It was a decent morning at the Taylor house. Max, Rex, Ren and Aki were outside watching the three dinosaurs eat from a rather large dog bowl. Two thirds of the bowl was full with dog food that only used plants while the other third was a wet dog food that only used meat. The dinosaurs finished and looked up at the humans as if they were expecting more. "You're still not full?" Max exclaimed. The dinosaurs all wagged their tails. Aki smiled. "They sure can eat can't they?" Aki smiled. Max poured the herbivores some more food. "Well, they are still pretty young, so they need to eat a lot." He told his mother. Aki looked at Chomp devour the food, even eating most of Ebony's share. "Chomp sure eats a lot more than any dog I've ever seen. I'll have to start ordering dog food by the truckload." Aki laughed. Max nervously joined in the laughter. "This is nothing, Mom! Just wait until they're full grown!" Max said. Rex and Ren looked at each other. Aki was astonished. "You're not saying they'll grow bigger than this?" Aki asked Max. Rex and Ren put their hands around Max's mouth. "Don't worry Mrs. Taylor." Ren started. She might as well have been exercising, because she was covered with nervous sweat. "Max is just joking around." Rex ensured. Aki sighed with a smile. "Well that's a relief." She told the kids. Max nodded and mumbled in agreement. "Hold on and I'll bring seconds for Ace." Aki said as she walked back inside the house. Rex and Ren let go off Max. All three of them sighed in relief. Suddenly, Max and Rex's dino-holders blinked detecting a dinosaur. "A dinosaur!" Ren said looking over Rex's shoulder at his dino-holder. The kids looked to their dinosaurs. "Chomp, Ace, Ebony, it's time to go!" Rex told the dinosaurs and the three kids rushed off to the D-Lab.
"There it is, right on the Mediterranean Coast. It looks like Italy." Dr. Taylor said looking at the map. Ren, being a geography expert, took the chance to step in. "Actually, Dr. Taylor. That's Monaco. Monaco is the second smallest country in the world." Ren beamed proudly. Dr. Taylor smiled at Ren. "We all know that the smallest country in the world is Rhode Island." He stated. Ren frowned. How could someone that's supposed to be so smart be so dumb? "Rhode Island isn't a country." Max laughed.
"Let's head out!" Zoe said to the others. The D-Team neared the teleporter. "I'll be right behind you!" Dr. Taylor said. The D-Team looked at each other. "Dr. Taylor, we'll be back before you're halfway there." Rex said.
"Oh yeah. Then bring me a souvenir cup!" Spike Taylor said.
"How about a new dinosaur card?" Max said as the team teleported.
Ed was sweating as he used a big palm tree leaf to fan Ursula. Zander was holding an umbrella over Ursula, his own back exposed to the sun. Both men were panting. They were only in their boxers. "It's hot Ursula." Ed whined. Ursula adjusted the sunglasses on her face. "I know. In fact, it'd be lovely if you brought me an ice cold lemonade, Ed." Ursula told the blue haired man. Ed stopped fanning Ursula. "How am I supposed to do that?" He asked her. Ursula sat up in her lounging chair and moved her sunglasses from her eyes. "Go buy one!" She snapped.
"You spent every penny we had on that royal family souvenir auction." Zander piped up. Ed nodded. "Yeah, you even sold our tickets home." Ed pouted. "You even made us sell the clothes right off our backs. You kept saying those Princess Grey Sunglasses were made for you."
"We're practically naked, but at least you have your precious knock off sunglasses." Zander remarked. Ursula huffed and turned her nose to the air. "These are real, they even came with a warranty. Besides, men's underwear looks just like swimwear." She puffed. A crowd walked by and snickered at the two men in their underpants. "Something tells me they're not admiring my trunks." Zander blushed from embarrassment. Just then, Ed's Alpha Scanner beeped indicating a dinosaur. Ed grabbed it. "Hey a dinosaur! According to this, it's close too!" He told the other two. Ursula's jaw dropped. "Don't tell me. You mean Dr. Z was right?" She asked.
"He did predict that one would show up here." Zander added. The video screen on Ed's Alpha Scanner turned on. "Look who's future telling was right yet again!" Dr. Z said. He took another look at the screen. "Zander and Ed what are you wearing?" He asked. Ed quickly looked to Zander and back at the screen. "I don't know what you're talking about. We're just awaiting your orders." Ed told the doctor. Rod and Laura scoffed in the background. "I hope you're also awaiting some pants." Rod said.
