Standard Disclaimer: I do not own Medabots or any related names and brand(Who belong to Kodansha, Natsume, Hasbro, Nelvana and a bunch of other people I'm not sure I know),I am writting this fic out of fun and I am not making any profit from it and I'm poor,please don't sue me!
AN: Once again thank you for all your support. I'm doing my best on this fic (Altough I'm not all that satisfied with this chapter to be frank but I can't seam to make it better). I want to take the time to point out that I didn't create the designs for Oracle and Cruise-Gunner, I just took them from the Medabots TCG published by upper deck, both are in the starter. They're the Medabots called Auto-Cruise and Holy-Oracle. I did however create Kaito's design, and the fourth one who hasn't appeared yet.
Chapter 4: When Oracle Met Kaito
Kaito the Gardener Medabot was looking at himself in Chidori's pocket mirror, holding it in one hand while his other hand was touching his face.
"This can't be happening! This can't be happening! This can't be happening! This can't..." He kept repeating over and over.
"You poor thing." Commented Chidori,who was sitting on one of the store's stool.
That's when Henry came back from the backroom, he looked totally surprised.
"I just called Doctor Aki... I think I'll have to buy your story Kaito because he said his Grand-daughter found someone else like you! All three are on their way here. " Said the clerks.
"AH! You see now? I'm not so defective now aren't I? How could have I known your names?!?Explain that to me? I should whack you with this...this... staff thingie for doubting me!" Replied the Medabot, taking hold of the staff strapped to his right arm.
"I always believed you Kaito dear." Added Mrs. Tenryo.
The angry and still shocked green Medabot stopped in his track, and Henry could have sworn the brash Kaito was blushing.
"Tha...thank you... m'am." He managed to say. "Aaw why did this had to happened to me? There was a game tomorow too! I probably missed the entire season I bet... This is what happened when you watch too much kid stuff... you get sucked into it. Why..why...why...WHY?!?" Complained the Medabot, leaning agaisnt the Hop-Mart's counter, shaking his head.
Henry's wasn't sure how to react, it was evident the Medabot was trying to look tough and hold back his emotions. It was probably easier than if he had been human, considering Medabots can't cry. Well not physically anyway. The young man decided to learn more about him until Nae got there.
"Hmm...Kaito... you said you don't remember you real name... do you still remember the rest of your life?" He inquired.
"Yes. Why do you think I mentionned the game?"
Henry sweatdropped, chuckling nervously "Oh right...So...what... game are you talking about?"He asked.
"Soccer... or football if you prefer the internationnal name. I'm... or rather was on my school's team. It was the first game of the season actually." Answered the Medabot, turning to look out the window.
Chidori who hadn't spoken for a while seamed to be lost in tought, staring at her Medabot. "So... if you're human... does this mean you won't help me take care of my flowers?"
Kaito almost felt down out of surprise "Well... depends on how long I'll stay here Mrs. Tenryo. If the old man can't help me I... I don't know what I'm gonna do." He said.
"You're always welcome at our home. I'm sure everybody will just love you! You can be part of the family if you want." Said the woman, smiling.
"Tha..thank you m'am!" Added the green Medabot, destabilized once again.
Then all three of them went silent. The silence was only broken when the door of the Hop-Mart opened, making the bell hung from it ring. It was some kid Kaito didn't recognized, thus not a character from the show. Henry greeted the kid who quickly got a chocolate bar and some sort of frozen treat from the freezer. The kid paid and left almost as quickly. Kaito realised at that point that he was gonna meet more people and certainly all the characters from the show! In fact, he was now the Medabot of Ikki's mother and he was in the prescence of the Phantom Renegade who also happened to be Space Medafighter X! He looked at Henry who suddenly felt nervous as the Medabot glared at him.
"W...what?" Asked the clerk.
"Nothing... I was just imagining you with a mask and a top hat." Answered Kaito, wishing he could smirk.
Henry took the hint and swallowed hard. He quickly grabbed hold of the Medabot's shoulder.
"Kaito... I need to speak to you... in private!" The young man declared.
Kaito shrugged before following Henry in the backstore"Sure thing.I'll be right back m'am!"
Once the door closed Henry bent down to the Medabots level and looked at him straight in the eyes "Okay, what do you know?"
"Oh...about you being the Phantom Renegade AND Space Medafighter X? What do you think! I told you this was all just an anime where I come from! I saw all from the moment you saved what was gonna be Metabee's Medal from the Rubberobos to the moment Ikki and Metabee learned they were gonna be representing Japan in the WRC!" Answered Kaito. "So you better not try to say I'm deffective again or I could go tell your little secret to a lot of people. I bet the Select Corp would be happy to catch the infamous Phantom Renegade."
Henry went pale "Y...y...yes... I... I won't." He stammered.
"Allright... I'll go back in the store now, it's impolite to leave a woman waiting."
As Kaito turned the doorknob he was reminded of how Chidori had hugged him when he was panicking after discovering his new state. The embrace had been like one of a true mother and very comforting. He might be stuck in another world, and turned into a Medabot, but he was in good hands, she would take good care of him.
