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~CHAPTER 12~
"Hey, Todd! Ready to do some digging?" Dina asked cheerfully, meeting Todd outside of the entrance to Rainbow Canyon.
"Of course! Let's go!" Todd cheered, fist-pumping the air. He grabbed Dina's wrist and dragged her across the rope bridge leading into the canyon. Dina quickly shook herself free and ran ahead.
When Todd caught up, he saw Dina gazing at something, a bright smile on her face.
"Look, Todd! That fighter has a dog! Let's go say hi!" Dina completely disregarded him and ran forward.
"Hi! I've never seen a fighter with a dog before. Can I pet her?"
The girl jumped. She had long blonde hair pulled into a high ponytail, light blue eyes, a red ascot tied around her neck, an archeologist's helmet and tan archeologist's shirt and shorts. The dog is a bulldog, and is wearing a helmet, ascot, and shirt just like the girl is, and has black ears sticking out of the helmet, and black fur around its left eye.
The girl had a thick accent,
"My goodness. I am glad, no? At ze moment I was thinking... Ah, but no. It is nothing." she smiled, "Bonjour, Fighters! My name is Joanie." she motioned to her dog, "And zis is Madame Pooch. She is entered with me in ze Cup. Yes, you may pet her."
Dina beamed and bent down, outstretching her hand for Madame Pooch to sniff.
Joanie suddenly gasped and made Dina jump.
"Sacre bleu! I was almost forgetting! I have discovered here a thing which is being quite lovely." she pulled an odd object from her backpack. It was a bowl with odd spikes coming out from underneath it.
"It is lovely, no? It is big and round, and so I have made with ze filling it with fruit!"
"It's…Ah, It's very pretty?" Dina said, it coming off more as a question than a statement.
"Bark, bark, bark!" Madame Pooch yapped.
"Of course, Madame Pooch! We shall be making ze exit now." Joanie waved, "Adieu, Todd and Dina!" the pair walked off.
"Er, well, I guess we should deeper into the dig site now, right?" Todd muttered.
"Um, Ya…Let's do that." Dina agreed.
The two walked across a bridge to get to the other side, where Terry stood waiting.
"Hey, it's you two!" he exclaimed, "You beatin' the heat and diggin' your digging?"
"Yea, of course!" Todd said happily.
Terry pointed to the cliff side were a lift stood, "Well, one of the things that makes Rainbow Canyon a premier dig site is that Fighters can excavate using the gondola! All you gotta do is get in and pull the lever up or down to move."
Todd's eyes widened in excitement.
"There's also a place at the bottom for some additional digging. Well, you two have fun! See ya!" Terry gave a two-fingered salute and walked off.
Todd smiled and jumped into the gondola,
"Let's go Dina!"
When they reached the bottom, they saw a girl walking around, looking distressed.
Todd and Dina exchanged looks before walking over towards her.
"...Where is it, Digadig?" she muttered, "Without it, I..." she walked around again, searching for something.
"Hmm, I know I diga-dropped it right around here." She resumed searching again.
Todd blinked before looking over at Dina.
"Do you see that, Dina? That girl..." He clasped his hands in front of his face, "...She is SOOOO CUTE! Come on! We should go help her!"
Todd smiled, picking his way over to her.
"Hey," he started, "Are you having trouble? ...Because I can totally help!" the girl whipped around, "Giyaa!" she screamed, and then hid behind a huge rock, peeking around the side.
"Whoa, wait! Sorry! We're nice, I promise!" he turned to Dina, "Right, Dina?" Said girl nodded.
"Look, I'm Todd, and that's Dina. I wasn't expecting to find a cute girl like you wandering around Rainbow Canyon!" Todd adjusted his hat, "Someone must have dropped an angel, because I can see myself in your eyes! ...Wait, that's not how it goes."
"Fail…" Dina muttered under her breathe.
Todd blushed faintly, "N-never mind, what do you need? We saw you looking for something."
The girl stepped forward hesitantly, "Can you... help me, digadig?" Todd jumped forward, making the girl jump back a little.
"SURE!" he shouted, then looked at the blonde standing next to him, "Right, Dina?"
"Um, Yeah…Sure." Dina shrugged.
The girl looked down shyly, "Ok... I dropped something very important, digadig. Please, diga, help me find it." she said softly.
"Don't you worry!" Todd said, "Just stay right there and we'll find your... Um... Your... Hey what are you looking for anyway?" She met Todd's eyes, "You will know, digadig. It is big and round and helps to protect me." Todd gasped, "Hey! That sounds like the bowl Joanie found!"
"The let's go find her." Dina turned towards the girl. "Don't worry, we'll find it."
"Thank you, digadig." she said happily.
Todd turned and walked to the gondola, "Well, let's go then, Dina! We have to find Joanie!"
When the two friends got to the top, they found Joanie almost instantly.
She was at the top of the cliff with Madame Pooch, admiring the 'bowl.'
