A/N: Here's chapter 12!
Disclaimer: I don't own Fossil Fighters Champions.
Chapter 12: The Fall of The BB Brigade
I head further in, and see Cole, with two BB goons that were hitting the Spinal Pillar with pickaxes.
"Come on, you lazy dogs! Dig! Dig as if your life depends on it!" Cole tells the goons.
"You got it, boss!" BB goon #1 says.
Is it just me or did Cole sound kinda scared? I ask my vivosaurs.
He did. All my vivosaurs, except Tro say.
WE HAVE TO DEFEAT HIM! OTHERWISE THE ISLANDS WILL SINK AND WE'LL ALL DIE! Tro yells.
Cole laughs. "Soon this Spinal Pillar will snap and the Caliosteo Islands will be gone! Good thing I stocked up on skinny jeans before all the stores were flooded."
...Seriously? I think before I run up to him.
"Wh-what?! Who's there?!" Cole asks before turning around and looking at me. "...Seriously?"
"Yep." I say.
"You know, I have to admit: I'm almost impressed with you." He says. "Every other fool on this island is running in terror from us, yet here you are. Not bad, my man. Not bad at all. But no matter how much I dig your style, I can't let you interfere when we're so close to victory. Prepare to have your rear end handed to you!"
Cole sends in his B-Plesio, and two B-Rexes.
I send in Tro, Cera, and Typhoon. I have higher speed do I go first.
"Typhoon, Wing Whirlwind on B-Plesio!" He does, doing 101 damage.
Cole has his B-Plesio use B-Plesio Poison on Tro, doing 30 damage, poisoning him.
"Typhoon, Wing Whirlwind on B-Plesio again!" He does, doing 101 damage, defeating it. "Okay, Cera, Heracles Blade on one of the B-Rexes!" She does, doing150 damage. "Tro, Charge!" HE des, and takes 51 damage from the poison.
Cole has the B-Rex we attacked in the AZ and it uses Skeletal Assault on Cera, doing 114 damage.
"Tro, AZ by yourself and use Lugmos Sphere on the B-Rex in the SZ!" He does, doing 487 damage, defeating it.
Cole has his remaining B-Rex use Bare Tacticts on Tro, doing 136 damage.
"Let's finish this Cera! Heracles Blade!" She does, doing 149 damage.
Cera becomes Rank 12.
"...Such style! Such grace! I...I was actually distracted by your battle skills." Cole says, shocked.
"Thanks." I say. "I'm just awesome like that."
"I'm not used to being beaten in battle...or in beauty... I've lost my style, and without that, I'm nothing!" Cole says before he runs off crying.
"Um... I think... I left the iron on. ...Yeah, that's it." BB goon #2 says before both of them take off after Cole.
I inject the calcium into the pillar, and it grows back almost instantly. I start to head back, but get an FMS message from Joe.
"Joe here." He says. "That's some nice work, y'all. Seems the tremors have stopped on all three islands. Get yourselves back to my suite as soon as ya can, all right?"
I leave, and Todd, Pauleen, Rupert, and I leave. We get back to Cranial Isle, and go to Joe's suite.
"Y'all have saved the Caliosteo Fossil Park from a watery grave." He says when we get there. "...But that ain't enen the best news of the day! When them BB varmints fled, they led us right to their base! I'd love to chase 'em down and settle this once and for all, but we still got guest runnin' all over the park. I can't afford to send m'self or the staff out until things calm down 'round here."
Todd, Pauleen, Rupert, and I look at each other.
"We'll go." I say.
"Come again, pard? You wanna go to the BB Brigade Base?" Joe asks, surprised.
"Yes. Let us do it." I tell him.
"Ya got guts to spare, pardners, but I'm afraid I gotta say no." He says.
"What?! Why?!" I ask, surprised.
"This here's my fight, ya see? And besides, it's far too dangerous, even for the Patrol Team." Joe explains.
...What's he mean by "his fight"? I ask my vivosaurs.
No clue. All my vivosaurs say.
"I agree with Dina." Rupert says. "The BareBones Brigade is on the run and in disarray. We'll not likely have such a chance again."
