Rupert: If I was your boyfriend!~

Me: Uh.. Rupert?

Rupert: I'd never let you go!~

Me: Hey, Rupert?

Rupert: I'll take you places, you've never gone before!~

Dina: *walks in* Hey, Shay. Have you seen Pauleen's Ipod.. RUPERT?!

Rupert: *takes off headphones* Uh… I can explain…

Dina: *backs out of room*

Me: *turns* Oh, I didn't see you there, sorry!

Rupert: Please tell me you didn't see me singing..

Me: Oh well! Disclaimer: I don't own Fossil Fighters, and Rupert is not Justin Beiber! ..because if he was he would not be in this story.

Rupert: At least I wasn't singing Lady Gaga…

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I walked out into the suite, the wall that was broken before was blocked off with caution tape, shards of glass and brick still littering the floor.

I narrowed my eyes, "We meet again, you evil tyrant."

ZongaZonga turned around, grinning at me maniacally, "I must say, I did not expect this." he said sarcastically, "Still it spares me the bother of searching for you, so I suppose I should be thankful."

Todd shuddered, but didn't back away. He was staying by my side to the end.

"Well then, let's not waste any more time." he growled, "You will give me your body, and you will do it now."

"Oh really?" I smirked, grabbing the Caliosteo Pipsqueak. I held it forward, smirking at him.

ZongaZonga's eyes widened, "Where did you find that..? That.. that thing is not supposed to exist anymore.. I destroyed that several millenniums ago!"

Todd laughed, "Joke's on you, chump! And now we're gonna use it to knock you outta Joe's head!"

"Bold words from a small man.." he flashed a look at Todd, "But you have won nothing yet!"

With a swipe of his hand, the Pipsqueak was swept out of mine and through the opening in the wall. I flinched and drew back in surprise.

Todd ran over in the direction it went, "No! The Caliosteo Pipsqueak!"

"Now then, can we please get back to business?" ZongaZonga walked closer to me, and I backed away.

"Wait!" Todd yelled, "I see it! It's stuck on the wall of the tower!" he cautiously stepped outside, "I'm gonna get it! Just hold him off for a little while!"

ZongaZonga cackled, "What a fool! The wind will throw both him and that idiotic hammer off the tower before long." he turned back to me, "And yet you still defy me.."

"Todd is very agile. He can climb like a squirrel." I said, "And there's a lot you don't know about me..."

I reached for my Dino Medals, "One, I never back down. Two, I always take risks, whether I need to or want to. And three.." I threw the Dino Medals into the air, my Vivosaurs appearing around me, "People who hurt my friends will pay."

"Ha! Your friend is a fool to go out there, and you are a bigger fool to wait for him!" ZongaZonga laughed, "You think that's courageous? It's pure ignorance!"

I growled, Lugmos stepping beside me.

"Oh, look at me. I promised not to stall, and yet here I am chuckling over my inevitable victory. Your body is mine, and I will claim it in the guise of your hero, Joe Wildwest!" he bellowed, "You will be my Majestic Vessel!"

He threw forth three Dino Medals: Argento, Seidon, and Berto. My team easily had an advantage over the first two, but Berto, being a Fire type, was neutral advantage wise.

"Lugmos! Use Lugmos Tail on his Seidon!"

Lugmos jumped up, smashing his tail into the Vivosaur's side, knocking the breath out of Seidon. However, the Vivosaur retaliated with a hit to Lugmos's head, sending him backwards in a discombobulated tumble.

Coatlus attacked next with Wing Cutter on Seidon. The Vivosaur ducked down, Coatlus's swoop missing him, but Coatlus turned sharply and came back around, slicing Seidon's sides with two quick swipes of his wings. Seidon roared at the pterosaur angrily, stomping forward to attack.

"Stop." ZongaZonga ordered, "Save your strength." the Vivosaurs reluctantly stayed put as his team saved FP for a larger attack.

Nycto Ace went up next, "Use Nycto Star!"

Nycto Ace flew up with a few beats of its wings, did a flip, then plummeted down. He continued by flying forward and slamming into Seidon, who roared at him. He slapped Nycto Ace aside, and he rolled onto the ground, but quickly shook it off and stood his ground.

Coatlus followed up with Blow Away, temporarily blinding ZongaZonga's team with a mist and mixing up their formation with a twister. When it cleared, Argento was in the AZ. A perfect place for Lugmos to attack.

