Fossil Fighters: Legend of the Gifted one: By Blue Dragon 77
[Hello all, how have you been doing as of late? Well sorry to say, I can't hear you right now since I'm all alone in my room, thinking about Sonic Mania Plus. So while I figure out how to scrape up the money to afford a Nintendo Switch, and a physical copy, please read on and enjoy.]
Disclaimer: This story is made to entertain, I'm not putting this here for profit.
Warning: This story may contain various errors, whether they be grammatical, spelling, etc. If you do not like stories that have these errors, please move on to a different story.
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
Chapter: 2
(Fighter Station) (Josh's PoV)
As I entered the large main building, I felt a twinge of excitement, and a blast of cool air jolt through my body, the inside of the Station was very nice looking, nice sky blue floor, some decorative plants here and there, and some couches to lounge about in. There was also a large vent pumping blissful cold air from the ceiling above the lounging couches.
"Heeeeey! Over here, Joshua!" I looked toward the direction that voice came from and saw Todd waving at me from across the room, standing in front of a counter with a woman waiting patiently.
I walked over to Todd, and the lady at the counter addressed us both. "Hello, Sirs. My name is Rhonda. I take it you want to register in the Caliosteo Cup?" She asked kindly.
Rhonda was wearing a red jacket, with matching pants, gloves, hat, and shoes. She also had a large ponytail that ran down to her shoulder blades.
"Yes ma'am." Todd and I both said respectfully.
"In that case, may I please have your names?" Rhonda asked as she took out a clipboard from under her counter.
"My name is Todd." Todd said cheerfully.
"Thank you!" Rhonda said as she scribbled something down on the clipboard, and turned to me, "and yours sir?" She had her pen at the ready.
"Joshua. But before you write that down, are you allowed to go under an alias?" I asked quickly.
"Well, yes, but we haven't had anyone using an alias since the birth of the "Crimson Zero." Rhonda said.
"Ah, so my dad was the only one that used an alias when he wasn't retired huh?" I mumbled to myself before getting back to the conversation. "So I can use one?" I asked hopefully.
"Sure, what do you want your alias name to be?" Rhonda asked sweetly.
"Just "Dragon" will do." I said.
"Okay... Thank you very much, Joshua. Your alias and your qualification through the preliminaries has been confirmed. To the Fossil Staff, and the Staff Leader, you will be called by Joshua, and in a Fossil Battle, you will be known as Dragon. Do you accept this?" Rhonda asked with her pen hovering over her clipboard.
"Yes ma'am." I confirmed.
"Alright, now please wait here while I call one of the staff members to instruct you and get you up to speed with our facilities and rules." Rhonda said as she walked over to an old-fashioned dial phone sitting next to a modern computer monitor. Talk about class!
She spoke quickly into the phone as she began to type on the computer. Todd tapped my shoulder and said quietly, "can you believe it Josh? We're finally about to learn about being Fossil Fighters!"
"I know, but don't get too comfy, because Liza here is going to get us up to the top." I whispered back.
"We'll see which one is better in the Cup, I mean, it's not like we'll be fighting each other in the first round or something." Todd said casually.
"Of course not." I quickly replied as Rhonda stopped typing on the computer, and hung up the phone.
"Alright, a staff member should be here any second now." She said with a smile.
As of on cue, the door to the left of where Todd and I were standing opened. And out came a girl that wore a Bluish-Green outfit, hair that ended up splitting down the front of her shoulders. "Hey there! I'm Stella. I am the Staff Leader here on Ribular Island." She said walking over to us.
"You guys made it just in time! And since you did, We're gonna start this tour by visiting the most important place in this facility." Stella said as she walked over to a door to the right of where we were currently standing.
"The most important place? Where do you think that is, Joshua?" Todd quietly asked me.
"Don't know." Was my purely eloquent response.
As we walked through the self-opening door, we entered another large room, set up with all kinds of high-end technology. From machine panels that buzzed and beeped, to simple tubes that whirred loudly, Todd and I were so invested in seeing all this stuff in one place, that we had tuned out Stella's explanation.
*SNAP SNAP* "Hey!" Stella raised her voice. Gently startling us out of our daze. "Well, now that you're actually listening, time for me to repeat everything I just said." She told us with her arms crossed.
"Sorry ma'am, but we were distracted by all the technology in here. We'll try and keep our focus on you. Right Joshua?" Todd asked.
"Right. We're sorry about not listening." I said with a short bow of my head.
