Author Notes:
+ I do not own Medabots. I only own my own characters.
+ Robattles will use a mix of the show and the Gameboy Advance games in terms of the names of Medaparts
+ The setting is in an alternate universe from the Medabots series, so none of the main characters (ex. Ikki, Metabee) will be used. Well, almost none.
The Mysterious Medabot
Medabots: a customizable robot that use "medals" to run and operate.
People use Medawatches to give most commands to their Medabots, usually in Robattles, a contest of sorts between Medabots and their respective Medafigthers. These days, everyone has a Medabot partner to talk to and/or Robattle with. Well, almost everyone.
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"I challenge you to a Robattle!"
"Don't bother. He doesn't even own a Medabot."
"Then why does he wear the watch anyway?"
Kenro sighed as he walked out of the classroom. Every day after school, he was challenged to a Robattle, but it's hard to accept a challenge without a Medabot. The dark-haired boy kept wearing his Medawatch all the same, ignoring most of his classmates' remarks about him being the only student in class without a Medabot. Kenro didn't mind being the only one in perhaps the entire city, let alone his class, without a Medabot.
"Kenro, wait up!"
Pushing his long bangs out of his eyes, Kenro turned around to see Hana, a girl with long brown hair trailing behind in a ponytail, run after him.
"You always storm off when Robattles are mentioned. I thought you said that it didn't bother you," she told Kenro.
"It doesn't. They're just annoying," he replied as he let Hana catch up.
"I wish I was as strong as you are to keep wearing my watch after all that," she said, smiling at Kenro.
"No one really challenges girls to robattles anyway, so I don't know why you'd worry."
"Because I'm that self-conscious," Hana laughed. "Thanks for walking home with me, Kenro. See you tomorrow."
Kenro watched Hana enter her home before heading towards his a few blocks down. Not in any hurry, he decided to take a longer path through an alley before arriving home. Not before Kenro was trapped between three rocker-looking thugs.
"Wanna Robattle, kid?" said one with an orange mohawk.
"Just lose quickly, and we won't hurt you too much," said another with spiky green hair.
"I don't have a Medabot," Kenro seethed. He had a bad feeling about this.
"Let's beat it out of him," said the third with three piercings on each ear, holding his Medawatch ready.
"But-"
"No 'buts' outta you kid. You bring out your Medabot to beat, or our Medabots beat you," said Mohawk, teleporting his Medabot to the area with his Medawatch, a red bird-like Medabot. The other two followed suit, summoning a Black Ram each.
Kenro let out a barely audible groan. There was nothing he could do against three Medabots at once in the narrow alleyway. Each of the rockers' Medabots charged, and Kenro braced himself.
A cloaked figure came and put the incoming Medabots to "Function Ceased". In total fear, the rockers ran away.
"Watch yourself next time," it said, the yellow blade peeking through the cloak informing Kenro that his savior was a Medabot. Without another word, the Medabot left as quietly and as mysteriously as he came.
Not wanting to linger much longer, Kenro took the next five minutes getting back home. His mother smiled at him as he entered the door and said nothing. Kenro silently went to his room and closed the door. None of the picture frames stood on the shelves in the tidy room. Lying in bed, Kenro brought his arm up to look at the Medawatch again, contemplating for the who-knew-how-many times now for the past three years about leaving it at home, but he didn't want to. It was the first and final gift he had ever received from someone Kenro barely saw after his seventh birthday; a gift given six years later before that someone disappeared.
Putting his arm down, Kenro looked at his small jar full of money earned over the years. He always looked at it after looking at his Medawatch, debating again whether or not to buy a Medabot and put another use to his watch besides telling time. Yet again, Kenro refused. He was not going to succumb and get a Medabot like everyone else. Still, it hurt not having someone else to talk to; the only person Kenro really talked to was Hana. Every time Kenro's mother tried to talk to him, the conversation always strayed to the barely-known father who left without a word, so she decided not to bring up the topic by keeping silent.
After finishing his homework, Kenro went downstairs, ate dinner, and returned to his room. Putting his school stuff in his bag, he flopped on his bed and thought about today's events. Whoever the cloaked Medabot's Medafighter was, he/she was really good to take care of the three rockers so quickly. Kenro wondered whether or not he would see the mysterious Medabot again, but he fell asleep before he could dwell on the idea too long.
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The next morning, Kenro waited outside Hana's house like he did every morning, waiting to walk to school together. Strange that Kenro was only picked on for not having a Medabot, but there weren't any rumors concerning him and Hana walking to school together. It didn't matter too much to Kenro though; they were only friends.
"I really wonder why you wait for me every day. It's not like I can't make it to school alone," Hana joked as they walked down the street.
