Hello again, everyone! This is Fredrick Cyberheart with yet another something to say before you begin reading! If you're all getting a bit annoyed about it, well then, too bad! This is my thing and I'm gonna keep doing it for as long as I can. If you really do have a problem with it, then I feel sorry for you. Besides, I'm sure there's some of you who like to read what I have to say every now and then, right? Someone please tell me I'm right. XD
That aside, I'd like to announce two things! One is that I've finished watching the season with the Kilobots, and though I will admit that it wasn't the best in the Medabot series, it wasn't that bad. I had some laughs thanks to good old Metabee. At least his voice actor stuck around. Second is that I've decide to post my drawing of Ben's Medabot, Calibot, on the web, and I did! You can find it on my Deviantart page under the username NeonStarGeneral. If any of you are interested in seeing Calibot's visual appearance, you'll find it there. Isn't that awesome? :D
Now that I've got that said and out of the way, let's begin the next chapter! Now that Ben has his own Medabot, it's time for his first robattle! I think we all know who he's going for. How will this turn out? Find out now on Medabots: The New Generation! Enjoy. ;D
Medabots: The New Generation
Episode 4: Taking the Bull by the Horns
~The Riverview Construction Site, Evening Time~
Later that same day, after assembling his Medabot, and some bit of training with Yukari and Megumi, Ben and Calibot were seen heading towards a construction site as the sun was slowly setting in the background. Once they've entered the area, Ben spotted Kaz and his friends hanging around, away from the workers apparently. They were laughing and chatting away about many things, unaware that Ben and his one of a kind bot were coming and stopped about a yard away with Ben giving them a glare.
"Hey, Kaz..." he said, catching the attention of Kaz and his friends as they looked towards the young boy.
"Well, well, well..." said Kaz as he grew a smirk. "If it ain't good old Benny. I thought I told you to stay out of my space unless you got yourself a Medabot."
"You did..." Ben smirked back before pointing his thumb towards Calibot. "But I do now. Check it..."
The moment Kaz and his friends turned their gaze toward Calibot, they gasped in surprise when they realized that Ben truly did have a Medabot on him this time. "Wait, what...?!" replied Kaz in shock. "You actually got one now?!"
"No way!" exclaimed one of his friends.
"He finally got one?!" asked the other, while Calibot gave them a happy face and waved hello.
"Hi there." he greeted with his eyes closed happily. "My name's Calibot."
But just when Kaz and his friends heard Calibot's childish sounding voice, they were confused at first, but then they started laughing it up, which came to a bit of a surprise to Ben. "Huh...? What's so funny?" he asked as Calibot put his arm down and opened his eyes.
"That's your Medabot?" asked Kaz, trying to contain his laughter. "Did you hear what it sounded like?!"
"It's sounds like a kid!" exclaimed one of his friends.
"Yeah...! Where did you get it, Benny...? In the kid's section?!" asked the other before they continued their laughter, while the question came to a shock to Ben before he grit his teeth and growled in anger.
Then, a few seconds later, Kaz and his friends seized their laughter before smirking back at Ben and his one of a kind Medabot. "That's just too funny." stated Kaz before looking down at Calibot, confused now. "Although, what kind of model is it? I've never seen it before."
"It's one of a kind, that's what!" Ben exclaimed back in anger.
"One of a kind reject that is." said one of Kaz's friends to the other, both grinning.
"Yeah..." the other said back. "Everyone knows that Benny can't afford a good one with what he has already."
"Says you!" Ben shouted back before getting serious and pointed at Kaz. "Besides, I got one now, and that's the reason why I came here. Kaz, you said you'd be my first opponent earlier today, right? So now that I have a Medabot of my own, it's time you honor what you said because I challenge you!"
"Oh...?" Kaz replied as he crossed his arms and raised a brow. "You really want to challenge me that badly? An experienced Medafighter like me against a start out noob like you? Not only that, but do you know what else I am?"
"He's last year's city champion!" exclaimed one of Kaz's friends.
"You wouldn't stand a chance, rookie!" exclaimed the other, but that didn't scare Ben away as he smirked at the three.
"We'll see about that." he said before crossing his arms. "Unless you're scared, Kaz."
"Me...? Scared of a rookie like you...? In your dreams." replied Kaz as he walked up a bit towards Ben and took his shades off to reveal his eyes. "Well then, if this is really what you want, then I'll accept your challenge. However, we battle tomorrow after school, in front of everyone. That way I can enjoy humiliating you in front of them."
"We'll see who humiliates who." replied Ben as he brought up a fist in determination. "You're on!"
"Good." said Kaz as he put his shades back on and walked passed Ben with his friends, still smirking. "I'll see you then, Benny. Bullverizer and I will be ready to mop the floor with you and your little kid-bot."
