Its time once again dear readers to see just what kind of 'game' Anklo has in store for the Dinosaucers. Its bound to be something they can't win, or at least in HIS mind anyway. Read on to find out!

One thing you should know about, this story is a sequel to 'The Brilliant Ankylo' and 'Return of the Brilliant Ankylo.' Both ideas for those stories were supplied from one of my readers 'brave kid' so all thanks go to him for making this possible.

I also want to apologize in advance if any of the Dinosaucers, Tyrannos and the Secret Scouts are out of character…I can't always get things right you know.

(By the way…all flames and flamers will be ignored thank-you. I'll make an exception for CONSTRUCTIVE reviews on what needs an adjustment or suggestions for other chapters/stories, for they are most welcome. Remember If you don't like my work then don't read or review it! NO-ONE is forcing you to!)

Disclaimer: I don't own Dinosaucers or any of its characters, they belong to Michael E. Uslan, Nelvana and DIC Entertainment

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PART TWO:

"Ichy? Ichy can you hear me? Ichy wake up!"

Ichy slowly opened his eyes to see the worried faces of his Secret Scout friends Ryan, Paul and David leaning over him.

"Oh…" Ichy said weakly sitting himself up. "How did you guys get in? The Lava-Dome was sealed…what happened to Teryx?"

"She's fine," Ryan reassured his Dinosaucer friend as they helped him to his feet. "Sara's helping her."

"What the heck happened here Teryx?" Sara asked her winged friend in concern. "Where are all the others?"

"Someone sealed us in the Hanger here and turned down the Lava-Dome's temperature so we passed out from the cold," Teryx told Sara. "We tried to contact help but our radios were jammed. We haven't seen anyone since we were sealed in here."

"We'd better go and check up on everyone," Ichy said determinedly.

The six of them quickly split up and searched the Lava-Dome but there was no sign of Allo or the other Dinosaucers anywhere.

"The entire Lava-Dome is deserted," David said joining his friends in the main control room. "There's no sign of anyone."

"It's like Allo and all the others disappeared into thin air," Ryan added.

"That's not entirely true," Ichy told them. "Paul and I went over the security camera footage and we found our answers."

"Take a look at this," Paul spoke up as he turned on the monitor for all of them to see. The replayed images showed Captain Sabretooth, Smilin Don and the rest of the Sabretooth crew going around the Lava-Dome and carefully collecting the bodies of the unconscious Dinosaucers.

"If the Sabretooth Pirates did all this," Sara said in puzzlement. "Why did they leave Ichy and Teryx behind?"

"I can answer that question," said a familiar voice causing Ichy, Teryx and the Secret Scouts to spin around in alarm. A robotic drone had entered silently behind them while they had been looking at the security footage and was projecting a hologrammatic image of Ankylo.

"Ankylo!" Ichy said grimly. "I should have guessed."

"Indeed, you should have," Ankylo smiled evilly. "But you didn't! So now the ball is in MY court as they say."

"What have you done with our friends?!" Teryx snapped angrily.

"They're safe," Ankylo reassured her. "For the time being…until about dawn."

"Why?" Ryan asked cautiously. "What happens at dawn?"

"They all die in an agonizing and humiliating death!" Ankylo said sinisterly. "Unless," he went on dramatically.

"Unless what?"

"Unless Ichy and Teryx are prepared to play my little adventure game I have set up for them!"

"An adventure game?" David exclaimed in disbelief. "You can't be serious!"

"I am being DEADLY serious," Ankylo replied evenly. "I spent all this time developing my game and its rules so I am NOT fooling around with you."

"What kind of rules?" Ichy spoke up suddenly.

"You're not seriously intending to take Ankylo up on this are you?" Teryx said incredulously to her friend.

"Yes, I do," Ichy said grimly. "What are the rules?"

"The first and foremost rule is that ONLY Ichy and Teryx can partake in this game. Also during the game NO CONTACT or INTERFERENCE is permitted from your human friends. They stay put in the Lava-Dome and this rule is NOT changeable!"

"You don't REALLY intend for us to sit here while you risk your lives, do you Ichy? Teryx?" Sara said to her two Saurian friends worriedly.

"You bet we do," Ichy said grimly.

"All our friend's lives are at stake," Teryx added. "There's no choice for us."

"Yes, there is!" cried Paul. "You don't HAVE to play Ankylo's game! The decision…"

"The decision was made once Ankylo grabbed our friends," Ichy said grimly interrupting his friend.

