Fossil Fighters: Legend of the Gifted one. By Blue Dragon 77
[A/N: Yee, I has anuther chaptor 4 yew tew enjoē! I hop yuu al liek et.]
[But in all seriousness, I want to give a quick special thanks to {Nate the Caliosteo Champion} for taking time out of his/her day to leave a review on Chapter 1 of this story. I'm glad that this story has piqued your interest, and I hope to provide more content to you, and to anyone else who wants to read this.]
[This is the final chapter that deals with the tutorial parts that you have to go through. As well as some extra goodies~]
[Also, the beginning is pretty in depth about some things, and reflects most of my opinions on those subjects described. Sad to say dear readers we can't have nothing but non-stop action all the time, now can we? Sometimes you need to have variety in your life, so whatever comes next will be a refreshing surprise... Or something like that. Enjoy!]
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Fossil Fighters, this story is made purely for entertainment, not profit.
Warning: This story may contain errors. Whether they be punctuational, spelling, etc. If you do not like stories that have these errors, please find a different story to read. Also, the terrible spelling at the beginning A/N above was intentional, so please don't leave a review about that.
Chapter: 3
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
(Tyrannosnooze Inn) (Josh's PoV)
*Mumble* "Extra Fudge..."
(Dream)
I was finally working at the place where I wanted to work since I was a kid, the Dryto Cheesecake Factory. The one place that had so many kinds of cheesecake, it'd make your mouth and stomach explode with envy, and flavor. Currently, I was hired as the newest cheesecake taster, meaning that I got to taste the newest products on the line, and even get the chance to add my input to the recipe if I didn't find anything about it appealing.
While I was tasting the newest flavor they came out with- Arctic Fudge Blast -I felt something on my shoulder, and seeing the hand of my boss, Mr. Dryto himself, He was wearing his signature solid green tuxedo, green dress shoes, and had the classic comb-over haircut. He had a happy smile on his face at the sight of the cheesecake on mine.
"Hello Sir. How are you today?" I asked politely, cleaning my face with my complementary napkin.
"I am doing well today, but I actually came here to tell you some good news, and some not-so-good news. He said with a frown.
"Uh, good news first please." I asked.
"Very well, I came to tell you that your idea of adding cut Blueberries to our "Zone Split Supreme Cheesecake" has made sales go through the roof by 60%! And added to that, "Fancy Dessert Digest" wanted an interview with me later this afternoon to discuss new slogans to boost sales... And I want you to be there in my office, helping me with said interview."
My mouth was agape! "You really want ME there?!" I asked slowly.
"Mmhmm, I think you are finally ready to see the inside of my office Joshua. I trust you more than most of my employees here. And I think a 30% raise is an order for all the wonderful recipe tips you've given this company."
"Now... For the not-so-good news. I'm afraid I'm going to have to let Mrs. Susan go today. But please don't take it the wrong way." He explain hastily.
"What happened?" I asked curiously. If he's letting one of the best bakers in the entire company history go, he must have a good reason.
"Mrs. Susan had to leave early to get to her Doctor's appointment. She's having problems with her Kidneys, and it's effecting her work. And she asked to be let off. She also asked me to give this note to you." Mr. Dryto gave me a red envelope that smelled like Cinnamon Custard... That was one of Susan's special fillings for her special Cylindric Delight cheesecake.
I was about to open the envelope, when Mr. Dryto put his hand on my shoulder once again. "There's one last thing I need to tell you." He said seriously.
"Go ahead." I said.
"*BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!*"
... Wut?
"*BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!*"
...Oh joy, it was all a dream...
*BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!*
(Reality)
I let out an annoyed groan as I slammed the alarm clock off. As I yawned, I felt something shift on my chest, and after forcing my eyes to open, I saw Liza, my Dimetrodon partner sleeping soundly, she looked like she was at peace, it made me wonder if Vivosaurs even dream...
While I was contemplating the weird limitations of dreams, whatever that meant, I heard a deep rumbling snore come from the side of my bed. When I sat up, much to Liza's sleepy dismay, I saw Tricera laying on the floor, using some covers as a makeshift bed. He rolled around slightly, trying to get comfortable, but then I noticed something odd out the window.
