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!

39. The 39 thieves

Chapter 39

The 39 thieves

"Jonathan! Do you know where the space pirates went!?" Zoe cried to the android at the wheel as soon as they reentered the ship.

"Err…no…" he replied reluctantly knowing she wouldn't like the answer.

"They took off with my dad 2 minutes ago!" she cried out her frustrations at having come so close to both the cosmos stone and her father but only to end up with nothing.

As Max and Cera need her with sympathy and also feeling bad at their recent failure, Rex then reached for a device in his pocket. Bringing it up he frowned at the result, "We're too late Zoe…" said Rex sadly as he eyed the TPS with nothing on the radar, "No signal…our parents just took off out of this time!" he said much to her distress.

"Oh no!"

"Then let's go after them!" said Max with firmness in his voice.

"Yeah! What are we waiting for!?" Cera nodded agreement with him before looking over to Jonathan, "Jonathan! Fire up the engines!"

Before he could reach for the controls however, "We can't!" Dr Z then yelled stopping him as the others turned to him in surprise.

"Huh!?"

"Why not?" Cera asked demanding an answer and a fast one too, considering the urgency of the situation.

"Not until Ursula and the others get back here…." he then answered which made Cera facepalm in dismay having realised they were forgetting them, and as unbearable as they were they couldn't just leave them here.

"Oh right…..how could we forget about them?" Cera regretted it, because of her oversight they now have to waste time finding idiots who could be in the bellies of beasts by now.

"But where are they?" Max asked rather impatiently, "The sooner we find them the sooner we can leave this place!"

"Last we saw they were being chased by bears!" Rex answered him.

"That was hours ago, they could be anywhere by now!" Zoe cried in exasperation.

Cera couldn't help but facepalm in response, "They just had to throw away their scanners…." she muttered in deep annoyance taking them out from her pockets and then eying them closely, "If we knew this would have happened we would've have had them microchipped….." she huffed seeing the 3 screw ups to be no different than disobedient dogs. Folding her arms and tapping her foot in thought, an idea soon crossed her mind, "But maybe…." as she flashback to when she first began her search for them a while back and recalling the bears that were hunting them, "I might have an idea where to look." she spoke up getting the others' attention.

"Where Cera?" Johnathan asked as she tapped onto her dinoshot, a screen depicting the map of their surroundings before pointing it at a certain cave.

"Here." She answered as Zoe blinked her eyes curiously.

"What makes you so sure?" she asked to which Cera smirked.

"Trust me, they'll be there." she said with assurance which made Johnathan take the wheel.

"If you say so." he responded as he steered the Backlander towards it. Before long as they arrived at their intended destination they saw the 3 clowns rush out of the cave mouth with the bear family tracing after them!

"There they are!" Max pointed out.

"And the 3 bears too!" Zoe gasped.

"Again? Really?" Rex raised an eyebrow in suspicion seeing it to be something out of a cartoon.

"Beam them up now before they become porridge!" Dr Z ordered as Johnathan pressed the button beaming up the Alpha Trio, who slumped down to the ground on their knees panting and gasping desperately for air.

"Phew…..we're saved….."

"I almost thought we were bear chow…."

They muttered before collapsing out cold on the floor.

There was no time to tend to them though, as Zoe and the D Team had more important matters on mind, "Finally we can go now!"

"Hit it Johnathan!" Zoe and Rex told him to which he acknowledged.

"I'm on it." He responded as they sped forth through a time hole and before long they were in the time stream once again.

Cera though was rather curious as to what the entire fiasco was about as she looked to the Trio with mild suspicion as they came to, "Now why were those bears so intent on catching you guys anyways?" she asked, believing it was no doubt their fault given their string of bad luck and misfortunes.

"Don't know…."

"Frankly we don't care….."

"All that matters is that we're safe and sound…." They each gasped uncaringly and in exhaustion, having had enough of wild animals for a while and wanting to take their minds off it too.

As Ed rolled over, Cera noticed something sticking out of his pocket, hearing it made a crunch sound, she pulled it out, "Hmm? What's this?" she mused curiously as Miku blinked at it seeing it had a big fish logo on it, "An opened packet of fish flavoured crackers?"

Looking up, Ed then snapped his fingers in realisation, "Oh yeah….I remember opening that and feeding that to the bear cub when we first found him."

As he said that, the D Team along with Dr Z squinted their eyes at them, "No wonder they kept finding you and wouldn't let you go." No doubt the bears must have wanted them to stay and feed them and their cub, having been unable to resist the smell and taste of the snacks, hence a reason why wild animals should never be fed.

"Next time don't carry food around when you go into the wild, who knows what kinds of beasts you'd attract that want to eat you alive." Johnathan advised to which they heeded.

"Noted…." they groaned in shame vowing to never do it again.

That finally aside, Rex then took out his TPS and narrowed his eyes "Still nothing from the time positioning system…." he said seeing no signal on his radar yet, which was rather concerning.

"We came so close…." Max hissed rather bitterly as a flashback of them losing Dr Drake replayed itself in his mind, "We saw Zoe's dad on the pirate ship but we couldn't stop them!" he growled feeling angry at himself, a feeling that was shared amongst the rest of the D Team seeing this was their closest they came to victory only to have it stolen from them.

Zoe too was hurt but remained determined and unswayed as she spoke up with confidence, "It's alright! Knowing my dad's okay makes me even more determined to find our parents!"

"Yeah! You said it!" Max then smiled with a thumbs up and Rex nodded firmly vowing that they'd triple their efforts from now on.

Cera was feeling most glad at their determination and refusal to give up, after everything they did to come this far if they stopped it'd be for nothing, they were going to see this through to the end regardless of what happens. However, she then began to worry for their parents, after that experience in Japan she hoped they would remain strong as their children did, also what would happen if they were no longer needed by the pirates? Would they be then used as bargaining chips if they did manage to acquire even one cosmos stone? What then?

Fortunately her train of worried thoughts was interrupted as Jonathan called out to the group, "Attention everyone, we're receiving a transmission." he said as they all looked ahead as a screen lit up along with a familiar face.

"Jonathan! Do you read? Respond Jonathan!" Reese called hopeful for a response.

"It's Reese!" Cera gasped as everyone focused on the screen.

"This is D Lab calling for Backlander, do you read? Over." While she could see them on her end she was more concerned about whether they may be able to communicate, fortunately she didn't have to worry about that.

"This is Jonathan. We read you." Jonathan replied as she smiled with relief that the firm connection was made.

"Oh there you are, I was starting to get worried."

"Guess what Reese!" Zoe interrupted feeling it to be urgent, "We almost rescued dad!"

Reese then widened her eyes in surprise, "Ah! You actually saw him!?" she gasped.

"Well…yeah…" Zoe replied uneasily as she began to feel sorry for all the horrible things he went through back in Japan, "Somehow he got mistaken for Shogun Tokugawa…"

"What!? They thought dad was a shogun!?" Reese gasped in surprise at the thought of her father being in armour and leading an army to battle….which seemed pretty impossible given his personality traits.

"Big time…." Cera sighed feeling bad for him before gulping hard at the worse news, "Then when we were about to get him back he got snatched by the pirates again…." Just saying that out loud made her sick to the stomach knowing how hard it would hurt both hem and Reese who sighed in disappointment.

"I see…." she lowered her head and felt her heart sank as much as the D Team felt having some close yet to lose sight of the goal like last time, it was both infuriating and discouraging.

From out of nowhere Rod and Laura soon popped in with bright warm smiles on their faces which helped to lighten the mood a bit, "Hey guys!" Rod greeted them, "How's our grandad doing?"

"Not causing trouble I hope!" asked Laura cheekily which brought about mixed feelings from the rest of the gang,

Dr Z frowned, Cera pondered over whether she should tell them the truth but before she could say something Max interrupted her, "Err not at all! He's been on his best behaviour!" he smiled folding his arms laxly behind his head before eying Dr Z with a grin, "Isn't that right doctor?" he smirked smugly as the old man widened his eyes at him.

"Good!" the siblings said happily together, feeling glad it was all working out so far between them all.

As much as Cera wanted to rat him out on all the trouble he and the A Team caused them so far she didn't want to make the siblings feel bad nor was it the time to say it knowing it'd only complicate matters, so she decided to leave it at that for now.

"Huh?" Reese soon caught sight of a bright rainbow coloured light glowing behind the ship on her screen, it was unlike anything she had ever seen before as she she and the siblings stared mesmerised by its majestic beauty, "Oh wow! What's that behind you guys?" she asked interestedly.

"Huh?" As Zoe looked to the side she widened her eyes in surprise at their new fellow time traveller who flew past them, "The Pterosaur!"

"Pterosaur? Reese asked curiously as they all focused on the pterosaur flying ahead of them.

"We don't know much about it, but it's been guiding us to all these different times and places." Rex explained as the Pterosaur began to speak to them once more, wasting no time in the limited window of opportunity she was given.

"Follow me, you must hurry."

"Pterosaur sorry, but the space pirates got the fourth cosmos stone!" Max apologised.

"We tried really hard to stop them but we couldn't…." Zoe added feeling guilty.

"You must try harder." she responded with a hint of fear in her voice, "Remember, the 7 cosmos stones contain all the energy of the universe. And if they are brought together it will mean the end of time and space as we know it." She said before taking off further into the depths of the time stream, "You are the only ones who can stop this from happening." were her final words before disappearing from sight.

"AH! No pressure!" Max exclaimed horrified at the immense amount of pressure the Pterosaur once again piled on their shoulders, as Cera clicked her tongue in frustration at being reminded at the importance of their mission and how much they've fallen behind the pirates at this point.

