A Game Show Showdown
Disclaimer: Dinosaur King is owned by Sunrise, Shout Factory, 4kidsTV, and any other company I missed. I own nothing
"Talking"
Thinking
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At the Taylor Household, Chomp and Terry were currently dancing to some music coming from the TV show Zoe was watching. "Wow, I didn't know you guys were such good dancers." Max said as he, Rex, and the blonde's dinos watched the both of them dance.
"Comes with practice for mating season." Chomp said before he and Terry went back to whatever they were doing.
Back inside, Zoe was watching a game show with Spiny and Paris. "So congratulations to Roberto. Today's grand prize winner here on 'Gobble Gobble Brain Boggle.'" The man on the TV said. "If you'd like to be on 'Brain Boggle' we're auditioning contestants now. Especially cute ones. Hehe." He said with a wink.
While Spiny and Paris actually watched the show, Spiny even taking notes with help from Paris, Zoe was more watching the host. "Nobody's cuter than you, Tommy K!" She gushed as her eyes sparkled.
"Entries must be thirteen or under." Tommy K said before announcing the next contest. "And the theme is dinosaur trivia! All right!" The screen changed to show a Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops in camping gear. Hearing about the topic for the next show got Max and Rex's interests. "And what will the grand-prize winner take home? One cool million!" Tommy said as a picture of a million-dollar check with his face on it appeared. "And that's not all." He said as he got close to the camera again. "You'll also get this solid-gold Triceratops, not available in any store!" He said as he showed a picture of a golden statue of a Triceratops.
"Oh, yeah! I want that!" Max exclaimed as he basically hugged the TV screen, eyes sparkling like Zoe's. "Let's do it! The D-Team'll win that show!" He declared with a fist to the air.
"Yeah, it sounds like fun." Rex said with a smile.
"And I'll get to meet Tommy K!" Zoe gushed.
"Never fear! Spike Taylor's here!" Spike said as he suddenly slid into the room.
"Huh?" The kids said as they all looked at Max's dad with weird expressions.
"Your entry forms." Spike explained before holding up four huge stacks of papers. "I've filled them all out."
"Didn't they just declare they were joining a few seconds ago?" Spiny asked. "I mean, I'm random, but even I can't do that."
"Never mind, let's hurry and send them in!" Max said.
Paris nodded before she noticed something on the TV. She squinted her eyes to get a better look.
Spike on the other hand was chuckling to himself, already day-dreaming of their victory. "When these kids win that million buckos, I'll be able to remodel the whole D-Lab." He thought with a huge smile as he imagined the D-Lab full of solid, silver dinosaur statues.
"Um, guys?" Paris said. "I believe it says that entries need to be filled out on their website." She said as she pointed to the TV.
"Oh-ho, Paris." Spike said with a laugh. "No offense but you're still learning to read. So I doubt it actually says-"
"Nope, says right here. Entries must be filled out on our website." Rex said as he pointed to the TV. "In case you didn't know, Dr. Taylor, Paris has learned to read pretty well. In fact, she's almost as good as Ace in literature."
"Yaa!" Spike couldn't take the embarrassment and crashed onto the ground as all the papers fell on top of him.
"Then let's go to their website and fill one out!" Max said with a sense of urgency.
"Yeah." Rex said more calmly, but still excited.
"All right!" Spike said as he got back up. "Today starts your first day of training! Every day until the show I'm going to hammer my knowledge of dinosaurs into your brains!" He declared as he got fire in his eyes.
"Yeah!" Max and Zoe cheered before they all started listing what they were going to do when they win.
"Golden Triceratops!" Max said over and over.
"Complete remodel! Golden bathroom!" Spike said as he listed all the changes he'd make.
Zoe kept on gushing about Tommy K.
All this time Rex could just sigh in defeat as the scene played out. This was getting ridiculous.
"So, would hammering knowledge into brains hurt?" Spiny asked Paris.
Paris shook her head. "It's a figure of speech. It means he's going to teach them a lot." She explained.
"Huh. So, no hammer?" Spiny asked.
"No hammer." Paris confirmed with a small smile.
(Intro theme)
At Zeta Point, the Alpha Gang was going through a very challenging, if not painful, training exercise. All three were tied to poles and were struggling to reach a buzzer in the middle of the room. "Times up!" Dr.Z's voice shrieked as all three were soon electrocuted.
"Oh, that smarts." Ed said as the shocking stopped.
"I was almost there." Ursula said.
With the loss of concentration, all three were immediately pulled back by the ropes to the poles they were tied to. "Whoa!" Once they hit the poles they fall to the floor. "Ooh!"
"You're too slow!" Dr.Z scolded them. "How do you expect to win if you can't even make it to the buzzer?!"
"But I was the closest." Ursula said.
"That's not good enough!" Dr.Z said as he smacked her head before returning to his desk. Like the D-Team, they were also training for the quiz show. Though Dr.Z took much more extreme methods into making sure they knew their dinosaurs. If things went his way, he would have sent Rod and Laura instead, the two kids having much better knowledge on dinosaurs than these three morons, and only have one of the trio along so they'd have a third member. However, with all the homework they had, Helga refused the idea and demanded that they focused on their studies, and Dr.Z had to agree with that, much to his disdain.
"All right, next question. Triceratops is a herbivorous dinosaur from the ceratopsid family, true or false?" The doctor asked. Ursula responded by running to the buzzer in a huge burst of speed. After a small struggle, she was able to push the button. "And the answer is?" Dr.Z hopefully asked.
"I haven't got a clue." She simply responded.
