Disclaimer: I own nothing. The characters and location of We're Back! A Dinosaur Story belongs to Universal. I apologize for any errors in grammar and/or if I was not accurate in reference to something.
A/N: In this chapter we'll see a few old friends as well as a new face.
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Chapter One: A Visitor from the Future
It was two minutes before the Museum of Natural History closed. The dinosaurs were currently standing still after hanging around with the kids that came to see them. They were standing absolutely still as their parents came to collect them. When the last group had left and the doors closed, the two volunteers, Louie and Cecilia, friends to the dinosaurs, turned to Rex the brown T-rex, Elsa the purple Pterodactyl, Woog the blue Triceratops and Dweeb the green Parasaurolophus with a thumbs up. All four dinosaurs groaned as they stretched out after an hour of not moving at all. Louie and Cecilia walked up to them as the former said, "You guys were great. Absolutely fantastic."
"I'll say, all of those kids sure do love hanging around you all." Cecilia said with a smile. Woog shrugged as he said, "What can I say, kids just really love us dinosaurs."
"Yeah." Dweeb agreed as they started to walk through the museum. Rex then congratulates them all by saying, "Another successful day of granting wishes, you guys."
"I must say, that was an excellent day's work, my friends." A voice said from the side. They all looked to their left to see Captain Neweyes and Julia Bleeb coming in from another opening. Julia clapped in excitement as she added, "Yes, you were all wonderful. Three days in a row and many happy children in and out."
"Oh, thank you Misses Bleeb." Elsa said with a bow. Misses Bleeb then said, "You youngster's head on upstairs while the Captain here helps me to close up shop."
"You got it, Misses Bleeb." Rex said as he lead the dinosaurs and the children towards the living quarters. As they walked down another hallway, Captain Neweyes and Julia walked back down the hall they had come as they started to close up the museum for the night. The small woman looked up to the captain and said, "This was such a great idea, Captain Neweyes."
"Indeed it was, Julia." He said as they moved to the doors. Then he wondered aloud, "I wonder how things in the future are doing?"
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In another part of the city, a tunnel underneath a building started to open up. When the door was completely raised, no cars went in or out. Or at least, none of the ones from this time period. A bright light followed by the rev of an engine caused any passersby to jump back as a bright, shiny, red and most importantly, very futuristic looking Mustang car drove out of the tunnel. The car then pulled into a parking garage and parked in the first available spot.
Once the engine had been turned off, the door on the driver's side opened and a woman stepped out. She stepped out of the vehicle and stood tall. She stood at six feet and seven inches, had dark toned skin, in a brown trench coat and a stoic expression while her eyes were hidden by a pair of yellow shades. Holding up a small device she touched it and a holo-map appeared before her. The map showed her location, Central Park and the Museum of Natural History. With her destination close, the woman walked out of the garage.
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Captain Neweyes and Julia were just about to head to the front door Neweyes got a chill up his spine. He couldn't explain it, but he felt something in the air. Julia quickly noticed that Neweyes wasn't next to her and looked back while asking, "Is everything alright, Captain?"
"Uh…" Neweyes said before he shook his head before saying, "Of course. I thought I just heard something."
"Oh." Julia said before turning to the door. She reached up to lock the door when it swung open. A dark skinned woman wearing orange sunglasses walked in. Julia then said, "Oh, I'm sorry, dearie. But I'm afraid we're closing up for the night."
"I have official business in this building ma'am." The woman said. Captain Neweyes recognized her and said, "Why, Ginger, what a surprise? How have you be-"
"You can stop with the formalities, Neweyes." Ginger said with a motion of her hand. Then she said, "I've come on official business.
"Excuse me." The tall woman said while passing Ms. Bleeb. Then coming up to Neweyes she said, "I need to have a word with you and your associates. All of them."
Captain Neweyes was a little nervous about this, but looked into her eyes behind the glasses as he turned and said, "If you'll follow me please, Ms. Ginger."
"Of course." Ginger said as she and Ms. Bleeb followed after the time traveler.
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Up in the dinosaur's living quarters, the dinosaurs and their friends were currently sitting in a chair, on the couch or eating a snack from a kitchen section. Woog and Dweeb were currently enjoying a few hotdogs by themselves while Rex, Elsa, Louie and Cecilia sat in a chair or on the couch. Louie was currently saying, "I'm just saying, what if we did something different to get more visitors."
"And what, nearly have another Thanksgiving Day parade disaster on our hands?" Cecilia questioned with a raised brow. Dweeb swallowed what was in his mouth before pointing out, "Hey, in our defense, it was practically Rex that blew our cover."
"Hey!" Elsa shouted as she looked to the Parasaurolophus, "He was reacting to the beat of both the twenty first century and the music they were playing. Making it his own."
"Yeah, it's not entirely his fault if he couldn't help it." Louie added. Woog then threw in his two cents, "Well, maybe if he had stopped to think, then maybe he wouldn't have done all that and gotten us in trouble with the law."
