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A/N: Here, Professor Screw-Eye's plan starts to come to light and our heroes try to save their friends. Plus, Kane's gonna get a little upset with his boss.

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Chapter Three: Losing a Friend

Kane stuck to the main roads as he drove the motorcycle through the traffic. He knew that the Pterodactyl wouldn't follow him through here in the open, lest she be seen by other people. And he was right as Elsa kept to the darker side of the buildings as she kept following them. She found that they were heading towards the Hudson river as she flapped her wings in order to keep up with Cecilia and her captor. She lost sight of them when they went under a bridge and flew overhead to see if she could spot them again. Elsa was silently wishing that she had some way to call for help from her friends, but she knew that she was on her own.

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Back at the museum, Louie, Rex, Woog and Dweeb all ran through the museum to find Captain Neweyes, Misses Bleeb and Ginger to inform them of what's happened. They found them at the main entrance and they all stopped to take a breath. The three looked to them with concerned looks as Louie tried to say while regaining his breath, "Cecilia… kidnapped… Elsa… went after 'em!"

"Cecilia was kidnapped?" Captain Neweyes asked, "What did they look like?"

Rex took in a deep breath before saying, "A tall guy, with a black wrestler's outfit and wearing a red mask. He hopped onto a motorcycle with Cecilia and took off with Elsa following behind."

"She's liable to be seen." Woog said in fear for their friend. Ginger then hypothesized, "And if she's spotted, then the city police will know that you all still live."

"And then our secret will be exposed." Dweeb finished while putting a hand into his chittering mouth. Louie then said, "We need to go after 'em! Who knows what kind of trouble they're in."

"You're right, my boy." Professor Neweyes nodded. But then he said, "But the three of them will need a way to move discreetly through the city."

"Uh, just one problem." Woog said. They all looked to him as he pointed out, "We have no idea where they're going."

"I think I know." Ginger said. Turning to one of the side doors of the lobby she said, "Follow me."

The entire group did as they were asked and followed her to the living quarters. When they were all in the room, Ginger closed the door and locked it behind her before moving over to the window and shutting the curtains, concealing the group. Turning her attention on them she said, "I know of the man in question, and what I'm about to tell you is disturbing news."

They all listened as she said, "Though I'm surprised that being of this century, I will not hold it against Louie for not recognizing the WWF Superstar Kane."

A vague memory came back to Louie's mind and silently scolded himself for not remembering. Ginger then told them, "And unfortunately, his way into the wrestling business was through the means of Professor Screw-Eyes."

"Is this about avenging him?" Rex asked, feeling a mixture of emotions about the guy. Ginger shook her head, "I honestly don't know. But I do know that he might try to take her to the abandoned circus grounds in order to lure you all there."

"Then we know where to go." Louie said while smacking his fist into his palm. Ginger then said, "If we are to keep a low profile, then we'll need to keep to the cover of night. Once we're in the park we'll pick up the pace."

"Then let's hurry up!" Louie said impatiently and the three rushed to the door.

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Kane continued to race down the streets with Cecilia between his arms. Even though the traffic was loud, he could hear the girl ask, "Where are you taking me?"

"It's not you I want." Was all Kane said as he kept driving. They soon came to a stop by the Brooklyn bridge. Kane was the first to get off and quickly grabbed the girl when she tried to run. A thought came to Cecilia and she asked, "Aren't you Kane, the wrestler?"

Kane didn't say anything as he stood next to the bridge and looked to the sky. Then shouting, "I know you're out there! I need to have a word with you!"

"Elsa." Cecilia whispered as she looked for her friend. The flapping of wings caused them to look back as Elsa came flying from the cover of buildings. With a glare she demanded, "You let that poor girl go right now."

"Only if you do as I ask." Kane responded. Elsa scoffed and said, "You think that I'd do something for you when you've kidnapped my friend."

"An unfortunate turn of events." Kane told her. Kane then said, "I keep the girl with me on the way there. Once we arrive, I'll let her go and you will follow me."

"And if I don't?" Elsa questioned. Cecilia screamed as Kane lifted her off her feet and said, "Then I'll throw her into the river! And you'll have to try and get past me to save her."

Not wanting any harm done to her friend, Elsa's shoulders slumped as she gave in, "I'll right. I'll do as you ask."

"Good." Kane nodded. Then he said, "Stick to the shadows as you follow us. And no funny business."

Elsa nodded and took to the air and she retreated back into the cover of the buildings. Though he was glad that he was getting his job done, it didn't sit well with Kane as he placed Cecilia back onto the motorcycle. Then revving it up again, Kane started back down the road as he made his way back.

