"Wait, like THE Fossil Dig Company," Todd and I ask shocked and in disbelief.
"Well if wasn't true, I wouldn't be telling you this now would I?"
"Ugh, I suppose you want us to give you some respect," I ask.
"That would be nice, yes," he says with a winning smile in my direction.
"Yeah well that is not going to happen, so get used to my sarcastic comments rich boy," As I say this, his smile fades. 'Two can play this game' I think to myself.
"Well," Joe interjects, "how 'bout we get off this 'er mountain?"
"Fine," Rupert and I say in unison. Todd just shrugs.
"Whatever, I just don't want that tag-team incident to happen again," Todd says, gesturing to the clearing where the 'incident' just happened.
"Agreed," I say. So we head down the mountain to get cleaned up, and to get our rooms at the Fossil Center.
On the way there I start to think to myself, 'Okay I just came of a mountain with the son of one of the biggest fossil companies AND the best fossil fighter ever. Now is it just me or am I a lucky person? Naw, its just me.' As we keep going I just keep on thinking of random things like 'Is Rupert cute or is it just me?' Or 'I wonder what I'm gonna have for dinner?' you know random stuff and then, befre I know it, we're at the fossil Center. Apparently I'm sharing a room with someone. 'Joy' I think 'Now I'll probably have to share a bathroom with someone. I HATE sharing. Its just in my nature I guess. But nonetheless, I take the room key and go up to the second floor to room 279. I see that no one is there so I just throw my stuff into a corner and close the door.
As I head back down I notice Rupert and Todd going into the same room. 'Oh, this will be interesting' I think, a smirk forming on my face. I get on the elevator with some random girl with pink hair and blonde tips. She is wearing this really tribal looking outfit with a really, like REALLY weird mask.
"Hi!" she says.
"Um, hi," I say kind of not wanting to hear a high pitched, squeaky voice in my ear. 'Well, at least she doesn't have one of those snobby tones. Thats a plus'
"I'm Pauleen, what's your name?"
"I'm Dina. Hows it going?"
"Pretty good I guess. Hey, do you know where we are supposed to sign up for the Castilio Cup? I can't find a reception desk anywhere."
"Well," I say, stepping out of the elevator, "I guess we can try that desk over there." Pauleen and I walk up to the desk in the back of the main lobby and ask the receptionist, "Hey, is this the place where we sign up for the Castilio Cup?"
The lady at the desk perks up and gives us a bright, cheerful smile, "Why yes it is. If you want to register, you will have yo give me your names and what room you are staying in."
"My name is Dina and this is Pauleen. My room number is 279 and hers is..." I stop talking, motioning that it is her time to speak.
"Oh, um..." She pulls out her room key, "Huh, room number 279 too. Looks like we're roomies!"
"Yay," I say sarcastically. Her happy aura starts to deteriorate and her shoulders slump a little at my reaction. 'Oh, great. I just got here and I have already started to depress people.'
"Well, if you want to be that way," she says defiantly, "Then I can. I was trying to be nice, but if you don't wanna be nice then, just-just don't talk to me!" Pauleen storms off to the room. Now being a girl, I know that she just needs her space. So I don't go after her, and head for a shop to see if I can find a pickax and a sonar. How else am I supposed to find fossil rocks? As soon as I think that I'm going to get a quiet afternoon to myself, I hear someone come up behind me.
"Who are you and what do you want," I ask without turning around.
"It's me, Todd. I just wanted to see if you want to go digging." I turn around and say,
"Well yeah, but what are we gonna dig with, our hands," I say sarcastically.
"Duh."
I sigh and face palm. "Todd, how are you gonna find the fossils?"
"Hmm. Never thought of that."
"Apparently." I sigh. "Come on Todd, I'm on my way to the store to get equipment."
"Actually, it's a guild."
"Whatever, come on."
We head over to the guild to get a sonar and a pickax. I end up with a yellow one with a sky blue stripe on either side. Todd gets a yellow one, but it has a forest green pattern on both sides. I'm happy, and I think Todd is too. Our sonars are kind of the same, thogh his is green and mine, again, is blue. What don't judge, wouldn't you want to have everything your favorite color? As we head out, we see a woman walking this way.
"Hello, my name is Stella. Have you gotten a tutorial about, how to clean fossil rocks?"
"Um, no but-" she cuts me off.
"Oh well then, come with me and I'll show you how." She starts walking toward the Fossil Center. 'Just when I thought that I was gonna get a quiet afternoon to myself.' I sigh but keep walking behind her. As we approach the Center, I see Rupert walking out and start heading to Treasure Lake with all of his fancy red gear. 'Cute, spoiled, rich kid.' I turn my attention back to Stella who is now telling us to come into the room in the back. I was utterly breath-taken when I saw what was inside the room.
The room wasn't really a room, it was more of a lab. I had all kinds of things that I didn't recognise. there was a giant chamber like thing in the back. The inside looked as if it could hold a Brachiosaurus! then I looked directly in front of me and saw the cleaning station. I know what that is because, back home, I got to use one in order to prep for coming here.
"Dude you have NO idea what is going on in my head right now," I said, a little starstruck by all the technology and up-to-date equipment. In my mind, this place would be like a scientists Heaven. All the stuff was shiny and polished, and I swear there was not a speck of dust anywhere in this room.
"Well, we do try to keep all of our equipment up-to-date here." I give Stella a look that says, Yeah, no kidding.
Stella chuckles then looks over at Todd, who is currently pestering a lady at a desk in the back on the left side.
"TODD! Stop pestering the poor woman and get your butt over here!" His shoulders slump a little and he slowly makes his way toward Stella and I.
"I was just trying to have some fun! Come on Dina, lighten up."
