Fossil Fighters- Paleo Legacy
Chapter 22- Where is the King?
(Play Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: Let it Out)
Let it all out, let it all out
You don't have to act like everything's okay
(The sun shines brightly with the seagulls passing by. Five orbs of elements swirl before they shined softly and the title, "Fossil Fighters- Paleo Legacy" is seen before it turns to another scene.)
Pour it all out, pour it all out
'Cause I'm here for you
And you should know that I'm here to stay
(Tyrant is seen at the edge of the cliffs of Vivosaur Island, watching the ocean waves and the wind blowing around him, a soft saddened look on his face before looking at the medals of his dinos as they shined in his hands and he smiled softly.)
Know that you aren't the only
Person here who feels lonely
And that I really fully can understand
All of the things that you've been going through
(Rosie was seen with her arms behind her back as she watches the sun rise before she smiles. Holt looks at the cliff to see Ty as he smiles a bit with a clenched fist.)
Don't you ever give up on life
'Cause that's just not the right thing to do
(Ty walks through Knotwood forest as he recalls his past memories, before seeing memories of everyone he met on the island, smiling and looking up with his eyes shining bright, covering the screen.)
Just stay with me
And soon you'll see
If you would just live for today
(Twilight spins as she waves to the screen with a bright smile as her and Ty's parents were seen next with smiles.)
Forget the past
Make today last
That you'd surely be okay
(Ty was seen running through with the memories of his rich past before passing into the light of his bright future.)
Don't ever forget the bond we share
For no matter what I'll always be here
Next to you
And I know it's hard but you'll get through
(The scene was changed with Ty and Holt at the Fossil Arena smirking at each other as they tossed their medals out as their chosen vivosaurs were summoned and charged into a fierce battle of the century as they enjoyed their battle with bright energy.)
I'm here to stay
And here to say
That I promise I won't leave
(Peggy and Zoe ran to Ty and hugged him on each of his sides as the three laughed.)
Won't disappear
I'll always be here
And you'd better believe
(Dr. Diggins with his stego and Wendy were seen with smiles while the dino licked the scientist to the ground as Wendy laughed.)
Things aren't easy as they say
But just hang on in
And I'm sure that you'll be okay
(A young lady in a cloak was seen as she turned to the screen with yellow eyes glowing, as walked ahead and vanished in the darkness.)
Try your best because I know
You have strength within
(Ty was seen at the edge of the island with his vivosaurs in their anthro forms, snuggling against the fighter as he smiled at the setting sun and the five glowing orbs shined softly before the screen went black.)
The sun rose as seagulls cawed in the air, the warm ocean waters splashing around and hitting the edges of the island. In the hotel, Ty's girls and soon to be wife were all sleeping, champagne completely empty and glasses with the edition of their clothes all over the floor. The pinkette groaned as she stirred and opened her eyes. A yawn escaped her mouth as she sat up and stretched. "Mmmmmm! Man, what a night…" She groaned while rubbing her head. "Good thing I only had two glasses." The girl glanced about the room with a frown. Her fiance never came back during the night so the others decided to have their fun without him. Now that the alcohol had cleared from her body, Rosie was getting worried. "Maybe Twilight or Holt might know…" She got up and dressed in a fluffy pink robe and got into slippers. Rosie then exited her room and walked to Holt and Twi's before knocking.
"Nnnnnngh...hang on…" Groaned a tired male voice before Holt opened the door. He yawned as he rubbed his eyes. "Rosie?"
"Hey Holt." She greeted with a small smile before she frowned. "Have you or Twilight seen Ty since last night?"
The blonde shook his head. "Not since we split up from you guys for the night. You don't know where he is?"
"He left last night for something...but he didn't come back." The pinkette explained in concern.
After stretching his back, Holt continued. "Today is the wedding, right?"
"Yes." She nodded. "Ty wouldn't be out all night and miss this day for the two of us…" She placed a hand on her heart. "I hope he's ok…" The two heard clicking before they looked down and saw Ty's pet gem scorpion. Rosie bent down before cupping the creature in her hands and stroked her tail.
"Might not be that bad." Holt replied. "I did hear from Ty's dad that it was tradition for the groom not to see the bride before getting married on the day of the wedding."
"Maybe…." Rosie spoke. The scorpion chittered before jumping off her hands and crawled to a corner...and dragging from her tail...was the necklace Duna gave Ty. Rosie's eyes widened as she kneeled down and inspected it. The chain looked like it had been snapped in two, and there was a dried up brown substance around it. "Ty wouldn't just toss this away…." She breathed before shooting up and looking at Holt in total panic now. "Someone must have taken him last night!"
