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!

52. Clash of Wills

Chapter 52

Clash of Wills

A while had passed since the D Team and Alpha gang split up to explore the different sections of the D Base and now they had decided to regroup and inform one another over what they found out and experienced. After Zoe and Rex met up in the central court area, they noticed Ursula, hugging herself tightly with hearts all over her eyes, as Zander looked on crossly at her embarrassing herself once more in public.

"Hey what's up with her all a sudden?" Zoe pointed out at her rather uncomfortably as she and Rex headed up to the Alpha pair and eyed her strangely.

"Oh don't mind me, I just met the many of my dreams….." she sang out loud as she did a jolly spin, being completely unaware of her surroundings or how she presented herself as passing duelists and their dinos stepped away from her or shot strange gazes at her, "He was so on fire I totally melted…..Aaaaahhhh…" she then blushed a deep red before fantasising about her being princess carried by Blaze while he rode on top his gorgosaurus, just like in the old fairy stories she used to read as a little girl.

"O…kay…." both kids muttered, not sure what she was thinking and frankly they didn't want to know anything at all.

Seeing her all smitten again like she was several times before with famous or good looking men, Zander couldn't help but facepalm in exasperation, "Oh boy….she's been bitten by the love bug again…..I know where this is going….." he groaned, clearly she was taking the phrase of a woman's heart being fickle to new levels. Admittedly he too was feeling conflicted on the inside over his feelings for Reese as well as his excitement over Captain Marina, as he then began to whistle casually without drawing attention to himself.

Ignoring both of them, Rex then looked towards his friend, "Well Zoe, anything interesting you found out at the grass station?" he asked her.

"Mhmm! Lots actually!" She nodded eager to share what she learnt, "You should have seen what they had at the grass station! They actually had an entire forest in there!" she said clapping her hands together with excitement, "I never imagined nature was also such a great healer for our planet, the trees, grass and flowers, they're all just as important as the animals and people that vets and doctors take care off." she said, "I think now I may have a better appreciation and understanding for all kinds of life now….no matter how big or small."

"Glad it was a great learning experience for you Zoe." Rex replied feeling happy for her.

"How about you Rex? Anything turn up on your end?" Zoe then asked him next curiously.

Hoo her surprise, he then frowned and looked away from her with some reluctance in his eyes, "Let's just say that….it was an important lesson for me too." he said rather hardly.

"Huh? What kind of lesson?" Zoe blinked her eyes curiously.

"A big reality check," he answered her, "That not everything in life will be a smooth straight road with light breezes. There will come times when all kinds of challenges and troubles will stir….and that we'll have to be ready for whatever comes our way." He narrowed his eyes knowing that when he and his dad were to try and integrate dinosaurs into society there will be risks and dangers that come with it, and that he can't always expect things will work out, there will be times they'll have to be prepared for the worst. A hard truth but one he knew was better to realise sooner rather than later.

"I see….." Zoe decided not to poke any further seeing how uncomfortable he looked.

"Ugh…." a pained moan sounded behind them. As they turned to look they were rather surprised to see Ed crawling towards them, with a few scrapes ad bruises over his face, not to mention a few bandages around his skin as well as a couple of tears in his clothes too!

"Whoa what happened to you Ed?" Zander muttered with concern to his buddy, "You look like some a sabertooth cat dragged in…."

"I just….barely made it out….poof….of boot camp…..ugh….alive…." Ed then wheezed before fainting unconsciously as the others, apart from Ursula who was still fantasising about her dream man, looked at him pityingly.

"I'm not gonna ask…." Zander then shook his head.

"Poor guy….he really ought to see a doctor." Zoe commented looking at him with cancer, he looked rather pathetic in all honesty at the state he was reduced to.

Rex soon liked his eyes and looked around realising there were only 5 of them present, "Say aren't we missing someone?" he asked as Zoe and Zander looked around to realise they were indeed missing someone.

"Yeah now that you mention it, where's-"

"Hey guys!" A voice cried out to them from behind, cutting Zoe off.

"Huh?" The call also snapped Ursula out of her daydreams, as she shook her head clear having dreamt Blaze had cried out to her with max's voice. She looked in the same direction as everyone was, only to pout as she saw the brunette rushing towards them excitedly while waving his hands out.

"Hahaha!" he laughed as he had a big secret and surprise to share with them, as he kept him hidden behind his legs as he followed behind.

Rex smiled to see he had made it back with news to share about the Lightning area, "Hey look it's Max and-" A small yellow triceratops soon appeared behind Max as he ran, as he appeared Rex widened his eyes in sheer shock as he cried out loudly in disbelief! "CHOMP!?"

Everyone soon widened their eyes in disbelief at one of their dinosaurs….in chibi form together with Max! Something they thought was impossible after what they had to do last time!

"EH!?"

"Huh!?"

"No way!"

As Max made it to them he then grinned and snickered happily, known g they'd love the good news he was about to share with them, "Hehe, check out who's back guys! And better than ever!" he cheered before showing off chibi Chomp to them as he jumped up and down barking and wagging his tail like an excited dog!

While the Alpha gang started speechlessly at the little dinosaur, Rex and Zoe smiled brightly as they came up to him, "Ahaha! Chomp!"

"It's so great to see you again like this old buddy!" They said as they leaned down to pet or hug him close before he licked or nibbled on them playfully as they laughed out loud in light of this joyous reunion.

"Hehehe, it really seems like it was just forever…." Max then commented to himself feeling it seemed like an eternity since he saw this and now was treasuring every second of this moment.

The Alpha gang however took this unexpected development somewhat differently, "Hey! How did that triceratops get all small again!?" Ed pointed out at Chomp in disbelief.

"Yeah! No fair!" Ursula cried pouting, "I want my sweet little Terry to be all cutesy wootsy again!" she whined as she hugged herself imagining she was still carrying little Terry in small form, even if he was still violent and disobedient he did at least have a charm his adult form severely lacked.

"And let's not forget Spiny and Tank!" Zander pointed out.

"They've got a point Max." said Zoe as she and Rex then looked to him curiously, "How'd you get him to be small again? I thought the fake stones Seth made sealed our dinos into their full sized forever?" she asked putting a finger to her chin.

"I thought so too." Max nodded in agreement before smiling at Chomp, "But, when I paid the lightning station a visit, which was really awesome no questions there, the captain there did a little something to Chomp's card after I told her what happened, and before you know it, here he is right now!" he cheered as he knelt down to scratch Chomp's chin which made the little trike giggle in amusement before rolling on his back and letting Max scratch his tummy next, "Hehe, I bet feels way happier to be like this again after so long as a card or a full sized dinosaur." Max then laughed as he pressed on his 'tickle attack' rendering Chomp completely helpless!

"Hahah I can see that, in fact I'd say he looks way more hyperactive than how he used to be." Rex laughed feeling happy for both Max and his partner who were reunited in a new way.

"Better keep him under control Max, otherwise he'd go totally berserk and and run away again." Zoe giggled in amusement.

"I'll be sure to keep that in mind." he see her point-in here he could ruin something or worse get on another dinosaur's wrong side and wound up getting crushed or worse eaten

After that Zoe then looked towards Rex with an eager smile, "Well then what are waiting for Rex?" she asked him getting his attention, "We should go pay the Lightning captain a visit and have her fix Paris, Ace and the others too so they can all come out and play."

The Alpha trio quickly caught on to her suggestion, "You know for once I'm actually in agreement with you kids." Ursula stated as she folded her arms.

"Yeah, it'll be just like old times!" Zander smiled eager to see small Spiny again.

"You can count me in…." Ed moaned as he lay on the floor and held up his hand with exhaustion.

Zoe then began to tear up as she clapped her hands together, "Oh how I can't wait to play and sing with Paris again!" she cheered eager to make up for their lost time apart and already getting ideas with what to do with her, "Maybe even start my own dinosaur quartet too! Hee hee!" she giggled knowing she'd sing beautifully with so many other dinosaurs too.

Rex smiled at their ideas, in fact he was looking forward to spending some time with Ace too….till he realised something more important as he frowned, "Maybe later guys," he then suggested which surprised his friends somewhat, "I think we've gone on long enough without letting our parents know how we've been doing." he explained after that.

Zoe and Max soon nodded back at him seriously, "Good point Rex, they must be really worried about us for so long." Zoe thought worriedly as she pursed her lips in thought, and Max folded his arms thinking the same.

"Plus who knows how worried my dad would be if he had to explain this to your folks too." Rex then gulped. As they looked to their D Watches they tired to type on them hoping to establish a call to the present, but all that turned up was a bunch of bad static much to their disappointment, "Our D-watches shorted out pretty badly after we got sent here…." Rex grunted as he lowered his hand from his face and shook his head seeing that option was out the window.

"Now what?" Zoe asked with concern, just shuddering over the panic her father would be in if he didn't know what happened to her in the next hour or less!

It seemed like the D Team were in a rather tight spot, but as Max put a finger to his chin in deep thought he soon came up with a rather bright idea as he smiled with confidence to his friends, "I'm sure the Lightning station should be able to patch this up easy, they did say they were the scientific division of the resistance after all." he said to them, "Who knows, maybe we could even go back too! After all Captain Raina there did say she'd be happy to let us use their time machine to get back home!"

As he said that everyone gasped in amazement at the good idea he had, "AH!"

"She did!?" Rex and Zoe gasped in surprise as Max smirked and nodded to them, making them smile with hope.

"Neat!" the A Team smiled seeing they had a way to go home now too.

Rex then pumped his arms up seriously, "Then it's settled, let's go pay Captain Raina a visit and then we-"

"Ahahahahah!" The sounds of maniacal but also cocky laughing sounded behind the group, interrupting Rex's line before he could finish.

"Huh?" As they all turned to look they saw Dr Z strolling towards them with his head held high and a confident smirk, which was somewhat unsettling to the bunch as they eyed him approaching them.

"Hey it's Dr Z." said Max.

"Wonder where he's been." Ed muttered as he managed to muster enough strength to get up to his legs.

As he reached them, Dr Z soon began to snicker most snobbishly, "Ehehehe! I have just had the best time of my life! In fact I've never felt more alive then I've been in years!" he said, each word of his filled with ego right down to the last letter much to the D Team's chagrin while the Alpha gang brightened up with excitement.

"Oh boy…."

"He must have enjoyed his fan club way too much…." Rex and Zoe sighed as they shook their heads in disapproval.

"Let's just hope he didn't fill their heads with any silly ideas…." Max whispered to them as they nodded back to him in agreement.

The A Team though welcomed his return with smiles and greta enthusiasm, "Hope you had plenty of fun Dr Z."

"Learnt anything fun about the future you'll help create?"

"Please enlighten us with your limitless wisdom as you did with your followers!" They pleaded.

"Oh I learnt plenty my simple minded subjects." he then smirk smugly, playing with his beard as the D team frowned or shook their head knowing where this was going, "In fact once you hear about something that was only made possible because of yours truly, you'll all be bowing down before me as your new king and saviour! Especially since it'll be my invention that'll help saved the world from this slimy space pirates once and for all!" He announced pout loud proudly pointed to himself with a thumb.

As he did so, everyone else stared at him unconvinced, even his own men didn't believe an ounce of what he said.

"Oh really?" Max then snarked while raising an eyebrow at him, "Let's hope it doesn't explode and take everyone else out in the process." He snickered as Rex, Zoe and even the Alpha gang did their best but failed to suppress their laughter, as the Alpha gang glared at them.

"Ha ha! Very funny! NOT!" Dr Z growled taking offence at their words before folding his arms on his hips holding his head up high, "In fact I'll be the one laughing once you see how my super alpha dinosaurs are the ones that'll bring the D Resistance victory!" He boasted out loud with pride!

As soon as those words passed Dr Z's lips, a deathly silence came upon the entire group as they stared speechlessly at him with widened eyes, even his own followers were taken aback upon hearing what he said out loud with pride.

"Say what?"

"Come again Dr Z?"

"What's that? You're shocked to hear that the resistance's commander and not to mention your friend have welcomed by alpha dinosaurs with open arms?" Dr Z then smirked at them taking their stunned surprise as a good thing, "Well don't be, it was the only natural outcome-"

He was cut off and caught off guard when Max suddenly grabbed hold of him and shove him towards a wall! "ACK!" Dr Z croaked as he felt his back slam against it! As he opened his eyes his heart skipped a beat as he saw Max and his friends glare at him fiercely into his soul!

"Lies!" He shouted at him as he turned pale and began to sweat bullets!

"GAH!" Even the Alpha gang were taken aback to see the children become unexpectedly aggressive all a sudden!

"If that's some kind of sick joke then it's not funny!"

"Cera would never even consider such a horrible idea!"

"No way her father would either!" They each shouted at him with immense anger aimed directly at him!

"So you take that back right now you you're going to be eating your own teeth!" Max threatened as he held a fist at his face, which Dr Z tensed and shuddered at the sight of!

His teeth chattered and he could feel each of three click against one another, showing how terrified he was, but was also worried how many he'd keep the moment Max did decide to let him have it, and the way he sodded and looked he just might! "A…Alpha gang! Help me out here!" He then pleaded to his team desperately!

Before they could so something, the D Team glared at them, which stunned them in their tracks!

"EEP!" They squeaked finding themselves unable to move a muscle.

They turned to their boss who was still held at the wall and at the D Team's mercy, "A….Are you sure Dr Z?" Ursula swallowed hard.

Zander smiled anxiously and scratched the back of his head, "I mean we'd love to but-"

"We're really scared…." Ed muttered as he began nibbling on his own fingers uncontrollably!

Dr Z then widened his eyes seeing he was getting no help from them and they were leaving him out to hang as he then screamed his head out frantically! "Why you traitors!"

"You're the traitor here Dr Z!" Max growled furiously as he shuddered and looked back to him and the D team who weren't finished with him yet much to his horror.

"Huh!?"

"Accusing our friend or her family would do something so unforgivable!" Rex yelled after Max did.

Dr Z gritted his teeth tensely under fear, but miraculously, he managed to muster up whatever remaining courage he had back in him to back up his own point, "Grrr! I'm only stating the truth and nothing more! And if you can't accept the facts then that's just too bad!" He retorted before pointing out back at the hallway he ran in from, "Go see for yourself at the end of that hallway then you'll know I'm right!" He shouted as the D team looked to see where he aimed at, which was where Cera and her father had went down after they parted ways earlier.

After looking at it for a while, Max and the gang returned their glares back at him, "Grr! I don't it believe for a second!" He growled in anger, he was barely able to hold himself back from giving Dr Z a knuckle sandwich, while Zoe and Rex couldn't wait to give him a pile driver or headlock him into submission! However, unlike the last few times when Dr Z tried to make lame excuses or weasel himself out, he held himself firmly and said no more….so there was a chance he may actually be serious or may have seen something he thought was real but wasn't. Reluctantly, they looked to one another, with no words and just their facial expressions, they concluded they should at least check out and see what was going on with Cera now since they last saw her just in case.

After that, Max loosened his grip on Dr Z's collar before letting him fall to the floor on his butt, "Urk!" he grunted as he rubbed his neck where he felt grabbed just now, before standing up and straightening out his lab coat.

"If we find out you were making up stuff to get on our nerves you're really going to get it from us!" Max then threatened him with a few last words before looking towards his friends, "Come on guys, let's go find Cera!" he said as they nodded in agreement seriously and began to run ahead in the direction Dr Z pointed out for them just now.

Right as they tried to though, "Oh no you don't!" Dr Z interrupted impatiently as he ran in front of them and held his arm out, "Not before you bow down and apologise to me for-"

"Move!" The D team shouted, having no time for him as they shoved past him, causing Dr Z to spin uncontrollably into the wall!

"WAAAH!"

BANG!

"Dr Z!" The trio gasped as he slumped to the ground, with a few teeth missing from his jaw and with t-rexes spinning around his head as they agtehrend around him to tend to his injuries.

As Ursula helped him sit up she turned around to the D Team leaving them, as she gritted her teeth and shook a fist at them, "Grr! You won't get away with this you brats! Mark my words!" she cursed.

Meanwhile Zander was shaking the old man hoping to get him to respond or react to his voice, "Dr Z! Can you hear us!?" he cried as he moaned back at them.

"Urgh…."

Ed then held up 3 fingers in front of his face, "How many fingers am I holding up?" he asked with concern.

Dr Z, his head still spinning and his vision blurry, scratched his forehead in thought before answering, "Err…8?" he asked before fainting on the ground again, "Ugh…."

In response Ed, Ursula and Zander looked to one another with raised eyebrows and conflicted expressions, before shrugging their shoulders, "Close enough….He's fine." They said, concluding he was going to be alright, had he guessed the answer right it'd be serious.

(Later)

Meanwhile after following Dr Z's directions and recalling from memory, Max, Rex and Zoe had just exited from the elevator which Cera and Lunensis entered earlier after they parted ways, and before long Max looked ahead and saw something intriguing, "Look guys! Up ahead!" he pointed out as they came across a reddish purple coloured door at the end of the hallway.

"This must be the place Dr Z mentioned!" Rex grunted seeing it. Upon closer inspection while it looked like a door with heavy security, based on movies they watched before, high security usually meant deep dark secrets so this had to be something they had to investigate, plus the door seemed to be unlocked as well so sooner or alter someone else would've checked this place out, so it might as well be them!

As they stood by it, they looked to one another and nodded, seeing it was time they got to the bottom of this or at least hear it from Cera's side of the story and prove Dr Z how wrong he was.

Max then held his hand at the door and was prepared to push through with Zoe, "Come on let's-"

Rex widened his eyes hearing something, before quickly putting a hand on his shoulder, "Wait guys," he interrupted them as they looked to him in surprise.

"What's up?" Zoe blinked her eyes curiously.

Rex held a finger to his lips before edging closer to the door, hearing the faint sounds of muttering behind it, "I think I hear someone inside." He said to them as they leaned closer and opened the door slowly till a little gap could be made at the side and they could hear a conversation between 2 people inside.

"Dad! You can't be serious! This isn't the way and you know it!" A familiar voice shouted in protest.

"Times have long changed Cera, you weren't here to see what had happened but now maybe you realise how the severity of the war and why I had to resort to this." an adult male voice calmly responded before getting louder, "And why I believe it's our best chance of survival!"

"But just look at what you're doing here!" the female retorted.

The D team quickly recognised whom they belonged to, "It's Cera…..and Lunensis?" Rex muttered in surprise.

"Are they fighting?" Zoe asked feeling rather worried, knowing that parent and child conflicts can never be a good thing.

"If so….then what for?" Max then asked.

"Let's wait and hear what they have to say." Rex relied calmly as his friends both nodded back at him with reluctant agreement.

"Yeah…." They said, as much as they wanted to rush in and see for themselves, they felt barging in now would only further complicate matters between father and daughter, whatever they were going through, so it'd be best to gather all the facts they could first as they held back and listened in.

"All these dinosaurs are suffering so much! Just as much as what the space pirates put them through!" Cera then shouted, those very words caught the D Team's attention outside, "This…This isn't you at all! The father I know would never resort to doing something so immoral!"

