Hey, everyone! This is Fredrick Cyberheart saying welcome one and all to my first story! After spending months of decision making and chatting with all the friends I've made on here, I finally decided what story to write at last! Ironically, I never planned this one at all, but thanks to my friend, ceceebeec, I was introduced to this old show and I was completely hooked! That's right, everyone... We got ourselves a Medabot story here! :D

I watched every episode of the anime and I feel like I've gotten to know the story enough to make something good out of it. This story is set 20 years into the future, after the events of the World Robattle Tournament, so if any of you haven't watched the show, there will be some spoilers here and there. Also, I was so inspired by the way Medabots are and how they work that I'm throwing in some new gen models originally made. I will say that some will be made and added into the story with the help of my friends on here, so I'll be sure to give a thanks to them in the chapters those Medabots appear in. You, readers, can also have a Medabot into the story too! All you gotta do is PM me and we'll discuss it...privately. ;)

But enough of me rambling. Let's get on with the story already! Here it is, everyone...! Medabots returns with an original story taking place further in the 22nd century! Enjoy, or as Mr. Referee would say... ROBATTLE! XD

Medabots: The New Generation

Episode 1: Ben and the Silver Medal

~Somewhere Outside of Riverview City, Night Time~

It was a quiet night in the 22nd century, and out in the country, one could see the bright city lights illuminating. However, this calm night was about to be disturbed as a sound of a car was heard speeding down the mountain road. Inside the car appeared to be a middle aged man with short black hair and wearing a lab coat and glasses, and he looked tense. He was right to be, as a pair of bigger, black cars were seen giving chase from behind, slowly catching up little by little.

The man being pursued sweated out of the tensity and fear on his face as he tried his best to lose his pursuers. However, one of the cars behind him managed to hit his on the back right side, forcing his car to loose balance and began to turn uncontrollably until it flipped and sent shooting ever forward. The man inside screamed in agony as he was tossed around inside the vehicle until it came to a stop when it hit the side of the mountain, leaving the vehicle beaten and knocked upside down.

The other vehicles that were pursuing it slowly came to a stop not far from the wreck site, and as their doors opened, tall men wearing black suits and shades emerged and eyed the wreckage ahead, seeing the man in the lab coat slowly crawl out and into the middle of the road, trying to reach the other side. He was badly wounded, but that didn't seem to stop him, nor did the strange silver case he was holding onto with his other hand. Seeing this, the men slowly neared him, taking out pistols from their inner jacket pockets as the man in the lab coat reached the other side of the road, looking down the mountain road and saw the river far below. He grit his teeth hard from the pain as he turned his head to see the men in suits coming for him, then he looked at his case.

"N-No..." he said as he brought the case closer to him and used his other hand to have his fingerprint scanned on the lock, opening it. "There's no way...I'm gonna let them take this."

Inside the case was a Medabot medal, but there was something different about it compared to the others. It had a silver coating, an image resembling the head of a knight with a sword, and a blue dotted center instead of the normal green ones. The man in the lab coat eyed it for a second before taking it out of the case and gripped it tightly in the palm of his hand, while the men in suits stopped about a yard away from him.

"I believe you have something we want, professor." the man up front stated with a smirk, while the mysterious professor managed to look up at him, despite the pain coursing through his body. "There's nowhere to run, professor. Now hand over that medal."

"Never!" the professor replied angrily. "I'll never let the likes of you take this medal! I'd rather die than watch it fall into your greedy hands!"

When the man up front heard that, his smirk disappeared. "So be it." he said as he and the men behind him readied their pistols to fire down at the professor, who's eyes widen in horror.

But before the men in suits could open fire at the defenseless man, the professor looked back down at the river below, then back at the medal in his hand and had one last idea. Just before the pistols were fired, he used the last of his strength to throw the medal down into the river, then he screamed in agony as he felt the bullets tear through him.

