Dinosaur King Retold Chapter 5: Bungle in the Jungle, a dinosaur king fanfic

Bungle in the Jungle

Disclaimer: Dinosaur King is owned by Sunrise, Shout Factory, 4kidsTV, and any other company I missed. I own nothing

"Talking"

Thinking

In the Amazon Rainforest, a heavy rain was falling down on the jungle. As it did, hard rocks began to soften and turn to mud before they soon collapsed into the large river. As some did, a capsule fell from a cliff a began to float along the river until it got caught between two rocks. Soon the capsule opened up, containing a single card. And as the rain fell onto it, the card activated.

The dinosaur was a quadruped. It had a long, green neck designed to help it reach the tallest trees, putting it in the sauropod family. It was green from its legs, to its neck, to its tail. Only a large portion of its back and head, plus some of the back of that, were dark brown. Its back also contained many large, white bumps that made its back very hard, kind of like Tank's. This dinosaur was a Saltasaurus

As the large dinosaur raised its head, and the lightning flashed behind it, giving off a frightening appearance, a lizard that was hiding in a nearby tree hissed at the strange creature. What on earth was this thing?

(Intro theme)

As the sun set around Zeta Point, the large map of the world began to blink. Dr.Z immediately took notice.

"A dinosaur!" He cried. "The Alpha Scanner has detected a dinosaur, so let's get a move-out!" He ordered his team.

"Yeah, give us a minute." Ursula said. Dr.Z turned around angrily to see she was in a chess match with Zander while Ed was watching and eating chocolate sticks. "So, I guess it's my move, right?" She asked her opponent.

"Yes, it still is." He answered while grooming his long hair. "I thought you said chess was a game of quick thinking?"

"Yes! But I meant for you, not for me!" Ursula looked down at the board. "What am I supposed to do when all of your men have surrounded my beautiful queen?" She asked. Sure enough, the board was full of black pieces, which were the ones Zander was using, and only one white piece, which conveniently looked liked Ursula.

Ed, who was watching in amusement, commented. "Don't worry, 'cause no matter what you do you're going to lose anyway." He then took a bite of the chocolate sticks he was eating and laughed to himself. This was amusing to watch.

Pissed, Ursula snatched the box away from Ed. "Who asked you?!"

Having enough of this, Dr.Z finally intervened. "Hello! Am I talking to myself here?! I need you three bozos to go out on a mission now!"

Ursula immediately stood up. "Yes, sir!" she saluted. "Your fearless team stands ready for action." Without looking, she kicked the table behind her. "There I made my move." She dully said.

Surprising all the pieces fell off the board, except for Ursula's piece. "Amazing." Zander commented as he and Ed looked at the results in awe.

"How'd she do that?" Ed asked no one in particular.

"Oh, look at that! I won!" Ursula cheered before getting ready for the assignment.

At the Taylor household, Max quickly ran down the stairs and hid in the closet below them. As he did Rex, Zoe, and their dinos walked in on the scene.

"Uh, hey, Max? What are you doing in the closet?" Rex asked.

Max quickly opened the door to quiet his friends down. "Shh! Quiet! I'm testing out Chomp's sense of smell." He said as he looked up, waiting for the Triceratops to come down.

"Why would you do that?" Ace asked.

"Because it's fun." Max answered. "I want to see if he has a good enough nose to find me." He sneered to himself before he heard footsteps at the top of the stairs. "Quiet! Here he comes." He said before he quickly closed the door.

Soon the little yellow Triceratops landed at the bottom of the stairs and began sniffing around. "All right, now where are you?" He asked himself.

"Looking for something, Chomp?" Tank asked smugly.

"Yeah, he's looking for Max. Didn't you hear what he just said?" Spiny asked. This was answered by a wack on the head by Tank's tail.

"I know that. It's called spectating." She growled in response.

"Tank, play nice with Spiny." Rex warned. Even though Spiny didn't really care, he wasn't very accepting with how Tank was with the Spinosaurus. Tank responded by rolling her eyes. Why is she the bad guy here?

Ignoring the little scene behind him, Chomp continued sniffing before he picked up a familiar scent. "Gotcha!" He cheered before running to the closet door and began to paw it.

Max opened to door to tell Chomp he won. "Way to go! You found me!" He leaned down to hug Chomp, only for him to jump out of his way. Max looked to see Chomp pulling a large bag out of the closet. "You smelled dog food?" He asked his partner.

"Huh?" Chomp looked up to see who addressed him. "Oh, hey, I found you!" He said before he started biting the bag, trying to get it open. Despite it being dog food, it was actually a new type of food that Reese created. It was made out of plant materials, making it more suitable for Chomp and Tank. Aki didn't seem to care that Chomp required this kind of dog food over the regular kind since it meant she wouldn't have to drive to the store over and over, she would just have to ask Reese to make more.