Stella smiled at what we said and restarted what she had told us, "this is the Cleaning Room, this is where you bring your Fossils in, and come out with new Vivosaurs, or new body parts to your Vivosaurs. This is the cleaning machine, it helps you, as the name implies, clean the Fossils you find." She points to a panel that looked like something out of a game.
"This is the Revival Machine, pretty self-explanatory, but I'll tell you anyway, mostly because its part of my job, this incredible machine can take the bones of Dinosaurs, and give them flesh and Intelligence once again! The Vivosaurs you revive will be with you through thick and thin, helping you conquer all your opponents and grinding them to dust under your feet! Hearing your foes beg for mercy while you eradicate everything that they have, destroying them, and reveling in their misery! Stella finished her speech with quick and heavy breaths, causing both Todd and I to take a few steps back.
After that... Uh... Rousing speech... Stella calmed down and acted as though what she told us didn't really come out of her mouth. She then brought us both back to the Cleaning Machine, and told us, "Now, to get some experience being a Fossil Fighter, you need to have Vivosaurs on your team for that to happen. So you two are each gonna clean a Fossil, and revive it. Any questions?" Stella explained.
"Yeah. I already have a Vivosaur, her name is Liza, does that mean if I clean a Fossil, I can have two Vivosaurs?" I asked.
"Yep." Stella answered.
"... That's it?" I asked, baffled at the simple answer.
"Yep! Anymore questions?" She didn't skip a beat.
"No ma'am." Todd said shakily, he must still be feeling the effects of what Stella said.
"No more come to my mind." I said.
"Good. Now you will have approximately 30 minutes to hammer, drill, and dust the Fossil you receive, if you run out of time, your Fossil will be graded by our automatic point system. Not only does this affect your Vivosaur's stats, but rumors have been popping up saying things like, "the better the Fossils, the greater the intelligence your Vivosaur will have", course that's just a rumor. But I'd like to think it gives an extra incentive to cleaning your Fossils to the best of your ability."
"You're up Joshua! Before we start let me give you some tips on cleaning Fossil Rocks..." Stella brought up the basics of the Hammer, Drill, and X-ray, and put a brown slab of hardened dirt on the table. "Ready? Go!"
After only Twenty-three minutes, with seven to spare, my Fossil was completely free of dirt, the screen that displayed the point system rated it at only 99 points, showing there was a slight chip in the horn from where I used the drill. Stella didn't seem deterred, and complemented my cleaning by saying, "wow, a smashing success I'd say... Frankly I don't even know why I'm here. Now let's get your Fossil revived after Todd takes his turn." Stella said.
As Todd walked up to the Cleaning Machine, I tapped Stella on the arm and asked, "can I let Liza out of her Medal to stretch a bit? She doesn't like staying in bed Medal for too long, or she gets antsy."
Stella looked confused, but shrugged and replied, "go ahead, as long as she doesn't try and attack the staff here, or the people outside, she can be out as long as she wants."
I gave a beaming smile and brought Liza out of her Dino Medal, and in a small flash of light, there she was, standing proudly. I bent down and gave her a scratch on the side of her head, which she nuzzled into. Todd was so deep into cleaning, he didn't even notice anything that happened.
'When he wants to, he can have an eerie calm that somewhat unnerves me.' I thought idly as time went on.
After twenty-six minutes had passed, Todd let out one last breath of air to get rid of the dust on his Fossil. Stella clapped and said "95 points. You're just as talented as your friend." Which made Todd blush lightly. "Now let's go revive your Fossils!"
Stella put my Head Fossil in a medium-sized slot, once it closed, a loud rumble could be heard from the inside. I was shaking with pure excitement! Dad once told me that the moment he Revived his first Vivosaur, he couldn't stop trembling from all the happiness he felt when the Dino Medal came out of the slot.
*Revival Complete!* the machine whirred out. Stella and I shared a smile, until... *ERR0R! V1VO54UR R3FU51NG T0 GO 1NT0 D1NO M3DAL! Pl34SE 3VACU4TE PREM15ES!* the machine started sparking heavily as if it were being torn apart from the inside!
"Revival Machine! Command: Open the door!" Stella yelled at the machine. When it refused to respond, Stella went over to the main control panel, took out a key, and shoved it into a key slot, and started typing something on the keyboard, once she gave a final few clicks, things went quiet. Stella backed away slowly.
