Me: We last left off at the beginning of the quest to save the islands!

Mapo: I have a sinking feeling about this.. C:

Me: ...

Mapo: Well, WATER you waiting for? Can't you SEA they want to start the story? HAHA!

Me: ...those jokes are too cheesy.

Mapo: *trollface*

Me: Disclaimer: I don't own Fossil Fighters...?

Mapo: :U
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"I'm here, guys!"

Everyone turned as I walked down the pathway.

Pauleen frowned, "Well, I guess it's back to fish-gut city for us.."

"Yuck.. I swear I just got that smell out of my mind, too." I shook my head in disgust.

We headed over to the teleporter and were taken into the Bonehemoth. Robinson immediately recognized us and ran over.

"Well shake m'fins and call me Flappy! What brings you landlubbers back here so soon?"

"We need to use the Bonehemoth to go down and fix the Spinal Pillar." I explained.

"...The Spinal Pillar? You mean that big ol' thing holdin' up the islands?" he questioned.

Rupert nodded, "Yes, and we need to get there right away. Is that possible?"

Robinson scratched his chin, "Hm, can't say as I've never done it, but I s'pose it can't hurt to try." he walked over to the side of the whale, "Now if we tickle this here spot, the whale dives deeper." he started tickling the whale.

"That Spinal Pillar is a ways down, so we gotta dive this beastie a bit deeper than usual." he looked over at Todd, "You there! Greenie!"

Todd's eyes grew wide, "...Huh, me?"

"Yeah, you, son! Get over here and help me tickle this here whale!"

Todd smiled, "Sweet! I'm good at tickling!" he ran over and did just that.

"Is anyone else weirded out by this?" I muttered.

"..Yes." Pauleen whispered.

Robinson turned to us, "Now listen up. Beneath each one'a these islands is a cave that'll take you to the Spinal Pillar. Seein' as how we got three islands here, where do you wanna go?"

"..I guess it makes sense to split up." Rupert said, "Todd needs to stay here and help with the Bonehemoth, so... I'll take Cranial Isle, Pauleen can take Illium Island, and Dina will go to Ribular Island. Sound good?" Pauleen and I nodded.

A few minutes later we'd reached our first stop, which was Illium's seabed cavern.

Pauleen gulped, "I guess this is my stop, digadig. But... how do I get out? I diga-don't want to fight Lord Tonzilla.."

"Not to worry, little miss. You don't have to fight him no more. Turns out that the Bonehemoth opens his mouth whenever you give Lord Tonzilla a little tickle!" he stood there for a moment, "..Welp? Whatcha waitin' for? Get going!"

Pauleen sighed, "Wish me luck, digadig.." she ran off. Once she was out, we dove deeper until we came to Rupert's stop. After he hesitantly left and we arrived at my destination.

"This here's the seabed cavern 'neath Ribular Island. Once you're out, just walk forward until you run into the Spinal Pillar."

"Rupert and Pauleen should be close by now." Todd stated, "I'll stay here and tickle the Bonehemoth so it stays calm. Good luck, Dina!"

"Er.. um, you too, Todd." I said.

Getting out was easy, but once I saw who was ahead I mentally facepalmed. Not that joker again!

"Come on, you lazy dogs! Dig! Dig as if your life depends on it!" Cole yelled.

"You got it boss!" his lackeys replied.

"He he, soon these islands will sink beneath the waves." Cole murmured, "Good thing I stocked up on skinny jeans before all the stores were flooded..."

"Give up now, hipster. This has gone on long enough!" I growled.

"Who's there?!" he turned around and saw me, facepalming, "...Seriously?" He smirked, "You know, I have to admit, I'm almost impressed with you. Every other fool on this island is running in terror from us, and yet here you are. Not bad, my man. Not bad at all."

I narrowed my eyes, reaching for my Dino Medals.

"But no matter, I can't let you interfere when we're so close to victory." he threw his Dino Medals into the air, "Prepare to get your rear end handed to you!"

His team differed from the last time we fought, but only because he now had two B-Rexes. He still had his trademark B-Plesio.

"Nycto! Wing Whirlwind!"

The small, air-type Vivosaur sent B-Plesio soaring backwards through the air with a growl. Coatlus followed up with Wing Cutter and took out B-Plesio.

"N-no way!" I gasped, "That.. That did not just happen.."

'We've gotten a lot more powerful than you think. Plus, there's no losing this fight if you want these islands to stat upright.' Coatlus cawed.

"I guess you're right, but I'm just surprised..."

"B-Rex! Attack Lugmos with Bare Tactics!"

I snapped out of my thoughts as Lugmos took a head-on tackle and then had his front arm chomped down on. The other B-Rex used Boney Roar, blowing back all my Vivosaurs with a powerful soundwave.

Lugmos whipped the first B-Rex side to side with Lugmos Tail, then Coatlus used Blow Away to switch them around a bit. The one B-Rex was almost down to half of his health.

Cole scowled at me, then commanded his B-Rex to attack Nycto. He whipped his tail at the flying Vivosaur, who dodged, but cane back around for a follow-up bite. Nycto retaliated with a critical Wing Whirlwind.

