The Big Apple Grapple
Disclaimer: Dinosaur King is owned by Sunrise, Shout Factory, 4kidsTV, and any other company I missed. I own nothing
"Talking"
Thinking
"Flashback"
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It was a glorious morning in New York City. Outside of the Museum of Natural History, the Alpha Gang's carrier was parked outside. Inside the museum, the trio with Dr.Z were standing in front of a display of dinosaur fossils, one where a Barosaurus was rearing up against an Allosaurus. "Wow. These dinosaur fossils are impressive, aren't they?" Zander asked the group. "I'm really starting to enjoy museums."
"Ah, what a collection of rubbish." Dr.Z said at the display, unimpressed even if it was famous. "It's just a bunch of bones that have been turned into stone."
"I know what you mean. Who wants to look at dried out, old skeleton bones, when you can focus on beauty in the flesh like mine." Ursula said.
"No. As usual, you have no idea what I mean." Dr.Z told her.
"Oh." She said in realization.
"What I meant was, dinosaurs are worthless unless they are alive and kicking."
"But I always thought dinosaur bones were good for teaching you all about history, and stuff like that." Ed said to Dr.Z.
"And that's why I don't pay you to think!" Dr.Z yelled at him, making Ed wince at his tone. "If anyone's going down in history, it's me and my Dinosaur Kingdom! Anyway, we're not here to discuss my memoirs. Somewhere in his museum is a rare amber Dinomond that was just discovered, and we're here to steal it."
The amber happened to be discovered by Rex's father. "This amber is enormous. Imagine finding such a thing in the stomach of a Seismosaurus." He said when he first discovered the amber.
"If we had that amber Dinomond, we could use it to power up our whole island headquarters. Right, Dr.Z?" Ursula asked.
"Exactly. Somewhere in this museum lies that priceless relic, and we're here to find it."
"But how are we going to do that?" Ed asked as he looked at a map.
"Well, for starters, you could turn the map right-side-up." Zander told him. "You know, it could be a long day. Why don't we start at the concession stand and maybe get some ice cream?" He suggested.
"Hee-yah!" Ursula screamed as she kicked both men in the face. "Would you two focus on the mission instead of your stomachs for once!"
"Hopeless." Dr.Z agreed before walking off himself. "But the snack bar does sound good, now that you mention it. Wonder if they have any sauerkraut?"
"Oh, great idea. I'll go with you." Ursula said as she joined the doctor.
Zander and Ed got back up, and as they did, they heard a growling sound and looked up. "This one's still alive!" Ed exclaimed, mistaking their stomachs for dinosaur growls.
"Let's look for that Dinomond somewhere else." Zander suggested. "Like on the other side of the museum." He said as they ran past the guards they tied up in the other room.
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At the Taylor Household, Max and his family were preparing for a very special event; Rex's 12th birthday. Party food of all kinds had been placed on the table while decorations were being placed. "Hey, you guys, we're here." They all turned to see Zoe, Reese, Paris, and Spiny walk in, carrying a gift for Rex.
"Hi." Max said to the group as he and his dad finished up with the table.
"You have great timing." Spike told them. "Welcome, girls. Come on in."
"When was I a girl?" Spiny asked, which was met by Tank quickly pouncing on him.
"He was referring to Zoe and Reese, you idiot. Don't talk when she's in the room." Tank hissed, pointing her tail at who she meant.
The Saichania was referring to Aki. "Well, hello. It's so nice to see you both again." She greeted the newcomers.
"Hello, Aki." Reese said as she walked over to her.
"I sure hope you two brought your appetites." Aki smiled. "Max, go get the guest of honor."
"OK." Max said as he went to Rex's room.
The blonde was standing on his balcony, looking at the night sky, when his friend came in. "Rex, you in there?" Max asked as he opened the door. "Everybody's waiting. You ready to come down."
"I guess." Rex replied with a shrug.
"Huh? What's the matter? You don't seem excited." Max asked. "Come on. It's your birthday, Rex."
"I think you guys are making too big a deal about this whole thing." Rex told him, shaking his head with a sad smile. "Today is just the day Dad picked me up. It's not my real birthday."
"That doesn't make any difference." Max told him. "It's still the day you met the man you call Dad, so it's a special day, and that's what really matters."
