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"Are you sure about this?" Dr. Taylor asked his son and Rex. Three days had passed since their escapade from Zeta Point and Max had fully done his janitorial chores. It was in the morning and they were in the backyard of their house.
Both boys nodded. "We have to try Dad." Max started, "They've been in the clutches in the Alpha Gang. And the Stones choose us to save the dinosaurs."
Rex agreed. "It might take some time before they fully trust us but it will be worth it in the end."
Both boys held Terry and Tank's cards in their hands before swiping them. The former Alpha Gang dinosaurs appeared and looked around. When they saw Max and Rex, they growled and prepared to pounce.
Chomp and Ace, however, blocked these attempts and growled themselves at their former adversaries.
"Look, we got off to the wrong foot." Max started. "I'm Max and this is Rex." He introduced him and his friend to the T-rex and Saichania.
"And I'm world-renowned, thrill-seeker, adventurer, paleontologist Dr. Spike Taylor!" Dr. Taylor introduced himself.
"Laying on a bit thick," Rex said with a sweat drop. The blonde then addressed the two former enemy dinos. "I'm not sure how you feel about your new arrangement. We did want to save you from the Alpha Gang. Are you willing to give us a chance?"
The red carnivore and purple armored herbivore turned about face and did their own thing. Terry ran off to be alone while Tank curled into a ball, not giving the D-Team even a look.
The boys sighed. This was going to be harder than they thought. They didn't blame the dinosaurs for their actions, that was the Alpha Gang's fault. Hopefully, they could appeal to them and perhaps gain their trust.
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On Zeta Point, the same wail from the 'dinosaur king' could be heard.
"WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"MY PRECIOUS DINOSAURS ARE GONE! THEY'VE LEFT ME!" Dr. Z cried in his bed. Anime tears poured so fast, one could swear the room was flooding.
Ursula, Zander, and Ed listened in on their depressed cries of their leader/father figure. They winced, feeling ashamed they had lost four dinos and the Stones they procured.
"I've never heard him so sad." Zander said as they took their ears off the door.
"It's been going on for three days now. He must have really loved them." Ed commented.
"Or it's more they were the only dinosaurs we had." Zander reminded Ed.
"And it's those pesky brats' fault they took Terry, Spiny, Tank, and Styracosaurus!" Ursula said with fury. "Without them, we can't even capture new dinosaurs too! What are we supposed to do?!"
"Maybe we could get Alpha Droids to help?" Ed suggested.
"We're not using those buckets of bolts." Ursula affirmed, "The dinosaurs would tear through them easily. And they aren't exactly built for combat."
"What if we had more dinosaurs?" Zander offered.
"How are we supposed to do that?!" Ursula barked, "In case you forgot, the cards are scattered and we don't have any idea where one could be."
"Maybe not." Seth said, approaching the trio.
"What do you mean Seth?" Ed asked.
"What I mean is I have an answer to our dinosaur shortage." The scientist replied in a calm tone.
"How is that?" Ursula asked. "It's not like any random cards washing up to us. The chances are slimmer than Ed learning to swim."
"Hey!" Ed retorted.
Seth ignored the portly man, "Why find the cards when we could make our own again?"
The trio was confused by the proclamation. Make their own? How were they supposed to do that?
Noticing their puzzled faces, Seth turned around. "Get the doctor and meet me in the foyer. I have a successful invention you need to see." With that declaration, the scientist left the trio.
Urusla, Zander, and Ed blinked in confusion.
"Invention?"
"Successful?
"Need to see?"
The trio asked. They shook off their confusion before Ursula took the step. "Oh, Dr. Z~. It's Ursula, your favorite~."
'Favorite?' Both men thought.
"We have something that will make your tears go away!" The greenette said. Luckily, the door opened…
And the hallway became flooded with tears. "Washed away." The trio gargled in the flood.
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Back in Sanjo City, it was 11 o'clock in the morning and the D-Team was still getting nowhere with their new dinosaurs.
Zoe had come over around 10:30 with Spiny but the purple theropod didn't share the sentiments as his allies. Chomp, Ace, and Paris stood ready by their summoners in case the Alpha Gang's former dinosaurs made any wrong intentions.
"This is going to be harder than we thought." Max admitted as he watched Terry sulk in a corner.
"You're telling me." Zoe said, seeing Spiny run amuck in the backyard, very hyper.