"Rupert is right, digadig!" Pauleen says. "Let's go take care of Don Boneyard once and for all, diga!"
"Yeah." I say. "And it's not too dangerous. We took care of the Spinal Pillar thing, so why can't we handle this? We can do it, Joe. Trust us."
"...Can't say as I'm comfortable with the idea, but I suppose yer right." Joe says after a minute. "I'm issuin' one last order to my Caliosteo Patrol Team. Saddle up and ride to the BB Brigade Base and take out that dastardly Don Boneyard!"
We nod.
"The base is on a tiny piece of land called Bonechip Island." Joe says. "I'll talk to the helicopter pilot so y'all can fly there from the Cranial Icle heliport. Soon as things tucker down here, I'll make my way over and help y'all out. Just promise to be careful, ya hear? Them BB varmints wan't go down without a fight. Good luck, Patrol Team."
We do out little jump thing, except Todd waited for a second.
"When you're ready, meet up with us at the heliport." Rupert says before we leave.
I go get ready, and head to the heliport.
"Are you ready?" Rupert asks.
"Yes." I say.
"Wait, digadig! Don't forget about us!" Pauleen yells as she and Todd run up.
"It's time to capture Don Boneyard and put him out of commission for good!" Rupert says before we get into the helicopter.
After a little while, we arrive at Bonechip Island. The BB Baseis basically a base built into the side of a small, mountain-like thing. It has a white skull on a black background over the entrance.
Wow. Like that's not obvious. You know, with the skull. I think, whcih causes my vivosaurs to laugh.
"So this is the BareBones Brigade's secret lair, eh?" Rupert says.
"Nice skull, digadig." Pauleen says. "Maybe be a bit more obvious next time."
The door opens and two BB goons come out and see us.
"Aw, nuts!" One of them says. "It's a raid! Them Fighters is here!"
..."Them Fighters is here"? Seriously? Can't he say it like a normal person? I think, which causes my vivosaurs to laugh again.
"E-emergancy!" The other one says. "Call the guard! Call the commanders! Call Don Boneyard!" He and the other BB goon run back inside.
"Let's try to finish off these fools before Joe and his crew arrive. Move out!" Rupert says.
We start to run in, but Todd stops. Rupert and Pauleen don't notice, so they keep running in.
"Todd?" I ask him.
"Ooooooh... Oh my stomach!" He says. "Why did I go to that all-you-can-eat-chili-dog buffet? Oooooooh... G-go on without me. I just...need to rest for a minute."
Seriously? I think.
"Okay, Todd." I say before heading in.
Rupert and Pauleen are each fighting BB goons. I head further in and see Lola standing there.
"Oh, woooooow." She says. "You're back. You'r not, like, following me or something, are you? Or maybe you're just persistent. I had an aunt like that once. She was wiiiild man." She blows a bubble with her gum, which pops. "Soooooo, like, you know we're even from that whole Bonehemoth thing, riiight? Which means I'm tooooootally gonna thump you good, you dig?"
"Nope. I'm still gonna beat you." I say.
Lola has a B-Brachio, a B-Rex, and her B-Jara.
I send in Tro, Cera, and Bert.
Lola has higher speed, so she goes first. She had her B-Brachio use Boney Stomp on Bert, which does 14 damage, and rotates to where Cera is in the AZ.
"Bert, AZ and use Thick Jaws onB-Brachio!" He does, doing 114 damage. "Tro, Charge!" He does.
Lola has her B-Jara use Boney Screech on Cera, doing 16 damage. She also has her B-Brachio use Boney Stomp on Bert, doing 14 damage and puts Bert in the SZ.
"Cera, Enflame Tro and Tro, use Lugmos Tail on B-Brachio!" They do, and Tro does 321 damage, defeating the B-Brachio.
Lola has her B-Jara use Boney Screech on Bert, doing 21 damage, making him fall asleep. She then puts her B-Rex in the AZ and has it use Bare Tacticts on Tro, doing 78 damage.
"Tro, Az by yourelf and use Lugmos Tail on B-Jara!" He does, doing 269 damage, defeating it.
Lola has her B-Rex use Skeletal Assault on Tro, doing 150 damage.
"Cera, Enflame yourself." she does, and I end my turn.
