Falls Alarm!
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"Talking"
Thinking
"Flashback"
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"Quit running away, Ace!" Rex yelled as he chased the Carnotaurus down the stairs. "You're gonna take a bath and that's that! Get back here!" He tried lunging once they reached the living room, but Ace leapt right out of his grasp.
In the bathroom, Max and his buddies were currently relaxing in the tub. "Ace, I'm not playing!" They perked up when they heard Rex's voice, clearly starting to sound angrier with each word.
"Ace doesn't know what he's missin'. Huh, guys?" Max asked.
"Clearly not." Terry said as he submerged himself more into the water.
About an hour later, they got out of the tub, put on towels, and walked into the kitchen for food. In the room stood Ace. "You still not going in?" Chomp asked.
"Never in my lifetime!" Ace replied.
"AAAce...I have a really cool fish toy in here!" Rex said from the bathroom with an innocent-sounding tone.
"Heeey, you love fish stuff." Max reminded him, seeing the Carnotaurus tense once he heard what Rex said. "Maybe you oughta go check it out. It could be really fun!" He added before chuckling.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt to look at it." Ace said as he slowly walked to the bathroom. Sure enough, in the tub was a windup fish toy. Ace walked over to it once he was sure the coast was clear and slowly stuck out his claw to touch it. "Nice toy." Immediately after he said that, he was sprayed with water from the shower. "Aah! No!" Ace exclaimed as he tried to run away, but Rex stopped him from leaving the room.
"You're not going anywhere!" The blonde told him sternly. "If you won't take a bath, you're getting a shower!"
"Let go of me!" Ace struggled.
"Have you smelt yourself lately? It's disgusting!"
"I have my own ways of cleaning myself! I don't need a bath or a shower!"
"How? By licking yourself?! That's even more gross!" Rex continued arguing with him.
Back in the kitchen, Max and his team were having something to drink when they heard the sound of glass shattering. They turned around to see Ace running out, shaking all the water off him as he did so. "Oh, boy, not again." Max sighed, though smiling at the same time.
In the bathroom, Rex just groaned as he looked at the hole in the door Ace made. "Augh. Why do I have to have the only dinosaur alive who's afraid of water as one of my partners?" He asked himself.
"I don't know." Tank replied as she walked by, looking through the hole. "So, can I have the tub now?"
(Intro Theme)
The next morning, the D-Team went to the ocean for a fishing trip. The main reason for this trip was actually to try and get Ace to not be so afraid of water. Zoe volunteered to help show Ace that the water had nothing to fear. "Look, Ace, it's a crab." She said as she picked up the crustacean and waved it in front of him.
"I don't think you want to hold it-" He tried to warn her, but wasn't as fast as the crab's pincers.
"Ow!" Zoe screamed as the crab pinched her finger.
From their fishing spot, Max and Rex watching the whole thing unfold. "Ugh." Rex sighed as Terry got rid of the crab. "She's supposed to be showing Ace how much fun it can be playing near the water." Rex sighed in annoyance.
"Don't worry, Rex. You'll see." Max assured him. "Zoe can make anything look fun!"
After making sure her finger wasn't bleeding, Zoe looked for something else to entertain Ace. "Ace, come look at this! There's a whole school of fish over here!" She said as she followed them from the shore. But she forgot what can happen when you run near water and slipped on a wet rock and fell into the ocean. "Aah!"
"Zoe!" The two boys exclaimed as they dropped their rods and ran to help her.
"H-help!" Zoe was currently struggling as she tried to stay surfaced. The dinosaurs, minus Ace, jumped in and were followed by Rex and Max. Ace saw the large splash they made and ran for his life.
After a few minutes of struggling, they were able to safely pull Zoe out of the water. "Are you okay, Zoe?" Paris asked the pinkette as she nuzzled her hand. "You swallowed tons of water."
"Aww, Paris, don't worry about me, I'm fine!" She assured her, petting her partner's head.
"At least it wasn't fish you swallowed." Spiny said. "The process of getting those out when they're choking you is never pretty."
"Trust me, I've seen it. He's telling the truth." Tank confirmed as she shuddered at the memory of what came out. "Just remembering it is too much information."
"Hey, where did Ace go?" Max realized.
"I'm... over here." Ace shamefully said as he showed himself to be hiding behind a rock the whole time.
