*Camera blinks to life to a dusty studio and Twig and Storm Blade playing Go Fish*
Twig: ...Got any two's?
Storm Blade: Go Fish.
Twig: *Pulls a card out of deck and accidently makes Storm Blade drop his cards* YOU LIAR! YOU DID HAVE TWO'S! * Tackles Storm Blade*
Both: * Wrestling*
Storm Blade: WAIT! I...THE CAMERA IS ON!
Both: *Leap up and stare in Disbelief* ...!
*A door bangs open*
Both: OH. MY HOLY. DINO/ARCEUS. CHIDORI MINAMI!
*Sheepish grin* Um...I bet you all hate me, right? OK PLEASE DON'T KILL ME LONG STORY SHORT FIRST I GOT SENT AWAY FOR THAT STUDY THING AND THEN I GOT HIT BY A CAR AND THEN MY DAD KINDA WENT ALL CRAZY DRUNK INSANE ON US AND I GOT HIT WITH A BOTTLE ON THE HEAD AND WENT INTO A COMA AND THEN WHEN I WOKE UP ALL THIS CRAZY CRAP WAS HAPPENING AND I GOT ADOPTED BY ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS FAMILY AND BEFORE THAT, LIKE, AROUND VALENTINE'S DAY, I GOT A BOYFRIEND WHO I REALLY LIKE SOZ YEAH AND-! *Takes a deep breath* And...Well, That's about it for now. ._. I'm really really REALLY SORRY! But, umm...Read? Enjoy? Try not to wet yourselves in either excitement or anger?
Twig: ...Chi...Uh...She-Disclaimer?
Um...I, Chidori Minami, do not own Fossil Fighters Champions. Or Pokemon. But I do own my crappy life. -_-
(PS: My Line-breaks refuse to show up, soo yeeeah. ^^")
After completing her round four match with Lucinda, "Juice girl" from the grotto, Dina collapsed tiredly onto one of the couches in the lobby. Being kidnapped by the BB Brigade, suffering flashbacks of a past she'd rather not remember, and climbing up the ranks of the Caliosteo cup all in one day? No wonder!
"Diiiina!" Todd rushed towards her happily, bouncing up and down.
"That was so awesome! I really think you're gonna win this cup!" The brunette boy exclaimed just as Terry walked up to the two friends.
"I suppose all of this BB Brigade fighting has taken away from your fossil hunting, huh?" He gave a bright smile, "And yet you STILL cleared round four! You're really something, Dina."
Terry handed Dina something.
"This is a little something for winning your round four match. It's called a wondrous fossil rock. It can actually power up your vivosaurs! Also, I come bearing a special message for you two. It seems word of your heroic exploits against the BB Brigade has reached the highest level. Joe Wildwest himself wants to speak with you!"
"OHMYHOLYDINO! YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY MEAN THE JOE WILDWEST!" Todd screeched. "He wants to meet with us? Really?!"
Terry laughed, "He sure does! I know you're busy, but I bet you could make a few minutes to see Joe up in his suite, right?"
"Terry, you're acting as if this is a chore!" Dina exclaimed, just as Todd cried,
"Heck yeah we can make time!"
Terry quickly reminded them were Joe's suite was, before giving his signature two-fingered salute and walking off.
Both fighters bolted towards the stair cases leading up towards the elevator.
Getting to the top, Dina quickly realized that a certain someone was standing in the way.
"Todd, Watch-! ….Nevermind." Dina had managed to stop in time from running into Pauleen, but Todd hadn't gotten enough warning and had rushed past Dina into the pig-tailed teen, causing both to tumble to the ground.
"Owww….!" Both teens groaned in pain, sitting up to find themselves in a rather awkward position, with Pauleen sitting on Todd's lap.
"Comfy there, Fanboy? Aphrodite?" Dina snickered, attempting to hide her smile behind her hand.
"DINA!" Todd whined, his face flushed cherry red. Pauleen quickly scrambled off of his lap, pointing a finger in Dina's face.
"That never happened!" She cried. Dina openly laughed, waving a hand haphazardly.
"Sure, Sure. Whatever you want to say!" She snickered.
