Capture a Love's Heart in a Tournament!
In the afternoon the next day, Lunensis and Don were at Saurus Patisserie to meet up to discuss the day Lunensis had spent with Maia while having their snack time.
"Mmhmmm... So you're saying that, Maia made that handkerchief as thanks?" Don asked looking at the his best friend holding the handkerchief to show it to him.
"Yup. It's the first gift I'd ever received from her other than you and my grandparents." Lunensis smile.
"Well anyway, I'm happy for you, man! Looks like my idea works!" Don said proudly.
"I couldn't have done it without you, Don. Thanks!"
"So, what are you going to do next? Are you going to tell her how you really feel?" Don questioned.
"That's the reason I called you here to discuss it. I need your help." Lunensis said straight to the point.
"Oh ho~. Well you've asked the right person for the job. Leave it to me! Let's see..."
Don had come up with lots of ideas thanks to his title as the Love Master taught by his father himself. Some of his ideas suggest basic normal ways to confess like taking their dates in movies, restaurants and even winning a prize at a game arcade. However Lunensis can't make up his mind. He thinks that all of them were too simple. He wanted to do something that'll really capture Maia's heart so good that she'll always remember it forever.
"Oh no, look at the time! Sorry Lunensis, I promised my Mom that I'll be helping her and Dad look after the house while they're away celebrating their wedding anniversary." Don check the time saying it's past 1 as he apologized and on his way to leave.
"Oh, that's alright. I'll try to think of an idea of my own. Later." Lunensis assured.
"I'm really sorry." Don apologized again as he paid his bill and exit.
Lunensis was all by himself now. He tried to think of ideas of his own but so far he couldn't think of any. "Sigh, I'm really stumped. Maybe I'll get some ideas if I go for a walk." He finished drinking his tea and exit the café after paying his bill.
As he exit, he decided to go to the park to rest a bit. He summon Erwin in his chibi form to company him.
BARK
Erwin bark happily being summoned and hop onto his partner's lap and give him a friendly lick.
"Hey Erwin, we're going to relax ourselves here in this park. Come, let's lie down on the grass." Lunensis lie on the grass with Erwin beside him.
Lunensis sigh peacefully as he feel his Dino nuzzling on the grass as he starts to close his eyes to nap. He's starting to wonder about how he's going to tell Maia how he really felt about her. Ever since the first time he met her as a kid, he's attracted by the scene Maia had together with the dinosaurs both big and small from ferocious to harmless ones. Now that they're adults, he saw Maia as a beautiful woman with a pure, kind and beautiful heart. He even noted about the Deinonychus trio she befriended. She had touched their hearts even to the point of them became her first dinosaur friends during his reunion with her (from the part when he was hiding and he saw them all happily with her). Lunensis kept on thinking until he fell asleep.
"Maia..."
XXX
At the park not far from where Lunensis and Erwin were sleeping, a chibi Camarasaurus, Suchomimus, Daspletosaurus and Gorgosaurus were playing tag together while their human partners were talking to each other on a bench.
"Eh, you're going to an audition?" Blaze said.
"Yeah, a movie of a romance story about a dinosaur king and queen. I'm auditioning it to play the role of a queen. If I win, I could even sing the opening theme song." Marina show a poster of the movie. The poster show a picture of a king and queen together under a full moon in a night sky.
"Wow, that's awesome. I'm not much of a fan of movies, but if you're playing a role in it, I'll definitely watch. Good luck, Marina!" Blaze encourage.
"Thanks Blaze, I'll do my best!" Marina smiled.
While the 2 were chatting, the Suchomimus and Daspletosaurus were chasing each other in a game of tag when suddenly the Suchomimus, without looking where it's going, accidentally run into the sleeping Erwin!
RAARGH
The chibi Suchomimus and Daspletosaurus stop chasing and turn to find an Eoraptor waking up from his nap few inches away from his human.
Erwin woke up feeling pain from his small body, as he could see clearly, he growl in irritation who woke him up from his peaceful nap.
Roar
Erwin instantly saw who's the culprit when he saw the Suchomimus and Daspletosaurus running away from him. He quickly get up and ran after them in high speed stopping them.
Back to Blaze and Marina...
"Well Marina, when's the movie's audition going to start?"
"It's in 3 days time. I have plenty of time to prepare."
"Well, if you want. I could help you prepare. If it's OK?" Blaze scratch his cheek.
"Eh, really? Of course, I could use some help! Thanks Blaze! You're such a sweetheart!" Marina hug his arm.
