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!

42. Raiders of the pirate ship

Chapter 42

Raiders of the pirate ship

"No! Don't touch it with your bare hands Max!" Zoe cried though her warning came too late as Max grabbed hold of the glowing red orb, causing a jolt of electricity to surge through every vein, nerve and cell in his body!

BZZTT!

"WAAAAAAHHH!" He screamed flailing about uncontrollably with the huge amount of power flowing through him! His friends could only look on helplessly, unable to do a thing knowing if they grabbed him they'd suffer the same as he did, but they couldn't leave him to suffer such a cruel fate!

Just when they were about to take a chance and pull him away from it while risking their lives, Helga who stumbled by noticing what was going on, walked over to a nearby plug and pulled it out, causing the energy surge to ceae as Max fell down to the ground, despite the thud he felt as he landed on he ground he was relieved that his ordeal was finally over with.

"Max! You okay!?" Cera gasped in alarm as she and the others ran over to check on him, thankfully he was as tough as they come so apart from being relatively shaken up he didn't suffer anything major, which came as a relief to the group.

"Hey wait…." said Rex as he looked up and eyed the red orb that Max took hold of earlier which was now revealed to be no more than a red bulb, "That's not the cosmos stone, it's just a red lightbulb." he said.

"Oh yeah?" Max muttered as eh regained consciousness before sitting up straight, "Well it's a mean one…." he then pouted crossly.

"Must have just given you an electric jolt." Rex stated.

Cera then gulped feeling rather worried, if grabbing a mere bulb on the ship could give one a huge shock, who knows what other appliances could give one a nasty backlash in turn, way she saw it their own base could be a live minefield so she'd better tread carefully from this point on.

"You're lucky, if that was the cosmos stone who knows what might've happened to ya." Zoe added looking on the bright side.

"Yeah….who knows…." Cera sweated anxiously, having recalled in Japan that Lord Takeda had received a terrible ailment after coming in contact with the white stone, so whatever stones they secured would need to be handle carefully….though it was a statement that not everyone shared.

"So let's find out!" Dr Z cried out in excitement looking forward to experiment with the stone in their possession, "Where is that stone anyhow?"

"In the worst place possible!" Ursula suddenly moaned as the others looked to her curiously.

"Worst place possible?" Max questioned getting back up, "Where's that?" he then asked.

"The washing machine!" Ursula cried out rather dramatically which made them eye her questioningly.

"Say what?" Cera raised an eyebrow as they walked over to her.

"Ruining all my latest fashions!" Ursula then added in a panic which made Cera facepalm in exasperation.

"Seriously? That's your big emergency? What's the worse it could do?" Cera thought the old lady was being vain and overdramatic as usual. But as she and the others looked inside the machine, they widened their eyes in shock to see it wasn't what the stone would do to the laundry but more on what the washing would do to it as it tumbled about inside the wash with the soapy water and clothes!

"AH!"

"The stone will get destroyed in there!" Rex cried in alarm.

"That might not be the worst idea….." Cera gulped nervously as she backed away a bit slowly in case. Since the stone was as powerful as the space pirates and the Pterosaur said it was, no way it could be destroyed that easily….but in the event it did get destroyed? What then? Forget about losing an edge over the pirates, there could be repercussions on a cosmic scale which could doom them all to destruction! She sweated tensely as the stone blowed inside the wash and it appeared it could blow at any moment!

Thankfully a few seconds later the machine soon slowed down before the water drained away and the hatch unlocked itself as Helga opened it. Seeing it to be safe at least for the time being, Cera took a breath of relief as she went back in feeling it was safe to get close again. Slowly Helga began sorting out the freshly washed fabrics from the bundle before tossing them out to each of the Alpha gang, as they scurried to the corner to change in private before returning to the waning machine, where Helga had uncovered the red cosmos stone from under the remaining clothes and then picking it up with ease much to their surprise.

"Helga….what was the cosmos stone doing in with the wash?" Max asked curiously.

"What else? Keeping the clothes from getting tangled." the housemaid android answered

The casual answer made Cera sweat drop, "Not what I was expecting at all…." she thought having assumed it got into their pockets somehow in the wash, though for it to be thrown in deliberately was something she thought wouldn't happen. Especially considering how important it was to their cause she assumed she'd know it by now.

Ursula feeling exasperated herself walked over to one of the nearby baskets in the lower drawers, "Next time maybe use, oh I don't know….The actual detangled ball!?" she cried grabbing one of them before tossing it to Helga.

"There it is…." she said eying it closely before looking over to the others, "Thanks, here's this back!" she said with a smile as she tossed the red cosmos stone over to the D Team much to their alarm!

"WAH!" They quickly jumped out of the way in time to avoid suffering any side effects of the REAL cosmos stone! Miku leapt out to try and grab the stone but failed as it slipped out of her grasp at the last second! What happened next turned rather chaotic as the dinosaurs saw this as game of catch and decided to join in on the fun, which further added to the group's ever growing list of worries!

Chomp flipped up the stone with his horn while Tank batted it like a ball. Afterwards Paris let it slide down her back before flicking it with her tail as it passed by Spiny and Ace! All the while everyone cried out frantically to their dinosaurs to stop playing or grab the stone, all of which were blissfully ignored as the dinosaurs continued to play, as Helga watched on blankly. As much as everyone wanted to go in and get old of the stone before things got further out of hand, none of them dared to get in between the dinosaurs and their fun, either fearing they;d make contact with the stone and suffer the consequences, or that by ruining their fun the dinosaurs would take their anger out on them instead which could be just as worse!

As Spiny and Ace tried to get they turn with the stone they ended up bumping into each other and falling back, only for it to roll away and almost out the door….till it was stopped y the foot of the last dinosaur in the room…Terry….

Eying it closely and finding it to be rather intriguing, Terry opened his jaws wide and swallowed it down in one gulp, which made everyone turn pale upon witnessing what might be their own undoing.

Cera wonder-if it made Tank crazy and Ace affected-what could it mean for Terry?

"Uh oh…." Cera gulped down hard as she swallowed what may have been a rock down her throat. Recalling how Ace, Chomp, Spiny and Tank reacted when coming close to stones of their matching attribute….now that Terry, their strongest and most vicious of their dinosaurs made contact….

"That's a good boy Terry…." Ursula muttered nervously praising him, sensing the same bad vibes as everyone else did as Terry glowed with a red aura around him and becoming rather more menacing than he usually was. Despite that Ursula still held onto the hope that he'd be reasonable after all they went through, "Now give us the-" Immediately Terry, now surging with power like he never felt before went crazy as he rushed forward, speeding past and running circles around the gang before running all over the walls and ceiling with ease! Everyone could only look on in awe and terror at how much more wild he had become and no one dared to stop him knowing he could make mince meat out of them even in his small size now! Had he been in full size though he'd tear the entire Backlander apart piece by piece with his jaws in the blink of an eye, something Cera was deeply grateful for that he wasn't now.

"Someone grab him before he breaks something!" Dr Z cried clasping his face anxiously, Terry barely listened when normal but now he was both nearly unstoppable and uncontrollable! The worst of combinations possible. Despite that seeing they couldn't let him run loose as he was. Taking a chance, Ursula, Zander and Ed were able to get the jump on Terry at some point, as they were barley able to restrain him from moving any further, but still he was putting up a tremendous fight as he resisted and struggled with all his might!

"No Terry! Thats not yours!" Ursula grunted as she and her 2 friends felt themselves dragged slowly across the floor despite her best efforts.

"Ursula's right! It's mine!" Dr Z then yelled out which stopped him at last. Strangely enough, Terry stuck out his tongue holding the stone on it obediently to Dr Z, a rare momentous occasion which thankfully came with good timing as things began to settle. "Thank you, now come along." Dr Z then said calmly, "Let's have a look at that stone!" He quickly grabbed hold of the chibi tyrannosaurus before heading out the door towards his bedroom as the others looked on.

"Technically that stone shouldn't belong to anyone." Cera squinted her eyes crossly, "Not to the space pirates and definitely not you…." That kind of power should never be in anyone's hands, it could easily corrupt the noblest of intentions in the blink of an eye.

"We'd better go follow him and make sure he doesn't do something stupid with it." Rex suggested to the group as they all nodded and followed after the old man to make sure he didn't do anything foolish with the stone….despite how impossible that seemed.

Entering his room they found him gazing rather unsettlingly at the red stone inside Terry's mouth, as he began fantasising about the immense power now in his possession and how his dream of going down in history as dinosaur king would soon be realised. His train of thought was interrupted as Max suddenly shoved him off the bed wanting to look himself, "Let me!" he cried in excitement as he and the others got on the bed, crowding it up for a look at the jewel, "Ahaha, look at it glow!"

"It's kinda like a lava lamp…." Rex commented seeing it sparkle inside besides glowing.

"Yeah you're right…." Zoe breathed seeing the resemblance, "But way cooler….looks like there's a whole universe inside there…" she then pointed out as what appeared to be a galaxy swirling inside could be seen.

As the group looked on, Cera then gulped down hard nervously. She had to admit while it was beautiful beneath it was deadliness and unimaginable power. It unnerved her to think of what could happen if it fell into the wrong hands, and 4 of them were already in possession of the space pirates as they speak.

"Whoa…I'm getting carsick…" Ed suddenly groaned ruining the mood seeing the swirling stars make his stomach churn.

"Enough of this stargazing!" Dr Z then yelled interrupting them and further spoiling the moment as he got back up from the floor, "Let me study that stone now!" he demanded as he reached out for it!

"No way doctor!" Max yelled as he pulled Terry out of the doctor's reach in time!

"Hey!"