"Yeah." Rex agreed quietly, still sounding uncertain.
"A birthday's just a day to celebrate yourself, and you deserve it. So, come on, Rex. Let's go celebrate." Max said as he grabbed the blonde's hand.
"OK." Rex said as he was pulled away, but not before giving the night sky one last look.
Downstairs, Dr. Owen appeared on the TV screen and gave his usual greetings with Spike. "What's all the fossil about?!"
"Dinosaur bones!" Spike said before they danced.
"We are fossil-finding friends! Dino doctors to the end! Deserts, swamps, and bogs we roam! Hauling dino fossils home!" Max and Rex could only watch in speechless embarrassment. Tank, having seen this for the first time, started throwing up in the trash can.
"As if Spiny wasn't stupid enough." She thought to herself before feeling more coming at just the thought alone.
"Oh, boy." Rex said at the two men's display, and hand on his face.
"Ah, there you are, Rex. How's the birthday boy?" Dr. Owen asked once he noticed his son's presence.
Rex quickly tried to cover up his embarrassment. "Hi, Dad."
"Happy birthday, twelve-year-old!" Dr. Owen said with a thumbs up.
"Yeah! Happy birthday, Rex!" Everyone cheered as they popped the noisemakers they all had. Even the dinosaurs each gave a chirp of happy birthday, as Aki's presence prevented them from talking.
"Wow, thank you, Dad. This is great. Thank you all." Rex said in embarrassment at all the praise he was receiving.
"Make a wish." Aki said as she held out a cake for Rex to blow the candles.
"Uh." Rex said before giving the candles a big blow.
Everyone cheered once the candles went out. "It's your favorite. Chocolate cake, with strawberry filling and lemon icing."
"Not to mention we have chocolate chip cookies, extra soft!" Max said as he held up one of the treats, giggling at Rex's reaction. Those were his favorite treats.
"Here you go." Zoe said as she handed Rex a present. "Reese and I both picked this one out."
"This one's from me." Max said as he handed another present to him.
"This is from Dr. Taylor and I." Aki said as she put a bag on top of the pile.
Rex gave out a weak chuckle. "Wow! I don't know what to say! Thanks, you guys."
"Rex?" Dr. Owen said quietly.
"Yes, Dad?" Rex asked as he put his gifts down.
"I'm sorry. Once again I wasn't able to get the gift I really wanted to give you." He said with disappointment before he switched to a more excited look. "But I did get you something else instead."
"What is it?" His son asked.
"Did it arrive yet, Spike?" He asked his friend.
"Yes. It sure did." Spike replied before handing another present to Rex. "Here you are, Rex."
"Ah, that's really nice of you. Thanks, Dad." Rex said with small tears in his eyes.
"Well, go on. Open it." Dr. Owen encouraged.
Rex opened up the present to reveal a book inside. "100 Surefire Ways to be Popular with Girls, Even if you're a Dinosaur Geek Who's Always Out Hunting For Fossils." Rex read aloud.
"That's right!" Dr. Owen said. "Reading this book totally changed my life when I was your age, my boy! Read it, and it'll do the same for you!"
"How much you bet he's the author?" Terry whispered to Chomp.
"Why gamble on something we already know the answer to?" Chomp replied in a whisper.
"Leave it to you!" Spike cried with joy. "I never knew a book like this even existed. You're always a step ahead with the ladies and with the fossils. Isn't that an incredible present, Rex?"
"Sure is." He answered with uncertainty.
"Max, when he's finished, you should read it too. Maybe I'll flip through it myself." He said with a grin.
"Oh, really." Spike tensed up as he felt his wife giving him a death glare.
"Yaah! I think something's burning in the kitchen!" He quickly said, trying to get her away from him.
"Oh, no! The chicken!" Aki said as she ran to get it out. Lucky for Spike, it was actually burning.
"So, what'd you think your dad was talking about when he said he couldn't get you the present he really wanted to give you?" Ace asked once Aki was out of the room.
"Yeah, what did he mean?" Max asked.
"I'm really not sure." Rex said as he half-listened to his father telling him to read the book. "I guess there's something he's been wanting to give me, but he's never told me what it was."
"By the way, Dr. Owen, are the reports true about you finding a huge amber inside a Seismosaurus skeleton the other day?" Spike asked, changing the subject.
