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!

49. To the Future

Chapter 49

To the Future

It was the year 2128, in a futuristic city where humanity had taken growth and change to an entirely new level. The smaller towns and suburbs remained on ground level, which were mixed in together with grassy patches and green spaces to make sure that citizens lived in a very balanced environment between nature and civilisation. Many neighbourhoods had grassy lawns, hedges, trees or flowery bushes in their gardens and the houses themselves….were far different from the present age. Most of which were oddly shaped to resemble those looking like UFOs and space ships, and a number of them had patches on them adept for spurring the growth of plants to ensure a sustainable living environment for both people and nature. Some gardens had automated sprinkler systems like the present but on contrast some of them often had robots of various shapes, sizes and colors tending to trimming the hedges to keep them neat or to ensure that pets like dogs or cats didn't wander out too far from their respective homes and ahead on the streets were either people cycling, walking along the sidewalks or driving on unusual battery powered cars which could be recharged at any household plug like many appliances thus eliminating the need for fossil fuels.

The people needed such a lifestyle, as high above standing on huge unstacked platforms on massive pillars that held up huge cities which were almost like islands in the sky above! Many buildings were tall no doubt but also in unusual shapes and designs too, with long connectors stretching out from some skyscrapers to another with people travelling inside trains controlled by magnetic fields which helped move them from one station to another. Blimps carrying hug advertising screens which flashed ads on them floated slowly between islands or within the city so that people could get a good look at them no matter whether they were down below in the suburbs or high up in the tops! When crossing from city island to another, flying cars or jets like that the Alpha gang used, except in more generic designs (Smaller sizes for 1 driver or even a child to use, to larger models to hold families and even sharp streamline versions equivalent to modern day sports car hinting a sense of style and class still existed even in the future) were used as transport as people went about their daily activities of work and routine. It was any present day person's dream come true, something only most children could think of.

However, amongst all this, a large project was being conducted in a certain house down in the suburbs, shaped much like a large research facility with some yellow droids on top trying to mend in a logo representing the D Team, something which Dr Ancient and Rex decided on in order to start up the D Lab branch of the future time. Nearby it was the docked space ship of the space pirates, which the D Team commandeered after their victory over their enemies. In one room which was coloured mostly green but with plenty of overhanging features shaped like atoms and covalent bonds, there was an enclosed capsule device shaped like the one which held the stone plates inside once. It was shining brightly as a great operation was being conducted inside it. As it ceased and the machine spend up releasing a large cloud of steam, it revealed 4 purple dinosaur cards in them, representing Gigas, Armatus, Maximus and Brontikens, except their pictures now depicted their armour being removed from them. A hand then reached in to pick them out, a hand which belonged to none other than Seth as he eyed the cards closely and nodded in affirmation, "There….that should do it…." he noted as he put them inside a metallic case which his assistant Gel jark had brought him.

As he did, Dr Ancient then stepped up to him for a look at the cards himself. As he looked down at them he frowned slightly which disappointed Seth somewhat as he hoped he'd receive a better reaction from his former superior, "Are you sure Seth?" Dr Ancient asked him with concern, "Because these cards still seem to carry the Spectral pirates' control and influence on them."

"I did my best Dr Ancient." Seth sighed as he closed the case unable to look at his failure anymore, "But unfortunately I'm unable to completely remove the entirety of the spectral armour from these 4 dinosaurs." He then pinched his temple in frustration, "Though I suppose that's my fault there….I worked hard to design a spectral armour so powerful for the space pirates…..I never thought that my efforts would end up cursing these dinosaurs to an eternity of slavery to those….fiends…." He said with immense regret at his past actions seeing it may be too late to change some of them now, "What a fool I was…..in my search of creating the perfect dinosaur I ended up hurting countless ones in my meaningless quest for an impossible goal…." He then opened his eyes, "The best I can do is release the dinosaurs from the bonds of their armour…it's all I can do…." Was all he could say at the end wishing he could take it all back if he could, now they'll continue to serve as a constant reminder and haunting of how he nearly helped destroy all reality, a failure he could never erase completely.

After he said that, Ancient smiled lightly as he placed a kind hand on Seth's shoulder much to the former villain's surprise, "It's alright Seth." he said with kind reassurance in him, "I'm certain we can find a way to free them completely, and if anyone can do that it's you without a doubt." He said showing faith and hope in him,"You're a gifted genius who lost his way, and now you're back to use it to help serve others for a brighter future like all true scientists should." He said to him as he looked back at the case with his old assistant who had now come back like a prodigal son, "You created these dinosaurs and I'm sure you can save them too….I believe in you."

Seth smiled feeling touched by Ancient's forgiveness, but soon felt his heart tighten with guilt, feeling overwhelmed by undeserved kindness after what he put him, his friends and family through. While he would think of Ancient's actions to be naive, he knew from recent experience that some actions couldn't be described by mere words and logic, as an indescribable emotion created by both relief and guilt were welling up inside him. "I…need some time alone Dr Ancient….to straighten out my thoughts….." He said as he walked away from the other man, knowing as long as he stayed he'd continue to wallow in his past and self pity. He knew he had to take time to himself if he really was to set his own life straight now, "I probably won't return….not till I reflect on everything I've done….and ultimately forgive myself for my actions in the past." He then said at the end as he prepared to step out through the door which opened automatically as it sensed his presence, followed by his loyal assistant.

"Take as much time as you need Seth." said Ancient encouragingly which made him stop, "Just know that when you're ready to return and start over again, Cretacia, Rex and I will be waiting to welcome you back with open arms." he said waving at him for a bit.

As Seth looked back to him, a small smile came across his face as he closed his eyes feeling slightly more at peace with himself, "I'll keep that in mind Dr Ancient." he thought to himself as he and the jark exited the premises, "And…..thank you…." he breathed at the end as the doors closed behind.

Hearing his footsteps echo behind before vanishing out the front door which opened and shut, Dr Ancient smiled feeling happy himself that he could forgive Seth, something he never thought possible till his son and his friends happened. How they helped Seth see the error of his ways was something he didn't think possible, but they made it happen as well as save the universe with their dinosaurs. Truly they were most gifted and special to be chosen by the stones and to have grown so much being alongside the dinosaurs too. As he looked at the case which contained the spectral dinosaurs, the last remains of their enemies space pirates, he frowned seeing they were also a reminder of who the dinosaurs were abused and how they helped in nearly bringing about the end of the universe since they were used by the space pirates. Hopefully that would be the last time dinosaurs would ever be used like this….though inside his gut he could tell that may not be true….

The sound of the opposite door opening caught his attention as he looked up from the case, "Hmm?" Stepping inside was his young son with a rather joyous look on his face.

"Hey dad." Rex waved to him, which brightened his father up when he saw his boy come to greet him.

"Ah, hi there Rex." Ancient waved back to him as they walked up to one another.

"Mom and I just got all the dinosaur cards stored away in the back room where they'll be kept safe and sound." Rex mentioned to him as he pointed out with his thumb to behind him.

Ancient nodded back at him pleased, "That's good to hear Rex….." he said before putting a finger to his chin in serious thought, "Though….now comes the tricky part….." he said in a tone which made Rex block his eyes curious as to why he wasn't feeling enthusiastic.

"What do you mean dad?" he asked hoping he'd be more happy now that they could go back to the final stages of their Noah's Ark project in saving the dinosaurs now.

"Well, rescuing the dinosaurs from their different time periods and bringing them back to the safety of the….future, was just the start and the easy part." His father answered him as he then folded his arms, "Now the real challenge would be to get them integrated into society. Which now that I think about it…..I may not have fully thought through yet….." he admitted with a somewhat heavy sigh as he rubbed his forehead. Having heard Seth's side of the story after he recovered and confessed taking responsibility for his crimes, Dr Ancient heard his reasons to be rather justifiable though.

And not just that, they mostly had only a single dinosaur from a handful of species meaning that breeding and ensuring the survival of their species was nearly impossible. On top of that there was the question as to whether they should breed too, whether the planet would have enough land and resources to sustain them considering humans have developed much of the landscape and were already growing exponentially. Most animal species were endangered or threatened because of this so chances were dinosaurs may even put increased pressure on natural ecosystems as well seeing how fragile they were now especially if newer species were introduced into environments that may not be able to support them as before, plus whether they might be able to adapt to the climate and the problem of available water food for them too was another issue. Then came political problems, such as ethics or whether they should be given rights like that of current species too. In the end, chances were they may need to either keep them contained in cards forever or keep them in captivity like in something a zoo or holding facility…though would this be what they would want? Between extinction or living in such contained conditions it wasn't much of a fair choice for the dinosaurs in the end, something Ancient had now come to realise even though despite he and his wife's good intentions they should have thought a bit more into the future and the big picture like Seth did.

Rex frowned already understanding what his father was thinking and going through, it was a big challenge no doubt, but he soon brightened up with a smile of hope petting him on the back encouragingly, "It's okay dad," he said getting his father's attention, "We'll find a way like we always do, I know we will." he said with confidence after that.

Seeing how determined his son was helped Dr Ancient's spirits lift again, "I'm sure we will Rex." he said with a nod before putting a hand on his son's shoulder, "After all, you and your friends found a way to save the entire universe all on your own, so this ought to be a cakewalk."

"Ahah…yeah you got a point there…." Rex then laughed in agreement with him, feeling excited at this new challenge they'd be able to overcome, and with no more high stakes like the fate of the world in the balance this could actually be fun! As he thought more of the challenges he overcame, Rex soon began to sigh upon realising he never would have accomplished them nor even found out about who he was if it weren't for the help of a few other individuals form another time.

"Is something wrong?" Dr Ancient then asked him curious as to why he suddenly went all quiet.

Rex smiled lightly and shook his head, "No there isn't…It's just….well…." Rex found himself choking at the end unable to find the right words nor say it out.

It didn't take long for his father to pick up on what he was thinking, "I get it, you miss your friends don't you." he said as his son nodded at him. Ancient then brought his son closer to him by his side, "We'll miss them too." He then smiled with hope at Rex, "But this won't be forever, like Cera said we have to get the Backlander back here to the future where it belongs." he said reminding him that they will be able to see them again eventually, "And we'll do that once the engines on the space pirate ship are fully repaired and the time travel function is perfected. After that we can visit them anytime we want, or better yet they can come to the future to see how things are for us."

"Hahaha, that really is something we can all look forward to." Rex laughed before grinning in excitement and anticipation, hoping that day would come sooner….though sometimes the universe would grant one's wishes in the most unexpected of ways….

RING! RING!

An alarm sound rang through the room which caught both father and son by surprise as they widened their eyes and looked around in alarm, "Huh!?" Dr Ancient gasped as he ran to a nearby console and tried to isolate the source of the disturbance.

"Wh…What's going on dad!?" Rex asked him worried as he ran to his side to see him typing at the screen which now depicted the map with readings and graphs fluctuating all around it.

"I don't know, I'll need to investigate." His father answered him seriously as he narrowed down the readings and combined them which formed a kind of imbalance in the time space continuum, "A temporal anomaly? A portal? These readings are off the scale….yet they seem familiar…." he noted recognising them somewhat but couldn't see it to be plausible.

"What do you mean?" Rex asked him, " Also where is it coming from?"

"I'll lock in on the frequency's precise coordinates…." Dr Ancient answered him as he finally managed to isolate the signal, which depicted a live feed screen over the central park, which was green space with trees, grassy fields in the middle of the suburban area along with a small lake for duck feeding. Above it, a gathering of clouds with bursting electricity began to surge through them striking random spots around the park and streets, leaving scorch marks before combining and tearing a kind of time rift through it like how they did their time jumps! At the sight of it people nearby or at the park began to run away in panic, scattering in terror as families and groups scattered and animals ran for cover! "It's right over the central park district!" Ancient based in alarm as Rex widened his eyes in disbelief.

"What's happening!?" As Rex cried out, a bright light erupted from the portal and shone out forcing Ancient and Rex to cover their eyes to block out the glare!

"AAAAH!" They both cried and grunted using their arms to shield their eyes.

Soon it began to die down much to their surprise, "H…Huh?" As they lowered their arms down to see the light dying down from the screen the skies had returned to their normal blue colour as well as the clouds. However what caught them completely off guard was the fact that the Backlander, THE Backlander, was now resting in the middle of the central park district! "AH!" It had flattened many of the trees and landscapes in it as it lay down crashed like a fallen UFO, and they couldn't believe their eyes!

"It can't be…." Ancient breathed as his arms grew limp and heavy, overwhelmed by this starting development that none of them saw coming

"The Backlander!" Rex then exclaimed before looking to his father who was staring speechlessly into the screen which depicted his long lost creation which he thought he may never lay eyes on for a long time, and now it had returned…when he was planning to embark on a trip to retrieve it, "How did it get here!? It was supposed to be completely dead!?"

"I…I have no idea son….it defies all explanation…." was all he could say back to him, he was as stunned as his son was.