"Tch…."

"So the space pirates have 4 stones?" Reese then asked.

"Which means there are only 3 left!" Max gasped, "Do you think just collecting all of the stones could really mean the end of the universe?" he asked Rex

"I don't know…." was all he could say. As far as he knew as long as the cosmos stones existed this threat the Pterosaur warned them will always be present, which meant they'd have to do something more than keep them apart….but how can they prevent something they still knew next to nothing about?

"I'll do some research and see what I can fin-" it was at that point where Reese's end began to fuzz out much to Zoe's worry.

"We're losing her again!" Zoe gasped hopping her sister would hold out a little longer, though her hopes were dashed as the screen soon fizzled out much to their disappointment.

"How worried she must be about us…." Cera thought to herself feeling bad for the Drake sisters, though there was nothing they could do about the time space interference, it was far beyond their control.

Although despite that, Jonathan wasn't about to leave Reese with a blank end as he began typing away as fast as he could, "Before the signal cut off, I managed to send Reese data from all the eras we visited." he said much to the group's relief.

"Good!" Max cheered as Cera smiled and nodded at it.

"Hopefully with it she'll be able to help find some clue to the cosmos stones back in the present day." she thought as the Backlander soon began to accelerate towards a bright light ahead!

"But I think the Pterosaur has just lead us to a whole new era!" Max then cheered excited for whatever brand new adventure awaited them at the end of the tunnel, though little did they know destiny had a big surprise awaiting for them that would soon turn the tide of their battle in ways they wouldn't expect.

The ship soon shot through into a dark but starry night over a vast desert, diving down before quickly pulling up in time though not before getting noticed by a man and his camel who were passing through, which surprised them suddenly before the camel ran away in terror while pulling its owner with him!

"What time and place is this?" Rex then asked as he looked through the windows over the vast sandy area.

"We're in the desert of Ancient Persia in the year 757." Jonathan explained as multiple display screens lit up around them.

"Is it dangerous?" Max asked cautiously, seeing it'd be best to know the land and time itself before they tried hunting for stones so they know what to avoid or watch out for.

"It was a time when the desert was full of traders carrying goods between east and west." Jonathan explained calmly as locations and routes linking them appeared on the map, but his next word soon worried the gang, "But…"

"But what?" Zoe asked anxiously as she and the others came in closer to hear what he had to say, though what he said next would make her regret it.

"Along with the traders the desert was full of bandits and thieves!" he cried as the D Team widened their eyes in alarm!

"WAAH!?"

"Oh great!" Max groaned lowering his head down in defeat, wondering why each place they visited was still shoving all kinds of hard challenges and troubles in their path on top of their difficulties in keeping up with the pirates in stopping them from achieving their goals and saving their own parents.

"Well we've managed to fight off Takeda's forces in a civil war so handling a couple of crooks shouldn't be too much trouble right?" Cera then suggested to the others hoping to look on the bright side, though it didn't seem to instil as much confidence in them as she thought as they looked away uncertainly or appeared slightly insecure.

"Maybe…." Max gulped down hard, "But that doesn't make it any less dangerous."

"Also it's a desert, it's pretty much a swelching wasteland in the day and as cold as the poles at night too." shuddered Zoe as she chattered her teeth and sweated nervously.

"It's like each place we visit is getting harder and harder for us too." Rex added as he folded his arms and narrow his eyes.

"You….make a good point there…." Cera then muttered standing corrected.

As the D Team pondered over the best way to approach this situation they were soon interrupted by Helga as she stepped into the main deck, "Well worrying about what's down there isn't going to do us any good will it?" she said as everyone turned to look to her.

"Hmm?"

"You all just had a very long day today. Perhaps a good night's sleep will help take off some of that stress." she suggested folding her arms before smiling warmly, "But before that, I just finished dinner! In fact I made pizza tonight! Get it while it's hot!" she sang.

"Pizza!?" The entire Alpha Gang squealed with delight and excitement!

"Now that I'm definitely not missing out on!" Dr Z cheered running ahead swinging his hands out like a child.

"I hope there's double pepperoni with BBQ sauce!" Ed drooled following after him.

"Chow time!"

"YAHOO!" Zander and Ursula cheered as they followed after them, laughing joyously that they were going to get a taste of heaven on Earth in the kitchen!

"Ahahahaha!"

"I'd better make sure they don't hog it all to themselves…." Helga muttered rubbing her temple as she followed after them to keep them in check.

"I'll stay here and monitor the situation Master Rex." said Jonathan to the blond boy who looked to him with the others, "Meantime take the night off, you all deserve and need it." He said as he returned to typing away at the computer to scan for any pirate activity or any unusual readings that might relate to a cosmos stone.

"I agree with Jonathan," said Cera as her friends looked to her, "We can search in the morning, no way we'll find anything when it's so dark and cold now." she said looking outside seeing the conditions were far too inhospitable to go searching, especially when they have no leads as of yet. So it'd be best they take the time to conserve their strength and recuperate while they had the chance. With that said and done she headed through the door to the kitchen hoping to get a taste of that pizza Helga mentioned, with a hint of eagerness on her face too.

"Yeah I guess….." Normally the D Team kids would be pumped and psyched for pizza, but after their recent losses and near success at rescuing Dr Drake, they weren't in the mood for it as they simply followed after her only because she asked…..

At the kitchen, on one half of the long dining table sat Dr Z and the alpha gang, who were stuffing their faces with loads and loads of pizza slices, chowing on them ravenously like there was no tomorrow! They couldn't understand how it was this good, even considering it to rival the legendary pizza they chased in Rome.

On the other end the D Team calmly ignored them as they kept to themselves, though apart from Cera the rest of them went about their business rather quietly an without any kind of emotion or even life from them. The only noticeable signs of enjoyment came from the pet corner where the dinosaurs were all gathered eating out of several bowls of kibble, while Miku simply helped herself to a small dish with bugs which Helga found in the trash chute.

"Mmm, this is actually pretty good." Cera thought to herself feeling impressed by Helga's handiwork, the pizza crush had the right balance of chewiness and crunch in it. The cheese was melted down to perfection, being both savoury and stretchy, and the toppings too which ranged from mushrooms, tomato or chicken were all home made and prepared on the spot, making it both delicious and healthy at the same time! No doubt this had to have been from that recipe she acquired from the pizza parlour in Rome a while back and it no doubt was as legendary as the rumours were back then. Now they had something to take back for the future too when this was all over. "How's your pizza guys?" She then asked her friends hoping they enjoyed it, only for her smile to vanish when she saw her friends either staring blankly at their food or merely poking at it with their forks….almost lifelessly. Their eyes may be focused on the food but clearly their minds and hearts were someplace else. "Hey, is something wrong?" She asked feeling concerned, wondering what was going on but she got no reply from them.

"You've barely touched your food. If you don't eat your dinner it will get cold." said Helga as she walked up tot he children and noticed they hardly even nibbled at it. She then frowned when she got no response from them, "Is it not to your liking?" she asked with concern but also with a hint of disappointment that they might not appreciate her good food which she worked so hard to prepare, "Or is it by chance past your bedtime? If so I can prepare a nice room and a warm bath for you all." she then suggested wanting them to feel comfortable but still no response from them.

Seeing how much the kids had on their plates, Ursula snickered cheekily as she tiptoed her fingers over to Rex's plate which was closest to her, "Hey if you're not eating we could-" before she could grab hold of it she was met with a huge smack! "YOW!" She squeaked pulling it away to see it throbbing red! She then gritted her teeth and growled, "Hey! What was-" She quickly shuddered when Helga shot her an even more furious glare as she folded her arms crossly, shutting down any further attempts she or the others harboured in snatching the D Team's food.

Unable to take this a second longer, Max gritted his teeth and stood up shouting out what was on his mind, "How can we eat and sleep at a time like this when there are only 3 cosmos stones left to find and the fate of the universe at stake!?" he yelled seeing it unthinkable that they take things so lightly as if nothing happened.

"Wha!?" The A Team and even Dr Z jumped up in shock at Max's sudden outburst. For a kid he sure had a big voice and knew how to speak his mind as good as or even better than most grownups did!

Helga and Cera too were taken aback at Max snapping, as Zoe and Rex both stood up with him.

"Yeah, we should be out there finding them right now!" Zoe cried.

"Who knows what kind of horrible things they're going through right now!" Rex added feeling worried for the rest of their parents' wellbeing, after one of them escaped the chances are they'd all get punished for it, and they couldn't sit still and let that happen knowing their parents needed their help and every second counted.

Cera's heart sank a little upon hearing their statement, "Guys…." she could understand their worries and concerns….but at the same time…..

"Time's a wasting, we're heading out there to find that cosmos stone!" said Max as he and his friends left their seats and prepared to run for the upper deck, only to be stopped by helga as she zoomed in front of them much to their surprise! "Wha!"

"Absolutely not!" Helga she bellowed authoritatively as she shot them a couple of hard looks and folded her arms on her hips crossly like a tiger mother, "Do you not realise that without proper preparation you could freeze to death out there in the desert at night?" she asked raising an eyebrow at them, "Tell me then how will you find this stone or save the others if you are all encased in ice hmm?"

What she said next stopped the D Team in their tracks and took the words out of their mouth, "W…Well….yeah but-" Max screeched his cheek uneasily, she had a good point but he wasn't about ti give up so easily, in fact none of them intended to let even Helga stop them from going out.