Lola has her B-Rex use Boney Roar, and it doesn't do much damage.
"Cera, let's finish this with Heracles Beam!" she does, doing 260 damage, defeating it.
Tro becomes rank 13, Bert becomes rank 11, and Anubis becomes rank 12.
"You are some kind of groooovy Fighter, you know that?" Lola asks.
"Yep." I say. "Well, you know, I'm just so awesome that I can do stuff like that."
"I, like, can't beat you anymore." Lola says, ignoring me. "It's craaazy. Sooooo, I'm gonna make like Cole's pants and split. ...Bye." She leaves.
Was that supposed to be an insult to Cole? Typhoon asks.
No clue. I say.
I keep going, while exploring what it looked like. I find two BB members and Cole, who basically just warn me about Don Boneyard. I go further in, and see Lester in a hallway.
"You're like a bad opening act: you stay too long, anf no one really wants to see you!" Lester says when he sees me. "Still, I knew you'd be the one to break into our base. You're just metal like that. Well, too bad for you. This is my chance to settle the score! There's only room for one lead in this band, and it's gonna be me!"
Lester has a B-Tricera, and two B-Brachios.
I put in Cera, Typhoon, and Tro. I have higher speed, so I go first.
"Tro, Charge!" He does, and I end my turn.
Lester passes his turn.
"Okay, Cera, Enflame Tro and Tro use Lugmos sphere on one of the B-Brachios!" They do, and Tro does a critical 711 damage.
Great job, Tro. I think.
Thanks. He thinks.
"Tro, Cera, split the AZ and Typhoon use Beak Strike on B-Tricera!" They do, and Typhoon does 77 damage.
Lester has his B-Brachio go into the SZ and use Boney Tsunami on Tro, doing a critical 88 Damage. He also uses Boney Terror, and it doesn't do much to my team, and scares Cera and Typhoon.
"Tro, AZ by yourself and use Lugmos tail on B-Brachio!" He does, doing 151 damage.
Lester has his B-Tricera go into the closest AZ and use Boney Rush on Typhoon, doing 33 damage. He also has his B-Brachio use Boney Stomp on Typhoon, doing 36 damage and rotates my team to where Cera is in the SZ.
"Tro, AZ by yourself and use Lugmos Tail on B-Brachio!" He does, doing 150 damage, defeating it. "Typhoon, SZ by yourself!" He does. Cera and Typhoon become no longer scared.
Lester has his B-Tricera go into one of the As, and use Boney Smash on Tro, doing 30 damage.
"Typhoon, Coriolis Force on B-Tricera!" He does, doing a critical 123 damage, defeating it.
Typhoon becomes rank 12.
Lester laughs. "Man you shredded me like a bad riff." He says. "Go on. You wanna take on Don Boneyard? It's your funeral." He leaves.
I go into where the hallway leads to, and see Don Boneyard, who laughs.
"You have done well to make it to my inner sanctum." He says. "But playtime is over. Let's see if you have the guts to beat me!" He turns around.
OMG HE'S A SKULL! A SKULL! NOOOOOOOOOOO! Tro says, and starts to have a little panic attack.
Don Boneyard looks at me for a secon.
"What? Why are you just staring at me?" I ask. "Eh, who cares? Let's just battle."
"...Wait." He says. "Do I know you?"
"What?! What do you mean by, 'do I know you'?!" I ask, very confused.
"...Never mind!" Don Boneyard says. "I'll have time to bone up on such things later. Until the Caliosteo Cup is canceled, I will not allow myself to be defeated! Behold the terrifiying boneysaurs of Don Boneyard!"
Don Boneyard has a B-Rex, a B-Brachio, and a B-Ptera, which looks like a Ptera with VERY slighly yellowed bones, and what looks like a crescent moon going from the top of its head to its beak, and the normal purple eyes of a boneysaur.
I send in Tro, Cera, and Anubis. I have higher speed, so I go first.
"Cera, Enflame Anubis and Anubis use Krypto Combo on B-Brachio!" They do, and Anubis does 139 damage.
Don Boneyard passes.
"Gonna pass? Okay then. Anubis, try to finish of B-Brachio with a Krypto Combo!" He does, doing 135 damage, defeating it. "Good job Anubis! Okay, Tro, Charge!" He does.
