Dance Evolution
Disclaimer: Dinosaur King is owned by Sunrise, Shout Factory, 4kidsTV, and any other company I missed. I own nothing
"Talking"
Thinking
Flashback
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As the sun began to set over the resort on a remote tropical island, the hotel staff began working on their performance for the guests. "Ladies and gentlemen. Good evening, and welcome to Bali." The announcer said. "We are pleased you have come to visit our small island paradise. Sit back and relax while you listen to our Balinese ceremonial dance!" At the same time, one of the janitors was sweeping the floor and accidentally opened up a capsule when he knocked it away.
Back with the performance, a woman dressed up in traditional attire got onto the stage while a group of men, also in traditional attire, sat down in front of the stage and began chanting. "Ba-li!"
The dance consisted of their chanting, as well as other chants from another source. "Ha, ina mai puana."
"Bali! Ba-lii!"
"Ke, kai moana nui la."
"Bali! Ba-lii!"
"This chant is believed to bring good luck and good health." The announcer said over the chanting and dancing.
"Yang serma ku lelaki."
"Bali! Ba-lii!"
"Tela dalam kau isteri!"
"Bali! Ba-lii!"
As the performance continued, sparks flew from one of the torches and landed on the ground. While it didn't start a fire, they did summon another Dinosaur.
This Dinosaur was a Carnivore that was in the same family as Terry, Tracker and Gigas, hence why it was the only other Theropod with two claw-fingers instead of the normal three. It was a mixture of dark and light purple all over, except for the occasional yellow stripes across the back and over its eyes. This Dinosaur was a Daspletosaurus.
The Carnivore immediately noticed the ceremony going on in front of him. But before he could continue to watch, he felt his stomach calling. Making his way to the buffet table, he took a bite out of all the meat and practically cleaned the whole table, everyone was too distracted by the performance to notice his presence. As he left, he accidentally knocked over a ladle. The cook looked behind himself and saw that all the food had mysteriously vanished.
(Intro Theme)
The next day, with no knowledge of the appearance of a Dinosaur, activities went as normal. One of those being a jungle tour. "Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you're prepared for the adventure of a lifetime." The tour guide said. "You're entering one of the most forbidden, primitive jungles in all the land! Stay alert because there's no telling what kind of ferocious wildlife you might see!"
The crowd then gasped when they saw what was to the side of the tram. "There ya go! Gorillas, folks!" In reality, these Gorillas were actually machines operated by people. "You're in luck! And look at what's on the other side of the tram!"
"Look! Elephants!" The group said in delight. This time, the large Mammals were real, but were chained to trees to prevent them from wandering off. The guide stopped the tram and held out some bananas. "All right now, anyone foolish enough to try feeding 'em?"
"Let me try!" People said as they reached for bananas and gave them to the Elephants.
"Hope you all enjoyed that!" The guide said once they were out of bananas. "And now who knows what other sights await us?!" The team continued driving into the jungle and passed something really scary, the Hybro Gang.
The trio were exhausted from walking around the jungle all day. "We should have taken the island tour." Slander said as they watched the tram pass them. "At least that way we could ride the tram."
"You're right. And they got bananas, too." Tred added.
Cursula was about to agree until she noticed who was driving the tram. "Look! It's that crazy pilot who flew us to the Alps!"
"Oh, yeah. And then he showed up at the mall, too." Tred remembered. "Slander, you remember, right?"
"Of course I do. I'm still having nightmares." Slander replied, referring to the Alps, not the mall.
"Still wish we'd gotten on his tour bus?" Cursula asked sarcastically.
"Maybe we should ask him if he's seen a Dinosaur around here." Tred suggested.
"Naah, there's no use." Cursula told him. "We've been trudging through this jungle all day and haven't found a trace of one." She said before they walked off again.
"You're right. With all our experience Dinosaur hunting, if we didn't find it, it's not here." Slander said. Clearly, they weren't as good as they claim to be as the Daspletosaurus walked right behind them right after he said that and they still didn't notice.
