I am pleased to announce that the wait for an update is now OVER dear readers, here is the next chapter! Let's see if this will have been well worth the wait, enjoy!

Again, I would like to say that one of my readers 'brave kid' came up with the idea for this story, so all thanks goes to him as well as his time Beta Reading and (naturally) his patience waiting for me to update.

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PART THREE:

It had been several days since the Dinosaucers had battled with the Tyrannos; and things had appeared to have been relatively quiet around the Lava-Dome as well as Boulder. Then all of a sudden Allo had asked not just Teryx, Ichy and Bronto Thunder to assemble together in the conference room but the other four members who made up his team as well.

The first extra Dinosaucer was Dimetro, an evolved Dimetrodon which is a synapsid or mammal-like reptile that lived on Earth during the Early Permian Epoch around 295 to 272 million years ago. Dimetro was Allo's assistant and he was the scientist/mechanic of the group who spoke with a slight Scottish accent. He had brown eyes and was dressed with armless and pantless brown and red armour, he had a blue mask covering his head with the exception of his eyes and mouth. He had a large aqua green sail coming out of his back which matched his aqua green skin and tail.

Dimetro was also the inventor and creator of the team. In fact, most of the mechanical equipment he and his fellow Dinosaucers used was the result of his labours. However, quite a number of the inventions found at the Lava-Dome were actually creations of Teryx, who also dabbled in this field. Around Dimetro's waist was a red belt (which he called his Rep-Tool Belt) in it were all his main tools which he called his Rep-Tools. When doing his work and not using them Dimetro's tools had the power to float in the air until he needed them, unfortunately he tended to lose track of them as they floated away while working.

The second extra Dinosaucer was Allo's nephew Bonehead, an evolved Pachycephalosaurus which lived on Earth during the late Cretaceous Period around 72 to 66 million years ago. Bonehead got his name due to the fact that his type of dinosaur had a very thick skull which had originally been used in mating rituals, either displaying it for females or beating in the skulls of an opponent in an all-out duel to submission. He had brown eyes and matching brown skin, a large bumpy tail and was dressed in a blue pantless and sleeveless spacesuit with a red cross in the centre. Around his wrists were a pair of red arm bands and he wore red toeless boots showing his 3 toed feet.

As his name would suggest, Bonehead was not very bright and often makes grave mistakes by understanding what he was told literally or by not comprehending it at all. Bonehead was also prone to panicking and running away during dangerous battle with the Tyrannos. But at times he showed courage not seen in any of his fellow Dinosaucers, he does his best to protect his friends and sometimes even saved the day. Due to his low intellect, Allo often left his nephew Bonehead to monitor and watch the Lava-Dome while he and the others were out executing their current mission. Though often at base for most of the time Bonehead remains optimistic and cheerful.

The third extra Dinosaucer was Stego, who was an evolved Stegosaurus. He was a descendant of the herbivorous dinosaur which lived at the end of Earth's Jurassic Period, about 150 million years ago. Stego had dark green eyes, light blue skin and yellow plates growing out of his back all the way along to his tail. Stego's pantless and sleeveless uniform was dark green like his eyes and so were his toeless boots.

Apparently inherent in Stego was, like his ancestors, he did not possess a remarkable intellect. However, Stego DID have a tremendous potential for defence and could even coil or curl himself inside his uniform, much like a turtle going into its shells. In addition to his defensive ability, Stego didn't seem to realize his own strength. Of all the Dinosaucers, Stego was actually one of the physically strongest, though second behind Bronto Thunder, Stego's friendliness and cowardly nature prevents him from using much overt violence, however like Bonehead, Stego spent most of his time in the Lava-Dome helping to monitor the Tyranno's activities. But from time to time, Allo enlisted Stego on missions quite a few more times than his even more dim-witted comrade.

The fourth and final extra Dinosaucer was Tricero who was an evolved Triceratops, a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur that first appeared on Earth during the late Cretaceous Period about 68 million years ago. Tricero had brown eyes with brown skin and tail, two horns growing out of his head just above his eyes and a third horn growing out of the end of his nose. He wore a dark blue pantsless and sleeveless uniform with matching toeless boots for his clawed feet. Completing Tricero's outfit was a dark blue helmet which covered his frilled head but left his horns free to the open air.

Tricero was a member of the law-enforcing Triceracops on Reptilon before he became a Dinosaucer. He had a history for doing investigative work back on Reptilon and provides a voice of calm reason, something even Allo praises him for when in difficult times. Tricero also had a vibrational superpower which emanates from his two brow horns like a shockwave. This was due to a resonance chamber embedded in his skull, which made the sound amplify and accelerate before being forced out into the air.