"What happened? Did you forget to pack your bathing suits or something?" Laura asked. Zander began with a little chuckle. "Funny you should ask, Laura. We're undercover, so we're blending in with the crowd." He said. Rod laughed and pointed to the screen. "That's blending in?"
"Anyways!" Ursula interrupted. "We've got a dinosaur to catch."
"You better do it too!" Dr. Z yelled at the screen. Next, the screen turned off. "What do you think their chances are?" Rod asked his grandpa. Dr. Z folded his arms. "Bad." The old geezer responded. Laura looked to Rod hopefully. "But they did get a good head start with Grandpa predicting the location." She said. Dr. Z began rambling, hardly anyone could understand what he was saying. Rod shrugged and looked to his sister. "I don't believe in that fortune telling stuff anyway. There's no science to it." He said.
"That's it!" Dr. Z suddenly cried. The two kids looked to the scientist. "What's it, Grandpa?" Laura asked. The kids looked hopeful. Dr. Z turned around to face his grandchildren. "I'll make a new prediction on if those three bozos will succeed!" Dr. Z claimed. Rod and Laura sighed with disappointment. "Here we go again." Laura said. Her and Rod began to walk out of the room.
"Alright boys! Let's get out there and find that dinosaur!" Ursula said with a smile. The guys began to take the lead. "Right!" They both said together. They then realized Ursula wasn't following them. "Hey aren't you coming?" Ed asked Ursula. Ursula stood up and stretched. "Well don't you think one of us should stay here and enjoy the beauty of Monaco?" Ursula asked. Zander growled silently at Ursula. "We're not here on vacation!" He snapped. Ursula waved them off. "You've got Spiny and Tank, what more do you need?" Ursula asked a little more annoyed. Zander clenched his fists. "Isn't it bad enough we have to do this in our underpants?" He questioned. Ed took a step forward. "Yeah Ursula! We need you and Terry too since we don't even know what kind of dinosaur we're up against." He tried to persuade. Ursula sighed in defeat. "Good grief, can't I catch a break?" She grumbled following the guys.
The D-Team teleported in near a dock. "I guess this is where it showed up." Max said. Ren and Zoe both nodded in agreement. "From what I've read about Monaco, it's not only a resort. It has tropical wildlife preserves and marine museums." Rex said. Ren smiled at that fact someone other than her knew something about the tiny country. "That's right!" She told them. "It's got a world famous aquarium. On top of that, many celebrities come here for vacations."
Zoe leaned into Ren. "Celebrities?" She asked excitedly. Ren nodded in return. Three men with spears ran by the D-Team yelling things like "Let's get it," and "Come on." The kids all exchanged puzzled expressions. "What's going on?" Max asked the men. A man halted to respond to Max's question. "A monster came out of the sea! We've got to chase it away before it devours everything!" He said to the kids. The D-Team all gasped. They all shared the same thought: a dinosaur. "Did the monster look like a dinosaur?" Max asked the man. The man thought for a moment. "Come to think of it, it kinda did, but how'd you know that?" The man asked the kids.
"We came here to catch it!" Rex said without thinking. Ren elbowed his side. "Way to go..." She whispered. The man was confused and tilted his head. "How are you kids going to do that?" The man asked. He then noticed the four small dinosaurs that were around the D-Team's feet. "What are those things?" He asked and turned to the kids.
"They're just our dogs, sir!" Zoe lied on the spot. The man stepped towards them. "Those aren't dogs." The man said more forcefully. A small crowd of people came running by and screamed. One guy fell to the ground. "Are you ok?" Max asked the guy. The guy shook his head. "The monster returned and it's eating everything!" He told the D-Team.
"Don't worry, mister. We'll catch it!" Zoe said with a smile. The man with the spear gasped upon seeing Ace leaning over a crate of fish. The Carnotaurus began to devour the load. "Ace, get out of there!" Rex demanded. The guy from the crowd pointed to Ace. "That thing looks like the sea creature, just smaller!" He exclaimed. The speared man turned towards the kids. "You kids say you catch dinosaurs, but you have a little dinosaur walking around with you!" He said brutally. The D-Team flinched and took a few steps backwards. "It isn't what it looks like!" Max told them. The two men neared in on them. "It looks fishy." The spear bearing man said.