Cera then decided to say her piece seeing she couldn't let this continue, "Guys, I understand you're worried about your parents and the universe too, believe me we all are…..Or maybe most of us…." she added at the end rolling her eyes at the Alpha gang who pouted or huffed at her taking offence.

"Hmph!"

She then folded her arms on her hips with authority as she looked to each member of the D Team one by one, "But tell me first, do you guys even have a plan on how to find this era's stone?" she questioned them as her friends lost whatever words they could say back to her, "And even if you do, how do you guys plan on getting it or fighting off the pirates and any threats down there if you or your dinosaurs aren't in top form?" She then said firmly looking down to Chomp and the other dinosaurs who were eating the kibble in their bowls ravenously like they hadn't had a decent meal for days. "Even with everything that's on the line, it's no excuse to neglect proper rest and nutrition your body needs to function at its best. Both for you and your dinosaurs." She said to them calmly, as worried as she was she didn't want to let her emotions or those of her friends to overlook their own personal health, "Your parents work hard everyday to make sure you all are perfectly fit and healthy to take on each new day and its set of challenges. They'd be heartbroken if you got hurt really bad and threw away all their efforts because of your rash decisions that you'd make now, not to mention they'd blame themselves too…." She then said in a rather saddened tone at the end.

The D Team said nothing back to her, but only looked down with expressions of guilt and shame upon realising how selfish they actually were, their hearts feeling heavy it weighed down on their chests as they sat back down in their seats after hearing Cera's heartfelt speech which moved them deeply, enough to make even the most stoic of hearts waver.

"….."

"You're not the only ones who has their eyes on the prize at the end of the race." she then said empathetically, "I know it's hard to accept, believe me I'm just as worried too…..But if you can't take care of yourselves then what chance do you have of saving the universe let alone the others?"

Looking upon at her they let out deep sighs realising they had been selfish and inconsiderate, not taking into account the others' feelings apart from their own. "You're right Cera…." said Max softly before looking up at Helga, "Sorry…." he apologised on the D Team's behalf to her and Helga as well for not appreciating what she was doing to make them feel comfortable so they'd be at peak performance.

The burly housemaid looked upon them with a stoic extrusion before a smile came upon her face, she then began to clap and applaud for that well thought out speech of hers, "Well said," she praised mature attitude before smiling at her proudly and putting a hand on her shoulder, "You all ought to take a cue from Cera here, she is an excellent role model and you lot can stand to learn a lot from her." she said to the whole group as she looked down on her with approval, making Cera herself blush feeling honoured to be praised.

"Err….Thanks…?" Was all she could respond with as Helga then squinted her eyes at the Alpha gang.

"Some of you more than others that is." she then muttered as the Alpha gang lowered their heads down in shame.

"Ugh…."

"Hey Cera?" said Zoe to her which made the redheaded girl look to her and the boys.

"Hmm?"

She turned to see light smiles facing her, "Thanks for that pep talk, we really needed it." said Zoe admittingly.

"You're absolutely right, every word of it." Rex nodded in agreement, "We shouldn't be selfish and think it's just our problem. It's everyone's too. If we're going to save the universe we'll have to be properly prepared for it."

Max then grinned with excitement as he focused his entire heart and mind on the food in front of him, "And that means it's chow time!" he cheered and before long the entire D Team was in full dinner arty mode as they chowed down on their 5 star cuisine meal!

"Yay!"

As the D Team began to put their heart into dinner, sinking their teeth into the juicy cheesy pizza. As they chewed and let the hot meal pass down their throats, their eyes opened widely and it appeared as though time stopped for them as they indulged in an all new sensation they never once experienced inter whole life!

"Hey this is actually pretty good!"

"My compliments to the chef!"

"I'd give it 5 stars if I were a critic!" They each cheered giving Helga thumbs up and lots of praise as she smiled warmly, before they dove upon the rest of their meal like ravenous hyenas, either savouring each bit done at a time or wolf it down all at once!

"Now that's the D Team I know." Cera smiled as she joined them in what may be their best dinner party ever.

Seeing everyone enjoying their meals made Helga's robot heart feel all warm and fuzzy inside, "Ah seeing everyone smiling and happy again makes the meal all the more sweet." she said clapping her hands together feeling appreciated for her hard efforts and everyone being happy as she hoped for. "Well then, time to prepare the beds." She then said before taking her leave to prepare the guest rooms for the D Team.

As she left Zander and Ed both pouted jealously, "Aww why can't she be nice with us for a change…." they then whined wishing she gave them respect once in a while.

"Yeah….Keep dreaming guys…." Ursula moaned as she face planted on the table and began to whine over a dream that would never come true.

Dr Z on the other hand had paid close attention to every word they said since the start, narrowing his eyes he then took the last forkful of food and chewed calmly before swallowing it down. After mopping his mouth with a napkin, "You 3!" He then shouted suddenly at them which made them jump from their seats catching them off guard!

"AH!" They yelped before saluting him like soldiers reporting for duty, "Yes Dr Z!"

He then stood up from his seat and began to walk off towards the door, "I want you in my room later, I have an important assignment that only you lot can do!" he said looking back at them with a snarky smirk which made their eyes brighten up with hope and joy.

"Count on us Dr Z!"

"Whatever job you have for us bring it on!"

"We won't fail you!" They each said to him as he smirked pleased with their enthusiasm and eagerness to serve.

"Excellent." He replied as he turned to the door to take his leave. Before exiting he then stopped, "Oh and make sure you bring me that new dinosaur card you promised me too. I'll be waiting!" he said at the end rather excitedly as the doors shut behind.

As soon as his presence vanished from the dining room, the trio turned pale and their jaws dropped to the floor having realised they hadn't brought him a dinosaur card at all since they got back! "Ack!"

"Oh no! We've spent so much time running away from those bears we totally forgot about the dinosaur card we were supposed to bring back!" Zander cried grasping his head in terror.

"But we can't show up empty handed! Otherwise Dr Z will think he can't trust us with this really important task of his!" Ursula squealed as she began biting on her finger nails and they began to sweat profusely fearing what kinds of torture he was going to put them through, or even weapons he intended to test on them this time around for blundering!

Fortunately for them, luck decided to show some mercy on them just this once, "Since when does he actually trust you with anything important?" a voice said to them from behind which caught them off guard as they jumped up in a fright!

"ACK!" Turning around they saw Cera tapping her foot and shooting a piercing glare at them which could make even a tiger turn tail and run.

"How much of that did you just hear?" Ursula gulped down hard as if there was a stone in her throat.

"And how long were you standing there?" Zander then asked as he and Ed began sweating mad like sunbathing orangutans.

"Long enough….." she responded shaking her head knowing she would regret this, but decided to do it only because she pitied them, "And honestly I don't know why I'm doing this." She reached into her pocket and pulled out a card before tossing it to them, "Here."

Ursula soon got hold of it in her fingers, "Huh?" She and her friends looked at it to see it had a tupuxuara on it, "Is this a move card?" she asked blinking her eyes curiously as to how she acquired this, and why she'd give it to them out of the blue.

"I got that thanks to the help of Terry, Tank and Spiny." said Cera as she scowled hard at them, "Whom you guys three away so carelessly…again…" she said raising an eyebrow at them which made their stomachs churn and become filled with both guilt and shame.

"Urk…."

Cera then let out a sigh hoping she wouldn't regret this, "Since they were the ones who helped get this card, it should at least cover you up." she said to them before looking away from them in disgust, "Don't expect me to pick up after your slack again, otherwise you'll be slack next time I see you."

"Got it!" They said saluting her on the spot, "We'll never forget this token of gratitude! You're our best friend forever!" They cheered as they jumped up and prepared to do a dog pile of companionship on her!

She quickly sidestepped them as they crashed down on the floor.

WHAM!

"OOF!"

"Thanks but definitely no thanks…." she then said to them turning down their offer of friendship as they face planted on the ground and groaned in pain.

"Urgh….."

After that drama was over she then looked over to the rest of the D Team who were moving onto seconds at the dinner table, "I'm hitting the hay early tonight guys, see you tomorrow." she said as she waved her hand to them.

"Good night Cera!"

"Sleep well."

"Catch you tomorrow!" They said looking up to her and waving back before returning to indulging their appetites and stuffing their faces with delicious cheesy pizza!

"You too." she smiled happily as she exited the hall and the doors shut behind. As soon s they did, her expression turned serious as she vowed to herself inside that she'll do everything she can to protect them and make sure they succeed in their mission for everyone.

Before heading to the bedroom Helga mentioned, she decided to make a small detour to the dinosaur storage room, where she gathered all the cards the collected so far before putting them into the vault with all the others. After that she headed to the artefacts room, and before one of the spare display cases she placed the Sword of the snake on it, a very valuable and special treasure indeed to remember Ancient Japan by. Looking to the exhibit next to it, she smiled brightly to see a shoot had grown out from the soil in the pot she got from Ancient China, "Wow, you're growing pretty fast there..." she thought with a smile as she nuzzled the leaf gently with her finger, "Can't wait till you're all grown up, wonder what your fruit tastes like if Miku enjoyed it so much despite being a carnivore." she said at the end before exiting the room, unaware that the shoot began to grow a little taller...

Finally, for the last stop she went to the pod too to check on how much progress was made so far in fuel decrypting. Looking over it on the computer screens, she then sighed seeing it was only barely half complete from the time they left the ship in Japan till they turned just now, "Not much decrypted…." she sighed seeing they secured their data very well, though that meant what they had in storage was indeed valuable so they had to get it no matter what it took. "But it's better than nothing, let's see what we've got." she then said as she began to look over it all. From what she managed to gather, much of the data originated from a time several thousand years into the future where time travel had become perfected it made the Ancients' work in the Backlander like child's play. While that was interesting it didn't look like it could help them much at this point.

