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The Condensed Story Of...

DINOSAUR PLANET

Complete silence is followed by a huge crackle of energy as space itself is torn apart and Sabre and Krystal fall down to the dusty ground below. The wormhole that they have just fallen through closes above their heads and they find themselves in a dark room.

Sabre reminds Krystal of the message his father left him- 

"My Son, though I have not been a good father to you, I ask for your help. I find myself in a grave situation.

I have made contact with another planet, different from our own and have met a strange creature called a dinosaur! He is the King of the EarthWalker Tribe and has asked me to help him as his planet in turmoil. 

The planet is governed by two ruling tribes, the EarthWalkers and the CloudRunners. The leader of the vicious SharpClaw Tribe, known as General Scales, has kidnapped a prince and princess from each of the tribes. By doing this, he hopes to cause chaos throughout the planet as instead of the working together, the ruling tribes are too busy blaming each other!

I tried to help but have been mortally wounded and remain deep inside a palace called Warlock Mountain. 

Please hurry, jump through the wormhole, It will bring you to Dinosaur Planet. Sabre, you must find Prince Tricky and Krystal, you must find Princess Kyte. When they are rescued, bring them to Warlock Mountain!

SABRE

Sabre is a 20-year-old warrior from the Wolfen Tribe and is the son of Randorn the mighty Wizard King.

He is an excellent swordsman, taught by his elder brother, When he was 13, a war took place on his home planet. His elder brother, sent into battle by his father, died on the battlefield. 

Randorn, overcome with grief, disappeared into the wilderness never to be seen again.

After many years of torment, Sabre decided to head into the wilderness in search of his father, he had many questions waiting to be answered. 

Whilst searching a densely wooded valley, Sabre came face to face with a female warrior called Krystal. She was from the tribe that had been at war with the Wolfens many years ago. It was they that had killed his brother. He drew his sword but was surprised when she called out his name!

She told him a tale of a hidden temple, into which she and his father had ventured. They had discovered a way to communicate wither other races beyond their world, in the stars above and had spoken to strange creatures called Dinosaurs!

The Dinosaurs had asked for help and Randorn took the task upon himself. Before leaving, he had asked Krystal to find his son, Sabre.

    Sabre and Tricky have by this time placed their second SpellStone. On the way out from the Temple, they discover the MoonStone and return back to EarthWalker Temple. This reveals another Krazoa Shrine that was hidden inside the top of the Main Temple. Sabre completes the test and heads back to Warlock Mountain with the spirit.

Whilst there, he calls out to his father but there is no reply. Randorn's condition is getting worse, he is too ill to answer his son. Sabre releases the spirit and returns to SwapStone Hollow.

    Back on SwapStone Circle, the LightFoot Chief has revealed a hidden entrance that leads from his settlement to the sacred dinosaur burial grounds of BlackWater Canyon. He refuses to allow Kyte to enter, insisting that Krystal take a LightFoot guide.

Within BlackWater Canyon, Krystal discovers the Tree of Souls. When a dinosaur dies, its magic energy is returned into the planet through the magic powers of the Tree. The ShadowHunter Tribe are the protectors of this place and their leader, a SpellStone Guardian, agrees to give her the SpellStone. However, his jealous son has other ideas and takes the stone just as it is about to be handed over.

Together with the LightFoot, Krystal chases the ShadowHunter throughout the Canyon, eventually catching up with him just inside the gates of the final resting-place. The area is littered with bones. The ShadowHunter refuses to give Krystal the SpellStone but their presence in this sacred area has angered the spirits.

Suddenly a huge bone monster emerges trapping the ShadowHunter within its cage like ribs. Krystal and the LightFoot defeat the monster and save the ShadowHunter. He realises that they really are trying to save his planet and gives Krystal the SpellStone. His father activates it and they return to the LightFoot Chief.

On her arrival back at SwapStone Circle, the Chief gives Krystal a Krazoa Tablet. This has been with the LightFoot for many, many years. He tells her to take it to Cape Claw. Reunited with Kyte, they cross the Golden Plains and once more enter the Force Point Temple. With their second SpellStone placed, they head back to Cape Claw with the Krazoa Tablet; maybe this will explain the mirage?

The Tablet allows them to open further hidden areas within Cape Claw, eventually uncovering another Krazoa Shrine. Krystal completes the test and gains another spirit. However, they still do not know the location of the Krazoa Palace that the mirage spoke about. They return to Warlock Mountain to release the spirit.

When Krystal reaches Randorn, he has collapsed on the ground! By feeding him, he feels well enough to speak. He recalls how they arrived on this planet and hopes, by getting access to the Communication Chamber, they can return to their own planet, Animus. She releases the spirit and returns to SwapStone Circle.