"I'm back m'am!" He declared, stepping out of the backstore, leaving behind a still pale Henry who was trying to get the blood back to his face.
Ms. Tenryo smile sweetly "You don't have to be so formal dear... just call me Chidori."
"Yes m'am... I mean mom... I mean Chidori!" replied Kaito, slapping his face and groaning in shame.
But Chidori didn't laugh, she merely giggled and smile. For a moment it looked like she was going to say something when the door opened again, but this time it was not some random background character! It was none other than the hero of the Medabots TV serie, the one and only... Ikki Tenryo! Accompagnied as always by Metabee and followed by Rintaro and Kantaroth. The boy stoped when he realise his mother was there.
"Hi mom! What are you doing here?" He asked, confused.
"Hi Mrs. Tenryo!" Said the other three.
"Hi Ikki! Salty found the cutest teddy bear Medal and gave it to me. I came here to get a Medabot. I choose the cutest little gardener and I named him Kaito and it turned out it was actually a human!" The woman explained quickly, confusing the hell out of the four newcommer.
"It turned out to be what?!?" Asked Metabee.
"You heard right Metabee." Started Kaito, stepping forward "I used to be a human." He explained.
"DUDE! That's so whacked out!" Said Rintaro, almost jumping to the ceiling
Ikki took a step back "WOH! How...how's that possible?!?"
"Dude, you know you got a flower on your shoulder right?" Asked Metabee, pointing at said flower.
Kaito growled slightly "I know thank you."
" Poor Kaito is from an alternate universe where your life is an animated serie apparantly." Added Chidori, pointing to her son.
"What?!?" Gasped the boy.
Metabee took the chance to be in the spotlight as usual "I'm sure the TRUE star of the show is *ME*, after all, I'm the most fascinating of us both and I *AM* the greatest right?" He commented.
"Right on dude!" Agreed Kantaroth.
"Typical." Just said Kaito, shaking his head slightly.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Asked Metabee.
"Your audio sensors must be malfunctionning. I said 'typical', because that's always how you react." Explained the green Medabot.
"Why you..." Started Metabee, before Henry stepped in betweem them.
"Dr. Aki is coming here with his Grand-Daughter, they found another Medal like Kaito." The young man commented.
"Woh...no...no way... You're not kidding when you say I'm... on TV...right?" Asked Ikki, still shocked by the events.
"Oh no I'm not. You got a bunch of fans. I saw you picked Metabee's medal out of the river, I saw him use the Medaforce for the first time, defeating Robo-Emperor, and I saw you defeat Giganko!" Declared Kaito."And now... maybe I'm on TV with you now..."
"Wooh." Was all Ikki could say, his jaw hanging slack.
"Dude! Tell us more! That's so cool dude!" Asked Rintaro, enthusiast.
"Now who's the center of attention...hmm... I could get used to this." Chuckled Kaito.
Henry shook his head before sighing "Why don't you satisfy their curiosity, we got time before the Doc and the others arrive."
The former human nodded"Maybe I will."
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I looked at my arm, closing and opening my hand a few times. Rokusho had done well on it and the only traces of any damage was hidden by a white regen-pad. Right now I was sit against a nearby tree, since I was still unable to stand up because of my leg. Rokusho had recovered his cape and he was sitting in front of me in a traditionnal japanese manner.
"I hope your cape is okay." I commented. "You did a great job on my arm, thank you again for all your help and I wouldn't want to have damage it, it seams made out of silk."
"Do not worry about this. Soon Baton will return with my... friends... and we will be able to repair your leg. We might also find a way to help you regain your human self."
"Thank you." I added, falling silent for a while.
"I...I summoned the Medaforce... Not only am I a human turned into a Medabot... I'm a Medabot with the Medaforce!" I stopped for a few seconds "Wow... it's the first time I feel so... exeptionnal... at the same time... I heard that the Medaforce has the power to control...or to destroy the world. "I said, looking at my body.
"Sadly it is the truth. Rare Medal are actively seeked by evil, including the Rubberobo Gang."
I felt suddenly filled with fear "I...I can't handle this kind of responsability! There's no way I can protect myself, I was almost blasted to bits by Noctobats! The grunts of the Rubberobos! I don't know how to fight! I never had to, why wasn't some martial artist or street fight guy chosen for this?" I said, scared.
If I still had lungs I would probably have hyperventilate right there. I had so much power hidden within me but knew nothing on how to use it. I always wanted to be unique, I always felt diferent but I never knew how and now that I truly was special, I was overwhelmed. If the Rubberobo ever got hold of me they would do the same thing they did to Metabee, and that didn't look pleasent at all. That's when Rokusho put his hand on my shoulder, he had stood up while I was contemplating my new powers.
"Have faith in yourself Cruise-Gunner." He said "The Medaforce doesn't come to those weak of will. It was your desire not to let them take you that connected you to the power within you. I can feel it, you have more courage than you give yourself credit for. You may lack confidence, but certainly not hope and it is that hope that everything would be fine that let you survive your first Robattle. You are like a shaky house treathening to collapse, but you have stable fondation on wich to rebuilt." He explained.
