Me: Now starts the end: Dina's revenge on ZongaZonga!

Dina: And it's gonna be

grand.

Me: Alright everyone! I really want to thank you all for reading this whole fanfic! Now let's start the final chapter!

(Oh, and this story is exactly one year, one day old today! :D)
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"Well dang! I didn't know the feller could pull a castle outta the sea!" Joe stared in horror from the window at Wildwest Tower. The moment ZongaZonga had set off, I flew off with Coatlus to my current location.

Professor Scatterly seemed the most distraught, "He was able to raise the building despite being in Rupert's body for such a short time..." he stated gloomily, "Once he becomes fully adjusted, I fear he may prove himself unstoppable!"

"Well then," Joe grinned, "I guess we'll have to stop him before he can get comfortable! I sent Stella, Terry, and Kent on a Ptera to see if they can get into the castle. I sure hope they can.."

Joe's phone suddenly went off, "That must be them now!" he put it on speaker and answered, "So, what's up?"

"Joe, it's Stella." she spoke, though the reception was a little garbled, "We are approaching ZongaZonga's castle now. We're prepared to infiltra-" a loud wind sound cut off her sentence.

Kent shouted, "Dude! There's a mad storm brewing around this castle!"

"It's some kind of hurricane!" Terry explained, "There's no way we can approach the castle.."

"I'm sorry Joe. We have to turn back. If we can... BZZ Try to.. BZZZ...Make it lat..." The connection broke off entirely.

Joe panicked, "Stella? Come in! Come in, consarnit!" the phone beeped with a no signal message. Joe bit his lip and turned away, "We failed..."

Pauleen jumped up, "W-wait! If Ptera can't make it, then what about Jara? Or Thalasso?"

"Dina's got a Coatlus." Todd suggested.

Rupert, who was now out of my backpack, sadly shook his head, "I fear they will fail as well. Pteras have the best flying ability of all Vivosaurs. I doubt even a helicopter could fly through the kind of weather they described.."

"So what, digadig?!" Pauleen yelled, "We just sit here and wait for ZongaZonga to take over?!"

Todd shuddered, "I.. I don't know, Pauleen. I just don't know what else we can do.."

"Unless one'a y'all has.. like.. a high-powered rocket we can launch through the storm?" Joe joked.

I gasped, The Fossil Cannon!

Grabbing Rupert, I shouted to everyone, "Follow me! I think I know what we can do."

They all exchanged looks of confusion. However, we all ran into the elevator and headed to the heliport to Ribular Island's Fossil Lawn.

Once there, they realized the plan. Joe was shocked.

"You wanna use the Fossil Cannon to shoot yerself into the castle?!" I nodded with a smile.

Todd laughed, "You sure come up with some pretty crazy ideas, Dina!"

"I doubt that storm cloud could even bother you if we did this, diga!" Pauleen agreed with me.

"Well.." Joe thought, "I suppose it's possible... But this Fossil Cannon was designed to fire rocks, not people!" he exclaimed, "If we tried to fire ya out of it, ya'd be blown to kingdom come!"

"Perhaps I can be of assistance..."

Rupert abruptly turned and, walking up the path, we saw Mr. Kaseki.

"Father!" Rupert shouted.

"I've been briefed on the situation," he said, "..And I wish I could say the good of the world is my first concern." he looked down at Rupert, "In truth, though, I'm more concerned with retrieving the body of my son." he blinked away the obvious tears in his eyes.

"I believe I can modify the cannon to fit your needs." he said to Joe, "Will you allow me to assist you?

"Father..." Rupert murmured.

Todd spoke up, "Um, but.. Mr. Kaseki? Are you sure you can modify it?"

"Of course I can! I built the thing!" he shouted, "I'll make it so the cannon will be able to fire a person as easily as a fossil rock." Todd stared in awe, "Wow.."

"However," he continued, "Time is short, and it will need to be a rushed job. I fear we'll only be able to launch one person."