"We're here to help!" Ren pleaded. The men didn't listen. They dragged the D-Team to a small room on a boat and pushed them in. They took their dino-holders and Ren's stone. "I'll hold onto these things." The spear bearer said. Just before the door shut, Max ran to it. "You're making a mistake!" He insisted. The door was slammed in his face. Their dinosaurs were in a crowded cage outside of the room. Ace was trying to bite through the bars. Chomp just looked outside of it being depressed. Paris and Ebony huddled up next to each other for comfort and support. "How do you think we knew about the dinosaurs?" Rex called.
"That's what we'd like to know." The guy from the crowd said. Zoe walked up to the closed and locked door. "If you don't believe us, you can contact the D-Lab who sent us here." She told them. The spear bearer looked to the door. "What's that? A lab that sends out kids and baby dinosaurs? That sounds even more suspicious!" He lashed. A few yards away, the Alpha Gang were watching the whole thing unfold. "Oh great, those kids beat us here!" Ed complained. Zander shook his head. "Doesn't matter. They've managed to get themselves locked up somehow." He said.
"And now the dinosaur's ours for the taking, let's go!" Ursula said with determination. Ed looked to Ursula with a frown. "I don't know, Ursula. The beach was bad enough, but do we really have to walk around town in our undies?" He asked her. Ursula pushed the two boys out from their hiding spots. "Just act casual." She scolded them.
"Let us out!" Max called from inside the room. He pounded on the door as if it would open. "You can't just leave us here!" Rex yelled.
"Where are our animals?" Zoe asked. Max looked out a small window in the door and spotted the cage that had their dinosaurs. Ren was leaning calmly against some boxes along the side of the room. "This is because Ace had to go and eat those guys' fish." She looked to Rex. Rex turned towards his sister. "Don't blame him! You'd get sick of dog food too eventually!" He retorted.
"He wouldn't have done it if his hunger was better controlled." Ren mumbled. Rex stepped towards Ren. "Remind me again whose dinosaur dragged her owner across a mall for some lettuce?" Rex hissed. Ren stood up and was about to retaliate. "ENOUGH!" Zoe screamed making the siblings turn to her. "Forget about fighting, this town's in real trouble if we don't catch that dinosaur soon."
"If we only had our dino-holders, we could get a chance to fix all this." Rex told the D-Team. Ren looked to him and folded her arms. "Ok, smart one, what's the plan to bust out?" She scoffed. Just then, an earthquake feeling rocked the boat. The D-Team all screamed in fear. Rex, Max and Zoe pushed their faces against the small window. Ren was trying to push through to see. "That dinosaur looked like a Spinosaurus!" Max exclaimed.
"Except it was smaller. I think it was a Suchomimus." Rex said.
"Suchomimus?" Zoe asked. Rex nodded. "Its skeleton was first excavated in Africa. They were carnivorous, but were believed to feed on fish, so that makes sense!" He explained. Max and Ren were now pressed against the window looking out of it. "The only way those fishermen would believe us is if we caught that dinosaur." Zoe said. Ren noticed the Alpha Gang walking and pointed to them. "Hey guys, the old lady's here." Ren told the crew. Ursula began looking around. After being unable to detect the source, she clenched her fists and began throwing a tantrum. "I don't ever want to hear those words again! I'm not an old lady! I'm a beautiful young woman!" Ursula yelled. Ed walked up to her. "Who are you talking to, Ursula?" He asked. Ursula calmed down in an instant, crossed her arms and turned away. "I was just thinking aloud." She told him.
Max had a "brilliant" plan to punch the door until it opened. The fishermen were now in view through the small window. "I'm going to keep punching this door until you open it!" Max roared. Unexpectedly, the door swung open, and Max accidentally punched the big guy in the stomach. "Oh... Sorry about that." Max told the man. The man was knelt over in pain. He held his stomach. "Some guy claiming to be your dad is calling on your little TV thing." The man gave Max his dino-holder. Max took it and held it so his face was visible on the screen. "Hey Dad, it's a Suchomimus!" Max told Dr. Taylor. Spike nodded. "You need to catch it quick, but in order to do that, you need to show these men what you can do with the cards. Give them a little taste." Dr. Taylor winked.