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Louie, Captain Neweyes, and Ginger had no trouble getting across the street to the park. Rex, Woog and Dweeb were another matter. The two smaller dinosaurs were able to run across a couple of flatbed trucks, causing distress from the drivers. Rex waited for the traffic light to turn and quickly ran when he didn't see any cars for the moment, which was a rare sight in New York. He panted from the run as he made sure to keep a look out for cars. When he reached the other side he flopped down onto his belly to take in a huge breath of air. Louie then said, "Alright, break time's over. We need to get a move on."

"Wait…" Rex gasped as he fought to stand up, "For… me!"

They all followed them deep into the park. Louie looked up to Ginger and asked, "So what do we do when we get there?"

"Me, Neweyes, Rex, Woog and Dweeb will go and get Cecilia and Elsa." Ginger said. Looking down to Louie she added, "You will have to wait on the outskirts of the circus."

"No way! I want to help out." Louie protested. Ginger had a knowing look and said, "I know. But I want to make sure that we all come back in one piece. And none of us can do our jobs if we have to worry about you." Louie became worried as she said, "So, I need you to stay where I know you'll be safe."

"Fine." Louie said, not liking it one bit. Ginger knew that the boy was frustrated with her decision, but she knew that he would have a much larger role to play. Woog then asked, "Do you think Elsa and Cecilia are gonna be okay?"

"Of course they are." Dweeb said with a wave of his hand. Then he added, "Those two will be fine and even more so when we help 'em out." He started to chuckle before glancing over to their leader and asked, "Right, Rex?"

"Uh… Right." The Tyrannosaurus said, though having some bad feelings about this. As they continued walking they heard an explosion and looked to their right. They saw a huge fire going on at the south end of the park. Captain Neweyes then urged, "Come on! This way!"

The entire group ran after the old man in case their friends were nearby and needed their help.

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Kane pulled the motorcycle onto the curb of the park and pulled Cecilia off of it as it continued on its way. The bike crashed into a tree before igniting into a fiery inferno. Keeping his grip on the girl, he looked up into the air and saw Elsa landing on a tree branch. With a gesture of his head he told her to move after them. Elsa dropped down to the ground and followed after Cecilia and her captor on foot. The three moved at a brisk pace as they navigated through the park. While she was thinking of a way to rescue Cecilia, he thought of how their friends would be distracted by the fire for a little while. The three soon came upon the spook section of the park and Elsa knew exactly where they were. Then she questioned, "What business do you have with the circus? Going to sell me to whoever's left to pick up after that horrible man?"

"Sell?" Kane shook his head, "No." Then he added, "Horrible man, yes."

That caused both girls to think about what he just said. If he knew that Screw-Eyes was still somehow alive, then no doubt that he was still doing wicked deeds. But then Elsa thought to how he agreed that the professor was a horrible man. Then she questioned, "If you think that he's a horrible person, then why are you working with him?"

"For him, apparently." Kane corrected and then added, "Because I have no choice."

"We always have a choice." Elsa told him as they continued walking and made it to the grounds.

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The rescue team had just arrived at the scene as the first fire truck pulled up. The group stuck to the shadows as they watched the fire fighters working to put the blaze out. Looking around, Ginger then said, "I don't see them anywhere. Kane must have used this as a diversion. They're probably at the circus by now."

"Then we must hurry to get there before it is too late." Neweyes said and they all turned towards the circus.

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Kane, Cecilia and Elsa walked through the circus grounds, wary of what was lurking in the shadows. Elsa looked around and saw a few punks here and there and they were all looking a bit rough. They soon came by a smaller tent and Kane opened the curtain. Looking back he said, "In here."

Both he and Cecilia disappeared inside with Elsa not too far behind. They found themselves in darkness, and Kane shouted, "Screw-Eyes! Where are you?!"

The sound of cackling made them all look ahead as lights began flickering on. They were soon face to face with Screw-Eyes once again. The mad professor looked to Kane and commended, "Well done, Kane. Well done."

Screw-Eyes walked over and took hold of Cecilia. This confused Kane and he questioned, "What do you think you're doing? I promised to set her free!"

"You may not need her as leverage anymore, but I still do." Screw-Eyes said with a narrowed eye. Elsa then shouted, "You can't do this, Professor Screw-Eyes!" She moved between them and got in the man's face as she said, "If you so much as try anything that would harm her like your last attempt, then you will face my full wrath."

"And that's what I like about you." Screw-Eyes said, confusing all three of them. The man then explained, "With your ferocity, you'll make a wonderful addition."

"I have no interest in becoming your attraction again." Elsa said while crossing her arms. Then she questioned, "And how did you survive that mob of crows? Reports have told us that you were completely devoured."