The door to the room opened more as Twi popped her head out with Scorpio on her shoulder. "Can you two keep it down please...trying to sleep here…"
"We have something more important than sleep, Twilight!" Rosie spoke as she held up Ty's broken and dirty necklace.
As it dangled in front of Twi's arachnid, he beeped and flashed red. "Blood detected, DNA confirmed: Tyrant Paleo."
As they heard this, Twilight snapped from her sleepy state and panicked. "Ty!" She ran to her parents room and banged against it. "Mom! Dad! Get out here! This is an emergency!" Footsteps shuffled to the door as her parents faced their daughter.
"Twilight, it's 5:50 in the morning…" Her mother yawned.
"Ty's been kidnapped!" Twilight spoke out in panic. Both parents snapped their heads to her as they began to panic as well.
"What!? Are you sure!?" Her father asked in shock.
"She's speaking the truth." Rosie choked on a sob as she held out Ty's bloody and dirty necklace. His father grabbed the pendant as his face became stern.
"This isn't good…" He breathed.
"My baby boy…" His wife whimpered in terror as she held her mouth.
"Rosie." Holt spoke firmly. "Get the others and tell them what happened." He turned to Twilight. "Twilight, you and I will scout the island and ask locals if they saw Ty."
"My wife and I will contact the police and get a detective here to find out what happened." The man spoke as well. The group nodded as they split up.
(In an Unknown place…)
Ty groaned as he felt his body numb and head aching. "Owwwwww…" He opened his eyes as the fighter got his eyesight back. "What the…?" He tried moving but felt himself strapped down. Looking at his wrists and legs revealed they were bound to a metal table in a dark room. "What the!?" Ty gasped before starting struggle. "Come on...Come on!" Minutes passed before Ty eased on the table, tired from his vain attempts to break his bonds. "What the fuck happened last night? All I remember is seeing Duna cry and...nothing." He spoke to himself.
There was a click before bright lights filled the room. He hissed in pain while squinting. "Gah! Fucking hell!" Tyrant growled by the intense light. It took a minute before his eyes adjusted. He finally got a new look of his surrounding as he saw he was in a high tech laboratory with chemicals and gear around him. "Whoa….what the hell is this place?" The boy asked himself in shock and awe. The was an echo of footsteps as a door at the far end of the room slid open.
He looked and saw a large dinaurian enter. He was bigger than Duna, male while wearing royal blue robes. Two red horns sat on his head as he strode to Ty's position. "So you're finally awake, human." He spoke calmly, but had venom in his words.
"Who are you?" Ty asked with a small glare.
The being gave a calm and small smile as he walked around him. "I hardly need to answer you, but since you're our prisoner I might as well. I'm King Dynal, king of the dinaurian race."
"The king, huh?" The fighter glared at him. "What is this all about?"
The king looked back at him. "Well, you have something I want."
"I don't know what you're talking about. I have nothing on me but my clothes." The boy stated firmly.
Dynal gave a small chuckle. "Of course not, human. It's not what's on you that I'm after. More like...what's in you."
Ty blinked in confusion. "What's...in me?" Dynal nodded before flicking the exposed gem sticking out of Ty's neck.
"This is what I want." He spoke. "You are fused to the rare metal my people need in order to survive...the precious cosmonite."
The boy blinked. "Uh...what are you talking about. That can't be possible. I've been handling that glowing ore since I could walk."
"I see." The king nodded. "Tell me, have other humans gained access to the cosmonite other than you?"
The boy thought for a second and was about to talk when he froze. "I can't tell him about my family. They might get targeted too."
"Refusing to answer? Very well." Dynal nodded. "It won't matter anyway. Now that we have you, all that is left is to obtain are the sub-idolcomps."
The boy tilted his head. "You don't happen to mean tiny statues that look like reptiles, do you?"
"That would be correct." Dynal answered. "The idol-comps are part of the main sources we need to begin project Mother Planet. We were foolish to ask that weakling of a human, Bullwort, to do it. We should have asked you instead." Tyrant gave him a blank stare as he growled from the mention of that bastard's name. "Yes, humans truly are a misunderstanding in this planet." The king spoke. "They are a mistake to Earth's evolution. Which is why when we obtain the cosmonite from you and retrieve the idol-comps, my people and I will finally fix Earth's ways in evolution."