"It's too dangerous to study!" he protested hugging the little dinosaur close to him. Eying him Cera couldn't help but feel bad at the torture Terry was going through by having everyone stare, restrain or fight over him like a stuffed toy, not to mention having his mouth kept open so uncomfortably.

"Max is right, the space pirates know we have it and you know they'll come after us for it." said Rex with concern for what they might have planned for it or the means they'll do to achieve it. Knowing Dr Z he'd also try to harness it for his own means and no doubt put everyone at risk doing it, and even if he did succeed by some miraculous occasion that kind of power was still too dangerous if it was up for grabs.

Having known that Cera began typing into her dinoshot to activate the Backhander's jamming device remotely so that they could hide the red cosmos stone's energy signature and therefore keep them from getting traced.

"Why would they do that?" Ursula then questioned, "Don't they have 4 cosmos stones already?"

"Yeah, but they want all 7. I heard Sheer say so." Max answered.

"Me too." Rex added.

"And the Pterosaur told us that bringing all 7 together would cause big trouble." said Zoe worried for what kind of calamity the stones would bring forth.

"I believe it, one of them nearly destroyed all my laundry…" Ursula pouted as Max thought to himself seriously and Cera raised an eyebrow at her.

"That's nothing, try the universe." he then said making the whole Alpha gang gasp in bewilderment.

"AAAAH!?"

"You guys didn't know that already?" Cera sighed immensely as she smacked her forehead, "Weren't you guys listening to what the Pterosaur said the last 5 times she met with us?"

"Well in that case, I say we find a better hiding place for it than Terry's mouth." Ursula then suggested something rather intelligent.

Before Cera could think up a secure place to keep it, what Max said next startled them, "Or we don't hide it at all. And just give this cosmos stone to the space pirates, in exchange for our parents!" he suggested much to everyone's alarm.

"HUH!?" everyone gasped in shock at his words.

"But you just said they shouldn't have them all!" Ursula pointed out finding his idea to be crazy.

Rex suddenly caught onto Max's idea, "Wait I think I know what Max is thinking."

"Right there's still 2 more stones out there so if we can find one more, we'll be safe and have our parents back." Zoe smiled with hope that they still had a chance after this as Max nodded in confirmation.

Thinking about it, Cera saw the logic in their plan, but her eyes soon narrowed hard. Considering what was at stake on it was still too big a risk to consider playing the odds. In the event of an emergency they'd have to think up a few failsafe measures in case, any way to manipulate the odds in their favour would help, so that meant she'd have to analyse that stone later on as risky as that idea already was, then again the moment they set foot on this adventure they already took a huge risk themselves so there was no turning back or going through it half heartedly.

Unfortunately, someone else had beaten her to that idea seizing the opportunity while everyone was distracted by Max, "Now you see it! Now you don't!" Dr Z interrupted as he came in and swapped and switched Terry in Max's hands with Tank much to his surprise!

"Wha!?"

"At least let me study it until we run into the space pirates again." Dr Z suggested looking to them with a smirk on his face, "Just for some tests." Then he began doing something rather embarrassing, "Come on please! Pretty please with sugar!?" he begged acting innocent, "I'll be your best friend!"

Max's eye twitched and his stomach began to churn at the act, "Oh alright…." he reluctantly conceded seeing that Dr Z would no doubt keep it up till he got his way, "But be careful. There's just no telling how much power these cosmos stones have." he then added seriously.

"Oh yes! Quite right!" Dr Z then replied before grinning eagerly eying the stone in Terry's mouth.

Narrowing her eyes at it, Cera could easily tell Dr Z couldn't care less about their cause and he only wanted it to further his own petty ambitions, so it seemed she would have to take this matter into her own hands knowing Dr Z couldn't be relied on this, "I'd better keep an eye on it, seeing no one on this ship can be trusted with it." she thought to herself seriously, now all she had to do was wait for her chance, which shouldn't take too long considering how arrogant and clueless the old man could be.

Suddenly Jonathan appeared on screen getting everyone's attention, "Pterosaur communication!" he called as the rainbow Pterosaur appeared once more.

"Look! We got a cosmos stone Pterosaur!" Max pointed out pleased that they finally got success at last.

"Very good." she praised them while sounding relieved, "But there are still 2 left. Follow me to 1 of them." She said making a turn for a nearby time vortex as the Backlander followed after her.

"Lead the way! We're ready!" Max cried out in response eager for a new adventure as the ship shot through a light at the end of a tunnel, before appearing over a rather classy city which reminded them of a certain place back home. "So where'd the Pterosaur take us this time?" Max asked.

"The year 1615, Paris France." Jonathan answered.

Upon hearing his answer, Ursula and Zoe suddenly turned all bright and googly eyed before jittering with excitement over the fashions and classy garments that would await them down below, on top of that being in ancient China too so trends long forgotten in the present were no doubt here as well, the anticipation filled them with immense joy as they couldn't contain their excitement on wanting to go down as they began posing like models and speaking all kinds of french words the others couldn't understand nor would they want to…..

"Oh boy…."

"Here we go again…." Max and Rex both groaned knowing how this was going to end up. Cera on the other hand simply just observed, though she couldn't get why they'd make such a big deal of it, in the end clothes were still clothes and she was happy and content with what she wore right now. To her trends and fashion were just ways of businesses advertising their goods so they can make more money, a never ending cycle which ends up with most former versions being discarded or wasted, with customers buying into a scam which would only repeat itself in another never ending cycle later on.

She and the boys soon walked up to Zoe with serious looks on their faces as she stopped dancing and snapped back to reality, "Listen Zoe, we're on a hunt for a cosmos stone, so no shopping for any new clothes this time around got it?" said Rex pointing at her seriously.

"Aww can't we do both?" Zoe pleaded clapping her hands together flashing puppy dog eyes, "We should enjoy ourselves too right?" she then added smiling innocently. Her 3 friends raises their eyebrows or squinted at her, causing her smile to disappear before pouting with disappointment, "Okay fine…." she muttered with reluctance.

Dr Z on the other hand decided to enforce even more stricter discipline into his men as he shouted at the top of his lungs like a drill sergeant, "Listen up you 3!"

The Trio jumped together in a bunch and saluted him on duty, "YIKES! Yes sir!?" they cried widening their eyes and their hearts skipping several beats.

"Don't even think for a second that I forgot that stunt you pulled in Paris back in the 21st century!" he growled menacingly remembering how they deceived him behind his back, "You'll be spending every waking moment of your lives finding that next cosmos stone, if I catch you with even a single new piece of clothing, I'll take away all your allowances for the next 50 years!"

"AAAAAH!" They all screamed in terror before bowing down and prostrating themselves before him.

"You got it Dr Z! Loud and clear!" Zander cried out.

"Heck we'll even make sure we don't bring any spending cash at all when we go down!" Ed shouted which made Ursula perk up in alarm.

"Say what!?" she cried before shaking a fist at him, "Now that's just going too far! You can just forget abo-"

"Grrr….." A low growl and a fearsome glare from Dr Z quickly silenced her as she gulped down hard and waved her hands out.

"Right….no clothes or anything to do with fashion this time….not even saying one word of it…." she chuckled nervously before bursting into tears. She cried herself into the floor as a puddle seeped out from under her arms, dying inside from such cruel and unusual punishment as Zander and Ed patted her on the back comfortingly.

"Glad everyone's in agreement this time around." said Max with relief now they could all be fully focused.

"Meantime we'd better find a safe place to keep this stone." said Zoe as she looked to Dr Z holding Terry, whose mouth was still held open with the cosmos stone inside.

"I'll take charge of that part." Cera then volunteered while also seeing her chance as she quickly grabbed a nearby Alpha grapple claw, "Along with the stone itself." Using it she shot it out which took hold of and retrieved the red stone in Terry's mouth which caught everyone off guard.

"Hey!" Dr Z cried while the others widened their eyes and gasped at Cera's unexpected action..

"Huh!?"

"Don't worry, I'll find a secure place for this, so tight not even Reese could hack into it let alone Dr Z." she said confidently as she patted the claw in her other hand as it held on tight to the cosmos stone, "You can count on me for sure guys, I promise." she said to them seriously as her friends nodded nervously at her, deciding to trust her while also worried considering she was holding the immense power of a galaxy in her hand.

"O…k…." Max nodded as a bead of sweat wrinkled down his cheek.

"If you say so Cera…." Zoe gulped down hard.

"We'll trust you on this then since you're so sure about it." said Rex at the end with a hard look on his face.

Dr Z however, wasn't about to let a little girl like Cera one up him like that and get away with it, "You give that back this instant!" he demanded as he lashed out at her, "Or else you'll-" As Cera suddenly shot the claw holding the cosmos stone towards him, he stopped in his tracks and fell backwards to the floor! "AH!" he cried as the stone was held within an inch of making contact with his face as the glowing red light of the jewel illuminated his face. From that point he could tell that one wrong word and she may end up dropping the whole thing into his hands and he'd end up taking the entire power package which was no doubt way more than his shrivelled old body could handle.

"You want it? Here you go, it's all yours." said Cera as she had her hand at the trigger button for release, as everyone else stared in shock or backed away worried she might look to them next. Dr Z gulped down hard deciding to take back his words as he began sweating profusely when Cera looked to him with a rather smug look on her face, "What's the matter Dr Z? Didn't you say you want it just now? Go ahead and take it then." She said wagging it in front of his face!

Dr Z gritted his teeth in terror before smiling at her, "Ehehe…on second thought you hold onto it for now!" he pleaded conceding defeat, though inside he was screaming his head off in a rage at being beaten and having to relinquish his prize over to her when it was he and his gang that got it in the first place.

