Dinosaur Queen

by HunterHQ

A young girl named Cera and her partner Miku awaken without a clue as to where or when they are, even as to who they are. Join them on their journey as they work together through trials of many kinds to dig up their past and piecing it together, while battling foes across space and even time itself!

20. River of Peril

Chapter 20

River of Peril

It was a bright day over the city of Venice, with people either standing out at their balconies either to look upon the city or at its' lovely canals, saying hi to their neighbours and friends below or across them, or to do their daily chores out the windows such as hanging up laundry. At 1 house balcony, a man had his arm deep inside a pipe on the wall and he grunted and tugged with frustration trying to yank out what was clogging his water for days. Finally, with one last tug and a yell of anger, he pulled it out! "YARGH!" he screamed at the top of his lungs. Looking at it he blinked in surprise to see it was a egg shaped object covered in grime and muck all over, and no doubt it smelled as horrendous as it looked as he cringed. "How did this get in my pipe?" he muttered to himself curiously before shrugging his shoulders, "Oh well, time to dunk this where I throw all my trash." He said plopping it into the canal below. As it did, it opened up revealing a pair of cards inside, as they both glowed blue under the water surface.

"Hmm?" Noticing the blue light just before going back inside, he went out again to see what was going on. He got the shock of his life as a massive long necked head, grey with teal like patterns similar to a glistening water surface, emerged and stretched out to look at him in the eye from below! The man stared speechlessly for several seconds before the cetiosaurus bellowed in his face which caused him to turn pale and scream! "GAAAAH!" He quickly ran back inside and locked the balcony doors behind him, "I'll never litter again!" He said from inside as the cetiosaurus dove back under water and went someplace else.

(Meanwhile)

Back on Zeta Point, it was late at night and streams of smoke were drifting up from a clearing at the island. There, a large barbecue was being set up as dinner for the alpha gang, and on the menu were 3 special dishes being prepared as carefully as possible.

"WAAAAAAHHH!" Zander screamed out loud turning pale and sweating bullets, as he was tied to a skewer over a furious burning flame and a droid was turning him round and round above it!

"MMMMMHHHH!" Ed screamed through his muffled mouth with an apple in it, decorated in garnish and several vegetables while being hoisted up by a pair of droids to a giant flaming oven!

"AAAAAH! Dr Z! You can't do this! Please!" Ursula screaming pleadingly as she was tied up in a large pot of hot soup as droids surrounding her were busy cutting vegetables, stirring the soup or pouring gasoline over the base of the cauldron before trying to light up a match and set it on fire!

The 3 members of the Trio were in hot water after they brought news back from Indonesia of how not only they lost the dinosaur card there but even lost Terry, Tank and Spiny! Having had enough of the three's blundering failures and extreme screwup for losing their own dinosaurs, Dr Z felt it was high time he dealt with them as he should the long ago! "You 3 have failed me for the last time!" he screamed out loud, boiling with rage while at the same time grinning with a sadistic smile, bulging veins and maniacal eyes that took the phrase mad scientist to a whole new level! "Losing dinosaurs we've gathered is one thing, but losing Terry, Tank and Spiny!? That crosses the line!" He screamed jumping up and down and steaming hard! "As of this moment you're fired and deserving of a punishment fit for you lot!" he yelled pointing out to them, "Goodbye and you won't be missed!"

"WAAAAAHHH!" They screamed as Dr Z cackled maniacally!

"Eeeheeeheee!" seeing himself finally about to rid himself of the banes of his life and he could hardly wait or contain his excitement as he rubbed his fingers and grinned eagerly for the night's dinner, "Let's hope you 3 don't taste as bad as you fail everything else!"

"Dr Z!" Ursula cried out with tears of desperation watering from her eyes as their boss turned to her with a hard scowl, "I admit we failed miserably and we feel personally responsible for this!" She cried out shaking hard inside the pot, "But we swear we'll find our dinosaurs and get them back no matter what it takes!"

"Even if we have to wrangle a dinosaur with our bare hands or even sell our souls to a demon we'll do anything!" Zander gasped out while Ed nodded frantically with the apple still in his mouth.

Dr Z folded is arms unconvinced, "I've heard that before." he was about to issue the order when a blinking light came from his lab coat, "Hmm?" Taking it out and revealing the alpha scanner glowing red, the Alpha trio brightened up seeing they were saved at last!

"Ah!" they gasped with glistening eyes of joy and hope.

Looking to the scanner and each member of the trio who were about to get their gooses, or more precisely themselves cooked, "You said you'll do anything? Here's your chance to prove it." He said flashing the scanner at them, "After you bring me back this new dinosaur you'll be spending every waking moment of your miserable lives searching the globe for our dinosaurs! Even if it takes forever you will get them back! Do I make myself clear!?" he yelled as nodded frantically without hesitation.

"Yes sir! You won't be disappointed! Thank you so much for your kindness! You have our eternal thanks!" Ursula chanted as Zander and Ed followed suit.

"Alpha droids! Take them away!" Dr Z commanded as the droids lifted them all up and carried them out of his sight.

CARRY! CARRY! CARRY!

He then folded his arms and scoffed, "They would have given me food poisoning anyways." he said, "Also them trying to wrangle dinosaurs with their bare hands should serve as the perfect punishment their bumbling failures deserve." he snickered after.

Meanwhile in the control room, Seth was busy typing on a computer pad which depicted shifts of the global map on the big screen, working tirelessly to search for any trace of their missing dinosaurs, with Rod and Laura standing by his side. "Oh Seth, is there really nothing we can do to find Terry and the others?" Laura asked worriedly as he sighed and shook his head in disappointment.

"I'm afraid not, the detectors aren't able to locate cards so there's not much that can be done." he admitted as Laura lowered her head.

"Aww…." she said feeling depressed as her older brother clicked his tongue in frustration.

"Tch! I knew Ursula and the others were screw ups but to lose our dinosaurs!? I didn't think they'd be that careless!" Rod yelled angrily as he tensed his fist up.

Laura sighed deeply before looking up at Seth, "Well….at least we still have 1 dinosaur right?" she asked looking at things on the bright side.

Seth narrowed his eyes in response, "If you mean saurophagnax then yes we do," he said closing his eyes calmly, "But never in a million years would the thought of handing it over to them would ever cross my mind." he said looking away and returning to the global scanners "After all their past failures it stands to reason that giving them dinosaurs is like giving pearls to pigs, especially if they're so incompetent as to lose our own."

"You make a good point there Seth." Rod replied folding his arms behind his head, "Also, if it's our last one then no way can we ever risk it out in the field, we'll just have to find another way we can get more dinosaurs without using dinosaurs." he added before looking back down to see Laura all sad and down.

He sighed knowing how much Laura was already missing them, and what's worse was that they couldn't really do anything about it now. He then put an arm on her shoulder to comfort her as she looked up to him, "Don't worry Laura, I promise we'll find them no matter how long it takes or where they've ended up." he said patting her shoulder.

