Here is the chapter we've all been waiting for dear readers! WILL Allo accept Ankylo's challenge for a duel to save his fellow Dinosaucers? Will this REALLY make Genghis Rex happy enough to let Ankylo marry his sister? Read on and find out, enjoy yourselves!
Once again, I'd like to say that one of my readers 'brave kid' came up with the idea for this story and Beta Reading it too, so all thanks and praises go to him.
I also want to apologise in advance if any of the Dinosaucers, Tyrannos and the Secret Scouts are out of character.
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PART SEVEN:
For a moment, there was dead silence in the Lava-Dome as the Dinosaucers and Secret Scouts all struggled to take in Ankylo's offered challenge.
"You want to duel me one on one," Allo said in slow disbelief. "For not only the lives of my fellow Dinosaucers, but our technology and the condition we leave you Tryannos alone FOREVER in whatever you do here on Earth AND Reptilon IF I lose to you?"
"That is correct," Ankylo nodded in confirmation.
"You must be out of your MIND if you think Allo's going to take up your challenge with the terms you offered!" Teryx snapped furiously to Ankylo.
"If he doesn't agree then my three…'guests' will suffer because of it," Ankylo replied simply. "Now," he went on. "I am a reasonable Tyranno. You obviously need time to think my offer over I give you 2 hours to decide, see you then."
With that said Ankylo's hologram faded away and the drone which had projected his image floated down to the floor and was silent.
"I wouldn't touch it if I were you," Allo said to his nephew as he curiously approached the deactivated drone. "It may have an anti-tampering device…we also need that thing to give Ankylo his answer."
"Gosh Uncle Allo…" Bonehead said worriedly. "You're not REALLY going to agree with Ankylo's duel challenge, are you?"
"I may well have to Bonehead," Allo said grimly. "Otherwise we'll never get Bronto Thunder, Ichy and Tricero back."
"But you can't possibly do that!" Dimetro cried in disbelief. "It's bound to be a trap!"
"Even if it isn't and Ankylo DOES want to duel you," Stego added. "You KNOW the duel will be ANYTHING but fair."
"I know that Stego," Allo said in agreement. "But that's a chance I'll have to take when it comes."
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"Do you REALLY think that Allo is WILLINGLY going to accept your duel challenge?" Genghis Rex sneered to Ankylo as he got up off his chair.
"We have three of his fellow Dinosaucers as our prisoners," Ankylo said confidently as he started to walk out of his control room. "He'll agree and THEN our problems with be over."
"Wait a minute," Rex called after the departing Ankylo. "Where are you going?"
"To inform our prisoners about what's happening," Ankyo replied back over his shoulder. "They have a right to know that their fate depends on their leader's decision."
"Oh, I'll bet!" Rex muttered quietly to himself as Ankylo left. "The NERVE of that little runt!" he fumed as he began pacing up and down the control room. "I'M the leader here and yet HE'S taking control over MY followers, MY plans and MY ENEMIES! I'M the one who commands and leads the Tyrannos not him! I will be the one who defeats the Dinosaucers not him! He thinks that offering me Allo in defeat as a wedding present to my sister will make things right! Well he's wrong!"
"What are you ranting and raving about NOW dear brother?" Dei said irritably from the control room doorway. "I would have thought you'd be a least HAPPY that Ankylo, of all of us here on Earth, is finally going to defeat the Dinosaucers at long last."
"I don't LIKE this 'new brilliant' Ankylo!" Rex snapped to Dei in restrained fury. "I preferred his old self! The snorting, annoying, stupid but LOYAL Tyranno who followed my EVERY command REGARDLESS of what I said and did! Why? Because HE knew I am the leader here NOT him! THIS Ankylo is an arrogant, devious, and NOT to be trusted! He is STEALING my followers and MY leadership AWAY from me! He thinks that by doing all this will make his transition to leadership easier! Well it WON'T! He will NOT be leader and I really REALLY don't want him as my brother-in-law!"