"Not to sound rude, your highness," Tyrant sighed, "but evolution is supposed to produce the best possible creature to survive its environment. You can't just call my race a mistake."
Dynal raised an eyebrow. "You wouldn't understand what we hope to accomplish. I'd call you a foolish human, but in that form you actually look like one of us. A pity really."
"I don't know what you're getting at, but I'm not liking it." Ty glared. "When my friends and family find out I'm gone, they'll come find me."
A small smile formed on the king's face. "I'm sorry to tell you this, but no human will be able to find you. We are, how you humans say, out of your world." He clapped his hands as the paneling on the wall became clear.
Ty's mouth hung open and his eyes widened. Stars, millions were seen and below...was earth. "W...we're...in space!?"
"Are you finally coming to terms with your current situation?" Dynal asked as the walls returned to normal.
Ty breathed heavily in shock. This was...impossible. True, humans built stuff to go to space, but this tech was far too advanced. "You…." He growled before trying to break from his bonds again. "Let me go goddammit!"
Dynal shook his head as he walked away. "I can't allow you to leave. That cosmonite inside you is precious to us. We need it to survive." He turned back with a firm expression. "We will take it from you, not matter the cost, even if it kills you...which from what my scientists say will most likely happen."
Ty's dragon eyes glared fiercely at the king. "You...you're out of your mind!" He roared and thrashed violently. "I'll fucking stop all this! You hear me, Dynal!?" The king sighed and pulled a lever. Robotic arms came out from under the table and pinned Ty in place. He couldn't move except to talk or breath.
"It is time to begin the extraction." Dynal spoke firmly as scientists came in. "Extract the cosmonite from his body." He ordered. "Do what you will with what is left of him." They nodded before approaching Ty. Each of them began to grab different sharp tools, lasers, buzzsaws and syringes. As they began their work, Dynal exited the room while the halls echoed with Ty's pained screams.
Meanwhile, back on the surface, everyone was on full alert of Ty's disappearance. They searched high and low for him, checking the city and the dig sites open to him. They talked to everyone that knew Ty, but nothing came up. Not even the raptors were able to catch Ty's scent anywhere. It was like he vanished from existence.
It was getting close to midday and Rosie was a wreck. Her eyes were puffy and tear stains covered her cheeks from crying. She was beginning to lose hope that Ty would ever be found. "Ty…" She whimpered and clutched the boy's necklace. "Please...come back to me. Please be safe…"
Holt and Twilight were with her. They too were concerned for the loss of their friend and brother. "We'll find him, Rosie. Promise." Holt assured while rubbing her back. The pinkette buried her face in her hands and wailed in sorrow and pain. The two looked at each other and frowned. They didn't know what to do for her. Only Ty was able to make her calm down.
"Let's...take a small break at the richmond building…." Twilight sighed sadly. The two nodded slowly in agreement. They've been searching all morning for him and their legs and feet were killing them. The trio walked to Richmond's building and opened the door. Out of shock when they entered, a large orange rat like creature scurried out of the plants and squeaked at the three. Rosie cried out and she hid behind Holt.
"Da hell is that thing?" Holt asked curiously.
"I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS! GET RID OF IT! I HATE RATS AND MICE!" Rosie shrieked in disgust. Holt shrugged before grabbing the back of its neck and placed it down outside before closing the door.
"It's ok, it's outside now." Holt breathed.
The pinkette shivered. "Blech! I hate rodents!"
"But it is strange. Rats or mice are not suppose to get that big." Twilight pondered. She glanced around. "Hey, Rosie, aren't there usually a lot more guards around here?"
Rosie blinked and saw she was right. There's supposed to be a lot of maidens and guards around the lobby, but she saw no one. "You're right…." She turned before gasping and saw one guard on the ground, stiff as a board. The three ran to him as she kneeled to him. "Sir, what happened?"
The man shivered with eyes full of fear. "T-that ray… s-squeak…"
"Get it together man." Holt spoke up.
"T-the secret room…underground...the ray...squeak." The guard spoke out before he became completely stiffen.
Rosie turned with a terrified face. "If someone's in the secret room, then that means…" Her eyes shrank before she dashed to a hidden elevator. "Grandpa!"
"Rosie!" Twilight and Holt called out and ran for her. The elevator closed as the three descended to the bottom room. The second the elevator opened they raced outside. Richmond was gagged, tied up and knocked out cold as the three saw a familiar blonde.
"Duna!" The female humans gasped seeing the girl with one of the idols in her hands.
