Me: Another chapter....wow! *ducks under a sudden blast* LET ME FINISH THE INTRO AT LEAST!
CSK: Never! MWUAHAHAHAH! *sends multiple waves of energy at me*
Me: Merrick finish the intro for me..... *runs left and right through the waves and scores a flaming uppercut on the CSK*
Merrick: *grumbles* Great, just because he bases me off of him slightly, I have to finish this intro..... e.e; Fine, fine on with the disclaimer.
Disclaimer: Matt doesn't own Medabots. Any characters he is borrowing belongs to there respected owners.
Me/CSK: *exchanging a variety of blasts, ranging from Shadow Burst, Dragon Blaster, all the way to Triplex*
Others(except N-Blade/Link): *placing bets on who wins*
N-Blade: *is playing Wind Waker* GAH! This is the 7th time I got caught by those stupid moblin guards! *throws the controller to the floor*
Link: *sweatdrops* You're still in the beginning? O.o; What kind of player are you?! Stand aside, and let a Link do this. *grabs the controller and tries his luck with the Forsaken Fortress, gets caught after a few minutes* WHAT THE HELL?! ;
N-Blade: Not as easy as it looks, eh Link? .;
Link: Quiet you, I shall lead my chibi-cartoon version through this blasted fortress, if my name isn't Link! *continues playing*
Merrick: Lucky them, getting to play Wind Waker..... e.e; Well, let's continue with this shall we? Time for me to answer these reviews.
Xatu, Pokemon Fan: Merrick-Matt's glad that you like the fic. And that you are alive, he was wondering what happened to you. Matt thanks you for the review.
HFH: Merrick-Hmm, yes Matt does put too many mysteries in this fic. He asks so many questions, yet answers so few half the time. As for me knowing any other Medabots' pasts, I only know of those that are from my time/dimension. Dimension you ask(and I know you will)? Me, I come from another plane of existence, how my medal got into this one was from my resulting attempt to stop Ruby from turning me into a medal. Rei or Freya, got here because of my attempt. She already got turned into a medal by the time I reached Ruby. As for the Isis thing, I think like Matt slightly, but that I lack. Matt may or may not make the others find out Henry's identities. Another thing, Dragonite was really female in his past life? O.O; I feel sorry for him.....sorta. Philosophy eh? Don't care for it much personally, and I don't think much about it, though at points I do, since Matt forces me too... e.e; Matt thanks ya for the review.
Phantom Kensai: Merrick-Don't like me being all that honor bound, huh? Well, for one it's because of two things, 1) I was the Shadow Knight and 2) Because of the time period this is. By time period, I mean by my age. I was the honor bound ninja when I was 19, and all the way to 21. That's when Matt, decided to make me a bit more crazy in a sense. From being 19, 8 years has past and many hardships did I face within them. By the age of 27, I wasn't honor bound, I held little honor except in defending people. I became brainwashed, and killed left and right, friend and foe alike. I went revenge bent, and tormented through many things. Now, with Matt's writing, I'm almost 28 and have been facing my greatest opponent. I don't know if Matt will let me win, or if it will end with evil winning. So, don't think that I'm all honor bound if you don't know my full history. *bows to Phantom* Matt thanks you for the review.
Rumorgirl411: Merrick-*eye twitches* You dare mock me, Razor? Prepare for a spell I learned through my many malice filled years! Shadow Chaos.......
N-Blade: *audio receptors catches what Merrick is saying* Oh, crap.... o.o;
Merrick: .....Oblit-! *tackled by N-Blade* GET OFF N-BLADE!
N-Blade: You think it's wise to attack one of Rumor's OCs? You will be dooming Matt, my counterpart.
Merrick: He'll live, now Razor needs to be obliterated! *throws N-Blade off of himself and stands up* As I was saying! Shadow Chaos Oblit-! *notices Razor is gone* Damn you N-Blade! .o; *continues reading Rumor's review* Hmm, what?! Kaira is alive? Where is she?! *looks around, but doesn't see her* Kaira! *runs off looking for her*
Kaira: *comes in panting slightly* Sorry, I'm late. Took a wrong turn trying to get here. *scans the area and doesn't see Merrick anywhere* Um.......where's Merrick?
N-Blade: You just missed him, Kaira.
Kaira: Drat! Ooooohhhh! If I find Merrick I'm going to blast him into the next dimension for not being here to see me! I only have so little time!
N-Blade: *sweatdrops* I feel sorry for my human self now...... o.o;;
Me: *grappling with the CSK* N-Blade! Take over for Merrick with the reviews! *kicks CSK away*
N-Blade: Great, now I have to answer these..... e.e; Excuse me for a moment Kaira.
Kaira: Um, alright.
N-Blade: Well, to finish with Rumor's review. Who told you of Balthazar?! Don't say that foul name! First real demon I, er Merrick had to take down. Oh, and Razor, don't try Merrick's temper now that he just had a sudden reminder of what Matt put him through. Matt thanks you for the review Rumor!