"Berto, use Thick Jaws on Lugmos!"

Berto snapped at Lugmos, grabbing him in his large mouth and throwing him upward. Seidon then turned to the side, his tail glowing blue, and whipped a wave of water at his opponent. Lugmos plummeted out of the air, hurt, but still ready to fight.

"Very impressive." ZongaZonga said, "However, I can still beat you despite your strength!" he turned to Argento, "Attack Coatlus!"

Argento reared up, then brought his front feet down on Coatlus, who screeched. Stretching his wings, he flew back up and used Great Vortex on Seidon, sending the Vivosaur crashing back against the wall, enraged. Lugmos Charged for the next turn.

I looked at Nycto Ace, "Nycto Hurricane on Berto!"

He flew up and unleashed gale force winds and rain at his opponent, who stood and tried to bear it. He ended up taking little damage in the end.

Argento sent a Mountain Crush at Coatlus, rocks and earthquake-like waves of power slamming into him. He panted, half of his LP depleted, but managed to stay in battle.

Seidon then attacked Lugmos. He raised his front feet, forming a tidal wave, but his fit of rage messed with his aim and Lugmos easily dodged the attack.

Lugmos bared his teeth and formed an extra powerful fireball in his mouth, blasting it at Argento. Argento lost his balance and tumbled to the floor with a boom. He weakly got back up and resumed battling.

He roared and let loose another Mountain Crush, this time at Lugmos. The Vivosaur was scraped with the rocks and debris, but the attack did not faze him much. Berto decided to step in and attacked Coatlus, biting and tackling him to the ground. Despite being weak, Coatlus threw him off and went back into the air.

"Nycto Ace!" I'd had enough, and it was time to start showing my full power, "Finish off Seidon!"

He flew forward uppercutting the sauropod. Seidon fell down, but not before Nycto Ace gave him a final kick to the face.

ZongaZonga was shocked, but he hid it behind his expression, "This is not over yet!"

Or maybe it is…I smiled.

Lugmos blasted another devastating fireball at Argento, almost knocking him out, and Coatlus followed with a Diving Trust which took him down.

ZongaZonga was beginning to get frustrated, "Berto!" he said, "Use Blast Breath!"

Berto charged at Lugmos and unleashed a fury of flames from his mouth. Lugmos simply stood there, smirking at him through the fire. He leapt forward and bashed him with his tail.

"Alright, Nycto Ace!" I exclaimed, "Nycto Somersault!"

He once again did an uppercut, but on Berto. The Vivosaur snarled at the Super Evolver in a rage and let out a burst of fire from his jaws again. Nycto Ace fell to the ground, very weak.

"This is it.." I muttered, "I'm finishing it.."

"Coatlus, end it with Great Vortex!"

Coatlus nodded and swooped down at Berto, swirled around him until he was enveloped in a swirling mass of wind. Berto struggled to attack or move and finally, when the winds subsided, he fell to the ground in defeat.

ZongaZonga, however, was unfazed by the defeat now, though in battle he was very angered at the thought of losing.

"Well played indeed, human." he nodded, "But I expected no less from my Majestic Vessel. ..And yet, without the Caliosteo Pipsqueak, I am invincible! So what will you do? Perhaps you'll send your Vivosaurs to attack me, hm?"

I froze, unsure of what to do. ZongaZonga spoke once again, "You can't do that now, can you? Doing so would result in the destruction of the very body you came here to save. All things end the same." he took a step forward, "Your body will be mine, one way or another. Ah ha ha! Aahh ha ha ha ha!"

His evil laughter echoed throughout the room intimidatingly, but the sound of crumbling stones suddenly sounded near the broken window.

There stood Todd, holding the ultimate weapon, "I got it, Dina!"

ZongaZonga gasped, "Im-impossible! There's no way you could retrieve the-"

"I may not be good at much, but I'm really good at climbing!" he smiled.

Told you so.
I smirked.

"Here, Dina! catch!"

The Pipsqueak flew through the air, and I caught it with ease, "This is the end, ZongaZonga!"

"No! Wait!" he drew back, but I leapt up and smashed the hammer right into his head, sending his skull flying across the room. Joe's body fell limply to the ground.

Todd chimed in, "I bet he feels pretty LIGHT-HEADED!Ha ha! Oh man, that's hilarious."