Rex and the others giggled as the scene played out in front of them. "Good nose! At least he'll never go hungry." Rex said.

"That's right." Zoe added. "Looks like your smell test was a success."

"Yeah, he'll always smell you if you have that dog food smell." Ace said. "Herbivore noses are better at smelling for plants since that's what they eat. Carnivores could smell meat a lot better, so you should have tested with Terry if you wanted better results." He explained.

"Yeah, but Terry always wins in a few seconds, so I decided to give Chomp a chance." Max said as he began shaking the bag, trying to get Chomp off. Soon he sniffed the air and smelt a familiar scent. "Speaking of smells." He said to himself before looking over to the counter. Sure enough, sitting there was one of his favorite meals of all time. "Hamburgers!" He cheered as he ran over.

As he did, Terry leapt onto the counter to get a bite himself. "This will be a glorious feast!" He cheered to himself.

Max soon reached the counter. "Your hamburgers are the best, Mom!" He cheered before putting his hands together in a praying manner.

"Don't mind if I do." Both said before the plate was snatched by Max's mother.

"Nice try. You know you have to wait until dinner time." She said with an all-knowing smile. She expected Max would try to sneak one early.

"Please, Mom!" Max pleaded.

"You have to wait for everyone else." Aki answered sternly.

"I'll take on to my room and eat it." Max bargained. As he did, Terry continuously kept jumping up and down, trying to reach the hamburgers.

"No, Max." Aki said, moving the plate away from Terry while still avoiding Max's reach.

As that happened, Chomp kept trying to open the dog food bag and the other six just watched. "When it comes to food, those three are almost completely alike." Paris said.

"Yeah." Rex sighed as he hung his head down. Max alone was bad enough, now he had two identical behaving dinosaurs deal with.

Soon the Dino Holder began beeping and everyone looked at it. "Oh." Even Max and Terry stopped to see what was going on. Another card has appeared.

Everyone soon gathered at the D-Lab while Reese prepared the transportation. "The signal is coming from The Amazon Rainforest." She confirmed

"Ah, the Amazon." Spike said with a dreamy expression on his face. He currently had on his backpack and was holding a ton of supplies. "The world's largest rainforest, home to countless exotic plants and animals. Oh boy, what I wouldn't give to be able to come along."

Max just stared at his father with a deadpan expression. "You say that every time, Dad, but you can't."

"Leave everything to us, Dr. Taylor." Rex assured him.

While this made Spike feel slightly better, he decided to give the kids his supplies so they wouldn't get harmed on the trip. "Now listen: take this for insect bites, use this for stomachache, use this one for snakebites, and this is to keep piranhas away, and this one is for bad breath."

As he gave the supplies to Max, the brunette began juggling all the objects in his hands so they don't fall out. "OK, Dad." He said as he gained balance.

"We better get moving, people. Unless you want the Alpha Gang to get there before us." Tank said impatiently.

"Right." Max agreed. "See ya, Dad." The three kids pushed a button and soon all nine began to teleport.

"Be careful, kids." Spike warned before they finally left. When they did, the treatments and supplies he gave Max soon fell to the floor. "Gah! All of the treatments didn't transport." He said as he began picking them up. "Maybe I should-"

"They're fine." Reese interrupted. "Chomp and the others will protect them."

This didn't make Spike feel better. "Not from bad breath." He cried as anime tears came out of his eyes.

Sunlight pierced through the jungle trees as the D-Team arrived at their location. Once they did Max began to walk around.

"Now which way to the dinosaur?" He asked.

"Well, the transporter puts us in the general location, but it doesn't tell us which way." Rex said as he scratched his head.

Zoe looked around to see and saw no signs of the dinosaur either. "Hear anything, Paris?" She asked her partner, who had the best hearing out of all if them.

Her response was a shake of the head from the hadrosaur. "Mm-mm."

"I'm not getting anything from my nose." Terry said as he had his nose in the air. "Must not be in this area."

"OK then, let's start looking." Max said. "Remember, this is a dangerous jungle so be careful every- WHOA!" He soon found himself sliding down a muddy hill into a puddle below.

"Max!" His teammates yelled before they slid down the hill, much more controlled, and met him at the bottom. "You OK?" Terry asked.

"Yeah." He said as he whipped the mud from his body. "See what I mean." He said trying to cover up his mistake.

"Could've been worse." Rex told him. "At least you didn't land in quicksand."

"That cliff really needs a sign on it." Spiny said.

Before Max could respond he noticed something important. "Guys, where's Chomp?" He asked. The group looked around, and sure enough, there was no hide or scale of the little Triceratops.

