Dinosaur King - Chains of Love

Chapter 3 All Caught Up In This Jealousy

Reese got on board the Black Pearl and headed to its lab. She took the metal plate out of the Alpha Scanner and the ones that were lying on the table, spending a few hours finishing them.

Once she was done, she needed to test them out. She went into the room where the dinosaur cards were kept. For a brief moment, she stopped, looking at a giant needle that was hanging on the wall. It used to belong to her father; he gave it Dr. Z before the last group-time travel.

A soft smile formed on her face as she recalled several fond memories.

Reese took one of the cards and put it to the metal plate. A green beam flew to the floor and turned into a small Parasaurolophus. She looked up at the blonde, nuzzling her leg. Reese knelt down, stroking her head. "Hey, Paris. I've missed you too."

Paris growled happily.

"Don't be too excited; I'm not going to stay here forever... I'll come back to the present one day." The Parasaurolophus tilted her head confusedly. Reese shook her head. "Don't worry about it."

She straightened up and put one of the plates in the Alpha Scanner, took the other one with her and left the last one in the room with a note reassuring everyone that it's working and can be used as pleased.

At that moment, the door opened. Chibi Spiny and Tank rushed in and started playing with Paris. Reese turned to the door and saw Ed. "Oh, hi."

"Um, Reese? I might need your help," he said nervously.

"Help with what?" she wondered.

"Zander hasn't come back yet... I'm starting to worry about him. Could you help me look for him? Ursula won't go with me. I'm sure."

Whatever happened on that last mission felt like it was her fault. "Alright." Reese nodded firmly. "Lead the way."

They headed in the Alpha Base hangar with their dinos and got into one of the Alpha Crafts, flying back to the place where the last dinosaur appeared.

They landed and started looking around, calling out Zander's name. He wasn't around anymore...

"What actually happened?" Reese asked.

Ed frowned and glanced away. "Ursula just said something she shouldn't have."

"I see."

"She really dislikes you... We mentioned that we'd do better if you were with us, but that just made her angrier. She claims that you made the metal plates broken on purpose, that you're hiding something, that we can't trust you."

"She might be annoying, but she has a point, don't you think?" a deep voice in Reese's head asked her.

"Be quiet," the blonde whispered.

Ed continued. "In anger, she reminded Zander something that really hurt him."

Reese frowned thoughtfully. "We should fly around and look for him from above."

"Great idea!"

After a while, they got back in the craft, flying around while still looking.

Unknown to them, Zander was sitting on a bus on his way back home, looking out of the window. His sister's voice repeated in his head over and over again.

"She's NEVER going to love you. She'll leave you just like Ellie did."

He closed his eyes shut; that one name was echoing in his head, torturing him. He wished to talk to her, to know why...

Where did he go wrong?

Ellie... That one name...

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