calm her down. Reese knocked.

"Zoe? Are you awake? Can I go in?" Long time there was no answer. Reese only heard sobs.

"Yeah..."

She opened the door. Her younger sister was sitting on the bed, staring at the floor.

She knew it. She knew that Zoe was crying all night.

"Are you okay? Aren't you... sad?" Reese asked. "No..." Zoe answered, "why should I be sad? I should be happy for him."

"Do not lie to me. You cried, I've heard you."

"Then why did you ask?" Zoe wondered.

"I hoped you'll be honest. Anyways, I don't want you to be sad. I don't want you to cry," Reese said. "Go away..." Zoe whispered.

"I can't. I want you to know that I'm here for you."

"Since when do you care about me?"

"I've always cared about you. What can I do for you?"

"Nothing... I just want everything to come back, I want him to come back."

"Come back...?" Reese repeated.

Zoe started to cry. "I know how miserable you feel. You have to eat, you haven't eaten for some time, plus you have to be tired after all of that. You just saved the world." "Yeah, but we almost destroyed it..." Zoe sighed between sobs. "I don't want to sleep and I'm not hungry either..." She looked on the floor.

Reese sat on her knees, she hugged her sister. "You're always so headstrong, my royal sister..."

"I'm glad you're here, sis. Thanks..."


Two years later, the way they live has become normal again, but not for long.

Zoe was lying in her bed, she woke up. She sat down, looking around.

When she saw the clock, she quickly dressed up and ran to the bathroom. Her biggest problem was her hair, she wasn't sure about wearing a ponytail. She was troubled until Reese entered the bathroom.

"Did you oversleep again?" She asked. "Yeah..." Zoe answered.

She looked at her. She stifled a laugh when she saw sister's tousled blond hair.

"Stop it, okay? I think you're looking for these." Reese handed her two yellow elastic bands.

"Thanks!"

She quickly made twin tails. Then she ran back to her room for her bag, then went outside.

She was heading to meeting place. When she saw the brunette with glasses she got faster, but a few meters in front of the girl she tripped and fell to the ground.

"Wow, girl, you're really lucky at this," the girl laughed and helped Zoe on her feet. "Thanks... I... I'm sorry, Sue..." "Sorry for what?" wondered Sue, "you're here on time."

"Really?"

"Nope. But we always wait for Alice. Since Paris' away, you oversleep every day." Zoe looked a little upset. "S-sorry..."

After a few minutes, brown-haired girl with paint on her clothes joined them. "Alice!" "Bros again?" Sue asked. Alice nodded and yawned. "I hope won't fall asleep during our way again," Zoe said. Alice just smiled. "I won't carry you," Sue snapped coldly.


Taylors' house

At that moment, Max fell from his bed. He heard the laugh of his big brother.

"Cole?"

He stood up.

"Did you know you're sleep talking?" Cole asked, "C'mon, you'll be late for school, kid." "Okay, okay." Max dressed up, then began to search his fanny pack and visor.

"You're looking for something?"

Cole had both things in his hands. He put his hands in the air. It was too high for Max to reach.

"Give me them, Cole!" Max shouted.

"Forget about it. It's fun. "

"Cole!"

It took him some time, but Cole put his little brother's belongings.


North School, Class 3-D

When Max finally got to his classroom, he heard a laugh. A group of guys was bullying a younger boy. They stole his glasses and laptop. The guy with brown hair hit the boy several times. He was bleeding from the mouth, had wound on his face.

Max couldn't just stand there. "Nicolas, let him go!" he shouted at the guy, "he can't defend himself." "Force me," said Nicolas.

"I don't want to fight you."

"Coward."

He hit the boy again.

That was too much.

Max hit the guy. And again and again and once again. Nicolas just smiled and hit Max in the abdomen. Knocked his face on the floor, stepped on his head. Max couldn't move.

He noticed that everyone was watching him. He couldn't give up so easily. Suddenly he heard a girl's voice, she said his name. He wasn't sure if it was his imagination or if it was real. Her voice gave him power. He knew she'll always be on his side.

Someone pushed Nicolas. Max was able to get up. Brown haired girl standing in front of the young boy. He smiled at her. When he registered he's bleeding, he fainted. They had to take him to the nurse's office.


Nurse's office

"Ivi!"

Around one year older girl with short blond and brown hair in the office was shaking with fear.

"Ally, Max. What happened?" she asked.

"Nicolas was bullying Justin again and we wanted to help him," said Max. "You guys okay?" She fretted, "Max, you're also bleeding."

"Do not worry, Kyra. I'm fine and fortunately, he didn't hurt Alice."

Kyra signed.

"But I still have to treat you. Let me seal your wounds at least." Kyra took care of Max. "I'm fine..." he murmured.

Suddenly Zoe and Sue came into the office.

Zoe's eyes met Max's after very long time. They stared at each other for several minutes. Their cheeks turned red. Sue coughed and said: "Zoe, you're blushing." They both snapped out of it and looked away from each other.

"Wha... What are you talking about?" Zoe whispered.

"Zoe? What are you doing here?" Max wondered. "I've got Justin's glasses," she said.

"Niki got them from him. And Zoe... She wanted to see you."

"N-no... Sue!"

"I don't understand why Nicolas' still bullying him," said Kyra.