"You mean this one." Dr. Owen said as he showed them the amber.
"Whoa!"
"It's humongous!"
"And shiny!"
"It is an amazing specimen." Ace replied before going into dell thought. "I've heard about something like this. I just didn't realize it was true. Does that mean the legend is real as well?"
"Remarkable, isn't it." Dr. Owen bragged. "It may be the largest ever found. Luckily, we doubled up on our security."
"Maybe you should have tripled it." Dr. Owen turned around to see the Alpha Gang at the doorway. "Hi." Dr.Z said gleefully evil.
"Who are you, and how'd you get in here?" Dr. Owen asked as the Alpha Gang leapt onto him.
"The Alpha Gang!" Max exclaimed.
"Let go of me, you hooligans!" Dr. Owen struggled.
"Leave him alone!" Rex told them.
"Hmm, what do you know? We have an audience for our little performance." Dr.Z said as he looked at the monitor, his face covering the screen.
"Yeah. And so far, your show sucks." Max told him.
"Eh, everyone's a critic these days. Besides, you haven't seen the best part yet, where we get away with the Dinomond and you get left with nothing but an empty screen." Dr.Z said before he cut transmission.
"Dad! No!" Rex exclaimed as he grabbed the screen.
"What are they doing there anyway?" Tank asked in confused anger.
"He said they were stealing some kind of dino-something." Paris said as she quickly tried to recall Dr.Z said. "I think he said Dinomond."
"They're there to steal the amber!" Ace realized.
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"Curses! Why won't it break?!" Dr.Z yelled as he threw the capsule to the floor again for the tenth time. "How am I supposed to get my treasure out of it won't open up?"
"That case is made of a durrellium acrylic I invented, and even high explosives would never crack it." Dr. Owen told them, being held by Zander so he wouldn't interfere. "It can only be opened with a special key."
"So, what are you waiting for? Hand over the key." Dr.Z ordered.
"Why do you want that amber, anyway?" Dr. Owen asked.
"Since you can't stop me, I'll tell you why. Ambers this large are also known as Dinomonds, and can easily be harnessed to produce incredible amounts of raw power." Dr.Z explained.
"Why do you need such power?" Dr. Owen asked, somehow not putting two and two together.
"Silly man. To take over the world of course." Ursula told him as she approached their captor and got up in his face. "Don't you watch TV?"
Dr. Owen wasn't listening to what she was saying. He was too distracted by her beauty. "So, come on now. Are you going to hand over that key, or what?" She asked him flirtatiously, the doctor imaging a romantic background, sparkles on her face, and music playing.
The excitement was too much he screamed in joy, steam even came out of his ears. "Aah!"
"Excuse me?" Ursula asked, not sure if to be confused or disturbed by this change in attitude.
"You know, you're really quite beautiful up close." Dr. Owen told her.
"Huh?" Ursula blushed as he continued speaking.
"Listen to me. I know this is sudden, but I think I'm in love with you."
"Don't toy with my heart." Ursula nearly cried, covering her heart in embarrassment,
"He's stalling so he won't have to give up the key!" Dr.Z yelled as he got in between the two. "You want to play games? Play with this!" He said as he summoned Brontikens.
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"I'm going to call the NYPD." Spike said as he got out his phone.
"Tell them to hurry!" Rex urged. "They don't seem to be fooling around this time."
Just then the Dino Holders went off. "Whoa. A new dinosaur's appeared." Max said.
"All right. Let's head to the D-Lab." Spike said as all of them left.
It was then Aki entered the room, oblivious as to what was going on as usual. "Good news. I got the chicken out just in time." She opened her eyes and saw everyone else was gone. "Oh. Well, that's strange. Where did everyone disappear to?"
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Instead of screaming in terror like a normal person, Dr. Owen was fascinated by Brontikens. "Amazing. A real Apatosaurus." He inched closer to the giant sauropod. Keep in mind, this was the first time he's seen one of the dinosaurs full-size and in person.
"You'd better stay back if you know what's good for you." Ursula told him.
"He can kill you in 17 different ways, and counting." Dr.Z told him.
"Oh, it would be an honor to be crushed by such a magnificent creature such as this." Dr. Owen said, making everyone in the room believe he is insane.
