The Scraptor Addition

Chapter 1 - Dromaya

Hope seemed bleak for the upside-down Ankylodump and his new friend, the two-wheeled Dozeratops, as the night was nearly over and the Scraptors only hunted during the day; just a few more hours, and they were as good as scrapped.

Unbeknownst to them, not only was rescue fast approaching, but there was an ally in the sand the whole time. Amongst the sleeping Scraptors, one of them began to stir and check its surroundings; once it was certain the coast was clear, it crawled up onto the upside-down Ankylodump with a curious smirk.

"H-Hey! Get off me, you sick scavenger!" Ton-Ton panicked with a whisper.

"Ya know, that's no way ta talk ta your rescuer," the Scraptor gently protested in a raspy feminine voice with a southern twang in her tone.

"Wha…you talk?" Ton-Ton gasped in awe.

"A simple hunter has denied Mother Nature. Far out, man," George added with a slow nod.

"Yeah, how the hell're you talking?"

"I taught myself," the Scraptor simply replied.

"Why?"

"I realized I could no longer live this struggle-to-survive, scavenging life. I hated it the moment I could walk, and I vowed to flee this place forever—and you are my ticket outta this place."

"How am I supposed ta help? And what makes you think I'd help a Scraptor?" Ton-Ton questioned, flashing the female a suspicious glare.

"I'm the only chance you've got of getting out of here with all your parts still attached—that, and you're literally as vulnerable as a Tortool on its back, so you really don't have a choice," the Scraptor growled. All of the sudden, her eyes widened and she quickly glanced around.

"What is it?" George inquired.

"We've got company—very large company," the Scraptor informed.

"It's the Trux!" Ton-Ton cheered. And as if to prove his point, the familiar neck of a female Craneosaur stretched its way through the narrow exit, examining the entire valley.

"That's some neck," George complimented in amazement.

"No kiddin'," the Scraptor added in agreement.

"I know those dudes. We'll be outta here in no time."

"I dunno. One wrong move, and they'll wake up the entire valley." Ton-Ton tilted his head to the side to see passed the she-Scraptor's head, and grinned at the sight ahead.

"You sure about that, Scraptor?"

The Scraptor cocked a brow in confusion and quickly looked up, gasping when she saw a T-Trux, a Dozeratops, a Craneosaur and even a Reptool all standing right there.

"Beginner's luck," the Scraptor scoffed.

"Get out of here, Scraptor!" Ty threatened and towered over her.

"Cool it, Ty! She's not gonna hurt us!" Ton-Ton quickly defended her.

"Are you insane?" Skya hissed in disbelief.

"Yeah, she's a Scraptor! She'll wake up her whole pack, and then have 'em tear us limb from limb!" Dozer added while lowering his frill as a warning.

"No, she's cool, Dudes! She wants ta help."

"It's true," George pointed out.

"I still say we keep an eye on her," Skya declared firmly.

"Likewise, Craneosaur," the Scraptor argued, "But I really do want to help, and I know exactly what to do. First off, we gotta help George get back on his own four wheels again, then we can help this kid."

"Hey, I'm no kid," Ton-Ton quickly protested.

"Yer in no position ta talk back, Upside Down Cake," the Scraptor joked, grabbing the Ankylodump's nose with her claws and shaking it playfully, but Ton-Ton didn't like it one bit and quickly pulled away.

With that, Revvit piped up and instructed Dozer to lift George's left side while Skya lifted one of his wheels over for them to be reattached by Revvit. And as the three worked together, it certainly surprised a couple Trux.

"I've never seen a Dozeratops work with a Craneosaur, let alone with a Reptool," George pointed out with a smile.

"Yeah, the last time I saw a mash-up like this was at dinner last week," the she-Scraptor commented flatly, "But don't worry. Just stick with me, and you'll all leave this place with everything still intact."

"Thank you, Miss. Now, could you help us find George's last wheel?" Revvit questioned.

"Oh, no, now I remember…" she groaned in realization.

"What's wrong?" Ty asked with great concern.