On screen people around the suburbs or from the city began to gather around the massive object as some began taking pictures of it, others descended form the city islands in hoverers to see from above to get snapshots or even selfies with them on phones or cameras. Soon news teams, blimps and helicopters were gathering around and soon investigation teams may be deployed. "Dad, we'd better check this out, it could be serious!" said Rex as he turned to his father seriously an tugged at his arm.

Ancient snapped himself out of his funk and narrowed his eyes seriously, "I agree." he said looking to Rex, "I'll call your mother and then we'll head out together." He said as Rex nodded back and he took out his phone to call Cretacia before they both headed out the door to their hoverer so they could get a closer look and investigate the cause of this unexpected development.

(Meanwhile)

Inside the halls of the Backlander's reactor core room, the power was now completely dead having been overloaded by the energy release from the stone tablet beyond its maximum capacities, thus causing the whole room to shut down completely and turn as dark as a dungeon. Laying about on the floor was Cera, Max and Zoe, who were knocked out by the bright light and power surge and appeared almost lifeless in their unconscious states, thankfully it didn't take long for signs of life to show from them.

Cera's eyes twitched uncomfortably as she slowly began to feel her face, but as she slowly began to open her eyes she saw blurriness before her and a sudden rush of pain through her forehead and mind as she began to regain her senses….which ironically made her wish she didn't as the aches and dizziness came back to her as the after effects of the time travel! "Urgh….." she groaned as the pain and after effects of time travel sickness began to set in on her, something she didn't expect to experience, but nevertheless she gritted her teeth and planted her foot in the floor to stabilise herself before forcing herself to fight past her pain and then stand firmly upright. Shaking her head and her vision coming back, she took notice of Miku's card lying ahead of her, no doubt having returned to card form as a result of the experience just now with the bright light. As she reached over to pick it up and hold it close to her, feeling secure with her partner by her side again she heard some groaning nearby. Looking in the direction it came from, she widened her eyes to see Max and Zoe lying on the ground before her unconsciously. She appeared worried for them at first, but as they began to lowly stir themselves she became slightly more relieved, "Hey guys….are you alright?" she then asked out of concern as Zoe forced herself onto her hands.

"Oogh… I think I'm going to be sick…." she moaned covering her stomach which churned.

Max meanwhile managed to make it to his knees, "Tell me about it….hurf!" he quickly covered over his mouth as he turned green and his cheek puffed up before he forced himself to swallow it down much to his disgust, "I feel like I've just gone on a roller coaster loop the size of a ferris wheel 10 times straight through…." As much as he loved thrilling adventures and excitement he was still human and had his limits.

Hearing their answers, Cera soon smiled lightly but inside with deep relief, "I'll take that as a yes…." she said letting out a breath concluding that while they were shaken up and rather dizzy, at least they sustained no serious injuries. After that she looked around them to see the room was completely dead and for sure no power remained in the Backlander after that experience, though that left one more question to answer, "Still….what happened to us?" She then wondered as Zoe looked up at her.

"Yeah good question." she replied looking around to see the room appeared almost like an abandoned ghost house or something, as if it didn't already give her the creeps when she and Max first got on now she was feeling a chill down her spine just being inside, "Think it had something to do with that stone tablet?"

"Could be…." Cera thought as she folded her arms on her hips to think.

She didn't get the chance though, as Max suddenly charged her, catching her and Zoe by surprise as he grabbed hold of her in anger! "GRRGH! Cera!" he shouted at her which stunned both girls by his sudden unexpected outburst!

"AH!"

"Huh!? Max!?"

He then glared daggers at Cera and gnashed his teeth in such a way she froze completely, Zoe too, she never saw Max angry like this before and she herself too lost the will to get in between to mediate the situation, "This is your fault! Why did you have to go off on your own again!?" he shouted at her while Cera stared back and began to shake, "If you had just told us and then we all went together as a group, none of this would have happened!" He hissed closing his eyes tightly before shouting back at her with angry tears at feeling betrayed, "Don't you trust us like a team!? I thought we were past that!" he shouted.

Unable to respond at both his words that pierced her soul, as well as his completely enraged expression, Cera could only stutter finding herself entirely to blame for what they just went through, "I…I…."

Zoe, seeing the fear in her friend's eyes and knowing Max would eventually go too far the way he was, quickly shook her head and narrowed her eyes unwilling to let Cera suffer alone as she mustered whatever courage she could in her, "Easy Max! Get a hold of yourself!" she shouted as she rushed in and did her best to pull Max away from Cera, "This isn't her fault! It just happened all a sudden and we couldn't do anything about it!" she shouted back at him. As Max turned to glare at Zoe, with eyes reddened by veins and tears of hurt, she did her best to stand firm even though she was scared herself, "Besides, she didn't try to do it by herself this, she let us know in advance!" she shouted back at him, risking it all herself as she lowered her head in sadness, "None of us knew this would happen….plus we'd eventually find ourselves coming here for answers too and you know it." As she said that, Max's anger slowly began to subside, thinking about the situation more carefully….he could see Zoe did have a point….they'd eventually come here looking for answers themselves, it was inevitable that this would happen. "In fact if we waited….maybe our parents would have gotten involved in this too and we'd all be in danger…." Zoe then sniffled as she looked away from him, as Max widened his eyes in realisation that she was right….and that he had been acting out of line himself.

"Zoe…." Cera felt deeply moved by her words and how supportive she was standing up for her against Max, but on that note, she felt deep wounds have made their marks of guilt and regret from the daggers Max had left on her, as she couldn't help but look away from her 2 friends feeling ashamed for being selfish and putting them through pain again.

On the other hand, Max huffed but looked away in shame at himself, "Y…You're right Zoe…." he admitted with a deep sigh before walking up to Cera, "Sorry Cera…I…I kinda lost it there….What I did was wrong…." he said in a pained tone as he looked away from Cera in shame at what he did. True they had gotten themselves into a rather complicated situation but it was no excuse for him to lose control and take it out on his friend who had been through so much for them already, surely she had her reasons if only he had taken the time to understand her first.

Cera eyed him sympathetically, before putting a comforting hand on his shoulder, "It's alright Max. None of that matters now." she said forgiving him, which made him smile lightly as he felt a little better and a little less weight of guilt on his shoulder, "What does is that we figure out where we are and hopefully contact D Lab, maybe they can find someway of getting us back wherever we are…." She said standing up and narrowing her eyes as she looked around, "Or whenever…." she added at the end, suspecting the possibility of time travel since the stones were capable of doing that once.

"Wait," Zoe then asked out loud, "Didn't Reese and Dr Taylor say that D Watch can be used to determine where we are in space time and even contact them too?"

The news caught Cera by surprise, "Wait, that device can do that!?" she gasped as Zoe nodded back and handed her the spare watch that was intended for her, as she took it and eyed it with interest, but then frowned to see it was somewhat cracked, must have been dropped by Zoe when the stones shone brightly just now she suspected.

"Let's find out…." Max replied as he began to type on it. As he managed to lock onto it, he widened his eyes in surprise at what he discovered, "AH! We're in the year 2128!"

"Say what!?" Cera and Zoe both exclaimed in disbelief as they ran over to see he was right!

"That's like over a century ahead of us!" Zoe cried in alarm, grasping her pig tails then falling to her knees and hugging them in, feeling overwhelmed at how far they had jumped ahead in time, "Okay clam down Zoe…just take a few deep breaths and everything will be alright…." she began wheeze uncontrollably while racing back and forth hugging her knees in, spurring Max to lean down and pat her on the back in the hopes of calming her, though they had little effect at easing her mental anxiety as her heart raced non stop and she sweated bullets.

Cera then blinked her eyes at what she overheard, "Hey wait a second….2128…."

Max looked to her curiously, "Cera? What's up?" He asked.

"Isn't this the same time that Rex and his family came from along with the alpha gang?" she then asked.

"AH!" Max and Zoe widened their eyes and gasped before looking to one another,

"So we went to Rex's time!?"

"But….how?" They looked to the now dead reactor core, where its humming had completely ceased, "If the Backlander's completely destroyed….." Then they turned to the stone tablet in Cera's hand as she held it up, "Then it had to be the stones…." she said narrowing her eyes at it, "I mean it did shine brightly and it was what powered the Backlander's time engines….But for it to do all that on its' own….It didn't just change shape, it got way more powerful too…."

"Whoa…." Max breathed feeling most impressed, maybe this time jump wasn't so bad after all. It was then he felt he had to know what she was up to in the time before they found her, "Cera, what did you do?" he asked her, keeping his own emotions in check so he wouldn't explode again like just now. "Did you like have the stones take us here to this time?" he suspected that may have been it, but he frowned as Cera shook her head in response.

"Wish that were the case, but I'm just surprised as you are." she admitted she wished it had been true, that way they would have been able to go back again whenever they wanted.

Max then sighed in disappointment, "Oh….I see…." he then could see it wasn't her fault after all…then again the stones did shine and activate once and and Zoe touched them so it was possible they were the ones responsible…but they couldn't be sure about it with the few clues they had so they were pretty much at a dead end much to their frustration.

"Though for it to bring us to when Rex would be….it can't be a coincidence…." Cera then folded her arms in quiet thought, suspecting that maybe the pterosaur had something planned for them once more like how she foretold of a new battle they would soon face….whatever or whenever it would be….

Zoe then spoke up, "In any case, staying around here isn't going to get us any answers or anywhere at all." she said catching the ears of her friends as she looked to them both, "We'd best find help…hopefully we're somewhere close for Rex or the Ancients to hear us…." she suggested knowing they couldn't do this by themselves, "Since the Backhander's completely offline our best bet is to find a phone or a way of communicating out to them and hopefully they'll respond."

Thinking about it for a bit, Max and Cera soon both nodded in agreement with her, "Yeah….makes sense." They said to her as they headed for the exit doors, despite it being so far and near pitch black Cera managed to help summon Miku, and with her sharp eyes and excellent memory she was able to lead them towards the main exit hatch on the floor which thankfully had been smashed open so they could hop down it and into the outside. As they approached it, light had peered in from where it was, as the kids were drawn to it like moths to a flame, and thankfully it was on top of lush green grass which hinted they were on solid ground somewhere and not in some canyon or over water.

Despite seeing that, Zoe then hugged herself a little nervously, "I just hope we didn't end up somewhere scary or dangerous here in the future…." she muttered insecurely.

"Same here." Max nodded to her in agreement. Though standing around doing nothing would get them nowhere, as they took a chance and held hands with one another deciding to take their first step into the future together, "Whatever happens, stay together and don't panic." said Max firmly as he looked to the girls on both his sides, "There's no telling what to expect or awaits us outside."

"Mhmm." they nodded as they took a breath, swallowed down hard and jumped down together onto the grassy floor below!

The D Team expected many interesting things as they made contact with the ground and made a run ahead out from the shade of the Backlander. But nothing would prepare them for what they would bear witness, where once roads of congested vehicles and highways would be, not there were lines of flying jets or floating vehicles travelling to and from large suspended cities held high in the sky on islands which carried enormous towers, office blocks, shopping complexes and skyscrapers!

"WHOA!" They widened their eyes speechlessly as they kept their eyes fixated high above, unable to look away and their gazes fixated in awe and astonishment at how life in the future was, it was exactly or perhaps way better than anything they ever fantasised or saw in sci-fi rides or movies! Their eyes were so focused on what was in front of them, they failed to take notice of what was ahead of them…till some loud angry yells caught their attention.

"Hey! There're some kids in there!"

"Were they the ones flying that huge saucer!?"

"Huh!?" As they blinked their eyes and looked ahead, they realised they were in the middle of a green central park district where sidewalks and smaller houses were surrounding the island of green they were in. Unfortunately the Backlander had crashed into the town's only site of recreation and green space, causing hills and trees to be flattened in the process, and now mobs of startled or angered locals were beginning to surround them on every corner much to their discomfort at the flashing photography or unease expressions they were given.

"Oh boy…." Max gulped as he, Zoe and Cera looked around to see they were surrounded on all sides and some people began pointing out at them.

"No wonder they crashed it in the middle of the park! What kind of parents would let their kids do that!?"

"Could they be aliens disguised as humans?"

"Well that fluffy bird lizard looks alien enough." Some said while children hid behind their parents feeling afraid at these mysterious strangers who appeared out from the sky suddenly.

Miku, feeling nervous and agitated, flared out her feathers and looked around in distress as Cera herself felt her heart beginning to race, personally she didn't enjoy large crowds but this really took the cake.

"Man that's a big crowd…." Max gritted his teeth as a drop of tense sweat dripped from his cheek.

"What do we do now?" Zoe asked him nervously as she hid behind him and Cera, "How are we going to explain ourselves to all these people?" she asked hoping someone would have an answer.

"Good question." Cera hardened her look, it was unlikely anything they would say would be believed or taken seriously, especially if it happened because of a magical stone tablet they had with them.