Mad-Man: N-Blade-Yo Matt! Some weird voice thingie said to use the Water of Time against the CSK! Oh, and the battle won't end with attacks alone, but with an action of will? O.o;
Me: Not helpful! I don't know to either drink the dumb water or throw it at the CSK! Screw this I'll risk chucking it at him! *pins the CSK to the floor and uncorks of what remains of the Water of Time and dumps it on the CSK*
N-Blade: What if you did the wrong thing?
Me: Don't know, we'll have to wait after the chapter though.
Link: GAH! STUPID MOBLIN THING!
Others: *snickers at Link*
Link: On with this chapter as I try to beat this dumb fortress! .o;
Chapter 25: The Thief, Kunoichi, and Ninja
The early morning sun was just rising over the horizon of the city of Riverview. Every resident within their homes were asleep except the early birds needing to get ready for the day ahead. Within one home, there was a child fast awake who seemed to stay awake throughout the night. He was Matthew "Matt" Brochette. Matt was designing a new upgrade for Wolfbane and N-Blade if they were to be a match for whatever the Robos were going to dish out.
Letting out a small yawn as he stretched, Matt crossed out yet another design. Going to his computer he typed in a few keys and multiple designs of individual Medaparts appeared on the screen. They weren't really Medaparts as they were weapon attachments. They ranged from fin blades to laser pistols to even buzz saws and chain saws. A wide array of jet packs, chain guns, and shoulder cannons were on the screen. Muttering something to himself, Matt hit a button closing up all the attachment windows.
Matt glanced at the foot of his bed and saw that Wolfbane and N-Blade were still asleep. Well, the Medabot equivalent of sleep anyway. Walking to his window and taking a look out he saw that Merrick was still asleep on the tree branch. Matt wasn't sure when the ninja came back from patrolling, all he knew was that it was some time around 11 PM. It may have been dark, but what little light that reached the tree was enough for Matt to see Merrick was in that tree snoozing.
Walking back to his computer, Matt was lost in thought. Scrolling through everything he every upgraded, for once in his life in a long time he had no clue what could be helpful. He knew none of the attachments alone, or even combined were of any help. Upgraded bodies and Medaparts seemed all but useless. Growling softly in frustration, the young boy tried to think up of anything that would be helpful now.
Nothing, he couldn't think up a single thing that could be useful against the Rubberobos. Checking the time, Matt saw that it was 5:29 and decided to get at least some form a sleep. Laying down in his bed, he felt he couldn't sleep even if he tried. Going back to his computer, he decided to do something he hadn't done in quite some time. Logging into the internet, he just idly surfed the net looking up things and going into chat rooms and such. This was how he spent his early morning for the day.
Around three hours had passed and Matt was in some chat room arguing with some person over battling styles. His eyes were red, and his eyelids drooped heavily. He made typos more frequently now, and he was getting grumpier and grumpier with someone who called themselves: SMX_Forever425.
"You think my battling style is flawed? At least I don't try having my Medabot use their ultimate attack before testing what my opponent is capable of!" muttered Matt as he typed what he said. Matt's eye twitched slightly as he got a response telling him that only dumb people waste their time trying to find out their opponent's weakness.
"Grr, at least I'm a real Medafighter! I beat the legendary Space Medafighter X, Koji Karakuchi, and Ikki Tenryo! So take that you punk!" laughed Matt in a demented sort of way. His response only got the entire chat laughing at him, and not bothering to even to defend himself, he logged off-line. Looking around his room, he saw that his demented laughter woke his two Medabots and brought his fully awake cousin within the room.
"What's wrong with you cuz? Why were laughing like that?"
"Don't know, guess it happens if one doesn't sleep for the whole night....." meekly answered the boy.
"And what were you doing up for the whole night?" asked a voice not belonging to anyone in the room in the past second.
"Trying to find or design something that can stop the Robos, Merrick." answered Matt not even turning to see the ninja.
"Wow, Merrick......who gave you that wicked bruise on the side of your head?" asked the WLF-type who actually turned to see Merrick(who wasn't wearing(wow alliteration) his hood).
"Yeah, who was actually able to hurt you?" asked the others curiously after getting a good look of Merrick for themselves.
"Er, don't really want to tell you....fine she caught me off guard, it was Isis...." admitted the ninja.
"Why would Isis kick you?" asked everyone with raised eyebrows(well the humans anyway).
"Not really sure why she kicked me, ok, so I have some clue. She kicked me because I said I would follow her if she didn't tell me why she did what she did in the papers." mumbled Merrick.
"And you didn't see it coming?" asked Merrick's Medabot counterpart.
"Does it look like I saw it coming? Of course I didn't see if coming!" retorted Merrick, before getting glares from the other humans.
"Will you be quiet?!" shouted Matt in a whisper voice. "My parents are still asleep. You're lucky they didn't see you in that tree for goodness sake!"