"You suck, you know that Dina?" Todd told her flatly, his face still red.
"If you mean I suck awesomely, then yes, I do know."
"That's so not what I meant!" Todd whined as Dina continued to snicker.
"Oh, enough of this! What are two doing up here anyways?" Pauleen whined, looking between the two friends.
"Joe asked to see us." Todd said snootily, holding his nose in the air and sticking his tongue out at Pauleen.
"I'm sorry to burst your bubble," Pauleen said, looking totally not sorry to be bursting his bubble, "but Joe asked to see ME too! So HA!"
"What?!" Todd wailed, not really managing to believe that the masked 'idol' managed to best him yet again.
"You guys just love to argue, don't cha?" Dina sighed, looking between the two. "Now if you'll excuse me, I am going to see Joe Wildwest. Care to come along?"
Three minutes of pure arguing later, and the three teens finally managed to get in the elevator!
The elevator doors open, and the three teens stepped out.
The room was rather large, with most of the walls being made up with floor-to-ceiling windows. The elevator opening is a semi-circle of wooden bars. The walls that are there are a dark forest green. The floor is made up of dark wooden flooring, and has green lights going literally through it. There's an open door off to the side that exposes a long, spiral staircase that more than likely leads up to Joe's living quarters. In front of the elevator opening is a dark mahogany desk, with papers scattered all over it. Joe has a brown spinning chair situated behind the desk, also facing the elevator opening. There were also a few filing cabinets scattered against the walls of the room.
Joe Wildwest himself standing in the back of the room, behind his desk.
"Howdy folks." Joe said, turning away from the window. "Sorry to take yer time, but I'm real tickled y'all came to see me." He smiled at them, bright blue eyes sparkling. "I'm Joe Wildwest, owner and proprietor of this here Caliosteo Fossil Park."
Standing next to Dina, Todd let out a girlish squeal.
"Now, I've been hearin' 'bout yer heroics from Terry, and I don't mind sayin' that he's a mite impressed." Joe said, walking towards them so that he stood in front of the desk.
"He told me how y'all rescued them girls from the BareBones Brigade. If it warn't fer that, I mighta had to shut down the whole Caliosteo Cup." He took a step forward and smiled.
"So then, it seems I owe you my thanks." Pauleen stepped forward.
"There's no reason to thank me!" She cheered. "I just did what any beautiful and talented Fighter would do!"
Dina scowled and stepped forward as well, smacking Pauleen on the back of her head.
"What are you talking about?! You forgot you had a cell phone!" She growled.
"Well, yeah, but I totally beat that admin guy!"
"No you didn't! Again, ME!"
"Well, to be fair, I totally thought that if I stepped in and stole the show you would sic your vivosaurs on me." Pauleen countered.
"Whoa there lil' fellas!" Joe called, holding his hands up and pushing the two girls apart.
"Let's all just tucker down now pardners! Now, I can tell y'all are skilled Fighters with'a strong sense'a justice."
The three teens blinked up at him.
"Somehow I don't think I would have chosen those exact words for you, Dina." Storm Blade said.
"Oh really? Well then, what words WOULD you use to describe me?" Dina countered.
"Insane, An eye for an eye, DIE!, you have thirty seconds to live, etc. etc."
Dina sent a mental image of her staring at him blankly.
"You hit the nail on the head there, Stormy!" Wild Winds cackled.
"I hope you guys realize that everyone is staring at Dina." Tsuno sighed in exasperation.
"Oh shoot they ARE! QUICK WHAT DID THEY SAY?!"
"Joe asked you to join a patrol team. Todd and Pauleen already agreed."
"THANK YOU!"
"Heeellllo? Dina? DINA! DINA ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?!" Todd screeched, grabbing her shoulders and shaking her.
Dina quickly shook her head and sent them a sheepish look.
"Would you believe me if I said I….went into shock?"
"…"
"Umm….Yes I'd love to join the patrol team?"
"…"
"…"
"….Can we move on now?" Dina coughed nervously into her hand.
"'Course!" Joe said, giving her an awkward smile.
"He's probably thinking, 'Oh dino what have I gotten myself into?'" Wild Winds Snickered.
"Shut up." Dina dead-panned.