With that said, the three laughed it up all the way out of the construction site and afterwards, leaving Ben and Calibot. All Ben could do was grit his teeth in anger once they had left. "Oh we'll just see who mops the floor with who." he growled in anger, while Calibot, after being silent most of the time, turned his sights up at Ben.
"Are we really going to mop the floors with them?" asked the warrior type, taking what Ben said literally as the young boy returned an annoyed look down at the one of a kind Medabot.
"It's a figure of speech, Calibot." he stated, but then got serious. "Still, we'll beat him and his Medabot."
"But how do you know that, Ben?" Calibot asked, feeling slightly unsure. "Based on comparison, he's the more experienced Medafighter. Are you sure challenging him was a good idea?"
When Ben took a moment to think about Calibot's question, he was starting to think that the little bot had a point. How can an a rookie Medafighter battle and win against someone with a bit more experience than him? The thought never came to his mind till now, but despite that, it didn't stop him from growing a smile back on his face.
"Maybe not, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try, right?" he replied, slightly surprising Calibot. "I mean sure we might lose tomorrow, but at least we'll learn something from it other than choosing your battle carefully, like learning Kaz and Bullverizer's moves so that next time we'll beat them, don't you think?"
"I guess." replied Calibot, though he was still a bit unsure, but that didn't stop him from growing a happy face again. "Either way, let's go for it, Ben. Besides, I'm kinda curious about this so called Bullverizer anyway."
"And I'm curious what the look on Kaz's face'll be if we beat him." Ben grinned before Calibot let out a small childish chuckle at the thought, which made Ben do the same when he started thinking about it too.
But as the two were enjoying their moment, in the shadows nearby, something was gazing at them with glowing red eyes, watching them closely. However, something in Calibot's head piece went off that caught his attention suddenly, causing him to gaze towards the shadows. "Huh...? Who's there?" he asked, which came to a surprise to Ben, while the red eyes that were watching them disappeared.
"What's wrong, Calibot?" asked Ben as he too looked into the shadows nearby. "Is someone there?"
"I'm not sure, but something was there just a moment ago." replied the warrior type. "I picked it up on my radar."
"Radar?" asked Ben when he heard what Calibot just said. "You have a radar?"
"Yeah." Calibot nodded in reply towards Ben. "My scanner seems to have one built into it, but it only works within a certain radius."
"I see..." replied Ben before smiling and closed his eyes down at the one of a kind Medabot. "Calibot, you're certainly full of surprises, aren't ya?"
To hear Ben say such a thing, Calibot closed his eyes too and rubbed the back of his head while laughing childishly and also feeling slightly embarrassed. However, high above the construction site, the strange Medabot that appeared the night before in the city alleyways was seen eyeing his red eyes down at the two, still hiding within the shadows. Apparently he had everything and had a slightly intrigued tone in his cold tone voice.
"A robattle between a rookie and a professional, hmm...?" he said before giving out a slight evil sounding chuckle. "Heheheheh... This I have to see."
With that said, the mysterious Medabot disappeared again, but not before letting out an evil laugh at the events that were to come in tomorrow's robattle.
~Riverview Junior High, Day Time~
The next day, school had just ended, and every student was seen forming a crowd out in the school grounds, excited to see the upcoming robattle they've heard about. Although, some couldn't believe that Ben was the one that was battling with a Medabot of his own, and more so when they heard that it was Kaz he had challenged. Ben was currently waiting for Kaz to show up, looking serious and ready as he overheard some of the other students talking around him.
"Is it really true that Ben has his own Medabot now?" asked one of the female students.
"Wonder what kind of model it is." one of the male students pondered out loud.
"Who cares? Ben's a rookie." stated another one of the male students. "He'll never beat a professional like Kaz."
"That's true." admitted another male student. "My money's on Kaz."
Though, despite what they're all saying, Ben ignored them and kept his focus on the battle that was to come. Just then, Megumi and Sparkplug were seen moving their way through the crowd until they were in the open behind Ben with the pink haired girl looking a bit worried. "Ben-chan!" she exclaimed in a concern tone. "You're not really going to go through with this, are you?"
"Yes I am, Megumi." answered Ben, not turning his head to the pink haired girl. "You were there when he said he'd be my first opponent. I'm just making sure he honors what he said is all. That and this is something I gotta do. You won't talk me out of it."
"But, Ben..." replied Megumi, feeling more worried, but then Yukari appeared with MecaNeko next to her, catching her by surprise.
"You heard him, Megumi." she smiled and crossed her arms. "We can't talk him out of this. Besides, I'm kinda interested in seeing how this plays out. A newcomer versus an experienced battler isn't something you get to see everyday."
