Disclaimer: I do not own Medabots or any of the original characters from the manga. It all belongs to a very lucky man named Horumarin. I own my characters and the plot to this fic. You don't like it, too bad. I've stated my claims and I find them right.

Foxfire was thrown and hit a tree, back first. She slid to the ground and landed on her hands and knees.

'10 percent damage to main body'

Foxfire blinked a few times, not sure what had just happened, she was still trying to process that this was not a nightmare.

The FOX type looked up and saw Rokusho on his feet. His optics were red with a new evil twist to it. He was glaring at her with an utmost hate. He had never looked at her that way. She could never remember him looking such a way.

"Pathetic fox. You have the stupidest look in your optics. It's almost funny." Rokusho mentally smirked and walked forward.

Foxfire rose to her feet, walking forward as well, hoping to talk to him.

"Rokusho, why are you-" her sentence was cut short when he kicked her stomach. Once again, hitting the tree.

'30 percent damage to main body.'

"Who is this 'Rokusho'? I have no name, only a purpose. To kill."

Foxfire stepped up again, a little shaken, but she was up. She looked up and found Rokusho in her face. She gasped and backed up, but the KWG grabbed her neck and pushed her up against the same tree. He squeezed her neck joint, although metal, he made quite an indent. It was blocking off her oil fluids.

The fox struggled to release his grip, but he wouldn't let go. Instead he leaned forward to the fox ears atop her head.

"I'll make it quick, just for you." He whispered into her audio receivers. She would've shuddered if she weren't desperately pawing at his hand around her neck.

'Oil fluids, blocked. Systems failing...'

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Metabee raced along paths at the park and creek, searching spots where Foxfire would usually be. But having no luck. He couldn't find her in any of her usual spots. He ran as fast as he could, his speed not fading at all. This was unfortunate for Ikki and Erika and, who only had a certain supply of energy. Brass kept her distant to try and stay with the two Medafighters.

"METABEE! Slow DOWN! Foxfire isn't going anywhere far!" Ikki shouted from behind. WAY behind, with Erika beside him.

Metabee ignored Ikki's calls. Just like he had ignored Erika's earlier curses.

"BESIDES! What would you SAY to her?!" Erika yelled, hoping to coax the Medabot to slow down and think.

And it worked. Metabee skidded to a halt. Erika was right! What WOULD he say to Foxfire? Before he had just rushed in with no idea! But not again. He couldn't just go up to her and tell her to come back. He'd tried that last time and had found her on TOP of Rokusho!

Metabee glared as he thought of Rokusho. 'That traitor.' Metabee thought angrily. Rokusho KNEW--- well KINDA knew-but still KNEW that Foxfire was his. It was pretty much EVIL of him to do something like that to him!

Metabee let out a breath. But that didn't matter now. What mattered was winning Foxfire back. He thought long and hard of what he should say. She had been REALLY mad at him.

'What are you doing here?' He reminisced about her cold and harsh tone with him. Something he'd never heard.

Well, she had to be mad at him for SOME reason, so perhaps an old fashioned apology was in order? But the fact was that he still needed to know WHY he was to be apologizing! WHY had she been so angry with him? He knew it had had something to do with him challenging Rokusho.

"Okay, let's see." He muttered to himself, trying to recall his steps. "I got there, saw Rokusho talking to Foxfire. Shouted. Challenged him to Robattle for her, he refused because-because...!" It hit him. Rokusho had refused to Robattle Metabee because he had thought it was wrong to treat Foxfire like a prize, then called him a bad friend. And then Foxfire had called him a bad friend as well!

At first, he didn't see anything wrong with it. He'd seen it done so many times done on TV and the girls seemed to love it, even encourage it! But then again, Foxfire certainly wasn't like the girls on TV.

Metabee placed a hand under his chin in thought. "Now that I think about it, I guess I wouldn't want to be won over a battle either." Metabee began to put things together in his head. He sighed; Foxfire had had a good right to be mad at him.

"Now to find her and apologize!" Metabee yelled before running again. Ikki and Erika looked up from the ground and saw Metabee going farther and farther away. Ikki sweat dropped.

"You're kidding me, right?"

"You really need to make his armor heavier. Than maybe he wouldn't run so much!" Erika shouted angrily.

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"Kkkc-R-Rokushhho. Pleeaase, I-I don- don't want---- to hurt y-you!" Foxfire choked out. She could feel her dark side fighting to get out and be free to fight.