Cole's second B-Rex unleashed a second Boney Roar, almost knocking out Nycto. Lugmos jumped in front of him and charged up a fireball in his mouth, releasing it in a powerful Lugmos Sphere attack that knocked out the Boneysaur. Cole was down to his last B-Rex.

B-Rex lunged at Lugmos, grabbing him in his jaws, then throwing him into the air. He whipped him to the side with his tail, then let out a breath of fire. Lugmos winced as he got up, weakened terribly by the assault.

"Hang in there, Lugmos.." I murmured, "We're almost done here."

I turned to Coatlus, "Attack with Great Vortex!"

He rammed into the B-Rex, pushing him backwards, then created a twister that dizzied the skeletal reptile. Lugmos began to Charge the remainder of his energy.

B-Rex roared at Lugmos, then attacked him with a last resort Bare Tactics attack. He weakly dodged, then attacked with one last Lugmos Tail. B-Rex fell to the ground, defeated. Lugmos sighed and collapsed with exhaustion. He reverted back to a Dino Medal, as well as the others, and I picked them up.

"Had enough?" I shouted.

Cole was awestruck, "...Such style! Such grace! I... I was actually distracted by your battle skills.. I'm not used to being beaten in battle... or in beauty.." he turned away, "I've lost my style, and without that, I'm nothing!" once again, he ran off crying.

I ran as fast as I could to the Spinal Pillar. It was weakening extremely fast, so I quickly injected the calcium into it. Within a matter of seconds, it was whole again without a single sign of damage.

I began to walk back when a message from Joe rang on my Paleopager, "Joe here. That's some nice work, y'all! Seems the tremors have stopped on all three islands. Fer that, I'm promotin' y'all up a Rank. Get yerselves back to my suite as soon as ya can, all right?" the message ended, so I rushed back to the Bonehemoth.


Joe smiled as we returned successfully, "Y'all saved Caliosteo Fossil Park from a watery grave, but that ain't even the best news of the day!"

"What is, diga?" Pauleen asked.

"When them BB varmits fled, they led us straight to their base!" he exclaimed with excitement, but then turned away, "Now I'd love to chase 'en down and settle this once and for all, but we still got guests runnin' all over the park. I can't afford to send m'self or the staff out until things calm down 'round here..."

I turned to Rupert and the others, and we could all tell that we had the same idea.

"Joe," I spoke up, "We could go to the BB Brigade base for you."

He blinked with surprise, "Come again, pard? Youwanna go to the BB Brigade Base?" but then he shook his head, "Ya got guts to spare, pardners, but I'm afraid I've gotta say no. This here's my fight, ya see? And besides, it's far too dangerous, even for the Patrol Team."

Rupert stepped forward, "I have to agree with Dina. The BareBones Brigade is on the run and in disarray. We'll not likely have such a chance again."

Pauleen stepped forward, too, "Rupert is right, digadig! We have to go take care of Don Boneyard once and for all!"

Joe thought for a few minutes, "...Can't say I'm comfortable with this idea, but I suppose yer right. I'm issuin' one last order to my Caliosteo Patrol Team. Saddle up and ride to the BB Brigade Base and take out that dastardly Don Boneyard!"

"Where's the base located?" I asked.

"It's on a tiny piece of land called Bonechip Island." he took out his cellphone, "I'll talk to the helicopter pilot so y'all can fly there from the Cranial Isle heliport. Soon as things tucker down here, I'll make my way over there to help y'all out. Just promise to be careful, 'cause them BB varmits ain't goin' down without a fight!"

All of us nodded, then headed into the elevator. Todd looked very worried, but Pauleen had his back so he would be fine.

"I can't believe it. I can't believe this is the last time we will be fighting the BareBones Brigade.." Rupert said. "The beginning of the Cup, and everything, seems so long ago now.."

"I know.. but at least these guys will stop being so annoying!" I smiled, trying to brighten his mood. Rupert smiled back just as we reached the lobby.

"I suppose you're right. Well, we had better get going." I nodded, and all four of us rushed to the heliport where we boarded a helicopter.

We flew for around ten minutes before a thick fog rolled in. Todd shuddered and edged closer to Pauleen, who groaned and patted him on the back.

"Calm down, diga. I'm sure it's nothing."

The pilot came on the speaker, "We will be arriving in a few moments. Please prepare for the decent to the island."

The vehicle slowly went downward and the pilot got out as we landed, opening the door. All of us hopped onto the sand of the beach and the helicopter pulled up and flew into the distance. Rupert stepped forward and gazed upward.

"So this is the BareBones Brigade's secret lair, eh?"

"Nice skull, digadig. Maybe be a bit more obvious next time." Pauleen laughed. Todd was still latched onto her arm.

I started walking towards the entrance, "Well, we'd better get going..." The door suddenly opened and I came face to face with two BB Brigade lackeys.