"It's 8 something and your parents are still asleep? Who sees something wrong with this picture?"
"Aunt Rose never gets up very early when it's summer, Merrick. And Uncle Jonathan has a day off today so he sleeps in." informed Alexis.
"Hmm, guess I don't remember every memory I got from N-Blade....." muttered the ninja.
"Well you and I are in the same boat, kiddo." smirked the ninja Medabot.
"Kiddo? Never call me that, ever again. Or say that ever again." said Merrick with giant sweatdrops on the back of his head.
"Good point, made me sound very old......"
"Know any healing spells or do you want us to get you something for that bruise Merrick?" asked Alexis.
"It'll be fully healed within the hour. I heal quickly if I want too, sort of a force of will type of thing." informed the black ninja.
"You must have had an interesting life my new ninja friend. A very interesting one indeed." said Matt.
"You don't know the half of it." smirked Merrick.
"Ok, now here's a big change of topic. How are we going to have him clean himself and have his clothes cleaned?" asked N-Blade. This was a giant bomb that dropped down on everyone. For they had no clue what so ever to pull something like that off.
"Well for one, if I shift out of this form to my civilian, my ninja gear cleans itself somehow, most likely magic. But hey, don't ask don't care is my policy on that. But, as for my civilian clothes, they would need to get cleaned and such. That, and I wouldn't mind having a nice shower, been what? I don't know how long since I got turned into a medal and such?"
"Well, that solves part of one thing, but not how we're going to have him take a shower. My mom doesn't head out a lot so you can't always take a shower here, unless we tell them about you. Eh, beats having you sneak into this house and out again."
"So who's going to tell them?" asked N-Blade.
"Not me!" yelled everyone simultaneously.
"Can you guys please keep it down in there?" grumbled the faint voice of Matt's father.
"Sorry Dad!" yelled Matt in response. He turned back to the others. "How about we just all confront them and tell them about Merrick?"
"Good enough, though where will Merrick sleep if they agree?" asked Wolfbane.
"Um, the tree was actually pretty nice. Had the best sleep I had in years on that branch. Maybe the roof? Or do you guys have any more rooms in here?"
"Well, lets see. I never fully paid attention to this house since I always focus on things that are important to me. So, from what I remember what my parents said, this place is a two floored home, which is a given since my room is on the second floor, and has two and a half bathrooms. Five bedrooms, a basement, an attic, and of course a garage. So that means we have two spare rooms, the basement, attic, or garage that you can sleep in." informed the boy.
"Er, you didn't have to inform me on the bathroom status or that this place has a basement and an attic. Just could have told me that you guys had two spare rooms." said Merrick sweatdropping.
"Matt always goes into detail over some topics, normally when he doesn't get any sleep so he starts rambling on and on and on." stated Alexis.
"I do not. Ok, maybe I do, but not only when I lack sleep."
"Whatever, cuz. Just don't fry your brain, we need it you know."
"Need it how? To eat?" smirked Matt.
"I hate your sense of humor when you lack sleep." sweatdropped Alexis. "And you know what I mean."
"Yeah whatever. I know, but a brain can get fried over many reasons and such, and I just fried mine slightly."
"Well this has been entertaining, how about we get something to eat?" suggested Merrick. "I can cook fairly alright, though it has been awhile since I did."
"Cool, I didn't really feel like cooking this morning." said Matt through a yawn and stretching. "But, I suggest you get into your civilian clothes as you say. Mom and Dad would freak if they saw a ninja in the kitchen."
"Er, makes sense, but I was planning on anyway. Can't really cook that well in ninja gear ya know?"
In a slight flash of light, Merrick was out of his ninja gear and in his civilian clothing. To the group's surprise, Merrick's clothes weren't as archaic as they thought they would. He wore brown leather boots fashioned like Link's. Wore loose fitting navy blue pants and black belt with a bronze dragon head style buckle. He had on a black short sleeved shirt and navy blue sleeveless vest that matched his pants. Around his neck was a silver chain with a wolf medallion attached to it. Strapped on his shoulder and back was his sheath, but as before it had no blade(and won't have one until he gets a new sword for it). On his hands he had a pair of black fingerless gloves. His untidy black hair looked a bit more tidy then it did a second ago.
"Well, what ya waiting for? Let's get to the kitchen so I can start cooking." said Merrick snapping everyone back to reality. He was already out the door when the others finally followed him.
Within a matter of moments, the gang reached the kitchen to see Merrick cooking. His medallion and gloves were on the dining room table while his vest was hanging on a chair, and he was wearing an apron. Everyone had on giant sweatdrops on the back of their heads as they saw Merrick wearing a floral patterned apron. But despite him wearing an apron, Merrick seemed to actually know what he was doing in the kitchen.
"I'm now embarrassed that I was him....." muttered N-Blade.
"He may seem odd, but we don't really know him that much yet." insured Wolfbane.
"I just hope I don't act that weird...."