"Alright!" Max said. The fishermen let the D-Team outside, but kept close watch on them. Max called Chomp into his card through the bars of the cage. The fishermen gasped in astonishment. "Your sea monster is a Suchomimus. We'll use this to catch it." Max explained then smiled at the Triceratops card in his hand. "Dino slash!" Max said as he slashed the card. "Go Triceratops! Roar!" Chomp in his full size and glory stood in front of the fishermen. Then, Max called Chomp back into his card. The fishermen huddled up and whispered between themselves. They kept looking at the D-Team, then went back to the two-man huddle. The two broke out from their huddle. "We'll let one of you go." One of them said. The D-Team briefly celebrated. "Alright! It should be me!" Max said. Rex glared at Max. "Why you? Ace and I are the fastest!" Rex rebutted.
"Well Chomp and I are the strongest!" Max hit back.
"Ebony can take the most hits, it should be us!" Ren piped up casually.
"Guys, I think Rex should go." Zoe admitted. Ren and Max turned to Zoe with fire in their eyes. "Why him?" They said. Zoe sighed heavily. "That Suchomimus was pretty quick. Ace is the only one we have who's fast enough to catch it." Zoe explained to the two. Max looked to Rex. "I suppose." He sighed.
"Awesome!" Rex cheered. "We'll catch it and be back in no time!"
"Good luck to both you and Ace." Zoe smiled. Ren faced her brother and hugged him. "Don't screw this up, alright? We're counting on you, bro." Ren told Rex. Rex smiled before breaking off from the hug. "Don't worry, sis. Ace and I will have that dinosaur captured before you know it!" He smiled with a thumbs up.
"What are we doing in an aquarium, Ed?" Ursula asked the smallest member. Ed was messing around with his Alpha Scanner. "The dinosaur's last known position was right around here." Ed said. Suddenly, the Suchomimus swam right in front of the Alpha Gang. "I think I just found the dinosaur." Zander pointed at the giant lizard.
"Correction, it found us!" Ed replied. The Suchomimus used its tail to smash a hole in the glass. Water gushed into the corridor of the aquarium. Then, Ursula and Ed clutched onto a pole. "Luckily we were dressed for this right, Zander?" Ed asked. Zander was holding onto a nearby sign. "Yeah... lucky." Zander sighed.
Rex and Ace were in a back of one of the fishermen's pickup trucks with a load of fish. "I hope luring this dinosaur out isn't a mistake." The fisherman looked in his rearview mirror. On the boat, Max, Ren and Zoe were under careful watch of the other fisherman. "I hope Rex is ok out there." Zoe said. Ren laughed. "He's my brother, he'll be fine." She ensured. Max huffed with his arms crossed. "I still think it should've been me." He grumbled.
"Come on Max, you should give Rex some more credit." Zoe told Max. Max turned to Zoe. "Yeah, but even if the plan of using fish for bait does work, Ace would probably just help the other dinosaur eat it all." Max said. Zoe laughed trying not to picture it. "Rex can control Ace better than that!" She told him.
Rex was looking off to the side from the back of the truck as they drove near the edge of the water. The very back of the Suchomimus peeked out from the water. Then, it disappeared again. Rex stayed focused on the spot where it appeared. "Where'd it go?" He asked. The Suchomimus popped up in front of the truck. The driver swerved to avoid hitting it and went under it. The Suchomimus turned around and began chasing the truck. "I guess your fish bait worked," The fisherman called back to Rex. Rex leaned to where he could be heard by the driver. "Yeah, but can you stop the truck?" Rex asked. The fisherman looked in the side mirror. "Are you crazy? No!" Came the response. Rex looked back to the approaching Suchomimus. "Mister, you have to pull the truck over!" Rex said. The driver kept driving. Rex looked to Ace. "I guess we'll have to do this the hard way." He told the Carnotaurus. He turned Ace into a card and swiped it in his dino-holder. "Dino slash! Carnotaurus, blow them away!" Rex called. Ace was soon in his full size in attack mode. The skies fades into a vast array of colors. "A battlefield!" Ren exclaimed from the boat. Max pumped his fist into the air. "That means Rex found the dinosaur!" Max smiled proudly.
