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!

21. Divide and Conquer

Chapter 21

Divide and Conquer

It New years Eve and Sanjo City was getting into the festive mood as the end of the year celebration dawned upon Japan, with all its people in the country and city preparing for the new year as well as giving honour to the current one before moving on for the future. Downtown various fairs and stands were being set up which included stands selling charms or serving New Year Sake or Toso, and the tea sets to go with them. Others were also busy setting up bonfire stands around the town's bell shrine as well as around the stairs and walkways leading to it where people will no doubt be waiting all night in the cold, so that they wouldn't feel chilly while waiting. Volunteers were also busy sweeping up the place of dust and leaves to make sure it was presentable for the guests that would be present for the night as well.

In the big city, Year end sales were being held at the mall and shopping districts as crowds of people gathered together in line and excitement hoping to grab the cheapest and best offers, or to get their hands on the limited time items only on sale for 1 day only. People were lining up to buy new year cards or more traditional things like kimonos or yukatas to wear out. Even offices and stores were decorating their workplaces such as placing kadomatsu at the entrances or hanging shimekazari as well to get into the spirit of things. It was a complete hustle and bustle as the sounds of joy, excitement and energy for the anticipation for the NewYear filled nearly all of Sanjo City!

Well…almost all, except for 1 particular household in the suburbs, belonging to the Taylors….

The mood in the house was rather down and lacking in the festive spirt, let alone energy, as they just switched off the News regarding to the recent incident in Venice and the D Team were reminded of the fact that dinosaurs were still out there in the world, more than they first imagined, and now Cera was out there all alone too. They still hadn't received any word of their friend either and the lack of news brought a damper on their usual youthful spirit, even their dinosaurs too lacked the energy to play or run around as they normally did. The longer it dragged on the more their worries about their friend grew and soon they couldn't think of anything but her and wanting her home safe with them nearly the whole morning…

"It's almost the new year kids!" Dr Taylor suddenly jumped in unexpectedly out of nowhere, as he began jumping out about energetically hoping to bring a smile to the kids' faces though they didn't really bother to look at him, "Come on! I want to see some smiles and cheer!" he cried out loudly as he began blowing some party favours and throwing around salt too. He then pouted seeing their spirits still weren't quite lifted yet, in fact they didn't even acknowledge that he was in the room! Nevertheless, he refused to give up and so he kept trying, "We should all be thinking up new resolutions by now! Reflecting on our accomplishments and mistakes we made and considering how we can be better next year!" he continued cheering loudly, "As children you should be really excited and fired up for the festival tonight and the amazing adventures yet to come tomorrow! And-"

"Honey…." said his wife putting a hand on his shoulder stopping him before he could continue.

"Hmm?" He then turned around to look at his wife who was looking back at him with an expression of concern on her face, "Yes Aki?" he asked curiously.

"I know you want to cheer them up," she said with a sigh, "But, you can't force them to do it, you know they've been through a lot these few days."

Spike then lowered his head in sympathy, "I know Aki…." he said softly before looking at the kids with a pained expression, "It's just….well…."

"Thanks dad." said Max cutting him off from his negative thinking as he looked back up at the 3 kids who were now smiling lightly to his surprise!

"Huh?"

"We know you're just trying to help, and we really appreciate it a lot." said his son as he picked up Chomp and settled him in his lap, "We just haven't gotten used to having another of the family….missing….." the said looking on the small chair where Cera usually sat with the group whenever they came to the Taylor residence.

"Not just in the family, it's like a piece of our own lives has been taken out too….can we really move on to the new year with an incomplete life?" added Rex in the end feeling pained at each word he uttered, "It doesn't feel right, I don't know if we can celebrate a new year without every member of the family…." he said as Zoe just lowered her head down and Paris hummed in a sad tone.

Spike folded his arms on his hips with sadness too, "I know it's hard children." he said feeling pained before turning serious again, "But you can't keep dwelling in what can't be helped." he said feeling hard too. "Cera….made her choice and there was nothing we could do to change it." he said looking away unable to look the children in the eye.

"We know…." said Rex in return before sighing deeply and looking down at the floor, "But…that doesn't make it any better."

"True." Dr Taylor nodded in agreement before looking at them all firmly, "But, would she want you all to keep staying down in the dumps forever?" he then asked as they looked to him and his serious fatherly tone, "How would she feel if she knew you all were still dwelling in the past because of what she did? Something she did with all her heart and considered right, don't you think she'd feel terrible herself too?"

They widened their eyes, "That's…." They soon began to realise Cera's reasons were far from being self centred or selfish, she did it because she cared for them as much as they did for her. They then began to realise how hard it must have been for her and Miku as well to even consider making this decision, and this was her own choice in the matter too, and like it or not, they had to respect it as well…..

"I'm sure all she needed was some space herself too," he said at the end before smiling with confidence and positivity, "And I'm certain once she gets her thoughts straightened she'll come back before you know it!" he said with a grin and a thumbs up.

Looking to one another, the D Team soon smiled and chuckled in agreement with him, "Yeah….you know what Dr Taylor….you're right…." said Zoe as he then blinked in surprise at the unexpected reply.

"I am?" he asked pointing to himself in confusion, he didn't think they'd get over it just like that, but what they were about to say net proved it was far more than that.

Max nodded, "Uh huh. I think we get it now." he said looking to the others around him, "Knowing Cera, she'd…still want us to move on, stay safe and strong."

"No matter what comes our way even if she isn't around anymore she wants us to keep living while honouring the memories we had with her while she was with us." said Rex in turn, "I'm sure she'll soon realise that she needs us too as much as we need her."

They all then looked to one another and nodded together feeling assured of themselves and of this, "So yeah, after the New Years Festival is done, first thing we'll aim for is finding Cera and bring her home!" said Zoe pumping up her arm

"Say what!?" Spike gasped in shock while Aki covered her mouth just as surprised.

They nodded firmly at them, "We want to be there for her, show her she isn't alone and doesn't need to be anymore." said Rex.

"We'll be willing to brave any kind of danger thick and thin for one another, and for her." added Zoe, "She may be doing this to protect us no doubt, now we want to show her that we're strong enough to protect her too."

"We'll spend every single day looking for her even if it takes us until the end of time we won't give up till we find her again and tell her how we feel!" Max concluded clenching his hand into a fist, "And if she really doesn't want to come back, we'll be happy to support and respect her decision."

They looked to each other seriously and smiled, "After all we've been through we can't just let things end like this without saying a proper goodbye." said Rex.

"She's not just our friend, she's family, and we'll show her we'll always have her back no matter where she goes or what path she chooses." Zoe concluded in the end as their dinos all barked together in agreement with what their owners said.

Aki covered her mouth speechlessly at the moving speech they all made, it was something she never expected to hear from young children. Spike on the other hand had a shade cover his eyes as he clenched his fists tightly, "Kids….." he said in a deep tone as the kids and their dinosaurs all stood up uneasily at his strange and unnerving behaviour!

"D…Dad?" Max croaked uneasily unable to understand why his dad would get angry all of a sudden, but what happened next was something they didnn't expected in the slightest!

"I'm so proud of you!" Dr Taylor wailed at the top of his lungs as he rushed in and scooped all 3 kids and their dinosaurs into 1 big hug!

"WAH!"

"H…Hey!"

"OW!"

"Your speech has moved my aged old heart! I've never heard such words of passion and emotion before! Not even that letter I wrote to Aki could ever compare to what you said in a million years!" he sang as he swung them around with joy while putting all his emotion into his loving embrace! "Come give me some love! Hahahaha!" he laughed boisterously as his squeeze was beginning to tighten on the children and their partners, turning them dangerously blue and their vision blurry!

"Ack! Dad…you're choking us!"

"Too much love…."

"Please let us go now…." They all croaked painfully and softly, as even their dinosaurs' struggling became weaker and weaker, going almost limp and lifeless with their souls being squeezed out of their own bodies!

Realising it just in time, Spike quickly dropped them all down and he scratched his head in embarrassment, "Whoops, sorry got a little carried away there that's all hehe…." he chuckled nervously as the D Team scrambled away to catch their breath, narrowly escaping their brush with death before casting angry glares at the older man!

"Urk….a little?" Zoe croaked rubbing her back painfully while Paris shook her head.

"A little harder and we'd be gone like the dinosaurs…." Max muttered rubbing his neck while Rex fell down on the couch in exhaustion, with heir partners slumping to the floor gasping for air.

While Spike went into the corner twiddling his fingers in shame, Aki then stepped into the middled of the living room before the 3 members of the D Team and smiled at them proudly, "You've handled this more maturely than I expected." she said as she stroked Max on the head with a gentle hand, "You all really are growing up into wonderful young adults." she said as the others felt touched by her words as they all focused their attention on her.

"Thanks mom…and dad…." said Max bowing down while his friends all nodded too.

Aki then smiled brightly, "Well, if we're going to get excited for the New Year Festival tonight, I have a little surprise for you all." said Aki as she skipped along to another room and the others turned in her direction as she left. The sounds of rummaging were heard and before long she returned with a bright smile on her face, doing an adorable spin and flashing them a white and red shrine keeper outfit at them! "Ta da!" she sang as they widened their eyes and gasped in amazement.

"AH!"

"No way!" Max, Zoe and Dr Taylor gasped speechlessly.

"Wow! You've been chosen for this year's shrine maiden!?" Rex exclaimed.

"Hee hee, I sure have Rex." Aki nodded, "After weeks of mailing postcards back to the local committee they finally elected me out of all the eligible candidates out there in Sanjo City!" she sang doing a cheery spin once more as Spike teared up joyfully and jumped up and down energetically.

"This truly is a New Years Blessing!" he proclaimed before dancing about and the rest of the kids shouted their praises to her.

"That's awesome!"

"Way to go mom!"

"Great job Mrs Taylor! You'll fit the role just fine." They each said complimenting and praising her sincerely.

"Amazing! Aki you've made me the happiest and luckiest palaeontologist ever!" Dr Taylor proclaimed as he knelt in Shakespearan style, "You can be sure I'll treasure this moment and occasion in my heart for all eternity! Even longer than the time dinosaurs have been on the planet!" he announced the very thoughts from the bottom of his heart.

"Oh you all flatter me…." she chuckled blushing red in embarrassment at all their compliments, "Well, I'd better go rehearse my roles, wish me luck everyone." she said as she ran upstairs to go practice her dancing in private.

"You'll do great mom I know it!" Ma cheered waving to her.

"See you tonight!" Zoe cried out as she and the others waved to her and she waved back.

"Thank you all very much, you're all too kind." she replied as she headed upstairs leaving her husband with the children.

"Well kids, let's leave your mother to it for now." he said facing them, "In the meantime, I'm heading down to the mall to go pick up a few things from that big New Year end sale going down! Hahahahah!" he giggled with glee and excitement, "I hear they even have a new limited edition dinosaur themed kotatsu for sale today too!" he said at the end before rushing out the front door and shutting it behind!

"See ya dad!" Max waved as he looked to the rest of the D Team, "Well guys, let's just focus on down what we can for now." he said feeling his spirited again.

"Yeah, and get into the spirit of New Years Eve." said Zoe, "Setting up decorations, getting everyone a yukata or kimono for the occasion, make new resolutions."