He was right, even on the brink of defeat, Metabee doesn't always summon the Medaforce, it's not an automatic mechanism. I summoned it on my first fight, because I wouldn't let them take me. I never had much perseverence, but after all, I went through high school while statistic would probably had me commit suicide. Okay maybe I'm dramatising... but I never picked up smoking or taking drug just to be part of the crowd, I never let the fact I wasn't popular change me. I could see what Rokusho meant about strong will, even if mine wasn't very consitent..
"You... you think so?" I asked, still unsure. "You're very wise Rokusho and I like the metaphor. I know I don't loose hope easily, but I'm a long way from being a courageous warrior. This is all so much, I feel so out of place now that I might have to fight to survive..."
"Nobody is born a warrior, even Medabots. If you wish to be able to defend yourself, then I am certain we will find someone to teach you how to use those cannons you weild, it is only a matter of effort. I am certain you have the potential to handle this new responsability. I know how it feels to have your own world collapse and feel totally out of place, isolated, I felt the same after I lost my Medafighter. It took me years of wandering to start to feel better and find a new place, a new role, in this world. I will make sure you never feel as lost and lonely as I did." Replied the wanderer Medabot, going back to where he was to sit down again.
"Wow... I'll try to be worthy of the faith you put in me Rokusho. I feel so honored to have you just talking to me." I added, doing a little bow.
"Never forget you are not alone in this. There are many of us who will do all in their power to protect the world from the misuse of Rare Medal." He added.
I nodded slowly "I won't."
I looked at my hand. Before all this I had a weak body, but now, I was strong. I also had a secret power within me, the potential for greatness and now that I was a Medabot, it would only take practice to become a fierce fighter. I tighten my fist. I swear to myself I would one day fire with those canons on my arms and I would strike an opponent. The more I tought about it, the more a Robattle seamed exciting, maybe it was my body's 'instinct'. I had to learn to have faith in my new strengths, for my sake, and the sake of the world...
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"So... " Started Ikki "The people in your world watching us knew about Metabee's Rare Medal from the start?" He asked.
Kaito just nodded.
"Man I feel dumb." The boy said, sweatdropping.
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Kaito nodded some more.
"HEY!"
The green Medabot chuckled. "I'm just messing with you. Don't worry, it's not like you had any way to know how that Medal got there." He said, holding out his hand in a defensive way.
"It's really too bad you don't have one of them Metabee toy with you! I bet I look awesome." Said the yellow KBT, arm crossed in a proud way. "Why don't we make action figure of me and sell them? I bet we'd make a fortune!"
His Medafghter shook his head."Riiiiiight..."
That's when the door of the Hop-Mart opened. After an half-hour wait, finally Doctor Aki burst in dramatically.
"Here we are people!" He declared. "Everybody, let me introduce you to my grand daughter Nae and her new Medabot-who-used-to-be-human: Oracle!" He said, sliding aside to reveal the two girls.
"Hello everyone.Hi Henry, long time no see!" Said Nae.
"Nice to see you again Nae." Replied the young man.
Oracle took a slight bow. "Hello."
Everyone went silent as Kaito moved from the middle of the group to the front, as Oracle walked toward him. They looked at each other for a few second before Kaito extended his hand.
"I'm Kaito. Nice to meet you."
"I'm Oracle. Nice to meet you too."
The two then shook hand, they look glad to meet.
Finally they let go and Oracle spoke first "So...you were human too right?"
Kaito nodded in agreement. "Exactly. It's...great to meet someone in the same situation, it's so confusing. Guess we're stuck in this together."
"I know what you mean." Sighed Oracle before looking around "Any news from the other two?"She asked.
"Other two?!?" Asked Kaito, surprised.
"You don't remember? In the light tunnel? Didn't you saw three other shapes being carried with you? I did. One of them was you, now we need to find the other two. They're probably lost and confused..." Explained Oracle.
"Oh yeah... but I tought I was dreaming." Added the other Medabot.
"Oh my, poor little things." Commented Chidori, sweeping a tear off her cheek.
Kaito turned to his Medafighter and touched her hand "Don't worry Mrs. Tenryo, we'll find them." He said, reassuringly.
The woman smiled "I told you to call me Chidori, Kaito."
"Yes m'am... I mean Chidori!"
Oracle giggled slightly before Metabee walked over her with Kantaroth.
"I'm Metabee, and that's Kantaroth! Nice to meet ya!" He declared.
"I know who you are. It's an honor to meet you!" The female Medabot replied.
After a little more introductions and explaination about Nae, such as her studies in America, the whole gang was ready for action.
"So... what do we do now?" Asked Ikki, scratching his head.
"I know! Why don't you all come home for dinner?" Proposed Chidori, smiling.
"Allright dude! Your mom rocks dude!" Cheered Rintaro.
"With pleasure Mrs. Tenryo!" Agreed the Doctor.
"Same here." Added Nae.
"You guys can go up ahead, I'll be there in half an hour, I just need to wait for the change of shift." Declared Henry.
To Be Continued...