Seeing he learned his lesson for the time being, Cera retracted the claw and pulled it back towards her as Dr Z nearly passed out on the floor after the big shock his weak heart just got. After that she looked to the Alpha gang who froze and turned pale as she shot them a glare, "Anyone else want to try their luck and see if you'll be able to hold it without experiencing any side effect hmm?" The 3 of them gulped and shook their heads frantically in response as she smirked satisfied with their smart answers, "Heh, I thought as much." After that she turned around to take her leave, "Now if you'll excuse me I'll be putting this in safe storage." she said politely as she headed for the door.

As she began to take her leave Max, Zoe and Rex could only look on in sheer shock and amazement at Cera's boldness.

"Remind me never to get on her bad side." Rex muttered.

"We should be thankful she's on our side to begin with…." Zoe wheezed hard letting out a large amount of pressure inside her chest, while Max simply nodded in agreement to both their statements.

Soon after Dr Z awoke and sat up from where he was before shaking a fist in frustration at Cera, "You better not try anything with that stone behind my back! You hear me!?" he threatened though she shrugged it off without a backward glance.

"Hmph, I'm insulted if you think I'm anything like you Dr Z." she scoffed as she prepared to exit the door, only for a few of the dinosaurs follow a little behind to get a closer look at the stone.

Ace, wanting a closer look out of curiosity, jumped up and looked at the stone directly, but its red glow suddenly made him rather woozy as he then fell down on the ground and slipped down as if he was exhausted, his energy instantly drained as he let out a weak moan.

"Ace!" Rex gasped his eyes as Max and Zoe widened their eyes in surprise at what just happened.

"AH!"

"Oh!" Cera stuttered realising whats he did as she leaned down and patted him on the back, "Sorry Ace, I'll be more careful next time." She said holding the stone high up so the others couldn't reach it. After that Miku hopped off her shoulder and glowed slightly, transferring a portion of her energy to the chibi carnotaurus as he slowly began to push himself up again. After that Cera took her leave and exited the bedroom, leaving the D Team to ponder over what they witnessed.

"Did you guys just see that?" Rex asked his friends as Max nodded seriously.

"Yeah…." he mused noticing there may be something relating to the dinosaurs without a doubt.

Despite the shocking experience he just suffered, Dr Z still stubborn and persistent as always refused to accept defeat especially with his dream being so close at hand as he clicked his tongue, "Tch! If she thinks she can get away with stealing away the keys to my future dinosaur kingdom she's got another thing coming!" he hissed with determination before calling his henchmen together as they huddled together for a strategy plan, "Alpha gang, let's tail her and swipe that stone right under her nose!" he whispered knowing that once she leaves the stone unguarded they could do with it as they pleased.

"Y…Yes Dr Z."

"Right behind you." Zander and Ed nodded obediently though still scared as they always were.

Ursula on the other hand was looking forward to one upping the snotty girl as she grinned rather sneakily, "Hehehe, she'll never see us coming." she giggled as they tiptoed after her out of the room.

In one of the research rooms, Cera looked around carefully to see where would be a good place to hold the cosmos stone. She soon set her sights on a certain platform with several cylindrical tubes laid out nearby. "This looks like a good place to put it." she said as she headed to the console with Miku observing on her shoulder. Looking down she took a tube which resembled the Backhander's reactor core before plugging it in. Opening up the tube she carefully dropped the red cosmos stone inside and then closing the cap on it tight. As it did the container began to scan the stone and absorb samples of its energy as the tube glowed and twirled, "And now for a little extra precaution…." Typing into her dinoshot it caused the console to beep momentarily before she smiled pleased at her work.

"Anyone who think they can take this stone out or even lay a finger on this plugged in container while it has the stone in will be in for shocking surprise the moment they try." she snickered to herself wanting Dr Z and his goons to try their luck, it would be so funny if they did. While the security function would only activate while the cylindrical tube with the stone inside was plugged into the console, it would remain inactive if touched itself and unless a new tube was plugged into it. Way she saw it, it was a foolproof security measure as only she knew the deactivation code to turn it off, so it was pretty much in good hands. After that though she then narrowed her eyes seriously, "Still Dr Z did make a good point about analysing this stone's properties…." she then thought to herself as she keyed into her dinoshot which recorded the data the console recorded thus far after scanning the energy from it. "That should be enough, now to take a closer look at it in the lab." she thought to herself as she exited out through a different door which headed for the base's underground laboratory.

As it did, another door on the opposite end of the room opened, and peeping inside was Dr Z along with his 3 men as they looked all around the room to find no trace of Cera for miles much to Dr Z's relief, "She's gone! Now's our chance!" he said to them as they grinned sneakily at the console with the red stone inside before rushing over to it. "Hehehe, this is what she calls secure?" Dr Z snickered smugly as he rubbed his hands together with eagerness, "I could crack this container open with my eyebrow curler if I wanted to!" he then cheered as he fingers twitched ready to grab hold of the tube and yank it out where it was.

"She's really taking us lightly if this is the best she can come up with." said Zander feeling rather offended as he folded his arms and eyed the console in disappointment.

"Yeah it'll be easier than taking candy from a baby, only she's the big baby here!" Ursula giggled snobbishly. Though Ed on the other hand put a finger to his chin in thought, suspecting a booby trap without a doubt knowing how Cera always liked to think 2 steps ahead of her opponents, making sure they thought they won and accounting for whatever situation possible while doing the best she can with the current means available to stand against them. It was soon he realised it looked too easy but that didn't mean it was!

Dr Z unfortunately, having no sense of danger reach out for the tube, "Hahahaha! Now with this stone in my possession I'll finally become the dino-"

Ed widened his eyes, "Dr Z wait!" His warning came too late as Dr Z grabbed hold of the tube, causing a surge of pink electricity to surge into his body!

BZZT!

"YAAAAAAAHHHHH!" he cried out in pain while spasming hard all over!

"EH!?" The trio gasped taking a step back, surprised Cera really did have security set up and from what it looked it was a good one!

"Dr Z! We'll save you!" Ursula then yelled as she jumped in to pull away her boss with Ed and Zander as they bravely risked their lives together, though bravery turned to stupidly toon after as the electricity soon flowed from Dr Z into the 3 of them next and soon all 4 of them began spasming out with the power causing through them!

BZZZT!

"WAAAAAH!" They all screamed as their bodies became overloaded before finally and luckily being blown back into the wall!

CRASH!

The 4 members of the Alpha gang groaned on the floor in an almost dead like manner, while still charred black to a crisp and seeing their life flashing before their eyes.

"Urgh….."

"We just got cooked….." Zander and Ed groaned as Dr Z soon stood up stumbling about in a dazed manner.

"Alright Alpha gang…." he wheezed coughing up some black smoke, "New plan, let's not do that again…."

"I agree….I doubt even Terry could handle 3 seconds of a jolt that big." Ursula moaned while lying down on her back.

"And even if we did break into it somehow…knowing that brat she's probably rigged some explosive into it too…." Zander muttered with his face buried in the floor while sticking his finger up.

"Yeah or something way scarier…." Ed shuddered as he lay down on his belly, stunned and unable to turn himself.

After the evidence he was shown, Dr Z soon came to a definitive conclusion, "In that case we'll just have get another stone of our own….everyone on board say I…" he said raising his hand and accepting feet for now

"I…." They all said in unison standing up and raising their hands, before they all stumbled about dazedly.

"Urgh…." they then moaned before falling back down on the ground and passing out cold.

THUD!

(Meanwhile)

Before heading down to the lab, Cera decided to make a quick stop to the Backhander's museum, where she placed her pocket full of jewels on top of an empty pedestal before taking notice of her potted plant from China, which had begun to grow quite well from its pot and sprout a couple of green leaves and even outstretched branches and even a wooded core stem too much to her amazement. "Wow, you're really growing fast, wonder what kind of plant are you." she said in surprise as she reached out and brushed its' leaves gently with her fingers before smiling lovingly at it, "Well, when this is over I'm sure Rex will find a nice patch of soil to plant you in back home." she whispered to it before leaving it be, knowing there was a more important matter at hand now. "Now to analyse that data Miku." she said to her partner who rested on her shoulder as they left, unaware the plant slowly began to grow an extra set of branches and spread out from where it was.

As they came down from the elevator, the doors opened up revealing the inside of Seth's old laboratory. Stepping inside and looking around, she felt bad vibes emanating from nearly every device and every corner of the room as she narrowed her eyes and feeling the tension in the air, "Never thought we'd actually come down here again…." she thought as bad memories of Seth experimenting on dinosaurs like stegosaurus and saurophaganax returned to mind. In fact just the thought of his name was causing many bad memories and traumatising moments to flood her mind and she could done anything to dam up the rush of old mental scars she harboured because of that one man and his dastardly deeds….especially for one particular incident that stood above all as her worst experience ever….

Before she could dwell on them for too long, she quickly shook her head clear much to Miku's relief, "No, Seth's gone and now we can turn this lab into what Dr Ancient intended it for." she told herself firmly not to dwell on the past as she had to focus on the present, "And that's to help ensure a bright future for dinosaurs and people," she said taking a calming breath and smiling at her partner who sat on her shoulder, "Which is exactly what we'll do right now Miku." she said to her as she cried in joy to see Cera was getting her act together and moving on.

Loading up the data she collected so far, and seeing the energy readings were spiking rather hard confirming her theory that the stones were indeed consisting of great cosmic energy. However, when she decided to bring up some past readings depicting the fire stone plate, she discovered the energy levels were the same, the only difference were that they seemed to be in reverse to the cosmos stone. "Interesting….the red stone's properties are similar yet different to that of the fire stone plate…..almost like an equal but opposite….." she theorised as she squinted her eyes at the readings closely, seeing that part from being opposite almost every figure was exactly the same, something which Miku took interest in as she hopped off Cera's shoulder for a close look.

