++ Opening: v1.0 (completed)

Well, it's my first time into writing a Fossil Fighters: Champions fanfiction. I decided to write one since I only found one very nice fanfic on Dino (default name of the male protagonist). Andddd... Here I am.

Disclaimer:
- Fossil Fighters: Champions belonged to their ownner(s)

Inspired by a story titled Stalking Horse Games. I forgot who write it, but whoever they are, they definitely inspire me. That, and another titled Fossil Fighters Championship: Calisteo Academy.

Enjoy.

P.S.
If the authors of said stories above noticed, forgive me for not asking or telling you anything.

Ah... What a peaceful, eventless day. Ever since the defeat Zongazonga, the islands are relatively safe. I had beaten Zongazonga, again, and gained the Zombiesaurs dino medals. Pauleen Tanrei keeps training herself to be the idol she once was before she took off the mask. Rupert Shindou's still keeping an eye out for fangirls. And, as usual, Todd Nonki's at the door, waiting to barge in, and probably, to try and surprise me.

Not that it'll work anyway.

Bored to death, I wait for Todd to barge in as I rest my chin on the palm of my hand, mentally snickering.

How I want to be able to talk again...

BANG!

Oh, lucky me I keep my face dead straight; he actually surprised me.

"Hey, Dino," shouts Todd from the doorway. I wave back at him. "..." He enters my room, sitting next to me. "... Still can't talk?" I keep my mouth shut, nor do I move or twitch. I know he can get the picture. "Sorry," he says finally.

I glance questioningly.

"Well, you know, for asking. I know it's a sensitive subject, but I did ask, again."

I shake my head. ::It's alright:: I sign.

...

Yep. I'm mute. But I believe I haven't tell you anything about myself, now, do I?

My name's Dino Tasukemamoru. Mouthful, I know. I'm a Fossil Fighter. My first vivosaur team set aka "Black Fang" consists of Papygon (super evolved Anato), Nycto Ace (super evolved Nycto), and Compso as main vivosaurs, and Aopteryx, and Teffla (super evolved Aeros, my starter vivosaur) as the spares. My second team aka "Necromancer" consists of all Zombiesaurs I obtained after defeating Zongazonga again, with Zongazonga himself in the AZ with his..."support" effects.

Just so you know, I'm around 16 years old. And, I wasn't born mute.

You see, something happened when I was young. That...accident left my vocal cords damaged beyond repair, and my tracea became weaker than it was ever since then. I can still produce sounds, and exercise, just not as the others can. And it hurt a lot to even breathe a single word. I'm learning the "saurian" tongue by hissing and clicking my tongue. Aopteryx's still teaching me. Apparently she isn't your average vivosaur. She's one of the most intelligent vivosaur I've ever seen. She understands the sounds vivosaurs produce by ear and heart, LITERALLY.

I communicate mainly with sign language. If I met someone who can't understand it, I'll use the tablet I always carry around with me. It's small, lightweight and it's only for writing and drawing with stylus or my finger, in case I can't find it.

I have amber eyes, spiky blue hair and a pair of googles on my head. Well, bet you already know what I look like.

Anyway.

The door opens, and Rupert enters the room, joining us. Todd immediately salutes him, while I wave weakly, as he salutes back. It seems he noticed the way I waved at him because he sits next to me.

"...What is it, Dino? You seems...quieter than normal."

I sigh. Nothing can escape his sight, perhaps.

"Really?! I didn't notice!" shouted Todd on my left. My poor eardrum. Hang on a little bit longer.

"Well, you should pay more attention, then!"

I chuckle to myself, heading towards the door as they brickers.

"Hey, Dino, where are you going, diga?"

I know Pauleen doesn't know signs, so I reach for my tablet on my side pouch.

::Ah, hi, Pauleen:: I write on my tablet. ::I'm going nowhere.::

"Nowhere, diga? Why? Do you hate us, digadig?"

I shake my head, writing some more. ::No, I just need sometime alone with my vivosaurs. I need a break with them.::

"...I see, diga. Have fun, diga." She waves at me as she let me pass. I nod my thanks and walk away after waving good bye at her.