"Are you for real?" Brontikens said as he walked over to the group and lifted a foot up for intimidation.
The Alpha Gang quickly scurried out of the way while Dr. Owen stayed put, noticing something on the Apatosaur's foot. "Oh, I think you got a foot infection." Dr. Owen said as he examined Brontikens' foot. "Hmm." Brontikens held back his winces as the doctor touched his wound. "Yes. That foot is definitely infected. What have you been doing as of late to acquire such an injury, big fella?" Dr. Owen asked the sauropod.
"I've never seen anyone handle a dinosaur so bravely." Ursula said in shock.
Dr.Z took offense to this. "Ha! You want to see bravery? Watch this! Come on, Brontikens, I'll fix that foot for you." He said as he started leading the Apatosaurus out of the room.
"Wha!? That's not bravery! That's stupidity!" Ursula told him.
"It's the same thing!" Dr.Z replied as Ed grabbed hold of him.
"But we can't have you get flattened." Ed told him.
"Let's get back to the Dinomond, shall we?" Zander suggested, wanting this situation to end ASAP.
"Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. How are we supposed to get the key away from him if he has literally no fear for his life, and we have no other weapons to threaten him with?" Dr.Z asked.
He got his answer when Dr. Owen went up to Brontikens. "Don't hurt the fossils, big guy." Dr. Owen told him, seeing the Apatosaurus getting a little too close for his liking. "Those skeletons are all we have left today to teach us what dinosaurs like you were like. So you have to be very gentle with them. Please don't smash the fossils."
"Since you asked so nicely." Brontikens replied by stepping on one of the fossils before smashing another with his head. "Give us the key or else!"
"No!" Dr. Owen screamed at all of the fossils being destroyed. "All right. I'll give you the key if you could please make him stop." He told the Alpha Gang.
"You know, Doctor, you could have saved us all a lot of time and trouble if you'd just given it up in the first place." Dr.Z said. "Brontikens, no more smashing." This was meet by Brontikens smashing another fossil, for no reason other than his own amusement. "Hey, Brontikens, I said no more!"
"No! Not my Seismosaurus!" Dr. Owen exclaimed as Brontikens charged into the skeleton, shattering it on impact. Dust filled the whole room, and whole everyone was coughing an orange card floated onto the floor.
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"The dinosaur's in New York City!" Rex said once they arrived at the lab.
"Let's go!" Zoe said as they got onto the teleporter.
"Beam us up, Scotty!" Spiny told Reese.
"That's weird." Max suddenly said as he looked down at his Dino Holder,
"What's going on, Max?" Rex asked.
"We've just lost the signal from the dinosaur." Reese told them.
"What!? You mean it lost already!?" Tank said in frustration.
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After recalling Brontikens, which he should have just done earlier when he disobeyed, Dr.Z grabbed the key from Dr. Owen and opened the container holding the amber. "The moment I've been waiting for." He said as he unlocked the case and grabbed the amber. "It's all ours! Ha, ha, ha!" They laughed before they heard the sounds of police sirens. "Huh?"
"Attention, intruders." A voice from outside said.
"That's not good." Dr.Z said as they walked over to a window to see cops around the whole building.
"The entire building is surrounded. This is your only warning. Come out with your hands up."
"Let's give them a little warning of our own, hmm?" Dr.Z said as he handed Ursula his scanner while Zander and Ed grabbed theirs, all three of them chuckling to themselves.
"ALPHA SLASH!"
"GO, TRICERATOPS!"
"GO, STEGOSAURUS!"
"GO, TYRANNOSAURUS! AND, APATOSAURUS!"
The four dinosaurs landed outside and immediately started chasing the police away. "Ha, ha, ha! They never said who exactly they wanted to come out." Dr.Z mocked as they watched the chaos.
It was funny watching the policemen run for their lives while their cars were being crushed. But then it was ruined when Brontikens stepped on their carrier. If by accident or on purpose was unknown. "Hey! Wasn't that our ride home?" Ursula asked in alarm.
"Who's the fool that parked there?" Dr.Z asked.
"Parking's expensive in Midtown." Ed replied.
"My insurance won't cover that." Zander commented.
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At the D-Lab, Rex was trying to reach his father by phone. "It's no use. Dad's not answering." Rex told them.