She sniffled and wiped her nose with her finger before nodding reluctantly, "Okay Rod….." she said before lowering her head down sadly, "But still I'm really worried." she said as her eyes started to tear up slightly and she put her hands to her heart in worry as memories of their fun times with Terry, Tank and Spiny flooded her mind, "Those 3 out there all cold, lost hungry, itchy, needing to go to the bathroom…..Who knows what kind of trouble they're in now…." she thought solemnly as she looked up.

(Meanwhile)

At the old lodge in the mountains, as Miku sat on the table eating some freshly dug up worms and grubs from a small bowl, Cera sat at the other end with a mixed meal on her plate which consisted of vegetables, rice and chicken. But it wasn't her food nor her partner she was focused on. She smiled happily at 3 new guests they recently took into their home and they seemed to have settled in nicely as they ate their own dinner.

Right in front were 3 bowls and from each one was a dinosaur eating from them. Spiny was chowing down on some fresh fish from the nearby lake, Tank was munching down on some leaves and mixed fruits in her bowl, while Terry was chowing down on a large piece of steak. Each of their bowls also had a side of dog food in them too which made their meals a lot more satisfying as they indulged themselves in their evening meals.

"Enjoying your food you guys?" Cera asked as they all looked up to her and barked happily with bright smiles. She then smiled back herself feeling glad they enjoyed it, "I'm glad to hear that." she said as Miku looked up from her bowl and chirped happily. It was then that she wiped away some sweat from her brow she let out a sigh of relief, "Phew, after what happened earlier today you wouldn't think this bunch to be the very same 3 troublemakers we took in huh MIku?" she asked looking to her partner who slumped down to the table in agreement.

(Earlier)

That morning, after Cera had brought back the 3 alpha gang dinosaurs with her from Indonesia back to her lodge, which she chose as her temporary home for the time being since she had nowhere else to go to after deciding to split off from the D Team, she decided to bring them all out hoping to get acquainted with them or maybe even become friends. Unfortunately for her, none of them seemed to be very cooperative nor interested in making peace with her.

Sounds of wrecking, loud barking and smashing soon echoed from the cabin, the destruction and chaos inside hidden only behind the wooden walls of the cabin. "Now now guys! Let's be reasonable here!" Inside Cera looked around frantically trying her best to maintain her composure and to stay calm, but it wasn't easy seeing the hyperactive dinosaurs run around destroying everything in sight! Terry was ripping down some of the curtains before stomping on or tearing them up like paper, Spiny was gnawing on the table legs and door frames leaving behind big indentations and bite marks in it before moving on to snap at other things too. Tank meanwhile was bouncing up and down in ball form on the bed, messing it up before rolling over to knock over a desk with a flower pot on it causing it to tumble down and smash! Other signs of their destructive impulses included trash littered on the floor and footprint marking everywhere they went. Miku squawked out loudly begging for them to stop and listen but her cries only fell on deaf ears.

Cera clearly had her work cut out for her, she knew about pets being rebellious and misbehaving but this was on a completely different level! Her eye was twitching and her hair was become frazzled after having had a scuffle with a few of them after just managing to grab hold of them, only for them to bite and scratch her which forced her to let go. Even her normally smooth and clean clothes had footprint marks and scrapes over them, this clearly wasn't her day…..

She did know for a fact that the A Team never had any emotional bond or connection with them, in fact the 3 dinosaurs didn't really seem to like each other all too much either, no wonder they weren't so disciplined and acted so violent and out of control like they were now, as Spiny, Tank and Terry all tugged at a piece of cloth refusing to share before shredding it in 3 pieces! No doubt this would be her greatest challenge yet.

She then sighed shaking her head, "Okay this isn't going to work out….." she moaned face palming herself seeing her attempt to help them get along through sharing failed horribly. Looking down to Miku, she then thought of another 'therapy' idea which might help them try to bond a little, or so she hoped, "Miku, think you can talk to them dino to dino?" Her partner gulped, looking down to the shredded cloth she paled with anxiety before shaking her head and putting on a more determined expression. Hopping down to the floor she walked up to the 3 dinosaurs who looked to her as she began chirping and squawking.

As she continued, she eventually stopped and froze in terror as Terry began eying her rather sinisterly, walking up to her an clicking his lips he then opened his jaws wide and lunged forward!

Cera widened her eyes and quickly responded, "MIKU!" she screamed, grabbing her partner out of harm's way and only barely managing to sea her from the t rex's snapping jaws! Looking to the title dinosaur in her palms with concern and worry, "You okay?" she asked as she shivered nervously and curled up in a fright. It was then that she had just about had enough and all she could take, settling down Miku on the desk safely out of harm's way, a dark aura began to form around her, once which the other dinosaurs tense up and stutter.

She clenched her fist and shook with rage uncontrollably, as they backed away slowly their instincts screaming for them to turn tail and run post haste, Cera however didn't give the the chance as she quickly spun around and yelled at the top of her lungs! "THAT IS IT!" she shouted so loudly that her voice caused the whole lodge to shake slightly, the ground and water vibrated and several birds were scared out of the trees and flew off in the distance! The 3 dinosaurs huddled together and shook with fear as she loomed over them with eyes red with rage! "Messing up my room and misbehaving so much is one thing, but trying to eat Miku crosses the line!" She said furiously, baring her teeth and her eyes widening with rage and anger as she directed it towards the 3 alpha dinosaurs who were stunned beyond belief at how quickly she changed from being meek to aggressive in an instant! "I took all 3 of you into my home when you were pretty much left behind like garbage because I cared about you!" she continued folding her arms on her hips crossly and with disappointment before heading to the door, "But if this is how you plan on behaving you can just march on outside that door and don't come back again!" she yelled opening it and pointing to the outside urging them to leave and not come back again.

Terry, Tank and Spiny were stunned beyond belief at the fact Cera not only stood up to them, but she was even demanding that they go away too, how she had no fear in her eyes and wasn't about to give way to them at all now, for them the world had just been turned upside down and they had no way of responding back. Before long, tears began welling up in their eyes and they began to sniffle.

Noticing it Cera's anger eased slightly and she blinked her eyes in surprise, "Huh?" Suddenly the 3 of them began bawling their eyes out uncontrollably, wailing out like children being disciplined by their parents before huddling together scared and sad at the same time. Bringing a finger to her chin and feeling slightly guilty about her actions, "Did I go to far?" she then shook her head knowing she had to dot it, "No, they needed this." she convinced herself knowing it was tough and necessary love. The fact they didn't socialise much or even had fun at Zeta Point most of the time resulted in them being violent, disobedient and unpredictable, but it was because of that she had to speak her mind. Kneeling down, she knew this was a good start as she finally had them under control and she just had the right measure to touch their hearts next, "There there, it's alright you guys come here." she said holding out her hand and waving her fingers ushering them to come over.