The crowds began to grow with increased numbers of onlookers, soon even news choppers began to gather above the Backlander as the D Team and it became the centre of attention in the entire city and even some people who were flying their cars above in the city came down for a closer look! Suddenly, the sounds of incoming sirens caught the attention of everyone present, surprisingly not from behind or from the sides but from above! As they looked up, the D Team gasped in surprise as a pair of blue and white robots, with red siren bulbs on their heads, black metallic visors shaped like sunglasses, as well as a police symbol on their chest, jetted from the upper city and then landed before them as their jet thrusters shut off and retracted back into their bodies before they began to stomp towards the kids, who huddled together nervously seeing they had to be local authorities for sure as the mob began to give way for them as they approached the D Team.

"Uh oh, we got company…." Max gulped nervously as he swallowed down hard…feeling almost like a criminal the way things looked.

Miku narrowed her eyes and flared out her feathers aggressively while Cera took her into her palm and hide her inside her pocket so she would be safer and so that she wouldn't act on instinct and complicate matters more.

Zoe then pointed out at them, "Oh they look like police! Maybe they can help us out!" she said trying to sound cheerful, though the others didn't seem to share the same enthusiasm she did, and frankly neither did she herself as the robots stood before them, stating tall above them rather menacingly as they sweated hard and their hearts began racing at their imposing figures.

"Excuse me you three." One Cop bot spoke to them in a deep mechanical voice.

"Y…Yes…sir?" said Cera to the robot uneasily as it stared down at them most menacingly.

"Were you the ones flying this vehicle?" The second robot then asked as they turned rather hard and painfully to it next.

As much as they wanted to deny it, they had a feeling if this was the future it was likely security would have lie detectors programmed into them so they didn't want to take the chances with it. "In a way….."

"Maybe….?" Zoe and Max sweated anxiously as she spoke as much truth as she could, even though she and the others themselves weren't very sure what to make of it.

The robots looked over them closely, examining them with close stares much to their discomfort and unease, before speaking out something which made their hearts stop momentarily, "It is under strict violation of security code 2235 that children under the age of 18 are not allowed to pilot any sort of vehicle." said Copbot 1.

"Especially one large enough to flatten nearly the entirety of the Central Park District!" concluded Copbot 2.

"Uh…oh…." They croaked painfully turning pale and their blood running cold at their words.

"I'm sorry but we'll need to take you into custody and for questioning." said the first robot as it held out a pair of mechanical handcuffs much to the children's alarm as they backed away!

"W…Wait! You've got it all wrong!"

"Yeah this is just a whole big misunderstanding!"

"We're not even from around here!" They cried out waving their hands frantically. Onlookers were unsure whether they ought to step in, it seemed much for the authorities to be arresting children…the again they did ruin their precious park so they had to take responsibility for it or at least their parents wherever they were.

Things began to heat up as the cop bots suddenly took out a pair of lightning rods which ejected from their torsos, "Do not attempt to flee or resist, otherwise we will be required to use force." they said as they flashed them which sparked with electricity! The sight of the sparking rods made the spectators murmur anxiously over what would happen next, whether they should do something or will the children attempt to resist or flee! Either way the tensions were peaking as the rods sparked and surged with power!

BZZT!

"WHA!?" Max and Zoe widened their eyes and their jaws hung in bewilderment that the robots were intending to resort to extreme measures already! The future of mankind was looking as bright as the D Team hoped it to be. Cera gritted her teeth in frustration as they were backed into a corner, as much as she didn't want herself or her fiends to be taken into to custody like criminals, it wasn't like they could run away or fight back otherwise they'd really be criminals….and it didn't seem like the robots were willing to listen to reason either….

Just when it seemed all hope was lost for the 3 children and that they would need to be taken away to a police station somewhere, the sounds of a whirring engine suddenly caught them by surprise.

"Huh?" As they looked up to where it came from, they saw a rather flashy yellow flying jet car model, shaped a little like Dr Owen's vehicle in the present, only more streamlined and rocket shaped as it landed right in behind the cop bots while the crowds backed away wondering who might be stepping in at a time like this.

"Great….What now?" Max muttered, seeing their welcome was a bad one so far, just what could make it more worse, he wondered as he and his friends waited in anticipation, their eyes firmly locked on the vehicle and the new arrival as the car's hood began to open up. They waited in anticipation on who was coming to greet them next, tensing up that it may be someone worse than the cop bots…..but nothing would prepare them for whom they were about to meet, bringing anew meaning to a blast from the past.

"AH!" As the hood opened, the D Team widened their eyes in disbelief to see 3 familiar adults appear from it, 1 an android and the other being parents of an old friend of theirs' whom they parted with not long ago!

"Hey it's Dr Ancient, Jonathan and Cretacia!" Max cried out loud as he pointed at them.

A blond boy in a blue jacket soon stood up and hopped out of the car and stood before them, bringing forth even more amazement to the trio of children, "And is that-" Zoe croaked at the end unable to finish.

"Can it be?" Cera breathed as the boy's eyes soon made contact with them, and soon his expression mirrored theirs'.

"Hey look dad!" Rex cried out in amazement as he pointed out at the trio of kids who were out at the Backlander, "Is that-"

As the adults looked, they too widened their eyes in amazement at whom they saw once again, "My word!" Jonathan gasped covering his mouth.

"By the stars…." Dr Ancient breathed in amazement, it completely defied all logical explanation and theory he could come up with, the Backlander was one thing but Max, Zoe and Cera were the ones who got it started?

"Oh my goodness!" Cretacia exclaimed as her heart skipped a beat at this stunning revelation.

The one most stunned was Rex, as he slumped out of the car, he stumbled towards what he hoped what wasn't a mirage of his old friends from the past. "Can it…really be?" he asked himself heavily, feeling choked and the breath squeezed out of him, as countless emotions welled inside him which he couldn't explain, understand nor control…..but he didn't care….

His friends too looked back at him, seeing him walk towards them slowly, and before long both sides weren't able to contain themselves as they rushed towards one another, "Rex!" the D team cried as they ran ahead towards him!

"Ahaha! Max! Zoe! Cera!" Rex's eyes welled with tears of joy as he ran towards them, and before long the entire D Team was reunited by a bind which transcended time and space as they both lay happily together on the grassy field laughing out loud!

"Hahahahah! We really missed you!"

"Can't believe it was just yesterday when we said goodbye."

"Not even the time space stream could keep us apart forever!" They said to one another as they welcomed each others' presence with hugs, high fives or fist bumps and other close greetings. Onlookers felt confused by what was going on, though most had an idea that this was a heartfelt reunion and so felt touched and moved, even shedding a tear or two as some began to leave to give them space while others stayed on to watch what would happen.

As the cop bots looked to each other and to both sides in confusion, unable to compute what was happening, Dr Ancient and Cretacia exited their vehicle and walked towards them before they bowed with respect to the local authorities, "Officers, allow us to take it from here. I assure you we'll take full responsibility for what happens from here on." Rex's dad calmly requested.

To robots thought about it for a bit, feeling unsure whether they should entrust their job to a mere archeologist….then again he had accomplished great feats especially with a most recent one involving dinosaurs and it seemed he knew these unusual visitors, so they decided to leave said matters in his hands, "….Very well sir, we shall leave these…children in your care…." they beeped before walking away from the scene and then jetted away to the higher city to report to their superiors.

"Have a good day." Cretacia waved at them with a cheery smile as she sent them off before she and her husband, along with Jonathan went up to the newly reunited D Team.

"What are you guys doing here!?" Rex cried out in uncontainable excitement, looking all around them hyperactively, "Also…how on earth did you get here to the future!?" he asked them as they looked to each other and chuckled nervously.

"We hitched a ride on that actually…." said Cera as she pointed to the Backlander with her thumb.

Her answer sparked curiosity amongst the Ancients and Jonathan, "I thought the Backlander's engines were completely destroyed. How did you manage to get it started up again?" Rex asked them as he got closer to them.

"In such a short amount of time too! Why it's barely been a day since we arrived back home here! It's like really blowing my mind!" Cretacia then cried out loud mirroring her son's curiosity.

"I am rather curious to know how you managed to accomplish such a near impossible task." Jonathan then wondered, even if it were possible to be fixed, the time it would take to repair the Backlander's engines would take much longer with the primitive tools, resources and equipment available, whereas in the future it took a single year to put together.

The 3 kids from the present day looked to one another unsurely, looking for one of them to volunteer to speak on their behalf, "Umm well….you see…." Max started as he twiddled his fingers together.

"It's a really long and funny story actually…." Cera chuckled as she scratched her head, wondering how they could explain this to them….as it was something one would only see in a fantasy movie or book. As crowds began to murmur and converse with on another, as well as begin photographing the group, Cera then frowned uneasily at how they were invading their privacy and interrupting their moment, "But now doesn't really seem to be the best time…." she said as Zoe blushed nervously, as much as she liked being the center of attention at times this wasn't one of those times. Max and ex too were put other on edge as some began whispering to each other, getting the idea they may have given them the wrong idea after their sudden appearance and what just happened with the cop bots.

"Hmm….You're right about that…." Dr Ancient thought to himself as he folded his arms and observed the situation.

"A valid point indeed….." Jonathan nodded before heading back to the car to get it started.

Rex saw he had a good idea before looking up at his parents, "Hey dad, how about we discuss this back home?" he asked him before looking around to see more news copters and people had gathered already for a look, "I don't think here is the best place to play catchup…." news sure was spreading fast throughout the city and pretty soon they'd ask questions and they'd never be able to get away for days.

"That sounds like a good idea son," Dr Ancient nodded in agreement with his son, the situation was getting tense and before long it'd be way too complicated to resolve.

"We'll have to explain this to the public too….somehow…." Cretacia narrowed her eyes as she and her husband walked ahead to try and explain themselves to the people.

As they did, Rex smiled as he looked to his friends, "Well guys, what do you say?" he said with a smiled nudging with his head to their car, "Feel like hitching a ride back to my place and filling us in along the way?" he suggested.

Max and Zoe brightened up in an instant, "Are you kidding!? A trip in a genuine futuristic flying car!? Aw yeah!"

"We wouldn't miss it for the world!" they cheered without hesitation, taking his offer up, "Plus now we get to see what your house is like too! That's just awesome!"

"Hahaha! Then it's a done deal!" Rex laughed holding a thumbs up as he then shook hands with them, before Cera came in last to join.

She smiled feeling happy to have the team reunited once again like they hoped. But soon she frowned to herself….feeling that perhaps the stone tablet may have wanted them to come to this time to join up with him again. No way that could have been a coincidence….but now that they have….what was in store for them now? Only time could tell.

(Later)

Right after that, the Ancients did their best to talk to the crowds of people, telling them to calm down and not to panic, as some of them began to remember the ship to be Dr Ancient's backhander which he built a year ago, which helped make it much easier to explain. Right after that, as robot investigators and detectives arrived to go on board and inspect it, they also made a barrier line to keep spectators at a distance though it didn't stop them from trying to sneak pass it to get a first up close view of it or take some photos to remember the occasion by before being tossed back behind the line by guards who caught them.

In the midst of all that, the Ancients allowed Max, Zoe and Cera on board as they hopped into the flying car and took off for their house to recuperate, as well as catch up. Along the way as they passed by other flying vehicles and the cities, the present day D Team along with Cera began to explain to them how things had been since they left even if it had only been 1 day, before moving on to how they ended up here unexpectedly, needless to say the Ancients were most surprised by the news they delivered to them involving the stones and the role they played.

"So you're saying the stone plates brought you here to the future?" Jonathan asked as he steered the car ahead while the D Team sat in the back an the Ancients along with Rex were seated in the middle and were looking back to their visitors form the past, hoping they'd be comfortable in the back seat.

"Yeah that's how it went." Zoe answered him as she shrugged out her hands. Max looked on to see where the conversation would go, while Cera simply turned her eye away from them avoiding eye contact, feeling unsure of whether she should tell them about her encounter with the Pterosaur.

"Amazing…." Dr Ancient mused putting a finger to his chin in thought while Rex and Cretacia looked at him, "I thought they were all gone after being sacrificed to destroy the cosmos stones. To think they not only survived…but changed…no..evolved even!" he breathed in amazement.

"They truly are amazing aren't they?" said his wife, "Still shrouded in mystery and yet we barely managed to scratch the surface of understanding them….just like the dinosaurs." She then grinned as she pumped up her arms ready to get her working like the good old days, "Oh how I can't wait to get out my research tools and start poking around for whatever other cool secrets it may hold!" she said pumped up with excitement and psyched.

"Hahaha! There'll be plenty of time for that later honey." Dr Ancient laughed feeling excited himself for some new scientific discoveries awaiting them, though something else had to be addressed first, "But more importantly, how are you 3 feeling?" he then asked the other 3 kids politely as he looked to them.

"Yeah, I mean being teleported here all a sudden must have been quite a big surprise there, you guys feeling alright?" Rex asked hoping they didn't get hurt or scared along the way.

"We're a little shaken up and dazed….." Max muttered as he patted his head with his hand, "But no biggie, I mean we've travelled through time a lot before so nothing new right?" he shrugged it off as he and the 2 girls either smiled or grinned cheekily.