"Oh aha~!"
Roar X4
"What was that?" The little roars attract their attention. Blaze and Marina went to see what's going on. When they get there, they saw Maria's Suchomimus and Blaze's Daspletosaurus were in some argument with another chibi dino theropod smaller than them while their other dinos watch on.
"Smith!" Marina hold on her dino to stop.
"Daigo! What are you doing? Stop it now!" Blaze too hold on his dino to stop. "What's going on with you guys?!"
Smith and Daigo calm down as they point to the direction they show them. They look and sees a chibi Eoraptor in a bad mood while growling.
"Oh my, it's an Eoraptor. It looks like it's really angry at Smith and Daigo from the looks of it." Marina said.
"You're right. Daigo, did you and Smith did something to make the Eoraptor mad?" Blaze asked Daigo.
Smith and Daigo didn't know how to say it so they just whimper. Blaze and Marina felt something was wrong with Eoraptor being mad at them for some reason. Marina decides to try to communicate with it.
"Hello, Eoraptor. I'm sorry if Smith and Daigo had caused you trouble. Please forgive them. Smith and Daigo, say you're sorry." Marina convinced them to apologize to the irritated Eoraptor.
Without complaining, Daigo and Smith with the help of their other friends altogether apologize to the Eoraptor. While they're all apologizing, Lunensis just woke up from his nap and found Erwin nearby with some people and 4 other chibi dinosaurs while he was searching for him when he noticed his Dino was gone.
"Erwin! There you are, why did you run off again?" Lunensis call out to Erwin.
He turn his head and saw Lunensis walking up to him. Erwin smile and ran straight for him.
BARK
"Erwin!" Erwin gave a nuzzling on his chest as he pick him up.
"Oh, are you this little one's partner?"
Lunensis look up and answered. "Yes, his name's Erwin. I'm Lunensis O' Sauria, by the way. Um... Did Erwin do something wrong to you?"
"I'm Marina and this is Blaze, well Um..."
Marina told Lunensis that she and Blaze's chibi dinosaurs were in some sort of problem with Erwin. Lunensis replied saying that he and Erwin were taking a nap in the grass when after a while he noticed Erwin was gone from his side. Erwin bark in irritating response while pointing to the Suchomimus and Daspletosaurus, telling Lunensis why.
Lunensis translate Erwin's speech to Blaze and Marina saying that Erwin's mad at them because they disturbed his nap by stepping on his little body.
"Oh my, was that what happened? I'm really sorry, Erwin." Marina and Blaze apologize together with their dinosaurs.
Erwin gave a small bark saying that he's fine with it as long as they're careful next time.
."Hey, wait a minute. I remember you from the Valentine Day a few days ago!" Blaze realized.
"Blaze?"
"I saw him from the garden at my home and he's the 1 that found my Dinoshot, remember." Blaze point out and Marina gasp, remembered too.
"Oh, I remember too. You're the owner of the red Dinoshot that Erwin found. So, your name's Blaze? How hot!" Lunensis said remembering that time from the Valentine Day party.
"Thanks. So, Lunensis right? What are you doing here sleeping in a park like this?" Blaze asked.
Lunensis replied by saying that he's taking a break from coming up a plan to tell the girl he had feelings for.
"Ehh?!"
XXX
After the dinosaur problem been solved, Blaze and Marina sat on the grass together with Lunensis as they listen to his story about his love problem while their dinosaurs played together after Smith and Daigo apologized to Erwin.
"Oh so you're in love with that girl named Maia? Wow, the Angel of Love has an admire." Marina said.
"Angel of Love? Is that what Maia's called?" Lunensis was confused. Blaze and Marina already met Maia at the party which caught him in shocked. "Ehh?! Maia was at that party?! I can't believe I missed it."
Blaze and Marina awkwardly laugh seeing Lunensis all in shock that despite himself already at the party, he missed his chance to meet her because of that incident.
"So anyway, how about we help you come up with a plan? We're happy to assist you." Blaze said.
"Really, are you sure you guys could help?"
They nod comfirming to help. "Of course, Blaze and I already started dating and we're going to help with your love problem." Marina said.
"Thank you. I appreciate the help." Lunensis thanked.
"Well anyway, let's begin the strategy."
XXX
Meanwhile, Maia was on her way doing some grocery shopping with the chibi Deinonychus trio.
She just got out of her apartment and walk off with them.
