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!

48. Dawn of a new adventure

Chapter 48

Dawn of a new adventure

In a mysterious room in an unknown location, lay the 4 spectral space pirates unconsciously across a dark coloured floor either on their backs or on their fronts. Much time had passed since they had crashed upon a stray asteroid in the middle of some mysterious floating ruins, and now they were beginning to come to their senses as one by one they began to stir, starting with the toughest of the bunch.

"Urgh….Ow my head….." Gavro moaned as he rubbed the back of his cranium which was throbbing really hard, "And it's supposed to be the densest thing in the universe too…." he moaned having just managed to force himself up to his feet as the others got up too, groggily as they stumbled about from fatigue and dizziness after having just woken up from a spiralling crash through the black hole!

"I feel like a boulder just crashed down on me…." Sheer muttered as she rubbed her back sorely.

"I've certainly had better days…." Foolscap grunted as he straightened out his back causing a crack to sound from it as he winced from it! "YOW!" he then cried out loud.

Hampered by his own dazed manner and from the complaining his crew was giving, Specter rubbed his temple before grunting at them crankily, "Enough whining you ninnies, all you do is complain, I'm getting sick of it." he glared at them before taking the time to look around, finding that they weren't in their small time pod anymore but now inside some sot of room, "Still though…what happened to us?" he muttered out loud, "But more importantly….Where are we?" he mused taking interest in it upon closer inspection, as he squinted his eyes for a clearer look.

The others soon followed his gaze, eying their surroundings to be a dark hall of some sort, much like that of a kind of palace but way more sinister. It was nearly pitch black and the only light came from the outside windows where the light of stars in the dark night peered inside illuminating the area with what little light they could offer. The floor had purplish tiles and a long red carpet lining the center of it which was where they stood, and the above ceiling was very dark so it was hard for them to make out anything with the little light available to them apart from noticing large crystal gems embedded in a well spaced order above. Nevertheless with what they could make up they could all sense that there was something most sinister and troubling about this place as some of them became increasingly agitated with immense pressure being weighed down upon them, whoever built this place didn't just have a flare for being evil, but being pure evil too…..

It didn't take long though for one of the pirates to figure out the answer to Specter's question, "No idea boss…." Sheer then answered him as she began to sweat nervously, "Wherever we are…this place makes even the dungeon on our ship look like a 5 star room." she shivered feeling the halls giving off a chilling aura to them, plus it seemed way more menacing than their own ship too in more ways than she could count.

"How did we get here in the first place?" Foolscap muttered looking around unable to get a clue as to where they were also, not to mention from a black hole all the way to this room made little sense.

"Well last I checked we got sucked into some gigantic black hole then we blacked out. That's how we ended up here." said Gavro putting a finger to his chin in thought.

"Brr….this place gives me the creeps….." Sheer then shuddered as her heart began to race and she looked around feeling rather angsty, sensing they weren't alone and she couldn't see….which made her feel much more on edge.

"The only creeps I see around here are us…." Gavro scratched his head in confusion at her remarks and oblivious as usual, "Does that mean this place is giving us to you Sheer?" he asked which she deliberately ignored as usual.

As Specter looked around trying to survey their surroundings, his eyes caught sight of something most familiar to them hanging on the side wall, "Hey! Look over there on that banner!" he cried as they all turned to see the symbol of the space pirates hanging on a red banner there in between 2 windows, in fact the same banner was stretched on both sides of the wall and evenly spaced between the windows too, "That's our mark…..so that means this place must be ours!" he gasped.

"You're right boss…." Sheer mused putting a finger to her chin as she narrowed her eyes, "Though I don't seem to remember this place at all." she then said as she observed the entire room, she'd remember a place like this if she had visited once.

"In that case I call first dibs as always and claim this place as my own! Hohohoho!" Spector then laughed in excitement to himself rubbing his palms eager to stake his claim as it was his right as leader.

His plan though wasn't well received by his men as they turned to him in alarm, "Hey! No fair!" Gavro whined and pouted.

"We worked for you and put up with your horrible singing for centuries!" Foolscap grunted folding his arms crossly, "But now we're over it!"

"It's time you paid up 'boss'!" Sheer hissed clenching her hands into fists. Driven to desperation and insanity having to put up with his antics for years, the pirate trio having just lost all patience with their ungrateful boss had finally begun to bear their fangs at him as well as let loose all their pent up frustration they held in at long last, and they had no regrets nor any regards for the consequences either.

Spector widened his eyes with rage at their betrayal, "How dare you twits turn on me?!" he roared out at the top of his lungs as he took a stand against his trio of turncoats, "For this mutiny, prepare for a super space smackdown you'll never forget!"

As the 4 pirates were about to engage in an up close battle royale brawl, the sounds of anonymous clapping from out of nowhere echoed through the room, which stopped them at the last second. A voice suddenly spoke out to them which caught them by surprise now that they knew someone had been watching them the entire time! "Bravo…..A most splendid performance indeed, though as much as I'd love to see such high quality entertainment….I'm afraid I have no time to spare." A young but sinister male voice echoed through the shadows which agitated the 4 pirates as they were unable to figure out where it came from.

"Huh!?" They widened their eyes, caught by surprise at the fact they weren't alone, as they began to look around curiously, trying to find out where in the dark chamber it was coming from.

"Wh…Who said that!?"

"Show yourself whoever you are!"

"Unless you want to be pounded into space pancakes!" Foolscap, Specter and Gavro growled out loud in hostile aggression while Sheer kept her ears perked and senses on high alert, clearly whoever was talking to them had no fear of them if he'd give himself away like that, either he had plenty of confidence in his own abilities or not a lot of brains….though somehow she could feel the latter scenario was NOT the case.

"Hmph! I see even being centuries apart has done nothing to tame those obnoxious personalities of yours." The voice then scoffed in disappointment as a small light suddenly shone from the floor and lit up at a high perched throne at the end of the room which the space pirates turned to! The throne was stacked up on a high platform, with the spectral pirate mark on its base where it rested and right above it on the wall as it glowed purple. Sitting on top of the golden dinosaur bone themed throne (With a carnivore skull headpiece on top and claw like features on the arm rests) was a young figure, dressed in purple, red and gold armoured robes, his faced obscured by darkness though his menacing purple eyes could be seen peering through them and his spiky hair could be made out from the silhouette he gave, "It's quite a shame, to think the great spectral space pirates who plundered the cosmos and terrorised countless lives would be reduced to such a sorry state." he said pityingly to them shaking his head, "How pathetic and utterly distasteful."

Spector then widened dish eyes then gnashed his teeth taking huge offence at the stranger's words, "Pathetic!? How dare you!?" he growled as his fingers twitched unable to contain his building up rage!

Gavro then scratched his head in confusion, "Distasteful? I can taste just fine….or does he mean how we taste?" he asked as he felt tempted to lick his own hand to find out how he tasted, though the bad smell coming from his body odour made him wince and reconsider.

The other pirates though understood clearly that this mysterious figure was talking down to them and weren't going to take it lying down, "Whoever you are you've got a whole lot of nerve talking down to us like that!" Sheer shouted back in defiance.

"Yeah! Not to mention you've got an even bigger nerve to wear OUR colors and symbol!" Foolscap shouted as he pointed at the spectral pirate mark on the wall, "That's OUR trademark symbol! Plus we patented it ourselves!" he then huffed at the end.

Spector then grinned and began popping his knuckles as he slowly began to walk up to the throne showing no fear or hesitation, "Maybe once we knock you off your high horse then we'll see who's tough!" he declared intending to show this figure who was boss and make him beg for forgiveness for insulting the one who united the 7 cosmos stones together and held the universe in his palm….even if it was for a few hours.

"But I don't see any horse boss," Gavro muttered as he squinted his eyes to get a closer look at the mysterious figure but it did little to improve his sight, "In fact I can't even see who we're talking to."

The figure however, seeing Spectre strut over towards him while readying for a fight, then shrugged his shoulders and shook his head, "My my, can't have now that can we?" he said most casually as he stood up from his seat and leapt off his pedestal much to the surprise of the other pirates!

"Ah!" They gasped in surprise as the figure landed down on the ground skillfully, while also flaring out a pair of bat like wings which quickly retracted in again.

"There, happy now?" he then stated folding one arm on his hip and eying them smugly, as a shiny grin could be seen through the darkness, one Specter didn't take very kindly.

"Grrr! Whoever you are I don't like your smug little attitude!" he growled as he stomped closer towards the figure, "Perhaps I ought to teach you some manners you punk! Once I rip out that sharp tongue of yours then you'll know not to mess with Specter!"

"Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!" the figure then wagged his finger playfully at the older pirate, "Such hostility….is that really any way to greet family after so long?" he said at the end as Specter stopped in surprise at said sentence.

"Family!?" he exclaimed widening his eyes while his men gasped in disbelief.

"EH!?"

"Just what do you mean by-" Before he could finish his sentence, after processing the voice along with his words through his mind, Specter quickly began to realise whom he was talking to, seeing his body shape and recognising his tone of voice, as well as the vibe he gave off….reminding him of someone he once cared about in the past….someone he actually loved almost as much as Brontikens! Feeling overcome with emotion, his knees began to buckle, "Wait…..it can't be….." his eyes grey teary and he fell to his knees feeling overwhelmed with emotion and an enormous weight weighing him down till he couldn't move an inch from where he was!

Gavro and Foolscap eyed him in confusion, "Umm boss?"

"You want us to go beat the stuffing out of this windbag for you?" They each asked him wondering why he stopped all a sudden, if he didn't have the guts to do it they could instead.

"Hold it you guys." Sheer then called out as she held out her arm stopping them from moving forward.

They looked to her in confusion, "Hmm?"

"What's up Sheer?"

She put a finger to her chin in serious thought, "That voice…it sounds familiar….I know I've heard it somewhere before…." she mused, eventually realising there was only one other thing…or person who could make their boss Specter as passive as a kitten like he was now, other than Brontikens.