"Even in an emergency, he couldn't help out." Tank said, only somewhat surprised. "Scratch that. He wouldn't help out." That only made Ace feel worse.
"I really need to do something about Ace's fear of water." Rex said to his friends.
"Have you tried figuring out what caused it?" Zoe asked. "That's the best way to start overcoming a fear."
"Every time I ask him, he starts tensing up and doesn't answer." The blonde explained. "I tried talking to Beta, but the results came up the same."
"He's been that way since I met him." He recalled Beta telling him before she looked ashamed at herself. "I even remember yelling at him a few times because his fear ruined many hunts."
"But then how'd he get onto the island?" Rex asked, rubbing Beta's leg to comfort her. "And how did he leave after you banished him?"
"I'm assuming he was born there, like most of our pack. As for how he left, I'm guessing he floated on a log or something similar, or used the land bridge that appeared when the tide was down. If he ever left at all. I know I didn't leave before the light made me into a card."
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All the way at Niagara Falls, a capsule floated down the river leading to the falls before going over. When it hit the water, the force of the falls caused it to open up and release the dinosaur inside.
The dinosaur was a spinosaurid like Spiny and Sushi. It was a golden-brown, with red stripes on its side and a red-colored face. Its spine had barbs going all the way across from its beginning to end of the tail. On each of its arms was also a claw much longer than the others, similar to a raptor's toe claw. This dinosaur was a Baryonyx. As it swam through the water in search of its next meal, all the fish in the area swam as fast as their fins could carry them.
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It was currently night at Zeta Point when Ursula decided to take her shower. "Ahhhh...nothing more relaxing than a moment without..." Ursula was cut out of her thoughts when she heard the shower curtains move. Turning her head, she was Dr.Z standing right in front of her. "Dr.Z?!" She screamed as she covered herself with the curtains.
"In the flesh." He replied before showing her the scanner. "The Alpha Scanner picked up a signal, so get out of that shower and go bring back my dinosaur! Or else you'll really be in hot water!"
Ursula didn't hear a word he said as she was fuming with rage. "Never intrude on someone's shower!" She yelled as she gave the doctor a big punch in the face.
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A little while later, the Alpha Gang were submerged beneath the rivers near Niagara Falls. "We're getting close." Ursula said as she checked their location. "Up periscope!" The periscope broke the surface and Ursula looked around at their surroundings. "Here we are at Niagara Falls. So where's the dinosaur?"
"This submarine sure makes for a far more luxurious trip than we usually get." Zander commented on their current transportation.
"Dr.Z took care of us this time! Nice!" Ed added.
"What'd you expect?" Ursula asked as she got off the periscope. "That punch to the face got him to realize he should be sending his first-class team of agents in first-class style!"
Right when she finished that, Dr.Z appeared on screen, having a black eye and a broken jaw. "All right, this is as far as you go on the submarine." He told them.
The trio tensed when they heard this, hoping his broken jaw made his speech messed up. "What exactly do you mean?" Zander asked.
"That sub is armed with a missile that will take you the rest of the way much more quickly." Dr.Z explained.
"Aah!" The trio screamed in fear. "You mean the torpedo!?" Zander asked fearfully.
"No, it's a motorized underwater missile filled with explosives." Dr.Z corrected him.
"What's the difference?!" Ed yelled before metal seat belts snapped around their waists.
"Oh, and don't worry. It's programmed to surface automatically, and it probably won't explode at all." The doctor said with a smirk on his face.
"Stop this ride! I want to get oooofff!" Zander cried as they tried to get out of their seats. But they were too slow as they were then lowered to the torpedo at the bottom of the submarine.
"Everyone comfy? Good!" Dr.Z said as his screen moved to the torpedo.
"Please get us outta this thing!" Ursula cried. "I'm sorry I punched you! You can shower first from now on!"
"You just bring back the dinosaur card this time!" Dr.Z ordered.
"How can we do that if we don't get there in one piece!?" Zander asked, hoping he'd convince the doctor otherwise.
"You've survived worse." Dr.Z said before he turned off the screen and the torpedo was launched.
"Aah!" The trio screamed as they sped through the water. The torpedo eventually came in the path of the Baryonyx. He latched onto it and stopped the torpedo in his tracks.
"Why'd we stop?!" Zander asked, afraid they were about to explode. Eventually, the Baryonyx lost his grip and the torpedo sped out of the water before crashing at the top of the falls.
