Me: (appears with bunny ears on) Hello, my dinos! CarnotaurusMan here with a little story for you all today. Seeing as though it's Easter and we're all getting ready to go Easter egg hunting and eat sweets, I got a story about a certain kind of sweet; cookies! And what better way to tell this story without the cookie loving family (at least to the people on Discord XD): the Ancients! So, let's bring out the cookie expert, Dr. Cretacia, to say the disclaimer.
(Dr. Cretacia appear with a tray of cookies)
Me: Ooo, cookies! Can I have one? (tries to take one, only for Cretacia to swat my hand away)
Cretacia: Not so fast, Matthew! These are for everyone after Easter dinner tonight.
Me: (pouts) Oh, fine! Just say the disclaimer.
Cretacia: Gladly! CarnotaurusMan doesn't own anyone from Dinosaur King. Never has, never will! XP
Roaming the halls of Zeta Point was the son of Dr. Ancient and Cretatia, Rex Ancient. After the whole ordeal with Seth and Black T-Rex, Rex's parents have agreed to stay in the present with everyone else. Rex was happy with that.
However, this also meant Rex had to move into Zeta Point.
It wasn't easy moving out of Max's home, it felt like his real home after living there for so long. But he knew that he belonged with his real family after many years of separation.
He makes it to the kitchen, where his mom was placing a couple of trays inside the oven. Dr. Cretacia noticed her son and smiled, "Hi, sweetheart! How's it going?"
"Eh, alright. Just not used to living in Zeta Point," He shrugs.
"I know it's a big change for you, but it's for the better. After all, your father and I haven't seen you since you were just a baby," Rex nodded to Cretacia's statement. She continues, "But don't worry, I'm sure you'll get used to it. Besides, I'm making a special treat!"
Rex raised an eyebrow, "Special treat?"
"Yep, I'm making my famous chocolate chip cookies!" replies Dr. Cretacia, "Everyone here loves my cookies, and soon you'll finally get to taste my famous cooking!" Her smile was enough to make Rex smile.
"I do love cookies, I can't wait to try them!" He says.
Dr. Cretacia is setting a timer while saying, "Well I just put them in the oven, so they won't be ready for about twenty minutes. I'll give you a text when they are ready."
"Okay, thanks mom!" Rex said, "I'll be in my room when they're ready."
"You still haven't unpacked?" Dr. Cretacia lets out a chuckle.
Rex calls out, rolling his eyes with a smile, "I'm a picky guy when organizing, alright!" He walks down the hall and off to his room.
In his room, Rex is seen setting up his computer to his desk.
He loved his new room, there was plenty of space for him and Ace to walk around. Speaking of his partner, Rex had enough room to give Ace his personal corner. He's given him a large doggy bed with a few chew toys to occupy Ace. Right now, the chibi Carnotaurus was sound asleep in his doggy bed.
As he was finishing installing his computer, Rex had gotten a text. He takes out his phone and saw he got a text from his mom that reads,
'Cookies are done baking! I've put them in the cookie jar, you're allowed to take a couple for yourself. ;)'
Rex pumps his fist as he says, "Yes! Time to get some cookies" Rex helps himself up off the ground and walks out of the room, and into the hall...
"CAPTURE! CAPTURE!"
A couple of Super Alpha Droids grab a hold of Rex's arms. "What the?" He said, "Hey! Let me go!" Rex squirms as he tried to escape the droid's grasp, but they were too strong. He wonders out loud, "What's going on?"
"Hahahahahaha!"
He could hear a pair of laughters coming from his right. Rex looks over to his right, and his eyes widen as to who was behind his capture…
Rod and Laura!
"Hey Rex, how's it going?" teased Rod.
Rex tries to break free from the droids once more as he yells, "Rod! Laura! What is going on?! Let me go!"
Laura wags her finger, "Ah ah ah, I don't think so. Not until we get to Dr. Cretacia's cookies first." Rex was clearly confused.
"Huh?"
"We couldn't help but overhear that Dr. Cretacia made her famous cookies, and we're normally the first ones to get a cookie" explains Rod, "But then we heard you were going to get some cookies before us."
"That's not gonna happen, mister!" Laura declares, "Those cookies are ours! You hear us, ours, ours, ours!"
Rod continues, "No offense Rex, but until we get those cookies these droids will restrain you until the deed is done."
