A/N: I do not own anything related to Dinosaur King. Just my OCs.
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On the hilly landscape of the Austrian Alps, a boy and his dog were playing fetch.
"Go, get it!" the boy exclaimed as he threw a frisbee. The dog barked and chased down the stick as the boy watched in joy. To the corner of his eyes, the boy saw something white in the grass. Curious to what it was, he picked it up to reveal a capsule, not that he would know that.
His dog came running back and tackled him with the stick in his mouth.
"William! Time to go!" His mom said from their pickup truck.
"Coming!" William shouted back before he and his dog raced back to the truck.
Upon impact, William had lost the capsule, sending it on the ground. The capsule opened up and revealed a pair of cards within. Grass gently brushed against them before it activated.
From a green glow, an orange Lambeosaurus with a red crest trumpeted awake before seeing his new location. Curious to where he was, the hadrosaur walked in the opposite direction of the pickup truck.
On Zeta Point, the Alpha Gang was currently watching cable TV on the big screen. They had been flipping through a few channels to find something to do while they waited for a dinosaur to appear. Being the unproductive trio they are, they couldn't decide on what to watch.
"Why can't we watch a cartoon?" Ed asked.
"Because I'm not watching some boring show for 5 years olds!" Ursula barked, flipping through channels since she had the remote.
"A crime show?" Zander offered.
Ursula dismissed that one too, "Predictable. Oh, it's the least suspected killer. Give me a break."
The 'leader' of the trio flipped through multiple shows: an anime, a supernatural, a sports channel. All which didn't interest her, and to the lesser extent Ed and Zander.
Soon, she came across one show that had her attention.
"Welcome to American Idol!"
Ursula shot right up and was glued to the screen. Ed and Zander both gulped, knowing what was about to happen and both grabbed a pair of headphones.
"There is an American Idol season at this time?!" She cried.
"Um…. no?" Ed and Zander tried to discredit but she began a fantasy.
"Oh my~. American Idol~." She swooned before proclaiming, "Of course. I should be there. Yours truly has a magnificent singing voice~." She began to sing so off-key and loud that even the dinosaurs -halfway across the island- cringed.
"What in tarnation is that noise?!" Major shouted before he rolled in a mud pit, getting mud in his ears. Slasher repeated the same action before trying to graze.
"Hard to hear you over the banshee!" Suko said, trying to cover his ears. Alison had the arm length too.
"Curse my small arms!" Arthur yelled as he couldn't reach his ears. He unfortunately couldn't cover his ears so he endured Urusla's 'singing'.
After the 'banshee' sang, she finished, "See? With a voice as charming as a songbird, I should have applied. But we have dinosaurs to catch!"
"Who's scratching nails against a chalkboard?!" Dr. Z shouted as he barged in.
"Ursula." Ed and Zander replied after taking off their headphones.
"I was just practicing my beautiful singing voice," Ursula said to the doctor. "It might come in handy with getting dinosaurs."
Ed and Zander gave a look that said 'Really? What dinosaur is going to take that singing?'
Dr. Z prompt ignored her as he spoke, "Listen up! A new dinosaur has appeared! Everyone to the control room!"
The trio got to their feet and ran out in a second. Ursula began to ask, "Where is it? L.A?! Hollywood?! Somewhere I can get noticed and begin my rise to stardom?!"
"Well, it is in Europe," Zander said as he got a closer look at the map, "But it appears to be in Austria."
"The Austrian Alps to be exact," Dr. Z confirmed.
"With mountains and open fields?!" Ursula groaned as she slumped over in defeat. "What will happen there? Explore historical landmarks? Gee, I can't wait." She complained.
"And that;s not even the best part!" Dr. Z told them, ignoring Urusla's petty complaints. "I've already booked your flight! Just wait till you see, first-class all the way!" He exclaimed.
Ursula's eyes turned to money signs while Zander and Ed looked confused. "Eh, how exactly are we getting a plane ride when we live on an island in the Pacific," Zander reminded.
"You'll have a boat ride to the airport," Dr. Z explained, "And since I was feeling generous enough to give you professional transportation I expect something in return!" He told them.
"Aye, aye, Doctor!" Both men saluted while Ursula had her own ideas.
At the D-Lab, the other four members were currently watching their dinosaurs practice with one another.
Tate glowed red, charging a fireball in his mouth before throwing it at a target.