The male pirates still hadn't picked up on it just yet, "Familiar? Who are you talking about?" Foolscap muttered, "Also what does he mean by fam-"

Suddenly they both widened their eyes and looked to Specter then the shadowed figure back and forth a few times before finally putting the pieces together, "No way….You can't be serious!"

"You're kidding…." They both breathed as the figure slowly stepped towards them.

"Seems you space dust for brains finally figured it out….took you long enough…." he sighed shaking his head before stepping into the light where they all could see him, revealing him as a pirate like them, only shorter and younger but bearing a slight sinister resemblance to Specter and at the same time a more youthful appearance like that of Max! With black and white spiked hair and a demonic face only Specter could love, they soon realised who it was, "It's been far too long you guys, though not long enough….." he then smirked at them which put the 3 pirates in a rather sour mood.

"You….The spoiled brat…."

"Daddy's little monster…." Sheer and Foolscap scoffed as they narrowed their eyes at him, holding a grudge at him for being Specter's favourite of the group.

Gavro suddenly pointed out at him, "Hey! I remember you!" he cried in alarm, "You're-"

He was suddenly shoved aside as Specter cried out at the top of his lungs, "GOMA!" he smiled with his eyes brightening up with immeasurable amounts of joy and he clapped his hands together with love and adoration over this much needed reunion, "Oh my darling boy it's been too long! I've missed you so much! Look how big you've grown!" he complimented his son looking at him up and down, though his compliments only seemed to tick off the young pirate as he rolled his eyes back seeing him changing was a lot cause, "Come here and give your dear old daddy a nice big hu-" before he could embrace his long lost son in an over affectionate hug, Goma huffed in annoyance as he sidestepped with ease causing Specter to charge straight ahead and slam his face right into the throne's pedestal!

WHAM!

"Urgh…." he groaned as he slid to the floor and lay face flat on the ground.

"Sigh….apparently the more things change the more they stay the same…." Goma grunted in annoyance as he rubbed his temple, clearly his father hadn't changed in the slightest and was still the same flamboyant child in a man's body still acting far below his age.

"Aww….why are you so mean my boy?" Spector sniffled as he sat up and used his hanky to wipe away his tears of heartbreak and pain, "Is it because I didn't write to you for so long since we were away or didn't give you any birthday presents you're now giving me the cold shoulder?" he then asked as he crawled up to his son and grabbed at his cloak looking up at him with puppy dog eyes.

His son let out a deep sigh wondering how he could possibly have been related to him, "Hmph! Still as obnoxious as ever….No wonder mom decided to leave him long ago…." Goma thought as he rolled his eyes in disgust before pulling his cape away from his father's hand, "No, none of that matters…father. In fact I've moved on from that long ago." he said in response as he rubbed his temple and turned to each of his old cohorts one by one, "In fact….I was actually enjoying the peace and quiet till you all got tossed in here through some time portal and soured my mood like you always do with your ugly mugs."

"GASP!" Specter turned pale at his son's harsh words, to hear such painful remarks come form his own son had struck a blow in his feeble heart as he clenched his chest tightly and fainted on the floor as he fell backwards!

The rest of the pirates scowled hard at his insults, "Great…as if we hadn't had enough kids to deal with…." Foolscap muttered as he face palmed in agony, wondering what they did to deserve such torture.

"Agreed…." Sheer nodded in agreement with him, "Ugh…just looking at him reminds me of that spiky haired kid from before." she then grunted seeing the resemblance between both boys to be dangerously close which was bringing up bad memories of the D Team's interference.

Gavro however was most ticked off by this, having reached the end of his patience and already detesting how much the spoilt brat was talking down to him and his pals, "Grr! You may be the boss' kid, but I do know you shouldn't talk to grownups like that! Especially me!" he gritted his teeth as he began popping his knuckles. As he stomped towards Goma, who stared back at him and didn't budge, Sheer and Foolscap grinned seeing this could be entertaining, "So I'm going to teach you some manners!" he growled as he threw out his fist and his friends waited in excitement for the good part!

Specter quickly sat up, awoken from his coma as he shouted out at him, "Gavro! Don't you dare touch my-"

GRAB!

At the last second before the fist made contact, Goma smirked deviously, in the blink of an eye his held out his hand which grabbed hold of the fist and stopped it milliseconds before it reached his face! A huge impact sounded through the room caused by the sheer contact of the palm with Gavro's punch!

BOOM!

Foolscap and Sheer stepped back in sheer disbelief and speechlessness at what they just witnessed, "Huh!?" Spector meanwhile stared unblinkingly as his jaw dropped to the ground, he was expecting his son to have his face caved in, but to see him stop Garo's punch like it was nothing was something he did NOT see coming at all!

"Wh…What the!?" Gavro gasped, as he tried to pull his hand away he couldn't dislodge it from Goma's grip, and could feel his nails dig into his knuckles as it tightened its grip on him!

As Goma flashed him a psychotic expression, Gavro shuddered and turned pale, "Is that all you've got? Feels like a marshmallow's been thrown at me." he hissed with a malevolent grin, which froze Gavro completely in fear seeing he was outmatched in every way and had stepped into a fight where there was only one outcome from the very start! With just the swing of his arm, the younger pirate threw him with ease like a pebble, sending him flying into a nearby wall!

"WAAAAH!" Gavro cried in terror at the speed he was going at before slamming hard face first into the wall, causing a massive imprint to be formed in it!

SMASH!

"Urgh…." he groaned painfully before sliding own to the floor nearly out cold! Almost nothing on planet earth could so much as scratch Gavro, but to see him get easily shrugged off and then knocked out like that made the pirates begin to reconsider their place.

"Whoa….didn't see that coming…." Specter whistled impressed at his son's feat having picked his jaw back up.

"Neither did we…." Sheer and Foolscap nodded as beads of nervous sweat dripped from them.

Clapping the dust off his hands, Goma suddenly shot a glare towards Foolscap and Sheer which made them jump and turn pale in terror!

"GAH!" They stepped back anxiously as he began walking towards them, having just set his sights on his next victims!

"Anyone else care for a serving of punishment?" he grinned popping his own knuckles eager for a second serving, "I have so much more to offer and I'm more than willing to share it with you all….if you're hoping for a taste like Gavro just did."

The other pirates shook their hands out, sweating anxiously and their hearts racing like there was no tomorrow, "N..No! No! There's no need for it!"

"Y…Yeah! That's right! Besides we've already had a generous dose of punishment on the way here and we're so full we don't even have any room for dessert even if we wanted to!" They pleaded frantically submitting to him, anything to avoid suffering the same cruel fate as Gavro did, "Which we really don't…." On top of having suffered defeat by the D Team and having to put up with Specter's space travel music for hours, they could see that the Goma who stood before them now was not the same kid they picked on in there earlier years.

"Hmph! Such wusses….." he then scoffed in disappointment being it was far too easy, having wanted to show off his incredible unbridled power as well as show them up after so long of being belittled and diminished by them for being the youngest of their group as long as he could remember.

Specter on the other hand, instead of giving into fear, decided to give into his admiration for his son's unexpected but no less exceptional accomplishment as he then began to applaud and clap with praise, "Ahahaha! Well done my boy! You make your dear old dad so pro-"

A sudden glare from Goma cut him off, as he froze stiff and his blood ran cold at the piercing gaze he was shot with, "You'd be wise not to take me as the same child you last saw. The child you humiliated and belittled for years no longer exists." he said as he walked passed them towards one of the large windows which stretched as tall as the walls themselves, "Now you stand before the presence of the Emperor of the shadow empire!" he proclaimed as a strike of lightning shot across the sky when he announced, sending shivers down their spines at its timing with his dark declaration!

"Shadow…."

"Empire?" Foolscap and Sheer gulped nervously as they stepped back and huddled near Specter.

"Huh?" Gavro looked up from his collapse having just regained consciousness though he missed it all.

"Woo! Now that sounds absolutely tasty!" Specter then clapped once more now in interest and excitement.

"Just how long have we been away?" Sheer then questioned, "Also what kind of trouble have you been getting yourself into since then that you'd call yourself 'emperor' of anything?"

"Long enough…." Goma replied casually as he folded his arms behind his back, "Which is enough time for me to take control of the events you've left behind, after you ditched me here and went off to acquire the greatest powers in the universe all to yourself." He then said at the end squinting at them.

Specter's heart skipped a beat hearing his son may be holding a grudge towards him, "N…Now now Goma, that was just a big misunderstanding!" he cried waving his hands frantically, "You were just too young and travelling through space and time is just too dangerous! Why think of all the really mean and nasty people out there who'd want to make mincemeat out of you! I couldn't let that happen to my sweet boy!" He then said puckering his lips and hugging himself all over, "Which was why I had you stay here, so you could be safe! Not to mention if you could succeed in taking over Planet Earth and its riches in our absence then we'd welcome you on board as a full time pirate! And you…passed! Just as I knew you would! Haha! So welcome to the big leagues champ! You earned it! Woo hoo!" He then laughed sporting his best smile he could while punching up to the sky cheerfully, praying deep down that he'd buy his act, while his men snickered behind his back.

Unfortunately that didn't seem to be the case with the observant Goma, as he simply scoffed at his pathetic act, "Hmph….yeah right….I may be young but I'm no naive fool like you are…." he thought, though in fact being left behind was the best thing that could ever happen to him. With their absence, not only did he manage to get away from all their shenanigans and belittling for so many years, he also acquired a great power, one which far outclassed the older pirates in any way all on his own, and he had no intention of letting them steal it from him, something they were good at. Nevertheless he had something else on his mind he had been wanting to know from them, "Speaking of which, how did that little stone hunt of yours go father?" he then asked shifting topic as he turned his back towards them.

"Huh?" Spector blinked his eyes in confusion with his men.

"I was expecting you to return with the greatest power in the universe so you could control all reality." he said before shaking his head with a sigh, "So you wouldn't believe how disappointed I was when I found you and your crew stranded on that asteroid outside while completely empty handed." He then looked to them with a raised eyebrow, "I assume the whole conquering all space and time plan didn't work out too well in the end now did it? Hmm?"