The Scraptor then turned and pointed at a random slumbering Scraptor, which had George's fourth wheel clasped tightly in his claws, "That's my Uncle Grabby. He's always holdin' onta somethin', whether it's his or not. You better lemme handle this."

The Scraptor then crept forward without waking her uncle, quietly grabbing a piece of scrap nearly the same size as the wheel he was cuddling, and carefully started to switch it out for the scrap. And soon, her luck paid out, and she managed to slip it out without waking him up.

She then held the wheel up for Skya to take hold, and once again lift it over to George and Revvit, who was quickly able to reattach it.

"Alright, that's the old man done. Now, onta the kid."

"My name is Ton-Ton," the said Ankylodump grimly corrected.

"Yeah, good fer you. My name's Dromaya," she informed with a sarcastic growl.

"Now, with introductions finally aside, we need to get to the more difficult task of flipping you over," Ty explained quietly.

"Oh, it's not tricky, Dude. It's easy. I just…flip," Ton-Ton protested with a smirk.

"But when you hit the ground, you'll rock all the Scraptors awake."

"Oh, right…but the flipping part is still easy."

Just then, Dromaya tapped Ty's shoulder and pointed over to a nearby Scraptor, which started to stir as the faint sunlight outside the valley began to grow.

"We ain't got much time. Whatever yer doin', you better do it fast," Dromaya demanded.

"Skya, you, Dozer and George start to head out. When Revvit finishes fixing Ton-Ton, we'll make a run for it," Ty firmly instructed.

Revvit crawled up into the upside down Ankylodump with the necessary bolt to fix him, but matters only became worse when Ton-Ton started giggling uncontrollably.

"What are you doing?" Ty whispered frantically.

"I can't help it…it's Revvit…he's…and I'm really…" Ton-Ton could barely get a whole sentence out between laughs, and then he suddenly burst out in laughter when Revvit tickled him again.

And, unfortunately, his laughter quickly woke the rest of the Scraptors, and they hastily surrounded them while shrieking viciously.

"I hate you," Dromaya grunted in disappointment.

"Run for it!" Ty shouted.

"But what about you?!" Skya quickly protested.

"I'll hold them off until Revvit's finished with Ton-Ton!" Just as he said that, a random Scraptor leaped up onto his back to claw at his metal, but the T-Trux was able to throw it off with ease. But as the others drove off, their only escape was suddenly blocked off by the rest of the Scraptors.

"We're surrounded by Scraptors here, Rev!" Ty informed the said Reptool.

"Workin' on it!" Revvit shouted back in a panic.

"Work faster!" Dromaya screeched and joined in to help Ty, "If you think my folks are angry now, you should see 'em on Thanksgiving!"

"Ah, finished!" Revvit exclaimed, and just when Ty was chased off by some more Scraptors.

"Cool! Then, let's do it!" Ton-Ton exclaimed and effortlessly flipped over, sending the tiny Reptool flying. Luckily, Ton-Ton was able to speed up and catch him from underneath.

"You could've warned me!"

"Sorry, Dude!"

"Uh, guys!" Skya called, "The front door ain't an option anymore!"

"And neither is doin' nothin'!" Dromaya added, lunging at a random family member and sending them into a tumbling mess of clawing and biting.

"Right! Defensive positions!" Ty ordered and drove right back into the heat of battle, as did the others, which certainly changed their odds of winning.

"Any thoughts, Rev?" The said Reptool thought quickly while jumping up onto Ty's head to look around.

"Um…sheer cliff walls too high to go over, lined with piles of razor sharp scrap! It is a very impressive design!"

"Thanks! Designed it myself!" Dromaya joked after finally returning her last brawl.

"How're we gettin' outta here?!" Dozer demanded while flinging some more Scraptors off of his frill.

"We use the back door!" Ty shouted in realization.

"There is no back door," Revvit informed dryly.

"But there's one place we can make one," Dromaya stated, pointing a claw to a small area that wasn't covered in scrap. And with that, the Dino Trux went to work on creating a tunnel in the wall, all while fighting off the Scraptors, too. It was no easy task, but they still got the job done rather fast.