Cy was weaving through the trees in the simulated forest, working on his speed.
Henry and Tony engaged in a headlock until the ankylosaur broke off and went for a tail swing. The ceratopsian was hit in the flank before using his horns to flip the anky on his back.
"That's the way, Tate!" Anderson cheered.
"You can do it, Henry!" Tyler added.
"It's just training," Cole reminded them as he was off to the side, doing some homework. Kierra was rubbing Pebbles' neck as the sauropod was chewing ferns. Chloe was having some raw cow meat.
"You can't blame them," Kierra said, "We are trying to get better so we can take on the Alpha Gang."
"Heyaaah!" Spencer shouted, practicing his whipmanship. "I got ya now, varmint!" He said and released his lasso, only for it to go around a tree branch instead of his target: a can.
"Hmm. I'd say it needs work," he told himself and looked at his hands before trying again, "This time I gotcha!" He said before he swung his lasso at the intended target again. "Yahh!"
The lasso snagged a piece of meat from Chloe's food. The Carcharodontosaurus looked up and wanted to know something, "Dr. Merlos, what are you doing?"
"Trying out my lasso skills. I'm thinking if I can master this bad boy I can capture dinosaurus without hurting them. Nice plan, right?" the paleontologist explained.
Pebbles answered, "How would that help capture dinosaurs? We are far bigger than you. Even raptors would have been able to deal with the lasso."
"And we all need to get better!" Anderson declared. "Who knows how many dinosaurs are out there? We have to be at our best to save them."
"Then aren't all of us here?" Henry asked since he was taking a break from sparring with Tony. "I don't see Jackson, Tiffany, Peyton, or Simon here. Why is that?"
The teenagers shared a glance before Tyler spoke, "It's… complicated."
"Why did I have to be the one this time?" Jackson muttered to himself as he trudged down the street to Tiffany's house. The African American whipped his phone to see the text messages.
[Anderson: It's that time again.]
[Cole: Who's turn is it?]
[Kierra: Not me. I just had the biology test with her.]
[Tyler: Isn't bigger than the test this time?]
[Jackson: I think so.]
[Anderson: Ugh.]
[Anderson: Someone's got to talk to her]
[Tyler: I nominate Jackson]
[Jackson: Excuse me?!]
[Kierra: Ditto.]
[Anderson: Agreed]
[Cole: Sorry but I agree]
[Jackson: (sigh emoji)]
[Jackson: Fine]
[Jackson: But Tyler's getting a TD next time]
[Anderson: Fair]
[Tyler: …]
[Tyler: Deal]
"I don't get the big deal," Simon said, walking with him. "Tiffany's your/our friend. Why are you being so… nervous with it?"
Jackson turned to his dino, "Believe me. I know Tiffany is our friend. But she tends to get a little… What's the word? Anxious when it comes to certain stuff."
Jackson eventually made it to the house which is a two story, the bottom half is a veterinary clinic. Tiffany's mom and dad were the local veterinarians in Sanjo City.
The African American knocked on the door and Tiffany's mom, Erica, opened the door, "Jackson, good to see you again."
"Hi, Mrs. Maroon," Jackson greeted.
"Hello!" Simon greeted himself.
Erica smiled at the small dinosaur, "Hi to you too, Simon." She and her husband were one of the few parents that knew the 'dogs' were dinosaurs. After all, working as a vet made things quite noticeable since they actually worked with dogs.
"Is Tiffany in her room?" the Water Stone user asked which the mom nodded.
"Yes, she is. She's having her usual… dilemma again," Mrs. Maroon admitted. Jackson nodded and walked up the stairs. He was about to knock on Tiffany's door when the door swung wide open and he was grabbed in.
Jackson, taken aback by the rush, stumbled in before getting his personal space violated by an anxious filled Tiffany.
"Jackson! I'm stressed out!" She cried. On the bed, Peyton covered her ears from the scream.
"She's been doing that since… Thursday if I remember?" the chibi parasaur explained to their friends. She was still trying to understand the concepts of the week since dinosaurs didn't exactly have days or weeks to keep track of.
"Calm down and relax," Jackson soothed the blonde female teen. Jackson took a seat in a chair while he watched Tiffany pace back and forth nonstop.
"How about we start with what the problem is?" the African American started.
"Choir tryouts!"