"No doubt there's a connection that would piece this puzzle together, now we only need to find that connecting piece and how they fit in…." Cera then mused as began typing on the screens again, "Maybe some data from the pirate's pod and wreckage could help with that," she thought to herself as she brought up a fresh batch of newly decrypted data. "Let's just hope the computer's managed to decode more that can be useful." She hoped as she began searching through the records thus far. On it she discovered a function on the pod was designed to control wild dinosaurs like it did Genie, though it didn't work on dinosaurs summoned and controlled by users though since they have an activator signal on their controllers which shield them form being controlled by outside devices. She felt there wasn't any need to worry about that, considering the likelihood of another wild dinosaur to be very small.

When it came to information confirming the cosmos stones, it was rather limited though Cera decided every single bit of info to improve their understanding of the forces surrounding the stones would matter as as she looked through it carefully. When she did, she narrowed her eyes discovering something rather monumental, "I knew it….each of the stones had an effect on a dinosaur matching their corresponding element…." she thought to herself as she flashbacked to when Chomp was excited by the yellow stone in Rome, Spiny became agitated when in the Caribbean Islands and nearing the blue stone, Tank went crazy after being exposed to the light of the violet cosmos stone, then Ace sniffing out the white stone and eagerly trying to get at it. The evidence was as clear as the sun in the sky, though that brought up another question to her theory, "So then….why wasn't Genie affected after swallowing it whole like Terry did?" she wondered putting a finger to her chin in thought.

She suddenly widened her eyes realising something that could explain this, "Maybe…." After recalling how Ace was weakened when exposed to the red stone, she recalled the elemental matchups she once recalled it then hit her, "Of course…it's just like with elemental matchups." she gasped patting her fist into her palm seeing how much stronger the red stone made Terry because he was a fire dinosaur, while Ace being wind had the opposite effect. As far as she could tell, dinosaurs which matched the colour of the cosmos stone in question would be strengthened tremendously no doubt but to the point they are unable to control it as it would warp their minds and turn them berserk if exposed to too much of it, while weaker elements would suffer under its influence instead. Genie on the other hand being a water dinosaur must have been able to resist the properties of the fire stone or better yet neutralise it to which it felt no effect at all. The possibility of dinosaurs which may not have any weakness or strength towards certain cosmos stones meant they could resist it too though not as well as though with a stronger element. After putting together said theories she decided to record them on the computer for future reference.

This soon brought up another idea for her as she narrowed her eyes, "They're similar to the stone plates no doubt…." she thought as she looked through the decrypted data but frowned in disappointment at what she found, "But none of the data here explains why…." she huffed in disappointment though it did lead to her thinking up a brand new theory, "Come to think of it….7 stone plates and 7 cosmos stones…..7 elements…." she scratched her head in deep thought before realising from the cosmos stones already found there had to be only 2 left that were missing from the connection, "If I'm not mistaken there has to be a green stone and after that….maybe….a stone acting as the counterpart to the central stone plate….for secret element…." she thought seeing no other explanation for it. She looked over to Miku who looked back at her curiously as to why she suddenly focused on her all a sudden, a thought crossed her mind but Cera quickly decided against it as she shook her head chasing it away, "No…even if it could make you stronger, I wouldn't want to put you through that kind of craziness like it did Terry and Tank." she told herself not willing to take that risk.

She soon decided to consider an alternative as she put a finger to her chin in thought, "But still….if we can somehow manage to harness that energy and somehow manage to control it….maybe it can work to us like some kind of trump card even." she considered, "To do that I'll need more data on the stones…." suddenly she widened her eyes in realisation of an important clue to the pirates' motives, "Wait….Maybe that's why the space pirates need dinosaurs in the first place….it's not just using them as mere tools and means to an end, it could be because they are the key means to acquiring them." Bringing up an old clip on screen it displayed the armoured yangchuanosaurus being able to withstand the attack of the yellow cosmos stone when Spartacus attempted to attack with it. "Also….that armour seems to be able to resist the effects of the stones being used against them directly considering how it was able to block Spartacus' attack back in Rome…"

As she keyed in that information to the data logs, she then closed her eyes and folded her arms thinking deeply to herself, "Any dinosaur with the matching element as the stone becomes stronger but falls under their influence entering a berserk state." she noted before remembering the space pirates and their spectral armoured dinosaurs and how they nearly obey their orders perfectly, "But….with the spectral armour that dinosaur becomes completely under the control of the space pirates….so if they do manage to control that kind of power….." she began to shudder at the thought. Though the question remained, why haven't they used their dinosaurs with the attribute stones they've gathered so far? Only idea she could come up with was that they haven't perfected the technology needed to control a powered up dinosaur yet and won't want to risk it, or prefer to save their hand till they gather all 7 together.

In any case, Cera knew that the space pirates couldn't be allowed to have even 1 cosmos stone with them and she had to consider the possibility of a worse case scenario, "In the event we do fail to protect the cosmos stones, we'll probably have to destroy them without a doubt. An emergency failsafe measure if we have no options left." she thought to herself before typing into the computers once more, "Of course I'll still need more data to determine how to do that….." With that they soon came to a block in their research as they completed all the decrypted files thus far, which in fact was all the data uncovered from the pod as some of it was lost upon damage. "Though I wonder what happens if we do put the plates and cosmos stones together?" She then wondered out loud as she considered the thought of experimenting the result if they were to be close to each other, if they're opposite would some sort of reaction or neutralising action occur? It was worth considering.

Before she could try to do it, Miku suddenly squawked out at her, catching her by surprise as she looked down to see her jumping up and down flapping her wings frantically. Hearing what she had to say made Cera reconsider her idea, "You're right Miku, we don't have time for that. Also it'd be way to risky without everyone else's approval….plus it's just a theory so we can't be certain." she said to the micro raptor's relief as Cera began to send Reese the data and research they uncovered so far hoping she may be able to find something on her end.

Seeing their research had now hit a dead end with what limited information they had, Cera soon realised she had only one option left to her and she didn't like it. But her hand was no doubt forced and like it or not she had to play it and take a huge gamble if they were to gain an edge, or else they'd still be playing catchup which would be dangerous in their current position in this race against the end of time and space. "It seems the space pirates know a lot more about the cosmos stones than we do," she admitted knowing they knew more at what was going on than they did, so that meant only one course of action as Cera stood up and hardened her gaze, "We'll need to go straight to the source for that info." she said as Miku jumped back in surprise as Cera brought something up on screen, "And we might have the means to do it too." she said with a confident smile, looking at the schematics of the pirate ship pod they recovered back in China. If this belonged to them, there was no reason it couldn't be used to return back to the mothership and therefore give them a second chance at the enemy base once again!

Miku squawked in surprise at Cera's idea, as her partner looked to her with a firm look, "Yes I mean it Miku, we'll have to get back on board the pirate mothership, not just to save the D Team's parents, but also to get back the 4 stones those flying scumbags stole." The microraptor squawked in protest and Cera only lowered her head in response, "It's risky I know," she admitted before looking back at her seriously, "But now that we know what we're up against I say we take our chances. Besides…..I still have a little ace up my sleeve in case things do get a bit hairy this time around." she said smirking confidently with he ever trusty dinoshot in hand. "And these access codes will be our ticket in." She said as she plugged in her dinoshot and downloaded them into it from the computer. Seeing her partner wouldn't be talked out of it, and feeling assured in her own capabilities, Miku conceded and squawked back deciding to give her full support on this, which made Cera smile with relief to have her partner watching her back on this, "Thanks Miku, I always know I can trust you." she said as they eyed the ship on screen which was now docked in the garage and left like garbage, though not for long if she had anything tommy about it, "With a little tune up, this ship will be in a good enough shape to fly." she said to herself confident she could patch it up in no time at all, till a ring on her device soon caught her attention.

RING! RING!

"Huh?" Taking out her dinoshot she saw who the caller was, "It's Max." She pressed a button answering it, "What's up?" she asked curiously as the spiky haired boy appeared on her screen.

"Hey Cera, we just spotted Sheer on screen heading towards some kind of location on the outskirts of the city." he answered her as she narrowed her eyes hard upon receiving word that the space pirates had just made their move, "We think she may have found out where the next cosmos stone is, so we're going to intercept her first before she can make off with it."

"Hopefully we can get her to exchange the red one in our possession for our parents, then secure this era's stone after." said Rex behind him after he finished.

"I see…." Cera replied. It was then she recalled how the Ancients were probably sending her on a wild goose chase like she hoped they would, though she didn't take into account possibility of crossfire and innocent civilians, also they have no leads at the moment for the cosmos stone so their only course of action would be to tail them for the time being and hopefully find clues on their own while they were at it. "I still say it's a rather risky plan, but do what you must." she then said wishing them good luck. On top of that, while the space pirates were distracted chasing after illusions and false coordinates, this could be the perfect chance to get on board the ship undetected and maybe do some behind the scenes action, anything to either learn the enemy plans or sabotage them in the process. "I'd love to help you guys but I'm on the verge of making a breakthrough on the cosmos stone we have, as well as on a new strategy." she said keeping the most important part hidden so as to not worry her friends. "One which would help tip the odds more in our favour, in this situation we'll need every edge we can get and I can't afford to get sidetracked…." she said at the end, as much as she hated keeping secrets from them she knew there was np other way and hoped they would understand, which thankfully they did as they nodded back understandably.

"Okay…." said Max with a light smile, "Whatever you do or plan we hope you know what you're doing, so be careful okay?" he said at the end before the call was ended.

