With Leon in tow, the 4 of us drove into Lantern Lake in the late afternoon, wanting to get a head start. Once we reached the fork in the road, Leon drove one way while we took a different road. I had previously explained the plan to Leon. He was to drive close to the foot of Moonlight Peak, while the 3 of us went a more direct way up the mountain. Once the Sungari's attacked us, Leon's Ptera would intercept the messenger Sungari.
It was nearing dusk. Sure enough, the Sungari's dive-bombed us as soon as we were halfway up the mountain. I saw some break away and radioed Leon.
"Ok Leon, they're heading your way. Send out Ptera" I clicked off the radio, just in time to send out Shred before I got mauled by the Sungari horde. There were a lot more then yesterday, as we were together as opposed to being spread out. After a quick skirmish, the Sungari were defeated. I looked over my shoulder. Leon's Ptera wasn't in the sky, but no Sungari's were either. I silently hoped that our plan had worked.
Close to the peak of the mountain, we started moving along much slower, as to not make much noise. When we arrived at the top, we saw a much bigger operation than we expected. We could make out a few noises and whispers.
"Ssh! Keep it down! We don't want any uninvited guests!" one man whispered feverishly.
"The Sungari spies aren't back yet. Nobody knows were here!" came the reply. I sighed with relief. The plan worked!
"Stop being cocky. We had a close call last time. We can't let them Wardens catch us, or the boss will throw a fit!"
"Aye, your right. I don't want to see that man angry. He's bad enough when he's happy." I nodded, the signal for us to move in.
"We are the Wardens! You are under arrest!" I yelled, but then realized how many there were. We had thought 5-6, but there were about 15. Most were shocked on sight of us, but them shock turned to fury. Suddenly, a large amount of Ankylo's, Sungari's, Gorgo's, and Lambeo's appeared. These guys weren't going quietly.
Nate, ever reckless, sent out his Edapho into a death trap battle. A low rank support vivosaur in the AZ position was not going to pretty. Roland quickly sent out Tricera for backup, with me being forced to send out Spark to save our skins. Nate had Edapho move into the Escape Zone while Roland's Tricera took position in the AZ. I groan inwardly. Thanks the Nate's act-before-thinking strategy, we were down a vivosaur and his support effects for now.
Roland quickly attacked with Tricera. "Piercing Lunge!" he yelled as Tricera charged towards the enemy formation of a Gorgo, Lambeo, and Sungari. Tricera's water-type attack did a large amount of damage to Gorgo, but also used up all of our FP.
The diggers were fast to respond. "Shoulder Tackle on the weird red thing!" he commanded his Gorgo. The attack was brutal, but Spark held in there.
"Saurus Snap on Gorgo!" Spark leaped up and bit at Gorgo's lower neck.
"Piercing Lunge on Gorgo!" Gorgo gave a defeated roar as it retuned to energy.
Sungari moved up to the AZ position. "Wing Cutter!" and "Sliding Ram!" bombarded Tricera. I grimaced. Tricera couldn't keep this up for long, and Spark wasn't ready to take a real offensive role yet. Edapho would return from the EZ soon, but I felt that wouldn't do much good.
"Horn Ram!" Tricera gave one last attack towards Sungari.
"Wing Cutter!" Tricera groaned as it returned to Roland.
Panic began to creep into my veins. I tried to command Spark into the AZ, but I couldn't seem to find my voice. There was no way we could take all of them, and the mission was ruined. I looked around, trying to find a place to run, but was interrupted by a loud battle cry.
"STOP PICKING ON MY BROTHER, YOU BIG NASTY LIZARD BRAINS! Shoni, take the AZ position and use Whirlpool!" A large pink and yellow dolphin-like creature emerged from a burst of light. Shoni then shot out a huge burst of water with the force of a tsunami behind it. Knowing Sungari wasn't fit for the AZ position, she aimed for Lambeo, who had the potential to heal the team if needed. The Lambeo moaned as it returned to its master.
One of the excavators clearly was enraged at my sister for joining the battle. "You guys got an extra dinosaur! That's not fair!"
"As if digging in an illegal site isn't?" Sky protested, her hands on her hips.
The miner decided it was best to prove his point with his vivosaur. "Wing Cutter!" he cried, as Shoni took the hit. Shoni was barely affected, and proceeded to finish off the Sungari with a Snapping Jaws attack.
Almost everyone had taken off by the time the battle was over. Nate and Roland were already arresting the miners remaining.
I exhaled deeply, massaging my forehead. Thank Igno Sky had shown up, or things could have gotten ugly. But I was also disappointed, as I had blown my first mission and had to have my little sister save me. Could I do ANYTHING by myself and succeed? I hopped out of my Bone Buggy to meet with my sister.