They stopped sniffling but huddled together at the corner nervously, worried that it could be a ruse or trick to get them to lower their guard as they got on the defensive. Cera then smiled undeterred as she went up to them, "It's okay I won't hurt you, I promise." she said to them as she bravely held out a hand to Terry who backed away but was prevented from doing so as Tank and Spiny shoved him out to dry while they shivered in the back. He felt tempted to bite in order to defend himself but he was worried she'd snap again and she may ended up throwing them out herself. But on the other hand, she did have a good point too, one that he was only now beginning to realise that they were in the wrong, being unappreciative and rude after she took them in. All he could do was close his eyes and shiver, fearfully waiting for her to punish him in the worst way possible. "You're not bad dinosaurs, you just have bad owners who make terrible decisions." she said gently stroking his head much to his surprise as he held in place and let her gentle hand stroke over his face and scales. As Spiny and Tank looked up they couldn't help but blink in surprise too, "I think you guys are special. You just need a big hug." she then said as she brought in the red dinosaur for a hug!

Terry then growled in annoyance as he tried to pull away, thrash about and tried to scratch at her while struggling to break free from Cera's embrace, which was rather warm, comforting….safe…..till eventually his resistance lessened and he felt himself feeling light hearted and peaceful, as tears of emotion welled up in his eyes and he started to sniffle before eventually bawling his eyes out and hugging her back. "There doesn't that feel better?" she said to him in a soothing motherly tone, stroking his back as Spiny and Tank stared in disbelief to see their usually tough and ferocious friend reduced to a big softie in an instant. For Terry to open his heart completely to a stranger, they knew that moment that Cera was no ordinary human for sure, not even Rod or Laura were that connected with them, as Miku looked back at them and smiled. "Well, don't just stay there, come cover too, it's no fun to be left out right?" She then asked urging them to join and not feel left out. Looking to one another and seeing how comfortable Terry was with her, Spiny and Tank soon decided to join their friend in a warm embrace with Cera and even Miku as she hopped down from her safe spot on the table and joined them.

"Doesn't that feel nice?" She asked stroking them all gently and they seemed to even purr and nuzzle further in to her as she looked into their eyes kindly, "I promise everything will be okay, we're all cool now." she said before looking to her partner, "Right Miku?" the microraptor nodded and chirped in agreement feeling much more at ease with their new guests at last. Terry then walked up to her, lowering his head apologetically, it was painful for him to admit he was in the wrong which severely hurt his pride but he knew he and the others were in the wrong as they soon joined him and lowered their heads submissively to her and Cera.

Cera then smiled seeing all was good now and tensions were now lifted between them all, as she lowered herself down to pet them all nicely, "There, see? It's more fun to be friends than enemies right?" she asked as they looked to her, "I know we may have had some differences in the past but now we have a chance to start over? What do you say?" she asked. Looking to one another, the 3 alpha dinosaurs soon looked over their options, true they may have gone through some tough times before because of the D Team, and she happened to be one of them too, so they couldn't help but feel a little distrustful of her. On the other hand, it wasn't like they had anywhere else to go since the Trio had pretty much left them like garbage without hesitation and she did save them in the end…..

"Or, if you want to go home to the alpha gang, I underst-" before she could finish, they quickly pounced on her and began licking her all over affectionately, as she laughed out loud being tickled by them, "Hahahah! I take that as a yes then." She said helping herself up, taking their behaviour as not wanting to go back to the alpha gang at all, which would make things much better for everyone else. As she did she looked around to see the place still in shambles, as she folded her arms on her hips, "But first, I think we all should learn a little lesson in responsibility," she said narrowing her eyes at the 3 troublemaking dinosaurs, "Like cleaning up after ourselves?"

They groaned in dismay before heading off to take their lumps like they should. At first they got in one another's way when helping to push up tumbled furniture or sweep away messed with their tails, but thanks to Miku supervising them, they quickly made amends and slowly even began to help one another in the chores like pushing some of the heavier objects out of the way for instance. Eventually, Cera smiled warmly seeing that signs of friendship and trust were slowly beginning to form between them all as she continued scrubbing away at the dirty footprint marks with a brush and soapy water.

After the chores were done, she settled to give each of the dinosaurs a gentle and relaxing massage each hoping to make them feel less tense and ease up to her more. Later on she even began to play outside with them, such as tossing them a ball or frisbee for them to catch out near the lakeside. Even spending time harvesting edible plants from the woods with Tank, fishing with Spiny and going down to the nearby town market with Terry to pick up supplies for dinner, before finally finishing off with a nice dancing moment at the lakeside in their full sized forms, which even they had to admit was quite amusing and fun, nothing they ever experienced back home which involved training and fighting and nothing more. It was the start of a new friendship and life with them all.

(Present)

After dinner was over with, Miku went over to play with the other dinosaurs as well as to supervise them while Cera went to wash up their plates at the sink. After coming out she had them over to the bathroom to brush their teeth before preparing them a nice basket for them to sleep in, with a towel and a few pillows so they'd at least feel comfortable. "Alright guys, we've had quite a full day today, but I'm sure we can have all sorts of fun tomorrow." she said clapping their hands and everyone headed over to their corner to turn in for the night. Before they got in though, Terry, Tank and Spiny looked to one another and let out a small whine as they got into the covers, one which caught Cera's ears as she looked over to them.

"Terry, Tank, Spiny? What's the mat-" She stopped as soon as she saw their expressions were now rather sad, with a hint of loneliness, or to be precise, home sickness. Despite the good times they had in the day, they couldn't ever forget their actual home and despite being abandoned by the trio they still felt rather tied to the alpha gang and had some loyalty left to them. But only to a pair of individuals whom they treasured more than anyone else, and Cera herself knew whom they meant, "Oh…..you miss Rod and Laura don't you?" she asked as the 3 dinosaurs nodded answering her. Sitting down where they were, and Miku looking over the side of her bed to see them, Cera then lay down on the floor to look at the 3 dinosaurs face to face as she asked them out nicely, "Well, if you don't mind, I'd like to know what makes you all like Rod and Laura so much, if it's okay?" she asked with interest.

Looking to one another, they then huddled in and communicated through barking with one another, apparently in discussion over whether they should tell her everything about Rod and Laura, till eventually, agreeing on it as they hopped out of the basket and began barking back at her. Listening in to everything they had to say about the 2 siblings, how they took care of them dearly like true pet owners and bonded with them through play and cleaning, which made her smile and nod in acknowledgement "I understand…." she said now seeing that her suspicions about them having good in their heart really were justified, and that they were kids and couldn't possibly have done the same kind of evil acts as the other members of the alpha gang unless they were blind to it. She also began to realise that if she kept Terry and the others away from them, when they wanted to go home, would make her no different from the Alpha gang themselves.

Opening her eyes firmly she then stroked or nuzzled their chins gently before making a proposal with them, "Tell you what you guys, if we ever come across Rod and Laura, I promise to give you back to them." she said as they all jumped up with excitement. "Though I can't say the same if we run into the 3 stooges though…." as she said that they scowled and hissed and growled, which made Cera and Miku both chuckle in amusement, "Haha, guess that means you won't want anything to do with them, guess that makes things a little easier." she said as she stood up, "Until the time comes for me to return you to where you belong, you're welcome to stay here, and when we go out we stick together and look out for one another like we should? Okay?" As she asked that the 3 dinosaurs looked to one another before nodding in unison and smiling back at Cera, which made her feel that much better knowing she could rely on them for the time being as well, until the day they'd have to part.