And Jackson internally sighed. 'Oh boy…' He and the others were no stranger to Tiffany's musical talent. She did have a good singing voice and joining choir was something she had always wanted to do. "So…"
"Jackson, you don't understand!" Tiffany exclaimed and nearly pulling out her hair, "This is a huge deal! Choir is my first step into my future singing career!"
And just like that, Jackson sweatdropped. 'It's going to be one of those days. Tyler, you are so next.'
Meanwhile, the Alpha Gang had just arrived at the airport, and they were ready for first class. Zander and Ed currently had on suits while Ursula had on a pink dress with light pink ruffles at the collar, down the center and gloves. All three had on shades while they strutted through the crowd.
"If you're gonna travel first class, you gotta look first class." Ed commented as the three of them walked down the corridor to confirm their flight.
"That's right, people, take it all in," Zander told them as the trio garnished attention from pedestrians.
Ursula raised her hand to stop her partners when she noticed the one in charge of the flight check-in. She walked over and leaned towards the man at the desk. "Can I speak to the person in charge? It's important," she said in a soft, seductive tone with a wink at the end.
The man at the desk blushed and gulped. "Y-yes, ma'am! Right away!" He said before going to his boss.
A few minutes later, the man in charge arrived and Ursula told him her situation. "You don't want to fly first class?"
"Well, it's not me I'm worried about," Ursula explained.' "I'm just not sure the two I'm traveling with will fit in." She added a little shake with every word she made.
"Well, I do have one other plane," the manager said before calling someone up.
"This is really embarrassing," Zander whispered to his portly teammate, "I bet she wants a cheaper flight so she can get some money back." Along with her nasty singing, the 'leader' wanted some money to purchase some new clothes.
"This isn't very first class at all," Ed whined.
Soon, an old man with a gray beard, large, busy mustache of the same color, bald head, and a pilot's uniform came walking by. "Well, here's the economy class pilot now, ma'am." The man at the desk said. Ursula turned and saw the pilot.
Needless to say, she was a little creeped out by the unstableness in his eyes.
Things didn't get even more pleasant for the trio, thanks to the 'old lady.'
All four of them were on a small, old-fashioned, propeller driven plane with barely enough room for them all, ready to take off. The men shared a seat, while Ursula sat in the way back. "Um, excuse me, Mr. Pilot sir?" the greenette asked as the plane took to the skies, her and Zander's flowing with the wind.
"Hmm?" The pilot responded as he focused on the sky.
"Tell me. This plane seems a bit out of date. Are you certain it's up to code?" She warily asked.
"I don't know. Good question," the pilot responded. Obviously, this unnerved the Alpha Gang.
"Waaaah!"
"I've figured I've lived me a full life. If it's time for me to head to that big airport in the sky, I guess them's the breaks."
Ursula wasn't amused by his comment. "You may be done living, grandpa, but I'm not! So your last flight better be a solo one!" She yelled. "Now shape you and fly right." She ordered. "You do know where you're going, do you?"
"They said something about Australia," the pilot remembered.
"No, it's the Austrian Alps!" Ursula corrected. Zander and Ed moved away to avoid her smacking them silly. "This plane wouldn't even make it to Australia!"
"Plus, that's not until like way down the line," Zander said to the imaginary audience.
"Anything else you don't know, you air-brained aviator?!"
The pilot stopped to think for a minute before answering, "Well, now that you mention it, I may have forgotten to fill up on gas."
The plane stopped and began to fall from the sky.
Only for the pilot to laugh and start it up again. "Just kidding," he replied.
The Alpha Gang held each other in terror. This flight had better be worth it.
"Do re mi fa sol la ti do," Tiffany started before hearing a voice crack in her tone.
"One more time," Jackson asked, "Please." The Grass Stone user repeated before having the same voice crack on the 'fa' and 'sol' syllables.
Meanwhile on the bed, Simon was discussing something he deemed important.
"We need a team name!" the spino suggested.
Peyton looked at him sideways, "What do you mean by a team name?"
Simon began to explain, "Well, A: it would mean something to the dinosaurs we save. B: something to remember us by. And C: so the author doesn't have to keep writing 'teens and dinosaurs,' every time we are together."
"Simon, this sounds like a group decision," the hadrosaur enlightened.
"Hey, I had to say it!" the spino defended, "It was in the preview! Plus, we kinda do need one."
"Ugh!" Tiffany flopped down onto the bed, near their dinos. "It's hopeless…"
Jackson got up from the chair he was on, "Hey, don't say that. You're Tiffany Maroon!"
