Fossil Fighters: Return of the Champions

By: Aubrie1234

Rupert's POV

Stryker had a link into the stadium so we could see the game, and I was smiling; Ruby and her new friends were having fun, and I know I saw her and the purple-haired boy, I think his name was Leon, hold hands.

'This is what Ruby needed. She needed to talk with others and have fun, even at the risk of being found out.' I told my vivosaurs, who gave me mental nods.

"This is what we were trying to tell you all along. Dina still hasn't gotten the hint, however." Krypto said and when I looked to her, I saw he was right. She was tense and uneasy, unlike earlier, when she was around Ruby.

'I don't think she's ready to let Ruby go yet.'

"She's the only one; Slapper told me that she and the others knew Ruby would need to be let go someday, so they accepted it. Even you have! Yet, she is still as stubborn as she was when you met." Mapu King told me. I mentally nodded; he and Slapper had gotten together shortly after Dina and I had announced that we had become a couple, so it wasn't surprising that he would mention her.

'Maybe I shouldn't tell her...'

"Why?" Archaeo asked.

'She would work against me, trying to keep Ruby with her. Ruby needs to show her that she needs to go out on her own, like I did with my father, as you all remember.' They nodded, probably remembering what happened.

"And you think Leon will help her through it?" Dino's Mapu asked. I still had him with me after the whole fiasco earlier.

'I think Leon is her light; he's the one she's needed, and I think it's the same the other way around. Dina doesn't think that way, however...' They nodded regretfully, all of us glancing at Dina.

"So, we let them do what they do, and help out when we're needed?" Tanstro asked. I gave them a mental nod.

"I hope this doesn't have to end the same way it did before..." my Mapu said, shaking his head; I agreed with him. I didn't want to divorce with Dina just because of our different views about Ruby. She was our age, the time when she was old enough to make decisions for herself. As it seems to Dina, however, she's still her little girl and needs to be cared for. The only way I can see a way out of this is to let Ruby and Dina work this out themselves.

Tria's POV

Elric and I were off to the side, watching everything. Sean and Mei Lian had just noticed their raptors cuddling together, so now (both blushing furiously) they were dragging both of them away (Nychus was kicking and screeching while V-Raptor just blinked, his cheeks very reddish-purple after their 'cuddlefest'). Both Leon and Ruby were blushing as he led her off somewhere, holding hands (they were in love, I knew they were), and everyone else was leaving except for Roland, Dahlia, Nate, Penny, Elric, Matt, Jimmy, Dino, Angie, and me. I wonder why Elric wasn't leaving...

"I wonder where Leon's leading Ruby." Roland said was we watched them, along with Sean and Mei Lian, leave.

"And I wonder what's going on with the Raptor couple, if you get my drift." Dahlia said, looking at the mentioned four.

"Well, when I've been with them, both Nychus and V-Raptor have told me that they have a crush on each other, since they've said they can trust me. I was going to let them get together themselves, but I don't think it's working." I said.

"Especially if Sean and Mei Lian get in the way." Nate said, sweatdropping at them.

"Should we help them?" Penny asked.

"I'm not sure." Elric said.

"I think is the first time I've heard you say that." I said. He shrugged.

"Maybe."

"I think the ones we need to help are Ruby and Leon." Matt said, "If their parents seem them together, I don't know what they'll do."

"Well, technically, they aren't together. Leon's probably in denial, and I don't know about Ruby." Nate said.

"Ruby's a bit of a mystery. No one can really tell what she's feeling or what she's thinking." Jimmy said, "Only she knows."

"Well, if this keeps up in plain sight, it won't be long until Ruby's parents notice." Angie said. Though I think she was younger than 8, I think she was smarter than she looked.

Ruby's POV

I had followed Leon back to the Staff Rooms and he was trying to help me learn how to make friends. I didn't think was going to work, though.

"Look, making friends isn't easy; I know that from experience. You need to help them and earn their trust. That will help you make friends best; besides, I think all of Tri's Paleo Pals want to be your friends." he told me.

"Really?" He nodded. I smiled.

"Thank you for helping me, Leon." He blushed, ducking his head.

"You're welcome." he mumbled. I stood, since we were sitting on the beds.

"Anyway, I think I need to check out the room I'm going to be staying in while I'm here. See you." I then walked out and headed down the hall, looking for my room.

Leon's POV

"Leon, don't lie! You like her, you like her, you like her; oh, did I mention that you LIKE HER?!" Coatlus laughed as my blush increased. I was seriously thinking of getting Nibbles' help to shut him up. Ptera wasn't much of a problem; Coatlus WAS.

'Will you PLEASE be quiet?!' I mentally growled.

"You like her, you like her, you OH SO LIKE HER~!" he sang.

"'Lus, I think you've done enough ta boss. He looks like he wants ta kill us." Ptera said.

"Oh, what will he do? He won't hurt us."

"What about the threat with Nibbles?"

"Uh..."

'I WILL DO IT IF YOU DON'T STOP.' I told him, getting tired and angrier at what he was saying. They shut up once again and Ptera glared at Coatlus, who looked like he was saying: "What did I do?"