I got up, put Liza down onto the bed, covered her up, walked over groggily, and looked out the window to see that no sunlight was shining, and when I looked at the clock, I saw why; because the time showed that it was 4:30 in the morning!
'Who in their right mind would set an alarm for 4:30?!' I asked myself tiredly. 'Obviously someone who gets a sick kick out of waking people up and throwing their sleep schedules off.'
Well, I'm not getting anymore sleep today, once I'm up, I'm up and there's nothing that can make me go back to sleep. I stifled another yawn and sat at the edge of the bed, seeing Tricera and Liza sleeping soundly, the events of yesterday coming back into my head.
Why did Tricera act like that in the cleaning room? What was that strange feeling that went through my head? And why did he take to looking at only me with interest? So many questions were flowing in my head, that I was starting to get a headache. And I didn't want one of those in the morning.
'Maybe some early breakfast will help wake me up'. I thought as I started to stretch, hearing the sound of my bones crack into place was a good sign that I was gonna be working hard. Digging up Fossil Rocks, Cleaning them, Reviving-... Oh right. The Revival Machine needed to be fixed. I wonder just how long that'll take?
Nevertheless, after stretching up, I slowly walked towards the door and opened it. The hallway was lit up brightly, reminding me that it was really dark in my room, so my eyes had a little trouble adjusting. I found the elevator, while stumbling around like a buffoon, and pushed the button to take me to the first floor, my room was on third floor, so it didn't take long to get there.
... Or so I thought, upon being greeted to another hallway that kinda looked the same as the one I came from, I looked to the elevator panel and saw that I didn't press the button to the first floor. I pressed the button to the fifth floor.
With a light groan of annoyance, I looked closer and pressed the button with a big "1" on it. And after double the amount of minutes, I was greeted with the sight of the lobby. There was a woman behind the check in/out counter idly reading the latest issue of... Fancy Dessert Digest...
Once I got to the counter, ignoring the odd twitchy phase that my right eye was going through, I politely asked where the nearest place to get breakfast was. "Down the right hall, take a right, you should see a sign labeled "Cafeteria." She said without looking up. I thanked her, and followed the directions she gave me.
Once there, I got myself a stack of Raspberry Flapjacks soaked with Maple Syrup, A plate of Sweetened Breakfast Sausages for Liza, and a Large-sized bowl of Fruit Salad for Tricera. Dad told me that people often made up rumors that Vivosaurs are incapable of eating, and while it is true they didn't need food to survive since their Medals sustained them, they could eat human food since they are alive.
Once I got our breakfast, I had opted to use a complementary small cart to carry out food, it was small enough that it easily fit inside the elevator with ease, and after looking with as much focus as I could, hoping I wouldn't mess it up again, I pushed the button with the number "3".
I got to my room to see that Tricera and Liza were still asleep, snoozing deeply as I clicked the lights on. The time on the clock read 5:04 A.M. I was gone way longer than I thought, but once I opened the trays that held our food, the effect was just as instant as Smelling Salts. Both Vivosaur's eyes burst open at the scent of the delicious food.
"Morning, sleepyheads. Sorry if I woke you too early, hope you're both hungry." I said with a smile on my face. Liza bolted off the bed, and took to her food with speeds that almost took my arm off, while Tricera was far calmer, and letting me actually put his food down before eating slowly.
Liza however, was practically inhaling all the food that was in her bowl, she had a big appetite, and she wouldn't stop eating until her stomach was full.
I ate my food at a moderate pace, and couldn't help but chuckle at seeing Tricera try and get a piece of lettuce that was somehow impaled on his middle horn.
"Let me help you with that." I said as I plucked the lone leaf off, and set it back in the bowl, he looked at me, and gave a nod, as if he was thanking the gesture. I simply rubbed his head and enjoy the appreciative rumble that came from his throat. He looked happier as he kept digging into his salad, and I have a light chuckle to myself.
Liza basically had zero manners, she was so messy that the grease from the sausages stained most of the area around her mouth, while some rolled down her neck. I grabbed a napkin, and cleaned around her neck and mouth before it before it could stain the sheets. But she didn't seem to care or notice one bit.
