(A/N: You'll probably get what the title means when you read this... XD)
Me: Ok! Time for the Round 1 fight between Todd and Dina!
Dina: I'm going to win!
Dimetro: 'I believe I'm going to win. You just stand there and give me commands.'
Dina: True, but we're a team!
Dimetro: 'Suuurre... Ok, yes, we are.. Now stop smiling it scares me...'
Dina: :)
Dimetro: 'Urr, Disclaimer: Shay doesn't own Fossil Fighters... No seriously, Dina, stop!'
Dina: :D
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The Fossil Station attendants had just finished admitting people into the Stadium to watch the Round 1 battles. Todd and I had been sent to the Common Room to wait for our match. We, well I, patiently watched the battles on the large Flat screen set up in the corner. Todd fidgeted impatiently in his seat.
"When are we getting called?" he moaned.
"Todd, there's tons of people in line to battle! You have to wait patiently."
He groaned, "I don't like waiting!" he sounded like a grumpy 3-year-old, but tried to sit quietly and watch the other battles.
The intercom came on, "Our next competitors will be Dina SentÅki and Todd Tokage! Fighters, please report to the stadium! Thank you!'"
Todd leapt up, "Finally!" he sighed with relief. He readied his Dino Medals for the battle before turning to me.
"You better not go easy on me just because we're friends. I mean it!" he said. I looked him in the eyes.
"I have no intention to, Todd. This is a competition after all. You even said it yourself, 'Until this Round is over, we're rivals!'" I quoted, "Let's do this!"
The door opened and revealed the large stadium. Hundreds of thousands of people crowded the stands, a section of the front row had a bunch of Fangirls (yet again) screaming Rupert's name. Aside from that somewhat humorous scene, I was pretty intimidated.
Todd and I took our places on the field.
"Alright, let's battle!" he yelled. He sent out Stego and Goyle. Their stats appeared on the large monitor in the stadium.
I grasped Dimetro and Tricera's Dino Medals, IShoot, he has a type advantage over Tricera./i I'd better be careful./I
"Alright... Dimetro! Tricera! Let's roll!" The two roared a battle cry and the battle began.
The announcer spoke, "According to her Vivosaur's stats, Dina will get the first turn." I smirked, "Ok, then. Dimetro! Hit Stego with Dimetro Fang!"
"Graaahh!" Dimetro charged at Stego, who held his ground, but the attack hit with a good bit of damage. Todd called his move and Stego retaliated with Spike Tail. Dimetro quickly activated FP Absorb. Now I have enough FP for both Vivosaurs to attack.
Dimetro looked back at me, as if reading my thoughts, 'Don't use Tricera! He can be a backup!' Tricera grunted with anger. Dimetro silenced him with a glare, 'Look, I'm just saying that if we use my attack we'll have a better chance! A Water move against an Air Vivosaur will take less damage then a Fire move!' I nodded in agreement, he did have a point.
Todd yelled from across the field, "Come on, Dina!" I quickly snapped back to the battle.
"Dimetro Whirl on Stego, now!" He leaned back slightly, then jumped up and spun in mid-air. Stego took the hit head-on before wobbling a little, then falling to the ground and turning back into a Dino Medal.
"NOO!" Todd yelled. "Alright then, Goyle! Body Axe on Tricera!" Tricera tried to dodge, but Goyle hit with a one-hit K.O. Tricera turned back into a Medal as well.
I nervously looked at the monitor. Dimetro had a little more than half its LP left. Goyle had full health. Dimetro growled, 'IStop zoning out! Focus!/I' I snapped back to the battle again. Dimetro attacked Goyle with a critical Dimetro Whirl, but Goyle attacked back with Body Axe.
"Looks like a draw. Both Fighters are neck-and-neck in this battle. Either one could come out on top!" the announcer spoke.
"Dimetro, attack one more time with Dimetro Whirl!" Dimetro paused and studied his opponent, then aimed the attack. Goyle jumped out of the way.
No! I shouted in my mind, If this attack misses, we're done for! Dimetro hit the ground, but continued spinning and bounced back into the air before coming down on Goyle, who proceeded to turn into a Dino Medal just as Stego had.
Todd and the audience gasped, "Whaa? But how!" he shouted.
The announcers came back on, "An impressive victory for Dina! Never before has a Fighter shown so much skill! Congratulations!"
Me and Todd stepped out into the lobby. Todd seemed kind of angry with my, which made my victory seem really bleak.
But Todd reassured me, "Dina, I'm not mad! You're unbelievably powerful! I'm just kinda irritated that I didn't try harder.."
