The Quest for Answers
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"Talking"
"Thinking"
"Flashback"
[Dinosaur Language]
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There was a heavy snowfall in Moscow, Russia when lots of kids decided to have a snowball fight. "Ha, ha, ha!" One kid laughed as he backed up and made another snowball to toss. But when he grabbed the snow, he noticed something in the snow. "Hmm?" He crouched down and saw that it was a capsule. "That's weird. What is this? An egg?" He wondered as he picked it up. While he was distracted by the capsule, he was open to attack when another snowball hit him on the head. "Hey, no fair!" The kid who got hit said as he tossed his snowball at the thrower.
As the snow continued to be tossed around, the capsule was accidentally tossed as well. Thankfully, it didn't hit anyone, but it did roll down a hill before sliding across a frozen lake before falling into a fishing hole. The old man fishing didn't notice the capsule fall in, and when it opened up and activated the Dinosaur inside the Card.
When the Dinosaur appeared, its first instinct was to breathe. It quickly swam to the shore of the lake before its head broke through the ice. The Dinosaur was a light-blue Sauropod with its neck having small yellow bumps going down until they reached the back, where several large, yellow spikes were located near the shoulders, the largest on the back with slightly smaller ones going on the shoulders, and smaller bumps close to the tail, with the tail remaining blue. The nostrils of this one were directly on the snout, and his spike on his toes were very noticeable. This Dinosaur was an Ampelosaurus.
As the Ampelosaurus stepped out of the lake, he looked around to figure out where he was. [Where am I?] He asked himself. The kids saw the Dinosaur and immediately began running for their lives. [Wait, kids, I don't want to hurt you!] He tried saying to them, but all they heard were roars. The Ampelosaurus sighed in defeat when they were gone. [I guess they can't understand me. Which means that I wasn't summoned by the stones. But if that's the case, what happened? Did they actually do it? Judging by my surroundings, I fear the worst did happen.] He sighed to himself again. [Now's not the time to figure out what happened or where I am. I need to find Dr. Ancient and I must find Dr. Philip and Philipa.]
(Intro Theme)
It didn't take long for the Dino Holders to pick up the signal. "Look alive! Another Dinosaur's appeared in Russia!" Torow told the D-Team.
"We're going to the top of the world again?" Giganto asked. "But we've already been to the North Pole."
"We're going close to the top of the world." Rhysa said.
"More specifically Moscow." Speedy added as she prepared to teleport them. Where were Diego, Alicia, Dora, Spike and Reese? I have no idea.
"Now that's a place I'd love to go see." Nessie said in a goth tone. We haven't seen much of her, but the Amargasaurus was a clear goth from both how she spoke, which was rare, especially in a group setting like now, and her hobbies, which were almost entirely done in solitude.
"Same." Mole agreed. "Mostly to ride that Trans-Siberian Railway. I'd get some much-needed peace and quiet on that."
"The Tran-Si what?" Chomp asked before turning to his human companions. "Do any of you know what he's talking about?"
"Yeah. The Trans-Siberian is the world's longest railroad line." Rex explained as the train's route showed up on the glowing object, using Terry's head as a marker for the train moving. "From Moscow all the way to Vladivostok, almost 6,000 miles long."
"We should ride it!" Max suggested.
"Yeah! That could be awesome!" Zoe agreed.
"Just think of all the stuff we'd see!" Chomp said.
"Hang on, don't forget that we're going there for a Dinosaur, not a vacation." Rex reminded them as they went to the pad.
"Then off we go!" Rhysa said.
"Sounds fun." Nessie replied dully, making it hard to tell if she was being serious or not. "But I was referring to seeing the Aurora, or the Northern Lights. Just watching them from videos brightens my soul." She said, confusing everyone as she actually looked happy with a dreamy look on her face.
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At Zeta Point, things were a lot different. Mainly that the Hybro Gang was released from slave labour. "Ahh, yes." Cursula sighed. "Now that Helga is back doing the housework around here..." She paused to take another bite from her chips. "I can finally get back to doing what I'm best at, which is living like the princess that I am!" She said as Slander fanned her while Tred polished her heels, surrounded by a large mess and background of a beach.
"But Helga's acting strange." Tred told her.
"She's kind of scaring me a lot more than she did before." Slander pointed out. "And that's saying something."
"Oh, what's she gonna do, vacuum you up?" Cursula joked as she grabbed a remote and turned on the TV. "Ooh, my show!"
"Oh, that's a good one!" The man on the TV said before looking at the camera. "But remember, you didn't hear it from me!"
As Cursula laughed, Helga entered the room with a vacuum. Thanks to their upgraded technology, they were able to fix Helga up to the point you wouldn't even know her head was cracked open. "Ah!" The trio gasped when they saw her pull out the vacuum.
"Mess! Messy!" She said, sounding way more robotic than before. "Everywhere I look I see big messes!" She said as she started vacuuming the floor before moving to Cursula's face, ignoring her muffled screams.