Don Boneyard has his B-Rex go into the closest AZ and has it use Bare Tacticts on Anubis doing 184 damage. He also has his B-Ptera use Boney Swirl on Tro, doing 46 damage.
"Tro, Charge again! And Cera, Heracles Blade on B-Rex!" They do, and Cera does 141 damage to the B-Rex. "Anubis, Krypto Fang on B-Rex!" He does, doing 113 damage, defeating it. "All right! One more!"
Don Boneyard has his B-Ptera use Boney Swirl on Cera, doing 67 damage.
"Tro, AZ and use Lugmos Tail on B-Ptera! Well, there's no other boneysaur so you'd have to go with B-Ptera... Nevermind. Just use Lugmos Tail!" He does, doing 390 damage, defeating it.
Anubis becomes rank 13, Cera becomes rank 13, Tro becomes rank 14, and Bert becomes rank 12.
"M-my boneysaurs were defeated?" He asks, shocked. "But it would take a Fighter of such unbelievable skill to... Oh. Oh ho ho! Yes, I knew I had met you before... You are Dina."
"WHAT?!"I ask, completely shocked.
"Of course." He says, ignoring me. "It really is you, isn't it, Dina?"
"Y-y-y-y-yeah..." I say, still shocked that he knew me.
"I had no idea you were in the Cup." He says. He pauses for a minute. "You must listen to me, Dina. The Caliosteo Cup cannot be allowed to continue! Do not trust anything the present Joe Wildwest says. Because he is-"
"Are you alright, Dina?!" I hear Rupert yell.
"Joe's here, digadig!" I hear Pauleen yell.
Don Boneyard turns away from me. "We will meet again, Dina!" He says before vanishing.
Rupert and Pauleen come running in.
"...Where is Don Boneyard?" Rupert asks.
"H-he got away..." I say, still shocked and confused.
"He got away?! Aw, digadig it all!" Pauleen says.
"I wouldn't worry yer pretty little head 'bout that, now." Joe says as he walks in. "Thanks to y'all, we captured the three commanders and their BareBones lackeys. Without them, ol' Don Boneyard can't do much more'n stamp his feet and twiddle his thumbs."
We nod.
"Now we can hold the final like we always wanted!" Joe says happily. "I can't wait to see which'a you two emerges as the champ." He salutes us, and leaves.
"He's right, digadig!" Pauleen says. "The BareBones Brigade is finished! It's the ultimate victory for the Caliosteo Patrol Team!"
Rupert and I nod before Pauleen leaves.
"And I'm afraid this is where our era of cooperation ends, Dina." Rupert says. "The next time we meet, it will be as rivals in the Fossil Stadium." I nod and he leaves.
Todd comes running up to me.
"You're awesome, Dina!" He says. "You pretty much took out the entire BB Brigade by yourself!"
"...Thanks..." I say.
"Hey, what's wrong?" He asks. "Try to look happy, all right?!"
"Sorry Todd." I say. "I'm just thinking."
"Thinking about what?" He asks.
"Don Boneyard. He...he knew me." I say, not mentioning the whole 'don't trust the present Joe Wildwest' thing.
"...Huh?" Todd asks. "Don Boneyard knew who you were?"
"Yeah..."
"Aw, I wouldn't worry about it. You're in the final, you know? You're pretty famous already. Now come on! You gotta get ready for the final!" He leaves, and I follow him.
When I get back to Cranial Isle, I get a FMS message that says: "The Caliosteo Cup's final match will soon get underway. The match will pit Dina against Rupert. Finalist are asked to check in at Cranial City's Fossil Stadium."
What's wrong, Dina? Anubis asks.
I'm still thinking about what Don Boneyard said. What did he mean by "don't trust the present Joe Wildwest. Because he is-"? To be honest, I'm kinda upset that Rupert and Pauleen had to pick that exact moment to come in. I mean, they could'n have picked a worse time. And, why'd he say "present" Joe wildwest? Why didn't he say Joe Wildwest? What's up with Joe? And. who do you think he is? Do you think he was lying just to try to get me to join his side or something? I say.