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At the Taylor Household, Zoe was currently having singing lessons with Paris. "Now, listen to me. La-dee la! La, la, la, la, la!" Zoe sang. "Now we'll sing it together, okay, Paris?"
"All right." Paris nodded. She had been trying to work on her singing for many days now. Or rather, her natural singing.
"La-dee-da! La, la, la, la, la!" Zoe sang while Paris made high-pitched, squeaky noises. Needless to say, they were terrible.
"Let's try it like this." Zoe suggested before singing in a different tone. "La, la, la, la, la! La, la, la, la, la! La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!"
Paris singing only seemed to have gotten worse. "Try focusing on it a little less." Chomp suggested as he leapt onto the table. "The more you focus, the more pressure you're putting on your vocal cords."
"Thanks for the suggestion, Chomp, but I've got this." Zoe said before signing again, sounding more annoyed this time. "La, la, la, la! La, la, la, la!" Paris struggled to follow, but her voice was starting to hurt.
"Can we please take a break?" Paris asked before collapsing.
"Fine." Zoe sighed before turning to her friends. "I don't know. It seems like her pitch is just slightly off today."
"Slightly?" Rex asked with a raised eyebrow. "No offence, but that's sounding more like a dying Dinosaur than a singing one."
"None taken." Paris said as she looked at Chomp, who was trying his own singing for the fun of it, making small barks in a rhythmic fashion. Needless to say, it sounded a lot better.
Zoe, on the other hand, did take offence to Rex's comment. "You're wrong, Rex. Paris does sing. And pretty well for a Dinosaur if you ask me." She added, taking Paris into her arms. "Isn't that right?"
"Um-"
"The music's bad, and you should feel bad!" Tank said as she ran into the room and bounced on Zoe's head, thankfully not curled up.
"Ow! Hey! What's her problem?" She asked Rex.
"I don't know." He admitted. "Sorry about that. She and Ace have been really cranky lately." He explained.
"Same thing is going on with Chomp and Terry." Max admitted.
"Stiggy, Stigga, Dread, Tracker, Brontina and Giganto have been acting all grumpy like a Pride of hungry Lions." Rhysa said.
"Now that you mention it, Paris and Spiny have been acting a little Squirrely lately. Reese, Diego, Alicia and Dora even said they've recorded similar behaviours with the others." Zoe told them, letting Paris go, before turning to the other Dinosaurs, who were now playing a game of chase. "Any reason why?" She asked.
"I'm bored." They all said in unison without stopping their game.
"That makes sense since there isn't a lot of room here or in the sanctuary for them to run free." Rex said.
"You can say that again Rex." Rhysa sighed.
"Yeah, you're right. Even when we walk 'em, they have to have their leashes on. And that's only for these guys." Max added. "I would love to take Chomp and Terry to a large field where they could run all they want."
"It's true. The world the Dinosaurs come from is completely different from how we live, so it's no wonder they get stressed out sometimes." Zoe said. "We just don't have enough enrichment for them."
This was demonstrated when Tank bounced onto Chomp's back, this time she was curled up into a ball, before being followed by Spiny doing the same, then Terry, and finally Ace. "Hey!" Chomp yelled as he ran after them.
"Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned goin' to a field." Max said sheepishly before a beeping was heard. "Huh? Oh!"
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"Everyone, another Dinosaur has appeared." Max said as he ran into the D-Lab with the others.
"So where is it this time?" Spike asked.
"The island of Bali." Reese confirmed as she zoomed in on the location.
"Never heard of it." Max said.
"It's a small, fairly remote Indonesian island." Reese explained. "Aside from some beaches they have become tourist destinations, most of the island is still untouched, undeveloped jungle."
"Rhysa, have you figured out why Giganto was scared?" Zoe asked.
"I have." Rhysa said. "He's afraid of that Dracodentitan because she was his abuser."
"What!" Everyone cried.