The trio swam to the surface and grabbed onto one of the broken pieces. "There's gotta be a better way to travel." Ursula gasped for breath.
"I have to admit it was quick." Zander commented.
"Something about this seems familiar." Ed commented, not realizing where they were going.
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At the D-Lab, everyone gathered to see where the next sighting was coming from. "Where the dinosaur, Reese?" Max asked her.
"Near Niagara Falls, right between the U.S and Canada." She confirmed.
"Ahh, Niagara Falls." Spike sighed. "One of the most romantic places on earth."
"Why is it so romantic?" Chomp asked, having his interests peaked.
"I'm not sure. I suppose it could be the waterfalls." Spike answered. "But come to think of it, when I was there with your mom, I was most enchanted by the hotel's breakfast buffet. An all-you-can-eat omelet bar."
"That's wonderful." Chomp said, slightly kicking himself for not being able to get anything special for Paris. And possibly for not being able to have the buffet.
"You think you'll be OK with all the water?" Zoe asked Ace.
"Yeah, good question." Max added. "You won't even get in the bath."
"And it's almost impossible to get you to drink from a food bowl." Tank added.
"I know." Rex said. "But we can't just keep letting him get away with it forever, either." He crouched down to Ace's level and addressed the Carnotaurus. "Look, Ace, you don't want to spend your whole life afraid, do you?"
"No." Ace admitted. "But I don't think I can handle it."
"Let me offer some support." Spiny said as he walked over to him and put a paw on his shoulder. "Don't fight in the water. It'll make things easier for everyone. Or harder. Depends on what happens, really."
"Thanks, Spiny." Ace replied, not sure how to feel about the support.
"Well, let's go. We've got work to do!" Tank said as she leapt onto the teleporter.
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Once they arrived, they all gasped at the size of the falls. "Look at those amazing falls!" Max exclaimed.
"Can you imagine how powerful all that water is?" Zoe asked.
Just the mere thought made Ace hide behind Rex and Tank for his own protection. "Zoe, el Carnotauro." Spiny reminded her.
"Right. Sorry, Ace."
The others ignored this and checked for any sign of their target. "Hmmm, where's the dinosaur?" Max asked as he checked the Dino Holder.
"It can't be too far away." Paris said as she looked around. "It would want to stay near the water and away from the city. I bet if we stick around it'll show up pretty soon."
Chomp looked over the edge and saw a boat moving across the water. "Looks like no one else has seen it either, or there'd be people panicking."
"Maybe they made friends with it." Spiny suggested.
"Yeah. And maybe they decided to have a tea party." Tank replied sarcastically.
"Hey, maybe they did!" Spiny agreed, not catching onto the sarcasm and getting whacked.
"Hey, look, the old lady!" Max pointed out to the Alpha Gang, still floating on their piece of the torpedo.
"I heard that!" Ursula yelled at him. "As soon as I figure out how to get out of this river, I'll make you brats pay for it!"
"Maybe you could've asked them to throw us a rope instead." Zander told her.
"Yeah, 'cause I remember now why this feels so familiar." Ed said before they all screamed and went over the edge.
"Ha! Have a nice fall!" Terry laughed as they disappeared.
"Isn't that a little harsh?" Paris asked him, finding the idea of mocking the Alpha Gang's pain cruel, even if they were evil.
"They're fine, Paris." Chomp assured her. "They've survived waterfalls before. This is basically just another shower for them."
"So, obviously, the Alpha Gang knows that there's a dinosaur here, too." Zoe said.
"Yeah, that stinks." Max agreed. "But let's just make sure that we stay a step ahead of 'em."
"Maybe we should start by taking that boat we saw." Chomp suggested.
"Good idea." Paris agreed.
"You go." Rex told them. "I don't think that Ace is ready for that."
"We'll just stay here on dry land while you six take the cruise." Tank said.
"Oh, OK. Ready, guys?" Max asked the others. "Let's get going!" He said before they ran off.
"You guys don't have to stay with me." Ace told them as the others left.
"Dude, we're not changing our minds." Tank told him. "Besides, we could use this to work on your water fear."
"How exactly are you going to do that?" Ace asked, starting to shake.
"Oh, nothing too dangerous. Don't worry about it." Tank replied, which did not assure Ace at all.