Her friends outside widened their eyes, the way she sounded was like she was in despair, and the fact of dinosaurs suffering….could Dr Z have been right?

"It's time for you to grow up Cera!" Lunensis then shouted angrily back at her, "Those days are long over! Why can't you see reality!? We're in a war now! And to win wars, it's inevitable that sacrifices and hard choices are needed to be made! If it means we all survive to see a new day then I will gladly do this without hesitation!" The D Team sweated nervously and their hearts began to race knowing this was getting serious, "And I will do anything in order to achieve victory and make those pirates pay for taking away your mother and our livelihoods!"

"Even if it means we have to sacrifice all our beliefs and ideals which we worked so hard to build our own livelihoods upon?" Cera then replied, though sounding calm it was evident that sadness and disappointment was present, "If that's the case then I'd find it much more preferable if we lost than stoop to such lows!" she cried out loud in response to her father's words, "What good would it be to sell our souls to win and then everyone else casts aside our principles like garbage in the long run!? If we do fall at least I'll be happy knowing I'd fall along side my father than spend the rest of my life living with a heartless monster! I know for certain mom or anyone else would never have wanted this either!"

"Be quiet! Mind your tongue Cera!" Lunenss shouted back at her, silencing her much to the D team's alarm.

"AH!" They couldn't believe the man whom they believed was noble and just actually harboured such a dark side to him all along and they never saw it…he had them and probably many others in the resistance fooled the whole time, "I see that your time away from home has blinded you from your duties as lieutenant in this war! Maybe it's time I reeducated you myself!"

"Dad! No!" Cera cried out and Mike squawked in alarm!

The D team couldn't hold themselves back any longer, knowing that Cera was no doubt in trouble now and no way were they going to sit by and let this play out anymore! "Alright that's it, were going in!" said Rex.

"Yeah, this is going too far."

"Let's put a stop to this now!" said Zoe in Max in agreement as they quickly barged in through the door and into the dark red room!

"Stop right there!" Max then yelled out loud much to the surprise of both Lunensis and Cera!

"Huh!?" Cera widened her eyes in alarm to see her friends had found her….fortunately or fortunately depending on the situation, while her father simply raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm?" Admittedly he didn't expect anyone to actually drop by let alone find his secret projects room.

As Cera eyed her friends, who barged in unexpectedly at the worst possible time and carried very unsettling looks of suspicion aimed at her, "M….Max?" she then gulped down hard as she looked to each of them, "Zoe and Rex too?" and began to sweat nervously with Miku decided to hide in her pocket, wanting no part of this herself. "Wh….What are you doing here?" She then asked nervously knowing this looked really bad and in her position she'd have to explain and fast.

"We were about to ask the same thing!" Max shouted angrily as Chomp barked out loud.

"We heard everything from outside, what's going on here!?" Rex then demanded as they saw the glass viewing screens ahead and they decided to walk over and see what they were hiding from them.

Cera widened her eyes, "Guys! No wait!" She tried to stop them but came too late as they soon widened their eyes and stepped back….having bore witnessed something awful and nightmarish down below.

"AH!" They gasped in alarm to see what they believed would only exist in their nightmares.

Down below were dinosaurs all cooped up in pens like some kind of holding facility or zoo….all of them coloured in a range of colours from black, pink and purple, like the acrocanthosaurus that the Alpha gang altered before in the past, only now it was an entire army of them! Along the cages were dinosaurs like sauropelta or wuerhosaurus, that were resting or appearing half dead trying to recover from the energy implants they received while others like a ceratosaurus bashed against their pens or bit at the bars in agitation, having been driven feral as a result of the experiment! It was their worst nightmare come real….dinosaurs being used as lab rats and weapons of war and it was happening before their eyes now.

They stepped back, widening their eyes in sheer shock and overwhelmed in disbelief, "No way…."

"This is….." They couldn't believe which was worse, that Dr Z's mad experiments with dinosaurs actually stretched this far into the future, and was being conducted upon orders….or that he was actually right all along….

Cera, with a heavy heart, seeng no other words left or any way this could be justified or explained, lowered her head down, "Everyone….I'm sorry you had to see this…" she apologised in heavy breaths as the others looked to her with sad expressions like they were lied to. She then began to plead, "But you have to believe me! I swear I-"

"It's fine Cera, we believe you." said Max shaking his head as he cut her off.

She blinked her eyes in surprise that they just accepted it like that till Rex calmly responded, "We heard everything just now, we know you wouldn't." he said smiling lightly encouragingly to show that they held nothing against her.

"Guys…." she breathed in momentarily relief….which soon passed as her friends directed their glares at her father.

"We do know who's really responsible for this though." said Rex firmly.

"It's you isn't it Lunensis?" Zoe then questioned him. Cera wanted to step in between them, knowing things could get very complicated now in this sensitive situation, but instead found herself stepping back and unable to move anywhere but forward.

Despite being exposed, Lunensis however didn't try to cover himself up or make excuses, instead he boldly confessed everything without any hesitation, "Yes I admit it, this secret project is of my own doing and my own will." he said smoothly. How he seemingly took it so casually put the D Team off, but what he did next further shocked them beyond belief, "I wanted to show you all the fruits of my research! The dinosaurs that shall bring us all victory and defeat the evil shadow empire once and for all!" He then admitted proudly with a smile on his face!

His actions bewildered the D Team and caused them to glare at him in fury, seeing how he was proudly committing such atrocious acts to so many dinosaurs and it seemed he had no intention of stopping anytime soon! They along with Cera could tell he really was messed up and the once bright image they had of him now was tainted and stained with putrid madness.

He then gained a somewhat slick smile on his face seeing an opportunity he could exploit from this situation, "Maybe my daughter couldn't see reason, but perhaps you can." he said as he offered them a hand, "With your legendary prowess in bringing out the best in dinosaurs and man, along with my supreme tactical intellect, combat experience and scientific genius. We'll be able to destroy our enemies and wipe them from existence in the blink of an eye!" He announced before looking to his daughter momentarily then back to her friends, "Tell her, that you agree with what I'm saying! That you see the method to my so called 'madness'. Together the potential and revolutionary change we can bring forth for dinosaurs and man will be limitless after the war even! Tell my daughter Cera to wake up and open her eyes to see the truth!" He then proclaimed out loud.

Upon realising how self righteous Lunensis saw himself to be despite causing so many dinosaurs to endure such immoral experimentation, the D Team soon glared and shouted back in fury, "You're the one who really needs to wake up and open his eyes!"

"What you're doing is really messed up and wrong and so many levels!"

"We'd never help you with something so unforgivable!" They retorted with open defiance at the older man, something which made Cera's eyes widen in disbelief.

Lunensis' smile vanished and instead he blinked his eyes in surprise, "I'm….sorry but why would you say that?" He was put off somewhat by their sudden outburst but remained calm, believing they could be reasoned with once they realised what he was aiming to achieve.

What they said next though was beginning to prove otherwise, "How could you do something so horrible and cruel!?" Zoe then cried.

"Dinosaurs are our friends and not tools of war!" Max yelled at him.

"Friends?" Lunensis raised an eyebrow at that very word, his image of the D Team soon beginning to change.

Max then gritted his teeth and looked down, "When Cera spoke so highly of you and we saw you with our own eyes…..we really thought you were a great guy…." he breathed as his hands shook with feeling of betrayal, "We admired how you were a great champion in the past and your sense of leadership and justice amongst the resistance….." He then glared up at him with some bitter tears in his eyes, "If only they could see you right now…..what you're doing to all these dinosaurs…." He hissed through his teeth knowing neither he nor his friends couldn't ever forgive such disgusting crimes.

"Everyone…." Cera breathed feeling devastated at what they saw and how disappointed they must be to see the resistance hide such an ugly corrupted side to it deep down.

"Now now let's not be so hasty here," Lunensis responded politely, "I can assure you what I'm merely equipping our forces with the power they need to match that of the space pirates and their forces." He said as he walked over to the viewing platform to see the alpha dinosaurs snarling and hissing at passing by troopers, like an acrocanthosaurus which roared at one while on the other side an arrhinoceratops lunged and got its horns stuck at the bars causing the cage to rattle! The energy was no doubt driving their minds wild and feral, a body response due to taking in so much power at once.

As a precaution, the cages were also adapted in order to contain them as well, for earth dinosaurs cages were reinforced with titanium to withstand their sharpened spines or thickened clubs, to contain the heat from fire dinosaurs cages were now insulated further. Water dinosaurs now gave off certain cooling effect to their surroundings thus the cages were equipped with warming functions to counteract this. Wind alpha dinosaurs were much faster and also caused changes in the air around them, thus making it rather hard to breathe when in close range thus requiring troopers to keep their distance. While other cages were equipped with inhibitors to prevent the excess electrical discharge from spreading out from containment and affecting equipment, and alpha grass dinosaurs now had a toxic coating around their skin thus needing pens designed to quarantine and contain them completely.

"Our foes possess powers and weapons far beyond your comprehension, but once our new squadron of all powerful dinosaurs is ready, we'll be able to gain the edge we've always needed in order to end this wretched war once and for all!" He shouted out loud as Cera and her friends looked on feeling more rattled by his words and the really bad vibes he was giving off. He soon gained an unsettling smirk as some of the troopers down below pressed some buttons on a console which caused the pens holding the dinosaurs to fire rainbow energy beams at them, causing them all to return to cards that floated gently down to the floor of their cages before they were being reclaimed, "As you'll all soon see, when the next batch is prepared!" He then declared which startled the D Team!

"AH!"

"Next batch!?" They gasped in alarm that he was planning to allow more dinosaurs to be turned into super saurian soldiers! Lunensis already turning dinosaurs alpha was one thing, but to set up for another batch convinced them he really crossed the line and was very far down!

The sinister surprises weren't over yet though unfortunately, "I will admit some dinosaurs that went through the process were unable to handle such power and thus were rendered….unsuitable for battle." he sighed shaking his head in disappointment but with a hint of regret underneath it.

"What!?" Cera choked as she lost the strength in her legs and fell to her knees unsteadily.

Max gritted his teeth and clenched his hand tightly, "You knew….And you're still going through with this regardless!?" he thought to himself in an outrage as Rex and Zoe too began to narrow their eyes in disapproval at his actions.

"Father how could you?" Cera's eyes were beginning to tear and she was on the verge of breaking down into devastation to see the monster her father had become.

"This merely my way of weeding out the weaklings, separating the chaff from the wheat." He then continued, "It's nothing new to nature, after all the weak always end up going extinct, while the strong adapt, evolve and survive." Each word that passed his mouth was beginning to set the D Team over the edge, "Which is exactly what we the resistance will do! Unless we change and move on from the past we will face extinction in the end!" He then declared seriously with a loud shout! Max and the others were on the verge of outbursting again, when Lunensis then gritted his teeth and lowered his head down slightly, "I realised that unless I…no…the rest of humanity and dinosaur kind does this, we'll lose….not just our own lives but also those we care about most….." He then hissed as he clenched up a fist with rage.

As he said so, some of the gang's anger against him began to subside slowly, as they began to hear that he had a reason for what he was doing now….and believe it or not, anyone who suffered like the resistance did would probably have broken down the same as he did unless their spirit was tough enough….

"Dad…." Cera sighed pityingly for him, understanding how he felt.

He then looked up at Cera before eying down at the D Team again, "When I lost my wife, I swore to myself that I'd do anything to protect my daughter Cera even if it costed me my own life." he said hoping they'd understand, "But when I lost Cera that day….I swore to myself that I would never let it happen again….not to me or to anyone else….if I had to sacrifice even more to ensure we all have a future to wake up to then I'll gladly pay any price to get it." he said with firmness in his eyes.

Upon hearing what he said, the D Team along with Cera couldn't help but feel a little more sympathetic towards him, understanding that a war as severe as this could break anyone's spirit and change them for the worse. Cera especially, as she felt like no matter where she went or tried to d she ended up hurting those close to her in the end….was she herself…a living curse? She then wondered.

"We know what you lost sir…." said Max heavily as he looked away knowing it hurt.

"We heard everything from Cera…the captains….we saw it ourselves on our way here…." Rex grunted after him clenching his fists while Zoe said nothing and put a hand over her aching chest.

"And yet you still judge me? Worse yet try to stand against me?" Lunensis then glared at them, "All I want is justice! To make those who wronged us and many others pay! Why can't you see that!?" he hissed bitterly.

Max then gritted his teeth still seeing his actions were far from righteous and no amount of suffering could justify him for doing the same too, "Wrong! Your motivations are driven by selfishness and hatred!" he retorted in defiance, "What you're doing is blind revenge and nothing more!"

"Justice is revenge!" Lunensis countered, the tension in the air peaking amongst everyone present, "And I want the shadow empire to experience the same pain we did! And I won't rest until I make that happen, even if I have to break every bone in my body or exhaust every nerve to do so!" He hissed, as Cera's heart began to race and she was rendered speechless and terrified. Lunensis then shook with range and clenched his hands into fists as hard as rocks, "Children like you could never understand our struggles and strife…what we endured in every waking moment…." he breathed before glaring at them, taking Rex and Zoe aback while Max, miraculously was able to hold his ground and remain firm, "All our past principles of friendship and bonds….it's not enough! In fact meaningless in the face of such reality!"

Cera couldn't believe how much hatred had grown in her father's heart since she left, and she couldn't find it in her to go against him, for she felt guilty and responsible for doing this to him…..As much as she wanted to say that she had no choice at the time, she was petrified by the aura of hatred Lunensis was giving off she couldn't find anything to say the wouldn't result in her getting any backlash or having the blame pitted on her. With reluctance she remained out of it….while Max and the D Team then calmly responded.

"I'll admit we'd be lying if we said we could understand what you guys all went through." said Rex heavily, "But we don't."

"No you don't." Lunensis then scoffed.

"But we do know that you can't go through with this!" Max then yelled out loud angrily.

"We've seen where this leads, if you continue pushing dinosaurs in such a way you'll be no different than what the space pirates are doing to their own dinosaurs!" Zoe cried out after him.

"No matter what you guys suffered nothing can justify the atrocities you're committing against so many of the innocent dinosaurs!" Max shouted having seen the eyes of some of the dinosaurs there, having been pushed into the experiment and forced to change against their will…it was horrible and made him sick to the stomach.

"Those who fight monsters will have to make sure they don't turn out like them in the end," Rex sighed shaking his head, "Otherwise it'd be no more than a hollow victory….and the cycle of hate you'd be making would never end." He then said knowing that even in war the costs to pay will be high and it would take a clear mind and sound judgement in order to make sure that the aftermath didn't expand in the long run, something that Lunensis hadn't done…..nor had the ability to do so on his own at least….

Cera covered her mouth in amazement, seeing all her friends not only standing up against her father, but also standing up for her too, "Everyone….." she breathed feeling deeply moved before speeding a small tear of joy from her eye, "Thank you….it means a lot to hear you say that." She said gratefully as they looked to her and smiled.

"Don't mention it Cera." said Max as Zoe and Rex nodded too.

"Mhmm."

The only one who didn't seem impacted by the D Team's show of strength and friendship….was Cera's father Lunensis, as a shade covered his eyes and he looked down, "So you're all against me too….." he then thought to himself having realised the conclusion after hearing all their responses to his work, and then rejecting it without hesitation or understanding. Inside something snapped…..and a rather small smile soon came across his face, "Heh….I see now….I understand clearly." he chuckled which surprise the group as they blinked in response.

"Huh?"

"You do?" Cera and Zoe asked him surprised. Max and Rex too didn't expect that kind of answer from him so easily, so they had some suspicion that something was up.

"Indeed….." he said back to them. Everyone soon began to smile at one another, happy they had came to a mutual understanding and now things could calm down and go the right way at last…..but this peace was nothing more but temporary false security, as Lunensis soon began to lose control of himself.

"You're just like everyone else….no worse…mere children…naive and blind to reality of this cold and cruel world." he then said which startled them. As they turned to look they widened their eyes to see Cera's father come enraged as he broke into an outburst of his own! "And that you're the ones who corrupted my daughter with your ridiculous nonsense!" he yelled accusingly at them which startled them immensely!

"WHAT!?"

"AH!?"

"EXCUSE ME!?"

"F…FATHER!?" They gasped as he began to breathe deeply and his eyes widening with anger.

"The story the legendary dino duelists….the one which we all laid our hopes on were lies…nothing more than kids' fairy tales!" He shouted at them, "You don't know a thing about what I'm trying accomplish, it's for humanity's future and very survival!" He himself felt betrayed that his ambitions were now being thwarted and his big plan to unite the Resistance with power was now up in smoke. Nevertheless he wasn't about to stop after coming so far, "Now I see I can rely on no one but myself….But that's fine! I don't need anyone else! I'll stop this war on my own and will silence anyone who stands in my way!" He declared before shooting a glare at Cera which made her stutter back, "Cera, from this moment on you aren't to associate yourself with these children anymore!" He roared at her as the D Team gasped in alarm!

"AH!"

"NO! Father you can't!" She cried in response as she shook her head in refusal.

"I can and I will! I'm your father and I know what's best for you!" He yelled back at her, "And as leader of the resistance and of humanity's last survivors I know what's best for us all! Now come here!" He demanded as he pointed in front of where he stood.

"I…I…" Every muscle in her body was compelling her to listen to her father, otherwise she'd suffer the consequences she didn't want to think of. She fought hard against herself, her spirit warring against her mind, but slowly felt her will slipping way from her….she gritted her teeth tensely under the pain of her inner struggle, before looking to her friends who starred at her hopefully…..the thought of leaving them forever was more frightening than suffering under her father's wrath. As she narrowed her eyes, she fought with every ounce of spirit left in her till she was able to make her own choice, "I refuse! If this is what the resistance is then I'd rather be out of it!" she yelled, which made the D Team either smile or gasp in surprise or joy that she made the right call, "And as far as I'm aware the man before me isn't my father at all! If I had to choose between my friends and you, then I'd rather stick with my friends!" she added at the end.

"How dare you say that!?" he growled in disbelief that his daughter of all people would dare utter such words. He began to lose all restraint in himself as he held out his hand and began to reach out for her! "I'll teach you to go against me just like everyone else who tried to!" He hissed as Cera backed away and closed her eyes in terror!

"AH!"

In that instant, her friends rushed to her aid and stood in between her and her mad father as they he'd out their hands against him!

"Hey! Leave her alone!"

"You're not laying a finger on her if we have something to say about it!" Rex and Max yelled standing in the very front while Zoe used herself to shelter a terrified Cera in her embrace!

She opened her eyes and widened them at what she saw, "Guys!?" she gasped in surprise to see them blocking her father from getting closer.

Lunensis gritted his teeth furiously at the children who dared to defy him, "You stay out of this! This doesn't concern you!" he growled warning them to back off.

"You're dead wrong about that!" Max retorted in response as he and the others held themselves firmly shooting furious gazes at Lunensis while holding their arms out ready at their dino bracers if things would go too far and would their hands would be forced.