As the professor's scream could be heard throughout the mountain side, the silver medal continued to fall until it landed in the river and was washed away with the current, heading back towards the city it seemed. Back up on the mountain road, the professor laid motionless after taking so many shots and bled all over. Though despite his certain death, he was able to see the shine of the moon reflect of the silver medal down the river, and knowing that it was safe for now, he gave his last smile before fading away and mumbled his last words. "...Be safe... My..."

3 DAY LATER...

~World Robattle Tournament Stadium, Unknown Time~

The sound of a roaring crowd could be heard as the final match in the World Robattle Tournament was about to commence. The stands were filled with the largest audience around, all to see the newcomer that has made it all the way to the finals face off against the current reigning champions. On one side of the arena was a tall, dark blue, canine type Medabot of a new design, while on the other side was an old, yellow bettle type Medabot that was known far and wide as Metabee, the Medabot to the current Robattle Champion of the World: Ikki Tenryou.

"Welcome, ladies and gentleman...! Boys and girls...! Medafighters young and old...!" shouted the announcer, which made the crowd cheer in excitement. "We're about to witness a heated battle today between the reigning champion Ikki Tenryou and his Medabot, Metabee, and with the newcomer all the way from the USA: Galvin McCoy and his Medabot, Canis!"

Hearing the name of both the Medafighters and Medabots, the crowd's cheer increased as they were about to witness what may just be a great robattle.

"Medabots, ready...?! ROBATTLE!" shouted the referee, signalling that the robattle had begun.

"Sick 'em, Canis!" shouted Galvin into his dark blue Medawatch and Canis did what he was told as he charged straight for Metabee.

Information: Canis. A new gen CAN type. Medafighter: Galvin McCoy. Specialty: Claws of Fury.

"Attack mode, Metabee! Show them what you got!" shouted Ikki into his white Medawatch and Metabee didn't hesitate to charge at Canis.

"You got it, Ikki!" Metabee replied as he and Canis were on a collision course.

Information: Metabee. An old model KBT type. Medafighter: Ikki Tenryou. Specialty: Seeker Missiles.

"Metabee, start with a barrage shooting attack!" Ikki commanded, and without hesitation, Metabee opened fired his shooter toward Canis.

"That's what I'm talking about!" exclaimed the beetle type Medabot as he fired away.

"Canis, evasive maneuver!" Galvin commanded and Canis did exactly what he said as he run faster to avoid the shots and continued coming straight for Metabee until he was right in front of him, catching him by surprise.

"Whoa...!" Metabee said in surprise as he looked up into the green visor-like eyes of the canine type Medabot. "This ain't gonna be as easy as I thought."

"He's fast!" Ikki stated, then started to think. Kinda reminds me of Sumilidon in a way...

"All right, Canis...!" Galvin smirked. "Give him the claws!"

"With pleasure, boss!" Canis replied as he brought out three, sharp, black claw-like blades on his arm weapons. "Prepare to taste my Claws of Fury!"

"Metabee, quick...! Go on the defense!" Ikki quickly commanded. "Switch to hand-to-hand combat!"

"Gotcha!" Metabee replied as he wasted no time going on the defense with this close range attacker, throwing a barrage of punches at Canis, matching him blow for blow until he eventually landed a punch on the canine type, sending him sliding back.

"Canis!" Galvin shouted in surprise.

"You got him now, Metabee!" Ikki smirked. "Now hit him with your missiles!"

"I love doing that!" Metabee replied as he fired his Seeker Missiles from his horns. "Missile launch!"

"Canis, protect yourself!" Galvin quickly shouted in panic and Canis did just that as he quickly shielded himself with his arms and took the attack directly.

When the smoke from the impact cleared, Canis is still standing, but both his arms appeared to be badly damaged from the attack as the canine type groaned in pain. "A-Agh...! Is...that all...?!"

"Canis!" shouted Galvin worryingly as Canis's stat bars started to go down on his Medawatch.