Said Triceratops was walking around the jungle looking for the rest of the team. "Guys, where are you?" He asked as he looked around. He soon stopped as he had a realization. "Oh, you're still testing my smelling, aren't you guys? Not the best place to do so, but I'm game." He said before he followed a butterfly he found pretty deeper into the jungle.

After Max got out of the mud, he and the others soon started looking for not only the dinosaur, but Chomp as well.

"Chomp?!"

"Where are you?!"

"Bro?!"

"Chompy?!"

"Vegetables are disgusting!" Tank looked at Spiny questionably.

"What does that have to do with our situation right now?" She asked him.

"If I say something that offends him he'll come out and get his revenge." Spiny explained. "I saw it on TV." Tank rolled her eyes and continued looking.

Max soon sat down to rest his legs. "We're never going to find him in this place. Poor Chomp." He said as he began to fear the worst.

"You know what, Max." Rex told him. "I think he's still playing hide and seek." The blonde theorized.

"Wha-" Max soon remembered the game they played right before they started the mission.

"He must think it's your turn to find him, or that you're playing another round." Ace told him.

"This isn't a good place for him to be running around alone." Tank told him.

"I know!" Max exclaimed as he grabbed his hair in frustration. "That's why I need you guys to help me find him." Soon the three kids went in different directions to cover more ground with their dinosaur partners following them.

"Chomp?" As they left, Spiny and Tank stayed behind for a bit.

"Wouldn't splitting up make this even worse?" Spiny asked his armored 'friend'.

"Yeah, they're idiots." She said before going after Rex.

"Oh, something I should do. Got it." He said before running in a totally different direction.

"This place is huge. How am I ever going to find Chomp in the Amazon?" Max asked himself as he searched through the jungle. Just then an idea clicked into his head. "Of course! The Dino Holder should be able to locate him!" He then began to push buttons on the device to get Chomp's signal, but the screen remained blank. "Oh, it's dead." He groaned. "Must have gotten wet." This day was getting worse and worse every minute. "Chomp, where are you?! Come out, now?!" He yelled angrily as he stomped through the forest, not realizing he himself was lost.

With Rex and Zoe, the two of them, along with their own dinos and Terry, regrouped at the side of a river. "Any luck?" Rex asked.

"No." Zoe replied before she noticed something, or someone, missing. "Hey, Rex, where did Max and Spiny go?"

"What?!" He exclaimed to see not only was Spiny also gone, but Max was now missing too. "I thought they were with you?"

"I thought Spiny was, but I thought Max was with you." She told him.

Just then, Spiny came out from the river. "So, he's not underwater. Maybe he's in the trees, I'm not positive."

"Spiny, where were you?" Zoe asked as she knelt down to his level.

"I was looking for Chomp. We were all splitting up so I decided to do the same. It's the idiot thing to do." Just then, everyone realized they screwed up.

"Max! Where are you! Can you hear me?! Max!" Terry cried as he searched around the bank. "This is bad! Not only is he without Chomp, but now he doesn't have me as well! He's practically defenseless now!" He thought to himself as he desperately sniffed the air for either of them.

"OK, everyone, we need to stay in the group at all times." Ace told them. "Separation is one of the easiest ways for someone to get killed." Everyone nodded in agreement.

Just then, the sound of trees falling filled the air. "Let's go!" Rex told them as the team went towards the direction of the sound.

High in the air, a giant rowing blimp was being driven by the Alpha Gang. Or rather by Ed and Zander as Ursula was coaching with a megaphone.

"Stroke! Stroke! And stroke! Come on, you two! Pull that oar! Let's go, guys! I'm helping the best that I can." She said cheerfully.

Zander rolled his eyes as he looked around. Soon he noticed something that had to be the dinosaur. "Ah! One spiky-back Saltasaurus dead ahead!" He announced as he pointed in its direction.

Ursula looked where he was pointing and, sure enough, there was the brown sauropod's head and back poking through the trees. "Oh, yes! That's a good one, too!" She cheered. "Lucky I found him." Ursula's expression soon changed from one of joy to one of annoyance. "Why haven't we landed yet! I want this gasbag on the ground right now!"

"Yes, captain." Zander and Ed droned, but not long after a devious idea popped into their heads.

"Hey, she really wants us to land this in a hurry, huh, Zander?" Ed whispered with a small smile.

"We'd better give the admiral what she wants." He replied with his own smile.

"OK, here it goes." Ed said before he and Zander let go of the oars, chuckling quietly to themselves. The pain from the crash, and debt from Zander's credit card to pay for said blimp, was so going to be worth it.

Ursula's face went pale right when she saw them let go. "Uh-oh." Immediately after, the large blimp began falling from the sky at an accelerating rate. "Are you two insane!?" She yelled at them.