"So what, I'm supposed to be held hostage while you two raid all of the cookies?!" Rex asks.
Rod and Laura looked at each other. "Huh. We were just going to take a few cookies, but that sounds like a better idea," said Rod.
Laura thanks him, "Thanks for the idea, Rex." Now, Rex wished that he didn't just say that. The look on his face reads 'Are you kidding me' all over it.
"Now if you'll excuse us, we'll be raiding the cookie jar," Laura then stuck her tongue out and winks, "Buh-bye!" The two siblings run off, leaving Rex with the Alpha Droids.
"Hey, get back here!" Rex tries to chase after them, but still couldn't due to the superior strength of the droids. Both of the droids then take Rex away as the boy begins to call out, "Someone! Anyone! Help me! I'm being held against my will!"
In the kitchen, Dr. Cretacis is seen placing her freshly baked cookies into the cookie jar. "There, I'm sure Rex will love them." She said. Then, Dr. Cretacia leaves the room to do something else.
After a while, Rod and Laura poke their heads from the right side of the doorway. Their eyes glistened as they gaze upon the cookie jar.
"There it is," says Laura, "I can smell the cookies in the cookie jar!"
Rod smells the aroma of Cretacia's cookies in the air. "Mmm, I can hardly wait to eat those cookies."
"Well, let's get those cookies then!"
The two siblings rush into the kitchen, Laura keeps an eye out for Rex or anyone else coming their way as Rod reaches up and takes the cookie jar. "Got it!" said Rod.
Laura cheers, "Yay! The cookies are ours!"
The two children run out of the kitchen. They plan to eat the cookies in a secluded part of Zeta Point, that way no one will notice Rod or Laura.
Back with Rex, he was still held hostage by the Super Alpha Droids while trying his best to break free. "This is ridiculous! Let. Me. Go already!" yells Rex.
As the droids made their way to a cross road, Droid appeared swinging his arms and dancing to the rhythm of conga music he was playing out loud.
"DROID LOVES TO CONGA!" He looks down the hall and looks at the group, "GREETINGS, REX!", he continues to dance out of sight.
But a few seconds later, Droid reappears dancing backwards, stunned at what his brethren are doing to his friend. "REX! DROID DEMANDS YOU LET REX GO!" He orders the Super Alpha Droids.
The droids reply, "NEGATIVE!"
"THEN DROID WILL HAVE TO FORCE YOU TO!" Droid gets a running start, the other droids prepare for a frontal assault. But Droid shocks them by leaping into the air and strikes both their heads with tremendous force. This causes the Super Alpha Droids to act up and short circuit, giving Rex a chance to escape. He slips through the droid's arms and runs away with Droid following him.
When they were far away from the Super Alpha Droids, Rex thanked the tiny Alpha Droid, "Thanks Droid, you're a lifesaver," he says, "Good thing you happened to be nearby."
"YOU ARE WELCOME!" said Droid, "BUT WHY WERE YOU CAPTURED BY OTHER DROIDS?"
Rex answers, "Rod and Laura had those droids hold me hostage so they can steal all of my mom's cookies. I can't let them get away with this!" He continues, "Proposition, Droid. Help me find Rod and Laura, and I'll make sure you get a few cookies before they're gone, what do you say?"
Droid strokes his chin, thinking over Rex's offer. After a while, Droid shakes his hand, "DROID ACCEPTS!"
"I'm glad you agreed." Rex smiled, "Now, let's head to the kitchen and find those rats!" Rex and Droid race towards the kitchen to find Rod and Laura.
Just as the two made it to the kitchen, Rex noticed that the cookie jar had been stolen. "Oh no, they took the jar with them!" He said, "Now how do we find them?"
As he and Droid tried to think of where the two went, Droid noticed something on the floor.
Crumbs, a quite a bit of them as well.
Droid decides to scan the crumbs. After a moment or two, he tells Rex, "CRUMBS MATCH THOSE OF DR. CRETACIA'S COOKIES!"
The boy was surprised. "They left a trail? Really?" asks Rex. Droid nodded. Through his eyes, Droid's scanner trails the crumbs down the hall. "COOKIE CRUMB TRAIL LEADS TO END OF HALL!" He says.