"What's with all the noise down hear?" asked the Elf Hero who just decided to join the group.
"Merrick's cooking breakfast." answered the Elf's Medafighter.
"Ahh, he knows how to cook?"
"That's what he says."
"Hey! Let the somewhat of a chef do his work! You'll be the judge in a little while so be patient!" snapped Merrick within the kitchen while scrambling some eggs.
About thirty minutes later the three humans were dining on a large breakfast of toast, eggs, hash brown, and bacon. The three idly chatted with each other as two adults walked in. They were Matt's parents and were shocked at the sight of the stranger in their home. Matt's father, Jonathan, was in his middle ages, around the age of 35. His skin was slightly tanned, and he was almost Merrick's height. He had a strong build, had brown eyes, and black hair. Currently he wore a large white shirt, and gray sweats. Matt's mother, Rose, was in her middles ages, and around the age of 33. She had fair pale skin, and was shorter than her husband, she reached just slightly above his chin. She was thin, had almond colored eyes, and dark brown hair that reached the middle of her back. She was wearing a floral shirt, and yellow pants(weird, I know b.b;).
"So, mind telling us who this stranger is?" asked Mrs. Brochette in a stern voice.
"Um, hello Mr. and Mrs. Brochette. My name is Merrick, and you won't believe it, but I'm Ninja-Blade's past form."
"You're right, I don't believe it. Jonathan call the police."
"But Auntie, he's telling the truth!"
"Yeah, we were there when it happened!"
"And he does have my voice you know." added N-Blade.
"Strange enough honey, he does sound like Ninja-Blade here. And didn't he always say he had a past life as a human?" stated Mr. Brochette.
"I do remember him saying something like that. But it is a bit farfetched that his human form came to existence, don't you agree?"
"I have to admit it, it does sound very farfetched, but when has Matt and Alexis ever lied to us? I believe they are telling the truth."
"We are telling the truth! Maybe it's best that we explain it shall we?" added Wolfbane.
"Fine, best if we did. It all started....." Matt and the gang told Mr. and Mrs. Brochette about all that has happened. They told them everything, from the beginning with the Rubberobo Gang to Ruby and Cloud, and to how Merrick came to be. "....So that's about it really. Now can Merrick stay here? He's a pretty good cook you know."
"We do have two extra rooms, so he can stay. As long as he pulls his weight around here." answered Rose Brochette.
"From Knight to Ninja to House Keeper?" started Merrick. "What next?"
"Beats sleeping outside, don't it?" said his counterpart.
"Guess so. Now, you guys should finish your breakfast, more like brunch now. We had leftovers, and I planned on giving them to you two. Give me a moment to get them, they're warming in the oven." With that, Merrick went back into the kitchen to fetch breakfast, or brunch for the two adults.
"He's very polite. Though he dresses oddly." said Rose.
"Well, from what he said, he came from either another dimension, time, or both." stated Jonathan.
"But if he's going to live here, he's going to need new clothes. I'll take him clothes shopping." smiled Mrs. Brochette.
"Er, Mom I don't know if Merrick will like being dragged out to go clothes shopping. From what he's said, he only kept two other pairs of clothing while traveling. He doesn't seem like a clothes person." informed Matt.
"From what I remember, both as Merrick and yesterday. I, er he, whoever was never a picky person, so if you buy clothes that'll remotely fit Merrick, he'll wear them." stated N-Blade.
"Then, I'll just buy him some nice clothes then." said Mrs. Brochette as Merrick came back in setting two plates of food in front of the adults, utensils, and a cup of coffee each.
"Thank you, Merrick." said the two adults.
"Your welcome." said the near adult.
"Wow, it's already almost 11. Better hurry up so we can meet the others." said Alexis.
"You guys get ready, I'll clean the dishes." informed Merrick. The two cousins quickly ate the rest of their food(which was cold) and rushed upstairs. "If you'll excuse me, Mr. and Mrs. Brochette, I must clean these dishes." With that, Merrick rose from his seat, pushed the chair back in and gathered the other two dirty dishes to clean them.
"He is really a nice young man. Too nice really." said Jonathan.
"Nothing is wrong with him being nice, Hun. Maybe his formal attitude will rub off on Matt and Alexis. Besides, it will be nice to have someone who will help around the house."
The two parents chatted quietly with each other. It was fifteen minutes later that Merrick came back into the room to get his vest, gloves, and medallion. Putting on his articles, he bid the two adults good-bye as he and the others left the house for the HopMart.
Rubberobo HQ
Dr. Meda-Evil, Nightshade, Ruby and Cloud, and a few Robo scientists were all in his office. They were discussing about the Alpha and Darkwolf projects.
"Sir, I'm not sure we can finish the Alpha project by the end of this week. The Darkwolf project can be finished before the end of the week, but it is highly unlikely that we'll be able to finish Alpha." stated a Robo scientist.
"Well make sure if is finished!" barked Meda-Evil.