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The rest of the D-Team managed to find the boat docked as passengers boarded. The captain of the ship stood in front of the line to see who gets on or off. "Excuse me, sir." Max said as they approached him. "Are you the captain of this ship?"
"I am! I'm Captain Mackerel and this is me ship, the Tuna of the Mist!" The captain introduced himself. "I've taken millions of landlubbers to experience the falls, with nary a complaint! Not counting the occasional barfing. Gets a little rough out there." He said before he started rambling. "I remember one time a lad about your age leaned over the rail and-"
"Yeah, but, sir..?" Max interrupted him.
"Hmm? Heard that one?"
"Excuse me, but have you seen a dinosaur anywhere around here?" The brunette asked.
"A dinosaur?" The captain repeated.
"Right! We've got to find it quickly or all these people will be in danger!" Zoe said.
"Uhhhh?" Mackerel said before laughing. "Ha, ha, I get it, OK!"
"So did you see it?" Max asked, hoping to get some answers.
"What I see is two very clever kids with no silver to buy a ticket!" The captain said as he placed his hands on their shoulders.
"Huh?"
"But if you can tell a whopper like that one to get a ride...Ha, ha, ha! You certainly deserve to travel for free!" Mackerel said before leading them aboard. "Come on aboard, ye whippersnappers, and bring yer funny, little dogs, too!"
"Oh, never mind!" Max said as they boarded.
"So saying you saw a dinosaur gets you free stuff?" Terry said, interested by what happened. "That could be useful."
Once everyone was on, the boat left the docks and began sailing through the water. "If the dinosaur is here, this'll give us a good view." Max said as they went to the front of the ship.
"And if not, at least we get the tour for free." Terry said as they looked around.
Right next to the ship, the Alpha Gang used a rowboat they stole to get across the lake. "Look at those brats enjoying the sights while we paddle our arms off." Zander said angrily and he and Ed paddled the boat.
"Have a nice pleasure cruise while we grab the dinosaur out from under your, snotty little noses!" Ursula yelled at the ship, but obviously fell on deaf ears.
"Ursula, don't you think this is close enough to the waterfall?" Ed asked as they approached the steam at the bottom.
"Just keep paddling!" Ursula commanded as they went into the steam.
"My glasses are so misted up I can't see!" Zander said.
"Oh, we'll never find anything in these conditions." Ursula said, only seeing steam as far as her eyes could see. "Paddle us back out!"
"It's too late!" Ed told her. "The waterfall's sucking is in!" He said right before they were crushed by the water coming off of the falls. "Wah!"
As they tried to swim away, the Baryonyx showed himself again and swam towards them, mouth open. "Aah!" The trio screamed before Zander pulled out his scanner. "Alpha Slash!" He said in a muffled tone as Maximus was called out.
Once the Triceratops appeared, the Baryonyx immediately went for the surface, followed by Maximus. The Alpha Gang grabbed onto her tail and hoisted themselves out of the water to get a better look at their attacker. "I think that's a Baryonyx." Ed said.
"Good, now get out of my way!" Maximus yelled before she threw them off her tail and over the falls again. She gave the Baryonyx a wack with her tail before it fell into the water and swam away.
The Baryonyx decided to swim towards the Tuna of the Mist and noticed the large fish mounted on the ship. The D-Team looked down to see the Baryonyx approaching them, but couldn't fully tell what it was until he erupted from the water and started attacking. "Well, it looks like we found our dinosaur!" Zoe said.
"We sure did!" Max agreed.
The other passengers were not having such an easy time keeping their cool. From the bridge, Captain Mackerel screamed in terror when he saw the Baryonyx. "Aah! It's a great sea monster!"
The Baryonyx tried on ripping off the fish, but couldn't get a good enough grip and fell back into the water before trying again. "Oh, man! This Baryonyx must think that big fake fish is real food!" Terry exclaimed.
"I hope he doesn't decide to try us next!" Zoe cried as the Baryonyx started biting in the fish again.
Thankfully for them, Maximus erupted from the water and located the Baryonyx. "Wow. Who would have ever thought that I'd be the hero for once?" Maximus said before she swam towards the Baryonyx and knocked him off the ship.