"It's all true." Giganto said shamefully. "She always used to abuse me when I was young." Then Giganto remembered his terrible childhood.
Giganto was just a hatchling when Dr.Wu recreated him with his device.
"Dracodentitan you're to make him obey me!" Dr.Wu commanded the Hybrid.
Then shifts forward to Giganto getting chased by the Dracodentitan who was already fully grown. She caught him by the tail and picked him up in her mouth. "You've gotta stop running off like this!" She scolded him and slashed him with her claws. "You're Dr.Wu's creation and you must obey him! He restored you so you must obey him like the rest of us!"
"But I don't want to obey him!" Giganto cried. "I just want to be a Dinosaur with a free will!"
The Draccodentitan then threw Giganto into the wall. "If you don't learn your place soon, you'll be extinct by my own claws!" She threatened before she used her tail to snap a tree in half.
Giganto felt terrified and just lay there on the ground crying tears of sorrow. As time went on he kept getting abused until finally he was locked in the same cage that Rhysa had found in when the team were at Zeta Point.
"You brought this upon yourself Gigantosaurus." The Dracodentitan said. "You should've listened to me, but now you'll never, ever see the light of day again!" With that she walked off leaving Giganto in the cage crying scared, alone and frightened.
"And that's how I wound up in that cage." Giganto concluded his story. "She always haunts me and seeing her in Brazil reawakened my fear." Then he started crying. "I'll never be able to beat her!"
"You'll never beat her unless you try." Rhysa said, and went over to her crying partners and gave him a hug. "Giganto, it's okay now. You don't have to face her alone anymore. We'll face her together."
"Really?" Giganto asked.
"Yes." Rhysa said. "Now how about we get to Bali and find that Dinosaur?"
Back in Bali, the tram continued going through the jungle. Everyone looked around to see whatever they could find in excitement. That excitement quickly went away when the Daspletosaurus walked right by the tram. "Hey, buddy, what kind of creature was that?!" A man asked the driver.
"Well it looked to me like a Daspletosaurus, I'd say." The driver replied calmly, making the group gasp. "However, since there aren't supposed to be any Dinosaurs on this tour, I suggested we start screaming and running for our lives." He said, again not showing any change in emotion.
Everyone took his advice and jumped out of the tram and ran for safety. Nearby, the Hybro Gang continued on walking through the jungle. "Man, am I hungry." Tred said.
"I wish those tourists would have given us some bananas." Slander said.
The trio stopped when they heard the faint sound of a stampede. This turned out to be real as they were run over by the tourists running away from the Dinosaur. "Well, they didn't exactly bring us bananas, but they made us pancakes." Cursula said once the dust cleared, revealing the trio flattened.
"Careful what you wish for." Slander muttered.
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On one of the beaches, the D-Team wrapped in. "So this is Bali?" Max asked as he looked around at all the people on the beach.
"Guess so." Zoe replied before looking at her Dino Holder. Thanks to the small size of the island, they were able to have a whole map of the area. "But the Dinosaur didn't appear on the beach. It's further inland according to this."
"Then we better get moving before it gets any further away." Rex said.
"Maybe later!" Chomp said as he and the other Dinosaurs, minus Ace, all ran into the water to play.
"Come back here, you guys! We don't have time to play in the water right now!" Max told them, but the Dinosaurs ignored him and simply continued playing in the water, even getting some of the locals involved.
Ace simply watched in silence. Like everyone else, he too was stressed out. He would constantly run around whatever room he was in to lose energy and just repeat that process again and again when it came back. Hopefully, this mission would give them all some leisure, even if it was most likely only temporary.
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"We lost our room key, so we'll just hang out here by the pool while we wait for a new one, okay." Cursula said to one of the hotel janitors. After finally escaping from the jungle, they decided to rest at the hotel. Of course, none of them had money on them, so they had to sneak in.
"And our travellers checks are in the mail, so until they get here, we'll just order a little lunch and put it on our tab." Slander added.
"I'll have a banana and six shrimp cocktails." Tred said weakly, trying to sound innocent.