Looking through the last section, she came across a few files containing codes in them which caught her interest as she narrowed her eyes at them, "Access codes to bypass security? That can be useful for infiltration." she mused putting a finger to her chin in thought before looking at it more closer, "It's only half decrypted though. Nothing we can do about it for now." she then said before her eyes began to droop heavily, "Yawn….it's getting late, maybe a warm shower and a good night sleep will do me some good." she yawned to herslef as she turned around and exited through the back door as she headed to her living quarters for the night to turn it in.

(Later)

"We're here as you requested Dr Z!" Ursula saluted as she and the A Team stood firm and straight reporting for duty as Dr Z eyed them while sitting on his bed cross legged.

"Heh, you lot seem confident," he smirked rather smugly as he folded his arms, "I was expecting you to be grovelling on your feet and begging for me not to pulverise you into pudding."

Hearing him say that made the 3 of them shudder and shiver anxiously, already recognising he was only half-joking, "Err…hehehe….Wh…whatever do you mean doctor?" Ed snivelled rubbing his hands together.

"Yeah, we have no reason to believe you'd do something so heartless." said Zander waving his hands.

"Especially since we brought you a new dinosaur card!" Ursula cheered punching her hand up as her henchmen followed suit.

"Oh yeah!" They cheered as the 3 of them struck a team pose they put together with pride and at last minute.

Dr Z widened his eyes and nearly got a heart attack at the new they brought him, "You did!? For real!?" he exclaimed in astonishment before quickly picking himself up and shaking his head clear, "I don't believe it one bit!" he huffed looking away from them without batting an eyelid, his actions only making the A Team snicker in delight seeing they were going to surprise him good.

"Then watch as we make a believer out of you doctor!" Ursula proclaimed as she reached into her pocket, "Ta da!" she sang flashing the card out at him!

"Let me see!" Dr Z cried changing his mind as he quickly snatched out of her hand and eyed it, as the A Team eagerly awaited their hard earned but well deserved reward. What he said next though made them rather unsettled, "Hmm….technically this is a move card not a dinosaur…." he mused narrowing his eyes at it which made them gulp down hard at seeing his dissatisfaction.

"Urk…."

"But it'll do I suppose…" he then said at the end much to their relief as he put the card away, "Well done….I suppose…."

"Phew…." They wheezed in relief as if a huge weight was lifted off their chests.

"We're really grateful for your words of kindness Dr Z." said Ursula sweating nervously while smiling grateful for the miracle they were just given.

"Not that we're asking for a reward but we did go through a lot of hard work to-"

Zander and Ursula quickly covered Ed's mouth to stop him from pushing their luck any further.

"The only reward we desire is making you happy dear doctor." Ursula chuckled nervously.

"And of course whatever new assignment you have for us." Zander added.

Dr Z then clapped his hands in approval much to their surprise, "Well said Ursula. In that case let me give it to you." he said with a smug smirk on his face. As the A Team grinned and giggled with glee for whatever bonus Dr Z was to give them, he quickly lay down flat on the bed and patted it to get their attention, "Rub my back this instant!" he then demanded which ruined their fantasies of being rewarded with new toys and money.

"Huh?" They blinked their eyes in shock before frowning and lowering themselves forward in immense disappointment, "That's it?"

"Rubbing your back? Don't tell us it's acting up on you again?" Zander pointed at him.

"Oh no…." Ed yelped biting his finger nails as he recalled the nightmarish days back when Helga wasn't around to help tend to him when he was bedridden and they were forced too act as his nursemaids at nearly every waking moment making their lives a living nightmare!

Fortunately though it wasn't the case, "No I'm just feeling a bit tense after being cooped up on this ship for so long." he answered gripping his aching shoulder which was as tense as a rock, "Plus, I'm making a breakthrough on the cosmos stones and I can't think with all these knots in my back! So do something about them!" he then cried out in frustration.

"AH!" They widened their eyes in shock at him possibly discovering an edge they can use against the pirates next time they face off.

"Well why didn't you say so?!" Ursula cried before turning to Ed and Zander, "Come on men, let's get right to work! Dr Z is counting on us to relieve him of his aching backside and we're not about to let him down!" she announced pumping up her arm.

"Okay!" They saluted her before jumping on the bed to join Ursula in giving Dr Z the best back massage ever!

(Next morning)

The next morning, after waking up Zoe and Cera got themselves cleaned up and properly prepped with supplies like water and snacks in their bags before heading out to the cockpit, only to see Max covering his mouth over a yawn wirth Rex following behind him, "Yawn…."

"Morning Max and Rex." Zoe waved greeting them as they looked up and smiled seeing the first face of the morning were friends of theirs.

"Hey Cera, Zoe."

"You girls sleep well?" Max and Rex answered back as both girls smiled back.

"Yeah, slept like a rock." said Zoe stretching her arms back and then folding them behind her head.

"Have to thank Helga for making the beds well." said Cera feeling rather dreamily content after having had a good night's rest, and feeling tempted to sleep in had it not been for Miku pecking at her face earlier to waker her up for their mission.

"Mhmm, not to mention the ear plugs too, they really helped keep Max's snoring to a minimum." Rex nodded in agreement which seemed to offend Max having been standing next to him the whole time.

"Hey I don't sound that loud…." Max pouted taking offence before brushing it off and folding his arms on his hips, "Well breakfast isn't going to eat itself." He said as they nodded together and headed to the dining room for their morning meal, "I sure hope Helga made pancakes." said Max feeling eager for whatever delicious meal she'd whip up for them as their first meal of the day.

As with dinner last night, breakfast was made to perfection with a wide choice of dishes made to please both the eye and stomach, a fresh assortment of baked pastries and freshly made dishes were laid out on preparation for D Team, courtesy of Helga and Jonathan, on order to prepare the team for their mission and to ensure they were at full strength now with the stakes being so high. The D Team's eyes brightened with delight before diving down on the breakfast buffet!

"Mmm, now this is great stuff." Max licked his lips with delight before shoving another forkful of waffles down his throat!

"Yeah it's way better than any hotel food or restaurant cuisine I've tried before." said Rex after swallowing a mouthful of french toast before gulping down a fresh glass of fruit juice. As the boys stuffed their faces ravenously Zoe and Cera calmly and politely helped themselves to some fresh fruit and a bowl of apple strudel, not wanting to act like animals like the boys were doing.

"I can actually get used to living here if I can eat good food like this everyday." said Max while his face was still stuffed.

A statement his friends couldn't agree more with, "Yeah me too!"

"This is the life!"

As they said that Cera looked up at them with a raised eyebrow, "Wonder how your parents would think of that…." she thought before mopping her mouth with the napkin having eaten her fill. As the gang were about to leave they were startled as Helga suddenly appeared in front of the door as fast as lightning!

"This is no hotel," she said glaring at them menacingly with folded arms, "Remember to clean up after yourselves or you can forget about lunch." she growled pointing at the mess which they left on the table, making the 3 of them slump down in dismay, having eaten so much they now had to take responsibility for a lot of messes to clean up.

"On second thought…." they moaned as Cera couldn't help but let out a laugh in amusement.

"Hahahah!"

As soon as they finished eating, the team was put to work in picking up the dishes and washing them thoroughly in the sinks, and needless to say despite their combined efforts it was;t something they enjoyed in the slightest.

"Now I know how mom feels…." Max muttered as he scrubbed away at a stubborn stain with a sponge while Rex grunted in annoyance at having to thoroughly clean the utensils they used.

"I promise to never take her for granted again…." Zoe sighed sadly as she struggled to keep the dishes in her hands from tumbling down onto the floor and ending up into an never bigger mess to clean up!

"You never should've from the beginning…." said Cera to them as she began to throw away any food scraps left behind into the trash bin. Sensing it was awfully quiet she soon looked up from the trash can and observed her surroundings, "Say, where's the Alpha gang run off to?" she asked as the rest of the gang looked up too.

"Yeah it's not like them to miss out on an important meal like breakfast." said Rex knowing how gluttonous they were…..till it hit them and they looked to one another worriedly.

"Don't tell me…."

"They left last night." Helga answered them as she supervised, which made the D Team widen their eyes in shock.

"Say what!?" They all exclaimed.

"Dr Z mentioned something about finding a rare stone in the desert." Helga explained, "So they went looking for the cosmos stone before we did?"

"Tch! They must be wanting to hog it all for themselves I bet." Cera clicked her tongue in annoyance seeing they split up once again, if she had to go out and save their butts from trouble like before…..

"They'll have much better luck getting buried in a sandstorm…." muttered Zoe folding her arms behind her head, which further added to Cera's annoyance at the likelihood of them getting sidetracked and having to rescue them were very high.

"Without a doubt…." Max and Rex nodded in agreement.

They then looked to Helga with rather stern looks on their faces, "And you let them go?"

"After you told us not to?" said Zoe and Max raising an eyebrow at them.

"I made it extra clear to them that there would be sheer consequences if they returned home with a single scratch on Dr Z's head." Helga replied calmly as she began to wipe the table clean, "So rest assured they won't be of any trouble this time." She said feeling confident they'll keep their end of the deal….though it didn't seem to make the D Team any better than they already were.

"We'll believe it when we see it…." said Max seeing they may have to get started and make a move earlier than they thought, as he finished wiping the last plate clean from water, "Alright guys, we're done with the dishes, now let's go to the upper deck and check on them!" He said to them holding up a tensed arm.

