Chapter 15

Time of the tyrant

At the foot of one of the large volcanoes in the region, there was a small valley where the area was filled with bubbling tarpits and geothermal springs, along with various volcanic vents. These emitted all kinds of toxic gases into the air which was not only pungent to the initial sniff, but if inhaled long enough the consequences would be deadly, for deep in this valley there was also the stench of death lying deep within the layers of gas. And yet, even under such conditions, life still finds a way. Stomping echoed through the valley as large footprints were seen in the solid ground around the springs and tar, where a certain dinosaur took refuge here for several years after being driven out of his home, and after years of toughening it out for so long he emerged as one of the most fearsome predators to ever walk the earth. Terry, now at 5 tonnes and 13 meters, he was now a fully grown tyrannosaurus, having endured the worst that this environment could throw at him relying on nothing but his sheer strength and will, his power was now nearly unmatched in the cretaceous world.

In his jaws was the corpse of a dead pteranodon that flew too low below the gas and thus died of suffocation after being overwhelmed by them, Terry on the other hand persevered through the worst of it as no other predator dared to come here fearing death themselves, but Terry knew no fear as he made a living feasting on any dinosaur unlucky enough to wander into the valley or fall in before succumbing to the gas, something which he had built up strong resistance to. As he swallowed the pterosaur in his jaws, he grunted in disgust as every meal he had always reeked with the rotten stench. For a long time he wandered through the death zones and ash fields in search of food, but no more, tired of this lifestyle he decided now was the time for him to return home and to make it known to the land and all its' residents he rules, as he stomped out of the valley and made his way back to the forest further away.

A few hours of traversing across the lava flows and entering the woods, he picked up the scent of potential prey, without hesitation he headed towards it to find a sheltered grove where a pair of pachycephhlosaurus were nesting, as a male brought in some ferns to make their nest more comfortable for the female as she sat on a clutch of eggs. Eying them, Terry readied himself for an ambush as he stalked them as carefully as he could closing as much distance as possible without giving himself away. As small as they were, it had been a while since he had fresh meat so he wasn't about to let this opportunity slip by. But since he had been out in the volcanic fields for so long and hasn't done much of hunting in the forest than in the open, he wasn't as observant as he should as he ended up snapping a twig underfoot! As the pair turned in alarm to see him, his cover blown he rushed out towards them as they quickly got up and fled the scene! Terry tried as he might to chase after them but they were long gone as soon as he made it to the nest, while crushed the eggs under his giant feet…except for one.

He snarled and snorted in annoyance at blowing his hunt, before looking down to see the nest he crushed and the remaining egg. It was better than nothing, as he reached his head below to devour it, a more appetising sound echoed not far from where he was. Sensing a better opportunity for a kill and his attention diverted, he left the scene much to the fortune of the remaining egg. The sound lead him to the edge of the forest where the great plains were, and he could see a fairly large triceratops herd gathered around a pair of 2 large males who were jousting for the right to lead. One was yellow in colour and the other was darker grey with yellow patches around his body. From what he could tell, it was a situation where the younger yellow male was challenging the current leader to a duel, in life it's winner takes all and nothing is left for the loser, Terry lay in wait knowing no matter who won the loser would be too weak to fight back when he makes his move.

Meanwhile unaware that they were being stalked, the 2 ceratopsians squared off with each other staring down one another before the darker one bellowed and stomped his feet on the ground before rushing at the yellow one! The other trike responded by swinging his head, deflecting the attacker's charge as he skidded to the side! The black male repositioned himself, recovering from the blow dealt as he scraped the ground with his foot and charged again! The yellow one held his ground as the alpha bashed him to the side but he dug in his heels and held strongly! As the rest of the herd looked on anxiously, the 2 triceratops then backed away a bit before charging one another with full force and locking horns! It was then the yellow one despite being pushed back at first, mustered up the strength to throw the other triceratops away, making him slam into a rock which then shattered upon impact!

The current alpha was dethroned, as he lay on the ground heavily battered and beaten, while the yellow one stomped his feet down and bellowed in victory as the other trikes behind him celebrated with cheerful bellows of their own. Their celebration however was soon about to be cut short, their fight had left them both worn out and vulnerable, as Terry seized the chance and rushed out towards the defeated male! Unable to respond in time, the other triceratops looked on in shock as Terry snapped his jaws right behind the neck of the herd's former alpha! He cried out in pain only barely managing to shake off the carnivore's bite but it left him with massive bloody wounds behind his frill! Not wasting another chance, Terry used his massive weight and head to knock the trike off his feet before biting into his exposed stomach! Crushing the ribs and the organs inside, the defeated male triceratops was now no more than his next meal!