"What a bunch of baloney!" The janitor glared at them, obviously knowing this was a scam. "You three couldn't even afford to breathe the air here. Now get lost!" He yelled before going back to sweeping.
The trio sighed as it looked like their plan failed. "I'd like you to reconsider, please!" The trio turned to see the manager of the hotel speaking to a pair of guests carrying their luggage.
"We're leaving today and that's final!" The man from before told him.
"But, sir, you must have been mistaken about this! It's not possible that you saw a Dinosaur here on the island!" The manager told him. The Hybro Gang gasped as they realised they could kill two birds with one stone.
"Don't tell my husband what he did or did not see!" The man's wife said as they left.
"Oh, if this rumour gets out, it could ruin my business!" The manager said in frustration.
"Did I just hear about a Dinosaur infestation? Then this is your lucky day!" The manager looked to see Cursula and her partners approach him. "In fact, getting rid of pesky, unwanted Dinosaurs is our specialty, but it'll cost." She smirked at the manager.
"Yeah, like how much?" The manager asked.
"You want the Dinosaur gone or not, pal?!" Cursula yelled at him.
"Of course, but do you really think what those guests saw was an actual Dinosaur?" The manager asked.
"And a big one, too." Cursula told him. "But I guess you'd rather wait until it eats up all of your customers, and you end up without a hotel or a job at all. Is that right?"
"All right! All right! Do it!" The manager gave in. "Find that Dinosaur and get rid of it. And if there's anything you need at all, I'm at your service."
Cursula gave a wicked smile. It was like taking candy from a baby.
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A little while later, the Hybro Gang were all relaxing in the condo suite they got from the manager, each getting a new set of clothes, too. "Mm, good bananas." Tred said as he ate from a huge pile.
"Good food too." White Slash said, as she and the other Hybrids chowed down on a huge pile on a plate.
"Even I didn't think I'd be brilliant enough to get us a deluxe suite and free meals." Cursula bragged, sitting in a pool chair while sipping a drink. "I'm really awesome."
"Wait till he sees our order. Nothing but steak and Lobster." Slander said as he lounged on the bed. "Now to practise swimming and hit the pool!" He said as he flopped over and did swimming motions. "Stroke, stroke, stroke, stroke."
"You know, let's not find that Dinosaur too quickly." Cursula told her teammates. "So we can keep on enjoying the good life." Who could argue with that?
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"I don't know, Max. Are you sure we're going the right way?" Zoe asked as they walked through the jungle once their Dinosaurs tired themselves out in the water. Of course, this meant the kids had to carry their exhausted partners, with Max and Zoe doing it piggyback style, except for Chomp who was on Max's head.
"Yeah, of course we are." Max replied. "Quit worrying, just leave it to-" He was cut off by the sound of a car horn.
"Kids! Get outta here! Now!" The man from before said as a limousine stopped next to them. "There's a huge Dinosaur running loose here in this jungle!"
"Dinosaur?!" Rhysa asked excitedly.
"Really?! There is?!" Max asked excitedly.
"That's right!" The man replied as the limo drove off. "Sorry I don't have room for you! Take my advice; turn around and run for your lives!"
"Thanks for the tip, Mister!" Max told him before turning to Zoe. "You see, I told you we were getting close, Zoe."
"Yeah, yeah." Zoe replied while rolling her eyes.
"Let's go find it!" Rhysa said, as she struggled to hold her partners. "Guys settle down."
Meanwhile, Ace and Tank were continuing to struggle in Rex's embrace. They needed to move and cure this stress they had. "Stop it, guys! Chill out!" Rex told them, struggling to keep them both from falling out.
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As the sun began to set, the hotel performance started up again. Just like the day before, men chanted as a woman danced while the guests ate the food from the buffet.
Among them were Cursula and Tred. "This is the best steak I've never paid for." Cursula said as she took another bite.
"Yeah. But shouldn't we be out looking for the Dinosaur?" Tred asked her as he continued stuffing his face.