"Alright everyone time to hit the-" Before she could finish, her dinoshot suddenly began to flash red catching everyone's eye, "Huh?" They all focused on Cera as she headed over to the table to look at her dino detector, which marked a new dinosaur in Europe, or more specifically, "Venice….." Cera breathed. Looking to the clock to see it was around 10:30pm or so, she narrowed her eyes thinking about the D Team, "Right now the others might still be sleeping, so I guess it shouldn't be a problem if I go." she thought thinking this may be a great chance for her to get out of the house and go adventuring again without being seen by them, though since she was still on the run she'd have to be careful about it too if the Alpha gang were to be involved..

"Better get prepped up, it'll be a little cold there this time of year." She thought as she went to pack a few more things in her pack before putting it on. As Miku hopped over to the edge of the table, Cera hoisted her onto her shoulder. Before she could press the teleport function, she saw all 3 dinosaurs were huddling around her, looking up pleadingly as they wagged their tails in excitement, "You guys want to come too?" Cera asked. As the 3 of them began to shine puppy dog eyes and whimpered, she then giggled in amusement, "Haha sure why not?" She replied as they all jumped up and down happily. Pressing the button, they were all enveloped in light and disappeared.

(Later)

A light soon shone at a small bridge over at a large canal between 2 large stretches of buildings and stepping out from it was Cera, Miku and their 3 new friends Terry, Tank and Spiny, who looked around in awe, "So this is Venice…." Cera breathed taking in the view as she stepped outwards to one of the larger main canals to see a number of motorboats parked at the docks but also a handful of gondolas being driven with several tourists inside them. "Look at all those Gondolas, the perfect way to travel in a place which has canals instead of streets." Cera smiled with Miku before seeing that Terry, Tank and Spiny were fixated on the new sights and smells all around them, staring unblinkingly around them. She could tell that they clearly haven't been out of their cards much except during battle or on Zeta Point so they didn't really have the chance to explore, experience or enjoy like Chomp and the others did, which also hinted how little the Alpha gang may have trusted and cared for them to be out living like dinosaurs instead of just cards.

Seeing them run out in excitement Cera could see this as the perfect chance for them to finally get out and experience the world like they should, till Spiny suddenly headed over to the edge planning to leap off! "Whoa! Spiny wait!" she cried out in alarm as she jumped out and grabbed him just before he hit the water's surface! "Phew…." she breathed a sigh of relief while Spiny huffed in disappointment. She lifted him up to her face, but instead of a frown or scowl she instead giggled much to his surprise, "Haha, I know you want to go swimming, but maybe afterwards okay?" she suggested as he thought about it and nodded rather obediently in response. Settling him down on the ground again, the others soon gathered around her awaiting her instructions which she acknowledged, "Alright, now to go find that dinosaur." she said as they all barked and followed her.

"You guys keep your eyes peeled for it." she instructed them as she went ahead. However, as the other dinosaurs followed along they caught sight of something interesting in the distance and the 3 of them wandered off. Still looking around and seeing only people passing by either on the streets or on boats there were still no signs of any dinosaurs around much to their annoyance, "No sign of it here….." said Cera before looking to her partner on her shoulder who was still scanning the scenery with piercing eyes like a hawk, "Any luck Miku?" Looking to her she shook her head in response before letting out a sad chirp. "I see…." Cera sighed deeply before looking down, "Hey, you guys see any-" Her eyes widened realising that Terry, Spiny and Tank had all gone missing when she wasn't looking! "Oh no where did they all go now?" she gasped looking around frantically but saw no trace of them for miles as she slumped forward in discouragement, "Urgh, I knew I shouldn't have left them out of sight….Now we've got 3 more dinosaurs to look for…" she groaned face palming herself before taking a breath and rubbing her temple to calm herself down, "Sigh, no point in whining, we'll have to go look for them….." she huffed before calling out their names, "Terry! Tank! Spiny!" she cried out as she walked off with Miku scanning their surroundings once more for them.

Meanwhile the 3 dinosaurs had noticed several couples having romantic moments in boats either hugging each other closely, putting arms around one another or even kissing each other, as they followed along the pier curiously as to what the humans were doing, to them they still knew little about the new world where humans ruled over and now may have been a good chance to see how far the world had advanced and evolved since the time of the dinosaurs. Taking interest in the boats the humans were riding in, they could tell it looked fun, and seeing one at the end of the pier that tied to a pole they couldn't help but want to try it too! Jumping in it excitedly they bounced in it up and down several times hoping to get to move along the canals, but after several tries seeing nothing happen they scowled with disappointment before hopping out of it begrudgingly, only to realise they were lost! They looked around worriedly and began barking out loud before heading off to try and find Cera and Miku.

"Are you guys here!? Hello!" Cera cried out having ran out of a corridor to a rather quiet alley way and a small canal running through it. She was out of breath too, both from crying out and from running around looking for the 3 runaway dinosaurs. She huffed and panted rising herself on her legs before pushing herself back and looking around hoping to find a trace of mischief they might have caused, "Now where could those little rascals have run off too?" She then widened her eyes realising she had a far easier way to bring them back, all it would take was just the push of a button! "I know! With this-"

"Hey there little miss." a male voice interrupted her just before she could reach her pocket. Looking in the direction of the voice, she saw 2 rather large roughneck men, one with blond hair, sunglasses and a rough jacket, and the other with short spiky hair, piercings and a sleepless jacket, with a big skull tattoo on his arm, both also wore rather ragged jeans too showing they were tough street thugs no doubt. "Wanna come hang with us? We've got a special gondola fit for a pretty princess like you." Said the blond man showing off a gondola which was resting nearby at the edge of the walkway.

"All you gotta do is hop on." The other grinned.

Cera could tell these 2 were bad company, swallowing hard uneasily she shook her head as politely as she could, "I'm sorry fellas, but I'm a little busy now." she said respectfully, "I"m looking for some…friends of mine." she added as she was about to turn away.

"Oh is that so?" She suddenly felt her arm get grabbed from behind and her heart skipped a beat realising her situation.

"Huh?" She looked around to see the man with sunglasses grinning at her while his friend was walking up to them snickering.

"Then surely you and your little pet there wouldn't mind making a few new friends now would you hmm?" He said.

Cera shook her head, "N…No I'd really shouldn't-"

"Oh come on, don't be stick in the mud!"

"Yeah, it'll be fun, come on it'll be fun!" They each said as they tried to yank her away to their boat.

Cera gritted her teeth in frustration as she tried to tug and pull away but no matter what she tried the brute's grip on her arm wouldn't loosen, and she felt herself dragged further away with each resist she tried! "H…Hey stop it! That hurts!" she cried out, but paled slightly seeing there was no one around….or so she thought.

Terry, Tanka and Spiny came out from another corridor on the same pathway upon hearing the familiar cries of Cera, and when they saw she was being picked on by 2 larger men, they felt a rather protective instinct being stirred in them, as well as rage and anger build up as they growled and charged ahead into battle!