"A bowl zis big, it is rare, no?" Joanie asked her dog, "I can fit so many things inside it! Like cheese! Or ze baguette!"
"Arooooo!" Madame Pooch howled.
"Wait! Waaaaaaait!" Todd shouted.
"It's not like they're going to disappear…" Tsuno sighed.
"Ach! Who-what-how?! I thought I-And…You! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY HEAD AGAIN?!" Dina yelped.
"…Um…"
"Pay attention!" Storm Blade interjected. "I told them about everything. Now get over it!"
Dina quickly shook her head in time to hear Joanie say;
"Ah, it is Todd and Dina. You are well, no?"
Dina stepped forward and explained how the girl was missing her 'bowl'.
Joanie blinked, surprised, "Escargot! The owner of ze bowl, she is missing it, no?" she sighed, "Ah, it is a shame. We have grown so attached to ze bowl, you see?"
She thought for a moment, "Very well, we shall return ze bowl..."
"ARF, ARF, ARF, ARF!"
"No, no, Madame Pooch! If we do not return ze bowl, we are no better than the burglar of cats, no? ...Although, you may be more of ze dog burglar."
Madame Pooch proceeded to growl.
Joanie laughed awkwardly, "Ah! You do not find ze joke to be amusing, no?" but Madame Pooch suddenly barked an idea.
"...Ah, I see, I see. Very well, zat is what we will do." Joanie and her dog turned to us, "Ahem!" she cleared her throat, "...We want to make ze Fossil Battle with you. If you can defeat Madame Pooch, we shall give you ze bowl."
Todd blinked in confusion.
"...You want us to battle your dog?"
Joanie shook her head, "Ah, no. I have not said zis correctly. You will make ze Fossil Battle with me, Joanie."
Todd nodded, "All right, we can have a Fossil Battle!"
Madame Pooch started whining.
"No, no! Zat will not do! She wishes for me to make the battle with Dina. Zis is good, no?"
"Look, lady. We just want the bowl." Todd groaned. Dina sighed and fished out her medals.
"Let's battle!"
Joanie sent out a Peloro, a Machai and a Tryma, while Dina sent out her normal team.
Peloro used Peloro Horn on Tsuno, causing twenty-seven damage. Tryma's link ability activated, causing nine damage. Machai used Machai Twist on Tsuno, causing thirty-nine critical damage.
Tsuno used running smash on Peloro, causing forty-three damage. Wild Winds used Angry Peck on Peloro, causing thirty-six damage.
Tryma used Raptor Combo on Storm Blade, causing sixty-one critical damage. Machai used Machai Twist on Tsuno, sending her back to her medal.
Wild Winds used Tornado Wing on Machai, causing fifty-one damage and poisoning him. Storm Blade then used Wind Blast on Machai, sending him back to his medal.
Tryma used Raptor Combo on Storm Blade, causing sixty-three critical damage. Peloro used Peloro Combo on Storm Blade, causing fifty-eight critical damage.
Wild Winds rotated to the back center position and used Tornado wing on Tryma, causing one-hundred seven critical damage and sending him back to his medal. Storm Blade rotated to the front left position and used Wind Blast, causing one-hundred sixty-one damage and sending Peloro back to his medal.
"Our Vivosaurs, zey have lost!" Joanie sighed and pated Madame Pooch's head.
"Do not be angry. It was bad luck, no?" Madame Pooch growled.
Joanie turned towards Dina, "Well, you have defeated me, so I shall return ze bowl." She took it from her pack and handed it to the blonde.
"ARF, ARF, ARF! Madame Pooch woofed happily.
"Madame Pooch says ze Fossil Battle was fun. But for now, adieu!" Joanie and Madame Pooch turned and walked down the path.
"That was weird…It was almost like she was talking to the dog." Todd said. Before Dina could answer, their Paleopagers went off.
Pipipipipipi!
"This is an alert for all Fighters. The BB Brigade has begun kidnapping Fighters from Rainbow Canyon. As of now, they appear to be targeting young females. Female Fighters are urged to seek shelter immediately."
Pipipipipipi!
"What?! OHMYGOD, I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT GIRL IS OK!" Todd shouted, running off down the path towards the gondola.
"Todd! Wait!" Dina shouted, running forward a few steps and stretching out her hand.
"…THAT IDIOT LEFT ME HERE ALONE!" Dina roared mentally.
She raced down the path, only to skid to a stop when she spotted two BB goons and the girl from before. One of the goons opened a hidden door, mumbling something about juice.
"Hey! There's another one!" A BB lackey who had just exited the secret passage shouted after spotting Dina.
Dina whirled around and tried to run, only to be grabbed from behind.
"Let me go!" She screamed struggling.
"Hit her with something!" One of the BB's shouted.
Dina's eyes widened and a small squeak came from her as something collided with her head, and she blacked out…..
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