"Them BB varmints are as persistent as flies on a manure pile, as ya'll should know, and I reckon they'll strike again before too long. So I need y'all to keep yer eyes peeled for anything that looks like trouble. If ya smell anything fishy, just let either a staff leader or myself know, ya hear? That's the job of the Caliosteo Patrol Team." Joe turned his gaze to both Dina and Pauleen. "Of course, Dina and Pauleen would continue fightin' in the Caliosteo Cup. Just consider this as a little side job to make life better for all the other Fighters." Todd took an excited step forward.
"You can count on me sir! I'll do whatever it takes to stop the BareBones Brigade!"
Pauleen gave a twirl and struck her pose.
"It sounds like fun! Plus, you'll need someone as beautiful and talented as me if you hope to succeed."
"You can count on me to kick BB ass!" Dina cheered, putting one foot forward and holding one fist up by her chin and the other off to the side.
"Well shucks you three." Joe said. "Yer making' me as happy as a pig in slop."
Todd smiled at Dina and then turned back to Joe.
"Besides, Joe! This is our chance to pay you back for saving our lives!"
"Totally!"
"...Pay me back?" Joe asked in confusion. "What'n the world are ya talkin' 'bout small fry?"
"Don't you remember?" Todd asked, slight despair creeping into his blue eyes. "You saved us from getting killed by a rogue Allosaurus!"
Dina nodded and added helpfully, "We'd be half Allo crap, half mauled remains six feet under right now if it weren't for you!"
"Dina you just summed that up in such a gruesomely casual way…" Pauleen mumbled.
"You flew in on your Ptera and saved us!" Todd exclaimed.
"I…Sorry Pard." Joe started, a panicked edge to his voice. "But I don't remember nothin' like that."
"He's panicking…Interesting." Storm Blade remarked, sounding not so much intrigued and more like doomsday was upon them.
"I am going to ignore you and your weird feeling-sense-y thingies!" Dina growled, making sure to snap right back into the physical world, so as to avoid a repeat of earlier.
"It…It's okay." Todd mumbled, his eyes on the floor in obvious disappointment.
Dina looked at him sympathetically before bumping their shoulder together and giving him a small smile.
"Right then!" Joe called. "I hereby declare the Caliosteo Patrol Team open for business! I'm expecting some great things from the three of you, so don't let me down, ya hear?"
Pauleen did a twirl of her pose before high-fiving Todd.
Dina just thumbed her nose and then brought her fist out in a thumbs-up.
"This is…" Todd Started, beginning to shake in excitement.
"Gonna be…" Pauleen giggled.
"Wicked!" Dina gave a little jump in the air and fist-pumped.
The newly created Caliosteo Patrol Team shared a smile before saying bye to Joe and heading towards the elevator.
And while those three fighters were getting their awesome news on Cranial Island, Someone was getting some not-so awesome criticism on an island somewhere near the Caliosteo islands.
Cole stood nervously in Don Boneyard's quarters, his light brown eyes meeting Don B's own black, empty Sockets.
"I have a bone to pick with you my dear Cole..." Don Boneyard said coldly. "Our brilliant kidnapping scheme has been foiled by a pair of children. One of these children even defeated you in combat, despite my giving you a team of powerful boneysaurs... I am disappointed in you Cole." He growled. "VERY disappointed." Cole discretely gulped.
"P-please forgive me, Don Boneyard!" He pleaded. "It's a minor setback is all! It doesn't reflect on my natural style, or talent, or beauty! My hair wasn't messy enough, see? I... um... and... I... also forgot my lucky trucker hat at home!" He offered a nervous smile, that was really nothing but the sides of his mouth twitching upwards.
"Gahar har har!" A deep, loud, rough voice laughed. "You sure like makin' excuses Cole!" Cole growled under his breath and turned around, only to be pushed to the side as a teen, about fifteen years old, with an obvious love of food stepped forward.
"Lester!" Cole cried, offended. "How dare you interrupt-"
"Listen, Don Boneyard." Lester took a step forward. "What say you let me take a whack at this next? I got a rockin' plan! Once it's on, the Cup will be the last of their worries! Gahar har har!"