"I wonder what I should make for dinner?" Maia said to Dino, Dano and Sue.
"I want fish!" They said at the same time. Realizing the 3 said the same thing, they laugh with Maia giggling at their behavior.
As they continue walking, they didn't realize that they were being watched.
Blaze and Marina were watching from the opposite side of the street while Lunensis, holding a bouquet of white roses was in standby at the end of the street where Maia will pass.
"Alright then, here goes. I dub this 'Operation Cupid of Love: Mission 1!" Marina announce the plan. "Lunensis'll lie in wait for Maia to walk along, and..."
( {} bracket means the thought bubble strategy plan){"I love you Maia!" Lunensis appear on his 1 knee as he present her the bouquet."Oh, how fabulous! I'm in love with you!" Maia and Lunensis embrace.}
"This will be perfect!" Marina spotted Maia with the Deinonychus trio heading closer. "Oh, she shows up. Now, Blaze! Let's get this show on the road!" Marina told Blaze.
"Yes, Ma'am! Target's passing point A! Over!" Blaze said on the walkie-talkie.
"Roger, Over!" Lunensis replied as he prepare himself while nervously in red face and began as he step out. "Please, Maia! Accept my passionate heart!"
Unfortunately, however...
"Oops, I forgot my wallet." Maia didn't heard him, as she turn around and ran back to her apartment to get her forgotten item.
Lunensis jump out, missed Maia and bump himself into a different person.
Boom
"Ahh, ow-ow-ow... Huh, guh..." Instead of Maia, he look up to find himself face to face with an old man.
"Um.. T-Thank you, young man." The old man was confused but accept the bouquet anyway.
"Oh my God!" Lunensis soul flew out of him in shock. Blaze and Marina too in shock. Looks like their Plan A has failed.
XXX
After the first plan failed, it's time to move on to the next plan. Once again, Lunensis had another bouquet of the same flowers.
Lunensis, Blaze and Marina were hiding in a tree watching Maia waiting for her to come out of the store.
"So we had an unexpected interruption earlier. Lunensis, this time for we'll succeed!" Marina said.
"OK!"
"Here she comes!" Blaze shouted.
Maia and the Deinonychus trio just finished their shopping with them helping her to carry the shopping bag. "Ah, we bought lots of ingredients. Don't we?"
BARK X3
The trio bark happily while they carried a big shopping bag together.
"Alright! Initiate 'Operation Cupid of Love: Mission to!" Marina announced.
"Roger!" Blaze said.
However, Lunensis didn't reply and noticed he's gone. "Huh, where's Lunensis?"
Suddenly, they heard an announcement on a building's TV screen. "Here me all Dino Duelist! Tomorrow at noon, we're announcing the beginning of the Fossil League Tournament in the first 29th century! Gather your dinosaur partners and sign up to win the title of Dinosaur Champion!"
Lunensis was watching announcement and fired up! "This is it! When it comes down to it, I've nothing but my dinosaur talent and knowledge! This is the best way to let Maia know how I really feel about her!" He said all fired up, even Blaze and Marina could feel the heat burning them.
"Maia!" Lunensis now face to face with Maia calling out to her.
She stop in her tracks and shock to see Lunensis in front of her. "Eh? Lunensis? What are you doing here?" The Deinonychus trio too stop.
"Maia, I'm..." Lunensis point at the TV above them.
"Come on all Dino Duelist and win for the champion title!" The screen show the time when it'll start.
"I'm going participate on this tournament! For your sake, I'll definitely win!" Lunensis said as he hand her the bouquet.
"Eh?" Maia sweat drop at the sudden announce.
"For your sake, I'll definitely win! Please, come watch. Promise me, I'll be waiting!" Lunensis ran off.
"Oh w-wait, Lunensis!" Lunensis didn't hear her. He just ran with a confident smile on his face. "I wonder what was that all about? How about you 3?" Dino, Dano and Sue shrugged.
XXX
Lunensis ran back to Blaze and Marina to tell them the sudden idea he came up on his own.
"Wow, you're awesome yourself and we didn't even go on with Plan B's strategy." Blaze said impressively what Lunensis did.
"Aha, sorry about that. When that announcement in TV said the dinosaur tournament has come. It suddenly hit me. I've been working together with Erwin training hard for that time and now it's here. So I was wondering if you 2 could help train us to prepare for the tournament." Lunensis asked them for assistance.
"Of course we'll help. Leave the battling to me, Daigo and Gorgon!" Blaze volunteer.