"Can anything go right today?" Tank asked sarcastically.
"Well, you'll be happy to know then that the dinosaur that appeared and disappeared wasn't a new one." Reese told her.
"How do you know that?" Zoe asked.
Her sister responded by holding up their Dino Holders, which she was checking to see where the signal from earlier came from. "From your Dino Holders. I modified them last week to not only detect new dinosaurs, but also dinosaurs that reappear so we can keep better track of them."
"So, if it's not a new one, then that means it has to be an Alpha Gang dinosaur." Max realized.
"But my dad is with them!" Rex exclaimed in panic.
"Rex, if I know your father, it's gonna take more than the Alpha Gang to get the best of him." Spike comforted him.
"I hope so." Rex agreed before the Dino Holders went off again.
"It's back!" Max said.
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After teleporting, the team arrived in a destroyed museum room. "Dad, it's me! Where are you?!" Rex asked as he looked around the room.
"Over here, Rex." Paris said as she led them to a tied-up and gagged Dr. Owen.
"Dad! Are you all right?" Rex asked as he ran up to his father. "Let me get that off." He said as he pulled off the tape covering his mouth.
"I'm fine." Dr. Owen said once the tape was off. "But those Alpha People got away with the amber."
"Don't worry. We're gonna get it back." Terry told him.
"Question." Spiny asked randomly.
"What's your question, Spiny?" Tank sighed, expecting a dumb question.
"What is this?" He asked as he held up a card with a huge, light blue sauropod on it crushing a dinosaur beneath its large feet.
"A card?" Max asked.
"Yes. Looks like a Move Card with a Seismosaurus on it." Zoe said as she examined the card. "It's got the Grass Crest, Paris."
"Really?" Paris asked as she looked at the card. "So that means I can use it."
"Bizzare. So when the Seismosaurus skeleton was shattered, it then became a Seismosaurus Card? How is that possible?" Dr. Owen asked.
Ace thought for a bit before answering. "The Alpha Gang said that amber was made out of Dinomond, right?"
"Yes. And the old guy said that it had incredible amounts of power." Dr. Owen replied.
"It's possible that the amber has such great powers that it can revive the dead." Ace hypothesized. "Or the capsule was in the room and we just can't find it."
"That's simply incredible." Dr. Owen said in astonishment. Who knew the amber had this much power?
"Dr. Owen, you've got to help us find the Alpha Gang." Ace told him.
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Police started to gather outside the building as they investigated the crime scene. Dr. Owen and the kids pulled up in his yellow car to talk with one of the officers. "Which way did they go, officer?" Dr. Owen asked.
"Down Central Park West. Driving a stolen police car." The cop told him.
"Buckle up, kids. We're heading south." Dr. Owen said as he started driving in that direction. Very fast I might add.
"Whoa! Dr. Owen, maybe we should drive a little slower when we're in the city?" Zoe suggested from in back with Max and their dinos while Rex and his dinos sat up front.
"No need to worry. In my younger days, I did lots of cursing around like this on city streets." Dr. Owen assured her. "And with pretty girls on my arm." He added, slightly confusing Zoe. No, he was not hitting on her.
"Hmm, your dad is just full of surprises. Isn't he, Rex?" Tank said.
"That's for sure!" Rex chuckled weakly.
"The ladies just love a yellow convertible." Dr. Owen said as they drove past a woman, who had to hold her dress down thanks to the breeze he caused. All this time, Max did not look amused at Rex's dad.
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Meanwhile, there was a traffic jam at Times Square. The four Alpha Gang dinosaurs were stuck in the back, looking for a way around. "What's the hold-up?" Dr.Z asked impatiently.
"Looks like a traffic jam." Zander told him.
"That's not gonna stop us." Dr.Z said as he opened the window of their car and commanded Brontikens. "Brontikens, full speed ahead! And crush anything that gets in your way!"
"Understood." Brontikens said as he gave a roar as a signal to advance and moved forward, crushing all the cars in his path, everyone quickly climbing out before they were crushed too. His teammates followed in suit.
"Not very helpful." Zander said as he pointed to all the now crushed cars in their path that definitely weren't going to get out of the way now.
"We'll just have to hoof it then. Come on." Dr.Z said as they got out of the car and ran after the dinosaurs.