The 2 thugs had just reached the gondola, and were about to throw Cera inside it, as she made one last ditch attempt to break loose! "Let me go!" She screamed tugging away. Miku having enough, screeched vicosily and snapped at the guy's hand, catching him by surprise and forcing him to back off!

"Oi!"

"Hey!" They both gasped as Cera went back and rubbed where her hand was gripped, which was now throbbing red and sore.

"Phew….thanks for the help Miku…" she breathed thankfully for her friend who went up to her arm and licked the sore where it was. She didn't have much time to rest though, as the 2 thugs soon came back and were about to gang up on her much to her horror!

"Why you little pint sized pigeon! I'll clip your wings with my barehands!" The blond man growled as he and his friend lunged forward!

"AH!" she yelped covering Miku with her hand and lining herself into a defensive posture. She narrowed her eyes as the 2 thugs were backing her up against a wall, knowing there may have been no other way out but to defend herself.

Before the 2 men had a chance to act though, Spiny and Terry had just lined Tank up as she curled into a spiked ball. Taking aim the 2 of them swung their tails and sent her flying with full force till she smashed the side of the man with sunglasses' face hard they flew off and he stumbled back! "WAAAH!" He screamed tripping behind over the edge of the pier and falling into the water with a big plop!

Splash!

"Huh!?" His friend gasped as he ran and looked over the edge to see bubbles popping at the surface where is friend fell! Even Cera herself was a little surprised by the turn of events, as she looked to the side she smiled with relief seeing her 3 little saviours running to her and Miku's aid in time. "What the?" As the other man turned around, he was caught off guard by Terry and Spiny charging head and ramming him in the gut, sending him backwards over the edge too! "GAAAH!" He screamed falling in! As the other man's head popped up through the water for a gasp of air, he widened his eyes to see his friend's body fly over the edge and onto him!

"WAAAH!" he screamed as another big splash soon took place!

Splash!

"Phew…." Cera breathed a sigh of relief seeing they were safe. She then narrowed her eyes seriously and looked down to Terry, Spiny and Tank who jumped a bit at her glare when they were expecting thanks. "Where were you 3!? You had me worried sick!" She cried out with a mix of anger and worry. As she said so, they huddled up together and whimpered sadly realising they did end up making her worried and also were partially responsible for getting her in trouble earlier. They waiting anxiously for her to give them what they deserve, but instead she smiled gently and leaned down to pet and stroke them instead much to their surprise, "Aww, I can't stay mad at you…." she said to them nicely, "True you did run off but, I guess I owe you this time, so we'll call it even okay?" she suggested before folding her arms on her hips and looking down at them like they were her own kids, "Next time don't run off behind my back okay? I don't want to lose any of you." she said to them with authority and in response they all nodded back at her obediently before nuzzling up at her legs.

Seeing that made her feel warm and fuzzy inside as she brought them in closer to her. It was then she then had a flashback of how Max and the others once told them how they often had mishaps of Chomp and the others often ran off out of curiosity and excitement because of the new world and for all the new things they could experience first hand, "Wow, I'm starting to get how Max and the others feel…..Wonder if they miss us Miku…" she thought out loud in realisation before looking to Miku on her shoulder who seemed to know what she was thinking herself. Shrugging it off when she saw Terry, Spiny and Tank eying her curiously she shook her head and headed off in another direction down the street, "Let's just go on and search somewhere else….." she said to them as they followed after her, thought she made sure to keep a much closer eye on them from now on so that they wouldn't repeat what happened just now.

Back at the canal, both roughneck men popped their heads out and spat the water they swallowed before fuming red with frustration, "Wait till I find that redhead again, I'll mess her up real good for humiliating me!" The blond man yelled.

"Yeah same here!" Growled his partner gritting and gnashing his teeth, bit not before feeling something brush against his legs, "Say? Did you just feel something burst against your leg?" he asked curiously to his cohort who thought about it and shook his head.

"Huh? No why?" he asked as the other man shrugged his shodulers.

"Must be my imagination…." he muttered as they swam off for the nearest ledge they could grab onto and pull themselves up. Unaware of the cetiosaurus that was swimming underneath where they were, heading for the main bay area through the canals.

Later as Cera and her team of misfits crossed over another bridge in a darkened alley above a different canal, Terry soon stopped in his tracks and looked over the railings and he blinked his eyes before focusing at something coming to view from the other end of the canal. As he bared his teeth and growled angrily, Tank and Spiny heard it and joined him. As they saw what he caught sight of they too growled rather aggressively too, which caught Cera's ears as she saw them all fixated on something through the bridge. "Hmm?" Walking over to where they were, she took a closer look in the direction they were gazing, "Is that?" She narrowed her eyes as they came clearer into view, "It's them…." she said, "Can't let them see you," She quickly ushered the 3 dinosaurs to stay low, hidden and quiet as the Alpha trio passed under them in a small boat, with Zander and Ursula at the front and Ed rowing them forward.

"Alright, you guys, keep your eyes peeled!" Ursula ordered looking side to side though all she saw were walls enclosing the canal they were travelling in, "There's no way a dinosaur can go unnoticed in a place like this." she said covering over her eyes for a better look.

"Yes ma'am!" Ed and Zander both said in unison.

"But when we find it how are we supposed to grab it without our dinosaurs?" Ed then asked curiously as Ursula stuttered.

"I…uh…." she paused unable to say another word, as Ed and Zander raised an eyebrow at her in suspicion.

"You don't have a clue do you?" Zander muttered.

She then turned red and shook a fist at both men, "Do I have to think of everything!? I don't see you clowns coming up with any bright ideas yourself!"

"Ugh…." They both moaned lowering their heads in defeat.

"We'll just make it up as we go! Now quit whining and start looking!" she ordered once more impatiently as she maintained vigilance around them while Zander focused on in front and Ed looking back behind them once in a while.

"We were really fortunate we got this gondola really cheap huh guys?" said Ed as he pushed once more not he oars and propelling them forward.

"Lucky for you we put it on my card as usual….." Zander muttered

As the trio soon passed ahead of them, Cera breathed deeply seeing they were in the clear for now though she didn't want to push her luck, "We should probably go-" As she tried to move on, she felt an unexpected tug on her shirt which stopped her, "Huh?" Looking down she saw Spiny was the one pulling at her shirt while Terry and Tank both were flashing rather hostile growls and hisses at the now departing Alpha gang. Looking to them and to their enemies and back a few times, she then smiled rather mischievously realising what they wanted to do, "Hee hee, you want to say hi don't you guys?" she giggled as they all nodded at her with excitement.

She brought a finger to her chin in thought, "Well it'll be a bit much if you all were to greet them together." she said thinking about it before looking down at the spinosaurus, "What do you think Spiny? Feeling up for it?" she asked as he jumped up and down excitedly and nodding like an excited dog. "Okay then." She said tapping a button and returning Spiny to card form and then slashing him! "Dino slash! Gush out Spinosaurus!" A dark shadow soon appeared under the water and slowly crept up on the alpha gang, a large purple sail emerged from the water drifting towards them like a shark's fin, and the rest of the gang snickered eagerly for the fun about to take place.