This didn't please the doctor at all. "You had only two answers! It was a 50/50 chance! We literally have a Triceratops living in our backyard! How could you not know that?!" He screamed while Ursula was being shocked.
Once she was pulled back in, he addressed them all. "Imbeciles!" He scolded them. "You hollow heads call yourselves dinosaur experts, but you can't tell a Tyrannosaurus tail from a chili dog!"
"One's in a bun?" Zander asked quietly.
Dr.Z ignored his comment and reminded them of the mission. "I need that million bones in prize money to fix equipment, and you brainless wonders better win it! I don't care how much you have to lie, cheat, and steal! You can threaten to have Gigas eat them on live television! I don't care so long as you get the money!"
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Once the day for the show arrived, the Alpha Gang flew to Sanjo City in a pink, sauropod-like chopper. "Are you sure this chopper's safe?" Ursula asked as she took note of the constant swaying from side to side. "Didn't Dr.Z say our equipment needed to be fixed?" Her answer was given by the screen in front of Ed blinking red. "Hmm?"
"The battery's OK since the light's blinking." Ed assured her.
"What?! That's the fuel light." Ursula corrected him. "We're out of gas!"
"Well, at least the battery's working." Zander said before the copper fell into the sea. "Whoa... ahh!" They screamed as it fell.
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"This is where it all happens, kids." Spike said as he stood proudly in front of the TV station. "Are you ready to win that prize?"
"Yeah!" Everyone but Rex and the dinos cheered.
"Man, I can't wait to see how this turns out!" Spiny said as he was shaking. "I haven't slept all week!"
"I've noticed." Tank said dryly. She remembered how Spiny wouldn't stop mentioning the game all week
The team walked through the doors, but once they entered the building they were stopped by security guards. "Hold it right there, pal!" One of them said, holding his hand out while the other was holding a stick.
"No animals allowed inside of the building unless told beforehand. They could cause a distraction." The other guard told them.
"These aren't animals." Max told them. "They're our friends." He was hoping this would change the guards minds.
It didn't. "I don't care if they're your long-lost Gramma Grizelda!" The one holding his hand out said.
"Oh!" Max said as his eyes widened at the harsh comment.
"Spiny, hold me back, I'm gonna kill him." Tank whispered.
"Rudeness aside, that's the rules, kid." The other guard said.
Max looked down in defeat while his father put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Now, now. Rules are rules. It'll be OK." He said before leading the kids away. But not before glaring at the one guard. "You shouldn't talk about my mother that way." He said.
Once they were gone, the Alpha Gang arrived in their disguises. "Hi! We're here!" Ursula cheered. The guards' eyes widened at the sight of them.
Ursula was wearing a yellow shirt and a pink skirt. Zander had on blue shorts, which didn't cover his hairy legs, and a darker blue suit. And Ed was wearing brown shorts and a green shirt. All three had on backpacks and were wearing make-up to look a lot younger. "We're, like, representing Alpha Middle School in the dinosaur trivia show, since we all, like, just turned thirteen." Ursula said in a cheerful voice.
"You're all thirteen?" One of the guards asked as he looked at all three of them.
"We had late birthdays. Leap years." Zander told them. And, like idiots the guards apparently bought it.
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With the D-Team, they had managed to find a garage for Chomp and the others to wait in while the show went on. "OK, guys, you just stay here, OK?"
"And try to stay quiet." Rex added.
"We'll check on you very soon." Zoe said before all three of them left.
Once they were gone Paris decided to take a nap while the others tried to figure out what to do. "It's not fair!" Spiny said as he kicked a prop away. "I wanted to see the show!"
"I agree, I don't want to sit here all day! I want some action!" Terry said as he snapped his jaws to get the point across.
Ace nodded at their points and looked around. He soon noticed something deeper in the pile. "You guys still might." Ace said as he went over to check the item. Terry and Spiny followed in pursuit.
While this happened, a man pushed a cart of fossil props by, which caught Tank's interest. "Wonder what that's for?" She asked Chomp.
"I don't know. Looks like fossils." Chomp replied before tilting his head in confusion. "Maybe for some dinosaur show?" He suggested.
"I'd rather watch that." Tank said. "I need some form of entertainment, since all I've gotten since I've joined this team was spar battles with Coal." Tank said before she and Chomp chased after the cart.
With Ace, he had managed to find an old TV conveniently lying around near an outlet. He plugged it in and the TV turned on. "Now all I have to do is find the right channel."
"I think it was on this network's main channel?" Spiny said. Ace nodded and began twisting the dial to change channels with his teeth.
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"Whoa! Take a look at all of this, you guys!" Max said as he marveled the studio around them. "A real TV studio! It's even cooler than I expected."
Zoe had to admit the studio was pretty cool, but she saw something even better. "Oh, there's Tommy K!" She screamed before running over to the host. "Tommy K, I'm Zoe!" She said as she introduced herself, but was quickly interrupted.
"Oh, he is a handsome hulk." Ursula said before she pushed the guy Tommy K was talking to out of the way. "It's, like, so nice to meet you Mr. K." Ursula said as he grabbed his hand with a blush on her cheeks. Tommy K didn't know exactly how to react.
"Oh, no, you don't!" Zoe yelled as she noticed Ursula's presence. "What'd you think you're doing signing up for this show?! There's no way you're thirteen." She said as she pointed a finger at Ursula accusingly.
"Hey, runt, ever hear of MYOB!" Ursula yelled back before Zander and Ed appeared behind her.
"Ursula, you better calm down." Zander told her.