"Hehe, you make a good point there…." Rex then chuckled.

"I must say I am glad to hear you are all safe and unharmed." said Jonathan to the back though he kept his gaze fixed on the front as he flew the car.

"Indeed, to be sent travelling through time like that all by yourself….must have been quite a scary experience." said Dr Ancient feeling concerned, especially since they were close to the power source at such a close range it was a miracle they didn't suffer any side effects after that.

Max smirked and shook his hand out, "Nah we've survived way worse no worries." he insisted which made the Ancients more relieved to hear that.

"That's good to know," Cretacia breathed with a sigh before brightening up cheekily, "Because if not I'd be more than happy to nurse you all back to health personally!" she cheered putting on a bright smile guaranteed to lift anyone's mood.

"Hahaha we'd really appreciate that Mrs Ancient." Cera laughed along with Max and Zoe.

"Oh mom…." Rex chuckled in amusement though also slightly embarrassed too.

After that Dr Ancient turned his look towards her much to her surprise, "Well Cera," he said getting her attention, "Guess your instincts to stay put in the present a little longer were right in the end."

She tensed up slightly upon his mention of that as Cretacia then nodded with her husband, "Mhmm, I'll admit they may not have made much sense at first but I suppose some things do make themselves clear in the end."

"Yeah…you're right about that….not all things can be explained but that doesn't mean they should be disregarded or shrugged off as nonsense." she said to them uneasily, feeling insecure about sharing with them what she already knew.

"We'll keep that in mind next time." said Cretacia giving her the ok sign, "Well now that the stones have done their work and brought the Backlander back to the future where it belongs, I suppose there's no need for you to stay in the present any longer." she then said shrugging her shoulders.

"Yeah! Plus we can help you find out your missing memories too!" said Max as he cheered up seeing they could be together to help her now in the future.

"All of us that is!" said Rex as he leaned in closer from the front seat ahead of them, "I'm sure there's a memory machine out there in the world we can find and help you out." he said holding a thumbs up, while Max and Zoe jittered in anticipation, Cera kept a more modest composure not wanting to keep her hopes too up.

"That…sounds great Rex…." she smiled happy for him, though feeling somewhat uneasy to tell them the real truth she was keeping from them, a truth she discovered about herself just recently and she didn't have the heart to tell them what it was. If they did have a memory machine however….she worried if they would see what she used to know too….

"Hey that'd be neat!" Max then grinned as he put a playful elbow around her and he smiled with excitement at her.

"Yeah, wonder what other cool stuff they have in the future too!" Zoe smiled as she clapped her hands together in deep interest in wanting to see what it had to offer.

"That sounds like a lot of fun kids." said Ancient with an enthusiastic smile. The D Team was glad to hear him support their idea of having fun, but his smile soon vanished and was replaced with an expression of concern which puzzled them momentarily, "But I strongly suggest we let your parents know what happened to you first before you make any plans." he then said to them.

Cretacia then nodded with him, "I agree, no doubt they'd be really worried about you after what just happened." she said as she began to remember a bad memory of when they got separated from their son Rex and not wanting to have their associates go through the same scare as they did.

Max then widened his eyes in shock, "Hey yeah that's right!" he gasped surprised he could forget something so important.

"Guess we caught up in the excitement we sorta forgot…." said Zoe as she scratched her cheek in thought, "Oh well, at least this D Watch Reese helped put together will help us contact the D Lab anywhere in space or time." She then said as she lifted up her hand and eyed the watch she had strapped on her wrist.

Rex widened his eyes in surprise at her statement, "Whoa! Reese actually made something like that!?" he gasped which caught the interest of his parents.

"Yup!" Max replied with a proud smile as he flashed his watch at Rex and Zoe followed.

"Here, Rex, you can hold onto mine for the time being. Take a look yourself." said Cera as she handed him the one she had on her, believing he deserved it more than she did.

"Cool thanks!" He said taking it excitedly before showing it off to his parents who eyed it with interest.

"My how utterly fascinating…." Ancient breathed as he took it from his son's hand and examined it closer on all angles, seeing it to be most simple yet also rather advanced for their time too.

"Wow, for a scientist in the earlier years Reese sure is gifted I'll give her that!" Cretacia praised clapping her hands together.

Ancient then narrowed his eyes and took notice of a few faults such as a few cracks on the screen followed by a fuzzy screen, "Hmm it seemed to have sustained some damage in your unexpected transport to the 22nd century…." he mused putting a finger to his chin in thought as the others came in for a closer look looking a bit concerned. He then smiled seeing it was a simple fix, "But not to worry, with a few more repairs and or even an upgrade or two, it'll be as good as new!" He said as the others brightened up with joy at his words, "And it's a good thing my workshop has everything we need to do just that!"

"Speaking of which, we're here!" Jonathan then cried out as the ship just arrived at their destination!

Looking down below was the docked space ship of the spectral space pirates, which had now been powered down and slowly disassembled as robots were coming in and out from it bringing in parts and equipment from it, into a large research building with a massive satellite dish docked on top, and the front of the facility had the D Team Logo fully administered to it hence completing the D Lab's first ever branch in the future!

"Whoa!" Rex's friends widened their eyes in amazement at the massive building, not only was it a research facility but also a home too! The best of both worlds combined and a dream come true for any kid who wanted to become a scientist when grown up! Not to mention it looked very classy too!

"Sweet house Rex!"

"I'm so jealous you get to stay in such a cool high tech place like that!" Max and Zoe said to him showering him with praise as we'll as hints of jealousy too considering he was living the rich life now.

"Hehe yeah it sure is…." Rex scratched the back of his head while blushing in embarrassment for the praise, it made him look like some kind of lucky rich kid….then again with what his dad accomplished and his field of work it was only natural, "Though nothing will ever replace your house Max….the one you let me stay in for so long….." he thought to himself after that, still missing it even now since he got back home to the future and slept in his new room there, which could never replace the experiences he had in his old one.

"I can't wait to tell my parents that we actually travelled to the future!" Zoe then squealed unable to contain her excitement a second longer.

"Oh they're going to be so jealous!" Max chuckled to himself, while Cera and Miku simply looked outside and smiled feeling they were blessed with so much good fortune to experience all this first hand, as the ship positioned above the landing dock on the house before descending to ground level.

(Later)

Right after the D Team made it to Rex's house, they went to the communications area in order to let inform their parents about what had happened after their call got cut off last time, which needless to say they'd be more than worried after how they left off. With the Ancients' help they were not only able to repair the D Watches after the damage they sustained during the sudden energy burst released from the stone tablet as well as travelling to the future, but also add in some modifications to completely eliminate the interference from the time and space flux too. After that they plugged in Max's D Watch to the main computer so they'd all be able to talk and see the other calling side more easily, though right after the managed to make contact with the other end…..things went rather awry when Max and Zoe revealed where they ended up.

"WHAT!?"

"Excuse me!?"

"You can't be serious!"

"You're in the future!?" Each of Max and Zoe's parents exclaimed in shock and disbelief, while Patrick, Dr Owen and Reese remained wide eyed and speechless.

On the other side Rex gulped nervously, not wanting to be in his friends' shoes as the Ancients, Jonathan and Cera looked on to see how they would handle this, "Err….did you not hear us the first time or are you just shocked?" Max gulped, his heart racing terrified though he couldn't help but ask a rather stupid question thinking it'd be funny.

Spike didn't seem to take his sense of humour well though as he smacked his hands on the desk and leaned in closer with a furious glare that stared right into Max's soul! "The second one!" he roared as Max stuttered back and fell on his butt!

"WHOA!" He never saw his dad so mad before and it was something he hoped he'd never see again.

"Oh honey, I'm so relieved to see you're okay!" Aki cried as she pushed her husband aside to see her son. Max felt relieved thinking it might go better with his mom, but he was proven wrong as she suddenly shifted into a worried and serious mood, "Max! Do you have any idea how worried I was when I heard from your father that you, Zoe and Cera vanished with the Backlander!?" she then screeched which made Max's heart jump into his throat.

"S…Sorry mom but it just happened all so suddenly…." he swallowed it down again hard.

"Sorry isn't going to cut it this time!" She then shouted back which made him lower his head in shame, it wasn't their fault and yet it kinda was in the end. Either way he didn't think it was fair that they had to take such harsh words from their parents even if they did have every right to be worried.

As Cera only looked away, feeling guilty and responsible for it personally, Rex could only eye his friends in sympathy, knowing if he did something like this behind his parents' backs he'd worry them too. As much as he wanted to step in and say something he couldn't bring himself to, both out of fear and also feeling this was something they had to settle on their own.

Seeing the look on his son's eyes, Ancient then bravely stepped forward to try and reason with the other parents who were also his old associates, "It's alright everyone, I assure you than none of them are harmed in the slightest!" he said to them reassuringly but it didn't seem to have much effect sadly.

"That's not what matters!" Aki shouted at him as he soon became the target of Spike and Aki's anger.

"What does is that our children are now stranded in the future with no way of getting back home!"

Ancient looked to the side feeling a little ashamed too, as a parents had it been his own son he probably would react the same way, which required his wide to walk over to his side comfortingly.

Thankfully, for Zoe her parents weren't as furious with her as Max's were with him, "Zoe! Sweetie!" Dr Drake cried as he shoved through the other adults and muscled his way to the front, "Don't worry! Daddy will find a way to get through the fabric of time and space and save you!" he cried dramatically which made her sweat drop nervously.

Mrs Drake then looked to her husband with a light smile, "Dear, our Zoe's a big girl now….have a little more faith in her won't you?" she said to him.

Zoe then face palmed and sighed in deep embarrassment as the others looked to her in pity or with mischievous grins, "Dad please…." she then blushed red and covered her face feeling humiliated like she was his little girl in front of so many people, not only did she not want him to go time travelling again like before but he'd stick to her like a leech if he did manage to come to this time, something she didn't need at all.

"Well at least he really cares….." Cera then smiled to herself lightly, seeing how he was willing to completely abandon the whale rescue at Sanjo bay in order to try and save Zoe….even if it seemed pretty much impossible. After that she sighed uncomfortably but knew she couldn't hold it in any longer as she stepped forward where everyone could see her, "I take responsibility for this." she confessed standing up strong and firm but then lowered her head slightly in shame, "If it wasn't for me trying to investigate the Backlander on my own earlier without everyone's notice then this might not have happened….for that I'm really sorry…." she said bowing down ready to accept whatever harsh words the parents would have towards her in place of her friends whom were innocent victims in this matter.

"Cera…." breathed Max feeling quite moved by her resolve and how willing she was to stand up for them and take the blame for this…which she couldn't deny happened because of her. The others too were deeply moved by her maturity, which seemed to match that of wise grownups who experienced much, something she had to have learnt somewhere on her own somehow in such a short amount of time like the children were.

"It's…not your fault really…." Zoe then tried to speak up for her.

Cera looked back to her not wanting her friends to butter it down, for they knew she was telling the truth, "But still…."

"Please everyone do not panic." said Ancient as he spoke up once agin not wanting the blame game to continue any longer as he held out his hand to both sides of the conversation, "I assure you we're doing everything we can to get to the bottom of this." he said to the D Team kids then to the adults on screen.

"And you can also rest assured Max and Zoe will be in our upmost care." Jonathan added as he bowed down politely.

"We promise to look after them and once we complete the time gate they'll be returned home safely." said Cretacia with assurance as her husband nodded with her, something which made Rex breathe in awe at the responsibility they were willing to take upon themselves.

"Mom….dad…." He then shook his head and smiled with confidence as he stood with his parents as a completed family, "You can count on us for this, like how you guys helped look after me in the past I'll be sure to do the same for my friends," he said before looking to Max, Zoe and Cera, "It's what I owe you guys after being such great friends and all we've been through together."

"Rex…." Max breather teary eyed with Zoe, clapping her hands together feeling moved by his words, as he nodded back at them and held out a thumbs up. His parents smiled unable to be more proud of him than they already were to see him all grown up.

Cera meanwhile looked on and smiled feeling happy for the great bond her friends had with each other, to trust their lives into one another while being responsible for each other took a level of friendship very few could reach….something she hoped she could have with them too as she frowned slightly.

"Rex my boy!" Dr Owen thens house out loud in an authoritative like tone which surprised him.

"Y…Yes…umm….dad?" He was surprised by his foster dad's sudden shout but also conflicted whether he should call him dad when his birth father was already next to him.

Dr Owen's firm look suddenly blushed and turned teary eyed, "I couldn't be more proud of you right now!" he cried dramatically as emotional waterworks flowed from his eyes and he clapped his hands together and spun in a jolly mood, "Seeing how much of a man you've become really brings a tear to my eye! WAAAAH! You're really a chip off the old fossil rock aren't you!?"

As everyone else stared awkwardly at him, something he was oblivious to, Patrick then had to tap him on the shoulder to get him to stop, "Umm Senior…please not in front of everyone…." he pleaded feeling embarrassed at having to put up with his antics for years and still he hadn't learnt to act his own age.