"Then after that starting tomorrow, we'll be heading out into the world to find Cera and Miku." concluded Rex pumping up his fist with confidence as their dinosaurs all barked in agreement and excitement, "I'm sure wherever they're doing is perfectly safe and fine." he said at the end as they all headed outside the door too.

(Meanwhile)

High in the mountains in Peru, at an ancient Incan citadel known as Machu Picchu, a saichania was running about in excitement over and around the walls of the ancient civilisation stretching her legs and tail before coming to a stop at the open square in the center. Awaiting her was Cera, with Miku on her shoulder, as she stood before them and roared out happily as Cera reached out and stroked her on the head gently, "Isn't this exciting Tank? Bet the alpha gang never took you out on excursions like this before huh?" asked Cera with a smile feeling glad the ankylosaur was happy and more peaceful now that she had something to de-stress herself. As Tank wagged her tail out joyfully, Cera folded an arm on her hip as she looked around and whistled in awe at the ancient grounds they now stood within, "Still, this place really is amazing….to think this place once used to be a royal estate…." she breathed as Miku let out a squawk in amazement herself.

Tank roared out once more energetically as she spun around in joy, unaware that her tail actually smashed into a large wall nearby and then causing the entire structure to crack and then fall down!

"Huh?" As Cera looked back she widened her eyes to see the massive wall of stone and rock crumble apart before crashing down upon her! "WHOA!" she cried out in alarm as she held her hands out and crouched down as the rocks suddenly came down upon her in an instant! She closed her eyes tightly and gritted her teeth tensely, anticipating herself getting crushed into bits by the rubble, but after a while past she felt nothing, except a massive presence right above her though it didn't feel like rocks either. "H…Huh?"

Opening her eyes slowly and nervously, she soon widened them when she saw it was none other than Tank who had jumped in time and used her own armoured back as a shield to protect her and Miku from the falling debris! She looked down and eyed them with rather caring eyes as she let out a cry of concern, as Cera and Miku both gazed upon her in awe over the selfless act she just did for them, "Tank? You saved us?" she asked as the saichania lowered her head down to her chest and hummed calmly to her response. Cera then let out a deep sigh of relief, "Phew, thank goodness….." she breathed before chuckling in amusement, "Heh, it's kinda strange, not long ago we were on opposite sides, and now…you're here saving me and Miku." she said as Tank barked at her nicely and Miku chirped back with joy and gratitude, "They say saichania means beautiful one." Cera continued as she stroked Tank's chin gently, "Now I see you're beautiful both inside and out…." she said in a calm gentle tone which put Tank at ease, making her feel warm and fuzzy inside, as if her aggressive nature had been tamed by this human, she couldn't comprehend how or why, but she didn't care one bit as she nuzzled in at Cera once more for the enjoyment of her company.

Cera then reached out her hand and began stroking the ankylosaur's head gently with a warm smile, "Thanks. I owe you for this." she said before Tank shook her head and breathed on her, which Cera seemed to understand since she accidentally caused it in the first place in her carelessness, "Yeah you're right, guess we can call it even then." she said patting her head before looking around to see the 3 of them were all pretty much buried under a huge pile of rocks, with only small beams of sunlight penetrating through the very small cracks around them. Seeing the instability of the rocks, a sudden move or shift could cause the entire pile to fall down on and crush them in an instant, so they had to be smart about this, "We can't get out through brute force that's for sure." she noted as Miku looked up at her partner with concern and Tank let out a low growl in sadness ad guilt for being responsible for this.

Thinking for a bit she then brightened up as she had the solution, "But maybe this might help." she thought as she reached into a pocket and pulled out her dinoshot and an earth move card, "Stay close Miku." she said firmly to her little partner who chirped back and clung on to her neck. She then looked up at Tank seriously, "You ready Tank?" she asked as Tank nodded and roared out with confidence. Nodding in acknowledgement she then got under the huge dinosaur as she prepared to get them out, "Aright then, mole attack!" She declared slashing the card and causing Tank to glow! She then curled up into a spiked ball, shielding Cera and Miku in her embrace before tunnelling underneath the ground and the rest of the rubble collapsed down on them!

A little while later they emerged on the outskirts of the Incan civilisation as they popped out of the ground and landed outside safely as Cera took a breath of fresh air and holding her arms out to bathe in the warm sun. Looking back to see the mess made she then turned to Tank who looked back at her, "I came out here to get you some exercise but none of expected that huh?" she said as Tank looked away bashfully before being returned to a card, "Well, time go home now." She then said pressing a button and then teleporting away in a beam of light.

(Meanwhile)

In the Netherlands, at a field of many beautiful flowers blowing in the wind, there were also 3 large windmills stationed in the background spun their blades in the breeze. Sliding off them at 1 windmill was an egg capsule which tumbled down and smashed against a rock down below in the field before the cards inside, a grass dinosaur and a normal move card, were flung into the center of the flowery field. Within seconds a green light glowed and took form, revealing itself as a plump purple ornithopod dinosaur known as brachylophosaurus. Sniffing the flowers and determining them to smell sweet, it began to munch down on them and graze like a large cow.

At Easter Islands where the large statue heads were standing tall where they have been for many years, one of them eventually cracked away after a long period of erosion and weathering by wind and rain. Inside was another capsule, which slipped out of the hole after a piece fell out, causing it to break open as it hit the ground on one if the jagged pieces of rock. Inside was a dinosaur with an earth move, and after they coming into contact with the stone of the state head, they glowed purple before materialising as a swampy green stegosaur with a pair of blade like spikes protruding out from its front flanks! The gigantspinosaurus bellowed out loudly before trotting off to explore its strange surroundings, before sniffing one head and smashing it down with a swipe of its' spiked tail!

In Sanjo City's power plant, the workers were busy trying to install a new power generator into the plant's systems hoping to bring more energy to the townsfolk who were in need of it. At first after connecting all the necessary components to the main grid the generator showed promise as the workers all smiled proudly at their success. But their joy was short-lived as the machine's turbines suddenly became jammed and the sound it generated began to die down much to their surprise.

"Huh?" One worker wearing a safety uniform and helmet mused as he went up to it. Checking it he could see that the parts seemed to be stuck in 1 place, "Hey what's going on with this thing?" he grumbled in annoyance smacking at it bit to no avail.

"Is there something jamming it?" Another man asked as a few more gathered around the machine. As one of them looked inside through a gap he could barely make out some sort of egg shaped object clogged inside the rotors preventing them from turning.

As another looked at the readings he widened his eyes uneasily at what he saw, "Whatever it is it's causing the generator to overload!" he gasped as the generator suddenly began to surge with electricity which fluctuated all around it as alarms went off sending the men into a panic!

"WAAAAAHHH!"

"Run for it!" They screamed leaving the room as fast as they could!

Inside the generator, the jammed rotor under huge stress and pressure soon cracked the egg capsule inside and it was surged with electricity, causing a yellow glow and an explosion!

BOOM!

Destroying the generator and leaping out into the room was a small purple zuniceratops, which cried out in a fright after awakening in what looked like a massive cage to it, as it thrashed about, kicking and bucking, ramming through other computers and machines destroying everything in a frenzy before charging out through a wall and running away into the city below the hill where the power plant was at!

(Meanwhile)

At Zeta Point, Dr Z had just received an update on the dino detector on his computer, and after seeing the results it brought up he widened his eyes in amazement before yelling out at the top of his lungs, "Ursula! You and your stooges get down here this instant!" he cried as his voice echoed through nearly all of Zeta Point.

It didn't take long for the bumbling trio to bounce right into the control room as they assembled in a straight line side by side, "On the double Dr Z!" Ursula cried out as she stood up straight reporting for duty.

"What's the situation!?" Ed and Zander saluted as if they were soldiers about to receive orders from their general.

He eyed them seriously before turning to the computer screen in front, "Look!" he pointed out as they all followed, only to widen their eyes in surprise at what was displayed.

"Whoa! Is this for real!?"

"3 dinosaurs!?"

"In Sanjo City, Netherlands and Easter Island!" They each gasped in disbelief.

"How convenient, one for each of you." Dr Z chuckled in amusement, "And with 3 separate locations no doubt those bratty children will have to split up too, which means the odds will at least be 50-50."

"Yeah!" The trio then cheered together with excitement and they began dancing about with one another, seeing their chances were no doubt far better than they could ever hope for, or so it seemed as Ursula soon came to realise.

"But wait…." she then said stopping her celebration and Ed and Zander looked to her curiously wondering why she stopped, "Without our dinosaurs, what can we do against those juvenile delinquents or dinosaurs?" she then asked as the 2 men hung their heads low in disgrace.

"Oh…."

"Good point…." they muttered with despair and hopelessness.

"That's where I come in." said a voice behind them as they all turned to look and saw Seth walking towards them calmly.

"Oh hi Seth…."

"What are you doing here?" Ursula and Ed asked curiously as he folded an arm on his hip.

"The unfortunate loss of Terry, Tank and Spiny has left us….shorthanded." he said sounding concerned while shaking his head in disapproval. The reminder of their biggest mistake yet made the A Team lower their heads in shame and guilt as Dr Z squinted his eyes at them. "Which is why I took the liberty of developing some new dinosaur catching equipment and gadgets for you, which should make your task of capturing dinosaurs….at least somewhat easier, per Dr Z's request." Seth then added as they looked up and their eyes glistened with hope and excitement at the new toys they were about to get from their adoptive father.

"New gadgets!?"

"New playthings!?"

"For us!?" They each asked joyfully.

Seth nodded in response, "They're waiting for you in the flight hangar, I trust they will suit your needs."

"You lot should be grateful," added Dr Z firmly as he shot them a serious glare, "In fact if it wasn't for Seth vouching for you I would have gotten rid of you all yesterday!" he yelled as the trio jumped in shock at his sudden threat at them, "Now stop dawdling and get me those dinosaurs! And don't forget to bring back Terry, Tank and Spiny!" he then demanded stomping his feet and they quickly stood up straight ready for duty.

"Yes sir Dr Z!" They all said saluting their leader.

Ursula then turned to the rest of the gang as she raised her arm out as if she was issuing an order, "Come on team! It's time to divide and conquer!" She proclaimed powerfully as she charged out of the room.

"Alright!" Ed and Zander responded with confidence as they followed her out of the room, leaving Dr Z and Seth alone inside.

The old scanties then nodded seriously as he folded his arms behind his back, "With 3 dinosaurs out there, there should at least be at least 1 success out of them all." he said before opening his eyes with anger, "Because if not, it's down to the abyss for them!" he yelled out loud at the top of his lungs.

Seth meanwhile narrowed his eyes with interest at the sight of the blinking dinosaur signals spread out across the globe, "3 dinosaurs appearing in 3 separate locations almost at the same time….Chances of that happening randomly are extremely rare…." he thought to himself seriously before a sinister smirk spread on his face, "Perhaps this can prove to be a useful opportunity." he thought as he left the premises to make preparations for a new plan, one which he knew couldn't possibly fail.

(Meanwhile)

Back in Sanjo City, the D Team had gone about their day doing their New Year eve activities with their parents including setting up new year decorations, hoping to get into the festive mood and to prepare for the up coming New Year celebration. Max and Rex, along with Chomp and Ace had a ton of fun chasing Dr Taylor around with salt and beans while he was wearing an oni mask, while Zoe stayed home with her mom helping to bake New Years sweets with Paris humming in the background. Now the 3 of them were heading together as a group over to the D Lab along with their partner dinosaurs who were hopping along beside them.

