Alright, I'm spending my holiday and got kind of carried away a little that I've forgotten this. sorry. Not to mention I forgot my account password so I spent about a day to remember what it was. So to make it up I've working on chap 6 and it's halfway. So I'll be sure to post it tonight, I do have a life to live on you know ^^
Disclaimer : I don't own Fossil Fighter : Champions
summary: "Lead the way, Cap'n!" And with that said we run to the muffin stand and eat muffins to our (my) heart's content.
After I finished my lunch (If you could call 5 cups of muffin a lunch) I go on a walk for a while, Todd told me earlier he'll go back to Treasure Lake to dig more fossils. "I won't be beaten by you, Dina. You already went back and forth 19 times in about 5 hours, so I will go dig lots of fossil rocks until evening to catch up with you!" With that Todd stood up, bolting out of the stand and zooming to the Lake.
"Well, I think I've had enough wandering around the town." I look at my watch "Oh, muffin... It's merely 3 p.m. Meaning it's about 2 more hours before the rooms for all the participants will be ready. Oh well... I'll just dig and clean some fossil rocks to kill the time. Besides, the match is tomorrow, won't hurt to prepare from now I guess." I made up my mind then start heading back to Treasure Lake, I just can't stand standing around and do nothing.
When I entered the Treasure Lake, just barely past the entrance, I saw a commotion on the Lake's clearing a just a few meters ahead of me.
"Ooh, he's so dreamy! All mysterious and smoldering and stuff..." I can't see the person who just said that but I can imagine the person is a girl, swooning with heart shaped eyes. *shiver*
"Well, crud. I didn't expect to see him in the Cup. This is going to make it harder to win, that's for sure." I heard a man said that. My curiosity picked up so I walk closer to check what's going on. "What in the muffin is that? Hey, isn't that Todd?"
Todd noticed me then he run toward me and exclaimed excitedly. "Hey, Dina. Did you hear? Rupert is entered in the Cup!"
I looked dumbfounded for a second "Uhh... Rupert...? Err... I believe I've heard the FossilDig CEO have a son named Rupert..." Not sure about my answer. I rarely watched business channel, only when it's my parent's turn to what I usually call 'conquered-the-TV's-remote-for-the-day', I'm only twelve! Besides, I still watch StrawberryShortcake. What d'ya expect? Don't you dare laugh. (a/n: Yes. Don't you DARE laugh!)
"That's right. THE Rupert!" I can see Todd struggling to keep his voice down "They're just about to start a TV interview with Rupert now." Todd ran back to the commotion after saying that, I followed soon after.
I was squeezed in the middle of the crowds, blame my small and short twelve year old body, I only managed to see the interviewer and the cameraman. The lady interviewer began to spoke,
"Good morning. I'm Linda R. Porter, reporting for Caliosteo TV. With the Caliosteo Cup under way, we have an exclusive interview with one of the Fighters. This undefeated child prodigy is on a stunning run of victories across multiple Fossil Fighting tournaments. He's also the heir to a multinational corporation that produces a wide range of goods for Fighters. It's the prince of FossilDig, Inc. and the talk of every Fighter in town! Ladies and gentlemen... Say hello to Rupert!" The reporter begin to walk after saying that, probably toward that Rupert person, so my eyes followed to where she move, when I saw the person she's stopped next to,
I gawked.
She lowered the mic she's been holding to ... a boy ... who wore red cloak-like clothes ... and have WHITE hair. My eyes widen the size of a saucer at the realization. "HOLLY SH—EEP! What the flip is that grumpy, son of a muffin doing there?! No... no, you don't say! He's Rupert, the FossilDig CEO's son?! Are you flipping kidding me?!" The reporter just continued,
"Rupert, let's get right to it: Do you feel confident about winning the Caliosteo Cup?" After she said that she lowered the mic to Rupert.
"Oh yes, quite. There's little point in entering a competition if one does not expect to win." I was trying real-hard controlling my face muscle to not scowl or glare at his statement. "Tch, cocky jerk."