Cera's father grew even more angry at how impudent the children were at openly defying his, clearly they had no sense of respect or understanding of the situation at hand….Because of that he soon calmed down and let out a small breath as he returned to his previous diplomatic demeanour, "Hmph! You and your friends might as well leave peacefully while I still allow it." he then scoffed as he prepared to walk past them, seeing he was far above such rabble, "You'll only hold us back or worse yet get yourselves destroyed out there, if you know what's good for you, take my advice and go home." He said as he looked back to them with a menacing look, "Unless you want to be removed by force."

Seeing that look in her father's eye….Cera then recalled passing through the halls earlier with her father, how some of the resistance were unsettled or unnerved by his presence, hinting they must have known about the and tried to go against him and his methods….but overtime they must have given into fear and lost the will to stand up for what was truly right….no one could ever hope to go against her father….and seemed hopeless that he'd change…until now.

"We're not going anywhere." said Max firmly which made Lunensis stop in his tracks.

"Not while there's a war like this going on which is making our friend and the people she cares about suffer." Rex continued shaking his head as Lunensis turned to face them.

"And we especially can't let you go through with this." said Zoe at the end.

He then raised an eyebrow in amusement, "Oh? You can't let me?" A grin soon appeared on his face, and clenching his face he began to burst into uncontrollable laughter, "Hehehe….hahahahahah!" The D Team eyed him unsettled but remained firm, refusing to give in as he then glared back at them, "Just how do you plan on doing that?" Lunensis then questioned them, "What could mere children like you, who've spent their loves safe in homes while living comfortable and entitled lifestyles, and never tasted true battle and oppression first hand, hope to accomplish in a war where the stakes have never been so high!?" he shouted, "One mistake can cost you your very life! It's no place for children thinking they can play the hero! Such childish fantasies like hope don't exist here and never will!"

His words were beginning to pier deep into the hearts as well as even the souls of the children, as they began to shudder at them, their will and resolve starting to weaken, "W…We…." Rex tried to say something but he could only grit his teeth and tense as drops of sweat fell rom his face, as Cera and Zoe hid behind him. What wasn't frightening was his anger and hatred in his breath, but his very words which were embedded in their minds filled with bitter truth. He was right, while the D Team had indeed fought the pirates before they never did so on a scale as high as a world war. The people of the future who suffered had experienced things even their deepest nightmares couldn't comprehend, and this was their fight which they themselves had no right to judge or interfere with….

But none of that mattered, at least to Max as he began to muster up every ounce of courage within him and stand his ground. "We don't care!" he then shouted in defiance much to the amazement of his friends and Lunensis' slight surprise, "Even if we haven't felt what you and many others have, we can't forgive the space pirates for what they did not just to you but also to us!" he shouted before speaking in a more calm manner, "They once kidnapped our parents and put us and many others through so much suffering. And not just that, they also used dinosaurs as nothing more than weapons." he said tensely before glaring back at Lunensis, "What you're doing is no exception either! It's something we can't and won't allow to continue!" He then shouted at him courageously much to his friends' amazement, "We're staying here like it or not, and we'll see it through and we'll win it the right way!" he swore.

Inspired and moved by his unwavering spirit, Zoe and Rex soon felt further motivated as they too stood with their friends' side, "Yeah! And that's final!" Rex announced as he held out a fist against Lunensis while Zoe nodded firmly.

"Max….." Cera breathed, seeing how determined he was and how he was able to rally Zoe and Rex with him, made her feel hopeful that they could truly make a difference in this war, that there may be hope for them all yet.

Others admire his bravery, hope it's done with rational thought and not on instinct, one wrong move or decision can spell doom for them

Upon hearing the boy's words, Lunensis then began to close his eyes calmly, feeling somewhat impacted by Max's drive and resolve before opening them back at him, "It appears we may be at an impasse with a difference of opinion….As to be expected…." he mused as he then folded his arms, "So then, how should we settle things then hmm?"

While the others were unsure of how they could resolve this matter without too much conflict, Max however knew that wasn't possible, in fact as he saw it there was only one path open that would give them even the slightest chance of putting a stop to Lunensis' actions, and he and Chomp were prepared to take it, "If you won't listen to words, then I'll make you listen to reason! Or better yet me and Chomp will!" He declared as he pointed out at the man, "I challenge you to a dino duel!" He declared as Chomp then barked out loud with him!

His friends widened their eyes in alarm at what he said out loud, "AH!?"

"Say what!?"

"Max!?"

"You can't be serious!" None of them could believed he dare issue a challenge openly like that, clearly he must have been desperate or he just wasn't thinking straight.

Lunensis however smirked rather smugly in face of Max's challenge, "Oh? You actually think you can defeat me?" he mused, "I knew you were a child Taylor, but I surely didn't expect you to try something so foolish." he said shaking his head pityingly at him.

"Why don't we find out then?" Max responded unfazed, "You say you're champion right? Shouldn't a champion be willing to accept any challenge thrown at him?" He then raised an eyebrow at him, "Unless of course you can't back up how good you say you are." As he said that, Lunensis' amused expression disappeared and hardened into a scowl, seeing Max to be insulting his honour and showing him great disrespect being the leader of the resistance and Dino Duelist champion before.

"Max, I hope you know what you're doing….but please don't push it…." Cera then thought hopefully, having recovered from her initial shock and seeing the situation more logically.

Zoe and Rex however hadn't, and now were trying to talk Max out of it, "Max are you crazy!? This is no time for us to fight!" Rex yelled at him.

"Of all your crazy ideas this may be your worst yet!" Zoe cried out in alarm

"Besides I'm sure we can-"

"No Rex," the brunette replied to Rex with a firm look, "It's clear we won't get anywhere with words alone, sometimes action is needed and I can't see any better time than now." he said calmly before looking ahead at Lunensis, "It's obvious he's not thinking clearly, but hopefully a fight the right way ought to knock some sense into him, or at least stop this from going any further than it already has!" He shouted out loud, which made Zoe and Cera both realise the method to his madness.

"But Max…." Before Rex could go any further, Zoe and Cera quickly held him back and shook their heads at him. It was clear that this was Max's own decision to make too, and they'd have to respect it too. Plus…he was right, it was clear that Lunensis had closed off his heart to reason and the only way to open it now was through action and nothing less.

With deep reluctance, Rex held himself back and let out a deep sigh, "Alright….Tch!" he clicked his tongue in frustration, even if this was the only path open to them that didn't mean he had to like it either.

See his eyes brimming with unyielding resolve and determination, Lunensis felt the pride of a champion inside him compelling him to accept, he had no right to refuse a challenge like that for it'd only sully his own honour. With a heavy sigh, "Very well….I suppose I could entertain your silly little offer if it means I'll be able to rid you and your presence from corrupting the resistance with your nonsensical ideas for good." He then said as the D Team remained firm, knowing now the deal has been made. "Plus, this might be an opportunity I'd be foolish to pass up." He then said confidently at the end which puzzled them.

"What do you mean?" Cera then asked him feeling uneasy.

"There have been times others actually disagreed with what I planned to do." He then calmly stated, "All out of so called ethics or morals with the dinosaurs, much of what they believed in was very much the same as what you all said just now….." As he walked past them, the children kept a firm gaze at him as he continued, "Naturally they were no match for me, but of course no matter how many times I knocked them down there were always others who were foolish enough to take their place….or strangely still they were willing to try again….I believe it's because of the bad influence you've left on them as they were growing up in their childhoods….." he muttered in annoyance. His words sparked some rather angered emotions inside the D Team, after hearing how badly he was speaking of them and badmouthing all the great things they inspired in the people of the future, as well as crushing what they all believed in, which may have been the only hope keeping most of them going or better yet alive….. Just because he believed that their influence had failed him it didn't mean that he had to make others feel the same as he did. Unfortunately he wasn't done yet, "But perhaps this can be my chance to put an end to this infighting and silence the rebellious once and for all." He said as he faced them, "If I can defeat the legendary D Team before everyone, and show them how much my skill surpassed theirs', they will finally believe that I was right all along!" He proclaimed!

"Father!" Cera gasped in alarm at what he planned to do.

"Grr…." Her friends were angered seeing he intended to make an example of them to the masses, in order to use fear or admiration in order to control them all and ensure they followed him obediently.

"And while we're at it, I'll give you a demonstration of how high the stakes are in this war by upping the ante." Lunensis then smirked as Max and the others began to sweat or harden themselves knowing something big was coming up, "Should you somehow manage to prevail over me, I'll cease all operations and experiments with the dinosaurs, and even reverse their alterations too."

They blinked their eyes in surprise, "Huh?"

"You can do that?" Zoe and Rex asked.

Cera too was deeply puzzled by this as much as they were, "Could it be?" she then wondered to herself.

"Of course I can, truly you children underestimate me and my capabilities." Lunensis then confirmed for them. It helped make them feel a little more at ease seeing the dinosaurs may not have needed to suffer for much longer if they won….but soon came the catch…."However, when I emerge victorious, not only will you be sent back to your own times, I'll see to it that your memories of your time here as well as with my daughter will be wiped clean like a virus!" He declared which further shocked the group of friends even more than before!

"Say what!?"

"You can't be serious!" Zoe and Rex gasped while Cera covered her mouth in horror, whole Max gritted his teeth in frustration.

"And your dinosaurs will be put to work in our resistance in our battle against the space pirates! Their services would be far better off in battle for the world's salvation rather than wasting away in your incapable hands!" He then shouted out at the end.

Once more he began to bewilder the D Team with his ever more atrocious conditions, "AH!?"

"How dare he…."

"GRRR!"

No words could describe the intense tension in the air between both sides of this brewing battle….

Cera unable to take it anymore then cried out, "Father stop! That's too far!" she pleaded but to no avail.

"Stay out of this Cera! This doesn't concern you!" Lunensis shot her down which forced her to back away.

"Urgh…." She groaned wishing there was something she could do….she hated being so helpless and unable to do a thing for her friends, inside she felt herself being torn apart…..

After that Lunensis looked back towards Max to see if his courage was still holding up, "So what will it be Max? If you're truly that confident in yourself or if you really want to stop this then you wouldn't hesitate to take action and prove yourselves right and me wrong." he taunted him as Max clenched his hand and a shade covered his eyes.

Rex then shoved forward unable to accept those outrageous conditions, "Forget it! We-"

He was suddenly pushed aside, "ACCEPT!" Max then shouted out loudly with determination, much to the alarm of his friends.

"HUH!?"

"Not only will I win and stop this, but I'll remind you and everyone else in the resistance about the hope they've forgotten about!" He vowed as he pointed at the older man, "Dinosaurs aren't weapons, they're living creatures like us, and they're our friends and equals in every way possible! Chomp and I will drive that into your messed up head and make you see the truth!" He yelled narrowing his eyes hard as Chomp barked out at Lunensis reflecting Max in every way, "Plus no one gets away with badmouthing one of our best friends ever!" He added, with the intention to protect Cera's honour, no way could he let anyone not even her own father get away with hurting her like he did just now.

"Max…." Zoe and Rex each breathed while Cera covered over her mouth speechlessly, with no words to describe what had just happened.

"Wow…." Was all she could utter out, seeing it was true courage that spurred him to act as he did and not blind rage or emotion.

Lunensis then narrowed his eyes hard as he observed Max's stature and composure, "No fear or hesitation…..heh….not bad for a kid…." he noted with a light smirk, in light of Max's display of bravado and unwavering spirit, before turning serious at him again, "We'll soon see if it's truly genuine or not." Calmly he walked past him and the other children as they watched him leave the room, but not without a few parting words confirming his acceptance of Max's challenge, "I'll have our stage set, the perfect battlefield for everyone to bear witness the battle that shall decide the resistance's fate." He said before turning an eye to Max, "Till then….feel free to do as you please, for it matters not what you do, the outcome is already decided." he smirked as he exited the room leaving a most spiteful and bitter impression on the D Team.

"Grr…."

Before the door closed behind him, reached into his pocket and eyed a certain golden bordered card on it with the picture of a pink dinosaur on the front of it, "The time has come for you to prove your worth to me…." he breathed before smirking to himself seeing how it would soon come together, with his victory and demonstration of his strength he'd be able to finally untie the resistance together, not only will no one dare question or challenge him again but he'd finally be able to mould Cera into the perfect soldier as well for this war and finally end it once and for all…..

With him gone, the tension in the room seemed to go down….though not completely as Rex suddenly turned to Max in anger and frustration in his voice and expression, "You idiot! What were you thinking!? How could you agree to something like that!?" he yelled in exasperation towards the spiky haired boy.

Max however shrugged his shoulders casually, "The match hasn't even begun and you're already thinking that I'd lose? Gee thanks for the vote of confidence." he scoffed snarkily before looking down with a smile at Chomp, "Me and Chomp will be fine I promise, lies we always do!" He cheered as he leaned down to pet him on the head, "Right buddy?" he chuckled with a confident grin as Chomp barked and wagged his tail back in enjoyment.

Rex however didn't take it so well as he lunged in and grabbed his friend by the collar much to the others' surprise, "Max this isn't a game!" He shouted angrily, "You just started something really big and really bad! If you do lose there won't be any other chances after this!"

"Plus it's more than just the battle, we'd be losing much more! Like all the great times we had with Chomp, Ace, paris and most of all Cera!" Zoe cried after he did feeling extremely anxious and not wanting to forget everything they been through together.

"And you wager it all like some bargaining chip!?" Rex then yelled back at him in anger!

Max however, suddenly shot back at him catching him and Zoe off guard, "You think I don't know that guys!? Just who do you take me for!?" he yelled suddenly which made them stutter back!

"Ah!"

Max then grabbed hold of Rex's hands and yanked them off his shirt. After that he took a breath and calmed himself down and looked away from them, "You're right maybe I didn't know what I was thinking and maybe we don't know all there is to know about this time….the people that lived in it or what they went through…." he sighed deeply before clenching his hand into a fist, "But I do know that friendship with each other and with the dinosaurs means nothing if we don't risk it for what we believe is right…..And I know that you'd all have done the same in my position too." He then said as he looked to all 3 of them.

"Max….." Cera breathed as Zoe and Rex were both at a loss for words, no matter how they saw it, Max was right in every way there was. They had no other choices or options left, and even though both choices they had would resort in them leaving at least one of them had the chance of there being change in the Resistance for the better and hopefully for the dinosaurs' wellbeing too.

Feeling exhausted after everything they went through today, from the arrival in the future to issuing the challenge with Lunensis….Max felt most overwhelmed as he let out a heavy sigh as he then rubbed his head which was beginning to throb under the huge pressure, "I…need some time alone…..Chomp and I have to get ready for our biggest fight ever….." was all he said as he made his way out through the door and Chomp followed in from behind, leaving just 3 members of the D Team in the room.

"Good luck Max…."

"I just hope you didn't start a fight you can't win." said Rex and Zoe, praying for his success and wishing him all the best as his body disappeared behind the door.

Not long after that though, Cera, narrowing her eyes firmly knowing she couldn't stand by as a spectator anymore, knew she had to take some action herself as she began to walk out after him.

"Cera?" Rex blinked his eyes with Zoe in surprise.

"Where are you-"

"You guys head for the battle stadium with the Alpha gang….you all need to be there to see this." she answered her friends as she looked ahead at the door, "In the meantime I'm just going….to wish Max all the best." she said as she existed from the room leaving Rex and Zoe alone to ponder over what had just happened.

"Cera…." Zoe sighed pityingly at her, feeling bad for what she had just went through, not only did she see her father get corrupted by the war in her absence but now he was going to fight one of her best friends ever in a battle where no matter the winner there'd be something heavy lost by the defeated.

Rex eyed her empathetically understanding what she was thinking, but soon shook his head seeing that standing around in this ghastly room would get them nowhere and there was nothing they could do now. "Let's go Zoe…." He then said to her, as he headed out and opened the door for her and she nodded back knowing that it was up to Max now.

"Okay…." she replied as they headed outside to look for the Alpha gang and then rendezvous at the battlefield.

(Later)

A while later, Max spent nearly every moment of his time alone in one of the bunker rooms, having requested that he not be bothered while he prepared for what may be the fight of his life as well as everyone's future, both for the resistance, the dinosaurs and especially for his friends. After seeing first hand the path Lunensis was planning to take for the Resistance, he wasn't going to stand for it and he'd do anything and everything within his power to stop that from happening, and if that meant he'd have to risk all their memories of their times with Cera too then he was more than willing to risk it all. After all in a war, especially one this big, one can't afford to play it safe always, sometimes there were things worth risking everything and fighting for, and this was one of them.

As he sat on the bed narrowing his eyes at whatever move cards he had on him, he sweated hard and narrowed his eyes as did his best to plan a good attack strategy against whatever his foe may bring to the table. But the pressure of facing off against a reigning dino duelist champion in front of so many people and with so much on the line….as he started to think about it more carefully he then sweated and gritted his teeth in frustration, unable to concentrate and get a good strategy in mind. His racing heart and all kinds of worries of not only getting humiliated in front of so many people but also failing to help Cera and the dinosaur who'd suffer under Lunensis or the space pirates and they'd be unable to do anything about it!

He gritted his teeth realising he may have made a huge mistake and made a promise he might not be able to keep, "ARGH! What was I thinking!? How could I be so stupid!?" He then shouted loudly in frustration as he punched against the wall near the bed he was sitting on! As he shouted Chomp, who was napping nearby to get some rest before his big fight, suddenly jumped and woke up in alarm upon hearing his friend's cry in anguish. Looking to him and sensing him in greta distress, Chomp narrowed his eyes, charged forward and head butted Max in the back catching him off guard as he fell down on the bed! "WAH!" he cried as he face planted on the pillow.

"Yow!" Max winced As he sat back up again he glared at Chomp angrily for sucker punching him like that, this wasn't playtime especially since he was in the middle of something important now, "Hey! What was that-" His anger soon subsided as Chomp put on a firm and determined expression on his face, letting out a fierce and spirited bark to his partner stating he trusted in him and was going to fight the best he can for him to the end. Max blinked his eyes seeing Chomp's faith in him, before realising he was going about this wrong. He then nodded back and smiled glad to him a she reached out and petted him on the head, "Heh….Thanks Chomp, I think I needed that…." the said gratefully as Chomp licked his hand back with affection. Max soon realised he had been overthinking things, they had been in big situations before and this was no different. All they could do was to fight best they can together with no worries or fears, else they won't be best. That way if they do somehow lose, at least they won't have any regret or excuse for not trying hard enough.

Chomp smiled seeing they were on the same wavelength as he then noticed a card Max dropped under the bed before leaping down and grabbing it in his mouth and then handing it back to the brunette, who widened his eyes seeing he had missed it in all his worrying, "Hey I think this could work too!" he gasped as he took it and then lined it up with his other cards and put them together, "Alright I think we've got everything ready." he then said feeling confident in himself that he was all set and ready for the biggest battle of their life, "I'm counting on you Chomp, and don't worry I've got your back buddy." he said with a smile as he petted Chomp on the head, and the yellow triceratops barked and wagged his tail energetically in response. "Hehe yeah, we can do this!" Max then grinned as he jumped off the bed and pumped up his fist with confidence, "We'll show Lunensis he's going about this all wrong with our bond! We'll win and help remind them all about how people should live and work with their dinosaurs like before, I know we will."

