Chapter 11 is here! Last chapter, Shadow Lacunae beat Saige up at the beginning. Thinking Saige was dead, Lacu returned to her normal form, but died in the process. Saige killed Argis, which provoked Dina into fighting her and eventually shooting Saige with her own gun. As the team went to revive Argis and Lacu, Argis healed without the machine and Lacu disappeared. This takes place shortly after that. On with the chapter!

Chapter 11: An Enemy from the Past

*Dina's POV*

After Lacu's disappearance, we talked for a short time, then left the fossil center to go home. as we left, I saw someone walking towards Icegrip Plateau.

"Who's that, digadig?" Pauleen asked.

"I don't know…" I said.

The person turned around, then ran down the path.

"Whoever it is, they must know us…" I said.

I saw something on the ground where the person was standing. I walked over to see what it was.

It was a letter, sealed in an envelope.

It had my name on it.

"Okay, they definitely knew who we were." I said. I walked back to the others to show them the envelope, which I hadn't opened yet.

But as I did, I looked to where Saige was and gasped.

She wasn't there.

There was no blood, and the dent in the wall was gone.

"That's weird…" I said. I walked to the others and showed them the letter.

"Weird…" Selena said. "What does it say?"

"Let's find out." I said. I opened the letter.

I gasped when I read it.

"What's wrong?" Rupert asked.

I read the letter to the others.

Dina,

I've seen you running around lately with your friends, and I must admit that I am impressed with your skills. Your fighting skills have improved much since we met before. But this time, I am stronger, as well. And this time, you will not escape alive. You beat me once, but I'm back for revenge. Six years ago, before the Caliosteo Cup even started, you battled me. You tried to kill me by stabbing me with your pickaxe, remember? You failed. I survived. And you will die.

Good luck…

-Jonathan

"Who's Jonathan?" Selena asked.

"Someone I hoped I'd never see again." I said. "He tried to kill me when I was 10. I was learning to become a fossil fighter. I had just bought my first pickaxe. I'm lucky I did. He came to the dig site with a sword, looking for me. I don't know why, but he tried to kill me. In the end, I ripped the sword out of his hands with my pickaxe and stabbed him in the back with my pickaxe. I guess he survived it somehow."

"You beat him and escaped unharmed?" Todd asked. "That's awesome!"

"I didn't escape unharmed." I said sadly.

"What do you mean?" Rupert asked.

"This." I said. I turned around and lifted my shirt, revealing several large scars on my back. "I'm lucky he didn't cut my spine." I said.

"Yeah, you are!" Todd said.

"I also have other scars from the battle on my chest and one on my right side just above my hip, but I won't show those to you guys, for obvious reasons." I explained. "I don't know why he was so desperate to kill me. I had never heard of him before. And I'm lucky I didn't get paralyzed or receive any permanent damage to my body besides the scars."

"Wow…" Selena said.

"You've had a rough life, I guess, digadig." Pauleen said.

"Jonathan…" Argis said. "That name sounds familiar."

"There are a lot of people named Jonathan, Argis." Rupert said.

"No…" she said. "There was a boy that I was sent to find a while back. Saige wanted him for something, and she wanted him alive. But I never managed to find him, and he was always one step ahead of my every move."

"Does he have powers, too?" I asked.

"He has two main powers." She said. "One of them is the ability to manipulate objects around him, making him extremely dangerous. "What's the other one?" I asked.

"He's a legionator, and a very powerful one, at that."

"Well, that could be a problem." I said.

"That's if it's the same guy." She said. "I remember he had another power, but I can't remember what…"

"Well, we should try to avoid encountering him." I said.

"Yeah…" Argis said. "Let's get out of here."

We walked over to the landing pad for the helicopters. Just as we got there, one was landing. We got in and flew to Ribular Town. We walked towards Selena's house, but I saw someone in the shadows.

"Again?!" I shouted. I stopped walking, making the others stop, as well. "Who are you?!" I shouted at the figure.

The figure walked out into the light. It was impossible to mistake the appearance.

"Hi, Dina!" she shouted.

"L-Lacu?!" I shouted in surprise.

That's the end of chapter 11! I'll work on the next one soon, so keep reading and reviewing! And now I have a poll on my profile about who your favorite character is in my story! Check it out!