"Aw, nuts! Them Fighters are here!" the one scowled. His friend was more panicked, "We gotta call backup! Call Don Boneyard!" they both hightailed it back inside.

Rupert turned to the others, "Let's try to finish off these fools before Joe and his crew arrive."

"Right." I nodded.

"Okay then, team. Move out!" All of us ran into the base, but Todd collapsed onto the beach.

"Ooohhhh.. my stomach.."

Not now, Todd!I rolled my eyes at him.

"Whyyy did I go to that all-you-can-eat chili-dog buffet?" he motioned his hand at me, "Go on without me, Dina! I'll catch up soon.. Ooohh.."

"See ya, Todd." I sighed.

Once inside, I saw Pauleen fighting the first lackey. Rupert was a few feet away battling his friend. He glanced at me, telling me to go on, and I silently nodded in reply. Unfortunately, I was instantly stopped by none other than Lola at the top of the stairwell.

She smirked, "Oh, woooww. You're not, like, following me or something, are you?" she put a hand to her chin, "Or maybe you're just persistent.. I had an aunt like that once. She was wiiiiilld, man!"

"I can only imagine.." I sweatdropped.

"Sooo, like, you know we're even from that whole Bonehemoth thing, right? Which means I'm totally not gonna go easy on you."

"Save it, Lola! We both know what has to happen." I growled.

She shrugged, "Suit yourself.." she tossed out her Dino Medals, "But I'm totaallly not letting you past me this time!"

"We'll see about that." Our rematch had begun, and I wasn't about to lose easily.

Lugmos whipped Lola's B-Brachio with a Lugmos Tail, then Nycto followed up with a Beak Strike attack. B-Brachio still stood strong and came back at Nycto with Boney Stomp, but Nycto swiftly dove under the Vivosaur as his massive foot came crashing down.

B-Jara let loose a Boney Screech, but it missed by a long-shot. Coatlus whipped up a Great Vortex in an attempt to finish off B-Brachio, but it failed to give him much damage. Lugmos began Charging power for his next attack.

B-Jara once again let out a Boney Screech, this one successfully hitting Nycto and knocking him out cold with the Sleep condition. He fell to the ground, immobilized for the next couple of turns.

Lugmos retaliated at B-Jara with Charged and powerful Lugmos Tail, landing a supremely successful critical and knocking out B-Jara with a load of damage.

"N-No way!" Lola gasped, "I-I will not be defeated! This is just a warm-up!"

She probably wished that was true, because by the time she said that, Coatlus had already taken down B-Brachio with Diving Trust. She stood there in shock.

"W-well then.. B-Rex! Use Bare Tactics on her Lugmos!" she stammerd.

B-Rex chomped onto Lugmos, then batted him back with his tail. Lugmos suffered a critical hit, losing a huge chunk of LP, but this battle was already over.

"Coatlus, use Wing Cutter!"

Coatlus hit B-Rex with his winding attack, then I commanded Nycto to attack with Wing Hurricane. B-Rex was barely fazed and hit Lugmos with another Bare Tactics, bringing him to a little less then half of his LP.

Alright you guys, this is it.. I thought, Let's finish this!

"Lugmos Tail! Then use another Wing Cutter!"

The two Vivosaurs leapt at the lone boneysaur, who stumbled backwards. The two attacks quickly overpowered him and he fell to the ground, defeated.

Lola's looked at me wide-eyed, "You.. You are some kind of groovy Fighter, you know that? I.. I, like, can't beat you anymore. It's totally craaazy." she turned around, "I'm gonna make like Cole's pants and split. ...bye." she ran down the stairs I'd came from.

I had to hurry up and get to Don Boneyard's quarters. Running forward, I came to a long, dim corridor.

This is it, the end of the BB Brigade.I thought. I suddenly bumped into something.. or someone. He turned me to face him and grabbed me by the shirt. I recognized the face and became a little frightened.

"L-Lester?!" I gasped.

He smirked, "I knew you'd be the one to break into our base. You're just metal like that." he held up a fist, "Well, too bad for you. This is my chance to settle the score. After our first match, you made me look like a coward, but when we were at Icegrip Plateau I thought I would be able to best you in a rematch, but pretty boy had to come along and ruin that."

"B-but..!"

He tightened his grip on my shirt, "You wanna get to Don Boneyard? Fat chance! I'm gonna show you who's the boss around here, and it ain't gonna be you!"

Footsteps pounded the floor, then I heard Lester scream. I fell backwards as he released me and hit the floor. As I squinted I made out two figures in the blackness.

"Dina, run!"

It was Rupert. He had Lester pinned to the ground.

"Go! You have to get to Don Boneyard!" he shouted again.

I was speechless, so I just nodded and scurried up the dim hallway. Loud roars could be heard as Rupert began battling Lester for the second time.

I stopped as I came to a large, black door with the skull symbol of the BB Brigade on it. I took a deep breath, then opened the door.
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Rupert used Tackle! It's Super Effective!

Me: Sorry, it had to be said! XD Well, school starts next Monday, and since this was a day late I'm determined to get another chapter up by next week.

As always, please review!