climbed up onto the clanking conveyor belt.
âIâll chase you onto dry land if I have to!â snarled Don Leo. Somehow he managed to flip himself out of the water and onto the conveyor belt behind Teggs.
Now they were both heading straight for the wrapping machine.
Don Leo laughed nastily. âIâve got you now, you stupid stegosaur!â
Teggs just smiled. âActually, I think youâll find that . . .
Iâve got you!â
Just before he could fall into the wrapping machine, Teggs jumped off the conveyor belt. He hit the water with an enormous splash. But it was too late for Don Leo. He couldnât flip himself out of the way in time.
âNo!â yelled the liopleurodon as he tumbled into the wrapping machine.
Teggs held his breath as the machine rattled and shook. Then it bulged like a balloon. Steam started to spurt from its insides.
Finally, out popped Don Leo, all wrapped up on a long plastic tray. Only his head, tail and flippers were left sticking out.
âGet me out of here!â yelled the liopleurodon, struggling furiously.
But the conveyor belt moved him quickly on. He was tipped into a large wooden crate. Robot arms placed the lid on top and nailed it in place. Finally the crate was shoved off into the water with a big splash.
âThere,â said Teggs. âThat should hold you till youâve calmed down a bit!â
âWhat about my ship?â came Don Leoâs muffled voice.
âI think your test flight is over,â said Teggs. âThat ship will never fly again. But your crew are still safely sleeping. If you promise to be good, Iâm sure the cryptoclidus will help you all get back home to your own planet.â
âAnd what if weâre
not
good?â said Don Leo.
âI was sent here by the Dinosaur Space Service. Theyâll be watching you very closely,â Teggs said sternly. âIf you know whatâs good for you . . . behave!â
Just then, Iggy and Cripes splashed into the packing room.
âYou did it!â beamed Iggy.
âAt last, we can get on with our fishing in peace,â said Cripes.
âAs soon as youâve helped Don Leo and his friends get back home,â said Teggs. âBut donât worry. I think heâll be better behaved from now on!â
âSuppose so,â grumbled Don Leo from his crate.
âWell, I think that about
wraps things up
here,â chuckled Teggs. He spoke into his communicator. âArx? Gipsy? Itâs Teggs. Mission accomplished!â
Gipsyâs voice crackled out: âWell done, Captain!â
âAdmiral Rosso will be delighted!â added Arx.
âGet the shuttle ready,â Teggs ordered. âThen letâs all grab dinner somewhere
dry.â
He grinned at Iggy. âIâm ready for a ten course banquet â with a big, new adventure for dessert!â
THE END
About the Author
Born in 1971, Steve Cole spent a happy childhood in rural Bedfordshire being loud and aspiring to amuse. He liked books, and so went to the University of East Anglia to read more of them. Later on he started writing them too, with titles ranging from pre-school poetry to Young Adult thrillers (with more TV and film tie-ins than he cares to admit to along the way). In other careers he has been the editor of Noddy magazine , the voice of a Dalek and an editor of fiction and nonfiction book titles for various publishers.
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Read all the adventures of Teggs, Gipsy, Arx and Iggy!
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#2 The Hatching Horror
#3 The Seas of Doom
#4 The Mind-Swap Menace
#5 The Skies of Fear
#6 The Space Ghosts
#7 Day of the Dino-Droids
#8 The Terror-Bird Trap
#9 The Planet of Peril
#10 The Star Pirates
#11 The Claws of Christmas
#12 The Sun-Snatchers
#13 Revenge of the Fang
#14 The Carnivore Curse
#15 The Dreams of Dread
#16 The Robot Raiders
#17 The Twist of Time
#18 The Sabre-Tooth Secret
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