"I was just hoping the same thing." she then said to herself hoping she wouldn't regret the choice she would soon make, as she stood up and walked towards elevator which would take her to the garage where her new operation would begin. As the doors opened for one of the holding pens for vehicles, inside was the recovered space pirate pod where the outer hull was mostly repaired apart from the main systems, something which Cera intended to see to. Taking out some nearby tools and a welder mask she clipped it on as she switched on the welder which made a blue flame spark from it, "Let's do this." she then said as she got to work in bringing the pod back to 100% condition if it was to serve her needs.

The next couple of hours she worked hard to salvage whatever usable parts she could gather from the junk piles on board the ship, while also retrofitting any pieces she could piece together form leftover Alpha parts. While she handled the main mechanics and welded them in, Miku aided by crawling into tight spaces to install any circuits or tie together wires ensuring they connected. After a long while of working, they both sat in the cockpit as it came down to a single final touch, "Alright now to fit in one last wire…." a drop of sweat dripped tensely from her cheek as it came to the last crucial moment. It was all or nothing, the deciding factor of all her efforts so far. As she brought them together, to her delight a spark emitted between them as it was connected!

BZZT!

After that the consoles and switches began to light up around the ships' cockpit signalling it coming back to life and ready of light at last! "Aha! It works!" she cheered pumping up her arms while Miku chirped happily at last. After that she went over the controls one by one, seeing some functions which seemed to enable movement and flight as she closely observed them, "Okay controls seem straightforward enough….maybe I can get this to fly…." she thought to herself as she flipped up a few switches causing the engines of the pod to start up before it slowly began to levitate off the floor. "Steady….." Cera breathed knowing the equipment she put together was still rather sensitive so she had to be careful in how she handled it. Grabbing hold of the controller in front she began to steer it and it slowly floated around the chamber and it seemed to hold together well, in fact better than she first thought.

"Phew it works….thankfully…." she breathed letting out a deep sigh of relief. Having installed and retrofitted substitute parts and servos made from leftover Alpha mech bits she assumed the pod would become unstable and breakdown, or wore explode….it was a miracle it was working in perfect condition! She smirked with confidence as she prepared to press the switch on her dinoshot to open the launch bay so they could be clear for take off, "Okay now we-" before she could reach for the switch, the laboratory elevator opened up and stepping inside was none other than Jonathan himself!

"What's going on down here?" he demanded as he ran in, only to stop and step back in surprise to see the space pirate pod airborne and Cera was inside operating it! They both locked eyes with one another and widened their eyes in shock.

"Ah! Jonathan!"

"My word!" They each exchanged words of bewilderment.

Cera gulped down nervously seeing she had some big time explaining to do, "What are you…doing here?" she chuckled nervously as she began to sweat profusely under pressure, while Miku decided to hide from sight, jumping into Cera's lap unwilling to look Jonathan in the eyes considering the menacing aura he gave off.

"I was about to ask you the same thing." he responded as his eyes narrowed at her suspicious activities now, "I heard you were planning some sort of stratagem and discovered something about the cosmos stones so I decided to assist you per master Rex's orders." he said remembering the blond boy's instructions, "I heard all kinds of noises outside this door so I thought I come assist you with whatever you were building, though never expected you to be actually working on that pod." he then turned serious, "Don't tell me you're planning to deliberately infiltrate the space pirate's ship behind our backs once more." he then asked hoping that wasn't the case, for if it was he would have to resort to extreme measures to stop her.

Realising she got found out, Cera gulped down hard and scratched her head wondering how she could excuse herself from this, "I…err…well…." seeing how she planned to sneak off being everyone's back again and wanted to take the pod out for a spin to do it didn't really instil any confidence or trustworthy feelings in Jonathan, as his gaze remained firm, serious and unblinking as his eyes locked onto Cera. Eventually seeing there was no way she could excuse herself for the actions she was taking now, she consented deciding to take her lumps and confess the truth most reluctantly, "Yes that's right, I admit it Jonathan. I intend it do just that." she admitted after taking a long deep breath, hoping for the best that Jonathan would be able to see and accept her reasons.

Hearing her answer with no hesitation or hint of lying, Jonathan narrowed his eyes seriously, "If I may ask what drove you to making such a foolhardy course of action?" he asked politely though not in an approving tone, "If I don't like the reason I will stop you myself," he then said, "Master Rex gave me orders to protect him and his friends, which includes you as well. It would pain him most dearly if they were to lose you to the space pirates just like their parents did." he said to her with concern, hoping she wouldn't do anything rash or reckless.

"Yes, I'm aware of that Jonathan, and I completely understand and respect where you and the others are coming from." she then clenched her hand into a fist tightly and closed her eyes while tensing up with guilt, "But you weren't there….I lost them and I couldn't do anything to stop it…." she then hissed bitterly as Jonathan gasped being taken aback, "Because of me….they gave themselves up….I was their long awaited hope and then willingly gave it up just to save me….I let them down….." she sniffled as a single tear was shed from her eye. The feeling of guilt was welling up inside her consciousness, for crushing their hopes and making them feel they were deceived by an illusion after they prayed and waited so hard for a miracle only for it to be snatched away, she felt it was on her they were going through a difficult time right now as well for helping her get off the ship too.

"It's because I lost them I felt an enormous guilt wishing upon my shoulders and a hole in my heart….one which I haven't been able to forget and move on from." she said seriously, "I feel unless I rectify this failure, it'll continue to gnaw at my heart and haunt me to no end. Plus, with only 2 more stones on the line, I plan to give us every edge we can get, and there's so much more I can do to help behind enemy lines rather than out in the field or in here, and you know it." Jonathan said nothing back to her but listened to her side of the story, in fact seeing motive and sound understanding behind it as well, "In a war, we all have to take necessary risks and make needed sacrifices to achieve the final goal….." she said closing her eyes momentarily before opening them again, "And if the final goal means salvation of the universe then I'm willing to make this choice, even if it means I'll have to aim the sacrificial blade at my own heart."

"Cera….." Jonathan found himself unable to speak anything against her reasoning, seeing she took it most personally too. Seeing no other way of talking her out of it he then nodded with affirmation, "If you really must do this then I will respect your decision." he said as he conceded, seeing her resolve was strong followed by immense determination to back it up, it wouldn't be right to stop her when she's already made her decision. "But….you shouldn't bare this responsibility all alone. I can call the others and inform them about-"

"I don't want to add to the others' list of growing concerns," she cut him off, "Especially while they're out there they need to be at their best and fully focused." she then looked ahead of her as she began to type in some buttons and pull a lever to start the pod's thrusters, "You and Helga are needed here to keep things in the ship under control, plus make sure Dr Z and the alpha gang stay in line too. On a mission this big chances are they'll screw it up seconds upon entering." she said at the end.

"With logic like that I can't argue with you there." Jonathan mused putting a finger to his beard in thought, before his eyes glowed causing the roof hatch to open up, giving Cera the space she needed to take off. "In that case….all I can do is wish you good luck and pray for both your success and a safe return." he said as he bowed respectfully to her as he gave her his best regards and support, as he would await both the return of the D Team and her.

"Thank you….That's all I need Jonathan." was all she said back to him as she pressed on the lever in front of her which caused the ship's engines to roar and power up, "I promise I will be back." she said to him, "With everyone else…or at least doing something of equal value."

"I'll hold you to that promise." nodded the android in response as the pod let loose the power it was building up, and before long Cera and Miku both led away into the sky and disappeared behind the white clouds that rolled in. "When this is over, we'll do everything we can to help you remember the person you once were too. This I swear upon every circuit in my being." he then vowed to himself as he closed the hatch and returned to his station on deck to maintain communications with all sides, though in Cera's case she'd be on her own so all he could do was pray for her success, though considering it was her he was talking about….what was there to worry about?

(Later)

"WHOA! EEEK!" Cera screamed as she spun out of control while inside the newly patched space pod, which suddenly acted up on its own and began spiralling wildly, spinning while moving in all kinds of random directions as she struggled to grab hold of the controls! Inside Miku too screeched as she grabbed hold of a nearby piece to keep herself from being thrown about inside like a rag doll! Cera's eyes began to tear up as the pressure pressed against her face, either she didn't know the controls as well as she thought or the alpha parts she installed were malfunctioning as she feared!

Thankfully, as she reached out and pressed a random button the first chance she got the ship soon stopped spinning and straightened itself at last, "Phew…okay take it slow and steady now…." she breathed deeply before stabilising her breath. After that grabbing hold of the controls and moving them smoothly rather than tugging at them hastily the ship began to plot a smooth and straight course from then on much to her relief, "Looks like I've finally got the hang of this….I hope…" she muttered still feeling very dizzy after the constant spinning she suffered earlier, but her will to press on and see this to the end helped her in resisting those feelings of nausea. Mike on the other hand, unable to withstand the experience, stumbled about as the world spun before her eyed before she fell down on her back passing out from the shock.

"Now if I can just lock onto the mothership's signal and isolate it from the jamming…." she then thought as she eyed the ship's radar and pressed in a few buttons, guessing them to involve contact with he mother ship. After a few failed attempts with nothing turning up she soon got a return beep which brightened her with hope that something went right at last, "Alright! We've got it!" she smiled with hope before her expression turned serious as she pushed on the lever which made her ship accelerate further ahead. Eying her ship's radar, it depicted a large beacon on it which was represented by the Spectral pirate mark, and that could be only one thing, "It should be right up ahead…." Cera looked up ahead to a blanket of white clouds covering the upper skies. Swallowing hard and readying herself she pressed on the controls which took them higher into the clouds above, as she and Miku (who just came back to her senses and recovered) both turned serious as they prepared themselves for whatever awaited them above.