Calm down. Bert says. You shouldn't worry about this now. Just focus on the final. Go get ready, and go have fun in the final.
...Thanks Bert... I think.
No prob. He says.
I go digging, and find a Miraculous Fossil Rock. I head back to the Fossil Station clean the rock, and use it on Typhoon. He looked like a lime green wayvern with arms attached to its wings.
You lopk awesome. I tell him.
Really? I think I look weird. He says.
I mentally laugh before putting him back into his Dino Medal and heading to the Fossil Stadium. I see a staff member standing by the door to the Fossil Stadium.
"Hi." I say as I walk up to her.
"Pardon me, but you're Dina?" She asks.
"Yes." I say.
"Rupert is already standing by, so if you're ready..." she says before another staff member runs up and tells her something.
"...What?! Rupert did what?!" She asks before the staff memver leaves.
"What's going on?!" I ask.
"I don't know how to tell you this but Rupert... Well, his father just came and took him away."
"WHAT?!" I ask before Pauleen runs up.
"Diga!" She says. "Digadiga! Awful! So awful! D-diga! Rupert, diga! You gotta... You need to... I diga-don't know what to do! Come on, diga!"
"Okay!" I say.
We run over to part of the Fighter Station, where Rupert and his father were arguing.
"Do not make me repeat myself." FossilDig CEO says. "You will withdraw from the Cup, and you will do so now."
"But, Father, why?!" Rupert asks. "I've come so far! I refuse to accept this!"
"I analyzed the Fossil Battle data of your opponent, this Dina person." Rupert's dad says. "I then used this data to run battle simulations against your team. The results were disheartening. Your chance of victory is only fifty percent. This event will be seen by people the world over. If you lose, it will cause irreparable harm to FossilDig, Inc. We cannot take that risk. Therefore, you must withdraw for the good of the company."
"That's madness!" Rupert says, taking step foward. "There's no way to tell who will win a battle until you step into the stadium! And besides, I want to battle Dina! It's fun!"
"I expect that kind of meaningless tripe from third-rate Fighters, but not from you!" FossilDig CEO says. "I never should have allowed you to enter this tournament. It is a mistake I do not intend to repeat. We will adress the issue of your selfish petulance later. The company helicopter is waiting. Let's go." He starts to leave.
"Wait!" Rupert says as he runs over to where Pauleen and I are standing with the FossilDig CEO.
"Are these your 'friends,' Rupert?" FD CEO asks. "Are they the ones who have filled your head with nonsense?"
"They ARE my friends!" Rupert says. "And they have taught me invaluable lessons about the joys of battling!"
"...Very well." FD CEO says. "If fun is your desire, I will simply have to remove that from the equation. Rupert, I challenge you and one of your friends to a Fossil Battle! There is no place for fun in Fossil Battles, and it's time for you to rember that!" He shows us something on his right arm.
"That thing is a Fossil Battle computer developed by FossilDig, Inc." Rupert says. "A Fighter can use it to control two vivosaur teams at the same time. " He looks at me. "Please, Dina! I need your help! You have to join me in this battle against my father!"
"Okay." I say.
"The team of Dina and Rupert is the best ever, diga!" Pauleen says. "You can't lose!"
"I have run the numbers." FD CEO says. "The odds of yo beating me are less than five percent. My victory is a foregone conclusion!"
FD CEO has a Seismo, which is a brown long-neck vivosaur, a Perso, which is a gray long-necked vivosaur wit weird building like things on its back, and a Ryden, which is the evolved Brachio. It's white, with blue crystal-like things on its face.
I send in Tro, Bert, and Cera. I have higher speed, so I go first.
"Tro, Charge!" He does. "Your turn."
FD CEO skips his turn,
"Cera, Enflame Tro, and Tro, use Lugmos Sphere on Ryden!" They do, and Tro does 367 damage.
FD CEO has his Seismo use Earth Crush on Cera, doing 73 damage.
"Tro, Az and use Lugmos Tail on Seismo!" He does, doing 276 damage.
FD CEO skips his turn.
"Tro, Charge!" He does.
