Fossil Fighters: Return of the Champions
By: Aubrie1234
Ruby's POV
When Tria came in on the VisionRadio, I didn't think any of us would know what she was going to say next. When she did, I was shocked; everyone was, I think.
"...Who...who would do such a thing to a kid? He's innocent!" Sean said after Tria's called ended.
"I don't know, but we should check on Elric. It might be the best thing he needs right now, besides hope." Spike said. I followed Sean, Becky, and Frett as they started off; we had been searching Starry Falls until that call came in.
"Security will need to be tightened at all the Fossil Parks, not just the searches. If an event like this can get by, then what else can if we don't increase security?" Liu Ren reasoned.
"Liu Ren's right; if we don't, similar events could happen. And, we need to find whoever did this to Elric; they must still be around the Fossil Parks somewhere." Todd said.
"And, whoever they are, they're armed and dangerous. We need to be careful, whatever we do." Sapphire said.
I saw Mom in the Waiting Room when we got there; Tria wasn't there, but Leon and Nate were. They were both staring at the door to the infirmary, the looks on their faces showing that they were hoping Elric to be alright; I was too.
"Is he okay?" Becky asked.
"I don't know. Since they can't contact any of his family, they're only allowing his closest friends inside." Mom said.
"At least Pearla helped him a lot." I said, "Her Sacrifice might just have saved his life."
"I hope so. He's just a kid, younger than me, even!" Frett said, then sighed, "He doesn't deserve this."
"No kid does." Sean said, "Once I find out who did this to Elric, Nychus and I are going to take them down!"
"I would expect nothing less from the Flying Smile Kid." someone said from behind us. I turned to see Dino Gigante, Spike, Lancelot, and Jimmy. The boy ran into my arms, crying a bit, where I comforted him.
"Ruby," he sniffed, "Is Elric going to be okay?"
"I think so." I told him, not at all that sure myself. I looked up to them.
"He was riding with me when we got the call. I was able to keep him calm until we got here." Lancelot said. I nodded in thanks, to which he smiled.
"It was no trouble at all, Ruby. Though, I am worried." his smile left his face, taking on a sad look as he looked to the doors behind me.
"Aren't we all." Leon spoke up for the first time since I got there, and his voice sounded just as worried as his face showed.
Soon, everyone was in the Waiting Room, except for Angie; everyone was worried, and I wouldn't blame them. Dad was with me and Mom; Lucky was trying to stay strong, and Daisy was helping him by trying to keep him happy; Todd, Matt, and Pauleen were on the other side of the room from me, keeping Jimmy from getting too sad. Everyone else was just sitting or standing around, trying not to look at each other in the eyes. All of a sudden, one of the doors opened, attracting everyone's attention; Tria was there, smiling.
"He's going to be fine. He'll need rest, but he'll be fine. Thanks for coming, guys." she said. Many of us let out sighs of relief.
"Is it all right if we see him?" Penny asked.
"Yeah, but we can't all go; just a few at a time, and he's awake." I smiled, looking at Matt and Jimmy, who were also smiling. We were all afraid we were going to lose a friend, but we were all glad we didn't.
"And, Dina, I really want to thank you and Pearla." she continued, "She was a big help. Some of the doctors said that if you hadn't, they don't think he would have... well, you know." Mom nodded.
"We were happy to help. If I hadn't, she would have done it anyway, just to do whatever she could to help." Tria nodded.
We went in groups of five, and I was one of the first, along with Leon, Penny, Roland, and Nate. When we got there, I saw that he was adjusted to where he was sitting up against the pillows and his shirt was off; his chest was covered in bandages and there was a machine attached to his arm, reading out beeps. My guess that was to keep an eye on his heartbeat, in case something went wrong; beside his bed was his Toba, who was laying her head on his legs. We went inside and he smiled at us, Toba looking at us before going back to staring at Elric.
"Hello again. I didn't expect my second meeting with all of you to be like this." he said.
"It's my third, Elric." Leon said, to which Elric nodded, but flinched afterward.
He must still be hurting from his wound. I thought.
"He is. Just not as much as before." Toba said, and I was startled, "Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude."
'It's okay, just warn me next time.' She gave me a mental nod.
"So, what happened?" Penny asked. Elric seemed surprised.
"I..." he glanced away, "I'm sorry, but I can't tell you."