"I guess the Alpha Gang never properly cared for them." Rex deduced while Tank refused to come out of her ball.
"Perhaps they just need a stern talking to. Tough love." Dr. Taylor suggested.
"Dad, I don't think-" Max started but was cut off.
Spike marched over to Terry, the t-rex giving the paleontologist a side glance. "Now, look here, little t-rex! My son and his friends are trying to give you three a better chance. I think you should show them some respect!"
Terry barely flinched before lunging and biting Spike's head. "AH! GET OFF! GET OFF! GET OFF!" The paleontologist ran around with the red carnivore on his head, biting away. He soon then tripped on Tank's ball causing her to ricochet off the tree and smack him in the face. Spiny joined in by hopping about on the downed adult.
The D-Team winced as the interaction went wrong. "That's got to hurt."
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"What's this big invention that Seth was raving about?" A depressed Dr. Z said as he sat on a couch. The 'dictator' was still moping around and it took the combined effort of the A-trio to drag him to where Seth said to meet him.
"Doctor, I believe I have some news that will brighten your mood." Seth started as he revealed a machine similar to the Alpha crafts.
"So? It's a plane?" Ursula said, unamused by Seth's invention.
"Dr. Z could make one of those in a day." Zander said.
"And it would end with blowing up in our faces." Ed added.
"You are half right." Seth replied. "However, I managed to do something else with this plane."
"Which is?" The trio said.
"Time travel."
The A-trio blinked for several seconds while Dr. Z looked up in interest. "Time travel? How is that possible?! We shouldn't have such technology yet!"
"While we are able to move Zeta Point once again, I managed to manufacture some parts together and create this in the event of an emergency."
"Well this is certainly an emergency!" Dr. Z exclaimed. "We have no dinosaurs thanks to these imbeciles! And none of the Stones, so how would we even get to unleash my dinosaurs on those snotty brats!?"
Seth looked indifferent as the doctor ranted. "Before the kids managed to snag the Stones, I was researching them. I found a certain wave-length between them. And I created these." He presented duplicates of each Stone towards the doctor and trio.
"Oooohhhh." They said, "When did you make those?" Zander asked, , eyeing the Water and Wind replicated Stones. Ursula eyed the Grass one with interest, Ed gazed at the Earth and Lightning, while Dr. Z looked eager at the Fire Stone.
"In my free time. When you three were off on missions, I had my own experiments I wished to conduct." Seth explained.
"Behind my back?!" Dr. Z yelled, "You are supposed to report to me if you are conducting experiments without my knowledge!"
"And knowing you, you would have tampered with them." Seth sharply replied, causing the doctor to shut up. "I have my own priorities for the benefit of the Alpha Gang. With these stones, we will be able to summon any dinosaur from these elements."
Dr. Z put a fist to his chin, "I suppose you are right." He began to take action. "OK! Ursula! Zander! Ed! Since you cost us our dinosaurs, I will be joining you on our dinosaur roundup!"
"I'm afraid not, doctor." Seth chimed in. "I built it for three. And seeing how Ursula, Zander, and Ed lost our only cards, I suggest they could go."
"Have you tested it before?" Ed meekly asked.
"No."
"Why are we the guinea pigs?!" Ursula retorted to the scientist.
Dr. Z interjected. "Well, seeing you numbskulls managed to get some of the dinosaur cards, I say it's punishment enough."
Seth nodded and handed an Alpha Scanner to the trio. "What's this for?" Zander asked.
"It will allow you to capture dinosaurs. I modified the antennas to send the dinosaurs into a card state." The scientist explained. "It only has enough charge for six, so choose wisely. Also, Alpha Droids are in the storage, to make it easier for you three to corral them."
Once they absorbed this info, Seth continued. "As for the jet, it only has enough jumps for the Jurassic and Creatacous periods only. Once you have the cards, return here."
The A-trio thought for a minute before deciding to chicken out. "Well, that sounds like a marvelous idea, Seth. But I think you send someone more qualified to do it." Ursula sweetly said.
"Ciao!" The trio began to run for their lives, not wanting to go to the past. Seth rolled his eyes.
"Alpha Droids!" Dr. Z barked and a platoon filled in. "Capture these nitwits and put them in the jet!"
"Capture. Capture." The droids relayed and chased after the A-trio. What happened next was a Scooby Doo chase sequence.