"Mmmmmmmmm!"
A little while later, she was hanging clothes on the clothesline. "This is the way to get the wrinkles out." She said as she tossed Cursula on the line as well.
After that, she made Cursula have to eat her food. "Here you go, eat while it's hot."
"Lord, give me strength." Cursula sighed before taking a spoonful. She immediately regretted it as it was so hot that she ended up breathing fire on Slander and Tred. "Aaaaah!"
"Ahh! Haahaahaaahaaa!" The two men screamed as they ran around, trying to put out the fire.
After what felt like hours of endless torture, the trio were able to catch their breaths. "Tell me this is just a bad dream." Cursula almost cried as she sat in her chair from earlier, only the whole room had been cleaned up.
"More like a nightmare, if you ask me." Tred said.
"And I thought Jim Carrey coming out of a Rhino's butt was scary." Slander said before the door to the room opened to reveal Rod and Laura. "Huh?" The trio tensed in fear before realising it wasn't Helga again.
"Helga pulled the plug on our computers and told us to go somewhere and play instead of studying so much." Rod explained.
"She would never say something like that." Laura added. "It's almost like she's a different person."
Before they could question Helga's behaviour anymore, they heard the familiar beeping of the Hybro Scanner. "Huh? A Dinosaur's appeared." Cursula said as she pulled out her Scanner.
"Where is it?" Tred asked.
"Moscow, Russia." Seth said to himself as he looked at the large map in the engine room, showing the same results.
"Well, we're supposed to take a break from homework!" Rod said with a smile.
"That's right! Didn't Helga just tell us we should get out of here and play?" Laura said with her own smile. "So, here we go!" They both said together as they prepared for the mission.
"Now we'll bring home our second win." Louisa said, as she went after them.
"Hey! That's not fair!" Cursula called out to them as they left. "Finding Dinosaurs is our job!"
But before she could say anything else, Helga came into the room. "Fun time is over, ya? Now it's time for you children to do your homework!" She said as she grabbed Cursula and started dragging her away.
"But I don't have any homework!" Cursula cried as she tried grabbing onto the floor to stop herself from being dragged away. "Don't just stand there, you guys!"
"Shouldn't we help her?" Tred asked as they watched the yellowette get dragged away.
"No way! We're lucky she didn't notice us." Slander replied.
"Und you too!" Helga yelled at them once he said that.
"Nevermind."
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Back in Moscow, the Ampelosaurus was searching through the streets for any sign of Dr. Ancient, Dr. Philip and Philipa. He had no idea where he was going, or where to look, so he thought that going to where the most humans were would be a good way to search.
As the Sauropod searched, the D-Team were able to catch up with him. "There he is!" Terry pointed out.
"What kind is he?" Max asked.
"An Ampelosaurus." Ace identified.
"You're right!" Dread said. "I can tell because of those spikes on his back."
"We'd better hurry and catch him quickly before he gets too out of control!" Max told his teammates.
The others nodded and followed the Ampelosaurus into a park. The Sauropod walked up to the tallest hill he could find and looked around for anything that could help him. [Hmm. I've run into possibly hundreds of humans, but still no sign of them.] The Ampelosaurus said as he reared up to get a better view. [They might not be in this area. So I need to find a way to get from one area to another.] He looked around before noticing something in the distance that looked like it could work.
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Back at Zeta Point, Cursula quietly groaned as she was working on the homework Helga gave her. Something the scary maid picked up. "Stop your snivelling and focus on the story problems!" Helga told her as she smacked her on the head with paper.
"I hate maths." Cursula quietly replied.
From the side, Slander and Tred watched as Helga was distracted with Cursula. "Now's our chance." Slander whispered.
"Ready to sneak out." Tred whispered back.
"No sneaking out!" Helga told them before they could take even one step, causing the two men to freeze.
On the other side of the room, Seth was watching a news report to get a better understanding of the situation, and the Dinosaur Louisa, Rod and Laura were up against. "Live from Moscow Station." The Anchorwoman said from Russia. "I'm here to get some reactions to the incident." It was then that the conductor walked past her. "Excuse me. Could I ask about the Dinosaur, sir?" The conductor turned around to reveal himself to be the old man we saw many times before.
Seth silently gasped as he instantly recognized the man, something the idiots currently being scolded by Helga should've figured out when they first saw him. "Do you think its appearance at the station is significant?" The Anchorwoman asked him. "Has it affected the Trans-Siberian schedule at all?"
"It takes more than just a Dinosaur to change our schedule! The afternoon train will be pulling out of here right on time." He answered.
"So, there you are." Seth said to the TV before Slander was thrown at it by Helga, causing it to land upside down on the floor. But this didn't affect Seth at all as he got onto his feet. "I've found you at last. See you in Russia." He declared before he grabbed Slander's dropped Scanner and prepared for his mission.