"Look," Dei sighed trying to calm her brother down. "Ankylo has indeed changed, we're stuck with it and it's no use going on about it. If we all ally TOGETHER in his plan for now and it works, then the Tyrannos will be the most UNSTOPPABLE force in this galaxy and the Dinosaucers are finished."
"I'll believe in that day when I see it!" Rex said calming down. "However…as this plan DOES seem to be working I'll let Ankylo play it out and THEN I might reconsider."
"Good!" Dei nodded in satisfaction. "You won't regret this dear brother."
"ONLY if this plan works!" Rex pointed out to her. "If it fails then Ankylo will feel my wrath!"
Nodding in agreement Dei left the control room and joint Ankylo out in the corridor who had been waiting patiently for her. "Well?" he asked.
"You were right," Dei said to him. "My brother STILL isn't on board with your plan despite all the reassurances you give him. But can you blame him? All previous plans that have been 'successful' almost ALWAYS fail him."
"This one won't," Ankylo said confidently. "Once Genghis Rex see's Allo actually BEATEN by me he'll change his tune. Now if you'll excuse me my dear," he said taking her hand and kissing it. "I have to inform our prisoners about what's to befall them and their leader."
Leaving Dei behind Ankylo made his way down to the prison area of his base where Brachio and Quackpot were guarding the cells which held Tricero, Bronto Thunder and Ichy.
"Any problems down here you two?" Ankylo asked his fellow Tyrannos as he joined them.
"Naw," Quackpot said carelessly. "They've been real quiet, why do you ask?"
"I want to talk to Ichy," Ankylo said nodding towards the cell door nearest to him.
"What for?" Brachio asked curiously as he got out a key card and slid it along the lock of the cell door.
"Just to fill him in on what's happening with my plan," Ankylo said opening the door and stepping inside. "Brachio you come with me, Quackpot tell the other two."
Inside the cell Ichy was cuffed to the wall with restraints on his arms, legs AND tail. As he had nothing else better to do, he had been dozing. But the sudden opening of the cell door had jerked him awake.
"Greetings my dear Ichy," Ankylo said cheerfully as he walked up to the helpless Dinosaucer. "I do hope you've been enjoying your stay with us."
"What do you want Ankylo?" Ichy said dully to his captor as he was in no real mood for a conversation. "With your new intelligence, you don't need to make small talk OR childishly gloat to me like your leader would."
"Very good," Ankylo said nodding in approval of Ichy's reasoning. "I wanted to tell you that I've offered your leader Allo a chance to save you and fellow Dinosaucers by duelling me. SHOULD he lose to me, which is VERY highly likely, then you Dinosaucers go free but you have to leave Earth, AND all of us Tyrannos alone FOREVER!"
"But you came for MORE than just that, didn't you?" Ichy said accusingly.
"Right again," Ankylo smiled. "Like me you are a VERY clever individual. When I lured you and your friends to my base, you worked out VERY quickly that my intelligence had been boosted. Yet DESPITE finding out and KNOWING I was laying a trap for you, you came. Not JUST to rescue your friends but because you wanted to SEE just HOW intelligent I've become. Well you found out, didn't you?" he chuckled. "Too bad you didn't escape to tell Allo huh?"
"Congratulations," Ichy said dryly.
"You know something my dear Ichy," Ankylo said leaning casually on his cane. "You and I are now SO much alike in intelligence, it's a real shame we can't actually WORK together because we'd make a GREAT team."
"I would never work with the likes of YOU Ankylo!" Ichy spat furiously in his captor's face causing him to stumble backwards.
"Hey!" Brachio yelled coming forward to Ankylo's help. "Don't you think you're going to get away with that!" He raised his fist to punch Ichy in the face but Ankylo stopped his attack with his cane.