"Yeah, no way we can let them run loose for more then 5 seconds anywhere." Cera nodded as they rushed out the kitchen and headed for the upper deck. Entering through they saw Jonathan already at the controls typing away.

"Hey Jonathan!" said Rex as he ran up to the android first, "Anyway we can locate Dr Z and the others?"

"Yes actually." he said looking up at the young master before resuming, "After our last few close calls I made sure to embed some tracking devices into their clothes in the event they lose their scanners." He added as he pressed the last button and a connection began to establish on screen, "Patching in….There!" He pointed as a red dot appeared on the map which was quite a ways from their current location much to their surprise.

"Whoa they've sure gone a long way in just 1 night." Rex whistled impressed.

As they were just about to head to their location and pick them up, a beeping sound soon came up on Max's dino bracer as they all looked.

"Guys! A dinosaur signal!" Max gasped as Jonathan brought it up on screen.

"It's nearby our location." said Rex.

Zoe and the others sooner hardened their expressions, "That means it has to be the space pirates." she said clenching her hands into fists.

"Yeah, come on guys, we have to investigate!" Max cried out.

Rex nodded, "I agree, no doubt they must have found a lead to the next cosmos stone."

"What about Dr Z and the alpha gang?" Zoe then asked.

"We'll worry about them later," said Cera without a second thought, "We've got way more important things than chasing after them and cleaning up their messes." she said having had enough of dealing with their shenanigans for 2 time era trips already which had voted them valuable time and effort, "Besides with a dinosaur signal up they'll come to us like a moth to a flame." she then added with a small smile as the gang nodded in agreement at her.

"Good point there." said Rex before looking to Jonathan, "Okay Jonathan, beam us down!" he ordered.

"Right away!" He nodded acknowledging his master's orders before pressing the button, teleporting them to the surface.

(Meanwhile)

Further off in the distance, sheltered behind some large boulders the A Team slept….rather uncomfortably cramped together inside a makeshift tent with Alpha gang logos on it, which they patched up in order to tale shelter from the desert night. Being a small tent they had to squish up rather uncomfortably with each other, Ursula resting her head on top of Ed's belly as a pillow, Zander lying squashed at the side next to them while Dr Z rested on top of them, refusing to let his head touch the desert sand.

"Zzz…."

The loud combined snoring would be enough to keep anyone awake, but nevertheless they fell asleep together due to exhaustion at scrambling for the best sleeping position considering they had only 1 tent to work with. In their state it would be impossible for anyone or anything to wake them up from Dreamland….well almost anything….

BEEP! BEEP!

"WAH!" Dr Z widened his eyes upon hearing the sound of his alpha scanner's dinosaur detector going off! Rubbing his eyes he noticed the scanner beeping red as he took hold of it, "Huh? What the?" looking at it he widened his eyes and brightened up, "AH! A dinosaur!" he gasped before screaming his head off, "Wake up you buffoons! NOW!"

"GAAAAAH!" The trio jumped up in a fright at Dr Z's voice waking them up, causing the entire tent to collapse on them and get them all tangled in a huge bundle of mess and trouble!

(Meanwhile)

Behind a large rocks outcrop, the teleportation beam soon descended from the sky and emerging from it was the D Team. As soon as they did they could hear the sounds of large pounding from behind the rock they were at. Rex then ran out to investigate, but quickly widened his eyes in alarm and stumbled back at what he saw! "AH!" Max caught him before he could fall. Before he could say another word, Rex put a finger to his lips seriously to keep him from saying a word, meaning there was someone here and they ought to be quiet and keep a low profile for the time being. Narrowing their eyes, the D Team peered behind the rock cautiously and hardened their expressions at the space pirate in front of a large sealed rock door, and an afrovenator that was banging its head against it!

"It's that guy Gavro…" Zoe whispered grumpily to see the space pirates had come much to their discomfort.

"Yeah…." Cera grunted angrily still holding a grudge against him and his cohorts for all the trouble they caused them.

"Talk about banging your head against a wall…." Max commented feeling bad for the torture Gavro was putting his dinosaur through, not even Chomp could keep hitting his head that long against a rock wall so who knows how much the afrovenator was suffering now.

A while soon passed, and Gavro began to scratch his head as he came to a painful realisation of his own, "Maybe when the boss said it's a secret door he meant you'd have to have a secret word to get it open…." he sighed seeing he'd have to leave for now as he returned Afrovenator to card form.

"Secret door?"

"Secret word?" Zoe and Cera muttered curiously hut also with interest, seeing he may have given them a clue to where the next stone would be.

"He's taking off!" Rex pointed out as the burly pirate flew away somewhere else, leaving the entrance alone and unguarded now, thus giving the D Team the chance they had been waiting for.

"Good! Let's check out that door!" said Max eagerly, but before he and the others could make a move, Rex caught sight of something requiring undivided attention.

"Hold on Max…." he said stopping them before they could move.

Max pouted seeing Rex was spoiling his fun, "What's wrong?" he muttered as the others looked to him curiously.

Seeing where his eyes were focused on, Cera followed and blinked her eyes in surprise to see something peculiar going on with Rex's dino bracer, "What the?"

"Afrovenator's gone but the dinosaur signal is still on!" he pointed out showing the dinosaur signal was indeed still active.

"Ah! That must mean there's another dinosaur around somewhere!" Zoe gasped as she surveyed their surroundings but saw no signs of any tracks nor noise for miles, which meant only one thing as they focused ahead at the sealed door.

Cera narrowed her eye suspecting it couldn't be anywhere else but inside behind that door. Though the fact remained, if it wasn't a pirate dinosaur could it be an alpha gang dinosaur or even a wild one? She soon shook her head lear from those thoughts, either way they had to get it out fast, who knew how long it was deprived of air, food or water so saving it was also a priority as they headed towards it.

"Gavro sure wanted whatever's inside her…." Rex mentioned as he put his hand on it, feeling it was really thick and dense so no way could they hope to break down even with all their dinosaurs combined.

"It's gotta be a cosmos stone…." said Max seeing they had no other choice but to go through it if they wanted to protect the next stone.

"Then we've gotta find a way to open this door!" said Zoe with determination, after having lost the first 4, this time they were going to get this one no matter what. With the stakes so high, failure was not an option as it meant the end of all they knew and loved, so it call came down to this.

As Max held back stretching himself a bit while trying to come up with an 'intelligent' solution, Rex, Zoe and Cera began checking the wall or around for any kind of fulcrum, lever or secret trigger that could open the door, but after feeling through the sand and the wall for several seconds they couldn't find anything remotely close to what may be a switch. They were about to consider going over possible passwords as Gavro mentioned earlier, when Max suddenly beat them to it, "I know! Let's try magic words!" he pointed out before shouting out the only words he knew, "Open Sesame!" he cheered at the top of his lungs while pointing out at the door with full confidence!

There was a stunned silence between the members of the D Team as they stared blankly at Max, shocked that he actually would consider something as cliche from the movies as that to be used as a secret password…..

"You can't be serious Max…." Cera sighed as she began to rub her temple in exasperation, though all of a sudden the door suddenly began to rumble as it slid open to the side revealing a secret passage behind it, stunning the D Team even more than before!

As Max grinned excitedly to himself then smirked smugly at Cera she then rolled her eyes not wanting to give him any satisfaction at being proven wrong, "I stand corrected…." she then said calmly and humbly admitting it, though still unable to comprehend how that was possible.

"Weird….."

"There is no way that just worked….How did that just work?" commented Zoe and Rex who were still speechless at what just happened. It was one thing to work at Zeta Point's door but to be working here too was beyond anything they expected.

"Hey! Maybe there's a reason that saying became famous," Max smiled excitedly before strolling off inside, "But who cares? Let's go get the cosmos stone! Oh yeah!" he said as the others decided to just roll with it and follow him into the fray.

As they strolled down the cavern pathway they could see a set of lit torches lightning the way to a glowing end of the tunnel, which caught Cera's eye as she looked at them closely, "Look at all these lights, someone has to have been down here before." she pointed out as the others followed her gaze.

"Yeah you're right….." Zoe noted feeling suspicious that this had to have been used recently too. As to what it was used for, they were soon about find out.

"Huh?" Max blinked his eyes seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, shining brightly and sparkling almost like gold. Like moths to a flame they hurried closer to see what it was, only to be stunned speechless to find hills…no…mountains of gold, chests, artefacts and jewels littering nearly every nook and cranny of the cave! "Wow! Look at all that treasure! Man that's bigger than my pile of dirty laundry!" Max exclaimed as he looked all around with the others.

Upon hearing his snarky comment, Cera raised an eyebrow at him, feeling disappointed upon being reminded at how bad a slob he still is back home, as well as feeling bad for Aki. Hopefully after they saved her and the others he'd appreciate her better and take much better care and responsibility of the house whenever she wasn't around…..despite how impossible that seemed….

"And there's no one here guarding it at all!" As soon as he finished a tremor rumbled through the ground, shaking the D Team up and catching them off guard!

"You had to say it so soon!?" Cera exclaimed as she nearly stumbled and lost her footing, only to plant her foot in hard enough to stabilise herself in time!

"What's that!?" Rex then gasped going on high alert, "Sounds like something big is headed this way!"

"The dinosaur?" Max wondered, seeing the signal on his bracer was coming closer!

"And from, it's no little sauropod either." Rex gulped as they looked ahead to see where the tremors were coming from! Soon, stomping out of the gloom was a massive sauropod indeed, bulky and armoured on top, coloured swampy green with a muddy brown underside as it came into view, stunning the D Team beyond belief as it revealed its full form!