"Yeah, but..." replied Megumi as she looked back at Ben, still worried, but then sighed in defeat. "Okay. I just hope this doesn't turn out bad."
"It won't." said Yukari as she put a hand on her pink haired girl's shoulder. "Have fate. We did teach him plenty of things yesterday. Now we'll just have to see if he had payed attention to it all, right?"
Though Megumi was still worried, she knew Yukari was right. Knowing so, she turned her head towards her, smiled, and nod in reply, while Sparkplug couldn't help but keep worrying himself, though MecaNeko was anxious to see how the battle was going to go. Just then, Kaz and his friends appeared at last, turning their smirks towards the serious and determined Ben in front of them.
"Heh... Sorry to keep you waiting, Benny." Kaz apologized, but not sounding sincere. "Though, to be honest, I kinda thought you wouldn't."
"Oh please... Like I'd miss my first robattle." Ben replied as he narrowed his glaring eyes toward Kaz. "Especially since it's with you, Kaz."
"Heh..." Kaz grinned in confidence. "Well then, are you ready for a humiliating experience?"
"Hmph..." Ben smirked back confidently. "I was just about to ask you the same thing."
"Now, Ben... You better make this robattle interesting!" exclaimed Yukari with a serious expression. "Don't forget that Bullverizer is all about power, so speed is your best bet against him!"
"And don't forget to keep a steady balance between close and long range combat out there!" exclaimed Megumi, still slightly worried, but tried not to show it.
"Just do your best, Mister Ben!" shouted Sparkplug cheerfully. "We believe in you!"
MecaNeko too cheered for Ben in her own cat-like manor with a strong meow in agreement with Sparkplug as Ben showed off his light blue Medawatch to Kaz. "Let's get this on, Kaz!" he exclaimed as Kaz smirked and showed off his black Medawatch.
"I couldn't agree more with ya, noob." he replied, and it was at that moment the entire school crowd let out their roaring cheers, for the battle was about to begin.
With both Ben and Kaz ready for combat, they brought their Medawatchs up and pressed on their screens. "Transport Medabot!" they shouted in unison as a beam of light came out of Kaz's Medawatch first, hitting the ground, and his Medabot appeared before him and everyone in a flash.
It appeared to be a tall Medabot that had a pale yellow color body and resembled a two legged bull with a gold hoop on the nose, long horns, tail, punching type weapon arms, and red eyes once it was turned on. Once it was, it flexed its muscles, snout out some steam from its nostrils, and let out a mighty bull sound that it meant business.
Information: Bullverizer. A new gen BUL type. Medafighter: Kazuki Ishimoto. Specialty: Strong Punch.
The crowd oohed and ahhed at the sight of Kaz's Medabot, noticing how much the sun shined off it's freshly polished body. Although, Yukari just rolled her eyes once she saw it, while Megumi couldn't help but still feel slightly nervous and worried for Ben.
"Check it out! It's Bullverizer!" exclaimed one of the male students when they got a good look at the bull type.
"Kaz's lean, mean, heavy hitting machine!" exclaimed another male student, while Kaz smiked towards Ben.
"So, Ben... Here's a question... Where's your Medabot, huh?" he asked, which came to a surprise to Ben, especially when he notice that Calibot didn't appear like Bullverizer did
"Huh...? What the...?! Calibot...?! Where are you?!" he asked as he took quick look around before looking at his Medawatch and gasped in shock when he read the words 'No Medal' on the screen. "Oh no...! The medal...!"
"What's wrong, Ben?!" asked Megumi when she noticed Ben was freaking out. "Why isn't Calibot here?!"
"His medal...! I forgot to put it in my Medawatch!" Ben exclaimed back and showed the words on his Medawatch to Megumi and Yukari, which came to a surprise to the pink haired girl, while Yukari just couldn't believe it.
"Seriously, Ben?" she asked, looking a little disappointed. "You forgot to put Calibot's medal in your Medawatch? Did you think he'd show up if you just had the Medawatch?"
Even though he didn't want to admit it, that's exactly what Ben thought as he stood there with a goofy grin and sweated with embarrassment, while Kaz couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Wait a second... You mean to tell me, and everyone here, that you forgot to put your Medabot's medal in your Medawatch before the match?" he asked before he and his friends started laughing up a storm at this. "That's the most dimwitted mistake any Medafighter can make, even for a rookie!"
At that moment, the crowd of students couldn't help but laugh too at Ben's mistake, making him feel very humiliated. "This can't be happening." he said as he used a hand to cover his eyes, hoping to hide himself from the humility.
"Well this is...embarrassing." said Sparkplug, while MecaNeko crossed her arms, meowed, and nodded in agreement.