They entered many doors with: the droids chasing them, them chasing the droids, the A-trio stacking on top of each other, and many other hijinks until the droids successfully got them and marched back into the room.
"You three imbeciles aren't going anywhere!" Dr. Z roared. "Without dinosaur cards, we won't be able to secure more dinosaurs for my dinosaur kingdom. And even retrieve Terry, Spiny, and Tank along with the brats' dinosaurs! IS THAT CLEAR?!"
"Yes, Dr. Z." They murmured. Pressing buttons, they managed to get the aircraft functioning and headed towards the prehistoric age.
Once the jet left, Dr. Z and Seth, the latter with a smirk at his invention's success, were pleased with the outcome.
"Now, what should we do in the meantime?" Dr. Z thought aloud.
"I suggest you work on more Move Cards, doctor." Seth said before turning to exit.
"What do you mean?" the doctor said.
"That is why I suggested you stay behind." Seth revealed. "Despite the many failures you have produced…"
"Not failures…" The doctor muttered.
"You have some success with the Move Cards. If we are to keep these dinosaurs, they will need them. And who knows, maybe get our previous dinosaurs back." Seth explained. That was the main reason he suggested the doctor to stay behind while the idiots went to the past.
"Good thinking, Seth!" Dr. Z proclaimed. "Those brats wouldn't know what hit them." He smiled evilly and rubbed his hands together. He wanted to make sure that the D-Team would pay for their interference.
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At the D-Lab, Reese was hard at work with the Dino Holders. After the kids managed to recover the three remaining stones, she figured a way for them to utilize them by making the space where they keep their Stone into two. That way they could summon Terry, Spiny, and Tank into battle if they wanted to.
"Hey, Reese!" Spike greeted as he walked in. "How are those upgrades coming along?"
"Well, I have already managed to modify the holding compartment for the Stones." Reese said. The past three days were planning on how to make sure the Stones fit in the Dino Holder. Luckily, she upgraded them to do so. "However, I am unsure if the Alpha Gang's dinosaur will obey them when they are full-sized."
Spike nodded. "True. We don't know for sure. Until they fully trust Max and the others, I reckon they will have to stick to Chomp, Ace, and Paris for the time being."
"Speaking of which, where are they?" Reese asked from her seat, swiveling around.
"Well, they are trying to bond with the t-rex, Spinosaurus, and Saichania right now." Spike explained. "Though they sure are stubborn."
Reese nodded. "Of course. Zoe tried bonding with the Spinosaurus earlier. However, he was rather rowdy and energetic. My guess is that the Alpha Gang didn't form a unique bond with any of them which is causing them to act out."
Spike sighed. "The Alpha Gang wanted to use their dinosaurs for their own gains. But if anyone can give them a better life, it's Max, Rex, and Zoe. I'm sure of it."
Unknown to them, with the Stones all together, a secret door had appeared in the D-Lab.
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"Okay, Paris. From the top." Zoe said.
The chibi hadrosaur nodded and began to sing. However, she was still working on her vocals so it wasn't as serenading but still progress. Spiny was off to the side, keeping his distance away from his rival.
Zoe noticed his distancing and frowned. The spino was definitely going to be difficult. She knew that between Paris and Spiny, they had a rivalry, much like Chomp and Ace. She was doing some activities with her two dinosaurs and trying to get Spiny to warm up to her.
This was met with the cold-shoulder from the spinosaurid. Zoe didn't blame Spiny for the action. After all, he saw her as her rival whenever the Alpha Gang fought.
Paris' singing was put on hold as Zoe tried to address him. "Hey, Spiny."
The chibi spino didn't acknowledge her and Zoe continued. "Come on. There's no need to be a stick in the mud." Still no response.
Zoe began to think of a way to appeal to the spino. With Paris, she enjoyed singing. So, she thought about what the spino might enjoy. Then it hit her.
"I know!" Zoe exclaimed. She bent down to Spiny's level and offered, "Want to go for a swim?"
Hearing the idea of swimming got the Spinosaurus attention. "That's right! My dad has a pool in case any injured sea creatures or animals that live near water need help. Come on."
The pinkette headed downstairs with her dinos in tow and introduced them to the pool. "Ta-da!"
Spiny immediately jumped into the water. Resurfacing, he swam to his heart's content. While it was as spacious, it was still refreshing. It reminded him of his prehistoric life.