I patted him on the shoulder, "You did your best, Todd!" I noticed Stella walking towards us.
"Congratulations, you're through to the second round! But hold your head high, Todd. That was a fine effort from you both." she held out a package, "Anyway, Dina, this is for you. It's your prize for winning round one!" I looked at it with confusion as I read the label. "A time-plus prize pack?"
"Yes, it extends your cleaning time by 30 seconds every time you use it. Each one is good for a single use. They're available at the shop if you need more. Also, you are now promoted to Fighter Rank 2!" she gave me a new Fossil Pass with updated information.
"Good luck in round two! I look forward to seeing how strong you both become!" Stella then exited the lobby into her office.
"Well you got me.. But you wanna know why I don't feel all that bad?" he grinned cheerfully, "I got to take you on in a Fossil Battle, and it was really fun! That's why I'm gonna cheer you on for the rest of the Cup!" he jumped up and down, "Until the end of the Cup, I'm going to be the president and CEO of the Dina fan club! You're my champ now, so I'm entrusting you with my dream!"
I felt a bit embarrassed, "Oh, Todd, it was just luck. Either one of us could have won."
"But you did win! So you have to try your hardest, promise?" I smiled, "Yeah, I promise!"
"...I do not know what to make of the two of you." I jumped at the sound of the familiar voice.
"Rupert!" I shouted. He glared at us, "You just faced each other in battle, and yet now you laugh about it?"
Todd stared at him, irritated, "You don't get it! We just shared an awesome battle together!" I nodded in agreement.
Rupert paused to think, "So you're satisfied with defeat, then? It doesn't gnaw at your soul like a rabid badger?" Todd looked him in the eyes, "Well, yeah. I'm fine with it!"
He looked at him questioningly, "You are... a strange person..."
"Jerk." I whispered to Todd, who tried to hold in his laughter.
"Yes, well," Rupert turned to walk away, "Unlike you, I have more important things to do with my time."
After he had gone, Todd started ranting, "What is with that guy? It's not like we asked his opinion or anything! Alright, Dina," Todd said, "I'm going to cheer you on like I've never cheered before!"
He held up his fists, "You have to make that no good, arrogant jerk eat his words! I'm counting on you!"
"Todd, I will do my best! Rupert needs to be shown what Fossil Fighting is truly abou-" The Paleopager started beeping.
"All Round 1 matches are complete. A new dig site has also been opened: Jungle Labyrinth. Fighters are urged to travel there and prepare for Round 2."
"Hey!" Todd said, "I just got a message saying any Fighter that lost in Round1 is welcome to use the new dig site!"
"That's great, Todd!" I stated.
"Yeah! I mean, as long as I'm here I might as well try to have some fun!" he turned to leave, but whirled back around. "Don't worry, though! I'll still cheer you on just the same! Well, let's head to the dig site!"
He grabbed my hand to drag me there again, but quickly let go. He blushed, "Oh, yeah, um, you can follow me!" he said nervously. I laughed a bit as we rushed out the door.
"Stop it, Dina!"
"Your expression is hilarious!"
"Oh, come on! Let's just go already!"
"Whatever you say! Hahaha!"
Todd sighed.
Just as we were about to enter the dig site, Todd realized that he forgot his pickaxe in the Cleaning Room, so he went to get it. This left me standing outside the Fossil Station waiting for him.
"Hurry it up, Todd... It's 6:03. The Jungle Labyrinth will be closed by the time we get to it!" I mumbled to myself.
I was about to go search for him when the intercom beeped on.
"This is an important public-service announcement from Caliosteo Fossil Park. The fossil canon's adjustments are complete. If you wish to use it, please proceed to the Fossil Lawn located east of the island."
Hm, I thought, I could probably send my brother a fossil with that. My older brother, by about a year and a half, was an amazing fighter. His best friend, Hunter, and him looked almost exactly the same. He learned most of his Fighting skills from Hunter. The two of them were like lost brothers, though he always made time for me and he taught me a couple basic things. I hadn't seen him since he entered another Cup on a distant island, the same one Hunter entered a few years back.
Then I realized that Todd wasn't coming anytime soon, so I headed off to the Jungle Labyrinth myself.
I noticed someone lying in the grass as I entered the plant covered dig site. I rushed over to help him.
"Umm, excuse me sir? Are you alrig-"
"Oh, right. Hello there. So sorry to bother you but I appear to be in a bit of a pickle."
Oh, great. Crazy old guy alert. I thought to myself. I was still a little concerned, "Ok, is there anything I can do?"
