******I DON'T OWN MEDABOTS************************************************ Author's Note: Quinton battled Ikki eleven years after Season Three. Quinton became Quantum Fire eleven years later. So Ikki, Samantha, and anyone else are twenty-two years older.

Chapter 2

Next To Greatness

I walked with Levi over to Alex's home. I saw another familiar face and an eleven year old with red hair. He seemed familiar.

"Hey, Mr. Tenryou." Levi said.

So, it was Ikki. It was obvious that the boy was his son but where did he get the red hair. Then, it dawned on me. Koji and Arika went missing leaving Ikki zero interference going after the love of his life, Karin. He married her and had a son.

Lucky bastard, I thought.

The boy had a new-model KBT type on the repair table. I did a scan of the medabot.

MEDABOT: Metrabee

SPECIALTY: Seeker Missiles

MEDAFIGHTER: Koji Tenryou

Now, that's irony for you. I thought. Ikki naming his son after Koji.

"So Koji finally thawed and is getting married. Arika's a lucky girl." Samantha said.

Now that was surprising. Arika and Koji weren't exactly whom I thought would fall in love.

"Yah, Karin sent us here to pick all of you up." Ikki said.

Metrabee was repaired and as they got ready to go, Metabee saw me. I don't know if he recognized me, but of course he couldn't. I've been dead for eleven years and a half years.

"Yo, Ikki! That kid has an Arc Dash!" Metabee exclaimed.

Ikki walked over to me.

"This is rather surprising. How long have you had him?" Ikki asked Levi. "A few weeks." Levi said. "Why do you ask?"

"The reason why the Arc Dash line never got past a few medabots was the fact that no medals could support them. I remember Dr. Aki tearing his hair out every time he heard another report of a medal self-destructing. I'm surprised that his medal hasn't blown up yet." Ikki said.

"Why don't you come too?" Metabee asked.

"Right, what would I wear?" Levi asked sarcastically.

"What you have on is perfect. I bet Koji wouldn't mind a few robattles after the wedding." Ikki said. "Besides, a lot of medafighters have already been invited."

Levi bent down. "So, Quantum, want to go?" He asked me.

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Arika was beautiful in her white wedding gown but she looked exactly the same as she did eleven years ago. I turned to Metabee.

"I thought Ikki said Arika went to school with him?" I asked.

"She did. See, during a raid on one of Dr. MetaEvil's bases, Koji and Arika got knocked into these cryogenic suspension chambers. Dr. Aki had been working like a mad man trying to unthaw them. He finally succeeded six months ago. Now, shut up and watch the wedding." Metabee said.

Koji was in his typical rich boy costume but this time it was a lot more formal. He turned towards Arika and smiled. The maid of honor was Brass and the best man, or should I say best medabot, was Sumilidon.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered together today to bring this man and this woman in holy matrimony. They have wrote their own vows." The priest said.

"Arika, you are a lighthouse for me in these turbulent times. Your strength and courage gave me hope while we were recuperating. My love for you is more powerful than a million Medaforces. Will you take me to be your husband?" Koji said.

"I do." Arika answered.

"Koji, my knight in shining armor, you were always willing to do anything for anyone. After Belmont passed away, I felt like killing myself. I ejected Brass's medal and was about to put the knife in my chest but you stopped me. Your love gave me hope and I will love you till time ends. Will you take me to be your wife?" Arika said.

"I do." Koji said. "The rings?" The priest asked.

Suddenly, Neutranurse, who so happened to be the ring bearer, tripped and the rings went flying towards a window. Immediately, I went after them and fell out the window. The rings landed around my top horn. The only bad thing about falling out the window was that I had to walk back up three stories.

"Well, I didn't think I'd be the one to blunder up." I said as I brought the rings to the couple.

Koji and Arika did the typical wedding stuff and I saw Metabee with a tissue.

"I always cry at weddings..." Metabee said blowing on it. (HOW I DON'T KNOW)

We went to the banquet where Neutranurse healed me. Koji walked over to Levi and me.

"How about a robattle, kid?" Koji asked.

"Sure." Levi said.

Out from behind the wedding cake, Mr. Referee appeared.

"Then-HACK-It's agreed." He said.

We nearly had to peel Koji off of the ceiling.

"What's wrong?" Sumilidon asked.

"He's still alive. I thought he'd be dead by now." Koji said.

"My life expectancy is not what is in question at this time. I declare this to be a submission robattle. And since I, Mr. Referee, will judge this battle. Medafighters ready, Medabots robattle." He said then coughing some more.

Sumilidon ran towards me and I had to jump into the air. However, his Flexor sword caught my right leg and brought me down.

"Right Leg, 14 percent damage." I heard in the back of my head.

I got up and began to charge the Prominence. Firing my tri-cannon at Sumilidon kept the medabot at bay. When the Prominence was charged, I let him come towards me.

"Prepare for the Power of the Midnight Sun. The light of truth and justice, The Prominence!" I yelled as I fired.

"Head 98 percent damage. Body 99 percent damage. Arms 99 percent damage. Legs 99 percent damage. System shutdown imminent." Koji's Medawatch said. Then, a strange glow came over Sumilidon and I saw Koji smile.

"I...must...win...for...KOJI! MEDAFORCE!" Sumilidon yelled as he unleashed a very powerful attack on me.

I use to think that medabots were incapable of feeling pain during a robattle. I guess this proved me wrong. The Medaforce hurt badly.

"99 percent damage to all parts. Right leg 100 percent damage, function ceased. System shutdown imminent." I heard in the back of my head and in Levi's meda-watch.

"I must win!" Sumilidon yelled coming towards me.

I raised my tri-cannon as fast as I could.

"Not today." I replied firing.

"Head 100 percent damage. Function ceased." Koji's meda-watch said.

Sumilidon's medal ejected. Koji reached down and picked up Sumilidon's medal.

"Function ceased! The winner is Quantum Fire." Mr. Referee said.

Levi ran out to me and bent down.

"Quantum Fire, are you okay?" He asked me.

"I hurt, Levi. I hurt all over." I managed to say without yelling out in pain.

Neutranurse walked over and began to regenerate me. Soon, I was able to walk without pain shooting through my medaparts. Arika and Koji drove off in a limo for the honeymoon and I turned to Levi.

"That was a good wedding." I said.

A look of shock went over Levi's face. I was concerned.

"What's wrong?"

"I forgot to tell Mom. We won't be able to get back before dark." He said.

We were in deep trouble. I knew it and so did Levi.

"Don't worry about it." Koji (Ikki's son) said. "My mom called your mom and you're staying the night with us."

"Well, that solves that problem." I said.

We got into the limo and went to Ikki's home.