Fossil Fighters: Legend of the Gifted One: By Blue Dragon 77.
[Hello everybody! And welcome to a Brand New story of mine. There are many games I love, Pokémon being the main, but I've always had a fondness for Fossil Fighters. The thought of Dinosaurs from the ancient past coming back to wage battles of intense ferocity! Simply awesome!]
[This is set in the game Fossil Fighters Champions.]
[This is a story that was meant as a way of getting over some stress. I have quite a few chapters already done, but with a little case of Writers Block, and a few personal problems, both DragonMon, and Fnaf: Dragon Style are gonna take a little more time. So why not upload a story I've already written a few chapters about?]
Disclaimer: I in no way own anything affiliated with Fossil Fighters, this is a story simply made to entertain.
Warning: This Story may contain various errors, whether they be punctuational, spelling, etc. If you do not like stories that contain these errors, please move on to a different story.
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
(Josh's PoV)
It was a beautiful sight, birds flying freely into the sky as the wind gently blew through the mountains, it was times like these that made me appreciate all that nature has to offer. Nature was always beautiful, it immediately calmed me down when I had my temper tantrums in the past.
And this peace was so worth coming here for. This Summer Vacation is going to be perfect.
"Hey Joshua! How long are you gonna stand there and stare at the scenery, huh?" A loud voice called out to me.
"Not very long apparently!" I yelled as I lightly jogged over to the source of the voice; my best friend, Todd.
"Quit stalling and get over here Josh!" He yelled impatiently.
As I finally made my way back to the trail, I saw Todd standing there, arms crossed, and having an annoyed expression on his face.
"I'm here! Don't get your undies in a bunch." I said as I stopped in front of him.
"Ready to see if the rumors are true?" He asks with excitement.
"What Rumors?" I asked confused. "If they were about the scenery being beautiful, they're absolutely true."
"Come on! We went over this a few days ago! The rumors of Vivosaurs living at the peak of these mountains! Those rumors! I mean, surely you remembered right?!" He started ranting.
"Give me a break man, So I temporarily forgot, it happens to all of us." I said casually.
"Yeah sure, makes me wonder if you even care to pay attention sometimes." Todd said shaking his head. "Now come on! We're not leaving until one of us gets a wild Vivosaur of our own!" Todd pumped his hand in the air at the thought of owning one of the giant colossal beasts, and I couldn't blame him, because I was just as excited as he was, if not more.
"Race you to the top!" Todd yelled as he sprinted ahead.
"Hey! No fair!" I yelled as I ran after him, "that's cheating!"
"You snooze, you lose!" He yelled while laughing, leaving me to enjoy the large dust cloud he left behind.
As we both ran up to the top, I found I was still far slower than he was, even though I was on the track team for four years, Todd seemed to get faster as the days went by!
"...Hey! I don't see any Vivosaurs here! Somebody must've been lying to me!" He said as he searched every possible direction, lifting rocks and checking bushes. After looking for about ten minutes, there still wasn't a single sign of any Vivosaurs.
"I don't get it. Where are they?" He scratched his head.
I gave a low sigh and shook my head. "They probably aren't going to come out if you just run around like a headless chicken." I stated.
"So what am I supposed to-"
*STOMP*
"Wh-what was that?!" Todd stuttered.
*THUMP*
"I don't know, but I don't think it has anything to do with my magazine subscription." I said cautiously.
*STOMP* *GRAAAAAAHHH*
Just as we were about to back up, something burst through the foliage. A giant Dinosaur ran out and roared loudly, snarling angrily, showing us both its mouth of sharp, deadly teeth, once it locked its eyes on us, it began charging at us!
"Th-that's an...Allosaurus!" Todd yelled. The Allosaurus was huge! Dwarfing us completely as it got closer! The Vivosaur had a deep blue color, with white patterns all over its body.
"Then let's not stand around and become Dino Food! Ruuuun!" I grabbed Todd's wrist and pulled him after me as we tried to escape the clutches of the angry Dinosaur.
As we ran, we found that we were barely making progress! Each step we ran, the Allosaurus ran two extra, he was growling deeply, snapping his large jaws in an attempt to grab us, we tried to run faster, but at this rate, neither of us were going to make it...
"I don't wanna die! I haven't even become a Fossil Fighter yet!" Todd yelled as the Allosaurus gained some ground.
"Don't worry, at least if we die, we can have something cool etched into our tombstones." I tried to lighten the mood with a joke, but it had the opponent effect of what I was expecting.
"That is not helping Josh!" Todd glared at me.
"Hey wait! Is it me or the Allosaurus slowing down?" I said looking behind myself.