"There's no need for that Brachio," he said to him reassuringly. "He's not worth it, and I have plans for him for later on," he added mysteriously. "In the meantime," he went on. "We'd better get to the control room and see what Allo's response to my challenge is. See you soon!" Ankylo said raising his top hat politely to Ichy and left the cell with Brachio close behind.
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Back in the Lava-Dome Ankylo's drone reactivated and floated in the air projecting Ankylo's hologram for everyone to see.
"Well it's been two hours," Ankylo announced to the assembled Dinosaucers and Secret Scouts. "What have you decided?"
"We've decided that we don't trust YOU or your new intelligence!" Paul spoke up.
"Very sure of that, aren't you?" Ankylo smirked.
"However," Allo spoke up before Paul could continue. "You have Bronto Thunder, Ichy and Tricero if I want to get them back," he added with a heavy sigh. "I have no choice but to agree to your challenge."
"Excellent," Ankylo said brightly. "I see that once again common sense has prevailed for you Allo. Now then to business…" he went on his hands together in enthusiasm. "I want you to head for the same co-ordinates you sent out your three friends ALONE."
"You can't SERIOUSLY expect us to let Allo go to you ALONE!" Sara snapped furiously.
"If you want to get your friends back you do what I say," Ankylo told her calmly. "But as I'm a reasonable Tyranno I'll let you WATCH our duel live on my drone so you don't miss a minute of your leader's plight."
"Oh, how THOUGHTFUL of you," Teryx said sarcastically.
"Indeed…now I suggest you hurry up Allo your friends lives depend on your keeping to our duel."
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A little while later Allo had landed at the old theme park, he knew he was on the right track as he had discovered Bronto Thunder, Ichy and Tricero's spaceships near the funhouse. Like everyone else who came before him, Allo made his way into the funhouse down a flight of stairs into Ankylo's base. However before Allo had a chance to look around, a trapdoor in the floor opened up underneath him and he plummeted down a narrow shaft. After a short fall Allo slid out of the shaft and found himself in a huge underground arena, sitting in the seats of the arena were all the Tyrannos. Directly in front and slightly above Allo was a VIP Box that contained Genghis Rex, his sister Princess Dei and the three captured Dinosaucers he'd come to rescue.
"Allo!" Ankylo's voice echoed out over the arena. "We were beginning to think you'd never get here."
Turning around Allo saw Ankylo coming up out of the centre of the area on a lift, next to him was a table which had a pair of fossilizer guns on it.
"Now that Allo as finally graced us with his presence," Ankylo said grandly to all the watching Tyrannos. "All persons concerned will now have the honour of watching this bout, a clash of TITANS as it were!"
"Spare us all the dramatic theatrics and just get to the point," Allo said dryly not really in the mood to fool around.
"Very well," Ankylo said putting his cane down on the table and picked up the two fossilizer guns. "This duel will be how the humans on Earth did it in the 19th Century," he said walking over to Allo and handing him a fossilizer gun. "We will stand back to back, while Terrible Dactyl counts to twenty, as he does so we will walk away from each other. When we get to twenty we turn and fire, the fastest one of us on the trigger wins."
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"Is he kidding?!" Paul said in disbelief. He, the Secret Scouts and the remaining Dinosaucers watched the entire scene be played out to them via Ankylo's drone hovering in the Lava Dome.
"I highly DOUBT it," Dimetro said grimly. "With his new intelligence Ankylo is being DEADLY serious about everything."
"Oh I sure hope Uncle Allo can win this," Bonehead said worriedly. "Otherwise we and the entire Earth is done for!"
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Oh, WHAT a Cliff-hanger! Allo is actually going to DUEL Ankylo for the return of his missing friends! Can he actually DO it? Will Ankylo play fair despite his new intelligence? And most importantly IS Genghis Rex going to let this go ahead? He's made it clear he doesn't like the new Ankylo despite his new intelligence. All answers will be coming in the FINAL chapter of this story. Read and review and see you then!