"Well, you said you wanted it landed immediately!" Ed retorted.

"You know what I meant, you morons!" Ursula snapped before the blimp made a crash landing on the ground below them.

On land, Rex and Zoe made it to where the dinosaur was. "There it is. A Saltasaurus." Rex identified.

"You're right. I can tell 'cause of the boney plates on his back." Ace confirmed.

Soon Spiny began running up the large dinosaur's back unnoticed. "It's dinner time!" He said before he bit down on one of the plates. Needless to say, it didn't go well. "The world is a lie!" He cried. "It's not salt at all!" He soon fell off his back and landed right below the large herbivore.

"Lucky for us he's another plant eater, and not a predator." Paris quietly said.

"No kidding." Zoe replied. While they talked, the Saltasaurus looked on the ground and found the culprit who attacked him. Even if it didn't hurt, it was still payback time.

"OK, Ace, Tank, it's time for you both to go to work." Rex said as he got his Dino Holder out. Both dinosaurs got into a fighting stance and were ready to battle.

Spiny rubbed his head as he recovered from the fall. He then looked up to notice it suddenly became darker. "Uh-oh." He said as he realized why the sun went away.

"What?" Rex looked up to see the Saltasaurus right on top of them. "Aah! Run for it!" He exclaimed as he and the others quickly ran out of the way as the sauropod crushed another tree in his path.

The large dinosaur continued on his quest before he was stopped again, this time by a yellow glow. Soon afterwards, a gold and gray Triceratops emerged and landed in front of the Saltasaurus.

Soon the jungle turned into a Battlefield. Max noticed this and quickly turned around when he heard the Saltasaurus roar. "What was that?"

As the two dinosaurs stared at each other, the rest of the D-Team arrived at the scene. "I found Chomp!" Spiny said when he saw the Triceratops.

"That's not Chomp, Spiny. That's Maximus. Remember, she chased us back at the museum?" Paris told him.

"Wait, isn't Maximus a guy's name?" Spiny asked.

"The morons who named me thought I was a dude!" Maximus called back.

"Great." Rex groaned. "If you're here, then that means-" Rex was soon cut off by the Alpha Gang announcing their appearance.

Zander and Ed were both rubbing large bumps on their heads made by Ursula after crashing the blimp, while Zander had the scanner he used to call out Maximus in his hands. Ursula laughed maniacally before addressing the brats. "I hope you didn't forget us. Need I to jog your memory; Ursula, Zander, and Ed. Hi." She smiled a cheerfully evil smile.

"Great. The old lady." Zoe frowned.

A tick mark formed on the older woman's head the second she heard those words. It took both Zander and Ed to keep her from killing the pinkette where she stood. "Would you stop calling me old! I'm not old!"

"She said bold lady, not old!" Ed told her, trying to calm her down.

Zander backed him up on this. "Right: bold, strong, brave!"

This managed to work as Ursula began to calm down. "Oh." She simply said as she believed she misheard her. She then went back into her leadership position. "Alright, Maximus, get in there and tear them all to pieces!" She commanded.

The Triceratops nodded and began to charge forward. The Saltasaurus got into a defensive stance as Maximus lowered her horns. She leapt forward and tried to knock the Saltasaurus over. The herbivore responded by hitting her with his hard, bony back causing her to be knocked back. She landed on her feet, got back into a fighting position, and roared at him.

"Go! Hit him again!" The Alpha Gang yelled at the same time.

"I don't think we want to put Ace and the others out there." Rex told Zoe, the pinkette nodded in agreement.

"Come on. We can handle those guys." Tank complained, really wanting in on the action.

"Tank, no." Rex scolded her like a dog, making the Saichania growl in annoyance, but obeyed nonetheless.

"What a lousy time for Max to disappear." Terry thought as he watched the fight continue.

Said brunette was, in fact, having a lousy time himself. "I can't find Chomp. I can't find the new dinosaur. I can't even find me in this jungle without my Dino Holder." Max kept on pushing buttons trying to get anything to happen. "Why won't this dumb thing power up. Come on!" He groaned. He then sighed and sat on a fallen tree. "It's hopeless." His stomach then growled, causing him to palace a hand on it to calm the beast inside down. "Man, I'm hungry. I wish I had a couple of those hamburgers." Max then got a worried look on his face. "I bet Chomp's hungry too, wherever he is." His expression soon turned to an upset one as he began calling for his friend again. "Hey, Chomp!"

Chomp was currently walking through the jungle looking for Max. Although for him, it was more of a game.