"Whatever," I roll my eyes and turn my attention back toward Stella.
"Well I assume that both of you have registered for the Cup?" I give her a nod, but Todd, being the irresponsible person that he is, just kind of gives Stella and I a small smile.
"Are you kidding me Todd? That Cup is the whole reason we came over here and you forgot?" I wasn't mad but just surprised that he would do something like that.
"Well Todd, assuming that look means that you haven't registered, I suggest that you go ahead and do so. Registration ends in about ten minutes, so get going. The registration desk is just outside. Look to your right, and you should find it."
todd dashes out of the room. When the door slides shut behind him, Stella turns to me.
"Do you know how to clean fossil rocks?"
"Yes, actually. Todd and I had a chance to learn back home, so I know how to clean. He didn't learn though, he was just too excited to do anything besides run around screaming."
"Then do you know, how to battle?"
"Yes, but only the basics. I don't know all of the things to do."
"Alright, then go to the stadium and there should be a staff member there. He should be teaching a few people. Just go toward to Stadium, you'll find him."
"Okay."
I run out as Todd is running in. We bump into each other and fall down.
"Ow," we both groan as we sit up. We look at each other and just laugh. We get up and brush ourselves off, still laughing.
"Just like old times, huh?" I chuckle.
"Yeah, just like old times." He starts walking over toward Stella and I resume my walk toward the Stadium.
I look for the door that I saw on the way toward the cleaning room. I can only assume that is the Stadium door, since its pretty much the only other door. I walk over to it and it slides open when I stand in front of it. I enter and see a man dressed in blue, I assume that is the staff member, talking to a bunch of people. Among those people I single out two. Pauleen and Rupert.
Pauleen sees me then turns around and completely ignores me.
'Still mad. Man, people can hold grudges over the stupidest things.
Rupert, however sees me and doesn't ignore me but just turns back around. I figure I might as well go and stand with him, seeings how Pauleen is still mad at me. I walk up to Rupert and ask,
"Why are you here? You don't need the training."
"Publicity. I don't want to be here. I could be out training with my vivosaurs. But if my father says I have to then I have to."
"Well at least act like you want to be here. It can't be good for publicity to just stand here and look like you're hating life right now." 'Yeah, and plus, you're too handsome to have that look anyway.' I decide to keep that little tid-bit to myself though.
"Now if I can please have a volunteer to demonstrate what I have just told you." I turn my attention to the staff member and hear that and my face goes pale, I can tell.
'Please not me, please not me.' I silently pray.
"You! Over there! Blue shirt, side ponytail!
'Crap!' Of course just my luck. I wasn't paying attention and now look what happened.
Nevertheless, I walk up slowly and stand opposite him.
"Please select three vivosaurs of your liking."
"Um…" I trail off, pulling out my vivos and looking at the three I want to use. I eventually pull out Tsuna, my Delta; Blaze, my Sopteryx; and Wind Claw, my M-Raptor.
"Good now send them out and prepare yourself for battle!"
I throw my three selected vivos out and they appear in three different colored flashes.
Blue, Red, and Green.
They get into formation. Tsuna in the AZ, and Blaze and Wind Claw in the SZ.
He sends out a Dilopho, Plesio and Tricera.
"Yes, lets kick some butt!" I hear a female voice in my head. It sounded a bit watery, like splashing water. I was alarmed, and thought 'What in the world?! What was that?!'
"That," came a whisper of a male voice, " Would be your vivos. I am Wind Claw. That was Tsuna."
"And I," said a blazing, female voice with an air of authority to it, "Am Blaze."
"Well, thats nice to meet you but can we please battle? We can save the chit-chat for later." I ask, still a bit weirded out.
"Fine," All of them say.
I have higher speed so I get to go first. My Fighter Point (FP) bar fills up to seventy.
"Now, select a vivosaur to make your attack." The staff member said calmly.
"Tsuna!" I yell.
"Good, now choose which attack to use."
"Snapping Bite!"
"Now-" I cut him off.
"Dude, I know how to do this." His face is first surprised then it turned to a look that says 'Fine, but I'm going to destroy you'.
I smile, then I start over, "Tsuna, Snapping Bite on Plesio!"
She nods, then darts up to the Plesio and bites it hard on its long neck, then darts back and gets into place.
"Hmm, not enough to use another move. Oh well." I signal that its Staff members turn.
"Tricera, running smash on Sopteryx!" the Tricera runs up and tries to pierce Blaze with its horns, but it is too slow and misses.
"Thats Blaze to you mister! You hear me! B-L-A-Z-E!" I hear blaze shout in my head.
Its my turn again.
"Wind Claw, M-Claw on Dilopho!"
Wind Claw runs at an incredible speed toward the Dilopho and slashes it once in the neck.
'A critical hit! Yes, nice work Wind Claw! That Dilopho was barely left standing!'
"Alright, you've proved your point. We can stop now." I hear the Staff member yell across to field.
"Aww, man! I didn't even get to battle!" Blaze shouts in my head.
"Oh, get over yourself Blaze" Tsuna and I say at the same time.
They go back into their meddles, Tsuna happy, Blaze pouting, and Wind Claw just quiet.
"Good job! You did well and I think that you will do well in the cup!" The staff member praises.
"Um.. Thanks." I give him a small smile and look over at rupert, who seems pleased yet a bit shocked. 'Yeah, thats right cute, rich kid, you've got some competition' I think smugly.
Well, Everyone, I think that will be all for today, so please go out to the square. There you will get a welcoming and info about the cup from Joe." The staff member follows his own statement and heads toward the door. Everyone goes out behind him, including me. We keep walking until we get outside to the square. There I am greeted with a very large crowd of people looking at…
'Is that… A GIANT TV SCREEN?!"