Stomping on his prey, Terry roared out in triumph signalling to the lowlands that this was now his kill and this was his hunting ground now, and all better watch out for him too. Before he could have his victory feast, looking up he saw the rest of the triceratops gathered together and being fearful. Licking his bloodied lips and teeth he got a little greedy as he roared out at them, hoping to scatter them and aim for the vulnerable young and old inside! He was feeling so full of himself, he didn't think anyone could stand in his way….till the yellow victorious male got in his way and roared out at him, unwilling to let him hurt his herd and family! He was put off by this heroic gesture at first but he wasn't about to let the triceratops scare him off so easily as he roared and rushed head first at him! In response the trike swung out his head wheel Terry grabbed hold of his horn! They engaged in a tight struggle at first, but Terry could see he was gaining the upper hand given the trike was already weakened at first the odds were in his favour! He could just feel himself twisting the trike's head down to the ground and was on the verge of snapping the horn off as the trike roared out in pain!

Victory was within his grasp, till from the corner of his eye he widened to see 3 more adult triceratops charge at him! In alarm he was forced to release his grip and back away in time right before the made contact! A second longer and he would have been pierced! As he stood back and saw the rest of the herd elders rally to the side of their new leader, he could see them making a blockade of horns at him, having been moved by their new leader they stood by his side and weren't going to back down! Terry stomped his foot and roared at them hoping to scare them off, but not only was it ineffective but more trikes then surrounded him as the yellow trike stood on his feet again! Seeing there was no way he could take on an entire herd of angry triceratops on his own, Terry snarled in anger as he was forced to back down, and instead grabbed the carcass of the one he defeated deciding to settle with just it. As he began to drag it away, he locked eyes with that of the yellow trike, vowing that this wasn't over not by a long shot, as he carried his prey into the forest and out of sight.

Further away into he forest, Terry then stopped to eat in a secluded area on the outskirts of the forest, where many dinosaur bones were gathered together no doubt being a dino graveyard as far as he could tell and smell. Looking around it seemed safe enough for him to enjoy his meal, despite the bubbling tar pit rather close by he wasn't stupid to go too close to it as he dropped the carcass down and began to feast in it. As he bit into and tore away chunks of flesh he had forgotten what fresh meat tasted like in so long, and how good it felt to eat like a king….little did he know was that his throne as this area's apex was about to be challenged by an old enemy he never thought he'd lay eyes on again. A familiar roar sounded at his way, and as he looked up he was taken aback to the dark white tyrannosaurus from his adolescent years, Gigas, appear before him! Having smelt the blood of his kill and followed him here, it was clear he intended to take it by force, and the last thing he tolerated was a rival.

Terry then turned to face his enemy and narrowed his eyes, remembering the role he played in his family's demise, as much as he disliked being mistreated by his mother and sister in the past he knew they didn't deserve it so a part of him held vengeance against him! Unwilling to backdown, he roared out in defiance as the 2 t-rexes stood their grounds and circled one another for their own winner take all battle! Gigas made the first move as he rushed Terry and rammed him back! In response Terry snarled as he swung out his tail and smacked Gigas' face disorienting him for a brief moment, which he capitalised on as he bit right into the rival rex's neck! Gigas roared in pain as he felt Terry's bone crunching jaws on the verge of snapping his neck, to make matters worse Terry had made sure to keep his arms out of reach too and having bit him in a more secure position so he had less room to move!

In response, Gigas retaliated by trusting his his head and smashing Terry's against the rock walls! This caused his grip to break as he collapsed down to the ground in a daze, with a few bloody face scrapes and even a handful fo teeth smashed out of his face! As Gigas shook his head recovering from the damage Terry dealt at first he roared out with arrogance believing he had won, though seeing Terry was still breathing on the ground he decided to make sure and finish the job. Meanwhile Terry could feel vibrations in the ground as he lay down, knowing Gigas was coming in close as he lay down. He was still weakened from the impact but as he felt the steps coming closer, the fear of dying to the same monster that killed his family soon caused him to awake, right when Gigas was reaching down to rip his stomach open! In retaliation he kicked out at the other rex's face making him stagger back as he got back on his feet again!

Terry roared out in defiance as Gigas responded the same, enraged at being caught off guard like that he lunged at Terry, who quickly sidestepped in time as Gigas smashed his own face in the rocks! Thrown off balance as he staggered back from the recoil, Terry seized the chance as he clamped down on Gigas' neck once more! This time, mustering his remaining energy he swung GIgas around and pushed him hard hard across the terrain before throwing him with all his might into the tar pits! As Gigas landed he struggled and thrashed about violently as he tried to escape the tar's pull, but it was all in vain as he was out in the middle of the pit where it was deeper and the more he struggled the more he sunk, till eventually with one final roar in anger he sunk beneath its' black depths as Terry looked on.