For the first time in many days, I laughed. The ding of the elevator suddenly alerted us to the rest of our friends' arrival.

Joe bounced forward with a start, "You all right, pards?!"

"We're fine!" I said happily. Pauleen took a glance over at ZongaZonga's skull on the floor, "Digadig! You knocked ZongaZonga's skull right out of Joe's head!"

"Quickly, Joe! Reclaim your body!" Rupert exclaimed.

"I'm on it!"

Joe leapt over and took back control. He shakily stood up and stretched his arms, "Yeeeee-haw! I feel like a million bucks!" but he turned his gaze over to our enemy, "But we've got business to finish. Right now, ZongaZonga can't steal anyone else's body, which means we gotta catch that skull and lock it away for good!" We surrounded ZongaZonga, who looked up in despair.

"Cone here, you!" Todd ran forward, but he jumped out of Todd's way. Pauleen chased after him next, but he was too fast. She cursed under her breath, "Stupid... Digadig! Get over here!"

He crossed around the back of the elevator, and I ran around the other way to corner him. However, he leapt past me and I slammed into Pauleen, making us both fall to the ground.

Joe tried next, "This'll be easier than catchin' a greased pig at the fair!" he ran at ZongaZonga, but stumbled and the skull leapt away. "Dagnabbit! I've been outta my body too long! My arms and legs are goin' every which way!"

ZongaZonga jumped into the elevator and it began to descend. Pauleen yelled, "He's getting away, digadig!"

"Oh no he isn't!" Rupert leapt after him and the elevator disappeared.

Joe gulped, "..Uh-oh. I do hope Rupert managed to catch that slippery skull."


"Gotcha!"

I held ZongaZonga's skull in my hands, "You'll pay for the trouble you put everyone through!"

"Really?" he muttered, "I don't think so."

"What ar- Gah!" the skull head-butted me and I fell down. My vision was a bit blurred, and my head hurt really badly, but I realized suddenly that I couldn't feel my arms or legs.

"You will never catch me now, pitiful human." ZongaZonga bellowed.

I was blacking out, but as I was I could see someone smiling back at me.. and it Iwas/I me.

Dina.. no..I thought, but I began to slip out of consciousness.


The elevator opened on the bottom floor, and Rupert stood outside. I held my breath, not knowing what happened.

"R-Rupert?" Todd asked nervously, "The skull didn't.. get away, did it?"

He shook his head, "Not to worry, Todd. I got it." he held it up to show us.

Pauleen cheered, "All right! Way to go, diga!"

"So, what do we do now?" Todd asked me.

"We need to lock ZongaZonga's skull up in the chest in the Stone Pyramid." I said, "That way he won't be able to steal anyone else's body."

Joe nodded, "While y'all do that, I'll let everyone know what happened so that they stop chasin' ya around. Now hurry! Get to the Stone Pyramid and lock that ZongaZonga feller away for good!"

Rupert smiled, "I think you should carry this, Dina." he held out the skull, "After all, you defeated ZongaZonga. It's only proper that you carry his skull to the end. I gave him a sound thrashing, so he should be quiet for a while."

I nodded, "Thank you, Rupert."

"Right! Now let's get to the Stone Pyramid!" Todd shouted.

Pauleen cheered, "Professor Scatterly will be super happy to hear about this, digadig!"

We all ran down the stairs, and Joe went back up to his suite. None of us noticed that Rupert had stopped.

"...Yes." he smirked, "I'm glad it all worked out. He he he.." he walked along down the staircase.


We ran to the Professor as fast as we could. He was overjoyed to see us.

"Have you got it?" he asked.

I held the skull up, "He's right here!"

"Yes, yes! Now let us seal this awful ZongaZonga away while we still can!" the Professor spoke, "It wouldn't do to have him escape and steal another body, eh wot?"

"Quick, Dina! Place it in the chest so we can lock it up!" Todd said.

I walked forward, finally glad to put this behind me. One of the greatest, and most terrifying, adventures of my life was about to be over.

"This is the end, digadig.." Pauleen stated, "Finally.."

I reached forward, but suddenly the skull struggled free and hopped onto the floor.

Todd jumped back, and Professor Scatterly yelled, "Stand back! It will steal your body if you get too close!"

"N-no! Stop! I'm not ZongaZonga!" it shouted, "It's me! It's Rupert!"