Outside his door, Cera, having overheard his talk with Chomp, smiled feeling a little more at ease being he had his thoughts straightened out, "Max….." While that was good and all she then gritted her teeth and shook her head knowing she couldn't let him fight like this, as she mustered up her courage and then opened the door to find him and Chomp together.

"Hmm?" He looked up to see her come in, "Oh hey Cera, came to wish me luck against your dad?" he asked smiling at her.

She too smiled lightly at him but it was only momentary as she looked away feeling rather guilty about all this, "I'm sorry you had to see my father like that Max…." she sighed deeply, "He was never like this honest….I…I never knew that he would actually resort to doing something so….atrocious…." she said gritting her teeth painfully as if she could feel her own heart beginning to shatter.

Max however shook his head in response, "It's fine Cera, it isn't your fault, and I don't blame your dad for what he's going through now." he replied understandingly before narrowing his eyes, "It's the space pirates who are at fault here, they're not just destroying cities, they're destroying people and livelihoods." he said angrily as Chomp growled in agreement, "He's just lost his way that's what, and I'm going to put a stop to what he's doing and make him see reason again. No way can I accept the choice he's made."

"Are you really sure you want to go through with this?" She then asked him as he blinked his eyes in surprise, "I agree with you that my father's going about this all wrong…but…it would pain me to see you both fight." she said in a painful tone, "Plus….he's really strong and he's never lost before….You and Chomp have no idea what you're getting yourselves into…..I don't want you to get hurt because of my own problems." she said as Max then turned serious. She then looked to him in a saddened tone, "This is my war to fight, you and the others don't need to face yourselves to get involved with this since your times won't be affected."

Max closed his eyes calmly acknowledging her side of things, "I understand where you're coming from Cera, and I really appreciate you looking out for us." he said understanding and appreciating her words of advice, "And that's why I can't back down from this, not while my friend and her friends are still suffering in this war." He then said with his mind having been made up as she looked back to him, "If this what the future will turn out to be for dinosaurs and people then I'd rather it not exist." He said shaking his head in disapproval at how things had fallen apart, "After all we've been through together no way can I let things end like this, no way will me, Rex, Zoe or any of us ever even think of abandoning you or anyone for that matter….." he said not wanting her to suffer anymore. "Besides, if I don't do this we'll all get sent back home anyway with no memory of this, which is even worse." He then declared seriously to her, not wanting any of their times together to be forgotten or erased like save data on a video game that could be done at anyone's leisure, "At least this way, we do have a chance." He then said at the end knowing it was a hard decision but the only one with a sliver of hope that things will turn out right and that everyone in this future could go back to who they would and should be.

"I see…." Cera then thought about it and then smiled…feeling happy actually for his answer and it was done so with full clarity and without doubts. To hear the determination and spirit in his voice meant he really was prepared and ready to face this challenge head on and he was going to give it his all for everyone, "In that case, I wish you good luck, you'll need it and every edge you can get if you're going to beat my dad." she then said to him as he gulped slightly and nodded.

"I know Cera….." deep down he couldn't deny he still felt a little nervous, since her father was no doubt serious, meaning he had to give it his all…though he questioned himself whether it'd be enough, this was a battle with real stakes and no do overs like before….something he wasn't new to but still unsure of whether he can be fully prepared as he didn't know what to expect.

Cera too and no either what her father would bring to this fight, for all she knew he used all types of dinosaurs and had an array of strategies to implement with each one, making him a flexible, unpredictable and very dangerous opponent. Yet being unable to give her friend any advice frustrated her to no end….but she then narrowed her eyes knowing there was something she could do for him to get him ready, "Miku has something for you and Chomp too." she said before nodding at her partner who popped her head from her shirt pocket, "Go on." Miku nodded back before hopping onto the bed where Chomp was. As Chomp walked over to her curiously, she placed her hands upon his face and glowed brightly, as she began to transfer a portion of her energy for good luck into him as he glowed too momentarily.

After that, both she and Cera smiled back at Max and Chomp who smiled and nodded to them with their confidence restored, "Thanks Cera, it's all we can ask for." he said gratefully.

She then reached to her pocket side, "Here I want you to have this, I managed to get this for you." she said to him as he blinked his eyes curiously.

"Huh?" She soon pulled out a bright red dinsohot, which she handed to him as he smiled brightly at it, "Hey a dinoshot! Neat!" he cheered as Chomp barked out happily and excited to see it.

"That way you won't need to have Chomp sealed into his adult form again when you summon him." she explained as he then laughed out loud in excitement.

"Ahahah! Thanks, this'll really help us out!" He laughed joyously before hugging her close with appreciation, much to her and Miku's surprise, "We can always count on you for anything Cera, you're not just a valued member of the team, you're also an irreplaceable friend." he said feeling emotional inside.

Cera blinked her eyes surprised at this unexpected development, but it was a good surprise as she hugged him back, "I'm touched to hear you say that….." she said with a smile before they separated and she looked to him seriously again, "I must warn you though, that dinoshot isn't modified, you won't be able to use your dino-tector with it." She said with concern, feeling that may have been his best edge against her father, unless he wanted to seal Chomp in again.

Max shook his head denying her that it was any trouble to him, "It's fine, I planned on fighting your dad fair and square anyways." he replied feeling confident in his own skills and bond will be enough to see them through.

RING! RING!

The sounds of a siren rang through the halls, as Cera and Miku looked up anxiously to the sound which was signalling the hour of the match between max and her father had arrived and their moment of truth too. Hearing it, Chomp narrowed his eyes and growled fierlcey while Max mirrored his determined looking stood up from his bed, "Looks like it's time…." he said noting the ring as he turned to the door and began to step out. Before leaving he looked down to his partner who looked back to him, "Alright Chomp, this is for Cera and the future of dinosaurs and people, we will win this no matter what." He said as the triceratops barked and followed him outside as they headed towards the battlefield steeling their resolve for their most important battle ever.

As they left, Cera put a hand to her chest and prayed deeply from the bottom of her heart, "Good luck Max…..I do hope you can win….and please…..save my father too….." she hoped as she picked up Miku and they headed outside to follow Max, to see what destiny had in mind for them….hopefully a good one but whatever the outcome she'd accept it wholeheartedly without any second thoughts.

(Later)

The time of the battle soon arrived….the battle that would determine the fate of the Resistance as well as that of the D Team's future. A large arena located in one of the lower floors of the resistance base, was enclosed on the top half by a solid clear dome like shield with heavy shielding in order to give spectators a close and clear but also very safe view of the matches that would take place down below in the arena, circled like a round circle much like Dr Z's dream coliseum only that it was more metallic and futuristic in design, complete with incredible lighting shining from the ceiling and illuminating every corner of the room. Said arena was used for sparring matches or to help provide some form of entertainment for the resistance to remind them of times before when everyone was happy….but now Lunensis had plans of his own to use the battle to demonstrate the results of his research to the masses as well as usher in a new beginning for the Resistance, hopefully to unite them all with a single cause with no inner conflicts.

Already masses of spectators had gathered all around the lines of seats which were spaced much like those at a sports game arena and already it was packed to the brim for the match of the century, Lunensis the leader of the Resistance vs Max the legendary leader of the D Team! It was one no one wanted to miss out on as everyone waited restlessly in whatever seat they could grab, no dinosaurs were present though in order to make viewing much safer and easier for the people gathered there, and all were safely returned to their cards and tucked away before anyone was allowed entry. Feelings amongst the crowds were mixed, some in despair and not wanting to see such a fight unfold fearing the worst possible outcome, others were filled with hope believing Max might be able to pull it off if it meant their commander could be saved. Though a large number of the spectators gathered were more interested in seeing action and were oblivious to what was really going on.

The Captains too were gathered around the seating booths knowing this was something they had to see with their own eyes, and in the very front seats were Max's friends along with the Alpha gang who were waiting in anticipation. Very soon, a pair of gates down below in the arena began to open and soon the crowds began to quiet down.

"Ssh! It's starting!"

"Be quiet!"

Some of them said which helped silence others present.

Zoe widened her eyes as 2 figures began to step out, "Here they come! I see them!" she cried as the tension thickened in the atmosphere, as Max and Lunensis both took positions on opposing ends of the field and were readying themselves for battle, as everyone looked on in anticipation for what they each would bring the the table.

Max's friends sat in 1 row together, wishing their friend the absolute best of luck, "Come on Max…." Rex gritted his teeth tensely as he leaned a little bit forward for a closer look.

"You can do this…." Zoe nodded with narrowed eyes as she tightened her palms on her knees.

Cera meanwhile put a hand over her chest to soothe her aching heart, "I believe if anyone can save my father it's you…." she prayed knowing it would be painful to watch her friend and father fight with so much on the line against each other…as hard as it was this was the only way.

Nearby the Alpha gang however weren't as supportive as Max's friends were and had their minds on other things relating to the upcoming battle.

"So who do you think's coming out on top?" Zander asked the others curiously,

"For once I'm actually hoping the brat comes out victorious." Ursula muttered as she folded her arms before scratching her cheek in thought, "But we don't know what the head honcho of this place is gonna bring to the table, we'll just have to see." she then noted unsurely of what to expect.

"Oh man I'm getting really nervous just thinking about it…." Ed quivered as he began to sweat and bite his nails.

"I couldn't care less who wins," Dr Z scoffed before rubbing his hands eagerly, "Hehe, just as long as they bring us a fight worth our money's worth!" he snickered.

Down below in the arena, Max tensed up at Lunensis who let out a soft sigh in sight of him showing his face, "Hmph….So you actually showed up to fight, either you're very brave or even more reckless and foolish than I fist anticipated." he scoffed before narrowing his eyes at the boy, "I thought even a child like you would have the sense to recognise a fight he can't possibly win."

Max gritted his teeth as the man's words rattled him slightly, "Guess that means I don't have a lot of sense then." he responded, "If it's to protect the dinosaurs and my friends, then I'll gladly throw away to the winds! I won't let the dinosaurs, our friends, be used as tools of war!" He shouted, a revelation which surprised some of the ignorant masses present as they began to murmur or ponder over what he was talking about.

Lunensis however only shook his head in disappointment, "That kind of primitive thinking and mindset will be your own undoing boy." he sighed before turning serious, "I'll be the one to save this world, and if I have to wipe away the past to do so then so be it." He then poitned out at him, "I'll crush both you and your ridiculous ideals with true power!" He shouted which caused the entire arena to turn silent and increasingly tense, "Way I see it we're both polar opposites, you have something to protect while I have nothing left to lose." He then said calmly, "Wonder which of us is more deserving of victory and of the right to determine the Resistance's path."

As he said that, Cera felt her heart crack slightly and she gritted her teeth in pain from it, when he said he had nothing left to lose….could it mean he had thrown it all away before? Was it really too late to save him?

"Let's find out about that shall we!? HA!" Max responded as he took out his new red dinoshot and Chomp's card, "Dino slash!" He yelled as he slashed the card across the top of the device as the hatch opened up, "Go triceratops! Roar!" A yellow light shone out and materialising before Max in front of the audience on his side of the field was Chomp in battle mode as he let out a loud roar which wowed the crowd!

The hall echoed with cheers and applause at the sight of Max's partner dinosaur, including those of his friends.

"Go Chomp!"

"You can do it!" Rex and Zoe cheered for him.

"So this is the great Chomp who was Max's partner…." Captain Raina mused as she took out a small tablet like device which she used to do a scan of his biometrics. When she saw his high stat readings and energy levels she then grinned with eagerness, "Heheh what a fine specimen he is!" she chuckled seeing he was an excellent example of a triceratops in its prime.

"Now that's one bloke I wouldn't want to mess with." Blaze whistled impressed folding his arms proudly seeing Max had no doubt raised that triceratops well.

Lunensis scowled somewhat seeing Max had already won over most of the audience when he hadn't yet proved his mettle to him, though on closer inspection, narrowing his eyes at Chomp's horns he could see they were well conditioned and curved in a way hinting he had his fair share of battles over his time together with Max. The old him would have admired them and be honoured to duel against such a worthy foe…..if only he still existed, "Once you fall maybe then you'll truly start to understand the gravity of the situation. At least before you're given a clean slate that is." He then said unfazed as the crowds quieted down and everyone looked on to see what he'd bring to the table. Lunensis then took out a white dinoshot much like Cera's and held in his hand a certain golden bordered dinosaur card, "And this dinosaur will be the one to bring you to your knees!" he declared as Max gritted his teeth and everyone awaited in anticipation, "Come forth eoraptor!" He yelled as he slashed the card causing a rainbow light to shine! Appearing before him on the ground was a rather small pink and purple theropod with bright red eyes as it let out an angry snarl as it appeared and the battlefield materialised!

"AH!"

"An eoraptor!" Max gasped in amazement, he heard stories from his dad and Dr Owen about how it was one of the very first dinosaurs ever, making it the mother of all dinosaurs! While small and unimpressive in appearance it was monumental that the great giant reptiles all descended from this one small lizard, so it was an honour to meet one up close.

"No way….I never thought I'd ever see one…." Rex breathed while Zoe remained speechless.

"Wow….and here I thought he was going to be bringing in something impressive…what a letdown." Dr Z scoffed in disappointment, expecting a big exciting match and an impressive dinosaur from the commander, so this fight shouldn't be too long.

Cera however, felt her heart skip a beat as she laid eyes upon the dinosaur her father used, recognising him instantly, "No way…." she breathed softly, but loud enough for her friends to hear as they turned to her in surprise.

"Huh? Cera?"

"Is something wrong?" Rex and Zoe both asked her curiously.

Cera put a finger to her chin and narrowed her eyes in thought, "That raptor….I know him…." she said as her friends looked to her curiously, "Last time I saw him by my father's side he was golden in colour." she breathed as she flashbacked to seeing the same small but bright gold dinosaur acting as her father's loyal companion for comfort at the house after a long day of battling or at work, he even played and had fun with her and Miku did on occasion whenever both her parents were away and he made a very likeable playmate. Those were good times, but now Cera could only look upon him with just as much unease as her father, "But now….something's completely different about him." As she looked at the now purple dinosaur on the ground she could sense almost no trace of the dinosaur he once was, almost like her father was now….

"Different?" Zoe blinked her eyes unsure of what Cera meant.

"Say what?" Rex asked her next raising an eyebrow, "What do you-" He and Zoe soon widened their eyes as they began to catch on to what may have happened to it, as they looked back down at the battle in shock, "Oh no…Don't tell me-"

Lunensis soon began to explain himself proudly to the masses gathered, "This dinosaur is my strongest and most loyal of all! Thus making him worthy of my greatest experiment in which I've unlocked his full potential!" he proclaimed as mixed cries of shock or even excitement erupted among the audience, "With this we shall lead forth a new revolution in dinosaur evolution, free the planet form the accursed shadow empire and begin a new glorious age for us all!" He cried as cheers and gasps were mixed together to form a rather chaotic chorus.

"WOW! Now that sounds really interesting!" Dr Z suddenly grinned as he overheard what Lunensis said, which caused some of the others to glare at him in anger.

Nearby as Hua overheard some troopers pondering over whether they should give their dinosaurs some upgrades too, she then sighed sadly and shook her head at the thought of it, "How awful…."

"How the mighty has fallen…." Kaze scoffed in disapproval, while in real life you'd have to use every opportunity you can take whether underhanded or not, even he had his limits and morals, as well as lines he'd never cross, and something like this may have been one of them.

Zoe and Rex then looked towards Cera rather worriedly, "Hey Cera, what can we expect from that eoraptor?"

"I know it looks small but it's gotta have some kind of secret right?" They asked her hoping for any kind of info to give Max an edge over it.

As Cera narrowed her eyes at the snarling raptor down below, she sighed and shook her head, "To be honest, even I don't know…." she admitted heavily, "I've never seen father use that dinosaur before, expect as a loyal companion….I haven't been back for a long time and for him to have changed eoraptor to be able fight….is completely new to me." she said as they all looked back down to Max at the battlefield seeing this was all on him now. "Be careful Max…." She then said to him in her heart as Miku popped her head out of Cera's shirt pocket to watch.

"This will be a true battle that shall test and temper their spirits far more than any training regime I could ever come up with…." Craig noted seriously as he folded his arms in serious thought further from them.

"I hope their bond will see them through this…." Marina thought out loud as she sat nearby him, now dressed in a slim ocean blue jumpsuit with a D logo necklace.

Max clicked his tongue in disgust seeing his opponent happened to be an experimental dinosaur too, as well as Lunensis using this battle as a sort of advertisement, "Tch! Any new age without kindness and compassion for the dinosaurs isn't one worth living in!" he shouted as he pointed back at his foes, "Chomp and I will show you that unlike your twisted science, our bond together has heart and we'll show you that's way more important than power ever will be!" he announced causing Chomp to stomp on the ground and roar out, which further helped him gain more support from some of the masses as they cheered for him!

"That's a moving speech…why don't you come and prove your words with action then!?" Lunensis then retorted, unmoved by Max's words.

He however was more than willing to back up his words, "With pleasure! Chomp! Go get that eoraptor!" Max then yelled out as he punched forward! In response Chomp roared and rushed ahead, lowing his horns and making a frontal charge to the smaller dinosaur!

As he came close however, the eoraptor zipped right out of Chomp's path as the triceratops saw him disappear in a pink blur, forcing him to skid to the side and brake his charge so he realign himself with his foe again! Max widened his eyes and was taken aback, "Whoa it's fast!" Chomp tried another charge but once more the raptor anticipated his speed and direction, before making a swift dash away to safety once more forcing Chomp to dig in and stop himself from crashing into the wall!

"How predictable…" Lunensis then scoffed seeing his attacks to be way too obvious, before going on the offensive! "Now advance!" Before Chomp could turn around to face his foe, the eoraptor had already leapt into the air and latched itself on his back right behind his frill, and immediately began slashing with its claws into his skin before biting hard with its needle sharp teeth! The vicious attacks were beginning to cut deep through the triceratops' hide as he roared out in pain as blood slowly began to seep from his wounds!

"Oh no! Chomp!" Max gasped in horror at what he saw as others began to exclaim or were stunned speechlessly!

As the Alpha gang widened their eyes and their jaws hung in disbelief at the tiny raptor's damage on Chomp, Dr Z then whistled most impressed, "Okay, I take back everything I said about that little pipsqueak…." Inside he was starting to actually want that dinosaur as part of his future kingdom.

"Oh no!" Zoe gasped in alarm as she covered her mouth in shock at what she was seeing.

"Tch! It make be small but it sure has a lot of bite in him." Rex clicked his tongue seeing the dinosaur's appearance was a very effective deception to mask his capabilities.

"He's aiming for Chomp's blind spots while attacking his most vulnerable areas…." Cera noted as she narrowed her eyes at the fighting dinosaurs before looking to her father, "Dad studied all kinds of dinosaur before, so he surely knows their physical weaknesses and how to take them down the best possible way." she said to herself.