As soon as he said that, Specter stuttered while the others clicked their tongues or hissed begrudgingly, "Uhh…w…well…you see…." Spector began scratching his head insecurely, fearing he may not be setting a good example to his son, especially when he promised to bring back the 7 cosmos stones and their infinite power back to this time s he could share it with his son as he promised. Sweating anxiously, he then shouted out the first excuse that came to mind, "I….It was those meddling kids' fault!" he then shouted bitting his hanky, "We had the power all in the palm of our hands they cheated it out of us!"

Goma then raised an eyebrow questioningly in response to this unexpected answer, "Kids?"

"Grr! Just thinking about it really makes my blood boil!" Sheer hissed as she clenched her fists tightly with rage.

"Y…Yeah that's right! It's all because of them not us!" Foolscap added shifting the blame to the meddling kids and their friends.

"Uh huh!" Gavro nodded.

This however seemed to sour Goma's faith in them, "You guys got your butts handed to you by a bunch of kids?" he questioned. He thought they were pathetic but now they pretty much sank to a new low.

"Uhh…." They soon began to realise they made themselves look way worse than they were earlier…though it was the truth. "To be precise Goma, they were really annoying children who can use dinosaurs like we do!" Specter then spoke up twiddling his fingers shamefully.

"They called themselves the D Team if I remember correctly." Sheer then pointed out.

Upon hearing that very name, Goma blinked his eyes curiously, as if it rang a bell in his memory somewhere, "D…Team?"

"Any of you ever wondered what the 'D' stands for?" Gavro then asked the other pirates.

"Dumb? Dunce? Dim witted? Who cares!?" Foolscap muttered as he shrugged his shoulders. After that he gritted his teeth and punched a fist into the palm of his hand, "What I wouldn't give for some payback!" he growled bitterly, still holding a grudge for them getting in the way at every turn and then ruining all of their plans.

Sheer then nodded, "For once I actually agree, those kids have gone too far and once we see them again we'll-" Looking to the side she saw Goma had his back turned to them as he appeared to have been fixated on something else entirely as he seemed deep in thought as he folded his arms and closed his eyes. She and the others took offence assuming he was shrugging them off and paying them no attention after they brought up and relived their humiliating failure after he asked them, "Hey!? Are you even listening to hearing us rant over here!?" She shouted out loud at him, losing patience with him taking them so lightly.

He however ignored that, as he began musing something to himself with interest, "D Team….I know I've heard that name somewhere before…." The other pirates calmed down seeing he was saying something rather important and that they ought to hear him out. He then opened his eyes as he came to a conclusion, "Ah yes….now I remember…." a sinister grin came upon his face, "Heh….it's the name of that team of legendary dinosaur wielding heroes that pesky resistance looks up to so highly. Their symbols of peace and hope they say….how repulsive…." he chuckled to himself in disgusting delight which puzzled his cohorts.

"Huh?"

"Resistance? What are you talking about?"

"And just how much have we missed out while we were away?"

"Mind filling us in oh 'great lord of darkness'?" They all asked him.

He narrowed his eyes at them in response, "It's emperor, you'd be wise to address me as such if you know what's good for you." he said menacingly as it put a chill down their spines and they nodded nervously. After that he returned to a more complexed demeanour which put them more at ease, "And you'll all understand in due time." He said pacing himself, "But more importantly…." he then gained a most sinister smile which he directed towards them, a smile so terrifying it made all of them jump and freeze in terror and their souls turn hard cold, "Perhaps your unexpected arrival, couldn't have been more perfect."

"Wh…What do you….mean?" Spector blinked his eyes while sweating anxiously, fearing he may be planning to put them through some kind of horrendous torture or eternal punishment because he could!

Fortunately for them, what he had in mind form them had nothing to do with such matters, "Let's just say….that I have very big plans in store, with even bigger goals in mind father." he replied as he turned around and walked towards the front window, "And the only ones stopping me in achieving them are a group of…..most repugnant thorns in my side….like this D Team you spoke off." he then scowled hard as he clenched one of his hands into a tight fist. He soon loosened it and calmed down, "Although, if you lot will be willing to lend me a helpful hand in plucking them and then assist me in disposing of them for good….." he said smirking at them, "Perhaps there might be a place for you in my empire….." he said before gesturing to the at the window encouraging them to come see at what he had to offer and share with them in exchange for their loyalty and great results, "And all this….can be yours too."

As the other pirates headed to look outside the window to see what he wanted them to see, they widened their eyes in disbelief to see a massive courtyard outside down below where they were! Inside the courtyard was filled with an army of gel jarks, all beeping and waving their arms to their mighty master, and amongst them were groups of controlled dinosaurs which all roared savagely as they awaited whatever command their lord would have for them as they awaited eagerly to destroy all that would stand in his way of being emperor of the universe! Among the dinosaurs included albertaceratops, metriacanthosaurus, patagosaurus, indosuchus and many other types as there were gel jarks!

The pirates widened their eyes and gasped in amazement as the hordes of evil howled through the darkest night awaiting their next battle which they intended to not only win but also crush all opposition into dust!

Before long the trio of pirates began to grin sinisterly, seeing they could reclaim their former glory and so much more now, "Hehehehe! This I like very much…." Sheer snickered as she folded her arms and smirked in deep satisfaction.

"Now you're speaking our language!" Foolscap grinned as he rubbed his palms together.

"Just tell me who to smash and I'll grind them into dust!" Gavro bellowed punching a fist into an open palm as they all then bowed to Goma, swearing their loyalty to him which pleased him deeply.

"Glad you 3 are on board." he nodded in acknowledgement before looking to the last of them who hadn't yet give him assurance of his trust, "And what about you father?" He asked the oldest pirate as he began scratching his head thinking it over.

"Hmm….I still don't know what's going on….or what we'd be getting ourselves into if we said yes….." he muttered weighing the positives and negatives of following his son's lead…before finally smiling brightly, "But who cares! To see my boy ruling his own empire of evil! You're like a chip off the old block! Ahahahaha! And I couldn't be more proud of you!" he laughed out loud as he rushed in and patted his son on the back much to his annoyance as he scowled at his father oblivious to how much he was embarrassing him in front of Gavro, Sheer and Foolscap, "Well then, since you're in charge here, just ask whatever you want and you'll receive it!" He then smiled brightly. Deep down inside he snickered to himself believing that all he needed to do was play nice and eventually he'd be able to use his authority as father to wrestle all this away from his son as easy as pulling a coin behind his ear in their early years. After all, emperor or not Goma was still his son so as father it was only natural he'd soon be in charge of it all!

Little did he know Goma then began to smirk, seeing through his father's facade of loyalty before deciding to play along with it so he'd drop his guard, knowing he and his men would still prove useful to him, "I knew you'd all see things my way." He then said as he shook off his father's arm and began to walk away from them, "Come, all of you, there is much work to be done and no time to waste." He called to them as they followed behind closely to see what he had in store for them. As he did, he then gained a most sinister smirk on his face seeing things had turned out to be better than he initially expected, "So the D Team the resistance hold in such high regard are real after all…." he thought to himself before his smirk became a malevolent grin, "Heh….maybe I wouldn't mind challenging them myself one day." He then thought eagerly to himself, if it meant he'd be able to crush their spirits and end their fruitless rebellion once and for all, then very soon all reality will be in his grasp and then bow before him as lord and master.

(Meanwhile)

Back in the present day, the sun had risen over the bay and was beginning to illuminate Sanjo City, where few signs of the massive destruction caused in the Dark Pterosaur's wake remained. Everything that happened just a day before seemed to have faded away from existence and become nothing more than a bad dream or a temporary illusion to the people of Sanjo who were beginning to stir from slumber and then go about their daily activities once more.

In one house though, which had been returned to where it belonged after being taken away a while back by the space pirates, a certain boy continued to sleep soundly in his room, and would've slept in till noon had the sun not peered in through an open slit in the curtains to shine on his face. Feeling the uncomfortable glare beaming down on his face, Max grunted in annoyance and rubbed his eyes as he sat up and yawned drowsily, "Yawn….." covering his mouth and then smacking his lips, he struggled to open his heavy eyelids before heading to the window and opening the curtains, revealing the sun had already come up to his surprise, "Huh? Morning already? That was fast." he muttered to himself.

He soon got over it and grinned eagerly for a new day of fun and excitement, as he folded his arms on his hips and looked to the side bed where his partner usually slept, "Oh well, the day isn't going to start itself eh Chomp?" As the light began to illuminate his room, he soon frowned to see the old dog bed where Chomp slept was now vacant….which now served as a painful reminded to him having to had to part ways with his beloved dinosaur and Rex, who too was no longer living with him. "Oh…yeah….he's gone now….." he then said with a deep sigh, he was so used to seeing both his dinosaur, Rex and Ace everyday and for them to suddenly be gone, it was one change he didn't know he could go through or should. He shook his head shaking off his negative thoughts knowing it was for the best and couldn't be helped, "No, I can't keep dwelling on the past. I have to move on and smile….it's what he and Rex would want from me." he then told himself knowing that there were some fates that were unavoidable, that couldn't be changed and you'd have to live through them and move on, that was how life worked. After that he shrugged it all off and sported his signature positive grin, "Well, time to get dressed and head downstairs for breakfast! Haha!" he laughed as he got changed into his usual red and orange wear, along with his cap and triceratops horns before heading down the stairs as fast as a velociraptor on the hunt.

Making it to the dinner table, he was greeted by his mom Aki, who looked up after laying a fresh batch of pancakes on the table, "Morning honey!" she said greeting him with a bright and positive smile.

"Hey mom, settling back down?" Max responded as he sat in his chair, "Must be really nice to be home again huh?" he chuckled.

"Why yes it does dear." she giggled back, "And by that I mean back down to Earth in our own time and not travelling through space on board an alien spaceship."