"Don't be such a killjoy." The blondette told him. "That thing's probably nowhere near here, and as long as it's not around we can keep living large. Have some cherry pop."
"Yeah, we've got plenty of time." The Dracodentitan named Atrocious said.
Outside the hotel, the D-Team arrived. "Do you think it's around here?" Max asked. "Maybe we should ask at this hotel."
"Well, we'd definitely know if it's deserted." Rex said.
"Dessert!?" Spiny suddenly exclaimed before running into the hotel. "Food!" He yelled in anticipation.
"Hey! Wait for us!" Tank yelled out as she and the others ran after him. "There's got to be something to do in that place!"
"Wait up, you guys!" Rex called out as he ran after them with Rhysa, Zoe and Max behind him.
Meanwhile, Slander was currently lounging in the hot tub. "Ahh, yes, this is the way to live." He sighed. "Huh?" Looking up, he saw the Daspletosaurus walking right towards him. "Aaagghh! This is the way to live!" He screamed as he grabbed his towel and ran for the hotel. The Daspletosaurus following slowly behind.
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At the hotel, the Dinosaurs leapt onto a table and started eating food from the buffet. "Stop! That's not yours!" Rex told them once he caught up.
"If it's on a table like this, then yes it is." Tank replied. "Ever hear of an all you can eat buffet?"
Before Rex could reply, Zoe shouted. "Hey! It's the old lady!" She pointed towards the familiar, and unwelcome, faces.
From their table, Cursula growled before addressing the pinkette. "How dare you call me... old lady!" She stood up and revealed a long trail of steak coming from her mouth. Tred winced in fear.
"We should've known you'd come! Stay away from that Dinosaur!" Zoe told her.
"You're not going to get it like last time!" Rhysa yelled.
Before anyone could say anything else, there was a loud chant. "Baaa-li!"
The Dinosaurs looked over to see what was going on. "That looks like fun." Chomp said as he and Terry ran onto the stage, followed by Paris and Spiny, Stiggy, Stigga, Dread, Tracker, Brontina and Giganto followed right behind them, bouncing on Cursula and Tred's head in the process.
"Where are they going?" Zoe asked.
"Come back!" Rhysa cried.
"Guys, no!" Max told them, not wanting them to disturb the show.
The ten of them got onto stage, which surprised the dancer, and started singing and dancing themselves. They all sang perfectly in their natural language, even Paris. "Paris, wow! You really are a great singer, aren't you?" Zoe said with tears of joy in her eyes.
Ace and Tank looked up from their eating to see what all the commotion was about. As they listened to the drums and singing, they felt a sudden wave of calmness wash over them. Something about that song was almost hypnotic. The two of them leapt onto the stage and went to join their friends. "Hey, Ace! Tank!" Rex called out to them, but was ignored. As the duo started their own singing and dancing, the dancer resumed her dancing.
"Ha, ha!" Max laughed. "They're all singing pretty good!"
"Yeah. I guess they like the rhythm." Rex said as he watched how Tank and Ace's mood suddenly changed and smiled."Something about the drums and chanting seems to calm them down."
"Primitive Creatures respond to primitive music." The quartet looked to see the old man from before approaching them.
"Hey, you're the man who gave us that Card Folio!" Max recognised him.
"So what are ya doin' here, Mister?" Zoe asked.
"Glad you are here. Maybe you can help us out." Max said. "Do you happen to know this island very well?" He asked.
"Well, I'm the island's best tour guide." The man replied. "But I really came here to be a dancer." He said before mimicking the performance on stage. The kids looked at him like he's weird. "Ba-li, Ba-li! Ba-li, Ba-li!"
"Good thing this show is free." Cursula said as she watched the performance, trying to hold back her vomit at the Dinosaurs on stage.
"Cursula! Tred!" Both looked to see Slander running towards them in his towel. "Look out! It's here! It's horrible! It's frightening!"