Rex's mom smiled, she was exactly like how Spike described him to be….maybe he'd be her type too had they been in the same time line even, "You've done a great job raising hm Dr Owen, for that you have our deepest thanks and gratitude." said Cretacia to Owen which made him stop to give her the proper attention.

"I'm honoured to hear your words of praise Mr and Mrs Ancient." Dr Owen then bowed politely.

Seeing how his friends were in agreement and willing to trust their children's wellbeing in the Ancients' hands, as well as the children themselves fully on board with the idea, Spike then nodded deciding to give them all his blessing and support, "Very well Dr Ancient….Rex…We'll entrust the care of the kids in your hands." he said to each of them seriously which made everyone else smile to see that everyone was on board and in agreement, "What's done is done….all that matters is that they're safe."

"And we promise you won't be disappointed." Dr Ancient replied firmly with a nod to show they could trust him and his family to look after their kids, after all they helped raise Rex in his absence so it's time he returned the favour, he owed it to them as well as that's what friends should do.

"And Cera." said Reese as she looked to the red haired girl, catching her by surprise as the others began to eye her and Reese next curiously.

"Y…Yes?" she swallowed nervously wondering what they might have to say to her.

She then let out an eased breath as Reese then smiled, "Take care of yourself and everyone else, it's been great getting to know you." she said, "We hope you do find out whom you really are while you're there in Rex's time too." she concluded at the end as everyone nodded or smiled too hoping she'd find what she'd been searching for all this while in the future.

Cera looked around seeing all the kind expressions and supportive feelings emanating from everyone, she felt overwhelmed and touched as she put a hand to her chest and nodded, "Th….thank you….all of you…." she sniffled believing to be most blessed.

"I hope I'm not speaking out of term here." Reese then asked politely as the attention was focused on her. "Max, Zoe," she said to them both, "While you're there I hope you don't mind gathering data and information about the 22nd century, I am interested to know how it all came to be and the people who were responsible in driving humanity to develop in that way."

"Hey yeah! Of course! I'd love to know just how fancy and amazing the future is!" Spike smiled with excitement, patting his fist into an open palm entertaining Reese's suggestion as a great opportunity to learn mankind's accomplishments in the future, before looking to his son which surprised him, "Max! Since you never bring back any souvenirs or pictures of places around the world when you go dinosaur hunting, you'd better bring back photos of the future when you come home! If you don't you're grounded!" he demanded.

Hearing his sudden statement made Max sweat drop nervously seeing he may only be half kidding this time, "Err….s…sure dad…." he nodded back and gulped down.

"You too Zoe!" Dr Drake then cried to his daughter, "Also do let me now what animal hospitals are like in Rex's time! Please?" he begged as he sported a pair of glistening puppy dog eyes which Zoe felt may give her nightmares the net couple of days.

"Ahahah…okay dad…." she chuckled back just as nervous as Max was.

"Hahaha, careful, wouldn't want to have too many spoilers now would you dear?" Aki then laughed cheekily at Spike, "You even said so yourself when it came to a new movie release from Stanley Spinoberg." she sang which made his jaw drop then face fault.

"Errr….good point…." he muttered lowering his head in shame before shooting back in protest, "But this is totally different!"

"Don't worry dad," said Max to him as he held him a grin and a thumbs up, "We'll be sure to bring back some cool photos, a couple of souvenirs and tell you all about it when we get home!"

"See you soon!" Zoe then waved at them.

"Was nice seeing you all again!" Rex added as he waved too which spurred the adults on the other end of the call to wave back to them.

"Take care now!"

"We love you sweetie!" said Zoe's parents as they waved to her.

"Make sure you eat well and get enough sleep Max!" Aki cheered which made Max blush and twiddle his fingers shyly as Cera held in a chuckle.

"WAAAAAH! I'm so jealous!"

"Me too! If only we were younger!" Spike and Owen suddenly burst into tears crying in anguish as they hugged one another in despair, while Aki and Patrick patted them on the back comfortingly as the others either ignored or eyed them strangely before the call was ended, which thankfully went smoothly and the news was received well.

"So Rex, since you're in charge what comes next?" Cera then asked him as she, Max and Zoe looked to him.

"Hmm? Good question…." he thought out loud folding his arms before looking back to his folks, "Mom? Dad? What do you think?" he asked for their opinions.

They both smiled to him in response, "I think you're welcome to go anywhere son." said Ancient confidently as he patted his son on the shoulder.

"Just don't go too far and don't talk to strangers or any strange robots." his mom winked at the end while giving him the 'ok' sign.

"Hahaha got it." Rex laughed in amusement, sure they did save the universe but they were still children, and safety rules were still rules that applied to them after all. He then turned serious, "Meanwhile hope you can find out more about the stone tablet, and hopefully put together some new time machine to send Max and Zoe home." he said to them as his parents nodded back.

"We'll do our best son, but it'll take time too." said Ancient.

"So in the meantime go out, have some fun and explore like you kids always do!" Cretacia then cheered in jolly way before skipping and spinning about the room energetically, "Oh how I wish I could join and show you all the delights the future has to offer!" she sang before pouting and lowering herself down in disappointment, "Too bad I have to stay cooped up in this old lab and have to be stuck with the same usual science and research…." she pouted childishly as everyone chuckled nervously at her strange and wacky behaviour.

"Ehehehe…." To them it was like seeing like Dr Owen in a woman's body….

Ancient then patted her on the shoulder, "Now now honey, let them have their fun," he said to her before looking back to his son and his 3 friends, "Besides this is their first time together after being separated for a long while. At least let them have this."

"I suppose…." Cretacia pouted and twiddled her fingers.

"You kids just relax and enjoy yourselves." said Rex's dad trying to get them to ignore his mom's theatrics, "If anything comes up we'll let you know or vice versa."

"Sure thing dad." Rex nodded and so did the others.

"Don't overwork yourselves now." Max called.

"I'll see to it that they don't." Jonathan answered him, trusting Rex to look after himself and his friends now, as he excused himself to prepare a cup of tea for the Ancients.

"And take your time too, we're not going anywhere anytime soon so no need to rush." said Zoe at the end as everyone then began to laugh in amusement at the time puns she was making.

"Hahahaha!"

With that out of the way, Rex brought Max and Zoe in closer with his arms around their shoulders, then ushered Cera to come in too, "Well guys, come on! I'll show you the rest of the house before we see the outside neighbourhood!" he said with an excited grin as his friends smiled with excitement and eagerness for the tour of the real future world.

"Cool!"

"Sure thing!" Zoe and Max cheered while Cera kept a more modest composure.

"Lead the way." she said as they prepared to head outside through the door that Jonathan left.

They were about to step out but then Max stopped to ask Rex a curious question, "Say, where's Dr Z and the Alpha gang?" he asked him out of interest, "We haven't heard a peep from them since we got here."

Zoe then blinked her eyes realising Max did had a point, "Yeah, it's not like them to stay quiet." As strange as the alpha gang were at times it was even stranger to NOT have them around especially since they were in their time now.

"Mhmm, especially the 2 bumbling bozos, Ed and Zander, and of course the old lady…." Cera thought to herself.

"Oh they all went home the second we got back home." Rex answered with a smile, "Rod and Laura couldn't wait to go back home to see their parents, plus Dr Z kinda wanted to spend time with his family too. Same goes for the other 3."

"Good for them…." Cera replied feeling happy for them, especially the siblings since they were separated for what seemed like forever, to be back home in familiar surroundings and amongst loving faces must have been like a breath of fresh air to them.

Max at first frowned he wasn't able to say hi to them, but he then folded his arms behind his head laxly in relief, "Well on the bright side we won't have any of those weirdoes ruining our experience here in the future." he snarked.

"Yeah, also thing we need is that old lady cramping our style." Zoe concluded as they all laughed together at the end as they stepped out through the auto doors, "Say Rex could we see your room first?" Zoe asked last as the doors closed behind them.

Rex's parents smiled as they saw them off, but after that they looked to one another seriously before turning around to see the stone tablet which now rested in the container which held the stone plates in the past, the same device they used to hear the dinosaurs' final wishes before they met their end, as it was being scanned with various high tech equipment and various readings were being displayed on the monitors nearby.

While Cretacia went to the computers to get a closer look at the readings, her husband leaned down at the tablet and narrowed his eyes hard as he observed it closely, "To think the stone plates still survived after that titanic battle for the fate of the universe…." he mused lowering the energy output of the scanners then taking a magnifying glass to try and read the hieroglyphics depicted on it, though they were unlike any language he had ever come across in his past archeological experiences.

"Indeed, it's amazing how little we actually knew before…..to think they had so much to them buried underneath the surface that we barely scratched." said his wife as she typed away at the computer to perform simulations involving the energy usage and seeing if they could create a new time machine or at least a time gate with what limited time and resources they had with them.

"Still what does it all mean?" Ancient then asked himself seriously before leaning back and putting a finger to his chin in thought, "Also…if the stones are alive…would that mean the Pterosaur is too?" he then asked himself.

Despite having managed to acquire the time travel engine of the space pirate ship which they came back with, it was still badly damaged and much of the tools and technology they had was incompatible with its design and functions which made repairs difficult let alone being able to use it. They didn't have the heart to tell Max and Zoe that they would be stuck for a long while, and then there was Cera, whom they still promised to help in finding her lost memories and past, and it no doubt involved the stones if she caused it to evolve into its new form now….a huge challenge lay ahead of them but it was one they were prepared to undertake for their friends and the heroes who helped save the universe.

(Later)

Meanwhile the D Team had a very wild ride exploring the future courtesy of Rex, whom they'd easily call the number 1 tour guide of all space and time. The first stop was non other than his house, which was divided in half between the upper and ground floors, the lower half which stretched underground represented his parents' archive rooms where they kept all their records, as well as their research lab and work shop, where they did building machines and new robots to help them on expeditions in the workshop. They also passed by the security room which had a single chair and multiple camera screens getting images from nearly the entire household perimeter, so highly advanced only one individual was needed to watch over the place at night, and that individual was usually Jonathan. They also went by the house's museum and Max and Zoe couldn't help but get up close to the exhibits depicting not just fully constructed dinosaur skeletons but also rare and unique artefacts too from different eras around the world, amongst them included the many souvenirs they gathered while on their journey across time and space to save their parents which included the Caribbean island jewels, their old musketeer outfits as well as Cera's tree from Ancient China was was growing rather well and was developing buds of fruit which Rex's parents were willing to examine to determine their nutritional value to humans.

After the lower floors were done they made their way to the living quarters, and needless to say, it was amazing how easily the bedroom could shift to the bathroom or a study room with the press of a button. Rex believed it would help save space if they could have an all in one room, something which only a certain few families were able to afford, though to him he still felt Max's house to be the most homy of all. There was also a giant tv place which was almost like that of a movie theatre room, where the visuals could be seen in 5 or even 6-d if needed, along with the house's huge satellite dish which brought in communications from all over the world it also brought in channels from across the planet too, plus it even linked to the house's internet so it could also serve as a massive computer if needed.

The fun didn't stop there, as Rex pointed out his house was merely the first stop on their tour of the future as Max, Zoe, Cera and Miku were increasingly pumped as he took them for a ride inside his own hover car, which appeared like a round rubber raft with 4 seats and a built in turbine fan below for flight capabilities as well as an assortment of controls and gadgets inside to make the trip comfortable including a back massager in the chairs and emergency eject functions too. His friends were amazed and rather jealous he could fly his own ride at such a young age, though since Rod and Laura were able to fly the alpha jets already who were they to judge him as Rex soon pointed out as they laughed it off. Just when they thought their view of the city from below was amazing, they were all completely blown away to see all sorts of high classed buildings across the city islands they passed over while also making sure to avoid the high sky traffic too.

As great as the flying cars, buses and jets were, looking down they could see all kinds of features one could imagine possible-such as holographic displays advertising new products from robots to automated cleaners. Some walkways had teleporter pads where one could step on it and then teleport to another part of the world which had it once they keyed in their exact coordinates, much like how the D Team had theirs back home only far more advanced and precise, not to mention energy efficient since it could be powered with normal electricity. On the top of energy, according to Rex a set of highly efficient satellites equipped with solar panels were used to harness direct sunlight from space before sending it back down for use, and high above the clouds eliminated the difficulties during cloudy or rainy days. There was even a weather control satellite deployed for functions to enable cloud seeding for areas in need of water and rain or to help eliminate weather anomalies from typhoons to blizzards to ensure people safety as they saw on a huge blimp displaying it on the news.

Passing by some of the buildings some of them even had indoor vertical farms being installed to help vegetables grow in the heavy urban jungle to ensure sustainability too, and on the ground as they looked form above, any litter carelessly thrown on the sidewalk was picked up by garbage can shaped robots which scooped up the trash, scanned and segregating recyclables and organic waste before sorting them into bags and then swallowing down the rest before taking it away from proper disposal. Trains were still in use as some tracks and connectors spread out from island to island, but unlike past trains they now ran on magnetism where magnetic fields help kept them suspended above the tracks while also pulling them from one station to the next, a feature also applied on some cars and trucks on the suburban levels, tyres and fuel was now virtually non-existent in this time, gone extinct like the dinosaurs did. Traffic lights which one directed streets now were carried by flying robots which were used to control flying vehicles too.