It was actually slowing down, and when we both looked ahead, we both could see why. We had to stop running because if we didn't, we'd have both ran off a cliff. The Allosaurus wore what appeared to be a smirk, walking slowly towards us, knowing that we didn't have the guts to jump off the cliff, even so, we backed as far as we could, even if it was only a couple of inches.
Me and Todd both shared a gulp of terror as the beast stalked towards us...
*SHIEEEEEEE*
We both looked behind us and saw something, a large yellow bird-like creature with blue stripes came soaring our way, it had a long beak that could probably pierce our skin like paper.
"Eeeeek! It's a Pteradon!" Todd screeches as it flew by, while we were frozen in place, we heard someone yell at us, He was very reminiscent of a cowboy from the west, a neat cowboy hat sat on his head, and a large Pickaxe was strapped to his back. "Jump on! Both of ya!" He held out his hand as his Pteradon drifted a little closer.
"H-huh?!" Todd squeaked out. I just stared at the man with my mouth agape.
"Get a move on now!" The man yelled louder.
"But-" Todd started to say as I cut him off. I snapped out of my daze, and grabbed his wrist again, and jumped towards the mystery man in hopes that he wouldn't yank his hand back and let us fall.
He managed to grab my wrist, and with a grunt of effort, he pulled us both up and seated us on the large Pterodactyl.
*GRAAAAAAHHH*
As we flew towards the bottom of the mountain, the Allosaurus gave an angry roar to the air as we got away, but apparently he wouldn't have that. The Allosaurus growled and jumped off the cliff, its feet easily grappling the mountainside as it skied down to where we were going to land.
"Yeehaw! Hold on tight pards!" The man yelled as the Pteradon suddenly went in for a nosedive, accelerating rapidly towards the dirt and rocks below. Todd and I both held onto each other and the Pteradon's skin as the speed started to lift us up, but in one split second, the Pteradon spread it's wings and drifted gently downwards, our fear went away when we opened our eyes and saw we were close to land.
"You alright there folks?" He asked as the large Pterodactyl landed calmly on the ground.
"... Yeah..." Todd and I both breathed out.
As we walked to get the feeling back into our legs, the Pteradon glowed a vibrant white, and disappeared from sight. I looked at the man's belt, and saw him place a small Yellow disk in his pocket.
"OH MY GOSH!" Todd screeched in my ear, causing me to recoil in pain.
"Y-you're Joe!" Todd stuttered out with a large smile on his face.
The man apparently named Joe nodded his head with a smile of his own, and said "yep, that's me. Surprised you know my handle, kid.
"Of course I know you! You're the greatest Fossil Fighter in the world! Your skills are the stuff of Legends!... You're Joe Wildwest! Oh wow! I can't believe I'm actually talking to you, this is officially the best day of my life!... I must sound like a real nerd huh?" He finished his explanation with a light blush on his face.
*STOMP* *GRAAAAWL*
"Eeeek! That things coming to find us!" Todd yelled as he hid behind Joe, shaking like a leaf.
Joe walked forward with an unreadable expression on his face. "That Allosaurus is madder than a nest full'a hornets. We can't let it leave the mountain perimeter riled up like that, or folks'll be in a heap'a trouble." He said seriously.
"Ain't no other choice. We need to subdue him in a Fossil battle." Joe said with a nod oh his head.
Joe looked to Todd and asked him, "how about it small fry? You think you're up for it?"
Todd looked stunned beyond belief as Joe continued, "I'll even lend ya one'a my Dino Medals for the fight. So how about it?"
"I-I-I-I-" Todd suddenly doubled over and groaned loudly. "Oooooooooh! My stomach! It huuuurrrrttttssss so badly! It must've been that rotten banana I ate this morning. ... Yeah, that's it. Ooooooooh!"
I couldn't believe he was actually still using that fake stomach ache trick again! This is the one thing that I dislike about Todd, whenever something bad or slightly scary happens, he clutches his stomach and fakes being in pain, just to get out of most of the problems. And Joe looked like he was actually buying his ridiculous act!
'But why is he doing that now? He should be happy that his idol asked him to do something as big as this for him'. I thought to myself.
"Oooooooooh, you're gonna have to fight in my place Joshua... Ooooooh!" He "groaned" again.
Joe seemed completely puzzled, but bought it regardless, he turned to me and said "Well, guess I'll be lending you my Dino Medal instead."
"Wha-" I barely got a sentence out when he suddenly put four things in front of my face.
"I got four of 'em, so just take one that strikes yer fancy." He said as he held up four of the same disks, similar to the one he put in his pocket. One was Red, one was Yellow, another was Green, and the last one was Blue.
