Chapter VIII: The final Battle, part III
Chomper and the Terminator were now at full force. They both knew that if they messed up now, it would all be over for the dinosaur world. It was time for them to take their final stand. They were both currently running straight up the mountain. Their plan was going to take action.
The T-1000, with his knife-like hands, began to swing at Chomper and the Terminator. Each time he swung came closer to them than the last. After nearly 15 seconds, it happened. The tip of his left arm was able to strike at Chomper himself. Chomper began to scream as blood began to quickly drip from his tail. He fell off from the Terminators back, in agonizing pain. The terminator then turned around, and roared loudly at T-1000. Then, as before, T-1000 leaped into the air, and struck at the Terminator. This time, it hit him right in the head. He fell to the ground from the weight of T-1000. And T-1000 wasn't done, either. He began to violently claw at the Terminator's face. In seconds, the left side of the Terminator's face was almost completely exposed down to the metal, with the flesh hanging from it. But that's when the Terminator had just about enough from the T-1000. His eyes turned dark blood red. He stood back up, and then roared loudly. To both of their surprise, the T-1000 backed away from them- up the mountain.
He then realized that if he held out for just a little longer, Judgment Day would be prevented. While taking long steps up, he continued to roar and claw at T-1000. Chomper was also attempting to help, by biting at T-1000. He knew the risk was huge, but he was willing to get himself injured for the lives of 3 billion lives. Then, came the Terminator's final attack. He grabbed the shotgun strapped around his body, and then cocked it and shot at T-1000. The liquid metal showed again, only this time, it was beginning to splatter for every time he fired the gun. He repeated the process 5 times, until he was down to his last bullet. By this point, they were at the very top of the volcano, now smoldering with ash. But the Terminator got smart and realized that he should save it for when T-1000 was right at the edge. But right then, the T-1000's wounds instantly sealed up. Then, without warning, he grabbed Chomper with his ever-growing claws right off the ground. He threw Chomper to the ground, held his throat, and then, he used his liquid metal abilities to sharpen his claws into one, large knife. It was agonizingly getting closer to his throat. Then, when it was only a centimeter from him, he spoke. "Surrender or the child dies." Then, the Terminator noticed that he was only about 2 feet from the edge from the lava. So without warning, the Terminator growled as he jumped right onto T-1000, clawing at him as hard and as fast as he could. Finally, after a full minute, he used his claws to dig into T-1000's chest, until he pulled out a large piece of liquid metal. He had just damaged the T-1000's internal controls.
Half a second later, the T-1000's liquid metal made a transformation, that made him look like some sort of iron and steel mess. He could still walk upright, but his upper body was nothing but twisted wreckage. And since he was in that condition, the Terminator made his move. He pulled out the shotgun, cocked it, and uttered, "Estela vista, baby."
With that said, he fired the shotgun, where the bullet hit T-1000 right in his face. Coincidence or not, right as the bullet hit, a bolt of lightning could be heard coming from just overtop of them. The force of the bullet caused T-1000 to involuntarily jump back, where, in an instant began to plummet towards what seemed like the catacombs of hell. The instant of impact, the T-1000's liquid metal was melting, almost like water. His body was disintegrating fast. His head, was vaporizing. After nearly 45 seconds, the T-1000 finally stopped moving, and then his liquid metal began to mix with the lava. The T-1000 was no more.
Chomper was lying on the ground nearly 7 feet away. He stood up, and walked over to the Terminator. He looked down, and saw the evaporating remains of the T-1000. "I-is it over?" Chomper asked nervously. The Terminator replied, "Yes, it is over." Chomper then exhaled with a sign of relief. Judgment day was prevented. But then the Terminator next to him said, "Now, there is only one thing left to do." Chomper looked confused after he said that. "What? What's left? We just took out a terminator stronger than you!" The Terminator almost had a sad look in his red glowing eye as he said, "There is one more thing to get rid of." Then he pointed to his head, making it clear that he had to sacrifice himself. Then, he began to walk closer to the edge as Chomper said, "Wait, WAIT! Don't go! You don't have to do this!" Chomper was with the Terminator for so long, he almost felt like he was losing his own father. In fact, he felt as if the Terminator WAS his father. "It has to end." The Terminator said. Chomper exclaimed, "No! NO! Don't go! You don't have to do this!" Then Chomper looked down to the ground, sobbing. The Terminator noticed a single tear beginning to run down his face. He said, "I now know why you cry. But it is something I can never do." Chomper looked at him, and wiped it off of his face. It made it clear to the Terminator that Chomper was ready.
With those last words, the Terminator walked over to the edge. He turned his head, slowly, taking one last look at Chomper. Then, he ruefully jumped ahead. In about two seconds, he hit the lava. Once he did, his artificial flesh began to seep off. His metal skeleton was starting to distort. And his eyes were beginning to spark, electrically. And Chomper was witnessing it all. He was slowly sinking towards the bottom of the lava. But just before his claw went under, which was the last visible part of him, it moved, and gave Chomper a thumbs up, telling Chomper that things would be okay. Chomper stared down at the now ash producing lava. The best friend he had since Littlefoot and the others, had just sacrificed himself for the good of three billion lives. And Chomper was proud for it.
Epilogue
Chomper was now slowly walking back towards the valley. He had so much going on in his mind. As he walked back, he thought, "The unknown future is rolling towards us. For the first time since before T-1000, I face it with a sense of hope. Because of a machine, a Terminator can learn the value of dinosaur life. Maybe we can, too." And it was true. He, and a distant future being had stopped Judgment Day.
Or have they?
*Land Before Time, Rise of the Machines preview*
Chomper thinks that he had stopped the end of the world. He thinks he saved 3 billion dinosaurs. But what if Judgment Day is actually inevitable? Now, 12 years later, Chomper is older, and more mature. But he is completely unprepared for what is coming his way. With the help of a new T-101, Chomper, and his future mate will have to find safe ground, not just from the new T-X, but also from the atomic bombs that will follow…