Fossil Fighters: Legend of the Gifted One: By Blue Dragon 77
[Did you miss me? Sorry for being late. My family decided to do some catching up with some relatives out of state.]
[So we finally got past most of the tutorial Chapters, now it's time to get into the real stuff. Someone asked me via PM about FP (Fossil Power), and yes I guess I should've added that, so I'll give you readers a choice question. Do you want me to go back and implement the use of FP during Joe's explanation? Or leave it out but know that it is there.]
[Also, another quick special thanks to {DestinyDragons101} for his/her review on Chapter 3, I'm glad you like the introduction of Cambell Greens. Funny thing is, he is actually based on someone I used to go to high-school with. I'm not giving out names, but this is basically a near perfect copy. So thank you for taking time to review. And I hope you all enjoy a brand new chapter of... This!]
[I really am a bad person, my family and I had been visiting relatives, and all you get is a short, silly, probably rushed Chapter... I have an idea! How about on the next update, the chapter is... Twice as long! And added to that, how about the newly edited Chapter 1 of DragonMon! Yeah!]
Disclaimer: You already know the drill.
Warning: This Chapter contains errors, whether they be Grammatical, Spelling etc. If you don't like stories that have these errors, please do not read any further.
Chapter: 4
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
(Treasure Lake) (Josh's PoV)
While waiting for Mr. Groucho, I took the liberty of doing some digging, while I did find three Fossil Rocks, and two Jewel Rocks, I mostly found junk, and no, not the kind that is secretly treasure in disguise. (Kinda Ironic considering where I am)
Just stuff like regular Rocks, an old tin can, and my favorite thing so far was a rusted spoon, whom I aptly named Rusty. After a heartfelt goodbye, I threw it back into the hole I dug it out of. I gave out a loud yawn and shook my head.
Just the look on my face alone would tell you that I was bored out of my mind waiting for this guy to show up. My Sonar was mostly picking up jack-diddly-squat. And Todd, as well as most of the people here were too busy to even talk to me.
But I did manage to find someone who wanted to battle; a guy named Paul, and his Menchi. Thanks to them, both Liza and Tricera ranked up, Liza was now at Rank 3, while Tricera was now rank 2. And Liza learned a new move!
Liza learned Dimetro Whirl, and while it was a little expensive to use, it is also stronger than the previous move. Which in the case of Tricera, he was a bit sullen at not learning a new move. I told him that it was alright, and told him that I was sure he'd soon have a large arsenal of powerful moves, which made him feel a little better.
Eventually, Tricera and Liza got bored and went back into their Medals, eagerly waiting for that challenge. Although I was just wandering around, I eventually came back full circle to the path that led back to the small Island town.
So with a heavy sigh, I decided to say, "Screw this, I'll just clean my Fossil Rocks and sell my Jewel Rocks." to myself. I looked at my sonar clock and the time read, 11:43. "Fourty-three minutes late." Just as I started to walk back toward the town, a voice yelled at me.
"Well hello peasant, glad to see you decided to show up." I looked in ahead, and saw none other than Mr. Groucho himself walk out into the open, smirk ever so present on his face.
"You're fourty-three minutes late." I stated bluntly.
"Ah yes, while I doubt you would understand, I had a very important appointment regarding my pedicure. I have to look flawless for when I crush you and win the Cup." He then let out, I kid you not, the most high-pitched, cracked, and creepiest laugh I've ever heard.
"Oh god, just what is that laugh?! That's borderline murder on my ears." I said with a grimace.
"Shut it worm! My laugh is the epitome of beauty, just like moi. Not like you would understand beauty with your horrid sense of fashion." Groucho said with a sneer.
I rolled my eyes. "Whatever, this small argument is already getting us nowhere, let's just battle, and hope we never see each other again, because quite frankly, I just can't stand your annoying voice. I said with disdain.
"For once you actually say something I agree with, the sooner we battle, and the sooner I win, the sooner you can go running home crying, and I can actually get on with more important things. So Deal." He said with another horrible haughty laugh.