"The Green one's called Aerosteon, This is one that has High Attack and overpowers his foes with his sharp claws.
He pointed to the Blue disk and said. "This is the Toba Titanosaur, it's one'a your more fashionable types. And very fast-growing."
Next was the Yellow one. "This one's called the Tsintaosaurus, he's a backup-type Vivosaur that has nice support skills.
And finally, the Red one. "And last on the list is the Dimetrodon, she's a tricky technical type that confounds foes with special skills." Joe concluded.
"That's all she wrote. Now pick yerself a Vivosaur!" He said cheerfully.
*GRRRAAAAAHHH* The roar of the Allosaurus echoed through the air, along with a savage growl accompanying it.
"And I'd suggest choosin' quickly now, before he gets to us." Joe said with a slight smirk.
I grabbed the red one at random without hesitation. The growls got louder as the Allosaurus found us, stomping closer in an attempt to attack. Joe nudged me forward to where I was only about twenty feet away, I didn't even know what to do, and Joe must've caught on, "Just throw the medal. The rest will happen on its own."
I nodded shakily, and threw the red medal like a baseball, and watched as the bright light made the Allosaurus stop in it's tracks. In front of me now was a large red lizard with a large fan of skin jetting from her back, and two long zigzag patterns ran down from the middle of her back to her stomach.
They stared at each other for only a moment, and both growled angrily.
"Alright Pard, the Fossil Battle is about ready to commence. Just stick to the tips I give ya, and yer golden." Joe said confidently.
When the Battle started a small screen appeared in front of me, it showed a lot of text but showed me some random panels that had my Vivosaur's name on it.
Name: Dimetro
HP:78/78
Stats: 24 Atk, 12 Def, 43 Acc, 14 Spd
Rank: 2
Range: Mid-Range
Ability: FP Absorb
Support Effects (Applied to enemy AZ): /-0 Atk, /-0 Def, -13 Acc, -13 Spd
Moves: Dimetro Fang
"You should see a screen in front of you now." Joe said with a stone face. I looked at it and nodded back to him.
"What is your Speed Stat?" Joe asked.
Uh...14.
"And the Allosaurus'?" He asked again.
...9.
"Then you have the first move pard. Just select the attack button on the screen, choose which Vivosaur- Dimetro in this case -and choose which move ta use, select the move, and attack away, be careful which move ya choose pard, because Vivosaurs can only attack once per turn... With some exceptions."
"Now have Dimetrodon attack the Allosaurus." He finished.
"Wait! Why isn't the Allosaurus attacking now?" I asked confused. The Allosaurus was just standing in place, growling lightly.
Joe smiled and explained. "It isn't his turn. When you enter a Fossil Battle, the Vivosaurs that have the highest combined Speed go first. So the opponent can't attack you directly, they can only take the attack or try and dodge. Think ya got it now?" He asked.
"Uh okay... Dimetro? Attack Allosaurus with Dimetro Fang!" I yelled.
Dimetro growled and ran at the Allosaurus and snapped her fangs at its legs, latching on and causing it to stumble and growl.
I saw the screen display that Dimetro did 33 Damage... Neat!
"Now when yer Vivosaur attacks, you press the little square with the "X" and end your turn." Joe instructed.
I ended my turn when Allosaurus started swinging its leg back and forth. Dimetro had no choice but to let go so she wouldn't be smashed into pudding. The Allosaurus growled and ran at Dimetro with jaws open wide. The attack was called "Allo Fang."
"Get out of there Dimetro!" I yelled.
Dimetro slid to the side, avoiding the bite, but didn't account for its tail swinging around, Dimetro didn't get a chance to dodge said tail, and it slammed into her, I saw on the screen that the attack did 14 damage, not that much, but Dimetro winced slightly at the pain.
"That looked like a nasty attack there pard, but if you want to win, you need strategy, an opportunity to attack will present itself, but the opponent can learn to adapt to the style of battle you have." Joe explained once more.
I nodded, and tried to think; 'so if the enemy can adapt, that means we may have to outsmart it. It doesn't look all that smart, but I'm gonna try and surprise it... But how though? What can I... Wait a second... That just might work!'
"Dimetro! Run towards the Allosaurus, and use your tail to launch yourself into the air!" Dimetro looked back at me in what appeared to be confusion, but went along with what I said.
Dimetro once again ran towards the slightly immobile Allosaurus and slammed her tail into the ground, causing her to become airborne. "Now latch on to its body, and use Dimetro Fang again!" I called.