/Now, we can have some private moments!/ cheers Teffla.

I can hear the other roaring their cheers.

/You really are waiting for this, didn't you?/ I ask them mentally, as Fighters and their vivosaurs can communicate mentally.

/Sure thing, Dino!/

/Let us out!/

/Yeah! At last, a break from fighting/

I chuckle. /Alright, alright./ I reach for my Vivo Holder (it holds ALL my vivosaurs' dino medals), taking out my gauntlet, or Vivo Bracer, as Takato the Aopteryx labelled it. I slide open the Vivo Bracer, a smile on my face when I see the medals that store all my partners.

Out of nowhere, I see a shadow behind. I turn around and everything become black.

Hours later...

"Dino sure is taking his time, diga..." mumbled Pauleen. "I hope nothing bad happened, diga..."

Suddenly, their PaleoPagers beeped.

"Hiya, it's me. We have a situation. Meet me at my suite. And be sure to make haste," said Joe Wildwest, the owner of the park.

"Roger!" "We'll be there right away, diga!" "You can count on us!"

"But...what about Dino, diga?"

"He'll find his way," replied Rupert. "Let's go."

Joe kept his back turned. His hand gripping tightly on some dino medals in his hand. He heard the lift coming. Probably with the Caliosteo Patrol members on it. He sighed. 'I can. I hafta. No one'll break the news ta 'em.' The lift ding-ed, signalling the arrival of said children (or teenagers).

Joe turned around. "'ve grave news, small fries." He dropped 2 of the 5 dino medals in his hand to each of their hand, unless Pauleen only got one, sulking for that. "Know 'em?"

Todd took a closer look on the vivosaurs. An Aopteryx, and a Teffla. He glanced at Rupert's and Pauleen's. They got a Compso, a Papygon, and a Nycto Ace respectively.

"These are strong vivosaurs," mumbled Rupert.

"I agree, diga. Most of them are waaaay too powerful, digadig." Pauleen then daydreamed of having them all. "I wish I have them, digadig."

"Then you'll try and beat Dino-" Joe held his breath for a spilt second. "-with the same vivosaur team as he has," joked Rupert.

Todd paused. Same vivosaur team? But he knew all too well that the vivosaurs used by Dino were mostly super evolver, with the exception of Compso and Aopteryx. What a coincidence.

"...Unless it's not a coincidence at all," mumbled Todd out loud, drawing the others' attention.

"Why d'ya say so, small fry?" asked Joe, despite knowing the answer already.

"Dino mostly used his Black Fang team. And, we had the very same vivosaurs he had. We have to check whether or not these have super fossils on them."

"What's 'bout 'em?"

"Dino integrated his Black Fangers-" everyone par Todd raised their eyebrow. "-with a gold fossil. Each." Seeing their shocked look, he continued, "Don't ask how."

Joe was amazed by how much Todd knew on his friend. But, considering they were best friends...suppose that wasn't a surprise.

"'lright, small fry, I'll go 'n check 't out."

An hour later...

"WHAT?!"

"Yep. Apparently, 'em 're Dino's dino medals (no pun intended). Checked 'em out." Joe returned the medals to each of them. "Oh!" But dropping the Aopteryx in the process, accidentally activating it.

The Aopteryx activated. Shaking her head, she groaned, "That wasn't the best of summoning, Sensei! What was that supposed to mean?!"

"Ehm."

She jerked. "Not good," she muttered. "Not good. Don't tell me you're not there, Dino..." She turned around only to groan at the sight of gaping mouths. "Yep. Definitely not."

"What are you, diga?"

"What AM I? I'm an Aopteryx, as you can see," she shouted. Her eyes reflecting her exasperation. A tear ran down her cheek.

"...Why are you crying? Is it Dino?"

She turned. "...I hate you humans. Insensitive." She gazed to the open through the window. "...He was taken away." Her eyes reflected fury. "By a band of power-hunger people, just like Zongazonga was."

"... We don't understand, diga..."

"Fine, guess I'll have to tell you everything..."

