I drove into Lantern Lake around dusk. I figured if you're doing something illegally, you do it when no one will see you doing it. The guard there checked my ID, than gestured for me to continue through. I drove on, excitement coursing through my veins. My very first mission! I decided to look around at the landscape, as I had only seen it on a map before. Lantern Lake itself seemed very calm and peaceful. Therefore, Sky would hate it here. There weren't too many rogue vivosaurs right now, save for the many Sungari's (a Sungari is a type of pterosaur) flying around. Looking up at them, I saw that there flight patterns were very intricate-almost…..strategic. I looked back at my GPS. I was nearing Moonlight Peak, where the captain told me to start looking. Sneaking a glance back at the Sungari flock, I noticed that about half had broken away from the group, while the other half…..drove straight at me.
Blaze! Look out! Shred said quickly. I nodded in response. I veered off the path, causing the Sungari's to miss. But I could only evade them for so long….. Time for a Fossil Battle! I was about to give a command to Spark, but then I thought better of it. Against a pterosaur, Shred's Claw Down skill would be very useful.
"Alright! Shred, let's go!" I then pressed a small button on my dashboard. Then, Shred's Dino Medal shot out of a small launcher on my Bone Buggy. In a flash of light, my Alxas appeared.
"Awesome! Spark, you go to the left SZ (side zone)! Savage, (my Tarbo) you go the right SZ!" Immediately, Savage materialized right of Shred, and Spark went into his raptor from and dashed out of my Bone Buggy into position. Just like that, the battle began.
"Alxas, Claw Down on the left Sungari! He did so, putting the vivosaur in a weak stance.
"Spark, finish it with a Saurus Snap!" I repeated the combo two more times, until all the enemy Sungari's were finished.
Right then, I heard a beep beep sound coming from my radio. It was Nate. He sounded concerned.
"Blaze, Roland and I might be a little late getting to Moonlight Peak. There are a TON of Sungari's dive-bombing us. I can't seem to shake them. You go on ahead to the site. We'll catch up soon!"
"I'm on it. I'll check in if I spot anything." I then cut off the radio, put my foot to the gas pedal, and took off.
About 5 minutes later, I arrived at Moonlight Peak. I looked around. Nothing. Lots of small animal tracks going away from a spot by the cliff wall. I frowned. Disturbing the one vivosaur free area that was suitable for animals was the main reason digging here wasn't allowed. Also I spotted some discarded tools, tire tracks, and finally, a long crack in the in the rock. It looked man-made. I turned on the radio, and contacted Nate.
"Guys, Stryker was right. I found the illegal excavation site, except nobody is at it. There are some fresh tire tracks here, however. I think someone alerted them we were coming. But who?"
Nate replied. "I say we report this to Stryker. He can find a mole, easy-peasy." I was about to agree but Roland chimed in.
"Actually, it may not have been someone, but a something. Remember the Sungari's? A few would break off, while the others battled. I'm assuming the same happened to you, Blaze?''
"Yeah, but what's your point? They're just rogues." I responded, getting a little confused.
"But that's where you're wrong. I think the Sungari's were meant to keep a lookout. However, because Sungari's are so common around here, no one would suspect a thing! That way they could alert the diggers before we arrived!"
I nodded my head slowly. This was starting to make sense. I did just now recall myself thinking their flight paths were strategic.
"Roland, I think you're onto something. And I have just the way to stop the Sungari's from warning them…."