Chapter 16 is here! It's time for the ultimate battle against Jonathan! Last chapter, Dina woke up to a loud noise and went downstairs to find all of her friends unconscious. She was then attacked by Jonathan, who also went after Rupert and shattered his locket. Dina then used "Warped Reality" (Read last chapter for more info on that) to teleport them to Fossil Stadium. Jonathan and Dina released their teams, which are listed in the previous chapter. This takes place where it left off: the start of the battle! On with the chapter!

Chapter 16: Dina vs. Jonathan Part 2: Fossil Battle Time!

*Dina's POV*

"Let's fight!" I shouted.

It was no surprise that I got the first turn.

"Pauleen!" I shouted. "Use fire rain!"

She nodded, closed her eyes, and raised her arms to her sides. The sky turned red and several fireballs came raining down on Jonathans' team, doing major damage to Wind Demon and Reaper, but barely scratching Jonathan's LP.

"Todd!" I shouted. "Wind Blade Rush on Reaper!"

He swung his arms repeatedly, releasing large blade-like blasts of wind. To finish it off, he created a wind sword and threw it directly into Reaper's chest. It exploded, taking out Reaper and dealing damage to the others, as well.

"Lightning Breath!" I shouted. I formed a large lightning burst and fired the beam directly into Wind Demon, defeating it easily.

"Save the FP!" I said to my team. "We may need it later." I turned to Jonathan. "Your turn!"

An evil smirk crossed his face. I knew that was bad.

"Demon Blade Dash!" he shouted. His sword was engulfed in blue flames. He charged at my team at such a high speed that I barely saw him before he ran past me. He spun around in the middle of my team, slashing his sword and releasing the blue flames all around him. The flames wiped out all of our vivosaurs except my Nycto Ace and Pauleen's Omias. Then he teleported back to his AZ.

"How's that?!" he shouted. "End turn!"

"Pauleen, Todd! Team skill! Elemental Rush!" I shouted. I transformed to normal and we all charged at Jonathan with swords in hand. I used a lightning dash to shoot into the sky while the others flew at him using their rocket boots. He blocked Todd's blade, but Pauleen threw hers, creating a column of fire under Jonathan. It launched him into the air and burned him.

Then I shot down fast enough to create a sonic boom, stabbing him with my electric sword and blasting him into the ground. I kept going and slammed down on top of him, dealing huge damage.

"Nycto Ace!" I shouted. "Use Nycto Star!"

The dragon-like creature shot straight into Jonathan at a high enough speed to blow him into the wall.

"Omias, Digadig!" Pauleen shouted. "Use Omias Punish!"

The strange horse-like vivosaur stood on its back legs, then stomped down, releasing a wave of energy from its horn that knocked Jonathan out.

I checked the computer. His LP was getting low, but he was still in the fight.

He got up and raised his hand in a fist. He punched the ground, causing several creatures to appear around him.

"Attack, my legions!" he shouted.

Most of the legions disappeared when I used a lightning bomb, but some survived. I transformed back into a Teffla and used an electrified Teffla Scale. It took out all but one of the legions. Then I transformed back to my human form.

"Thanatos!" he shouted. "End this!"

I felt time slow down around me and Jonathan. I was somehow unaffected by the move.

Thanatos fired several energy bullets that took out everyone else on my team except Pauleen, who was barely affected.

"Todd, digadig!" she shouted as Todd returned to his medal. I picked up his medal and placed it back in the booth with the others.

"You're going to pay for that, digadig!" Pauleen shouted. Thanatos teleported in front of her and flew straight into her, turning her back into her medal. I grabbed it and put it back in the booth.

"That's it!" I shouted. The angel-like creature returned to Jonathan's side before disappearing as Jonathan waved his arm out to his side.

"End turn!" he shouted.

"Chaotic Bow!" I shouted, forming a bow and arrow in my hands. "Three arrows! Ice, explosive, and magic!"

I fired the ice arrow first. He dodged it, only to realize that the tip was a freeze grenade. The explosion froze him in a sphere-like ice prison.

Then I fired the explosive arrow, which blew the ice apart, blasting Jonathan into the wall and stunning him long enough for me to shoot the golden magic arrow, which struck him in the chest.

The magic arrow didn't do much damage, but the others depleted him to 10 LP. But there was a surprise in that last one.

"End turn!" I shouted. Jonathan got back up, the arrow still stuck in his chest. If he pulled it out, he would die, but if he didn't, the surprise would activate.

"Chaotic Burst!" he shouted. He charged up an attack that looked a lot like a ball of dark energy.

He started to fire it but the blast disappeared suddenly. "What?!" he shouted.

A golden circle with runic marks appeared below him.

"A magic circle?!" he shouted.

Then Jonathan suddenly froze and gasped, as if he was being choked. He put his hand to his chest. He grabbed the magic arrow, knowing it was the source of his pain. The pain got visibly worse by the second. He fell to his knees, unable to handle the pain any longer. He pulled the arrow out of his chest and it immediately disappeared, leaving a hole in his chest. Blood started pouring out of the wound, and also out of his mouth. The circle vanished, and so did his pain, but the hole in his chest was causing a different pain.

"What… the hell… was that?" he said weakly as he coughed up blood.