"Then let's follow it. After Rod and Laura!" Rex said. So Rex and Droid follow the trail to the location of the grandchildren of Dr. Z, so that Rod and Laura will get their just desserts.
On the other side of the island, Rod and Laura we're in a secluded room out of sight from the rest of the Alpha Gang as they ate the cookies. Their faces were just covered in chocolate, Rod swallowed a bushel of cookies, and Laura was hiccuping.
"Oh man *hic*, I can't believe we ate *hic* that many cookies!" said Laura, grabbing another cookie.
"I don't know how many we ate, but it's worth it." Rod says, "No one can withstand Cretacia's baking."
"There you are!"
The two grandchildren jump as they saw Rex and Droid running into the room. Laura hugs the cookie jar as the two gasp. "How did you get past the Alpha Droids?!" Rod asked.
Rex points, "Droid saved me."
"NO ONE SHOULD EVER BE HELD HOSTAGE!" Droid stands ready for a fight, "NOW, HAND OVER COOKIE JAR!"
"NO! The cookies are ours!" yells Laura, clinging to the cookie jar.
Rod tells his little sister, "We have no choice Laura, let's show Rex that no one messes with us." Laura nods, the two take out a couple of Alpha Scanners. "Alpha slash!"
"Gush out, Spinosaurus!"
"Shake 'em up, Sai-*hic*-chania!"
Spiny and Tank land in between the four. As Rex and Droid stepped back after being intimidated, the Spinosaurus and Saichania were extremely confused.
"Rooooar (Why are we fighting Rex and Droid)?" wonders Tank.
Spiny replies, "Roooar (I'm not sure)?"
"Roooar (Do we even fight them at all)?"
"Roar (Nah)!"
Just like that, the two Alpha Gang dinosaurs stood aside. This stuns not only Rex and Droid, but Rod and Laura as well. The little sister calls out, "What are you guys doing?! TRAITORS!" She receives a warning roar from Spiny.
Droid taps Rex's shoulder, "NOW IS OUR CHANCE!" Rex nods back. "Get that jar!" The two raced up to the two grandchildren and tried to take the jar away. But Rod and Laura don't seem to be budging, this starts a tug of war between the duos.
"Let go!"
"No! You let go!"
"QUIT RESISTING!"
"We have our rights!"
Spiny and Tank watched attentively with their heads moving back and forth as they watched everyone fighting. But Rex and Ros lose their grip on the cookie jar, sending it high into the air. Everyone watched as the jar was about to fall to the ground. Droid began to act as he tried to keep up with the jar, "DROID GOT IT! DROID GOT IT!" As the robot predicts where the cookie jar will land, Droid leaps forward and catches it. "DROID CAUGHT IT!"
"Alright!" Rex pumped his fist into the air before joining Droid. He rubs his hands together as the robot opens the jar…
...to reveal it being empty.
While Droid appears to be upset, Rex had a twitch in his eye before yelling at the two kids, "You ate all the cookies?!"
"AW, DROID DIDN'T GET ONE COOKIE!" said Droid, slumping to the floor.
"What's going on here?" Everyone looks over to the right to see Cretacia standing in the middle of the entrance to the hall. Everyone was shocked and nervous, even Spiny and Tank, "Roar (Uh-oh)!" They run off before returning to Rod and Laura in their card forms. Rex's mom begins walking up, referring to her son, "Does a certain someone want to explain why he stole the cookie jar?"
"Mom, I swear, it wasn't me!" Rex points to Rod and Laura, "They held me hostage with a couple of Alpha Droids while they stole the jar and ate all the cookies!" Cretacia looks up at the two grandkids, "Is that true?"
"No," shouts Rod, "Rex is lying!"
"Am not!"
Laura buts into the conversation, "He is too! Rod and I wanted a couple of cookies for the cookie jar, but then Rex came in and hogged the cookies all to himself!" The little girl develops tears in her eyes. Cretacia looks at her son with a disapproving look as Laura continues, "We asked him nicely, but he still didn't listen. Then he gets Droid in to stop us from eating any of the cookies, and the two ate them all! IT'S NOT FAIR, ALL I WANTED WAS JUST ONE COOKIE!" The young girl drops to the floor crying crocodile tears as she bangs her fists and kicks her legs.
Dr. Cretacia orders her son while pointing out, "Rex Ancient, go to your room! Your father and I will talk to you later tonight about punishment, and you can forget about dinner tonight."