"Then in that case, I'll be working on making refreshments." Marina said.
"Thank you both!" Lunensis thanked.
Now with Blaze and his dinos helping Lunensis and Erwin train for tomorrow's tournament, looks like in no time at all, he'll have the confidence needed to confess to the woman he love.
Meanwhile at Maia and the Deinonychus trio in her apartment. Maia was putting the flower bouquet given by Lunensis into a vase. After that, they had their dinner while Maia kept thinking about Lunensis actions back then.
(THE NEXT DAY)
At Maia's workplace, Maia was working normally as usual. She checked the time, it's only 3 hours before noon.
"Cosmo, I heard the Dino League Tournament is going to start at noon today." Wanda said to her husband.
"Yeah I heard it too. I already bought us tickets to go watch." Cosmo show his wife 3 tickets.
"3 tickets?"
"I'm thinking of asking Maia to join us too. She's our friend, right?"
"Yes she is. Let's go and ask her if she would like to come." The couple walk up to Maia.
"Maia!" Wanda called out.
Maia saw Cosmo and Wanda walking out to her. "Cosmo. Wanda." Maia said as she finished feeding the baby Baryonyx, Lion.
"Hi, we have tickets to go watch the Dino League Tournament and we have an extra ticket. Would you like to join us?" Wanda said showing the tickets.
"Oh? Really?" Maia didn't know what to do. Thinking about what Lunensis had said yesterday made her feel nervous.
"Or... Do you have other plans? If you can't then I'll just give the extra ticket to someone else."
"Wait, of course I wanted to go! Lunensis will be there participating it and he already asked me to watch." Maia quickly said.
"Eh? Lunensis asked you and he's participating in the tournament?!" Wanda said in surprised by the news.
Maia shyly nodded.
"Wow, this is getting more exciting! Here's your ticket Maia." Wanda hand the ticket to Maia and she take it.
XXX
At the coliseum hallway, Lunensis already sign up to enter with Blaze, Marina, Don, his dinosaur Christopher and Erwin waiting.
"I'm back everyone." Lunensis said running up to his friends.
"Lunensis. Good luck with your first tournament! We'll be rooting for you and Erwin!" Don encouraged.
"Thanks man! I swear I'll win and then confess to Maia!" Lunensis swore and Erwin bark.
"Good luck, you'll have our support too!" Blaze and Marina said giving their bit of encouragement.
"Blaze, Marina... Thanks for helping us train. I won't let it go to waste! We'll then, I'll be off! Let's go Erwin!" Lunensis turn Erwin back to a card and head for the waiting room.
"Look at him go!"
XXX
Cosmo, Wanda and Maia had just reached to the stadium to go find their seats. "Let's sit here. We've got the best seat in the house!" Cosmo said.
"Yeah, we could see the whole field here. Let's wait here until Maia comes back." Wanda agree.
Feeling a bit nervous before the tournament even begin, Maia decided to go to the restroom a bit to cool off while Cosmo and Wanda find and save a seat.
At the restroom, Maia just finished cool off from the hot feeling she felt from blushing hard. She took out a card from her pocket. It's a normal move card of a Pawpawsaurus. It's a different Pawpawsaurus from Peter. This Pawpawsaurus was an assist card Wanda gave her after she heard about the thug incident. She told Maia that if the Deinonychus trio were already Summon and if they aren't around, she could use it to protect herself with Pawpaw's help.
As she heading back to look for Cosmo and Wanda. She didn't noticed that Blaze and Marina were behind her.
"Hey Marina, isn't that Maia?" Blaze point out.
She look at where he's pointing and gasp. "You're right, it is Maia! Hey, Maia!"
Maia heard her name from behind and surprise to see the people she met during Valentine Day. "Why, it's Blaze and Marina! It's been a while!"
"Hi again. So you came to watch the tournament Lunensis' going to enter. I'm glad." Marina said.
"Eh, you knew Lunensis?" Maia asked.
Marina told Maia all about their encounter with Lunensis and everything what happen which Maia took it by surprise. After getting to the point, they look at the time...
"Ah, it's almost noon! The tournament's going to start! Come on Marina, we have to get back to our seats!" Blaze grab Marina's hand and drag her as they run.
"Anyway Maia, see you later and good luck!"
"Huh, good luck?" Maia look confused.
XXX
Maia head to the stadium seats to look for Cosmo and Wanda. To her surprise, as she was looking for them, she found Blaze and Marina were sitting on 1 seat above from them. What a coincidence.