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The Ampelosaur's assumption was proven correct when he found himself in a rail yard. [Yes, it's one of those things that humans use to cover large distances quickly. This should be perfect for my search.] He walked over to one of the storage cars and found it to be full of Cows. The Cows immediately started to panic when they saw the Dinosaur and started to tackle the door to the car.
While that happened, the D-Team also entered the yard. "He's gotta be around here somewhere." Terry said as he sniffed the air to confirm he was right. "Look for anything weird going on."
"You mean like that?" Spiny pointed to the Cows breaking out of their car and running away from the Ampelosaurus.
"Yep, that's Ampelosaurus all right." Max said.
The Ampelosaurus walked over to the open door and saw the car was filled with hay. [Seems they gave food for the Mammals so they wouldn't go hungry on a long journey.] He said as he stuck his head in to take a bite.
"What's he doing?" Zoe asked as they walked over.
"I don't know." Rhysa said.
The Ampelosaurus pulled his head out with a mouthful of hay and started chewing. [It's a little dry, but it'll have to do. I doubt they have cycad leaves.]
"He's eating the Cow's hay!" Rex said.
"He must really be hungry." Chomp commented before they noticed the Ampelosaurus was entering the car.
"We'd better catch him." Max said before they ran over.
The Ampelosaurus had a difficult time getting into the car. He had to lower his head so it wouldn't stick out, had to bend his knees so his spikes wouldn't do the same, and had to curl his tail so it wouldn't be severed when they closed the door. [This probably isn't the most healthy way of travel, but it's all I have.] He said before laying his head on the hay and falling asleep, surprisingly a lot more comfortable than he looked.
"He's going all the way inside!" Paris said as they saw him curl his tail.
"We can't do anything with him in there." Tank said.
Max looked around for another way into the car and found a sliding door on the side. "There's another door over here on the side!" Max told the others as they ran over to it.
They opened it up and got a good look at the sleeping Ampelosaur's face. "Look, he fell asleep." Ace said as they heard the snores.
"Aw, that's so cute." Zoe gushed at the thought.
"Let's take a closer look at him." Max said as they climbed in.
"Yeah, I wanna see, too." Terry said as he joined Max. "I never saw an Ampelosaurus in real-life before."
"Be careful." Rex warned them. "Don't wake him up."
The Ampelosaurus gave off another loud snore that almost shook the car. "Now that's a loud snore!" Chomp commented as he walked over to the Sauropod's head.
"Aw!" Zoe gushed.
"Come on, guys, we have to figure out a way to get him out of here, and we don't have a lot of time." Rex reminded them. Right when he said that, the car doors closed. "And now we've run out of time."
"Uh oh! That's not a good sign." Rhysa said, seeing the door was now locked.
"All clear! Hook it up!" The man who closed the door called out, oblivious to the extra passengers.
The D-Team felt a rumbling sound as the car was hooked up with the rest of the train. "Are we locked in?" Paris asked.
"We are." Tank answered. "And it looks like we'll be riding the Trans-Si-Whatever after all."
The train horn blared as the front of the train went forward to pick up its passengers. The old man walked over to one of the passenger cars and got on. "Trans-Siberian Railway now departing for Vladivostok on Track Two." A man over the PA announced. "All aboard!"
After a few minutes, the train left the station and was in the countryside. The D-Team just sat in the car while the Ampelosaurus snoozed, debating on what to do next. "Now what?" Max asked. "While he's asleep there's no way we can turn him back into a card."
"And we sure can't risk having him wake up now inside of a moving car and going wild on a train full of people." Tank added as they all quickly imagined the Ampelosaurus causing lots of destruction. "It'd be a real train wreck. And we don't want to destroy any more famous icons." She said while glaring at Terry.
"Offence aside, she has a point. Just by looking at him, I can tell he's powerful." Terry said.
"You think he's the Water Champion?" Zoe asked.
"I don't think we'd ever run into another Dinosaur with this much power." Terry answered. "At the first station we'll wake him up and get off. Until then, all we can do is make sure he doesn't wake up."
"Considering how heavy of a sleeper he is, that shouldn't be a problem!" Spiny said as he jumped on his head to prove a point.
"Don't do that, you idiot!" Tank yelled at him. "That'll wake him up!"
"I'm pretty sure yelling at me will wake him up instead." Spiny said as he obliged and hopped off the head.
When he did, they heard the sound of something crashing. They looked out the window and saw the Ampelosaur's tail sticking out of the roof. "Please tell me he's still asleep and his tail is wagging because he's having a good dream." Max quietly pleaded.
He got his answer when the Ampelosaurus raised his head slightly, sleepily opening his eyes, and looked at the other passengers in his car. [What are you all doing here?] He asked them before pausing to let out a yawn. [I don't think humans would want to ride in this tight space.]
"We didn't exactly have a choice." Paris answered.
"Uh, guys?" Max asked, not understanding what was going on.