"Battle Begin!" We both shouted.
"Liza! Tricera! Let's go!" I threw my two Dino Medals onto the field.
Liza and Tricera appeared and let out their battle cries.
"Hmph, what weak and pathetic Vivosaurs you own, of course I understand that weak Fighters like you need equally weak Vivosaurs to use, so I don't know why I'm so surprised." He said with a fake yawn.
My team didn't seem too happy about what he said, and the angry snarls already showed how they thought about him.
"But nevertheless." He continued, "I should stop stalling. Raja! Spinax! Mihu! Send these worms back into the dirt where they belong."
The three Medals that were thrown on the field released three Vivosaurs.
The first was a Brown Vivosaur that had an ornate pattern of Red, white, and a bit of yellow on its body, it was obviously a carnivore, judging by the large mouth of sharp teeth, and small arms.
Next, was a greyish-blue Vivosaur with a green underbelly, that had a long row of spikes going down its back. Just like the Raja, it was a carnivore.
And lastly, a Vivosaur that was mostly a very dark grey color, with a beautiful pattern of what appeared to be a gold-ish color cascading over its body, with two horns that looked more like swords. It also had a yellow flower on each side of its body. But this one must've been an herbivore, judging from the resemblance to Tricera.
I quickly noticed something odd about the Vivosaurs on the opposite side of the Battlefield. They all had a... Dead look in their eyes, it was like they didn't have any emotion whatsoever. They looked more akin to puppets to me.
While the field calculated the speed, Mr Groucho took the time to say, "you know, if you give up now, then it can save you the embarrassment of losing."
"I think I'll pass on that. Just having flashy, or strong LOOKING Vivosaurs doesn't mean that they are guaranteed a win, as my dad once said, "Fossil Fighting is for those who truly love their Vivosaurs. Battling from the heart is what will grant you victory!"" I recited my dad's best known saying with a confident smile.
"Oh please! Spare me the annoying driveling speech. Vivosaurs are here to fight. There is no heart involved, you only need to rely on intellect if you want to win. The strong dominates the weak, and only the strong will succeed! So don't go throwing your senseless speeches in my face." He concluded.
"You speak just like a cliché filler antagonist in a typical video game." I said to him bluntly.
"Silence! I will not take such insulting assumptions! I was going to go easy on you, but now I am going to wring you out!" He shrieked loudly. That loud voice attracted people's attention all over the dig site.
The field had calculated that Cambell got the first turn. "Raja, use Raja Fang on that tiny lizard." He commanded.
The Raja had a lazy glaze in its eyes as it charged forward, opening its mouth to chomp down. "Liza, latch on to its legs, and crawl all over it!" I said.
Liza nimbly shuffled her body to the left as the Raja bit down on the air in front of it. Liza jumped forward, and dug her claws into the brown carnivore's leg, and climbed all over its body, leaving scratches all over its legs and torso. The screen showed that the attack missed Liza, but the Raja took no damage from Liza's clawing.
"Grr. Thrash around and hit that Lizard you stupid Dinosaur!" He yelled at his Raja. I couldn't help but give an angry glare at this pompous brat. I was about to say something, before a roar broke out.
We both watched as the Raja started stomping and thrashing about blindly, trying to shake Liza off, Liza had no choice but to unlatch her claws from the larger carnivore's body, and got flung off with a growl, she landed smoothly, and quickly ran back into position.
Mr. Groucho had no choice but to end his turn at seeing the failed attack.
Once it was my turn, I didn't hesitate to check the info box, seeing how his Vivosaurs weren't exactly at the peak of using their minds, I instantly saw why; both his Raja and Spinax were only Rank 1, But the Mihu was at Rank 4. So the two carnivores must've either been recently revived, or they didn't get a lot of battle experience.
'That Mihu might be a bit of trouble.' I thought to myself.