Well anyway, now that she had taken her seat. It's time for the Dino League Tournament to start.
"Welcome everybody! To the first ever Dino League Tournament! I'm your host, P.A. Leon, just call me Leon and my co-host, Slate Johnson!" A man with short light brown hair and wearing spectacles said his introduction.
"Hello there, I'm Slate Johnson." A man in short spiky dark brown hair, a mustache and wearing spectacles waved.
"We liked to thank you all for coming to watch the first annual Dino League Tournament. This year will be the first tournament we've sponsored to find a Champion of all Dinosaurs. Now let's get this show on the road!" Leon announced.
"Light up the flame!" Slate ordered a Mapusaurus using Magma Blaster on the huge torch.
ROAR
CHEERS
"Now everyone pay attention to the screen to do match-ups!" The big screen behind the hosts show 16 contestants being paired up. "Here they are!"
"Looks like the first battle pair will be Lunensis O' Sauria against Harry Brown! Let's bring them in!"
Leon said looking at the match up.
On each side of the battle field, the audience saw the men battlers make their appearance and stood in their side. Harry Brown has dark black hair and brown eyes.
"Looks there's Lunensis!" Blaze pointed as the others look and they gave him a cheer.
Lunensis heard familiar cheering sounds and look at the direction. He smiled looking at Blaze, Marina, Don and most of all Maia!
"She came! I'm glad! With her here, I'm going to do my best!" Lunensis thought out.
(LUNENSIS POV)
"So here are the rules. Contestants can only use 1 dinosaur they had entered. Their dinosaurs have to battle each other until 1 of them is turn back into a card. No substitute are allowed." Leon began.
"Now contestants, summon your dinosaurs!"
"Come out, Pentaceratops!" Harry summoned his dinosaur.
"Appear, Eoraptor!" Lunensis summoned Erwin in battle mode.
ROAR X2
"Oh, a Pentaceratops against an Eoraptor. Slate, what do you think of the match-up?" Leon said to his co-host.
"A lightning type against wind-type. But in sizes, I think Pentaceratops got the upper hand against Eoraptor's small size. We'll see." Slate said.
"Alright then, battle begin!" The referee shout.
"I'll go first. Go, Goro!" The Pentaceratops, Harry called Goro, charge at his opponent.
Erwin dash away, dodging his opponent's attack and Goro managed to stop before hitting himself on the wall.
"Now Erwin, counterattack!" In Lunensis command, Erwin quickly run and leap onto the Pentaceratops' back giving his opponent a bite attack. The Pentaceratops roar in pain.
"Wow, what speed! That little raptor's got some speedy legs!" Leon said impressed.
"I never knew Erwin could move that fast." Maia said in surprise.
"It's a surprise for us too. His speed was hard to keep up with Daigo and Gorgon being his training opponent." Blaze compliment and Marina nod.
"Goro, shake that little runt off now!" Harry shouted as the ceratopsian try to shake it off.
"Erwin, don't let go." Lunensis took a move card out as he prepare to slash it. "Go, Power Siphon!"
A light blue light Shined Erwin as he kept his sharp teeth dig deep, draining his opponent's energy. Pentaceratops could feel his strength draining from his body as he gave up shaking his opponent off and faint.
"Oh no! Goro, get up!" Harry begged as he saw his Dinoshot telling his dinosaur's health level getting dangerously low close to empty.
"Now, finish it off Erwin. Cyclone!" Lunensis slash a wind move card. A tornado cyclone surround Erwin with swirling wind as he head for the weaken Pentaceratops. The attack hits its mark and turn Pentaceratops back into a card.
"Pentaceratops is defeated. The winner is Lunensis and Eoraptor!"
The crowd cheered for Lunensis first win!
"Wow, Erwin won! Giving Lunensis the first step to the next round!" Maia smiled, happy for them.
"Yeah! Good job Lunensis! You too Erwin!" Marina cheered.
"It's thanks to our special training too!" Blaze comments.
At the battle field, Erwin run up to his partner happy that he won as Lunensis complimenting his dino's hard work. "You did great out there, Erwin. Let's keep it up until the finals!" He said and Erwin nod to do his best.
XXX
After the dino battles continue on, Lunensis made it all the way to the finals. His final opponent and himself were given a 30 minute break to rest up.
(AT THTHE WAITING ROOM)
Lunensis and Erwin were eating lunch together made by the staff themselves of the dino coliseum.