After our breakfast was over, and thankful gestures from my Vivosaurs, which I waved off, the sun still had a ways to go before being up, but I decided to go outside anyway for some fresh air. Liza and Tricera went back into their Medals, and I opted to take the small cart back to the cafeteria.
On my way to said cafeteria, there was quite a commotion in the lobby, the reason I knew was because people were walking there wondering what all the yelling was about. I didn't see anything happening in the lobby when I just went through there though. Once I put the cart back in the cafeteria, I walked back out to the lobby. There was a guy practically shouting at the top of his lungs, but judging from his fancy-looking clothes, this guy was probably a snob looking for attention.
"This is an outrage! I specifically asked for a small Salad, but what do your idiotic employees bring me? Huh?! A MEDIUM Salad! I demand a refund!" He slammed his hands on the desk.
The girl didn't even looked phased as she said while still reading her magazine, "all food here is free to Fossil Fighters that are entered in the competition, you can simply go back and get another one." She looked as though she trained herself to say that line in that manner.
"Grrrr! I demand you get your incompetent employees to fix my order!" He slammed his hands down on the desk two more times.
The girl just yawned, although it looked fake, and replied, "listen sir. And listen well. It won't kill you to go back, and get yourself your own salad." She said with a sliver of a smile.
"Do you know who I am?! I am Cambell Greens! The greatest Fossil Fighter in existence, AND, the inevitable winner of the Caliosteo Cup!" He boasted loudly. "And you lowly worms should be bowing at my very presence!" He said with the most annoying voice crack I've ever heard.
I could practically feel the nonchalance spill like water from the girl behind the counter.
"Sorry kid. But just having one or two low-ranked Vivosaurs doesn't make you any better than say..." She pointed to me at random, "him." I could feel this guy's rage practically focus purely on me at that point.
For once she looked up from her magazine and asked me, "do you think you are good at Fossil Battles?"
Everyone was staring intently at me, waiting for my reaction. "Uh. I'd like to think so, I haven't had an official battle yet, but I already have two Vivosaurs and they can hold their own." I said with a controlled voice.
"Then would you do me a favor and battle him so he can leave?" She asked me while pointing to him.
"What makes you think this peasant could defeat me? I could wipe the floor with him in ten seconds flat!" The pompous brat stated.
That comment didn't sit well with me, and judging by the look on my face, it certainly showed. I took a deep breath and replied to the brat, "I'll admit, I haven't had an official battle between another Fighter, but my partner Liza, and I did beat a rogue Allosaurus two years ago." The crowd murmured to themselves, but I could pick up bits of the conversations.
"He beat an Allosaurus?"
"Those are the strongest Neutral Type Vivosaur... According to the Fossiliary."
"Didn't that Doctor on Vivosaur Island have one of those?"
"Who's Liza?"
"Enough Murmuring peasants!" Mr. Groucho McSnootypants yelled. "If you think you're such hot stuff, then we'll both have a battle. Meet me at Treasure Lake, at eleven o' clock, and prepare to get creamed." He said haughtily before walking out the entrance.
'Oh it is on.' I thought to myself before I checked the clock on the wall. '5:34 huh? Might as well go for a walk outside'. I thought to myself as I walked to the exit of the building. I turned around right as I was in front of the door, seeing the girl behind the counter give me a thumbs up, and engrossing herself in her magazine once again.
After I left the building, I was greeted by the warm early morning air, the kind that sends a warm happy feeling down your spine, and besides Mr. Groucho McSnootypants' annoying, yet hilarious voice crack in my head, this was a nice morning so far.
When the sun finally started rising, the sight was absolutely stunning. I guess that alarm wasn't too bad, besides waking me up extra early, I can't blame them over this beauty. The way the orange and pink mixed made me question why so many people took this for granted, some people don't understand how calming a sunrise is. And the birds that started their morning songs added more soothing relief to the air.
I sat down at the border between the water, and the guard rail, it wasn't that far from the heliport, and it had a lot of space. I sent out Liza and Tricera to watch the view with me. They came out in a calming flash of light and looked around curiously.