The Alpha Gang were running through an alley and were just coming out to face a street. The truck that held Rex and the fish bait came right in front of them. The Alpha Gang skidded to a halt. The Suchomimus ran in front of them and made them all squeal. Next, Ace ran by. "That brat, he already has his dinosaur out there!" Ursula said. Zander pulled out his Alpha Scanner and Spiny's card. "Fine then, we'll send one of ours out too." He said and slashed the Spinosaurus card. Spiny appeared in full size. "Spiny, go follow those dinosaurs and step on it!" Zander told the dinosaur. The truck went quickly around a U-turn. The Suchomimus was close behind, followed by Ace. Next, Spiny jumped the small peninsula of land between the streets to gain more ground on the dinosaurs. The driver looked in his rearview mirror. "Great I gotten myself into the Dinosaur Gran-Prix, and the winner gets me for lunch!" He scowled. The truck pulled down a road that was clearly visible from the boat that Max, Ren and Zoe were on. "You're almost there!" Max called.
"You can do it, Ace!" Zoe cheered. Ren noticed the Spinosaurus behind Ace. "Isn't that the Alpha Gang's Spinosaurus?" Ren asked pointing at Spiny. Both Max and Zoe nodded. "That's Spiny alright." Max said. The truck continued to zoom down the street. Rex threw out some fish in hopes to slow the Suchomimus down a little and have Ace catch up to it. The Suchomimus just devoured the fish while it ran. The truck continued to zoom down the street. Spiny was beginning to slow down and become exhausted from the chase. "Spiny looks like he's running out of gas already." Zander told his fellow henchmen. Ursula shook a fist at him. "Then do something about it!" She scolded. Spiny stopped in the middle of the road to catch breath. Unexpectedly, the Spinosaurus began jumping on rooftops. "Look, he's taking a shortcut!" Zander pointed to Spiny. Ed frowned and looked to Zander. "But isn't that cheating?" He asked the tallest one of the trio. The lady laughed. "No, it's only cheating if you get caught!" Ursula told Ed. The truck continued to race down the road. Spiny jumped down in front of the truck. The driver gasped and swerved, turning the truck over onto its side. Rex screamed in fear as he was thrown from the back of the truck. The truck continued to roll on the street. Spiny took his opportunity to lunge at the Suchomimus. Ace came around and headbutted the Spinosaurus. Rex smiled at his dinosaur. "Good job, Ace." He praised. Spiny roared as he went to charge at Ace. The Carnotaurus turned around and smacked the Spinosaurus with its tail. Spiny went sliding into the concrete. Ace took his chance and charged at Spiny. He clamed his jaws around the larger dinosaur's neck. The smaller, agile dinosaur picked the Spinosaurus by the neck and flung Spiny into the water. Rex smiled and got up in time to see a blue light coming from the water and Spiny's card washed up on the beach. "Alright!" Rex cheered. He turned to congratulate his dinosaur only to see the Suchomimus charging at Ace. "Look out Ace!" He called out to his Carnotaurus. He was too late. The Suchomimus rammed right into Ace. The smaller dinosaur slid across the asphalt. The Suchomimus charged at Ace. Ace turned to swing his tail at the larger, green dinosaur. The Suchomimus jumped and dodged Ace. It landed directly on top of the Carnotaurus. Ace got knocked down onto his side and slid a few yards. "Oh no!" Rex exclaimed. The Suchomimus ran towards Ace while he was down. Suchomimus clamped its jaws around Ace's neck. Rex fought back a few tears. "Ace, you used up all your energy in the race, you're too tired to fight." Rex sighed. The Carnotaurus roared in ferocious pain. "No!" Rex yelled. Just when it seemed Ace was finished, he kicked the Suchomimus off of him and stood up. "Alright! Now let's finish this once and for all!" Rex smiled at his dinosaur. He pulled Ace's move card out of its holder and slashed it. "Cyclone!" Rex hollered. The all familiar pillar of strong wind surrounded Ace. With the force, Ace launched himself at the Suchomimus. The Suchomimus went flying and landed hard on the ground. It struggled for a few seconds before it turned into a card. "Way to go! You did it, Ace!" Rex cheered. Rex ran over to pick the Suchomimus card up. "Awesome, we got another dinosaur card!" Rex smiled. He turned to the fisherman who was driving the truck. "You guys can go back to fishing now." Rex said proudly. The fisherman poked out from behind his truck. "You kids really are dinosaur hunters, aren't you?" The man asked Rex.