"Yeah, why is it when you're mad you sound all like a grownup?" Ed asked in a stupid little kid voice.
"Hmm?" Ursula asked before she remembered her disguise. "Oh, yeah, like, I tend to do that sometimes. Got it from my father's side of the family." She said innocently. "But you know, like, in our grade school in the South Pacific we, like, had this teacher who said yelling was a way of introducing yourself."
The D-Team just had deadpan looks on their faces. "Oh, brother. That's the dumbest excuse I've ever heard." Max said.
"And the dumbest disguises I've ever seen." Rex added.
"That's for sure. Especially the old lady's." Zoe commented.
And just like that, Ursula's mental bomb went off. "How dare you! I'm an eighth-grader! A cute, sweet, perky eighth-grader, and that's that!" She flailed as Zander and Ed both held her back.
"Ursula, stop it! You're acting like yourself again!" Zander scolded her.
"Yeah, you're gonna blow our cover!" Ed added. And none of the workers heard that.
"You're not kids! Just give it up!" Max said as he pointed a finger at them accusingly like Zoe did.
"And no one's gonna fall for your phony disguise." Rex added as he put his hands in his pockets.
"There's no disguise in the world that's going to make you look like your thirteen." Zoe told them.
"We can't help how we, like, look, you know." Ursula said as she held her cheeks and turned her head cutely.
"Kids, kids, settle down." Tommy K said, interrupting the fight. "No doubt these kids grew so tall thanks to the South Pacific air." He said.
"Huh?" Zander questioned, as even he found that excuse to be stupid.
"Tommy K. Dress rehearsal in five minutes." Someone over the P.A said.
"On my way." Tommy K said as he left the room.
Once he and the others left, everyone just responded to his dumb reason. "Warm air?" Rex asked no-one.
"How dense can he be?" Zoe asked. This was not going well for her.
"Warm air doesn't work for me." Ed added. Ursula took this moment to break from their grip and run up to the D-Team.
"You brats may know who we are, but no one else believes you. So back off, 'cause we're here to win this show!" Ursula yelled right into Max's face.
"Oh, yeah? Forget it! 'Cause we're here to win!" He declared before sparks formed between both their eyes.
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Meanwhile, the cart Chomp and Tank were following dropped off the rocks at a desert-like set. "Mr. DeMilly, I brought the rocks for the fight scene." The person pushing the cart said.
"Good, let's get them on stage." DeMilly replied.
It was then Chomp and Tank arrived at the set. "This should be a good spot to watch." Tank said as she laid down on the floor.
"I think this is the set for Dino Troopers." Chomp said as he mimicked Tank.
"Hey, those look authentic. Where'd you did them?" DeMilly asked his assistant.
"Their props from that nature show on another set." The assistant replied. "Guy said something about being from prehistoric times."
As he pushed the cart away, a capsule fell from it. "A capsule!" Chomp said as he ran towards it and tried to open it with his mouth. "Tank, help me out here." He said as he was struggling to get it open with his lack of hands, his forelegs only good for holding it in place.
"So, Mr. DeMilly. Where do you want these miniature dinosaurs?" Another assistant asked when he noticed Chomp and Tank's presence.
"Must be the dogs we had dressed up to look like baby dinosaurs. Throw them in the cage." DeMilly said, not realizing they were real.
"Wait, what." Both Tank and Chomp thought before they were thrown into the cage in a matter of seconds. "Probably should have stayed with the others." Chomp whispered to Tank.
"Shut up." Was all Tank could mutter before she lied down again on one side of the cage. If any luck, they'll realize the mistake soon. But that'll mean they have brains inside those thick skulls. And based on the fact they put them in this cage to begin with, it was clear what the answer to that question was.
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"Come on, Ace. It's gonna start soon." Terry said impatiently as Ace continued flipping channels.
"I'm sorry, it might not be on this TV." Ace said right before he went past the channel the show was on.
"Go back! That was it!" Spiny said immediately. Ace nodded and went back a bit before the gameshow was back on.
The whole studio was dark, with only neon lights flashing before a single spotlight shined on Tommy K, his back to the camera. "It's 'Gobble Gobble Brain Boggle'. The show where you answer questions or get eaten." He said before he turned his face towards the camera and ran towards it. "And I'm your host Tommy K! With the theme for this week's show; Kids Dinosaur Trivia!" He said before the whole studio lit up.
On the set were six Pac-Man-like capsules, three on each side, and two scoreboards shaped like dinosaurs. "Up first we have the D-Team from Sanjo City!" Tommy announced before the capsules containing the three kids opened up. Their team mascot was a Triceratops.
"All right, we're here to win it all!" Max declared.
"Yay!" Rex and Zoe cheered in agreement.
"Yeah!" Terry said as his blood was boiling with excitement. "Let's see which fools would dare challenge our partners." He said smugly as he knew they had to win.
"And their challengers, the Alpha Middle School team from Hide-Out island in the South Pacific!" Tommy announced before the capsules opened to show the Alpha Gang. Their team mascot was a Tyrannosaurus.
"We're, like, so smart you'd never believe we're only, like, in the eighth grade!" Ursula announced.
"What she said!" Zander and Ed cheered.
"What?! How did they get on this show!?" Terry asked was his eyes widened when he recognized them.
"My bets are Zander seduced Tommy K." Spiny guessed.
"Zander and Tommy are both guys. Wouldn't it be Ursula who did it?" Paris asked as she woke up from her nap and walked over to where the others were.
"I don't know! I never learned the names!" Spiny yelled.