"All right, now if I was Max where would I hide?" He said as he looked around. "Hmm, normally in these games don't we swap positions? You'd think we'd go over the rules before we-" He then stopped as the realization hit him like a truck. "Oh my gosh, WE WEREN'T PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK AT ALL!" He screamed at the top of his lungs, said scream was enough to wake up a sleeping predator. And one that would gladly eat a tiny dinosaur.

Chomp began pacing around in panic. "This is bad! I've wandered off from the herd! That's the worst thing that could happen in a situation like this! Why did I have to be so stupid!?" Just then, the water erupted and a massive caiman emerged. "Whoa!" Chomp cried as he dodged the snapping jaws. He soon recovered and got into a fighting stance, glaring at the crocodilian. The caiman soon roared and charged with its jaws wide open. This whole jungle was turning into a giant battlefield.

Birds flew away as the battle between the Saltasaurus and Maximus continued. "Damn it. This guy has armor on him. I'll have to attack from bellow." Maximus told herself before charging forward, this time aiming for the belly. The Saltasaurus responded by swinging his neck, knocking her back again.

As the fight went, on the D-Team watched in amazement. "Wow! That Saltasaurus is incredible!" Rex said, bewildered by the sauropod's performance.

"It looks like he's going to win!" Paris cheered.

The Alpha Gang weren't having such joy. "Ursula." Zander told her. "Just give it up already. Through in the towel."

"That thing is kicking Maximus' butt." Ed added.

Ursula turned away in disgust. "Thank you both for your confidence." She said before smirking again. "I still have a trick up my sleeve." She said pulling out the Move Card designed for Maximus. "Remember our little trump card?"

"Oh, yeah. The Move Card." Zander said.

"But you don't have sleeves." Ed said, eyeing her outfit.

"It's just an expression!" Ursula snapped, causing the two to cringe in fear. "Swipe that card! Let's swipe that dinosaur!" She said as she tossed the card to Zander.

The tall man pulled back out his scanner and slashed the card right through it. "Go, Triceratops! Spectral Punisher!"

Maximus' horns grew into large crystals as she charged forwards. The Saltasaurus once again got into a defensive position.

"Aah! Saltasaurus, get out of the way!" Zoe cried, remembering both what that attack does and how powerful it was. But the large sauropod didn't listen to her.

"Stupid, longneck." Maximus said before she lifted up the large dinosaur and fired. It hit the Saltasaurus dead center, causing him a lot of pain, before he landed hard on the ground, still able to fight. "So you held on, huh?" She said advancing forward.

"No! Get up! Get up!" The D-Team cried, hoping the Saltasaurus would listen.

"This battle is over." Ursula simply said. "All right, Maximus, finish it with one last shot! Come on!" She cheered as she and Ed pumped their fists.

"You can do it." Zander said through the scanner as Maximus got closer and closer.

Meanwhile, Chomp and the caiman were somehow still staring at each other. Soon the caiman charged at Chomp again. The little Triceratops responded by jumping over the large reptile and attempting to grab its tail. This didn't go as planned as the caiman swung his tail causing Chomp to slam into a tree. Chomp struggled to get back up before he continued to glare at the caiman. "I don't have time for you!" He said before he leapt at the caiman, who responded by doing the same, and jumped onto its back and ran away leaving the caiman behind, hungry and angry.

Maximus picked up her pace and began to start charging at the Saltasaurus. The Alpha Gang had hopeful looks on their faces while the D-Team had looks of worry. The Saltasaurus panted heavily as Maximus got ready to finish the fight. Suddenly, his tail smacked her face, causing her to stop her charge. "What?!" She roared before diving back in, only to be greeted by another smack to the face before the Saltasaurus started hitting her repeatedly with his tail.

Ursula looked like she was about to fall apart. "I can't take the pressure anymore! Get in there, Maximus, and finish them off!" She yelled.

"Uh, Ursula?" She turned to Zander and saw that the Alpha Scanner was blinking red. "This means her energy is low. Maybe she skipped breakfast?" He suggested

"The most important meal." Ed simply commented.

"What are you talking about?!" Ursula shrieked before beginning to panic. Sure enough, Maximus collapsed and returned to her card, unable to continue fighting.

"Hey, she returned to the card." Terry pointed out.

"Yeah, and Salty's leaving." Spiny pointed out. Sure enough, the Saltasaurus was back on his feet and was continuing his quest.

"Oh, no! Let's go after him!" Rex told them.

"Right!" The others responded before giving chase.

"What went wrong, Zander?" Ursula asked as they went to pick up Maximus' card.

Zander put on an innocent smile. "Well, now, why don't we ask Maximus herself." He said as he swiped the card again. Maximus materialized out again and collapsed on the ground again.

"OK, Maximus, explain why you lost." Ursula demanded as she placed her hands on her hips.