As the alpha gang maintained a vigilance in front of them, they suddenly felt a nudge which made them all fall forward a little into the boat!

Bump!

"Gah!" They all cried falling down like a stack of dominoes!

While Zander rubbed his head sorely which bumped on the edge of the boat, Ursula pushed Ed off of her as she got up and looked around frantically but could see nothing but walls and water, "Did you guys feel that?"

"I sure did Ursula." said Ed looking behind but to see nothing but ripples on the water surface, "You think we hit something?" he asked.

"I think something hit us!" Zander yelped looking to his friends behind, fearing they may have found the dinosaur and they still didn't have a plan of action!

Ed then froze turning pale as he pointed out weakly in front, "Wh…What's that?" he shivered as his friends turned around nervously to see a large sail sticking out of the water in front.

Zander blinked his eyes recognising it almost instantly. "Hey doesn't that look like-" Before he could finish a large mass soon emerged out from the water and towered over them, revealing itself to be none other than Spiny! They stared in shock and disbelief at what they were seeing as the spinosaurus lowered his head down to them, before suddenly roaring out ferociously at them!

"GAAAAAAHHH!" Ed jumped in a fright, as he fell back in his massive weight caused the boat to fall backwards, sending him and the rest of the alpha gang plummeting into the water below! "WAAAAAH!"

SPLASH! Glub Glub Glub…

As quickly as he made his appearance, Spiny quickly shone blue before returning back to Cera's hand on the bridge and she slashed him, returning him to chibi size at her side and they all burst into uncontrollable laughter, "Hahahahah! That was just priceless!" Cera laughed as the other dinosaurs either fell on their bellies or on their backs gasping for air. After enjoying the moment a bit and seeing the Trio cling on to the remains of their gondola grumpily and paddle away, she then ushered the others with her, "Come on, let's go before they come back out of there." she said waving to them, "Though after that experience I doubt they'll be bothering anyone for a while." she thought as they went across the bridge to the other side.

About an hour or so had passed and no luck for the new D Team, as Cera sat over at a bench overlooking a central bay area which had docks and boats around, "It's been a while and still no dinosaur in sight….." she sighed in disappointment seeing they hadn't heard so much as people screaming for help or even caught any signs of it at all. Leaning back into the bench while resting her head in her arms she drifted into deep thought to contemplate the situation. While she did that Miku, Terry, Spiny and Tank were looking over the edge to gaze at the glistening waters of the bay as well as the many boats that were passing by. She smiled seeing how happy they all were getting along and enjoying the outside world for the first time in their lives.

It was then that they kept staring at the water's beauty and cascading shine, along with the boats sailing across the surface, that she soon got an idea on where to look, "Wait…what if….." Standing up, the 4 dinosaurs quickly rushed over to her, looking up at her pleadingly before looking over to the docks at an unattended gondola tied to the post. Seeing how eager they all were, she smiled knowing she had a weakness for animals in need and she just couldn't say no to her friends, "You guys wanted a ride that badly huh?" She said to them before chuckling in amusement, "Well alright then." She said as they all followed and barked with excitement as they headed down to the docks and got on board the the others hopped in, Cera untied the rope to the post and using the oar she pushed herself away from it as she brought them all out across the bay to get a new view of the city around them.

Around them, were men riding motorboats carrying supplies, or couples on their honeymoon with a single boat driver as their chaperone. The dinosaurs however were looking overboard and wagging their tails in amazement, seeing the fish swim under the waves and the wind blowing in their faces was an experience unlike any other they had experienced. They never felt so alive before and they couldn't contain it as they began bouncing about in the gondola and rocking it about unsteadily, "Hahah take it easy, wouldn't want any of you falling overboard would we?" Cera chuckled as they all settled down. Looking down to them and them looking back to her made her feel relaxed and at peace, "You know, you guys aren't so bad yourselves." she said as the silhouettes of Chomp, Ace and Paris soon appeared over them all, "In a way, you almost remind me of….." widening her eyes in realisation, she quickly shook her head clearing her mind.

As they eyed her curiously she looked away avoiding eye contact with them, "It's nothing…." she said softly as they looked away uneasily, knowing she didn't want to share it with them so they decided to respect her space. As she looked away and up tot he sky, the images of Max, Rex, Zoe and their parents could be seen amongst the clouds in the blue sky. Trying to deny it as much as she could, she could never forget them and now her guilt at running away from them was beginning to eat away at her heart, feeling second thoughts over her decision yet believing it to be the right one. Inside she was going through several inner conflicts, unable to decide what was right or wrong now, and worrying whether it would be too late to change and go back….as these thoughts raced through her mind, a series of shouts around her soon snapped her out of her funk.

"Hey! Is there something in the water!?"

"Looks like it!" Some people on the water screamed as Cera blinked her eyes and looked where they pointed, where a large collection of bubbles were blowing at the center of the bay. Leaning forward a little for a closer look, she could see that people were beginning to grow uneasy, and the dinosaurs with her were growing rather agitated and on alert knowing something was out there, and she had a feeling what that something was, "This could be it guys, get ready…."

Everyone murmured or panicked as the bubbles intensified, and soon erupting out of the water was a massively long neck, grey with a touch of teal splashed around it, as it bellowed out loudly sending screams echoing throughout the walls of the city!

"AAAAH!"

"What is that thing?!" Some civilians screamed before even diving off their boats or pedalling away as fast as they could from the massive sea monster that just emerged!

"Swim!"

"This isn't how I wanted to spend our honeymoon!"

"A cetiosaurus…." Cera narrowed her eyes seeing it was rather riled up, thrashing violently and sending huge tidal waves which washed across the streets, washing people into walls or back into the bay as it bellowed out! "Guys, we'll have to do something quick or else more people will get hurt." She said as the dinosaurs with her grew agitated, but were also rather unsure about how to react to this. They were so used to attack the enemy and ask questions later regardless of their surroundings or anyone else getting caught in the crossfire, for Cera to be telling them to protect innocent people was a completely new experience for them….one they'd have to do no doubt seeing how serious she was, not to mention they all were tuned for a fight.

"You up for this Spiny?" she asked looking down to the purple spinosaurus, who barked and wagged his tail eagerly for battle. She smiled glad to have his support before looking to the others, "Alright Miku, Tank and Terry, you stay in here and keep low." she said as they whined and barked in disappointment, "I know you guys want to fight, but in this environment, Spiny's the most adept at fighting and you know it. Hope you can understand." she said hopefully they would understand. They were reluctant but seeing she was right and wasn't going to give way for them, they then sighed and backed away a bit allowing Spiny to walk up to her, "Thanks you guys." She said sounding appreciative before turning serious, "Okay, let's do this!" She said firmly as she pressed a button on her dinoshot returning Spiny to a card in her hand! "Dino slash! Gush out Spinosaurus!" Spiny emerged from the water and roared fiercely at the massive sauropod as the sky turned multicoloured signalling the battlefield. Wasting no time, both dinosaurs charged one another, but as Spiny was about to lunge forward and bite, the cetiosaurus quickly swung its' massive tail forward, only barely missing Spiny's head as he ducked down in time! "Spiny! Avoid attacking directly! Wait for an opening then strike!" Cera warned as he nodded back at her in acknowledgement, while Terry, Miku and Tank cheered for him.

