The Wild Kratts team had tracked down Zach Varmitech to his private mansion in the American countryside. The team was now traversing through the forest on foot; Jimmy Z had parked the Tortuga HQ a mile from the manor to avoid giving the evil inventor any warning of their whereabouts. As a further precaution, the turtle ship was immediately camouflaged and placed on lockdown mode to deter any possible raids and to avoid detection.
Unaware of the coming of his enemies, Zach was hard at work in his production lab, drawing blueprints and possible designs, with Amber imprisoned behind the blackened bars of a steel cage.
"So, you're one of Hammond's lab experiments from Isla Nublar? Now where am I supposed to find another Veloci-varmint?" pondered the evil inventor. "I can't clone one without InGen's technology. Goodness knows how well that went last time." He shuddered as he recalled the failed espionage attempt nearly a year ago, as well as the many unsuccessful experiments that followed. "So, if I can't find another dinosaur, I'll make one instead! Or two, or ten, or a hundred!" It was then that Zach took notice of the hoard of stolen satellites in his possession. "And I have just the parts to build them!"
From inside her cell, Amber could only watch the evil man at work. She had to admit, he was clever, but nowhere near as much as Aviva. She snorted, rolling her eyes before walking over to the back of her cell.
The evil inventor was vexed by this show of insolence. "You think you're so smart? Think you're messing with me you dumb animal!? My mental facilities are twice what yours are you pea-brain!"
Just then the inventor froze. "Hey. Just how smart is this varmint?"he said to himself. "No other beastie was able to detect the Spy-bot before, or outsmart my robots. Only one way to find out!
"Zachbots!" he barked, summoning two of his robotic minions. "I believe it's time to conduct an experiment." The mad scientist gave a wicked glance towards his prisoner, rubbing his hands together. Amber snarled and hissed as three or four Zachbots hovered around her cage like a band of vultures.
"I want tasers on full charge!" Zach ordered; he knew what this creature was capable of, and extreme precautions must be made. In response to their master's command, some of the robots replaced their pincers with tasers, flashes of electricity dancing at their tips to goad the animal to go where they wanted it to go. "I want this lizard loaded into the scanner asap! Now hop to it! I didn't mean literally! I meant hurry! Oh, I really need to upgrade these robots' intelligence!"he groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose.
"I take the time to program the world's most advanced and sophisticated robots, and all they do is frustrate me! Once, just once, I'd like one of my creations to fill me with pride instead of regret." He heaved a sigh before ordering his minions. "Put 'em inside."
Two or three of the mechanical henchmen dragged the enraged Velociraptor out from the cage in an attempt to corral her into a glass dome large enough to contain an elephant, connected to the ceiling by a series of pipes and wires.
Despite the dinosaur's resistance, the Zachbots had managed to drag her just outside the doorway of the dome. But Amber wouldn't go down without a fight; one bite caused the Zachbot's head to cave in on itself before falling lifelessly to the floor. Another short circuited when a well placed claw swipe spilled cords of wiring from a massive laceration in its underbelly.
"That's the spirit, lizard, but save it for those pesky Wild Rats." In that moment, the dinosaur froze in horrified understanding. This ugly man wanted to harm her pack! Amber's hesitation was all the time needed for another Zachbot to finish what the other could not, planting the wires directly over her cranium. That task done, the robot floated out of the dome, sealing it shut.
Fear quickly gave way to anger. Scaly skin blazing red, the enraged Velociraptor gave a savage scream before lunging at the glass. It didn't matter what happened to her, she would not let this pest bring any harm to her family. He would fall by her claws if it was the last thing she did. Two or three more strikes against the glass created a web of cracks along the dome. In that moment, the dome was enveloped by a bright pink light coming directly from above. Suddenly she couldn't move a muscle.
"Pose beams, courtesy of Donita Donata."said Zach, tapping the glass. "That oughta keep you still." Amber had at least enough movement in her maw to bare her teeth in a snarl. "Alright Dino, here's the deal; I'm gonna take a few scans to see what's in that walnut-sized frying pan of yours. I've always wanted to test this baby out, but of course, I was never able to, no thanks to all those interruptions from those pesky Wild Rats!