Back down below Max had caught onto what Cera mentioned earlier about her dad being a veteran duelist as he clicked his tongue in frustration, "Tch! So he's combining dinosaur knowledge with combat experience….pretty good…but not so much when you're on the receiving end." he grunted, but despite their difference in skill he didn't plan on letting himself getting done in by that alone, "Don't give up Chomp! Shake him off!" Max cried out to his partner. Chomp hearing his partner's cry, roared out loud as he lunged back at the wall turning his back against it!

The eoraptor was surprised at this manoeuvre, and was forced to launch itself off the trike and leap away as the ceratopsian's back slammed at the wall! The raptor was prepared to repeat the same strategy, but Chomp was able to anticipate from where he'd attack next as he turned around, shifting his body and facing his horns at the eoraptor, forcing him to withdraw back a little. "Hehe, you won't get us that way again! We're ready for you this time!" Max grinned confidently.

"Hmph! Don't get too conceited." Lunensis then scoffed which made Max blink his eyes in surprise.

"Huh?"

"You haven't even began to see what I'm truly capable of!" He then yelled out furiously, which made Max's heart skip a beat as he could see he was dead serious!

"Uh oh…." he gulped as everyone else was beginning to get the message.

"I'm through playing, now I'll be sure to give you a taste of what real power is!" He said as he held out his arm, "Eoraptor! Wind mode now!" Upon his command, the eoraptor's eyes turned slit as he let out a screech and began to glow in all 6 colours of the elements! As the light began to build up around him, much to everyone's surprise and amazement, it then let out another loud screech before enveloping itself in white light which illuminated the field!

"ARGH! I can't see!" Max covered his eyes and gritted his teeth at the glare while Chomp growled in discomfort.

A mutual feeling shared by everyone else in the seats as they were forced to shield their eyes too! "AAAH!"

"Ugh!"

"Wh…What's happening!?" Rex cried out loud as he used his arm to shield his eyes.

"I don't know but we're about to find out!" Zoe followed as she was forced to put on her goggles, but to little avail as the light was still punishing for her eyes!

Cera was only able to open her eyes with a tiny bit, but even it was rather unpleasant for her eyes to handle. As it soon began to die down and fade away, she began to open it more and more gradually, she widened her eyes in shock with everyone else….at the dinosaur which now stood in eoraptor's place! "No….way…."

On the arena grounds, Max took a step back in disbelief as a white and purple megaraptor now stood before Lunensis and it let out a menacing shriek while flailing out its massive hand claws and vicious fangs! "AH!"

"It changed into a megaraptor!?"

"Impossible!"

"Unreal!" Various comments and gasps sounded around the audience, while Max's allies could onyx stare speechlessly at what they saw with their very own eyes.

Chomp too was started by the unexpected development but shook his head and roared out loud, "H…How did-" Max pointed weakly towards his enemies, still haven't yet recovered from his shock.

"Surprised?" Lunensis smirked, "Well don't be, eoraptor is the first all the dinosaurs. The mighty giants like tyrannosaurus and your triceratops, all have their roots stemming from his origin!" He then announced, "With the power science, I was able to tap into his ancient dna and allow him to utilise the powers of all his descendants at will! You're not just facing one enemy, but all of them at once!" He proclaimed as Max took a step back and exclaimed!

"AH!"

"The powers of all 6 elements in 1 dinosaur!?"

"And combined with his knowledge in handling all types of dinosaurs and fighting them at the same time….how could anyone hope to stand against that!?" Many in the crowds gasped, losing hope of Ma winning while others wondered if they could get powers like that for their dinosaurs too!

"No way…." Rex breathed in awe while Zoe starred stunned with speechlessness.

"This may be Max's biggest battle yet…." Cera swallowed hard as Miku tensed, "One secret dinosaur involves fusion with a number of moves together thus eliminating the need for move cards….but for eoraptor, to inhabit all the powers of 6 elements at once….the stress it must put on him…." she then looked towards her father sadly, "Father….what happened to you?"

"Hoorah! Now that's what I'm talking about!" Dr Z then cheered as he shook his hands out like a hyperactive child, "Show him why you're the grandaddy of all dinosaurs!" he whistled shaking his fists out in excitement, which earned him a couple of suspicious looks from the Trio.

"Umm Dr Z?" Ursula pointed at his shoulder causing him to turn to her grumpily.

"You do realise that if that guy does win."

"We'll be sent home and have all our memories wiped clean?" Ed and Zander pointed out which made him turn pale and his heart skip a beat, having realised that the team he was rooting was all along the enemy!

"ACK!" He croaked as has jaw hung in shock before he sweat dropped in shame, "Oh….well that's a bummer…." he muttered before turning his cheers to the right team, "In that case you go get him Max!" He cried before losing the motivation to go on seeing he was already losing very badly, "Even though his odds of success are pretty much….zilch…." he then groaned as the trio sighed and shook their heads at him in shame.

Max however, despite the odds he faced refused to surrender as he clicked his tongue, "Tch! It doesn't matter if we're facing 10, 20 or even a hundred dinosaurs! Chomp and I will face any challenge against us head on!" He yelled out loudly in defiance of the odds, which helped impress and move some of the crowd seeing despite being the underdog of the battle he still ha an indomitable spirit that wouldn't break at all no matter what….something they realised they should've had themselves….

Lunensis however scoffed unimpressed at Max's display, "Still maintaining that confident farce of yours I see…" he sighed before going serious, "In that case I will gladly introduce you to each of my dinosaur's unlimited powers, starting with one of my personal favourites!" he announced as he held out his hand to issue a command, "Super cyclone!" The megaraptor snarled as it generated a huge tornado from the sky, much larger than Ace's was, before rushing ahead towards Chomp while cloaked in it!

"Then I'll use electric charge!" Max countered as he slashed the move, causing a thunderbolt to charge Chomp before he roared and rushed heads on towards his incoming foe!

"Weak!" Lunensis countered as the megaraptor easily overpowered Chomp as the wind warded off the electricity and smashed through him, causing the triceratops to crash away!

"AH! NO!" Max gasped in horror as Chomp landed hard on his ground! As the megaraptor dug in its claws halting its charge, it turned around and snarled before rushing back at Chomp who was still down, unwilling to give him a chance to recover and fight back! Max sweated and gritted his teeth seeing they were running low on time, "Urgh! Get up Chomp! Go after him now!" Chomp fortunately was able to get back up on his feet and charged back at the incoming raptor. Unfortunately as he came in close, he realised too late it was mock charge as the raptor jumped slightly to the side, and as Chomp passed him, he kicked out with his massive legs at his ribs which bashed him back a few feet! He managed to hold his footing and absorb the blow before mounting another charge, this time though the raptor changed tactics and instead delivered an unexpected somersault kick right under his chin which sent him flying back to the ground! "Urgh!" Max gritted his teeth, feeling the pain Chomp suffered and also frustrated seeing his attacks were getting countered everytime he tried!

"Now do you realise that your bonds aren't enough to save the world? You also need monstrous unrivalled power!" Lunensis then yelled taunting Max further to his frustration, "And I will be your first teacher to make you realise that! Water mode!" He commanded as he held out his arm! The megaraptor snarled as it began to glow in all 6 colours once more and the bright light erupted once more, forcing Max and everyone else to cover their eyes again!

"Ugh! Not again!" he grunted in annoyance.

"Someone turn off that dinosaur!" Ursula cried as she covered her eyes, not wanting glasses for it wouldn't do well for her image.

As the light faded, what stood in the raptor's place was now a spiny sauropod in the same colour scheme as the previous dinosaur!

"Now it's an amargasaurus!" Zander gasped in surprise as the crowd followed with him while others tensed up.

"So it's water next huh?" Max clicked his tongue before pumping up his arm with determination, "No prob, while it's like this we'll take it out before it goes any further!" He quickly grabbed another lightning move card, "Lightning strike!" Chomp surged with electricity before charging a huge energy sphere between his horns!

Lunensis however glared at Max, insulted by him thinking it'd be that easy, "How naive! Counter with hydro cutter!" The amargasaurus generated a huge curved blade of water and and fired it at Chomp, faster than he could fire off his lightning strike, causing the attacks to cancel one another and then generated a cloud of mist which obstructed the triceratops' view as he lost sight of his foe and looked around anxiously trying to pinpoint his foe's position though he needn't wait long. "River of infinity!" A veil of water surrounded the amargasarus as it bellowed and charged ahead, ramming Chomp at the sight while wrapped in water and bashing him several feet back and out of the mist which soon cleared!

"Oh no!" Max gasped before gritting his teeth back at Lunensis and he now revealed amargasaurus, "Tch! He knew the timing of the attack and used a fast move to intercept it….then attacked when he had an opening…." he hissed seeing he no doubt knew how to fight and what he was doing.

The worse part was that he hadn't even begun to see the horrors Lunensis and eoraptor both had in store for him, as he was soon about to find out the hard way, "Grass mode! Now!" Lunensis commanded as his dinosaur glowed once again!

"ARGH! Can someone tell him to please stop doing that?!" Dr Z screamed feeling his eyes were about to burn, none of his secret dinosaurs ever gave off a glow that bright before.

As it died down, what stood next against Chomp and Max was a purple and white lambeosaurus which bellowed out loud as it stomped on the ground with its forelimbs then stomped with one of its back feet!

"Oh dear now it's grass…." Zoe gulped knowing firsthand how effective that element was.

"He's changing too fast! There's no way Max can keep up!" Rex cried out as he gritted his teeth tensely seeing this wasn't looking good at all!

Kaze then frowned and hook his head, "At this rate he may not last long…" he sighed seeing little hope for Max being able to pull it off now.

Down below Lunensis was prepared to bring in his best attacks from here on as he pressed his assault on the tiring Chomp, "Leaf blades!" The lambeosaurus turned green before swirling with a cloud of leaves then firing them in a flurry at Chomp!

Max narrowed his eyes, "I don't think so! Thunder bazooka!" He countered as Chomp roared and jumped ahead, spinning in a lighting torpedo which deflected the leaves causing them to bounce off him harmlessly before landing a direct hit to the lambeosaurus' chest and knocking him back!

The crowd widened their eyes and gasped in amazement to see Max finally managed to score in some damage, catching several of them off guard!

"Alright! He got in a hit!" Zoe cheered excitedly while Cera clapped her hands and laughed out happily.

"It's not over yet! Look!" Rex pointed out as the lambeosaurus soon got back up on its feet and bellowed back at Chomp.

Lunensis then shot a hard scowl towards Max, "Better but not good enough!" he yelled still unimpressed, "With such novice levelled skill you wouldn't last more then 5 minutes out there in the battlefield!"

"Grrgh….what's it going to take to get through that thick skull of his!?" Max grunted in frustration seeing his efforts of conveying his heart through the battle weren't having any effect at all on the stubborn minded man.

"What I've shown so far is but a taste of how deadly and despicable our foes will be in battle!" Lunensis then declared before gritting his hand into a fist and pumped it up, "Morals, bonds and ethics of old don't mean squat! In war, anything goes! We must move on and evolve to survive! Staying stagnant in the past only welcomes extinction!" He shouted before pointing at Max, "Unless you accept that, you'll have no hope of winning against me let alone the war!"

As he said so, the crowds became even more uneasy, some beginning to reconsider what they first thought about turning their dinosaurs Alpha. The one most hurt form it all was Cera, as tears began to form in her eyes as a result of her damaged heart, "Dad….what has happened to you…." she sniffled hard as Zoe went to pat her on the shoulder comfortingly.

Max clenched his fist around his dinoshot in anger before yelling back, "Never! I'll give up and I cast nothing aside!" He shouted back in retort, "Chomp and I will stay true to who we are no matter what happens!" As he said so Chomp roared out in anger stomping his foot as his spirit fired up with determination for what was right, his spirit completely in sync with Max, "And that's a promise we intend to keep!" he vowed.

Lunensis then calmly closed his eyes, "So be it then….there's nothing more to discuss then…." Quickly he then opened them and yelled out in fury, "Prepare for your defeat! Lightning mode!" The lambeosaurus bellowed as it glowed rainbow once more and the glare recommenced to everyone's discomfort!

"Urgh…what now?" Max grunted as he began to lower his arm, only to see a styracosaurus now appeared as it lowered its horn at Chomp and began scraping the ground as it prepared to mount a charge at him! "A styracosaurus….guess that means lightning's up….." Max muttered as Chomp answered the styracosaurus' challenge with a show of strength as both horned dinosaurs charged one another! "We'll take him out with Thunder driver!" Max yelled as he slashed the card, as Chomp roared glowing yellow! Both ceratopsians clashes heads and horns with one another, but the larger triceratops, now powered by his move began to overpower and then flip up the smaller dinosaur into the air before he leapt up higher than him and prepared to do a spiralling nose dive onto him!

"Counter blitz!" Lunensis quickly ordered as the sytracosaurus then glowed yellow and a swirling thunder cloud nearby caused a lightning bold to strike down and pierce Chomp before he could connect his attack!

"AH!" Max cried as Chomp roared in pain and crashed down to the ground, spasming with the electrical current running through him while the styracosaurus shifted his sense of gravity and landed on his front feet harmlessly instead! "Chomp hang in there!"

"No Max!" Zoe and Rex cried together.

"Every time that dinosaur changes form, father changes his battle strategy altogether," Cera hissed and sweated anxiously for Max's chances dwindling dangerously low, "There's no way Max can adapt quickly enough!"

"Ahahah! All this chaos and clashing, it's just so beautiful!" Dr Z laughed to himself on the inside, made evident by his big wide grin before looking to the side to see the D Team kids not far from where he was, "Yet I can't express it otherwise they'll clobber me for it…." he then hissed painfully like it was torturing him and then he pulled on his own beard in frustration, "And worse still I can't enjoy it because of the kid loses then we all lose! Oh world why do you have to be so cruel!?" He then screamed to himself inside in despair that no matter whom he supported they were going to lose in the end.

"Chomp get up! You've got to!" Max pleaded desperately to his partner, who opened his eyes weakly and groaned in pain. He tried his best to stand up again, struggling with pain coursing through every fibre of his body before falling back down weakly and gasping for air. "No…." Max then breathed, losing the will to continue fighting and make Chomp suffer, as well seeing it to be almost hopeless….

Gritting his teeth he looked up to see Lunensis shooting a scowl directly at him and Chomp, "When I was your age I once dreamt of facing you in battle. To pit my own skills against you in a heated battle for the ages." Lunensis scoffed before shaking his head in disappointment, "But so far you've completely disappointed me, falling short of my every one of my expectations." He said as Max stepped back and gritted his teeth in frustration at the fact he was losing the commander's respect as well as the faith of everyone else in the room.

"Urgh….."

"Perhaps now you've seen why I've chose to evolve beyond such primitive childish thinking." said Lunensis seeing it wouldn't be long now before he claimed victory and hopefully Max would wisen up to the truth, "Such is the law of nature, living things must move on and evolve with their surroundings do or perish, which is exactly what I've accomplished and soon the whole resistance will!" He then declared, the tension in the atmosphere of the arena began to thicken as the crowds looked on, sweating profusely, gritting teeth or murmuring amongst one another over whom they should side with in a serious way….

Despite having the odds stacked against him and hanging on by the skin of his teeth, "No! What you're doing isn't evolving at all! You're only stooping to the same level as the space pirates are!" Max countered still managing to hang on, "If this is what evolution is then my friends and I would rather go extinct in a heartbeat!" He yelled back at Lunensis refusing to accept his ways as the right choice, "We defeated the space pirates before without any twisted upgrades and we can do so again!"

"Oh? Well if you've defeated them then why hasn't the future changed?" Lunensis then questioned which caused Max to freeze up upon realisation that their efforts in their past…hadn't changed Cera's future at all, "In fact it's gotten far worse! Whatever you did only caused us even more suffering than we did before!" He then yelled out in anger before pointing a finger accusingly at Max! "You're not heroes in the slightest! You've only caused our future even more pain than before!"

"AH!" Max widened his eyes and stumbled back, as if reality had smashed into his face like a hammer, "B…But….we…." He tried his best to say something back, but could see Lunensis' rage and animosity aimed towards him like an overwhelming mountain which towered over him, as he shook and shuddered in fear, speechless and unable to say anything back. He began to lose energy in his legs as they slowly buckled, along with his will to keep fighting….

Back above on the seats, many of the crowds were alarmed to have heard what their commander declared just now, and while some were struck with a low blow and wanted to believe in the D Team still…..others however were beginning to have their faith in the legendary heroes shaken, as soon they even began to develop doubts….

"Is this true!?"

"Did they really do this to us?"

"Was everything we believed in a lie?" They began to converse with one another, much to the alarm of Max's friends as some of them began to glare at them!

"H…He's wrong!"

"We didn't do this! Honest!" Zoe and Rex pleaded desperately, trying to get everyone else's anger turned away from them!

Cera wanted to step in and help her friends, she believed in them with all her heart as she saw them first hand how they saved all of time and space….and yet despite that she couldn't find the strength to go against the growing disgruntled masses. She then looked down teary eyed in devastation at her father's cruelty, it was….unimaginable…."Father how could you be so cruel?"

"Err…." As some of the people gathered began to glare down at the Alpha gang, they gulped down hard and sweated uncontrollably as they began to huddle up with one another in a panic!

"Hold me!" Ed quickly blurted out as Zander and Ursula clinged onto him tightly!

"We will Ed!" They cried as they unknowingly ended up engulfing Dr Z too!

"Ack! A little room please!?" he choked as they huddled around him dangerously close, feeling himself crushed in a vice of bodies!

His friends looked ahead to see Max on his knees and looking down away from the battlefield, trapped in his conflicted thoughts as he was struggling to keep himself together, defending himself against the sharp words Lunensis shot at him earlier which embedded in his own soul. No matter how many he seemed to chase away, they seemed to come back again and keep him down, as his friends could see as they tried desperately to get through to him! "Max! Snap out of it!"

"You've gotta fight back or it's too late!" But their pleaded cries fell on deaf ears….as Max found himself trapped within his own mind waging a war in himself against his thoughts of doubt and insecurity which were caused by what he was told.

Lunensis took notice of this and closed his eyes, seeing Max like this proved he wasn't ready for the challenges of war if his spirit could break so easily. While he had to admit there was no honour in defeating a foe who lost the will to continue, this was still a war and anything goes, when an opportunity presented itself it's only natural to seize it otherwise it'd be missed or worse someone else would. Plus he was a man of his word and he planned to follow through with the deal he made with Taylor. Hardening himself and his own resolve he opened his eyes hard as he prepared for the final blow! "Now to put you out of your misery and get you lying legends out of my sight! Earth mode!" The styracosaurus glowed and roared before changing to the form of a purple and white stegosaurus, which rattled its tail spikes and hissed at the now weakened Chomp, who was now vulnerable with Max now lost in his thoughts!

"Oh man this isn't good…." Zander screeched as he sweated profusely and grasped his head in his hands tightly with his friends.