Dimetro used her claws to grip the Allosaurus' thigh and harshly bit into the blue and white skin. The screen showed a flashing number saying 43. The Allosaurus roared out in agony, and tried to fall forward in an attempt to crush her! "Dimetro! Unlatch from it, and crawl away!" I said with excitement coursing through me.
Dimetro unlatched herself from the Allosaurus' thigh and shuffled her body safely away, the Allosaurus was now laying on the ground, seemingly unconscious, but it certainly surprised me as it got up! I expected another attack, but instead, it just snorted and decided to glow brightly, and once that was over, the Allosaurus was on the ground in a disk... And then the Battle ended.
"Hot Dang! The Allosaurus seems to have settled back down!" Joe said with a bright smile.
The screen went away, and Dimetro returned to her medal in a loud victorious growl. Which flew back into my hand.
Joe was beaming as he patted my back saying, "that Allosaurus finally calmed down and went back into his Dino Medal. Nice Job small fry! You did real good."
"You ran that Fossil Battle like a pro! You're so awesome Josh!" Todd cheered me on.
"Oh! What about your stomach ache huh? Where did that go?!" I asked as I took a few steps forward.
"Uh... L-let's not worry about that right now, who even cares am I right?" Todd said nervously.
Joe walked over to the medal on the ground, and picked it up. "This Allosaurus was abandoned by some cruel Fighter. Reckon that's why he had his shorts in a bunch. Vivosaurs need to be with Fossil Fighters they know they can trust. If they're abandoned, then they go feral and their true nature emerges. That's why I'm here. The Fighters Association asked me to round up some rouge Vivosaurs."
"It was no problem Joe! We were happy to help!" Todd said quickly with a large smile.
"Except you didn't really do anything Todd." I said cockily.
"Aw shucks. Where are my manners? You know this already, but I'm Joe Wildwest, and I'm a Fossil Fighter." Joe introduced with a hand held out.
I took his hand and introduced myself as well, "Name's Joshua, but I like to go by the alias... Dragon."
"And M-my n-n-name's Todd... Me and Josh always cheer for you on TV, Josh and I are best friends." Todd said while putting his arm around my shoulder.
"Our dream is to become great Fossil Fighters, just like you!" He continued.
Joe let out a loud encouraging laugh and said to us, "Aw shucks, You small fries are gonna make me blush. But y'all oughta aim just a bit higher. Don't try to be as good as me. ...Try to be BETTER! Well, I s'pose I should think about seeing you two home, but I ain't quite done with my job yet." He said lightly.
"Oh yeah! Here! It's your Dino Medal you lent me." I held out the Red-rimmed medal in my hand towards his hand.
"Aw bacon! I durn near forgot about that medal I lent ya!" Joe said, while stroking his chin. "Tell ya what, Joshua. What say you keep that medal as my way of saying thanks for the help ya lent me?" He said with a smile.
We both went wide eyed as his words repeated in my head. "You... You mean it?" I asked shakily.
"Yep, its yers free and clear." Joe said while smirking.
"If only my stupid stomach hadn't started hurting..." Todd mumbled to himself.
"Let me tell ya somethin' pards. If you love yer Vivosaurs and share their passion for Fossil Battles, then y'all can accomplish whatever you need yer mind to. And I truly look forward to the day ya both become proper Fossil Fighters. But for now, I gotta mosey on down the trail. Adios!" Joe bid his farewell as he walked off.
"Wow! We actually got advice from Joe Wildwest himself! Well, we don't have any other option now. We have to become Fossil Fighters!" Todd said determined.
"Yep. I just know I'll be a great Fossil Fighter... Just like Dad was back in his glory days." I said lightly.
"Yeah, I know you want it bad, but not as bad as me!" Todd exclaimed. "Next time we see Joe, We're gonna be full-fledged Fighters!" He finished.
"Yeah!" We both shot our hands in the air happily. This is already the best Summer Vacation ever!
(Two years later...) (Josh's PoV)
The feel of the air on my face, and the smell of the sea, this is an amazing feeling. I've never been on a helicopter in my life, but it is amazing! It's already been two years, and were both finally old enough to register as Fossil Fighters. I'm now 18, and so is Todd, puberty has been kind to both of us, I did have a bit of facial hair, which was pretty cool. Todd however, had none at all, much to his relief.
We didn't have any acne, which was a godsend, my voice was also slightly deeper than before, barely noticeable, but it's there. Todd's voice is more or less the same.
"I can't believe it's finally happening, Joshua! My heart is beating like a jackhammer! We're gonna be in Joe's very own tournament, the Caliosteo Cup! Although all the cool Fighters just call it the Cup for short." Todd explained bursting with anxiousness, and excitement.