"It might fry your little brain, but such is the price of genius."said the mad scientist with mock sympathy. He walked over to the controls. After pressing the necessary buttons, the machine was calibrated and ready. "Starting in one! Two! What's the number after two? Oh yeah, three!"
Waves of bright light flooded the inside of the dome. Within, Amber shrieked as she felt an intense burning sensation in her skull.
Another charge. The young raptor howled in agonizing pain as electricity coursed through her body. And she was powerless to move. From the opposite side of the glass, Zach's muffled maniacal laughter could be heard.
After what felt like an eternity, the experiment was over. Amber collapsed on the floor of her tiny prison, panting and gasping for breath which fogged up the glass.
"Well congrats on not being as dumb as you look."said Zach, impressed with the results. This was no mindless beast, but rather a highly intelligent animal with a large brain for its body size, densely packed with neurons. "Thanks to that noggin of yours, I've employed an integrated software system for improved coordination and intelligence. Perfect for taking out those annoying Wild Rats." The evil inventor got straight to work.
Imprisoned inside the dome, all Amber could do was watch as the inventor went about his task, building his latest and most diabolical inventions for mass destruction and mayhem. Once the first machine was built, it was up to the automated robotic system in the lab to duplicate an entire platoon. In roughly eight to ten minutes time, a group of about a dozen was assembled on the conveyor belt.
Zach was as thrilled as a boy on Christmas morning. "Somebody pinch me! Oww! I didn't mean literally!" After a few muttered curses and rueful glares at one of his minions, Zach Varmitech quickly made the finishing touches on his latest creations, adding memory chips in the back of each robot's head.
"Hover back, Zachbots! Introducing the Robo-raptors 4000!" Amber couldn't help but tilt her head in curiosity. These machines looked a lot like her, with all the same features. "Now that's what I call a blast from the past! Now for a test run!"
Pressing a button from his master controller, Zach singled out four of the robotic dinosaurs. "You four! Come here!" In perfect synchronization, the four Robo-raptors gracefully darted before their creator's feet. "Halt!" They stopped on command.
With the touch of a button on Zach's master controller, two mannequin dummies came into view, lifted by underground hydraulics from the floor. Taped to the dummies' faces were photographs of Martin and Chris! With a laser pointer, the mad scientist directed the Robo-raptors' attention to the mannequins. "That's right. Take a good look at these dummies. These are your targets." Four sets of red, unblinking eyes stared holes into their quarry, unmoving, unflinching, waiting for their creator to just give the order to terminate them.
"Let 'em have it!"
In almost no time at all, the four robotic assassins leaped upon the dummies with lightning fast speed, snarling in their frenzied attacks as they tore them apart in a flurry of teeth and claws. Presently a severed head rolled to an astonished Zach's feet.
These machines were ruthless and efficiently good at what they did. And the best part, they didn't take things literally!
Needless to say, the evil inventor was beyond pleased with the final result. His latest creations ran like well-oiled... well, machines.
"They're perfect!"he beamed, tears of joy threatening to burst from his eyes. The inventor then turned to his current lackeys in glowering contempt, "And I wish that all of you–could be more like them." The older models rotated their heads to exchange glances.
"And these Robo-raptors could be the most genius security robots I've ever created. I could just kiss myself!" The inventor proceeded to do just that, kissing his right arm–
Zach gave a startled yelp when he wandered too close to the glass dome, coming face to face with its captive who gave a spine-chilling HISS!
"Zachbots! Put the lizard back in its cage." Any resistance was immediately quelled by a well placed taser on the neck. His mechanical minions forcefully shoved the dazed Velociraptor back behind the cold bars. "I have bigger plans for you–"
Just then, the darkened hallways echoed as the doorbell rang. Zach mumbled and groaned as he pushed the intercom button. "What?! What is it?!"
"Hello. I got a pizza delivery here."called a voice at the front door.
The inventor's irritation instantly evaporated. "Pizza! Oh goodie!" With that, he raced out of the laboratory.