The cetiosaurus swung out its tail under the water, sending a large wave over Spiny's way! "Dive quick!" Cera instructed as he dove under water and avoided it in time, as it rocked against the piers and boats nearby, sending a few onto dry land. The large sauropod noticed a dark shadows in front of it, only to be taken by surprise as Spiny lunged out and grabbed it by the neck!

"Alright! Keep at it Spiny! It'll tire out eventually so hang on!" Cera cheered standing up on the boat while the 2 dinosaurs clashed, trying to gain the upper hand over one another with Spiny trying to maintain his grip on the cetiosaurus' neck and the cetiosaurus trying to break free! Little did anyone know though, was that their battle was about to have an unexpected new arrival, as the waves washed over a small fishing boat, washing down a basket filled with fresh fish and another egg capsule. As it washed down into the water below, it opened up revealing a dinosaur and 2 water move cards inside which both glowed brightly. Meanwhile Spiny who was still fixated on the battle in front, failed to realise in time a dark shadow beneath the waves was approaching him from the side, before rushing him from the side in a wave of water and knocking him away!

"Another dinosaur!?" Cera exclaimed as she turned to see a brownish yellow sauropod with greyish black stripes emerge from the waves and bellow out loud as it stood by the cetiosaurus! "This time it's a titanosaurus!" She gasped as the 2 sauropods quickly surrounded Spiny on both ends as he got himself back upright in the water. Looking to both sides of himself he felt overwhelmed at the fact he was put heavily outnumbered. "2 against one aren't the kinds of odds I enjoy…." Cera clicked her tongue and she widened her eyes as the titanosaurus glowed blue, causing dark rain clouds to form over the city of Venice and it began to pour hard in a short period of time, becoming almost like a maelstrom as the winds howled violently and the water patted down on them all almost as hard as hailstones! The water levels around the canal basin were rising dangerously, soon swamping onto the streets and climbing over windows, causing some of nearly crack under the immense pressure!

"This is bad!" Cera gasped as Miku his under Tank desperately to keep dry, while she and Terry huddled together anxiously seeing the waves were growing more violent and strong! People still on the water tried peddling desperately to get top shore while others were suing up stairways and across bridges frantically hoping to get to higher ground as soon as they could! Eying the battle Cera noticed that both cetiosaurus and titanosaurus were both getting stronger from the rain apparently as she narrowed her eyes seeing they were going to be working together now. "Grrgh, I didn't want to endanger anymore of you guys," she grunted looking down reluctantly to Terry and Tank as she sighed, "But I guess I don't have a choice but to call in backup." They both nodded understandably, and Miku too stating they were ready to do what it takes now to protect each other from this raging storm.

Pressing a button she returned them to their cards, not just so she could summon them but also so that they'd stay safe and wouldn't fall overboard into the rough waters below. She then stood up firmly prepared to slash again, "Alright, time to-huh?" She stopped as soon as cetiosaurus bellowed out loud and glowed blue! Water soon began to gather around the giant behemoth from the channel, before it rushed forward full force slamming into Spiny! Sending him flying back and smashing hard, generating a massive wave which rose over Cera and her boat! "AAAAAAHHH!" she screamed out loud as the wave soon engulfed her and washed both her and the boat down under the torrents! As Spiny rose out of the water again, he looked back to see if Cera and the others were fine and he widened his eyes to see the red haired girl splashing further off, struggling to keep her head above the water but feeling herself losing energy fighting against the rising currents and slowly being pulled under the waves every second! "HELP!" She cried out before swallowing a mouthful of water and drifting under with her arm sinking in fast!

At that moment, Spiny's pupil's became slit as he roared furiously, charging straight at her and diving underneath! Moments later the water surface surged and turned under the power of the heavy rains and the presence of cetiosaurus and titanosaurus, who bellowed loudly feeling victorious, and were prepared to move on when suddenly Spiny shot out of the water once more roaring fiercely at the 2 sauropods, taking them by surprise! Looking down to where his sail met his neck, he saw Cera was lying against him, completely drenched and almost motionless. He began to fear the worst but was soon relieved as Cera stirred and began coughing out water violently, "Cough! Cough!" Shaking her head and wiping her face, she slowly opened her eyes and her vision soon cleared, "Gasp…huh?" She took a breath of air and was surprised the first face she saw upon her recovery was none other than Spiny, and she soon pieced together what happened while she was out under the water, "You…saved me…." Spiny let out a low growl showing he was glad she was safe. Cera then smiled back and stroked him on the snout, "Thanks Spiny….Guess I owe you this time huh?" she said as he headed over to the docks and carefully set her down where she would be safe from harm's way.

"Remind me to give you and the others a nice massage when we get back." She said stepping off his back and petting him for good luck as they both turned to face the 2 sauropods who now bellowed angrily and were raring for round 2, "For now let's take care of these 2 before they sink the entire City and its' people." she said as Spiny nodded back before roaring and charging back into battle, this time with the aim of not merely getting the cards, but for the first time, to protect the innocent! Titanosaurus roared once more, glowing blue and summoning even more rain which poured down harder than before, and cetiosaurus bellowed as it glowed blue and water began to gather around it once more as it prepared to launch river of infinity once more!

"Here he comes again!" Cera warned as the cetiosaurus charged forward with full power! This time Spiny stood his ground, putting his trust in his partner knowing she had his back, "Not this time! Shock wave!" She yelled slashing the card, causing a veil of water to erupt and swirl around the spinosaurus, which knocked back the cetiosaurus and sent him on top of titanosaurus and they both crashed down under the waves! As they emerged from under they were groggy and shaken, which Cera saw as the perfect opportunity, "Alright, they're off balance!" she cheered taking out a move card, "Now to finish them off! Falling water!" Spiny then charged up an orb of water in his mouth before firing it out at full force at Cetiosaurus! The force of the water beam shot it into titanosaurus, causing them both to be knocked against one another and they both sank beneath the waves defeated once and for all as a pair of blue lights shone from underneath, and 5 cards soon floated back up to the surface!

"We did it!" Cera cheered jumping up and down in excitement and Spiny roared out triumphantly before being returned to his card. As the battlefield disappeared, so did the rain clouds in the sky as they drifted apart revealing the now clear blue sky, "Looks like with these 2 now as cards the water should settle down now." she noted seeing the water levels were receding and everyone was safe now. Looking to the card in her hand she held to closely to her chest with gratitude in her heart before mouthing off a thank you to Spiny, "I heard how you've been mistreated plenty of times before...I promise that won't happen as long as I'm here." she said to him who no doubt could hear her from inside his card.