"Whoa! It's an isisaurus!" Max gasped in awe at the huge and np doubt powerful dinosaur which now towered over them like a mountain!

"You're right! You can tell by its' super thick neck!" Zoe breathed seeing its entire muscular neck was as thick or even thicker than a tree!

As it lowered its head and closing its eyes irritated by the blinding light of the glowing treasure Rex pointed at it catching sight of something, "And look! It doesn't have the spectral pirate's mark on its forehead!" he pointed.

"Well that's a relief, but if it's not theirs' then whose is it and how did it get here?" Max then asked curiously.

"Good question." Cera nodded in agreement before narrowing her eyes at it, "Also, what do we do with it now? We can't just leave it here…." The herbivore seemed peaceful enough so she couldn't bring herself to fight it, even if they had to return it to a card and get it out, it also appeared to be very powerful too so if they had to fight it'd be one they'd have a challenge with too.

Hearing the sounds of footsteps snapped her out of her thoughts causing her and Max to look ahead. Right behind one of its massive pillar like legs, a young female, dressed in light greenish blue bedlam pants and wearing an orange bra with a cream strapless top, a white sash around her waist and red arabian slippers.

"Hey look, there's someone by it's leg!" Cera pointed out as Rex widened his eyes.

"Miss look out!" he cried in alarm, eating on instinct he ran to the girl passing by the isisaurus who looked at him curiously, "Get away before it crushes you!" he gasped grabbing her hand and preparing to take her out of the sauropod's way!

To his surprise the girl held back, "No." she said which stopped him from running any further.

"Huh?" he looked back to her in surprise.

"Genie's not going to hurt anyone." she then said calmly.

"Genie?" He was puzzled by what she meant, but as the light in the cave began to shine brighter, he soon blushed red as her face was revealed, "Ah…." in an instant Rex was stunned by her captivating beauty and could only stare unblinkingly at her. He could see the girl was slightly taller and possibly a bit older than they were with very long black hair that extended down to her legs, she also wore a gem embedded tiara on her head along with a pair of heart shaped earrings and a necklace around her neck which helped bring out her bright green eyes sparkling brighter than any gemstone in the cave.

"That's right, I summoned him with a magic lamp so he must be a genie." she then said calmly with a smile, assuring them the giant behemoth meant no harm.

"I thought genies were big bald guys with pointy shoes." Max then asked which made Cera sweat drop and roll her eyes at him, apart from 'Open Sesame' clearly he watched too much tv….

"Lamps? Genies? Treasure? The only thing missing is a princess." Zoe commented as she and the others approached them since the girl didn't feel threatened which meant it had to be safe.

"Heh, well I was missing until you found me." the girl giggled, "I'm Princess Zahrah." she said introducing herself which surprised the gang that she was royalty.

"You mean you're a real live princess!?" Zoe exclaimed in amazement as the others looked on in awe and surprise.

"Yup." the Princess nodded back.

Seeing a wild dinosaur in another time period was one thong but for it to befriend a royal princess? The surprises just kept coming….

"I'm just plain Zoe…." she then pouted unhappily, still holding some attachment to royalty herself.

"You can call me Max." the brunette smiled.

"And I'm Cera, nice to meet you your highness." Cera bowed respectfully.

When it got to Rex's turn however….

"Uhh…My name is…." he felt the words taken out completely from his mouth as he stared unblinkingly at Zahrah and his cheeks blushed red, mesmerised completely by her beauty and all he could utter out were a few inaudible murmurs, "Uhhhh…."

The others soon saw what was going on as they began to snicker and grin cheekily behind his back. Not wanting him to remain silent and awkward in front of Zahrah, Zoe decided to step in and lend him a hand out of pity, "He's trying to say his name is Rex and he's usually not so touchy feeling." she said teasingly as Max grinned and pointed at him while Cera sighed and shook her head feeling sorry for him.

"Huh!?" he gasped in alarm before looking back to see he was still clinging on to Zahrah's hand! "GAH! Blech!" he cried in embarrassment as he took it away and jumped around, clearly he wouldn't be able to live this down and the others wouldn't let him hear the end of it when this adventure was over with….

Max soon decided to move on past the romantic comedy skit and get to the matter at hand, "So what's a princess doing here in a cave with an isis-" he stopped at that point as he corrected himself quickly in time, "I mean here with a gigantic genie!?"

It was then that the princess' smile vanished, "I found the genie in the lamp after the 39 thieves left me here." Zahrah explained uneasily which shocked the D Team beyond belief.

"39 thieves!?" They gasped that a lot of criminals had banded together as an entire gang and was still at large in this time era, meaning they had to be on guard since they could come back anytime.

Cera then put a finger to her chin in thought, "I thought it was 40…." she asked herself, maybe they or the pirates did something to change that number, or there may have been some kind of historical inaccuracy….

"Mhmm." Zahrah then nodded as she began to explain her whole story from start, despite how much the traumatic experience was still edged into her mind, "My caravan was returning to my main palace when we were attacked in the desert. The thieves overpowered my guards, then they took me out here to this secret cave and left me here." she said in a rather scared tone.

"That's awful…." said Zoe putting a hand to her mouth feeling bad for her, while Max and Cera narrowed their eyes.

"How dare they?" Rex snarled gritting his teeth and clenching his hand into a fist tightly, swearing under his breath that if he ever found them he'd make them pay for this atrocity.

"It was…." said Zahrah as she lowered her head down, "I thought I would have been locked in this horrible place all alone with no one to rescue me….." she then looked up at them, "But then, as I ventured further in I discovered not only all this treasure, but this lamp as well." she said showing them the golden lamp clamped around the side of her long pants, "When I rubbed it, Genie appeared before me like magic!" she gasped in amazement before looking up at the isisaurus who lowered his head down at her, "I was really scared, seeing how massive he was he could easily crush me if he wanted." she soon smiled lightly feeling at peace, "But he didn't hurt me. In fact, at first all he wanted to do was fill his belly. He would eat and drink just about anything." she giggled stroking his head gently as Cera eyed the huge dinosaur pityingly, a huge creature like him being cramped up on such a dark and tight space like this must have been a horrible experience for him. "I soon realised that the genie of the lamp, despite his great size was really just a gentle giant." Zahrah continued, "And then when I made my wish to get out of the cave, he brought me back to the direction of the cave's entrance with the intention of breaking it down." she then looked to the gang and folded her arms at them, "We were headed for the door when we met you." she concluded.

"So whether he's really a genie or not at least we know he's friendly." said Max folding his arms laxly behind his head, "What I don't get is why those thieves would just lock you up in this place and just leave?" he then asked.

"Probably to hold me for ransom." Zahrah suggested though still feeling suspicious.

"Why would they need more riches if they already have all this treasure?" Rex asked seeing it made no sense at all.

"Talk about greedy…." Cera muttered, though at the back of her mind she suspected that there had to be more to this than mere wealth, perhaps the thieves had something more dastardly planned in mind for her since she happens to be the daughter of a ruler.

"Is it the treasure that brought you here?" Zahrah then asked suspiciously, "Did you come to steal it?"

"No, we were just looking for 1 gem in particular called the cosmos stone that's about this bug." Rex replied motioning with his fingers the shape and size of the gem. In fact even if they did know about the treasure here they'd never steal it and keep it for themselves, that would make them no different than the thieves who hoarded it in the first place.

"The cosmos stone?" Zahrah replied having never heard of it before as she folded her arms curiously.

"Right!" said Rex back to her.

"It glows brightly too so you can't miss it." Cera added.

"You're going to need some help finding it in this huge cave." Zahrah then smiled before looking up to someone who could do just that, "Maybe Genie will help us too and we can all look for it together." As she finished Genie lowered his head down and bellowed happily in agreement which made the others smile to see they had help and from both a royal princess and a big dinosaur on top of that!

Rex suddenly cut in front of them unexpectedly, "We'd be honoured to have you help us Princess!" he said excitedly wth eagerness much to his friends annoyance noticing he was still infatuated with her.

"Oh well, the more the merrier!" Zoe smiled folding her arms behind her head gladly while Cera and Max calmly nodded before they headed deeper into the treasure chamber, near the small pool where Genie drank from earlier seeing it was a good place to start looking.

"Let's split up and see what we can find." said Cera to the gang, "Just remember, if you do find it, don't touch it with your bare hands." she then warned as the others nodded.

"Gotcha."

"Right." said Max and Rex giving her a thumbs up and okay sign respectively as the D Team split off from Zahrah and Genie to look in different piles. As Zahrah began digging through some of the smaller clumps of gold, Genie used his head to clear away larger ones and even using his huge tail to sweep away some piles like dust, while still feeling a unusual tingling inside his stomach after having swallowed a strange red rock earlier from the pool which he intended to use as a gastrolith.

Meanwhile as the D Team went to investigate 3 large piles further off, Cera caught sight of a couple of gold coins and small gems that were sticking out from the bunch on a chest which she took notice of, "These ones look really pretty….." she smiled feeling captivated by their appearance. In fact she felt this treasure was more than enough to put the one on Treasure Island in the Caribbean to shame. Looking around to see no one looking she smirked as she reached out and plucked a few of them like grapes from a vine, "Maybe I'll just take a couple…to remember this place by." she thought as she nestled them gently into her pocket.

"You guys! Look at this!" Max cried getting their attention as they turned to see him lean down and pick something up, "It's a dinosaur card capsule."

"It must be Genie's." said Zoe seeing it couldn't have belonged to another dinosaur but him.

"There were capsules even in this time?" Rex asked surprised.

