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MISSION- Mission Im-Fossil-able
There is rumor that fossils have been found in the desert, your mission is to go and get ONE.

Funds upon completion: 200

Pokemon: None

Item: Fossil(Claw or Root)

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"Geez..." SS lifted his sand goggles up. "Too much of this stuff..."
He looked around. Nothing but the barren desert greeted him. He had taken up this mission in hopes that it woud be easy, but so far it was turning out to be quite horrendous. After landing in the desert, (a short 10 minute flight away in his Blue-Eyes White Jet Mark II) he had taken off on foot, searching for the elusive Claw Fossil. It would be an interesting item for his room (after he fixed the door, Suiken blew it up) and hopefully he could find a way to revitalize it later.
"Cyndaquil, you don't see anything either?" SS asked his little Pokemon, which clung to his shoulder in the high wind. He nodded no, his mouth covered to prevent sand from blowing in. "Hm..." SS stretched his wings, then immediately decided against it. "Too windy... Gonna have to keep hoofing it." An idea struck him. "That's it! Go, Stantler!"
The deer Pokemon popped out of his Pokeball at SS' comand. SS immediately wrapped Stantler's face with a spare bandanna and put on a pair of ill-fitting goggles to help him see. "Alright, we're gonna ride on you so we can see the area better." Stantler nodded, and SS hopped on. "Forward!"

*2 hours later*

"Ugh... too hot..."
The sandstorm had cleared up around noon (noon= approx. 15 minutes after previous paragraphs) and since then, the sun had been beating down upon the trio as they slowly made their way across the dunes. Cyndaquil was semi-okay, as his Fire-type attributes allowed him to withstand some heat. Stantler was roasting, and SS wasn't too good either.
"What the~?" SS sat up. Somewhat far away, a small rock formation stood in the middle of the desert. "It's no oasis," he said. "But we'll head for it anyway!" He hopped off of Stantler. "Return! And thanks for all the help!"
He smiled as he looked down at the Pokeball. Then he looked up, completely serious. "Alright, Cyndaquil. Hang on tight!" SS spread his wings, and, with Cyndaquil holding on for dear life, took off into the air.
He cruised on the wind for a few minutes as the formation grew closer, then, as he floated overhead, he began to spiral down like an eagle on the hunt. He landed two minutes after beginning his descent, coming to rest in the shade of the formation.
"Whew... Let's rest here for a few minutes." SS sat down on the cool, shady rock. Cyndaquil sighed contentedly and sat next to him.
As he leaned back, SS felt a sharp jab in the square of his back. "Huh?" He turned. Half-protruding from the rock was an off-white stone, rather smooth... "A Claw Fossil!" He dove into his backpack, and emerged a few seconds later with a box. He dusted off the cover. "I knew this would come in handy someday. 'My First Archaeology Kit'!" He looked closely at the label. "'Age 10 and up'? I got this at 7! Oh, well. To work!" He opened the box and withdrew a small chisel, a fine brush, and a mini-hammer.
As Cyndaquil napped in the shade, SS worked on loosening the fossil. A few minutes passed, then ten, then twenty. As he got to a half an hour of work, it finally came loose.
"Awesome." SS held it up against the pure blue of the desert sky. "Definitely a Claw Fossil."
"Excellent! You can hand that over to me now!" SS spun around, looking for the source of the voice. "Up here!"
SS looked up. An older man stood on the formation above him. He looked like he was in his early 60's, with mostly gray hair and a rather rotund middle. His limbs were tan from the sun, and he wore a tan exploration outfit that almost matched the exact hue of the fossil. As SS watched, the man flipped off the top of the rock fixture and landed several yards away from SS, proving the old adage true: "You can't judge a book by its cover."
"No way." SS put the fossil in his backpack along with the archaeology kit, and closed it up. "I found it, it's mine."
"Well, I have been searching for weeks for one of those, and you just found it for me. So I'll be taking it." The old man withdrew two Pokeballs. "If necessary, by force."
"Heh." SS grinned. "You, take me? I don't think you know where I'm from." SS pulled two Pokeballs off his belt as well. "Let's go."

---BATTLE!!---
SS vs. Old Man
6Pkmn 2Pkmn

Old Man: Go! Graveler! *throws Pokeball*
SS: Figures. Go, Chompy! *throws Pokeball*

Graveler: 55
Chompy: 45

Old Man: Graveler! Use Rock Throw!
SS: Chompy, use Water Gun!

*Graveler jumps into the air and soars down at Chompy. Chompy opens up with a Water Gun attack that soaks and slows Graveler's momentum. However, he still strikes Chompy as he dodges at the last second.*

Graveler: 55-10-3(Rough Skin Damage)= 42
Chompy: 45-6= 39

Old Man: Graveler! Tackle it!
SS: Chompy! Agility, then Crunch!