"Here you go, sir."said the pizza man, once Zach opened the door, most of his features concealed under a baseball cap. But the evil inventor hardly paid him any mind as he began to walk back inside, pizza box in his hands. "I hope it's got extra pineapple."
He froze in realization. "Wait a minute. I didn't order any pizza." In that moment, a blinding light radiated from within the box, causing Zach to scream as he dropped the box in fright almost before four figures erupted from cover in an explosion of light and pizza, and completely surrounded the inventor in almost no time at all.
"Pineapples on pizza?"questioned Jimmy incredulously, removing his disguise. "That's low even for you! Gross, man!"
"Wild Rats?!"the evil inventor exclaimed before clearing his throat. "Ahem. What a very pleasant surprise!"
None of them were amused. The door was slammed shut with a resounding echo. "Cut the formalities, Zach."said Koki angrily. "You know darn well why we're here."
"Alright. Now where is she?"growled Martin, glowering down upon Zach while Chris cracked his knuckles.
"Where's who?"asked Zach, feigning innocence.
"Answer the question!"thundered the Kratt in green.
"Where's Amber?"
"Who?"
"The Velociraptor you kidnapped." Aviva clarified, jabbing her finger against his chest.
"Ooooh. I didn't know it had a name."
The team's eyes narrowed.
*Elsewhere...*
Meanwhile in the lab, Amber continued to pace around in her enclosure, thinking, pondering a way out. Her sensitive ears and nose told her that the evil inventor (he reeked of expensive cologne) was nowhere near the lab, only his mechanical minions guarded the premises. She had long before stopped slamming the cage bars as they were made to contain stronger creatures than herself. This problem required brains, not brawn.
How did the scrawny man even open this cage? Her thoughts led her to the cage door. She concluded that this was the weakest point in her prison after a few experimental slams. That was where she noticed the steel lock. Sliding her dexterous hands through the bars above the lock, she felt around until her claws came upon a slit. The keyhole.
She needed something, but what?
*In the Main Mansion...*
"Where. Is. Amber?"growled Martin, holding Zach by the collar of his black sweater, bringing him directly to eye level. Looking into the normally easygoing creature adventurer's blazing eyes, narrowed in an icy glare, Zach knew that he was not playing around this time. He meant business.
At last, the evil inventor yielded. "Okay, okay! You win! I give! You can let me go now." With a nod from Chris, Martin relinquished his grip. The mad scientist then meekly made his way towards the walls, with the Wild Kratts following in tow. "Let me just pull this lever that'll open the door to take you to your precious 'Amber'." Aviva's eyes narrowed in suspicion, keeping a close eye on her childhood nemesis. As he reached for the lever, they widened.
"Guys, wait!"
Zach gave a sinister chuckle. They were right where he wanted them. "I can't believe you all fell for that!"
Before they knew it, the ground beneath the Kratt Brothers shot forward like a spring loaded trap, sending them flying. Zach pulled another lever, which activated a pair of satellite dishes from the chandelier. Two fully armed lasers were charging at their antennas, pointed straight at the team!
Taking in the severity of their situation, Jimmy spoke. "Oh snap."
The evil inventor cackled in diabolical glee as he watched his enemies dancing and swerving, like they had ants in their pants, to avoid being zapped by the lasers. The redheaded nerd took a direct shock, making Zach laugh all the more. After laughing to his heart's content, he sighed, wiping a mirthful tear from his eye. "You're pathetically predictable."
As soon as the traps were overloaded and deactivated, the Wild Kratts team, battered but no worse for wear, started to regroup. Before them, Zach Varmitech leered upon them from his place upon a Zachbot. "You can't win; you're in my mansion. Catch me if you can, Wild Rats!" With that, the evil inventor was off, the dark hallways echoing with his laughter.
(BG Music: K2G by Amiyumi)
"Get him!"thundered Chris, before all five of the Wild Kratts team took off in the path taken by their foe.