A little while later, Spiny in his chibi form popped out of the water holding the cards of their defeated foes in his jaws as Cera took them all in. After that she began dialling on her dinoshot and focused intently on the buttons she was pressing on it, "This new function I developed should allow me to send these cards over to the D Lab's vault without having to go there." She said before pressing the final key which sent the cards away in a beam of light. "Alright, that should do it." Cera smiled before looking down at Spiny whose head still popped above the water, "Well done Spiny, you're a real hero today, you saved many lives today. Congratulations on you." she said as she gave Spiny a gentle pat on the head praisingly as he smiled and barked with joy, wagging his tail under the water in enjoyment. Looking to the 2 dinosaurs with her she then nodded proudly at their hard work before keying in on her dinoshot once more, "Well, time to get home and hit the hay." She said as they vanished in light back home.

(Next morning)

"After the defeat of the 2 mysterious dinosaurs that appeared in Venice by the hands or better yet claws of another dinosaur, the weather patterns have appeared to have stabilised around the country and thankfully no serious injuries or casualties have been recorded. Further investigations are currently being conducted and-"

"Unbelievable!" Dr Z screamed throwing a wrench into the monitor causing the screen to crack and fuzz out. After receiving news from his henchmen that not only did they fail once again but the news report about Spiny being the one to defeat the 2 new dinosaurs that appeared was even more aggravating, especially since he wasn't under their control this time. "Not only did we lose our dinosaurs but now those bratty kids are using them too!?" The thought of it made Dr Z boil up to critical levels as he even resorted to pulling out his hair to take his mind off the news, though it didn't seem to help as his rage and frustration made him completely blind to the pain, "GRARGH! This is exasperating!"

Seth then brought a hand to his chin in through as he processed the situation, "If I were to guess, considering the other members of the D Team don't possess the ability to summon dinosaurs from fire, water or earth attribute, no doubt this has to be the work of their 4th member." he said.

"I'm just hurt by the fact Spiny didn't miss us at all!" Ursula cried as she and the others limped in, now completely soaked and drenched.

"After all our times together he just treated us like…garbage! WAAAAA!" Zander wailed face planting on the floor, as a puddle of tears formed underneath his head.

"Oh world how could you be so cruel….." Ed whimpered.

"Grrr! Enough whining you three!" Dr Z shouted which made them all jump, "This is all your fault to begin with!" he screamed pointing at them.

"HUH!?" They all exclaimed with widened eyes.

"Because you lost our dinosaurs, those brats are now using them against us!" Dr Z screeched, "And what's worse, we now don't have the means to secure any more dinosaurs to use! And without more dinosaurs I'll never be able to become Dinosaur King!"

"Gah!" They all gasped.

Unbeknownst to them, Seth turned around taking his leave, smirking to himself that Dr Z apparently forgotten about Saurophaganax, and it was best it stayed that way for he himself had plans for the fiery jurassic dinosaur and he wasn't about to let anyone stop him.

Meanwhile Dr Z's anger was completely fixated on the Trio, who were shaking their arms out at hi pleading for mercy for the umpteenth time, "D…Dr Z rest assured we will bring them back home!" Ursula cried.

"We won't fail you again!" Zander and Ed cried together.

"You'd better not!" Dr Z threatened, "In fact you have until tonight and no more!"

They then blinked at his words, "Tonight?" They asked together in surprise.

"But…isn't today New Years Eve?" Ed then asked.

"Amazingly for once you're right." Dr Z scoffed folding his arms before shooting a glare at them, "Mark my words if you return empty handed by midnight tonight, I swear I'll tie you all up and toss you into the sea with a boulder around your waists!"

"Y…Yes Dr Z!" They yelped standing straight like pencils before running out of the room in a hurry.

(Meanwhile)

At Max's house however, the D Team were at the living room watching the very same news report that the Alpha Gang had just saw, and needless to say, they didn't take the news well either themselves.

"Rats! I can't believe we lost not 1 but 2 dinosaurs to those rotten alpha gang thugs!" Max growled punching his fist into his palm in frustration.

"We were all sleeping and there was nothing we could do about it." Rex sighed shaking his head, "That'll make things a little tricky for sure….." he then added thinking there might even be a chance in the past the Alpha gang may have gathered dinosaurs while they were sleeping before without knowing about it.

Max grit his teeth and shook his fist in anger and determination, "Grr, just you wait you creeps, we'll get those dinosaurs back no matter what it takes…." he swore under his breath with Rex nodding firmly with him.

Zoe eyed the situation seriously before sighing deeply with worry, putting her hand on her chest in thought, "Wherever Cera is, I hope she's okay….." she breathed looking outside the window hoping wherever their friend was she was safe.

(Meanwhile)

Back at the lodge, Cera was stretching out herself along with Miku in a downward dog pose, while Terry, Tank and Spiny wagged their tails out near the lakeside as they stretched out their joints in enjoyment before standing up straight and holding their pose.

And thus begins Cera's bonding with the alpha gang dinosaurs, this will play a role in her part when she goes into season 2. Also I figured the alpha gang dinosaurs don't go out that much on adventures even with Rod and Laura, so I figured Cera should help them live and experience the world like dinosaurs should, free from their cards.

The dancing and yoga bits from Terry, Tank and Spiny you can take from the japanese endings, also Spiny scaring the A Team came from the Venice setting in the OP, as well as that part in Jurassic World 3 as well. As for the move cards titanosaurus had, they're technical rain and magic shower, good for strengthening and healing the team while also becoming a hazard for the environment by causing flooding too. Also the Dinoshot teleporting cards is something from the DS game which happens after you are supposed to lose to Seth. Part of how Dr Z was about to cook the trio was inspired by pokemonking0924.

Spiny here returned the kindness Cera gave him, and when she said about being mistreated she refers to how he often gets beaten up most easily whenever he was used by the A Team. Terry and Tank will soon return the favour next chapter, but the way Terry will do it should surprise you. As for the moves, they came from the move card folio which depicted several copies of the alpha gang's moves like neck crusher and dino swing, also she'll be using some of the other fire, water and earth moves collected too from other dinosaurs later on.

Hope you enjoy it and stay tuned (Will only be for 2 more chapters before everything goes back to normal)

In response to reviews:-

Drew Luczynski

-Sometimes the most dire of consequences will force enemies to team up in desperation. As for what will happen, stay tuned.

Anonymous

-The pirates will come in season 2

pokemonking0924

-Yup Seth sure knows how to exploit situations in his favour, will see what happens down the line with Cera too. Wanted to have the DS game idea of teleportation too with the dinoshot, also she'll be back eventually. Hope you enjoyed what she did here too.

-I noticed the mistake and I too loved that pokemon episode too. Also Zander trying to get on Zoe's good side, why didn't I think of that...

Enjoyed writing about the komodo dragons too, I think very few animals today can take on a dinosaur and these definitely count. And yeah the Alpha gang is the alpha gang so the truce only last as long as it was needed. Hope you enjoyed the punishment Dr Z tried to serve them here.

darkblade2814

-It's okay no worries, I hope I get more motivated too, still looking for more writers who would be interested in helping me with this story.