Rokusho threw his head back and laughed. "Ha! I highly doubt such a pathetic Medabot like you could do anything more than look pretty." He squeezed again at her neck, making Foxfire cry out in pain, alarming birds nearby.

'Oil fluids, blocked. Systems failing...'

' Let me FIGHT him! If you don't he'll kill us both!' Foxfire's Dark Side screamed inside her head, feeling the pain as well.

'No! I don't want him hurt!' The Light argued.

'I don't CARE what you want!'

'Oil systems, failing... shut down imminent.'

Foxfire's optics closed. Her hands stopped pawing at his, instead fell to her sides. Rokusho narrowed his optics. Her systems were dead. Her body was now permanently offline.

Rokusho dropped the FOX's body, crumbling to a heap on the ground. He turned around, deciding to take in his surroundings. But was unable to do so, as he heard a noise from behind him.

A click and the slide of a blade were heard. Rokusho looked over his shoulder and saw Foxfire's blade aimed at his neck joint.

"I'll make it quick, just for you." She mocked. Rokusho's optics tightened to a glare. Knowing that he had been caught. With a blade to his neck and in a closed patch of trees, he didn't have many options.

"Foxfire?! Rokusho?!" The two Medabots glanced over to the source of voice and saw the yellow KBT staring dumbstruck at the two.

Foxfire rolled her optics. "Not you again, Metabee." She said sourly.

'Metabee!' The Light cried out in joy.

The KWG gave Metabee an incredulous look. Who was this KBT type? And why did people keep calling him Rokusho? But it was no matter of his, for perhaps he could use this to his advantage.

"Euh, Metabee! Help me! The FO-Foxfire has gone crazy!" He yelled, having trouble remembering names he had only just heard.

Metabee looked over at Rokusho and then back to Foxfire. It was certainly a different position then the last time he had seen them.

Foxfire's optics widened at Rokusho's lie. "What?!

'What?!!'

Metabee took a look at Foxfire and saw her optics a dark purple. He understood! Foxfire's Robattling side must have challenged Rokusho to a fight. Rokusho must've not known about Foxfire's sides!

"It's okay Rokusho! That's just Foxfire's fighting side. She hasn't gone crazy." The KBT felt a little proud that he knew more than Rokusho.

The KWG jumped away and onto a tree a couple yards away from the FOX and KBT. Now that he had distanced himself away from Foxfire's blade, he had a chance of defeating them both.

"Metabee, whatever you do, don't listen to Rokusho. There's something wrong with him. He isn't himself." Foxfire called to Metabee, trying to make an explanation short and sweet.

"Huh? What do you mean? I came hear when I thought I heard you scream!"

"Finally Metabee! It's about time you gave us a rest!" Ikki, Erika and Brass ran up beside him, sweat profusely. "You're worse than Couch Mountain!"

Foxfire glared. Fine, she'd deal with Rokusho herself. But when she looked back to where Rokusho was, he wasn't. She couldn't find him on the tree branch.

"Where'd he go!?" She growled angrily. The other three stared at the angry fox.

"Where'd who go?" Erika asked, looking around.

"Rokush-"

"Wait! Foxfire, before you say anything else, I'd like to say something to you." Metabee walked forward to Foxfire, who was staring at him with wide but still dark optics.

'What the heck is he doing?! That stupid KBT, what does he want?' The dark side wondered.

'I hope he isn't mad at you for yelling at him...'

'Who CARES!?'

"I'd just like to say-"

"I don't care! Whatever you have to say, can wait you stupid KBT! Now help me find Rokusho!" Foxfire interrupted.

"Ah man, not ROKUSHO again!"

Foxfire chose to ignore him. Her optics darted around the enclosed space of trees. He would've wanted to finish them first; it only made sense to.

"Hey what's up with Foxfire?" Ikki leaned over to Erika.

"SHUT UP! Everyone, shut up!" The FOX roared. Everyone fell silent.

Foxfire strained her audio receivers, hoping the four had stuffed their babbling. She tried to pick up any sound. She knew Rokusho would be smarter than to make his movements obvious, but she had to try.

Finally, she heard something hard but small land on the ground. She whirled around to the source of noise. It had to have been him; there was no one else here!

"Foxfire, watch out!" She heard Erika call.

"Hunh?"

"Got'chya!"