(AN: anything in bold is Nibbles talking.)

Chapter 11: Shenron

"We need to talk." Says Mei Lian.

"I have nothing to say to you." I reply. I wretch my shoulder out of her grip and head into Liu Ren's office.

"Hey come back here" Mei Lian yells and follows me into the office. When we get in there we see Liu Ren. He sees us.

"Excellent timing, Jura." he says, "I was wondering if you'd join me for a bit."

"Sure!"

"He's busy."

"Oh, Mei Lian? Sorry but I need his help with something over in Lantern Lake. I'll wait for you at the entrance. Please don't be long." And he sets off for Lantern Lake.

"Now we can-hey wait!"

"I have a mission. So I can't be bothered. Good day." And with that said I head to Lantern Lake. When I get there Liu Ren contacts me.

"Thanks for coming so quickly. As you may know, there's a waterfall in this dig site. Have you ever wondered what's behind it? Mmm…" after that we drive until we get to Xuan Fu Falls. We drive through it and almost crash into a wall.

"I brought you here for a reason. This is actually a secret entrance." Explains Liu Ren.

"To what?" I ask.

"Heh. Hold on and I'll explain. But first, why not take a look for yourself? Open sesame!"

Nothing happens.

"…OPEN SESAME!"

Nothing happens.

"Um, open sesame?"

And… nothing happens.

"Oh, that's right. OPEN PARSLEY!"

And the wall moves to the side showing a cavern.

"Holy smokes!"

"Right-o, then. Let's go." We drive into the cavern and see a Jade statue of an oriental dragon.

"Wooooow…"

"Mei Lian? Good of you to join us we may need the extra help."

"Grrrr!" Wow … what is that?

"Impressive, is it not? In case you can't tell, this is a statue of an Earth Dragon." Liu Ren explains, "Look closely. See how the jewel in its hand glitters? Doesn't that look very similar to the stolen trophies?"

"Now that you mention it…"

"We should check it with the Cosmonium Detector…" *Beep boop! Beep boop!* "Just as I thought! That's the Cosmonium we've been searching for! Now we just have to nab that jewel and get it back to HQ, right? Well, there's one little problem… That Earth Dragon is no mere statue. Wait what? Powerful magic has given it a soul of its very own! I've been researching this for some time, and I think we should be able to take the jewel as long as we replace it. However, there's also a chance the Earth Dragon will awaken filled with furious rage. Which would be bad. You think? Anyway, if that happens, we'll have no choice but to subdue it in battle. Are you ready?"

"I'm ready." This plan is crazy!

"Excellent." After Liu Ren says that he removes the gem and replaces it with an Imperial Topaz orb. "While we wait to see if this works, let me tell you a bit about the statue. Long ago, this continent was plagued by war and existed in a state of total chaos. Weary of such things, a powerful sage used his magic to make this Earth Dragon. I suppose you could call his this land's guardian. That jewel he was holding had been found at the bottom of a deep lake. Legend says it was polished day and night for a year before being placed in the statue's claw. To think that we are only now learning of its true nature… And to think that we may even now be too late…"

"You're scaring me…"

"Hmm? Oh, sorry, Mei Lian. I suppose that did sound a bit ominous. I just meant that… Um…" before Liu Ren can continue the cavern starts shaking. "Ah. Well then. It seems our friend doesn't like his new prize." And the statue transforms comes to life with one half of the Dragon being made of Earth and the other half being made out of an Aquamarine gemstone with a Golden moustache, Golden claws, Golden spikes going down its back and Obsidian teeth. "Let's put him back to sleep!"

"Right!" IT'S GO TIME SHENRON! The dragon roars at us and the battle commences.

After the Earth Dragon is calmed down.

"O mighty and wise Earth Dragon! Please accept this new jewel!" Liu Ren Prays, "We give it to you in the hope that your old prize will aid us in creating a better world." The Earth Dragon turns into a jade statue again. "Looks like we're OK. The Earth Dragon seems content with his new jewel. Hopefully he'll continue protecting this continent as he has done for so long. Come. Let's go back." We head back to HQ. "I'll give this Cosmonium to Professor Little. Thank you for all your help. And since you now know how to open the stone door under the waterfall, feel free to dig there whenever you like."

"Sweet. Thanks, Liu Ren!" I say. Before I leave Liu Ren stops me.

"Wait. I need one more thing from you… Be my Paleo Pal! That's all for now. I hope we can work together soon."

"Um, OK?" I leave after that a little confused.

"Hey, wai-" Mei Lian starts but stops when a hand grabs her shoulder.

In the lobby

"Huh? How'd he do that?!"

Liu Ren became my Paleo Pal without me even noticing.

Paleo Pal Rank: 25

Digging Level: 2

Vivosaur: Tarbo

Vivosaur Rank: 21

The calm, composed leader of Fossil Park Asia.

Support Shots: Accuracy Up+ and Defense Up

"Boy, that was weird, huh?"

"Grrr!" Yeah it was.

"I gathered Cosmonium in Fossil Park Asia. Now I need to collect more of it at Fossil Park Europe and Fossil Park America. Let's go to Europe next okay?"

"Greah!" You just want to see Dahlia.

"What are you looking at?"

To be continued.

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Rank 6 Mapo

Rank 5 T-Rex Sue

Rank 6 T-Rex Stan

Rank 8 Tarbo

Rank 6 Raja

Rank 6 F-Raptor

Rank 6 Spino

Rank 7 Sucho

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Rank 7 Hypsi

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Rank 7 Stygi

Rank 4 Goyo

Rank 5 Seidon

Rank 5 Diplo

Rank 4 Amargo

Rank 6 Titano AR

Rank 3 Titano

Rank 6 Ampelo

Rank 4 Toba

Rank 7 Igua

Rank 7 Lophus

Rank 7 Lophus MN

Rank 7 Paraloph

Rank 6 Stego

Rank 6 Jiango

Rank 5 Lexo

Rank 5 Ankylo

Rank 6 Ankylo BO

Rank 5 Saichan

Rank 6 Peltas

Rank 6 Tricera

Rank 6 Styraco

Rank 5 Sinocera

Rank 7 Proto

Rank 6 Mihu

Rank 6 Ajka

Rank 7 Ptera

Rank 6 Ptera JP

Rank 9 Sungari

Rank 6 Thalasso

Rank 3 Coatlus

Rank 6 Hopter

Rank 6 Edapho

Rank 25 Pyro Yutie

Rank 26 Aero Yutie

Rank 20 Geo Yutie

Rank 29 Hydro Yutie

Rank 16 Nibbles

Rank 21 Tyrannosaurus

Rank 12 Sauroposeidon

Rank 22 Triceratops

Rank 20 Zinodious

Rank 12 Gorgostroika

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