"You wanted to see us Allo?" Teryx asked her leader as she sat down.

"Yes indeed I did Teryx," Allo said in confirmation as they all took up their seats around him. "Now then," he went on handing out several computer printouts. "I wanted to share with you these worrying police reports that our friends the Secret Scouts thought we should look at."

"It says here that all the local labs, libraries and computer stores in Boulder have been robbed," Ichy observed flipping through the printout he was given. "A lot of high tech expensive equipment has been taken but the robbers have left no trace of ANYTHING for the police to get a clue on."

"Wow…" Bonehead said in wonder at what he was hearing. "Who do you think is behind all this uncle Allo?"

"I have no idea Bonehead," Allo said worriedly to his nephew. "THAT is what's worrying me about all this, not knowing…especially the reasons WHO, WHAT and WHY."

"I can tell you ONE thing about all this Allo," Dimetro suddenly spoke up as he looked up from the printout he had been reading. "Whoever committed these robberies is smart…VERY smart. They managed to get past various security systems AND not leave any clues as to who they were so they can be found out. But it can't possibly be the Tyrannos, not even THEY are smart enough to pull off robberies like this."

"I agree," Allo said grimly. "All I can guess is that MAYBE Genghis Rex hired some outside help for some new plan of his. But as we don't know what it is, all we can do is wait and see what happens next."

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Meanwhile back at their Tar-Pits base, Genghis Rex had ordered his fellow Tyrannos to their assembly room to conduct his own meeting with them. Sitting at the table, with the exception of Ankylo were Quackpot, Brachio, Terrible Dactyl and Rex's Sister Princess Dei. Joining in this meeting were two other Tyrannos who made up the rest of Rex's followers.

The first extra Tyranno was Plesio was an evolved Plesiosaurus, a prehistoric aquatic reptile contemporary to the dinosaurs but nevertheless not related to them. He was extremely cunning and shifty, he looked like a pink dragon with a small crest atop his neck, a triply split salience at his chin and a long pink tail.

He was dressed in his usual outfit which consisted of a black body suit with no sleeves and no pant legs. He had black boots on his three toed feet and black gloves on his three clawed hands, completing this outfit was a light blue metal backpack with tubes going into the back of his suit. This provided Plesio with oxygen when he had to go swimming under water when battling their enemies, the Dinosaucers.

Plesio served as the scientist/inventor of the group, creating most of the gadgets and machines used by his fellow Tyrannos. He was creative and inventive but sadly his inventions, usually backfired. This, combined with the low success rate of the Tyrannos missions, led to Plesio's labours quickly being discarded and junked. However, Plesio remained optimistic that ONE of his machines will work eventually. Plesio also sometimes conducted his own plans apart and separate from his fellow Tyrannos, in favour only of his own personal gain. This was often in contrast with what Genghis Rex commanded him to do and getting him into trouble.

The second extra Tyranno was Styraco who was an evolved Styracosaurus, a horned dinosaur of the ceratopsian lineage which lived on Earth at the Late Cretaceous Period, some 70 to 65 million years ago. Styraco had green eyes and possessed eight nasty looking horns protruding from his head and a large black horn growing from his nose. There were also several white vicious spikes and protruding from his body which could be used as attack and defence, in fact the only place where he DIDN'T have spikes was his long tail.

Styraco was also orange-skinned, unlike the usual red or pink colour of his fellow Tyranno's. He was dressed in a mostly yellow armless and pantless space suit with grey bands around his neck, legs and arms. However, unlike most of the other Tyranno's, Styraco didn't wear boots on his three clawed feet or gloves on his three clawed hands either. Though not a scientist or inventor, Styraco was a creative thinker and often helped Plesio in dealing with the mechanical equipment.

Styraco was key to the Tyrannos in dealing with their saucers as it is his job to do the maintenance of their spaceships. However, Styraco was also prone to violence when pushed too far and sometime acted deranged for a while if his sanity was pressed too much. He was also a very hungry Tyranno when he wanted to be and could devour a patch of forest or greenhouse in a few minutes without even flinching. Styraco was quite strong but didn't like fighting too much, relying more on robots and other kinds of machinery. When left no other choice, however, Styraco battled with all and more of the attitude, fearlessness and power of a furious ceratopsian.