"That's for sure! Put some clothes on!" She yelled as she threw a bottle and knocked Slander to the ground in embarrassment.
"Where's the fire this time?" Tregear asked.
"No, not me." Slander said as he put on the outfit he bought from the hotel in lightning speed. "It's the Dinosaur. It found us."
And by sheer coincidence, the Daspletosaurus arrived onto the stage, scaring away the dancer and the audience. The chanters didn't notice since their eyes were closed and their chants blocked out the screams. "No need to panic!" The manager told the fleeing crowd. "Everything's fine! It's all part of the show!"
"Looks like the Dinosaur found us before we could find it." Rhysa said.
"It's a Daspletosaurus!" Max gasped before something completely unexpected happened.
The Daspletosaurus watched the smaller Dinosaurs dance before he decided to join them. Something about this music reminded him of home. "Ha, ha! The rhythm's making him want to dance too." Max laughed at the sight of the dancing Dinosaur.
"He's so happy." Rhysa smiled.
While the D-Team found it amusing, the manager didn't at all. "Get rid of that thing, you so-called experts!" He hissed at the Hybro Gang.
"Ugh, I'm a little full from the buffet." Cursula told him, sounding weak before speaking with more energy. "But I suppose I could give it a whirl!" She said as she changed outfits to her normal one with a simple tug and got out her Hybro Scanner.
"COME ON OUT, ARMATUS! SPECTRAL ARMOUR ACTIVATE!"
When the Stegosaurus landed, the chanters stopped their chanting as they finally noticed the Dinosaurs in the area. They all screamed and started to run once they saw the Dinosaurs, knocking over torches in the process. "Showtime." Armatus said as he walked onto the stage. The smaller Dinosaurs ran out of the way while the two had their battle.
"It's my turn to shine mate!" Armatus told his opponent. "And you're coming with me."
But Aramtus was wrong. The Daspletosaurus started glowing too, but red as in a dimension of fire, a circle of fire appeared around the Daspletosaurus as a bright red circle appeared on his forehead, fire then came bursting out of his sides as one red circle appeared on either side of him, then the one on his forehead shone brightly as shoulder blade red coloured armour appeared on his shoulders on each side, as more armour appeared on his sides working its way down from his front to his tail, finally armour appeared on his forehead like a helmet, the Daspletosaurus roared at the sky as he swung his head around and posed as fire erupted all around the dimension.
The Daspletosaurus looked around in confusion as to where the music went. Seeing it'd disappeared when the Stegosaurus appeared, he blamed Armatus. He roared in anger as he charged forward. "Armatus, counterattack!" Cursula told him. Armatus obeyed and swung his tail around at the Daspletosaurus before hitting him in the gut. Tears came out of the Theropod's eyes as he held in the pain.
In anger, he grabbed Armatus by the tail before he swung him around, smashing him briefly into the building behind the stage twice, until he let go and the Stegosaurus landed on his back in front of the trio, all now in their normal outfits. "What do we do now?! He landed upside down!" Tred asked.
"What do you think?! Flip me back right-side-up!" Armatus yelled at them.
Seeing that his opponent was defeated, fire started to form around the Daspletosaur's mouth as he swung it around in anger. He stopped when he noticed the D-Team nearby. Thinking they had something to do with his unhappy mood, the Daspletosaurus went to attack them. "Okay! Here we go, Tank!" Rex said as he hastily grabbed his Dino Holder.
"DINO SLASH! SHAKE HIM UP, SAICHANIA! ELEMENT BOOSTER! DINO TECTOR ON!"
Tank landed and immediately tackled the Daspletosaurus away. Seeing this new opponent, the Daspletosaurus shook his head again when he got back up as a red glow appeared around him, fire appearing in his mouth as he swung his head, like when Terry used Volcano Burst but different. He then leapt into the air, his mouth still surrounded by fire. "He's using a Fire Bomb!" Tank told Rex.
"He'll have to get through this! Earth Barrier!"
