I can't believe I'm already at chapter 13! At the end of last chapter, Dina and her friends were heading to their favorite restaurant. On the way there, Dina and Todd saw something moving in the shadows. This chapter starts where the last chapter ended, and in Dina's POV.

Chapter 13: The Secret Interview

We were on our way to the restaurant down the street. Suddenly, I saw something moving in the shadows. Todd saw it, too. Someone was watching us. I was sure of it.

"We need to hurry." I said. "If someone is watching us, who knows what's going to happen."

"I agree, digadig." Pauleen said, pushing the wheelchair faster.

"Let's go." Todd said, walking faster.

Rupert disappeared and was back in the medal in my pocket. "We need to get out of here." He said. Somehow Todd and Pauleen heard him, too, because they nodded in agreement.

We made it to the restaurant and ordered our food. We sat down at a table near one of the windows, so we could see outside in case anyone was there.

"Uh, Dina?" Rupert said.

"Yeah, Rupert?"

"How am I going to get out of my medal without anyone noticing?"

"Why don't we go outside and I'll release you there?" I suggested.

"Good idea." He replied. I went outside and released Rupert. "Now let's go back in. I'm hungry." I said.

"Me, too." Rupert said.

We went back in. Rupert ordered his food and sat down with us. Surprisingly, the workers didn't realize who any of us were. Then some people walked in. My eyes grew wide as I realized who they were.

"You have got to be kidding." I mumbled. The others looked, and Rupert started to panic. I knew we were not getting out of here without being noticed. A local news reporter had walked in. behind her was a bunch of our fan girls.

"Why the heck are they here?!" I whispered.

"Must be their lunch break." Rupert replied.

The reporter noticed us, but didn't recognize me at first because I was in a wheelchair with my back turned to them.

"Who is that?" the reporter asked. Then she noticed Rupert.

"Wait… is that Rupert?" I heard her say.

"Uh-oh." I said.

"Didn't they cover the story of his death a few days ago?" Todd asked.

"Yeah, they did." I said.

She heard me, and she recognized my voice

"Is that Dina?" she said. "Why is she in a wheelchair?"

"Rupert, get into your medal." I said

"You don't have to tell me twice." He replied, and disappeared into his medal.

The reporter walked over to us. "Wait, wasn't Rupert just here?" she asked.

"Nope, why?" I replied.

"I could have sworn I saw him, but then I blinked and he was gone." She said.

"I don't know why." I said. "I didn't see him." Nice cover-up. Rupert said through my thoughts.

"Oh. By the way, aren't you Dina, the girl who saved the world from Zongazonga?" she asked. I knew I wasn't getting out of this one.

"Yeah, I am." I replied.

"I just want to ask you one question; why are you in a wheelchair?" she asked.

"I can't walk anymore."

"Why not?"

I turned around so she could see that my leg was missing.

"What happened to your leg?" she asked.

"I was walking through the forest and a tree fell on my leg and broke it. The doctors couldn't save it." I explained.

"Oh." She said. "I'm so sorry."

"I'm surprised the fan girls didn't notice us." I said. They had left without bothering us.

"Yeah, me too." The reporter said.

"You know what; they're going to find out about me eventually. Let's get it over with." Rupert said.

"I guess I have something to show you." I said. I pulled Rupert's medal out of my pocket.

"What's this?" the reporter asked, looking at the medal. "This looks like a dino medal with Rupert on it."

"That's what it is." I explained. "And Rupert was here."

"What do you mean?" she asked. I threw the medal. There was a bright flash, and Rupert appeared. "What in the world?" she said, shocked. Everyone in the restaurant saw the flash and looked in our direction, wondering what happened.

I explained the story to her. "So he's… a vivosaur now?" she asked. I nodded. "Wow." She said. "I'm surprised this hasn't been on the news yet."

"Well, we've kept it kind of secret. We only told people that we trusted to keep it to themselves." Rupert explained.

"Well, I can understand that." She said. "Just because of that, we won't publish this interview. If you ever decide to make it public, though, we will be in the news room. Just stop by and let us know, and we'll publish it for you."

"Thanks." I said. "But that probably won't be anytime soon. We will let you know when we're ready, though." I said.

"Ok. Bye then!" she said, and she left the restaurant.

We returned to our conversations until our order was ready. I hoped everything would be back to normal.

And that's chapter 13! What will happen next? Find out in the next chapter! Don't forget to leave reviews!