"Ben, where is Calibot now?" asked Megumi, making Ben take his hand off and gaze back at her and Yukari.
"He's probably back home with my Mom." he answered, making Yukari put her hands on her hips and gave him a serious look.
"Well don't just stand there... Go and get him!" she shouted, frightening Ben a bit, but he knew she was right, while Kaz and friends smirked again towards the young boy.
"Yeah, Benny... Go and get him." he said as he and friends crossed their arms. "I can wait, but only for so long. So you better hurry."
As much as Ben wanted to say something back, he knew that this wasn't the time, for he needed Calibot now, otherwise he'll be more humiliated. Knowing that, he grinned with embarrassment at everyone around him. "Heheh... So sorry, everyone, but if you just give me a moment or two, I'll be right back." he said before suddenly running out of the school grounds in a flash. "Gym classes don't fail me now!"
Of course, his sudden sprint into the streets came to a surprise to Yukari and Megumi, for they had no idea Ben could move his feet so fast. "Wow..." said Yukari with a somewhat shocked expression. "He moves faster then I thought."
"Well let's hope he can keep that up until he makes it back." replied Megumi, growing worried again. Ben... Please hurry.
~Kashima Residence, Day Time~
At Ben's house, the humming sound of his mother could be heard outside. She appeared to be in her mid-to-late thirties with long hair that was black like Ben's, brown eyes, and wore a long sleeve black and white horizontal lined shirt underneath a dark green apron, red skinny jeans, and black heeled sandals. She also had yellow gloves on, for she was currently working in her backyard mini garden, and the only other figure that was with her was Calibot, who was seen bringing her watering pot to her.
"Here you go, Ms. Kashima." he said, but he was apparently wearing a dark green apron too in his size just like Ben's mother was.
"Oh thank you, Calibot." she thanked as she took the watering pot from him and patted his head, smiling. "I must say that you're quite the little helper."
To hear her say that, Calibot couldn't help but chuckle happily with his eyes closed, but just then, Ben came running into the backyard and was shocked by what he saw. "What the...?! Calibot...!" he shouted, catching his mother and Medabot's attention.
"Oh... Hi, Ben." Calibot greeted, though was a bit surprised to see him.
"Welcome home, sweetie." said Ben's mother, but was slightly confused now. "Your home a bit early. Is something wrong?"
"I'll tell you what's wrong...!" exclaimed Ben as he ran over to his mother and Calibot. "I'm suppose to have a robattle today, but I can't unless I have Calibot with me. And speaking of... Calibot, what are you doing?!"
"Just helping your Mom around the house." Calibot answered before closing his eyes happily again. "Been doing it all day really. Your Mom's really nice."
"I know that, but here's another question..." said Ben before he pointed at the small apron Calibot had on. "Why are you wearing that?!"
"Uh... Because your Mom said it looked nice on me?" replied Calibot, though he was a little worried about how he answered to the currently unhappy Ben.
"We'll talk about that later." Ben replied as he took the apron off of Calibot, grabbed him, and then quickly ran out of the backyard. "We got a robattle to get to, remember?!"
"Whoa...!" Calibot said as he was taken by surprise, but managed to wave back at Ben's Mom and give her a happy face again. "We'll be back later, Ms. Kashima!"
"I'll see you then!" she answered back as she watched her son and his Medabot leave, then returned to working on her mini garden. "That boy of mine... At least he has Calibot now. Such a nice bot he is."
~Riverview Junior High, Day Time~
Back at the school, everyone was waiting for Ben to return with his Medabot, although, they were slowly becoming impatient as time went by. Almost a half-hour had passed and still no sign of Ben or Calibot, and everyone was starting to wonder if Ben was gonna show at all. Overhearing some of the things they're saying, Yukari and Megumi were getting a bit worried, and so were Sparkplug and MecaNeko.
"Oh this is bad." stated Yukari as she looked at the whispering crowd. "If Ben doesn't show up soon, his reputation as a Medafighter'll be ruined before it even starts."
"His house shouldn't be that far from the school." stated Megumi, looking a bit more worried than Yukari. "Where can he be?"
"Have faith, Megumi. I'm sure he'll show up." said Sparkplug, trying to ease Megumi's worrying, and MecaNeko meowed in agreement with him.
However, Kaz, with his eyes closed and arms crossed, was just now growing impatient. "Okay... That's it..." he said as he opened his eyes, looking unhappy. "It's been almost half an hour, Ben isn't back yet, and my patience has now run dry. I came here to robattle someone today, and I'm not leaving until I do."