"Seems so…." Cera noted as she narrowed her eyes and picked up the other half. "Makes me wonder if we may have missed some through the other times we visited." She then wondered as she took the other piece from Max and closed it together. When she did, she closed her eyes and began to collect her thoughts, slowly piecing together her old memory when she was caught in some sort of explosion while in an egg shaped pod that was travelling fast through the time space stream and then losing consciousness….

As it passed she shook her head seeing there were more important things to do now than chasing after old memories and ghosts of the past, "Let's keep looking, that stone has to be here somewhere….." she said to her friends before they could ask her what was going on.

They didn't have the chance to keep looking though, as suddenly a battlefield appeared around them followed by loud fierce roars echoing from around them in the caves!

"Wha!? More dinosaurs!" Rex gasped in alarm as he and the others looked back, caught by surprise at the sudden development!

"Wh…What's going on!?" Zahrah gasped looking around shocked while Genie bellowed out loud in agitation.

Since it was a battlefield, Zoe soon deduced one possibility, "It's gotta be the alpha gang and the space pirates I bet." she said seriously as she clinched her hands tightly.

"Then we'll have to hurry and find the cosmos stone fast!" said Max as he tried to dig through the nearest pile as fast as he could, hoping the Alpha gang might be able to buy them enough time to find the stone if they could.

"Yeah!" Zoe, Rex and Cera said as they quickly dug through the piles closest to them! They grabbed handfuls of treasure and threw them out as they dug through the mountains of riches, keeping their eyes peeled for a glowing jewel the whole time.

Soon however the battlefield disappeared as the D Team looked around curiously, "Hey it's over…." Max muttered, but where one danger ended another soon arrived as the cave roof above began ti crumble and shake unsteadily, with bits of rock and eventually a huge pile of dust fell out and landed in between the D Team!

"AH!" They gasped barely avoiding it in time!

"That's not a good sign! We better get out of here!" Max suggested in alarm.

"Zahrah come on it's not safe! We gotta go!" Rex called to her as she looked up from her pile.

"Huh? Oh okay…." she then said as she got up to follow them.

As they tried to make a run towards the exit they stopped when a pair of figures stood in their way!

"AH!"

"Oh no!" Max cried as a familiar red space pirate and an armoured afrovenator stood before them, bloc,ion their path to escape!

"Oh man this is just what we don't need!" Cera grunted angrily as she gritted her teeth in frustration seeing their troubles were just getting worse, also seeing that he was no doubt the victor in the battle just now…unfortunately….

"Gavro's back!" Zoe grunted.

"Is he another genie!?" Zahrah gasped in alarm, seeing him and his dinosaur to be trouble.

"The opposite! If you have a wish he takes it away!" Rex answered her, wanting her to stand back.

"Big time…" Cera hissed gritting her teeth and clenching her fist ready for a battle!

"I'll grant one wish." he then said bluntly while pointing out at them, "Hand over the cosmos stone and you can leave." he then stated his demand

"Step aside Gavro there's no time for this!" Max yelled in response, his heart racing seeing they could be crushed under the falling debris at any moment.

Despite that the space pirate reminded undeterred in his mission, "Well then you had better make some time." he grunted as his afrovenator snarled viciously in front of Max! "Or else!"

Quickly turning over to their only means of getting past this enemy, "Help us out Genie!" Zahrah pleaded as the isisaurus bellowed ready for a fight!

Seeing that if Genie were to fight would bring the ceiling down on them faster, and also wanting to impress her too, Rex decided to take charge, "It's cool Zahrah, Ace can handle this." he said to her with assurance.

"Wait? Who is Ace?" she asked as he took out a card from his pocket.

"Heh, get ready Princess," Cera smirked knowing what was coming, "For a magic trick you've never seen before."

"Dino slash!" Rex cried slashing he card, "Carnotaurus! Blow them away!" Ace roared as he appeared on the field before leaping ahead and kicking the armoured afrovenator away from Max!

"Urgh!" Max grunted bracing himself as the battlefield returned and the 2 wind dinosaurs engaged in close combat with one another!

"Wow Rex, I didn't know you had a magic genie lamp too!" Zahrah breathed in awe, seeing she clearly underestimated him.

"Not just him," Max smirked as he and Zoe flashed their dino bracers at the princess, "We all do!" he cheered proudly as Cera also held up her dinoshot which made Zahrah widen her eyes in amazement.

"Really!? That's incredible!" she gasped while Rex pulled out his element booster!

"Let's go Ace! Dino tector on!" Equipping it, Ace soon armoured up right on time as the afrovenator charged and swung his tail at him! Responding quickly, he jumped behind his foe before kicking it further back!

"Now's our chance! Go!" Max cried seeing their opening as they planned to run while they had the chance, only to be stopped by Gavro as he hovered in front of them holding his arms out!

"You're not going anywhere until I get that cosmos stone!" he yelled refusing to leave empty handed.

"Look we didn't find the stone okay!?" Max yelled in defiance, while also finding him mad if he was going to be risking everyone's lives all for the sake of that one stone. Cera on the other hand narrowed her eyes hard, if they wanted the stones that badly that they'd do any dirty trick to get them, their goal must no doubt be that diabolical to everyone else if they did get their hands on it, so it made their mission all the more important.

"And even if we did we'd never hand it to you!" Cera shouted while shaking a fist at him in defiance, shooting him a furious glare and gritting her teeth showing they weren't backing down this time.

Despite their words and display of courage Gavro still was unconvinced. Looking closely to see where they might hide it from him, he focused his attention on the lamp curled around Zarah's waist, "Oh I know, you hid it in the lamp didn't ya?" he muttered as he flew over Max, who jumped up and failed to grab him in time as he headed for the Princess!

"You say away from her!" Max yelled out but his words fell on deaf ears as Gavro reached out for her!

Rex ran in front to shield her with his own body, but right in the nick of time, Genie charged out from the depths of the cave and rammed Gavro hard with his head sending him flying into a hue stone pillar! "WAAAAH!" he cried as more rocks soon began to collapse around him and the cave grew increasingly unstable!

"Nice shot!" Cera complimented Genie.

"We've got to end this fight and get out of here!" Rex then called out seeing with Gavro out of the picture their opening had just revealed itself, and with time running out he had to take it while he had the chance, "Let's go Ace! Hurricane beat!" Slashing the move card, Ace summoned a pair of tornadoes and sent them at the afrovenator, ensnaring it before leaping at and pummelling it down hard with several kicks before finishing it off with a somersault and tail swipe which sent it flying away! Shattering its armour as it returned to card form! "The cave's about to give!" Rex yelled as he ran in and grabbed its' card, "It's now or never! Move!" he yelled to them as they made a run for the exit as fast as they could go!

"You heard him! Come on!" Cera yelled out to the others as they followed him and Ace to the door! As they headed back the way they came they soon caught sight of the Alpha gang carrying away many bags filled with treasure. Feeling the ground trembling beneath their feet they widened their eyes to see Genie charge out straight towards them!

"AAAH! An isisaurus and he's coming fast!" Ed gasped in alarm.

"You guys better start making a run for it! Forget about that treasure!" Max yelled as they appeared beneath Genie's legs.

Ursula widened her eyes taking offence to that, "Why!? So you can take it away from us!? No way!" she growled shaking a fist at them stubbornly.

"No! So you don't get crushed!" Max retorted as he and the others ran past them.

"Even you guys should be smart enough to see that!" Cera shouted as she followed after Max without a backward glance, not wanting to waste any time talking sense into their non existent brains in this life or death situation!

As they did, Zahrah ended up tripping over a rock and fell forward unexpectedly! "AH!" The others looked back in shock to see her fall on the ground.

"Princess!" Zoe cried wanting to go back, but Cera ended up pulling her away to ensure her own safety, while also knowing help was on the way as she smiled seeing it coming.

"Get her Ace!" Rex commanded his partner as the carnotaurus ran to her and picked her up in his teeth, "You okay?" he asked her with concern as she processed how to address this unusual situation, before nodding at him unsurely.

"Uh huh…."

Seeing this was no way to carry a princess let a lone a lady, Rex had a better idea which he quickly implemented, "Hop on and hold on tight!" he yelled as Ace tossed her onto his back with Rex before running out as fast he could after Genie and the others in the D Team!

As they ran off and the cave began to collapse all the more quickly around the Alpha gang, Ed began to shudder nervously as he tapped on Ursula's shoulder, "Umm Ursula?" She turned to him sharply which made him jump back in surprise, "M…Maybe we should have taken their advice, ditch the treasure and make a run for it now?" he whimpered twiddling his fingers.

"Yeah what good is all this gold if we won't live to spend it!?" Zander cried waving his arms out frantically in a panic.

Ursula however shrugged it off as she folded her arms behind her head uncaringly, "Oh please we survived worse don't worry about it." she said with a smug look on her face, though it soon melted away into a pale face of anxiety when a set of massive boulders fell out from the cave roof right above them!

"Uh oh…." The alpha gang gulped turning pale as ghosts as the rocks smashed down all around them!

CRASH!

At the other end of the cave, the D Team alone with Genie, Ace and Zahrah made it out into the open desert in time as the cave collapsed in on itself erupting a huge cloud of dust as the turned back in time to see it completely blocked off.

"Whoa…that was close…" Rex breathed as a wave of relief passed over him an the others.

"Phew….a second longer and we'd be people pancakes…." Max wheezed as he let out a deep sigh he held in as Zoe and Cera went to pat him on the back to comfort him.

Rex then turned his attention to Zahrah who sat next to him on Ace, "Are you alright?" he asked with concern.