Tank slammed her front feet onto the ground and chunks of the earth erupted from it. The chunks began to glow as they formed a shield around the Saichania. The Daspletosaur's Fire Bomb made contact with the shield and bounced off of it like a rubber ball after a small explosion. "Not so fiery anymore, are ya?!" Tank mocked.
"Tank, wait!" Paris called out, figuring out why the Daspletosaurus was attacking them.
"I can handle this guy, Paris!" Tank replied before charging towards the Daspletosaurus. Using one of his feet, the Daspletosaurus kicked Tank away and got back up. Tank landed on her side and tried to get up. But the Daspletosaurus put a foot on her and started beating her repeatedly, similar to when Gigas and Chomp first fought. His mouth also started to fill with fire as he possibly was preparing another Fire Bomb.
"Tank!" Rex exclaimed.
"Let's go, guys! We gotta rescue Tank!" Max told his dinos as he got his Dino Holder ready.
"You too, guys!" Zoe replied as she did the same.
"Get ready for a battle team!" Rhysa called, repeating her teammates' actions.
"Wait!" Paris told them just as they were about to push the button to call them back into cards. "We don't have to fight!"
"What are you talking about?" Ace asked.
"Chomp, come with me!" Paris said as she ran towards the Daspletosaurus with Chomp in tow.
"Chomp, where are you going?" Max asked his partner, who was just as confused as he was.
"Paris?!" Zoe exclaimed worryingly.
The duo stopped in front of the Daspletosaurus. Immediately, Paris started to sing in Dinosaur tongue. "Of course!" Chomp realised what her plan was and started to sing along with her with small barks. The Daspletosaurus stopped beating Tank, his mouth fire dying down, and listened to the music. It wasn't the same as before, but it helped soothe his anger.
Paris and Chomp continued on singing as they led the Daspletosaurus to the stage and started to change their tone to a more upbeat one. Everyone gasped as the Daspletosaurus started dancing again. "Move aside, amateur." Tank said as she joined in on the dancing.
"What?" Was all the team could say in reply to what was going on.
"Why is he suddenly all calmed down?" Terry asked.
"Your guess is as good as mine." Brontina said.
"I think he was mad because he was forced to stop dancing earlier." Rex guessed as he watched the Daspletosaurus and Tank dance. True, they've seen their Dinosaurs dance before, but this form looked different. It was a momentary relief from stress.
"That's really kind of weird." Max admitted.
"And he loves to hear Paris sing!"'Zoe said in delight.
"Well, might as well let the others join them full-size." Max said as he, Rhysa, Rex, and Zoe got their Dino Holders out.
"DINO SLASH! SHOWTIME, EVERYONE! DINO TECTORS ON!"
The Daspletosaurus and Tank were all soon joined by the rest of the team's Dinosaurs. The music had stopped, but they didn't care. They simply danced to their own rhythm.
Meanwhile, Slander and Tred were still trying to flip Armatus over. "Heave, ho! Heave, ho!" After one last push, they were finally able to get the Stegosaurus to fall onto his side, where he could then get himself back on his feet.
"Don't just stand there! Go drop the curtain on that Dinosaur!" Cursula ordered them.
"It's intermission." Tred told her as he and Slander collapsed from exhaustion.
"Weaklings." Horn Plate groaned.
Cursula growled at her teammates' weakness. "Guess I'll have to go it myself." She said as she got out the Move Card. "Spectral Stinger, Stegosaurus!"
Armatus got his attack ready and fired at the target. While he could have gone for all seven of them, the Daspletosaurus was the main ejective. The Dinosaurs were too busy dancing to notice the crystals until it was too late and they all landed on or around the Daspletosaurus, surprising the other Dinosaurs and putting a stop to their dancing. The Theropod roared in pain before he got carded, the others gathering around the card,
The D-Team gasped at what happened. "Why'd you do that!?" Max asked in anger.
"I was tired of that song and dance!" Cursula said as she activated another Spectral Stinger to clear away the bodyguards and grab the card.