"Just one of us?" Todd said.

"Well then it'll be me." I stepped forward, "I fought him once, and I'll fight him again. I won't let him rule this world.. Not after everything he did.." I took a quick glance at Rupert.

Todd nodded, as did everyone else, "You're obviously the best choice, Dina."

"It's all up to you, pard."

"You can do it, digadig."

Mr. Kaseki began to prepare, "Alright. I'll need source parts and materials. I could also use skilled labor if there's anyone you trust."

"I'll arrange for whatever ya need." Joe said.

"Oh, woooow! Like, we're tooootally skilled at labor!"

That voice was all too recognizable, someone who I'd never thought I'd see again. Someone who I didn't want to see again.

Joe turned with joy, "Cole! Lester! Lola!"

Lola laughed, "Like, when we found out that Don B was actually Joe Wildwest, it totally blew my mind. You totally fooled us!"

Lester shrugged, "Yeah.. I was just comin' along because I liked breakin' stuff. I never knew there was a good reason for it!"

"Even I, the clever one, fell for your story." all of groaned at Cole's boasting comment, "You're a sly dog, Joe. I'll give you that."

Joe sighed, "I admit it. I used ya, and lied to you as well. Though my intentions were good, that ain't no excuse for lyin'. ..I'm sorry."

Lester spoke up, "Hold the phone, boss! Don't go apologizing! That's for suckers!"

"Yeah! And we're not angry! More like, 'Whoa, unexpected!', you know?"

"You fooled us, Joe." Cole stated, "But that doesn't mean we hate you. I mean look at us! You've got a vain hipster, a creepy rocker, and a ditsy hippy."

Lola pouted, "Cole!"

"Lola, let me finish." he silenced her, "Well, folks don't like us.. They never have. ..At least not until you came along."

"You took us in like a new drummer in a cover band, and that means you'll always be our boss!" Lester smiled.

Joe scratched his head, embarrassed, "Aw, shucks. Thanks, y'all." he turned to Mr. Kaseki, "Well then, I guess we better get on with it."

Joe ordered the trio to gather the rest of the former BB Brigade to get supplies, and they were more than willing to agree.

Todd ran forward, "Oh! I wanna help, too!"

"Me too, digadig!" Pauleen did a twirl and giggled.

Joe turned to me with hope sparkling in his eyes, "We'll getcha into this cannon as soon as we can, Dina. If there's anything you need before the final showdown with ZongaZonga, you best take care of it now. If not, then give yerself a break. You've been fighting hard for days and you'll need the energy."

I yawned, but stayed determined, "Alright. But the moment this thing's ready, I heading out."

I plopped myself onto the grass and stared into the sky. Millions of stars dotted the mass of blue above, shining like fireflies in an endless jar. I shut my eyes and imagined that I was one of those fireflies, free and happy.. living without a care in the world..

"Dina! We're ready!"

My eyes shot open and I looked up to see the sky was beginning to turn a light pink. I jumped to my feet and was met with tired faces. Everyone must've worked all night on this thing..

I hopped up onto the platform, and Joe walked up to me, "Are ya ready to go to ZongaZonga's castle?"

"As ready as I'll ever be." I said half-heartedly. Despite the amount of rage within me, I still felt terrified of facing him again.

"Alrighty then." he called over to Mr. Kaseki, "How's the cannon comin' along, pard?"

"We're just finishing up. We should be able to fire a single person over to the castle." he replied.

Todd and Pauleen ran up to hug me, "You can do it, Dina. I believe in you."

"I'm cheering for you, diga. Just... promise to come back in one piece, ok?"

I nodded, "Don't worry, you guys. I will." I walked over to the cannon so I could get in.

"Hold on, Dina." Rupert bounced over to me, "Surly you're not leaving without me?"