"Haha, yeah I get what you mean." her son couldn't help but laugh at that remark because it was all true.

"Now I can finally do what I love best," Aki then said as she clapped her hands together, "Taking care of the family and making sure you all behave yourselves."

Max couldn't help but nod in agreement with her, "Yup!" As he prepared to reach out and grab himself some pancakes from the pile his mom made, he couldn't help but look to the side to see where Rex usually sat….which was now vacant. His mood then soured further to see the spot where their dinosaurs once ate at were empty too, just when he thought he managed to move on reality shoved this painful reminder in his face again much to his discomfort, "Though it sure feels kinda empty….with Rex, and Chomp now gone…." he then sighed as he began to lose his appetite, the first time ever.

Aki then eyed him sympathetically, like him she too missed them, they were part of the family and no matter how hard she tried to hide it with a smile she couldn't shake off those memories so easily and they were tugging at her own heartstrings, "I know it's hard sweetie….I miss them all very much too…." she said as she walked over to her son and put a comforting hand on her shoulder to make her presence known to him and unlike them she won't be going anywhere. With 3 fewer mouths and faces, the house felt rather empty now and while it was for the best, that didn't mean it was easy nor did they have to like it, "At least Cera and Miku are still here….." she quickly stuttered and stopped herself, realising she was also reminding Max of the fact she had something he didn't…being a dinosaur. "And….on the bright side….at least now things can settle down again and we can live an average family life again without having to worry about the end of the world or dinosaurs rampaging around right?" she then changed the subject quickly at the end, twiddling her fingers nervously hoping he'd see things on the good side.

"Yeah I guess….." Max then sighed deeply as he scooped the pancakes onto his plate and began poking at them with his fork, losing his desire to eat. "But…is that really a good thing though?" he had gotten so used to weird scenarios, that to go back to a normal life as before, without travelling around the world, meeting new people and having experiences, was now feeling rather boring and empty… with a part of him gone now and he was forced to carry on in life and through the world without them.

Aki then stepped back deciding he needed his own space for a bit, "I….made your pancakes the way you enjoy them….round and spongy….I do hope they're to your liking." she said as she reached over for a bottle of honey and squirted it over his plate as he finally began to dig in with his knife and fork, eating his morning nourishment slowly and enjoying each bite, treasuring the moment like how he did when he still had all his friends with him. As Aki decided to head over to the tv area, she switched it on hoping to take her mind off recent events so they could move on, but what came on the news served to reinforce them even more much to her surprise and discomfort.

"In a separate news report, witnesses claim to have seen a UFO yesterday which seemed to have restored the damages done by the mysteries bird which soared over Sanjo City."

Said the anchorwoman on tv, which made Aki frown after being reminded about the universe almost ending and all they went through because of it.

"Still talking about that huh?" Max muttered with his mouthful with food as he looked up, "No surprise there since it happened yesterday…." he thought as he swallowed down his last mouthful. Though even with his full stomach it wasn't enough to fill the void in his heart and soul. Things were rather empty in the Taylor house now that it was only him, his mom and…Looking around curiously, Max blinked his eyes in surprise to see that his dad was nowhere to be seen. "Say…where's dad?" He asked curiously considering he hadn't seen him since coming downstairs also, "I thought he'd be here by now."

"Oh yes that's right," Aki replied patting a fist into her palm, "He headed off to the D Lab just now." She explained as Max looked to her with interest, "He mentioned something about assisting Reese with a new invention inspired by all the time travelling you all did the other day." she said with a light smile as Max perked up intrigued.

"Huh, sounds interesting." he thought before hopping off his chair, "Maybe I'll go check it out, give Zoe and Cera a call while I'm at it." He said feeling his taste for adventure and eagerness reawaken inside him, "At the same time, maybe we can help her out on finding her lost memories too, at least not all our adventures are over with!" he said becoming much more energetic knowing there was still something to discover after all, as he made a run for the front door, "See ya mom!" he said to her as he ran out and closed the door behind him.

"Have a nice day sweetie." Aki waved to him before standing up and taking his plate to wash at the kitchen sink. Before that, she looked outside the glass door to get a good view of the sun shining brightly in the blue sky and radiating the landscape with its light and warmth of a brand new day. This was all thanks to the combined efforts of her son and his friends, their courageous acts allowed them to see a brand new day and save all reality….wait till her friends got a load of this, they'd never believe her for sure! She then began to hum to herself, washing the dishes and cleaning up after the family with an eased smile knowing all was happy and peaceful…..but little did she know, destiny had a much bigger surprise waiting for them today….one which would embed itself into their minds and souls and would soon carry on for generations to come…..

(Meanwhile)

At a room in Pet Town animal hospital, another familiar face had rested well through the night as she lay in bed peacefully and slept soundly, though she was rather reluctant to wake up from it. She was nuzzled so comfortably underneath the blanket and on top a fluffy pillow, so peaceful and tranquil, though a certain someone wasn't about to let her sleep in and miss out on the rest of the day, as she hopped off and glided from a nearby desk and landed on her head. Creeping up till she was at the head, Miku began to peck at Cera's exposed ear, as she groaned in annoyance, "Urgh…." she waved her hand away shooing off the little dinosaur, but this only spurred her to keep trying seeing it was working!

Eventually, after doing a few more multiple pecks at her ear, followed by some tugging at it with her prickly teeth, Cera suddenly shot up out of bed much to the dinosaur's alarm! "Okay! Okay! I'm up Miku!" she shouted out loud, sitting up straight and glaring down at Miku with ruffled hair, as she widened her eyes in fear to see her human partner glare down at her in such a scary way! Fortunately for her, Cera didn't take it too seriously as she soon smiled like normal, "Heh, who needs alarm clocks when you're around huh?" she smirked taking it rather well much to her partner's joy. Hopping out of bed, Cera pulled back the curtains to see the sun shining in the sky and bathing the neighbourhood in its warm light, "Ah the sun….to think we'd see the shine of a new day and a new adventure after what happened….." she thought to herself remembering the events that had transpired just yesterday. How the D Team and Alpha gang worked together to save the universe, and combining theatre strength along wit their determination they ultimately prevailed!

Despite that their victory still came at a rather heavy cost, as Rex, the Ancients and the Alpha gang soon had to return home to where they belonged, taking the dinosaurs with them while she still remained behind of her own free will knowing she had something left to do. The fact still remained that their team was now rather split apart and that reminder left her to sigh instead of smile at the end, seeing Miku was now the only dinosaur left in the present world and Max and Zoe had to part with theirs….she hoped she didn't make the wrong choice.

Miku, sensing her sorrow, hopped over to where she was and cooed sympathetically at her, hoping to give her some form of encouragement no matter how small it was. Looking dow to her, Cera then leaned down and picked her up and smiled feeling touched at her compassion, "Well no point in staying here in bed dwelling on what's done. Might as well get the day started." she said then petting her encouragingly which made her dinosaur coo in enjoyment, "And the sooner we find those answers to our past here in the present….maybe we can move on to the future….." she then thought seriously, convincing herself she made the right decision and now she'd best see through it, so that she wouldn't overstay er welcome in the present. At the back of her mind though, she could tell the day would have its fair share of surprised for both her and her friends, and decided to welcome them with a smile as she changed and got ready for the day, though no amount of preparation could get them ready them for what was about to come….

When she made her way downstairs to the Drake dining room, she found Zoe already there, having awoken earlier before her and was now enjoying some nicely made scrambled eggs with a side of bacon. Eying her, Cera noticed she was sporting different clothes, this time a black tank top covered by a yellow vest and red outlines, a colour scheme that was similar to her pants. "Morning Zoe." she said greeting her friend with a smile as she looked up to her and brightened up as much as her eggs.

"Oh hey Cera, good morning." she waved as Cera came to the table and began making herself a bowl of cereal with fresh milk.

"Trying on some new threads today?"

Zoe nodded proudly as she folded her hands on her hips and showed off her new wear, "Yup! I figured I've worn my old clothes long enough, so I decided to try something new, a girl's gotta stay in trend after all!" she said with a cute wink.

"Haha sure whatever suits you." Cera laughed back at her in amusement, "Just make sure you don't go all Ursula okay?" she snickered at the end, something Zoe took offence to as she pouted childishly.

"Hey don't you dare compare me with the old lady like that!" she shouted back at her in protest, There was a silence in the room as a breeze blew in, and after that Zoe then smirked rather smugly knowing she wouldn't need to worry about Ursula anymore and she could say old lady whenever she wanted now, "Heh, since we're times apart no way she'll hear that." she then grinned smugly as she gulped down another spoonful of egg.

"Haha, I wouldn't jinx that if I were you." Cera chuckled as she then went over to collect bird feed from the nearby cupboards and then placed them into a pet bowl in front of Miku, who then dove down on and ravenously gobbled up the insect feed while Cera sat down near Zoe to have her cereal. A little while into eating, she looked up and around to find no trace of her parents strangely, "Say…where are your mom and dad? Still sleeping in?" she asked curiously, though it wouldn't be a surprise since after their recent experience they'd want to rest up.

Zoe shook her head, "Nah, they'd never do that, whenever there's an animal in trouble, be it night or day, rain or shine, nothing will stop them from doing what they love best." she replied proudly, "Especially since there's a beached whale that needs tending to down by the bay."

"Heh duty calls as always." Cera smiled seeing they took their code of being doctors seriously, helping others to heal was a big responsibility and something only they could do in Sanjo City.

As Zoe went to her last spoonful, she looked to the side of the kitchen where Paris usually ate from her bowl, only to find the spot now vacant. Seeing that she then frowned, "Gee….it feels kinda empty in the house without Paris to talk to at the table…." she said sadly with a deep sigh as she began to feel heavy hearted, "I've gotten so used to having her around, to have her suddenly leave like that….I feel like a part of me is now missing in a way…." she said putting her spoon down having finished her food but still feeling emote on the inside.