Rex was in disbelief, his own mom was actually believing Rod and Laura. He tries to give a rebuttal, "But mom, Rod and Laura…"
"I said go to your room, Rex!"
"Mom, you have to listen…"
"ENOUGH!" She slams her foot, silencing Rex and slightly scaring him as she says once more, "Go! To! Your! Room!" A wave of sadness rushed over Rex, without another word he slowly made his way back to his room. Next, Cretacia jesters Droid to hand over the jar to which he does instantly. "Droid, make sure Rex gets to his room, and I'll have Helga decide your punishment. Understood?" She orders.
"YES, MA' AM!" Droid nods, he then runs after Rex.
Dr. Cretacia then walks up to Rod and Laura, she picks up the young girl and comforts her. "Hey, it's alright Laura," she soothes Dr. Z's granddaughter, "don't you worry, by tomorrow I'll have a fresh batch of cookies for you and your brother. Okay?"
Laura wipes a tear from her eye and nods, "Okay."
"Come on, let's go find your parents." Dr. Cretacia carries Laura as she and Rod walk out of the room. The two grandkids smiled at each other and gave a thumbs up for fooling Rex's mom.
Rex and Droid made it back to Rex's room, both were still bummed about being antagonized. "DROID IS SORRY FOR NOT HELPING ENOUGH!" apologized the robot.
Rex assures Droid, "No, Droid. I'm sorry for getting you mixed up in this mess. Hopefully our punishments won't be so bad."
"DROID AGREES!"
"Droid! I'd like to speak to you." Hearing Helga's voice made Droid shiver. "DROID NEEDS TO GO!" Droid runs off to Helga, Rex waves goodbye before shutting his door.
He walks over to his bed and plops down with his arms spread out. Rex was really sad, he felt as if a rain cloud was hovering over him.
Ace had finally woken up from his nap and could see his best friend was distraught, he walks over, jumps onto Rex's bed and begins licking his face. Rex turns over and weakly smiles at his partner. "Hey, buddy," Rex gives Ace a few chin scratches, "I see you slept well."
"Dinner time!" They could Jonathan call out to everyone.
Rex sat up and looks to Ace, "You go Ace, I can't have dinner tonight." Ace tilts his head, confused. Rex couldn't help but smile before petting him. Ace leaps off the bed and proceeds directly to the dining room. Once his partner left, Rex frowns once more and lies back down on his bed. He tells himself, "This stinks, Rod and Laura get away with a crime and pinned the blame on me. I hope they get what's coming to them."
Out in the dining room, everyone was gathering at the table as Droid was seen setting everything up for tonight's dinner all by himself, Helga was supervising him all the while. "I hope this makes you think twice before you act, Droid?" She said.
"YES MA' AM!"
Spiny and Tank were seen telling Ace and Terry what happened earlier. "Yip yip yip yip yip (...and then Rod and Laura framed Rex and Droid," said Tank. Ace and Terry were surprised.
"Roar rooar (Wow, that's despicable)."
"Growl grooooowl (Oh, how I'd love to bite at their ankles)!"
Spiny reminds Ace, "Raaaaaawr (You know you can't do that with Helga around)."
"Yip yip yip (It's suicide)!"
The chibi Carnotaurus lets out a growl, though he hasn't been here for long, even he knew not to mess with Helga. "Groowl (I know). Groowl groooowl (But one day, they'll pay for what they did to Rex)." Droid then hands out everyone's bowls filled with dog food.
"Rooar roar (Alright, dinner)!" Terry dives into his food, followed by Tank. Spiny and Ace looked at each other before they started to eat their dinner.
Coming from one of the hallways, Dr. Ancient enters the room. "Hey, everyone!" he says. Cretacia runs up to her husband and embraces him in a tight hug, "Hiya, Trias!"
Dr. Ancient returns the hug. "Hello to you too, sweetheart," he said, "Where's Rex?"
Cretacia's smile faded as she leans in and whispered to her husband, "Rex is in his room, he's in serious trouble and we'll be having a talk with him after dinner."
"Oh? What happened?" asked Dr. Ancient, raising an eyebrow.
"Rex ate all of my cookies that I baked." Dr. Cretacia explained, "He tried to keep them away from Rod and Laura, even getting Droid to help him."