"Yeah... Can you believe two years has already passed? It's kinda crazy seeing how far we've come huh buddy?" I asked Todd next to me as I stared at my Dimetrodon Dino Medal. 'Two long years since you've been with me Liza'. I thought to myself. My parents were absolutely ecstatic when I told them what had happened, although mom decided to scold me and Todd for agitating a wild Allosaurus, but she understood that I'd have never met Liza if things didn't happen that way.
Once everyone found out about Liza, the entire neighborhood wouldn't stop begging us to take pictures with her, pet her, babysit her, those sorts of things, Liza was the one girl I felt happy with, not in a romantic sort of way, but a "True Friend" sort of way, Liza was confident around Me, Todd, and my relatives, yet very shy around new people, just because we were staying home most of the summer, didn't mean we just got lazy, oh no.
We trained everyday with different tactics and tricks involving her Dimetro Fang Attack, Dad said that if she ranks up, she will learn new attacks, and her Support Effects would get stronger as well, but we would need to fight other Fossil Fighters to gain enough Points to Rank Up. Unfortunately, no Fossil Fighters lived anywhere in our general country except Dad, but he was retired, and retired Fossil Fighters can't award any points to anyone.
Dad was by far one of the Strongest Fossil Fighters in the world, almost as strong as Joe- or so he claimed -and has only lost to one Fighter. You see, years ago, there was a news report about a giant planet eating monster called Guhnash. Apparently some famous Fossil Fighter managed to destroy it by beating its three brains or something along those lines. But when Dad challenged him, he got creamed. He couldn't land a single hit against this guy, and when he lost, he said that maybe he was getting too old for Fossil Battles, and opted to leave the Fighting to the "more experienced generation."
He still has all of his Dino Medals, but he isn't allowed to battle with them, but they are allowed to be brought out and be played with.
I had become so invested in memories, that I had tuned out about 90% of what Todd was saying. "-And Joe would be amazed to know we made it through the preliminaries and immediately came here! What do you think Josh?" Todd asked me, most likely oblivious to the fact that I was unintentionally ignoring him.
"I'm sure Joe would be proud, we all worked hard, and in the end, our dream is about is to become a reality." I smiled as I gently rubbed Liza's Medal. "Hey Josh! I can see the Caliosteo Fossil Park! That's where the Cup's going to be!" I looked up and saw an island come into viewing distance, there were two other islands quite a ways away from the one we were heading to, but at this point, I was trembling with energy in my seat.
As the helicopter landed on the Heleport, Todd and I unstrapped our seatbelts and hopped out onto the stone pad beneath us. The helicopter started back up and flew off somewhere else.
A girl in a blue hat, blue dress skirt, and blue shoes was standing right in front of where we were standing.
"Welcome to Ribular Island, or Ribular Town as some call it, my name is Nancy." She introduced herself. "This park was founded by none other than Joe Wildwest himself, the superstar Fossil Fighter. This large park is composed of three islands near each other: Ribular Island, Cranial Isle, and Ilium Island. Visitors are welcome to excavate and revive as many Vivosaurs as they like. And of course, there's plenty of Fossil Fighting to be done."
I could feel Liza's Medal vibrate at the prospect of fighting other Fighters. I simply held my Medal in my hand and listened to the woman who was giving us the information. "But for now, please make your self at home here in lush, green, calm Ribular Town!"
*Beep-beep-boop!*
"This is an important public-service announcement from the Caliosteo Fossil Park. Registration for the Caliosteo Cup will be ending in a little while; somewhere around an hour. Fossil Fighters who still wish to register should check in at the Fighter Station immediately."
*Beep-beep-boop!*
Me and Todd shared a look and smiled; we were right on time! "We better hurry before they end the registration. Come on Josh!" Todd said as he hastily thanked Nancy for the info and ran towards the large building that said "Fighter Station."
As I was about to walk, Nancy stopped me "Before you go, there's something very important you need to know. If you end up in an unwanted Fossil Battle by any random people, just tell the girl behind the counter, and she'll make sure they'll be disqualified. We want Fossil Battling to be a relaxing experience, so we don't want to see any unnecessary violence. Understand?"
I nodded "Loud and clear Ma'am." I said as I jogged towards the large building in anticipation. 'I already know this is going to be an amazing time!'
{Game Saved}
[Well, there ends Chapter 1, how was it? If you enjoyed it, why not leave a review? Any constructive criticism and feedback is very much appreciated, while trolls and Flamers will be ignored.]
[Next Chapter will still be about getting the basics down, and some surprises for you! But expect a bit of humor here and there, maybe a bit of the *kissy kissy* stuff later in the story. Have a great day/night/afternoon!]