Riding on his gas-powered motorcycle, the evil inventor led his pursuers through a hallway lined with various paintings, statues, and portraits of himself. Determined to catch the villain, all five Wild Kratts gave chase, overlooking a particular painting of Zach with a banana on his face. With an evil grin, the painting came to life, removing the banana peel from his face. The team stood dumbfounded at the end of the hallway when– SPLAT! a banana peel splattered on the wall before them. They turned around just in time to see Zach jump out of the picture frame, running in the opposite direction. The creature adventurers were soon hot on his tail. Riding atop of a Zachbot, Zach zoomed through the corridor with a smug grin, hardly concerned with the Wild Kratts not far behind him.
BOOM!
The team soon found themselves running frantically in the opposite direction as the evil inventor now gave chase, mounted on a gigantic mobile cannon of his own design.
After running out of ammo, and giving his enemies the slip, Zach led the Wild Kratts to a spacious room where he seemed to disappear into thin air, much to the team's surprise, looking down on what appeared to be a transparent portal on the floor. As Chris drummed his fingers on the floor, weighing their options, the evil inventor reappeared before him with an evil grin on his face. The Kratt in green rushed to grab him only to fall into a portal between him and his target. At the same time, Martin transformed into a tiger to pounce upon the villain, but missed when the madman rose through a portal in the ceiling.
The other three began poking their heads in the portals and popping out in all sorts of impossible places. Jimmy Z was even able to pick up a portal and hold it sideways before entering, leaving it to fall flat like a manhole cover. Aviva attempted to follow after the pilot, jumping on the same portal for a moment without success. She shrugged before plummeting out of sight, leaving Koki to her own devices, watching her teammates popping in and out of various portals like caffeine-crazed prairie dogs. The computer whizz was then scared into a portal upon seeing Jimmy Z's head pop up out of a portal, somehow larger than normal. This continued until all five jumped out of the portals to regroup, somehow dressed up in different outfits; Jimmy Z wore a baggy green V-neck T-shirt, loose maroon bell-bottom pants, and black shoes; Martin was wearing a short-sleeved red jersey, light brown cargo pants, and white sneakers; Koki was dressed in a blue spacesuit with a double-ringed Jupiter logo while retaining her signature afro; Aviva was dressed in a purple secretary outfit and glasses; and Chris was wearing a white collared shirt, a black tie, and matching pants.
Zach zoomed past them on his motorcycle, leaving them in the dust.
The chase literally escalated to new heights as the five chased the robotics inventor up a winding staircase. Riding his motorcycle, Zach was able to reach the top, leaving the Wild Kratts in the dust, before pushing a red button on the wall. He watched in merriment as the stairs converted into a slide, slowing down his pursuers. Aviva and Koki hovered overhead, courtesy of their Falcon and Blue Jay Powers respectively, but the boys weren't so lucky; in that instant they found themselves falling flat on their faces, sliding back down the way they came. At the bottom, a hatch opened, revealing the pounding shape of a hammerhead Zachbot lying in wait while rows of saws hovered overhead.
Thinking fast, Chris used his CPS to transform into an octopus, wrapping two of his arms around the unstable ramp, while holding the other six into the air. Aviva and Koki reached the green cephalopod on time as they wasted no time in grabbing his tentacles to pull him back up. Along the way, Jimmy bumped into Chris before both panicked before a massive blue rhino crashed straight into them. Dazed from the impact, the green octopus sat up and glared at his brother who grinned sheepishly with a shrug.
The wild goose chase led the Wild Kratts team into a gray corridor with black chandeliers hanging overhead, the hallway lined with black doors on each side. Zach ran through one door, prompting the majority of the team to hurry after him, leaving a confuddled Jimmy behind. The evil inventor reappeared from a nearby door, running across the hall to the next one. The Tortuga pilot quickly followed. Around the next bend, Chris emerged empty handed just in time to see Zach waving at him as he reached a door near the end of the hall. The Kratt in green raced after him. Martin then emerged from another door to try his luck on opposite side. A confused Gourmand exited the first door, wondering how he got there, before walking to the last one on the other side of the hallway.