Cera then sighed with empathy back at her friend understanding what she was going through, in fact Max was no doubt going through the same as she was. "I'm sorry Zoe….but…there really was no helping it…." was all she could say, knowing that if she was ever separated from Miku she'd be devastated too. As soon as she finished she widened her eyes noticing Miku was still outside and her presence would possibly make Zoe feel even worse! "AH!" she gasped getting Miku and Zoe's attention as quickly reached for her dinoshot, "Sorry I'll just-"

"No! There's no need to really! In insist!" Zoe cut her off waving her hands out stopping her from returning her partner to card form. After that she then smiled lightly, "In fact, I'm…happy you still have your partner with you. I don't want you or Miku to feel bad just because you 2 can still be together, in fact I want you both to be happy that you still can." she said with a nod, while also feeling touched Cera was being considerate of her feelings too, "Rex will still have Ace with him so I'm sure he knows how we feel too right this moment. So just be happy and appreciate the time you have together still, like me and Max did, as much as we're sad about our time with our friends coming to an end….we're even happier that it did happen…that's what counts most of all."

"Zoe…." Cera breathed back at her before nodding back at her feeling touched herself, "Thanks….I'll do just that….for us all…."

"Mhmm." Zoe nodded back at her as she put a hand on her shoulder, "And we'll be here for you to the end too….till you find your feet and your memories too, like you did for us. That's a promise." she said with a firm assured smile.

RING! RING!

A ring sound suddenly sounded from Zoe's pocket, ruining the moment as she reached into it and picked out the phone, "Oh? It's Max…." she mused curiously seeing the caller as she answered it, "Hello?" Max's mumbled voice sounded at the end which made Zoe blink her eyes, "Oh, Reese has a really cool invention she wants us to check out?" She then smiled with excitement, "Sweet, I'll be there right away!" She said as she ended her call and got up from her chair.

"You go ahead," said Cera to her as she continued on with her own breakfast, "Miku and I will catch up after we've had breakfast, don't let us keep you waiting." she said to her with assurance.

"Okay then, see ya!" Zoe then responded as she headed out to the front door while Cera and Miku waved to her.

"Bye!"

"Make sure to lock up before you go!" Zoe shouted out to Cera once more as she poked her head through the door.

"Will do Zoe!" she responded giving her the 'OK' sign as Zoe closed the door behind her. As she got back to her food, Miku became fully fixated on her morning nourishment of insects and larvae, but Cera began to scoop slower and slower, as she began to feel that the longer she stayed in this time, the more her presence would continue to remind her friends of what they lost. Plus she didn't want to overstay her welcome, she knew that this time was only a temporary stop so she shouldn't get too attached to it otherwise leaving it herself would make it all the moe painful. The sooner she finds out what she has to do here first the sooner she can move on and get back to her own life and time like Rex did….whenever or wherever the answer may be….

Right after breakfast she cleaned up the eating area then headed outside with Miku. Together they looked up at the sky, bathing in the warm morning air blessed to them by the sun, which they were able to see thanks to their heroic efforts. As they began to wonder where they should start looking, the best place to search for said answers could only be from one source….the Pterosaur, who seemed to be all knowing and wise, since she knew about the cosmos stones and the D Team's destiny to destroy them, she had to have known about them too being chosen by the stones and dinosaurs, so that meant she must've had answers about her true origins as well!

The only problem…was that she was now gone….after she sacrificed herself along with the stone plates…."Or…is she?" Cera then mused, as a calm breeze blew by her….followed with bright sparkles in them. As she and Miku heard a voice echo in the winds, they turned in the direction it blew in, to see they lead to the bay where the Backlander was, left behind in cloak function to prevent people from finding it. "That might be where we can start looking Miku." Cera told her partner, who nodded in agreement seeing they last saw her disappear inside the ship and the fact she was the spirit of the dinosaurs materialised in form. Typing on her dinoshot, she sent a message to the D Lab letting them know where she was headed, as they both set out on their quest to discover who they were.

(Meanwhile)

At the D Lab, Max and Zoe both met up and entered through the doors before making their way to the central area of the lab where Spike was observing Reese working at the computers. Noticing their presence, Spike looked behind and smiled at them, "Hey kids! Nice of you to drop by!" he greeted holding a hand up as Reese turned around and smiled lightly at them too.

"Hey dad."

"Morning Reese, Dr Taylor." said Max and Zoe one after the other. Even after everything that happened it seemed as though life was going back to the same as usual for them.

"We heard you were working on some new invention and we thought we might check it out and see." said Max with eagerness and excitement over whatever cool toy they put together.

"You're both just in time." said Reese as she pushed up her glasses before turning around back to the front to gather up her newly made device, "I just finished it, in fact, 3 of them to be precise."

The 2 kids brightened up eagerly, "Really!?"

"Can we see!?" They pleaded hoping to see what new contraption she cooked up, knowing it'd be awesome no matter what it was.

"Of course." Reese responded politely as she turned around and got off her chair. She walked towards them holding a small case the with the D Team logo on it. As she opened it up, Max and Zoe smiled brightly and waited in anticipation, but their smiles vanished and were replaced with looks of confusion or surprise as they saw inside were 3 small watch shaped devices which had the D Logo on it, a glass screen depicting the time and an image of the D symbol inside it too, each device connected to a strap.

As Reese eyed her work proudly she then sighed slightly seeing Max and Zoe weren't as hyped up about it as they were initially, "Is this a watch?" Zoe asked curiously as Max picked one up.

"Not just any watch kids," Dr Taylor grinned before she spun around, "We call it the D Watch!" he proclaimed as he struck a pose pointing up to the sky though the others simply sweat dropped at his overdramatic theatrics, "Pretty cool right!? Eh?" he grinned whiled Reese sighed and face palmed in dismay.

Cool was an interesting term for Zoe to consider, "Err….Not the most fashionable or impressive work I've seen from you sis…." she thought to herself as she picked one up and looked around it but found nothing that would make it stand out compared to the dino bracer or dino holder, "Maybe leave the fashion to Paris, France like you said to me once." she then said with a cheeky smile.

"I don't know it looks pretty cool to me!" Max responded as he clamped it on his gloved wrist, and grinned as he felt it seemed to fit him just fine.

"Of course anything excites you Max…" Zoe then muttered sweat dropping in dismay, seeing he was completely clueless about fashion as always.

"Very funny Zoe…." Reese muttered as she pouted taking offence at her sister's insult, "You should know by now I'm more into function rather than fashion." she then said seriously with a stoic expression, "This is more than a watch, I designed this so that you'd be able to contact us anywhere in space time without any of the interference we experienced last time." she explained.

That was enough to make the 2 kids brighten up in awe and amazement, "WHOA!"

"No way! This doohickey can do that!?" They gasped in disbelief and bewilderment.

"Heh give Reese enough time and she'll crack any code in no time flat!" Dr Taylor grinned proudly knowing this was child's play for a genius like her.

"After everyone's experiences across space and time, I felt quite inspired to try building an invention that might help in the event we come across a situation like that again." Reese explained her reason for coming up with the device in the first place, though hoping they wouldn't be kidnapped across time and space again like before, "That way if any of you ever found something in the present or need want to check up on Rex and his family, this will do the trick."

Max and Zoe quickly brightened up in excitement at the watch's potential, "Wow that's great!" Max grinned as he tensed his fists with excitement, "Now it'll be like he never even left us!"

"And we'll get to see how he and all the other dinosaurs are doing too!" Zoe cheered clapping her hands together knowing she could see Paris again and the 2 of them wouldn't have to be alone anymore.

"Yes you could…." Reese then nodded before frowning slightly seeing there was still a final chink she hadn't managed to address yet, "Though I haven't quite tested it yet….and without a way to travel through time I don't see any purpose for it currently." she then said which made the kids frown slightly in disappointment.

"Gee that's a letdown." Max muttered with a sigh, "Reality really bites sometimes." Especially when they came when one seemed to have secured hope in something.

Spike soon noticed something strange with the D Team present as he then pointed out, "Say….shouldn't there be 3 of you?" he asked curiously folding his arms at them while Reese took another look seeing they were 1 member short today.

"Huh? 3?" Max and Zoe hadn't picked up on it yet, but as they looked to one another they quickly realised there was someone from their trio who hadn't joined them yet today!

"Hey that's right!" Max gasped patting his fist into his palm, "Zoe! Didn't Cera say she was coming with you?" he asked her.

"She did!" she responded, "She said she wanted to finish breakfast first and told me to go on ahead without her."

Max then scratched his cheek in suspicion, "Maybe she something came up….or…is she trying to do something on her own again?" he thought narrowing his eyes, seeing that even if she did want to keep others out of her business for their own safety, he did take offence that it meant she didn't trust others to help her.

Zoe then widened her eyes in anger, she didn't want to believe Cera would behave so secretive again like before, she had changed and opened up to them since they first met and knew she wouldn't sneak behind their backs again, "Max! She'd never-" Before she could finish, a ringing sound came from the D Lab's computer, which caught everyone's attention.

RING! RING!

"Huh?" They looked to the screen and when Reese brought it up she blinked her eyes in surprise.

"It's a message from Cera." she said catching the others' interest.

"What's it say?" Spike then asked as Reese opened it up and everyone looked to see the message she left them.

'Hey guys, sorry but I might be a little late to the D Lab, I may have found a clue to my memories on board the Backlander. I'll try to come back and meet with you as soon as I can when I've found it.'

As soon as they fished reading it, they looked to one another questioningly, "The Backland?"

"Isn't it now pretty much abandoned since the Ancients took everything of value from it and now it's pretty much a floating island collecting rust?"

"What could she possibly find on it?"

"Who knows?" They asked one another, wondering what she could be after on it now that it was completely empty, till Max narrowed his eyes at the message.

"But if she does have an idea on where to look for answers to her past, the Backlander would be her first place to look." he said tension up at it.

"Maybe we should go help her too Max." Zoe suggested as Max smiled and nodded back to her.

"Yeah, we did promise her that after all, plus she's our great friend too like Rex, it's the least we can do after all she's done." He said as she smiled in agreement with him.