The girl turned and gasped. "Rosie...Twilight." She wasn't alone. Next to her was a dinaurian. He turned to face the three. He had spiky purple hair, held a combat suit more advanced to Duna's and had fierce raptor eyes.
"Greetings humans." He greeted with a sharp edged voice. "We have taken the liberty of entering and collected our belongings, thank you."
"What do you think you're doing here!? This is private property!" Rosie snapped. "And what did you do to my grandfather!?"
The male snorted. "He made an attempt to get rid us, but I made sure that human trash is out of our way. Since you know Duna, I should introduce myself. I am Raptin, the top elite under his royal majesty, King Dynal, leader of the dinaurian race."
Rosie growled. "I don't care if your name is lizard breath. Put those idol things back!"
"Sub idol-comps you fool." The male snorted. "And we are in need of them in order to initiate project Mother Planet. Once they are reconnected, we will rebuild earth's evolution…..by exterminating the human race!"
Twilight glanced at the blonde girl. "Duna...you can't be going along with this."
The girl lowered her head as she felt tears forming. "I...I'm sorry...I have no choice."
Raptin chuckled. "Having her bond with you humans was what we needed to gain the idol-comps, and retrieve our second objective. What was the fool's name...Tyrant Paleo?" He smirked. All three humans snapped their heads to the male as he grinned. "Ah, so you three know him...oh wait, that probably isn't accurate by now. I should say "knew him"."
"What are you doing to my brother!?" Twilight screamed.
The elite sneered and chuckled. "As of now, he possess large amounts of a rare metal our people need to survive, cosmonite. It lives in his body. As we speak, I'm certain our scientists are extracting it from his body. In a few short hours, he will be nothing but a dead corpse. Hahahahahahaha!"
Rosie was devastated. Tyrant was at their mercy and she couldn't help him. She ran full sprint at the male before grabbing his shoulders and shaking him violently. "Give him back to us!"
Raptin snarled and smacked her to the floor. "Vile human! How dare you touch me with your filth!" He pulled out a ray gun and pointed it at her. "Time to rebuild your pathetic evolution!" He fired at Rosie as yellow rings hit her. The pinkette screamed in pain before her body morphed and shifted into the large rat creature they saw back at the entrance.
"Rosie!" Twi and Holt cried out as the ran forward. Raptin glared and fired at them too, it sent them crashing to the wall then to the floor, but they didn't transform.
"Hmmm, must be out of power. But it should paralyze you two for a while." Raptin replied. Out of the corner of his eye a small patch of orange moved about. Rosie jumped on him and started biting hard on his arm. Raptin hissed in pain before swinging her away and into the wall as well. "The beast bit me!" Duna was trying her best not to burst into tears as the elite sighed. "No matter, we have what we need. Let's return to the ship." He went to his arm for his teleporter, but it was gone. "What the, oh for the love of…" He turned to the female. " Duna we need to use yours. It seems I have lost my teleporter."
"O...Ok." She sniffed and took her teleporter off and handed it to him. He took it and activated it as a ring field appeared to the two. Raptin got the idols and walked in the rings before dissolving in the light. Duna looked back at the humans as she saw Twilight staring back at her in pain. "I...I'm sorry, I'm so sorry…" She sniffed and stepped in the rings and disappeared with the light.
The two aliens appeared back on the mothership as Raptin laughed. "At long last, our plan will finally commence as we had dreamed for so many years." He turned to Duna and ignored her flowing tears. "Get word to Dynal about our mission. I will be in the Idol-comp room and get the comps set up for the final phase."
Duna sighed and turned away. "Tell him yourself…" She breathed shakily. Raptin snorted before walking away. With the male gone, Duna walked along the halls of her home. She felt dead inside. It was like her life was torn from her. "Twi...Rosie….Ty…." She sniffed before she bumped into someone, who it was, was Dynal.
"Duna, I see you have returned." He spoke warmly with a smile. "Have you and Raptin retrieved the Idol-Comps?"
She hung her head. "We did...father."
"Good," he smiled and patted her shoulder, "I'm proud of you, my dear."
Duna sniffed as she looked up at her dad. "What's...the boy's condition?"
"I'm heading to the lab myself to see where the scientists are in their extraction. Wish to join me?" He asked kindly. She hesitated, but nodded slowly. As the two entered the lab they saw the scientists measuring the cosmonite they collected while Duna almost broke down crying again. Ty was bloody, stitched and breathing heavily in his unconscious state. "What's the results?" The king asked.
The scientists turned to him. "Your majesty, I'm afraid he put up more of a fight than we expected. We were only able to retrieve 10% of the cosmonite in his body."