The machine gave a low hum as the door opened. I was holding my breath, as Todd hid behind Stella. Slow rumbling could be heard as something exited the machine, it was a four legged Vivosaur that had a deep shade of blue, it also had three large horns poking out of its skull, and a large white stripe went from the tip of its first horn, all the way to the base of the tail.
Neither me, Todd, or Stella moved an inch, the Vivosaur looked around in what appeared to be mild interest, once it laid its eyes on us, they formed into a small glare.
It looked at Stella, and Todd for a few seconds before ignoring them with a snort, yet when it locked its eyes on mine, the glare ceased, and confusion seemed to be etched into its face, it tilted its head and slowly, but cautiously walked forward, Liza was staring back with a gaze of curiosity, but didn't really do anything.
Stella had slowly pulled out three Dino Medals from her pocket, but didn't throw them, if something were to happen, she would be the one to intervene.
Once it was up to my face level, it slowly closed its eyes and sniffed my shirt. Once that was over, it pulled back, and looked back to me, I honestly didn't know what to do, so I stayed quiet and still, I was pretty sure my lungs were starting to ache from the lack of air, but I didn't want to do anything to make it angry.
I did however, feel the weirdest need to rub its head, call me stupid if you want, but something was just telling me to reach out and rub its head. So, with a silent prayer that I wouldn't get killed, I let loose a shaky breath, and brought my hand slowly to its head. Once I felt the slightly rough skin gently graze my palm, something clicked in my head. We both looked into each others eyes, and I could see... Something there. Lingering. Its... No, HIS eyes were filled with what could be described as deep respect. Once a bright flash filled the room, everyone present moved their arms to block the light, and I felt something move in my hand.
Once the light show was over, I looked to my hand, and saw a Blue Dino Medal with the face of the very same Vivosaur that was just in front of us.
{Joshua got a Triceratops Dino Medal.}
Minutes passed, silence was the only language we knew right now. Stella broke the tension like glass when she walked towards the Revival Machine. After some quick typing on the keyboard, she turned to Todd, and spoke softly, "that Triceratops did quite a bit of damage to the inside of the machine from all the thrashing around... But thankfully, there is still enough power for only one more Revival. After that, nobody will be able to Revive any more Vivosaurs until we get this thing fixed."
"Uh. How long will that take?" Todd asked.
"We won't know until the guy who usually fixes it gets here. But do you want to Revive your Fossil? You won't get another chance until this thing gets fixed." Stella warned.
Todd looked conflicted, I had a feeling I know what he was about to say. "Yes ma'am." Todd answered confidently. I didn't even bother hiding a small smile since my thoughts were right.
"Alright, put the Head Fossil on the display tray, and slide it back in." Stella said calmly. Todd walked forward, and put the Head on the tray, and slid it back into the machine. Stella typed a few keys as a lower pitched humming filled the air, after a few minutes of humming, the machine stopped silently, and a green-rimmed Dino Medal popped out of a small slot.
{Todd got a Stegosaurus Dino Medal}
After Todd grabbed his new Dino Medal, Stella grabbed a small radio that was fastened to her belt and pressed a green button on the bottom. "Rick here. What do you need Stella?" A gruff voice came from the speaker.
"Hey Rick, we have a problem in the Cleaning Room." She said bluntly.
"What's up?" He replied after a few seconds.
"The Revival Machine is on the fritz again, can you come down here and take a look?" Stella asked while idly scratching her neck.
"Sure, I can be there in about... Three hours, give or take a few minutes." Rick replied.
"Alright, thanks Rick." Stella said with a little smile.
"Not a problem. See you soon." Rick said.
"Later." Stella pressed the green button again, and put the radio back on her belt.
"Uh, I'm sorry for what happened with the Machine." I offered an apology.
Stella waved it off and replied, "don't worry about it. Accidents happen all the time, now let's get to the Stadium part of the tour." Stella walked past us both.
She didn't sound angry or upset, but I swear I could feel a twinge of... Fear.
"Well, lets go I guess." Todd said breaking the awkward tension.
As we all walked out of the room, we walked to the same door Stella greeted us from. "The Fossil Stadium is right through this door." Stella explained.
"I'm so excited I could puke!" Todd practically squealed.
"Yes, lets try not to do that. We work hard to keep our floors very clean. Let's go." Stella said while turning her back.
The door to the Stadium opened, and behind the door, was another lounge... But everything was so Green. "This is the Fossil Stadium's common room. Fighters entered in the Cup will often gather here. And when you get a notice about an upcoming match, be sure to get here ASAP!" Stellar explained calmly.