"Mhmm, let's get a move on then!"

Before they could head out, Reese handed them the remaining D Watch, "Be sure to pass this to her next time you see her you two." she said as Zoe took it from her big sister.

"Will do Reese!" She said with a thumbs up as they both made a run for the door.

"Take care kids! Don't do anything careless now!" Dr Taylor called out to them.

"We will! See ya later!"

"Bye bye!" They responded back to him as the door closed behind.

As the door closed behind, Spike couldn't help but sniffle and shed a small emotional tear from his eye, "Just look at them run off into the world ready to take on whatever challenges life throws at them with smiles and no hesitation." he wept seeing how far they had grown, being courageous and independent since their journey across space and time and to when they first met their dinosaurs, it was the best thing that could ever happen to them all, "Oh they grow up so fast…." He then said at the end as he took a hankie from his pocket and blew into it.

Reese smiled understanding his touched feelings, but then frowned slightly with concern, "Are you really sure we should let them go on their own Dr Taylor?" she asked, though they had gone through much on their own it would be unwise if they let that experience get to their head and they lose all caution.

Spike however felt confident in them a she folded his arms and smirked, "They'll be fine Reese." he said, "After all they battled dinosaurs every day of the week, not to mention they travelled through space and time braving all kinds of danger along the way. I'd say they're pretty much grownup now and know how make their own way in the world now of they wanted to." He added feeling assured they could handle themselves against anything the world may throw at them, "Besides, they'll have to leave the nest sooner or later, and I'd say they've more than proven themselves by saving the universe too on top of that. And if they can handle that, there's nothing we have to worry about, especially not some empty hunk of metal floating in the middle of the bay right?"

"Point taken." Reese responded calmly deciding to leave it at that as she began to sort out the data gathered from their excursion across time and space, also going over the videos and records from the different eras so she could see events that actually happened in the past. Something Spike too had interest in as he watched them playback their adventures from Rome all the way to the stone age one by one. Little did they know….was that the moment Max and Zoe exited from the D Lab's doors….that would be the last time they'd see them again for a very long while….

(Meanwhile)

Having took a nearby pedal boat from the docks, Cera and Miku had made their way over to the Backhander's location, stepping through the cloak shield and then walking through the halls of their old stomping grounds in the hopes of finding out where the Pterosaur may be resting, considering the Backlander was the last place she was seen. Despite apparently disappearing with the stone plates, Cera and a feeling that even with the stones gone her spirit might be alive somehow. While it was impossible to explain why she thought so after seeing her and the Dark Pterosaur cancel one another out, the fact remained she was their best shot at getting answers and if there was a chance she was still alive it had to be here on the ship and she was going to stop at nothing till she was absolutely sure.

Now though, as she walked through the halls of the now forsaken ship of the future….as the winds blew through its empty halls they gave off a rather eerie howl, which made the place so much more sinister and supernatural compared to last time. As Cera walked through the halls she tried er best to tell herself that it was empty and no one else was in but them, but it didn't help that the place kept giving off the sensation that they were being stalked or someone may jump them at any moment! As the wind blew in through the halls and howled again, Cera couldn't help but shudder as she looked around again for the umpteenth time, "Ugh….this place is way more creepy without the alpha gang or the alpha droids around." They kept the place rather lively and even positive with all their ridiculous shenanigans, now that the place was more like an abandoned house haunted with voices of the past she was actually beginning to miss them, as some of the lights in the hall began to flicker or short out as the ship gradually began to lose power on its remaining limited reserves.

The feeling was shared by Miku as she kept her senses on full alert and get feathers all ruffled up in agitation as she kept a restless vigilance looking around in every corner, "Yeah I know how you feel Miku," said Cera noticing her feathers were flared up and she looked up to her with an anxious and stressed look in her saurian eyes, "Come on let's focus, the sooner we find that Pterosaur the sooner we can get out of here and meet up with the others." She said to her as they tried to focus on their task at hand, though it wasn't very easy, even if this place was home once it was eerie now making it hard for them to stay on track, along with another problem they hadn't accounted for yet, "Then again….we don't really have a clue to where were going do we?" She then sighed scratching her head in dismay.

Lately they've been at a block on finding answers in the presence, for all they knew was that the Pterosaur was the only who could possibly have the answers they need, and they somehow recognised her somewhere in a dream they had a long time ago so it couldn't have been a coincidence, something she kept secret from her friends since she didn't understand it herself nor did she want them to think she was crazy. They knew the last place she could be had to be on the ship, but so far they'd been going around in circles without any direction in mind and it was beginning to drive them crazy since they had no leads to work with. "Maybe doing this ourselves isn't the best idea, we should turn back and ask the others for help." She then thought to herself seeing they weren't getting anywhere and she was reaching her limits. On top of that she was beginning to realise her habit of keeping secrets from her friends and not letting them help was becoming quite an issue for both her and them. While she didn't want them to be involved or hurt, she now began to see that she was also being selfish and it showed she didn't trust them either, a double edged sword which she had been using for too long and was about time she discarded it.

Miku on the other hand was willing to respect whatever decision her partner made, as long as she moved forward and not dwell on the past, though that didn't mean they should leave it completely buried either. Like Cera she too wanted to learn about their origins but at the same time not forget about the present or the future either, so they both looked to each other and nodded having decided to meet the rest of the D Team and then search for answers together. Before they cold make their move though, a small but also sparkling breeze suddenly passed by them much to their surprise, and it also carried the echoes of voices in them….voices that she recalled only Max, Rex and Zoe could hear from the stones! "Miku….did you just feel that?" she asked her as the microraptor chirped back at her. It was then she recalled something Dr Taylor and Ancient spoke about the other day while they were still around, about the Pterosaur being the spirits of the dinosaurs guiding them through time. But if she represented their spirits….then the body which she inhabited from the start had to be-

"Of course! It's been right under my noise the entire time!" Cera gasped finally seeing it as she made a run to the reactor core room! As she neared there and took the elevator down to it, "I just hope it's still there….." she prayed dearly for it to be true. "But what if….." She slowed down realising that when the stone plates had to be sacrificed maybe the Pterosaur disappeared along with them…and she was just hallucinating about there being an answer here. As the elevator neared its floor though, she quickly shook her head and all her doubts, knowing she had to at least try and see for herself and confirm it.

Before long the doors of the elevator opened up and the duo found themselves inside the reactor core, which had died down and the engines were damages in several sections with parts lying all about the floor along with rubble, having been unable to contain the burst of energy released by the stone plates after they destroyed the cosmos stones. "This is it…." said Cera as they reached their destination and she walked towards the enormous machine before her. As she stepped closer, the case ahead at the core suddenly began to glow and shine, as if something was reacting to and calling out for her and Miku! "Huh? Could it really be?" she breathed in surprise before running towards it.

As she pressed the button which opened it, her eyes widened in surprise to see the central stone plate, with the red, yellow and blue spots, was still inside it! Cera couldn't believe her eyes, "The central stone….it's still here….." she breathed feeling overwhelmed with emotion and awe seeing it still survived after their great battle. It glowed and showed brightly in a rainbow aura, and voices could somehow be heard from it which grew louder as she and Miku got closer to it, "It's like it's….calling to me….to us….." As she said that Miku chirped as the light somehow enticed her to jump off Cera's shoulder as they 2 got within arm's length of the stone. Looking to one another, they could see that they were called here for a reason, and nodding together they both placed their hands upon the stone.

As soon as they did, a bright light suddenly erupted from it without warning as they jumped back in shock! "WHOA!" as it then enveloped them completely!

As it died down, Cera began to grit her teeth and rub her eyes then her head, feeling rather disoriented after the sudden flash she and Miku just took at point blank range from the stone! "Urgh….what the?" As she came to her senses and her vision cleared, she blinked her eyes in surprise to find herself along with Miku floating in a deep coloured space like that of the space time tunnel! Rubbing her eyes again and blinking them, as she looked again she found out her eyes weren't playing tricks on her, much to her discomfort and bewilderment! "AAAH!" She screamed flailing her hands out and Miku screeched in horror to find themselves floating in and endless expanding space and at the same time they weren't calling either!

Taking a little more time, and not giving into panic, Cera calmed herself slowly, as her racing heard began to slow down knowing acting all panicky would only aggravate their situation more and won't accomplish anything. She then looked to her partner, hoping she might know something since the dinosaurs were more in tune with the stones than people were, "Wh…Where are…we Miku? Are we…time travelling!?" she pleaded for an answer, but Miku squawked and flapped her wings frantically in response, "Of course…silly me…if I don't know how could you?" she then sighed shaking her head at herself before looking around them again, "But still….how did we get here? And more importantly…how do we get back?" she then wondered before a sense of familiarity began to come over, "This place….it feels….familiar….like I've been here once….but how?" she then asked herself…having recalled a situation she found herself in being very much like this….in a dream? Or perhaps….for real?

"Welcome, both of you." a strange but familiar female voice suddenly spoke to them out of nowhere, which caught them by surprise!

"Huh!?" They looked around restlessly to try and find where it came from….but could find no one else but them, "Wh…Who's there?" she then called out hoping whoever was watching them would show themselves. She suddenly widened her eyes recognising the voice.

"I have been waiting for you for sometime." the voice said to her once more before bright light suddenly erupted at the end of the time tunnel before them, forcing the pair to shield their eyes yet again!

"AARGH!" They cried as the blinding flash came again, but as it lessened they lowered their arms and then widened their eyes speechlessly in awe, "Ah….." Cera and Miku breathed and gazed upon the shining form of the rainbow Pterosaur, who appeared before them and floated elegantly in the deep space! "You…You're the…Pterosaur….." she breathed in awe at her majestic form which floated gracefully with elegance before her, "So you were never gone….you've been…inside the central stone all this time." she pointe out realising her hence had been right all along.