Once Gigas had fully submerged and the bubbles stopped appearing at the surface, Terry knew the battle was won, as he stomped his foot down and roared in triumph as he laid down the new law of the land, this domain was his alone and all he saw was his! Unfortunately for him, Terry's victory would be short-lived, as he made his way back to feast on the triceratops he defeated, in his exhausted state he failed to realise a massive iron cage was above him and only too late as it fell down on him trapping him inside to his alarm! Startled by it he roared out in fury and in a panic as he slammed his side at the cage and swung out his tail, but despite his thrashing he couldn't make it budge! Trying to bite the bars didn't help either to his surprise he couldn't even make a dent or scratch! For what he could tell they smelled and tasted like nothing he had ever seen or felt in his whole life!

Things were about to get even stranger for him, as a light beamed down before him revealing an old man in a flying pink craft, carrying what looked like the pachycephalosaurus egg from the nest from before in his hands and with him were 3 other strange people, a tall man with sunglasses, a green haired woman and a fat short man and they each were inside a maroon 4 wheeled vehicle with a hood ornament resembling a ceratopsian.

"Ahahahaha! A most excellent job well done Alpha Gang! Well done!" Dr Z clapped with excitement while his men bowed down and saluted him with respect.

"You honour us with your words of praise Dr Z!"

"Well what's there to be surprised about? We're the Alpha Gang after all."

"It's only natural that we'd be able to bring in the deadliest dino of them all!" They all replied feeling most appreciated and even letting this victory get to their heads.

Dr Z then moved up to the cage and grinned rather sinisterly as he eyed upon the massive tyrannosaurus they managed to secure, "And just wait till we tame this big guy and have him doing all sorts of things for us when we get back home!" He snickered having big plans in store for this rex.

Terry, confused and agitated by what was going on, roared out furiously towards the 4 insignificant mammals that darted to put him in such a humiliating position! The force from his roar along with his pungent breath made the Trio scream out in terror!

"WAAAAH!" They turned pale before huddling together in a fright,

"He looks hungry!"

"He looks mad!"

"He's both hungry and mad!" They each said panicking and sweating bullets.

Dr Z however wasn't intimidated in the slightest, in fact he was rather fascinated and even excited by the sheer might of this t-rex which no doubt was both a survivor and a fighter for years, making him everything he always wanted and wished for in a dinosaur, "Hehehe such power, such fearsome prehistoric savagery, you'll make a fine addition to our collection of dinosaurs indeed." He grinned deviously which unnerved his assistants slightly knowing any wacky idea he hatches in his bald head would only mean disaster and misery for others, especially them. "Wait till Ancient sees the incredible specimen I'll be bringing back home with us, no doubt this one outclasses everything else we've already gotten on board!" He then thought to himself looking forward to one upping him. "I just knew my dino bones would lead us straight to the jack pot! And I was right!" He thought to himself excited in showing Ancient who was boss now after being called loony by him and Cretacia. This catch should no doubt get him and his team some respect and not to look down on him just because he's old.

Terry, even more frustrated and annoyed than before, wanted to rip the old man's beard off more than ever for ruining his day, along with his head as he smashed against its side causing it to shake! It shocked the A Team seeing that he had enough strength to actually budge the cage, while Dr Z sneered seeing there was plenty of power within the t-rex, and he knew just how to put it to good use, "Alpha gang! This is only the beginning! Ahead lies the great plains where an even greater number of dinosaurs awaits to be added to our ever expanding collection!" He commanded holding out his arm in the direction Terry had came from earlier, "Go forth! Bring them all back to me in the name of Dr Z and the Alpha Gang!" He then commanded as the A Team saluted him loyally.

"Yes sir!"

"You can count on us!"

"We will not fail you!" They responded firmly to which he cackled with pleasure.

"Ahahaha! Excellent, I'm counting on you 3 on our biggest task yet." He smirked stroking his beard before eying the tyrannosaurus they caught who was glaring daggers at them with his eyes, "In the meantime I'll be getting acquainted with our new friend here, in fact I've decided he shall become the face of the Alpha Gang!"

They then croaked and swallowed hard, "F…Friend? You're joking aren't you Dr Z?" Zander shivered, they've already made an enemy of this dinosaur so the chances of making friends was pretty much slim to none.

"He certainly doesn't look friendly." Ed gulped thinking the same thing.

Terry then roared out once more causing the team to squeal like little girls!

"WAAAH!"