"Right arm and left arm sustaining damage. Both arms 65% damage." it stated, but despite the damage, Canis managed to pull himself together and growled fiercely at his opponent, while Metabee looked back towards Ikki.

"He ain't going down that easily." he stated. "What's the plan now, Ikki?"

"What do you think?" Ikki asked back with a smirk. "We keep up the pressure."

"Sounds like a plan to me." Metabee replied as he faced Canis with a determine look in his green eyes. "Besides, we gotta keep our title after all."

"You said it, Metabee! Now let's finish this!" shouted Ikki with determination, which pumped up the crowd as they cheered for him and Metabee, loving the determination they're both given off.

~Riverview City Streets, Day Time~

However, it looks like the battle between Metabee and Canis was actually a recorded battle that took place in the last World Robattle Tournament as it was currently being watched on television sets being displayed the local television store. A crowd of young Medafighters and their Medabots were seen piling up at the shop's main window and were in awe at the old battle that they were witnessing.

"Wow! Did you see Metabee move?!" asked one of the rookie Medafighters.

"He's so cool! I wanna be a Medafighter just like Ikki!" said another one of the rookie Medafighters, who was completely admiring Ikki's skills.

"And I wanna be a Medabot just as cool as Metabee!" said one of the Medabots, who was admiring the way Metabee was moving in battle.

But among the young Medafighters and their Medabots, an older masculine girl is seen watching the battle as well. She had short dark red hair and sharp, slanted brown eyes. She wore a light brown and red button-up shirt with the sleeves rolled up slightly and a dark red shirt underneath it. She also wore a necklace with a dog tag hanging from it, blue jeans with a brown belt, and tan-colored boots. She smiled at the group of kids before watching more of the recorded battle, noticing that Metabee was slowly overwhelming Canis with his fast movements and long range shooting.

"Hey...! Check out the American." said one of the young Medafighters, noticing Galvin didn't look too happy about what was happening.

"I don't know why he's still bothering. He doesn't stand a chance against the champs!" stated one of the other rookie Medafighters.

"But you gotta give him and Canis credit for trying so hard out there." said another as they watched Canis keep fighting his hardest against Metabee, but it appeared that the Medabots watching too were more fixated on the old beetle type.

"Oh how I wish I can be like Metabee." said one of the male Medabots, admiring the yellow champion Medabot.

"Yeah...!" said another one of the male Medabots, agreeing with the other, while the strange masculine looking girl stepped a bit closer toward the screen and window, eyeing the old battle closely.

"He isn't going to win." she said with a deep sounding voice. "Canis just doesn't have the experience compared to a bot like Metabee."

But just then, a young male voice was heard from behind the girl. "That may be true, Akira, but that doesn't mean Canis'll back down."

Upon hearing the voice, the masculine looking girl named Akira turned her head and saw a young boy slightly younger than her with short, spiky black hair with teased spikes on the forehead and sides, blue eyes, and slightly pale skin. He wore a yellow shirt underneath a short sleeve light and dark blue mixed hoodie, long black cargo pants, and red, white, black, and slightly yellow mixed sneakers over black socks.

"Benjiro." said Akira with a smirk at the young boy, who only stepped a little closer so he could see the screen better.

"Come on, Akira... You know you can just call me Ben, right?" the boy named Ben asked as he smiled at the old recorded battle.

"I know." Akira replied as she looked back at the old battle too and placed her hands in her pockets. "As to what you just said, don't get your hopes up. I've seen enough robattles to know that Canis really doesn't stand a chance. Shame really... That bot is pretty agile and strong, but lacks speed and stamina."

"That may be true, but you can't go judging a Medabot based on their stats alone." replied Ben, still smiling as he continued to watch Metabee and Canis battle with his eyes filled with admiration. "Like Ikki and Metabee, those two have a strong bond that brought them from the ground up. Now look at them."