"Isn't the sunrise beautiful team? The peaceful chirping of the birds, the soft sounds of the water... The sweet salty smell of the air. Doesn't it make you feel at peace?" I asked without looking at them.
Tricera and Liza were looking at the sunrise, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw Tricera's eyes widen. He looked surprised that something so beautiful could exist. There was even a faint twinkle in his eyes as he slowly laid down and watched, no noises, no movement, just watching peacefully.
Liza crawled into my lap, and nestled into my shirt growling contently. My left hand idly begins to scratch her neck, much to her delight. She simply enjoyed the feeling of my scratching, and the sun's rays that began to shine on us. I was so happy right now, I felt a lone tear of joy roll down my cheek, and after feeling the way the gentle breeze dried some of it up, I used my other hand to wipe the rest away.
It was a shame it was over so quickly, once the sun was mostly up, people started gathering together chatting and idly walking, the sight of me and my two Vivosaurs out in the open drew some curious eyes, but nobody seemed to care... Except for one little girl, she looked to be only eight years old, or around that age at least.
She tugged on my shirt and asked me a question, "Sorry to bother you mister, but I was wondering if I could pet your Vivosaurs?" She had that childish innocence in her voice, it put a smile on my face. I looked to her and replied, "that's not up to me. If you want to pet my friends, ask them."
The girl had a long look into my eyes, before she looked to Tricera and asked meekly, "can I pet you?" Tricera looked at her with cautious eyes, almost akin to a glare, but nodded slowly.
The little girl smiled and gently ran her hand over his head, Tricera seemed to relax immediately as he let the little child rub his head, letting out a rumble of approval. I saw a faint smile on his face as he gently leaned towards the little girl, her eyes wide in amazement.
Once they both had their fill of petting, the child sat down next to me and asked Liza the same thing. Liza gently crawled into her lap, and sprawled out in the child's lap. She began running her hands from Liza's head all the way to her Dorsal Sail. I looked at both of them with a smile and asked, "you wanna know where Liza's favorite place to be scratched is?"
The girl looked at me in confusion, but nodded.
"Scratch under her neck." I instructed. Once she did, Liza began rolling around, growling in happiness as she got her scratches.
"They're so nice and friendly." The girl said as she slowed her scratching. "It's nice to see people like you treating Vivosaurs as friends." She continued after a brief pause.
"What do you mean?" I asked curiously.
"Some people around here see Vivosaurs as tools, and there are thieves that pick on weaker Fossil Fighters and take their money, and sometimes, their Dino Medals. My momma told me to stay away from people like that." She said.
"It is a shame that a simple career as fun as this has its own problems, but how about this, as a promise to a fellow Vivosaur lover, me, Liza, and Tricera will try to help keep the Caliosteo Islands free of thieves. So the islanders and Fossil Fighters alike won't have to worry about them." I said without hesitation.
"Really?!" She asked hopefully.
"What do you think team, wanna help protect the Caliosteo Islands from petty thieves?" I asked confidently. Liza and Tricera both nodded determinedly. Liza snuggled close to the girl, as if to promise her she'd help anyway she can.
"Tricia! Get over here!" A female voice called out.
"Mom?!" The girl now known as Tricia turned around much like I did.
There was a woman who looked to be in her late twenties. She wore a simple pink Tie-Dye shirt, along with a pair of Jeans, and Red Stilettos, she was also carrying a pink purse, and her blonde hair was in a simple hair clip.
"What are doing young lady? I was looking everywhere for you, you had me worried." She said with her arms crossed.
"I'm sorry momma, but I was talking with this nice Fighter, and his Vivosaurs let me pet them. I didn't mean to worry you." Tricia explained.
"Honey, I don't mind you chatting with other Fighters, but don't just run off while my back is turned." The mother said with a calm yet stern tone.
"Sorry momma." Tricia apologized.
Tricia's mother smiled and accepted the apology, and said, "It's fine sweetie, but we need to go, so say goodbye to your friend."
"Okay... Bye mister, hope you don't forget your promise." She said as she walked over and grabbed he mother's hand.