    The ThornTails on SwapStone Hollow have now seen that Sabre can be trusted, so they open the gates that lead into Willow Grove. This is a sacred land and is next to Dragon Rock, the final resting-place of the dinosaur's god, the Kameria Dragon. But since General Scales began his war, the area has been sealed and strange things have started to happen.

Willow Grove was slowly becoming a warped and mutated land. The plants have changed and even the dinosaurs that had wandered through have become mutants!!

Sabre and Tricky meet with many seemingly unfriendly mutants but these dinosaurs are just angry at their situation and are not evil at all. The adventures discover the sixth Krazoa Shrine and complete the Test to gain the spirit. The mutant leader is a great alchemist and tells them to return, as he might be able to help them enter Dragon Rock. They quickly return to Warlock Mountain. To their amazement placing the sixth spirit reveals the location of the Krazoa Palace!!

As the spirit is released, a great change occurs to the huge diamond, it transforms into a sun!! Sabre finds himself being lifted off the ground as the Quan Ata Lachu speak to him. They tell him that the evil must be stopped. They are not referring to General Scales but something or someone else controlling him!! They tell Sabre about the Majestic 8 planets. The first planets created when the universe began, Dinosaur Planet is one of these eight.

To save this world, they must go to the Krazoa. It seems that they do actually still exist. The Quan Ata Lachu continue by telling of a Great War that the Krazoa fought many aeons ago. The war almost destroyed them all but some still remain. This must be the destruction mentioned in the Dinosaurs history that actually gave birth to them!! The Quan Ata Lachu ends by insisting that the evil must be stopped but does not reveal the form of the being of which it speaks!

    With the Krazoa Palace entrance now open, Krystal and Kyte head back to Cape Claw and enter the mouth of the huge rock skull. Inside they discover hidden caves containing a Translator Object. This allows them to read the Ancient Text that they will have seen throughout the landscape and helps them open the gates into the Krazoa Palace!!

Inside the palace, they discover a Krazoa. He explains that the rest of his race are in suspended animation. The palace's emergency system woke him as the planet was in danger. They were being attacked by a Dragon from the Kamerian race, their archenemy. This is who is controlling General Scales!

The Great War had been fought between the Krazoa and the Dragons. The Krazoa worshipped the Quan Ata Lachu, the creators of the universe. However, the Dragon's deemed they to be more worthy than even the Quan Ata Lachu and so a Great War began. This war almost destroyed the whole of the universe and climaxed in a final battle above a newly born world, Dinosaur Planet!

The Dinosaur's so called god was actually the last great warrior dragon who was slain in the battle, his body falling onto the planet below. As time passed, a legend was born. The dinosaurs believed that their race had been created when the fallen dragon emerged from the flames.

Now an ancestor of the Dragon, known as Drakor, has returned for his revenge. By extracting all the magic energy from this world, he will finally destroy the Krazoa.

A SpellStone once resided in the Krazoa Palace but is has disappeared. Due to the huge quantity of magic energy being extracted, two tears in time and space have appeared within the fortress. The Krazoa explains that Krystal and Kyte will have to visit both the past and the future to get the SpellStone before it actually disappeared from the present!!

Krystal first journeys to the future where she discovers the palace has been almost completely destroyed. The time tears have ripped the palace apart and it lies in some strange limbo, poised on the edge of a black hole. She finds the Krazoa from the present close to death. All the other Krazoa have been destroyed, the dragon has won. He had taken the SpellStone from the past, which stopped the planet from being saved. The Krazoa then tells of the last battle at Warlock Mountain where Sabre was killed by the Dragon. As he dies, Krystal asks what has become of her? But he gasps his last breath before he can reply!

Together with Kyte, they head back to the past. Here Krystal finds herself at the time just before the Great War had begun. The Krazoa of this period are very nasty. Krystal must not be detected and must steal the SpellStone for herself before one of the Dragon's spies does it!! She also discovers that the story told to her by the Krazoa is not exactly true. It was the Krazoa that started the Great War NOT the Dragons!! The Krazoa wanted the Dragon's dead so that the Quan Ata Lachu would allow only them to rule the universe!!

On returning to the present, Krystal finds herself in a predicament. Now she knows the truth should she help the Krazoa? But if she does not, then Sabre is

going to die!!! The lone Krazoa admits they were wrong and insists that they have changed. They have realised that all the Majestic 8 races need to live together. She believes him and quickly heads to the Desert Force Point Temple. With her last SpellStone she can shut it down!!

Just as she places the SpellStone inside the Temple, General Scales appears in a blind rage. The Temple begins to shut down but he will not stop until Krystal is dead!! Outside, the King EarthWalker and his soldiers are attempting to get in to the Temple to save Krystal but they are too late, she must defeat him alone!!