"Oh, right. He wanted to know why we are here." Chomp answered.
The Ampelosaurus looked at the four humans before noticing Rex and Rhysa. He slightly gasped when he saw the tooth amulet he had around his neck and the Dinosaur pendant around her neck. [It can't be.] He whispered to himself before losing his head to the blond and blondette's level. [What is your name, young ones?]
Rex was slightly creeped out at how close the Ampelosaurus was to him. "Um, a little help, please?"
"He just wants to know your name." Ace assured him before he heard another rumble from the Ampelosaurus. "Full name."
Rex looked at the eyes of the Ampelosaurus and saw that they had a mixture of hope and fear in them. The best thing he could do right now was give the Dinosaur his request. "My name is Rex, Rex Owen."
"And he wants to know your full name too." Brontina said to Rhysa.
Rhysa looked at the Ampelosaurus' eyes and saw the same mixture of hope and fear Rex did. "My name's Rhysa, Rhysa Arizona."
[I see.] The Ampelosaurus replied, looking a little disappointed, but still having that hope in his eyes before looking at the others. [And what are your names?] He asked Max and Zoe.
It didn't take a translation for Max to figure out what he was trying to say. "My name's Max Taylor, and this is Zoe Drake. And these are Chomp, Terry, Ace, Tank, Spiny, Paris, Stiggy, Stigga, Dread, Tracker, Brontina and Giganto." He said, pointing to all his friends.
[A pleasure to meet you all.] The Ampelosaurus said with the bow of his head. [I am named Mufasa.]
"Nice to meet you, Mufasa." Paris said.
"So, Mufasa." Zoe assumed that was his name. "What're you doing on a train car? Wouldn't you rather be out in the fields in search of food?"
Mufasa gave a sigh and looked out the window sadly. [I was looking for some friends of mine. But now I doubt they're with us anymore.]
After a translation, the kids walked over to Mufasa and placed comforting hands on his shoulders. "I'm sorry, Mufasa." Max comforted the Ampelosaurus. "I'm sure your friends are in a better place."
[I know they are.] Mufasa said as he briefly looked up at the sky before turning back to the kids. [And what about you four? Why are you travelling with Dinosaurs?]
"It's a long story." Terry answered.
"A very, very, very long story." Tracker added.
"One that'll have to wait." Tank said as she looked out the window. "'Cause it looks like we're about to have trouble."
The rest of the team joined her in looking out the window and saw a Hybro Craft hovering over the train. "The Hybro Gang." The team said in unison, all growling or scowling.
[You know them?] Mufasa asked, his interest getting peaked.
"They're our enemies." Terry answered. "No doubt they want to capture you."
[They definitely would want me.] Mufasa replied grimly.
"Don't those creeps ever give up?" Zoe rhetorically asked, already knowing the answer.
"Shear annoyance personifies." Tracker moaned.
The Hybro Craft flew until it was about right above the car with the Ampelosaurus, having figured out the Dinosaur's identity and location thanks to news reports and scannings. The hatch opened up and a chibi Brontikens stepped onto one of the wings with a parachute on his back. "Okay, you know what to do, right?" Laura asked him.
"Parachute down and get that Ampelosaurus off the train." Brontikens repeated the plan.
"Remember, we can't let them have that card at all costs! If he joins them, we'll be at a huge disadvantage." Rod reminded him.
"You don't need to tell me things I already know." Brontikens replied with annoyance before he jumped off the wing. The parachute opened and slowed down his fall. But at the cost of missing the train.
"He missed!" Rod gasped as he realised they miscalculated how fast the fall would be.
"We'll have to go to plan B." Laura grumbled as she pulled out a Hybro Scanner.
A few seconds later, Maximus appeared beneath Brontikens and caught him as he landed in her horns. "Follow that train!" Brontikens ordered her. "Now!"
"Okay, okay! No need for shouting!" Maximus replied as she started running after the train. It took a lot of energy, but she was finally able to start catching up with the train.
The passengers looked out their windows in shock at the Dinosaur right outside. "Mom, look at the Dinosaur!" A kid said to his mother.
"That's nice, dear." His mother replied, not looking up from her knitting. "You have quite an imagination."
"Excuse me, folks." The old man said as he walked over to them. "May I see your tickets?"
Maximus kept on running, eventually starting to lose distance. "Faster, Maximus! Faster! We need that card!" Brontikens yelled at her.
"One Sauropod isn't worth my heart exploding!" Maximus shot back, having trouble breathing.
"That Sauropod is dangerous! If you can't do anything else right then I'll take over!" Brontikens leapt through the window, shattering the glass and surprising everyone, before stopping at the old man's feet.
"Alright, that worked out perfectly!" Laura cheered.
"Yes, yes it did!" Louisa said.
"Yeah, he's onboard, but now what do we have him do?" Rod asked.
"Oh." Laura quickly realised they missed that step. "I don't really know. I thought you would know."