Koki ran across the hall to search through a different door, just missing Zach exit from the adjacent entrance, riding a bicycle. Not long after, Aviva and Jimmy darted out of opposite doorways, while the mad scientist drove out of a completely different direction in a red sports car. Martin popped out of another door before crawling on his hands and knees into a door on the opposite end of the hall, which somehow got smaller. In that moment, a miniaturized Chris scampered out of a doorway at the far end of the hall, struggling to reach the doorknob on the one in the front side. Once the Kratt in green disappeared, Aviva emerged from the same side of the corridor, riding a blue ostrich into a doorway on the opposite side, barely missing Zach who escaped on a rowboat for the other end. Koki popped out of another doorway, empty handed, when she spied Jimmy Z racing across the hallway into the door she just got out of. The computer whizz quickly followed him back the way she came.
At that moment, Chris emerged from the end of the hallway. He stood blankly, looking at what could only be described as complete and utter chaos as the rest of his team went from one doorway to the next one, each time turning up empty handed. Once the team was once again gathered in the hallway, the Kratt in green pointed furiously in all directions, signaling each of them to be stationed before a single doorway. With everyone in place, Chris gave a signal to pull open the doors all at once. Nothing came out of any of them, prompting the Wild Kratts team to sneak over to one last portal.
Chris and Martin smirked as they closed in on the remaining door. The team waited expectantly for the evil inventor only to scream in fright as they were greeted by the massive, roaring head of an orange carnivorous dinosaur with a green horn on its nose.
Just then, Zach passed leisurely at the opposite end of the hallway before making a speedy getaway.
*In the Laboratory...*
In the lab, Amber experimented on the keyhole with her sharp claws, but to no avail. A different kind of instrument was needed.
She thought, and thought. Then it came to her.
The Velociraptor started to cough and grunt, not unlike a bullfrog, and lowered her head until something hard and wet splattered on the floor. A broken rib bone from her last meal. Amber wagged her tail. That might do the trick.
The young raptor took the rib in her teeth before transferring it to her right clawed hand. She got to work. Sliding her hand through the bars, she used the bone to meticulously pick the keyhole until–
CLICK!
The door swung wide open before the astonished raptor's eyes. Without skipping a beat, Amber darted out of the lab. Clever girl.
She had raced down several corridors when she froze; a platoon of Zachbots was heading straight towards her! Eyes narrowed, the Velociraptor growled as she readied herself for another fight. To her surprise however, the machines zoomed right past her, as though she wasn't there. Amber tilted her head in confusion. Where were they going? Why didn't they try to recapture her?
The dinosaur shook her head, deciding not to dwell on it; she still needed to escape. She was about to run away in the opposite direction when she froze again, sniffing the air. There was a familiar scent. They wouldn't, would they? Her amber eyes widened in realization.
She raced back in the direction she came.
Meanwhile, the Wild Kratts team finally managed to corner Zach in his lab. And this time, they would make sure that he won't get away.
"Alright, Zach. What have you done with Amber?"growled Martin darkly.
"Make it easier on yourself Zach and surrender."added Chris.
"Not gonna happen!" Varmitech challenged.
"Give up Zach."said Koki.
"Yeah, you're outnumbered." Jimmy chimed in.
The evil inventor simply smirked. "Am I? I think you are the ones who are outnumbered."
"Alright, Zach, if you're gonna be that way about it, then we're just gonna have to take a different approach." Aviva threatened, taking her place by Chris' side while something in the shadows caught his brother's attention from the corner of his eye. Martin darted in to get a closer look. "Amber?"
Just then, the silhouette's eyes began to glow red. Without further warning the thing unleashed an unearthly roar before springing upon Martin!
"Martin!"cried Chris.
"Not Amber! Definitely not Amber!" The older Kratt was laying down on his back, trying desperately to hold back the snapping jaws from his neck. Suddenly the beast lurched back, being pulled back by Chris who grabbed it by the tail. Martin took this as the opportunity to break free. The creature looked back to snarl at Chris whose eyes widened in dread. A well placed tail whip sent the Kratt in green tumbling backwards into his brother's arms.
It was then that the team got a good look at their new enemy; the robot had the overall features that resembled those of a theropod dinosaur, most notably a Velociraptor. The hands and feet of this creature bristled with razor-sharp claws of black steel, and its lifeless eyes glowed bright red, sitting on a box shaped head which housed rows of razor sharp teeth.
