Dinosaur King: Out of time and space

Chapter 24 Alpha comes back

"Kid!" Cole ran to his little brother and sat on his knees. "Kid?" He shook with him. "Wake up, bro!"

No one else moved. Only Zoe took Rex's hand, she was trembling with fear. Rex blushed, he was confused and surprised to see her scared.

"Kid?"

"Cole, leave it to me!" Kyra cried and ran to the brothers. He was about to check on Max, but then they heard snoring. Everyone paused. "What the... He's..." Andy murmured. "So, he is sleeping," Niki said. "You've gotta be kidding me," Zoe growled. "Hey, didn't you say it can be dangerous?" Nicolas asked Rex. "Yeah, but..." "At least he's alive," Bel added, "right?" "Someone has to take care of him," Sabi said.

"Don't worry," Cole said, "I'll take him home." "I'll go with you," Kyra said.

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D-lab

They were all looking at the black cosmos stone and the last crystal. "What the hell is that?" Sue asked. "The cause of all our troubles," Dengyo replied, "the cosmos stone that allows Zepar to control Kami and the crystal with Zepar's power." "We have to protect both of these," Sabi said. "If she'll get the crystal she'll be invincible," Cruz said. "These things are more powerful than anything we have seen before," Justin murmured.

"Nick, is something wrong?" Niki asked. Nicolas was staring at the ground with a thoughtful expression. "You know, it seems weird," he said. "What the... What do you mean, buddy?" Andy wondered. "You said that Zepar is after the original D-team. Max, Rex, Zoe, Reese and some other guys. That she wants a revenge. Then why she didn't kill Zoe when she could?" "You have a point," Rex agreed, "Zepar rather sent her to a different time." "I'm sure she wanted us and especially you Rex, and Max to find her. When I saw the time warp and Pterosaur in my dream her voice was different," Alice added.

"That's right," Kami standing in a distance spoke up, "Zepar wanted you to see that. She knew you will try to find her. Meanwhile, I would get rid of you and then she would find the trio and kill them by herself." "Why are you even here?" Ema snapped, "aren't you our enemy?" "Shut the hell up, cousin!" Ema looked away from her cousin. "As Shiraki said, that stone was controlling her," Andy reminded her. "We can trust her. Believe me," Rex said. "I agree with Rex," Reese said.

The door from the main room opened, the lost one with her partner entered the room. "Girl! Finally!" "Better late than never..." Dark whispered. Zoe went home to change her clothes. She wore a green shirt, black shorts, and gloves covering her arms.

"Wow, girl, you look totally awesome!" Sue cheered.

"What took you so long?" Justin asked. "Mom and dad were so happy to see me, I had to stay for a while," Zoe answered. Alice smirked and whispered something to Rex. "And you visited Max, didn't you?" he wondered. Zoe blushed and nodded. "He's still sleeping."

"Now, the good question is if it's still the effect or him," Bel laughed.

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Sometime later

The friends left Rex, Zoe, Reese, Kami, and their dinosaurs in the lab alone. "I'm so glad to be back," Zoe said. "It was just a few minutes for you," Reese said. She wanted to sit on the chair, but Paris was lying on it, she quietly growled. Reese sighed and smiled.

"Kami," Rex spoke up, "I think you should tell the truth." "Won't it be better if Max will be here too?" Kami asked. "What are you two talking about?" Zoe wondered.

"Guess I have no choice. You know about the Greyholt incident, so, I should start there. Zepar wanted Sikers' daughter Harc and I took her place. Being her slave. I was just 15, but thanks to her power I became immortal. She wanted more followers. That's why Drack and Mary were born. Zepar wasn't sure about my loyalty, she wanted me to kill my brother, the reason I traveled to that time, to find him. I refused, but she manipulated me. He is gone. After several years, she wanted me to find the guardians. Haru Shiraki, he was the first one who tried to protect me from the darkness. He was hurt. Then Komatsu and Kato did the same, but unsuccessfully as well. Ten years ago, I found Cruz and Damita running away from their 'home'. I took them in Akuno. And now... I'm sure you know what happened. I used to be Kyra's friend, but I had to stay away from her because Zepar would kill her. Everyone who tried to protect me paid, everyone I knew and didn't help Akuno is about to get killed and that includes you."