"Uh..." Was all Rod could say. This was about to end badly.
Brontikens got up and saw the old man looking down at him. "Sorry, little fella." He said as he picked the Sauropod up and held him out the window. "No pets, so this is your stop." He said before dropping him on the ground.
Rod and Laura gasped as Brontikens rolled down the hill. Maximus finally caught up with him, feeling like she was about to lose a lung. "Huff! I don't think. Huff! I can. Huff! Do that. Huff! Again." She wheezed out before collapsing on the ground and returning to her card.
Brontikens got back up and glared as the train disappeared. "Looks like we'll need a plan C." He said to himself as the Hybro Craft landed.
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As the sun set, Seth landed his own Hybro Craft and walked onto the rails, right in front of the moving train. He pulled out a grabbing hook he had and the Hybro Scanner he took from Slander.
"LET'S GO, SOROW! STOP THAT TRAIN!"
The Saurophaganax appeared in a red glow and got into position to meet the train head-on. "Aaah!" The driver saw the Dinosaur in front of him and screamed loudly before fainting.
Seth calculated the speed of the train and the strength of Sorow and knew that this plan wasn't going to work. "It's no good! Come back!" He exclaimed before recalling Sorow and jumping out of the way.
He leapt to the side and grabbed his grappling hook for his second plan. "Fine." He said as he fired the hook and it latched into the train. He hoisted himself into the air and landed on the roof of one of the storage cars. He leapt off the roof and landed in between two cars, where someone was meeting him. "Nice to see you again." Seth said to the old man.
While the train continued on riding, the D-Team were telling Mufasa all about their adventures and feud with the Hybro Gang. "And after we defeated him, his card vanished without a trace." Max said, retelling their battle with Inferno the Acrocanthosaurus.
"I knew the Hybro Gang had bad intentions, but I never thought they'd go as far as to make a whole new type of Dinosaur." Mufasa said.
"Guys." Rex told them, standing on Mufasa to get a better look outside. "Storytime will have to wait 'till we get back home. 'Cause it looks like we're approaching a town."
"Great, then Mufasa can just return to his card and we can get off and go home." Max said. "This was a relatively easy mission."
"Trans-Siberian Express for Vladivostok now arriving." A man over the PA said to the people at the station. "Prepare to boar-" But instead of stopping, the train continued to speed by. "Huh?"
"What? How come we didn't stop?" Max wondered as he also climbed up onto Mufasa and saw the station disappear from view.
"Something's wrong." Terry said. "Not only did we not stop, it feels like we're picking up speed!" This was due to the driver being knocked out and having his face on the controls.
As the train sped up, Seth and the old man continued staring at each other. "You've managed to hide from me for a long time now." Seth told the old man. "But at last I've found you."
The old man responded by holding out his hand. "Your ticket please, sir." He ordered. Seth responded by pulling the level that connected the two cars together, separating the passenger cars from the storage cars. "You fool!" The old man yelled at Seth before he leapt onto the roof of the car Seth was on. For those of you worried about the passengers, they're close enough to walk to the town.
Seth climbed to the top of the car and saw the old man glaring at him. "Dr. Ancient's android." He addressed the old man as he stood up.
"I must see your ticket now, sir." The apparent android told him again.
Seth glared at him. "You can drop the act and stop pretending that you don't know what I'm talking about, android. I know who you are, and how Dr. Ancient hid that data from me in your memory banks. I must have the original research data in order to complete and perfect my own." He said as he pulled out his lightning rod. "So, give it to me or I'll take it by force!" He threatened.
The old man looked indifferent. "No one rides this train for free. If you don't have a ticket, I'm afraid you must get off." He pulled out a sledgehammer he had to scare Seth off.
All this did was prompt Seth into charging at him and swinging his rod at the android. The android sidestepped and hit the rod with his hammer, causing both weapons to fall off the train. Seth then grabbed the man in a chokehold before his arms were forced off the neck by the android's own arms. The android then fell on his back before flipping over and finding himself in a struggle with Seth. Seth grunted as he tried to get the android off him before both of them separated and went to opposite sides of the car. Seth then tackled the old man again and caused him to almost fall over the side. The android gripped onto the train, his grip tearing the roof while remaining expressionless, before he finally fell over the side. Seth panted heavily as he caught his breath. He had trained himself for a moment like that, but it was still more challenging than he expected.
Back in their car, the D-Team were still unsure as to what to do or what was going on. "Something's wrong. It feels like the train's out of control." Tank said.
"I think you're right." Zoe agreed.
"We need to find a way to stop it, before we go off a bend too fast and have an accident!" Rhysa said.
"I'll go check it out." Max said before opening the door.
"What?" The rest of the team asked. "What're you planning on checking out?" Rex asked.
"Everything." Max answered with a smirk. "Chomp, Terry, and I will look around and try to see what's going on.
"DINO SLASH! GO, TRICERATOPS!"