After saying those words, Kaz turned his sights toward the two girls. "So who'll it be?" he asked, catching theirs, and their Medabots's, attention. "Will it be you, Kari? Or maybe you, Meg? At this point, I don't care which."
Yukari could tell that Kaz really was unhappy about the turn of events, and though she knew she had a chance against him, she debated if she even should. Megumi on the other hand wasn't sure if she either, but mainly because she thought Sparkplug didn't stand much of a chance against a heavy hitter like Bullverizer, even though he, and MecaNeko too, looked eager to, as Metabee would say, "get meda-busy" with the bull type.
But just then, two figures were seen coming into the school grounds, making the crowd turn their head and gasped when they saw none other than Ben and his Medabot. Though Ben looked a bit tired, he was still ready to go for a robattle. "Hey...!" he shouted, catching Kaz, Yukari, and Megumi's attention, along with MecaNeko and Sparkplug as they turned their heads too to see the smirk on the young boy's face. "Sorry to keep you all waiting, but I'm here now."
"And me too!" exclaimed Calibot happily, which came to a surprise to everyone, seeing Ben's Medabot at last, while Megumi and Yukari were happy to see that he made it back just in time.
"It's Ben!" exclaimed Megumi with a smile. "He made it!"
"And now he has Calibot with him." stated Yukari, also smiling. "Now the show can begin."
"Thank goodness." Sparkplug said in relief as he wiped off some sweat off his head, while MecaNeko was just happy to see Calibot was here at last, and Kaz and his friends just smirked.
"Well... It's about time." Kaz said as he watched Ben and Calibot walk through the crowd, who couldn't help but ponder out loud about Ben's one of a kind Medabot.
Information: Calibot. A new gen ART type. Medafighter: Benjiro Kashima. Specialty: Sword
"Whoa... That's Ben's Medabot?" one of them male students asked.
"I've never seen that model before." stated one of the female students.
"Wonder where Ben got it. It looks kinda cool." one of the other male students complemented.
"Not to mention it sounds a bit cute." said one of the other female students just as Ben and Calibot turned to face Kaz and Bullverizer.
"Sorry for the wait, Kaz." Ben apologized with a smirk. "Glad you stuck around though."
"Like I miss a chance to humiliate you and your little kid-bot." Kaz replied as he uncrossed his arms. "Though, you kinda did that to yourself already, but I'm just make it even worse once I beat you."
"Then let's get this on." Ben replied with a more eager to go smirk.
"Sure, but before we do, why don't we make a little wager to make things more...interesting." Kaz suggested, which came to a bit of a surprise to Ben as Kaz pointed towards his autographed jacket. "Like if I win, I get your jacket."
"My what...?!" exclaimed Ben in shock, then growled in anger. "No way! I'm not letting you take this jacket from me! It's too special!"
"That's fine..." Kaz replied as he closed his eyes. "Unless you're...chicken."
The moment Kaz said that, his friends behind him started mimicking chicken sounds to insult Ben, which only made him growl more and grit his teeth in anger. However, Calibot turned his head towards Ben when he thought of something. "Say, Ben... If he's going to make a wager, why not wager back?" he asked, which surprised Ben once he realized he could do that and calmed down
"You got a point there, Calibot. Thanks." he thanked his Medabot before smirking again towards Kaz. "Okay, Kaz... You got a deal. However, if I win, I get those cool looking shades of yours."
"Heh... Like that'll ever happen." replied Kaz as he reopened his eyes and widen his smirk. "Either way, it's a deal!"
"Then it's agreed!" shouted a familiar voice as everyone looked up to see none other than Mr. Referee, standing along the edge of the school rooftop like the day before and suddenly jumped down, landing perfectly onto the ground before standing up straight. "As an official referee, I, Mr. Referee, declare this to be a submission battle!"
However, out of everyone, Calibot was the only one that couldn't help but point at the middle aged referee. "Um... Where did he come from?" he asked, but got no reply as Mr. Referee continued what he was saying.
"You all know the rules, but I'll repeat them anyway!" he exclaimed as Calibot ignored him now and faced his opponent. "The first Medabot to cease function loses! The winner may then claim one Medapart from the defeated opponent's Medabot!"
Once Mr. Referee had explained the rules, Bullverizer pounded his fists together and set his red eyes down at Calibot, who was only a half a foot shorter than him. "You feeling luck, squirt?" he asked in a deep sounding voice, but Calibot just stood there, not faced and looking all innocent.
"Actually I am. Especially since my opponent is you." he stated, which made the whole crowd "oohed" loudly.
"Burn!" shouted one of the male students in the back, while Yukari, Megumi, and their Medabots were a bit surprised Calibot said what he said.
"Wow... That sure is one brave bot." said Megumi, and Sparkplug nodded in agreement.