"But sir, it can't be done. Even if we halt the creation of Darkwolf, it will take at least three more weeks finishing the Alpha project." informed another scientist.
"Grr, I fine, but I want both projects done! And they better be done in a maximum of two weeks! Two, not three!" ordered Meda-Evil.
"We will try sir, but it is unknown if we can get the combining formation to work properly by two weeks." said the third and last scientist in the room.
"Grrr, fine you have your three weeks. But it is best that you completed the work in three weeks! Not a day more!" growled Meda-Evil.
"Yes sir!" saluted the scientists before running leaving the room.
"Sir, what is this Alpha project?" asked Cloud.
"Grr, don't speak to me you pathetic whelp! You fled from battle, the lot of you! I'm disappointed!"
"But, sir, you saw the battle yourself! Your machine failed, and awakened one of N-Blade's more powerful spells. If he aimed that attack for us, it could have destroyed us!" argued Ruby.
"Don't raise your voice with me! When Alpha is completed, N-Blade's new attack won't even stop him!"
"What is this Alpha project you keep talking about then? The Darkwolf I can guess, it must be your version of that Wolf, Matt has. So, what is Alpha?" asked the FLS-type.
"Fill these two in, will you Nightshade?"
"Yes, Master." said Nightshade in his growl of a voice. He turned to the KNT and FLS-type. "The Alpha project is actually a program. This program can fully restore any Medabot's parts and increase their strength by ten. Not only does this program allow restoration and increase of strength, but it is to configure a set number of the selected Medabots into one more powerful being."
"A fusion Medabot? Sounds interesting, and deadly. I like it!" smirked Cloud.
"Ninja-Blade won't know what will hit him, but how will you deal with his now human half? The true Merrick?" asked Ruby.
"I'm not sure, the machine probably won't even faze him like it did N-Blade. Might need to call in a favor to deal with him." answered Dr. Meda-Evil.
"A favor? Who do you know that could be powerful enough to defeat Merrick?" asked Cloud dumb struck.
"Oh you'll see, oh you'll see."
24 HopMart
The group of six reached the HopMart in almost no time at all. But to their surprise practically no one was there. Only Warren, Dragonite, Rintaro, Kantaroth, and of course Henry were the only ones there. Warren was listening to his latest CD on his CD player, and reading a magazine. While Dragonite was looking through the newspaper? Yup, the black dragon was actually reading the newspaper. Rintaro seemed calm again, yet was eating an ice cream cone. Kantaroth was looking through a parts catalog to see if anything good came out. Finally, Henry was secretly looking at plans of a museum that he would hit with Isis later on his laptop. No one seemed to acknowledge the group's presence.
"Hey guys, what's up?" greeted the group of six to the five.
"Nothing much, dudes. Just hangin' and being bored yo. We dudes here have nothing to do, and nothing to talk about dudes."
"Here's a question; think you'll ever stop saying dude?" inquired Merrick.
"Never, dude! Say, what's with the threads? Aren't you suppose to be a ninja, dude?"
"I am one, just in normal clothing right now."
"Hey, cool buckle, where you get it?" asked Dragonite.
"This? Got it as a gift for helping out a village that had a problem with a wyvern."
"A wyvern?" questioned Henry closing his laptop.
"It's a winged creature that resembles a dragon, but it only has two feet." answered the DGO-type.
"I know what a wyvern is Dragonite, just thought they weren't real."
"They are where I'm from, but doubt wyverns exist or ever existed here. Demons, vampires, and other type of creatures yes, dragons and such no." commented Merrick.
"Are you really serious about vampires and other so called mythical monsters exist?" asked Warren who took off his head phones.
"Yes, they do. You guys don't see the demons, they seem to be laying low for a reason. Not their behavior, must be scared of all the human advances in weaponry. No, that would be impossible, wouldn't it? Then again, as I say, nothing is ever impossible." rambled Merrick.
"Ok dude, what about that wicked silver wolf medallion? Where you get that, dude?"
"Gift from a friend, my spirit animal is a wolf."
"From a friend, dude? Who to be exact, dude?"
"Rather not say, but what's with the curiosity? Curiosity killed the cat my friend, and that's the truth."
"Whatever, just felt like asking. Just wondering, dude."
"Whatever." said Merrick rolling his eyes. "So, where are the others?"
"Don't know dude. Probably the park or something, not sure."
"Should we head over there then, cuz?" asked Alexis.
"I guess, but then again, we have nothing better to do." said Matt.
"Then let's go." yipped Wolfbane.
"Fine, you coming Merrick?" said N-Blade.
"I'll come later, not much of a people person really."
"That doesn't seem like the truth, but whatever. Lets go guys." said the EHT-type already out the door.
"We'll see you later then Merrick." said the others leaving the store. The group of five stared at Merrick with raised eyebrows.
"Er, yes?" asked the ninja sweatdropping.
"Nothing, we're just curious of why you are staying here, for real." said Henry.