Max and Rex noticed Zoe was in a smiley mood as she was also carrying a colourful lunchbox in her arms, as they eyed it curiously, "Wow Zoe, what'cha got there?" Max asked pointing at it as she looked.

She then smiled in response, "Oh, these were some special mochi my mum made earlier this morning." she then opened the box and revealed several white, pink and yellow mochi sweets shaped like bunnies and little chicks inside and they all looked appetising to the taste and appealing to the eye. Chomp and Ace's mouths were also starting to drool as the smells of the candy made them feel rather ravenous.

"Wow, not bad…."

"They look pretty cute and colourful." Max and Rex both complimented as Zoe smiled feeling proud of them and grateful for their kind words.

"Thanks," she said, "I came to share a few samples with you guys at the D Lab, afterwards tonight we're planning on having a game where we try to pick out the mochi which has the strawberry inside." she said as the boys brightened up with excitement.

"Hey that sounds like fun!" Max cheered pumping his arm up as he had a few ideas of his own to offer, "Maybe have others be like landmines, fill them up with durian paste or something nasty to make the game all the more fun and exciting huh?"

Rex and Zoe then sweat dropped at the brunette's enthusiastic ideas, "Err let's not go too far….though that does sound like fun." Rex chuckled nervously.

"I'll….see what my mum can cook up." Zoe mired his expression as they all laughed together joyously like great friends always did.

The moment didn't last long, as their dinoholders soon began to flash red and beep, catching their attention.

"Hmm?"

As they took them out they widened their eyes, "A signal!" Rex gasped as Max turned serious.

"Come on to the D Lab!" He said out loud as his friends nodded and they rushed over as fast as they could to the lab.

They then came in through the front door where Reese was still typing at her computer intently, "Where is the dinosaur this time Reese?" Max asked as the older woman stopped what she was doing and turned around to them firmly.

"Actually, it's where are the dinosaurs this time." she said pushing up her glasses much to their surprise.

"Huh?" Max went blinking his eyes in confusion, "What do you-" As they turned to look at the map they were taken aback to see 3 glowing red signals on the map! "Whoa! 3 dinosaurs!"

"One in Netherlands, Easter Island and here in Sanjo City!" Zoe gasped.

"Guess that means we'll have to split up this time." Rex narrowed his eyes, "Not the way I was expecting to celebrate New Years Eve….." he said at the end.

"But we've still got a job to do and we'll do it!" said Max pumping his arm up ready for action as the others nodded with him in agreement.

"Mhmm."

"If we're splitting up that means the alpha gang would be doing the same." said Rex thinking the situation through.

"Would that really be okay?" Zoe asked with worry, "No doubt they'll try a lot of sneaky tricks but would we be able to handle them on our own?" she asked, though neither of the boys seemed deterred by her concerns.

"It's a risk we'll have to take guys. There's no other way." said Max bravely as he tensed up his arm.

Rex nodded in agreement with him, "Max is right, we'll just have to take our chances, but if anything comes up we pull right out or call for backup." he said to them all as they nodded back at him.

"Okay." said Zoe as she looked to the map and after going over all 3 options she pointed out the one she wanted, "Ladies first! I'll take the Netherlands." she announced as Max squinted his eyes in annoyance as to why she got to pick first.

"Ace and I will head for Easter Island." added Rex seizing the chance as Max sighed in disappointment.

"Looks like we're stuck home huh Chomp?" he muttered to his partner, he was really hoping to get out of town and see the world again, guess he'll have to be quicker next time.

As Reese began typing in the coordinates for the Netherlands, Zoe stood on the platform with Paris as she waved out to them,"Wish me luck guys!" she said as the boys waved back.

"Take care Zoe!" said Rex as she vanished in glowing light. After that he quickly boarded with Ace, "My turn!" he said firmly and ready as Reese nodded before typing in the coordinates. As the teleport's light began to envelop him he looked over to Max and shot a thumbs up at him, "See you home with the card Max." he said with confidence as a wink while Max grinned back at him with faith in his success.

"Looking forward to it." he said as Rex vanished in the light. After his 2 friends were gone he then looked down to his partner who had his game face on, "Alright Chomp let's go get that dinosaur!" he cheered as they both rushed out the doors and headed for where the signal was.

(Meanwhile)

Back at her lodge, while Terry, Tank and Spiny were busy chowing down on their breakfast kibble from their bowls, Cera and Miku were both at the table checking on the dinoshot which had just started blinking red signalling a dinosaur appearance. But when they checked it, they were surprised at the results, "3 dinosaurs at once….that can't be good…." said Cera narrowing her eyes at the 3 blinking dots on the map. She knew full well that while the Alpha gang would be forced to divide their forces to pursue all 3 dinosaurs simultaneously, that meant Max and the D Team would need to do the same, and comparing the strengths and weaknesses on both sides, while the D Team still had their dinosaurs the Alpha gang no doubt would play dirty and take far more underhanded measures to make up for the lack of theirs, and that worried her knowing the D Team might still be at a disadvantage if they weren't careful.

"I'd better go check them out just in case." She then thought as she got her pack ready and strapping it on her waist. As Miku hopped onto her shoulder and she headed to the door, Terry, Tank and Spiny looked up with interest as she looked back at them with a smile, "Come on guys, ready to head out for an all around the world adventure?" she asked as their eyes brightened up and they jumped up and down with excitement and anticipation before running up to her begging her to take them. She then chuckled at their enthusiasm as she gave them each a pet on the head, "Okay then, let's go." She replied as she returned them all to card form and after dialling on her dinoshot she teleported away in a glow of light.

(At the Netherlands)

A light shone right next to a windmill and as it dissipated, stood Zoe and Paris as they widened their eyes and gasped in amazement at the beauty of the surrounding landscape, "Wow, look at all those pretty flowers….." Zoe breathed in awe before taking in a deep breath of air, the scents making her feel light and fuzzy inside, "Oh it smells so heavenly here…." she said so calm and full of serenity before taking in another breath, "And the air is so fresh isn't it?" As she said that she notice Paris hopping down to the flower field and she began to munch on some of the colourful red flowers, gulping them down she barked and wagged her tail in enjoyment as Zoe walked up to her with a smile.

"Haha, I guess flowers are like candy to herbivores huh?" she giggled petting her partner on the head before hearing a low growl on the other side of the windmills! "Hmm? Could that be the dinosaur?" she asked herself as she headed around with Paris following cautiously in case it could be a predator. As they looked around the corner, Zoe gasped as she caught sight of the dinosaur they were looking for, which was grazing away at another section of the flower field, leaving behind bare grass patches where it went as it focused entirely on food, "That's a brachylophosaurus…." Zoe noted, "Oh just look at it all peaceful and calm…." she said feeling happy to see it happy, though the people who lived in the area probably wouldn't like it if they found their flower patches completely eaten up she realised. "Well since it isn't causing any trouble, I guess maybe I could try to approach it nicely….like Cera said…." she said to Paris who hummed in response.

Slowly, the 2 of them began to tiptoe carefully through the tulips, making sure to put their feet carefully so they wouldn't step on any twigs an startle the herbivore. They also made sure to go in the direction against the wind and behind the dinosaur so it wouldn't smell them and get alerted to their presence either. Soon they got quite close to it but before Zoe could say a word out, it suddenly perked its head up and began sniffing the air and looking around on alert, which took Zoe a bit by surprise, "Uh oh, did it smell us?" she cringed holding herself back and freezing still, holding her arm out to Paris to stop her from moving too. "Or is there something else?" It was then she could tell something was up and that it had to have sensed something amidst but none of them could tell what or where it was, till it suddenly revealed itself.

"Congratulations winner!" a familiar skinny man with sunglasses suddenly popped out of the flowers which both surprised the brachylophosaurus and Zoe!

"Huh!?" Rubbing her eyes and taking a closer look she recognised who the man was, "Is that Zander? What's he doing?" she asked herself raising an eyebrow seeing he seemed to be doing all sorts of strange and unusual dance moves in front of the dinosaur who just stared at him in confusion. In any case she knew he was up to no good for sure…..

"You've just won a special prize Mr dinosaur!" He said out loud raising his hands to the sky, "The chance to compete in our one of a kind lucky game show! And as the special guest we insist you take part!" he grinned deviously as he snapped his fingers, causing several alpha droids to pop up surrounding the brachylophosaurus on all sides so it couldn't escape! The feeling of being cornered and their surprise appearance made the dinosaur rear up on it legs and bellow out in a panic.

"Ah!" Zoe gasped in alarm herself as Zander proceeded to begun his flashy dinosaur capture gameshow.

"Now let the games begin!" he announced as he raised his arm to one side where an Alpha droid was walking in while carrying a large dice, "First off, we'll begin with a special dice roll!" As the droid stumbled forward it ended up tripping over a stone in the tulips, releasing the dice as it tumbled down to the ground, "Now what shall it be!?" The dice then stopped on a number 4, "It's a 4! Now you win 4 special presents!" Zander cheered clapping his hands as the die opened up releasing 4 bombs similar to Rod's tie bombs which then floated over to the brachylophosaurus! Exploding on contact it roared in pain before falling down! "Ahahaha! Now wasn't that a surprise!?" Zander then laughed snobbishly before snapping his fingers, "How about another!? Let's give it up for our special guest!" He announced as the brachylophosaurus struggled to get up and the alpha droid which tripped then grabbed the large die again and prepared to roll it once again!

Zoe meanwhile stood on the sidelines and clenched her fist in anger, "That creep! How dare he do that to a dinosaur?!" she growled in disgust as Paris narrowed her eyes and grunted, "Come on Paris, let's go stop him!" she said as Paris barked in acknowledgement and they charged out into the battlefield! "Hey you creep!" She yelled angrily out to the Alpha gang thug.

"Hmm?" he turned to see Zoe and Paris charging straight at him!

"Leave that dinosaur alone and shut down this tacky show of yours right now or I'll do it for you!" Zoe screamed as she returned Paris to a card and slashed her! "Dino slash! Spring up Parasaurolophus!" She chanted as Paris appeared in full sized form and bellowed out loudly!

Zander however remained undeterred, but instead began snickering instead as a large grin spread across his face, "Well well, what do we have here!? A special lucky contestant has just arrived on our spectacular dino game!" he announced rubbing his hands together eagerly, "In fact, I have a special surprise just for you!" He said as he held out another remote which he took from his coat.

Zoe gritted her teeth in response, "Forget it! I'm not playing any of these silly games!" she yelled defiantly.

"Oh but I must insist!" said Zander as he pressed the button, causing a massive spinning dartboard to drop from the sky after being carried in by a pink alpha jet!

As it landed it shook the ground and nearly knocked Zoe and paris off balance! "Whoa!" She gasped before stabilising herself. She then eyed the huge mechanism with unease knowing there was something wrong with it for sure, "Huh? What's this?" she asked uneasily.

"Why don't you see for yourself?" Zander then snickered deviously, "In fact, we're just about to begin! Spin the penalty wheel!" He announced as one droid spun the wheel and another carried in a large dart, "And now, for the main event!" he declared as the droid threw the dart onto the board and it began to slow down. "What's it going to be!?" Zander then said sounding as ominous and mysterious as he could, while Zoe and Paris observed carefully not wanting to rush in and do anything rash till they knew what they were up against.