Chomp landed outside the train and Max and Terry leapt onto his horns. "All right, here we go!" Chomp said as he ran to the front of the train. Thankfully there was only one other car in between theirs and the front so he wouldn't tire himself out like Maximus did.
Back on the roof of their car, the old man climbed back on and saw that Seth was nowhere to be seen. He climbed back on, thinking he won, but left his guard down for Seth to sneak up behind him and put a gun-like device to his head. The old man screamed as the device started draining his data while his eyes went static. In just a few seconds, all the data was downloaded. "I've downloaded your data." Seth told the lifeless android. "You're of no further use to me now." He said as the android fell off the train and laid lifelessly on the centre of the rail. Seth was about to call his craft and go home, but saw Chomp racing towards the front of the train. "Well, looks like I'm not going home without saying hello after all."
"We're almost there, Chomp!" Max told the Triceratops as he tried to reach for the door to the front. "Get us a little closer to that door!"
"Got it!" Chomp replied as he picked up the pace.
"A little more!" Max coached. "I can almost reach it!" He grabbed onto one of the bars outside the door and pulled himself and Terry on. "Got it!" He said before he opened the door and went to check things out.
When he did, he saw the driver still knocked out. "Hey, Mister!" Max said as he shook the driver. "Wake up! You've gotta wake up!"
The driver groaned as he slowly began to wake up. He opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Chomp running right out the door. "Do something!" The Triceratops roared at him.
The driver screamed and leapt into the air, flailing his arms, before he crashed his head on the ceiling and fell back to the ground. "Great! He's out again!" Terry groaned.
"I guess it's up to me." Max said as he eyes the two levers in front of him.
"Do you even know what those do?" Terry asked, starting to get worried.
"No, but no one else here does." Max answered as he quickly pulled both levers towards him. "Brace yourself!" He exclaimed before the whole train started jolting as it was coming to a stop. Everyone onboard held onto something, except Mufasa because he was too big, before there was a violent crash that shook the whole train and caused Max and Terry to fall to the floor before the train stopped completely.
Max groaned as he grabbed onto the controls with one hand, the other holding Terry, and pulled himself up. "Looks like our problems are over."
"Not exactly." Chomp answered while getting into an attacking position, a battlefield appearing.
Max and Terry opened their eyes and saw that the front window was smashed. But worse was Brontikens standing right in front of the train with his Spectral Armour on. "Please tell me one of these is reverse." Max said as he looked at the controls.
"There are no labels." Terry said as he searched as well.
"Who makes these dumb things!" Max yelled before he gave up searching and jumped off the train to meet with his friends.
The D-Team regrouped and saw that Brontikens was joined by Screecher, Thudder, White Slash, Atrocious, Gigas and Armatus with their armour on. "Your friend is coming with us!" Brontikens said.
"No way!" Max told him. "He's with us!"
"DINO SLASH!"
"DINO TECTORS ON!"
The rest of the D-Team's Dinosaurs appeared and they all went to their chosen opponents: Terry and Chomp with Brontikens, Ace and Tank with Armatus, Paris and Spiny with Gigas and Stiggy, Stigga, Dread, Tracker, Brontina and Giganto with Screecher, Thudder, White Slash and Atrocious.
But before a single hit could be blown, the side of the cattle car burst and Mufasa stepped out, ready to fight. "There he is!" Rod said from the Hybro Craft. "Go get him!"
But Mufasa was ready for them. Mufasa started glowing too, but blue as in a dimension of water, a circle of water appeared around the Ampelosaurus as a bright blue circle appeared on his forehead, water then came bursting out of his sides as one blue circle appeared on either side of him, then the one on his forehead shone brightly as shoulder blade blue 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 Ampelosaurus reared up on his hind legs, roared at the sky as he slammed his feet back to the ground and posed as water gushed across all around the dimension.
"Get him Hybrids!" Louisa ordered.
The Hybrids charged forward but Mufasa smacked them with his head and all four fell down.
"Wow! That was impressive." Giganto gasped.
"We're not beaten yet!" Atrocious growled before all four charged again, but this time Mufasa side stepped and used his tail to bat them away like golf balls. White Slash, Screecher and Thudder returned to their cards and Atrocious barely held on.
"Allow me to finish my rival off Mufasa." Giganto said, stepping forward. "Rhysa, let's see how the new Move Card works."
"You got it!" Rhysa said, getting out the Move Card they obtained from the Arctic. "Go Torrential Roar!"
Giganto growled as a rainbow circle appeared around him and a puddle of water appeared in front of him. "What's going on?" Rod and Laura asked.
Then out of the puddle a Marine Reptile appeared in it. The Marine Reptile looked a little like Kronos, but its back flippers were the same size as its front ones, it was coloured midnight moss with a Tiffany blue underbelly, it had debian red diamonds and verdigris rosettes on its back and flippers. This Marine Reptile was a Liopleurodon.