Dr Z cackled back at them cockily with arrogance, "Ahahaha! Fear not, just leave him to me." He smirked unaware his attitude was adding fuel to the fire that was Terry's rage, "When I'm done with this rex, he'll be taking us to all sorts of new heights with the big plans I have for him!" It was now his assistants were begining to doubt and worry about what he was planning, though they didn't have much time to think about it as he suddenly glared at them, "Well, what are you 3 stooges standing around for!? Go already! Bring me back more dinosaurs now!" He ranted shaking his fists wildly making them scurry away.

"Y…Yes sir! Dr Z sir!" They saluted in a panic as they scrambled together and ran out to conduct a large scale dino round up!

Meanwhile as Terry stared down their boss with venom, he then stroked his beard calmly in thought, "Now then, if we really going to start going places together we'll need a name to call you." he pondered before coming on a choice and then asking the rex himself what he thought, "Let's see….Terance?" He quickly shook his head in disagreement, "No that doesn't fit right. Sounds too weak." Terry didn't care in the slightest, finding it utterly disrespectful someone so small would dare do this to him as he roared in Dr Z's face. The old man however didn't get the message he was sending him and instead chuckled in amusement, "Heheh, didn't think so either." Giving it thought once more as he folded his arms, he snapped his fingers as he came on a choice, "Ah! I got it! Terry! Hehe, that's perfect!" He cheered.

Terry stomped his foot angry as he roared out at Dr Z again, to which the doctor laughed out loud joyously as that settled it for him, "Ahahaha! I knew you'd love it!" It was then a most sinister look sprouted on his old wrinkly face as he looked Terry in the eyes, "I saw the sheer might and ferocity you unleashed earlier, you should be honoured to have a place in my future kingdom Terry!" Given how Dr Ancient was always a man of no vision unlike him, he'd probably just lock the dinosaurs up in some safe or stock some sort of petting zoo. He then decided no way was he going to let Dr Ancient get his hands on this dino, this one was caught by him and his team, so it was theirs' to do as they pleased! And why stop at one, when he could have an army of dinosaurs to command and control! "With your strength at my command, you'll help me achieve my greatest lifelong dream ever! To be the Dinosaur King! Ahahahahah!" He laughed out maniacally pressing a button causing the beams to fire at the tyrannosaurus, carding him as he roared in fury vowing to make this old man suffer for this humiliation before being turned to a card.

While drowning himself in his ego, Dr Z wasn't aware of the fact that he himself was being spied on by a supply alpha droid that was eying him from a safe distance, the one piloting said robot was Seth, as he smirked seeing an opportunity. For some time he sensed Dr Z and Dr Ancient were at odds and now with it being certain no doubt he could use Dr Z's meaningless ambitions to his advantage and to get the Ancients out of the way so he could complete his own goals, for now he will just need to wait for the right moment.

And thus concludes Terry's story and the 5th dinosaur. As I showed here it was Terry who killed Maximus, the triceratops Chomp dethroned, and defeated Gigas later. What I'd like to think is that each space pirate dinosaur was revived in the future then altered later by Seth. Fact that Terry killed Maximus leads to a connection of Maximus defeating him with Spectral punisher twice then Terry evening the score in the Shadow War.

As shown here Terry and Chomp were just destined to cross paths with one another, one with a reason to protect and the other with nothing to lose, being polar opposites of each other and yet eventually while starting out as rivals fate eventually will deal the surprising hand of them joining forces in the future.

Like the reference I put here for Prehistoric park in Terry? Also it's the violent battle between him and Gigas is what made Dr Z take a liking to him and how it lead to the birth of Dr Z's brainchild of making his own dinosaur kingdom in the future too, and as seen here Terry will become the face of the Alpha Gang.

Also seeing as what Dr Z did to him here it's no wonder he always tries to rip his beard off later on. As for the egg Dr Z carried it's the last pachycephhlosaurus egg from the nest Terry crushed, reference to Disney Dinosaur.

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Drew Luczynski

True but it's said tragedy that moulded Terry into the T-Rex he is now, and how it explains how he is so strong and so angry most of the time.

Gigas was altered by Seth in the space pirates' lab, but as I stated here I believe that he and the other space pirate dinosaurs may have died out in their time and then were revived in Cera's time in the future at some point either by the space pirates or by her people, then taken by the space pirates when they invaded and added him and the others to their arsenal.

tsukikami02

Now Terry has grown into the strongest dinosaur the D Team and Alpha Gang have ever had, now he avenged his family too. Plus I'd like to say Gigas would later be dug up and revived in the future.

I look forward to seeing what happens though wonder if the guardians and kingdom will be watching the Ancients and Alpha Gang bringing in dinosaurs-maybe they sent the stone plate message to the future? And the events later on like with the Shadow Wars.