"Aw, that was just a copy of myself." Professor Screw-Eyes said with a wave of his hand. Then he shrugged, "And it served its purpose. The Time Travelers Bureau won't be breathing down my neck anytime soon."

"Why would you need to worry about them?" Cecilia asked. The professor decided to humor the girl and said, "Let's just say that those who are able, or allowed, to work with time travel, are not able to do anything that would jeopardize the future."

"Like rope us into the circus?" Elsa questioned. But the mad professor shook his head and said, "No, no, no. Not you joining my circus, no." He looked into Cecilia's eyes and said, "Let's just say that human trials aren't allowed for anything from future materials."

"The Brain Drain." Elsa and Cecilia realized. Screw-Eyes nodded and said, "I knew what I was getting myself into when I fed you and that boy only half of my glorious concoction." Then with a shrug he said, "And after getting the four of you to join and after your transformations, I switched lives with my double in case the worse should have happened."

It somewhat made sense to them, but Elsa still didn't want to have any part in it and said, "You still won't get me to join."

"Not even for your friend?" Professor Screw-Eyes questioned and looked to the little girl. Kane then moved her behind him and said, "You won't get me to do anymore of your dirty work." He became really angry as he shouted, "I never agreed to this! I won't do anything else and you can't make me!"

"Oh, I know I can't." Screw-Eyes nodded, understanding it, "The moment you brought her," He gestured to Elsa, "your contract with me became null and void. Freeing you from your service. However…"

He snapped his fingers and a few goth punks walked into the room and grabbed Cecilia away from Kane. She screamed as they held her, and Kane moved to get her back, but the thugs were outnumbering him. One of them said, "Uh, uh, uh."

"There are others who still work for me." Professor Screw-Eyes finished. Turning back to Elsa he asked, "So what it'll be, dearie. Not that there's much of a choice."

Elsa looked from Professor Screw-Eyes to Cecilia. She knew that the girl had been frightened tonight's ordeal, and she knew that even without his power over her, Screw-Eyes could still do something horrible to Cecilia. Both her and the Kane fellow were greatly outnumbered and she didn't know how far away the others were in order to play for time. She knew that only one of them would be able to walk away from this ordeal. Her and something happen to Cecilia or the other way around. Elsa knew that she would never forgive herself if something bad happened to her friend. She took a deep breath, walked up to Professor Screw-Eyes, looked him in the eye and said, "Okay. You win. I'll go with you."

"No! Elsa!" Cecilia shouted as she tried to fight against her captors. Tears started to well up in her eyes as she said, "You can't."

"Cecilia, it will be alright." Elsa assured her. Professor Screw-Eyes then said, "Wonderful." Looking to the goth punks he ordered, "Let her go."

They released Cecilia and she ran up to Elsa. Elsa wrapped her wings around the poor child to comfort her. Cecilia sobbed at the thought of losing her friend. After giving them a moment, Professor Screw-Eyes then said, "All right, let's get a move on."

But the two didn't move as they remained embracing.

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The group had finally made it into the circus and started to search the grounds for their friends. They had left Louie at the entrance as per Miss Ginger's orders. The rest spread out with either a team or solo. The teams consisted of the Captain and Miss Ginger while the other team consisted of Dweeb and Woog. Rex was the only solo of them to venture down a path. He tried his hardest to stick to the shadows, but could instantly tell that there was no one around. Looking about he saw a few punk goths making their way to a medium-sized tent. Carefully walking up to it, he could hear voices coming from the inside. As he came closer, he could hear Elsa say, "Okay. You win. I'll go with you."

His eyes went wide from hearing it and knew immediately to call for the others. It only took a few minutes to collect himself. Taking in a deep breath, Rex then let out a powerfully loud roar.

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Elsa released Cecilia, but she tried to hold on to the Pterodactyl. Gently taking her hands into her own, Elsa removed Cecilia's grip on her and stepped back. A sudden roar caused everyone to look in the sound's direction. Not wanting to take any chances, Screw-Eyes then ordered the goth punks, "All of you hold them off." Pointing at Elsa he said, "You, come with me. And you…" He turned to Kane, but only waved his hand as if to shoo the wrestler, "Get lost. Your work here is finished. You're not needed anymore."

Professor Screw-Eyes then walked to a rear exit of the tent. Elsa cast one final glance at Cecilia before following. Cecilia fell to her knees as she watched her friend go and tears rolled down her cheeks. A moment later, the group came barging in and Rex roared at the goth punks. Some of them screamed and ran while the others stuck around to fight. Ginger looked to Captain Neweyes and the dinosaurs, "I'll take care of this lot. You four go and get Elsa back. And take Cecilia with you."