"Spoken like a true champion." -I roll my eyes here- "There is little doubt this young competitor has sipped oft from the cup victory. Were any Fighter to say as much, we might accuse them of hubris. But from Rupert, It is fact." After a pause -"Tch, probably for dramatic effect."- the reporter lady continued. "Will this tittle come to him? Or will a new hero emerge to challenge the boy genius?" –"Ooh... You bet, as a hero(or heroine in my case) or not, I'll be sure to chomp his head down. Hmph!"— "One thing is clear: all eyes will be on the Caliosteo Cup!" She walked a step ahead but stopped herself and looked like she just remember something then she speak again "Oh, and we've been asked by the organizers to pass a message along to our viewers. Despite his fame, at the end of the day, Rupert is still a competitor entered in the Cup. Though you might be smitten by his roguish charm" -I have this deadpan-look, for the lack of any better reaction. "What charm?"- "Please do not mob him or try to steal locks of his hair." -"Yeah, right. Muffin is waaaaay more interesting than his hair, who want to eat hair?! Wait, but I said I wanna chomp down his head earlier didn't I? ...Oh well."-- "Any entrants found to be annoying Rupert in such manner may be subject to disqualification."
I can only blinked at the reporter's statement. "Aww... Too bad... So I can't chomp down his head, can I?"
"And that's all the time we've got. For Caliosteo TV, this is Linda R. Porter saying goodbye, and good fortune."And with that she shake hand with Rupert and turned, leaving the crowd. The crowd dispersed a minute later.
I was hiding behind Todd who's seem to be talking to me when I heard Rupert mumbled something. "...Idiocy." I blinked. I took a glance at him, and almost instantly I get annoyed, but... "He seems to be bothered. Is it just me or I think he looked tired?" After that thought I look back at him and see him walking down the slope to the deeper part of the lake side. Not noticing us apparently, which I am glad of it "Fyuh...". A second later I noticed Todd still talking to me so I tune my hearing to him immediately.
"Ooooo! I'd like to chase after Rupert and see if he's really all that!"
"Now, now Todd, didn't the reporter just mentioned the 'don't annoy Rupert' rule just now? As much as I want to chomp down his big head I won't risk the tournament. Not that I haven't do it anyway." I mumbled the last part, Todd just looked confused.
"What was that? *gasp* Did you two knew each other?!"
"Wha-?! Ugh, no! Why would I want to know that jerk anyway." I turned my head to the side after saying that. It would be a hassle to explain to Todd about the whole incident with Rupert earlier. Letting go of the subject, Todd speak again,
"...Hey, yeah! They said not to annoy him, but they didn't say we couldn't challenge him to a battle!" Sigh, It may looked like Todd's the one who usually taking care of me, including buying me muffins. But in fact, I was, and still am the one who can't say no to him.
"Umm... Well, I guess that won't hurt. Let's give it a try!" I said while smiling to Todd, encouraging him.
"Sweet! I'm going for it! Wish me luck!" And with that Todd dash towards the direction Rupert went earlier.
" *sigh* I guess I'll just look for more fossil rocks until I'm catching up to him."
It's just merely been 5 minutes but I already saw Todd standing on the shallow water about 3 meters ahead of me with a white haired boy in front of him, Rupert no doubt.
"Hey! what say you and me have a good old-fashioned Fossil Battle?! You know that excited feeling you get when you meet a though Fighter? Well, I have it! You like Fossil Battle and you know that feeling. So let's have some fun!" I heard Todd said that from the distance, I looked at Rupert expression. Not a single muscle in his face moved.
After a second Rupert shake his head side to side wearing that 'dude-you-are-ridiculous' expression on his face "And, oh my god, did I just saw him flip his hair?! *sweat-drop* I'm a girl and I don't even do that." Then he answered coldly, "Please go amuse yourself elsewhere. I don't have time to waste on the likes of you."
"What?" I was stunned after heard Rupert said that to Todd, I don't even notice I've stopped walking. First, for me that's a harsh words to say to others. Second, No one said that kind of things to my bestfriend and get away with it. Before I have the chance to move my feet toward him to let him have a piece of my mind Rupert continued,
" 'Let's have fun'? 'Excited feeling'? Such disgusting treacle is enough to make my porridge come up! Frankly, I abhor having to associate with Fighters such as yourself. If you wish to face me in a Fossil Battle, you must win your way to my standing in the tournament. Of course, there's no chance of that happening. ...Now run along and take your sad vivosaurs with you." I was fuming on my spot by now, and I can see Todd's too. In fact, I've never seen him that angry before. Not even when I broke his favorite dinosaur toy when we're five. I was really going to snap at him but for some unknown reason his words echoed in my head and made me think. "Grrr... That cocky jerk! I swear I'm going to snap at him anytime soon, and snap his neck while I'm at it. But... The way he said that... It's as if there's a hidden meaning in it... or TRIED TO HIDE something in it...? But, what...? Ugh, I guess my brain need more muffin to think any further about it." I was so caught up in my thought that I still frozen on my spot.
Meanwhile...