"All right, that's enough." The voice of Neweyes said as the doors opened. Everyone looked to see the Professor, Ms. Bleeb and someone else walk into the room. Woog nervously asked, "Uh, who's she?"
"Everyone," Captain Neweyes introduced as the woman stood between him and Julia with her hands behind her back, "I would like you to meet Ginger Quartz, Chairman to the Time Travelers bureau."
"Greetings everyone." Ginger said with a smile. She looked to each of the dinosaurs and both of the children as she said, "I have been waiting to meet you."
"Really?" Louie said as he stood up. Ginger then said, "Of course, you all are heroes in my," She chuckled before gesturing to her and Neweyes as she said, "I mean, our time."
"You guys are from the same time?" Rex asked as he pointed between the two. Ginger nodded and said, "That's right. Me, Neweyes and Screw-Eyes are all from the same time."
"So why are you here? If you don't mind me asking." Cecilia asked as she stood next to Loue. The woman looked to the girl and said, "It's mostly for business, but I personally came here after Neweyes' report two days ago."
"His report?" Woog asked, "What that's about?"
"Captain Neweyes had come to the board to pitch his idea of having dinosaurs in the museum and fulfilling wishes of children. The board had approved this and was to report of his success or failure of delivering his four chosen for the program." Ginger explained, "He left no details out of how you four risked yourselves for Louie and Cecilia here," She gestured to the two children and said, "and then he told us back headquarters how you were able to reverse the effects of Screw-Eyes' Brain Drain." She slightly lowered her shades as she said, "I was surprised, glad and greatly impressed how you were able to use friendship and love to bring Rex, Elsa, Woog and Dweeb back."
"Aw, well," Louie said with a shrug, "It was nothing."
"It wasn't nothing, it really means a lot to us." Rex said as he lightly rubbed his hand against the boy's head. Ginger smiled as she agreed, "Rex is right, Louie. Without your words to pull Rex and Cecilia's quick wishing things could have been a lot worse."
Her smile didn't falter as she said, "But the board also wanted me to talk about your little plan to use a parade to get here. While most of them aren't too happy that it caused massive panic when you were found out, they are relieved to know that the city isn't still looking out for you."
"How come?" Dweeb asked. Ginger then asked, "Do you remember when the NYPD had chased you into that building?"
"The one that erupted like a volcano?" Woog asked to clarify. Ginger nodded and said, "Since it was already scheduled for demolition, the NYPD were entirely and surprisingly convinced that that had ended you. But I'm glad that we all know different."
"That's true." Dweeb said as he rubbed the back of his neck. Then he added, "At least we won't have to worry about the kids telling their parents about us."
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement. Rex then asked, "Is there anything else that the board needed to tell us."
"Not the board, really." Ginger said as she reached into the pocket of her coat. Then pulling out a small device she said, "I want to show you what you and Neweyes have inspired."
Setting the device on the table, she pressed a button and a sphere of light hovered over it. All four dinosaurs and the kids 'oohed' at the sight. An image appeared and they saw different kinds of dinosaurs in the Museum of Natural History. This confused all six as Rex asked, "I don't understand, what is this?"
"This…" Ginger said as she gestured to the images, "is the next step to fulfilling the wishes of curious children. To have a quartet of dinosaurs or more in museum's around the world."
"Wow." Louie said as he and Cecilia looked in wonder. Ginger then said, "If the board also approves it, we may also get you a few new friends here."
"Then what about the ones already in the picture?" Elsa asked as they saw a few dinosaurs of their species. Ginger smiled as she stated, "Some of the ones in the video are actually your descendants."
"Descendants?" All six asked. Captain Neweyes nodded and said, "Of course. This was taken a few decades in the future. We know that you might miss others back in your original time, so the board has agreed to expand the program to other museums and to the curators who would be more than willing to have you."
"Plus, we've all agreed that it wouldn't hurt to let you be able to have a family if wanted one." Ginger added.
Rex looked at the video again and noticed that there was both a Tyrannosaur and Pterodactyl in it. Elsa was looking at it too and wondered about her future when she saw the same thing, and if it involved Rex. Ginger then said, "I'll have to return to the future in a few days, but I'm free to at least catch one of your shows." Then with a shrug and a smile she said, "From a distance of course."
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At the airport on the mainland portion of New York, an arrival had just stepped off the plane and made his way through the lobby. As he walked by everyone who caught a glimpse of him gasped and ran off in fear. He growled as he stomped way towards the door. When he stepped out of the building, he turned to his left and saw a poster of Professor Screw-Eyes' eccentric circus in Central Park. With his destination in mind, the man walked towards the island.
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Author's Note: Our two guest stars have arrived and one is one their way to meet with Professor Screw-Eyes while the other have met Rex and the gang. In the next chapter there'll be more interactions with the bad guys and the story will get underway. I look forward to reading your reviews. Be sure to leave a comment either about if I've done something wrong or if you want something specifically to happen. See you next time.