As the dart slowed down it showed it stopped on what looked like a white dish, then the alpha jet flew down from the sky once again dropping a large metal dish on Paris' head much to Zoe's alarm! "Ah! Paris!" she cried as Paris began wobbling in a slight daze after suffering a huge sudden blow to her head!

"Oh my, who would've seen that coming!?" Zander announced sounding shocked and surprised before sporting a large grin seeing it was going as he planned, "Let's see if our contestant can get something different this time!" He said once more before flashing over to the brachylophosaurus which was still roaring and thrashing about, only kept in place by the alpha droids, "As well as our special dino guest too!" The alpha droid then threw a die while another through a second dart on the spinning board, The die soon slowed down and stopped on the biggest number of all, "It looks like we've rolled a 6!" Zander gasped in amazement before turning over to the the board which began to slow down and eventually hit the big exclamation mark, "And the board's about to stop on our special mystery prize!" Zander cheered with excitement and anticipation over what wonders and surprises were in store.

Zoe however, had just had all she could stand and take, as she flared up with rage and impatience before exploding! "That's it! I don't know what corny ploy this is all about but I'm stopping it now!" she yelled slashing a grass move card, "Egg attack!" Paris roared loudly as 3 oviraptors jumped out of the brush and took aim, with Paris sounding the attack signal they fired a barrage of egg bullets from their mouths at the dice and alpha droids causing them to explode instead!

BOOM!

"Gah!" Zander gasped clenching his face in terror seeing his Alpha gameshow was about to get cancelled!

Zoe however was only getting started and intended to make sure that his scheme ended off with a big bang! "Now metal wing!" She declared as the 3 pteranodons took to the air before swooping down slicing the high dart board into pieces before swooping down as a single dive-bomb and bowling through the remaining alpha droids and finally into Zander himself!

"WAAAAAAHH!" He screamed trying to run away, but soon he was knocked away hard by the combine sped and strength of the pterosaurs before falling down and face planting hard on the ground with the droids scattering around him, twitching as if they were dead creatures with muscle spasms. "And that's all folks….see you next time on our alpha game show…" he muttered with his face still in the dirt as he held up a weak thumbs up before falling back down in defeat.

"What a weirdo….." Zoe muttered uncomfortably before hearing a loud angry bellow. "Huh?" Looking around she widened her eyes to see the brachylophosaurus began thrashing about, roaring in anger as it stomped on the remains of the alpha droids which were taunting it before rushing over to ram into the windmills while ripping up the flower beds in the process! Zoe stepped back nervously at the sight of the dinosaur's rampage, "Oh no now's he's gone and made that brachylophosaurus mad!" she cried backing away near to Paris as the angry dinosaur saw them ad began to charge at them and the sky turned colourful!

Zoe then gritted her teeth in frustration seeing she had to fight now, "Sorry Paris, but it looks like we'll have to fight now…." she said reluctantly as the Paris stood her ground and faced off against their smaller foe and growled at it, causing it to back away cautiously upon sight of a larger foe! It suddenly glowed and leaping out of the flowers were a trio of small but strong stegoceras! They all barked out at Paris who then raised up on her hind legs and bellowed out at them!

"Whoa stegoceras!" Zoe gasped unexpectedly at the fact a wild dinosaur was calling on allies to aid it in battle! Rushing forward, 2 of the pachycephalosaurs first attacked Paris' legs forcing her to rear up and roar in pain! After that they unleashed a barrage of headbutts into her legs and underside before the last one rammed her dead in center and sending her back and then slumping to the ground in pain! "Oh no Paris!" she cried out in horror as brachylophosaurus and its gang of stegoceras closed in on her, ganging her up on all sides! Zoe then gritted her teeth angrily deciding the gloves were off now, "You want to play that way!? Fine! Let's play!" She growled before whistling out and the 3 pteranodons returned and flew overhead, circling the stegoceras trio, "Go get em boys!" she cried as the pterosaurs swooped down together as a single dive bomb!

The stegoceras leapt up together in a single entity preparing to meet the pteranodons in a head on collision! Unfortunately as they collided the pteranodons won out as they were all blown back and knocked out before returning to a move card. Reacting quickly Zoe ran up and grabbed it before letting out a sigh of relief, "Phew that was close….but that takes care of these guys." she said smiling before eying the remaining dinosaur, "Now for brachylophosaurus." As she said that the purple herbivore backed away nervously before turning to run! Unwilling to let it get away, the 3 oviraptor leapt out of the flower beds ahead of it, catching it off guard as it stopped in tis tracks and roared out at them while they hissed and snarled keeping it still as Paris got back up!

"Sorry about this but there's no other choice now…." said Zoe with a hint of regret as she held a grass move card and then slashed it, "Emerald garden!" Paris then glowed green with energy before firing an energy ball of grass energy which then caused a garden to sprout around Brachylophosaurus' feet! The plants began to sap away at its energy before it eventually lost the ability to stand, collapsing down and losing consciousness before returning to a dinosaur card and the skies returned to normal! After that the pteranodon and oviraptors returned to Zoe's hand and she and Paris walked over to the brachylophosaurus as she leaned down to pick it up, "Don't worry, you'll feel much better now that you're with us." she said to it nicely before putting it into her pocket. Looking to her side she saw Paris bellow out a victory cry as she leaned down for Zoe to stroke her head, "You did good Paris, good job." said Zoe praising her before turning to eye the field of tulips now blowing in the wind nicely. "Maybe we should stay here and enjoy the view a little," she giggled mischievously, "It's not like Max and Rex will find out right?" she added thinking she could take advantage of the moment too for once.

Little did they know was that Cera was actually watching her the whole time from behind a windmill with a glad expression seeing she emerged successful in her side of things, "Looks like Zoe's got everything sorted out here." she said with relief as Spiny poked his head around the corner and Miku appeared on her shoulder. After that she began to type on her dinoshot some new coordinates, "Time to see what's up at Easter Island." she said as she vanished in a beam of light.

(At Easter Island)

As Rex and Ace appeared on the outskirts of the Island they looked around to see nothing was in sight for miles except for some scattered Easter Island heads around the area, meaning they had to go searching for it on foot much to their annoyance, "Alright, now where to find that dinosaur…." Rex muttered seeing there was no getting around it as he and Ace headed off to the hills thinking it would make a good vantage point for them to get a view of the place. After a while of walking through the large hilly landscape he soon took notice of something coming in from the sky. "Hmmm? What's that?" he muttered looking up to see a strange object approaching in from the sky, he squinted his eyes as the sun was still shining bright and he couldn't see properly. It wasn't till the clouds began to cover the son and lessen the glare that he soon realised it was a missile heading for them!

He widened his eyes in alarm before grabbing Ace and running away! "Whoa! Run!" he cried out loud as he jumped out of the way in time and the missile struck dead center at the spot he was at! As Rex landed on the ground with a loud thud, the missile suddenly exploded sending him and his partner flying away a coupe of feet!

BOOM!

"WAAAH!" he cried out loud before landing and skidding across the ground only to stop at an Easter Island statue head! "ARGH!" he grunted smacking his back hard against it but using his body as a shock absorber to shield Ace inside his arms. Opening his eyes painfully while gritting his teeth he saw Ace was shivering inside his arms frightened as he looked up to him slowly, "Grrgh….you alright there Ace?" Rex asked groggily as the pain was coursing its way through his back. Ace blinked at him before clicking his face and putting a smile on his partner's face to see he was alright, "Thank goodness…" he breathed a sigh of relief as he forced himself back up onto his feet, before gazing at the massive crater the missile left behind, "Wonder what that was all about…." he muttered in thought knowing it was intended for them and they were lucky to get out in time.

"Darn it! I missed!" a male voice yelled angrily which caught their attention.

"Huh?" Looking around them, they saw Ed stomp out from behind an Easter Island Head further away from them in anger, fuming red and gritting his teeth in frustration, "Why'd you have to move so fast!? You would've been dust in a crater if you hadn't gotten out in time!" he yelled shaking his fist at Rex while in his other hand he held a yellow console with a big red button and black skull on it.

"You!" Rex yelled angrily at the Alpha gang member, "So you were trying to blow us up!? That's just low!" he yelled.

Ed then smirked in response at his enemy's frustration, "Heh, well if you think that's low just you wait till you see what else I've got in store!" he said before whistling and a several droids surrounded them on all sides after popping out from behind Easter island heads scattered around the area!

Seeing they had no way of escaping Rex knew there was only one way out, "Grr….Guess we've got to fight our way out Ace…." Rex grunted in frustration as he returned Ace to a card and slashed him, "Dino slash! Carnotaurus! Blow them away!" Ace appeared and roared out angrily as he charged out at the Alpha droids in front of him! He charged forward but one of them then came in carrying a large banana peel with an Alpha logo on it before throwing it out at Ace! The carnotaurus then slipped over it rather comedically before landing hard on his head and falling to the ground! "Ace!" Rex gasped in alarm as his partner struggled to kick himself back up due to the pain in his head!

"Hahah! Now he's a siting duck!" Ed laughed as he took out his remote control console, "Here goes, there's no way I'll miss now!" he smirked as he pressed the big red button on his remote once more!

At the missile site further off, which was a large missile silo in the shape of the Alpha Logo in the ground. It was about to open, but the gigantspinosaurus, which happened to be passing by was startled by the roar and rumbling it made as it raised up its tail and smashed down on the hatch before walking off uncaringly! It caused the opening to be jammed shut and unable to leave its' pod the missile then faced immense pressure at being contained by the seal and being force upwards by the button command!

A little while had passed and yet the missile still hadn't arrived yet much to Ed's surprise, "Huh?" Looking up at the sky he saw no sign of any incoming missiles. Thinking it may have been a malfunction in the missile command, he pressed the big red button once more, yet still nothing. Getting impatient he then slammed his fist on it a few times, "Why isn't it working?" he muttered, unaware that back at the launch site the pressure was building up immensely inside the missile holder. Ed meanwhile had lost all his patience and was gnashing his teeth angrily as he even resorted to jumping on the remote control! "Come on! Come on! Work already you piece of-"

BOOM!

An explosion suddenly wen toff in the distance catching Ed's attention as he looked up, "Huh!?" He gasped in alarm to see a plume of smoke erupting further off at a hill and he turned pale realising his weapon was now out of commission! "Ah! No! Not now!" he cried out loud as he began biting his fingernails while the Alpha droids all gathered around him.

As soon as Ace recuperated and got back up on his feet, Rex narrowed his eyes getting serious and having had it with the Alpha gang's antics for 1 day, "I don't know what your game is," he said angrily before pulling out a move card from his dinoholder, "But it ends now! Mayfly!" he yelled loudly as he slashed the card with all his might! Stomping his foot on the ground, Ace roared out loudly as energy surged through him before rushing forward in a blur, smashing through the wall of droids and then surrounding Ed and the droids as they looked around in a panic seeing their imminent doom!

Ed's heart began to race non stop as he waved his hands out frantically, "Gah! Wait! Can't we talk about this!?" he pleaded but they fell on deaf ears as Ace rushed in and bashed through them all like bowling pins and then sending them all flying into the sky! "NOOOOO!" He wailed as he shot into the air and then disappearing from sight behind the clouds.