The Baryonyx recovered and quickly swam under the ship to get away. But in doing so, he accidentally collided with the rudder, breaking it on impact. The ship started to shake and lean towards the right. "Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!" Captain Mackerel repeated as he tried to get the ship under control, but to no avail. "Suddenly the helm won't turn this ship!" He realized as he tried with all his might to change course, upping the effort when he looked ahead. "And we're headed right into the falls!"
"Captain Mackerel!" Max called as they entered the room. "You got to get us back to shore!"
"Aye! I'm trying, but the wheel mechanism is jammed! I can't turn the ship!" He told them. "That scurvy sea monster must have broken the rudder when it hit us!"
"What?!" The D-Team gasped and immediately tried to help turn it. "If we don't turn, we're going right into the falls!" Zoe exclaimed.
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At the top of the falls, the Alpha Gang managed to pull themselves out of the water. "Those waterfalls are torture." Ed said weakly.
"Hey! Get back on your feet and quit your bellyaching, you spineless sea sponges!" Ursula yelled as she leapt onto her feet before turning to Zander. "Zander, return Maximus to her card, now."
"Roger that. Come on back, Maximus." Zander said as he recalled the Triceratops.
"Ace, just dip a foot in." The trio turned to their left and saw Rex and his team standing by the side of the water. Ace was currently having a foot dangling over the water while Tank was behind him, trying to give him a gentle push. "It can be for only a second."
"That's one second too long." Ace retorted. "What if I slip and fall in like Zoe did earlier?"
"Then I'll pull you out."
"But what if you fall in?"
"Then Rex can recall us." All this time, Rex just watched as they argued back and forth.
"But what if-"
"Excuse my interruption." Ursula said, making their presence known. "But I couldn't help but notice that you three aren't with your runty friends. Did they vote you out?"
"Do you mind? We are working on something important here." Tank growled at them, not liking the sudden intrusion on her work.
"As a matter of fact, I do mind. And to prove it I think we'll take you and your Carnotaurus friend. Ha, ha, ha, ha!" Ursula laughed as she pulled out a scanner and card, her opponents tensing in anticipation for the inevitable battle.
"NOW, ALPHA SLASH! BLAZE, TYRANNOSAURUS!"
Gigas appeared and scared everyone in the nearby parking lot away. Tank got into a battle position and nudged Ace. "Ace, let's go!" She said before Rex recalled them both.
"DINO SLASH! CARNOTAURUS, BLOW HIM AWAY! SHAKE HIM UP, SAICHANIA!"
Gigas charged towards both of them and knocked them away with his tail. Both of them landed right at the water's edge. Ace saw how close he was to the water and panicked. "Oh my god!" He exclaimed as he leapt onto his feet.
"Ace, you're full-sized now." Tank told him. "You won't get swept away."
"That's a chance I'm not taking!" Ace said before running off with Gigas going after him.
"Ace!" Rex and Tank exclaimed before the Saichania ran after Gigas.
"You've got him on the run now, Gigas!" Ursula grinned as the trio got in front of Rex to get a better view of their victory.
Gigas snapped at Ace, but the Carnotaurus moved to the side to dodge. Unfortunately, he landed right in the water. Ace panicked and began frantically hopping around before Gigas hopped in and started attacking him again before they got out. The Alpha Gang went onto a bridge to get a better look at the fight. "What kind of move is that?" Ursula asked. "He's hopping around like he's on a hot stove or something."
"It would appear that Carnotaurus is afraid of water." Zander observed.
"I know just how he feels." Ed commented, referring to his lack of ability to swim.
"Excellent, so we'll just keep on knocking him back into the water until the fight goes right out of him!" Ursula declared.
"You sound just like my high school gym teacher!" Ed told her, horrified by her decision.
Ursula ignored him and got out a Move Card. "It's time for Spectral Lancer, Gigas! Let's do it!"
Crystals appeared out of Gigas' sides before he went for Ace. "Get back here!" Tank yelled as she continued to chase after him.
"As much as I'd want to fight you, I'd rather go for the easier target." Gigas said before he picked up Ace with his lancers and tossed him into deeper water.
"Help me!" Ace cried out as he started struggling to keep his head above the water.
"Oh, no!" Rex said as he ran to try and help. He kept on feeling he should recall Ace and let Tank handle this alone, but something else told him not to.
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At the bottom of the falls, the Tuna of the Mist continued on slowly approaching the falls and the sharp rocks below it. "I'm sorry, kids." Captain Mackerel apologized. "There's nothing I can do!"