Dr. Ancient was in disbelief, shocked at the news he received. "That doesn't sound like something our son would do." He comments. But Cretacia reassured, "Well, he did. So tomorrow, I'll be making cookies for Rod and Laura while Rex will be punished," Cretacia continued, "What do you think his punishment should be? Because I've got a few ideas."
"Let's talk about it after dinner," Dr. Cretacia nodded. She and her husband walked together to the table and sat down along with everyone else. Droid serves up everyone's dinner as Jonathan says, "Hope everyone is ready for Chow Mein." Everyone was eager to eat tonight's dinner.
All, except for Rod and Laura who were looking a bit green.
While everyone was digging into their dinner, Nathan and Emily could see their children weren't eating. "Kids, are you feeling alright?" asked their mother.
Rod replies, "Not really."
"My tummy doesn't feel good," moaned Laura.
Helga walks over to feel their foreheads, she reports, "They're burning up."
"Maybe it's the flu?" Emily hypothesized.
"Or maybe it's due to Rod and Laura eating all of Dr. Cretacia's cookies." Everyone looks at the person who said that, and that person was none other than Ed.
Cretacia tries to correct him, "No, it was Rex who ate my cookies."
But Ed shook his head, "No, it was Rod and Laura. I saw them with a couple of Super Alpha Droids capturing Rex as they were going to steal you cookies," he continued, "Heck, I even got them on camera to prove it." Ed whips out his phone and showed everyone the video. They saw Rod and Laura use the droids to restrain Rex and explained their plans to him. Once the video was done everyone was looking at the two children, with a few disapproving casts from Cretacia, Nathan, and Emily.
"You two are in so much trouble, you know that," said Nathan.
But before Rod or Laura could say anything, they leaned over opposite sides of their chairs and threw up. Everyone leaned back disgusted, Jonathan walks out of the room saying, "I'll go get a mop."
Ursula, now squeamish, pushed her plate to her brother. "Here, I'm not hungry anymore," she said.
Ed furrowed his eyes and tells her, "You're a big girl, you can eat your own food."
Back in Rex's room, he was reading a book on his bed with a light shining down on him. There was a knock at the door. Rex turns the page as he says, "Come in." He looks up to see who was at the door.
The door opened as Cretacia poked her head in. "Hi, sweetie!" She said with a smile.
Rex frowned, he then turned back to his book and continued to read. This hurt Dr. Cretacia's feelings, but she knew that her son wasn't in the mood right now. She walks into his room and takes a seat right next to Rex. Cretacia tells him, "Rex, I know you're mad at me, but I have something that I want to tell you."
"What? You're here to tell me my punishment?" asked the boy, still paying little attention to his mother.
Dr. Cretacia shook her head, "No, I'm here to tell you that you're off the hook."
Catching him off guard, Rex looks up from his book and turns his head to his mom, "Wait, really?" Dr. Cretacia nods. Rex sits up next to her and says, "But I thought you believed Rod and Laura?"
"At first I did, yes. But their stomachs couldn't hold it in at dinner, so they got busted." said Dr. Cretacia, "I should've known, those two always manage to trick me! Maybe I'm just too trustworthy with them? I blame my brain for this." She knocks on her noggin before continuing, "But anyways, I just want to say I'm sorry for not listening. If there's one thing I know about you, which I do, is that you're polite as your father. So, is there any chance you could forgive me?" She shies away from her son.
Rex thought it over for a bit before smiling back at his mom, "Apology accepted." Dr. Cretacia's face lit up as she and her son shared a hug. She even tells him, "Don't you worry, Rex. By tomorrow, I'll make sure to make you the best batch of cookies I've ever made!"
"I'll take your word on that," laughed Rex.
Then entered Dr. Ancient, "Hey, son. Ready for dinner? There's still some Chow Mein left for you."
As Rex and Cretacia ended the hug, they could hear his stomach growling. "Yeah, I could go for some Chow Mein right now." The two hopped off the bed and walked to the door. Rex asked his parents, "So, how bad did Rod and Laura spew?"
"Oh, they're still at it!" replied Cretacia.
"Really?"
Dr. Ancient nodded, "Yeah, with how much cookies they ate, I'm not surprised they're still throwing up."