After a long fought battle, Krystal finally destroys General Scales! The King EarthWalker eventually breaks through to help but his timing isn't very good!! He tells Krystal to remove Scale's belt, this is technology given to him by the Dragon, but as she does it changes to stone! He tells her to give it to Sabre who must take it to the Mutant Leader in Willow Grove. He is an alchemist and may be able to help!

    Sabre takes the belt and with the help of Mutant Leader, it is brought back to life. This allows Sabre to safely enter Dragon Rock without mutating himself!! Now that General Scales is dead, the SharpClaws are completely disheartened. They stand idly by and let you enter Dragon Rock without any hassle!

Dragon Rock is a huge empty plain. Standing in the centre is a towering rock; underneath which is said to lie the body of the Ancient Dragon which Drakor is attempting to revive. It seems that the ancient Dragon's had huge destructive powers that the current dragons' evolution has removed. By using the magic energy from the planet, Drakor attempts to revive the ancient dragon. With it's powers he will be able to destroy the Krazoa and finally take over the universe!

To get inside the rock, Sabre and Tricky must first get past Drakor's defences. To do this, they must rescue an EarthWalker and ride on it's back to smash down barricades. Then, by rescuing the CloudRunner that helped Krystal to defeat the Galleon, she must take out the laser searchlights. Finally, they must rescue a HighTop and protect it as it carries giant rocks to at least open the entrance to the rock.

Inside, Sabre discovers that all that remains of this great Kameria Dragon is its Heart! The Heart is connected up to huge tubes pumping it full of pure magic energy. Within the heart lies the SpellStone. Sabre battles and defeats the heart and gains the SpellStone!! As he is about to leave with the stone, Drakor appears. Sabre must quickly escape from within the rock before he is trapped there forever!

Sabre and Tricky return to the Mutant who reveals himself to be a SpellStone Guardian!! With the final SpellStone activated, Sabre returns to the Volcano

Force Point and places it within. The Magic Energy extraction has finally been stopped and with the heart destroyed, Drakor's plan is defeated. However, he is still alive and until all the spirits are placed, the vision that Krystal saw in the palace may still come true!!

    By placing the final SpellStone, the Krazoa Shrine within Golden Plains rises out from the sand. Krystal and Kyte quickly head back and collect their final spirit. As they return to SwapStone Circle, Kyte bids her goodbye, she must return to CloudRunner Fortress and assume her late mother's role as Queen. During her adventure with Krystal, she has learnt what it is to become a leader of her race! Krystal returns to Warlock Mountain.

She discovers that Randorn is dying. If they do not help him soon by planting MoonSeeds in special locations, he will not survive. Krystal places the final spirit at the top of Warlock Mountain. This causes what she thought were the stone statues of the Krazoa to come to life!

By placing the seventh spirit, the Krazoa begin the alignment of the Majestic 8 planets. This will bring about an age of peace in the universe and allow the Krazoa to finally emerge from their deep sleep, but Sabre must be quick. The eighth and final spirit must be brought back to Warlock Mountain within a set time limit. If it isn't then the alignment will not be complete, the Krazoa will have to remain in their slumber and the dragon will live to fight again!

    Sabre must find the last Krazoa Shrine. The SwapStone tells him to seek the Guardian of the SnowHorn Tribe back in Northern Wastes where his adventure began!!

He discovers the shrine but must complete the final challenge, the Test of Sacrifice. By doing this, Sabre proves that he is willing to put his own life before that of a dinosaur and thus is worthy of the final spirit!! Before Sabre returns to Warlock Mountain, Tricky leaves him to return to his family. This is something that Sabre must do alone. If all goes well Sabre, Krystal and Randorn will soon be heading straight back to their own planet!

He quickly makes his way back to the top of Warlock Mountain and arrives just in time. If Sabre and Krystal did not plant the moonseeds to save Randorn, then Randorn will die at this point. If they did, then he is brought back to health and has a special surprise for them!

As Sabre is about to place the final spirit to complete the alignment, the dragon swoops down and grabs him! Drakor is furious and using his powers, pulls the Spirit from Sabre's body and into his own!! The Krazoa attempt to intervene and begin firing at Drakor and Sabre!! Krystal shouts for them to stop but it's too late

and they are both knocked down through Warlock Mountain and into the core of the planet! It was here where Krystal had seen the vision of Sabre being killed!!!

It is now up to Sabre to defeat the Dragon and save the planet.

Will Sabre do it?
What happens if he fails?
What happens if he succeeds?
Will they find the Communication Chamber and return to their own world?
Will the Krazoa really change for good or is this all part of their plan?
Why were they so keen on killing Drakor when Sabre was in the line of fire?
And who is really telling the truth?

You'll have to play the game to find out!!!!

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