FD CEO has his Ryden use Ryden Wrath on Tro, doing a critical 23 damage. He also has his Perso use Clear The Path on Cera, doing 1 damage, and stealing all my FP. He also has his Seismo use Seismo Stomp on Cera, doing 14 damage.
"Cera, Enflame Tro! And Tro, use Lugmos Tail on Perso!" They do, and Tro does 686 damage, defeating it.
FD CEO has his Ryden go into he farthest back SZ, and use Ryden Rumble on Bert, doing 156 damage.
"Tro, take out Ryden with a Lugmos Tail!" He attacks, doing 147 damage.
FD CEO has his Seismo go into the SZ and use Earth Crush on Bert, doing 73 damage.
"Ceera, Enflame Bert! And Bert, AZ and use Thick Jaws on Seismo!" They do, and Bert does damage, 178 defeating it.
Typhoon becomes rank 13.
"I...I don't understand." FD CEO says. "My simulations assured me of victory!"
"Listen to me, Father." Rupert says. "I want to face Dina in the final. I want to battle without any restrictions. Even if I lose, I'll never regret that I tried!"
"Oh, Rupert..." FD CEO says, before turning away from us. "It's time I told you the truth. I wasn't just trying to keep you shackled for the sake of the company."
"...What?" Rupert asks.
"You were always skilled at battling." FD CEO says. "Even as an infant, the joy on your face when you won a battle was something to behold. I vowed early on that you would never know the bitter sting of defeat. I only wanted you to be happy. ...But now I see that may have been wrong."
"Father..." Rupert says.
FD CEO looks back at us. "I look foward to seeing you battle in the final." He leaves.
"...Thank you, Father." Rupert says.
I get promoted to Fighter rank 10.
"Hooray, digadig!" Pauleen says happily. "We've solved all the problems! ...Again! Now come on, diga! You need to get ready for the final!"
"I'll be waiting in the common room, Dina." Rupert says before he and Pauleen leave.
"Heeeeeeeey, Dina!" Todd yells as he runs over. "Pauleen told me what happenend! I can't believe you and Rupert beat the FossilDig CEO!"
"Yep." I say.
"Rupert's got guts, I'll give him that much." Todd says. "...Oh, and you, too! But me... ...Um, yeah. Never mind! It's nothing. I'm gonna cheer for you with everything I have! I wanna see the awesomest Fossil Battle EVER!" He runs off.
I head over to the common room, and see Rupert waiting for me.
"Well, here we are, Dina." He says. "Do you rember when I said I didn't care if I lost as long as I tried? Well, that's not quite accurate. Because I don't intend to lose to you today. I'm sure you feel the same?"
"Of course." I say.
"I would ask for nothing else." Rupert says. "Now let's do our best, Dina."
"The next match is Rupert vs. Dina." The announcer says. "Combatants should enter the stadium immediately."
"Let's go, Dina." Rupert says. "Let's show them what a true Fossil Battle is."
"Of course." I say before we go into the Stadium.
A/N: This took a while. Anyway, I'm sad. There's not gonna be that many chapters left because of how far in I am. Anyway, first I'd like to say two VERY important things. First, don't worry. There's gonna be RupertXDina in this story. Second, Dino will appear in the story. I'm just putting him in later. Anyway, I have 4 questions.
1: What did you do when Don B. oneyard said "Don't trust the present Joe Wildwest."? I was like, "WHY?!"
2: What did you do when Rupert and Pauleen inturrupted(I know that's spelled wrong) Don Boneyard when he was about to say who Joe Wildwest was? I was like, "WHY'D YOU HAVE TO PICK NOW?!"
3: When Joe said he captured the BB Brigade trio, did you wonder how that went? I did. I bet it was funny.
4:What did you do when the FD CEO said why he didn't want Rupert to battle? I was like, "awwwww..."
Anyway, review time.
Blossomlight907: Okay. :) 1: :) 2: Yeah. 3: Oaky. :)
Tacogirl456: 1: Awww... Thanks. :3 2: Thanks again. :) 3: ...That's a REALLY GOOD point. 0_0 4: Lol, it's okay.
Anyway, I'll get next chapter up ASAP. I have more time this week, so hopefully I'll get it up sometime this week. Anyway, review! 'Til next time, bye!