It was the next day, Rex was in the kitchen with his mom as she was pulling out a tray of cookies from the oven. Cretacia takes in a big whiff of the cookies and sighs, "Now that's the smell of a perfect batch."
"They smell amazing!" said Rex. Delighted, his mom smiled as she brought the tray over to him. "Oh, but the taste is a thousand times better! Try one for yourself," she said, "But please, be careful. They just came out of the oven." Heeding Cretacia's warning, Rex takes a cookie from the tray and takes a bite.
In seconds, his eyes shot wide open in astonishment. "Oh, wow!" he says, "This cookie is amazing!" He takes another bite of the cookie, making his mom smile. Once he devoured the cookie, Rex asks, "Can I have another, please?"
"Go ahead, sweetie." nodded Dr. Cretacia.
Out in the hallway, Droid is seen once again dancing to conga music while singing, "GONGA, CONGA, CONGA!" This catches Cretacia's attention, she calls out to the droid, "Hey, Droid!" Droid peaks from behind the wall as she asks, "Want to have a cookie?"
"DROID HAS NEVER HAD A COOKIE BEFORE, ARE THEY GOOD?" he asks.
"Try one for yourself."
Droid walks over to the duo and grabs a cookie from the tray, Droid then plops it into his mouth. After a few seconds of nothing, Droid's eyes shot open as a timer starts from his eyes and a voice begins to say the countdown, "3, 2, 1, LIFTOFF!"
Smoke appears from underneath Droid's feet, fire ignites from under him and lifts off into the air like a rocket. Rex and Cretacia watch as the droid lifts himself into the air. "Something tells me, Droid loves your cookies mom," said Rex.
Dr. Cretacia responds, "What was your first clue?"
Before reaching the ceiling, the fire dies out and Droid begins to fall. But a parachute deploys from his backside, safely floating him back to the ground. "THAT WAS THE BEST THING DROID HAS EVER TASTED!" stated Droid.
"Well, I'm glad you like it Droid!" Cretacia said, placing a few cookies on a plate, "Well I'm going to bring a few to your father, Rex. You and Droid can have a couple more, but please don't eat the entire batch."
"Sure thing, mom!"
With that said, Dr. Cretacia leaves to go bring a few cookies to Dr. Ancient as Rex and Droid take another cookie for themselves.
With their backs turned, Rod and Laura appear behind the island. They look at each other before giggling to themselves, they try to reach for some of the cookies…
*SMACK* *SMACK*
Their hands get swatted by Rex and Droid, both are unamused with the two. Rod and Laura chuckle nervously as Rod says, "Hey Red, Droid, what's up?"
"Nice try, you guys," said Rex, Droid continues, "YOU WILL NOT STEAL ANYMORE COOKIES!"
"Aww, come on! Just one?" Laura whined.
"No/NO!"
Rex then realizes something. "Hang on a minute," he said, "Shouldn't you two be doing chores with Helga right now?" From outside the hall, the four could hear Helga calling out to Rod and Laura, "YOU TWO BETTER COME OUT THIS INSTANT!" Rod and Laura looked to the two with pleading faces.
But, unfortunately, Rex and Droid weren't buying it.
Rex calls out to Helga, "Hey, Helga! Droid and I found Rod and Laura!" Both kids were panicking as Rod tried to hush Rex up, but things got worse for them as Droid began to spin his head around while letting out a siren.
Helga pops into the kitchen. "Aha! There you are!" pointing to Rod and Laura, she then turns to Droid, "Okay, that's good now Droid." Droid stops spinning his head and letting out a siren call. Helga then grabs the kids by the back of their collars as she drags them out of the kitchen, "You two have much work to do, so I suggest you get to it!" Rod and Laura both pout and cross their arms while Helga dragged them away.
Rex and Droid laughed at their misfortune. Rex raises his cookie and tells Droid, "A toast, Droid, to our redemption as well as Rod and Laura's comeuppance!" Droid nods as the two shared a toast and dinked their cookies.
"Cheers/CHEERS!"
Me: Perfect! (turns to Cretacia) May I please have a cookie now?
Cretacia: Nice try, buddy.
Me: Huh, tough nut to crack? But anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this little story as much as I did and I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter. Until next time, CarnotaurusMan out!
Cretacia: (waves) Goodbye! (hogs the cookies) AND DON'T STEAL MY COOKIES!