"Why have you summoned us here your Scaliness?" Quackpot asked his leader curiously. "And why isn't Ankylo here with us?"

"In case you forgotten stupid," Rex snarled. "Ankylo is in a vegetative state after the last mission you all helped in messing up! And if you ask me that's the SMARTEST thing he's done all week!

Dei looked thoughtfully at her angry brother after that statement. She remembered that night she had seen Ankylo going through the computer files all at the same time. She thought, but did not say: 'Oh yeah?' Because knowing her brother is she DID mention this, he'd probably have some dumb thoughts about it

"I've summoned you here," Rex went on. "Is because of all these robberies from the local labs, libraries and computer stores in Boulder! SOMEBODY is doing acts of evil that is NOT mine!"

Almost immediately all the Tyranno's eyes fell on Plesio and Styraco. "Who US?!" the Tyranno scientist and mechanic jumped up in astonishment as they realised what everyone was thinking.

"Well you two ARE the only ones here with the technological skill and knowledge to rob such places," Terrible Dactyl pointed out. "Also in the past Plesio you've conducts your own plans apart and separate from what Genghis Rex has commanded you to do, with Styraco's help."

"Bossasaur," Plesio said pleadingly to his suspicious leader and fellow Tyrannos. "I sssswear to you all that neither Styraco OR myself have done ANYTHING in regards to all these robberiessss!"

"That's right!" Styraco nodded furiously. "We've been doing our own duties here at the Tar-Pits, you can check the security video logs for the last few days if you don't believe us!"

"Oh, don't you worry I will be doing just that!" Rex snapped. "But," he went threateningly on to the other Tyranno's. "If I find out SOMEONE here is doing acts of evil that are not mine…you will rule the day you tried to outsmart Genghis Rex!"

"Yes your Scaliness," the Tyranno's all said nervously with the exception of his sister Dei.

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Sometime later in the day Dei looked up at the sound of someone tapping at the door of her quarters. "Who's there?" she called. There was no reply, just the tapping sound again. Curiously Dei went to her door, opened it and then jumped back in shock. Floating in the doorway was a small helicopter like robot with a small T.V screen built in the front of it.

"What on Reptilon is this thing?" Dei said to herself in disbelief.

As if in response to Dei's voice the T.V screen on the robot lit up and a digital message flashed across it. 'IF YOU ARE FED UP ON THE WAY GENGHIS REX IS LEADING THE TYRANNOS,' it read. 'PLEASE FOLLOW THE MAP ENCLOSED.' As soon as the message ended the robot exploded in a small but harmless bang leaving a map to float to the floor. Curiously Dei stooped down to pick the map up and examined it. It showed a town map of Boulder and the area surrounding it with a route marked out from the Tar Pits.

"Hmmm…I wonder?" Dei said quietly to herself. "I wonder…?"

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Sometime later, Dei looked up from her map to confirm where its directions had lead her. She was standing in the centre of an old theme park located on the outskirts of Boulder, and from what she could see it hadn't been used for quite a while.

"What a dump this place is," Dei said disgustedly to herself. "It's garish, ugly, the rides are dilapidated to the point of being lethal which could easily maim or kill people. It's probably WHY whoever sent this map chose it for a meeting place…it's the last place ANYONE would think of looking for anybody."

Glancing at her map Dei followed it to the park's house of horrors, which looked even scarier than the entire park. Nervously she entered through the entrance with her fossilizer gun, a weapon that could freeze a person like a statue when hit with it, at the ready.

"Hello?" Del called out slowly and cautiously. "Hello? Is anyone there? I got your map and now I'm here…where are you?"

As in response to Dei's voice the floor in front of her suddenly opened up to reveal a flight of stairs leading down underneath the house. Going down the stairs Dei found herself, to her surprise, in a high tech underground lair which was a perfect replica of the Tar-Pits II Base! Going through the corridors Dei found herself in a meeting room with a huge table in the centre complete with five chairs surrounding it. To her surprise SITTING in three of those chairs already were Quackpot, Plesio and Terrible Dactyl

"Princess Dei!" they all cried out in astonishment at her arrival. "What are you doing here?"

"I think that's a question I should be asking you," Dei said glaring suspiciously at her fellow Tyranno's as she sat down. "Could it be Plesio…that you've been LYING to us and you HAVE been doing all those robberies, JUST to build this place in secret? By the looks of things, I'd say that you're done with construction…and now you are planning to do something else behind my brother's back with the aid of Terrible Dactyl and Quackpot."