"I won't." I replied as she waved a temporary goodbye.
While we all decided to stay there for a few more moments to bask in the sun, we eventually agreed to walk about the town to pass some time. As I started to get up, Tricera nudged me lightly. Looking over to him, I watched as he lowered himself and waited patiently. I had a feeling I knew what that gesture was.
"You want me to ride on your back?" I guessed lightly. When I got a nod from him, I smiled and thanked him, which earned me a smile from him.
Liza and I climbed up on his back, and once we made sure we wouldn't fall off, Tricera stood up and started walking around the town, the people were looking in surprise and curiosity at seeing me ride on a Triceratops through town. Once we were somewhere in the middle, I saw a flash of green go past a woman who was calling for them to wait.
'That must be Todd'. I thought to myself. 'I better go with him so he doesn't get lost or something'. I tapped Tricera on his neck and asked him, "hey Tricera, can you take us over there please?" I pointed towards the place I saw (probably) Todd. He nodded and walked us over there at a brisk pace.
While Tricera was carrying us, my vision suddenly went white. What felt like hours later, although it was actually a few seconds, it came back, and I found myself laying on the ground, I looked up and saw that I fell off Tricera's back. I shook myself out of the light daze as he and Liza stared with a neutral expression. I decided to walk the rest of the way, much to Tricera's confusion.
There was a girl standing in front of a path scratching her head. "Oh, he's gone already."
When I tapped her shoulder, she jumped a bit and after seeing me standing there, she said quickly, "wait! You don't have your Fossil Sonar, if you don't have one, you can't find any Fossil Rocks."
I was taken aback by how fast those words came out of her mouth.
She cleared her throat and handed me some items with an embarrassed blush on her face. One item must've been the Fossil Sonar she talked about, it had a grey border, and a small screen.
Another item was a blue Pickaxe, it wasn't too heavy, but I'd probably be building up my arm strength with this.
And lastly... A book titled "Fossiliary".
While I was looking at my items, the lady spoke up again. "I tried to stop that boy in green who went in not too long ago, but before I could give him his Fossil equipment, he ran past me like his pants were on fire."
"Yeah, you have just met my friend Todd, he's quite excitable, but you get used to it when you spend enough time with him." I said to her.
"Oh, he's your friend? Well that sure is convenient! Let's go and give him his stuff together, shall we?" She had a polite smile.
"Yeah, let's go." I agreed as Tricera and Liza went back into their Medals.
We walked down the path that lead to "Treasure Lake" the place where I'm going to have that battle with Mr. Groucho McSnootypants. The staff woman told me her name was Sally. When we got past the vines dangling from the trees, we were greeted to the dig-site in all it's glory.
It was very nice looking! Trees, water, and a giant hollowed out head Fossil near the middle. And who here would be running around this place in circles... Yep, Todd.
"Stupid Fossil Rocks! Where are you?" He yelled while stomping the ground.
"You need a Sonar for that!" I yelled over to him.
Todd turned to us as Sally held the equipment in her hands, Todd blushed heavily before taking it. "This should make life a little easier." She said.
"I tried to give these to you earlier, but you just shoved past me and ran off. But I can let it slide since I know you're excited about the Cup. The name's Sally by the way."
"Heh heh... Yeargh." He let out... A noise?
"Alright, now let me show you how to use the Sonar." She said.
She then spent the next twenty minutes going over every single detail she could think of, we found out that we on the Sonar, were identified as arrows, and by pressing one of two buttons on the back, the Sonar sent out a signal that showed the location of Fossil Rocks that were buried in the ground.
Once that was over, she bid us farewell, and went back to the Town.
"Watch out Planet! I'm about to dig up every treasure you have!" He didn't even let me say anything before he bolted off. But I couldn't blame him, he was just excited. And so was I.
But I did have to get ready for my battle, Sally told me that there was a button on the side of the Sonar that displayed the current time, so I checked and was greeted to... 10:55. Only five minutes early.
I was going to be ready for this.
[There, Chapter 3 down and ready, nothing much to say since I'm tired. Have a nice day!]