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and I can't take no for an answer!

- Max! Where's Ernie?

- Ernie.

- Ernie.

- I don't know.

I don't know. I don't know.

I don't know. I don't know.

Ernie, what happened to you?

She grounded me.

Ernie! Ernie! Ernie!

Ernie. Max. Max again.

Dino-Mom. Me, Dodger.

Hey, come here a sec!

You guys ever seen tracks

like these before?

- No.

- They're all around the nest.

Like something's been checking it out.

I can't tell where they go.

Jules, come here!

They're coming from the river!

Come on! Let's follow them.

Hey, Mom! Are you gonna let them

leave the nest?

Well, I want to see

where these tracks lead to.

And it'll be good practice for them.

Practice! You know, good thinking, Mom!

That's why you're the mom!

The coast is clear. Come on.

Grab it. Let's go. Let's go.

Quiet. And be careful, don't drop it.

And try not to...

I got it! I got it! Watch the egg.

You scramble that egg,

and I'll scramble you!

Come on! Carrying an egg,

how hard can it be?

The stuff I gotta put up with!

You've still got them, Julia?

Yeah, these marks are a little older,

and I think these ones

are three different sets of tracks.

- Definitely traveling together though.

- You're really good at this.

Almost everything I learned,

I learned from spying on Ernie.

Ernie, what's up? You've been

acting really weird for a while.

- Look, guys, I actually had the...

- Hey, look at this!

Guys, guys, guys, guys!

The tracks come from down there,

a whole other part of the valley.

Let's check it out!

Or let's not.

What's the big deal?

We learned from you.

We can handle whatever is down there.

I don't think she's gonna let us.

Is this how you feel

when Mom tells you no, Ernie?

She knows this place better than we do.

Maybe we should listen.

Did you hit your head or something?

It'd be better than this.

Listen, we have to watch the babies

closer than ever.

I don't want them near the Lower Valley.

No, not the Lower Valley!

The Sarco Brothers are down there!

They got teeth, rows of teeth!

And claws for ripping and shredding!

And then there's the earthquakes

and the boiling hot magma!

And the tar pits.

I'm sure they'll be fine though.

I can't believe that's my car!

Yeah. Looks good, doesn't it?

You know, I've never worked this fast,

or efficiently, in my life.

Then again, I've never had to rescue

my son from the Cretaceous Period.

It's amazing watching you work.

Hey, you know,

you're no slouch yourself.

I was ready to give up and take a nap

before you started screaming

through that bullhorn.

Sorry.

- I can see where Ernie gets his energy.

- Yeah.

To teamwork?

Oh, I don't... I...

Oh, why not?

Maybe I'll just sneak away

and see what's down there.

- Julia!

- Max, she's a dinosaur.

- She can't understand us.

- You're gonna get us in trouble.

The power key!

I didn't think I'd ever get this back!

I mean...

Wait. You didn't think you'd get it back?

What does that mean?

I saw it fall off the time machine,

and I put it in my pocket.

You what?

You guys were in such a hurry

to get back, and I wasn't ready!

I didn't want to go back to Mom

and her rules and being grounded!

Can you blame me?

So instead you made us stay here

where we could have been

eaten by anything?

And then almost got us stranded forever?

It's just like Mom

said about you, Ernie!

You don't care what could happen to other

people as long as you're having your fun!

Okay, look. I found the power key,

so let's just go.

The time machine!

Hey, I didn't take that!

Now we'll never get home.

- Jules, it'll be okay. We'll...

- Don't! This is all your fault.

I miss Mom, but you don't,

do you, Ernie?

Of course I do.

Oh, poor babies.

What's the big deal?

It's just an eggshell.

- Why hasn't Tyra come yet?

- Well...

I thought she cared about this thing.

Could be 'cause we did such a good job.

We're such master thieves,

she don't even know it's gone!

Aren't we great?

She's not coming because what's important

to her really are her babies.

They are so cute!

And so pink!

Let me eat him, please.

If they fail their next mission.

Bring us one of Tyra's babies,

then she'll come.

- Okay. All we need is a plan, right?

- Like what?

Hope we live for 100 million years

so we can see Mom again?

No, but...

But...

Ernie, you are a genius!

What are you talking about?

Jules, what does Mom tell us to do

if we leave the house and she's not there?

Leave a note.

Right! So what if we carve

a note for Max's dad

showing him what he has to do

to get his time machine to work?

To work?

- Which is?

- Just splash soda on the controls!

Right! And we carve it somewhere

we know she'll see it.

- Someplace special, like a landmark.

- Carve it.

Someplace we look at every day.

- Mystery Rock!

- Bingo!

Okay.

Are you finished yet? Is it ready?

Is it finished? Can we try it?

I mean, oh, maybe I should

slow down on these things.

All that's left to do

is to give it a try!

- Come on!

- Hope this works.

I don't get it. I built it

the same way as the other one.

But that one didn't

work either, remember?

Good point, but then the kids

did something to it. Right?

Careful! I know we're in a hurry,

Dr. Santiago,

- but this is a residential neighborhood.

- You can call me Diego.

Careful, Ernie!

I hate you, but I don't want you

to break your leg!

- Jules, this'll work, I know it!

- Work, work.

I say we get that one.

Good. You're elected. Climb that rock.

Well, I meant he should get that one.

Ernie!

Ernie! Ernie.

- Thanks.

- Thanks! Thanks!

Julia!

- Here.

- Here? Here.

Hang on, Julia!

I may have lost the key

and then the time machine,

but I am not losing my sister, too!

Ernie!

Run! Run!

And try not to step on anything!

Give me back my baby!

Give me back my best friend's sister!

Excuse me.

Follow those thieves!

Oh, great!

Excuse us!

Have you seen a newborn carnivorous

prehistoric reptile with very sharp teeth?

Right over there.

Call animal control!

Oh, no.

It went this way. Didn't it?

My store! My merchandise!

We need to trap it, lure it somehow.

The drive-through!

- Welcome to Dino-Burger.

- I need 50 burgers to go as fast as you can!

We're having a promotion

on our pterodactyl tacos.

You heard me, 50 burgers!

And two extra-large sodas.

Thanks for the ride!

Tracks! I can follow these.

No! It's a trap!

Welcome to our home, Tyra.

Care to take a little dip

in some hot tar?

Hello? Julia?

Julia!

Your reign in the Upper Valley

is finished, Tyra.

We're taking over now.

The time machine!

You've got two little babies to protect.

That'll make it twice as hard

to protect yourself.

Sorry, Julia. Pretty lousy rescue.

- Where's Ernie?

- I don't know.

Oh, man. I've gotta do something.

Come on, Tyra.

Just give up, and we'll make this easy.

- Never!

- Then we'll do it the hard way.

Come on! Let's get out of here!

Find out where those roars came from.

And try not to get eaten.

That is good advice.

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