As their enemies vanished in the sky's deep blue horizon Rex could only look up at the sky and stare at it with disapproval, "I swear, those guys just get weirder and weirder each day…." he muttered as Ace walked up to him. "Now to go find that dinosaur…." he said pulling himself onto his partner's back, with the distraction now out of the way they could finally focus on their real mission and that was finding that dinosaur, as Ace roared loudly and ran up to the top of the hill, to find a large plain of many Easter Island Statue Heads scattered throughout it.

Getting off Ace's back, Rex took a look around the area to see if he could find any clues they could use to track the dinosaur they were after, something he recalled Cera do back in the Sanjo City woods in Halloween. He soon took notice of an Easter Island Statue being knocked down into rubble nearby followed with some tracks leading away form it, as he knelt down for a better look, "Looks like we're in the right place Ace." he said to his partner as the carnotaurus went close to sniff it, "Should we go looking for it or wait for it to come back?" he then asked pioneering over it. Looking up Rex could deduce that this was recent and the dinosaur couldn't have gone far. His answer was soon proven as it wasn't long before a loud bellow was heard in the distance, which caught their attention.

Roar!

"Huh? Could that be it?" Rex stood up and appearing over the horizon was a large green stegosaur with a pair of large spines sticking out on its side as it waved out its tail flashing its spines aggressively, warning Rex and Ace to get out of its' territory immediately while Ace roared back in defiance. "A gigantspinosaurus! Wow!" Rex breathed in amazement at the dinosaur's impressive arsenal of spines around its' body. He didn't have much time to ravel in it as it suddenly glowed purple, causing 4 large crystal spikes to rise out from the ground around it, before taking aim and charging forward carrying them like lances in a joust and the sky turned colourful! Reacting quickly, Ace roared fiercely before rushing forward, "Alright Ace! Fight back with cyclone!" Rex yelled slashing the card. Wind surrounded Ace as he lunged forward, but unfortunately he was overpowered and the crystal spikes rammed him back through an Easter Island head as he tumbled down heavily damaged!

"Oh no!" Rex gasped in alarm before gritting his teeth in frustration back at the gigantspinosaurus which bellowed a victory cry, "Grrgh, looks like the direct approach would be suicidal….." he grunted. Suddenly the large herbivore roared before generating more crystals from the ground and then rushing forward towards Ace who barely managed to stand straight after the last attack! "Get out of the way Ace!" Rex warned as the carnotaurus opened his eyes in time to see the incoming attack! Leaping out of the way in time, the gigantspinosaurus rushed and smashed through another Easter Island head in its way before skidding around to face Ace once more who roared at it!

Seeing the situation they were in, Rex held back and narrowed his eyes trying to assess the situation calmly, "Hmm, let's see….like Cera said we'll have to fight strategically…." he thought as he decided to check the dinosaur for any weaknesses he could exploit. Noting the huge tail it swung out at Ace who jumped back in time, "Can't attack it from the front or back…." he thought seeing how it could shift sides quickly, also its crystal crusher move would no doubt eliminate any chance of attacking the head. Running around to the side, Ace lunged in hoping to bite his enemy's flank, only for the the stegosaur to lunge at him with its side spines and knocking him back a bit!

"The sides are shielded too…." Rex noted also seeing crystal crusher also kept it protected as well. Looking up he narrowed his eyes, "Those plates on its' back would get in the way….that dinosaur's like an impregnable fortress…." he noted seeing its defences were almost greater than any dinosaur they ever faced. He almost thought it would be hopeless to find any weaknesses, till he took a closer look and widened his eyes in realisation, "So the only place left is under!" he gasped before narrowing his eyes, "But how do I…..Wait I got it!" he then realised as Ace heard and looked to him seeing he had a plan no doubt.

Meanwhile the gigantspinosaurus glowed purple once more before roaring and charging forward once more into battle with crystal crusher! "Get ready Ace! Here it comes!" Rex warned slashing the move card, "Dino illusion!" Ace then roared as he glowed white momentarily, before the gigantspinosaurus struck him directly and sent him flying across the field and crashing to the ground! It then stepped toward where he was, and as it reared up on its hind legs ready to slam down and finish Ace off, he then exploded in a clod of dust revealing a tree stump in his place much to its surprise! "Ha ha! You fell for it!" Rex laughed in amusement as the gigantspinosaurus turned around to see Ace charging in close! "Now to finish it! Tornado toss!" Rex yelled slashing the card, causing Ace to run around in a circle, generating a huge tornado which carried the stegosaur into the air before it began to fall back down to the ground out of control!

"Follow it with cyclone!" Slashing the next move, Ace summoned the power of wind once more before using all the strength in his legs he launched himself into the air and struck dead enter in the underbelly of the gigantspinosaurus! It then coughed out in pain before slamming down hard into the ground, returning to its cards and the skies returned to normal while Ace landed back on the ground without much difficulty and roared in victory! "Alright! Way to go Ace! Hahahahah!" Rex cheered jumping up and down praising his partner before running over to collect the cards.

As he began petting Ace on the head praying him for his efforts, neither of them noticed Cera and Miku, along with Tank at her side, were watching them proudly from behind a large Easter Island Head rock, "Rex is doing fine himself too." Cera said feeling at ease knowing that the second of her friends was not only doing just fine but even taking what she said to heart and putting it to practice, "He and Zoe sure have learnt a lot since last time I saw them….." it just showed how much they were keeping her alive in their hearts even despite leaving them and that warmed her own heart. Seeing enough she then turned around and began typing on her dinoshot before light began to envelop her next, "Well, time to see how Max is faring. Though I doubt he'll really need any help." She said with confidence before vanishing.

(At Sanjo City)

Meanwhile back at Sanjo City, Max was rushing out to the bay area in the main city with Chomp as the dinosaur signal appeared to have moved there since departing from the D Lab. He soon came to a stop near a car park area as he rested his arms on his knees gasping for air and sweating somewhat from fatigue. "Huff huff….This should be the place…." he wheezed catching his breath as he looked up and around where they were only to find it really quiet and peaceful, "But still no sign of the dinosaur for miles…" he muttered using his hand to cover above his eyes. Chomp too who was looking around couldn't make out anything from the ordinary as he sniffed the air and didn't detect anything strange.

For a while nothing happened, till the sounds of footsteps slamming the ground and screams soon came up!

"AAAAAHHH!"

"Huh!?" Turning around both Max and Chomp were surprised to see a crowd of people running away towards them from there the overlook was! "Whoa! Let's get out of the way!" he cried as he and Chomp dived behind a nearby car and out of the way from the thundering crowd and barely escaping getting trampled!

"Run away!"

"It's a dinosaur!"

"It's going to eat us!" They cried out in terror as they passed by leaving a cloud of dust behind them.

"Man they sure are in a hurry…." Max muttered as he and Chomp popped their heads out from behind the post to see the crowd pass by them. Looking out in the direction where they came from, Max narrowed his eyes firmly, "Guess that means it's close by." he thought as he looked down to his partner, "Come on Chomp, let's go!" he said waving his hand as he pulled himself out of the bush and ran ahead, with Chomp barking back and hopping after him. As they ran, Max narrowed his eyes, "From the way everyone's running off in a panic, looks like we might be dealing with a meat eater…." he thought cautiously as he soon reached the area where the water met the railings overlooking the bay and the rest of the city's reflection glistening in the water's surface under the deep blue sky.

As he came out to that spot he soon felt the ground itself beginning to vibrate as some was approaching! Turning around he saw a large dust cloud building up in the distance signalling the approach of a large creature, no doubt the dinosaur, as he and Chomp got into a battle stance preparing themselves for battle! "Well whatever's coming our way, we're ready for it!" he thought firmly narrowing his eyes as Chomp tensed up and growled. As the dust cloud approached Max arrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth preparing his opponent to show themselves to him, as his finger reached out for the button on the dinoholder to send Chomp into battle mode!

What he didn't expect was that the dust cloud soon dissipated, and inside it was the silhouette of a much smaller creature than he first anticipated! "Huh?" As it cleared up it soon revealed a rather small dinosaur, not much bigger than a cow, walking slowly and panting heavily before falling down on its belly exhausted! Max blinked his eyes surprised at what he was seeing, "A zuniceratops….It's….smaller than what I thought…" he said to himself as he began to approach it carefully, "I guess to people any dinosaur would scare them off…." He then eyed it with sympathy seeing it was very tired and no doubt scared itself too as it began to curl up and hide its face away, "This guy looks like he's been given a big fright too….." he noted observing its behaviour and see it reminded him of one time with an anchiceratops in Paris.

"Poor guy….maybe I should-" As he tried to reach out and pet it on the head, it suddenly opened its eyes and growled at him fiercely! "AH!" It got back on on its 4 legs and lunged at Max suddenly much to his alarm! "WHOA!" He cried as Chomp quickly jumped and knocked him out of the way as zuniceratops skidded away and slid to the railings till it was near the bay! Feeling itself backed into a corner it then stomped its foot and growled as Max struggled to get back on his feet, with Chomp barking at him urging hit hurry! "Urgh…thanks Chomp…." he said petting his partner on the head before turning around to face the now agitated ceratopsian! "Great…now what do we do now?" he wondered. He could see it was cornered but that no doubt would make it far more prone to fight for sure, his point proven as it suddenly glowed bright yellow and the sky began surging with yellow lightning ready to go off at any moment!

Max widened his eyes and took a step back in fear, "Oh man that looks like a super move!" he gulped seeing it could strike down at any moment, in fact by the time he returned Chomp to a card he'd be brunt to a crisp, or maybe even before that! He gritted his teeth and sweated, paralysed by fear knowing his own life could be ended at this very moment if he made 1 wrong mistake! He panicked at first as his heart began to race out of control, but not before his eyes widened in realisation at Chomp's incredible talent, at bonding with others of his kind….

Slowly he looked down to his partner who was also shaking in terror, but they were out of options, so Max gulped down hard and mustered all his courage to whisper over to Chomp, believing a loud sudden shout would startle the zuniceratops and force it to fire at them. "Chomp…" he whispered as the yellow trike shakily looked up to him and croaked, "This might sound crazy but, you think maybe you can go up to him and tell him we mean him no harm at all?" he asked as Chomp barked back in shock. Max cringed painfully but continued, "I know you're good with your cousins, and if anyone can calm down a frightened ceratopsian, it's you!" he said with a confident smile as a sweat drop of anxiety dripped from his cheek seeing the zuniceratops was still on the defensive, so they had to act now or they'd lose their chance, as well as their lives.

"So what do you say? Think you can do it for us?" Max asked once more. Chomp turned over to the zuniceratops and looked at Max's eyes once more seeing they were full of hope and faith in his abilities. He then sported a more courageous look as he slowly but cautiously walked up to zuniceratops who looked down on him and let out a low growl as a warning. Chomp swallowed hard before barking out to it trying to reason with his cousin as best he could, and after a while the zuniceratops seemed to calm down as the surge of electricity soon shorted out and after finally calming down and being more at ease the skies soon calmed too, as it walked over to Chomp and nuzzled at him, who barked happily before licking it back.

Max let out a deep sigh of relief as he fell to his knees feeling overwhelmed, "Phew, looks like we're all good now." he gasped putting hand on his chest to still his racing heart before walking over to the zuniceratops and Chomp. It looked to him with suspicion, lowering its horns and scraping the ground ready to thrust out at him as he then stopped and waved his arms out in a panic! "Whoa! Whoa! Easy there! We're cool!" he said nervously before looking down to Chomp, "Tell him we're buddies, that we're all friends here." Chomp barked to the purple herbivore once again and after hearing him out it calmed down and lowered its head though not without some degree of suspicion.