"Oh, no!" Zoe cried as she hugged Paris.
"There's only one way out of this!" Max told them. "Spiny, Chomp, come with me!" He said as he led the two of them to the top of the boat. "OK, guys, you've got to push the boat away from the waterfall!"
"Got it!" Chomp nodded before they were recalled.
"DINO SLASH! TRICERATOPS, ROAR!"
"DINO SLASH! GUSH OUT, SPINOSAURUS!"
Everyone else aboard gasped when they saw the appearance of two more dinosaurs. Max immediately opened up his Dino Holder and pulled out a Move Card. "Lightning Strike!"
Chomp gathered the electricity in his horns and fired right in front of the ship. The force of the blast was enough to start sending the ship the other direction. "Hey, look! We're moving away from the falls!" Terry said once the rain from the impact cleared.
Chomp and Spiny swam up to the ship and started pushing on it to stop it from going back. "Push!" Spiny said as they lead it away.
"Way to go, guys!" Max cheered as the rest of the passengers did the same.
"Looks like we're out of danger." Paris sighed in relief.
"Yeah. I just hope that Baryonyx doesn't decide to eat the decorations again or we could be in for it." Max joked.
"In all me year on all seven seas, that scared the barnacles off me." Mackerel said as he wiped the sweat off his brow. "But now I've got a whole new story for the lads down at the Captain's Club!" He said with a smile.
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Back up top, the fight wasn't going in Ace's favor. "Ace! Are you really going to let them beat you like this?!" Rex asked as he joined the Alpha Gang on the bridge.
"Let me think! Yes!" Ace replied as he ran away after Gigas stopped hitting him with his tail.
"Don't run, Ace! Turn around and fight!" Tank said as she tried to catch them again.
Ace stopped as he got in front of the bridge. "You guys don't understand! I can't swim!" He confessed. "It's supposed to be instinctual, but I could never do it!"
"So you're just going to stay away from water forever instead of learning how?" Tank asked as she ran over to him.
"She's right. If you run away from this now, you'll end up running away all your life!" Rex told him.
"But what if I can't do it?" Ace asked.
"I know you're scared, but the water won't hurt you." Rex told him.
"You'd better make your decision now, Ace!" Gigas said as he stomped towards them. "It's either me or the water!"
Ace looked back and forth between Gigas and the water, but couldn't make a decision. "Ace!" Rex exclaimed in worry.
"That was a lovely, little speech." Ursula told him before smiling evilly and swiping her other Move Card. "But all for nothing, I'm afraid! Magma Blaster!"
Gigas gathered up the magma and fired at the duo of dinosaurs. The two of them dodged in time, but the fire continued on going towards the bridge. "No! No! No! No! No!" The Alpha Gang screamed as the bridge was destroyed, causing them all to be thrown into the water.
"Rex!" Ace and Tank exclaimed as the blonde was caught in the destruction.
"Aaagh! Not the waterfall again!" Zander exclaimed as they approached the edge again.
"Guys, help me!" Rex struggled as he tried to swim out of the waterfall's current to no avail.
"I'm coming!" Tank said as she quickly dived in after Rex. Ace could only watch as they went closer and closer to the edge.
"This is really getting old!" Zander said.
"Grab on!" Tank said as she made it to Rex. The blonde obliged and quickly grabbed onto one of her spikes and pulled himself up.
"This is why I prefer showers!" Ursula yelled as they went over the edge.
"Hang on!" Tank warned Rex as they eventually went over the edge as well.
"Aaaaaaah!" Rex screamed as the speed from which they were falling was causing the blonde to lose his grip on Tank.
"Oh, no!" Zoe exclaimed as she saw them falling.
"Quick! We have to help!" Terry exclaimed before Max and Zoe recalled him and Paris.
"DINO SLASH!"
Once the two appeared, Max and Zoe grabbed their selective Move Cards. "Metal Wing!"
"Tag Team!"
The two cards activated and the assistants were summoned. "What'd we do now, Terry?" Pawpaw asked.
"Break Tank's fall!" Terry said as he figuratively pointed to them falling. "Jet, you guys grab Rex!"
"You heard the Tyrannosaurus! Let's move!" Jet said as they quickly flew and swam over to the waterfall.