"Ace!" Rex cried out as he got out a Move Card to counter. "Ninja Attack!"
Ace multiplied as he ran towards Armatus. Once the crystals came to close, all the clones leapt into the air and dodged all of them. "Oh, no!" Armatus exclaimed before he was attacked by the clones repeatedly.
"I'll show you what happens to lousy audience members!" Zoe said as she got out a Move Card. "Ultimate Leaf!"
Paris glowed green before she charged forward, a leaf tornado forming behind her. She hit Armatus dead centre and the Stegosaurus was knocked back before he landed on the ground and was carded. "Take that, you big bully!" She said before they all roared in victory.
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A little while later, Chomp handed both of the Cards and the Booster to Max. "Thanks, Chomp." Max said as he took the Booster and Cards. "I kind of feel sorry for that Daspletosaurus."
"Me too." Rhysa sighed. "He seemed so happy dancing like that."
"Don't feel sad. We'll dance with him again someday." Zoe assured him.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Max smiled, knowing this guy will liven things up back home.
Elsewhere, Cursula grumbled as she picked up Armatus' Card. "Those meddlesome monsters. They've messed up my plans yet again."
"Excuse me, ma'am. This is for you." The manager said as he handed her a paper.
"This looks like a bill."
"It is. In the total of 7,612 for your suite, room service, spa treatments, massage, nine steaks, twelve lobsters, damages done to the building by dancing Dinosaurs, and, of course, the seventy-five pounds of bananas. Thank you." He bowed politely.
Cursula thought quickly of a way to escape from having to pay this much money. "Aah! No way! What is that thing?!" She screamed. The manager took the bait, and while he was distracted she picked up Slander and Tred and dragged them away with the Hybrids following in hot pursuit. "Get up, you Slugs! The show is over! Time for our grand exit!"
"Hey! Get back here and give me your credit card!" The manager screamed, leaping into the air in anger.
DK
Back at the lab, Dancer the Daspletosaurus was teaching the other Dinosaurs his dancing technique. He had some help from Paris' singing. The rest of the team watched from the window. "Listen to her! Don't you think Paris is singing better than ever?" Zoe asked happily.
"Yeah, she's good, I guess. But they've all been going at it since we've gotten back." Max grumbled in annoyance. The Dinosaurs' singing was extremely painful to listen to back-to-back, especially as an unsynchronised chorus. "I'm getting a headache!"
"Well, I think the music is really helping them all out a lot. Right?" Zoe asked Rex.
"Yeah, that's a relief." Rex said before sighing. As much as the Dinosaurs culture was interesting, this was one aspect he could live without.
"So now we know that if Tank or any of the others get stressed out, all they need is some singing and dancing to make them happy." Zoe said.
"I guess so." Max replied.
"So, come on! Let's sing it again!" She encouraged the others.
"No!" Both of the boys groaned, doubting their ears could survive it any longer.
Next time on Dinosaur King:
Everyone: Happy birthday, Rex!
Dr. Owen: I'm sorry I couldn't get you the gift I wanted to this year
Dr.N: In this museum is a precious amber. And we're here to steal it
Zoe: Looks like a Move Card.
Rhysa: COME ON GIGANTO! Don't let her smack you around like that!
A/N: Here's another one done.
So the Daspletosaurus' name is Dancer, because he's great at dancing and it seemed like a fitting name for him.
Also shout out to both mitchell.gamble.brandy and Anonymous for the name suggestions for the Dracodentitan. I did like both names but Atrocious fit the description better.
Also I should've said this last chapter but the Homalocephales all need names, the first twelve of them are all quadruplets, two boys and two girls while the other four are all females.
So please think of names for the rock grey, lemon yellow and lime green all with white stripes and for the ones that are light brown with dark brown blotches and that are pink with crimson stripes.
Also Drew I'll leave it at that with our fracture, but can you at least be honest with me and say if you like how I create my own Move Cards and I'll try and have Rhysa's Dinosaurs lose some battles in future chapters.