Dynal nodded before he noticed many bruises and cuts on the scientist's body. "What happened?"
"Well, it would seem that the cosmonite infused in his body gave him a sort of...for lack of better terms, security function." He explained. "Every time we cut into him in, some of the gem like scales that cover his body would fire off him like a rocket propelled projectile and strike us. Three of the others were knocked out."
Dynal looked at the dragon boy in surprise. "I see...I must admit, his body is amusing and interesting. It seems that the cosmonite is protecting him…." He pondered for a little bit before he sighed. "It would seem we have no other choice. In 24 hours, you will behead him and retrieve the all the cosmonite from his body."
"Actually, your majesty, there might be reason to keep him alive." The scientist mentioned.
"And that is?" Dynal questioned curiously.
"Based on what we've observe, the cosmonite is able to regenerate while in his body. My guess is that it's able to absorb the natural energy his body produces in order to grow." The dinaurian concluded.
Dynal looked at Ty in awe now. "Able to regenerate cosmonite…" A small smile formed. "Well I'll be damned….very well, we shall keep him alive. He will remain here on the ship. Make sure you all are careful in removing the cosmonite from him from now on. Can't risk killing him, and make sure he's well fed." As he watched the scientists continue their work on the human, Dynal became aware that Duna was not her cheery self. "Is everything ok, my dear? You seem upset."
Duna was still tearing up as she watched the scientist sticking tubes into Tyrant as they contemplated ways to remove more ore. Eventually she turned her head to her father. "Do we really have to do this to him? This seems so...cruel."
Dynal sighed. "We have no choice. This is the only way we're able to retrieve the ore. Our survival depends on it." A cry was heard when one of Ty's scales punctured a scientist in the eye. "We need a supply of it to keep all of our technology in working order and this is the only way for us to get it. A never ending supply."
Duna felt sick to her stomach. Her own father and her people will just use him as livestock to produce their ore. It was sick. In her heart she felt like they were the monsters, torturing an innocent human. "I...I can't let them do this…." She turned to him and spoke a lie. "Father, what if I talk to him? He trusts me and maybe he can tell me how we can get the ore without hurting him. Think about it. I did notice he had some of his own cosmonite from outside his person. He must be able to generate it out of his body and in the open world."
The king gazed at her face as he thought about her proposal. "Hmmm, you think he'd willingly tell you how to make more, regardless of us not being able to find out ourselves?"
"Of course. He has his own supply from what I saw from back on earth. If we ask him and see how he makes his own, we can use it to get the ore without injuring him and risk his life." She said in explanation.
Her words inquired a new question in his mind. "Why do you care so much what happens to this human anyway, my daughter?"
Duna thought quickly about this and spoke. "If you never knew, he saved my life back inside the lava mountain on the island."
Dynal nodded. "I see." He smiled at the unconscious human. "You feel indebted to him for saving you. He may be human, but perhaps we won't have them all become extinct." With this in mind, he nodded. "Very well, talk to him, learn what you can, and retrieve the cosmonite secret." Duna felt relief flowing in her as she nodded and gave a silent sigh of relief. "Scientists, patch up the human and take him to one our special cells, and have the cameras up to listen in on her conversation with this human."
"As you wish." One bowed before they rolled Tyrant elsewhere in the ship.
Dynal turned to his daughter and smiled. "I think we'll be on the right path for the salvation of our race, my dear. I'm proud of you for what you accomplished." He patted her head before walking out of the lab.
Duna whimpered softly as she eyed the pool of blood left over from Ty's torture. "...what kind of monsters are we…?" She sniffed in her hands and soon left as well.
It wasn't long before Holt and Twilight awoke after their assault by Raptin and groaned. "Owwww…" Holt groaned while rubbing his head. "That fuck head is gonna pay for what he did…." Twilight sat up as she hugged her knees and cried softly. The blonde knew she was upset for the fate of her brother. He pulled the girl close and hugged her. "I'm sorry Twil...I'm so sorry…"
"How...how could she do that to him?" Twi sniffed.
"I guess she was only getting us to trust her so she could strike at the last moment...people do that to gain an advantage." Holt explained softly. There was a squeak to their side as a small mammal wearing a pink hat walked up to them. "Rosie." Holt picked her up and placed her on their laps. "You alright?" The small creature shook her head as she leaned on the two quietly. "I know….I know." He cooed and stroked her head with a frown. "If we can find a way on that ship of theirs, I would beat the living hell outta them.