The Pteranodons dived into the mist as they disappeared into it. There was the sound of a loud splash, and everyone began to fear the worst. "Rex! Tank!" Ace cried out as he watched from the top of the cliff. Thankfully, they all saw the Pteranodons rise up with Rex and Tank swimming away with Pawpaw. "Oh, thank goodness." Ace sighed in relief.
"Well, that was fun. But I've still got a job to do." Gigas said before leaping off the edge and leaping from rock to rock before rejoining the battle. Ace stayed up top, still too scared to go into the deep water.
Jet placed Rex on the ship and was recalled along with Pawpaw. "Are you all right, Rex?!" Max asked as they ran over to check on him.
"Yeah, but what about Tank?" Rex asked as Max helped him up.
"I'm fine." Tank said as she swam to a small island to catch her breath.
Suddenly, the water behind her erupted. Before she could see what it was, she was grabbed by a whip of water that wrapped around her and lifted her up. "What the?" Was all she could say before it started slamming her down on one side before doing it again on the other. This process repeated about 5 times before the whip let go of Tank and she was defeated.
"What was that?!" Rex exclaimed in horror at Tank's sudden defeat.
"Aqua Whip." Chomp answered and he and Spiny swam towards the island. "The Baryonyx is back."
Ace could only watch as Tank got clobbered by that Baryonyx. His friends were in danger and he was just watching them get hurt because he was being a coward. Without thinking twice, he roared and jumped off the waterfall and into the water. "Ace!" Everyone cried out in surprise and horror.
But they didn't have much time to react as the Baryonyx reappeared right in front of the ship and started attacking it again. "No! That was a diversion!" Chomp said as he quickly began swimming back to the ship.
"How's it going, fellas?" Chomp and Spiny turned around to see Gigas standing behind them. "I hope you don't mind if I take this Saichania with me." He gestured to his foot where they could slightly see Tank's card underneath his center toe.
"Not Tank!" Spiny cried before he leapt out of the water and tackled Gigas with a bite to the neck. Chomp, seeing that the Tyrannosaurus was occupied, swam back to the ship.
The Baryonyx managed to grab onto the fake fish and started biting it again. His weight was causing the ship to slowly sink forward. "Get away from them!" The Baryonyx had no time to react when Ace leapt on behind him and dragged him into the water.
"Ace!" Rex exclaimed, fearing for his friend's safety.
His worries were replaced with amazement when he saw the Baryonyx emerge from the water with Ace biting down on the neck. "Whoa." Max said. "He's doing great in the water." But this didn't last long as the Baryonyx managed to shake Ace off and bite into his neck as karma. "Hey, Chomp! Go and help Ace!" Max told the Triceratops.
"Already on my way!" Chomp replied.
Back with the Alpha Gang, they had just managed to pull themselves out of the water again. "Ungh!" Zander exclaimed as he collapsed on the rocks. "Next time, I'd like to go with air travel."
"For now let's just worry about getting the Baryonyx card before those weasels do." Ursula said, getting the team back on track.
"But we can't use Gigas 'cause he's too busy with the Spinosaurus." Ed pointed out.
"Then we'll use Maximus instead." Zander said as he got out his scanner.
"ALPHA SLASH!"
Just as Chomp was about to reach Ace, Maximus appeared from underneath and knocked him away. "Get back in there, Chomp!" Max encouraged.
But Zander wasn't finished quite yet. "Spectral Punisher!"
Maximus fired a laser and hit Chomp dead center. The Triceratops crashed into a wall right behind the Alpha Gang and slowly fell to the floor. "That's what happens to brats who mess with the Alpha Gang!" Ursula bragged.
"Oh, yeah? Well, now it's our turn to attack!" Max replied before getting out another Move Card. "Electric Charge!"
"Let's see how you like this!" Chomp roared as he charged towards Maximus. The Alpha Gang screamed as they took cover. Unfortunately, they accidentally landed in the water and were electrocuted along with Maximus, who was carded in a few seconds while Chomp roared in victory.
Zoe looked to Spiny's fight and saw the two theropods in a headlock, so she decided to give Spiny some help. "Use Shockwave, Spiny! Go!"
Spiny gathered up the water and fired at Gigas, causing the Tyrannosaur to struggle in the whirlpool before he was knocked down by a tackle from Spiny and defeated as well. "Yay!" Spiny cheered as he picked up Tank's card with his claw.