"Why yes! Hunger gnaws at my belly, you see, and I fear the only cure is a delectable melon spud." my face twisted with confusion, What the heck is a melon spud?
The man continued, "You see, a single one of these sweet, subterranean spuds would have me up and about in no time. Ah, but the melon spud is a clever beastie... Where could it be hiding?" I sighed and looked around.
The old man pointed to a spot over to his left covered with dense undergrowth, "I say, I sense a melon spud buried right over in that spot! You'll see a vibrant, green sprout marking the location of the precious melon spud. Now be a good egg and get it for me, will you? Or else I fear the worst for this old geezer..."
I groaned to myself, You're kidding, right? I have to dig up a freaking fruit? I mean I know this guy is old, but he's not that old! I halfheartedly agreed, and searched around for the melon spud.
"Geez, with all these shrubs it's gonna be hard to find anything... Huh?" I noticed a peculiar sprout growing in a patch of tall grass. "Yes! That must be it!" I dug the sprout up and sure enough, there was a melon spud.
The old guy was being an absolute drama queen when I got back to him. "Oh, my vision grows weak... I think I hear angels... Good heavens, this looks like the end for me!
"Here," I said to the old man, shoving the melon spud in his mouth, "I got your fruit... thing..."
He leapt up, "Oh my! That's it! The melon spud! Ho ho, well done, old bean! That melon spud has given me an injection of youthful vim and vigor!" he looked over at me, "Oh, but you went to great trouble to dig up that melon spud for me, yes?"
Well, no. Not really... I mentally said to myself.
"Well in that case," he continued, "I would humbly request the pleasure of your name." he asked politely.
"My name is Dina, sir."
"Well, Dina, it appears I am in your debt. I am Professor Nigel Scatterly, man of science and curator of the Caliosteo Museum on Cranial Isle." he chuckled, "I came here in search of Calio Slablets but somehow managed to get hopelessly lost. Also, I forgot my lunch on the counter so it's a good thing you came along!"
I stared at him with confusion, "What exactly is a Calio Slablet?" I asked.
He replied with a smile, "Oh yes, let me explain what Calio Slablets are. There's little more I enjoy than discussing the wonders of science after all!" he cleared his throat, "Yes, now where to begin... Calio Slablets, you see, are a curious set of tablets hewn from dinosaur bones. I discovered one of these tablets a fair while back and found it contained the history of these islands. It claimed that the long-lost Kingdom of Caliosteo existed on this very spot, and was led by a mighty ruler known as ZongaZonga." he then explained how ZongaZonga wielded powerful spells that could even resurrect dinosaurs from fossils, which was very similar to how we revive Vivosaurs today.
"Naturally," he stated, "I yearn to know more of this civilization, but I only have Calio Slablet #1 in my possession... However, since they bothered to number the one I found, logic demanded that there must be others! So knowing this, I fashioned a special CS Sonar to search them out."
He took out a machine similar to my Fossil Sonar, but it looked much more complicated. The machine detected something and started beeping.
Prof. Scatterly's eyes lit up, "Hello, what's this then? It seems the CS Sonar has detected another Slablet!" he stepped over next to me, "Stand aside! I must excavate it with all due speed, as the sun is setting fast!" I took a quick look at the sky. The orange, glowing sun was sinking below the ocean, making it glow pink against the flaming sky.
"...Oh, sod!" I turned around to see Prof. Scatterly shaking his head with despair. "It seems I've forgotten my shovel today as well!" he turned to me. "Step lively now, Dina, for it falls to you to unearth this buried Slablet." I looked at the ground uncertainly. ..But, what does a Slablet look like?
"Oh ho!" Prof. Scatterly chuckled, "The CS Sonar claims that the Slablet lies buried at my feet! Just under the old nose, if you will. Perhaps that pickaxe of yours is the key to unlocking the mysteries of the Kingdom of Caliosteo. Quickly now!" he shouted, "Unearth that Calio Slablet with all speed!"
I grabbed my shovel and pickaxe from my bag and shoved the shovel into the ground, tossing aside the soft earth. I cleared away a thin layer of rock with the pickaxe, and a piece of slate with ancient scripture carved into it emerged from the rubble. I dug around it and carefully pulled it out of the ground. I handed the Slablet to Prof. Scatterly.
He was overjoyed, "Good heavens! It is a Calio Slablet! ...And look! It's marked with the number three!" the only thing I could see was a strange marking in the corner, which I assumed was the #3 in ancient writing. Although happy, the Professor sighed, "I suppose the prudent thing would be to set this one aside until I find the second Slablet... Well, posh to that! My scientific curiosity will not be contained!"