"Your point being?" she said, her voice muffled due to laying face first on a pillow.
Jackson tried to find the right words, "A proud goalie for our soccer team! Owner of the Grass Stone! The one who got… trapped in rubble and managed to stop Anderson and Cole bickering in our last mission?"
"I could have died," she pointed out with her hand up, still buried in her pillow.
Jackson face-palmed, "Look. Point is you can't let a small voice crack stop your attempts at choir tryout."
"But it could!" Tiffany sprung up before rambling on, "If I fail choir tryouts, I don't get into choir! Then I don't get the lead! Then I don't get discovered by Juilliard. Get accepted. Practice for 2 to 4 years, give or take. Get to audition on American Idol. WIN American Idol. Start my road to stardom. Make a few hit albums. Eventually meet my soul mate. Get married. Have kids. And live happily ever after."
Jackson was silent for a minute before taking a deep breath. "Okay. So maybe you need a… teacher per say."
"Me?" Tiffany sounded offended by the idea. "My voice is perfect!"
Peyton couldn't help but chime in, "Actually, hadrosaurus were considered some of the best singers in dinosaur culture."
"They were?" the two humans said, shocked by this knowledge.
"Oh yeah," Simon said with an offhand tone, "Hadrosaurs were notorious for their singing. Not sure if it came from their crest or vocal chords. Sometimes, carnivores would even listen to them. One of the few times, prey and predators didn't fight."
"This… is… great!" Tiffany exclaimed, drawing eyes to her. "I have my own private teacher right here!"
"Um," Peyton started but was interrupted.
"At this rate, I'll be in choir! Then have the lead, get scouted…" Tiffany repeated as Peyton was unsure if she could teach her summoner.
The chibi parasaur was not an expert at singing, she only had a few lessons from her mother when she was maturing. And plus, humans and dinosaurs don't exactly have the same vocal chords.
But maybe she could help?
Back in the Austrian Alps, the Lambeosaurus grazed peacefully in the pasture. After wandering a few miles, he wasn't sure where he was but the grass, while different from the Cretaceous days, was decent enough for him to eat. While reminiscing about those days, he recalled his stellar singing talent. The lambeo often remembered how predators and prey were relaxed when hadrosaurs sang, even though it wasn't usually used as a defense mechanism.
The 'Lambe's lizard' had his thoughts interrupted when he heard a loud noise in the sky. The hadrosaur looked up and saw the plane the Alpha Gang was flying in.
The engine of the plane started to stop as the propeller started to stop and even emit smoke. The pilot took notice of this. "Looks like we have a problem." He said before searching for something.
"What kind of problem?" Ursula responded.
The pilot simply replied by grabbing his parachute before turning around and saluting his passengers. "Farewell and good luck." He said before jumping out of the plane. The Alpha Gang looked over the side to see that their pilot bailed on them in their time of need.
All three immediately paled. "What're we supposed to do now?! First, there's no lunch, and now this thing's gonna crash!" Ursula yelled in fear and anger.
"Not to mention he took the only parachute!" Zander added just as the front started to combust.
"No, he didn't!" Ed exclaimed before having a parachute of his own. He had searched under the seat for it. Apparently it was the only one left. "I'll make sure it works!" Clearly, he was trying to survive.
"Oh no, you don't!" Zander replied, grabbing the parachute on his teammate's back. "I'm much more important to this team than you!"
"Beautiful women and children first!" Ursula reminded before grabbing the parachute herself, pushing Zander away too.
The plane began to descend and Ursula successfully snagged the parachute. "See you two on the ground!" She smugly said. "Geronimoooooooo!" She cried as she fell with a swan dive.
Ed and Zander immediately bailed afterwards. "We want to come with you!" Ed cried.
"You're not going anywhere without us!" Zander shouted.
Ursula, having deployed her parachute, turned around to see them gaining on her. "There's no room for you! Keep your hands off!" The men grabbed her legs as she tried to wiggle and lose them.
"You don't really mean that, Ursula!"
"We want to stay by your side!"
The parachute eventually caught enough air to descend slower but the trio was still descending fast.
"We're still falling fast! Flap for all your worth!" Zander desperately exclaimed.
Fortunately, fate decided to be kind to them this time as they landed on some trees and broke their fall.