Back with Ace, the Baryonyx dragged him ashore and continued on biting on his neck. "Leave him alone!" Paris yelled at him as she and Terry charged towards him and knocked him off Ace.
Seeing he was heavily outnumbered, the Baryonyx decided to retreat so he can use his Aqua Whip again in secret. "He's getting away!" Terry called out.
Rex heard this and got his Move Card ready. "Cyclone!"
A tornado appeared above Ace and formed a hurricane like it did when he fought Pyro. The Baryonyx was caught in the attack and was sent flying high into the air. "Your turn, Max!" Rex told him.
"You got it!" Max replied. "Chomp! Thunder Driver!"
Chomp gathered electricity before leaping night into the air. Once he reached where his target was, he changed direction and started heading back down. He collided with the Baryonyx and continued on spinning as he forced the other dinosaur to the ground. As Chomp leapt out of the crater, the Baryonyx kept on twitching before he was finally defeated.
The cards flew out of the crater and landed in the water, where the D-Team grabbed with an extension device they made for times like this. "Yes! Now we've got the Baryonyx card!" Max cheered.
After everything cooled down, the D-Team watched the falls from the top of the boat. "You know, I think I like looking at the falls from here better." Zoe joked.
"Well, you kids and your little pets turned out to be real lifesavers today." Captain Mackerel said as he came onto deck and pet Chomp.
"It was nothing." Chomp said as he gave the captain a bite on the hand as a show of affection.
Unfortunately, he bit a little too hard and the captain started flailing his arm around to get the Triceratops off. "Chomp, stop!" Max said as he pulled him off.
"My bad." Chomp replied sheepishly.
"Hungry, little guy." Mackerel said as he looked at his throbbing arm.
"Actually, It was Ace who saved the day, though." Tank reminded them. "And he had to overcome his fear of water to do it!"
"I just did what came naturally." Ace said.
"And it saved us all." Rex said as he picked him up. "I'm sorry if I came off as a bit cruel."
"You did nothing wrong." Ace assured him before nuzzling into his chest.
At the top of the falls, the Alpha Gang was going for take three. "I'm really feeling water-logged!" Zander struggled.
"And my skin is starting to prune!" Ursula whined.
"Here we go again!" The trio screamed as they went over the falls again.
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Later that night, Ace and Rex were finally able to take a bath without having much trouble. "See, Ace, isn't it relaxing taking a bath?"
"This is something I'm surprised I missed out on for so long." Ace sighed as he sank into the water.
"All right, make some room." Max said as he and his team ran into the room. "It's time for water wars!" He exclaimed before they jumped in.
"No!" Rex and Ace screamed. But it was too late and they were splashed by Max and his dinos, who ended up only hurting themselves in the process. "Thanks, Max." Rex groaned in pain.
"Next time, lock the door." Ace said grumpily to the blonde.
At the lab, Spiny and Tank were talking to Meg about Marlin the Baryonyx. "What'd you mean he's not my trainer?" Spiny asked.
"Spiny, I said it was a sauropod." Meg reminded him. "Marlin is a spinosaurid like you."
"Are you sure he isn't the trainer?" Tank asked. "He kicked ass out there today."
Meg looked at her sternly "I'd remember if he was the champion." She told the Saichania. "I'm telling you, the Water Champion was the ultimate champion. You'll know who he is when you fight him."
Next time on Dinosaur King:
Meena: I will find my prince one day
Zahrah: That rumor about the Ganges is just a myth
Zoe: You're a real live princess!?
A/N: Four votes. I got four votes on the poll for the Baryonyx to be the water trainer. Even though I said in Just Plane Crazy that it was a sauropod. I've got four guesses as to why Marlin had the most votes.
1: People are joking. 2: People think I was trolling them. 3: They didn't read the chapter. Or 4: They don't know what a sauropod is. I really hope it isn't the fourth one.
Some trivia about this chapter: Marlin was originally going to be Sushi's name. I tried to think of something fish-related for her, but I almost couldn't find anything feminine sounding until I came up with what we got. And yes I would have then changed her to a male.
Another thing to note is something for future chapters. Chomp, Spiny, and now Ace can all battle and swim at the same time. The rest of the D-Team cannot, which is why they weren't doing much in the battle.
With nothing else to say, I'll see you all next time.