In Cretaceous Africa, Spiny and other Spinosaurus were practically the owners of the rivers. It made unsuspecting prey easy to take down on the waterside. He owned it to his mom, who taught and cared for his siblings. She showed them how to use the water to their ability and it was effective.
"I bet you are enjoying yourself now, aren't you?" Zoe commented as Spiny did laps around the pool. The spino couldn't help but nod. Zoe nodded back. "I'll be right back." She said and left.
When the girl left, Spiny reminisced about When he was on Zeta Point, Zander hardly bonded with him. He often was non-existence despite the fact that he considered Zander his go to summoner.
But Zoe was there for him, unlike Zander.
"I'm back!" Zoe said and came in wearing the same bathing suit she wore for their Hawaiian mission. "Make some room." She dipped herself in the pool and swam towards the Spinosaurus.
"You look way more relaxed now." Zoe commented and tried to reach out to pet Spiny. The spino flinched slightly before slowly coming towards the girl. Once he reached her hand, he nuzzled up before officially growing to like Zoe.
"There, see?" Zoe said, happy that Spiny warmed up to her. "I bet the Alpha Gang never had never properly bonded with you." She then got another idea. "You know what else you might like?"
Spiny tilted his head in confusion before Zoe playfully splashed him. "A little splash war!"
Spiny picked up on it and began splashing back. Paris watched from a distance before hopping in herself and splashing along. Zoe couldn't help but giggle as the two dinosaurs bonded with one another.
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"Fetch, Ace!" Rex shouted as he threw a blue ball.
The Carnotaurus ran off to retrieve the ball while Tank was still curled up. The blonde had taken them to a park to play around in and get the Saichania out of her ball. But so far no luck.
Rex could see where the ankylosaur was coming from. She probably did her own thing when she was with the Alpha Gang but now, she was with the D-Team. Rex thought she would be up for a game of fetch but only Ace was playing.
Rex thought about how he could bond with the armored dinosaur. Given his two experiences with the ankylosaur family, he didn't exactly know what Tank would like to do for fun. Racking his head with potential ideas, Rex thought back to her clubbed tail.
Maybe perhaps she enjoy a good fight? But he didn't want Tank just brawling with Ace whenever she felt like it. Then he got an idea.
"That could work!" Rex exclaimed and returned Tank to her card while Ace ran alongside him to their destination: the D-Lab.
He gave Reese and Dr. Taylor a quick hello before going to the enrichment room. This room was made for Chomp, Ace, and Paris' small forms to play in at times.
Summoning Tank again, Rex appealed to her. "Hey, Tank. I know that you and I aren't exactly on speaking terms. But I bet you could really use a battle, huh?"
The balled-up dinosaur rocked slightly, almost agreeing. Rex pressed on, "Well, if you uncurl I'm pretty sure you can beat something up."
After a few minutes, Tank finally uncurled herself to see a sandbag in front of her. She tilted her head in confusion at the object before Rex explained. "It's a sandbag. You can use your club to whack at it. And it's a good stress reliever."
Tank took it into consideration. She waddled up to the sandbag and hit her club against it. The sandbag didn't budge, so she put more power into it. Shortly after, she began to just hit and hit and hit the sandbag, developing a newfound love for it.
In Cretaceous Mongolia, Tank would often run around with other Saichanias in her herd. Sometimes they would challenge each other, roughhousing for fun. It was always fun and great practice for defending herself when it came to predators. And it helped when she was feeling stressed at certain times in the prehistoric age.
When she was on Zeta Point, Tank was often stressed out from time to time. While she could run around the island and base, like the ankylosaur she is, she wanted to hit something. Ed -in same situation as Zander with Spiny- hardly acknowledged her or even spent time getting to know her.
But Rex had given her attention, something she enjoyed. And she vaguely remembered what Max told Chomp back in London when she posed as a statue. "I can tell you are more relaxed now, aren't you?" Rex deduced and lowered himself to Tank's level. The blonde reached out to pet her, which she accepted and yipped happily. Rex giggled to himself and Ace came over, also wanting some attention. Rex just smiled and gave both of his dinosaurs love.
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"Come! On!" Max strained as he struggled to pull Terry for a nice walk. Chomp was there too but having gotten used to a leash, he was more obedient than his rival.
Max had only got 3 inches away from his house for his walk with his two dinosaurs but only Chomp was behaving. Terry was being like a stubborn mule.