"No kidding." replied Yukari, and MecaNeko meowed in agreement too, while Ben was shocked, and a bit freaked out, by what Calibot said.
"C-Calibot... Don't go insulting the big bot." he said as Calibot looked backed at him.
"Sorry, but I was only being honest." he apologized for his honesty, but Bullverizer was still upset by what he said.
"What was that...?" he asked with a glare, while Kaz was also a bit upset by what Calibot said.
"Oh you did not just insult my Bullverizer!" exclaimed Kaz in anger. "Tear him apart!"
"With pleasure, Kaz!" Bullverizer replied to his Medafighter, ready to go as Mr. Referee brought his arm up.
"Medabots, ready...?!" he asked before waving his arm down dramatically. "ROBATTLE!"
Now that Mr. Referee had officially started the robattle, the crowd of students began to cheer as Kaz was already shouting his orders into his Medawatch. "Go, Bullverizer! Charge straight at 'em!" he commanded, and Bullverizer didn't waste a second to respond as he ran straight towards Calibot.
"Here he comes, Calibot!" Ben shouted into his Medawatch. "Get out of his path!"
However, instead of doing as Ben ordered, Calibot stayed where he was, getting ready instead as Bullverizer came closer and closer, using his scanner apparently to get a good reading of his opponent. Seeing this, Ben was surprised. "C-Calibot...! What are you doing?!" he asked before shouting into his Medawatch again. "I said get out of the way!"
"What is he doing?!" asked Sparkplug, surprised by Calibot's actions, and so was MecaNeko, while Megumi instantly knew what the warrior type was doing.
"Wait a minute...! He's...!" she exclaimed as Yukari watched intently as Bullverizer was almost near Calibot, worrying Ben greatly.
"Come on, Calibot! Get out of the way!" he shouted one more time, but Calibot still stayed where he was until Bullverizer unleashed his horns at him.
However, just as Bullverizer did, Calibot moved to the side at the last second and avoided the hit, surprising him, but more so when the little warrior type managed to grab his horns in time, turned, and tossed him back the way he came. "W-Whoa...!" he exclaimed as he was sent stammering, trying to keep his balance, but was unable to in the end and fell flat on his face. "Ow..."
"What...?!" Kaz gasped in shock, along with the crowd, Ben, and even Yukari was a bit surprised.
"No way...!" she exclaimed before calming down. "He used his own strength against him, and with such good footwork too."
"I knew that's what he was doing!" exclaimed Megumi happily. "He literally grabbed the bull by the horns. That's a prime weak spot for bull type Medabots."
To see what Calibot just did, MecaNeko wagged her tail with excitement, meowing in cheer for Calibot, while Sparkplug was just relieved that he didn't get hit. Ben on the other hand couldn't help but smile towards the warrior type. "Nice one, Calibot." he said before giving a slightly angered expression towards him instead. "But I thought I told you to move out of the way!"
"I did, didn't I?" asked Calibot as he looked back at his Medafighter. "I was just waiting for the right moment."
"Why you...!" Kaz said in anger before shouting back into his Medawatch. "Get up, Bullverizer, and give him your strong punch!"
Listening to Kaz's order, once Bullverizer got back up, he immediately charged again towards Calibot and readied to throw a punch at him, but he seemed ready, and so was Ben. "Here comes again, Calibot!" he shouted into the Medawatch. "This time stand your ground and blast him when ready!"
"Got it!" Calibot replied as he waited for Bullverizer to get close, then fire his left arm mini bazooka blaster at him. "Take this!"
Though the firing rate was slow, it didn't matter once Bullverizer recklessly came to close and was hit in three different areas, sending him back the way he came again and hit the ground hard with his back. When Kaz saw this, he was shocked again. "W-What...?!" he shouted before reading the gauges on his Medawatch.
"Main body 75% damage. Legs 60% damage. Head 50% damage." his Medawatch said, shocking him even more, while the crowd was going crazy in joy at the battle, and Ben couldn't help but smirk.
"The mini bazooka shooter may have a slow firing rate, but it does pack a strong punch." he stated. "Especially if you get up close and personal with it."
"Good one, Ben!" Megumi exclaimed happily after what she just saw. "Now that's using your head!"
"Way to go, Mister Ben!" cheered Sparkplug, jumping up in joy. "You too, Calibot!"
"Not bad, Ben... Not bad at all." said Yukari, finding Ben's use of Calibot's firing arm to her liking, while Kaz was getting a bit irritated now.
"Okay, that's it..." he said before shouting into his Medawatch again. "One more time, Bullverizer! Get that bot, but this time flank him!"
"Got it!" replied Bullverizer once he got back up, then rushed towards Calibot again, but this time with greater speed and circled him, confusing him.