"This is the worst possible matchup for Max!" Cera cried out in alarm knowing a head on earth move like that would cause massive damage and more than likely take Chomp out of the battle in one hit!

"Eoraptor! End this now with Rock roller!" Lunensis commanded, showing no mercy as his dino slammed its front limbs on the ground, causing pieces of rock to fly into the air before combining into a single giant boulder, which it then spun around and smacked with its' tail as it began to roll towards Chomp who widened his eyes and roared in fear to his partner, who was still trapped in a pit of doubts!

Everyone gasped in alarm as the boulder closed in at them!

"AH!" Rex widened his eyes!

"NO!" Zoe and Cera cried.

"You idiot! Get out of the way now!" Dr Z hissed as he pulled on his hair till it was on the verge of being ripped off!

"I can't watch!" Ed whimpered a he covered his face with his hands and looked away.

One by one, the captains of the resistance looked away, unable to bear with this a second longer, "That's it then….it's over now…." Kaze was the only one of them to speak as he shook his head, disappointed that fate had given them false hope of their leader coming back to whom he once was….and the light of hope for them to be able to not only win the war and return to the once good days seemed to be extinguished….

Meanwhile, Max was still trapped in a tug of war in his conflicted emotions, on 1 side he knew that his friends were still counting on him to fight on so he couldn't quit now….but on the other hand, Lunensis' words were still gnawing away at his soul and he was beginning to feel unworthy of the faith that everyone had put in him once, seeing that if they couldn't make the future better before….what could they possibly do now to make a difference? He was so self focused and dwelling in his own self conflict, that he wasn't able to focus on the battlefield or see Chomp panicking as the rock closed in at him!

On the other side Lunensis eyed his foe with discontent as he shook his head with dissatisfaction in his eyes as well as his heart, "A shame…I was really expecting much more from this child and that's best he can muster?" he sighed, "How very disappointing indeed…." At that moment he blocked his eyes in surprise at what he said to himself, "Wait….why am I disappointed? Why should I care? I should be happy for this, now he and his ridiculous friends won't be around to corrupt the resistance any further and I can continue on with no regrets." he tickled himself before closing his eyes calmly, "I've already made my choice and there's no turning back now…." He told himself as he awaited for the sound of the rock connecting with Chomp and soon after that would come the sound of him being reverted to a card….though who couldn't help but feel a slight feeling of regret inside him for some reason….

Max oblivious to the battle at hand, soon began to grit his teeth in hatred as an immense weight could be felt on his back and chest, "What have I done? I thought we were doing the right thing….." He wondered to himself, "Is Lunensis really right all along? Is everything we've done or believed in…not enough?" He hissed, "Because of me….not only did we Cera and her family suffer…but now because of me….we've lost….and now we….we…." He clenched his fist hard and was on the verge of losing his will to fight completely…..when suddenly

"MAX!" The sound of his friends cried out together for him, which caused him to widen his eyes and wake up at last!

"AH!" Shaking his head clear and looking on, he was taken aback to see what he had missed since he fell into a slump and now he was about to let a huge rock crush Chomp like an insect! He gritted his teeth tensely and stepped back, about to fall into regret over not seeing this earlier….when Chomp roared out to him catching his attention, "Chomp?" he blinked his eyes in surprise as he saw his partner look to him, his eyes still filled with strength and resolve….and he was hoping for him to do the same as he was now. "You still…want to keep going?" Max asked him in surprise, despite all the damage his body took, his dinosaur's spirit hadn't wavered in the slightest….and that was what mattered most, and if Chomp still could go on, Max had no reason to refuse or give up either! "Heh, alright buddy if you say so! We'll give our all one more time!" He smirked in agreement with him as he gave a nod to Chomp.

Empowered by Max's rejuvenated spirit, Chomp reignited the determination within himself as he stomped hard on the ground and forced himself up to his legs much to the surprise of the audience and joy of the D Team and Alpha gang!

"He's up!"

"Alright! It's not over yet!" Zoe and Rex both cheered happy for him!

"But it will be soon if he doesn't do something about that rock!" Zander exclaimed as he pointed out frantically at the incoming boulder from Rock roller!

It was within seconds of reaching Chomp and Max, as Dr Z and Ed both looked away, "I can't look!" They cried!

Max however, with his mind no longer clouded with doubts, responded to Chomp's cry for help with a move card, "Hang in there buddy! Plasma anchor!" Chomp roared as he fired an electrical chain which pierced into the boulder! Mustering all his strength he turned it around and began to swing it in a huge circle before propelling it back at the stegosaurus!

"AH!"

"He did it!" Rex and Zoe smiled as Cera clapped her hands together in joy to see Max's spirit was still as strong as ever, as others began to cheer in excitement or relief.

Lunensis soon opened his eyes in surprise at the counterattack, clicking his tongue in annoyance at Max's continued resistance against him, "Tch! Quake saber!" he yelled as the stegosaurus generated a crystal sword which sliced the rock in half as it fell past him and crashed at the wall harmlessly before crumbling away!

"Don't count us out yet Lunensis! We're not done yet!" Max yelled out at the older man and his dinosaur as Chomp then roared out and stomped his foot into the ground with his spirit refreshed.

His spirited counterattack and comeback began to reignite hope in the crowds once more, "Alright!"

"They're still in this!"

"Hoorah! Way to go!"

They whistled and cheered for him as his friends including the alpha gang began applauding for him too, some of them deeply relieved he hadn't lost yet, the Alpha gang mainly as they fainted from the shock.

"Yippee! We're still in!" Zoe clapped with joy.

"Maybe…" Rex noted as he narrowed his eyes, "But they've still got a lot to take up for, it's clear the difference in their power levels and skill." he said seriously as Zoe then frowned at him being right in a bad way, "They'll need a miracle if they're going to win."

Cera however, smiled in response to Rex's comment, "And miracles are just what Max and Chomp are capable of pulling off." she then said as Zoe and Rex soon smiled and nodded with her, they didn't plan on counting Max out yet anytime soon.

"Tch! So you hang on by a thread…." Lunensis meanwhile huffed in annoyance, their fruitful struggle was actually beginning to get on his nerves…and even cause him and eoraptor to exert themselves for the first time in a long while, "Why won't you accept defeat and put an end to this hopeless struggle, you'd be saving yourself and your dinosaur a lot of pain, as well as a lot of trouble for me." He then offered him calmly seeing no more need to make this harder than it needed to be.

Max then narrowed his eyes in response, "As long as Chomp and I are still standing and able to fight then we'll keep going till the end of time if we have to!" he said firmly before looking to his triceratops with a faithful smile, "Isn't that right buddy?" He chuckled as Chomp responded with a roar of affirmation!

Lunensis then clenched his fist in anger and frustration, "Tch! Stubborn boy, you're just like a cockroach that refuses to stay down!" he hissed, "I'll be sure to grind you under my heel!" He swore as he pointed out at him, causing the stegosaurus to roar and charge at him!

"Heh, at least cockroaches are resilient, they survived way before and even after the dinosaurs did." Max chuckled before smirking with confidence as the stegosaurus then swung out its tail at Chomp who readied himself, "And unlike them, we will win!" He then yelled, as Chomp was able to swing out his head horns, countering the spikes of the tail before grabbing his foe and throwing him away to everyone's surprise! "Besides, this fight is just way too exciting to give up on!" Max then cheered in excitement, as the stegosaurus slammed at the nearby wall, Chomp rushed in and began to bash at his foe's unprotected side multiple times and with each one making the stegosaurus roar in pain! After that he quickly ducked down as his foe swung out his tail, only for him to get under, scooping up his foe with his horns like a shovel before tossing him across the arena!

"AH!" Lunensis gasped, he didn't expect Max and Chomp to still be this strong, let alone have enough strength to fight back after the punishment they were dealt just now! As his dino got back up to its legs and shook its head in disorientation, he looked back to both his opponents and gritted his teeth in frustration, unwilling to let them get away with it.

"Chomp and I haven't had this much fun in a long time! Now I'm starting to see why you guys lived these battle so much!" Max then grinned eagerly as Chomp followed up with a proud roar too, his words blowing Lunensis' mind completely.

"Say what!?"

Everyone else too was taken aback as much as he was, unable to comprehend how anyone could possibly enjoy themselves in a situation like this, "He's…having fun?" Cera asked herself in surprise, despite the battle being a high stakes one and Max being on the losing side….it almost reminded her of someone….

"Has the kid lost his mind!?" Dr Z then exclaimed in disbelief!

"Maybe the pressure's gotten to him at last." Ed then suggested as he began to bite his finger nails again, "Cos I know it has for me."

"Or maybe something else…." Cera muttered to herself overhearing him. Narrowing her eyes at Max, panting with a smile on his face along with Chomp, she put a finger to her chin in deep thought, "The way he's acting…it's almost like…." She then looked over to her father, who was still staring in shock at Max, doing something that was unthinkable and completely illogical.

"This kid….how can he be smiling and enjoying himself knowing everything that's on the line…that he's backed into a corner with no way of escape…he's about to lose it all….it's just like…." As Lunensis looked at Max, he widened his eyes somewhat as he saw what looked like a younger version of himself, with the very same expression and posture Max had, facing him along with the D Team member. In fact everything Max was doing now, his behaviour and judgment, was exactly the same as how his past self once was! Quickly he shook his head, chasing out any thoughts and temptations about returning to that, having vowed to move on past that himself as he then gritted his teeth furiously at Max! "I'll wipe that ridiculous smile off your face! Once you get a dose of reality maybe then you'll wake up and see the truth!" He yelled angrily at Max, seeing what he once did as foolish thinking and how Max was now repeating it.

He however had a completely different idea, "It's you who needs to wake up Lunensis!" Max retorted before calming himself down with a breath, "As much as I hate to admit it, you and I do have one thing in common." he said which puzzled the older man as he blinked his eyes in surprise.

"What?"

"We both fight for a cause and for good reasons. To stop the space pirates and make them pay for what they did." said Max before looking up at him with a hard glare, "But unlike you, I fight with faith that we will come out on top and I believe in my friends too." He said looking at Chomp then to his friends up in the seating booths above, then back down to his opponent, "While you instead gave into despair and threw it all away." He then clenched a hand over his chest where his heart was, "We both faced despair once in times of darkness, but I didn't let myself get consumed by it, instead I found light at the end!" he then shouted, "You said you wanted to protect the world and those you cared for?" He quickly pointed at him, "Don't make me laugh! You couldn't even protect the bond with your own dinosaur! Because of that you'll never win that way!" He then yelled out loud which caused everyone in the masses to gasp in disbelief.

Lunensis widened his eyes in shock at Max's words, which hit a nerve inside him as he exploded back in immense rage! "What did you say!?" He couldn't believe that a mere child had the nerve to talk back to him with such disrespect, yet Max however remained firm and kept a firm stance at his foe…..as Lunensis soon began to finally blink his eyes and finally see what the boy meant, "AH….."

"Another thing that separates us is that I'll sacrifice nothing to protect those I care about most!" Max continued before looking towards his partner, "The same goes for Chomp!" Who then roared out in agreement with him, earning him even more praise and applause from the crowds around them, his spirit had touched their hearts as it slowly began to free them from the despair they were suffering under for so long as well as renewed their long dormant hope they had buried deep in their hearts for so long.

"Way to go you guys!"

"We knew you could do it!" Zoe and Rex praised Max proud of him and for his spirited performance thus far in the face of such danger.

"Woo hoo!" even Dr Z found himself caught up in the excitement and began to cheer on for Taylor too! "Way to show him up! Now win this and prove the strength of the Alpha gang!" He cried shaking out his fists energetically!

"Go D Team!" The trio then followed after him as they punched forward in unison.

Around every corner of the seating booths, the crowds widened their eyes and stared baffled in amazement and speechlessly, "I don't believe it!" Marina gasped, the bond between Max and Chomp was clearer and more pure than any water surface she ever came across.

"He's pushing the commander into a corner!" Craig exclaimed, the will and strength they possessed was immense and unmatched!

"I never thought I'd ever see the day that Lunensis would meet his match…." Raina then commented as she then decided to do a check on her handheld computer device. Bringing up the numbers she blinked her eyes in surprise at the results, "That's odd…." she mused which caught Cera's attention, who was sitting nearby with the D Team.

"Hmm?"

"Chomp's power levels are rising….beyond their normal levels…." she noted as she narrowed her eyes to see the energy levels of the triceratops are reaching beyond optimum, and she couldn't find any logical or possible explanation for it.

Cera blinked her eyes unsure of what to make of it, "Is that…good?" she asked the Lightning captain who then put a finger to her chin in thought of the readings rising.

"To be honest….I'm not sure…." she admitted as she looked up from her computer screen, noticing something happening down below, "But it looks like we'll find out soon." She said as everyone else widened their eyes to see Chomp begin to gain a glowing yellow aura around his body, along with Max too!

As it glowed even more intense much to the amazement of the masses, eoraptor backed away nervously as Lunensis could only raise his arm and cover over his eyes in an attempt to sheila them from the glare! "Wh….What's happening!?" He gasped, as he started to feel nervous and unsure of what was happening, everything in the battle had gone how he predicted and anticipated…till now….

Max then looked to his most trusted partner, who let out a low growl as their eyes met, "Chomp…." he narrowed his eyes as Chomp let out a confident bellow, which convinced Max to nod back at him with a smile of firm assurance, "I know, let's do it." After that they could feel a strong connection between both their hearts, as they could even begin to hear and understand one another's thoughts and feelings, feelings of achieving peace for the future and unity between people and dinosaurs like how Cera had always hoped for. And the 2 of them were prepared to help her achieve that once more as they both turned towards Lunensis and eoraptor! "We won't quit, we won't be defeated…..Not now! Not ever!" He yelled with his heart filled with conviction as he too began to glow with Chomp much to everyone's amazement! "We're putting each other's fates in each others' hands, that's how far our bond goes! Soon everyone else will too!" He declared proudly before pointing out at Lunensis more determined than ever! "And we'll both show you Lunensis, first hand the real power of when dinosaurs and people together!AAAAAAHHH!" Max screamed together with Chomp who roared furiously as they both were bathed in bright yellow light which began to shine and illuminate the battlefield and soon the entire room! "Elemental fusion!"

"AAAH!" Lunensis gasped as he covered his eyes and his eoraptor shrieked in pain, as everyone else gasped in disbelief and shock over what was happening before them!

"Wh…What's going on now!?"

"Someone turn of the light! My eyes!"

"ARGH!"

"What's this!?" Various cries of discomfort and amazement echoed from the stands!

As the light died down, and Lunensis was able to see more clearly, he widened his eyes and he stared speechlessly, as Chomp emerged in a new form! Now coloured bright yellow with patterns of black stripes coating around his entire body giving him a sharp and powerful new look, but also brimming with immense power that had no doubt been locked deep inside him, only now being able to be unleashed with the unbreakable bond he shared with Max!

Lunensis' own dinosaur, for the first time felt fear beginning to brew deep down as it stepped back in light of this new foe, far unlike the triceratops they fought earlier prior to this moment and unlike any other opponent they ever face before! "Im…possible…." Was all his owner could breathe out, not once had he ever witnessed something like this before, it was far more than a mere colour change like with alpha dinosaurs, no, this was something completely natural and had nothing to do with being altered or twisted by science! This was done solely from the bond the triceratops had shared with his most trusted partner of all! Something which he…and the people of the future had long forgotten….

"AH!"

"Amazing!"

"What the!?" There were no words that could completely explain the feelings of awe, disbelief and amazement running through the minds and hearts of the people gathered to bear witness this monumental development, not once had something like this ever been discovered between man and dinosaurs.

Max narrowed his eyes hard, knowing he and Chomp had tapped into a brand new power which neither of them could achieve ever alone, and they planned on demonstrating it first hand to the people of the future, to help remind them of what they should truly be fighting for, "Take a good look Lunensis, the real difference between us and how this battle will be decided!" He declared to Lunensis who reared back in shock, as Chomp roared out and rushed head on to battle once again!

"Grrgh! Strike back with more power eoraptor!" the commander growled as he commanded his dinosaur to fight back! The stegosaurus glowed and shifted into megaraptor mode again! As Chomp charged full speed ahead, the raptor took to the air and spun before delivering an eagle like talon strike down at him with its front sickle claw! To his surprise, Chomp reacted instantly and leapt out of the claw's way, causing him to get stuck in the ground! As he tried to dislodge itself, pulling and tugging at his foot, he looked up and widened his eyes as Chomp rushed in rammed him head on! "No!" Lunensis gasped as the raptor crashed into the wall and slipped to the ground heavily battered from an attack nether of them saw coming! "Grrgh! Keep fighting!" Lunensis ordered in frustration, as the megaraptor picked himself back up and snarled fiercely while Chomp roared back!

Lunensis' dinosaur then glowed brightly as he changed form, however this time both Chomp and Max remained undeterred by the light this time as they stood firm and didn't blink. As Eoraptor shifted to styracosaurus form, he roared before trying to charge Chomp head on! A big mistake as he found himself slamming into what seemed like a stone wall before being tossed aside across the ground like a rag doll! Quickly he shifted to grass mode, then rushed ahead leaping into the air preparing to slam down on Chomp! To his shock Chomp instead managed to hold him as he landed down on his head before before being flung away again into the wall! As Chomp reacted and moved, Max almost seemed to see what he could and even mimic his movements from time to time as if they were in perfect sync with each other!

Chomp then charged in rammed the side of the lambeosaurus causing it to bellow in pain! As he backed away and began to mint another charge, his foe changed form this time to earth mode, as he swung out his tail to ward Chomp off from getting any closer! As eoraptor then swung his spiked tail with full force, Chomp miraculously was able to duck down under it before grabbing it as it came back! Before slamming his opponent onto the ground and then deliver a series of hard pounds with his foot on his unprotected stomach! Desperate, the eoraptor changed again this time to amargasaurus form and was able to use his foot to kick at Chomp's face and catching him off guard! Max gritted his teeth as he could feel the pain somewhat but he shrugged it off, knowing he and Chomp could still do this! As the amargasaurus got back up again, he began to pant heavily with exhaustion, but still wouldn't yield driven on by his instincts to please his master. He swung out out his tail, but to his horror, it had no effect when it connected with Chomp's side as he shrugged it off before charging and tossing him away once more, overwhelming the secret dinosaur and driving both him and Lunensis into a corner much to the bewilderment of everyone present!

"Incredible!"

"I don't believe it…."

"Such power! And it came from within the dinosaur itself!"

"Yeah and not by some weird mad science experiment!" They began to murmur and exclaim, they never expected the bond between a person and a dinosaur to be able to take things this far before! It was something they all wanted to achieve for themselves too, not just as a mere weapon in the war against the space pirates but something to carry on into the generations to come after that!

"Hey! I want to do that too!" Ursula pouted enviously at Max while Zander and Ed both whined childishly.

"No fair! Why does he always get the fun stuff first!?"

"Whatever the brat just discovered I must have it for myself!" Dr Z gritted his teeth as he leaned his face directly on the glass viewing dome till his face was squashed in and his maniacal grin could be seen across it!