"Ssshh! Don't let anyone hear you!" Ace whispered. "Let's just watch the show. Although I doubt it'll be fair." He warned everyone, including himself.
"The winner will get this solid gold Triceratops." Tommy said as he leaned on the case holding the statue. "Not to mention one million smackers." He added as he showed the check.
"Remember what Dr.Z said. Do anything to get the money. If push comes to shove, just ask Gigas to 'persuade' them a little." Ursula said with a mischievous smirk on her face.
"Wouldn't playing fair guarantee our victory?" Ed asked. "There are cameras and people that could catch us cheating. Then we'd get disqualified and Dr.Z will get really mad and yell at us." He whimpered at the thought, already hearing his boss' angry words in his head.
"If you're gonna be like that then I'll answer all the questions." Ursula growled as she glared at Ed, who shrunk back in response.
"It was only a suggestion." He murmered quietly.
"OK, first question, please!" Tommy K announced.
"Name the dinosaur from the Cretaceous period whose name means "tyrant lizard." A woman over the speaker asked.
Max instantly knew what it was, and was about to answer, but Ursula beat him to it. "Ah!" He gasped as he prayed they'll get it wrong.
"Gigasaurus!" Ursula said smugly, before realizing her mistake. "Wait, that was a mistake! Redo! Redo! Redo!"
"Sorry, no redoes" Tommy K replied. Max took this opportunity to answer the question. "Yes?" He asked as he pointed in Max's direction.
"Tyrannosaurus." He answered.
"Correct!" Tommy replied. The audience cheered for Max's correct answer, and the scoreboard with the Triceratops turned to ten. Max smiled smugly as he sat back down. That golden Triceratops was a good as his.
"Ha, ha! That was an easy one!" Terry boasted.
"Who'd you get that wrong? It's the most famous dinosaur!" Zander hissed.
"It's not my fault Gigas thinks he's his own species!" Ursula answered.
"Contestants with incorrect answered get gobbled." Tommy said before the capsule containing Ursula closed. Zander and Ed's eyes widened in fear. Now they were all alone. "Don't worry she'll be allowed back in three rounds." Tommy assured them. "As long as all other members of the team aren't gobbled beforehand. Otherwise, that teak is eliminated and victory immediately goes to the other team." He added. This only made Zander and Ed more worried. "Next question!" Tommy then said to the announcer.
"Name the dinosaur whose name means "egg thief." The announcer said.
"Oviraptor!" Someone yelled out.
"Correct!" Tommy said, before falling over when he realized it was Spike who answered.
Ursula growled inside her capsule. "Did he just call me an over-actor?!" She asked Zander.
Zander shook his head. "The dinosaur's an Oviraptor."
"More than Ursula?" Ed asked. Zander sighed as he knew this would take some explaining.
Two security guards came in and carried Spike away. "Audience members, please refrain from answer questions." Tommy said as he wiped his face with a handkerchief.
"I'm sorry! It just slipped out!" Spike cried as he was carried away. The D-Team could only sweatdrop.
"Interruptions aside, next question!" Tommy announced.
"Name the dinosaur found in North America whose name means "stiffened lizard."
Ed and Rex both pressed the button at the same time, though Rex's icon came up first. "Your answer?" Tommy K asked.
"Euoplocephalus?" Rex asked.
"Sorry, that's incorrect." Tommy said before turning to Ed. "Your answer, good sir."
"Is it Ankylosaurus?"
"Correct!" Tommy cheered as the score became tied.
"Sorry, guys, I got them mixed up." Rex said before his capsule closed.
"It's fine, Rex, we all make mistakes." Max assured him as the next question was asked.
"Wait so where was Tank from if she's not from here?" Spiny asked.
"She might have been. They said Ankylosaurus was from North America. We're in Asia." Ace told him.
"Isn't Asia the one down under?" Terry asked.
"No, that's Australia." Ace corrected.
"So which one's Africa?" Spiny asked.
"Oooh." Ace sighed as he began his lesson on the continents.
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"Lights, camera, and action!" DeMilly announced as the recording for the episode of Dino Troopers was about to begin.
"Bwahaha! You pathetic Dino Troopers!" A man dressed up in a villain costume with a square head said to the people dressed up as the Troopers. "I'm really going to finish you off this time!" He declared.
"And how will you do that?!" The man wearing the red suit asked while he and the other four members began doing weird poses for some reason.
"With these!" The villain said before pointing to Chomp and Tank, who were lying down, sleeping at the moment. "Once I unleash them, these ferocious monsters will tear you all to pieces!" He declared.
Once he finished his sentence, Chomp immediately got on his feet and growled at the troopers. If he played the part the actors wanted, maybe they might let them out and they can escape. He then turned to Tank and noticed her still sleeping. "Tank, that's our cue!" He growled at her while keeping his focus on the Troopers.
"They can give me all the cycads in the world, I'm not doing what they say." She told him without even looking up.
"You'll need more than that!" The red trooper told the villain.
"Then how about this?!" The villain announced before his costumes opened up to reveal two giant gusts of wind coming from holes in his costume.
"Whoa-ooh!" The Troopers screamed as they attempted to hold their ground with the huge wind.
Little did they realize, the capsule had made its way across the set and landed right onto the set's background. Once it hit some rocks, the capsule opened to reveal two cards, the cards felt the wind run against them and they glowed white.