"Indeed," The Pterosaur replied confirming it, "When the stone plates were sacrificed in order to vanquish the cosmos stones, the remainder of my power was sealed inside the final stone which remained intact." She explained, "Since then, I have taken refuge and remained dormant….regaining as much energy as I could….in order to summon you to me….Cera."

Cera blinked her eyes in surprise at hearing her name, "You….know who I am?" she asked.

"I've known you and your friends for a very long time." The Pterosaur then continued, "The day they laid hands on the stone plates and bonded with them."

"She knew who we were….but does that mean that….she knows me too?" Cera then wondered as she narrowed her eyes, "Why does she seem so familiar too? Have we…met before?" she thought to herself.

The Pterosaur said nothing at first but soon began to speak, "I apologise for not being able to explain myself before." she said in a somewhat regretful tone, "Time was of the essence when we last met….I needed all of you to be focused on the danger ahead and to be at your best….so I was unable to properly introduce myself." She said as she flapped her wings gracefully in the deep space, scattering feathers and energy of pure light around them, "Now with it passed…we have the chance to become properly acquainted with one another as you so hope…." She then said in a more eased manner, "However, I sense inside you…that you know who I am already."

A drop of tense sweat dripped from Cera's cheek, seeing who the Pterosaur was able to catch on quick to her, there was no secret her light couldn't reveal, "Yeah…I do…" she nodded confirming the Pterosaur's words as she swallowed down hard, "I heard from Dr Ancient, that you represent the 7 stone plates…..the spirit of all the dinosaurs…the form of their combined final wishes and hopes during their final moments before extinction."

"You are correct." The Pterosaur answered her, "My very spirit was freed from the stones the day Dr Z and Seth caused the Backlander to malfunction….the stones were separated and lost to time and a burst of energy was unleashed from them….that burst of energy freed….was none other than myself."

"It makes sense now…." Cera then breathed seeing the pieces finally fall into place. The dinosaurs all perished by the asteroid which carried the cosmos stones, and the Pterosaur happened to be the energy form of the stone plates which the souls of the dinosaurs became, so it made sense why she would also fear the power of the cosmos stones too since they were what wiped out the dinosaurs in the first place. However, despite that the stone plates were also the last hopes of the dinosaurs and were the only means of ending the threat of the cosmos stones once and for all….a hope which had been answered by the D Team.

"That's how we were able to always find you in the time space tunnel. Since the stone plates were connected with you, it made sense that either they or the dinosaurs could always lead us to you." Cera then continued as she could now see why their dinosaurs were so excited and friendly with her, since she represented their last wishes too. Despite that she then narrowed her eyes with suspicion towards her, "But….I have the feeling we've met before that….in fact…even before I met Max and the others….and I can't shake that feeling off since the day I saw you for the first time….or was it my first?" The Pterosaur soon paused upon hearing Cera say that, "Why is that?" she then asked again.

"…." There was no response from the majestic spirit of the dinosaurs.

"P…Pterosaur?" Cera asked once again, worried that she may have said something wrong or offended her in some way.

"For someone as young as you are….you are indeed most wise." she then said which claimed her down, though what she said next caught her off guard, "In fact, I've known you long before your destined meeting with the D Team and the Alpha gang. For it was I who helped set you on that very path, when you needed me to help give you a second chance….in your most dire of times."

As she said that, Cera widened her eyes and her heart skipped a beat at this stunning revelation, "So…You knew this whole time…..everything I lived….was premeditated by you….." she breathed in disbelief that the Pterosaur who guided them since they began their adventures, had been watching over them even before they travelled through space and time….most of all….she knew who she was and had to have been involved with her at some point! This news made Cera feel rather betrayed that she kept such an important fact from her, something she wanted to know more than anything else, as she gritted her teeth in anger and shouted out her frustrations, "Why didn't you say anything!?" She screamed surprising Miku, despite having protected and watched over them she couldn't overlook this fact most of all.

"I understand that this must come as a huge shock to you." The Pterosaur calmly responded, "But allow me to make it clear…that this was something you yourself asked for…." Cera's anger subsided as she then reflected on her words, which seemed to have rung a bell deep inside her, "In order to achieve a fresh start, to save your very soul, you had to shake off the binds of the past which tied you down, as well as wipe away the scars of your former life so you could move forward to a new and possible bright future of hope."

"Ah….I…said that?" she croaked in surprise, before a small flashback of hers soon came back to mind….how she was floating in deep space through the time warp….on the verge of giving up all hope for some reason…till she was saved by the slimmest of chances through a miraculous meeting with…the Pterosaur. The only price she had to pay for asking her for aid….was to start over from the beginning in a new life…something she was more than willing to take upon herself, "I….understand…." She then said calming down, as Miku looked to her in sympathy. But still, she didn't know why she was in that position in the first place or why she wanted to give up her memories in the first place? Just what sort of dark future did she have that was so awful she'd want to forget all about it. She then shook her head feeling ready to embrace the person she once was knowing she couldn't leave it buried under the rug forever, she had to face it sooner or later and now she felt ready to take that upon herself once more, "But….now that the threat of the cosmos stones has been wiped away from the universe, does that mean that….I can go back to who I was once? To my own time and place where I came from? The threat which caused all our pain and suffering is no more?" she asked hopefully.

"….." The Pterosaur said nothing once more, before reluctantly parting with words that began to trouble Cera somewhat, hinting that their trials and arduous adventures weren't over yet, "That is something that only you can decide for yourself."

Cera blinked her eyes in surprise, having expected good news from her after all they went through and overcome, "What….do you mean by that?" she asked with a hint of worry, sensing something else might be amidst now.

The Pterosaur paused momentarily once more, hesitant to speak the truth at first to her guests, after they had just prevailed over a great danger she worried for their wellbeing if she were to endanger them again in another similar fight. Soon though she was able to get over it after realising the greater good knowing in the long run this new danger would threaten the present day too, "It is true that the cosmos stones and the Pterosaur of darkness have been defeated." she said reluctantly, "But I'm afraid the darkness itself hasn't been eliminated….and that very darkness is beginning to stir once more, and is on the verge of threatening all creation once more."

Hearing her words, Cera's arms grew limp and her knees began to buckle slowly, "That…can't be…." she was overcome with shock that even after all they went through and accomplished, the evil they gave their all to defeat was somehow still alive….

"All I will say is that you and your allies have passed the test, the final challenge that you were all destined to overcome….will soon come." The Pterosaur then said at the end.

"Test? Challenge?" Cera asked in confusion.

"You were the ones chosen to defeat this darkness, and it shall soon return, only you can prevent it from consuming the universe." said the Pterosaur as she slowly began to fade away and so was the space around her, much to Cera and Miku's alarm, "Your true battle now awaits you, the one you sought out to prevail in. Fight hard and strengthen your ties with one another along with new allies along the way, and you shall succeed." she said as her form slowly began to grow distant from them!

"Wait!" Cera cried pleading her not to leave, "You can't just leave us like this with more questions than before!" Miku squawked out loud too, as they tried to run after her but no matter how hard they tried to keep up she continued to grow further and further from them! "Tell us what's really going on! What's truly at stake here!? What battle do you mean!?" She cried holding her arm out as tears fell from her eyes pleading for some sort of clue and answer at least as to what was going on, given they already sacrificed so much.

The Pterosaur paused once more, hesitant to part with more information the she already had fearing the possible consequences if they knew too much, but she did however have something else to compensate for it, "Because you have fought valiantly alongside the allies whom you set out to make….I shall bestow upon you….what you have lost…." She said at the end, as Cera stopped and blinked her eyes in surprise.

"What I….lost?" she breathed before catching onto what the Pterosaur meant, "You mean-"

"This is as far as I can guide you….." she was then cut off by the Pterosaur's words, "Whatever path you choose….is now in your hands….." she said as the light around her began to shine immensely, forcing Cera and Miku to cover their eyes as they became enveloped by it completely!

"AAAAAAH!"

Soon after as the light died down, Cera and Miku quickly opened their eyes in shock, "Ah!" As they sat up from the floor, they looked around to find themselves back on board the Backlander, apparently they were returned to where they were previously. "What….was….that? A dream?" Cera asked herself as she rubbed her head which was still rather dazed from the experience. She was about to think so, but a shining light on the floor in front of her caught her eyes, "The stone!" She hurried towards it as the rainbow light around it soon faded away, revealing it in a much different form. Now instead of a small circular central stone plate, it had morphed into a moderately sized stone tablet! In the center were the markings of the 6 stone plates as they were originally, but around its edges were markings of dinosaurs skeletons which included a stegosaurus, along with ancient inscriptions written all over them!

As Cera and Miku stared at it they couldn't help but gaze at it in admiration, seeing how they had morphed completely! "It's….different…." she breathed as she reached over and picked it up and eyed it for a closer look. "What…is this? How can this-" Suddenly, Cera could feel something run through her mind, as full memories began to surge through her head like a raging river and she couldn't stop it! As she clutched her head she could feel her remember her own identity….her former self before meeting the D Team….now being added together with the memories of her current self which she made up until this point! "….I….remember everything…." she breathed as she froze stiff, recalling how she had ended up in the present day in the first place, how a tragic accident had ended up with her being stranded in the time stream…it was the only hope she had of winning a certain war in her time. Miku then squawked at her energetically, as Cera looked down to listen to her words, "Miku…you too…." she breathed as it all slowly came back to her, "I….No…We…we're…."

"Cera!"

"Miku!" A pair of voices shouted from behind her which caught her attention and cut off her train of thoughts.

"Huh?" Looking up and behind her she saw Max and Zoe running straight towards her in alarm and urgency.

"There you are!" said Max as he and Zoe panted upon reaching her.

Cera stepped back in surprise, not expecting to see them so soon, "H…Hey guys….you're here…." was all she could croak out, after what she had just learnt from the Pterosaur just now and the sudden rush of memories she experienced that was all she could utter out.

Max then looked up at her with a serious expression, "Of course we are," he said before shouting at her in anger, "You sent us that message so how could we not come!?"