"Well said," Ankylo smiled. "Now shall I go on with the rules?"

"If you must," Teryx said grimly.

"Good!" Ankylo said grandly as the drone which was projecting his image suddenly ejected a card with the word 'TEASER' written on the back. "This is your Teaser Card," he explained. "You take it, read it and follow it to the next Teaser Card. You have until dawn if you want to rescue Allo and all your fellow DInosaucers."

"I see," Ichy said grimly coming forward and taking the card from the drone.

"Oh, one last thing," Ankylo added matter of factly. "You should take NOTHING for granted in this game, the rules are subjected to change without notice."

"Why am I not surprised?" Teryx said sarcastically.

"You have until dawn," Ankylo said tipping his top hat to his enemies. "Good luck!" Then the drone exploded with a small but satisfying bang causing Ankylo's hologram to disappear.

"What's the card say Ichy?" Ryan asked curiously.

"I can't tell you," Ichy said heading for the door. "Remember what Ankylo said Ryan, you, David, Paul AND Sara have to stay in the Lava-Dome until dawn. You can't leave OR contact Teryx or myself until dawn, come on Teryx!"

"On my way," Teryx said following after Ichy.

"Good lucky you two!" David called after them.

"Be careful!" Sara added as they left.

"So, what does the card say?" Teryx asked Ichy as they left the Lava-Dome.

"It says," Ichy read. "'The Telephone Booth outside the Boulder Museum at 10:20pm, NO use of your spaceships is allowed for transport. Everything is to be done on foot so don't be late!'"

"But its 9:50pm right now!" Teryx cried in dismay. "We've only got 30 minutes to get there!"

"I know," said Ichy. "Which is why we'd better get moving, I have a feeling it's going to be a real long night!"

As the two Dinosaucers ran off towards Boulder they failed to see that they were being followed by ANOTHER one of Ankylo's Drones in the sky above them.

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"Ah good," Ankylo said in satisfaction as he watched the images on his monitor that the drone was sending him. "Our players are on their way."

"I'd rather you just DESTROY the Dinosaucers Ankylo," Genghis Rex said irritably as he watched the monitor with his sister Dei and Quackpot. "I want them destroyed NOW and you decide toy with them!"

"There's no fun in instant destruction dear brother," Dei pointed out to Rex. "Having our enemies SWEAT out their last few hours before their end is SO much more satisfying."

"I'm all for that," Quackpot said cheerfully. "Let's sit back and enjoy the show!"

"Alright then fine," Rex said reluctantly. "We'll try it YOUR way Ankylo."

"Trust me," Ankylo said confidently. "By dawn the Dinosaucers will be no more than an unpleasant memory and this planet is ours for the taking!"

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It was exactly 10:20pm when a panting Ichy and Teryx reached the ringing telephone booth outside the Boulder Museum.

"We just made it," Ichy gasped catching his breath.

"I really wish he'd let me fly us to where he wants us to go…" Teryx wheezed.

"He said the rules are subjected to change so you never know," Ichy said going to the phone booth and picking up the receiver.

'You both made it!' Ankylo's voice crackled through the phone. 'Good work! Now look in the phone book, Ichy! Obey the rules without question or your fellow Dinosacuers are DOOMED!'

"What'd he say?" Teryx asked as Ichy hung up the phone.

"He said our Teaser Card is in the phone book," Ichy replied as he quickly flicked through the pages. "It's probably under 'D' for Dinosaucer."

"That's original," Teryx chuckled as Ichy got out the Teaser Card.

"'Decode what is on the back of this card to discover WHERE your next Teaser Card is located and where to find it,'" Ichy read.

Flipping the card over Ichy and Teryx saw this:

'Thaw A Cornets is Dasher Bee Newt Aeon Sophism and Nadir Sous? The Ran Sew is in an Ibex Hit Snide I the Muse Mu Hewer Thane Or Card A Saw Ti you.'

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Teryx said in puzzlement after reading the message.

"We'll know that once I learn what it actually says," Ichy said getting out a pen. "I'd better get to work our friend's lives are at stake."

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So Ankylo's little adventure game has started with Ichy and Teryx as the players. The stakes? The lives of their fellow captured Dinosaucers with NO HELP from the Secret Scouts! Can our friends play this game and win? Can YOU help solve the puzzle Ankylo has given our friends? We'll find out what it says next chapter and see if you're right! See you then! In the meantime, don't forget to read and review as always. Cheers!