The plane continued to fall from the sky before the engine caught fire. The Lambeosaurus felt terrified as the flaming sky vehicle hit the ground, creating a massive trench. The duck-billed dinosaur roared at the sight of the vehicle.
"Come on, Kierra!" Anderson beckoned as the three boys were on the platform. They had gotten carried away with training before finally noticing that a dinosaur had appeared.
"Coming!" She answered as she and Tony made it onto the platform.
"Let's get going!" Tyler said before Henry tugged on his leg.
"Shouldn't we wait for Tiffany and Jackson?" the trike asked.
"We don't have time to wait. They'll come after us when they arrive," Tate told the trike. "You'll tell them right, Dr. Merlos?"
"I sure will," he confirmed before holding out his lasso. "Maybe you could use my trusty lasso! It might come in handy."
The teens and dinos shared looks before Anderson answered, "Nah, I think we're good. See ya, Dad." The teens pressed their Dino Holders and teleported away.
When they arrived in the mountains, the first thing they saw was the Lambeosaurus rearing up.
"Aaah!" They all screamed as it looked like the orange hadrosaur was about to crush them.
"Someone do something!" Tony shouted.
"Got it! Let's go, Henry!" Tyler acted quickly, getting the Triceratops ready for battle/
"DINO SLASH! TRICERATOPS, ROAR!"
When Henry appeared in front of him, the Lambeosaurus immediately stopped roaring. The 'Lambi's lizard' was curious where the trike came from. Something inside him compelled him to fight the 'three horned face' so he began to lightly paw the ground.
"Well, he's calmed down now." Anderson said, relieved.
"But we have to turn him back into a card," Cy reminded.
"Maybe he's peaceful?" Tate said.
"Might not be!" Henry exclaimed as the teenagers looked to see the duck-billed dinosaur engage in a headlock with the ceratopsian.
"Ok, try a… higher pitch?" Peyton suggested.
Tiffany complied, her range going not as best as it can be. The chibi parasaur covered her ears as Tiffany's pitch was way different than before. She secretly wanted someone to save her.
"Tiffany! Dinosaur!" Jackson mentioned. The Grass Stone user heard the blinking noise and immediately bolted. Peyton was relieved before joining.
The minute they made it to the D-Lab, Spencer explained where they were going and that the others already left. Fiona explained, "The signal is coming from the Austrian Alps."
The two late teenagers nodded before pressing the buttons and teleporting.
"Wait, you forgot the lasso!" Spencer yelled. By the time he found it, they had left. "No lasso? Maybe next time." He muttered to himself.
Henry and the Lambeosaurus were still locked in their headlock, both trying to push the other one back. Deciding to use more force, both of them reared onto their hind legs and slammed into each other again causing a mass gust of wind when they collided.
With the Alpha Gang, they found themselves on a small hill and were currently climbing down from the trees they landed in. Their fancy clothes were completely torn to shreds in the crash and were now in their regular outfits, which were surprisingly still intact.
"My legs are sore," Ursula complained.
"Is that all? My whole body's sore," Ed added.
Zander was about to voice his own complaints before he noticed the battle, "The dinosaur! And it's fighting the Triceratops!"
Ursula and Ed looked down, and sure enough, saw Henry and the Lambeosaurus still engaged in a struggle.
Ursula began to have hearts in her eyes, "A Lambeosaurus! A perfect dinosaur for myself as a future singer! I'll lure it over here!" She began to 'sing' again and this time her lackeys couldn't protect their ears from the dreadful singing.
The range gave the teenagers and dinosaurus major headaches. "What is that?!" Tyler yelled over the voice.
"Either someone is trying to mimic a banshee or they are just really bad at singing!" Anderson shouted.
Henry and the Lambeosaurus broke off due to the sound of Ursula's singing. The wild dinosaur couldn't but be fuelled by rage at the sound of the 'old lady's' voice. It was horrid and unbearable.
The hadrosaur soon saw red and began a rampage. And his first target was the voice.
Unintentionally, the Lambeosaurus bashed past Henry and was going to trample the trio.
"It worked!" Ursula cheered as she managed to 'lure' the dinosaur. Both Ed and Zander were surprised as the plan was successful.
Successfully failed as the Lambeosaurus planned to crush the 'old lady' where she stood. The trio scattered as the hadrosaur had eyes on the 'singer.'
"I think it worked too well!" Zander, mentioned as the 'Lambi's lizard' trumpeted.