Max soon mustered the courage to walk up within arm's length of the zuniceratops and began petting it nicely on the head before stroking it too, "I know how you feel, you're scared and confused. But don't worry, you're in good hands now, I promise." he said with kindness and compassion in his words as the zuniceratops looked back to Chomp, who barked happily with encouragement as it then moved in closer to Max and nuzzled at him. The brunette smiled seeing they were all good now as he gently stroked it on the face near its eyes and horns next, "I'll take you somewhere safe, I promise." he said happily as he hugged it in too, while the zuniceratops closed its eyes calmly, feeling peaceful in the boy's warm embrace while Chomp looked on, smiling an dragging his tail happy to see they were all friends now.

The moment however didn't last long, when a pillar of water suddenly erupted from the bay nearby! "HUH!?" Max, Chomp and Zuniceratops were taken aback by the sudden development and when something massive shot out of the sea and then landed with a massive thud on the ground before them! It was so huge and heavy it cracked the ground as it landed, shaking the surroundings before standing up! It was a large alpha droid, almost as tall as a full grown dinosaur, in red metal plating with huge bulky arms and legs, along with a pair of vents on its back which erupted steam after tensing up and staring down the trio who were taken aback in shock!

"Wh…What the!? What is that!?" Max gasped feeling overwhelmed and tiny at the sight of the metallic monstrosity!

"Hahahahaha! So sorry to spoil to your happy ending, oh wait no I'm not! Ha ha!" a female voice laughed out from it.

Upon hearing it Max gritted his teeth in annoyance, "Oh great it's the Alpha gang…." he grunted.

"Ha, you're only half right, or should I say a third." Ursula snickered from inside the robot's control cockpit. "Zander and Ed should be doing away with your petty little friends by now," she said before grinning at Max and his 2 dinosaurs eagerly, "As for me, I have you and that dinosaur all to myself hehehe…."

Max gritted his teeth in frustration, "Fat chance of us losing to you!" he yelled in defiance, "And what's with that robot? Is that supposed to scare us?"

"Oh this? Hahaha how thoughtful of you to notice." Ursula chuckled before tapping the control modules lightly, "How'd you like my new toy? It was specially made so that this will be the last time I'll ever see your dirty little mug brat! Now prepare for a rumble you'll never forget!" she yelled as the robot began stomping towards them while holding its arms out!

Max clenched his fist in frustration, unwilling to take that threat lying down, "No way are we losing to an oversized scrap heap like that!" he yelled back before looking over to their friend, "Zuniceratops! Go over there and hide!" he said firmly as the smaller herbivore quickly ran away to hide behind a parked card further off. "Chomp, let's turn that walking pile of nuts and bolts into scrap metal!" Max yelled to his partner who narrowed his eyes and growled with determination, ready to fight as Max returned him to his card and slashed him! "Dino slash! Triceratops! Roar!" Chomp appeared in full sized form and roared fiercely as he began scraping the ground with his foot before preparing to mount a full force ram!

"Go! Electric charge!" Max then yelled as he slashed the move card, casing the thunderbolt to drop down from the sky and super charge Chomp! He roared out surging with power before charging straight into the robot, only for the robot to hold out its massive arms and grab him by the frill, stopping him with little effort and his electrical attack did next to nothing against it! "WHAT!?" Max gasped in horror and alarm as giant droid quickly slammed Chomp down on the ground!

"Hahaha, that didn't even tickle." Ursula laughed snobbishly from inside her mech before grinning sadistically, "Too bad the same can't be said for you!" As Chomp got up, the droid quickly delivered a massive punch to his face, causing him to roar out painfully before it delivered a flurry of rapid blow to his head and then knocking him back across the walkway!

"Chomp!" Max yelled running over to his partner's side, getting down to his level on the ground, "Get up quick!" he cried out as Chomp's eyes grew droopy and weak. But seeing Max there for him spurred him to try again, as he struggled to force himself back onto all fours with a groggy head.

"Haha! You're wasting your breath!" Ursula laughed snobbishly feeling safe and tucked away inside the layers of metal armour, "Not even your strongest moves could ever put a dent in this majestic mech!" she boasted which further served to tick Max and Chomp off!

"Oh yeah! We'll see about that!" he yelled back in defiance before punching out with determination, "Chomp go get her now!" Chomp roared and charged ahead, this time aiming for the robot's leg as he successfully bypassed the punching arm and then ran over the leg, causing Ursula to topple forward and faceplant on the ground!

"WHOA!" she cried banging her head on the console as she toppled down with a big thud! It even caused several cracks to form underneath her! "Argh! You'll pay for that!" she growled rubbing her head where a sore red spot was. She then gnashed her teeth and veins popped up from her forehead as she lost all self control. Pressing a button the robot punched the ground so hard it caused a massive hole to form as it forced itself back up onto its 2 feet! "That's it, the gloves are off now!" Ursula yelled pressing a blue button inside the robot's controls.

The ground began to rumble catching Max by surprise, "Huh? What now?"he turned around and widened his eyes at the sight of an alpha droid being built into a miniaturised tank and with a satellite dish built into it. "Gah! Wh.…What the!?" Max gasped as the dish suddenly began absorbing power before firing negative waves at Chomp causing him to roar and thrash in pain before collapsing to the ground! "Oh no Chomp!" he cried before yelling out in anger at the old lady, "Hey! How dare you!?"

"Hahahah! Bad little children get spankings!" Ursula laughed snobbishly before grinning sadistically, "But since you've been really naughty brats, I'll make an exception and send you into the afterlife!" she yelled as the massive droid charged forward! Chomp too rushed forward after getting back up but as his horns collided with the droid's fist he was sent flying back with ease before tumbling across the ground and lying down nearly beaten!

"NO!" Max cried in alarm as he began running over to Chomp!

"Ahahaha! It's almost over now!" Ursula cackled as Max turned to her and clenched his fist in anger at her.

"Grrr…"

"Aww how cute, did you get your little feelings hurt?" she said to him mockingly, "Good! Because this is only the beginning of what I've got in store for you!" she added popping her knuckles, "When I'm done you'll get more than hurt feelings, you'll be extinct like the dinosaurs!" she said as the giant droid began stomping over to Chomp and Max menacingly while holding its arms out ready to seize them!

"Grrgh…." Max gritted his teeth feeling angry at Ursula doing something so horrible, but more so at being helpless and unable t do anything about! Nevertheless he refused to leave Chomp's side as he stood his ground and hald his arms out defensively, willing to risk his own life if he had to protect his partner, who groaned weakly at him wanting him to get out of the way. Chomp struggled but still couldn't muster the strength to get back to his feet, and Max was unwilling to leave his side even with his own safety at risk!

From the sidelines, zuniceratops observed and was deeply moved by their actions not only in protecting him but also each other from this evil intruder. Unwilling to sit back any longer and feeling a protective instinct calling out from within it, it bellowed out loudly before rushing out from its hiding spot bravely as everyone turned to see it! "Zuniceratops!" Max gasped as the little herbivore put itself between the now injured Chomp and old lady as she approached him!

"Oh? Now what's this? We have a hero here!" she smirked in amusement before grinning mockingly at it, "Think you've got what it takes? Hahahah! Give it you best shot!" she laughed as the zuniceratops glowed yellow, raising itself on its hind legs the skies crackled with yellow lightning before dropping a huge thunderbolt from the sky which struck the robot directly causing yellow electricity to surge around it!

"Alright! Direct hit! In your face!" Max cheered with a grin before widening them in shock, "Ah!" To his and zuniceratops' surprise the yellow lightning soon flickered away and the giant droid flexed out its arms unfazed!

"Hahaha! Surprised? Did you really expect a teeny static bolt like that would do anything?" Ursula laughed once more as she patted the control panel in front of her, "This new battle droid of ours is designed to withstand any kind of attack from any dinosaur element there is!" she boasted loudly, "So you can shock us, blow us or spray us for all we care and you won't even put a dent in it!" she announced as Max's jaw hung in disbelief at the sheer power they were facing! Even zuniceratops was beginning to back away fearfully too as the menacing metal robot soon stepped forward towards him and Chomp! "But enough talk! It's time to take care of business!" Throwing a huge punch she smacked zuniceratops and caused it to turn around facing tis tail to her! Grabbing it she then swung it around like dino swing before throwing it at Chomp who had just gotten back up! The force of the throw and zuniceratops' weight smashed right into his face causing both dinosaurs to be thrown back feet away and as they crashed to the ground they both turned back into their cards!

Max widened his eyes in horror at what he saw, "Chomp no!" he cried out as he rushed over to the cards, "I've got you both!" he said scooping them up in his hands, but freezing in place to see Ursula's giant mech stomp before him and the Alpha droid tank to ride up behind him, cornering him in a pincer attack!

"Hand those cards over right now, or you'll be a roadkill pancake!" Ursula threatened as the tank droid prepared itself to roll forward!

"Grr! Why don't you get out of that hunk of junk and fight fair you dirty old lady!" Max yelled.

Ursula cringed and flared red at the insult but quickly breathed in and out before clammy reigning her composure seeing there was no way she could lose now, "Oh I'm hurt, after all our time together you still don't know a thing about me." she said doing a fake pout, "I mean hello!? We're the villains! Since when do we play fair!? Hahahaha!" she then laughed before glaring furiously at him, "And besides, who are you to talk about playing fair!? Your red headed friend even had the nerve to go stealing our dinosaurs! Sure you cause us trouble every day of the week but that crosses the line!" she screamed at the top of her lungs much to the boy's confusion.

"Your dinosaurs!?" He echoed in confusion, "What are you talking about!? Your old age must be getting to you! We didn't steal any dinosaurs from you!" he yelled back, "And how dare you accuse Cera of something like that!? She'd never do something so dirty!" he screamed shaking his fist out, "You're going nuts that's what! Not to mention the dinosaurs don't belong to anyone! Especially not you! If I could still fight I'd give you the beatdown you deserve for badmouthing my friend!" He added taking huge offence for the thoughtless insults the old lady ruled at his friend.

"Tch! So you want to play that way do you?" Ursula spat clicking her tongue before popping her knuckles, "Fine then! I'll beat the truth out of you and those cards out with my own cold steel hands!" Pushing a lever forward and pressing a few more buttons the robot steamed and fumed as it and the tank droid pressed their advantage forward about to crush Max into jelly! "But first, you're about to become roadkill!" She cackled as the tank rushed forward full speed ahead about to flatten Max into a pancake!

"Gah!" He turned around and tired to run, only to trip over a stone and fall forward on the ground! "Urgh…" Turning over he widened his eyes as the tank came within seconds of flattening him completely! "Oh no!" he gasped as his life pretty much flashed before his eyes.

"Hahahaha! Say goodbye! It's been real fun but all good things must come to an end eventually, especially you!" Ursula laughed maniacally with anticipation as she rubbed her hands together grinning eagerly for the day she eliminated the bane of her existence once and for all!

Helpless, Max gritted his teeth in frustration at how weak and helpless he was now, as he slammed his fist into the ground, "This…can't be it…." he hissed before tearing up with regret and closing his eyes, "I'm sorry everyone….." he breathed as he waited patiently for his fate to be decided.