Remote in hand, Zach began to make the introductions. "Say hello to the Robo-raptors 4000! The future of security robots, made from bits and pieces of the past. They're perfectly designed to be the perfect killing machines! I've been wanting to test these puppies out. And now, I have the perfect test dummies!"
All around the room, more and more glowing eyes seemed to materialize out of the shadows.
"Uhh guys? I think we're completely surrounded."said Jimmy Z as he glanced around nervously at the multitudes of glowing eyes.
Koki rolled her eyes. "No sh—" Just then the lab was filled with a piercing shriek like nails on a chalkboard, coming from the first Robo-raptor.
"Robo-raptors! Exterminate them!" Zach commanded.
The Kratt Brothers turned to Aviva. "Emergency situation?"
Aviva gulped. "Emergency situation." That was all the encouragement they needed; they pulled out their respective gears, Chris' raptor claw and Martin's T-rex tooth.
"Activate Dino Powers!"
Two flashes of brilliant light flooded the laboratory before where the Kratt Brothers once stood, now towered two dinosaurs, a towering blue Tyrannosaurus rex and a nimble green Velociraptor.
"Guys!"said Chris in his raptor power suit. "See if you can find Amber anywhere! We'll hold them off!"
"Sic 'em!"ordered Zach.
Soon the group had to cover their ears as the primeval war cry of a Tyrannosaurus echoed throughout the darkened laboratory, followed by the bone-chilling, raptorial challenge as the two radically different theropods faced their adversaries, prepared for the fight of their lives, to protect their friends... or die trying.
With a piercing shriek, the Robo-raptors began to rapidly close in on the huddled group from all sides. Martin Rex met the first wave head on, head-butting one adversary away just as another made its pounce, leaping on his right flank, biting and slashing. Two more soon joined the onslaught, striking the left side, while still another one assaulted the tyrannosaur's face, only to succumb to Martin's powerful jaws.
The rest of the party had to scramble out of the way to avoid Martin's thundering feet, as the blue Rex struggled and shook violently in an attempt to shake off his attackers. He succeeded in dislodging one of the voracious machines before crushing it underfoot.
Meanwhile, Chris felt himself fall flat on his back, trying to protect his throat as his attacker tried reaching it, jaws snapping viciously. The green raptor managed to get the upper hand by slicing open the robot's underbelly with his foot claw. With its life circuitry spilled on the floor, the Robo-raptor slumped, completely lifeless. But Chris' victory was short lived as three more robotic dinosaurs took the place of the fallen. "Uh-oh,"
While the Kratt Brothers were busy engaging the Robo-raptors, Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy Z were slinking their way around the battlefield. They had nearly reached the exit when one of the Robo-raptors landed directly in front of them, cutting off their escape. The trio screamed as the robotic predator shrieked, exposing rows of gleaming razor sharp teeth, metallic claws tapping the floor.
"Ah ah ah," taunted Zach from a movable computer panel, wagging his finger as the Robo-raptor forced his rivals back. "You can't slip past the Robo-raptors that easily."
Aviva stared down the menacing machine as she shielded her friends, four robotic arms sliding out of her backpack poised in readiness. Back in the main lab, Martin and Chris were barely managing to hold their own against the relentless horde of robots, which, for some reason now, held back, keeping well out of range of Martin's stomping feet and snapping jaws, as well as Chris' rending claws.
"They're not coming any closer!" Martin observed, frustrated. He only needed for one to just hold still so that he could tear it asunder. But none were giving him the opportunity as they now seemed to be running circles around them. "It's like they've wised up to our moves!"
Chris' eyes widened in horrified realization. "No. It can't be!" These were not the mindless Zachbots they were used to fighting. These contraptions were cold, calculating, and ruthlessly efficient. And they seemed to be analyzing their every move. Just like Bloody Mary and her gang back on the island! "They're– they're intelligent!"
The Robo-raptor warbled an unearthly shriek as it went in for the kill, exposing rows of silver, bladelike teeth poised to go for its prey's vulnerable jugular with one murderous bite. The prey in question was none other than Jimmy Z, pinned down under the raptor's clawed grasp, his terrified heart racing a mile a minute. But it never had the chance when a strong puff of white nitrogen fogged its vision, effectively blinding the machine before its head was smashed in by a heavy red canister. Jimmy looked up to see Koki armed with a fire extinguisher.
