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"Turn left now!" Victor Veloci exclaimed desperately at the men next to him.
The costumed man quickly turned the large red vehicle they were riding in just in time to avoid being smashed by a large green tyrannosaurus that was charging up behind them. The tyrannosaurus let out a loud, menacing roar. It started to pick up speed. It opened its jaws and tried to bite the back of the red vehicle. But it ended up missing.
Just then, a second dinosaur, a golden spinosaurus, came running up next to the tyrannosaurus. It roared as it snapped its jaws shut on the back of the truck and started to pull back. Veloci and the costumed human nearly fell from their seats from the attack, but they managed to remain standing. The man pushed his foot against the pedal and the truck started to move faster. He then started to jerk the truck from side to side and eventually dislodged the truck from the spinosaurus's mouth. The two dinosaurs continued to pursue the truck.
"Darn it! They just don't give up!" Veloci hissed. He glanced up at the radar system above him. The radar showed there was not one but five dinosaurs in hot pursuit. One of them, which he identified as a pteranodon, was picking up speed faster than the rest. He turned to the costumed human and said, "Pick up speed! Before they.."
Just then they heard a loud sound. Something had slammed into the top of the truck. They heard the sound of a beak slamming against the metal as if it were trying to tear open a hole. The costumed man immediately swerved the truck, making a sharp U-Turn. The momentum seemed to have caused the pteranodon to stumble off the truck because they heard the sound of something falling from the truck and onto the concrete road.
"Keep driving! Don't stop!" Veloci shouted, leaning over the costumed human as he looked worriedly out onto the road.
It didn't take long for the two other dinosaurs to make their presence known. There was a light grey styracosaurus, its head lowered as it prepared to attack with its horns. The other was a purple-grey stegosaurus. Veloci knew if the stegosaurus got too close, it would turn to its side and strike out with its powerful tail.
Veloci then thought of an idea. He ran over to another part of the truck and pressed a large button. A hatchet from behind the truck. A thick yet slippery brown sludge poured out, leaving behind a trail on the road. The red truck continued to move forward and managed to zip passed the two four-legged dinosaurs without taking too much damage. Veloci ordered the man to continue driving as fast as he could until he was certain they were out of harm's way. The truck quickly disappeared over the horizon.
The dinosaurs tried to pursue the red truck but found themselves slipping on the road. They all crashed on the ground, one on top of the other. As they struggled to get back up, the pteranodon came back. It hovered above the others for a few moments before lowering itself to the ground. Its body glowed and it shifted into human form, a young punk teenager with green hair.
The teenager eyed the others, smirking. "This is a very amusing site. Here we are trying to get Victor Veloci and you four are laying down on the job!"
'Oh shut up, Buzz!' Was the reply he heard in his mind.
The four dinosaurs glared at the boy. In a flash, they were back in human forms. The styracosaurus changed into a dark-skinned male with an unusually large body. The spinosaurus turned into a red-haired female. The tyrannosaurus turned into a male jock wearing a white shirt and green jacket. And the stegosaurus turned into a young male wearing a white suit and dark-colored tie. Their names were, in order, Rodger, Fiona, Max, and Caruso. They managed to get out of the sludge that they were now covered with. They wiped themselves off the best they could, looking really irritated.
"Damn that Veloci! How dare he pull that stunt on us!" Max hissed angrily.
"Moynihan is not going to like this." Buzz said bluntly, folding his arms. "Who is going to be the one to tell her that the attack had failed?"
Caruso walked up to Max and pointed at him. "You can tell her."
Max looked over at Caruso with a mildly surprised expression. "Why? You're the leader. You should be the one to tell her."
"Ah, that is true. I am the leader. And as leader, I command you to tell Moynihan." Caruso responded, pushing his finger against Max's chest in a threatening manner. "Or would you rather I tell her about your little accident." He smiled evilly.
Max lowered his head in fear. "Okay, I'm on it."
"That's more like it." Caruso sneered. He folded his arms and waited for Max to make the dreaded phone call.
Max pulled out his cellphone and dialed the number. His heart started to race as he heard the phone ring. He waited nervously for Moynihan to pick up the phone. When he heard the phone pick up, he quickly said, "Hello? Moynihan?"
"Hello Max." Moynihan said, her voice somewhat cold. "What is it?"
"The attack...well.. Veloci got away." Max said.
"He what?!" Moynihan hissed, causing Max to flinch and move the phone a bit from his ear. "At least tell me you managed to get the stuff!"
Max glanced over at Rodger, who was holding something in his hand. It looked like a large vial of glowing orange material. He turned his attention back to Moynihan. "The primordial ooze? Yes we got it. Veloci is completely unaware we took it."
"Good good. As usual, the fool is unaware that he is contributing to our plans." Moynihan sneered.
Before Max could respond, Caruso walked up and snatched the phone from his hand. Max glared bitterly as Caruso took over the conversation.
"I will make sure the primordial ooze is delivered to you personally, boss." Caruso said with a strong sense of pride.
Moynihan said, "Be quick. Don't try my patience." The phone then clicked as she hung up the phone.
Caruso tossed the cellphone back to Max and turned his attention to his team. He immediately asserted his dominance by standing up as straight as he could, trying to make himself appear taller than the others. "All right team, let's move out. We don't want to keep Joanne Moynihan waiting for us."
The other teens nodded and they looked at a metallic ring that they each had. They pressed a button and the rings hopped off. The rings wobbled for a few seconds and then transformed into five motorbikes, each one modeled to look like their respective dinosaur forms. They hopped on their bikes and immediately made their way towards the lighthouse, which was easy to spot due to the bright green light that was being emitted from the top of the building.