"Well, maybe if someone fed me this morning, or at least let me out to graze, I would have had more energy!" Maximus snapped before grabbing a plant right next to her, eating it quickly. Ursula shrunk down as she just remembered it was her turn to feed the dinosaurs.

"Told you she needed breakfast." Zander said before laughing at Ursula's embarrassment. "Ha, ha, ha, ha!"

Ursula ignored him and growled. "Those little brats haven't seen the last of me."

"Max's vlog. Day five. I haven't seen any sign of hope for the last two minutes. My hunger is starting to get the best of me. I'm might have to eat my own hand to survive." Max said to himself. He was currently walking through a shallow river with his Dino Holder strapped to his head by two vines, he was also fanning himself with a large leaf he found. "I feel I'm starting to descend into madness."

"As if you weren't there already." Max told himself.

"Shut up, me!" Max yelled at himself.

"Never! Mwahahahaha!" Max replied before laughing maniacally.

Just then the bushes near him began to rustle. "Is that you, Chomp?! I've been looking everywhere for you!" He asked hopefully as he went to check the bush. Soon a small head popped out, one of a lizard. Max fell over in the defeat. "Never mind, it's just a lizard." Suddenly, a roar came from behind him as the ground started to shake. He turned around and saw the Saltasaur's head emerge from the trees.

Immediately thinking the worse, Max bolted out of there! "Ahh! Why are you chasing me!? You eat plants, and I'm a boy made of meat!" He cried, trying to reason with the Saltasaurus. Despite this, the large herbivore continued on chasing Max. Maybe some vegetarians ate meat after all.

The rest of the team was by a riverside. They were looking across at the Saltasaurus, who was picking up speed. "Where is he going now?" Rex asked.

"I don't know. Looks like he's chasing something." Zoe theorized.

"What would a sauropod chase anything?" Tank asked. "All they care about is food. And their food doesn't run away."

Her question was answered when they heard a familiar cry for help. "Help me, someone!"

Once he heard the voice Terry's eyes widened. "Wait a minute, that's-"

"Max!" The whole team cried out at once when the brunette came into view. He was currently running along the side of the river while the Saltasaurus was walking through the shallow part of it.

Once he heard his name, he turned towards the sound and saw his friends. "Huh? Hi!" He said cheerfully while waving before the Saltasaur's foot blocked his view. He began speeding up, hoping the dinosaur would lose interest and he could meet with his friends. Maybe they even found Chomp.

"We need to get across this stream, now!" Terry declared.

"But the current's too fast. If we go in we'll be swept away." Paris said as she looked down at the water.

"Paris is right, we need a boat. (Bo-out)." Spiny said.

"It's pronounced boat, you idiot." Tank told him.

Just then, a lightbulb went off in Zoe's head. "That's it!" She said, smacking her hands together. "We need something like a boat to get across."

"But we don't have a boat with us." Rex pointed out.

"No. But we do have dinosaurs." Zoe said before she pulled out her Dino Holder.

"Row faster!" Ursula barked as the trio made their way across the stream in a boat they somehow got. "Renting this rowboat was a really good idea, glad I thought of it." She then turned to notice the D-Team on the other side of the river. "Oh, look, it's those kids again." She told them before beginning to mock the D-Team. All this time Zander and Ed just wanted to go home. "Why so glum? Up a creek without a paddle?" She mockingly asked before laughing maniacally and getting relaxed. Unaware of what Zoe had planned.

"DINO SLASH! SURFS UP, SPINOSAURUS!"

In some other dimension, Spiny spun around in the air before he started to transform. Bubbles grew both of his legs, and then his spine, before they finished at the eyes. Spiny roared before striking his pose and continued roaring to signal the finished transformation.

The large Spinosaurus landed in the water right behind the Alpha Gang, causing a large wave to send them further down the stream, past the Saltasaurus. "Whoa!" They screamed as they lost their target again. Once the boat returned to its previous speed, Ursula grabbed her hair in frustration. "Why me? I try to be a good villain, and they always set me up for a fall."

"A fall! A fall! A fall!" Ed cried out before he and Zander tried switching direction.

"Yeah, I already said that." Ursula told him, oblivious to what he really meant. She then looked up and saw what he really meant. "Uh-oh." She simply said.

"No! I meant a waterfall!" Ed told her before the boat went off the edge. They tried to use the oars to float down, but it proved useless as the boat soon fell through the steam with a screaming Alpha Gang in tow. "Wahaha!"

Zoe looked proud at her idea working. "Well, guys, let's get going." She said before she climbed onto Spiny's back, followed by Paris and the others. The large theropod swam near the edge of the river so they could get onto his back easier. Although room was a problem since most of his back was a spine not meant for riding.