"Watch out!" Ton-Ton roared out of nowhere, and Dromaya was the first to look up, only to be greeted by a vicious sight of another one of her family members sprinting right towards her. But just before he could jump her, the Ankylodump clothes-lined it and knocked him halfway across the valley.

"Thanks, Kid!" Just before Ton-Ton could argue with Dromaya again about the nickname, she suddenly disappeared into the scrambling Scraptors to fight some more, so he reluctantly brushed it off and went back into the cave to help Ty with removing debris.

Moments later, the Ankylodump drove back out even faster and dumped some more rocks, but he wore a worried look on his face, "Dudes, the tunnel's collapsing in there!"

Skya immediately went to look for a suitable object, and she soon found a long pillar-like rock, "Take this to Ty! It'll brace the tunnel!"

Once the long stone was loaded onto Ton-Ton, he sped back into the tunnel to give it to Ty, who immediately got the idea and placed it vertically to hold up the ceiling.

"Almost there!" Ty roared before ramming into one last wall of large rocks, and finally getting to the other side. Unfortunately, yet another large portion of Dromaya's pack was waiting for them on the other side.

"Shoot! Go back, go back!" Dromaya hissed and was the first one to retreat back to the other end of the tunnel and waited for the others, "We gotta trap 'em!"

Once Ty looked around at the fragile walls around the tunnel's entrance, he swung his wrecking ball tail and caused it to collapse, easily covering the Scraptors' exit.

"Ha! Scrap that!" Ty laughed victoriously before glancing down at a certain Scraptor awkwardly, "No offense, Dromaya."

"None taken. And after all you've done for me, I'd say we're even," the she-Scraptor calmly protested with a shrug. Just then, she felt a familiar shudder run down the back of her neck, as all Scraptors do when they receive a signal to attack from the alpha. And all of a sudden, the alpha came sprinting into the valley with jaws and claws extended, heading right for the closest Trux: Ton-Ton.

"Watch out!" Dromaya gave the same warning the Ankylodump gave her not too long ago, and hastily pounced to meet the alpha in mid-air. The two rolled a fair ways away before finally stopping, and Dromaya landed on top with her foot pressing down hard on his neck.

"Whether or not I kill you right now, you should know I will never belong to you again," Dromaya growled with a poisonous hiss, glaring straight into the alpha's eyes, and it clearly got his attention. But even though her message got through to him, he still wasn't going to go down in such an undignified way, and suddenly lifted his lower body to catch her head with his claws.

Dazed, Dromaya shrieked and leapt off, holding her left eye in pain while the alpha jumped up and scampered off, disappearing over the horizon. Everyone sat and watched in awe at what just unfolded before them, as the she-Scraptor finally lowered her claws and turned towards them, revealing a fresh wound over her now cloudy eye.

"Whoa…dude," Ton-Ton sighed in amazement.

"You really left your pack to be alone?" Revvit questioned in great surprise.

"For the most part, yeah. You wouldn't know it, but bein' in a pack only means looking out for yourself, not for others. So, why give 'em the satisfaction of high or low rankings?" Dromaya explained, placing a claw over her left eye to check for any blood, "And you saw what just happened. I'm an exile—if I go back now, they'll kill me."

"Well, then don't go back. In fact, don't go anywhere alone—come with us," Ty suggested with a friendly smile, taking everyone, especially Dromaya, by surprise.

"Wait, you want me ta stay with you guys? Have you forgotten what I am?" Dromaya asked with quirked brow.

"That's exactly we need you on our team. You're fast, agile, and a great hunter. And besides, no Trux survives out here on their own for long."

"I guess that's true…" Dromaya reluctantly thought about Ty's offer, and eventually wore a smug grin on her face. "Alright, T-Trux, I'll stick around, but only for a little bit."

"Trust me, we'll get under your skin in no time," Ton-Ton joked with a seductive yet playful tone.

"It's true. They grow on ya," Dozer added grimly.


As the title says, we get to experience the Dinotrux with a Scraptor addition. Hope you guys like it!

Until the next chapter, I'm TRikiD, bye-bye!