Zoe then clapped her hands together in worry, "Plus we just saw that bright light shine from outside just now, so we were wondering what-" Her eyes soon caught sight of the stone tablet in Cera's hand, and so did Max. They both widened their eyes realising she must have had something to do with that light, and that mysterious stone must have been involved with it too! "What….did you do!?" she exclaimed as Max gasped speechlessly at what looked like the stone plates, which he thought were all lost forever!

"I….I don't know…." Cera replied uneasily as she looked away to eye the rest of the reactor core room, "I came back here looking for answers….but when I came upon the reactor core I found the central stone still there for some reason." She then said as she held the stone tablet up to them.

Max and Zoe couldn't believe their ears, "What!? The central stone plate!?"

"It was still here this whole time!?" They gasped in disbelief.

"And when Miku and I touched it…it glowed then….became this!" She then continued. Now that she had her memories she felt somewhat obliged to fill them in on who she truly was….but somehow deep down she felt that might not be the best of ideas for the time being.

Max blinked his eyes as he eyed the stone tablet in her hand, "So then….the stones….are all back?" he then asked as he pointed at it, "But…They look quite different now…." he said as he and Zoe took a closer look at it with deep interest.

"Yeah, almost like a stone tablet now instead of separate plates like before." Zoe mused as she took it from Cera to eye it closer, "But what does it mean? Also why did it change to this?" She then asked. As much as they wanted to be angry at Cera for sneaking behind their backs, the fact she rediscovered the stones and somehow changed them helped quell their anger and take their minds off her, now that they found her and the stones again.

"I don't know…." Cera muttered as she put a finger to her chin and eyed the tablet closet with suspicion, "Maybe we should take it to Reese and Dr Taylor, and see what they can figure out." she suggested.

Max nodded as he took hold of the stone tablet with Zoe as he could feel despite its ancient texture, it felt quite powerful, like the emerge of the stones themselves flowing through it but even stronger than before! While it felt incredible it was something they needed looking into, "Yeah and we could also call Rex with the D Watch, and then-" Before he could finish his sentence, yellow and green energy suddenly flowed out from him and Zoe and into the tablet itself, as if it had sensed the dinosaur energy inside them and now was reacting to it as it began to flash in a bright aura!

"HUH!?"

"WH…What the!?" They gasped as they dropped the stone to the ground and the 3 of them backed away from it! As soon as they did, it began to erupt with immense light energy which shone out lid and bathe the dark rooms and halls of the abandoned Backlander in bright light!

"AAAAAAAAHHHH!" They all screamed in terror and in pain as the light began to scorch their eyes with its glare and there was nothing they could do or nowhere stye could go to escape it as it began to swallow them!

(Meanwhile)

Back at the D Lab, Dr Taylor paced back and forth quite restlessly, having not received any contact from the children for sometime since they went back to Zeta Point was beginning to unnerve him as he put a finger to his chin, "It's been a while and they haven't called back…." he sweated anxiously before beginning to bite his nails in a panic, "What if they've gotten into some big time trouble and need our help!?" he cried as he grasped his hair sticking out by his hat and began to pull on it, "Oh why didn't I go with them just now!?" he then screamed frantically.

"Didn't you just say 'I'm sure they can handle themselves since they saved the universe' earlier Dr Taylor?" Reese muttered as she continued typing away at her computer, compiling the data regarding the cosmos stones and stone plates she learnt from Dr Ancient before archiving it for future research, "Like you said, what's there to worry about? It's just an empty ship now running on very low reserve power while also cloaked too, I hardly doubt there's anything dangerous on board." she added at the end.

Dr Taylor stuttered and face planted at the painful reminder, "Y…Yes I did say that…." he muttered on the floor reminding himself he said it out loud, curse him and his big mouth. He then pushed himself up, "But still….for them to not say a word back to us for so long….something just doesn't feel right." he thought to himself before narrowing his eyes knowing something might have happened for them to not contact them for a while, "Maybe we should check on on them just in case, patch in a call to their D-Watches Reese." he suggested to her as she began establish a call and connection.

"Very well doctor." Before she could make the call though, a ring sound suddenly sounded on the monitor much to their surprise.

RING RING!

"Hmm? They're calling back already? That's a surprise." Reese blinked curiously.

Dr Taylor felt a wave of relief come over him, as he let out a breath he held in and then burst into joyful laughter, "Hahahaha! I knew there was nothing to worry about! What did I tell ya Reese? Huh!?" he chuckled playfully elbowing her much to her annoyance.

"Yes of course doctor…." she rolled her eyes before putting a finger to her chin in thought, "Still if they're calling maybe they found Cera or something else on board?" she wondered as she began to answer it, "We'll just have to see." As soon as she opened the connection and the screen lit up, she and Dr Taylor got the biggest surprise of their life!

"DAD! REESE!" Max shouted desperately on the other end as his terrified face appeared onscreen and light was shining all around him followed by the red alarm sirens of the Backlander ringing off in the background!

Spike and Reese were caught completely by surprise, "Huh!?"

"M…Max!?" They gasped in disbelief, not only was the Backlander somehow alive again but now Max seemed to have been caught in some kind of disaster involving it! And he wasn't the only one-

"HELP!" A pair of female voices shouted behind as Max gritted his teeth and looked in the direction it came from.

Reese's heart skipped a beat hearing them, "ZOE!? CERA!?"

"What's going on!?" Dr Taylor then cried out in alarm as his heart began to race intensely.

"It's the Backlander!" Max yelled back to them, "We found the stones and suddenly they're acting crazy!"

"What!? The stone plates!?" Reese exclaimed in disbelief at what she heard, "But weren't they-"

Before she could finish, the light from within the reactor room suddenly shone even more radiantly which forced Reese and Spike to cover their eyes to shield them from the glare!

"URGH!"

Onboard the ship however, the alarms grew louder and the light of the stone tablet began to envelop every corner of the are and even began to swallow up the 3 children inside! "AAAAAAH!" They cried from the glaring light, the harsh sound and in terror at being engulfed!

"AH!"

"Max! Zoe!" Spike and Reese cried for them, "Get out of there now! Quickly!"

"It's too late! I think the stones are taking us somewhere!" Cera shouted panicky seeing they couldn't get away even if they wanted to! "Everyone hang on!"

"Dad! Help-" Max cried but to the adults' horror the call was cut off and nothing but static remained!

"AH!"

"We've lost all contact!" Reese uttered urgently as she typed quickly on the keyboard hoping to reestablish the call, "Come in! Anyone!" she pleaded but to no avail.

"Can't we do something Reese!? The children are in danger!" Spike pleaded with her as he gritted his teeth tensely.

"Hang on! I'm bringing in live feed!" she responded as she brought up a new feed on the computer. What they saw wasn't any better, in fact it was even worse! The screen depicted the floating backhander illuminating in the bright light of the stones, as waves of water began washing out from it due to the energy it gave off as well as sparking up at the top of its antennae! To make matters worse, a huge time portal began to open up on top of it and was beginning to pull the entire ship in!

"That can't be good!" Dr Taylor cried out in disbelief at what he was seeing, just when they thought it was all over and were about to settle down this happened!

Soon the unthinkable happened, as the portal pulled the entire Backlander inside and closed up, along with Max, Zoe and Cera who were still on board as it sent a wave of water which slammed into the nearby docks hard!

It wasn't the damage done by the mild wave that got Spike and Reese, it was the fact that the children were the ones who were no lost to time! As Reese widened her eyes speechlessly and froze, unable to comprehend what had happened, Spike's knees wobbled and he fell to them, "This…can't….be…" he said in a weak and choked tone, before gritting his teeth and screaming out loud in anguish, "MAX! ZOE! CERA! NOOOOO!" he yelled before banging his fist on the floor and crying out bitter tears, how could he ever tell his wife or Zoe's parents now….after what just happened….

And thus begins season 3, the stage is set as Goma, ruler of the shadow empire, prepares to make his move! Also where have Max, Zoe and Cera been sent off to by the Pterosaur!? Stay tuned to see what new quest awaits them and the new enemies and allies they'll make along the way! My season 3 will hope to cover up what I felt the anime could have been, including elements from the arcade and from other dinosaur related series which you'll soon figure out as they come. Hope you enjoy the teaser I put here for the story to come and I hope I can see it through as well.

As shown I included some DS/arcade game elements such as the stone plates being a full stone tablet now, along with Zoe dressed in her yellow clothes as in the games and also the D Watch from 'Alpha Fortress' being used now they can maintain contact with the D Lab. I'm not entirely sure how Goma's personality would be except being dangerously evil and suffering embarrassment from Specter at times, though hope what I portrayed so far does him justice.

In response to reviews:

tsukikami02

-Yup and with the conclusion of season 2 now comes the long awaited season 3, hope I manage to see it through. Well it's not the ending yet and yes every story has its' sad and happy moments too, that's what makes it so interesting. Glad you like it, also wanted Cera riding on a secret dinosaur too. She had her reasons for not following Rex and it's a good thing she didn't since her instincts lead up to here and onto the path of season 3, don't worry the D Team will regroup soon enough.

Sadly she won't be in a relationship, since she's actually not from any of their times, though I will say I have something special involved with her and the D Team later on near the ending. As shown here the mysterious figure is revealed to be Goma, an arcade only character which I feel could've been used well in the anime. Stay tuned for their past adventures will seem like little carnival rides compared to what awaits them ahead!

As for your own story, sometimes I find crossovers to be a little hard to understand especially of their themes may not mix at first but it's interesting I'll say. Hope you continue to enjoy writing it too.

Anonymous

-Glad you like it, I hope you'll enjoy what I have planned down the line and I hope I can see it to the end.

Guest

-I can't promise anything but I might include moments of dinosaurs talking but will have to see.

-Not sure about her having new dinosaurs to be honest since I like the role she's doing with Miku so far, will have to see how it goes.

Drew Luczynski

-Glad it didn't disappoint, also do have plans for Seth to make up for his past actions in season 3. Just hope I can see the writing through, I have plans for the chapters and hope the writing comes out fine too.