The man standing in front of us waved once Stella was done talking and started up. "Hiya, name's Devon Strait, and I'm here to get you familiar with the rules of the Fossil Stadium. So let's talk about how teams can be assembled." Devon said with a sly smile...
(One extremely boring speech later...)
"... And that should be it for the basics. Any questions?" Devon asked.
"No!" Todd and I said in sync. That was the most boring thing my ears have ever had the displeasure of hearing. If my ears weren't attached to my head, they'd be running away. The only thing that was remotely interesting was the addition of the Rotation Boxes, the Info Box, and the effectiveness of range. But the rest was a snooze fest. The demonstrational Vivosaurs didn't even fight!
I could care less about which formations there are, the only difference is the way the support effects are distributed. Even Liza looks bored out of her mind! That's the first time I have ever seen Liza with that expression. But, enough ranting, it's finally over.
We were in the lounge and after some passing words, Devon went on his merry way.
"Alright, you are now officially caught up with the rules of the Fighter Station. And are now completely entered in the Caliosteo Cup. The computer will automatically choose your opponents, so it could really give you a surprise. And one last thing, what I present to you is your room key for the Tyrannosnooze Inn." Stella handed us each a silver key with a number on it.
"Tyrannosnooze Inn?" I repeated while lazily scratching behind Liza's Neck.
"Uh huh. A few years ago, the Cleaning-Party Emporium was shut down by the owner. And when he left, the people voted in favor of an inn, where people who were entered in the Island Tournaments could stay. It's a very high quality place." Stella said.
"Oh right, and here are your official Paleopagers. These are what you will use to get the latest news that happens on the Caliosteo Islands." Stella finished.
*Beep-beep-boop*
Attention Fossil Fighters, there is to be a special gathering outside the Fighter Station right now, so get moving.
*Beep-beep-boop*
"See ya!" Stella said with a wave.
"Later" Todd yelled.
"Bye." I yelled.
Once we went outside, there were a multitude of Fighters gathered In the middle of the town, excited murmurs were in the air as some people started to complain.
"I wish they would start already." One voice said.
"I've got the fever, and the only cure is more Digging!" Another voice said.
"I wonder what kind of battles we'll see today?" One voice asked.
"What I wonder is how people will react when they find out they can't Revive any more Fossil Rocks." I mumbled to myself.
Suddenly Todd's arms shot up to point at something. "Something's flying this way!" And sure enough, a large television screen attached to a set of a helicopter's spinning blades. It settled in mid-air and turned itself on. Joe's face was the first thing that was on the screen.
"Welcome one an' all to the Caliosteo Fossil Park! The place where dreams are made! I'm the owner of this here Fossil Park. The name's Joe Wildwest. And let me start off by saying I think you'll all like it here. We have three entire Islands to explore!"
"And I'm going to start of this announcement with a special somethin'. Whoever wins the Caliosteo Cup... Will get my park as the prize. You'll own'er free and clear!"
The crowd was cheering so loud, I almost wished to listen to Devon's explanation again. Liza decided to go back into her Medal to tune out the crowd.
"So lets get to battlin' folks, 'cause the Caliosteo Cup begins tomorrow!" Joe concluded. The crowd was in a deep frenzy from the announcement, but instead of going to dig up Fossil Rocks, most of the Cup Participants went straight ahead to the Tyrannosnooze Inn. And looking up, I saw the sun was almost down.
"Man, just seeing Joe's face on that video display was exciting!" Todd said happily. "But seriously. The Cup's grand prize is the entire Fossil Park. My mind has been blown away!"
"I know its exciting. But I'm going to go to the Inn, and hit the sack. Today has been so exciting, but I'm tired." I said with a light yawn.
"Alright, goodnight Joshua!" Todd said as I walked towards the Inn.
"Night." I said back.
Once I got to the Inn, and got my room, I summoned Liza from her Dino Medal, and fell face first onto the warm bed.
"Good night Liza." I mumbled as I drifted off into sleep.
{Game Saved}
[There's Chapter 2 in a Shellnut. Yes, I replaced the Cleaning-Party Emporium with an inn, and the reason is... I wanted to. I never went to the Emporium in any game, so I didn't really see the use in it. But since the first game had a Hotel, this game should've gotten an inn. Next chapter will deal with the final few basics about the sonar and whatnot. Hopefully, the Cleaning Machine will be fixed before morning. Later!]