But the redhead had no time to thank the computer whizz as two more raptors replaced their fallen comrade. Koki waved the fire extinguisher in threat, causing them to stand back cautiously.
"Stay back! I got a fire extinguisher and I will use it!" To emphasize her point, she squeezed the lever, spraying the marauding robots with a blast of nitrogen. The technician flinched as one Robo-raptor slashed at the hose with its razor sharp claws while the other seized the tank in its jaws before biting down with full force. The result was an explosion of white fog and shrapnel that sent Koki and Jimmy flat on their backs on impact. They were soon joined by Aviva, now rendered defenseless as her robotic arms had been sliced and chewed off.
Things were becoming increasingly more desperate for the Dino Brothers as the Robo-raptors now resorted to using hit and run tactics, never attacking the same place twice, and never attacking alone.
The team was being worn down by sheer numbers. And there was no Tyrannosaurus rex thundering to their rescue this time.
"There's too many of them!"cried Chris. He was fast becoming exhausted, but the robotic dinosaurs just kept on coming.
A thundering roar filled the lab as the mechanical menaces continued their onslaught on the blue tyrannosaur. For all his strength and his might, the unrelenting hordes of Robo-raptors proved to be too much for Martin Rex as he was literally brought to his knees with a tremendous crash that shook the lab. The pack was upon him in just seconds.
"Martin!" The green raptor was about to rush to his brother's aid when a flash of silver slammed into him from his unprotected side.
"Chris!"cried Aviva as Chris was next to go down, dog piled by a half dozen Robo-raptors biting and tearing mercilessly. She and the others could only watch helplessly as the robotic predators pressed the attack on the defeated Kratt Brothers before two flashes of bright light illumined among their midst. The Robo-raptors fell back, revealing the two creature adventurers, beaten, bruised, and returned to their human forms.
"I'll take those." Just then, two Zachbots materialized from behind Martin and Chris and seized them by their shoulders, shaking them roughly to strip them of their vests.
"Our Creature Power suits!"
"Let's see you try to fight your way out of this without your precious animal costumes!"leered Zach, reveling in his victory. The vests were then carelessly thrown to the side, far out of reach. The Kratt Brothers were now totally defenseless. The team was now completely surrounded from all sides by legions of Zachbots and Roboraptors. Too many to fight.
Not far away, Amber retraced her steps down the dark hallway. The young raptor had just rounded the entrance to the lab when she froze in her tracks, eyes widened in shock and horror as she saw the Wild Kratts team, her family, completely surrounded by hordes of those horrible machines. Plus a platoon of metal monsters literally armed to the teeth. Monsters that looked a lot like her.
They had come looking for her. Her pack had come to find her even after the harm she had inflicted. And now they were one mistake away from being shredded on the spot.
She had to help them somehow. But how?
Amber considered and weighed in her options when her sharp eyes spied Martin's Creature Power vest laying discarded a few feet away, as well as a giant tooth. She tilted her head, having seen her caretakers use these in action.
Zach continued to taunt his fallen enemies. "Now, where were we? Oh yes! Roboraptors! Destroy them!"
Just then, a thundering roar filled the room.
* I'm back! Sorry for the long wait. This took much longer than I thought, plus my temporary summer job as a Jurassic World ranger. Anywho, the chase sequence was based off the Mad Mod chase from Teen Titans. The song sounded like it would fit in the show anyway! And as for the choices in costumes, I went with the following:
Martin and Chris: Ron Stoppable and Dr. Possible from Kim Possible respectively (they look a lot alike!)
Koki: Quinn Airgon from Final Space (I don't watch the show, but the resemblance was uncanny..)
Jimmy Z: Shaggy from Scooby Doo (it was obvious!)
Aviva was the hardest, so I went with Miss Pauling from TF2
The big dinosaur in the closet is a nod to the Zoboomafooasaurus from one of the Kratt Bros' previous show Zoboomafoo (childhood favorite of mine). The next chapter is coming out real soon, so stick around!