After a near-disaster with the Backlander and following the Pterosaur again, the D-Team and the Alpha Gang arrive in Ancient China. The Space Pirates are already here, and Foolscap summoned Shantungosaurus in his quest for the Purple Cosmos Stone. When Foolscap kidnaps the Buddhist monk Genzo Sanzo Hoshi, he runs into the D-Team, who have detected the dinosaur's presence. Max then tries to climb a tall tree where Sanzo's Cosmos Stone-looking necklace ended up, but after grabbing it, the branch he was standing on breaks...