Unfortunately, nothing could prepare them for what they were about to discover past the clouds. As they emerged from below, they widened their eyes and their hearts skipped a beat upon seeing a massive dark purple ship with spiral like ornaments orbiting it. It's very appearance gave off a malevolent aura as if there was a heart of pure evil lurking deep inside its' metal husk. Cera was soon beginning to feel she had bitten off more than she could chew, while Miku's eyes turn slit and she hissed upon sight of the ship, every fibre of her being detesting that mechanical monstrosity down to her core. "Whoa….that thing is even bigger than I thought it would be." As well as a whole lot bigger and meaner looking too. Cera gulped as a bead of sweat dripped from her cheek down to the floor of the pod, seeing a ship of that size and construction no doubt had the means to be able to travel through time much faster than the Backlander could, and considering the Backlander was the only time travelling vessel built in Rex's time, it was clear evidence that the space pirates may have come from an even further future or perhaps even from another planet.

She shook her head soon after, "We'll worry about all that later, right now we have a job to do and everyone's counting on us." she told herself to remain focused on the task at hand. Pressing a button a screen was brought up depicting a layout of the ship's exterior, "According to these schematics….the loading bay should be right about…here!" she pointed on it as a point on the ship's lower side glowed red marking her destination. "Here we go…." She then said bringing the pod down as it slipped under the ship. As she did and its shadow covered over them she couldn't help but feel small and insignificant in comparison, as she gulped down hard before looking ahead to see an opening she headed for. As she got in she found herself in the loading bay where several other pods just like hers were parked. Taking herself down she parked it closest to the exit so that she knew just the one to use when she would need to leave later.

"We got in without being detected or contacted." said Cera in relief before patting the console proudly, "Didn't think the minuscule jamming function would actually work." she thought having put it together using spare parts and based it off the Backlander's jammer with a smaller power need since it was downscaled for the pod. Opening it up and getting out she and Miku scanned their surroundings and to their relief found no enemies in sight thankfully, "No guards, guess they won't be expecting anyone coming through here." she thought. Considering the situation, with only 2 stones left for grabs, it's likely all 3 of the space pirates would be absent so there would be less security on board, a situation Cera intended to take full advantage of while their base is left mainly unguarded. "Okay Miku, now that we're in, let's to see our options here." she said to the microraptor as she brought up a small list she put together before they left, listing all the possible objectives they could aim for the moment they set foot in the enemy ship once more.

As listed they were:-

-Sabotaging the enemy ship's time drive so it couldn't get away to another time

-Disable the ship's jammer so they can locate it more easily and even invade it later as a group in case of an emergency

-Destroy the machines which supplied the pirates their forces, which may include their dinosaurs or move cards

And then, listed last but on her most important priorities were to either retrieve the 4 cosmos stones already on board, or try rescue the D Team's parents once more.

"You can choose if you want to, way I see it they're all equally important." she suggested to Miku letting her decide what they do first. Looking over their options, Miku then squinted her eyes closely at them before chirping at Cera who smiled at her answer, "Whichever's the closest huh? Smart thinking." she replied as she took out her dinoshot. Seeing it, the communicator was still jammed preventing any calls other than space pirate ones from leaving the base, as well as any outside calls from getting in too. Fortunately, from the schematics she downloaded from the pod earlier, she was able to download a map displaying the layout of the ship and its floors. Seeing it was massive beyond imagination, she then narrowed her eyes focusing on one room which caught her eye and was also the closest to their current position in the loading bay.

"This gel generator room seems rather suspicious…." she said seeing it was also worth checking out too, "Let's go see that one first." she said to Miku as they headed towards the door that lead to it. Heading through and entering down a narrow hallway, they soon came entered a room and widened their eyes in alarm to see multiple gel jarks patrolling the area! Quickly she leapt behind an isolated computer module, in time before a patrolling jark looked to her side and saw nothing, before shrugging its shoulders and moving off somewhere else. Peaking out from it carefully, she focused her gaze at where a large conveyor belt was placed at one end of the room and was surveyed by several gel jarks as they observed several ball shaped rocks that were laid out along the conveyor belt as they entered in from another room.

After that, a large mechanical part came from the ceiling came down and enveloped the rock at the end of the belt, and steam erupted from it as it glowed brightly! As it retracted itself back to the ceiling, as the steam cleared it revealed a full formed gel jark which beeped, communicating with its brethren which welcomed it to their ranks, before it hopped off the conveyor and the process repeated once more. Having seen enough, Cera could tell this was the generator room for all their foot soldiers, "So that's how they make those disgusting abominations…." she said seriously, "We'll have to take it out, that way we'll have less trouble, we already got plenty with the pirates and their dinosaurs so we don't need anymore." Miku chirped back to her in agreement as they noticed what appeared to be the control unit for the entire system, so no doubt the access codes for the machine were on it too.

"Now to get in range….." she said to herself before she and Miku nodded hard at one another. She carefully stuck to the shadows, hiding behind any large walls or consoles as they came while narrowly avoiding the scanning gaze of the guards thanks to Miku watching her back. Several times she had narrow close calls made evident as she had to hold in her breath or cover over her chest to still her shaking heart! Thankfully with her best efforts and their combined teamwork they were able to bypass the guards before managing to get behind the main console in time before a pair of freshly made gel jarks were able to spot her. Taking position, she began to type into her dinoshot before successfully isolating the control signal in it, "Alright, once the receiver fully loads I can hack this thing remotely." she said establishing a remote link into it though frowning soon after realising she couldn't access every part of the ship from here, "Too bad each of these systems are isolated, otherwise I'd be able to hack the entire ship at once." she said in disappointment.

Regardless she and Miku were able to complete their work and it was time they moved on to the next room….though in the time they did so, a large number of newly made gel jarks stepped off the conveyor belt and began walking about the room to get a feel of their surroundings and bodies. With so many more enemies than before now it would be that much harder to leave now. They both sweated tensely, but Cera, not giving into fear, observed her surroundings and thought carefully as she surveyed around her for anything she might be able to use as a diversion. Feeling something near her leg as she leaned back, she picked it up seeing it was a wrench. Taking hold of it she quickly threw it far ahead and it flew across the room till it smacked the back of one gel jark's head! Rubbing it sorely and picking it up, it looked up to see another one near it, assuming it to be responsible the first delivered a swift sucker punch knocking the other one down! After that as the other jarks turned to look to see what was going on, the 2 jarks soon began to get into a rather violent brawl with one another, employing hard wrestling moves like choke holds or suplexes, spurring the others to rush in to break them up while Cera and Miku, seizing their chance, scampered off past them till they came out the way they came!

Covering her mouth to hold in her laughter, she snickered hard after removing it, finding what just happened to be rather humorous indeed. "Thank goodness they're just as dimwitted as Dr Z's alpha droids are." she said in relief as she existed the room completely unnoticed. After that she brought the map up once more on her dinoshot and looking at her options available she settled on the next closest room to them, "Okay…the armour room sounds best now." she said as they headed there next. Passing through some connecting hallways they came upon a purplish room with a giant tube like device connected to a computer console, the tube looked big enough to house a full sized dinosaur too and it had a hexagonal mark at the top of the tube with what appeared to be a glowing light in it.

Looking closer she saw an ankylosaurus was roaring out in agitation inside it, slamming its tail in agitation on the ground before slamming at the walls of the tube to no avail. Seeng the poor dinosaur suffering inside made Cera clench her fist as feelings of rage began to build up inside her seeing how inhumane the conditions the dinosaurs were forced to go through or live under. It turned worse as a nearby gel jark walked over to the console at the machine and pressed a button on it, causing purple energy to emitted from a light above which then shone on the ankylosaurus itself! It roared in pain as it thrashed about and tried to escape the light which appeared to be forcing some kind of control on it, but its efforts were in vain as 3 spectral pirate marks appeared, 2 on its sides and 1 on its head as it soon submitted to their control and returned to the form of a purple dinosaur card which then fell through a hole in the floor of the containment tube and ejected out for the gel jark to retrieve and then leave the room to hand it over to the space pirate awaiting it.

"So this is how they do it…." Cera hissed in disgust as she gritted her teeth furiously, "Well not anymore." she then swore under her breath. No way was she doing to sit by and let them continue to do this to more innocent dinosaurs, also by doing this she'd be able to cut off their supply of dinosaurs too and make it all the more easier for the D Team to work too as they'll have fewer problems getting in their way. With the coast clear, Cera ran up to the console and did the same as she did earlier, isolating the unique signature of the armouring device before gaining a remote link to it like before. "The move card room's next." She then said next checking the map and seeing it was close by as they headed for the door connecting to it next.

Returning to the familiar room to find it still the same as before apart from the now empty move dinosaur pens, she typed into her dinoshot and smiled at what she found, "Looks like the receiver I planted here before is fully loaded, now all I need to do is press it and goodbye to new enemy attacks." she thought deciding to wait for the right moment to use it. After that, bringing up the map she saw 3 options to choose from here, "Up next is the time drive engine, the jamming room, the Taylor house and…" she slowed down as she came to what appeared to be her number 1 on her priority list, "The cosmos stone vault…."

As she weighed her options she felt sabotaging the time drive or the hamming room would render the space pirates incapable of escaping to another time period, as well as revealing their locations too, though both rooms weren't only far apart but were also the furthest rooms from where they were, and chances of getting spotted were very high and in the event they were it'd be a long way back to the space pod so it wasn't worth the risk. After that she soon moved on to the possibility of going after the D Team's parents again, this time with a clearer mindset of thought as she put a finger to her chin.