Don Boneyard seemed to agree with that, and let out a maniacal cackle.
"BAW HA HA HA!" He composed himself quickly. "…Very well. Lester, as one of my three trusted BareBones Brigade commanders, I will let you head this operation. Force the cancellation of the Cup, and drive those cursed Fighters from these islands!"
"The Caliosteo Patrol team!" Pauleen squealed. "I'm getting excited just thinking about it! Soon it will be time for Pauleen to shine! …More so than usual!"
Pipipipipipi!
"All round four matched have been completed. A new dig site is now open: Hot springs Heights. Hot Springs Heights is a hot-springs resort and dig site in a cold winter landscape. It's located on neighboring Illium Island. If you wish to visit, please take a helicopter from the heliport.
Pipipipipipi!
Pauleen made an excited noise in the back of her throat. "They opened up Ilium Island! That's the last island in the Caliosteo Fossil Park! Now, I know I'm on the Patrol Team and all, but that doesn't mean I'm going to neglect the Cup! Seeee yaaaaa!" She whirled around, and ran down the stair case.
When she was gone, Dina noticed Todd's head was still tilted towards the ground.
"I can't believe Joe didn't remember us at all…It was one of the best days of our lives, and he just…" He shook his head and lifted his eyes to meet Dina's, offering the blond a half-hearted smile.
"Well, being disappointed won't make things better! So here's the plan, Dina! We're going to be great at the Caliosteo Patrol Team, and also win the Cup! If we do that, Joe will have to remember us!"
Dina thumbed her nose and eased her hand into a thumbs up position. "You got it, Fan boy!" Todd smiled.
"Yeah! When I look at it like that, it makes me feel a lot better. Now come on! Illium Island needs some patrolling!" The both jumped up into the air.
"Let's do this thing!" Todd cheered before turning and bolting off down the stairs.
...Was that Ok? ...My writing is very rusty. Um, and I kind of wrote the last half of this with a Great Dane on my lap and a cat on my head. Sooz, yeah.
Twig: Chi, Why don't you check how many reviews you got in your absence.
? *Checks* Oh...Oh my god you guys...*Starts crying from happiness* YOU GUYS ARE SO FREAKING AWESOME! *Hugs you all* Over ONE HUNDRED REVIEWS?! A HUNDRED?! Q-Q I am so happy I am sobbing, you wonderful people you.
Mysteryman: Aha...^^" Yeah, I was like, on a sugar high during that part. And, Here's your update! :)
1Teffla1Shenliu1Tophis: I failed you.-_- I updated in no time to be called "soon". And, no need to feel bad! Between you, me, and anyone else who reads this...I got a boyfriend...and the first day at that house, he slammed me into a wall and we got into a fist fight. That was fun. Having an Enemy-turned-BF. xD
Pokemonfan6000: I try to keep things interesting. ;)
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Monolu13: Aha! I'm so glad I could inspire somebody! That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! ...Or it could be that I'm finally going numb from having this head-case dog sitting on my lap like he isn't over a hundred pounds. x-x
catro1000: Hehe, Glad you enjoy that! :)
TheVastEmptiness: Fluff...Well, there was some PauleenXTodd fluff in this chapter! *Flails* FAIL CHI IS FAIL.
LunaTheLoneWolf: Wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be, actually. We're all pretty close now! :D And having a family think you are nuts is perfectly understandable. :D
new fanfic persn: ^^ Ah, Yes. Lola. So funny! XD Hmm, I've been toying with the idea for a while now. I think I might add a surprise battle towards the end of the story that'll leave you all like, "WTF. SHE DID NOT JUST DO THAT!" And I'll be all like, "Oh yes I did just do that!"
her highness: *Bows* Well, Hello there! (ROYALTY READS MY STORY. WOOO!) And nice Hunger Games reference. ;) Extra brownie points!
cycopath: auidhweuif I didn't end it! I just...had to deal with crap. O^O
Guest: Um, my story, or the fact that I disappeared off the face of the earth for a few months? :P
Alright guys, I'm super sorry about the whole "WHERE THE HELL DID CHI GO?!" But, I'm back! Updates might still be kinda weird scheduled for a while. My creative flood gates refuse to open! :(