"There they go." Max said as their car pulled up to the edge of the jam.
"But we can't get past all these cars." Zoe pointed out.
"Oh, yes we can." Dr. Owen said before pushing a button. The car then started to lift off the ground until only the wheels remained. He then started going forward and passed all the destroyed cars with ease.
"What's this thing called?" Ace asked, amazed a car can extend like that.
"Well, I call it styling. Ha, ha, ha!" Dr. Owen laughed at his own joke.
Up ahead, the Alpha Gang stole a pickup truck and were driving it down the street. The dinosaurs were on the back in case things got hairy, the rest having to climb atop Brontikens to fit as he filled up the whole back. How the truck supported Brontikens, let alone the other three, I will never know. "How much farther are we gonna go?" Armatus asked.
"Hopefully not much. We're on an island you know." Ursula said.
"I spoke to Seth, and he gave us a rendezvous point." Dr.Z told them. "He said it's out on the water, some big statue of a woman holding an ice cream cone. He sounded very frustrated at that last part." Dr.Z explained, clearly not understanding why Seth was frustrated.
"The statue of what?" Dr.Z asked Seth on the Alpha Scanner.
"Do you see a large, green statue of a woman near the water?" Seth asked, clearly getting annoyed.
"You mean the lady with the ice cream cone?"
At that moment, Seth probably felt some brain cells die "...Yes, Doctor. She's holding up a fucking ice cream cone." He replied annoyed before hanging up. How he still took orders from that idiot will haunt him forever.
"Holding an ice cream cone?" Ed asked. "Wow, that sounds like my kind of woman."
"Save the date for later, Ed. We got company." Gigas said as the yellow convertible started pulling up to them.
"All right. Pull it over, amber jackers." Dr. Owen told them.
"Well since you asked nicely." Dr.Z said before pressing on the gas pedal and speeding the truck until it drove off a cliff and landed on a large boat that conveniently drove towards the Statue of Liberty. "Try and catch us now, bitches!" Dr.Z mocked while flipping them off.
"Rats." Chomp said as they stopped at a ledge.
"OK. That's a challenge I'd like to take him up on." Dr. Owen said before exiting the car. "Follow me! Tally hoo!" He jumped off the ledge and landed on a speedboat he had parked. "Come on, kids. No time to lose"
"Huh?" As all the team could say in reply to what was going on.
A little bit later, they were hot on the Alpha Gang's tails. "We've got them now!" Dr. Owen said excitedly.
"Rex's dad is the coolest paleontologist ever!" Tank cheered, now confident she liked this guy despite his quirkiness.
"Thanks a lot." Max muttered, taking offense to her comment.
Eventually, they pulled up to Liberty Island. There they were greeted by the Alpha Gang's dinosaurs blocking their path. "They're beautiful!" Dr. Owen gushed.
"No pictures." Armatus told him.
"Let's go, Chomp, and Terry!"
"And Ace, and Tank!"
"And Paris, and Spiny!"
"We're counting on you!" They all said before recalling their partners.
"DINO SLASH! TRICERATOPS, ROAR! FLAME UP, TYRANNOSAURUS!"
"DINO SLASH! CARNOTAURUS, BLOW THEM AWAY! SHAKE 'EM UP, SAICHANIA!"
"DINO SLASH! SPRING UP, PARASAUROLOPHUS! GUSH OUT, SPINOSAURUS!"
"This is so incredible! I can't believe it's real!" Dr. Owen said as the battle began, each of the D-Team dinosaurs finding an Alpha Gang dinosaur to struggle with. "I've never expected to see a live dinosaur with my own eyes. This is a dream." He began to cry softly before noticing the Alpha Gang making a run for it up the Statue of Liberty.
"Hurry up, lackeys!" Dr.Z said to his minions.
"Follow them." Dr. Owen said as he gave chase.
"Wait, Dad." Rex said, but his father was already going up the stairs. "Cover for me." He told Max before he went after his dad.
"Rex!" Ace and Tank said before they broke off their fights and went after him.
The Alpha Gang kept on running up until they found a balcony to rest on, all of them quite tired from all that stair climbing as shown by them practically laying on the railing. "OK. There's the ice cream cone we were looking for. It's all the way up there." Dr.Z pointed to the torch at the top.