For a moment, Ben watched as the old battle was slowly reaching it's climax with Ikki and Metabee on the verge of winning. Just watching them battle and move though was giving Ben thoughts about doing the same thing as them someday. To become a top ranked Medafighter with his own Medabot would be a dream come true to him. Someday...that'll be me on the big screen. In front of a huge crowd and going for the win...in the World Robattle Tournament!

As the old battle was about to finish, Akira took a quick look at Ben before closing her eyes and smirked. Then she started to walk off. "If that's how you view it, then be my guest." she said, catching Ben's attention as he turned around to see her leave. "Let me know if you want to chat more on the subject, Ben. When you want to learn how to become a pro, come find me."

When Ben heard that, he was a bit surprised, unsure of what to say next as he watched Akira hop on a red motorbike and put her helmet on. "Until then, later, bro." she said as she revved up the engine and then took off, leaving Ben speechless, while some of the young Medafighters watched as she left too, but they found her to be cool how she rode off the way she did.

"Wow! Did you see that guy?" asked one of the girl Medafighters, mistaking Akira for a boy.

"Yeah...! He was cool! And cute too." said another girl Medafighter.

"Wonder who he was?" asked one of the boy Medafighters.

"Beats me, but that was one cool motorbike he had." stated another boy Medafighter, while Ben on the other hand let out a sad sigh for some reason and walked off, not sticking around to see that Ikki and Metabee were victorious in their battle.

~Old Riverview City Bridge, Day Time~

Some time after Ben had walked off from the television store, he was seen walking down the old city bridge (The same one from the anime) with his hands in his pockets and his head down. He was still sad about something, and it was about what Akira said to him before she left. He did want to become a professional Medafighter, but there was one problem... He didn't have a Medabot, and if he doesn't have one, he can never become a professional someday.

"It's true that I wanna learn how to robattle like a pro, but... How can I if I don't have my own Medabot yet?" he asked himself as he let out another sad sigh before stopping to gaze out at the river. "It's just not fair. Everyone else I know has a Medabot, but Mom won't let me have one unless I work and save up my money for one. Why can't she just give me an allowance like a normal parent?"

With another sad sigh, Ben leaned against the railing and gazed down at the river. "I mean, I can understand it be worth more to work hard for a Medabot, but still... Why does it have to be so difficult? Especially since all the new gen models are so expensive." he stated, but then grew an annoyed expression. "And now I'm talking to myself again. Just great..."

But just as Ben was about to continue his walk, a sudden glib catches his eyes, causing him to look back at where it came from. "Huh...?" he looked and saw something shining between some of the rocks along the edge of the river. "Hmm...? What's that?"

Grown curious now, Ben quickly ran to the other side of the bridge and headed down to the edge of the river. Once he was there, he bent his knees and took a good look at was shining between the rocks, and when he did, he gasped in shock. "Huh...?! Is that...?!" he exclaimed as he was looking at a medal that was caught between the rocks, but not just any medal, a medal suited for a Medabot. "Could it really be...?!"

Without hesitation, Ben grabbed the medal and took it out of the water and up to his eyes. "But it is...! A medal!" he exclaimed happily, but his happiness quickly disappeared when he noticed that this medal was different from any normal medal, for it was the silver medal that the professor had tossed into the river three days ago, but Ben didn't know that. "Wait a minute... What's this?"

He inspected closely, and it was confirmed to his eye that it had a silver coating in every angle and spot. Not only that, but the symbol on its front, a knight and sword, was something he didn't recognize from any of the normal medals he knew about. "That's...odd. I've never seen this kind of medal before." he stated as he looked even closer at it. "And...silver? What's that about?"

But before Ben could ask himself more questions about the strange medal, storm clouds started to appear overhead, catching his attention. "Huh...?" he said as he looked up as rain started to slowly fall. "Ah nuts...!"