"NO!" Plesio said frantically shaking his head like mad. "Princess Dei when I told you and Genghis Rex I wasn't acting behind hissss back I MENT IT!"

"He's telling the truth!" Quackpot said equally frantic. "Plesio DIDN'T commit those robberies! He didn't build this place and we're NOT plotting with him against Rex!"

"Then what are you three all doing here?" Dei demanded to know.

"We all got a message sent to us," Terrible Dactyl spoke up. "It was delivered to us by a flying robot saying…"

"If you're fed up with the way my brother runs the Tyranno's you should follow the map it had enclosed to here," Dei interrupted him making the trio look at her in amazement. "Yeah I know because I got that very same message why else do you think I'm here?" To prove her point Dei produced her map and placed it on the table.

"Ah so that's how you found ussss," Plesio said in realisation as he produced his own map.

His words and Dei actions caused the other two to produce their own maps and place them on the table too.

"Yes," Dei said grimly. "I want to know what this is all about."

"Me too," Quackpot nodded. "So, if you and Plesio didn't send us those messages someone else who wants us here did."

"Very good," a new voice with an English accent suddenly spoke to them.

Turning their chairs in the direction of the voice the four Tyranno's were astonished to see ANKYLO walk into the room. He was apparently back to walking and talking like usual however but it was a VERY different Ankylo facing them, which was the reason they were astonished. Instead of his usual outfit Ankylo was now dressed in a dark blue custom made human business suit with the Tyranno mark on the right breast pocket. Over the suit Ankylo was wearing a smart looking black coat, a top hat and was carrying a back sliver headed cane. The four Tyranno's looked on in opened mouth astonishment as Ankylo casually strode over to the table and took his seat in the remaining chair at the table. "It was I who summoned you here," Ankylo said leaning his cane against the table and taking his top hat off placing it on the table next to him.

"Ok," Quackpot said looking all around the room he and his fellow Tyrannos were in. "Where are they?"

"Where are what?" Ankylo asked with an amused smirk.

"The video cameras," Quackpot said simply. "You're obviously playing a joke on us Ankylo and you're recording this for a big laugh you're going to give us all later."

"I can assure you Quackpot," Ankylo chuckled. "That this is NOT a joke. I made this place and the robots which sent you the invites to bring you here."

"Ankylo," Plesio said slowly and cautiously. "SSSSomething's happened to you."

"Plesio's right," Terrible Dactyl spoke up. "Since you've arrived your manner of dress has changed, and so has your speech."

"Indeed," Dei said thoughtfully. "Your speech sounds more like Terrible Dactyl and you haven't snorted once, just what is going on?"

"I was wondering when one of you would ask that," Ankylo said leaning back in his chair. "The answer is very simple," he went on taking on a lecturer's tone. "As you may remember the night we attempted to steal the I.Q Enhancer, the Dinosaucers turned up to stop us. During the battle, I was thrown into the machine which gave me a tremendous electrical shock before it was destroyed."

"We know that," Terrible Dactyl said impatiently. "Both Quackpot and myself were there when it happened to you."

"Yeah," Quackpot nodded. "We thought you'd been left in a stunned state…until now that is," he added hastily.

"That is because WHEN I was shocked by that machine," Ankylo told them. "The overload from the headset sent a HUGE jolt of energy right into my brain just before it exploded. Of course, the tremendous boost to my intelligence came as a bit of a shock which is WHY I blanked out. But when I eventually came to back at the Tar Pits I was amazed to find that my mind had now stabilised and all lit up like lightening! So, I eagerly accessed the Tar Pits main computer and then when I was done with that…I accessed the main computer network."

"You've obviously learnt everything you've needed to know," Plesio said thoughtfully. "I mean you've admitted that YOU made this replica of our Tar Pitssss base with your new knowledge AND sent us those robots asking the four of here."

"So pray tell us Ankylo," Dei said sarcastically to their host. "What has your new intelligence lead you to?"

"It has lead me to the conclusion," Ankylo said grandly to his four guests. "That the Tyrannos are being led by a moron, our 'beloved' Genghis Rex to be precise, and he needs to be replaced with someone more confident. Someone who is kind but firm, someone who can lead the Tyranno's to a better life. Someone who will be remembered with love…someone like me."

"WHAT?!" The assembled Tyrannos cried out together in astonished disbelief. Ankylo was known to them all as Rex's MOST loyal follower and boot licker. To actually hear him of all Tyranno's talk AGAINST Rex was the most ridiculous thing they'd heard in their entire lives!