Cera soon nodded after overhearing what they said, "Yeah…if we had such power too….we'd be able to put a stop to this war once and for all….and maybe even reconnect everyone with their dinosaurs too…." she thought seeing hope for the future if everyone managed to reconnect with their dinosaurs and believe in them as true equals like they once did in the past.

Something which others including Zoe and Rex agreed with as they nodded with her, "Mhmm…."

As he found himself being driven into a corner, Lunensis began to stutter and fall onto his knees, "This can't be happening….Am I…bout to lose? Everything I worked towards…" he shook and widened his eyes in disbelief, seeing his months of research and efforts being reduced to nothing by an inexperienced child who achieved something no one ever could! "No! I refuse to accept this! I will be the one to lead us all to victory! I won't let it end like this!" He then shouted in defiance as he began to give it his final go, "Eoraptor! Fire mode!" His dinosaur roared and glowed once more, before taking the form of a saurophaganax which snarled viciously towards Chomp and Max as he prepared to unleash one of his best moves ever! "End this now! Magma blaster!" Upon his master's command, the saurophaganax gathered fire in his jaws, stomped on the ground before preparing to fire a massive magma stream!

"I don't think so!" Max countered as he decided to take things seriously with one of his best moves yet! "Gatling spark!" Chomp surged with power as he rushed ahead, ploughing through the magma stream undeterred to everyone' shock and bewilderment!

"NO! Impossible!" Lunensis exclaimed as he was taken aback!

"He shredded through it like it was nothing!" Blaze exclaimed up above as he and the other captains widened their eyes at a skill of power that not only surpassed their own but even the commander's!

After that Chomp got right up close and personal with the saurophaganax, slamming its head up with his horns as he got in close under his foe's stomach, and began firing a barrage of lightning bullets through saurophaganax repeatedly without mercy, before finally thrusting upwards and sending him flying into the air and crashing to the ground!

"AH!" Lunensis widened his eyes, the shoe finally on the other foot as he found himself overwhelmed completely! There was nothing he could do!

"Amazing!"

"I knew he and the others were the real deal!" Others in the crowd began to gasp in awe and admiration for Max before cheering for him and the D Team once more, their faith finally restored in the great heroes who made their future possible, putting them all much more at ease.

At the battle, as Lunensis began to pant hard and heavily with desperation, Max could only eye him with pity as he closed his eyes, "I'll admit that hope isn't enough at times Lunensis." he said catching the man's attention.

"Huh?"

Max then shot him a firm glare after that, "But a world without hope isn't one worth living in, nor should it exist." he then said as he pointed forward, "And through hope the right kind of power can be made as you can see right now! With it we'll overcome anything that comes our way, including you!" He declared as Lunensis gasped in alarm at his words!

"AH!"

Not wanting to drag this battle out any longer, Max then took out his final move card, "Now Chomp! It's time for us to wrap this up! Final thunder!" Chomp roared as he put his all into 1 last attack, rushing ahead just as the saurophaganax managed to get up, he caught him off balance by slamming him back down with his tail before scooping him up with his head and throwing him into the air! Charging up a bolt of lighting between his horns he fired it at full force through his helpless enemy, piercing him directly through before firing off a barrage of lightning arrows which pelted through the saurophagnax as it coughed out in pain and then finally crashed down to the ground! As that happened, Chomp soon began to feel the after effects of his awakening and going super, as he began to pant heavily and slowly limp….while Max too began to sweat immensely too feeling the pressure get to him and experiencing the battle as Chomp did up close….

As for their opponents, Lunensis could only stare in utter disbelief, as his saurophaganax…remained motionless as it lay on the ground for several moments….tension in the air peaking as everyone awaited to see if the fight would continue of if it had ended. Before long….the saurophaganax glowed a bright rainbow glow, before reverting to its true form, back to that of eoraptor which lay down on the ground still….and nearly incapacitated….but utterly beaten.

Everyone widened their eyes at what they bore witnessed for the first time ever in their history of dino duelling,

"He….He did it…." Rex breathed in complete disbelief, before a big grin spread across his face, "Ahaha! Max did it! He won!" He laughed out loud as everyone began to shout all sorts of cheers and praises for a most splendid action packed battle filled with heart and spirit, something none of them had witnessed or felt in years…and it was like a breath of fresh air to them all as they gladly re-welcomed it with open arms!

"Yeah!"

"Woo hoo! Way to go!"

"That was awesome!"

The alpha gang and the D Team cheered with all their heart and soul for Max in unison, as he had in a way, laid down some sort of brand new and better law for them all. As the audience roared with applause and praises of all kinds, some of the captains like Blaze, Marina and Craig cheered with all they had, while others like Hua, Raina and Kaze only smiled with approval or let out sighs of relief…now that this long nightmare was over….or was it?

"Wait! Look!" Cera cried out loud in alarm as they all blinked and looked closer ahead.

"Huh?"

"What?"

They soon all widened their eyes and gasped, including Max himself, as the eoraptor, who was lying down almost lifeless earlier, soon began to stir and kick himself up as everyone gasped in alarm! He soon began to limp towards Max and Chomp, panting heavily with each step despite his massive injuries, even with his body on the verge of being broken, his spirit to continue fighting hadn't wavered in the slightest….every cell in his body was resisting the urge to faint and revert back to a card.

"No way….he's in really bad shape….and still wants to fight?" Max widened his eyes almost tearfully, he couldn't possibly bring himself to finish off a foe who was wounded to such a state…..it was admirable for one to have such a will to continue living and to fight on…but in this case….neither Max nor anyone else present was sure what to think.

Lunensis, refusing to accept defeat despite being overwhelmed so badly, gritted his teeth as he shouted out at his own dinosaur, "Eoraptor! Get up! Stand! They can't win!" he roared demanding him to keep fighting even in his heavily weekend state!

His harsh and heartless behaviour began to stir up rather disappointed and disgusted feelings amongst everyone present, even those who supported him initially, were beginning to see the truth behind his actions and now were losing faith in him as a leader they could trust, if he couldn't treat his own dinosaur with respect….what's to say he wouldn't do the same for him?

"Lunensis…."

"Is that really the commander?"

"Not the one I knew…."

They all murmured amongst themselves or out loud in disgust.

"How could he do that after all his dino did for him?"

"The nerve!"

"Grr!"

Even the alpha gang were put off to see such despicable behaviour….seeing it from a different perspective like now, they were starting to see that what they did before to the dinosaurs….wasn't all that different.

Max gritted his teeth in anger and lashed out at Lunensis' unacceptable behaviour, "Hey! Knock it off! The match has been decided!" he shouted, furious at not only the man's disdain to his won dinosaur but also for forcing him to fight when he was already so badly beaten he could barely move.

"Not it has not! Not while I have anything to say about it!" Lunensis retorted in a hostile way, his motivations not driven by determination or spirit, but by hatred and anger, "I won't accept anything less than victory! Now do as I say! Or else-

"Father stop!" a voice yelled at him from the other side of the room which caught him and Max by surprise!

"Huh!?" Turning to look they saw Cera, panting hard and sweating somewhat, having seen what had just happened she left her seat and rushed down as fast as she could, and thankfully she made it in time, "Cera!?"

"What is she doing here?" Max blinked his eyes in wonder, as Chomp then backed off deciding to let her handle this hopefully.

Catching her breath and wiping the sweat from her brow she then glared in disappointment towards Lunensis, "Are you so blinded by revenge that you can't you see what you've done with your own eyes!?" she shouted at him angrily and at the same time in pity at the state her once proud father had been reduced to.

"Stay out of this Cera! You know I can't do that!" He yelled back at her angrily, "If I lose then all we've worked towards, all the sacrifices we made all the suffering we went through…it would have all been for not-AH!" As he turned to look back at the battlefield, at his own dinosaur, he froze and his arms grew limp….as he saw his eorapter, still panting heavily from exhaustion and his wounds, shed a tear of sadness and pain….as Lunensis soon began to receive old memories flash through his mind, "Eoraptor…."

Remembering Max's words about him throwing everything away in pursuit of victory, he began to recall the times when he was a young boy around Max's age, when he first hatched his eoraptor from an egg and then laughing happily as he was licked. As his partner grew older, they had all sorts of fun activities playing fetch, exploring the forest and even sleeping in the same bed, almost everything they did was together. They also trained hard as well and even when they did lose battles against far bigger and stronger foes, they always laughed it off, all that mattered to them was that they had fun and friendship in the end….and he realised now, seeing what he drove his partner to become….Lunensis now began to realise to his horror, the moment he forced his dinosaur to undergo the same experiment as the other dinosaurs did...he now realised he crossed the line and had become the very thing he not only fought against all this time but also despised the most….

Looking up to see the looks of horror, pity or disappointment everyone was shooting at him, how he had betrayed their trust after they had pinned their hopes on him long ago….the monster he had become and now exposed before them all. He fell to his knees and grasped his head in despair, "No….What have I done?" he breathed shaking his head, as dark thoughts began to infest his mind and he felt himself sink into a pit of darkness….

As Max and Cera could only look on, feeling sorrow for him….they looked up in surprise to see the eoraptor had forced himself up and snarled out fiercely at Chomp!

SNARL!

Despite his wounds and driven past exhaustion and onto the brink of near death, he was still programmed to obey Lunensis' every order, and even if it costed him his life he was going to carry it out to the end even if it costed him his life! As he hissed and flared our his claws can teeth, demanding that the battle be fisnihsed, Chomp let out a soft growl of reluctance, finding it hard to go through with finishing off such a weakened foe….but the challenge was made and thus had to be seen through as Max soon lowered his head, "Alright…if that's really what you want….then you leave us no choice." He then said with a feeling of regret in his heart before hardening himself and his resolve to finish it, "Chomp…do it." He said to his awakened triceratops, who roared out and prepared to charge head towards eoraptor, who didn't budge from his position and instead braced himself for the final strike!

Roar!

Everyone cried in horror, some looked away, and Cera held out her hand about to cry for Max to cease his attack, when-

"WAIT! STOP!" Lunensis suddenly screamed out!

"Huh!?" Max gasped as Chomp then halted his assault upon the defenceless eoraptor, as he and his foe, along with everyone else looked to Lunensis who had run out onto the middle of the battlefield and stood in front of his wounded dinosaur holding his arm out!

"AAH?!" His unexpected actions caused everyone to gasp in surprise.

Cera blinked her eyes unsure of what he was going to do now, "F…Father?" Looking into his eyes, she could see sadness in them, and she gasped…perhaps sensing…empathy in him?

As he looked down upon his dinosaur, who soon slumped to the ground and collapsed, but still breathing heavily, Lunensis then lowered his head conceding defeat at last, "Victory is yours….I….surrender…."

His declaration caused everyone to gasp in disbelief at what they heard.

"Lunensis…." Max too was taken aback but son shook his head and sighed with a hint of relief, "Thank you…." he said to the commander, relived he called off the match in time, had he gone through with the attack Max knew he wouldn't be able to live with himself. After that, Chomp's legs began to buckle as a light shone and he reverted to his original form, before collapsing on the ground and reverting to a card which then returned to Max's hand.

Silence soon descended upon the arena, and the atmosphere of tension had not yet lifted, as everyone murmured and looked to one another, conflicted over whether they should celebrate or whether this could even be considered a victory.

"Max won…and yet….why can't I cheer happy for him?" Zoe then asked, as she felt the victory to be very empty and bittersweet in the end.

"I don't know….but whatever the reason…it's affected everyone here…." said Rex as he looked around to see they were eying the situation below tensely, with conflict inside. This wasn't the battle they had hoped to see, one where neither side had anything to lose and when they could just fight for the fun of it….it was great earlier while it lasted and when Chomp went into a new awakened form like never seen before, but now….it was short lived in the end.

Even the Alpha gang too, despite being allowed to stay, couldn't find it in them to cheer for Max's triumph, for it came with far more a cost than it was worth.

"Everything I did….All I wanted was to save us from doom….to help us see another day….where did I go wrong? Was it all for nothing?" Lunensis then spoke out as he fell to his knees and gazed upon his eoraptor, who was beaten utterly to such a point he was in near critical condition, as Cera could only look on, unable to say a thing to comfort her father knowing no words could reach his closed off heart and shattered spirit now.

"Hey, don't feel so bad." then said Max kindly to him as he looked up to see the boy now standing before him, with a light smile on his face, "It was just one match, it's nothing to be ashamed of, if you want when you're up to it you can try again?" He offered him with a hand.

Looking to it in shock at Max's offer, seeing it to either be naivety or pity, he gritted his teeth and smacked it away much to the boy's surprise! "It's not that simple!" He yelled before he fell to his knees and on the ground, hissing bitterly as painful tears fell from his eyes, each filled with pain, sadness and self hatred, "My best…I put all my heart and soul into….I sacrificed everything I knew and believed in and it still wasn't enough…." he hissed before lowering his head down further in shame, "I couldn't protect anything like you said….and what's worst I gave up so much more….and still lost…." Despite being victorious Max couldn't feel proud of himself, he only wanted to change Lunensis' views, not reduce him to such a pitiful state, "If I can't win here….It's hopeless now…there is no future…." he then breathed heavily as he slowly began to lose the will to continue fighting on….and slowly he began to feel himself slip away and lose himself in his own guilt…his desire to keep fighting or even to live was beginning to ebb away and he felt himself sin further and further into the abyss of despair….It looked like nothing could be done for him, till Cera placed a kind comforting hand upon his shoulder, "C…Cera?" Lunensis blinked his eyes in surprise as she looked to him with a warm smile, with Miku on her shoulder.

"No it isn't dad." she said shaking her head.

"Mhmm, we can still make things right, if you let us help you." said Max as he walked up to the both of them.

Cera's father gasped as he looked to and from them each in confusion, "You both….would still show me mercy? After all I did?" he asked, "I…do not understand….how could you even think of showing a horrible person like me kindness…after going betraying everything we all believed in and even what I threatened to do to you and your friends had you lost!?" he cried unable to understand it.

"None of that matters now." Max responded to him firmly before kneeling down to look Lunensis in the eye, "What you did in the past will stay in the past, all that matters is now and the future." he said, having forgiven him for what he had done and tried to do.

Cera then placed a hand on her father's back, "Dad….I'm really sorry I wasn't there for you before." she apologised with regret and remorse as she patted him with empathy, "I know all you wanted was of the suffering of people and dinosaurs to end, but you lost your way and you lost hope that we could go back to who things were, because you were alone." she said to him before smiling lightly, "But now we have a chance to make up for lost time, start over and set things right." Lunensis blinked his eyes in surprise as Cera then held out a hand to him next, "Together as we should, with everyone's help." She said offering him a chance to come back to the way he was before

"Cera…." he breathed with no other words to express for the compassions he was showing him, something he had long forgotten….

"She's right you know." Max continued agreeing with what she said, "You ought to listen to what she has to say, in fact a lot of what me and my friends learnt came from her, and believe it or not, much of what she learnt came from you. So basically it was you who helped teach us to be better versions of ourselves from the start." He then grinned in a rather jolly way as he patted the man on the shoulder, "Maybe you ought to put some of your own advice into practice now that you have a fresh start and all."

"Max…." As Lunensis looked at Max closer, he could almost see like he was conversing with his past self….in the end he began to realise he betrayed more than the people and the dinosaurs, most of all…he betrayed himself. "Tch! How could I have not seen it sooner?" He then hissed to himself through his teeth, as he then punched on the floor with a hard fist. He was to be the hope for the people and the dinosaurs that they'd be able to return to their golden age once more, and he threw it all away because of his own selfish grief. Though….after he saw how Max had achieved a new possibility and hope for them in the battle just now, he began to see….that maybe the hope of going back to how things were once, may be possible for everyone else….bit as for himself…."Do you…honestly believe that?" he asked as he looked to Cera seriously but also with doubts in his heart too, "That I can change after all I did to the dinosaurs and threatened to you?"

She nodded in response much to his surprise, "We do dad." she smiled, "In fact I also saw it in you too as you fought and spoke to me and my friends earlier. True you may have been blinded by grief and despair, but at the same time you were following down the only path you could see." she explained now seeing things from his side and being more understanding as to why he took that path, "You mentioned the alpha process has a reverse function, if you truly were convicted on it you wouldn't have developed it in the first place. Meaning you were hoping to still have a change of heart should the time come." She stated, "Plus, during the battle, the way Max acted in battle, it was almost like how I saw you once before." Lunensis said nothing in response but looked away, unable to face his daughter, while Max breathed in surprise that she was able to figure that out, "You were fighting because you didn't want him and the others to suffer like you did didn't you? You wanted to keep them away from it all by any means necessary, to protect them even if it meant to break them in the process…." She continued in a remorseful tone, while she didn't approve of him doing so in the end he did have his reasons being driven to desperation and all, "Deep down a part of you really wanted things to be back way they used to be, but you thought it impossible and thus gave up on it all…." She then said at the end before smiling at him with empathy.

"Cera…." Her father knew she was able to read situations and people well, but her ability to even read the hearts and spirits of both people and dinosaurs….it always continued to amaze him everytime he saw it.

Max soon began to smirk and scratch the back of his head, "Hey, you know when I think about it, that's kinda what you did sometimes huh Cera? Heh…." he chuckled now being able to see the family resemblance between her and her dad, and he tried to make a joke about it, till he suddenly remembered the situation they were in as he shook his hand out, "Err I mean no offence of course! But-"

"None taken Max." Cera shook her head back at him before smiling lightly, "Now I see I was wrong on that." she then admitted before looking to her father, "If others were to offer help, it's one thing to refuse to protect them but also selfish to reject them. Plus by doing so you'd only cause all the pressure and pain to be focused entirely on you and thus you become overwhelmed by the strife and challenges the world may present before you." She explained, "Only with the power of bonds, friendship and mutual trust….with people and dinosaurs, can one truly be able to overcome them."

As Lunensis began to think more carefully, he began to see now that since the day he lost Cera, he hadn't opened to anyone else at all besides her. In fact he never got close to anyone before her, afraid of losing them too like he already had with his wife Maia once…..thus it made him vulnerable and fragile, as he now began to see.

"If I can realise that, maybe you can too." Cera then said to her father, now believing he had a chance to start over again, as she held out a hand to him.

"It's not too late Lunensis, in fact it never is unless you say so." Max smiled in agreement with Cera as he did the same too and held out his own hand too, "So what do you say? Think you can come back to the way things were and we win this war the right way?" He asked hopefully.

Looking up to them, Cera's dad could see the purity in both children's eyes as they were truly hoping for him to come back, and they along with everyone else were to forgive him too…..As he looked up and around, he could see the hopeful and anticipation of everyone present. Realising now the error of his ways, and his heart finally being touched after being locked away and hardened in the cold for so long….Lunensis soon nodded firmly with a light smile, as he took both their hands and they both helped him stand up.

As that happened, the old Lunensis soon perished….and now had evolved…or perhaps reverted back to the noble commander who founded the D Resistance, as everyone clapped, cheered and applauded in honour of this legendary moment which could transcend all time.