"Hmm….last time we were here we took the long way to save Max's parents and the others….." she thought to herself before frowning at the memory of being forced to abandon them, "But….after what happened before I can only assume they're now under even heavier guard now…." And by now that escape hatch had to have been sealed and there was no way she'd be able to carry them all out on her own. She soon clicked her tongue in frustration after being reminded of blowing her one chance last time, "Tch! As much as I want to go for them…..I…I think we should play it safe and get the cosmos stones first." she hissed deciding on their closest and highest priority of all as they headed towards the door leading to it.

The closer they got, the tenser the air became "Here we are….." she breathed heavily upon finding themselves at the large armoured door with the spectral pirate symbol on it, "Stay quiet Miku, we're getting close to the heart of this place." she warned Miku as she looked down to her, "Get ready, who knows what's inside waiting for us Miku." she said as the little dinosaur tensed up and nodded signalling she was ready for battle. As the doors opened, it revealed a rather empty room with circuitry implanted all along its walls, and despite being devoid of any sort of life the room still gave off a very eerie feeling, one which put Miku and Cera both on edge as they entered, looking around restlessly and remaining on high alert for any sort of booby trap or ambush lying in wait for them.

Despite their sense of caution, the 2 of them soon eased up as they lay their eyes ahead of them, a massive glass case in front with a nearby console, and inside it were 4 glowing lights, which she quickly recognised in an instant. "There they are….." she breathed pitting her hands on the continuer holding them in. At long last after their hard search had paid off, after losing them despite their long hard battles before, fate was kind enough to give them a chance to get them back. "The 4 stones….and yet….it all seems….too quiet….." she then said as her awe turned to concern. Looking around, she still couldn't shake the feeling that there was something still amidst but she couldn't tell what it was. She expected many guards and heavy security but couldn't see anyone or anything of the sort, and that was what worried her the most, it's what that couldn't be seen that was the most dangerous. Regardless of the possibility of a trap, she couldn't turn back now, she had to risk it as she took out her dinoshot and began to try and release the locks as she keyed in. Her eyes narrowed seeing extremely heavy level of security ranging from subroutines, firewalls and alarm triggers, the sight of it made her sweat somewhat nervously as she saw what she was up against.

"Okay….security here's tighter than anything I've come across so far on this flying fortress…though that's to be expected since these happen to be the pirates' most prized possessions." she said to herself before smirking confidently seeing it as merely another challenge to surmount, "Good thing this kind of thing never stopped me before." Taking out her dinoshot she began to type into it, and like before she began to scan for weaknesses in the security protocols before finding loopholes in the system to pass through and exploit, while hacking through and breaking down any blocks she came upon. It was a tiring process and with what she encountered she began to sweat tensely seeing it was a very close one as she had to decrypt the layer upon layer of security…..but her persistent remained as strong as ever as she pressed on, avoiding every subroutine that would take her off course or lead to her triggering the alarms, till at long last-

"Alright, one more firewall and then…" A click noise sounded at where the containers were, causing the glass seal to open and then the holding case to lower itself down to the floor, revealing all 4 cosmos stones inside them, the yellow, blue, purple and white stones all glowed together before her and both Cera and Miku's eyes glowed with bright joy at their beauty and their success at cracking the code! "Okay! We got it!" she cheered as Miku jumped up and down squawking with sheer joy. Their celebration and success was sort lived though, as soon after the containers fell out and hit the floor an alert alarm suddenly sounded inside the room and began to echo through every corner of the pirate ship!

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

"GAAAH!?" They both cried out in alarm and looked around to see flashing red sirens and the loud unbearable noise ringing! Cera then began to realise to her horror that the stones' container must have had some built in alarm that would trigger should they be opened by unauthorised means! That had to be the reason why there weren't any guards around, for the moment the alarm sounded everyone on board the ship would know and then come straight for the thieves who broke through in mere heartbeats! "Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!" Cera cried frantically scrunching up her hair seeing she blew it again, cursing her carelessness, while Miku screeched flapping her wings like a spooked chicken! Seeing no reason to act cautious anymore, nor being able to, she quickly reached out into her backpack and pulled out a toolbar and emptied it, revealing several tools including a wrench, scissors, wire cutter and a hammer! "Okay new plan, forget hacking, I'll smash through this thing with this!" she cried urgently, grabbing hold of the hammer and raising it up high above the containers!

"HA!" As the hammer made contact with the glass container it caused them to smash open into pieces, thankfully none of them made contact with Cera or Miku, as she quickly emptied her bag of its contents and quickly scooped up all 4 stones into them post haste! "Now let's get out of here!" she cried to Miku as the alarms continued to ring! As she tried to make a run for the door, a large gang of gel jarks suddenly burst through the doors making her stop in her tracks! "AAAH!" she screamed in horror as the army of slime robots charged at her with open arms wide open! She soon recovered from her initial shock and gritted her teeth. She had come so far and was now near the finish line, "Tch! You clowns aren't going to stop me!" she clicked her tongue in retort unwilling to let these slugs stop her from getting out!

Courageously she risked everything as she rushed ahead towards them much to their surprise, "HA!" expecting her to turn tail or avoid them, the jarks were unable to respond in time as Cera jumped up and kicked up on one of their rocky faces, instinctively she knew full well not to touch their slimy bodies and focused on their solid body parts as she used them as stepping stones, kicking off or kicking them away before making it to the other side where the door was! "Catch me if you can slime balls!" she taunted them as they ran after her, only to be stopped as she shut the door at the last second and they all slammed into it like a massive pileup! Down the halls she ran, narrowly avoiding gel jarks as they came and ignoring the sounds of the alarm ringing red alert as she focused on the end goal in sight! Once she got into her ship she'd be home free!

At last her persistence and determination paid off as the doors to the pod depot lay ahead of her, "The loading bay!" she smiled in delight as she entered through them, "Alright time to make a beeline for our ship and-GAH!" She stopped at the last second, her heels screeching a bit as she dug in and halted her run, as she found herself surrounded by a large group of jarks which anticipated her path to come through here as another bunch of them entered from the door behind her and they had her completely boxed in on all ends with no way of getting out! Sweating nervously, Cera swallowed down what felt like a rock in her throat as a sea of spiky pink blobs began to close in on her and her partner, "They must really not want us to leave with those stones huh?" she croaked to Miku who looked around frantically for a way through but saw no way through, as she snarled and flared up her feathers in agitation, though it did nothing to slow down the incoming army of gel jarks that were closing in and beeping rather angrily!

As they surround her and were on the verge of taking them both captive, Cera sweated tensely as she looked to Miku knowing it was time they played their trump card, "Looks like we'd better blow this joint Miku…." as her partner nodded back at her they both smirked, much to the gel jarks' confusion upon noticing it, "And I mean that quite literally!" she said out loud pressing the button on her dinoshot! At the armour machine, move card maker and gel jark generator, upon receiving the signal they began to blink red rapidly before suddenly-

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

3 separate explosions throughout the deep halls of the ship rumbled simultaneously, shaking the entire vessel and throwing many of the gel jarks off balance as some stumbled, fell down or crashed on others like domino blocks as they fell together in big slimy messes while trying to put themselves back together! Others began to notice smoke emanating through the vents and cracks made, panicking realising a fire had broken out several of them scampered off to put them out as fast as possible! Thinning the masses and giving Cera and Miku the opening they needed.

"Now if you boys'll excuse us!" she cried out as she ran ahead and leapt up high, as one gel jark which had just gotten up, turned to her in surprise as she and kicked down on its face, knocking it back to the floor as she used it as a springboard to launch herself and then somersault at her pod as she quickly hopped in without a second to lose! "We'll be letting ourselves out thank you!" she said with a wink as she started up the engines, getting her pod airborne which then shot out through the exit hatch and finally speeding away from the ship and to safety below the clouds! With the cloak now activated, she was finally home free and with the 4 cosmos stones in tow on top of that! Needless to say the break in was a huge success overall as they both fell back in their seats and let out deep gasps of air in relief considering they barley made it out by the skin of their teeth.

"Heh….we did it Miku….we actually did it!" Cera then cheered as she punched up to the sky with all her joy and energy, "Hahahaha! Woo hoo! We rock!" she cheered out pud at the top of he lungs while Miku squawked out her loudest and happiest bird cry ever. With that fiasco finally behind them, Cera felt it was time she got the cosmos stones someplace secure on board the Backlander, as she prepared to establish a call to it, "Now to give Jonathan the good news." It was a little tricky isolating the Backhander's unique frequency especially since it was in stealth mode, but after a while of trying she was able to pinpoint it and initiated the call through the ship's comm link, "Hey Jonathan! Come in it's me!" she called through the communicator, a while had passed and still no answer, which began to worry her slightly as she feared it may have gotten damaged or that something happened onboard the ship. She was about to consider landing the pod somewhere and call for pickup, when Jonathan's face appeared on screen at the last second.

"Cera? Is that you?" he blinked in surprise before smiling with relief, "When I received a pirate communication I was a little hesitant, but I never thought it would be you."

"Heh, yeah I get what you mean there." she breathed in relief admitting he had good reason to be wary but thankful he answered.

"How are things on your end?" he then asked her hoping for good news.

Cera then sighed slightly in response, "Let's just say the break in didn't go as I initially hoped for…." she said shaking her head, wishing she could do all she wanted but failed to do so.

Misunderstanding her words, Jonathan assumed it to be another big failure as the past experience as he closed his eyes and frowned in disappointment, "Oh….I see….I'm sorry to hear that….." was all he could say wishing he could offer emotional support and encouragement but couldn't find any way of doing so.

To his surprise, Cera juicily recovered and smiled strongly at him, "Don't be," she said to his confusion as she began reaching down off screen and pulled out her toolbag, "Let's just say I managed to make off with a little consolation prize." As she unzipped the sack and opened it up towards Jonathan, he widened his eyes to see the blue, yellow, white and purple cosmos stones glowing together inside them! "Or should I say prizes."