Soon, night had come and Ruby and her family had settled down, along with Matt and his family; they weren't far from the rooms the Wardens slept in. I had to share my room with Nate and Roland while the girls shared their room. I had on my pajamas, along with the others, as we got ready to sleep. Mine were just a purple t-shirt and denim shorts; Nate wore light blue buttoned-up shirt and pants while Roland wore a buttoned-up green shirt and green shorts.

Nate was readying and I was staring at the ceiling. He and I slept in a bunk bed with a lamp beside it while Roland had a regular bed, and we didn't complain; he was bigger than us and probably needed it. I was on the top bunk while he was on the bottom; Roland was asleep already. I would usually sleep in the American Branch, where I was stationed, but I was kinda taking a vacation in Fossil Park Asia, along with Dahlia.

"Hey, Nate." I whispered, "You still awake?"

"The light's not out, so yes."

"What do you think of Ruby?"

"Well, she's pretty and fun. Why do you ask?" I think I felt slight anger at him for some reason, but I didn't know why.

"I just wanted to know. She hasn't been around us a lot and I wanted to know what others thought of her. I would have asked Roland too, but..." I heard Nate's book close.

"I see what you mean, and don't worry." he said as the light went out, "We'll get to see what she's like soon enough, and no one's going to do anything to change her as long as her friends are around." I nodded, then closed my eyes, slipping off into sleep. I hope he was right...

Ruby's POV

I think I was having a dream, but I wasn't sure; the light went out and I closed my eyes only seconds ago, but darkness was everywhere already. I was standing in the darkness and looking around.

"Dollia?" I asked. There was no answer. I walked forward, then suddenly everything was lit up. I blinked, letting my eyes adjust, and saw my surroundings. I was in a white room with several doors on each wall. I walked toward one and opened it, finding open Gorgo jaws in front of me, roaring. I slammed it shut, my eyes wide.

"What is this? A cartoon?" I asked aloud, but went ahead and opened another one. A train was coming toward me, and I also slammed it shut.

"Yep, cartoon." I opened the next one, finding a room with no lights on. I was a bit curious and stepped inside, where a TV suddenly turned on. There was no picture, but a voice came from it.

"Young one..." a soft, woman's voice said, "Problems are arising... You and your friends are the only ones who can prevent them... The culprit is an old enemy of your parents' named Zongazonga..." There was suddenly a mental scream from somewhere and the TV turned off. I followed it to a door, which I ripped open. I saw a Toba sitting over something, and she seemed to be crying. She was probably the one who had screamed.

"No... no, please... Your life shouldn't have ended like this, Elric..." I remembered that name. Elric was one of Tria's friends, and he had a Toba. Was this dream trying to tell me something? I looked past her and saw the unmistakeable sliver and purple colors, along with red. I turned away before I could see more. I hadn't ever seen a dead body, and I wasn't planning to. I closed the door and let tears fall; I knew this was just a dream, but I couldn't help it. I wanted to wake up now and make this dream end...

Suddenly, I shot up in bed. I was panting a little, and looked around; Dino and I were sharing a room so I could make sure he was okay, and he was sleeping soundly in his crib, which wasn't far from my bed. I sighed, but contacted Dollia.

'Dollia?' I asked. She connected, feeling groggy.

"What is it, Ruby? It's three in the morning."

'I had a weird dream.' This interested her.

"What happened?"

'I was in this room with several doors, which had weird things in them, except for two. One had a TV in it and a weird voice spoke out of it, but there wasn't a picture. Then I saw Elric's Toba crying over his dead body. Something is really wrong.'

"You're telling me!" she was now fully awake, "What did the voice from the TV say?"

''Young one, problems are arising. You and your friends are the only ones who can prevent them. The culprit is an old enemy of your parents' named Zongazonga.' That's what I heard.' Dollia was silent.

"...I need to talk to someone for a while, Ruby. I can't tell you why, but it's important."

'While you do, warn Elric's Toba if you can. I think his death in my dream was some sort of warning.' She nodded, then I felt her separate from me. I looked to Dino to check on him, and he seemed fine. I leaned back and tried to go to sleep, but I couldn't; the dream was keeping me awake, and I didn't know why.

Rupert's POV

I felt myself shaking, which woke me up. Dina and I were sleeping together in the room across the hall from Ruby and Dino's, and she was the one.

"Rupert, wake up. We've got a problem." she said. I rubbed my eyes and sat up, seeing her in the same position.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Dollia just told me of a dream Ruby had. I think... I think ZZ is back." This surprised and shocked me.

"What?" She then told me everything Dollia had told her, making me even more worried.

"I thought we defeated and destroyed ZZ years ago. If he's back, he'll want revenge; revenge on ME." she said, tears forming, "If he finds out about Ruby and Dino..." I held her close as she started to cry.

"We won't let him. We've beat him before, and we can do it again." I told her. She sniffed in response.

"Todd and Pauleen... Should we tell them?" she asked after a while, to which her crying lessened into sniffs and hiccups.

"Yes." I nodded, "We'll only tell them, no one else. We can't tell anyone about ZZ unless it's necessary." She nodded and, after she had calmed down, we went back to bed. I couldn't sleep, though; I doubted Dina could, either.

Once again, a LeonxRuby moment! But, is ZZ really back? And, what about the rest of Ruby's dream? Is Elric okay? Is something going to happen to him? I might say in the next chapter. See you later, and R & R, readers!