"That was an awesome battle!"

"Hope we can see another one again!"

They all cheered grateful to the D Team both for the exciting battle for the ages, as well as for helping to return their leader back to the man he once was and should always have been. Others even began to tear up emotionally at this beautiful moment, or bawl their eyes out overwhelmed with emotion, to see their long prayers had been answered at long last, it took a long time but it was worth it for it had been answered in the best possible way. The Captains too, began to look towards the D team kinds and even the alpha gang seeing much in them, much they still have to learn and even more that they themselves can learn from them too.

In the midst of the applause they were receiving, Lunensis then stood before them as they looked to him in surprise, "Cera…Max….thank you….you've both given me long lost hope that things can be better again…." he breathed as he lowered his head with regret, "I thought I had lost everything once….but in the end…maybe there is still something left to fight for after all." he then let out a light sigh, while it had been hard and painful for him to finally see he had committed wrongs he at least was grateful to at least realise it now. Looking to Cera, she was a prime example of how there was still something left to fight for after all, and how he was now here to care for her too. And not only that, the great D team and Alpha gang who helped raise her into an even wiser person that he had ever been….nothing could make him more proud of this moment. After that last he looked to Max and knelt before him with respect, "Max, I concede defeat, you truly are the better duelist than I am now….congratulations."

"Hahah…Oh it was a close match so I don't know….." Max blushed red sheepishly as he then scratched his head with a big grin on his face.

Lunensis however calmly shook his head back to him in response, "The reason I lost was because I lacked the faith and trust I had in my partner….something you and your dinosaur possess." he admitted painfully before smiling lightly knowing what he had to do if he wanted things to be like how they once were, "And until the day I reclaim my old spirit….I am not worthy of the title of champion." Max could only widen his eyes in amazement as the commander hsmeld soon bowered before him in respect and humidly, "Thus I pass it onto you." He then said submitting defeat as the crowds soon erupted into even

"Hail to the new champ!"

"Hooray!"

"Glad I actually lived to see the day the boss got dethroned!"

"Yeah! By a legendary hero no less!"

As Max looked around and stuttered, feeling overwhelmed by all the praise he was receiving, Cera smiled and giggled at him happily, "You'd make a fine champion Max, take pride in that and take good care of it too." she said to him as she gave him his full support.

"Oh err….I don't know what to say hehe…." he blushed sheepishly but nevertheless began to wave his hands out and give a bow to the audience as he returned their applause with respect and appreciation. Already they were beginning to see him as a far more worthy champ than Lunensis had ever been before.

"We always knew you'd win!"

"Hail to the new champion!"

The Alpha gang too were sweating and wheezing for what they just saw, and still hadn't even recovered yet as they began to faint from being overwhelmed with excitement.

"Way to go Max!"

"Congratulations!" Zoe and Rex both then cheered energetically for their friend for pulling off such an amazing victory, "Man that was a nail biter of a fight…..I almost thought he'd lose."

Zoe then smiled, "But Max was right, as long as we continue to believe, he and Chomp will always pull through in the end….." she then said.

"Now I think it's our turn to do the same….for everyone here Zoe." said Rex seriously to her, seeing that this victory, uniting the resistance and restoring Lunensis was only just the beginning.

"I agree Rex." Zoe then nodded back at him, knwogn the war was still something they all had to face together, at least now they had a chance of winning it. Plus…it would soon be time that they would need to evolve to, their partners along with themselves….

As everyone continued showering praise and cheers upon Max's victory, Dr Z soon folded his arms and scoffed enviously as he realised they were all focusing their attention on someone instead of him, "Hmph! I could've beaten that guy easy! Then everyone else would be worshipping me!" he whined before shaking his fists out in jealousy, wanting his name to be chanted instead and refusing to let the D Team steal the glory and fame he deserved.

His team however didn't seem so enthusiastic though, "I don't know Dr Z…." Ursula then muttered unsurely, being the first to awaken from fainting, as she pursed her lips with her fingers, "Could you do what that kid just did?" She then pointed ahead at Max.

Dr Z then shuddered realising the point his team made, that Max had indeed discovered something he didn't as he was forced to face the fact, "N…No!" he croaked before leaning ahead at Max through the glass dome locking his eyes on him, "But I'll find out how and when I do they'll all soon be bowing to me as Dinosaur King! Ahahahah!" He then laughed out loud much to the dismay of his team seeing he'd never change or perhaps he'd go worse from here on and maybe take it out on them in the future…..

"Ugh…."

Amidst all this, Captain Raina was still looking over the data and readings she acquired from the battle just now, and she soon noticed a certain spike in Chomp's power readings at the moment he went into his super form earlier, "Interesting….a burst elemental energy from within the dinosaur was detected….but what could have caused this?" she mused as she rubbed her chin with her finger, "Perhaps their bond? Something invisible yet we all can't deny it exists. Thus making it faith…." Even as a scientist she knew there were limits to what could be seen and with the material world as she then shut of her device to look at later, before looking ahead at Max with a proud smile, "Heh, perhaps science can't explain everything after all, but it wouldn't hurt to try." She said to herself before going everyone else in applause and praise for the D Team.

After that, Lunensis then looked back down to his partner dinosaur, who had just opened his eyes and looked up to see….a warm smile of kindness upon his owner's face, one which he had not seen in years…and it made him…feel at peace and happy like the old days…."Eoraptor….I'm truly sorry…" Lunensis bowed down apologetically to his dinosaur before stroking a gentle kind hand down the little dinosaur's scaly body, "Could you ever forgive me for what I put you through….partner?" he pleaded, hoping that his apology would be accepted, while also bracing himself for the consequences if he didn't. To his relief, the eoraptor, despite the suffering he put him through before, kicked himself back up and began to lick Lunensis' face with affection, as the older man then laughed happily with joy and warmth filling his soul, "Ahah….thank you…" he cried gratefully as he hugged his partner dinosaur close to him, amazed that even after what he put him through all along he was still loyal to no end, a trait he vowed to never take for granted ever again.

Tears were soon shed by the people as they saw this happen, followed by cheers directed towards the newly reborn Commander Lunensis, knowing that the Resistance could trull fight for what was right now.

"Way to go!"

"Welcome back commander!"

As that happened, Cera looked towards Max and smiled at him with gratitude, "Thank you Max, you've really helped my father return to the man he once was. I really owe you and your friends everything."

"Hehe, it's fine Cera, as we said we're friends and you won't need to handle this on your own anymore." he chuckled as he waved his hand out at her like it was no big deal.

Cera then let out a calm breath, feeling at peace that everything worked out in the end like she hoped for, "You're right…if you never came with me then this may not have been possible….." With friends she had managed to accomplish what she believed was impossible, and now the dream of not only ending the war but also beginning a brighter new age didn't seem as farfetched and fantastical as she first believed.

Max nodded back at her, "And as we promised we'll stand by your side to end of this war. Whatever the space pirates throw at us well be ready for them together." he vowed as he held a fist to her, and she nodded and responded back with a fist bump of her own, which further added more fuel to the fiery cheers echoing all around them.

"Cera," Lunensis then spoke to her as she and Max looked to face her father, who now smiled with compassion and eyes brimming with true kindness at last, "Thank you…Because of you and your friends….I feel like I've finally woken up from a terrible nightmare and realised the error of my ways." He said boing down to them gratefully as he carried his eoraptor in his arms which was resting peacefully after the battle it just had, not just to recuperate but also at ease knowing his partner was back to his true self. Both Max and Cera smiled back at Lunensis as he then bowed with respect to them, "No amount of words could ever explain how I truly am sorry for everything, and from this moment forth I promise to right the wrongs I've committed in the darkness behind your backs…." He said with a new clarity in his eyes as he narrowed them hard, "And I know just where to start." He then said at the end.

(Meanwhile)

Further away at the ends of the earth, in a cold but dark sinister fortress hidden underneath layers of cloaking, Goma stood before the other 4 space pirates who awaited his return, after he stated to them he'll be making sure they're properly equipped for the tasks he had in mind for them. He smiled darkly as he presented before them a large metal case and laid his hand upon it, "I do hope you've enjoyed what I've brought you all…." he smirked proudly as he opened it up and sitting inside it were the cards of Gigas, Armatus, Maximus and Brontikens.

"AH!" The space pirates widened their eyes in surprise and amazement at what he brought them, before quickly seizing their respective cards without an ounce of gratitude, much to Goma's annoyance.

"Ehehehe! Finally!"

"About time we got our dinos back!"

"Now I can't wait to give those snivelling brats some well deserved payback!" Foolscap, Gavro and Sheer snickered as they grinned or fingered their old dinosaurs, eager to use them in a fight very soon.

Meanwhile Goma scowled hard at them as he tossed the briefcase away, seeing how easily they took him for granted after all the trouble he went through to get them their cards back, just like how they shrugged him off last time when he discovered the existence of the cosmos stones for them. Clearly they didn't take to heart what he was capable of after his earlier demonstration of the power he now held, probably because they now held dinosaurs of their own and didn't feel as vulnerable as they were before. Nevertheless he then smirked to himself knowing it didn't matter, he was done trying to earn approval or respect from them, now it was time that they proved their own worth or suffer the consequences.

Looking to the side, he then scowled and face palmed in disgust as he saw his father Spectre begin kissing his card all over, "Ahahahah! Brontikens! You've returned to me!" He laughed joyously before summoning his apatosaurus in chibi form and then cradling him in his arms like a baby and then kissing his forehead, "Mua! Did those nasty humans treat you poorly my sweet little Brontikens? Hmm?" He pouted petting the little sauropod's head before growling with rage, "Well they won't get away with it! They and every last filthy human on this miserable world will pay dearly for this!" he roared so loudly his voice could be heard echoing from outside the fortress!

Goma then smirked seeing his father could still be of use to him, "They indeed will father." he said catching his attention as well as the other pirates', "And many more will as well, only when I see fit."

They all soon blinked their eyes or raised eyebrows at him in suspicion, "Say what?"

"What do you mean when YOU see fit?" Foolscap and Sheer then questioned him with suspicion, and also taken offence as well.

"What you see fit?" Gavro scratched his head in confusion as usual, "You mean I'm getting fat and my clothes don't fit anymore?" he then asked before looking down to his belly to check for any flab.

"The time for revenge will come I promise you that." Goma ignored him as he turned his back towards them all, "But right now we must focus on the bigger picture at hand." He then said sinisterly as a grin came upon his face with his ind hatching a new diabolical scheme.

Once more Gavro blinked his eyes unsure of what he meant, "Bigger picture? I see no picture around….." he then muttered as he looked around the room with his hand covering over his eyes to see no portraits in sight for miles.

Goma then sighed and pinched his temple, starting to lose his patience but showed an immense deal of self restraint as he calmly replied, "I have a big plan in motion, one that will bring the entire resistance to its' knees. And I-"

"Hey wait a sec! Whoever made you in charge!?" Foolscap then yelled interrupting him much to his annoyance.

"Yeah, no way we grownups are taking orders from a pint sized punk like you!" Sheer hissed as she shook a fist at him,

Goma could see their acts of rebellion were beginning to get on his nerves, clearly he'd have to put them in their place and make sure they knew exactly where they belonged.

"For once you have a point," Specter then said in agreement with his men before he tried to talk down to his son and exercise his own authority as an adult, "Goma! As your father I-"

Goma suddenly shot them all a piercing glare, his eyes glowing deep purple which caused them to shudder and freeze in terror! "Don't forget, you 4 owe me your more than your pitiful lives could ever provide, thus you are all under my command now." he said menacingly as they froze stiff and sweated profusely, unable to speak back to him knowing any word that passed out from them would be their last, "You'd be stranded in the middle of space on that asteroid for all eternity if it weren't for me, in fact I could throw you all back into that black hole if I wanted to, chances are you won't be so lucky at the other end this time around." He then walked towards them and grinned, shooting them an expression which made their hearts skip a beat, that proved he meant what he was saying and he'd do it without hesitation, "Unless of course, you'd want to try your luck against me hmm?"

Seeing their only choices to be service or sacrifice, the pirate trio grunted most reluctantly not wanting to take their chances, "Tch!"

"Grr…."

"Fine…." Each of them grumbled seeing there was no use getting into a fight now, the risk wasn't worth it, they'd have to wait for their chance to come….if there was one….

"Hmph….you're no fun my son…." Specter pouted sadly as he began to wonder where he went wrong in raising him.

At that moment Goma's expression lightened and he smiled playfully at the older pirate, "Oh? I'm rather hurt to hear that father, especially when I went through the trouble of getting all your dinosaurs back, which you all so carelessly lost." he said causally turning his back to them as they scowled or grumbled behind his back, "And especially when I've prepared each of you a special task that I can trust no one else with but you." He said with a sinister grin after that as he had an offer for them that they'd be fools to refuse.

His words were quickly caught on by the other pirates, "Oh?" Foolscap raised an eyebrow in suspicion.

"Go on, we're listening." Sheer smirked with interest.

Goma then knew he had their full attention as he reached into his cloak and took out a black and purple remote he had under it, "As I was saying before you so rudely interrupted me, my empire has set up bases of operations spread across this planet, and I've decided to put each of you in charge of one." He said facing them. Turning back to face them, he pressed a button on it which caused a holographic globe of planet Earth to appear on top of it, and 4 locations marked at Europe, Africa, Asia and America lit up at it. The space pirates began to look closer at the locations seeing them to be labelled at Euro Plains, Kalimba Park, Darkwood forest and Dust Hills respectively. "And to make sure things proceed smoothly, I've decided to let you take these with you too." Goma snapped his fingers as they looked to him. Before long they began hearing the sounds of slimy footsteps they looked up to see a gel jark walk in carrying another case, this time coloured dark purple. As it opened it up before them, they widened their eyes with awe, interest or surprise at the 6 cards they saw inside it.

"Wow, check these out! Real sweet!" Foolscap grinned as he grabbed 2 of them and snickered eager to try them out.

"They look really gnarly…." Gavro commented with interest, putting a finger to his chin as he took 2 more.

Sheer then narrowed her eyes as she took the last 2 form the case, "So where'd you pick these up? From the underworld?" she snarked as she waved one of her cards playfully at Goma who scowled somewhat taking offence to her taking him lightly.

"I really have to find out where he shops for his weapons…." Specter then thought to himself as Brontikens let out a sleepy yawn and dozed off.

"I managed to put these together using some data my gel jarks were able to snatch from the Ancient Lab while they were retrieving your dinosaurs," Goma answered Sheer, "They'll be able to help you command the forces that I'm so generously allowing you to borrow." he then said before a second jark entered his room with a black case next. He turned to it and opened the case himself as 4 devices shaped like handheld computer screens with a series of buttons on their sides as well as energy readings on them.

"And with this dinovoc I just developed, you'll be able to control them effectively as well." He said tossing one to each pirate as they grabbed it either with ease or clumsily before it fell down to the floor.

"Whoa! Okay….?" Foolscap mused as he eyed it closely not sure what to make of it.

"How very interesting…." Sheer smiled as she narrowed her eyes at it, seeing it looked simple enough to operate.

Others though didn't seem to understand its concept yet, "How do I work this thingie?" Gavro squinted his eyes as he looked it all around and even began to sniff it.

"Wow! A new toy! Oh how I just love new toys! Hohohoho!" Specter laughed in a jolly way before hugging it with Brontikens and then showering them both with playful kisses, which the apatosaurus didn't mind too much.

"I'm glad you're all having fun….." Goma grunted doing his best to ignore his father's nonsensical behaviour before folding his arms seriously, "Because playtime is over, now's the time we make our move to divide and conquer." He said as they all faced him, "Listen to me carefully, here's what I want each of you to do." He then said as a malicious grin came upon his face as he began to explain his plans, as well as the high hopes he had for them should they succeed and the consequences should they fail…..

Thus debuts the awakened/super dinosaurs! Had to give a reason for why Max couldn't use his dino tector, therefore it made this new possibility.

Hope you enjoyed the battle with Lunensis displaying his dinosaur handling expertise and use of all 6 elements, and Max restoring Lunensis to his true self too. Sure Lunensis may have seemed hard and overboard at first (Altering the dinosaurs to be stronger and more aggressive) but hey war can break people in a lot of ways so can you truly blame him? Also there have been a few occasions where his empathy towards enemy dinosaurs may have lead to some close calls in the battlefield, not wanting them to suffer but they still attack viciously regardless till defeated, thus leading him to desire more extreme measures. (Think of it like in Yugioh Vrains with Go Onizuka from season 2), also eoraptor struggling towards Max after defeat is kinda derived from dino stalker after you beat the troodon boss.

The only one whoever prevented him from going overboard was Cera who was by his side but when she left he lost reason for holding back. Don't worry after this he's back to normal with Max having set him straight, took me a while to put together the right dialogue for this.

Also let's not leave the space pirates out as they've just started to make their move too! The war of the dinosaurs shall soon dawn, which side shall prevail? Stay tuned as the war now begins!

Lunensis' eoraptor was an unaltered dinosaur on the past, after what this chapter showed guess it won't be hard to figure out how to became purple now. But in the end was powerless against the bond of friendship and trust both Max and Chomp shared as they tapped into an all new power! Don't worry though, they'll be using their dinotectors again soon too.

In response to reviews

tsukikami02

-Yup that sums up Cera's story and yeah in a way you could say Lunensis did alter Miku to make her a secret dinosaur that way she could protect Cera better, also through that research on Dr Z's he later on found alpha dinosaurs too. Well Lunensis did lose his way as stated here but thanks to Max he's seen the real light and now back to before, though some of the alpha dinosaurs are willing to stay as they are or others volunteering to do it, those of the same species of the ones reversed. Taka is actually the talarurus, I saw that on the wikia just now. And yes glad you like how it leads up to this now.

I see well that's too bad then if you can't reply to PM, but you have a story on your profile don't you so shouldn't you be able to go to a homepage and do PM still even if on an iPad?

Guest

-Not sure yet but Raina's device is in experimental stage.

Guest

-I do intend to have them use new moves later on.

Drew Luczynski

-Well not sure if what Dr Z did here was stupid to you but it did help the D Team find out about what Lunensis was keeping in the dark. Also it's clear he and Cera are the secret dinosaur users in the resistance.

Well Blaze isn't exactly returning Ursula's feelings yet, plus he and her are from different times kinda like Zander and Reese or Dr Owen with Ursula at first.

Strangely apatosaurus can also be water element according to the wikia, maybe those can be regular ones and Brontikens was an exception being secret element.

Rose Gold

-Nice theory but no, as shown here he was the real deal just that he lost his way. Plus gel jarks can't speak like humans can.

Guest

-I think this chapter proves that super will be used, for dinotectors they will come too but later.

blackshadow340

-Glad you liked it. A little hard to understand your review at first so thanks for the PM. Each of the gang will learn a lot to come from them down the road, Rex he won't get into physical training but will be more on guard later on. Cora's dad did lose his way regarding the alpha dinosaurs but won't spoil anything yet regarding them, will have to wait till next chapter.