As he felt the rain increase in pouring speed, Ben quickly through his hood over his head to keep the water off him a little and sighed. "Just great..." he complained as he stood up straight, then looked back down at the strange silver medal in his hand and smiled again. "Well at least my luck wasn't so bad today. I did find this, after all."

But known to Ben, someone had watched him from inside a car on the bridge nearby. The person in the driver seat, and had watched Ben scoop up the medal turned out to be none other than Ikki Tenryou, and riding up front with him was his Medabot partner Metabee. The champion Medafighter appeared to have spiky black hair with a short ponytail on it and blues eyes that were slightly darker than Ben's. He wore a dark grey vest jacket over a white dress shirt, and wore black pants and a black belt. Around his left wrist was his white Medawatch.

"No way..." the world champion Medafighter said as his eyes were widen in complete surprise after watching Ben pick up the medal, which was exactly the same as when Ikki found Metabee's medal in the same river almost twenty years ago. "Talk about deja vu."

"De ja who?" asked Metabee as he leaned over to see what his Medafighter was seeing, which was Ben with the medal in his hand, and that came to a surprise to the old beetle type. "Wow... That's what I call ironic."

"No kidding." Ikki replied, flashing back to when he was a kid and had found Metabee's medal, which was almost in the exact same place as Ben was in right now. Just like back then...

"Hey, Ikki..." said Metabee as he turned his head towards his friend. "Do you think this kid could be our next challenger someday?"

"I honestly don't know, Metabee." Ikki replied honestly, but then smiled. "But there's only one way to find out for sure."

After picking up the medal from the river, Ben didn't waste anytime hurrying up the hill and quickly ran back to the streets so he could get back home. However, he stopped when he noticed Ikki's car pulling up to him, catching him by surprise. Although, what surprised him more was when Ikki rolled down the window and gave the young boy a smile. "Hey, kid... Need a ride?"

But at that moment, Ben was in complete shock when he saw Ikki's face, for he knew instantly who he was. "I-I-Ikki...Tenryou?!" he gasped, but then Metabee showed himself and gave Ben a friendly wave.

"Don't forget me." he said coolly. "His dashing partner at your service!"

"And M-M-Metabee...?! THE Metabee...?!" Ben gasped again, even more shocked to actually be meeting both world champion and his Medabot, which instantly brought a huge smile to the young boy once he calmed down. "The champ and his Medabot! No way...!"

Of course, Ikki found how Ben was acting to his and Metabee's presence a bit funny as he gave out a small laugh, then stopped when he noticed the rain was pouring down a bit harder. "Hey, kid... If you're done with the whole admiration towards us, need a ride home or something?" he asked with a smile, but his question also came to a shock to Ben.

"S-S-Seriously?! Me ride...with you guys?!" he asked, unsure of what to think right now.

"That's right." said Metabee as he kicked back in his seat wit his eyes closed, trying to be cool. "Of course if you prefer to be soak and catch a cold..."

"N-No...! Not at all!" Ben quickly replied, shaking his head repeatedly, but then grinned. "Just give me a quick second."

After saying that, Ben turned away, confusing Ikki and Metabee as they watched him look up at the rainy sky. "Um, hey... I don't know if you can hear me, but if this is your idea of a great day for me, with the medal, and now this, I just wanna say... Thank you." he mumbled with big happy grin on his face, but Ikki and Metabee overheard his mumbling and had no idea what to make of it.

"Um... You okay there, kid?" asked Ikki, while Metabee crossed his arms.

"I'm getting the strangest feeling that this kid may not be all there." stated the old beetle type. "Are you gonna get in the car or what, kid?"

"Right...! Sorry." Ben apologized as he turned and gave them an embarrassed grin before running over and hopped into the back seat.

Once Ben was inside Ikki's car, the world champion continued heading down the road, now with the young boy in riding in the back.