"Rupert? Are you sure it's okay for you to come?" I asked with worry, "I don't want to-"

"I'll be fine. Besides, I'm not letting you go near that.. imbecile by yourself." he leapt up into my arms, "Let's defeat ZongaZonga once and for all!"

I smiled, "Couldn't have said it better myself."

I climbed into the cannon and prepared for launch. Holding Rupert close, I stared forward at the dark castle ahead.

"All right, here goes!"

"Three..

Two...

One...

FIRE!"

I held my breath and felt myself get shot out of the Fossil Cannon. Slowly, I opened my eyes a saw the whole ocean passing beneath me. Thunder roared closer and closer as I neared the castle storm, but as I passed through it felt like nothing more than mist.

My feet hit stone and I balanced myself out, looking at my surroundings. Despite the violent storm swirling around it, the castle itself was unfazed and it was seemingly calm. Well, except for the eerie air about it.

"We made it..." Rupert said, "He must be up there." A long staircase that seemed to go all the way to the skyline was laid out in front of us.

"There's only one way to find out.." I ran at full speed up to the top. There, standing on a platform with spikes on every corner, was ZongaZonga.

He groaned, "You are beginning to annoy me, child..." he turned and glared at me with violet eyes.

"Look who's talking." I snapped back at him. He simply snickered.

"I'm afraid your effort is too little and much too late. I have already grown accustomed to this body, and my former powers have all returned to me! Aaahaa ha ha ha!" he smiled.

I shook my head, "Don't think that'll make me back down! I intend to fight to the end!"

"Well said.." he nodded, "But despite beating me the first time, you will not be as lucky the second time! Now I shall show you the true power of my sorcery!"

A loud, mangled screech came from above. The same zombie Pteranodon from before flee downward, staring at its master through glowing eyes.

ZongaZonga motioned to the beast, "I will show you long-extinct dinosaurs from beyond time itself... The very same one's that once made the puny humans of these islands cower in fear!"

He lowered his voice, and spoke coldly, "I will show you undead dinosaurs born of the Stygian dark!" Raising his hands so they were level with the ground, he chanted a spell, "Zongazongazonga! Zongazongazonga!"

"Stop!" I shouted angrily, but as suddenly as I said it, I froze. The Pteranodon leapt forward and snapped at me, and ZongaZonga continued his chant.

"...Fallen dragons from a bygone age! Your master, the mighty sorcerer, compels you! Let your dark bones be cloaked once more in the flesh of hatred! Rise now! Rise now! RIIISE!"

Two shapes materialized before him: an undead Triceratops and an undead Elasmosaurus. They possessed the same blue, sunken eyes that the Pteranodon had, and the same violet skin.

My hands trembling, I pulled out my three Dino Medals, "Alright, everyone. We have to do our very best. This battle means life or death. Not just for us, but Rupert as well. Are you ready?"

Lugmos growled, 'I'll tear his face off!'

'I'm ready anytime.' Coatlus cawed.

Nycto Ace was about ready to fly out of his Medal. 'Let's do this!'

With a determined battle cry, my team let loose from their Dino Medals. The undead reptiles opposite us growled in mangled voices that tore through me like nails on a chalkboard.

Lugmos prepared for the first attack. "Attack with Lugmos Tail!"

He charged at a zombie triceratops and leapt into the air, spinning so that his tail met with his opponent's side. However, the beast skidded out of the way as Lugmos's tail just barely grazed him. I glared in disgust at ZongaZonga, but he simply smiled at my miss.

"Alright, Nycto Ace!" I shouted, "Attack the Pteranodon with Nycto Star!"

'Way ahead of ya!' he screeched and flew forward, crashing into the zombie reptile and sending him crashing into a pillar on the edge of the field. He shook off the rubble, then got back up into the air with a beat of his wings

"Now, Z-Tricera, use Zombie Shuffle on Nycto Ace!" ZongaZonga commanded.

"Grrrooorrooaarr!" he roared, and head-butted Nycto Ace into the air. As he fell, he kicked him down to the ground. Loose stones clattered about as he rose back up.