Once they were all on board, Spiny made some announcements. "All passengers, please keep arms, legs, tails, and personal belongings in the vehicle at all times. Please make sure you have your life vests ready in case of-"

"Get going already!" Tank yelled at him.

"Party pooper." Spiny muttered before swimming forward to catch the Saltasaurus.

Max continued running until he ended up at the edge of the waterfall. "There's no place left to run." He said gloomily as he looked around. Soon, the Saltasaurus arrived on the scene. The lizard from earlier followed Max this whole time and stuck its tongue out at the Saltasaurus, to which the large herbivore replied by doing the same thing. Max took this as licking his choppers before dining into a meal and closed his eyes waiting for the end.

But there still might be hope for him. "Stop right there!" The Saltasaurus turned to see Spiny coming out of the river. "I have to ask you, what's a vampire's favorite circus act?" He said before charging forward. A Battlefield had been up the minute Spiny was summoned. Since the Saltasaurus wasn't answering, Spiny decided to answer for him. "The jugular!" He said before latching onto his neck.

The Saltasaurus responded by swinging his neck around trying to get Spiny off him. The wind caused by the speed of Spiny's swinging body was enough to cause Max to fall over, almost the cliff. "Gaaaah!" He said before he latched onto the edge.

"Max!" Terry cried before trying to run over to him. He was then blocked by Spiny landing right in front of them, still grabbing onto the Saltasaur's neck, before getting lifted up again. This made it too dangerous for the group to pass without getting smashed.

Max tried to pull himself up, but his grip was failing. He decided to do the only thing he had left. "Hey, Chomp!"

Chomp was already running around the forest once the Battlefield appeared again when he heard Max's cry for help. "Hey, Chomp!"

"Max!" He quickly realized. "I'm coming, buddy!" He said as he charged towards the direction of the sound. However, he was soon stopped by the caiman from earlier, who wasted no time in charging towards him. "I don't have time for you!" Chomp roared before hoisting up the caiman and tossing it into the river behind him. He shook his head briefly before continuing on his mission.

Soon Spiny's grip was starting to weaken. With one last swing of his neck, the Saltasaurus slammed Spiny into the ground. This caused the piece of ground Max was holding onto to separate from the earth. "Aaaah! Someone help!" Max cried as he fell.

"No!" Everyone cried as it seemed their friend was about to meet his end.

Soon, out of nowhere, Chomp burst from the bushes, jumped over the Saltasaur's back, and grabbed Max's hand. "Chomp!" Max said with tears in his eyes.

"Heh, sorry I took so long." Chomp said before pulling Max back up.

Once he was able to stand back up again, the brunette reached for his Dino Holder and decided to do another test. "Come on, please work." He pleaded before the screen soon lit up. "Yes! Now let's help Spiny, Chomp!" He said before returning Chomp to his card.

"DINO SLASH! GO, TRICERATOPS!"

Spiny looked up weakly to see the Saltasaurus charging towards him. "You may have beaten my body." He weakly said. "But my spirit remains indomitab- OH, GOD! THERE GOES MY SPIRT!" He cried in pain as the sauropod made contact with his stomach.

"Hey, longneck!" The Saltasaurus turned around to see Chomp pawing the ground. "Leave my friend alone!" He roared before charging forward. The Saltasaurus used his hard back to counter the attack. Chomp responded by backing up and clashed with him again, sending shockwaves that made ripples across the lake. The Saltasaurus then lowered his head down and bit onto Chomp's frill.

"Hang in there, Chomp!" Max cried out.

Spiny tried to bite and swing his foot at the Saltasaurus to help Chomp, but he was too weak to do any damage. "Worth a shot." He said before collapsing his head and returning to his card.

Chomp swung his head, getting himself free from the sauropod's grasp. As he slid his horns across his back, sparks flew off. "Whoa! It'll be hard for Chomp to get through those spikes." Rex observed.

"Watch out! He's coming from behind!" Zoe warned Chomp.

Sure enough, the Saltasaurus used his tail to knock Chomp off his feet and sent him sliding across the dirt. Chomp grew tired as his eyes grew heavy. "I...don't think... I can take...another." He panted.

"Uh, come on! Don't let him beat you, Chomp! Get up!" Max urged.

Chomp heard his friend's cries of worry and struggled to stand. As he did, the Saltasaurus charged forward. "I need a way to counter, but what?" He thought as the Saltasaurus got closer. The Triceratops then suddenly remembered his fight with the caiman a few minutes ago. "That's it!" He thought as he charged forward. Everyone's eyes widened as the two looked like they were ready to clash again. Suddenly, Chomp lowered his head and catapulted the Saltasaurus into the air, leaving his belly exposed. "Now, Max!" He roared.