"AH! The cosmos stones!?" he exclaimed in disbelief nearly falling off his seat. Getting closer to the screen and pulling it in till his face nearly covered it entirely, he choked on his words and found himself nearly speechless, "H…How did you-"

"I'll explain it all later." Cera cut him off seeing this was no time for it now, "Right now prepare the loading bay for my return, also switch on the jamming signal now, I don't want us to be followed after the smash and grab I just pulled." she said to him as he nodded back firmly.

"I'll do it right away. Master Rex and the others will be most pleased to hear this when they return." he said at the end before ending the call.

Before long as she looked below her, she saw the Backlander drop its cloak as she could see it clearly and the opening of the landing bay appeared before her on top of the massive ship, "Heh, they'll be in for a big special surprise when they get back and get a load of this." she smiled feeling pleased with herself and with the odds now turning in their favour at long last….though with the old saying with pride soon comes a fall, they would soon face an unexpected hurdle coming their way soon enough…..which could once again shift the balance of power in a way they'd never expect.

(Meanwhile)

Back on the space pirate ship however, Specter was not taking the surprise event on his ship very well. Having been woken up by a beauty nap himself by the explosion, he checked on screen and saw all the events that had transpired so far on his own ship and under his watch. As he saw Cera not only cause severe damage to many of his devices like a rat sabotaging a vehicle, he shook tensely like an earthquake as his immense anger and hatred, usually held back by his holy flamboyance was slowly building up in every cell of his body before it erupted and he exploded with uncontrolled pent up rage! "GAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!" he roared at the top of his lungs, turning red and steaming hot before slamming his fists on his chair till they were on the verge of cracking! No words could describe the sheer anger and emotional instability that was going through his mind at this point, one phrase to describe it would be beyond furious.

"This is unacceptable! How did one of those meddling tykes possibly get on board my ship!?" he screeched so loud that some computer screens around his room shattered at the sound of his voice. He gritted his teeth and gnashed them like a feral beast as he went over the computer footage repeatedly, from Cera's arrival on his ship to hacking his devices remotely and having planned her escape by using the explosions as a diversion and then throw his guards off into chaos, "Not only did she get onboard like some stowaway rat and caused my ship a whole lot of problems that'll cost a lot of precious time to patch up, but she also made off all my precious cosmos stones!" He then teared up and began biting his pink handkerchief and stretched on it while throwing a childish tantrum, like a baby had his toy taken away.

On his lap, his blue apatosaurus opened its eyes groggily before yawning out loud and grunting in annoyance. Hearing him, Specter gasped in realisation before gently stroking his beloved pet and partner along his scaly back, "Oh! I'm terribly sorry my sweet Brontikens….did I disturb my precious little boy's nappy wappy?" he said talking babyishly as the chibi apatosaurus yawned dreamily before falling asleep again and nestling comfortably in Specter's lap. "There there, thats a good boy…." he said with a bright smile as he petted his dinosaur with a gentle hand, in fact Brontikens was the only one he ever showed love to, and he always had since the day he first met him after his revival from a fossil in a restoration room, he knew it was love at first sight between them.

His smile soon vanished as he looked up and became reminded of the thievery which happened under his nose, "Grr! Those brats….they've been nothing but bothersome thorns in my side all this time….dogging poor old me and my crew at every corner….." he growled cursingly as he tensed a fist which hook with immense fury, "But for one of them to sneak on bar day ship not once…but TWICE!?" he growled as he recalled not long ago this happened and she nearly made off with the D Team's parents, but she escaped. Now she did the same, this time successfully stealing something of most important value to him, "That goes too far!" he snarled as he chomped hard on his hanky once again. After that he took a deep breath to calm down his racing heart and rising blood pressure before his pupils glowed a rather sinister red. "I swear I'll get them back and make each and every one those meddling kids pay if it's the last thing I ever do! Even if I have to level every city to the ground or turn this very planet inside out to do it! RAAAAARRRGGGHHH!" he then roared shaking his fists out in the air as his blood shrilled cries echoed the halls of his ship.

"You need not waste valuable energy chasing after a mere rat Specter." a clam voice spoke to him which caught the lead pirate's ears.

"Hmm?" Turning around while seated in his chair he saw Seth, his most trusted partner walk in before standing before him with a composed expression on his face.

"For you see, I already have a plan in motion which will result in all of the cosmos stones being returned to you on a silver platter, I can assure you." he said with a small smile which peaked Specter's interest.

"Oooh? Do tell Seth, I am most interested." Specter jittered excitedly as he brought his floating chair down so he was on equal level with Seth.

"Gladly." Stepping in and whispering his carefully calculated scheme into the pirate's elf like ears, the leader pirate's eyes soon brightened up with anticipation.

"Oh ho ho ho! Now that does sound delicious indeed!" he clapped his hands together with joy before grinning sneakily, "Those troublesome ankle biters think they can sneak on board my ship and steal right under my nose do they?" his grin soon turned psychotic as he rubbed his palms together as he turned around again to the screens, "Well wait till they get a taste of their own medicine! Oh yes, payback will be so sweet. Hehehehe!" he snickered.

"Indeed," Seth nodded in agreement, "They are far too trusting and naive. That's what makes them all the more predictable and easy to manipulate." As he said that his gaze soon turned sinister as he pointed it right at Spectre, "Just like you…." he thought as he patiently waited for the perfect opportunity to not only have his enemies destroy each other but in the end stand above as a God over an entirely new universe he would forge with his own hands.

Specter, still oblivious to Seth's treacherous nature, soon turned back to him in a smitten manner, "Oh Seth you always come through for me, it truly is a blessing that the universe gifted me with such a reliable and faithful friend." he said lovingly as Seth quickly hid his smirk to conceal his motives, though Specter was almost as dimwitted as Dr Z was, he didn't want to take his chances yet.

"Yes…indeed…." he said monotonously, with a hint of annoyance as well.

Spector himself though turned serious as he looked back to the screens and focused on one of them which featured Cera in the center, "Still, the fact that one of those kids was able to make it onto my ship a second time around, no one ever gets that lucky!" he growled before strong his beard with his fingers, "You don't think this is entirely a coincidence do you Seth?" he asked.

"Not a chance." Seth shook his head, "The fact that Sheer, Gavro and now Foolscap haven't managed to locate this era's green cosmos stone by now is clear evidence that this is all the work of sabotage." he then narrowed his eyes, "And I can only guess who the ringleaders of this operation are." Pressing a button on his remote it showed the Ancients being lead back to the Taylor household.

The sight of the realisation made Specter grit his teeth and clench one of his hands into a fist, "Grr…those weasels think they can pull wool over my eyes and get away with it do they? Well not on my watch." he then grinned and snickered eagerly knowing just the right punishment fitting for this, a special song he wrote specifically to torment prisoners which he wrote himself! "They'll soon remember their place and learn to never step out of line again hehehe!" he giggled with glee before taking some throat spray from his pocket so he could clear his throat and prepare his voice for his musical mayhem of doom!

"And in the meantime, I'll be sure to build you an entirely new cosmos stone detector." Seth then stated intending to get more on the pirate's good side so he could further exploit his position to his advantage, "One which will lock onto the cosmos stone's energy signatures and pinpoint true coordinates on top of that."

"Heh, I like the sound of that very much." he smirked but soon hardened his gaze at the image of Cera once more, this time seriously as he put a finger to his chin and leaned in for a closer look, as if her very own face had stirred up some rather old memories of his at the back of his ancient mind, "Still….I have this itching feeling on the back of my mind….that girl…." he thought out loud, but being unable to put a finger on it he clicked his tongue in annoyance, "Tch! Just looking at her face really gets under my skin…." he then hissed, "In fact….she almost reminds me of….no…it couldn't be…." he muttered, finding it impossible to be her.

Seth blinked his eyes catching his words, "What do you mean Specter?" he asked feeling rather interested in what his connection to Cera may be.

Spector however shook his head and shrugged him off, "Never mind! There'll be plenty of time for stories later, and plenty of it once we have all 7 cosmos stones in our possession." he replied before looking to Seth, "Right now you have your orders, succeed in them and I'll generously reward you a seat as my right hand as ruler of the universe when this is all over with. Do not disappoint me." He added at the end with a hard gaze as Seth nodded and turned around to take his leave.

As the doors began to close, Seth soon regained his trademark malicious smile, "Yes….as you wish…." he whispered softly as the doors closed behind.

Back inside Specter took a look once more at the screen and leaned in closer for a look at the girl who managed to infiltrate his base , "Still…the resemblance is all too clear….not to mention her level of skill…don't you agree Brontikens sweetie?" he said to his partner who opened his eyes but soon locked them with Cera's image. The little sauropod narrowed his eyes and growled low apparently recognising her too. Eventually Specter began to feel so nauseous he couldn't take the sight of her a second longer as he switched off the screen and looked away, "Nah, I must be getting so old my mind's playing tricks on me." he then said shrug it off before clearing his throat and beginning to practice his solo serenade for the D Team's parents, "LA LA LA LAAAAA!"

With the first and last chapter for Ancient France, Cera has managed to make big success in shutting down the pirates' attempts in making more armoured dinosaurs and retrieving the yellow cosmos stone! Surprised it was the stones and not the parents?

Here it also shows Seth being the one to build the new detector used in the stone age era too, wanting to address as many plotholes as I can. Now the real challenge that shall test the D Team will soon come, stay tuned as the final arc approaches!

In response to reviews:

Guest

-What Sheer did was use her ship to implant the control marks on Genie, as in the anime.

Drew Luczynski

-Yup I agree with you, was also enjoyable to write as well.