~Riverview City Streets, Day Time (Rainy)~

It wasn't long until Ikki was seen driving his car down the city streets, which wasn't too bad since the rain was keeping most people of the road. Inside the vehicle, it was quiet for a moment, but then Metabee poked his head around and set his green eyes on Ben.

"So, kid... Where you heading?" he asked, catching Ben by surprise. "Where do you live?"

"Um... I live south of the city." Ben answered, a bit nervous though as Ikki looked back at him in the mirror.

"South, huh...?" he said. "That's the complete opposite side from where we live. We live in the north side of the city."

"Well, uh... In that case, you can just drop me off somewhere close if it's easier for you guys." Ben suggested, not wanting to cause any problems for the champions, but Ikki just smiled.

"Nah... It's not a problem at all, kid." he said honestly as he looked back at the road. "Besides, we're in no rush to get home."

"Well maybe except for dinner." Metabee stated, turning his head toward Ikki. "Erika did say to be home in time for that."

Upon hearing that, Ikki grew a nervous grin. "Oh I'm sure she'll understand if we're late." he said as his nervous grin turned back into a smile. "So anyway, kid... What's your name?"

"Oh, um... It's...Benjiro Kashima, but everyone likes to call me Ben." Ben answered with a small smile.

"Ben, huh...? Sounds like a good name." Ikki smiled, liking the name, and so did Metabee apparently.

"Well it's nice to meet you, Ben." said the old beetle type as he looked back at Ben. "But I gotta ask... What were you doing out there by the river? Besides catching a cold maybe."

"Well I... Uh..." Ben wanted to tell the world champions what he had found between the rocks in the river, but he wasn't sure as he covered his pants pocket with his hand, which Ikki noticed him do in the mirror, making him curious.

"Come on, kid... Spur it out already!" exclaimed Metabee, which made Ben more nervous, but then he smiled, trying to hide it.

"I uh... I saw a quarter in the river and I just had to pick it up was all." he lied, but he made it sound believable in his tone.

"A quarter in the river you say...?" Ikki asked, a bit suspicious about that, knowing exactly what he really saw Ben picked up out of the river earlier.

"Yeah!" Ben answered with a nod. "I'm saving up to buy my own Medabot one day and every little bit helps, right?"

"I see..." Ikki said with a smile returned to his face. "So you don't have a Medabot yet, huh...?"

"Hey...! That kinda sounds like you Ikki before we met." Metabee stated as he looked back at his Medafighter, but hearing this came to a surprise to Ben.

"Really?" he asked, and Ikki nodded in reply.

"Oh yeah... I had to save up my money too if I wanted to get my own Medabot, and when the time came that I really needed one, I bought Metabee." said Ikki, remembering that day when he had to help Erika and her Medabot Brass when some rock and roll playing punks tried to force them to robattle and he had to help them somehow. "Of course, an old KBT type wasn't exactly my first choice, but something happened and I was desperate. So, I took what I could get and I ended up getting Metabee from my old friend Henry."

Hearing the story how Ikki and Metabee came to be, Ben was completely in awe as a smile grew back on his face. "Wow... And then what happened?"

"After that day, me and Ikki didn't really get along at first." Metabee stated when he looked back at Ben, then back at Ikki. "But ever since that day, we slowly bonded as friends. Now we get a long much better."

"Of course, we still have our moments now and then." Ikki stated honestly, sweat dropping a bit with an embarrassed smile, but then it turned into a happy one. "But, hey... It's our thing. Still, back then, he was a real handful."

"Whoa..." Ben replied, finding that despite the champion and his Medabot sometimes quarreling with one another, especially back then, they still made a great team.

"But none of today's Medabots can't compare to my old friend." Ikki stated, which came a to a little bit of a surprise to Ben. "I mean, how can they? Metabee may be old, and I mean a bit older than old, but he'd hate to be beaten by one of those newer Medabots."

"That's why we keep training to this day, so that those younger bots can't beat us!" Metabee exclaimed while making a fist and had a look of pride, but then it changed to anger when he realized what Ikki called him. "Hey wait a minute... Did you call me older than old?!"