The dinosaur was a small theropod like Ace, which was still big to humans. It was mainly a dark shade of blue, with yellow markings on its back and face and a tan underbelly. Its three-fingered claws, again three fingers were more common than Ace's four or Terry's two, were long and could reach out to grab prey, like Spiny's. This dinosaur had two distinct features. Once was the hook-like claw on its foot, which meant it was part of the dromeosauridae, or raptor, family. The other was a small yellow crest of feathers on its head. Two were long and easily noticeable while the rest were much shorter and harder to count. This dinosaur was a Utahraptor.
"Yaa!" Both the villain and the trooper shouted as they ran away from the Utahraptor.
With the D-Team they quickly noticed that their Dino Holders were going off. "Another dinosaur!" Max whispered to his friends. "And the signal's coming from-"
"In here?!" They all finished at the same time.
With DeMilly, he hadn't taken the clue yet. "Cut! Cut! Who is that in the dinosaur suit?! You're not supposed to come out until the second act!" He said before turning to his assistant. "Randy!?"
"Yeah, sir. The suit's here, but nobody's in it yet." To confirm this, he held up the dinosaur suit that was supposed to be used in the act.
"Huh?!" DeMilly exclaimed before he turned back to the Utahraptor. "Then that's-"
He didn't finish as the Utahraptor ran right up to him and roared in his face. "Aah!" Everyone screamed before they ran away. The Utahraptor then decided to do a little exploring.
All the commotion seemed to wake Tank up. "Ugh, Chomp, what are they doing out there?" She asked him.
"A Utahraptor card was in the capsule." He replied.
This got her onto her feet. "You serious?! Finally, something to do!" She said before she started hitting the bars of the cage with her club tail. She was going to be in this battle today.
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In her capsule, Ursula got a call from Dr.Z. "Ursula! Why did I bother giving you an Alpha Scanner if you don't know how to use it!" He screeched before showing her a map with the dinosaur signal. "Now, wake up! There's a dinosaur not too far from your current location." He explained.
"Yes, I see it now." She confirmed.
"You'd better not blow this!" He warned her. "I'm sending you an Alpha Controller via remote control!" Dr.Z told her as said device started rocketing away from the island. "So use it and capture that dinosaur or else!" He ordered.
"Yes, sir!" Ursula responded.
"And don't forget to win the one million clams!" He added. "I saw you failed so early, so help me if you lose this next round!" He screeched before he hung up.
"Give me a break. I'm trying to forget about that. Ugh." Ursula said as she groaned in embarrassment before turning to Ed. "Ed, there's a dinosaur in the studio." She whispered to him. "Me and Zander will go grab it while you stay here and keep answering questions"
"But I'm not good at tests!" Ed replied. Ursula rolled her eyes at the answer.
On the other side, the D-Team were discussing their plans. "So, what'd we do now?" Zoe asked.
"I guess we quit the game." Max suggested. As much as it pained him, the mission came first.
"Not all of us." Rex said through his Dino Holder. "One of us will keep playing while the others go." He told them.
Before they could decide who, the announced asked. "Where was Kentrosaurus excavated?"
Zander quickly answered the question with. "North Korea." And, obviously, he was gobbled.
"Sorry, but the correct answer was Tanzania." Tommy said.
"Ah!" Max quietly gasped when he saw what Zander had panned. "He answered that wrong on purpose so they can sneak out." He quickly turned to Zoe. "Zoe, me and Rex will look for the dinosaur while you stay here and win the show."
"Wait, why am I being left behind?" She asked, clearly offended.
"Never mind. Just make sure you win that golden Triceratops." Max said with the strike of a fist.
"OK, so Africa's the one with the arm, Europe clings to Asia, Asia's the big one, Australia's down under, North America's north of South America, and Antarctica's at the bottom." Spiny said as he went over what Ace has been telling him. Ace nodded in confirmation. "Then which one's Atlantis? The top one?"
"No, that's a myth." Ace told him. "The Arctic's at the top and that's a mixture of-"
"Um, guys, you might want to see this." Paris interrupted. Spiny and Ace walked over to the TV and saw the next question being asked.
But Max responded before the question was even asked with. "Spicy meatloaf." And was gobbled as soon as he answered.
Tommy K just frowned. "But I didn't even get to ask the question."
"What's going on? Are they all just quitting!?" Terry asked in frustration to seeing his best bud act like an idiot.
"I think it's something else." Paris said. "I don't know what, but let's wait here in case they need us."
"Let's split up!" Max said while he and Rex sneaked out.
"Right!" Rex agreed and they both went in different directions.
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"If that dinosaur's here, then it shouldn't be that hard to find." Max told himself as he ran down to the Dino Troopers' set. "Of course that would depend if this place is larger on the inside than on the outside. Then we'd be in real trouble."
"Help, it's a real dinosaur! Get out of my way!" The red Dino Trooper screamed as he ran down the hallway.
Max immediately recognized who the actor was. "Hey, Scarlet Trooper, how about an autograph?" He asked with a smile on his face. Of course, the actor ignored him and just ran past him.
Max kept running when he heard more screaming. "Huh?" He looked towards the set and saw the other actors running from the Utahraptor as she chased them all around the set. "Whoa! A Utahraptor!" He exclaimed as he identified the dinosaur. He looked to where it was running and noticed Chomp and Tank in a cage. "It's Chomp and Tank!" He exclaimed as he ran towards the cage.
"Max!" Chomp exclaimed as he saw Max running over to their cage.
"Don't worry buddy I'll get you out of here!" The brunette said as he began tugging the bars, trying to break them.
"It won't work. These bars are too hard, and they ran off with the keys." Tank told him grimly.