"Why?" Nate asked.
"I can't because-"
"Did he threaten you?!" Roland asked. Elric shook his head, then quickly regretted it.
"No, it's just that I'm not sure if I can tell you." That left us confused.
"What do you mean?" Leon asked.
"The guy that kidnapped me, I've seen him somewhere before, but I want to check and make sure I know who it is. If it is him, then we might be in trouble."
"How much?" Nate asked.
"More than you can imagine." I looked worriedly to the others, who looked just as worried.
"Well, getting on a more friendly topic," Penny said, "Are you okay?" He smiled.
"Yes, I only need to rest and not move around much. They needed to stitch my wound closed, as Tria told me, and I can't leave for a few days, maybe even weeks." I nodded.
"I know how that feels." I said, "I broke my arm once and I had to have a cast, which I couldn't take off for months. It gets irritating when you can't use your left arm." They all laughed (though Elric did flinch and cough a bit) and I smiled; it was good to see Elric happy, even though we didn't really know each other that well.
Rupert's POV
Todd, Dina, Pauleen, and I were the last ones to visit Elric, and he was smiling very much. Spike was right when he said we needed to be there for Elric; he seemed better already. (Before, when I said Ruby and the others could go, Dina wasn't too happy and fussed with me a bit, but we were on better terms now)
"Hello again." he said as we came in.
"Hi Elric. You feeling better?" Dina asked.
"Very much, thanks to all of Tria's friends. I never knew she had so many with all their different personalities, and I saw all of them at the Vivosaur Soccer game yesterday. I was very glad to meet all of them face-to-face."
"Same with us." Todd said, "I don't mean to bring up bad memories or anything, but who kidnapped you?" Elric's face turned into a frown.
"I know this might sound ridiculous, but I believe it was-"
"Zongazonga?" Dina interrupted. He nodded and she sighed.
"I was afraid of this right from when Ruby had that dream. If he's back, then he's going to want revenge; especially on me. Elric, please tell us what happened." she asked. He did and when he was finished, my eyes had grown wide, along with the others.
"ZZ's not just back, diga, he's gone insane!" Pauleen said.
"His desire to rule the world and get rid of me must have done it. The question is, how is he back?"
"We need to find him and stop him before he sets another plan into motion. With the things he gathered, he could be doing anything." I said, "And Dina, I think those martial arts lessons you took as a precaution are about to come in handy."
"You took martial arts?" Todd asked her.
"I thought ZZ might not have been gone for good, and it looks like I was right; I tried to forget about ZZ after I did, but it looks like I can't. I never can."
"That's not true, digadig!" Pauleen told her, "You saw what happened to him. None of us knew he was still alive, diga. You have no reason to be blamed." She smiled and hugged Pauleen.
"Thanks, Pauleen." Dina said, then separated before turning to Elric, "Elric, I'm just glad you're alive after all that. Sorry we had to bring it up again."
"It's okay. At least I'm safe now."
"Stryker's going to have a few Wardens guarding the parks while the rest are going to patrol for ZZ, but they're going to need our help if they want to catch him." I said, "He's just too dangerous, and there's also something strange, too."
"What do you mean?" Todd asked.
"ZZ... he had a body when he kidnapped you, Elric. How did he get that body?" I said.
"That is strange." Dina said, "I wish we knew more."
"If ZZ wants revenge, he's going to be back before you know it." Todd said, "So we might know sooner than we'd like."
"Once I'm well enough to leave the infirmary, I want to help as much as I can." Elric said. Pauleen shook her head.
"Sorry, digadig, but it's too dangerous. But, please keep it a secret, diga."
"Why?" he asked.
"No one except us knows about ZZ." Dina explained, "If we told them about ZZ now, they might panic and it would just make everything worse." He nodded, flinching probably from pain.
"I see. I promise, I won't tell anyone." I shook his hand.
"Thank you, Elric, and have a swift recovery." I said.
"I hope I will." he said, then we left.
Uh oh. ZZ might be more dangerous this time then he ever was before! And, how did he get that body? How did he survive? When will he strike next? Will he go after Elric again? How did he get his information? Will-
Aggro: SHUTUPALREADYGROOOAR!
Me: Okay okay. Anyway, R & R, readers. If you haven't noticed, several people seem to be my favorites. Can you guess?