Twi shook her head. "We have no idea what we are up against, that'd be suicide." Holt knew she was right, but…
"I know...but I can't sit on my ass and let them get away with this." He snarled under his breath. That was when Rosie squeaked before she got off them. They sat up before they saw the pinkette rodent at the door, hopping a few times in place.
Twilight couldn't help but give a soft giggle. "I think Rosie wants us to follow her." Holt chuckled in agreement as they got up. They opened the door as Rosie scurried out of the room while the pair followed her. After exiting the elevator the group made their way to the fossil center.
Upon entering, they passed Wendy working before heading into Diggins office and saw him scribbling on some papers. "Dr. Diggins." Holt spoke up.
The man glanced up with frantic eyes. "Where have you two been, did you find Tyrant yet?"
Twilight frowned. "Our situation to finding Ty just went from bad to worse...he was indeed kidnapped, but by an alien race that are called Dinaurians."
"Dinaurians?" Diggins asked.
"Yes." Holt nodded. "I'm sure Ty filled you in on our secret of the vivosaurs being anthropomorphic, right?" The scientist nodded. "The Dinaurian race look very similar to the anthro vivosaurs. We even saw one of them with the gem on his neck."
Diggins nodded as hey began sorting through his papers again. "Unfortunately none of the others had anything else to report. A couple people saw him head to the park late last night, but that was it."
"We know." Twilight nodded. "Duna, the girl you met when we were reviving Igno, was responsible. She's a Dinaurian too. She only became friends with us to get to Ty...she was the one that set him up and took him…" Tears slowly formed in her eyes. "And now...they're torturing him to retrieve cosmonite from his body…"
There was a pause before Diggins looked up again. "Ty said he was able to detect the idols he found because they set off a sensor in his tool box from them being made out of that ore…do you think you could bring it here? There might be a chance we can locate him with it." Twilight nodded before she ran out of the room, leaving Holt and Diggins.
"I'm getting a bad feeling about this, Diggins." Holt sighed. "Whatever they want with that ore, it's gotta be part of their plan for destroying our race."
That caused Diggins to jump in response. "C-come again?"
"One of the Dinaurians, Raptin if I recall, they snuck in the secret room holding those idols and stole them. They needed them for something called Project Mother Planet. Most of it is for destroying our race." Holt explained bitterly.
The scientist's face became stern. "Now we really need to get Ty and those idols back."
A moment later, Twilight came back into the room. "Here." She handed him her brother's toolbox. Diggins cleared of his desk before placing it down. He tried to activate it, but the toolbox wouldn't respond. "Let me." Twi offered as she moved in front of the machine. "Ty used to let me play with it when I was younger."
When she was in range of the toolbox, a camera popped out before scanning her face. "Scanning…..scan complete. Facial match. Twilight Paleo. Access granted." The toolbox popped open. "How may I serve you?"
"I need some of the cosmonite." She spoke.
The toolbox beeped before the compartment inside opened. A claw slithered in and snagged a nice chunk of it. "Cosmonite weight: 12 grams." It beeped before placing it in Twi's hands and closed up again.
As three gazed at the rock, Diggins spoke up. "Does it always give off that bluish glow?"
"I can't say for sure." Twilight spoke. "This is the first time I ever saw it up close."
The scientist typed on his computer's keyboard as a sonar display popped up. He grabbed a scanner and turned to Twi. "May I see that ore, please?" She nodded and handed it to him. Diggins placed the ore on the scanner and typed a few keys as the machine scanned it.
"Mineral Identified: Cosmonite. Beginning search….searching….searching…." The computer buzzed for a moment. "Cosmonite detected. Location: 80 miles above earth." The humans blinked as they processed this new information. Diggins went deeper and typed more keys in. "Analyzing full location…..Location found. Large unidentified spaceship detected."
"Uh...spaceship?" Holt asked in confusion. "The dinarians have a spaceship?"
Diggins shrugged in puzzlement before he spoke. "This will be a while to crack on what's going on…" he went to work and started typing more keys.
Back on the spaceship, Ty groaned as he awoken from his painful slumber. He felt weak, so weak, as if something was torn from his body. "Fuck…" He groaned and slowly tried to stand but fell back on a bed nearby. He got a look at his new surroundings. There was a bed for him, and the room was all metal with a solid door with a small sliding hole. Tyrant groaned as he knew it was a prison cell. "Great…." He looked down to find the only clothes he had been left with were his boxers. "Oh for crying out loud... how could this get any worse?"
