Chapter 2

The gang is at Max's house along with their parents, who are in the living room watching TV. The trio is in Max's backyard. Mrs. Taylor went out to get groceries. Everyone is relaxing, and everything is completely peaceful.

"DAD!"

Well, somewhat peaceful.

"When is mom gonna get back with the ice cream?!" whines Max.

"She'll be here, she'll be here, now can you please be quiet?!" Dr. Taylor yells, watching a TV show. "I'm trying to catch up on the episodes that I've missed on 'Dino Dude'!"

"Ugh. Please." says Max, pouting.

"Max, our parents just got back from some weird ship they've been imprisoned in for 2 years." says Zoe. "Cut them some slack."

"Zoe's right, Max." says Rex. "Chill out."

"I can't believe you're taking his side!" Max exclaims.

Max rambles on and Rex and Zoe look at each other and shrug.

"I'm home!" calls a feminine voice.

Max's head shoots up.

"Who wants ice cream?" she says.

"ICE CREAM!" he exclaims, grinning.

Max runs towards the kitchen, completely forgetting about the clear sliding door that stands in between the inside and the outside.

And what comes next?

BAM!

Max hits the sliding door and collapses, his face all red and puffy.

Rex and Zoe bite their bottom lip, trying to hold in their laughter.

"Holy... cow, that's... that's gotta hurt..." says Rex in between laughs.

"Oh, gosh... are you okay?" says Zoe, laughing.

"What does it look like to you...?" he says, fake tears streaming down his face.

The two other teenagers burst out laughing again.

"Not funny..." mumbles Max.

later...

"Okay, now I'm bored." says Rex, collapsing onto the grass.

"What should we do now?" asks Max, also collapsing onto the grass.

"Hmm... Hey, I got it!" says Zoe.

"What?" asks Max.

"We should go to the place we found 2 years ago!" she exclaims.

"Oh yeah! Good Idea!" says Max, sitting up. "Let's go!"

He grabs Rex by the hand and drags him inside and out the front door, with Zoe trailing behind.

"Wait, guys, I think we should tell our-" he starts

Max cuts him off. "Nah! There's no problem with it!" he says, smiling.

"Okay, maybe there's a small problem."

Max, Rex, and Zoe are back in the house, their parents telling them off for leaving without "informing" them. The three only made it ¼ of a block before their parents realized they had left the house.

"You left the house without permission!" says Dr. Taylor.

"We know, but-" starts Max.

"Do you have any idea what could have happened?" asks Dr. Cretactia.

"We do, but-" starts Rex.

"We thought something bad happened!" says Mrs. Drake.

"We're fine, but-" starts Zoe.

"NO BUTS!" the three yell, leaning close to the three teenagers' faces.

The three lean back and Max waves a hand in front of his nose. "Ugh, dad your breath stinks." he says.

Rex and Zoe look at him. "Oh, crud..." they say.

"What?" Max looks at them, confused. Then he shifts his gaze to his now fuming father.

"Uh oh.." he says. Max heads for the door at a full sprint.

"MAX GET BACK HERE!" Dr. Taylor yells. Chasing after him.

Max screams as his dad lunges towards him and tackles the 14 year old.

Rex and Zoe look at the pitiful sight, their sweat dropping.

Oh, geez.. They think.

Looks like things are pretty much back to normal now. Reuniting with their old friends and meeting their dinos again. It's like a dream come true for the trio. Everything's all good. A little too good... ...for anything can happen...

Their lives could change...

...in an instant.

Okay.. Creepy ending. Anyway, sorry for the short chapter. I promise I'll update within the week. I know, you can't really trust me that much. Well, this time ya can! Laters!