"Dr.Z, I don't think we need to go all the way to the top." Ursula said as she tried to catch her breath. "I'm sure that Seth'll find is here."
"I quite agree." Zander replied.
"We're going to the top, and that's that!" Dr.Z told them, ignoring his own tiredness.
"Is an elevator too much to ask for?" Ed asked weakly.
"The chase stops now." They turned to see Dr. Owen come out of the opening.
"Not you again." Dr.Z said.
"Dad!" Rex said as he and his dinosaurs got onto the balcony, at least Ace was there as Tank was too wide to fit through the opening and was stuck halfway. How the two of their weights didn't cause a collapse will be a mystery.
"Yes, Rex?"
"Dad!?" Dr.Z said in shock.
"Wouldn't that be another way of saying you're this brat's father?" Ursula asked.
"Of course." Dr. Owen replied. "And now that you're both here, Rex can finally meet his new mother."
"Huh? Huh?!" Ursula gasped when she realized what was being implied. "His mother?! Are you crazy? I can't stand kids, much less that one."
Dr. Owen ignored her replies and walked up to her. He pulled out a case and opened it up to reveal a ring made of dinosaur bones and an amber. "Ursula, will you marry me?" He asked.
"What?!" Ursula, the Alpha Gang, and Tank exclaimed.
"What are you saying?" Rex asked in shock. "Please don't tell me this is why you were chasing these guys?"
"Of course." Dr. Owen said before turning his attention to Ursula. "The truth is, I ran after you because I'm desperately in love with you and I want you to be my wife."
"Uh, I don't know what to say." Ursula replied.
"Well, I'll tell you what to say." Zander told her. "Two words: N-O."
"Yeah, Ursula. I really don't see it working out. No one seems to support this ship." Ed added.
"It seems to me, I'm the one who should get to make this decision." Ursula told them.
"Aah! Don't do it, Ursula!" The Alpha Gang told her in fear.
"What would you three clods know about romance?" She asked them. "I mean, it isn't every day that a girl gets proposed to."
"Ursula, remember who you are!" Dr.Z strictly told her.
"A member of the Alpha Gang!" She quickly replied as she stood at attention. "Listen, Dr. whatever-your-name-is. I appreciate your offer, but the fact is you're really not my type."
"Finally, something we can agree on." Tank said.
But then Ursula said. "It's so crazy it might work." With a blush on her cheeks.
"No, it won't!" The Alpha Gang replied, again sounding fearful she'd say yes. "It'll be a huge disaster." Zander told her.
"Besides, what about that powerful amber they stole?" Ace asked Dr. Owen.
"Mm-hmm. I was going to ask Dr.Z here to give it back to us as sort of a wedding gift if everything worked out OK." Dr. Owen told him.
"Did you just forget what we possibly saw it do?" Ace asked him, not wanting to give away too much incase Dr.Z got any ideas.
"Good grief, man! What planet do you come from!?" Dr.Z asked.
"Maybe I could be the DJ at the wedding." Ed suggested.
"There's not gonna be a wedding!" Dr.Z turned around and yelled at him. He was cut off by Terry roaring in pain as Brontikens pressed a foot on his neck, slowly adding more pressure.
"Lightning Strike!" Max swiped the card, and Chomp fired lightning at all four of their opponents, paralyzing them and allowing Terry to escape.
"Here we go, Paris!" Zoe said before getting out their new Move Card. "Big Foot Assault! Summon Seismosaurus!"
A leaf tornado surrounded Paris as she roared to the sky. Purple thunder clouds appeared as large, blue feet came down on all four of the dinosaurs, defeating them instantly. The Seismosaurus fully appeared and roared to signal her entrance. And she was huge. So huge she made Brontikens look like a dog in comparison.
"Hey, that's a Seismosaurus!" Dr.Z said in shock at the new player on the field.
"Talk about putting your foot down." Ursula muttered.
They then heard the sound of jet engines. "Yes. Our ride's here." Zander said as he pointed to the carrier in the sky. Claws came down and picked up the Alpha Gang, as well as their cards.
"Wait, my darling! At least accept this ring!" Dr. Owen said to Ursula as he leapt onto the balcony.