"Well, maybe he needs a true instructor! Go, Torosaurus!" Ursula declared and summoned Major.
"Alright, maggot!" The enhanced ceratopsian saluted and pawed the ground, "Time to make you a proper lieutenant of the Alpha Gang! We have been looking forward to Grass Element to fill our ranks! So, it's your lucky day!"
"While we're at it, let's get that Triceratops as well," Ursula brought to attention, "Ed?"
"On it! Have some fun, Allosaurus! Kentrosaurus!" Ed summoned the two Jurassic enhanced dinosaurus. Alison and Slasher saw the downed Triceratops and immediately went into pursuit.
"Mind if we butt in?" Alison joked and began a full-on sprint with Slasher chasing after her.
Jackson and Tiffany appeared and saw the two advancing Alpha Gang dinosaurs walking towards Henry and the Lambeosaurus.
"I'll make this quick," Simon chimed in, "Today's dinosaur is Lambeosaurus. Okay, begin the plan."
"Me and Simon got Alison and Slasher," Jackson said, "Help out the Lambeosaurus, Tiffany!"
"No worries," Tiffany said, "I bet the Lambeosaurus needs a teaching lesson from my teacher." She returned Peyton to her card and summoned.
"DINO SLASH! PARASAUROLOPHUS, BLOOM!"
Peyton materialized and immediately rushed to stop Major from doing any damage to the Lambeosaurus.
"Henry, are you OK?" Tyler asked his partner. He and the others were unaware of the incoming enemy dinosaurs.
"Somewhat," the Triceratops answered before seeing an advancing Alison and Slasher. "We've got incoming!"
The teens and remaining chibi dinos turned just in time to see the enhanced Allosaurus about to strike…
"DINO SLASH! GUSH OUT, SPINOSAURUS!"
When Simon intercepted Alison's pounce by grabbing her neck and throwing her around.
"And that will be my summoning phrase from now on," the Spinosaurus smugly said with Alison in his jaws.
"What are you talking about?!" the Allosaurus yelled before getting thrown into Slasher. This tripped the stegosaur up and she slid across the ground.
Henry managed to get up and shake himself, "Alright. No one tries to sneak up on my friends and gets away with it!" The trike charged and bashed the two Jurassic dinosaurs away.
Peyton meanwhile tackled Major away from the Lambeosaurus but the 'perforated lizard' threw her out of the way. "Wait your turn, cone-head! I have to deal with dented crest here!"
The Lambeosaurus was having none of this. He glowed green, rearing up before various leaves appeared behind him, Placing his forelimbs on the ground, he threw them nonstop towards Major who was on the receiving end of various sharp leaves, scratching his entire body nonstop.
"Ow! Ouch! Hey! Wha-! Stop! You! Had!" Major winced in pain, nonstop from the attack.
"Wow, that thing just used Leaf Blades!" Ed observed as they watched the battle from afar.
"Why's that?!" Ursula screamed in rage. Just what they needed, another wild dinosaur with a Move Card.
"Well, the author wanted another Move Card. And it was exclusive to the DS version," Zander commented as Major buckled from the pain. The Lambeosaurus charged and tackled the toro away.
With Alison and Slasher, Henry and Simon had them on the ropes. With the Alpha Gang having not used their Move Cards, the heroic dinos were faring easier.
While the Allosaurus is speedy, Simon had battled her before. So when she tried her hit and run tactic, the Spinosaurus remembered what to expect. Although, he did start a conversation since everyone was here.
"So," Simon started before kicking Alison, "I was thinking. We need a team name!"
"Simon, that's great and all, but maybe talk about this after you beat Speedy Gonzales?" Tony responded.
"Totally!" Simon exclaimed before glowing blue and a whirlpool surrounded. "How about… the D-TEAM!" He roared and trapped Alison in the whirlpool. "Hold up, that's trademarked. Maybe, we'll have it in the next chapter."
Alison choked on water before Simon hit her with his tail and carded her.
Henry meanwhile got back into the fight and was in a headlock with Slasher. "You may not be Tony…"
"Obviously," the enhanced stegosaur said, "I'm neither the same species or as weak as him."
"I beat you. Don't forget." the chibi dinosaur reaffirmed.
"Irrelevant," the kentro retorted before asking the trike, "Your point being?"
"But you both have the same weak spot," Henry smirked before flipping the stegosaur over. "Tyler!"