"That was a magic backfire spell that causes extreme pain to the person it hits. The pain is the amount that the other person would experience from the attack." I explained. "Do you realize that what you just felt is what I would have felt if that attack had hit?"

"I… never realized… how bad… it really… hurt people…" he coughed up more blood. "I'm… sorry…"

"You should be." I said. His eyes closed and he started to fall backwards. He hit the ground with a thud.

The crowd started cheering, but I silenced them by walking over to his dying body. I put my hand on his chest and closed my eyes. There was a golden glow around my hand. When I moved my hand away, the wound was healed. His eyes slowly opened.

The crowd gasped in shock at what I had just done.

I had healed my enemy.

"Why would you save me?" he asked. "I tried to kill you, but you saved my life."

"You may be my enemy, but you don't deserve to die over a misunderstanding." I said.

"A misunderstanding?" he asked.

"I know that you were hired to stop me." I said. "And they tricked you into believing that I was evil and would use my powers to destroy everything."

"How did you-?" he started.

"Mind reading." I said, cutting him off. "If you join us, we can help you defeat the person who hired you."

"I can't." he said.

"Why not?" I asked.

"Because the one who hired me…" he said. "Is dead!"

He released a burst of energy that blew me backwards. I tumbled on the ground, eventually hitting my fighter booth. I stood up weakly, but I knew my left arm was broken. Good thing I'm right-handed.

Should have seen that coming. I thought.

"I'm working under my own authority!" he shouted. Black wings suddenly shot out from his back. "And you're not going to change my mind!"

He flew faster than my Nycto Ace, aimed straight at me. He created a sword and slashed at me, leaving a deep slice in my chest. I gasped for air, but then I healed my injuries, including my arm.

He flew into the air and dove straight down at me.

I jumped out of the way, but he slammed into the ground hard enough to leave a crater. The flying rock chunks and the resulting burst of energy were enough to blow me into the wall of the stadium. He flew at me again, but this time, I was ready.

"Superhuman Strike!" I gathered energy to greatly enhance my right arm's strength.

He flew at me, but just as he was about to hit, I punched him as hard as I could, hitting him right in the face.

He flew backwards, sliding across the ground and into the wall on the other side of the arena. His wings disappeared as he stood up, holding his face with his right hand.

"Not… bad…" he said. He suddenly collapsed. I ran over to him and checked his pulse. It was getting weaker buy the second, indicating that he was dying. I rolled him onto his back.

Then I saw why.

The right side of his skull had been shattered by my attack, leaving a dent in his head, several cuts, and a lot of blood.

His breathing and heartbeat both stopped.

I had literally killed him with my bare hands.

Despite him trying to kill me, I started to cry. I felt sorry for him. He made a mistake that ultimately led to his death.

I couldn't help but wonder why he even fought me when he knew that I could do anything I wanted. Did he think that maybe he had a chance? Was he trying to get himself killed? Countless possible reasons ran through my head, but I had a feeling that I knew what it was.

"He wanted to die…" I said. "He knew he couldn't beat me, but he fought anyways, knowing I would kill him in the end…"

You are right, Dina. A voice said in my head.

Jonathan?! I mentally shouted. How are you talking to me like this?!

I don't know… he said. But I do know that you were right. I did want to die because I couldn't do anything anymore. The one thing that I had spent my whole life on had become impossible. My life became meaningless after that…

No… I replied. You were capable of a lot more than that. You just couldn't see it yourself.

It's too late now, though. He said. Goodbye.

Jonathan… I said mentally. But I didn't get a response.

He was gone, and he wasn't coming back.

I used my "Warped Reality" ability to return to Selena's house. Everything was how I had left it, except Jonathan was gone and everyone was awake.

I was even back in the torn pajamas I had been wearing.

"Weird…" I said.

"What happened to Jonathan, digadig?" Pauleen asked.

"I used my powers to kill him." I said. "Twice, actually. I gave him a second chance the first time, but he attacked me again, so I punched him hard enough to literally break his face."

"You mean you shattered his skull with your bare hands?!" Rupert shouted. I nodded. He slowly backed away. I gave him a look that said "You have got to be kidding!"

"Hey, by the way, is your locket fixed?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Nevermind." I said.

He gave me a questioning look, but I ignored it.

"Now what do we do?" Todd asked.

"I diga-don't know, digadig." Pauleen said.

"Maybe we could go digging?" I suggested. Everyone shot me a "You're kidding, right?" look. "What? There's no one left trying to kill us! What would it hurt?"

"Fine, but if anything goes wrong, I'm blaming you!" Rupert said.

"I agree with Dina." Argis said. "Digging sounds like a good idea."

"Why do you want to go digging?" Selena asked.

"Hey, just because I haven't done any digging since I joined you guys, that doesn't mean I'm not a fossil fighter!" she said.

"Then where are your vivosaurs?" I asked.

She reached into her pocket and pulled out a small case. In it were five dino medals.

She had the five chicken vivosaurs as her team.

Everyone laughed except me. I knew that those things were powerful, despite their weak appearance.

After everyone stopped laughing, we talked for a few minutes before heading to Jungle Labyrinth for some digging.

So that's all! I may end it here, but I may also try to continue. See you all next time!