"Hey that's a Liopleurodon!" Louisa gasped. "Where'd she get that Move Card?"
"Liopleurodon! All behind me are your friends!" Giganto instructed. "That one over there is your enemy! Attack her!"
The Liopleurodon roared before charging forward in his puddle. The Liopleurodon then knocked the Dracodentitan down with his back flippers before tossing her into the air. The Liopleurodon then fired a jet blast of water out of his mouth and struck Atrocious' belly. Then the Liopleurodon leapt out of his puddle and several orbs of water appeared above him in an arch, before the Liopleurodon roared and the balls turned to jet blasts and were launched at the Hybrid. Atrocious was struck hard with the jets before she fell to the ground, landing on her back and was defeated.
"Way to go Liopleurodon!" Rhysa cheered.
"Thank you." The Liopleurodon responded.
"Hey she used Torrential Roar!" Louisa gasped as a claw grabbed her four cards. "Alright! Gigas, Armatus, Brontikens! Get that Ampelosaurus!"
The three Hybro Dinosaurs obeyed and charged towards the Ampelosaurus, ignoring their original opponents for the bigger one. "Magma Blaster!" Gigas roared as magma gathered in his mouth before he fired.
"Mufasa, look out!" Paris cried out to the Ampelosaurus.
Mufasa didn't move and instead lowered his head to where it met the attack head-on. Instead of damaging him and knocking him back, his head caused the attack to get deflected right off him.
"Nice job, idiot!" Armatus mocked before his Move Card was activated. "Spectral Stinger!"
Crystals were fired into the air and Mufasa watched them all carefully. He only moved slightly to the left before the crystals landed, missing him completely.
"Wow!" The D-Team all said, amazed by the skills of this Dinosaur. This had to be the Ultimate Champion that Megan was talking about.
"Imbeciles! MOVE!" Brontikens scolded the two as he stepped forward. "Must I do everything myself?!"
Mufasa noticed the Apatosaurus and glared. [Brontikens.]
"Mufasa." Brontikens said back as his Move Card was activated by Laura.
[I would say I'm surprised to see you, but I already knew you were allied with them before the kids told me.]
"Glad to know you're still as sharp as ever." Brontikens said as his attack was finishing up charging. "But I'm afraid your days of hiding are about to end!"
[Not quite!] Mufasa replied before he knocked the Apatosaurus down with his tail, just as his attack fired.
"No way!" Rod gasped. "He deflected it!"
Everyone then noticed that the attack was heading right for the D-Team. The other Dinosaurs ran to help their partners, but they weren't fast enough to get there on time. "No!" They all cried in horror at the almost certain death of their friends.
But someone was. The android from before ran as fast as he could before he leapt forward into the centre of the attack and took the full blast. Everyone shielded their eyes from the blinding light before it cleared and they saw the old man fall lifelessly to the ground. "Oh, no!" Max cried as they went over to him.
"Mister!" Zoe cried as they went to see who saved them, and if he was maybe still alive, though that last one was heavily unlikely. "Hold on!" When she crouched down and got a closer look at his face, she recognized him from before. "You guys, it's the old man from before!" She gasped.
"Only he's not a man!" Rex pointed to the hole in his chest that exposed his gears. "He's a robot!"
"You're right!" Max gasped. "Just like the Hybro Gang's cook!"
"But he saved us." Zoe said, confused as to why he did that.
"Why would he do that?" Rhysa asked.
Mufasa saw that the kids were alive and unharmed and sighed in relief before turning his attention back to Brontikens and his comrades. He glowed blue before he reared up onto his hind legs, a vortex of water surrounding him. Another vortex quickly formed around and engulfed the three Dinosaurs. Gigas and Brontikens spun around while Armatus was lifted into the air. The vortex then vanished and all three Dinosaurs hit the ground, Gigas and Armatus getting defeated on impact. "He used Aqua Vortex!" Rod gasped as they went to reclaim the cards.
Brontikens slowly got up and glared at Mufasa, who glared back. [Brontikens, leave them alone.] The Ampelosaurus sternly told him. [I would've guessed you would be against such violence after what happened.]
"Bah! What'd you know about what happened?" Brontikens shot back. "You weren't there! None of us were!"
[Dr. Ancient, Dr. Philip Dr. Philipa and I both knew that you'd all do something to achieve your wicked goals. I warned you what the consequences would be for all of us, and still you did not listen! How many times must the point be made to you?!]
"What're you talking about?" Brontikens asked, starting to get angry.
[Take heed! Take heed!] Mufasa roared as he reared up again. [There's no place amongst the rest of the survivors for traitors! Go back to your own kind!]
Brontikens glared at the Ampelosaurus again and prepared to smash his face into the ground for saying such things to him. But he stopped himself when he realised what he'd be doing if he did attack him. He'd just be giving him what he wants and proving him right. As much as it pained him, he knew better than to fight him. "We'll settle this another time." He said before he turned around and started walking away.