"Huh...? What the...?" said the warrior type as he tried to aim his bazooka blaster, but had a hard time keeping up with the bull type's movements, while Yukari instantly realized what Kaz and Bullverizer were up to.
That move! she thought before saying it out loud. "Ben, get Calibot out of there! He's trying to confuse him before he strikes! That's the move he used on us!"
MecaNeko yelled out the same thing in the form of her frantic meow towards Calibot, while Ben quickly took what Yukari said and shouted back into his Medawatch. "Calibot, you heard her...! Get out of there now!" he ordered, and Calibot was about to do just that, but was stopped when Bullverizer hit him before dashing off and hit him again, making him shout in pain each time he did, shocking Ben greatly. "Calibot, no!"
"Warning. All parts rapidly taking damage. 10%... 20%... 30%..." said Ben's Medawatch, surprising him even more.
"This isn't good!" he exclaimed as Kaz chuckled at this.
"Heheheh... It's good for me." he grinned. "Won't be long now. Your jacket, and one of your bot's Medaparts, are almost mine."
Knowing that was going to happen if he loses, Ben grit his teeth in frustration as he quickly tried to come up with a plan of a counterattack. There's gotta be something I can, but what...?! he thought as he watched Calibot be hit again and again in front of him, but then he realized something that Calibot told him yesterday about how he has a radar built into his head piece, along with his scanner. Wait a minute... That's it!
Once he had an idea to work with, Ben shouted into his Medawatch again. "Calibot, use your radar to pinpoint where Bullverizer'll come and strike next!" he ordered, which made Calibot realized too.
"Okay!" he replied before closing his eyes and focused his radar on the surrounding area, easily detecting Bullverizer and studied his movements with it carefully, while Megumi couldn't help but notice what Calibot was doing.
"Say... What's Calibot doing?" she asked, unsure what the warrior type was up to now. "Why's he just standing there? He should be moving!"
"Hmm..." said Yukari as she turned her sights toward Ben. Ben, I hope you know what you're doing.
"Now...! Finish him, Bullverizer!" shouted Kaz, and doing as he said, Bullverizer came straight towards Calibot again and was about to throw one more punch attack at him, but as he did, Calibot opened his eyes.
"There!" he said as he gazed in the direction Bullverizer was coming from.
"Do it, Calibot!" shouted Ben into the Medawatch. "Bring out...the sword!"
With a quick turn, Calibot faced the incoming Bullverizer before swinging his right arm back dramatically and a sword came out of a hidden compartment. This came to a surprise to Kaz and Bullverizer, along with the girls, their Medabots, and the rest of the crowd as they all gasped in shock, while Calibot lunged forward and slashed his blade at the bull type. After doing so, he landed a mere yard away from him on one knee, then stood back up and retracted his blade, and when he did, Bullverizer fell to the ground, groaning in pain before shutting off and his medal ejected from his body.
To see this, the crowd gasped even more, and Kaz couldn't believe his eyes as they widen at the sight of his defeated Medabot. "B-B-Bullverizer!" he exclaimed, while Mr. Referee waved an arm towards Ben and Calibot.
"Function ceased!" he shouted for all to hear. "And the winner is... Calibot!"
Though everyone was surprised be the end result, they couldn't help but cheer in the end for Ben and Calibot's victory, while Ben couldn't believe his eyes and ears. His first real robattle and he won, and to make it even more unbelievable, it was with Kaz of all Medafighters. "I... I did it. I... I won." he said, still a bit unsure of it was true, but then he smiled once he realized it was. "I actually won. My first robattle and I won!"
"BEN-CHAN!" shouted Megumi as she suddenly ran up behind Ben hugged him, catching him by surprise. "You did it! I knew you could!"
"Uh... T-Thanks. Heheheh..." Ben chuckled and grinned with embarrassment, while Calibot couldn't help but laugh childishly at him before he was suddenly hugged too by MecaNeko, surprising him too.
"Well done, Benjiro." Yukari congratulate as she walked over too, smiling. "You made me proud today, despite your slip up earlier."
Of course, remembering that, Ben couldn't help but chuckle again, embarrassed by that, while Kaz on the other hand still couldn't believe his eyes. His heavyweight and hard hitting Medabot was defeated which both baffled and shocked him. "I don't understand." he said, trying to comprehend everything. "My...Bullverizer... Defeated...? And to Ben's kiddish Medabot...? How...?"
"Isn't it obvious, Kaz...?" asked Yukari as she turned and smirked at the defeated boy. "Your Bullverizer's strong and quick, but it's so reckless. Anyone can beat him if they know how to get around him with quick maneuvers and the right attacks. Ben knew that before he even had a Medabot, and that's why you lost."