Max thought for a bit before having an idea. "Tank, move back." He told her before grabbing his Dino Holder.
With the actors, they all ran out the door while the Utahraptor stopped chasing them and ran in a different direction. After summoning Chomp to full-size and having him crush the front of the cage with his foot, Tank was also able to escape. "Come on! Let's go after it!" Max told the dinosaurs as they ran after the raptor.
At the same time, Rex ran into the set and saw the Utahraptor chasing another target. "There it is!" Rex said as he came to a stop and noticed Max running towards him with Chomp and Tank. "Max, a Utahraptor!" He told him.
"I know!" Max told him. "Chomp says she showed up on the set the Dino Troopers were shooting."
"Well, let's get going!" Tank said impatiently. "Rex has me, and you have Chomp, so we have the power to take her down." She told them before they all ran after her.
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On another set, a Japanese-like show was being shot. "It's time you learned my true identity." The actor on the stage said. "I am none other than, the dreaded Blue Tattooed Samurai!" The show this, he removed half of his shirt and showed his blue tattoo on his left shoulder.
At the same time, the Utahraptor burst from behind and made everyone else run away in fear. "Aah!"
"Have mercy!"
"Please anything but that!" The other actors said as they shivered with fear.
"So, my tattoo has the desired effect. You should be afraid." The samurai actor said, unaware of the raptor behind him. The Utahraptor gave his tattoo a sniff before she gave a small screech. The actor notices this and ran away in fear. The Utahraptor gave another roar before continuing her rampage.
On another set, a crime show was being filmed. "Ready, and action!" The director said to the actor.
"I will now reveal, the crock!" The actor said before pointing to the Utahraptor, who conveniently arrived just at that moment. And, of course, everyone ran away before the Utahraptor began looking around. "Aah!"
"The other day I fell asleep in my backyard lying on a big rock in the sun." One man said to another as they filmed a stand-up show.
"What are you, a lizard?" The other man asked while he tapped the man with the back of his hand. The audience laughed at his response.
"No, if I was a lizard I would have eaten that fly that landed on my foot!" The other man said and the audience laughed again at the funny comment.
"You smell like a lizard." The other man said, and right when he said that the Utahraptor appeared.
"Whaa!" The one man said.
Of course, he didn't notice while the others did. "And you sound like one." He soon felt the Utahraptor when he tapped her. "And I've never noticed it, but you even feel kind of lizardly." Finally connecting the dots he opened his eyes and saw the Utahraptor. Of course, they all ran away while the Utahraptor looked at the microphone.
The next set she attacked was a cooking show. "All right, today I'm going to show you a new recipe you meat-eaters will love!" The chief beamed. "First you'll start off with a juicy steak-" Before she could finish, the Utahraptor appeared and ate the stake on the table. Everyone ran away while the Utahraptor looked for more meat.
As the Utahraptor ran around the studio, a news broadcast was shown regarding its presence. "Now, breaking news." The woman who reported Spiny's appearance said to the camera. "A live dinosaur is attacking a local TV station. And since it is this one I'll have updates for you soon, assuming I don't get eaten." She said while the Utahraptor attacked the camera and made the screen to the side cut to static.
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Meanwhile, Zander and Ursula were up on the stations' roof waiting for the Alpha Controller to arrive. "I hope the Alpha Controller gets here before it's too late." Zander said as he looked for a sign of the Alpha Controller.
"I'm sure it crashed and burned already, or it can't find us." Ursula told him. "Don't forget, it's a Dr.Z invention." When she finished that comment, she heard the sound of an engine roaring. "Huh?" It was then the Alpha Controller landed right on top of them.
"It appears to have found us." Zander mumbled.
"I noticed." Ursula commented. At that same time, the Utahraptor walked onto the roof. "There's the dinosaur!" Ursula exclaimed.
"And it's a Utahraptor!" Zander added while Ursula pulled out her Alpha Scanner and summoned one of their own dinosaurs to take it out.
"OKAY! COME ON OUT, ARMATUS!"
The Stegosaurus landed in front of the Utahraptor and a Battlefield appeared around then. Max and Rex immediately noticed the change in colors on the walls. "I can hear a battle!" Max told the others.
"Yeah, but where's the Battlefield?" Rex asked.
Back with the fight, Armatus swung his spiky tail right at the Utahraptor and hit her in the gut. As the Utahraptor clutched her gut in pain, Ursula took this opening to use his Move Card. "I'll finish this with one blow! And it's Spectral Stinger!" Crystals emerged from Armatus' back and they fired at the raptor. In too much pain to dodge, the crystals landed directly on the Utahraptor.
She stood no chance and was defeated in seconds. "Heh, Wind Types. So weak." Armatus said smugly before being called back.
When the Utahraptor fell, the Battlefield disappeared and the colors returned to normal. "The Battlefield disappeared!" Max exclaimed.
"Grrr, Alpha Gang." Tank growled, curling her paws like a cat does with its claws. They just had to steal her fight.
"Activating Alpha Controller." Zander said as he inserted the card into the device. The Alpha Controller was designed so that one places a card into a slot and it would close and the dinosaur would be brainwashed to obey their every command.
"Not only that, once it's in the controller we can summon any dinosaur at will." Zander said, talking to no one in particular. While Zander was most likely breaking a few walls, Ursula was calling Dr.Z to let them know about their victory over the Utahraptor.
"And while you're at it, capture those insufferable kids' dinosaurs too." Dr.Z ordered them.
"You got it." Ursula said, before smiling smugly as the Utahraptor finished her brainwashing. Now she was completely trapped, and all she could do was obey their commands, no matter what they were.