After all that was done, they stopped by an ice cream stand where the machine scanned their brain waves determining what their ideal flavour was before serving it to them whether on cone or cup, and the taste was truly out of the world. "Now that was the best ice cream I ever had!" Max cheered as he swallowed down the last bit of triple chocolate chip scoop along with the cone as he and the others decided to walk the rest of the trip back to Rex's house, taking the scenic route on the ground.

"Mhmm." Zoe and Cera nodded as they finished theirs next, though Cera allowed Miku to have the last nibble as she took it with glee and chomped on it down till nothing was left. Cera chuckled as her raptor licked her sticky lips before she wiped it away with a piece of tissue she had on her.

"And if you think that's cool you ain't seen nothing yet!" Rex smiled proudly, "This is only the beginning of what the future has to offer!"

"WHOA!" Max and Zoe both gasped with brightened excited eyes.

"As if it wasn't already awesome already!" Max grinned excitedly as he punched up to the sky, "I can't wait!" he cheered at the top of his lungs.

"Not to mention the clothes everyone's wearing! They're so cute too!" Zoe squealed clapping her hands together and blushing red, having passed by designer clothes and bags store and seeing fashion in this time to be unlike anything her own time had ever saw or even knew. If only she could live long enough to see it happen and even more into the future to try out what else fashion would evolve into.

"Yeah, the future really does rock!" As much as Max loved dinosaurs and studying both history artefacts like his dad did, he had to admit the land of tomorrow had its own charm too.

"If you think it's great now, just wait when we manage to get the dinosaurs settled in!" said Rex amping up the hype in his friends, "Heh, it'll be like the best of both worlds together! Now isn't that just cool or what!?"

"Heck yeah!"

"I wouldn't miss it for anything!" Max and Zoe both jumped up and down cheering at the top of their lungs.

The mention of dinosaurs again reminded Cera of the stone tablet, and after that she then frowned as she began to remember once more what she learnt from it, "Yeah….it sure is something…." she said sounding rather down and not as enthusiastic as her friends. On her mind, she had fears about the D Team's dreams coming to a possible dark end….

Her friends though quickly picked up on her change in mood much to their surprise, "Huh?"

Immediately started to pick for answers as they looked to her, "Hey Cera? You okay?" Zoe asked.

"You don't seem all that excited to see all this." Rex noted.

"Yeah, I mean we're in another time period, the far future to be precise!" Max cried, "Where everything we thought possible only in the imagination or movies! Come on, thought you'd get more thrilled about this since you guys are like the only ones to get a sneak peak of what's to come!" he said with a bright smile trying to encourage her to go with the flow and join them.

"Or is the future not at all what you were hoping for?" Rex then asked feeling a bit sad if it wasn't up to her standards or she hoped to see something else that he didn't know his home or even time couldn't provide, which made Max and Zoe sigh sadly with him too.

Cera widened her eyes realising the impression she was giving off, "N…No! Not at all you guys!" she cried waving her arms out frantically, "Everything really is amazing, to think this is what humanity will accomplish later on down the line too….It really is incredible…." she said with a bright smile as she looked around to survey the blend of the suburbs and nature together with the modernised its high above. It helped make her friends smile to see her happy, but soon she frowned once more, "It's just….well…." she said looking way, avoiding eye contact as her friends blinked at her in concern and interest.

"Yes Cera?" Zoe asked, before walking to her and taking her hand and holding it closely, "If there's something on your mind you can tell us." she said encouragingly.

"Yeah we're your friends, you can tell us anything." Max followed as he, Rex and Zoe all looked to her with concern and kindness, hoping she'd be more open because they cared for her and whatever was troubling her they did not want her to bear alone.

Seeing no way out and unable to handle the weight on her chest longer, Cera let out a heavy sigh as Miku spurred her with encouraging chirping, as she looked to them all ready to tell them what was on her mind, believing it was for the best and it was time at last, "Alright…guess I can't hide it anymore." she started and with a heavy heart she began to say her piece, "There's actually been something on my mind recently….it happened the moment I set foot in the Backlander's reactor core and found the stone plate." As she said that her friends fell silent, realising that this may be bigger than they first thought. Cera then let out a deep sigh, "You see….right after Miku and I touched the stone….I….I…" she then swallowed hard as she forced out her big secret painfully, "I actually saw the Pterosaur again." she admitted, while she was able to lift off a large weight of guilt off her chest, another soon dropped on her back as her friends were about to deliver it straight to her.

They widened their eyes in disbelief, "WHAT!?" They exclaimed together.

"You mean THE pterosaur!?"

"You actually saw her again!?" Max and Zoe cried in alarm.

"But…how!? I thought she disappeared after the stone plates were…." Rex then stopped himself as he paused in thought, "Then again the stones survived so it shouldn't be that surprising….but still how did she and they-?"

"Yeah I know how you feel…even I don't know it myself. That's what bothers me…." she said cutting him off before looking away from them avoiding eye contact, "But I guess….she must have returned to the stone plates back then and lay dormant so she could regain her strength once more." she theorised, as Miku looked to her with concern as she got to the worrying bit, "And she also said something about….us saving the universe was just the start….a test that we passed….all so that we'd be prepared too face….a new darkness….the true final battle….." She said at the end feeling most uneasy.

Her friends blinked in surprise at what she told them, "A new darkness?"

"The true final battle?" Zoe and Rex said rather uneasily.

"Whoa that doesn't sound very good." Max commented at the end as a drop of tense sweat fell from his cheek.

"Yeah….not to mention we really cut it close saving the universe from the dark pterosaur now there's more?"

"Guess a hero's work is never done huh?" said Max trying to make a joke, but Rex and Zoe glared at him seriously which made him look away and twiddle his fingers in shame, "Sorry I'll keep quiet now." he apologised admitting he may have spoken out of term.

"Did she say what kind of new battle we'll be facing soon?" Rex then asked feeling concerned.

"Well whoever's causing trouble in the universe will have to answer to us! The D Team!" said Zoe as she punched a fist into her open palm with energy and determination.

"Yeah! Bring em on!" Max grinned as he punched forward, "Tell us who it is and we'll take a dino sized beatdown to them any day of the week in a heartbeat!" he declared bravely.

Unfortunately Cera had no answer she could give them on that note, "She didn't say whom or what sadly…." she sighed shaking her head much to their disappointment.

"Oh…."

"That's a shame…." They muttered back.

"Still as secretive as ever…." Rex noted as he folded his arms and narrowed his eyes at the situation.

Cera though had one secret she could say to them, but it wasn't an easy one she could reveal, "But the thing is….right after I met her…..I…." she gritted her teeth hard as she began to force out her biggest secret of all which she had kept to herself all this time, "I actually…managed to remember who I am…and where I came from…."

As soon as she uttered those words, Max and the others exploded with disbelief and amazement, "WHAT!?"

"You actually got your memories back thanks to the Pterosaur!? But how can that be?"

"Did the Pterosaur have something to do with you losing your memories in the start!? Did you like maybe see her once before? What's your connection!?" Max and Zoe asked frantically as they leaned in close to her, as her heart raced uneasily at the pressure she had at answering so many personal questions at once.

"Guys! Calm down! One at a time please!" Rex then cried pleading them to stop, "I'm sure Cera's feeling overwhelmed at the moment, remembering who she is and travelling to the future with you, cut her some slack will you?" he said in a concerned tone as he looked towards her, as they saw she was indeed looking quite insecure and tired herself.

Realising this and knowing where they went wrong the let out a sigh, "You're right…sorry Rex…." Max apologised while Zoe looked away in regret at being so inconsiderate to her, as Miku let out a sad coo seeing her partner frowning sadly. After that Max then smiled lightly as he thought up something else instead, "Actually, you know what, we can save all that for another." he said looking to Cera, "How about we just start off nice and easy. You can tell us who you are and where you came from first."

Zoe then brightened up at the idea, "Yeah Cera." she said with interest, "We'd really like to know more about you that way if it's fine with you?" In fact it wasn't just her, Max and Rex too were interested in learning more about Cera's origins, which time she came from, did they use dinosaurs like they did and how their relationship was with people. Also, what were her friends and family like too, so many questions they had been waiting long to ask and now they had their chance to get their answers and get to know their friend all the better.

Despite the enthusiasm each of them showed, Cera herself didn't seem to share the mutual feeling as she scratched her cheek uneasily and looked away, "I….well….I don't know you guys…." she choked hard.

"Huh? Why not?" Max asked as he and the others blinked in surprise that she didn't want to share with them, "Is there something you don't feel comfortable in sharing with us? Like you did something bad or had a traumatic experience you don't like to talk about?"

Zoe and Rex suddenly glared at him for running his mouth so carelessly, "MAX!"

He stuttered in surprise that he ran his mouth again, "Urk! Sorry I…I didn't mean to-"

Cera held her hand out to him cutting him off, "No Max it's fine….in fact you're not that far off." she admitted with a rather pained smile.

Her words once more brought up confusion amongst the D Team, in fact even more so than before, "Huh?"

"What do you mean?"

She then sucked it up and mustered up whatever courage she had in her, to her this was more daunting than saving the universe before, but she was prepared to face what would come next as she opened her eyes firmly, "I mean…that-" Right at the moment, unfortunately or fortunately, a portal through time suddenly began to open high above them all a sudden! Cera then widened her eyes in alarm and her jaw dropped in shock at what she saw, "Ah!"

Her friends blinked in surprise that she suddenly stopped and was staring at the sky, "Hmm?"

"What's wrong Cera!?" Rex and Zoe asked, before they all felt a shadow come across them and noticed she had to have been staring at that, as they turned around to look, "What are you-"

"HUH!?" They widened their eyes in bewilderment to see a massive space ship appear out from the portal, it was metallic silver and shaped much like a large gun was, and around its side hull and upper area was coated in a menacing layer of purple crystals which also seemed to be embedded with circuitry around them! It also sported a set of blade like wings which were also embedded with an outer layer of crystal as it hovered right over the suburban district of the city and caught the attention of everyone present in the area as they quickly stopped whatever activity they were doing and began looking outside their windows or up at it in fear or awe at the unexpected visitor to their city!

"Wh…What the-!?" Max stuttered as he stumbled back and nearly fell on his butt at the sudden arrival of the ship!

"Is….that a spaceship?" Zoe gulped hard as she began to sweat nervously.

"Not one I've seen around here…." Rex stated, if he did he'd remember it and this was the first time he saw a ship as menacing as this one was.

"Oh no!" Cera suddenly cried out widening her eyes in horror at something she took notice of on the invading spacecraft, as her fiends turned to her quickly in alarm upon hearing her cry.

"What is it Cera!?" Rex asked.

She pointed out at it, "Guys! That ship's symbol! Look!" she cried urging them to focus where she was aiming at.

As they followed her finger to where she was pointing, at the top of the ship where glass observatory was, their hearts skipped a beat upon recognising the symbol it was carrying, "AH!"

"No way…."

"It can't be!" They gasped upon realising the mark of their old enemies whom they thought were long vanquished but seemed to have returned like ghosts from a really bad past!

"The space pirates!?" Zoe cried in disbelief as she stumbled back overwhelmed by this revelation.

"But that's impossible! We destroyed the dark pterosaur and them along with it!" Rex yelled out in anger, "How could they have survived that!?"

"I don't know…." Max gritted his teeth hard, seeing they were much tougher to kill than cockroaches, "But they're back, and we've gotta stop them right here and now!" he said firmly as he clenched both his hands into fists and the others nodded with him in agreement. Even if they did somehow survive, just like before they'll just put a stop to their schemes and this time for the last time!

Cera took notice of a few hatches on its sides opening, "Guys! Something's happening!" she pointed out. Falling out of them were several odd shaped rocks which smashed down on vehicles, lampposts or made huge potholes on the round upon impact, before goo began to fill them and they took form as slimy monsters!

"AH! It's those slime goons again!" Max cried in disgust.

"Gel jarks….." Cera hissed in disgust as bad memories began to return to her and Miku, about them attacking

What they were about to witness was almost like a replay of what she bore witness years ago….as they materialised from the rock capsules they were ejected as and immediately beginning to terrorise innocent civilians who ran from them screaming on sight! Some were even willing to abandon their loved ones and properties in order to save their own skins as more and more of them appeared around the suburban district and they began to disperse and spread like a plague across the district!

"Help!

"Run for your life!"

"Aliens are invading!"

"It's the end of the world!" They screamed out loud as the slime monsters began to chase after them, grab some people and tossed them far away, lift up vehicles or ornaments like potted plants and benches and either throw them into houses or at other people who were knocked down or barely managed to avoid them in time! Before long as they began to kick down vending machines and throw vehicles at houses and properties explosions began to erupt all around as the echoes of screaming people began to fill the air, followed by smoke and cinders!