"What's wrong with me staying here? Besides, I already said why, I'm not a people person. Like you guys, Ikki and the others will probably ask about my current clothing, and I don't like talking about it sometimes."
"Makes sense, I guess." said Dragonite going back to reading his paper. The others slowly started going back to what they were doing before. Well, except Henry, since Merrick was now technically a potential customer.
"So, would you like anything Merrick? Ice cream? Soda? A burger? Anything?" asked the clerk.
"Er, I technically don't have any real money. Well, not Japanese money anyway." told the ninja.
"What do you have then?" asked the clerk curiously.
"Some gold and silver coins." answered Merrick, getting stares from the others again.
"You have gold? Who carries gold?" asked Warren.
"Hey, like I said. Where I'm from things that are myths here are real there, more or less. Over there we still use gold, silver, and even bronze coins as currency instead of paper money. But that depends on where you travel."
"What do you mean?" asked Dragonite.
"Well, like I said, it depends where you travel. It's like what I learned about money here from being N-Blade. Every country has their own type of money, and any visitor can exchange their current money for the country's money.
"This is relevant to what I was saying. Some places use paper money because they don't want to carry heavy money bags. But it gets annoying at points. I'll tell you why before you ask. You never know if you are leaving a paper money accepting place, or a coin accepting place. Wish they put up signs! From that point I learned to carry both types of money, but knowing my paper money isn't like yours I didn't say I had any. At least gold and silver still have value in this world." said the ninja out of breath slightly.
"Hmm, guess I can accept gold then, but I won't know what the true value of it will be though. So, it'll be confusing on me now." told Henry.
"Eh, gold is worth a lot man. But whatever, I'll get real money soon enough, I hope." said Merrick sweatdropping.
"So what ya want?" asked the clerk once again.
"Um, a root beer float sounds nice." answered the nineteen year old.
"Anything else?" asked Henry. Merrick just shrugged and Henry sweatdropped. "I'll just get you your root beer float....." Within a flash Merrick had a root beer float.
"How'd you do that so quickly?" Henry just shrugged. Merrick pulled out a leather pouch and fished out a gold coin and flipped it to Henry. Taking a seat at the counter he quietly sipped at it.
"You know, I am over charging you." stated Henry while working on something on his laptop again.
"True, but I don't really care now do I?" said Merrick nonchalantly.
"Hey, I'm just stating the facts." informed Henry.
"Whatever, can I have a napkin?"
"Sure." The clerk grabbed a paper towel from under the counter, but that wasn't all he grabbed. He handed the paper towel to Merrick.
"Thank you." thanked Merrick as he wiped his hands(spilt some of his root beer float on them). But something unexpected slipped out of the paper towel. It was a piece of white paper, being curious the ninja read it, and his eyes widen as he saw it was a note to Henry from Isis. It had to happen yesterday, since it talked about the fight. So, that would mean she is meeting him tonight. But, why would she want or need Henry's help? And what does she mean again? Looks like I got a party to crash, or to stop later. thought Merrick.
"Hey Henry, can I see a parts catalog?" asked the ninja.
"Why? Thinking of getting a Medabot?" asked the clerk.
"Maybe, that or help Matt look for some parts suitable with N-Blade." smirked Merrick.
"Alright, but I personally can't think of any parts that go well with a Ninja-type save good speed legs. But if you want one, here's the latest issue, if you want more just ask." said Henry handing Merrick the newest issue of the parts catalog. Merrick just spent his time checking out the Medaparts for a long time.
A Quarter to Midnight
It was a quarter to midnight(great repetition.... e.e;) and Merrick just sneaked out of the window of his new room. Garbed in his ninja gear he went as quickly as he could towards the bridge. Mrs. Brochette surprised him with new clothes and he was happy even though some were odd(he really is not a picky person O.o;). Blending in perfectly with the shadows and darkness he ran swiftly.
He reached the base of the bridge with five minutes to spare. From what he could tell and sense no one was at the bridge. Then he felt it, a sudden energy pattern. Looking up towards the top of the bridge he saw the outline of Isis and Freya. Muttering to himself, he wished he had his shuko and ashiko(climbing tools, fitted on both hands and feet, sorta like strap on claws). Improvising, he pulled out two of his kunais and scaled the side of the bridge that way. By the time he reached the top, the Phantom Renegade was there along with Arcbeetle.
Wait a second! Didn't the letter say for Henry to meet with Isis? But it's the Phantom Renegade! Is Henry the Phantom then? Grr, I'll confront him later about that. thought Merrick. Hiding behind a raised part of the bridge he listened to the two's conversation.
"What do you need to steal now?" asked Phantom.
"A circlet, shield, and a set of neko-te(sharp iron fingernails held by leather bands worn by female ninjas as claws)." answered the kunoichi.
"Why are you stealing these things for, Isis?"
"Why my dear Henry, if I told you it wouldn't be a secret." smirked Isis.