"Why school doesn't do anything?" Sue asked. "It is necessary to talk with parents and Nicolas' mom doesn't have time," Zoe said. "Oh C'mon, this little guy has a permanent black eye 'cause of him!" "If he does that again..."

"Si..." Justin woke up, he sat down.

"Ivi, how do you feel?

"Kyra? I thought you only help here."

"The nurse couldn't come here today, so I had to come," Kyra explained.

"Sister, Max, thank you." "You're welcome."

"M-my glasses! Where are they? " He nervously looked around. Zoe handed him his precious glasses. "You're my savior, Zoe," he said. When he put them on, he calmed down. "Oh no, the laptop..." "I'm sorry, but we don't have it," said Sue.

"Again?"

"Ivi, I'm sorry, I can't help you," said Kyra, "if I could do anything with Nicolas. I'm sorry..."

"Kyra, you don't have to." "Of course I do. I'm your big sister. In addition, he can hurt Ally anytime and I won't allow that."

The door opened. Cole walked into the room, with Nicolas in his hand. He wasn't so happy. "Guess who I got!" Cole laughed. "Speakin' of the devil..."

"Let me go," he growled, he was bleeding a bit. Kyra treated him. "Kyra, stop!" She wasn't listening. After that, he wanted to leave, but before that, he said: "You're so lucky that sister saved you, brother, I'm an asshole, but I'd never hurt a girl"

"How can you share DNA with him or a house?" Sue wondered, "sometimes I'm glad I'm an only child." "Bullying own younger brother is disgusting," Cole growled.

"It's better for me to stop going to school and home too. I will stay in D-lab until my death. I'll be safe there." "You'll just show him that you're scared of him by this, Justin. You have to fight him," Max said.

"Hey, if he doesn't leave you alone, I'll-" "Cole, don't!" Kyra cried. "Why not?" "Have you ever heard that violence produces more violence?" "So, you let him bullying Justin?" "Of course not. I want to stop him, but- "

"Arguing is not helping us right now, "said Zoe.

"You're right," said Kyra, "Ivi, Max, I'll release you for today." "Well then, I should go to D-lab and help Reese with anything."

"I'll go with you."


Max and Justin went to D-lab on a hill near the forest.

"Why did you help me?" Justin asked, "I thought we don't like each other." "Why did you think that?" Max wondered. "Nicolas beats me like this every day and you didn't help me a single time."

"I couldn't watch it anymore," Max answered, "and Alice would kill me if I didn't do anything." "But because of that my brother almost killed you. I know that he is able to do it. Do you think that even the worst person can change?"

"We're humans. We make mistakes. And everyone deserves forgiveness."

"Should I forgive him?" Justin asked. "That's your choice," Max answered.

They saw something move among the trees. It looked like a big animal. Justin screamed and hide behind Max. "No wonder he's making fun of you," Max thought. The animal moved again between the trees. "No... It can't be..." Max knew the animal, he ran into the woods. "Max, are you crazy? You do not know what the animal is. It can hurt you."

"No, I know what it is."


North School, Class 3-D

Cole got into Zoe's classroom and headed to her. All the girls were watching him.

"My dad just called. Someone rubbered into the lab tonight," he said. "What? Did they stole anything?" Zoe wondered. "Two skeletons, Dilophosaurus and Corythosaurus are gone."

"Why Reese didn't call me?" Zoe asked herself. "She's too busy right now. She's searchin' through the entire lab to make sure everything else is in its place. Strange is that the security system didn't get anything. Whoever rubbered there they had access inside." "But only our families and Justin can..."

"You're forgetting someone."


Sanjo's woods

Max stopped at a familiar place. Top of trees was cut short, only one of them had a big hole in it.

"Ca... can you... run... slowly...? Why... why... you're chasing that animal...?"

The animal ran behind the trees again, it was so fast. "Why are you hiding?" Max asked.

The animal walked slowly toward him. Blue body with yellow stripes and yellow horns on its head.

"Carnotourus? But you..."

"I'm glad to see you, Ace."

Max wanted to pet him, but Justin stopped him: "Max, wait a moment, two years ago you said that he can't return. I've got a bad feeling."

"Calm down, Jus."

"No, something is not right... And don't call me that!"

"You're quite right, Justin," he heard a voice behind Carnotaurus. Someone in the cape walked towards the boys.

"Long time, no see, don't you think?"


North School, Class 3-D

"Zoe? Zoe, you hear me?"

Zoe looked at Sue, she talked to her for a while, Zoe didn't perceive.

"Is something wrong?" Sue asked. "N-nothing," Zoe said.

"Girl, you're a really bad liar," Sue laughed.

"I just thought about the rubbery."

"Why? They stole old bones."

"But who could get to the lab? It makes no sense to me. That person..."

Suddenly Zoe's phone rang. "Excuse me..." "Okay."

"Hi, Reese."

"Zoe, please, don't go to the lab," said Reese. "Because of the rub-"

"Stay in a safe place. Zoe, please don't-" Her voice became silent.

"Reese?"

"Zoe." The voice she heard was too familiar. Her blood ran cold. She wanted to hear his voice for so long and now...

"How...?"

"It doesn't matter how, but why. I'm pretty sure you want to see your sister and friends alive."

"No... You can't..."

"You have an hour to get to D-lab, otherwise you leave me no choice..."