Z-Ptera, as I now know what he is called, flew up behind Nycto Ace. As he turned to counter, a blast of fire seared the front of him. Z-Elasmo came around to finish him off, but Lugmos leapt in front and took on the attack, scratching his face.

'Keep away, you monster!' Lugmos growled. He whipped his tail at Z-Ptera, who tried to dodge, but Lugmos cleverly reared up and hit him in the jaw. He fell weakly out of the air and disappeared.

ZongaZonga shook his head, "Such a shame. Z-Ptera was one of my best fighters. You got lucky, but don't think it will stay that way!" he turned to Z-Tricera, "Attack Nycto Ace again with Z-Tri Combo!"

Z-Tricera obeyed and struck Nycto Ace down with his horns, then smashed him into the ground. Struggling, he pushed himself up with his wings, but he couldn't bear the damage and fell back down again, returning into Dino Medal form.

I bit my lip, Not Nycto Ace...

Lugmos roared and charged at Z-Tricera with a Lugmos Blaster. His entire being was glowing with a fiery aura. Z-Tricera narrowly avoided a head-on attack.

"Coatlus!" I shouted, "Follow up with Great Vortex on Z-Elasmo!"

'Right.' He whirled around the zombiesaur, who looked around with confusion. He was sucked up into the twisting winds and dropped back onto the castle ground, enraged.

ZongaZonga had the next attack, "Z-Tri Fury!" he shouted.

Z-Tricera went after Coatlus, head-butting him twice before slamming into him with a spinning attack. Z-Elasmo followed up with an attack to Lugmos. He snapped at him, missing, but Lugmos was caught up in a second whirlpool attack. He sustained little damage, much to my relief.

"Coatlus, use Wing Cutter on Z-Elasmo!"

He flew at his opponent and knocked him to the side, then sliced at him with his left wing. As Z-Elasmo turned around to snap at him, Coatlus dealt two more blows and knocked him out. ZongaZonga was left with one zombiesaur.

"Blast..." he muttered, "How can she be so strong. ..it has to be luck, that's all."

"Z-Tricera, use Z-Tri Fury again on Lugmos!"

The zombiesaur charged at him with a first headbutt, which missed, but the second one hit Lugmos head-on. As he was temporarily dazed, Z-Tricera leapt up and spun mid-air, crashing into Lugmos and causing critical damage.

Lugmos growled, forming a fireball in his mouth. He launched it at Z-Tricera, but he sliced it in half with his horns. Lugmos snarled with disgust.

Z-Tricera charged at him again with the same attack, only this time he knocked him to the side. Lugmos dodged his second attack, but Z-Tricera rammed him into another pillar. There was a bright flash, and Lugmos disappeared, Turing back into a Medal.

"No!" I gasped. At this point my heart was racing a mile a minute. I looked at Coatlus with urgency, and he understood.

He flapped his wings and flew forward, air whirling around him. A twister appeared and swept up Z-Tricera, making him extremely angry. Coatlus landed in front of me, panting and tired. Z-Tricera wasn't looking much better.

"This is it, Dina." ZongaZonga cackled, "Are you afraid?"

"Barely." I growled.

"He he he, we'll see about that!" he turned to his last team member, "Finish off that pathetic Vivosaur with Z-Tri Combo!"

"Coatlus, use Blow Away!"

The two Vivosaurs growled at each other and attacked. Winds kicked up around us, clouding the field with dust. There was a loud crash, then nothing more happened. I held my breath as the dust cleared.

Then I saw it. There, in the center of the field, was Coatlus. Z-Tricera was gone.

"How..." ZongaZonga gasped, "How is this possible?! Did I underestimate the amount of power you truly possess? Or.. did you actually gainpower from the very contest I arranged?"

Rupert hopped forward, "Power isn't everything."

ZongaZonga growled, "I cannot allow this. None can have such power save the great ZongaZonga! Enough foolishness, you're life ends here!"