"I was just saying, okay?" replied Ikki, hoping to avoid something with his Medabot partner, while Ben grew a smirk.

"Well Metabee may be good, but even an old dog will have their days eventually." he stated.

"Will just see about that!" Metabee replied as he looked forward and gripped his fist harder, a fiery look now in his eyes. "That's why I'm gonna keep training! I gotta a title to defend! And I'll keep at it until the day I die!"

But in his moment of pride, Metabee slammed his fist on the glove compartment, denting it greatly, which surprised him and shocked Ben and Ikki. "Oops." said Metabee, while Ikki gave Metabee a slightly angered expression.

"Smooth move, dim-bot." he said, thought trying to be calm about it. "And this is a brand new car too."

"Sorry." Metabee apologized as he closed his eyes and scratched the back of his head, embarrassed. "Sometimes I forget my own strength."

Seeing the champion and his Medabot like this, Ben couldn't help but laugh, for he was finding this all to be very funny.

~The South Side of the Riverview, Evening Time~

It took some time, but eventually Ikki reached the south end of the city, coming across the neighborhood Ben lived in, which actually didn't look too different from his own. The rain appeared to had stopped as the clouds were scattering away to reveal the orange colored sun-setting sky above.

"Well looks like we're here." said Ikki when he noticed they were now in the neighborhood south of the city. "So which house is yours, Ben?"

"Um..." Ben took a moment to look for his house until he pointed towards a one-story house up ahead. "It's that one."

"Not a bad looking house. Metabee approves." said Metabee in third-person, which Ikki couldn't help but let out a slight chuckle as he pulled up to Ben's house.

Once they came to a complete stop, Ben opened his door and let himself out, closing the door behind him, while Metabee rolled down his window and gave a farewell wave to the young boy. "Well... Hope to see you again someday."

"You guys too! And thanks for the ride home." replied Ben with a smile towards Ikki and Metabee.

"It was no problem." Ikki smiled at the young boy. "And good luck with getting your own Medabot. We'll be waiting."

"Yeah!" said Metabee as he made a fist. "When you do, you better be prepared!"

"You bet!" Ben replied with a determined smile, but then it changed into a nervous grin. "But um... Before you guys go... Is it okay if...you guys...uh... Um..."

"You want our autographs?" Ikki asked, somehow he already knew what Ben was gonna ask, most likely since he and Metabee get that question a lot.

"Heheh... Please...?" Ben replied with an embarrassed grin, while Metabee closed his eyes in a happy manor and took out a pen.

"Sure! Anything for a fan!" he said, which made Ben also close his eyes happily.

"Sweet! Thanks!" he thanked.

Then, a moment later, Ben was seen opening the front door to his house and ran inside happily, kicking off his shoes as he did. "Hey, Mom...! You're not gonna believe this!" he shouted in joy, for the back of his hoodie was now autographed by Ikki Tenryou and Metabee.

For a moment, Ikki and Metabee watched as Ben went inside his house until he closed the front door. When he did, Ikki looked back ahead and couldn't help but smile. "That kid... He's an interesting one." he stated, and Metabee couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"Yeah... He sure is." he agreed as he turned his head towards his Medafighter. "He kinda reminds me of you in a way. I mean, he doesn't look like you, but there's something about him that's so similar to you when you were his age."

"Yeah... I agree with you on that, pal." Ikki replied as he put the car in drive and stated making his way out of the neighborhood.

As he slowly made his way out, when he came up to a stop sign, he took out his cell phone and pressed a button, calling someone on speed dial that had the name "Erika Tenryou" on the screen and he put it on speaker. It wasn't long until a female's voice was heard on the other line. "Hello...? Is that you Ikki sweetheart?" she asked, making Ikki smile. "Where are you and Metabee? Brass and I've been waiting for you guys."