I had Liza use Dimetro Fang on Raja, and was surprised that Liza let out a predatory snarl and ran forward. Liza harshly snapped her jaws and sank her sharp teeth into the larger carnivore's side, eliciting a loud pained roar. Mr. Groucho let out a loud swear as his Raja took a nasty critical hit, with a flashing 46 appearing on Raja's picture.
Liza had used her one attack, and I ended my turn promising Tricera that he could have the next one.
Once it was Groucho's turn, he decided to stall/yell/rant. "You slimy worm! You're nothing but a cheater!"
"How am I a cheater?!" I asked incredulously.
"Your worthless lizard didn't give me a chance to react! And I demand compensation!" He had a deep scowl on his face.
"You're an idiot. Just because you can't block or dodge an attack doesn't mean I'm the one cheating! If you actually knew what you were doing, maybe you'd gain a better appreciation for the Vivosaurs you don't care about!" I yelled back at him.
"No Vivosaur should be able to pull off that much damage! You probably got that lizard on some kind of reptile steroids!" He pointed an accusatory finger at me.
"Okay, first of all, reptile steroids don't exist to my knowledge, and even if they did, then I certainly wouldn't give them to Liza or Tricera. WE fight FAIRLY." I held up one finger.
"Second, just because you can't seem to get a hit in, that doesn't mean you can just accuse an honest Fossil Fighter of cheating." I held up two fingers on my hand, and brought up a third.
"And third, STOP YELLING BECAUSE YOU'RE A SPOILED BRAT!" I emphasised that point.
That shout was more than enough to draw the already small crowd of Fighters closer, and even Todd was among them.
"Don't you tell me what to do you little insolent peasant! I will do as I please! You are nothing but a dirty low-down cheater, and I'll make sure that these Islands ban you from ever entering another competition again!" He stomped his feet like the spoiled child he was.
"Let's just see if you can hold that bluff up. Now use your turn." I said.
"Grrrr! Mihu! Use Mihu Blade on that useless clone!" He commanded.
His Mihu let out a snort, and charged towards Tricera, but the path looked odd, it was more or less swaying to the left, so it was either a feint, or it couldn't run very well.
Just like my first assumption, the Mihu actually turned and instead ran full force towards Liza.
"Liza, jump up and get ready to ride!" Liza jumped right as the Mihu got near, and started flailing her claws across its back.
"Stop dodging like a coward you imbecile!" He ground his teeth in rage.
"Make me." I replied with a smirk.
Groucho ended his turn with a hiss.
Now that it was my turn, I didn't hesitate to attack. "Tricera, use Running Smash on his Raja!" Tricera grinned and ran forward, jumping up, and smashing his head against the predator's torso, his horns piercing its skin dealing 35 damage, and sending it back into its Dino Medal, defeated.
I ended my turn when I saw how red his face was.
And that's how it went for a few more turns.
"Spinax! Spinax Fang on his lowly reptile!"
"Jump to the left Tricera!"
"Charge your strength team!"
"Mihu! Mihu Blade on that Lizard!"
"Slide underneath it."
"Time to put that Mihu out of commission! Liza! Dimetro Whirl!" I watched as Liza curled into a ball and slammed harshly into his Mihu, dealing a whopping critical 63 damage and sending his herbivore to the ground defeated.
Just his Spinax was left.
"This is such an outrage! Why can't I land a single hit?! I'm copying you, and yet it doesn't work!" He screeched.
"Because I'm not blindly attacking and hoping to hit something." I replied with a stoic face. Liza and Tricera were panting heavily, tired from all the constant dodging, bit still determined to win.
"Alright Team, one more and we win, can you both keep going?" I asked. If they couldn't, I'd easily forfeit.
They both looked at me, and nodded. They wouldn't give up until the end. And neither would I.
"Spinax! Use Spinax Fang, just hit one of them!" He was borderline begging at this point.
The Spinax lazily ran forward, and was preparing to bite, but with that pattern, I couldn't tell who it was aimed at, so I took a guess. "Liza! Jump onto its back!"