"Yeah, but back then, you wouldn't've left for school unless I was around waiting for you," Kenro smiled.
"That's because we're best friends, right, Kenro?"
"Why wouldn't we?" he asked back. More like because you're my only friend, Kenro thought. It was moments like these when it dawned on him how lonely he felt. Maybe he should try being nicer to his classmates.
As the two passed the park, three people blocked their path.
"Not these guys again," Kenro muttered grimly.
"You know them?" Hana whispered worriedly.
"Let's just say that I almost had a rough time on my way home yesterday."
"We don't know what happened yesterday, but this time, you're going down," Spiky shouted, bringing out his Black Ram.
"You and your pretty friend shouldn't escape if you don't want to get hurt," Piercings laughed, summoning his own Black Ram.
"No one beats the Rockers and gets away with it," Mohawk concluded as his Phoenix Medabot joined in.
Kenro had no idea what to do. Hana had a Medabot, but from what he know of it, it wasn't made for combat at all, let alone a three-against-one type of battle.
"Stop picking on the weak," said a voice, its cloaked owner appearing in front of Kenro. "Why don't you bring out your Medabot to fight against them?" the mysterious Medabot asked Kenro.
"Because I don't own one," he replied. It was a bit annoying to have that point be made over and over, but this wasn't the time to complain.
"You do know how to Robattle, correct?" the Medabot continued, still watching their adversaries.
"I've seen it done plenty of times." Which was true. Kenro had never been anything but a spectator when it came to Robattles in the schoolyard, but he had seen enough of Medabots to understand some of their attributes and weaknesses.
"Good. I'll be your Medafighter for this round. Afterwards, you should get your own Medabot before you or someone else gets hurt," the Medabot suggested, taking off its cloak. It had a white metallic body, its head donning two purple antennae-like fixtures. Its right arm had the yellow blade seen yesterday while its left had a fist-like structure.
"What is your name? I'm Rokusho," the Medabot introduced himself, assuming a battle-ready stance.
"I'm Kenro," Kenro replied, noticing Hana's surprised stare. Seems like he had a fair about of explaining to do later.
"You're the Medafighter. You guide my actions. I'm not going to just help you out like I did yesterday."
"Fine." Kenro was really starting to wonder what he was getting into, but it was too late for that now.
Hearing the consent in Kenro's voice, both Black Rams charged at Rokusho, the Phoenix coming up from behind. Kenro waited until the Black Rams raised their arms to strike Rokusho.
"Jump on their heads," he said simply, Rokusho obeying with a jump that avoided both Rams' attacks while landing on their heads. "Give that hothead a good uppercut," Kenro continued as his new ally launched off of the Black Rams, Rokusho's left arm poised to strike the Phoenix. The fire-bird Medabot responded with a breath of fire from its beak, but it did little against Rokusho's Hammer Fist smashing into Phoenix's head Medapart. "Behind you!" Kenro shouted as the Black Rams turned around. The Stag-Beetle Medabot pivoted quickly around after landing and met the one to his right with a back-hand Hammer Fist, disabling the use of the Black Ram's right arm. "Slash the other one," Kenro said next. Rokusho used an upward slash with his Chanbara Sword, bringing it to a function cease. "Let's end this, Rokusho," Kenro concluded wearily. With that final note, Rokusho dashed over to the fallen Phoenix and brought his sword to its head but not striking.
"I think you've lost fairly," the Medabot announced.
"We won't forget this!" the Rockers shouted, retrieving their Medabots and running away.
"You're a good strategist to use the Black Rams' slow speed and large bodies to have me attack the Phoenix first," Rokusho complimented Kenro. "I hope we meet again," he added, retrieving his cloak and leaving.
Kenro let out a breath of relief. "We're probably late, aren't we?" he chuckled to the even more bewildered Hana.
"Since when did you Robattle like that?" she exclaimed, just staring at Kenro.
"Since now. We'll need to think of a good excuse when we get to school," he replied, taking a shaky step down the street.
"I'm helping you pick out a Medabot after school," Hana scowled as she stopped Kenro from falling over. Looks like his first Robattle did more to him than he thought. Considering Hana, Kenro wouldn't be surprised if she told the entire school about this morning's Robattle. Then the jokes won't quite be jokes anymore, would they? Sighing at the thought, he figured that this would be a long day.
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End Notes:
+ Function Cease: When a Medabot receives enough damage to its head Medapart that it stops working, indicated by the Medabot's medal popping out of its slot in the back of the Medabot.
+ As indicated in this chapter, Rokusho will be the only main Medabot (or perhaps one of the only Medabots later) from the series to be used in this fanfiction.