"You got it! Electric Charge!" Tyler yelled and swiped the Move Card.
Electricity coursed through Henry's horns, making the trike lunge and electrocute the exposed stomach of Slasher. The enhanced Kentrosaurus twitched and convulsed until she was carded.
Major managed to stand before the lambeo gave another tail-slap, this time tumbling along the ground and was carded.
"Ugh!" Ursula yelled, "How could you defeat Major! He would've made you a star! More importantly, you would have made me a star!" She managed to get their pompous ceratopsian's card. A devious glint appeared in her eyes, "Perhaps you need another dose of my singing!" She opened her voice to 'sing' again.
"No, Ursula!" Her teammates said and held each other. They had been fortunate to retrieve Alison and Slasher's cards.
The 'singing' returned and everyone's ears were in pain. The off-key singing made the Lambeosaurus' rage return and went bulldozing towards the Alpha Gang. This time he kicked the trio far in the air.
"Why would he do this meeeeeeeeee!" Ursula said as they were sent into the mountains.
"Whew! That takes care of the Alpha Gang," Tate admitted.
"Yeah, but we still have the Lambeosaurus to deal with," Cy pointed out.
The Lambeosaurus was facing the horizon as Peyton slowly approached. "Thank you for the help," Peyton started before her fellow hadrosaur turned around and had a look of red in his eyes. "W-What's going on?" The 'Lambi's lizard' trumpeted and pushed Peyton down the hill they were fighting.
"Peyton needs help!" Simon shouted and began running towards the battle. Henry planned to follow in tow but was a bit exhausted.
"You okay, Three Horns?" Tate asked.
"Tired from the scuffle with the Lambeosaurus. I only had enough strength to battle Slasher it seems."
"Rest up, you deserved it," Tyler said and returned Henry back to his card.
Stumbling off the hill, Peyton managed to get her grounding and land a tail attack.
"What's up with him?" Tiffany said, coming over to the group.
"Not sure," Kierra responded. "After the old lady's singing, he went berserk."
"Must not like her tune," Cole deduced, "Not surprising."
"I AM NOT AN OLD LADY! AND MY VOICE IS LIKE AN ANGEL!" The 'old lady's' yelled from the mountaintops. Literally.
"He must be blinded by rage!" Tiffany said before running over.
"Tiffany, what are you doing?!" Jackson yelled.
"Soothe him with a better tune!" she replied before singing 'Do-Re-Mi' again. Unfortunately, she was still singing at a higher pitch and although it was better, the Lambeosaurus proved to be still enraged by the tone. Trumpeting, he marched over to the Grass Stone user.
Tiffany grew scared of the advancing hadrosaur. "B-b-but Peyton, you said I was doing well…" Simon managed to get in the way but the Lambeosaurus knocked him away.
Peyton began to lament, "I-it's my fault. I thought I could teach you so you could get better at singing. But it looks like it didn't work." She felt ashamed, "I want to help but I'm not that good of a singer myself. I just wanted to help you."
Tiffany felt a tinge of guilt. She had been caught up with her own problem, she didn't consider that Peyton made not have had enough practice herself. And she made a split-second decision by using her friend for her own gain.
"I'm sorry," Peyton apologized.
"No, I'm sorry Peyton," Tiffany admitted, "I was so nervous and desperate over tryouts. It's my fault."
"As much as I love a good compromise," Simon interjected as he stood back up and the Lambeosaurus glowed green again, "Maybe we resolve after the mission?!"
The orange hadrosaur fired off another Leaf Blades that struck Simon nonstop. The Spinosaurus managed to stand for a while until he collapsed and was carded.
Peyton managed to find her strength and shake herself awake. While yes, Tate, Cy, and Tony were still full of energy, she was raring to go.
Letting out a call, the lambeo noticed the parasaur and stomped his rear leg. Peyton reared up and readied for an attack. Both hadrosaurus stared down at each other.
"We have to help her!" Tate said.
Anderson, Cole, and Kierra nodded and were about to summon them when Tiffany interrupted, "No." Everyone turned to her. "She can handle this. She may not have any effective Move Cards but she can take him. I know she can."
The teenagers shared a glance before nodding and standing down.
Both herbivores continued to wait before the Lambeosaurus charged first. Peyton swung her tail around, smacking the lambeo away. Digging his legs, the 'Lambi's lizard' trumpeted and prepared another Leaf Blades.