The D Team could only watch to see the terror and destruction erupting all around them as they widened their eyes in horror.

"Oh no! They're destroying everything!" Max yelled out loud both in anger and shock as he gritted his teeth and tensed up his hands into fists.

"We need our dinosaurs now!" Zoe shouted out to Cera and Max, "And lots of salt too while we're at it!"

"This way!" Rex waved out to them, "The dinosaur holding chamber isn't far from here!" he yelled pointing at a large brown building in the distance with a tyrannosaurus skull opening and the door inside its' mouth, "If we can get there, we can get our dino bracers and our dinos too!"

Max and Zoe smiled brightly at their new hope, "Awesome! Not only will we get to see Chomp, Ace and Paris again, but we'll get to kick butt again like we used to!" Max grinned as pumped up an arm, "Just like old times!"

"Then it's settled!" Zoe smirked while Rex nodded.

"You go on ahead!" Cera then shouted to them, "I'll…stay here and try to help get the civilians out of the crossfire! Buy you some time so that when you do call out Chomp and the others it'll be that much easier to handle the situation." she said to them.

Her friends weren't full on board with her going at the invading monsters by herself, but seeing time was of the essence and people in need of help there was no room to argue as they nodded back at her reluctantly, "O…Okay if you say so….." said Zoe uneasily but decided to trust her on this, seeing she was used to handle situations like this pretty well by herself in the past so this wasn't all that different.

"You be careful Cera!" said Max as he and Zoe began to follow Rex to the dino storage room, "We'll be back with you as soon as we can!" he shouted to her as they headed towards the building and she nodded back at them.

As people began to ran past her in fear, she held her ground firmly and turned behind to see a large group of Gel Jarks incoming with a wall of fire erupting behind them in their wake. Despite the massive number of foes awaiting them, Cera only smirked with confidence as she looked to her trusty partner on her shoulder, "Okay Miku, it's time we deal with these slime freaks just like we did before." As she said that, Miku chirped in agreement and snared at their approaching foes with hatred driven by her instincts and past experiences. As she was retune to card form, Cera then slashed her across her dinoshot, "Dino slash! Micro raptor shine!" Miku appeared in full sized form on Cera's shoulder, flaring out her wings and screeching out at their many foes as they took this as a threat and rushed towards her in full force! Despite that, Cera hardened her expression and readied herself for them, "Come get some you slugs! Ha!" she shouted back at them before rushing ahead at them courageously!

(Meanwhile)

It didn't take long for news of the sudden attack and invasion of the gel jarks to reach the ears of the Ancient household, and before long they witnessed it all happen on the news in their laboratory room, needless to say both of Rex's parents along with Jonathan were getting horrible flashbacks of their horrendous experience being kidnapped and being taken captive under those slime monsters before and seeing them again did NOT being back any pleasant memories as they eyed the destruction and chaos on screen with horror and disgust.

"Impossible!" Ancient cried in anger and shock as he stepped back from the screen seeing the gel jarks once again, "I thought we were finally rid of all those slimy abominations!"

"Ugh apparently they're abut as sticky as gum on a shoe…." Cretacia shuddered as she hugged herself nervously, having had a bad experience the first time they grabbed hold of her and their slimy sensation scarred her deeply, even now she was still having nightmares.

As Jonathan narrowed his eyes, readying himself in the event he may have to fight, Ancient meanwhile put a finger to his chin in serious thought, "Is Specter behind this attack?" he asked himself before gritting his teeth and slamming it on the desk in frustration, "How? There's no way he and his pirates could have survived that explosion! It defies all possible logic!" he yelled out loud in frustration lowering his head, wishing they were rid of that cosmic lunatic since the day they ended it all….What did they do to deserve such a cruel fate.

Cretacia eyed him sadly, understanding how he felt, she too wished to be rid of that tone death psycho space alien the moment they were taken captive by him as she put a comforting hand on his shoulder, if only she could find the right words to say to him. The problems didn't stop there though, suddenly the screen shifted to one where the D Team trio found themselves surrounded on all sides by gel jarks!

The adults widened their eyes in alarm at the severity of the situation.

"Rex! Max! Zoe!"

"Oh no!" Rex's parents cried in alarm to see now their son and his friends were in danger, clearly this wasn't the best experience they should have on their first time to the future!

"My goodness!" Jonathan widened his robotic eyes.

Ancient quickly reached into his pocket and pulled out a key card, "Jonathan! Here!" he shouted at his butler as he threw the card to him as he caught it in his hand, "Get the children their dinosaurs and their dino bracers from the vault! They don't stand a chance without them!" he shouted to him.

"And hurry!" Cretacia added at the end as she clapped her hand in anxiety.

Jonathan stood firmly straight and saluted his creators obediently, "Yes master! At once!" he said before dashing away through the doors as fast as his legs could take him, for time was of the essence.

"Be careful….and please hurry…." Cretacia pleaded anxiously as she put a hand to her chest as the doors closed behind Jonathan.

Meanwhile Ancient eyed the monitors closely at the destruction and damages ensuing in other parts of the town area, "First the stone return and send Max, Zoe and Cera to this time…." he then clenched his hands into fists tightly and narrowed his eyes as the chaos began to spread from the suburban districts and were beginning to get close to the pillars holding up the cities, "Then the space pirates return? How much do you want to bet this is a coincidence dear?" he asked her as she looked to where he was.

"No chance at all…something has to be up….and we need to find out what." she then said in agreement. Before they could make a move to investigate, the house's red alarm sirens suddenly rang loudly which caught them both by surprise!

RING! INTRUDER ALERT! RING! INTRUDER ALERT!

"What!?" Cretacia gasped as she and her husbands looked up at the flaring sirens frantically around the ceiling of the room.

"That's the security alarm! The house has been breached!?" Ancient exclaimed in disbelief that it happened right after they sent out their only means of protection!

BOOM!

A massive explosion suddenly burst through the walls in front which blew both of Rex's parents back! "AAH!"

SMACK!

They chased hard against the back wall, slamming hard into it as they slid down and gritted their teeth wincing with immense pain in their sides where the collided with the really hard surfaces!

"Urgh….Ow…." Cretacia groaned painfully as Ancient crept to her and embraced her in his arms.

"Cretacia! Are you alright!?" Ancient gasped as he eyed around her nervously, checking for injuries but thankfully nothing seemed broken or out of place as he felt her.

She opened her eyes weakly and looked up to him with a light smile, "I'm okay dear….don't worry, I've dealt with way worse than this…." she said (meaning in both in field work and with bad mannered men she met before Ancient) which made him smile with ease to hear his wife was unharmed.

"Thank the stars…." he breathed in relief, but the moment between them didn't last long as the sounds of agitated beating from the smoking hole ahead caught their ears and attention!

BEEP BEEP

Entering inside were a group of gel jarks which had charged straight through the security systems and now were prepared to pull off a raid on the Ancients' household!

"AH! They got in!" Cretacia screamed a she backed away till her back was up against the wall, she also shivered with immense fear and PTSD about past events in captivity, as the slimy monsters came in and flooded the room!

Ancient gritted his teeth tensely as he came to a startling realisation, "Those attacks outside must have been a diversion!" he grunted having now realised that the attacks outside were to get authorities and focus on the suburbs when all along their true target was their laboratory!

As he tensed up trying his best to think up a way they could get out of this situation, to his surprise Cretacia suddenly stepped forward and pulled out a beaker of salt from her pocket! Something she was using in a recent experiment in the chemistry lab, having tested the effect of salt on samples 'generously' donated by Seth's assistant, and something she held on for personal reasons involving an old sticky situation which was very much like this one now! "Stand back! I've got a batch of salt with me and I'm not afraid to use it!" she shouted threateningly as she waved it out at the jarks! The robots, recognising it began to beep in a terrified manner as some of them began to back away from her.

She then grinned rather cheekily seeing she had the upper hand now and not giving up the chance, "HA!" she threw out a large wave of the salt from the beaker which splattered on a couple of the jarks causing them to fizzle out and melt away till they were but puddles and rock! Ancient blinked his eyes in surprise at how wild and fierce his wife had just acted, he knew she was upbeat and courageous at times but this really took the cake, guess bad experiences can really drive some people off the edge at times, hinted as she began laughing proudly at her accomplishment and stomped on the rocky remain of one jark in triumph, "Ahahah! You see that!? You slime balls won't take us this time!" she laughed pointing out at the remaining jarks who became unnerved at their comrades having been melted and seeing they could be next!.

"Th…That's right! We've been Specter's prisoners long enough! We're never going back ever!" Ancient shouted with his wife having worked up the courage to fight against his old trauma as he stood firm together with Cretacia!

The jarks backed away shuddering anxiously, as the Ancients both smirked with confidence seeing they finally had their chance at pay back for all the time they had been locked up with the other parents and confined as unwilling servants in Specter's plans. The moment didn't last long, as some of the jarks, having noticed the 2 adults had dropped their guard, quickly fired out blobs of goo from their arms which shot out at them before they could react in time!

"AH!"

SPLAT!

In an instant, the 2 of them were incapacitated as the blobs hits their mark against them and sent them flying back into the wall where they were stuck and completely restrained! No matter how hard they struggled much to there frustration they couldn't break free or get loose from their amorphous binds, "ARGH! Can't…move! I'm stuck!" Ancient growled as he tugged and twisted but the gel held him firmly in place much to his discomfort.

"Urgh! Eww! Gross!" Cretacia jittered before turning green in disgust and cringing having gotten a whiff of the slime's stench up close. Looking ahead she turned pale as the jarks began to walk up towards her and her helpless husband! "St…Stay back! I'm warning you!" she shouted at them but her words didn't seem to faze them in the slightest!

"Don't you dare!" Ancient yelled out in anger, his heart racing non stop fearing that he and his wife would end up being taken captive once more like before! They froze in place and gritted their teethe tensely as the jarks stopped before them, they then closed their eyes unwilling to look or go through it again…..but a moment passed and nothing happened much to their surprise. "Huh?" Instead the jarks looked away from them and headed for their work table instead, "They're not coming for us?" Ancient blinked his eyes in confusion.

"Then what could they possibly want?" Cretacia then wondered curiously as they began rummaging through their belongings at the desk.

As they began tossing away lab equipment, research notes and other things on the floor carelessly, they found what they were looking for in a certain metallic case which Dr Ancient narrowed his eyes at, "That case…." he began to wonder what would they want from it, but it took him a few minutes to realise that the case contained the cards of the very dinosaurs the space pirates used to terrorise their kids and countless others in their quest for the cosmos stones! All this time it had been a raid in order to get back their strongest weapons of all! "Those cards! Stay away from them! NO!" His cries fell on non-existent ears, as the jark with the case nodded to its cohorts seeing they had completed their objective. Seeing no need to take any hostages, as it would only slow them down (As well as repeating past mistakes), they turned around and marched out through the opening they pushed in the wall leaving the Ancients frustrated at the theft they failed to prevent while also hanging stuck to the wall like flies in a spider web! "Grrgh!" Ancient grunted with immense frustration though his agitated thrashing did little to ease his jelly binds.

"Oh great now they've got their nasty dinosaurs back…." Cretacia then muttered in annoyance before becoming most concerned, "But still…they don't need us? Not that I'm complaining but why does that make me feel uneasy?" she asked looking to her husband who narrowed his eyes.

"I don't know…." he replied as he struggled once more to no avail, "Urgh….But whatever the case is, we can't let them get away…" Which was a task easier said than done seeing he and his wife were both tied up literally and it didn't look like they were going anywhere anytime soon. It was then seeing no other way, Ancient sighed as he lowered his head in defeat at their last and most desperate hope left, "Can't believe I'm saying this….but let's hope Dr Z and his team can get here in time…." he sighed most reluctantly, the last thing he ever wanted to do was to rely on him and his incompetent team for help, though under the circumstances they were out of options…though hope would soon arrive for them as on screen away from their eyes, Jonathan was on his way returning to the house, having managed to complete his task in the nick of time.

(Meanwhile)

Max, Zoe and Rex gritted their teeth as they found themselves surrounded on all sides by Gel jarks that were lying in wait to ambush them as they made a run back to the dinosaur storage rooms! The jarks beeped and raised their arms out as they closed in a tighter formation and prepared to seize them before they could become a threat to oppose them.

"Tch! This can't be….Not when we're so close too!" Max clicked his tongue as a bead of hard sweat dripped from his brow seeing they had no way of getting out of this one.

"Come on guys!" Zoe pleaded to the boys in a panic as her heart raced with fear, "We've got to think of a way to get past them!" she cried.

"Well we'd better do it quick because here they come!" Rex then yelled in alarm as the jarks suddenly charged forward at them!

"AAAAH!" They screamed and closed their eyes afraid to look, only for a familiar yell to get their attention!

"Master!"

They opened their eyes again and looked in the direction it came from, "AH!" As they looked ahead a number of jarks were being tossed out of a certain line one by one, and as others began to turn to look they ended up getting thrown away too by Rex's butler android who came in the nick of time to their aid!