"Ankylo," Quackpot exclaimed. "Are you sure that your accident didn't give you brain damage instead of a new intelligence?! What you are suggesting is NUTS!"

"It's also treason against our leader," Terrible Dactyl added grimly. "That's a dangerous thing to do especially with his SISTER being here with us!"

"Good point," Dei nodded in agreement. "Ankylo…why did you pick the four of us for this INSANE idea? What makes you think that ANY of us are even REMOTELY interested in this?"

"Uh…before we do anything RASH," Plesio suddenly spoke up. "I ssssuggest we listen to just WHAT Ankylo has in mind."

"Are you SERIOUSLY contemplating going against our leader?!" Terrible Dactyl said incredulously to the Tyranno scientist.

"I didn't ssssay that," Plesio corrected him. "I said I wanted to listen to what Ankylo had in mind, if we don't like it THEN we can report thissss to Genghis Rex."

"A wise decision," Ankylo nodded. "Now then," he went on steepling his hands. "I have chosen the four of you for this plan because you are all most suited for this new group. Princess Dei for example, I chose you because I have ALWAYS respected you even before I became a genius. Quackpot, you're here because you are the closest thing to a friend I have on the Tyranno Team. Brachio, I picked you because of your dislike of Genghis Rex as well as intelligence, I mean why else DO you strike out on your own against his orders?"

"What about me?" Terrible Dactyl asked suspiciously.

"I picked you Terrible Dactyl because it's obvious that your flying skills are wasted by being a mere spy and could be put to a much better use. Not JUST taking over from our 'leader' but the other more important plan that has ALWAYS been our ambition."

"You mean…?" Dei said slowly as understanding started to dawn on her.

"Exactly," Ankylo smiled at her realisation. "The TOTAL and UTTER defeat of our mortal enemies the Dinosaucers!"

"You can do that?" Quackpot said to Ankylo quiet wonder.

"I can," Ankylo said confidently. "But that all depends if you're WITH me or AGAINST me, so please decided quickly."

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Sometime later back in the Tar-Pits base Genghis Rex walked onto the control room and was surprised to see Ankylo, apparently back to normal and dressed in his regular outfit, come in through the other door on the far end.

"Well Ankylo," Rex said crossing his arms in satisfaction at the return of his most loyal follower. "I see you've finally recovered after all this time, I was starting to think you'd be stuck as a vegetable forever."

"Not me your Scalliness," Ankylo replied in his old voice complete with snort. "I'm ready to resume my duties."

"Glad to hear it," Rex said in satisfaction. "You can start by doing the night watch here in the control room, I need at least SOMEONE reliable to keep an eye on things."

"You can count on me Bossasaur," Ankylo nodded confidently as Rex left the control room. "You arrogant fool…" he muttered under his breath in his new voice once he was out of ear shot. "At least HERE…I'm AWAY from the base's cameras monitoring EVERYONE and not the other way around," he went on as he took his seat at the monitor console. For the next few minutes Ankylo sat watching the security camera screens when he suddenly became aware that someone was approaching him, turning around Ankylo saw that it was Dei. "Ah Princess Dei," he smiled to her. "To what do I owe the pleasure of your company?"

"I just want to know two things," Dei said coming to join him. "One, how come you decided to add ME of all the Tyrannos here to your plans?"

"Because," Ankylo said cheerfully to her. "You were considerate enough NOT to report me to your brother the night you saw me studying the computer records."

"You knew I was there?" Dei said in astonishment.

"Of course," Ankylo chuckled. "But I didn't say or do anything because I wanted to see what you'd do. I thank-you so very much for not doing anything," he added taking Dei's claw in his own and kissing it gently.

This unexpected action caused Dei to blush lightly which surprised her, the last dino who had done such an action she had slapped him hard. But there was something about this new Ankylo…

"Now to answer your second question which I can take a guess at," Ankylo went on breaking into Dei's thoughts. "You want to know WHEN my plans will be ready, and I can tell you that the time will be soon…VERY soon. One by one the Dinosaucers will fall and Genghis Rex will be OUT of the picture!"

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Oh WOW! Things are REALLY getting interesting now huh? Ankylo's new intelligence has got him thinking BIG things of not just taking out the Dinosaucers but his leader too! So far it looks like he's making progress roping in a few of his fellow Tyrannos INCLUDING Princess Dei. 'Just what has Ankylo got planned?' you're all asking? You'll find out next chapter so read and review until then! Later!