I made the right guess. Spinax completely ignored Tricera, and ran forward delivering a powerful bite. Only to chomp the air in front of it as Liza latched on to its torso, and quickly climbed up its back, avoiding the spikes, and slid down the tail.
My turn, and Liza had just enough energy for one more Dimetro Whirl. But just as I was going to call it. It seemed that Mr. Groucho snapped.
"GRAAAAAAH! This is just stupid!" He had Spinax recalled into its Medal and practically screamed to the heavens in fury.
"Fine! You can cheat for all I care! But... Don't expect any mercy from me next time!" Groucho yelled as actual tears welled up in his eyes. He started crying, and picked up his team to his hand before he ran off yelling, "I'll make sure you are banned from the Cup you lowly worm!" Followed by loud crying.
Me and my team were... Surprised to say the least. And so was the crowd. After all that... He just ran away.
"Wow, what a baby." One voice murmured.
"You can say that again." Said another.
"That Fighter that won was pretty innovative for using tricks like those." A female voice whispered.
"Why did he run off though?" Todd asked.
"It's because here, you should take your losses like a mature adult. Which that crying kid certainly wasn't." A male voice replied.
"He just bailed from a Fossil Battle... Isn't that like, against the rules?" A female voice asked.
"Yep, that Fighter can easily get him banned for breaking one of the rules. But that's up to them." The man who replied to Todd replied to the female.
"My ears are still ringing, I think I'm gonna dig some more."
"Yeah, me too."
The crowd quickly dispersed, leaving me and Todd alone.
"Wow, that was uh... Something." He said.
"Yeah..." I said quietly.
"You alright?" He asked as he put a hand on my shoulder.
"Fine. I think I'm uh... Gonna see if the Revival Machine is fixed, I'll see you later buddy." I said as I recalled my team.
"Okay, see ya later, Joshua." He called out.
"I'm sure I'll be back soon." I replied as I walked towards the town.
While I was walking, I had my mind set on one thing; why did he start crying, he was so full of himself, and cocky that he would win, but when I had more or less won, he cried and ran...
Even though I shouldn't feel sad for sticking it to him, I did... That probably meant I was an overly empathetic person or something, and for the duration of my walk back, that was all on my mind.
The walk to town didn't take that long, and just as I told Todd I would do, I walked into the Fighter Station, and into the Cleaning Room. And saw Stella unhooking a cord from the cleaning panel, and inserting it into a robot's head.
Stella noticed me the second the door opened and said to me, "Hello Joshua. What perfect timing. We just finished setting up everybody's favorite fossil-cleaning partner! Say hello to KL-33N!" She finished with a giggle.
It was... Neat I guess, but I decided to go with it. "Um. Hello there... KL-33N." I said awkwardly.
And it actually responded. "Pleased to meet you -BEEP! I am KL-33N, at your waiting service! -BOOP!" Followed by an energetic spin. "Please speak to me if you wish to clean your Fossil Rocks -BEEP!"
"This little guy will be a great help to you I'm sure. He is even programed to help clean your Fossils, once he gains experience." Stella added.
"What do you mean by experience?" I asked.
"Well, all you need is to clean your Fossil Rocks while KL-33N watches. And let me tell you, he can learn quite a bit. True he is a robot, and doesn't have a gender, but KL here prefers to be called a "he"" Stella said with a beaming smile.
"Cool, but the main reason I'm here is to check if the Revival Machine is fixed." I said.
"Not quite, it still can't Revive any Vivosaurs, but it fixed enough to still integrate Fossils you clean, but your head fossils would be kept in storage until the machine is fully fixed." Stella explained.
"Alright then. Anything else?" I asked.
"Yep. You see that counter over there?" Stella pointed to a green counter with a lady behind it.
"Yeah." I replied.
"At that counter, you can exchange DP, or Donation Points, for all kinds of rewards!" Stella said excitedly.