Although I first thought this would just be a silly little rock tablet, it seemed to have a certain aura about it. I was curious to find the others as well, so I listened to him decode the script.
"According to my knowledge on this writing, here is what Slablet #3 says:
"Once every several decades, ZongaZonga compelled his people to hold a tournament. Participants in the tournament were given revived dinosaurs and made to command them in battle. These brave warriors traveled to and fro across the islands, waging battles of gargantuan ferocity. The tournament's sole reason for being held was to choose a new Majestic Vessel. And when only one warrior was left standing, he or she would become the new Majestic Vessel.."
"I say!" Prof. Scatterly exclaimed, "A contest in which dinosaurs are made to fight across the three islands... The similarity to our own Caliosteo Cup is remarkable!" He stroked his chin, "However, I am at a loss to explain the meaning of the Majestic Vessel. Perhaps," he suggested, "It simply means one who has qualities of leadership that befit a king?"
"Maybe..." I somewhat agreed with him.
"Well then! I suppose that mystery will be left unsolved until we uncover the other Calio Slablets, yes?"
"Yes, and I look forward to seeing the other ones, too, Prof. Scatterly."
"Hm, yes. Well, I shall make for Cranial Isle with this new Slablet posthaste. I own you great thanks, Dina. You've been of remarkable assistance to me."
He started to walk toward the exit, but turned around quickly again, Oh, if ever you find yourself upon the shores of Cranial Isle, you must stop by my museum! I promise you will not be disappointed! Good day to you now, Dina, and safe travels!"
He walked toward the dense jungle, "Wait! You're going the wrong way! That leads to the jungle!" I yelled after him, trying not to laugh.
"...I beg your pardon? You say that this path will only take me deeper into the deep, dark jungle?" he laughed, "Ho ho, yes, well it seems I am in your debt yet again, Dina." He rushed toward the actual exit. "This time, it is farewell for sure. Tallyhoooo!"
I looked at the sky, now releasing how late it was. The dig site would be closing soon. I checked my watch. It was 8:30 pm. "Shoot! I guess I'll have to come back tomorrow." I quickly rushed back toward the Fossil Station.
Little did I know that something was going to happen as soon as I left.
"Todd!" I yelled as I noticed him in the lobby.
He looked at me and his face went pale, "D-Dina! I-I'm sooo sorry! I went to get my pickaxe and then I decided to clean some fossils and..." I simply laughed, "Todd, I'm not mad. I didn't did up a single fossil today! I was busy helping this guy named Prof. Scatterly dig up these things called "Calio Slablets". It was pretty interesting."
Todd sighed, "Well guess what happened to me? I went to my room and I'm stuck with a girl as a roommate!" I glared at him which made him blush a little, "Well... that's not all! She's also crazy because she won't tell me her name, she wears this weird mask that she refuses to take off, and she's really annoying! Hopefully you'll get a better roommate, 'cause I hate mine!"
I snickered, "Oh, come on, Todd! Maybe you just need time to get to know her."
"Pfft, get to know her... She's crazy! Oh well, I won't bother you with my problems. G'night, Dina!"
"Goodnight, Todd!" I shuffled around in my bag to find my room key, then rushed down the long corridor.
"49, 50, 51, 52! Here we are!" I turned the key and the lock clicked. I opened the door slowly.
"Hello?" I called slowly, unsure if my roommate was there yet.
"Yes? I'll be there in a minute!" the voice came from the bathroom, obviously male, but somehow familiar though I couldn't be sure. The shower water was running and the door was locked. There was a red duffle bag lying on the bed closest to it.
I picked up my duffle bag, which had been taken to my room by the attendants I suppose, and plopped it down on the other bed. There were two closets so I took the one nearest to my bed and put all my clothes in it and then tossed the bag in the bottom.
I changed into my nightgown and pulled out my IPod. I set it to one of my playlists and lay down on the bed and just as I closed my eyes, the door opened.
"Dina?" The voice asked. I opened my eyes and my mouth dropped open as I realized who it was.
And also that I was sharing a room with Rupert.
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Me: Predictable ending! :P Anyways, sorry for the long wait! But here it is!
Dina: Why must I share a room with Rupert?
Me: Because it's fun! Well, if you've played the game you know what happens, but if you haven't.. :) Now I must go finish my neglected English project! :D
Dimetro: *is munching on paper*
Me: Oh, well, while I redo that... Please review!