"So it is Henry." whispered Merrick to himself.
"Come on lets go already. Security must be tighter thanks to a certain someone stumbling into that laser web." muttered Freya.
"Hey, I only stumbled into it because of saving a work of priceless art that your Medafighter knocked into me." grumbled Henry.
"Can you two quit arguing? Freya's right about security being tighter, we should work hurry up and quickly." said Arcbeetle.
"Then lets go." nodded Isis. The other three nodded and went as quickly as possible towards the Museum of Cultural Arts and Wonders. Unknown to them, Merrick was not to far behind shadowing them.
The Museum of Cultural Arts and Wonders was a large building built with modern architecture. The group of four landed on the roof and headed towards the west wing. The west wing held two of the three items Isis needed. Walking to the glass dome, Isis pulled out her kunai, when Henry stopped her.
"It's going to take more than a kunai to cut through this glass. Besides, you blade won't cut the glass without most likely shattering it." informed the thief. "Besides, we can just open the window, just need to disarm this alarm."
Pulling out a black device the Phantom Renegade attached it to the alarm box. Within seconds the red light switched to green signaling it was disarmed, and now that the window was unlocked. Sliding the dome counterclockwise showed that it was indeed a window, an odd one, but a window none the less.
"Think you can land safely on your feet or do you want me to use the rope?" asked Henry pointing to the grappling hook and rope wrapped around his left shoulder.
"I can land safely, can you?" smirked Isis jumping down the window and landing safely. Scanning the area to be sure the coast was clear, she signaled the others to come down. Henry went first, the Freya, and Arcbeetle went last, they didn't see the Ninja of Shadows who landed on the roof just as Arcbeetle jumped through the window.
Seeing that they were gone from the room, Merrick jumped down and took a look around. Looking around he could tell that this place had at least two of the items that Isis needed to steal. Around him was what looked like medieval weapons and armor. What is a Japanese museum doing holding English Medieval weaponry? thought a confused Merrick. Then it hit him depending on the museum, they held whatever they felt like more or less.
Knowing that the small band of thieves ran to his right, so did he. Stealth was his weapon, and the shadows and darkness was his armor. Blending in perfectly with the shadows he was able to reach the group quickly undetected. He was surprised at the lax security even though there was a robbery two days ago. Man, this place is just screaming to be robbed. Lucky for them, I'm here to stop these thieves.
The group of four, and the following Merrick, reached another room containing more English Medieval weaponry. However, two objects stood out more than the rest. One was a beautiful jewel encrusted blue circlet. Another was an ornate shield, but from the looks of it, it appeared to be a Crusader's Shield, white and gold rim with gems over the rims. On the center of the shield was a red cross, with sapphires on the rims of the cross. Why Isis wanted to steal these things was beyond what Merrick knew of her as N-Blade.
"Got any more of those black device things?" asked Isis.
"Yes, but from the looks of those items, and since they're in cases, and the lack of laser webs coming here. I bet these have to have some sort of laser trip line." commented the PR.
"Makes sense I guess. Freya, think you can send out a stream of vapor so we can see the lasers?" asked the kunoichi.
"I think, just let me try." answered the KOS. Cupping her palms together and focusing her powers she sent out a wide spreading mist that revealed a wide array of lasers blocking any access point to the cases.
"Great, just great. We won't be able to get there!" whined Isis.
"I'm not a super thief without reasons." declared Henry pulling out a glass sphere that looked like a disco ball. Throwing into the web of lasers the ball broke apart repelling the lasers with its many mini-mirrors. Somehow these mirrors were able to stay afloat, how not even Merrick knew.
"There, it should be easy now." smirked the PR behind his mask and walking to the cases. Attaching more of his devices to the security boxes allowed him to remove the glass cases without setting off the alarm. Pulling out a large sack he put both the circlet and shield within it. "One more thing to go, come on so we can get this over with. For some reason, I have a bad feeling because of this lax security."
"Alright lets go." agreed Isis. The floor ran for the north wing of the museum.
"Hmm, the Phantom has a point. The security is too lax, could something have happened to the security guards?" mused Merrick as he ran after them. Looking through the exit the group took he saw that it was empty. "Crap, lost them. Lucky for me, I had Matt hack into the system to bring up some blue prints." Knowing that ninja weaponry was held in the far end of the north wing, he took a route that the others weren't taking to cut them off. Even through his more open run, he didn't hear any guards at all, neither human or Medabot guard was around.
The four made it to the far end of the north wing and entered one of three rooms dedicated to ninja and samurai weaponry. The neko-te were held in the second room, but when they entered the case that was suppose to hold them was empty. But the room wasn't, next to the case was the Ninja of Shadows himself holding the iron weapon.
"Looking for something?" asked the ninja with a smirk behind his mask.
"Give us the neko-te Merrick, and you don't have to get hurt." said Isis glaring at in ninja in black.