They nodded before running off into another direction. Ginger and the punk goths were all cut off guard when they heard a voice say, "You mean we'll take care of them."

Ginger looked to her left and saw Kane moving up beside her. Ginger then said, "I'm quite surprised that you think this'll make up for what you've done."

"It doesn't." Kane shook his head as they both prepared themselves, "But I never intended for this to go so far."

"If anything bad happens, we'll need you to help fix it." Ginger sternly said. Kane nodded and said, "Understood."

"Then let's deal with these roguish figures." Kane said while cracking his knuckles. They gave out there own war cries as they ran at the punk goths.

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Rex, Dweeb, Woog, Cecilia and Captain Neweyes once again found themselves on the circus grounds as they searched for Elsa and Screw-Eyes. As they were looking about, they heard a voice cry out, "Hey, you guys!"

They all looked to see Louie running up to them. A flummoxed Captain Neweyes then questioned, "Now, son, what do you think you're doing here?"

"I heard a roar and thought you guys were in trouble." Louie said as he stopped to take a breather. Then he said, "And I see that you got one of our own back."

"Yeah, but we still gotta find Elsa." Woog said as he looked about to see if they could spot her. Cecilia then said, "I need to tell you guys something. Kane is working for Screw-Eyes. He's still alive."

"What?" Neweyes and the dinosaurs all questioned. The brother of the mad man shook his head and said, "That's impossible. We all saw-"

"He said it was a copy of himself." She explained, "He only did it so the TTB wouldn't be looking into him according to what he did to me and Louie."

"When he turned us into monkeys?" Louie asked, now confused. She nodded and Captain Neweyes then said, "If that's the case, then he's probably up to another no good wicked scheme."

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"Okay, so where are we going?" Elsa questioned as she continued to follow the wicked professor. Screw-Eyes wagged a finger while saying, "Ah, ah, ah. Not just yet my dear. You'll see soon enough."

She chose not to question him any further as they continued on their way. They soon reached a trailer car for a train and Professor Screw-Eyes opened the door. Then with a gesture he said, "After you, dearie."

Elsa scoffed before hopping into the train car and the mad man climbed in himself after her. Then closing the door, he lit a lantern for them to see. Though she couldn't see very well, Elsa could tell that there was some kind of equipment in the train car. Professor Screw-Eyes walked over to a light switch and flicked it upward. Elsa shielded her eyes when the bright lights came on and found herself in the middle of a makeshift science lab. She turned to the ring master of his former circus and he said, "First things first, since you gave me your word…" He held out his hand and said, "Let's shake on it to make it official."

"Only until you release me yourself, or…" Elsa quickly threw in, "My friends save me."

"Oh, making a big gamble, eh?" Professor Screw-Eyes said with a smile. Then with a chuckle he said, "Though I don't see that happening, I'll still shake to it."

Elsa reluctantly grabbed the man's hand and they shook on it, sealing this deal. Releasing her hand, Professor Screw-Eyes then turned to a table and said, "Now, the first thing you're gonna do is take this."

Turning to show her, he presented a small crimson tablet in the shape of skull. Elsa could quickly tell what it was, "Oh, we're going to do this again."

"Taking a pill, yes." He said, "But the same one, no." Pointing to it with his free hand he then told her, "This here is a new and improved version of my formula. Won't turn you completely back into your savage self, but you won't be a goody-two-shoes either. You'll become my tool for my much bigger plans."

"And what other side affects are there?" Elsa asked with her wings crossed. Screw-Eyes then said, "Nothing that'll really harm you, just those who try to get in my way." He darkly chuckled before saying, "Now take it."

Elsa, knowing that she was bound to her word, knew that she had no other choice. Shakily taking the pill into her grasp, she opened her beak to put it in. She thought that she could buy some time by pretending to eat the pill, but she knew better for it. With a sigh she placed it on her tongue and threw her head back to swallow it. They both waited for a moment, but when it seemed that nothing had happened just yet Elsa felt a violent feeling of pain shoot through her body.

She gasped as the transformation was a bit painful for her. She could feel her mind slightly going and her primal instincts returning. The Pterodactyl fell to her knees as she started to revert. When it was done, she let out a shrill cry.

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The group had just come towards the old train car when they heard the shrill cry coming from inside. They watched as the door was violently beaten from the inside before the door was completely broken off. Everyone of them had shielded themselves before looking to the opening of the train car. All eyes widened as they gasped from the sight. Elsa, their good friend, had once again been turned back into a savage beast!

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Author's Note: Things are really gonna get bad in the next chapter. Plus, I'm guessing that you didn't expect Kane to become a good guy, huh? 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.