"Nah, we're not dinosaur hunters." Rex replied. The man looked puzzled. "We're more like dinosaur friends." Rex finished with a nod. The fisherman came out completely from behind his truck. "Either way, you're pretty brave." He told Rex. Ace roared with pride. Rex laughed.
Ed squinted down at his Alpha Scanner. "We lost Spiny's signal." He told the other two members of the trio. Zander and Ursula looked around the area. "That's strange I wonder where he could've gone." Zander said. Suddenly, Ursula gasped. The two boys looked to her. "That's Spiny's card in the water!" She exclaimed and pointed at the card that floated on top of the water. All three Alpha Gang members dove into the water to retrieve the card.
Rex was now back with the rest of the D-Team. "Good job, Rex. I knew you'd catch that dinosaur for us." Max stated. Ren coughed loudly. Zoe crossed her arms. "Really Max? That's not how I remember it. Just after they left, wasn't it you who said that Ace would just end up eating the bait fish himself?" Zoe questioned. Max laughed nervously. "Can't anybody back me up when I exaggerate?" He looked at both Ren and Zoe. Ren casually shrugged her shoulders. "That doesn't matter now. What matters now is that we did it!" Rex smiled as he picked up Ace. The Carnotaurus cheered along with his owner, but in dino language. "Too bad we doubted you kids. To make up for it, we'll let your dino- dogs eat as much fish as they want." The spear bearing fisherman told the D-Team. Max, Ren and Zoe sighed heavily. "Too bad Ebony, Chomp and Paris are all herbivores." Ren said. Ren looked to the fishermen, hoping that they had some vegetables on hand. "Yeah..." Max sighed in agreement. Zoe turned to them with a smile. "That's alright, because Ace did most of the work anyways." She told them.
"You failed again!" Dr. Z told the trio of henchmen through a screen. "Not only did you fail to catch the dinosaur, you made the Alpha Gang into an underwear wearing laughing stock! As punishment, I refuse to pay for your tickets home!" The scientist lashed at the giant screen. The Alpha Gang gasped with a mix of horror, fear, and surprise. "But we don't have any money." Ursula pleaded. Ed nodded along. "And it's hard to get a job without-" Zander started before Dr. Z cut off the communication. The old geezer was obviously upset. "DR. Z!" A voice boomed from behind him. Dr. Z whipped around. "What do you want!" Dr. Z screamed. He froze upon seeing Helga. "A little cranky, are we? Looks like you're not eating then. Too bad, I made your favorite: Liverwurst pancakes." Helga said as she walked away. Dr. Z blinked. "But wait! Please! I love liverwurst!" He called back to her.
"Step right up, folks! Best food on the beach!" Ed announced. He rotated some corn on the cob. "With prices to match! You can't beat the Alpha Gourmet!" Zander called. He tossed some noodles on a grill. Ed pulled out a fan and began to fan the corn to cool it down. "Corn on the cob roasted to perfect and seasoned just the way you like it! Come and get it!" Ed yelled out to the long line of customers. Zander looked to Ed with a smile. "The way this stuff's selling, we could be flying back home as soon as tomorrow! We may even have enough money scraped in to buy a couple pairs of pants!" He told his buddy. Ursula tilted her sunglasses down to look at the boys as she relaxed on her lounging chair. "Not until we hit the party scene. With these sunglasses, my picture will be on so many magazines, I'll be famous!" She told them. Ed frowned and looked away from his corn on the cob. "Yeah but they'll be talking about you so much, your ears will be burning." He said. Ursula scowled at Ed. "Watch it, your ears are burning." She said. Ed looked back to the ears of corn on the grill and gasped. He grabbed one with his bare hand. It burnt his hand. Ed yelped in pain and threw it. The corn landed in Ursula's ear and she screamed in pain. She got up and ran for the sea. "My ear is burning! My ear is burning!" She called. Ursula dove into the salt water. Ed looked at the long line of customers, then he looked to where Ursula dove into the water. "Ursula could you bring that corn back? The customers are waiting!" He yelled down the beach. Ursula came out of the water steaming mad. "Oh I'll bring it back alright! When I do, you'll be getting an earful!" She screamed.