'I've got to take care of that attack,' Peyton thought before remembering a gift of her species. She began to send out a call from her cone, disrupting the special move and the Lambeosaurus, for a second, calmed down, feeling relaxed.
Unfortunately he was disrupted and the Parasaurolophus tackled him before lifting him overhead and tossing him into the air. The Lambeosaurus fell and was carded upon impact.
"Way to go, Peyton!" Her friends cheered and Tiffany ran to hug her tired friend and get the cards.
"Guess I might need to use Nature's Blessing on myself," Peyton joked and gave a nuzzle to Tiffany.
"You earned it," the blonde female said before apologizing again, "Again, I'm really sorry. I guess I was a bit dramatic today."
"It's okay," Peyton accepted her apology, "I guess I wasn't completely honest either. I may not be the most melodic dinosaur to teach you. But I think I have an idea on someone who could teach us both."
After everything calmed down, the teens returned with Ballad the Lambeosaurus. The 'Lambi's lizard' was currently teaching Peyton and Tiffany some vocal exercises.
"Well done!" Ballad applauded. "You two are making quite the progress! I am proud to be your teacher. You are much better than that banshee."
"Thank you, Ballad," the girl and dinosaur bowed.
"It does make me wonder though," Kierra voiced, "From what I heard, Peyton said that hadrosaurus had the best singing voices. Is that true?"
If dinosaurs could grin, Ballad would have had one. "Listen for yourself." The Lambeosaurus began to emit a soothing and enchanting melody that enriched the dinosaurs and kids.
"Wow~." Anderson let out. Everyone was mesmerized by the vocals.
"I guess hadrosaurs are the best singers in the prehistoric world," Spencer said as he jotted down notes like when he did with Pebbles' lizard habit.
"And now," Jackson said aloud, "Tiffany and Peyton have probably one of the best music teachers to teach them. Speaking of which, Tyler?"
"Yeah?" the foodie piped up.
Jackson mouthed, 'You're next.'
The foodie cringed before gulping and weakly nodding as he was set to deal with the next TD.
With the Alpha Gang, they were currently walking down the mountain in defeat with their clothes all torn up. "I can't believe we have to walk all the way home!" Ursula shouted to the heavens, flailing her fists in the air. "Once my music career takes off, I will have my own private jet!"
"And to think we were supposed to travel in first class," Ed said.
"Before Ursula decided to trade it in for no class," Zander finished.
"Thank you," Ursula sarcastically said, "You've just reminded me that I haven't eaten all day. And Ed looks like a meatball." She said as she pictured the chubby man as such, drooling.
Ed gulped, "What?! Have you lost it?!" He exclaimed before running away from Ursula.
"Come back here you little roly-poly butterball! Just a nibble, I promise!" Ursula said as she chased after the meatball that was Ed.
Zander just watched the two and sighed. "At least if Ursula eats Ed, she won't be hungry for me. Oh, what's a guy have to do for a taxi around here?" He whined before continuing down the mountain.
Next time on Dinosaur King: Paleontology Unearthed:
Tommy K: Today's theme is dinosaur trivia!
Spencer: I'll hammer all of my dinosaur knowledge into your brains!
Dr. Z: I need that million dollars to fund my evil experiments!
Anderson: A dinosaur in the studio?
Zander: Activating Alpha Controller.
Tony: It's clobberin time!
(Tony chases a Utahraptor in a circle on the set)
A/N: And there you have it. Ballad the Lambeosaurus, who will have the role as a music teacher for Peyton and Tiffany for now. The location came from "The Sound of Music" film.
And the Move Card Leaf Blades from the DS version. I had the Move Card with my Iguanodon when I used to own it. Decided to give it to Ballad and as a plus, a Grass Move Card that doesn't have an assist dinosaur that attacks themselves.
Diving Press, while used by Maiasaura in the cartoon, is actually a Normal Move Card like Tail Smash, Neck Crusher, and Dino Swing in the arcade in case you didn't know that.
The idea for hadrosaurus having some of the best voices/singers was due to how they are portrayed by Dinosaur King, both cartoon and Drew's novelization. Paris' use of sound waves, Maiasaura's mothering, Iguanodon's kindness, Fukuisaurus' grace, etc. (At least in Season 1) so I thought of incorporating that into this story. After all, Paris does technically sing in the cartoon.
No flames, please.