The 'tyrant lizard' was probably the most untrusting of the trio. Terry had been with the Alpha Gang almost forever since he was the first one they used. The t-rex was going to take a lot of convincing to get on Max's good side.
It was just the fact Terry didn't trust humans. He had been used for experiments under the Alpha Gang and battled the D-Team on several occasions now. Dr. Z may have liked him but he didn't like the old man in return. The way he saw it, Terry was basically using him for food and shelter, nothing more.
Max wheezed as Terry didn't budge. The brunette tried a different approach with the t-rex. Lowering himself to Terry's level, Max gave a sincere smile. "Ok. I know walks can be boring but it's great for getting exercise. I know you had free range back with the Alpha Gang but they only wanted you to fight for their cause. One that would hurt dinosaurs altogether than help you. Me, Rex, and Zoe want to give you a chance. So, how about it?" The brunette asked.
Terry looked up and down at Max before turning away. The young Taylor sighed and unintentionally let go of Terry's leash.
Trying to appeal to the t-rex was not as easy. He had gotten word from Rex and Zoe that they managed to bond with Tank and Spiny. But Terry was like the first dinosaur the Alpha Gang had. Out of the trio, the Tyrannosaurus Rex had followed their commands the longest.
"What am I going to do?" Max muttered, taking a seat on a bench. Chomp hopped up to his level and playfully chomped on Max's shorts. The brunette looked down and petted his mini Triceratops. It brought him a smile. He eventually stopped being so moppy about Terry. "I guess it'll just take some time. Don't worry, Terry. I'm sure you'll warm up to us eventually, right?"
Max turned around to see that the red dinosaur had left before realizing he had let go of the leash. "Oh no!" He exclaimed and started to call out. "Terry? Terry?!"
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Having wandered off, Terry had made an incredible distance of reaching Sanjo City's downtown area.
Unlike the last two times in the city when he was terrorizing it, he was just walking about. No one hardly paid attention to him and vice versa.
"Bark! Bark!" A dog barked at Terry, who grew irritated and roared back. The dog backed away and fled from the mini t-rex. The dinosaur had a proud look on his face at the dog running scared and continued walking.
Soon, Terry got bored. He was trying to find his way but he had gotten lost. The T-rex, in a rare turn of events, began to feel worried.
He hadn't felt like this since the dinosaur age. But that's when he was younger. Weaker. Growing up in Cretaceous North America was very hard for a young Tyrannosaurus Rex like himself.
However, too busy thinking about his past life, Terry walked into the street. Unfamiliar with the concept of a street, he didn't see a car coming towards him. By the time he did, the t-rex's eyes widened and braced for impact.
"TERRY!"
However, Terry was saved… by Max.
The brunette had seen him wander into the streets and tackled him out of the way before running to the sidewalk.
The driver almost swerved out of the way but Max and Terry were fine. Chomp had made his way over, nuzzling up to Max, worried for his safety.
"I'm fine, Chomp." Max assured the Triceratops before directing his attention to the T-rex. "Are you alright, Terry?" He questioned.
Terry couldn't believe it. This human saved him.
He hadn't felt this much relief for another creature other than…
His mother.
In Cretaceous North America, his mom was there for him and his siblings. He hadn't met a more compassionate creature since he had reached adulthood. After that he was on his own, surviving in the dinosaur age. Until some weird light and contraption caught him and the last thing he remembered was being with the Alpha Gang since then. Dr. Z would have never done that before but Max had. Seeing a scrape on Max's arm, Terry felt ashamed. Had he not wandered away, Max wouldn't have received an injury. Giving some comforting licks, Max noticed the scrape. Terry gave a sad look but Max gave him a scratch on his back, something he enjoyed.
No one on the Alpha Gang rarely showed affection or concern. To them, he was typically a wild dinosaur for their gains… like Max had said earlier. And the red t-rex ignored him.
Max, though, cared for him. Wanted to help him. And he took it for granted. Noticing the crestfallen expression, Max gave Terry a hug.
"It's okay. It's okay." Max said, understanding what was going through his mind. "You were their first dinosaur, I guess you didn't really care. But don't worry, the D-Team is here to help you and the other dinosaurs out there. Don't worry about it. I promise you, we are going to save every dinosaur there is."
Terry looked happy at the declaration and had a new light shined on him about humans.
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The sun was setting over Sanjo City and back at the Taylor household, the Alpha Gang's former dinosaurs were getting along great.