"Yeah, sorry, but we kinda had a bit of a delay. We're on our way now though." Ikki replied. "But Erika, you're not gonna believe what me and Metabee came across today."

"You're gonna find this pretty interesting, Erika." Metabee stated, speaking into the phone too.

"Well the, I'm listening." replied Erika as Ikki began explaining about how he and Metabee came across Ben at the river near the old bridge while continuing their drive back home.

~Kashima Residence, Night Time~

Later, that night, Ben was seen in his room, trying to look up any information he can about the strange silver medal he found, which he had placed next this keyboard. His room appeared quite clean and organized for a boy's room, and had multiple wallpapers around that had different kinds of Medabots on them. The most dominant one of them all was the one with Ikki Tenryou and his Medabot, Metabee, just above where Ben's bed was.

"Oh come on... Come on..." he said as his eyes were fixated on his computer screen, but then he let out a sigh of disbelief. "Still nothing. That can't be."

Tired of searching the web, he leaned back and gazed up at the ceiling. "I searched everywhere on the web, but I can't find a dang thing about a silver medal." he stated before leaning back to pick up the silver medal, then leaned back again and gazed at it when he held it up high, inspecting it. "Maybe...it's one of a kind? Or maybe some kind of reject medal? That be a bummer if that were true."

He took a long moment to think about every possible answer to his questions, but eventually he smiled and shrugged. "Oh well... Maybe I'll find out for sure once I inset this thing in my Medabot one day." he said as he got up and walked over to his nightstand, placing the medal right next to his digital alarm clock.

Then, with a loud yawn, Ben jumped into his bed and lied down on his back, gazing up at the ceiling again for a moment before turning his head back at the silver medal. "Hmm... Wonder if Hiro might know something about that medal. He knows a lot about Medabots and medals." he stated, but then he turned his head back up at his ceiling and smiled. "I'll ask him tomorrow after school. Hopefully he'll know something."

With that said, Ben got up to turn off the lights around his room. "And I've been talking to myself again. Just great..." he said before getting back into bed once he changed into his pajamas, pulling the covers over him and took one last look at the silver medal before turning away from it and drifted off to sleep. "Well, nighty-night..."

But just as Ben went to sleep, the moon shined down through his window and onto the medal, letting it shimmer for the rest of the night, just like when it was thrown into the river by the mysterious, but now deceased professor.

"What's the secret to this mysterious silver medal? And will Ben ever get a Medabot of his own so he can talk to someone other than himself?"

"Find out next time on Medabots!"

-In a previous robattle, Ikki's Metabee of Team Japan battled Galvin's Canis from Team U.S.A. and emerged victorious-

TO BE CONTINUED...

And that marks the end of the first chapter of Medabots: The New Generation! What did you readers and fellow authors think? Please do R&R. I'd love to hear what you thought of the chapter, but if you're just gonna give me harsh criticism or something, then don't even bother. I'm not a professional, okay? Not to mention I've never done a Medabots story before, so cut me some slack, okay?! X(

Anyway, I wanna explain a few things before I go. First off, this story is actually based off an RP I'm doing with some friends of mine, only I'm tuning and modifying it to fit with the story idea I have in mind. Of course, the RP itself is far from finished, so even I don't know how this'll all play out! Second, I cannot guarantee when I'll be posting new chapters, so just bare with me if you really want to know what happens next, okay? Lastly, yes... I do ship Ikki with Erika. I mean, come on... They just seem to go well together. Don't you all agree? X)

That's pretty much it. I wanted to keep it short and simple, so hope I didn't bore you guys. Now if you'll excuse, I got some robattling to do myself. Until next time, I'll be seeing you all around! Get it? Lol! :D

"A special thanks to my friend cecebeec for not only helping me out with Ikki Tenryou's older appearance, but also for getting me into Medabots in the first place. It's thanks to her I was able to eventually come up with this story. Thank you so much, cecebeec!"