I gasped and stepped back. If that was true, then...

Pauleen stepped forward, "Do I look stupid to you?" she yelled, "That's impossible!"

"I'm not lying! Please my friends.. you must believe me!" he pleaded. I walked over to him, kneeling down, "Rupert.."

Todd got ready to pull me back, "Dina! Watch out!"

He looked up at me, and even though he was just a skull, I could still tell that he was absolutely distressed. I had to be him, I just knew it had to be.

"It is you..." I cried.

Everyone gasped, "Umm.. so, that's actually Rupert?" Pauleen asked, "You're sure?"

"I.. I'm positive, Pauleen..."

"Dangit!" she stomped her foot, "We were so close, too!"

"I can't believe that's Rupert.." Todd said sadly, "You know your fans are gonna freak out if they see you like this. But.. what happened?"

"I managed to capture ZongaZonga's skull in the elevator," he explained, "But before I could subdue the thing, it struck me with a headbutt. When I came to, I found myself in my current state." I could feel the tears starting to form in my eyes.

"Blast! The effects of the Caliosteo Pipsqueak wore off sooner than we'd anticipated!"

"That skull is a good actor, digadig. I had no idea Rupert was really ZongaZonga."

"Wait.." Todd turned around, "Where did ZongaZonga go? He was just here! I mean.. Rupert was.. er.. Rupert's body was... Oh, you know what I mean!"

I felt myself slowly breaking down, my emotions running wild, and I ran out of the pyramid. The others were yelling after me, but I ignored them. I just kept running until I was outside, then I fell to my knees.

ZongaZonga took Rupert from me now... I thought, I should've went after him! At least if I did maybe Lugmos would've caught ZongaZonga if he took control and he would've been gone by now...

"Dina? Are you alright?" Rupert bounded up to me, depressed, "Please don't cry.."

I scooped him into my arms, "This is my fault! I'm so sorry, Rupert! I never wanted this to happen! I never wanted you to get mixed in to this! I'm so, so sorry!" My whole face was soaked with tears now.

"Nothing is your fault!" he snapped, "That damn sorcerer is the one who started all of this! And I'm the one that chased after him, not you. You have nothing to be sorry for."

"But.."

"Dina" Todd shouted, running after me, "Why did you run away like that?"

"T-Todd.. I-I.." I couldn't speak, all the words I said came out as gibberish. I simply shook my head in disgust.

"She's mad at ZongaZonga, that's all." Rupert spoke for me, "We need to find him. I don't want to end up being a skull forever!"

I took a breath, calming down, "You.. you won't.. I'm going to go after him.. I'm going to Ikill/I him for what he did to you." I stood up, "I've had enough of his crap, and now I'm going to end this. Once, and for all."

Rupert nodded, "You'd better take me, too. I'm not letting you go alone, even if I can't do all that much..."

I agreed, "I won't object to that at all."

"You'd better ask the people in town if they've seen him." Todd suggested, "We'll come along, too."

"Yeah, diga."

"Thank you.. All of you." I said, "We'd better get to it." I placed Rupert's skull into my backpack, and ran as fast as I could into town.

The first place I thought of was the heliport. He probably wasn't going to stay on the island if he knew I'd try to find him.

"Um, excuse me?" I asked the attendant, "Have you seen Rupert at all?"

"Oh, actually yes. He just got on a flight to Illium Island!" she said, "And.. Uh.. sorry about the whole 'thinking you were a bad guy' thing."

"Trust me, I know you didn't mean it. Can I get on the next flight to Illium?"

"Sure." she nodded, then a helicopter buzzed overhead, "Speaking of which, here it comes now."

As soon as the door opened, I jumped inside and the pilot took off. We soared quickly through the air and over the blue ocean. It sparkled with the light of the dying sun as it slipped beneath the horizon.

It's almost night time. I thought, Illium's going to be freezing... Just as I thought that, small, white snowflakes fell by the window, shining by the sunset.

"We'll be arriving in Illium Village shortly." the pilot announced. I readied myself to get off, and the moment the door swung open I noticed a shiny object lying on the icy ground. I hopped out of the helicopter and ran over to it, and was shocked as I found that it was a Mapo King Dino Medal.

"Rupert..." I muttered, opening my backpack to show him, "Is this yours?"

The skull nodded sadly, "Yes.. but why would ZongaZonga just leave my most powerful Vivosaur out on the ground? It just doesn't make sense."