"It's Jonathan!" Max smiled with delight as he and the others brightened up with hope.

He then reached into his pocket, "Here! Catch!" he yelled a heads up throwing the 3 dino bracers at them.

The D Team widened their eyes at the sight of their old gadgets incoming, "AH!" raising out their arms they leapt up and grabbed them in time!

"Got it!"

"Wow! Our dino bracers!" Max then opened up his own and inside was a certain card which made him even more excited than before, "And it's Chomp's card!"

"I've got Paris too!" Zoe called out as she held out her own.

"Aha! So good to have you back Ace!" Rex chuckled as he did the same and the feeling was like putting on an old shoe.

"Thanks Jonathan! Right on time as usual!" Max cheered to him as Jonathan smiled and bowed down politely to him.

"Consider it a welcome back present from Dr Ancient himself!" He said before hardening his expression and readying a battle stance as the jarks he tossed away began getting back up and regrouping to close the hole he punched through their ranks! "Now allow me to assist you in cleaning up this disgusting mess." Before he could take action though, a red alert alarm suddenly sounded from Rex's house which caught everyone by surprise! "AH! The distress siren!" Jonathan gasped in alarm widening his eyes.

"That means mom and dad are in trouble!" Rex cried worrying for them that they may get taken away again.

"Oh no!" Zoe yelped covering her mouth.

"Grr…" Max gritted his teeth now seeing that the attacks outside were just a diversion to draw their attention away, when all along their targets was Rex's house or more precise….something inside it!

"AH! How could I have been so careless to leave them unguarded!?" Jonathan then growled cursingly to himself as he clenched a hand into a fist.

Rex turned to him seeing he couldn't rely on anyone else to save them now, "Jonathan go back and help them! We'll take care of things here!" he said with assurance and urgency.

Jonathan looked to see the enclosing gel jarks approaching them, normally he'd protest against it considering his main objective was to protect Rex, but under these circumstances he was well adept enough to care for himself and that his other masters were of top priority now. Looking to Rex and his friends he nodded with confidence in him, "Alright sir, I'll leave you to these monstrosities then!" he said as he ran back towards the house, using the power in his mechanical legs he launched himself over the jarks and sped towards the house as fast as he could, creating large dust clouds being him in the process.

The jarks looked to him but decided against chasing after him seeing he may not be worth the trouble, especially when there were already 3 helpless unarmed children just waiting to get plucked! Little did they know was that they had made a decision they'd deeply regret.

As they found themselves boxed in, fingering the cards in their hands the D Team looked to one another with confident smiles, "You ready team!?" Max cried to them as they nodded back at him with affirmation.

"Always!"

"Just say the word!" Rex and Zoe answered holding a thumbs up to him in response.

Max then grinned seeing that to be the call, "Then here we go!" he cried out loud at the tip of his lungs, surprising the jarks as to how they could be so confident now.

They were soon about to regret wondering why as the D Team took out their cards and just like they did so many times before, they slashed them across the dino bracers! "Dino slash!"

"Go triceratops! Roar!"

"Carnotaurus! Blow them away!"

"Parasaurolophus! Bloom!" As their partner dinosaurs appeared once more from the bright light and roared out against their foes, caught by surprise as they backed away nervously, the D Team couldn't help but look towards their respective former partners, who then eyed them back as both sides greeted one another with great joy, welcoming one another's presence like it had been forever!

"Ahaha! Chomp! It's so good to see you again!" Max laughed as the large triceratops came in and nuzzled at him and Max began patting his nose horn. Had he been small size he'd have nibbled his face but now couldn't do so, but was happy to see his old friend once again.

"Oh Paris how I missed you so much." Zoe wept tearfully as Paris lowered her head down allowing Zoe to stroked her gently, as she then let out a calm sound from her crest in delight and joy at their reunion.

Meanwhile Ace lowered his head down to Rex and licked him with affection on the cheek, "Heh, not the way I'd expect our reunion to go Ace." Rex chuckled petting him on the snout, "But at least we're together again and ready to kick butt like we always do!" He then said with an excited grin as Ace roared out loud.

Around them a number of civilians who were passing by fleeing in terror, suddenly stopped upon hearing the unusual roars. Their expressions of terror and fright ceased and were instead replace dwiht awe and amazement upon seeing 3 full sized dinosaurs alongside the D Team! "AH!"

"Look mommy! Giant dinosaurs!"

"Is that what Dr Ancient was working on!?"

"Amazing!"

"I want one too!" They all began crying out loud and see even began to take pictures and selfies of them, only to be disturbed by the sounds of the beeping Gel Jarks which spurred them to resume their panicked fleeing!

With the civilians all out of the crossfire, and the jarks having lost some of there nerve to continue fighting in sight of intimidating saurian adversaries, the D Team saw this as their chance to press their advantage! "Okay team, just like old times! Let's clean house!" Max yelled punching his arm forward as Zoe and Rex nodded in agreement with him.

"Yeah!" With that the D Team charged out in different directions, splitting up to break the enemy ranks up into much smaller and manageable groups as they began doing what they always did in a time of crisis, fight with everything they've got!

(Meanwhile)

Deep inside the ship's control center, Goma, the emperor of shadows as well as the space pirates' new leader, grinned disgustingly with sadistic delight seeing his foot soldiers causing all kinds of chaos down below. It was deeply satisfying seeing the puny humans run away screaming like the insignificant insects they were, how easily they were provoked and scared by causing simple chaos such as destroying property like throwing vehicles into buildings or even simply by their mere presence! Adults and children alike cried out in terror as they scattered like ants while explosions and fire erupted in different parts of the town as the sounds of sirens howling and screaming mixed together in a glorious destructive harmony only he would enjoy from the darkest depths of his black heart!

As Goma indulged in the moment he smirked with satisfaction being this reminded him of the good old days when the pirates first declared war on humanity in the far future, and how thrilling the tides of war and battle were. Too bad the fun didn't last and it had all come to an end after he acquired a great power source that tipped the balance of power in his favour, a power he discovered on his own when his father along with his crew departed leaving him in charge of what they left behind. Something he didn't enjoy at first but eventually turned out to be well worth it.

Hearing another screen flashing he swiped away the ones he was watching and focused on 3 new screens that popped up, depicted some unexpected but interesting developments. In one screen featured Max who shouted out Chomp to use Lighting strike which vaporised a line of Gel jarks in its path, punching a huge hole in the enemy mass coming at him! Another featured Rex commanding Ace to use sonic blast to blow several enemies away and splatting them along the roads and walls! In the last one showed Zoe as she had Paris use emerald garden on a bunch of jarks, causing plants to grow from the impact spot which then restrained the slimy monsters and sapped the liquid out of them before they were reduced to rocky remains! Despite the 3 new enemies having appeared and turning the tables on his minions, Goma didn't appear worried at all, in fact he began to smirk and tap his fingers together feeling most entertained.

"So this is the D Team that the resistance holds in such high regard…." he mused to himself as they fought with the best efforts to deal with wave after wave of gel soldiers while also risking their lives to help trapped civilians, either using their dinosaurs to lift up cars lying on top of families or driving away foes who were attempting to surround them! He then scoffed unimpressed seeing their efforts and talents were wasted on such meagre matters, "Heh to think my father and his team would be defeated so easily by mere children, which would make them all incompetent amateurs." He rested his head on his right arm as he leaned down and tapped his cheek with his fingers most laxly, "I'll admit…their skills are mildly impressive and they do hold some promise in them….." he then said to himself though in comparison to his own skills they were but year one.

Foot stomps rumbled behind him, but he didn't turn to look knowing who it was already. He smiled sneakily to himself as they grew louder, till a pair of fierce reptilian eyes flashed out from the dark behind his seat followed by a set of serrated shark like teeth and a snarling breath! "Too bad their best could never hold a candle to us my friend." Goma commented as his dinosaur then snarled menacingly in agreement. Had those hatchlings got into a battle with him he'd tear them to pieces in seconds. As he flipped the 3 screens away casually he then grinned with delight seeing the Ancient household was smoking hard hinting the break in had gone successfully as he planned! "Right on time…." he snickered, "Heh, oh how I love it when a plan comes together. It's amusing to see how hard they struggle and yet they fail to realise they've already lost! Hahahaha!" He laughed out loud seeing how his plan to cause chaos to use as a diversion as well as test out the D Team's abilities had gone perfectly, as he envisioned, now not only did he know what his new foes would bring to the table, he now secured the dinosaurs he needed in order to help hasten his plans!

All seemed to have gone smoothly for him, till a certain screen at the corner of his eye caught his attention, as a flash of the unmistakable rainbow light came on. "Hmm? Hang on a minute…." he blinked his eyes in surprise, he thought it may have been an irregular flash, but the shine he noticed was too close a match to be a coincidence. He had to be sure of it as he brought the screen closer to him while swiping away the others. As he eyed what was displayed, his heart skipped a beat and his hand grew slightly faint as he dropped to down to the arm of his seat. On screen it depicted Cera, as she deployed Miku to latch onto a gel jark who then hijacked control of it with Parasitic perch she then drive it to crash into a few more of its cohorts before launching herself off it in time! Meanwhile, Cera then delivered a swift drop kick to the back of another jark as she stood on top of it in triumph before allowing Miku to perch on her shoulder. The sight of them both in that final image…brought bad memories back to Goma of a certain red haired female leader of the accursed resistance, who was able to coordinate the flow of nearly any battle waged and rally together the support of her allies when it seemed like they were eon the verge of defeat before launching a surprising yet also devastating counterattack later on! One shocked him most….was that he believed her to have been dead….

"It….cannot be…." he breathed in shock and disbelief for the first time in a very long while. As his dinosaur eyed the girl on the computer, he snarled viciously and let out a savage roar in hate and fury as its purple spectral pirate marks on its body and head flared up! Goma, who was beginning to be overcome with hate gripped hard on the arms of his chair as he shouted out loud, "How could she still be alive!? I thought I eliminated her for good!" he screeched slamming his fists on his chair arms before crushing the image in his palm! As it shattered into several glass like pieces, he then rubbed his temple seeing this unexpected loose end could throw a wrench in his big scheme, "Tch! All the more reason to hasten my plans." he hissed bitterly as his dinosaur in the darkness looked to him and snorted in agreement.

BEEP! BEEP!

Looking at a flashing red screen Goma noticed a gel jark with a case in its arms flashing purple as it jumped up and down signalling for a pick up and retrieval as it had what it was ordered to fetch. As much as Goma wanted to deal with Cera, he also knew couldn't afford to let ghosts of the past slow him down now. Reluctantly he then pressed a button on his ship's controls as it began to plot a course for the rendezvous point. "Let's go, we have work to do and no time to waste." He then said, which caused the dinosaur to snarl impatiently and then stomped its foot in anger as it shook the room around it! Sensing the bitter bloodlust in him, Goma then grinned sinisterly, knowing that while he'd have to wait a little longer to finish things, it would be well worth it if they struck later, "Patience my friend," he said smoothly, claiming down his partner with the assurance that revenge was best served cold, "I have a feeling we'll be seeing a lot of more of those….kids very soon. All of them to be precise hehehe…." he chuckled as his dinosaur made a dark smile himself, flashing rows of carnivorous teeth in its huge jaw.

And thus the true beginning to season 3 begins, I actually had to cut it in half since my original was too long for 1 chapter. Also did I surprise you? Did you think Rex's parents were going to get taken away again? They been through enough in season 2, plus Goma already has what he needs and would see hostages as hinderances, both as more trouble than they're worth plus they'd only spur his enemies to fight harder, a mistake from his father that he won't repeat.

Hope you enjoyed it so far too on how the D Team ended up in Rex's time and what they experienced too. Since we never saw much of the future, I can only vaguely describe how it may have looked, using ideas from Meet the Robinsons, Yugioh Arc V synchro dimension, megaman starforce/nt warrior and the Jetsons to describe the landscape.

Also many of the ideas I thought up for Rex's time were ideas I hoped could be used to improve the problems of our world today. And thanks to jurassic world battle at big rock it gave me some ideas about the possible challenges of dinosaurs living with humans too.

As for the ship Goma used, it's the one Specter used in the arcade game.

In response to reviews-

tsukikami02

-Yup the team will be in their toughest and most deadly fight to come! What happened now was just the prelude and what happens from here on will determine the tide of this new battle. Goma is on the dinosaur king wikia as you found out about Diapason, but decided to just use Miku for the micro raptor's name. The stone plate's new powers will be revealed in due time, but so far as shown it can enable time travel on its own as shown in the arcade game. Cera's origin will be revealed next chapter though here it's shown a slight hint as to what it is.

Drew Luczynski

-Actually I think that's a great simile to use.

Not sure where you thought the group would get sent but initially they did get sent somewhere good and then somewhere bad later.

blackshadow340

-I'm touched you like my story, hope this one was worth the wait. Have plans down the line and something at the end which might be somewhat related to what you hope for but won't spoil it.