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Max and Rex continued running through the studio before they stopped to take a breath at the Dino Troopers set. "I can't believe the old lady beat us to the dinosaur." Max said disappointed.
"You'd better not be talking about me when you use a word like that, you juvenile delinquent!" Everyone turned to see Ursula yelling as she leapt into the air, flailing her arms. "How about you try this on for size? Ha!" She then summoned the Utahraptor they just captured.
"Alpha Ball, activate!" Zander ordered.
A small ball with antennas and the Alpha Gang symbol appeared and had began to circle around the Utahraptor. "Must...Eliminate." Was all she could say.
"Ah!" Max could only gasp at what they just saw happen.
"What did you do to her?!" Rex demanded them to answer.
Ursula only smirked in reply. "Hehe. That's an Alpha Gang secret. Nyah!"
"Grrrr." Rex growled before getting his Dino Holder ready. "Let's get them, Tank!"
"About time!" She said with enthusiasm before Rex called her back and swiped her card.
"DINO SLASH! SHAKE EM UP, SAICHANIA!"
A smaller form of Tank spun around in the air before her transformation began. Rocks made her feet grow larger before they moved to her spiky back and club tail. Her eyes glowed purple before she reared up on her hind legs and roared to signal the finished transformation.
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As the battle began, the game show had just reached its final round, and both scores were tied at two-hundred-ten points. "It all comes down to this." Tommy K announced. "Whoever gives the correct answer will be today's grand-prize winner." Zoe and Ed both had their hands on the buttons, ready to press them."
"I never expected this to actually play out normally." Terry said.
"I must admit I'm also surprised." Ace admitted. "I was sure they would do something to cheat, but Ed has been playing fair the whole time. If he wins at least he'll deserve it." The others could nod in agreement.
"But, uh, it seems that we are missing most of our contestants." Tommy said before shrugging it off by rapidly shaking his head. "Blblblbl! Here's our final question!"
"So, is there a dinosaur and they didn't tell us? Or did they all look for the bathroom?" Spiny asked.
Terry squinted his eyes and noticed the change in color on the background. "Yeah, it is a dinosaur! That's why they left earlier!" He realized.
"Hopefully they got it before the Alpha Gang has." Paris said, worried about the dinosaur's safety.
"Come on, when do those guys ever win?" Spiny said smugly, unaware of what had happened.
Back with the show the announced asked. "This dinosaur was discovered in North America, and was given a name which means "Utah Thief."
Zoe knew the answer, and was about to press the button until Ed beat her to it. "And your answer is?" Tommy asked.
But Ed didn't answer. He just began fretting. "Come on Ed, which one is it? Fukuiraptor? Megaraptor? Deinonychus?" He thought as he began naming raptors, his face turning blue since he was forgetting to breathe at the same time.
"Time is running out." Tommy said, which only made things worse for Ed, now leading to him sweating buckets.
Ed then quickly remembered which one it was. "Aha! It's-" But before he could answer, the Utahraptor burst from the screen behind him. "Aah!" He screamed as his capsule collapsed on top of him.
"Aah! This is not in my contract!" Tommy screamed as he ran away from the Utahraptor.
"A Utahraptor!" The four dinosaurs watching exclaimed.
"Get back here, you coward!" Tank roared as she ran into the studio and began chasing the Utahraptor in circles. "Take this!" She shouted as she turned around and tried hitting the raptor with her tail, only for her to dodge every attack.
"Eliminate." The Utahraptor said before she leapt onto Tank's back.
"Get off me!" Tank ordered as she shook the Utahraptor off her back. The raptor fell off and Tank took this as a chance to crush the Utahraptor with her body. But the raptor recovered and dodged every one of Tank's attempts to land on-top of her.
"Man, Tank is fierce when she fights." Terry said, impressed by his housemate's strength.
"Ugh! The Utahraptor's too fast!" Rex said as he and Max appeared on the scene of the fight.
"What's going on?" Zoe asked as she ran towards them. "Is that the one the Dino Holder picked up?"
"Yeah, that's it." Max told her. "But the Alpha Gang caught her before us and messed with her somehow."
The two dinosaurs separated from their struggle to take a small breather, Zander and Ursula appearing behind the Utahraptor. "Utah, dear, be a good dinosaur and tear them all to pieces!" Ursula ordered as the ball was summoned around the raptor again.
"Destroy." Was all Utah said as the ball disappeared.
"What was that?" Zoe asked.
"Somehow they're using that ball to control the Utahraptor. I'm calling out Chomp." Max said before he geared up Chomp.
"DINO SLASH! TRICERATOPS, ROAR!"
"You'd need more than that to save you!" Ursula said before she activated Utah's Move Card. "Atomic Bomb!"
Utah roared before she leapt up high into the air. When her back was facing her opponents, she began to descend, picking up momentum as she did so.
Max wasn't fazed by this. "We have a counter for that, right, Chomp?"
"Yep!" He said before getting ready to charge.
"Electric Charge!" Max said before activating the Move Card. Electric flowed through Chomp's body as he leapt up into the air and countered the Atomic Bomb, just like what he did with Salty.
Everyone ducked as electricity and wind began flying everywhere, Terry and the others covering their eyes as the light was blinding. "Gaah!" A lighting bolt managed to strike Ursula and Zander, frying them both and rendering them paralyzed on the floor. While this happened, the two of them didn't notice something important was missing. When the two dinosaurs landed, Chomp shook his head while Utah stumbled around a bit.