A glowing aura surrounded him and his skull released itself from Rupert's body, which fell to the ground. The skull began to grow and reshape into that of a theropod, growing red horns from its sides and red teeth. The body of a tyrannosaurus appeared, zombiefied like the rest of its allies, and a spine was visible across its back. Flames burned along the back of its head and its eyes burned bright violet.

"You were foolish enough to challenge me, but now my true power comes into play." He cackled, his voice matching that of his zombiesaur form, "You walked right into your death, you foolish mortal!"

I backed away, frozen by terror. Roars from behind ZongaZonga alerted me to the presence of two Z-Rexes. They're appearance was a simplified version of ZongaZonga's, without the skeletal features and with the same blue eyes as the previous zombiesaurs.

I shakily took a breath, trying to think of what I could do. My Vivosaurs are exhausted, there's a deadly storm surrounding this castle, and no one is here but-

Lugmos suddenly appeared, free from his Dino Medal. 'We can still fight, so don't give up. We will win this!'

"But how..?" Suddenly, a bright flash lit up the battlefield. Two other familiar forms stood before me.

"Coatlus? Nycto Ace?" I gasped, "You, too?"

'We might have been close to defeat before, but this time we won't go down as easily!' Nycto Ace screeched.

Coatlus nodded, 'Don't count us out just yet!'

Joyful tears filled my eyes, "You guys.." I blinked, "Let's defeat him once and for all!"

"Ha! You think you're Vivosaurs can last another round against me?" ZongaZonga growled, "Well, if they have a death wish, let it be so."

"I don't think they can, I knowthey can." I turned to Lugmos, "Use Lugmos Tail on ZongaZonga!"

'I'm going to teach you why you shouldn't threaten Dina! ' he roared. Charging forward, he cracked his tail across ZongaZonga's face, making him roar with disgust. Blue flames snaked up Lugmos's tail for an instant, but disappeared just as fast.

I nodded to Coatlus, "Now, use Wing Cutter on one of the Z-Rexes!"

ZongaZonga attempted to block him, but Coatlus swerved up over him. He glided past the first Z-Rex, then abruptly aimed a blow at his side. He continued spinning and attacking until the Z-Rex was dizzy.

"Z-Rex," ZongaZonga growled, "Go after her Coatlus!"

Z-Rex obeyed and attacked with Undead Assault on Nycto Ace. He grabbed hold of Nycto Ace's wing in his jaws and hit him with his tail, then a burst of flames from the zombiesaur's mouth scorched him. He shook it off immediately. The second Z-Rex went after Lugmos, but Lugmos swiftly leapt over his head before he could even aim his bite.

"Lugmos, use Lugmos Sphere on ZongaZonga!" Lugmos charged the fireball in his mouth, then let it loose at ZongaZonga. He barely even had time to blink before it hit. He decided it was best to save up power for his next turn so I went again.

Lugmos stepped forward and hit the second Z-Rex with a Lugmos Tail. The Z-Rex shook his head to shake off the attack. Then Nycto Ace attacked ZongaZonga with Nycto Somersault. As he turned to dodge, Nycto Ace kicked him down. He got back onto his feet without hesitation.

"Enough! Now I shall unleash my full power!" He stomped his foot down and violet flames began to form around him. He roared, then a blast of energy struck my entire team. They all managed to survive it, but Coatlus was beginning to show signs of weakness.

Lugmos was sick of it. He charged another fireball in his mouth, leapt up so he was directly in front of ZongaZonga's face, then blasted him with a critical attack. Coatlus flew around him and attacked one of the Z-Rexes with Wing Cutter so he could weaken the team.

ZongaZonga's eyes closed and the air around him grew dark. He opened his eyes and a pulse of dark energy shot forward at Lugmos. He flew backwards and panted heavily.

'I'm... finished...' he sighed, falling forward. He turned back into a Dino Medal and I caught him, my rage growing by the minute.