Terry and Chomp were chasing one another, forming a sibling bond. Not too odd for the D-Team since Chomp got along with Ace.
Speaking of the carnosaur, Ace was having fun balancing on Tank's curled up form. It was unsure if the ankylosaur was bothered or enjoying it but the navy blue theropod was balancing to the best of his ability.
Paris was singing to her own tune while Spiny was dancing around to it. The hardosaur's singing had improved and the spinosaurid couldn't agree more.
Max (now with a bandage on his arm), Rex, and Zoe watched the interactions and smiled.
"I'm glad they are interacting with the others now." Zoe voiced.
Rex agreed. "Yeah, I'm glad they are all getting together."
"And I'm just glad we gave them a chance to have some fun." Max said with a smile. "Glad we were able to turn their views on us around." The D-Team continued watch their partners do their own activities until they had to go home for the night.
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In a multicolored wormhole, the Alpha Craft jet was zooming through with the A-Trio idly bored out of their minds.
"This is so boring." Ursula groaned.
"Well, we are jumping through time." Zander reminded her.
"It's not going to be easy." Ed replied. "We have to go through a lot of timelines before reaching the prehistoric era."
Ursula, however, ignored her lackeys' answers and decided to take matters into her own hands. "Well, I'm not trying to take forever to reach two time periods when I can be on the couch rather than in the wilderness!" She saw a lever next to her and an eager grin appeared. "Maybe this will increase our speed." She yanked just as Zander and Ed saw it.
"Wait, Ursula-" They started but then the Alpha Craft stopped in the timestream.
"What happened?" Ursula questioned.
"What happened was you pulled that lever! Now we are stuck in this wormhole for who knows how long!" Zander admonished her.
"We could be stuck here forever!" Ed shouted, fearing himself becoming an old man.
Lucky for them, the engine started up again. Ursula waved off their concern. "See? It's no biggie. Seth designed this, remember? Not Dr. Z. Knowing him, he takes better-"
She was interrupted when the Alpha Craft shot off faster than she and the boys expected.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
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Back in present time, Reese was putting the finishing touches on Zoe's Dino Holder as her's was the last one. Taking a breath of relief, the scientist put the device with the others.
"Glad that's done." She said, wiping her brow from exhaustion. She stood and stretched a bit before turning off the light. She was preparing to leave when she noticed a new door in the lab.
"That's odd." Reese mused and approached the door. Curiously, she peered into it. She doesn't remember seeing this door so it must be new. However, she knows that Dr. Taylor would have informed her of a renovation.
With her curiosity getting the better of her, she entered the room and used her phone as a flashlight before finding the switch.
And once she did, Reese was in for a shock.
"Oh my."
Next time on Dinosaur King: The Complete Collection
Zoe: What's the deal, sis?
Reese: Something you need to see.
Max and Rex: No way!
(In a prehistoric background, various dinosaurs congregate with one another, getting used to each other. Herbivores and carnivores eye each other carefully.)
(The Alpha Gang run for their life from a stampede)
A/N: Alright, second chapter down.
Like I said before, this one is a bonding chapter. Figured I can work with the partnerships that Terry, Spiny, and Tank now have. I admit, I had some difficulty with Tank's bonding experience, but thanks to Drew, I managed to come up with the enrichment room. It's the same as the one in "Tee'd Off."
Spiny's was a given, seeing how he's a Water Element. And I figured that the Drake's Animal Hospital has a pool for injured or sick sea animals.
As for Terry's viewpoint, he has been used by the Alpha Gang for their personal gains. They hardly cared (except maybe in "Rubble Trouble" but that was to get his card back so they could continue missions, and it's earlier in the season so they didn't bond with Rod and Laura yet). So, I like to think he viewed humans as selfish creatures until Max saved him from the card and got hurt because of him.
Also wanted to put some backstory with them like Hunter HQ's "Walking with Dinosaur King." Took some inspiration from that.
jboy44: Shipping, I'm not really good at putting romance into stories like these. Nor never tried because I get caught up with the adventure aspect. So, I'll stray away from that for now. As for the zero dinosaurs, they will be getting new dinosaurs as stated in the story. One for each core element. As for later episodes, it will remotely be the same but they won't be in a few chapters for a while.
GuardianDemonsWriter: I will try to update this monthly. February is a short month and it messes me up sometimes.
Drew: Thanks for the supportive comment. It will be worth it.
Until next time!