"There you go, Erwin. Eat up. You need your strength to prepare." Lunensis gave Erwin a piece of his fish and he gobble it up happily.
Meanwhile with Lunensis' final opponent... The person was none other than Kaze's rival, Igarashi Yamamoto!
"Here Miguel, eat up." Igarashi said feeding his Megaraptor and it ate his food all up.
"If I win this tournament, then Kaze will see that I've improved even more and I'll be able to defeat him for sure. Wait for me, Kaze! When I win the tournament, you will bow down to me!" Igarashi made a vow to himself.
Unknown to him, Lunensis and Erwin had heard everything Igarashi said. "Oh man, looks like we got ourselves a tough opponent for us!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Igarashi laughed in confidence.
"And a really obsessed 1 at that." Lunensis and Erwin sweatdrop.
(AT THE AUDIENCE SEATS)
Maia was looking at the Pawpawsaurus move card in her hand in thought.
"What's wrong, Maia? Is there something wrong with the move card I gave you?" Wanda noticed Maia's staring in thought on the move card.
"Oh Wanda, no it's nothing wrong. It's just... I was thinking about something after watching Lunensis tough battles." Maia said.
"Oh?" Wanda then think. "Gasp, let me guess, you're thinking of letting Lunensis, the man who rescued you, borrow and use the Tag Team move card?"
Maia started stuttering.
"Sure, of course you can." Wanda smiled agreeing to the idea Maia was thinking.
"Really?" Maia asked.
"Mhmm. Go, let him use it."
"OK. But first let me write a note in it together." Maia take out a notebook, tearing a paper, write down what she needs to say and put it in an envelope.
"Done!" But before she could go...
"There's only a couple of minutes left before the final battle! Everyone, please remain seated until then." Host Leon announced.
"Oh no. What should I do now?"
"Why don't you let our dinos deliver it to him instead?" Blaze volunteer.
"Blaze?"
"Daigo and Gorgon could do it quickly before it started. Leave it to them. Right, gang?" Blaze said to his partners and the roar in agreement. "Just leave it to them. Trust us!"
Maia look hesitanted but since there's no time to lose, she decide to trust them. "Alright then, please little Daigo and Gorgon. Maia entrusted the envelope to the chibi fire dinos.
Daigo and Gorgon blush seeing Maia's kind request. Daigo gently held the envelop in his jaw carefully avoid crunching it as he and his friend went off. "Good luck guys!"
(DAIGO AND GORGON POV)
Daigo and Gorgon exit the audience seats and began looking for Lunensis and Erwin.
"Daigo, do you remember where that human man and Eoraptor were?" Gorgon ask Daigo.
"Why you're asking me? I don't know where they are. Besides I'm entrusted on taking care of the envelope the pretty lady human gave." Daigo mumbled annoyance.
"Don't be such a hot-headed! Just because you and Smith accidentally caused Erwin trouble, doesn't mean you got the right to snap at me!" Gorgon angrily said.
"Well you should know better!" Daigo growl.
As the 2 chibi fire dinosaurs continue to argue. They heard a door open. A human man and a big dinosaur together. "Someone's coming. Quick hide!" Daigo and Gorgo stop arguing and hide behind the vending machine.
"Come on, Miguel. It's time to win this tournament and become champion so I can sho that Number 1 all-gifted ninja who's the strongest!" They see a bespectacled man with a big Megaraptor coming out.
"Gorgon, do you think that human and Megaraptor could be Erwin's opponent?" Daigo whisper.
"From what he said, I'd say he is. That Megaraptor looks tough."
"Now what?"
"Well since they came out from that door, maybe they're in there too!" Gorgon said.
"Alright then, come on. She needs us to give this to them. Let's go!" Daigo and Gorgon went up to the door.
(AT THE WAITING ROOM)
"Come on Erwin, it's time to go. Let's do our best!" Lunensis said and Erwin nod as he turn into a card.
As Lunensis open the door, he hear like he hit something. "Huh?" He look down and find Blaze's 2 dinosaur partner in pain on the head. "Oh my, it's Daigo... and Gorgon! I'm sorry, did it hurt badly?" Lunensis tried to calm them down.
WHINE
Daigo and Gorgon sniffle a little and finally calm down.
"Phew, I'm glad you 2 are alright. Anyway why are you guys here? Isn't Blaze with you?" Lunensis question.
Daigo answer by showing him an envelope he held in his mouth.