"Coatlus, use Great Vortex!"

Coatlus formed yet another violent twister and launched it at ZongaZonga, but he avoided nearly all the damage.

"You're not going to win against me, mortal!" he roared.

I smiled, "I highly doubt that. Nycto Ace, attack him with Nycto Somersault again!"

Nycto Ace jumped up and flipped, uppercutting ZongaZonga with a critical hit. He was barely hanging on.

ZongaZonga surrounded himself with shadows and let loose another Necromancy attack, this time on Coatlus. Coatlus fell to the ground, immobilized. The attack inflicted several different status conditions on him, and he was hanging on by only a thin thread.

Nycto Ace flew after him using Nycto Star. ZongaZonga was pushed backwards, skidding along the ground while Nycto Ace continued to push him back.

"You.. cannot... defeat me..." he growled.

'We will... and we can..!' Nycto Ace drew back from the attack. ZongaZonga was hitting his limits.

Coatlus carefully tried to concentrate. He flew up and attacked the first Z-Rex with Diving Thrust. The Z-Rex slid out of the way, but Coatlus luckily turned and struck him down. The Z-Rex disappeared from the field.

"Finish him!" ZongaZonga demanded.

The remaining Z-Rex ran forward at Coatlus. He unleashed a furious flamethrower, making Coatlus fall. He barely even hit the ground before he transformed back into a Dino Medal.

"He he he.. It seems you're the only one left, Nycto Ace." ZongaZonga smirked, "What a shame that I must defeat you now. You are such a determined Vivosaur."

Nycto Ace glared at him, 'And it's a shame that you'll be the last one standing on your in a few moments!'

He attacked the last remaining Z-Rex with Nycto Star, knocking him straight down onto the broken stone. The ground cracked around the zombiesaur and he disappeared in a flash of light. Nycto Ace turned and flashed a grin at ZongaZonga.

"No.. I will not let you win!" ZongaZonga bellowed. He charged at Nycto Ace, his horns glowing with dark energy, but Nycto Ace jumped upward. He flew back down and struck ZongaZonga with a final attack.

ZongaZonga stumbled back and forth, roaring with anger. His form began to shrink back into the helpless skull that he previously was. I retrieved Nycto Ace's Dino Medal at the same moment.

"Even my final spell.. failed.." he said with shock, "How..? Where did you get this power?"

Rupert shakily rose from the ground, having now reclaimed his body, "My friend loves Fossil Battles, but she loves her Vivosaurs even more." he explained, "They respond to her affection and ambition, and they give their all to Dina's cause."

ZongaZonga growled, "Impossible! A pathetic, mewling child won the hearts of these ancient creatures? Is THATwhat makes a Fossil Fighter?" he was in disbelief, "I don't understand! I don't understand any of this!"

ZongaZonga's skull lit up with a brilliant light. Cracks began to form around it, and in a heartbeat it was gone, obliterated into nothing.

Rupert and I sighed with relief. He looked at me with astonishment, "It's over, Dina. You've rid the world of that menacing tyrant."

I smiled, "I'm just glad it's all over.."

"As am I." he nodded, "But also... thank you. Without you, I would still be just a bouncing skull."

"Oh, come here, Rupert!" I pulled him into a tight hug, "I was so worried that I'd never have you back again. ...So worried that I was going to lose..."

"You never would have lost. ZongaZonga had power, but he had no connection with his team. He didn't stand a chance from the start.."

"I just-" I stopped. The castle was beginning to shake violently, "Wh-what's going on?!"

"Blast!" Rupert shouted, "Without ZongaZonga, the castle's starting to collapse!"

Large cracks began snaking across the ground. Rupert grabbed my hand and we ran to the edge of the castle.

"What are we going to do?! Coatlus and Nycto Ace are too weak to fly!" I shouted.