The door slowly opened, blinding him with light before it closed. He squinted and saw Duna. She was no longer in her human disguise, but in her Dinaurian form. "...hey." She spoke quietly.
"..." Ty glared before lowering his head and turned away. Being as weak as he currently was, he didn't have the energy to even fight with her.
"...How are you feeling?" The dinaurian asked softly.
"...feel like I was dissected like an animal." He hissed softly with anger in his words. Duna bit her lips as she leaned her back against the cell wall.
"I...I…" She tried to speak without sobbing.
"...why are you crying? I thought you Dinaurians never cared about humans and wanted us extinct." Ty asked with venom dripping from his voice. Dynal's words and her betrayal left him bitter.
She sighed as she sat on his bed. "It's not that simple." The fighter didn't reply to her, but listened. "It's hard to explain...and I don't expect you to be able to understand." She breathed. "You were brought here to help our race survive."
"You mean taken from my friends and family." He corrected with a soft growl. "Not to mention ruined my wedding day."
Duna had to hold back the urge to cry again as she took a deep and shaky breath. "Please understand, Ty….we need that cosmonite inside you. It's what we need to power everything on our ship. Without it, we'll die….once we found out you could generate more, Dynal gave orders that you were to be kept alive."
This caused Ty's blood to boil in fury and anger. "So you're saying...you and your people are gonna keep me here...as livestock for your precious ore?"
The dinaurian looked away. "They do…"
Ty breathed heavily as his anger rose. "So that's it...you planned this all from the start...you asked to meet you in the park alone...so you could finally snag me. You never cared for me, nor saw me as a friend...I'm just a fucking machine to you and your people!"
She turned to him with watering eyes. "It wasn't like that...and I do care about you. I don't want them to torture you. Watching what they put you through made me sick to my stomach."
"Then why did you go through to this when you knew this would happen!?" Ty cried at her, his eyes glaring fiercely at her with tears. "I saw you as a friend. I trusted and cared for you! Yet you knew this would all happen and stabbed me in the back! You care more about the damn cosmonite than my own life!"
She glared back. "If that was true why would I have come by your cell to ask how you were able to get all cosmonite you seemed to have so that you wouldn't have to be kept as a prisoner?!"
"You came by just to ask me about that stupid metal!? Is that it!?" The dragon fighter snapped at her.
"No you idiot! I want to find out how we can get more that doesn't involve them hurting you!" Tears fell down her cheeks as she hugged her knees. "I don't want to see you go through that again…I just can't."
Ty snarled and as if his body responded to him, the gem like scales on his body glowed bright cyan. The gems soon shedded from his body, and clinked to the floor. "There. There's your precious cosmonite." He hissed and turned away from her as he curled in a ball.
Duna glanced at the pile and sighed. "That's not what I meant… How did you get the cosmonite on Earth?"
"...My parents were the ones that found that accursed metal." Ty hissed. "They first found it during a meteor shower. The meteorites glowed and they mined it. They've kept it in a special vault at the top of their company's tower."
This caused Duna to lift her head. "A special vault? What does that mean?"
Ty sighed. "It had thick transparent roof that they kept exposed during the night."
"How...much is in that vault?" She asked softly.
"Last I measured, about a metric ton. But that always confused me…" Ty breathed. "Not matter how much was taken the vault always seemed to be full the next day."
There was a beep as they saw one section of the wall dissolve and saw Dynal with some Dinaurians and Raptin. "Excellent work, Duna. Now we know where we can require more of the ore."
Ty turned to them and smirked. "How dumb do you think I am, scaley?"
"What was that, human?" The king asked curiously.
"First off, I figured if someone was sent in my cell to ask me about the ore there'd be someone else listening." Ty glared at Duna.
"Maybe so," dynal spoke, "but we know now who to speak to to get it." He turned to Raptin. "Take some of the soldiers, head to the island and bring me the human's parents."
"Don't waste your time," Ty huffed, "they left me in charge of the supply."
"Is that so?" Dynal spoke. "Then you will leave me with this. You have 24 hours to give me the info to get the ore. Fail to do so, your family will be exterminated."
"So if I tell you where the ore is, you'll be able to power your ship and exterminate the entire race, but if I don't you'll exterminate my family anyway." The boy summed up. "Now tell me, how exactly is that supposed to make me want to tell where it is?"
Dynal glared at him, knowing he was right. "If I may speak." Raptin spoke. "The human seems to be attached to a pinkette and light brown haired human girl if I recall from Earth. If he refuses to give us what he wants, then we can find other ways to get him to give us the info."