"Really? That sounds awesome." I said with a smile.
"I have this little slip I need to read to you... Ah! There it is." Stella pulled a slip of paper from her pocked and cleared her throat, "If you successfully clean a Fossil you already own, but you get less points than before, it won't be integrated." She looked up at me as I nodded my head.
"Instead, the Fossil is donated to the center in exchange for points. So even Fossils that can't be integrated have some value! Once you acquire enough Donation Points, you can trade them in to the attendant located in the cleaning room of the Fighter Station, on any of the three islands for rewards, they vary based on how many points you have, but you might find that cleaning lots of Fossils leads to better rewards." She looked up to see me nodding.
"Alright, one last thing." Stella said as she pocketed the slip of paper, and led me over to a tall green machine. "This is a Vivosaur Management Machine, or VMM for short. Its function is to store the Dino Medals for the various Fighters, you already have your own account added, and is only open to you. You use this machine to swap Dino Medals in and out of your team. So let me show you how it works."
Stella scanned her hand across the bottom screen, and a few seconds later, a menu pops up on the top screen. "This menu is the team-slot screen. You have a collection of three sets of teams you can organize."
"Next, choose which slot you want to use, and choose your team members." She said as she clicked the first slot.
"This is the edit screen. Here you select which Medals you want to use, and drag them up to the multi-colored slots above. When you finish making your team, the VMM will slide a tray out in the pattern you chose." Stella let out a heavy breath as I soaked in the knowledge.
"Did you get all that?" She asked with a smile.
"Every last word." I answered.
"Good answer. Your mom didn't raise any dummies. And when you're at a dig site, you will most likely see an orange-colored VMM. Those special versions have a built in warp system, for fast travel back to the Island you're currently on." She put her hand at her hip.
"Wait, so if I'm at a dig site, I can use one of those, and warp straight back to the town?" It almost sounded too good to be true.
"Mmhmm. The warp feature is instantaneous. It's quite handy if I do say so myself. Just one warning; the first few times you use that feature, you may experience slight to heavy nausea. It varies, but you'll get used to it if you use it enough." Stella explained before clapping her hands together.
"Alright, you should probably get to digging, and cleaning- or integrating -so you can be ready for your Round 1 match. If you find yourself having trouble finding any Fossils, or you're finding too much junk, I'd consider investing in some Sonar upgrades at the shop. I'd recommend the screen upgrade first, so you can have a larger area to scan." Stella finished her long explanation and left with a wave.
I looked over to KL-33N, and talked to him.
"How may I serve you?" He asked politely.
"Uh, I'd like to clean three Fossil Rocks, and two Jewel Rocks." I asked.
"Certainly." He said as he moved to the side.
I took a deep breath, and set one of the Rocks on the Cleaning Pad, "alright, let's clean." I said giddily.
"I'm excited and ready to learn -BOOP!" KL-33N said... Excitedly.
[And there's Chapter 4 in a nutshell, I'm dreadfully sorry this took so long, as stated above, we needed to go out of state to visit some relatives for a few days, and while it was a blast, I didn't have much time to type this out. But it's done, and we can all be happy right? I hope to hear some more of your wonderful reviews down below. All are welcome (Except Flamers, who will be ignored.)]
Joshua's Vivosaur's Stats (Current)
Name: Liza (Dimetro)
HP: 95
Stats: Atk: 26, Def: 13, Acc: 43, Spd: 14
Rank: 3
Range: Mid-Range
Ability: FP Absorb
Support Effects: (Applied to Enemy AZ) Atk -0, Def -0, Acc -17, Spd -17
Moves: Dimetro Fang, Dimetro Whirl
Name: Tricera
HP: 76
Stats: Atk: 22, Def: 11, Acc: 35, Spd: 12
Rank: 2
Range: Mid-Range
Ability: Parting Blow
Support Effects: (Applied to Own AZ) Atk 8, Def 0, Acc 0, Spd -2
Moves: Running Smash