Max nodded and ejected the card. "Right! Let's finish this! Electric Charge!" He swiped the Move Card and Chomp activated the attack. Chomp then leapt up into the air and struck the Saltasaur's belly, where his armor wouldn't protect him.

"Direct hit!" Terry and Tank cheered. Chomp landed on the ground as the Saltasaurus kept floating in the air, twitching with the electricity flowing around him.

Soon, he landed in the water and glowed blue, returning to his card. "Hehe." Chomp chuckled before he too collapsed and returned to the card.

"Now that's my brother! He clobbered that Saltasaurus!" Terry cheered.

Chomp's card continued floating as it landed right by Max's feet. "You fought so hard you returned to a card, huh, Chomp?" Max said to him before he summoned the miniature version of him. The little Triceratops stood up and looked at Max before he was hugged by the boy. "Ya did it, Chomp, you won." He told him. "It's great to have you back. Let's never get separated again, OK?" He asked as he nuzzled Chomp's cheek.

"Yeah." Chomp said as he gently bit Max's cheek.

"Max. Bro." They both looked to see Terry approaching them with the card in his mouth. "Here. You guys totally earned the credit for this one."

"Thanks." Max said as he grabbed the card. Soon his stomach started growling again. "Oh, man, am I starved." He said as he put Chomp back onto the ground.

It was then the lizard came out of hiding. "Look at this." Ace said as he nudged the lizard with his snout.

"Oh, yeah. I forgot about that lizard." Max realized.

"Where'd you find it?" Ace asked as he, Terry, and Spiny started chasing the lizard, most likely due to their predator instincts.

"It was running from the Saltasaurus like me." Max told them.

This made Ace stop in his tracks at the realization, only to have Terry and Spiny bump into him from behind. "Wait, then he didn't want you..."

"He wanted the lizard." Rex finished.

"Why? Again, sauropods only care about food." Tank told them.

"We'll ask him when we get back home." Max told her.

"Listen up, you beastly brats!" They all looked up to see a really damaged blimp, complete with bandages and everything, slowly rowing away. The Alpha Gang was inside, completely drenched. "You may have won this round. But mark my words, the Alpha Gang will return." Ursula addressed them through the megaphone. "With a big, fat bill as well for all the damages you caused this blimp." She added.

"And my dry cleaning bill, too! I'm sweating like a pig here!" Zander commented.

"Whatever he said!" Ed finished as he pointed in Zander's direction, too tired to think of a threat.

"All right, now let's stroke!" They all said as they picked up speed.

"That old lady never quits, does she?" Zoe asked Paris.

"I told you before I'm not old!" Ursula shot back, making the group wince a bit.

Back at the D-Lab, the newly named Salty was looking around in his new home. "Well, it's a little empty." He told the team, who were in the control room, minus Max and his partners. "But still this is a nice place." He said as he laid down on the ferns.

"There'll be more eventually. Just be patient." Rex assured him

"So why exactly were you chasing Max?" Spike asked. How Salty was able to hear him, and they hear Salty is unknown.

"I wasn't chasing your son." The Saltasaurus told them. "I was chasing the lizard. I was always fond of them back in the old days, so seeing one in this new, strange world just made me feel more comfortable."

"Interesting." Reese said as she jotted down what they were told. She could obviously tell Spike was excited by her notes as this opened a new door in the knowledge of dinosaur behavior.

"Speaking of the boy, why aren't he and the Triceratops here?" Salty asked them as he stood up.

"Let's just say those two both think with their stomachs a lot." Rex said before snickering.

Said duo was, in fact, having their dinner at the moment. The minute Aki set the plates of food down Max and Chomp gorged themselves with their food. Terry ate fast too, but much slower compared to the speed they were going in.

"My goodness, where are your manners?" Aki asked the hungry duo of Max and Chomp. "You both are acting like you were raised in a jungle."

Max took a break from his hamburgers and rice and looked at Chomp, who paused his dinner. "If only she knew, huh?" He whispered before winking at the Triceratops, who in turn winked back before diving back into his dinner.

Next time on Dinosaur King:

Zoe: That's a really big one

Ursula: A Car- a Carchara-

Ed: I think it's Care-curry-car-a-dinosaurus

Zander: It's pronounced Cara-orthodonto-saurus. I think

Ace: Chomp! Your plan will lead to disastrous results!

Terry: Ace, help me try something!

A/N: Well that's another one done and finished.

Salty got his name from when I was originally naming the dinosaurs in an old self-insertion I did when I was a kid watching this series on 4kids. Ah, nostalgia. And I added the lizard obsession since, if I'm being frank, the theory Spike had was stupid. Anyone should know dinosaurs aren't lizards, especially a paleontologist as popular as he says he is.

Anyway, have any ideas for dinosaur names and personalities send me a P.M and I'll see you all next time