Hidden nearby though, was Cera who narrowed her eyes and glared furiously at the situation that was unfolding before her eyes, "Grr, how dare she do something so disgusting…." she hissed under her breath feeling the Alpha gang had crossed the line using a mechanical contraption to capture dinosaurs so disgracefully, the feeling was shared with Miku who snarled angrily and also Terry. As much as he enjoyed seeing Chomp getting thrashed about it was something he wanted to do himself, also for them to use a robot was most unsporting and without honour in his opinion.

"Also Max….." Looking over to Max, Cera saw how much he was still sticking up for her till the very end had touched her heart deeply and words couldn't explain how much moved she was by seeing the actions of each of her friends too, despite leaving them it only served to make their feelings for her that much stronger. How much they still honoured her and wanted her back, she could see it in each of their eyes and actions. It was then she realised she couldn't sit back in the shadows any longer as her gaze turned serious and she hardened her fist with determination seeing Max needed help more than ever, "I've got to do something." she then said to herself as she closed her eyes in thought, "But….what….against that monstrosity, I don't think I-"

She soon opened her eyes in realisation as she looked down to her side, at the only who may have had a chance at tearing that robot to pieces, "Terry," she said as the little t-rex turned to her upon hearing his name, "I hope you don't mind me asking you for this favour but it's really important…." she said taking a breath and closing her eyes calmly as Terry awaited what she had to say. She then opened them firmly, "I need you to save Max and Chomp." Terry gasped in shock before shaking his head in refusal, "I know you don't like them that much after what they did to you and your friends so many times….." she said to him before looking to the situation with worry, "But, they're my friends," she said before looking back to Terry pleadingly, "Sure you both may be on opposite sides before, but in the end you're all dinosaurs right? So shouldn't it be right for you to stick up for one another instead of fighting each other all the time?" she asked as Terry looked away uneasily, feeling conflicted between his pride and the debt he owed her.

"I'm sure someday you both can make amends and even become friends too, I just know it." she said with compassion as she began stroking his head gently, "But for now I beg you, please? And I can't abandon them….like how I couldn't abandon you or the others too…." she asked once more. Terry looked back to see Max lying helplessly as the tank was almost about to crush him completely. He had to admit while there was no sport in it, he was hesitant to help the one who kept zapping him time and time again. Seeing this, Cera then spoke out to him a suggestion he couldn't refuse, "Look at it this way though, if you let them get crushed like that, then there won't be any rematch between you both right?" Widening his eyes Terry then growled with determination as he looked back at Cera with an affirmed expression showing he was willing to go through with it now.

She and Miku both then smiled feeling glad to have his support, "Heh, you know tyrannosaurus rex means tyrant lizard king….." she smiled as she began rubbing his head and he nuzzled back into her hand, "Sure you may be savage at times, but you're no tyrant. In fact, I think you deserve to be treated like a real king at that." she added before smiling with confidence, "Unlike your old owner, I'll be with you every step of the way in this. We'll fight together." She said to him assuringly as he then growled loudly with determination. "Thank you, I couldn't have asked for anything more." she said gratefully before turning serious, "Now let's go!" she said firmly as Terry growled in acknowledgment before being returned to a card and being slashed! "Dino slash! Flame up Tyrannosaurus!"

"Say goodbye twerp! Ahahahah!" Ursula laughed triumphantly as the tank was within seconds of rolling over Max and ridding her of her most hated of the 3 kids once and for all.

Max closed his eyes and held out his arm screaming loudly unable to bear with it much longer, "AAAAHHH!"

"Fire cannon!" A large fireball suddenly shot out and incinerated the tank! Blowing it up into pieces!

BOOM!

Ursula widened her eyes at what just happened, at first she stared in disbelief and her jaw hung before she shook her head seeing it was no illusion! "Wh…What the!?"

"H…Huh?" Max opened his eyes uneasily and was surprised to see the tank that was about to roll over him was now a molten pile of slag! The ground soon shook and without warning something large charged in and rammed Ursula's mech and sending her back a couple of feet!

"GYAAAAAHHH!" she cried as she was sent flying back and she skidded across the surface of the ground before stopping near the railings over the waterfront! "Grrgh…." she grunted in annoyance rubbing her forehead before getting back up, "Hey! Who did that!?" she yelled out shaking a fist in anger, "I swear when I-Huh!?" She widened her eyes in surprise to see a familiar red tyrannosaurus rex stand before her who then roared out ferociously at her!

Both Max and Rex stared in disbelief at the new arrival, with Ursula first cheering out in sheer and utter joy, "TERRY!" she cried out with her eyes glistening with hope, while Max on the other hand felt rather heavy and in despair to see their biggest enemy had appeared and he was now defenceless himself!

"Uh oh…..things just gone from bad to worse….." he croaked uneasily, though this time, he soon began to feel that something was….different this time, but he couldn't figure it out.

Ursula on the other hand was completely obvious to this as she was indulging in the moment shouting praises of joy for this momentous occasion, "Oh Terry you've finally made it back! You have no idea how worried sick we were without you! Not to mention Dr Z had kept grinding our backs for so long too." She said before crying out tears of joy from her eyes, "But now that you're here we can finally put an end to all those horrible tormenting!" she sang before looking over to Max with a grin, "And you can start by pummelling that brat into the ground and get his cards!" she ordered pointing at the helpless boy!

Terry looked down to him and growled as Max began to back away and sweat nervously, "Urk…." he soon became paralysed by fear when the rex stared at him, locking eyes and holding him in place! But unexpectedly, Terry then turned his attention away from him and instead growled at Ursula instead as he bared his fangs at her! "Huh?"

GRR!

The old lady became uneasy with her dinosaur's sudden change of moon, "T…Terry? Why are you looking this way?" she asked uneasily before turning bubbly, "Oh I get it! You miss me that's why!" she smiled loudly, "Hahahaha! Is that all? Tell you what, we can play catch up later, but right now you-" Before she could finish Terry suddenly charged and butted her in the chest sending her back!

WHAM!

"GAAAAHH!" she cried as she dug in her heels and held still, not before Terry charged in past the huge arms and clamped his huge jaws on her mech's shoulder!

"WHOA! Didn't see that coming!" Max gasped in amazement and disbelief to see Terry protecting him instead of attacking him!

Ursula on the other hand was furious as she regained her composure and gritted her teeth, "Argh! How dare you!? Get off me you ungrateful lizard!" she yelled as she grabbed hold of the tyrannosaurus' head and yanked him off with little effort, leaving one of his teeth embedded in the armour as well as a few small puncture marks too!

"Hmm….looks like biting isn't going to cut it…." Cera narrowed her eyes observing the situation from afar as she had Terry back away cautiously.

As she looked to see the damage done, Ursula then paled, "Ack! You scratched my paint job!" she gasped before crying out sadly, "How could you Terry!? After all we've been through!" she wept bitterly before fuming red with rage! "Grr, I don't know what's gotten into you but you clearly need to be punished for this!" she yelled out loud as her mech bashed fists together and fumed as it powered up! "So bring it on! After I'm done disciplining you, I'll deal with the brat myself!" she yelled as she charged ahead and Terry roared before charging forward himself! Both titans meeting in a standoff as Terry bared his jaws wide and Ursula used her huge arms to hold them back and keep him from biting the head!

Both struggled for a while before Ursula's droid was able to throw him back once more, so he had to dig in his toe claws to stabilise himself before roaring out in anger! Max meanwhile had just gotten back up to his feet and took shelter evident the corner of a nearby building as he observed the fight from afar. "What's Terry doing? Why's he attacking her and not me? Shouldn't he be going after the dinosaur cards first like he usually does?" he asked himself puzzled, "Not that I'm complaining but…it doesn't make much sense…." He then smirked soon after, "But hey, might as well root for him then! Go get her Terry!" He cheered out loud before hurling a few insults at Ursula's way! "Ha! Maybe he's gotten tired of you mistreating him, he decided to side with us instead!"

"Grr! Put a cork in it you juvenile delinquent!" she yelled shaking a fist at him, "As soon as I'm done here I'm coming for you next! A hundredfold!" she threatened as she then turned to see Terry charge again! She threw a fist which bashed him hard and causing him to stumbled back and he shook his head disorientated.

He planned to do so again, but a voice called out to him from inside his mind, "Terry wait!" He then held back his advance at Cera's words, "That thing's armour and power is too great up close, avoid direct attacks for now." she said with caution as he narrowed his eyes and she slashed a card, "Fire cannon!" Terry raised his head up high gathering fire in his mouth before blasting a fireball Ursula's way! She then crossed her arms forward as the fireball connected and exploded causing a huge cloud of black smoke to erupt!

BOOM

Terry stood his ground focusing hard only to gasp when Ursula emerged unscathed! "Hahahaha! Nice try but that puny cinder isn't going to get you anywhere!" she laughed wagging a finger tauntingly at him.

Cera narrowed her eyes seeing that strategy didn't work either, "Even that didn't work….this will be tough…." she grunted.

Max meanwhile gritted his teeth in frustration at how annoying and silent the Alpha gang's battle droid was, "Grrgh…I'd help Terry out but…." looking to his dinoholder he saw Chomp's energy was still in the red, "Chomp's in no condition to fight…." he said as he reluctantly held back and observed first.

"I'm going to teach you who's boss now! Maybe then you'll learn to respect me!" Ursula screamed having lost all patience as she charged forward!

"Get ready Terry, here she comes!" Cera warned as the t-rex held his ground and braced himself for her incoming attack, when she suddenly stopped!

Inside her cockpit the alarms were flashing red much to her annoyance, "Grrgh! Overheating now?" she yelled in annoyance before reaching for a yellow button, "Activate heat dissipation now." The robot then held still for a while as it tensed up erupting steam from its arms, head and back before fully releasing the heat from its body and returning to 100% efficiency!

"Look at that steam….." Cera noted before realising, "Wait, that could be its weakness!" she gasped before narrowing her eyes in thought, "Guess I'll just have to make it even hotter, but first-"

"Alright! Now where were we?" Before Ursula could react through, Terry rushed in and using his tail he swept her off her feet causing her to fall forwards! "WAAAAH!" she cried waving her arms forward before face planting on the ground!

BOOM

"Grrgh! I'll get you for tha-wha!" Without giving her a chance to react, Terry quickly stepped on top of her before stomping down on her hands and then moving on to her back's steam vents as he stomped on them repeatedly till they were crushed in! Eventually he moved on to stepping on her face! Each foot stomp began shaking up her cockpit violently as she held herself together! "GAAAAAHHH!"

Max heard her screaming from inside the robot and he cringed nervously at what he was seeing, "Whoa now that's brutal…" he admitted feeling almost sorry for her, as well as thinking Terry must be taking out a lot of frustration on her for sure.

After enough repeated blows Ursula soon lost all self control as she fumed, her eyes turning red and veins popping up all over her face in primal rage! "GRRRR! That tears it! No more Ms Nice Ursula!" she screamed a the top of her lungs! "Get off me!" grabbing Terry's foot she effortlessly threw him off her and he landed on back with a huge thud! He quickly kicked out and got back up before roaring out in anger at the huge droid which too got back up on its feet as well!

Seeing the damage done Cera saw this as her chance, "Let's try this then! Volcano burst!" she said slashing the card as Terry gathered fire in his mouth and fired out a stream of flames which rushed towards Ursula!