"An envelope? Who's it from? Maybe Blaze?" He take the envelope and open it. To his surprise, a move card was inside along with a letter. "Hey, it's a move card. A really powerful 1 too. But why?"
He open the letter that's along with the card and read it. As he read, he blush and smiled.
XXX
(AT THE COLISEUM)
"Hello and welcome back everybody! It's the moment you've all been waiting for! The finalist have made their appearance and it's time to commence the final battle on who will be our champion." Leon announced. "On my left is Lunensis O' Sauria and his Eoraptor! On my right is Igarashi Yamamoto and his Megaraptor!"
CHEER
"Which 1 of these duelist will win the title of champion? We'll soon find out in this battle. Slate, if you could do the honors!"
"Yes sir, Leon! Let the final battle begin!"
"Miguel, go get that pipsqueak!" Igarashi command his Megaraptor as it dash towards Erwin.
"Dodge and advance!" Erwin dodged Megaraptor's tackle and jump on to its back just like he did to the Pentaceratops.
Igarashi predicted it will do that as he quickly take out a move card. "Hah! I don't think so! Dino Illusion!" When Erwin bite his opponent's back, the Megaraptor poof into a tree trunk instead shocking him and everyone.
"Wow, Megaraptor turn into a tree trunk!"
"Oh no, where did it go? Be careful Erwin!" Lunensis tell his Dino to keep his guard up.
"Now quick, Miguel! Use Mayfly!" Igarashi slash the card. Megaraptor made his appearance and surround Erwin as he made multiple wind attacks.
Erwin felt weak from those big, hard attacks from Megaraptor's wind strikes and felt like he couldn't stand.
"Oh no, Erwin. Hang in there! I know you can do it!" Lunensis cried out. Erwin hearing his partner's cry, he stood up tall again.
"I don't think so. Now Miguel, use Ninja Attack!" Megaraptor quickly made his move before the Eoraptor could dodge.
"This is not good. Erwin can't take this attack. What should I do?" Lunensis panicked but when he found Maia in worried look from the audience, he suddenly remembered.
"This is the end. Do it, Miguel!" Igarashi shouted.
"Oh no you don't! Erwin! Help is on the way!" He slash the card. "Tag Team! Pawpawsaurus, defend Erwin!" A pink Pawpawsaurus appear next to Erwin shoving him away from the 6 clones of Megaraptor and took the hit instead.
After the clones became 1 again, Miguel caught off guard when Erwin counterattack and successfully got on the Megaraptor's back shocking everyone.
"Wow, would you look at this! A Pawpawsaurus took the Eoraptor's place and took the Megaraptor's attack instead!" Leon was shocked.
"The rules stated that move cards include dinosaur assistance are allowed and it looks like Eoraptor got himself a rescue." Slate comments.
"2 against 1? That's not fair! I was so close!" Igarashi complained. "Miguel, hurry and shake that raptor off!"
"This is thanks for the save Pawpawsaurus! Now, Erwin. Time to repay him back. Use Power Siphon!" Erwin bit Miguel's neck, draining his strength as he faint.
"Pawpawsaurus, it's time to return the favor. Erwin, Energy Equalizer on Pawpaw. Give him your strength!" After absorbing enough energy from Miguel, Erwin transfer all the energy to Pawpawsaurus.
"I don't believe it, Duelist Lunensis ordered his Eoraptor to give all the energy it absorbed into his ally! How generous!" Leon said impressed by their actions which made the audience in awe.
At the audience where Maia and the others sat, they too were in awe by his actions.
"Lunensis..." Maia could feel her heart in flutter when she saw what he did. It felt like he's sending a message to her.
Pawpawsaurus roar out feeling the damage he took has come back, feeling energetic again. He said thanks to Erwin for the return assist.
"Alright, Erwin let's finish this now. Go, use Cyclone!" Just like with Pentaceratops, Erwin defeat his last opponent as Megaraptor turn back into a card, winning the whole tournament.
"No, Miguel! I lost!" Igarashi cried. "Gahhh! I was so close too. Oh well, no matter. I'll just keep training harder!"
Igarashi walk up towards Lunensis. "Congratulations, Lunensis. You did great, it was an awesome battle." He hold out his hand.
Lunensis too hold out his hand to shake Igarashi's hand. "Thanks, Igarashi. I had a good time as well."
"And that concludes our final battle and we have our winner! Congratulations Lunensis O' Sauria! You're our Dino Champion!" Leon and Slate announced.
