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Chapter 12

The Dino King’s Challenge

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Read in Alfie Mode

The Black Dragon’s Foot roared into Zone 10: Jurassic Park Lost Dinosaur World.

The planet was covered in steaming jungles, bubbling tar pits, and rivers of lava. Towering brachiosauruses stomped through the trees while pterodactyls circled overhead.

But the real danger wasn’t the dinos… it was their leader.


Enter the Dino King

A shadow rose from the lava river. Out of the smoke came a gigantic Mosasaurus, its eyes glowing bright red.

The beast spoke without moving its jaws, using pure telekinesis.

“I am the Dino King. None may pass my world without surviving the Trials of Fang and Flame.”

Suddenly—teleportation flash!—half the crew was whisked away to different corners of the jungle.

  • Jinko appeared in a raptor pit.
  • McDonalds the crocodile was stuck in a tar swamp.
  • Penny and Laragh found themselves facing a lava waterfall guarded by cybernetic triceratops.

Only Alfie, Skull Fire, and Charlie remained on the starting plateau.


The Trials Begin

“Alright crew,” Skull Fire growled, “we play by his rules—or make our own.”

Charlie pulled out his Zelda map compass. “The Dino King’s Trials follow three paths: Strength, Speed, and Wisdom. If we complete all three, he’ll let us go.”

Alfie tightened his gi belt. “Good. Let’s start with Strength.”


Trial of Strength

Prince Goro appeared again—summoned by the Dino King!
“Four arms, one winner,” he bellowed.

But this time Skull Fire was ready.
He charged, yelling:

“BANANA BOMB STRIKE!”

WHACK! Straight in Goro’s weak spot—just like the movie. Goro groaned, clutching himself, and toppled into the mud.

Skull Fire dusted his gloves. “Never gets old.”


Trial of Speed

Alfie raced through the jungle with velociraptors snapping at his heels.
Remembering his kata Shizuki Ni, he blocked a raptor swipe, spun, and kicked it into a tree.

“Not bad for a red-belt-in-training,” he smirked.

When the last raptor lunged, Penny and Laragh appeared, their braids glowing. They spun together like helicopter blades, lifting Alfie high above the raptors until they crashed into each other.

“Nice teamwork!” Alfie cheered.


Trial of Wisdom

The crew entered a stone temple where the final puzzle awaited: a maze of shifting walls carved with dinosaur runes.

Charlie held up his Zelda compass. “Left, right, right, forward—then strike the wall!”

Alfie used Shizuki San—a kata punch straight into the runes.
The walls glowed, shifted, and opened the path to freedom.


The Dino King’s Decision

The Mosasaurus rose again, its telepathic voice echoing:

“You have passed the Trials. You are worthy to continue.”

It opened a shimmering portal.
But before they left, the Dino King added,

“Darkness stirs in the next zone… beware the Shadow Masters.”

The crew exchanged nervous glances.


TO BE CONTINUED…

In Chapter Thirteen: The Shadow Masters’ Trap
Who are the mysterious Shadow Masters?
Will Penny, Laragh, and Charlie’s powers be enough?
And what happens when Alfie’s karate grading collides with the fate of the galaxy?