"I'm interested in hearing why you are stealing these things, Isis. You caught me off guard once, but not again. If I have to fight you to get my answers then so be it." declared Merrick putting the neko-te within a leather satchel he got from Mrs. Brochette and going into a fighting stance.
"We have no time for this! If there are any guards in this place, they can catch us!" informed PR.
"Let them try and catch me. You guys on the other hand aren't leaving this place with these items!" declared Merrick charging at the four, didn't get far without having to back off, Arcbeetle fired a warning laser in front of Merrick.
"No need for bloodshed. We'll just leave the items here." said the red KBT.
"Like I'll believe that. Even if I let you go, you'll just come back! A fight is what is needed!" shouted Merrick, as another warning shot was aimed for his feet. "On second thought.....Shadow Burst!" The ninja shattered a glass case holding samurai armor setting off the alarm system.
"Merrick you idiot!" cursed Isis. "We'll have to leave with what we got before the police and whatever guards get here!"
"Way ahead of you. Merrick it's been a blast!" throwing down a smoke bomb and with the classic crazed Phantom Renegade laugh, he, Isis, and their Medabots jumped out the nearest window and fled into the night.
"Stupid Henry." coughed Merrick. Pulling out the neko-te he put it back in its case and pulled out a piece of paper and wrote something down quickly and left it at the foot of the case. The guards' footsteps echoed throughout the room.
Yeah now they come. thought Merrick bitterly. He just jumped out of the window the others fled from just as soon as a guard ran into the room. By the time the guard reached the window, Merrick was long gone. Another guard picked up Merrick's note and it read:
Any Staff, Police, or Guard that Picks this up,
I suggest you get better security. You were robbed not too long ago, and you were just robbed again. The two thieves would have stolen the neko-te if I didn't set off the alarm. I believe they may try to steal the neko-te again, for what reason, I don't know. I may not be there to even attempt to stop them, so you should really beef up your security.
~Ninja of Shadows
"What the hell?" was all the guard could say.
To Be Continued......
Will Isis drag Henry into another attempt to steal the neko-te? Why is she even stealing these things? Isn't she supposed to be a good guy? Will Merrick tell the others that Henry is the Phantom Renegade? Will our heroes be able to stand up against the Alpha project when it is complete? Will Darkwolf be more than a match for Wolfbane? Who is this person that Dr. Meda-Evil plans on getting to stop Merrick? Find out in the next chapter of Ninja-Wind!
A/N: Sorry for the wait, had a hard time trying to start this. Well, now it's time for the conclusion battle from the start of the intro.
CSK: AAAAHHHHH! THE PAIN! IT BURNS! *is on the floor wriggling in pain*
Me: Looks like that is how to stop him for the time being. But it shall not be an act of will that stops him, it is an act of faith! Sword of Faith!* *From my now Fusion Blade sword, glows a heavenly white blade of pure holy energy. Bringing it downward, I slash the CSK in half and he oddly explodes* Well, that was unexpected..... o.o;
* Sword of Faith is an attack Merrick acquired around a year after his bout with Ruby and Cloud. From a wandering and powerful paladin is who taught Merrick this attack. However, the power of the blade depends on the opponent's faith. If the opponent was say pure of all even, the sword's aura would be the darkest of black and can possibly instantly kill that person, or thing. If the opponent however was pure evil, the sword's aura would be a heavenly white, and can possibly instantly kill that person. But, that's not all, how evil or how good the person is what determines the attack strength of well, the attack. This is why, I made Merrick hardly use this when fighting, and this attack is normally a finisher move.
Others: *grumbling and gives Kaira the money she won*
Kaira: I can't believe you all bet against your creator...... o.o; *checks the time* Damn it Merrick! I only have an hour left! Matt, summon up Merrick or something! .o;
Me: *sweatdrops* I'm not an all powerful Author. I can't just summon up people if I wanted..... o.o;;;
Link: YES! I finally beat this blasted fortress, and it only took what? Five hours?! Gah! *falls over* X.X;;;
N-Blade: We lost Link here.....come on Matt, you know you can summon Merrick, I mean you're the author of this fic so just do it before Kaira kills you..... b.b;
Me: Um.....you wouldn't really kill me would you Kaira? o.o;;;
Kaira: Well, kill is such a strong word. How about disembowel?
Me: *pales and coughs slightly* I think I'll call Merrick now....... *slices a hole through time and space, and pulled Merrick out of it* Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'm going to pass out..... *faints, and the Black DA disappears from him*
Merrick: *sweatdrops* Well, at least he stop the end of the world from happening, methinks. Kaira! *hugs her tightly*
Kaira: Merrick! Can't breathe!
N-Blade: *Sweatdrops* If you are going to get all mushy on us, do it while walking Kaira back to the ERL......cause this fic is done! o.o;
Merrick: A pox on you Matt! .o; Oh well, at least I'll be with Kaira. Come Kaira, I must escort you home. *takes Kaira's hand and walks her back to the ERL*