"But it's Ben!" Kaz exclaimed back, still shocked and baffled. "He's a noob compared to me! It's not possible!"
"But it is, Kaz." replied Ben once he was released from Megumi's hug and smirked towards his defeated opponent. "You lost fair and square, and you know what that means... I get one of your Medaparts...and those shades of yours, so cough 'em up..."
All Kaz could respond with was with a whine in complaint as he dropped to his knees in shame. Then, not a moment later, Calibot, once MecaNeko had let go of him, was seen carrying Bullverizer's left punching arm, and Ben was now wearing Kaz's stylish shades, grinning with delight. "So...? How do I look?" he asked the girls, who couldn't help but stare before blushing and looked away with Yukari twirling her hair nervously and Megumi mumbling under her breath.
But, near the school entrance, someone had watched the whole robattle, and that someone was none other than Akira. She was leaning against a pole with her arms crossed and smiled before walking off. "You did good, Ben... You did good." she said before hopping onto her motorbike and revved up the engine before driving off.
Kaz on the other hand, once he was back up, had an angry tick on his head as he grit his teeth and had his eyes shut in anger. "I can't believe this happening to me." he said, which made his friends feel sorry for him.
"Hey... Don't worry about it, Kaz." one of them said. "You got spare Medaparts back at your place, right?"
"And you got other pairs of shades too, don't ya?" one of them asked, but that question only made Kaz a bit angrier.
"Yes, but those were my favorite!" he shouted before grabbing Bullverizer and dragged him by the leg, growling in anger as his friends followed him out of the school grounds, while Yukari and Megumi watched them leave.
"How immature." stated Yukari as she crossed her arms.
"Yeah... What a sore loser." stated Megumi before smirking at Kaz's misery.
"In my opinion, he had this coming for a long time." Sparkplug stated, while MecaNeko crossed her arms and meowed in agreement.
Ben and Calibot on the other hand just laughed at how Kaz was acting, and over their victory as well. Once they seized their laughter, Ben smiled once again. This is so cool! My first real robattle and I won! he thought before turning his smile down at Calibot. And it's all because I had Calibot with me. For a little guy, and for a bot that doesn't know much, he sure is something.
Just then, Calibot turned his head up at Ben. "Say, Ben... Do you think we can do this again?" he asked, which came to a slight surprise to Ben as the warrior type closed his eyes happily. "I kinda enjoyed battling Bullverizer. Think we can robattle more often?"
"Calibot... You bet!" Ben replied with a big smile before extending his fist down at Calibot, confusing him, for he had no idea what his Medafighter was doing. "It's called a fist bump. Don't be shy."
"Oh...! Heheheheh..." Calibot chuckled once he realized, then gave a fist bump back at his Medafighter, making everyone cheer again for their victory, along with Yukari, Megumi, and their Medabots, although Sparkplug looked like he wanted to cry if he could.
But while everyone was enjoying Ben and Calibot's victory in their first robattle, nobody noticed that the mysterious Medabot had watched the whole thing from the shadows with his red eyes. He appeared to have found the robattle interesting as he set his eyes mainly on Calibot, finding him to be the most interesting before disappearing again, like he was never there to begin with.
"What's the deal with the mysterious Medabot? Will Ben and Calibot start a winning streak? And will Kaz find a new favorite pair of shades?
"Find out next time on Medabots!"
-In today's robattle, Ben and Calibot defeat Kaz and Bullverizer and claimed Bullverizer's left punch arm, and Kaz's pair of shades-
TO BE CONTINUED...
And so another chapter comes to an end, along with the Ben and Calibot's first robattle. I hope you all liked it. I mainly wanted to show how Ben and Calibot's battling style than going with a drawn out battle. Besides, the good old beginner's luck factor never hurts to use sometimes, am I right? XD
Anyway, I have some news to tell you all before I go. From here on out, I'll be making some sub-plot chapters to help Ben and Calibot improve their skills and to acquire some more Medaparts they can use in the robattles to come. It's what Ikki and Metabee did really in the official series, so I figured why not do that with Ben and Calibot. Which leads me to this... If any of you have an idea for a sub-plot chapter, feel free to PM me and we'll talk about it. I'm always willing to hear some good ideas here and there, but do note that I may not use every one of them, mainly because we got to get on with the main plot sometime, right? Though, I'll still keep them in consideration to possibly use them later somewhere, okay? That being said, I hope to see you all next time! Until then, farewell for now! :D
"A special thanks to those who've reviewed the last chapter and still keeping up with the story. You guys are the real reason why I'm still making this story, even though Medabots isn't very well known. Thanks again and I look forward to hearing more from you all very soon!"