Flashback

/You really are waiting for this, didn't you?/

/Sure thing, Dino!/

/Let us out!/

/Yeah! At last, a break from fighting/

/Alright, alright./

I could feel him reaching for his Vivo Bracer, his will wanted to let us out and have some games. Ahh... I had been waiting for you.

When suddenly we feel something bad happened to him.

Pain. Terrible physical pain. All of us can feel it. Each of us struggled to get out of our medals and defend him. Unless, he denied.

And that was exactly what he did...

/N-No! They'll be too strong for you!...!/

What happened was the only question in our minds.

/D-Don't...let...them...use...you/

We shrieked in terror mentally as all of us were disconnected. I could tell that some of us managed to come out of their medals. And I felt their terror. Somehow, I came out of concern.

And what I saw isn't exactly the best.

He was unconscious. But I could tell that he was in pain. I only saw masked, hooded people, with demonic masks on. I was lucky I was able to shapeshift into a dragonfly to witness it.

They put him inside a spider-silk-like cocoon. Then, they summoned giant insects, much like vivosaurs, only completely made of insects. They surprised the others, reverting them into their medals. Then, they teleported away.

But not before I managed to eavesdrop something on draining him, and using him as an experiment.

End of Flashback

"...That is something I fear a lot," the Aopteryx finished her story. "Back to the age BEFORE the dinosaurs."

"We hafta fight 'n' get 'im back!"

"But it's not that simple, I'm afraid," Aopteryx interrupted. "They left many giant bugs' larvae all over the park. I believe it's to hinder our progress." She smirked. "But they won't stop me. Because they don't know me."

"What about you?" challenged Rupert.

"I'm Takato. I chose my master. They never chose me. And once I get my master, I can get to him all I like."

"You can track him?"

Her eyes glinted. "Yes."

"Master, we brought him."

"Excellent. Put him inside the chamber. We'll weaken him, slowly but painfully."

"Which to use, Master Suoidis?"

"The sensory deprivation containment device. Don't fail me, Luam, Sunnaryt, Redav."

"Of course, Master."

TRIVIA / FUN FACTS:

- Dino's mute status was taken from "Stalking Horse Games", though the origin and the limitation from said condition are different.

- The quiet, calm character of Dino was taken from "Fossil Fighters Championship: Calisteo Academy"

- Dino's team, "Black Fang" and "Necromancer" are my original 2 teams. And the vivosaurs (status), along with the positions, are exactly the same. I acquired "Necromancer" after beating Zongazonga for the 2nd time.

- The Dino in the fic and the Dino (I renamed "Rex") in my game save's data / status are actually matched each other.

- Aopteryx is in my team, and being the weakest, I chose it as my manifestation in the story. That, and I never actually use it, since my AZ and SZ vivosaurs are enough ALL the time (Papygon only died once, that was the only "casualty")

- All characters' full names are based on dictionary, and are NOT, in any way, canon. I gave them Japanese names because I believe "Fossil Fighters: Champions" were originally from Japan.

-Dino's full name, "Dino Tasukemamoru", literally translates as "Protector Dino" or the other way around. I thought it'll fit him with how he did with Zongazonga and his love of vivosaurs.

-Pauleen's last name, "Tanrei", lit. means "elegance, beauty, grace." Though she was shy, but I thought she earned it, and that was the wish of her parents.

-Rupert's last name (since I forgot whether or not he has one), "Shindou", lit. means "tremor, shock, prodigy". Since he had a gloomy childhood with his dad, and is rather talented in Fossil Battles, I gave it to him.

-Todd's last name, "Nonki", lit. means "optimistic, heedless, careless, carefree, reckless", which...rather matches his character, depending on the situation

- I have great difficulty with Joe's accent, since I don't watch cowboy movies or read the stories much...

- "VivoBracer" was based from "DinoBracer" from Dinosaur King: Mesozoic Meltdown. Instead of used to slide cards, it contains, and ejects (release), dino medals of 3 main teams

- Master Suoidis, Luam, Sunnaryt, and Redav were based from Darth Sidious, Maul, Tyrannus, and Vader respectively from Star Wars universe, along with the sensory deprivation containment device.