"I am, all thanks to you Rex." she said with a warm smile, "How can I ever repay you for saving me?" She soon got an idea that would suffice and no doubt surprise everyone. Taking Rex's cheek she leaned in and gave him a light kiss causing him to blush red in surprise and shocking his friends who widened their eyes at the sight of it!

"AAAH!?"

Rex blushed a deep red before steam fizzled through his ears, his brain shutting down and losing all self awareness while Zahrah smiled seeing he was no doubt satisfied with her little gift, "Aaaah….."

Max suddenly snapped out of his funk as he realised there was something more important they forgot, "AH! Wait, where's the alpha gang!?" he gasped in alarm as he looked around to see they weren't with them!

"Oh…they didn't make it out in time…" Zoe sighed sadly clapping her hands together in pity.

As Cera looked on at the large pile of rubble at the entrance, her heart began to sink. For the first time she actually felt sorry for them….sure they may have been idiots and complete jerks sometimes…."Even they didn't deserve that…." was all she could say as she lowered her head down giving them their condolences and hoping that they and their dinosaurs could now rest in peace. While she wanted to think about the good things that were in store for them now that they were gone…..she knew now wasn't the time for it….also now they'd have to continue the rest of this journey on without them….also how would they tell Rod and Laura if they found out what happened to their grandfather?

Meanwhile Zahrah and Rex jumped off Ace, with Rex still spacing out and daydreaming about his moment with Zahrah, Ace then returned back to a card and smacked him on the back of his head to snap him out of it as Rex tried to play it cool and take hold of his card.

The moment didn't last long though, as Zahrah soon heard the sounds of many approaching footsteps coming their way. Turning around she gasped to see a huge gathering of armed men on camels heading their way! "Oh no! The 39 thieves are back!" Zahrah she gasped worriedly as the others widened their eyes in alarm to see they were trapped with no way of outrunning them in the open desert!

"AH!"

"Quick guys we've gotta hide somewhere!" Rex said to them with urgency.

Looking to the side of the cave to see a rocky outcrop just big enough to hide them, "This way!" Zahrah cried out as they made a beeline for it, managing to make it in time as the thieves made it to the front door of the cave.

As Genie lay low on the ground and kept quiet best he could, Cera motioned to the others, "Let's listen and observe for now." she whispered with a hard gaze as they nodded in agreement, peeping their heads out slowly and cautiously as the leader of the thieves, a large man with a thick moustache and beard, and thicker clothes than the others stepped forward to the entrance.

"The cave door is blocked!" He growled angrily to see their treasure trove was now lost, before noticing what appeared to be a hand holding jewels sticking out from the rubble much to his surprise, "Huh?"

"Hey look? The old lady!" Max whispered out loud, which made the rest of the D Team more relaxed to see their allies had survived….though barely….

"Why you! No one calls me an old lady and gets away with it!" Ursula growled as she mustered all her strength and busted out from all the rubble that was pressing down on them! She then ranted and stomped down in frustration, intending to get payback on whoever insulted her, before wheezing and gasping for air.

Looking at her Cera couldn't but help but smile with relief, realising that not even a nuclear explosion could kill them….though her optimism was short lived…..

"Who are you invaders?" the boss of the thieves then demanded as Ursula snapped out of her gasping.

"AH! Wait a second where did you come from?" Ursula pointed at them uneasily.

"Zayid! The invaders have bags filled with out treasure!" One of the thieves pointed out to his boss as he took a closer look ahead.

"Hmm?"

Catching sight of the many bags of treasure they hoarded, the Alpha gang turned pale and shiver with fear, trying to hide the bags behind them though it was an effort most in vain as Zayid hopped off his camel and approached them menacingly!

"There is nothing that Zayid the thief hates more than getting robbed!" he growled taking his scimitar out and flashing it at them! "You shall pay for this!"

"WAAAH!" They screamed as the thieves threw several ropes around them, tying them up completely which left them at the mercy of the armed bandits! For them it was like out of the frying pan and not the fire!

Max and Zoe were tempted to act quick to save them, but Rex and Cera held them back in time, shooting them firm expressions and shaking their heads knowing that charging in recklessly would only expose themselves and Zahrah to even more danger, plus the Alpha gang would only get caught in the crossfire. Seeing their logic, reluctantly they held back and continued to observe, hoping they might be able to learn something about their motives.

"Now, what have you done with the princess?" he then demanded as he and his men interrogated the Alpha gang.

"What princess?" Ed muttered in confusion at what he meant.

"He must mean that girl that was with the ankle biters when they were running for the door." Zander then suggested.

"So Zahrah escaped….this will anger Rasheed…." Zayid muttered uneasily knowing they'd have to face harsh consequences from their master if they brought him the bad news. Nevertheless they gave him their word they'd report every single action of their's so upon his command he ordered, "To the palace!" as the thieves rallied together on their camels and took off they ended up dragging the entire alpha gang with them in tow!

"Can we take a taxi!?" they cried as they were dragged away across the hard course sand with the thieves before they disappeared over the dusty dunes!

As they did, Cera sighed and face palmed herslef hard seeing they had to go rescue them once more, "Not again….." she groaned wondering why this kept happening to them.

Zahrah however was more concerned with something else, "Zayid knows Rasheed?" she wondered curiously as the others focused on her.

"Who's Rasheed?" Rex asked.

"Well….he's the sultan's prime minister." she answered him uneasily which made the rest of the D Team most puzzled and uneasy.

"A minister? Why would a bunch of thieves be reporting back to someone like that?" Max asked suspiciously seeing something very wrong with that picture.

"Would Rasheed have something to do with me being captured?" she then wondered seeing there could be a coincidence.

"I'm no all knowing genie but it sounds fishy." said Zoe as she shrugged her shoulders.

"A double cross I bet…." Cera suspected as she folded her arms and hardened her expression seeing this as a possible plot to usurp the throne….something she also saw in the movies which was still kinda cliche but made complete sense.

"I have to reach the palace and let my father know!" said Zahrah seriously knowing what she had to do now, seeing that her kidnapping must be some kind of scheme the thieves and Rasheed were cooking up, "I can't promise, but it may be that this stone you're looking for is acutely in the palace somewhere!" she then said to Rex hoping that he and the others would join her on her own quest to save her kingdom.

"Then what are we waiting for!" said Rex in agreement with her plan.

"Yeah let's go!" Max cried pumping up his arm ready for action.

After that they looked up to the isisaurus who was eying them curiously the whole time, unsure of what was going on but no doubt it was something serious, "Genie, for my second wish, please take us to my father's palace." Zahrah pleaded as she clapped her hands together. In response and sensing the concern in her heart, Genie bellowed out obediently before lowering his huge head and neck down to the desert floor making Zahrah and the rest of the gang smile with relieve.

"Oh thank you so much!" Zahrah smiled gratefully as she climbed onto Genie's neck first before being followed by the rest of the D Team who boarded behind her.

Soon after that, Genie stood up tall and turning in the direction the thieves went he bellowed loudly before stomping through the desert sands, "Now this is riding in style!" Zoe cheered.

"Yeah, we'll be there in no time for sure!" Max smiled while having a great feeling there was nothing but smooth sailing from here on out for them…..tough little did he know was that he spoke too soon and as the universe worked, karma was always around the corner for anyone who ever tempted fate…..

(Later)

The desert sands soon swirl up as winds blew, eventually picking up speed and blowing dirt and dust up in the path of the D Team as they continued their trek across the desert towards Zarah's city. Max had summoned Chomp hoping his sense off smell would be sufficient in helping them find their way out of the winds, but to no avail as it began to blow into his nose and eyes making him cough out violently, so Max had to shield him in as he hugged him tightly so not to get blown away.

"I can hardly see, we must be in the middle of some kind of sand storm…." said Zoe feeling worried.

"Urgh! We need to find shelter!" Max grunted rubbing his eyes which were heavily irritated by the sand that was just blown in! In fact the same was said for everyone in the group as they did their best to shield themselves from the dusty winds.

"Princess? How far to go until we get to your father's palace?" Rex asked uneasily.

Despite the bad weather Zahrah was feeling confident they could make it in 1 piece, though what she said next started the gang, "One more day's ride I'm afraid." she said while trying not to worry the gang with a smile, though her words themselves were enough to give the exact opposite effect as they widened their eyes.

"WHA!? We'll be buried in sand by then!" Max exclaimed in bewilderment wondering how she was able to stay so calm not just in the weather but also that it'd take them a really long time to reach shelter! Suddenly he noticed something approaching them in the distance as he looked up in worry, "Huh? What's that thing?" he asked anxiously as a twister made of the desert's sandy winds began two pick up and sail towards them!

"A sand cyclone!" Zahrah gasped recognising it as it closed in on Genie!

"Looks like we're gonna be buried in sand sooner than we thought!" Rex cried seeing there was no way they could evade it in time!

Everyone froze stiff and widened their eyes as Genie held fast and braced fro the incoming twister! "It's gonna blow us away! Oh no!" Max cried as it soon swallowed them up!

With the beginning of Ancient Persia, the stage is set for things to come soon. With the title being the 39 thieves and being my 39th chapter I'd say that's a sign for something too right? And wanted to state here that genie's capsule came from Cera's old pod too. Also stay tuned for a special surprise coming up next chapter too.

In response to reviews:

Drew Luczynski

-Yup and it won't be the last fight with all of them together down the road. Shame it had to be cut short by what happens here but there's no helping it sometimes.

Yeah all the dinosaurs that weren't taken by the D Team are back on the pirate ship, he called them weak because he didn't want to take responsibility for his loss.

Anonymous

-Alright then.