"That slowed her down. Now's your chance!" Chomp told Rex and Tank.
"You got it! Let's go, Tank! Dino Swing!"
Tank glowed purple and charged right at Utah, who was too dazed to dodge. Tank grabbed Utah's tail and began to swing her around and around before finally letting her go and slamming her into the scoreboard. Utah couldn't take another hit and was defeated again. "And that's how we roll." Tank said smugly.
All this time, Ed was watching the fight in silence from the supposed safety of his crushed capsule. When he saw it was over, he quickly pushed his button and yelled out. "Utahraptor!"
"Utahraptor is correct." The announcer said.
Tommy blinked before realizing they were still on the air. "Uh, yay! We had our winners! Congratulations to the Alpha Middle School team!" He cheered.
A woman came and gave Ed the large check of money. "Wahoo!" He cheered. "Miracles do happen!" He said with tears in his eyes.
While Ed celebrated, Utah's cards landed on the floor and Max was able to pick them up. "Awesome, I got both Dinosaur Cards." He said with a small fist pump.
"Those runts got our Utahraptor." Zander moaned, still in pain from the electricity.
"Well, at least we have the money." Ursula said as Ed dragged her and Zander away with the money in his hands and a spring in his step.
"Always look on the bright side." Zander groaned as they disappeared.
When they were gone all the cameras focused on Chomp and Tank.
"Wow, dinosaurs!"
"I can't believe my eyes!"
Tank took this as flattering and actually posed for the cameras, while Chomp just moved away in embarrassment. Rex didn't like this at all. It was way too much attention. "Max, we better call them back!" He whispered to the brunette.
"You're right!" Max realized before they called them both back.
When the dinosaurs disappeared, the cameras looked at Tommy K, still in shock. "Uh. That's all the time we have for 'Gobble Gobble Brain Boggle'. See ya folks next week." He told the audience before fainting.
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After regaining consciousness, the Alpha Gang used the Alpha Controller to fly back to Zeta Point. It was at this point Dr.Z decided to call them. "Alpha Gang, report! So you won the show, but more importantly what about the cards?" He asked.
"A funny thing happened to them." Ursula said quietly.
"But we do have the money so you should be happy about that." Zander assured the doctor as he held up the check so he could see it.
"I'll be happier when it's in my hands!" Dr.Z told them.
"Come on, what could go wrong now?" Ed said confidently, still riding the success of his victory.
Right after he said that, the Alpha Controller exploded. "Thanks, Ed." Was all Zander and Ursula could say before falling into the sea again.
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At the D-Lab, Rex and all the dinosaurs were standing in the Lab's control center. "Everyone, ready?" Rex asked. In his hand were both of Utah's cards. Everyone nodded. "OK, be ready for an attack." He said before he placed both cards into slots.
When he did, a white glow emerged and Utah appeared in the middle of the room, lying on the ground. She stood up and shook her head and looked around. "What happened? Where am I now?" She asked.
"You're at the D-Lab." Tank told her. "Tell me, what's the last thing you remember?"
Utah thought for a bit before answering. "I was attacked by this weird-looking Stegosaurus, I think that's what they were called, who shot crystals at me." She answered.
Everyone blinked in confusion. "You don't remember attacking us?" Chomp asked.
Utah shook her head. "No, I was mainly looking around to see how everything has changed." She told them. "I've always been fascinated by how the world had evolved, and these changes were almost too much for me to handle, I almost fainted."
"So, basically, you're really smart?" Salty asked.
"Pretty much." Utah answered. "But I'm still lost as to what happened to me? Why did I attack you and not remember it?"
"The Alpha Gang." Everyone growled.
"They used some kind of ball to control you." Chomp explained. "It must have been destroyed when our attacks collided."
Rex clutched his hands in anger. "So this is what they do to dinosaurs. They brainwash them and make them into their experiments to use as they see fit." He growled.
"How dare they!" Paris said angrily, which surprised a few of them.
"They'll pay for this!" Coal roared and everyone agreed.
"I'd like to take a bite at those bastards. Count me in." Utah said.
"Someone should tell Max and Zoe about this." Terry told them.
"Yeah, but they're all suffering from a case of losing-to-a-supposed-idiot-idous." Spiny told them. "Leads to high rates of suicide." He whispered to Tank, who just rolled her eyes.
"I doubt it'll be like that." Rex assured him. "But I feel we should tell them tomorrow. We also need to all start training more." Everyone gave a roar of agreement. The battle against the Alpha Gang has just intensified.
Meanwhile, Max, Zoe, and Spike were currently crying about their loss in Max's living room.
"I really, really wanted that golden Triceratops!" Max sobbed.
"And I was counting on the one million dollars!" Spike added.
"And Tommy K was a loser!" Zoe sobbed. Rex might want to stay at the lab for tonight.
Next time on Dinosaur King:
Max: Chomp what's wrong?
Chomp: The pain
Rex: Styracosaurus!
Dr.Z: If you three fail one more time so help me!
Ursula: We're gonna grab that Styracosaurus and send you back on your sniveling ways faster than you can say "Waikiki!"
A/N: Hmm. Well, this is better than the last episode I'll tell you that. I honestly found the idea of Ed winning by not cheating to just be amusing, as well as the other dinos commentary. Utah came from simply the idea of raptors being smart.
You'll notice I've only ever done the transformation sequences once. Well obviously I'm not writing them down all the time so just imagine them happening whenever someone's summoned in the future. That's also why whenever someone says "Dino Slash!" It's bolded.
Things are heating up. See you guys next time.