'It makes perfect sense.' Mapo growled to Rupert, 'To him, I'm not even half as strong compared to his Vivosaurs..'

Rupert looked over the edge of the backpack, "Well.. since the Dino Medal was found nearest to Icegrip Plateau, let's try searching there." I agreed, and carefully resealed my bag. I ran off in the direction of the dig site only to stop at the sudden sight of a familiar person walking around the digsite..

ZongaZonga.

"He is here." I muttered, "What's he up to now?" I quietly followed behind him, making sure not to give away my presence.

He kept going deeper and deeper into the now freezing Icegrip Plateau. I followed him past the ice bridges and slippery turns, all glowing with the lights of the aurora borealis above. Eventually, he came to a halt at the farthest ridge and gazed into the sea.

"Hold it!" I ran forward, eyes narrowed threateningly at the poser.

He looked at me with worry, "What's wrong, Dina? Was there a problem with ZongaZonga's skull?"

"You know very well why I'm here.." I growled, "Give Rupert's body back or else!"

Puzzled, he shrugged, "I haven't the faintest idea of what you're talking about."

I thought for a moment, "If that's really you Rupert, then tell me something... Tell me why you stuck around for the Cup even after everything your father said. Why did you want to battle me?"

He smiled, "Because you're my friend, of course. I'd always wanted to battle you in the finals. You seemed like such a worthy opponent that-"

"Wrong!" I yelled, "You aren't Rupert, so drop the act!"

"He he he.. clever girl." he snickered, "I knew that boy wouldn't stay quiet for long. That's why you're here... Because Iam ZongaZonga! Aha ha ha ha ha!"

He smirked mischievously, "You were so very close to defeating me! How frustrating this must be for you. Had the Caliosteo Pipsqueak's power lasted a second longer, this Rupert fellow would've had me."

"Just stop this." I yelled, "The fight you want is with me, not Rupert."

He shook his head, "But I have good news, Dina! I've decided not to steal your body after all. Rupert's body is equal to your's in every way. It is a flawless vessel from which to launch my glorious reign! Perhaps," he smirked, "That's why you adore him so much?"

My face went red and I ran at him, "SHUT UP!"

Just then, a blur of red and purple flee past me, blowing me backwards in a burst of flames. I looked up to see an undead Pteranodon staring back at me. It's sunken, emotionless eyes glowed a bright blue.

ZongaZonga cackled, "Thought you'd get me that easily? I don't think so!" he turned back to the vast body of water, "Behold the power of the Majestic Vessel!"

Stretching his arms forward, he began chanting a spell, "ZongaZonga, ZongaZonga. Zonga, Zonga, Zonngaaa!"

A great, ghostly castle began to lift from beneath the waves, untouched by the countless years it spent in the ocean depths. "Rise my kingdom! Rise from your slumber! RISE!" ZongaZonga shouted.

The Pteranodon turned back to his master, who beckoned him forward. He got on its back and flew off just as ominous, violet clouds starting rolling in around the structure.

I slumped back onto the ground, defeated. No no no no... I cannot let him win!I readied myself to fly out over the water with Coatlus.

A hand pulled me back, "Dina, stop." It was Todd, his face concerned, "You cannot go out there! It's almost pitch-black out.. and do you see that storm?!"

I sighed, "What do we do, then?"

"Well, Joe's probably saw what happened from Wildwest Tower, so we should head back there for now." he suggested, "Dina, we will get everything back to normal. I promise."
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Rupert: Me and Dina we will have our revenge!

Dina: Him and me, we'll steal your leather paaannttss!

Rupert: ..wait, whose leather pants are we stealing?

Dina: *shrugs* I don't know..

Todd: *falls through the ceiling, wearing shades and holding pants* Looking for these?

Me: Okaaaay.. Well, I would've put more in this chapter, but I wanted to split the two battles into separate parts. I'm pretty sure the next chapter will be the last. :( Don't worry, though! There will most likely be an after story where everyone visits a certain

otherisland. And there will be Dinurians, too...

Dina, Rupert, and Todd: SMASH A WINDOW, LIKE A BOSS! FIGHT A ZOMBIE, LIKE A BOSS!

Rupert: KISS DINA!

Dina: *thumbs up* Like a boss.

Todd: …wut? ._.

Me: XD Like always, please review!