++ Opening: v1.0 (completed)
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.
Seal Unlocked: 79%
Suoidis smirked evilly. "Faster than expected...Good, good. Let the Taerg Naidraug become the Destroyer."
"How do you locate him?"
Takato bowed her head. "I fear that may not be so simple. While I can teleport the lot of us to where he is now, you'll need stronger vivosaur than what you have now." They glanced at each other, eventually glancing at Joe. Takato shook her head. "His won't suffice. Nor Dino's will be enough; we need all we can get."
"Then, how, diga? To acquire gold fossils and level them up to level 20 will take waaaay too long, digadig."
Takato sighed. "I hope we're not too late," she mumbled under her breath.
"Whassat?"
"Nothing. Let's go, then. I thought of a way, but...I prefer to show you rather than tell you."
They nodded. "Let's do it."
They held hands together. Then all they remembered was blinding light, and some weird sensation.
"Master, our censor caught a glimpse of something heading this way."
"Blast! Inform Luam, Sunnaryt, and Redav."
"At once, Master."
Rupert was the first to wake up. "Ngggh... Where..where are we?" He looked around, seeing his friends, and Joe lay sprawled on the unfamiliar floor. He saw the medal of Takato the Aopteryx. "It seems it took a lot of her... But how are we going to save Dino if she stated that we're not strong enough..."
"Remind m' not'ta do dat again..."
"Never do that again, diga."
"Where are we anyway?" asked Todd as all of them stood up.
"I don't know. But I believe we're where we're supposed to be," said Rupert. "Being in an unfamiliar place and all."
"Okay, so... Takato, how do we save Dino, exactly?" asked Todd.
"She's not here," said Rupert, oh-so-nicely. "Somehow, she reverted back into her medal by the time I woke up."
"Not good," panicked Todd. He took out his Stego medal and was surprised to see something unusual on it. "Hey, what's this?" Everyone huddled. "Look; those appendages on Stego!"
"Looks powerful, diga!"
"I 'sppose we gotta check 'r own medals."
They checked their medals, and were surprised when they saw that their vivosaurs also had something on each of them according to elements.
Fire had red. Earth had purple. Air had white. Water had blue. Neutral had golden.
"Wow...!"
"Beautiful, diga!"
"...Interesting."
Then, out of the blue, they heard a voice echoing throughout the corridor.
"Hello, dear Fighters-" was that malice? "-your dear friend is waiting for you in the end of the corridor.-" Now that they mention it, the group realized that they were in a straight corridor. "-I have no need to confuse you all. However, don't forget, you won't recognize him." And, as a parting gift, a maliceful laughter echoed throughout the corridor, sending shivers down their spines.
"What did he mean like that?" Todd threw a small tantrum.
"'He'?" Rupert raised his eyebrow.
"Yes, he," replied Todd, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "It's his voice that's the dead giveaway."
"C'mon, we have to go, diga! No time to-"
BOOM!
Pauleen yelped out of surprise. Dust flew everywhere, covering their vision. Debris scattered all around the floor, some smaller ones hit them.
And, when they stared back at it, they saw a pair of blood red eyes with bluish fire.
"Oh, not again," groaned Rupert, recognizing those characteristic.
"Wha-What is THAT, digadigadig!"
"It's Zongazonga!"
"Well, yesssss," growled Zongazonga. "If it ain't those brats, friends-" he spat it venomously. "-of my failed-to-acquire Majestic Vessel. I was so lucky that they managed to unlock his core."
"What's with you and seals, anyway?" yelled Todd angrily. "We need to get to Dino!"
Zongazonga laughed, causing tremors. "You're so oblivious with your friend's heritage, don't you?" Seeing their blank looks, he sweatdropped. "How sad. And here I thought you would know."
Seal Unlocked: 100%
Suoidis watched the capsule, and a familiar feathery figure inside it. All sorts of tubes and cables connected to it. The output cables pulsed with great energy. He smirked, eyes flashing with hunger. "At last... I found you."
"...Your friend was the Chosen One." He raised his claw, dreamy look in his eyes. "The Chosen One is someone with great powers, a gem for a heart, and the ability to shapeshift. He was said to be able to power up dinosaurs, or in our case, vivosaurs. He can communicate well with vivosaurs, has one of them as his personal loyal follower. And, as you can see, the Aopteryx, who dubbed herself as Takato, is his loyal follower. The loyal followers, called Dragoons in the ancient times, also had powers like their masters. But, they will return to their masters once their task is done."
"That was complicated," commented Rupert.
"I know," said Zongazonga. "I need that power."
Rupert scoffed. "What for? To destroy the world's harmony?"
Zongazonga snorted. "You fool! What do you think they were doing to him right now?!"
"Caging him like in the zoo?" suggested Todd.
Zongazonga slammed his head to his claw. "No! They wanted to use his powers, and control him! The reason why I was glad is that I'm out of my medal. But, if they turned him..."
"What? What'll happen, diga?"
Zongazonga shook his head. "I don't know. But, I do know it's not something good."
I feel... Nothing.
Correction, I feel great pain in my chest. With every breath I take, I feel something moving on, and inside my chest.
What's wrong with me?
I only remembered something about a sealed Pterosaur the Guardian.
What is that actually?
...
I don't know. But I wish to know.
I try to wringle my fingers and toes to feel some unfamiliar claws. Those feelings come along with dampness. And something brushing my -is it feathery?- skin of my back.
Am I underwater?
...
I can't move freely; there are...things that bound me. Somehow, I feel like one of them is draining me slightly. But not enough for me to lose consciousness.
Where am I, again?
I can feel my friends nearby.
Ow! I gasp for air out of shock of pain.
Is it... Yes, it is an oxygen mask. I recognized it from my days when I lost my ability to talk as a normal person.
I struggle to open my eyes.
Ah, success...
...to fail to determine where am I.
Suoidis laughed maniacally when he heard the Pterosaur yelped. "Awakened, at last. Your powers are mine!" And he pushed the button, causing the Pterosaur to shriek out of pain. Said shriek echoed.
"Ngraaaaaaak!"
Zongazonga was the first to reply -read: roar- out of anger. "They did it!"
Joe finally spoke after a long time. "Wha're they doin'?"
"They're draining him! And that's not the half of it. Due to the fact that he had only recently transformed, he will die!"
"By the way, how can ye care 'bout 'im?" inquired Joe.
"...
"Never mind."
TRIVIA / FUN FACTS:
- Dino having some sort of seal is actually a bit based from the game itself, from Zongazonga.
- At first, I wanted to used Naga from Bakugan: New Vestroia as Dino's...2nd form. But I decided to use the Pterosaur from Dinosaur King: Mesozoic Meltdown, instead, due to her...rather minor appearance, matching the fact that Dino can't transform back and forth too often.
- The armor (aka appendages) of each vivosaur's elements are inspired from DinoTector (aka Element Booster) from Dinosaur King: Mesozoic Meltdown. On shape, they follow DK's principles, but for shapes, they follow FF:C's vivosaurs' body to fit.
- "Taerg Naidraug" is actually "Great Guardian" spelt backwards without changing the arrangement of the words (in other words, only reversing the letters).
- Takato, as usual, is based of me. I only need a very minor appearance; that's how I like it.
- Dino's core was based on a Jumi Core from Legend of Mana. He's a part Jumi, so to say, so he doesn't have his core out all the time. His core was more discreet to even himself. It was burried deep in his chest, and, perhaps, the reason why his heart had some sort of problem to begin with. In fact, he didn't know he was one prior to this story.
- The Dragoon's aka the loyal follower's idea was taken from Legend of Mana.