"You really never learn do you!?" she screamed loudly was the flames enveloped her, "Fire as much as you want, you'll get nowhere except the detention center back home when I'm through with you!" she then stepped out of the flames and stomped towards Terry, grinning maliciously ready to take out all her months of frustration by both the D Team, Dr Z and even by Terry on the very dinosaur she was fighting now! Forgetting about the times they were together, he had now made it personal for her and had to pay the price! She prepared to charge up her most powerful punch attack of all, before realising something odd, "Huh?" the temperature of her cockpit was beginning to heat up, till it was squelching hot inside like a steam room or sauna! Sweating like a sunbathing sasquatch she found it increasingly difficult to breathe and her vision began to blur!

"It…feels like an oven in here!" she cried seeing the readings her heating up to dangerous levels and her systems beginning to fuzz out! "It is too hot!" she gasped in alarm before reaching for the controls, "Quick! Dissipate heat now!" pressing the buttons there was no response much to her surprise! Pressing more and more buttons randomly there was still no response as she began to grow increasingly worried! "Gah! The controls are stuck! WAAAH!" The control panel then exploded in front of her due to the heat and alarms went off all around her! That wasn't the worst of it, as she felt sweat in nearly all parts of her body much to her annoyance and horror, "All this heat and sweat is about to get really nasty on my beautiful skin!" she gasped realising what it meant for her complexion, "EEK! Not only will I smell horrible, I might even get zits all over! Help! Get me out of here!" she cried out bashing against the hatch only to find it was steeled shut after Terry smashed on the head! "HELP ME!" she screamed from inside!

Outside the robot was fidgeting and frazzling up, as steam began to blow out from many corners of its body under the pressure and head, even sparking violently before spinning about out of control! Cera narrowed her eyes seeing it as the chance she had hoped, "That's what we're waiting for! Go for it Terry!" she yelled out as Terry roared and charged ahead and she slashed the move card on cue! "Fire bomb!" Gathering fire in his jaws Terry launched himself into the air and did a spin before clamping his huge jaws on the top of the robot, before causing a massive explosion to erupt from where they were and they both were engulfed in a pillar of fire!

BOOM!

"WHOA!" Max cried as he held out his arm and braced himself while Cera did the same too on her side with Miku holding on!

"GYAAAAAAHHHH!" Ursula screamed as she was sent flying out of the dust and then splashing into the bay!

The dust soon cleared as Terry stepped out standing triumphant over the charred remains of the giant alpha droid before roaring out in triumph while Cera and Miku cheered on the sidelines, "Alright! We did it!" she said before deciding it was best that they high tail it out before she would attract any unnecessary attention.

"Terry…saved us?" Max breathed as he stepped slowly out from his hiding spot till he was before the red tyrannosaurus, who looked down at him in the eye. Max didn't know what to think of it, for so long they had been fighting one another and now he was saved by him, it was an all new experience he couldn't describe, "I would't have believed it if I didn't see it with my own eyes…." He didn't know how Terry would've gotten here without being summoned, and if it wasn't the alpha gang who called him out, "Does that mean-" Before he could finish Terry suddenly flashed red before flying off somewhere as a beam of red energy signalling he was returned to a card! "H….Hey wait!" Max cried as he ran towards the direction the card went in! By the time he got there behind another building all he saw was some fading light, resembling a teleport's, and nothing left after that. He then stood there staring in disbelief and unable to comprehend or make out anything from what he witnessed today, "What was….that all about?" He then asked himself.

(Later)

"Phew….that was some day….but glad everything turned out alright in the end." Cera breathed in relief after having just finished cooking dinner, being a bowl of soup and some cooked fish for herself and giving the dinosaurs their daily dose of kibble. "Thank you for the food." She then said gratefully, even Miku and the others joined her politely in giving thanks for their meal before digging in to their hearts' content. It was late evening and Cera and her pack of misfits had just gotten back home after an all around the world trip watching over her friends on their missions to retrieve the 3 dinosaurs that appeared. They had grown stronger no doubt, but the greatest fact of all which moved her was how much they still cared for her deep down and wanted nothing more than for her to be back home where she truly belonged….with them.

The thoughts and realisations to her kept her from eating much of her food, till she simply just poked at it with her fork or just nibbled on whatever little scraps she did pick up, "They all….still care about me even after what I did…." she mouthed out softly, which Miku noticed as she looked up from her bowl of food. She then widened her eyes and jumped back as Cera suddenly scrunched up her hair in her head and she gritted her teeth in frustration, "Oh what have I done?" she said to herself painfully as Terry, Tank and Spiny looked up in surprise as well to see her sudden mood change, "How could I have been so blind and selfish, why didn't I see this before?" she hissed as a few large tears dropped from her eyes at the realisation of her mistake. Her behaviour unsettled the 3 alpha dinosaurs as they kept their distance not having the heart nor the courage to get near her.

Out of sympathy, Miku hopped over to her partner's side and nuzzled up against her gently, making her look into the little raptor's eyes who sparkled with hope and life in them. Chirping to her what seemed to be words of encouragement and hope, it helped put a smile on her face as she stroked the feathered dinosaur's head with her finger, who then cooed in enjoyment. Terry and the others smiled more at ease to see her in a much lighter mood herself now as they went back to eating as usual. Cera meanwhile stood up firmly as she wiped away the tears from her eyes before smiling back at her partner, "Thanks Miku….." she said gratefully as she closed her eyes before opening them firmly again, "I think I know what I must do now." she said with full assurance of herself which caught the other dinosaurs' attention. "Tomorrow first thing in the morning, I'll go home and I'll apologise to them all for what I've done, I thought I made them suffer by being around them, but it seems it was a grave error in my part….I now see clearly what I must do to make things right." she said as Miku chirped and jumped up and down in joy.

She then looked down to Terry and the others before smiling at them, "You're all welcome to come too, I'm sure you'll all get along with the family." she offered. In response the 3 dinosaurs smiled happy for her and appreciative of her offer, but then looked to one another feeling conflicted over this choice Cera intended to make and what it meant for them. Noticing this Cera then stood back to give them their space, "I'll give you time to think it over, I don't want to force things on you if you really don't want to." she added at the end as she headed to the bathroom to brush her teeth. Her words made them feel a bit more at ease realising they still had a choice in the matter, and that whatever they picked she would be fine with it. In their minds they were thinking perhaps it may not be such a bad idea, at least for a while. They were about to run over to her and give her their answer when suddenly-

KNOCK KNOCK

"Huh?" Cera looked out from the room with an odd look on her face, seeing that the dinosaurs were all looking in the direction of the door with curiosity. "That's strange, how can there be anyone living up here outside in the middle of nowhere?" she asked feeling suspicious and sensing something amidst that she couldn't tell. She then waked out from the bathroom to the living room, halfway to the door, "Could it be Max and the others?" she then shook her head, realising that if it was them, she'd hear them crying out for her before they knocked.

KNOCK KNOCK

A second set of knocks made her narrow her eyes knowing she couldn't just leave whoever was at the door hanging forever, "I'd better check…." she decided as she walked up tot he door, but before she could grab the handle, she noticed Terry, Tank, Spiny and Miku already walking up to her as she stopped then with a hand, "Hide you guys, I don't want whoever's out there to see you." she whispered with a firm expression. Though reluctant, the 4 dinosaurs realised there could be someone dangerous behind the door so they quickly ran back to hide behind the bathroom door, under the bed or in the bottom cupboards only peeping out slowly so they wouldn't be seen.

Carefully lifting the peephole at the door, she widened her eyes and backed away, covering her mouth and hiding a loud gasp upon seeing 2 large Super Alpha droids right on her doorstep! As if they were waiting for her to answer so they could grab her the second she opened the door! "How did they find me?" she asked herself as her heart began to race uncontrollably. She didn't have much time to ponder to over it, when suddenly both droids punched down the door with sheer strength before rushing at her!

"AAAAAHH!" she screamed trying to run but they caught up with her quickly before grabbing hold of her and restraining her! "Help!" She scream out 1 word before they covered her mouth and restrained her in their iron grip! The harder she struggled the tighter they held on, as they lifted her up and carried her outside to where Seth's black jet was awaiting, hovering above!

"Excellent work," he said to the droids at their catch, "Bring her in." He then added as a back end of the jet's cargo hold opened up and the 2 droids hopped inside before it shut closed!

The 4 dinosaurs, were alarmed at what just happened before their eyes as they came out of their hiding holes. Miku, narrowed her eyes unwilling to let Seth get away with it, as she turned over to her fiends and squawked firmly asking them for their help in saving her best friend. Looking to one another and recalling all the kind and selfless acts she did for them, the 3 alpha dinosaurs nodded firmly at one another without hesitation before crying out in unison, bringing a smile to Miku's face, as she hopped on Terry's head and they rushed out the open door!

Outside, Seth had just turned his jet around preparing to zoom away back to Zeta Point. Looking on screen and seeing Cera was now out cold in the cargo hold he then smirked sinisterly seeing she was now in his clutches, "Finally, this time you won't escape me, and now all your secrets will be mine." He said as he fired the thrusters ready to ignite! Unbeknownst to him, Terry, Tank and Spiny has quickly jumped up high and clamped onto the jet's wings with their teeth, and Miku clinging onto Terry's head, as they held on for dear life when the jet finally reached ignition and sped off into the night sky! As Zeta Point came into view down below, they each had hardened expressions of determination, even if the alpha gang were their masters, there was no way they would ever let them do what they wanted with Cera who put her life on the line for them, inside their minds they were determined to do everything they could to make sure she stayed safe and they weren't about to let any of them stop them.

And thus concludes chapter 21, and how Terry and Tank both return kindness to Cera, and now it's up to the 4 chibi dinosaurs to save her from the malevolent clutches of Seth! Will she remain a prisoner of his forever or will they succeed in saving her!? Stay tuned! Also, the move used here by the brachylophosaurus was triple headbutt which summons 3 stegoceras and zuniceratops' move was counter blitz.

In case anyone was wondering, after Santa Saurus which was Christmas December 25th, this is how things had progressed:-

Chapter 16-December 26th

Chapter 17-December 27th

Chapter 18-December 28th

Chapter 19-December 29th

Chapter 20-December 30th

Now this chapter 21 and the next will be based on December 31st to January 1st. Stay tuned for the New Years Eve celebration to come!

I wanted to write a chapter where multiple dinosaurs appeared in different locations and have something of a divide and conquer episode, also the D Team all went to places as shown in the Japanese OP and Tank and Macchu Pichu as well. The place when Max fought Ursula is the bay overlooking Sanjo City in the OP as well. Also wanted to showcase the other alpha moves (such as ACT missile, banana surprise and the alpha trooper move card) used by the Trio as they try to fight without dinosaurs only to fail miserably, as usual….

Also firebomb was never used successfully to wanted that to be the finisher move here.

In response to reviews:

Drew Luczynski

-Yeah, hope you enjoyed what happened here too and what they'll do later on for Cera.

pokemonking0924

-Glad you enjoyed this funny moment too, also considering the alpha dinosaurs have lack of a bond with the A Team it's natural she'd have challenges but she no doubt was up to the task. Also enjoyed using that idea with Spiny, and the be more season 1 OP references here too. Also Reese doesn't check the vault too much so she won't notice till later.