"..and my Vivosaurs are with my father..." Rupert said sadly, looking at me, "...Dina, if we don't make it out of here, I just want you to know-"

"I already know." I grabbed him and kissed him. Tears fell from my cheeks as I did so. I could feel the floor cave in and air replaced it. Rupert held onto me as we fell.

...but we didn't fall for long.

"Hey, digadig! You're not going to die on my watch!"

We opened our eyes, blushing furiously. Todd and Pauleen were smiling at us on the back of a Ptera.

"The rescue team has arrived!" Todd winked.

We all laughed, "Geez, I thought we were done for!" I said.

"The moment the storm cleared, we knew you'd won, so we got on Joe's Ptera and headed out." Todd explained, "And we're lucky we did!"

I turned to see nothing more than a few falling rocks and dust in the distance. ZongaZonga's reign of terror was finally over. Forever.

I yawned, "It's been a really long day.." I closed my eyes, then let my head fall onto Rupert's shoulder.

Rupert laughed, but he couldn't help but hide the blush on his face, "You did it, Dina. You're the champion."

It was exactly a day after the defeat of ZongaZonga. All of us had a goodnight's sleep after everything we'd been through, and the people on the island were in absolute amazement at my victory, and for the record, surviving.

Joe called us up to his suite saying he wanted to give an announcement on the Mammoth Vision screen, but we were confused as to why he wanted us to come with him.

"As y'all know, the Caliosteo Fossil Park, and the world, were facin' some grave times." he began, "The ancient sorcerer ZongaZonga up and tried to take over these here islands with his dark powers. But thanks to a single Fighter and her friends, the world was saved." he looked over at me.

"Now, let me introduce y'all to that Fighter... The courageous Fighter that not only defeated ZongaZonga once, but three whole times, Miss Dina Sentōki!"

"C'mon, Dina! Get it together!" Todd encouraged me. For the first time in a while, I was actually a bit nervous.

Pauleen reassured me as well, "It's alright. Cameras are fun, digadig! It's not like they're going to steal your soul or something, right?"

"I know, but if I mess up or something, it'll be on a video." I said.

Rupert shook his head, "You'll be fine."

I took a deep breath, then walked out next to Joe, who smiled, "Ol' ZongaZonga wanted to take Dina's body so he could rule with an iron fist, but our hero refused to give in! Through all her hard work and courage, ZongaZonga was defeated once and for all."

Joe turned back to me, "And so, as promised, I'm handin' over the keys to this here Fossil Park to her."

I gasped, "..What?!"

"Now I know it wasn't me who said that promise, but it came from mymouth, so I feel partially responsible." he stated, "Besides, I can't think of a better way to repay ya for all ya have done. You're gonna be a right fine park owner, Dina. I know it."

"Joe... I can't accept the park from you." I explained, "The words might have come from your mouth, but that's not enough for me. I didn't challenge the Cup so I could get the park. I challenged the Cup because you saved us and wanted our dreams to come true, and that's exactly what happened."

"That's right!" Todd backed me up, "Without you, Joe, we wouldn't never completed our dreams of becoming Fossil Fighters." he looked at me, "And I bet you want Joe to continue helping people believe in their dreams, right."

I nodded, "That's exactly right."

"Well, shucks, Dina... I don't know what to say.." Joe thought for a few moments, "All right. If you wish, I'll stay this park's owner. However, I want you to help out as well, so I'm giving partial ownership to you. You made people's dreams come true as well. Just turn around."

I liked over at my friends and realized how true that was. They all had hopes and dreams they wanted to fulfill. Todd wanted to overcome his fears and become a master Fighter. Pauleen wanted to be brave and to be an idol. And Rupert.. Rupert just wanted to be treated like a normal person. He wanted to know he was loved. Well.. he got even more than he wanted.