"Brontikens, what're you doing?" Laura asked as they flew closer to him.
"Call me back." Brontikens replied, sounding almost ashamed.
"Brontikens-"
"Now!" He roared as he reared up before getting recalled.
"What just happened?" Terry asked, having never seen his rival act like that before.
"Mufasa must be even stronger than him." Rex guessed as the Hybro Craft flew away.
"You may think you have the advantage." Rod said over a PA.
"This battle's only just beginning!" Louisa added.
"But don't count us out just yet!" Laura finished before they both said. "See ya!" And flew away.
"Wonder what that was about?" Max wondered before noticing the sky. Despite the Hybro Gang's retreat, it was still a battlefield. "Now what?"
He got his answer when he heard loud footsteps approaching them. Looking at the front of the train, they saw Sorow stomping towards them. "Saurophaganax!" Chomp gasped.
"It's Sorow, you dolt!" Sorow roared back. The entire team was taken aback by this. He spoke a normal sentence instead of saying 'destroy' or 'eliminate' like the other Dinosaurs the Hybro Gang captured.
"Now, Sorow, let's not be rude to our audience." Seth said as he walked up beside him.
Terry glared when he saw Seth again. "What did you do to him?!" He roared.
"I did nothing except help him get stronger." Seth responded. "It does me no good to use the Hybro Controller, so I asked Sorow to join me of his own free will. And he said yes."
"So that's all you wanted to tell us? That Sorow is your new buddy?" Zoe asked as she crossed her arms.
"Oh, I have something much more important to show you." Seth said as he pulled out a Fire Move Card he had.
"What's that?" Spiny asked.
"I'm glad you asked." Seth smiled before pulling out a black Dino Holder.
"Where did you get that?" Ace asked, surprised how he was able to replicate the design so flawlessly.
"Ah, ah, ah. One answer at a time." Seth said before he prepared his attack. "What you all are about to witness is the start of a glorious, new era! An era of evolved Dinosaurs! An era in which I rule! Behold, Fire Scorcher!"
Sorow began to glow red as a giant ball of fire formed in his mouth. The ball grew until it was almost like a small sun before he fired the ball. The ball slowly flew into the air before it started to descend upon the Dinosaurs, the heat and brightness preventing them from escaping. When it looked like they were all about to be hit, Mufasa charged forward and pushed them all out of the way in time, but was unable to get out of the way himself. The ball made contact with the ground and there was a huge explosion of fire. "Mufasa!" Everyone cried as they heard the Ampelosaur's roars of pain, along with those of Sorow, before both faded into silence.
The light died down and they all saw an enormous crater where the head of the train used to be. They also saw Mufasa's Card and Move Card float lifelessly to the ground. The team wasted no time and ran to grab the cards as fast as they could before Seth did. But to their surprise, he didn't make the effort and instead only picked up Sorow's Card before heading back to his craft. "What're you doing?" Rex asked him as he started walking away.
"Heading back home." Seth responded without looking back. "I still need to make some adjustments."
"You're not even going to try and claim the cards?" Paris asked.
"What fun would it be if you all were kept in the dark?" Seth asked, almost laughing as he got into his craft. "The Ampelosaurus should give you the information you need to make this much more enjoyable." He explained. "As for your android friend, give him a proper send-off, won't you?" He requested before driving away.
After he was gone, they all noticed a glow in the air. "That must be the Northern Lights Nessie told us about." Paris said as she looked up at the bright lights.
Everyone looked up and saw the amazing light show. "Amazing." Terry whispered.
The others probably had other things to say as well, but everyone was too shaken up by what they just witnessed to say anything. Rex looked down at the card in his hands. "I really hope you can help us, Mufasa. We're all gonna need it."
DK
Once they returned after the Northern Lights faded, they proceeded to introduce Mufasa and Tide the Liopleurodon into the Herd.
Rhysa then pulled out her camera and started recording everyone welcoming Tide and Mufasa into the Herd.
"Today's been a very interesting day, not only did I use my new Move Card Torrential Roar that summons Tide the Liopleurodon and now he's in our Herd. But we also get to welcome Mufasa the Ampelosaurus as well, hopefully when he's ready we'll finally get the answers we seek. But for now Tide the Liopleurodon and Mufasa the Ampelosaurus are rescued. We've rescued 92 different Dinosaurs, and we know there's still lots to rescue."
Next time on Dinosaur King:
Spike: The whole house is gone?!
Detective: Do you know how it vanished?
Cursula: Our Dinosaurs are sick, and we need you to cure them
Tokugawa: Dr. Tokugawa's in the house!
Terry: We're sick. You'll have to send someone else to fight
Brontikens: Who are you to go making such accusations?! You know nothing about me!
Paris: You're right I don't! So why don't you tell me!
Brontikens: Gladly!
A/N: Well as you can all tell we're getting close to the part where everyone (namely Drew) will be getting the answers they're seeking.
See you all next time.