"Wh-what?! How dare you! You don't have any idea how talented I am!" Todd then take a step forward "I think you're just chicken! Baaaawk bawk bawk!"
Rupert just shake his head and smirk at him "So you demand satisfaction, do you? Very well. If it will keep you from stalking me in the future... Once I show you what a true fossil battle is like, you can run home and tell Mommy all about it." My sense came back to me when Rupert said the 'show you what a true fossil battle is...' and before I know it, they throw their own Dino Medal(s) and begin the fight.
And Todd's lost.
"I lost." I heard Todd mumbled that, "I lost a LOT."
"Truly pathetic. Are you even paying attention to the Elemental Type of your vivosaurs?"
"...Elemental Type?" Todd just stood dumbfounded, apparently not understanding what Rupert just said.
"Oh, this is indeed sad." – I can't help to snicker quietly here. Seriously, I'm starting to think his way of speaking is funny—"To think that a Fighter who knows nothing about elemental types... Oh, very well. Pay attention! There are five elemental types: Fire, Earth, Air, Water, and Neutral. Every vivosaur has one such type. Excluding Neutrals, all type hold an advantage and weakness against other types..." And he continued to ramble on about type advantage and I barely listened him, not that I didn't already know about it. "...My Raja is an earth-type. So were you a clever Fighter, you would have targeted my water-type, Mapo, with your air-type Stego. Additionally, your Stego is a mid-range-class vivosaur. Mapo was at a range at which your vivosaur would have been more effective." By now I already walking to them. I was about to thank him for explaining that to Todd but his sharp-tongued-mouth can't seem to shut up and continued talking "Not that any of this matters. I still would have crushed you in the end." And with that, Rupert finished what he said. So is snapped my last nerve.
"You..." I'm growling by now. Todd's and Rupert's eyes widen and looked at me walking angrily toward them while glaring at Rupert. For some reason I don't know why their face're paler than before, but I couldn't care about that at the moment. "You cocky jerk, don't think I'll let you get away after saying that harsh words to my bestfriend...!" I said that (more like growled that) pointing my point-finger at Rupert, my left hand balled into a fist at my side unconsciously. Rupert seems surprised when he saw me.
"You again? What in the world are you doing here, you muffin-psycho-girl?!" Rupert said, looking like he's getting annoyed by the second. "I see... So he's your friend? You're probably as pathetic as him *smirk*" after his statement a vein or two popped on my forehead and my right eye twitched, that's the sign when I get extremely irritated and want to punch the cause at any seconds now.
" *twitch* I. Am. Not. Pathetic, and so is Todd! Fight me, I'll show you what pathetic is!" My hand's on it's way to reach my DM pocket, but before I touch my pocket Rupert speak,
"Oh, come now. What is this nonsense? Must I truly battle every slack-jawed yokel who slinks into view?" I gaped at what he just said. I can feel the veins throbbed on my head multiplied twice by now. Seeing my reaction Rupert smirked even wider now.
" *twitch* What did you call me just now?! I'm so absolutely not slack-jawed! What is yokel anyway?! AND I know I am thin but I. DO. NOT. 'SLINK', You old-hag-prick!" My body shook with anger by now.
What I didn't know is behind me Todd mouthed quietly to Rupert saying 'If I was you, I'll running for my life by now.' and Rupert gave him a look that saying 'I-don't-even-need-to-be-told'.
"Enough, I'll not spend one more second on this madness. I say good day, sir!" And with that he gave me his last smirk for the day and walk away from us quickly. *twitch* "Did he just say 'sir'? Only 'sir'?! I know I don't act girly at all but I'm still a girl! He just insulted me! that prick, grrr...". I don't care if he mean it or not but I really feel insulted, so I shouted at him, by now he's already on the way up the slope to the lake clearing in front of the lake entrance,
" Careful on your way back, 'granny'!" He ignored me and keep walking but I saw his footstep faltered a little, probably holding back his anger, not satisfied I quickly added, "Try not to hurt your back!" After I said that he's still persistent on ignoring me but my sharp-analytical eyes didn't miss the moment he almost tripped but quickly regained himself, I smirked, "And don't trip!" Now, he's completely stopped on his track.
He tilted his head slightly to me and glared at me from under his bangs. His face almost as red as his clothes and is that a vein popped on his forehead? Muhahaha, now I'm satisfied so I smiled cutely(but I don't realize that) at him and wave him good bye. He just turned his head away and continued walking away from us.
But I missed the way his face gotten redder, and for a reason that I do not know.
"AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!" I heard Todd screamed behind me so I quickly turned to him. "I've lost plenty of times, but I've never been this angry about it!" After saying that Todd turned to me "That's it, Dina! We have to win our way through the Cup together! We have to take down that Rupert jerk, no matter what!" With that said we nodded at each other,
"YEEAAHHH!" We exclaimed together and did our usual pose. Determined to beat that Rupert-jerk.
'pipipipipipipipipipipipipi' our paleopagers rang so we checked it
'Incoming FMS message. Round 1 of the Caliosteo Cup will begin tomorrow at 9 o'clock in the morning. Todd's opponent will be Dina.' we both gasped at this and looked at each other, then turned to the paleopager again 'Prepare yourselves before checking in at Ribular Town's Fossil Stadium.' Right after the message ended Todd turn and speak to me,
"Wow. So you're my Round 1 opponent? Boo, Man. I was hopping to face you in the final." Todd turned away from me after saying that and shouting at nothing "Stupid computer!"
I can see Todd's depressed at the idea facing his bestfriend in the tournament, my heart also felt heavy, but I can't bear to see my bestfriend troubled like this so I walked to him and put my hands on his shoulder. Realizing what I mean, Todd turn his back to face me and give me a smile though it's half-hearted I can't blame him because it's hard for me too.
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it, Dina. We'll have to fight as hard as we can. Until our Round 1 match is done, I'm going to think of you as an enemy!" When I heard Todd said that a hurt look escaped it's way onto my face. Noticing that Todd eyes widened and cupped my face in a soothing manner with his hand and quickly added "I mean as an opponent, Dina..." He put his hands back to his side and grin widely, "I'm going to Fossil Battle you hard! I mean, crazy hard!"
I can't help but smiling at his enthusiasm, "Of course. 'till the 1st round end." I nodded at him.
Todd nodded back "Until the 1st round end."
"Wait, let's make a bet. A competition won't be as fun without prize right?"
"Huh?" Todd contemplating for a second then agreed, "Okay, what's the prize?"
"If I win you buy me muffin!" I chirped at Todd.
" *chuckle* so typical... And if I win?"
" *smile* You still buy me muffin."
" *sweat-drop* . . . Hehehe, if I win I can have your muffins stock for the day!"
" *gasp* H-how'd you know about that?! NOOooooOOOOOoooo!"
"It's a DEAL, ahahaha!" and with that he dash out of the lake area, laughing (not evilly, mind you) along the way.
Now I am in my hotel-room that prepared for the Cup's participants only, The bellboy, or who I usually call 'bellboy-sir' (since mom once told me that it's impolite not to call someone whose older than you without attaching the -sir or -ma'am) currently explaining the hotel-room facilities.
"And here's where your clothes will be. Over there is the kitchen, the knifes is in the highest cabinet so kids cannot reach it, but we provide them with scissors as substitute, and all of the kitchen wares handle and the stove's coating are heat-proof so it would be safe for you to use. Kids under the age of 12 will require parent's company during their stay here, just to be safe. You will find the foods raw, packed, or instant in the fridge. You can order foods if you wish but we will charge you the price of the foods you ordered since Joe only covered for rooms' base price. And the door beside your bed is the bathroom. Soaps, towel, and any general bathing items is inside. Yes, I think that wraps it all. Now, let me excuse my self. Have a good day." Before the bellboy turned he quickly added "And try not to mess the room so much." Smiling teasingly at me.
"Ummph! Of course. What do you think I am? A kid?" I retorted at him and pout.
"Err..." The bellboy just stared at me.
I blinked, and shortly an imaginary brick hit me in the head. I AM ONLY twelve. Nice, I'm digging my own grave in this argument aren't I? I blushed at my stupidity and fiddled my fingers, embarrassed at my stupid retort. "W-well, thankyou for the mini-tour, Bellboy-sir... Have a nice day too!" I said the last part while smiling happily at him, face still flushed a little.
The bellboy just ruffled my hair with a smile on his face, "Haha... I'm sorry, you remind me of my little sister at home. Now excuse me."
I waved at him and close the door. " Whew! I'm beat! Wha-? I'ts 6 already? Hmm... Let's see, I'm going to take a shower first, then grab a loaf of bread and a glass of milk, and I'll just go to bed early after that." I nodded and begin to do as I planned.
Note: I apologize once again for any grammar mistake that cause you reader any inconvenience when reading the story because once again, English, is not my mother language. And like what my friends in school usually said about me, I'm pretty much a human dictionary. Meaning I can translate, I know the past-present-future tenses, but terrible at choosing them. So forgive me.
Bye for now.