Joe turned to face the camera again, "Well, now that we've got that all wrangled up, I have another announcement. This here tournament was a huge success, despite it bein' made up by some evil witch doctor. But while I was Don Boneyard, I did my best to mess it up, and I feel right shameful for it. So sometime soon, I plan on holding a second Caliosteo Cup! It's gonna be the biggest, baddest, rootinest-tootinest tournament ever! So I want y'all to get ready for the Caliosteo Super Cup!"

All of us looked at each other with glee. Despite everything we'd been through, we were still going to give our all to win, even against each other.

"You're gonna enter, right, Dina?" Joe asked, "Wouldn't be the same without ya..."

"Of course I'll enter!" I exclaimed, "I wouldn't miss this Cup for the world!"

Joe turned back to the camera and cheered, "Yeeee-haaaa! Now let's show this world's dinos and dreams its biggest adventure yet!"

The crowd outside cheered with joy as balloons and fireworks flew into the sky.

We sat by the fire again. The sky was perfectly clear tonight so that you could see all of the stars and the full moon.

"I can't believe how much has happened!" Todd said, "I mean, we've only been here for a few weeks!"

"Two weeks exactly." I stated.

Rupert joined in, "It's been an amazing experience for me as well. I was able to experience the joy of battling again, and I reconciled with my father. ...And of course, there's you, Dina." we smiled at each other, "This has been an adventure I'll never forget."

"Me, too, diga!" Pauleen chimed in, "When I came here, I couldn't take off my diga-dumb mask! Now I can talk and laugh and all that stuff! ...Plus I'm not a total snob anymore!"

"And I learned to be brave." Todd stated, "Which means I'll never fake a stomach ache again!"

"You were faking?" I said sarcastically. Todd turned away, embarrassed.

"I can never thank you enough for all you've done, Dina." Rupert said.

"Yeah, big thanks, diga!"

Todd hugged me, "Thanks, buddy."

"But be careful, Dina." Rupert warned me, "Because I plan to beat you in the Caliosteo Super Cup!"

"Aw!" Pauleen whined, "That's what I was going to say!" she turned to me, "I'm much more powerful without the mask, so you'd better watch out!"

"Oh, wait! Me, too!" Todd butted in, "I'm totally gonna do my best! I'll best all of you!"

We looked at each other for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"I think we have more adventures awaiting us in the fossil park." Rupert said.

"I know!" Pauleen agreed, "There's going to be Fighters coming from all over the world! ...and I have about a zillion fossil rocks I need to excavate, digadig."

I nodded, "And I have an Areos to raise as well. Actually, how about we start right now?"

"Yeah! I feel the same way! Let's go digging!" Todd shouted.

"I'm gonna battle and clean fossil rocks until I fall over, diga!" Pauleen exclaimed.

Rupert agreed as well, "This park will be even better when I'm sharing it with friends."

"You know what we do now, right?"

"What?" Todd asked.

I took a step forward, "Race you to Rainbow Canyon, Todd!" I ran ahead into town.

"Hey, no fair!" he yelled, chasing after me. Then everyone else ran after us.

So, as you know, the Caliosteo Fossil Park is full of dreams and adventures. But what you don't know is that behind every dream is a person with a story to tell. With every story comes a friendship.

...And with every friendship, there is an adventure.
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Me: Woooo hooo! That's the end, everyone! Thanks for sticking around so long! And don't be sad that it's over, because right now I'm thinking of an after story to write, so Dina and the gang are going to have even more adventures!

Dina: VIVOSAUR ISLAND! VIVOSAUR ISLAND!

Todd: MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Me: It's going to happen! However, I have some projects other than that that I'll be working on, so it might be a little while before it's out. But the audio version of this story is one of them! The first chapter should be out as soon as I get a narrator, so you guys can watch that! :D

And since so many of you guys have encouraged me to keep writing this, I'm going to thank you all here (I mean, It's not it's a flipping novel or anything, but hey!) So, special thanks to everyone! God there are a ton of you! D: I can't list you all here! But thank you guys, really! I hope you enjoyed this story and look forward to more!