*Graveler rushes Chompy, but, due to the increase in speed Agility causes, Chompy dodges. He then bites down onto Graveler, and, since he's wet, Chompy's teeth sink in.*

Graveler: 42-8= 34
Chompy: 39

Old Man: Graveler, Self-Destruct!
SS: ... Wonderful. Chompy, Water Gun him away from you!

*Graveler curls up to use Self-Destruct. Chompy quickly fires Water Gun at him, and succeeds slightly in getting away... but Graveler explodes. The explosion engulfs Chompy.*

SS: Chompy!

*As the smoke clears, both Graveler and Chompy are lying on the ground, unconcious.*

SS: Dammit. Return, Chompy! *recalls Chompy*
Old Man: Hee hee hee! (<- Old person laughter) I guess that one goes to me!
SS: >_< Not a chance! It was a tie!
Old Man: Fine then. This'll determine who walks away the winner! Go, Cacnea!
SS: ... wow. Hey, Cyndaquil, wake up!
*Cyndaquil shakes itself awake*
Cyndaquil: ?
SS: I need you to roast that Cacnea over there.
Cyndaquil: ^_^ *Runs out to battle area*

Old Man: Cacnea! Pin Missle attack!
SS: Cyndaquil! Ember!

*Cacnea fires off its pins, while Cyndaquil launches an Ember attack. The two meet in midair and fall to the ground as ash.*

Cacnea: 50
Cyndaquil: 39

Old Man: Cacnea! Needle Arm!
SS: Cyndaquil! Quick Attack!

*As Cacnea closes, Cyndaquil disappears. It reappears behind Cacnea and sends it flying into a rock wall.*

Cacnea: 50-7-5= 48
Cyndaquil: 39

Old Man: Cacnea! Pin Missle again!
SS: Cyndaquil! Flamethrower!

*Cyndaquil cuts loose with a huge flamethrower as Cacnea fires its Pin Missle. The pins are incinerated, and Cacnea is caught in the blast.*

IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE!
CRITICAL HIT!

Cacnea: *falls over, char-broiled*
Cyndaquil Wins!

---End Battle! SS Wins!---

SS picked up his Cyndaquil and gave him a hug. "Great job!"
The Old Man returned his Cacnea. "Well, kiddo, you win this round." He nodded to SS. "I'll just keep scouring these rocks. I'll run into one someday...OOF!" The Old Man had walked into a protrusion from one of the rock walls.... and it was another fossil! "I'd better get this out right away!"
SS left the man to his digging and walked to the edge of the rocks. He pressed a button on his gauntlet, which started blinking. A minute later, the roar of engines could be heard across the sand, and in seconds, SS' custom Blue Eyes White Jet Mark II had arrived. SS hopped into the cockpit, Cyndaquil resting on his lap. "Home base, here I come!"
With a roar of the thrusters, the Jet was in the air again, and SS was headed back to base. He had a door to fix, after all.

---END MISSION---

*watches Suiken go*
I'm not so sure it's healthy to drink that much soup in one go, you know what I'm saying?
*sips some more coke*
On the other hand... it could be really good soup. *takes another sip*

*stands up* Door time!
*walks to destroyed door to room* Geez, I wonder where he got some low-yield explosives like grenades? *sets down backpack* Anyway... *opens up laptop and pulls out some sheet metal*
It'll take me a few to get the harmonics right again, then I can go from there. *Covers door with sheet metal and uses green fire to weld in place* That'll do it for now... *starts typing on computer*

Pass, good mission. First off you are getting multiple rank-ups. To be more specific, 3. One for a good mission, one for bringing in Sinji (Whom has proven himself to be an excellent RPer), and another for the sheer fact that you came from N'sider and still remembered us after a LOT of time. Now for the mission. You did the mission, there's not much else you could've done to it, its good. Could you have spiced it up a bit more? Yes. If you want missions where you can get a little more room to expand on the story, move up your mission level. But it had a good intro and conclusion, easy to follow battle, pretty good. You get 500 PD, because 200 is too low and you can keep the fossil. Oh ya, an airtight blast door is in the mail coming Tuesday for you. xp

*Thinks for a second*
Me: Excellent question. I know there's a couple places that do fossil reanimation, let me check.

Me: Yep.
*Checks something out*
Me: OK, who here hasn't done Night Raid on Devon?

ummmm... i dont now ???

Count me in!!! *stands up and puts away laptop* Siv, ((wow, old term)) I had to take my sister somewhere. But I'm good, I'll go.