"It wouldn't work. Our love just wasn't meant to be. Let's face it, if we can't make it here, we can't make it anywhere." Ursula said as she entered the carrier and it flew away.
"Oh, Ursula." Dr. Owen said in sadness before he started to lose his balance. "Waah!"
"Dad!" Rex exclaimed as he grabbed his dad's arm before he fell to the ground. Ace grabbed onto Rex to prevent him from falling too. Tank still couldn't get through the door. "I've got you, Dad!"
"I'm sorry, Rex. I was determined to finally get you a mother as a birthday present, but I'm afraid I failed you once again." Dr. Owen said to his son.
"Forget about that. Let's just get you up here." Rex said as he started pulling his father up. However, even with Ace's help, his grip was weak.
"I'm slipping!" Dr. Owen said before Rex lost his grip. Thankfully he didn't land on the ground as the Seismosaurus stopped his fall. "Ha, ha, ha! Now that's what I call sticking your neck out to help someone!" Dr. Owen laughed from atop her head.
"I don't get it." The Seismosaurus said to Paris.
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A little while later, the D-Team was back at the museum in front of the same display of an Allosaurus and Barosaurus the Alpha Gang were at earlier. "So, is this really the exact spot you found Rex?" Zoe asked Dr. Owen.
"That's right. It was 12 years ago today." Dr. Owen told them. "I took him in, adopted him, and he's been the best son a dad could ever have. But since I'm a bachelor, Rex has never known what it's ever like to have a mother. Always felt bad about that, and with my work taking me around the world, that's why I decided he should stay with you Max, so that he could always have family around him."
"Plus his mom's a really good cook." Rex added, making Dr. Owen smile at knowing at least he succeeded with that.
"So the dinosaurs protected you when you were a baby, huh?" Max asked his friend.
"Yeah. I guess that's why I feel like now it's my turn to protect them." Rex said as he patted Tank on the head, which she happily accepted. "I just wish I could have gotten the amber back."
"It's not as special as we thought it was." Ace said as he rolled a capsule into the room. "I found this opened in the room where we found Gertie's card. There was a crack in one of the walls, so I'm assuming that's where it fell from."
"Well, at least we won't have to worry about the amber." Dr. Owen said. "But there's still one thing I don't get. In that book 100 Surefire Ways to be Popular with Girls, Even If You're a Dinosaur Geek Out Hunting for Fossils, it says if you propose marriage with a dinosaur bone ring, no woman can refuse. Should I try again?"
"Uh?" Nobody wanted to answer that.
"Too soon, huh? In that case, let's get back to Rex's birthday party!" Dr. Owen declared.
"Yeah! Let's do it!" Everyone agreed with that.
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At Zeta Point, D.R.O.I.D placed the Dinomond into a container to extract the energy from inside. "Well, how much power does it have?" Dr.Z asked eagerly.
"If this really is a Dinomond, then it's not even a percentage of what we need." D.R.O.I.D replied, showing the doctor the results.
"After all that trouble?!" Dr.Z yelled as he pulled out the amber and tossed it aside. "Ugh! I'll just have to keep collecting more energy sources. I cannot be stopped. Nothing will prevent me from building my dinosaur kingdom! Nothing! And once I get my time machine working again, watch out world!" Dr.Z declared before laughing evilly. "Ha, ha, ha, ha!"
On the other side of the room, a hand reached down and picked up the amber.
Next time on Dinosaur King:
Zoe: A Supersaurus Card?
Rex: Says whoever is selling it is only willing to trade for golf products
Dr.Z: Take Rocko, and get that card by force!
Terry: Oh my God! Are we really going to have this fight!?
A/N: And the Dinosaur King Movie chapter is done. No seriously, I thought I was going to be a movie when I first saw the trailers.
Anyway, I've gotten two questions for this chapter. One is why I'm afraid of season 2? Simply put: I'm afraid of making half-baked chapters.
Another one asked what will be the dinosaurs the pirates have if I will incorporate them into the story. Here's all I'll say: the pirates will show up, it'll be before season 1 ends, and they have a connection with the Alpha Gang.
Hopefully, that answered your questions.
Review, fav, follow, and please don't correct me about Gertie's species being a Diplodocus now. Ain't nobody got time for making this 100% scientifically accurate. No offense to Dino Nerds.