CHEER
"He won! Lunensis won!" Blaze, Marina, Don, Cosmo and Wanda cheered.
"Oh Lunensis! Congratulations!" Maia said with a smile.
The trophy was presented to Lunensis by Leon and Slate. "Congratulations Lunensis O' Sauria. You are our first Dinosaur League Champion!"
The crowd cheered his name as confettis fall upon the entire coliseum.
(10 MINUTES LATER)
After the whole tournament ended with Lunensis victory, he went off to find his friends and most importantly Maia. Their friends plan to left Maia to be alone with Lunensis so they could have some time together, leaving her confuse why they giggled.
At the coliseum's entrance outside, Lunensis and Maia finally met up after he answer a few questions from the press media.
"Congratulations winning the champion title, Lunensis. You did awesome out there!" Maia smile bright.
"Haha, thanks Maia. I couldn't have done it without you there cheering me on." Lunensis giggle and then he took out the move card he used during the finals. "The move card you gave me really help. It's like Pawpawsaurus was you out there to support me."
(FLASHBACK)
It was the time when Daigo and Gorgon gave him the envelope with the move card inside. There's even a letter with it.
The letter said.
[Hi Lunensis.I'm happy you and Erwin made it all the way to the finals. Watching your many battles have made my heart flutter and I felt like giving you and Erwin some support.The move card you found was my way of supporting you. I hope you could put it to good use. Finally good luck in the finals! I'll be cheering for you all the way!From Maia.]
"Maia... I'm so glad and happy you came. I swore I'll definitely win! And when I win, I'll tell you how I really feel!" Lunensis smiled feeling confident needed to win.
(FLASHBACK END)
"Pawpawsaurus was such a big help. Here, you can have it back." Lunensis hand Maia back the card.
"Thanks, but I want you to have it instead." Maia place the card into Lunensis palm, closing it. "The way what you did to repay Pawpaw's debt. I feel like you deserve it more than I do."
"Are you sure?" Lunensis asked and Maia nod.
When they reach the park, they decide to rest on the bench. "Maia, there's something I wanted to say."
"What is it?" Maia look at his face. From the looks of it, he looks serious.
"I... I wanted to say... I... I love you, Maia!" Lunensis face blush as he said seriously making Maia gasp.
"Lunensis...?"
"I love you, Maia. I love you since long time. I love how you said you love dinosaurs as much as I do and them too including Erwin. Not only, you're beautiful, I'm attracted by your kindness and intelligence. I love you so much!" Lunensis confess how he felt about Maia throughout all his years thinking about her.
Maia blush, didn't know how to answer. "I... I don't know what to say."
"It's fine. You don't have to answer right away. I'll wait until you get your answer." He said telling Maia not to rush. "But just remember this, my feelings for you will never change. I'll wait."
From behind the scenes, Lunensis' friends were watching everything that happened.
"Oh Lunensis, you did it! What a man!" Blaze cry waterfall tears along the others.
"How romantic!" says Marina.
"Mhmm! As your best friend, I'm happy for you!" says Don. "Now that he's done his part, it's time for the Love Master to make some preparations."
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So what do you think of this love strategy chapter? I hope it's interesting with some humor. Surprise to see Igarashi Yamamoto from chapter 4 and the Pawpawsaurus Tag Team move card? I got that idea from the episode, Temple Tempest.
Lunensis finally confess!
What will Maia's answer will be? Stay tuned!
Response to Reviews:
HunterHQ
I'm happy you enjoyed it. Well I think it helps answer your question about how Dino, Dano and Sue managed to live long to this time.
Aww, it's too bad. I was kind of thinking maybe to at least Erwin's name come up only when not in battle and only using his dinosaur name for his species introduction instead but, oh well.
So what do you think of the battles? There's some similarity during his first round. I hope it's interesting enough and about his success of capturing Maia's heart.
Unnamed
No, I don't think so. Because Maia's mother, Mary never told her that even she was the descendant of the D-Team. She only knew about why and how her family were only all born females from her mother heard from her grandmother.
As for their picture parts, I don't think of adding them because of some circumstances.
Guest
For the China's Lotus Land's youth trees, I probably have an idea but not on the crystal skull's case. Magic is a mysterious source depending on type a person or others possess. The Pterosaur may or maybe not but no spoilers.
The Time is important to all so if they accidentally or purposely alter the past, the outcome of the future will end up good or bad in some so I don't think it's a good idea.
As for the D Lab, you could say it's like that. Especially when you see the hint from chapter 4.