This got Ty's attention. A sick feeling rippled in his stomach as a furious scowl formed on his mouth, knowing what he was trying to say. "You wouldn't fucking dare…"
The elite turned to his king. "We are running short on females, your majesty. We need hosts to repopulate our race." Ty growled as smoke poured out his nose.
Dynal knew his elite had a valid point and glanced up Ty. "My elite has a point, young human. This is something I wish to avoid, but if you give us the info to the cosmonite, I will back down on Raptin's plan for your people."
Duna looked at Ty as he began to bow his head in defeat. "...fine, I won't tell you where our supply of the ore is, my family has worked too hard with it and gained much from having it. There is however one thing I didn't get to explain before I was...rather rudely interrupted."
"Go on." The king nodded.
"The reason for special vault and why it seems to be replenished over night," Ty scratched his head, "it seems that the ore grows when exposed to moonlight."
"I see…" Dynal nodded. "That will not be a problem then. We shall use the moon's light to gain more of the metal."
Ty gave a soft sigh and looked down while shaking his head. "So, do we have a deal on our agreement?"
"Yes." Dynal nodded. "Your family will remained unharmed and untouched."
"...and of me? Now that you know how to get it, what will you do with me?" Tyrant asked the king.
Dynal stared back at him. "Now that we know you can generate your own cosmonite, you cannot leave the ship. You are far too valuable to release back on Earth before we fix its evolution."
Ty jumped up. "Are you freaking kidding me?! Let me out of here now!"
"I cannot allow that." He spoke firmly. "You will remain here on the ship until the day you pass."
"You can't do this to me!" Ty raged as he slammed his fists against the cell wall.
"This is your purpose now, human, for the sake of my people." Dynal stated as the wall dissolved into steel again. Ty hissed in anger and sadness. He fell to his hands and knees as he started crying. His new life was being a prisoner, a tool for their needs until death he'll be free.
Duna tapped the wall as a screen displayed and flashed. She nodded as it disappeared. "That's the last straw, I'm getting you out of here." She breathed while wiping her tears.
Ty looked up at her with painful tears. "W..why should I trust you?" He choked on a sob as he looked down again.
Duna pulled him up to his feet and made him face her. "You've already given us info that we needed desperately. I can't thank you enough. That and I want you to be back with your people."
Ty glared at her. "It will barely matter. My family, my friends, and my species will die anyways."
Duna lowered her head. "I could try to stop them…" Ty only scoffed before the dinaurian female looked at him again. "Look...I know what I did was wrong, and I don't blame you for being furious with me. What you said about me was true. I hurt you, I betrayed you, and I took you away from everyone you love. I can never call myself a friend to you, not after what I've done….but I will make this up to you by giving my life to stop my people from killing your race."
"Why would they listen to you?" Ty asked lowly.
"My father may be the king, but they respect me too." Duna replied.
"So...you're royalty then…" He spoke softly while looking away from her.
"You...don't approve?" She asked sadly.
"I've had bad experience with those who are rich, snobs and royalty." Ty explained bitterly. "They only care for my family's wealth, and my parents would sometimes put me in the position of marrying girls that I don't know or love from that rank."
"You think that's bad?" She sighed. "Try having all the males throw themselves at you cause you're one of the only females that are left."
Ty clenched his fists. He felt bad for Duna about her situation. "...I don't know what to think of you anymore Duna...I feel lost…"
"I know…" She nodded sadly. "And I don't blame you, not after everything I did to you...but let me make this up to you now." She pulled him in her arms in a warm and soft hug. Ty blushed as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "I promise, I will make this right...I never go behind my promises...even to a friend." She whispered softly.
The boy gasped softly. He felt new tears forming. "Duna…." Ty buried his face in her shoulder and softly cried. The dinaurian girl smiled as she pulled out a bracelet.
"This will cloak you till we get you out of here." She explained before wrapping it on his wrist turning him invisible.
"Thank you Duna….and, I'm sorry...I was upset for what happened." The boy sighed sadly.
"I don't blame you." She smiled again. "But I accept your apology." She leaned forward and gave his cloaked cheek a soft and gentle kiss. Ty let out a chuckle as Duna opened the cell door. "Let's go." Ty nodded as he held Duna's hand as they ran out to get to the portal.
Phew, another chapter done. Duna sure had a difficult choice: Her people or Tyrant. Hopefully everything will work out between them in the end. As always, please leave a review so I can see how you all are enjoying it. Till next time.