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: Heya everyone! I'm having a MAJOR writer's block for Third Challenge, so I decideed to move on to Blood Medal for the moment. I'm rewatching all my recorded Medabots ep so if things go well I should be back on Third Challenge soon. Let's move on to review replies:
Medaboy: Thanks... technically it was chapter 9, since there's a prologue XD. I guess that a sport fic would be cool, but I'm not the best suited for the job ;
Metal Dragon: You never know... guess you'll find out.
Solarice04: thanks for the good words. I hope you like the name... I kinda improvised it on the spot.
MEDABOT CLUB: Thanks a lot, I hope you like this chapter too.
Chapter 10: Blast On
After Metabee showed me around the school, we still had the whole afternoon left. So Metabee lead me toward the river to truly beging my training. By then I was fully functionnal again, so it didn't scare me much. Once we got by the river, Metabee lined a few empty soda can on top of a wood plank that he had put atop two old barrels.
"For today we'll take it slow and I'll just teach you how to shoot. Come over here. " He said, putting me a few feet off the cans.
Not sure what to do I raised my right arm and aimed at the cans "Okay... so how do I do it?" I asked .
"First put your hand under your wrist, to account for kickback, you're probably not ready for it yet." Explained the KBT, surprising me at how knowledgeable he actually sounded "Now the tricky part... I ain't exactly sure how to explain you what to do..."
"How do YOU do it?" I inquired, as he took a firing position I imitated.
"Well... it's hard to explain, I just do it. " He explained, emphasising his point by blasting one of the can without barely glancing at it. " It's like walking... it's just something you do without really thinking, it's a question of will ya know."
I pondered on the idea. I guess to Medabots it was second nature to use their Medaparts... for me it was like learning to walk. Sadly I didn't remember how I learned to walk... so I was pretty much in the dark as to what to do. I decided to just concentrate and imagine the can being knocked down. First thing to work was my targetting system, the cross-air appeared in the middle of my field of vision while a circle appeared, wich I later understood was what my canon was actually pointed toward, with little movement the circle was right around the crossair and turned red. My aim was dead on. Unlike human, Medabots have very precise movement and don't actually jitters like human. I still couldn't open fire... so I tried to concieved what it would feel like for the shot to be fired from my arm, the feeling of the kickback and the shot going through the canons.
I concentrated on my will to shoot the can. I think I spent a few minutes doing that, but it didn't really matter. When it happened, it really surprised me. There was the sound of a canon being fired and the can was hit. Not dead on, just barely grazed and just wobbled, not really falling.
"Wha...what happened?" I asked, confused, loosing my cross-air.
"You fired! You opened fire and hit the target! You did it Cruise-Gunner!" Declared Metabee, happilly.
"I... I did it?" I repeated, still unsure. "I DID IT! WOOHOO!" I cheered, doing a little jump.
Metabee nodded "You sure did! I'm a good teacher after all!"
"Wow... I have to try again!" I stated, aiming at the lined cans again.
"Right... you gotta be able to fire much more quickly. Reflex are essential in a robattle." Explained my teacher, but I already knew that, more or less. "I already got a few ideas on how to train you. Too bad Medabots don't sweat, hehehehe."
I sweatdropped, but decided to shrug it off. I had asked for this training after all, no point in backing up now.
I managed to open fire five or more time before it was time to go back to the Tenryo household. The last two were much quicker and the last few ones actually knocking down target. I was nowhere good enough for a real robattle, but at least now I could actually use my canons and learn how to fight. I had my basic covered and I wasn't completly defenseless now. As we headed back to the house, I suddenly felt a little tinge in my Medal, as if someone was looking at me. I turned around but there was nothing, and the feeling dissapeared as quickly as it came. I shrugged it off as a glitch back then, but I later realised it probably meant that the fourth one... had awaken.
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Peppercat and her Medafighter happily looked at Sam's new Medabot. It was all mostly in shades of black and had a look similar to Peppercat, but with many diferences. Her feet actually had claws and her grey legs looked slightly thinner, her tail didn't end like an extension cord, but with a spike and the two prongs on the hip armor were gone. Her forearms were equipped with a canon each and she had basic grey hands with small claws. Her head was almost completly diferent. Her forehead was adorned with a simple silver 'v', her ears were almost perfect triangle and were pointing back and instead of eyes she had a pitch black visor above her grey faceplate. It looked fast and fierce.
"She's cool... not as cool as you Peppercat, but enough to be a great addition to the Screws!" Commented Samantha.
"What you gonna call her boss?" Asked the CAT Medabot.
The girl scratched her head "Hmm... good question... Hmm... Darkat? Panthra? Mirage... ooh Miragi! (AN: pronounce the 'i' like 'ee' ) What do you think? "
The red Medabot gave her Medafighter what could be interpreted as a thumb up "I like it, it's short, simple, easy to say and sounds cool. "
Sam pulled out the Ladybug Medal "Allright then! I will call you Miragi!" She declared, putting the Medal right into it's port.
Miragi's black visor flashed with violet light as the black panther -type came to life. Peppercat stood in front of her new partner and waved.
"Hello!" She said.
Miragi took a step backward, a looked of confusion on her face before she could react in a way neither Sam or Peppercat expected.
She screamed, loudly.
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We reached the Tenryo household just in time to see Nae and Oracle at the front gate. They were waving goodbye to Chidori and Kaito.
"Hiya ladies! How's it goin'?" Asked Metabee, catching their attention.
"Metabee, Cruise-Gunner! Hi!" Greeted Oracle.
It still felt strange to be called Cruise-Gunner, but I wasn't as surprised now. I guessed that in no time I would be used to it too much to actually change it. It probably felt odd to Oracle and Kaito to be called by their Medabot names... at least they had good Medafighters to take care of them.
"Hi you two!" Added Nae.
"Hi!" I said, happilly. "I managed to fire with my canons today!" I added, lifting my right arm for emphasis.
I could swear Oracle was smiling "That's great! You know, Kaito managed to use his staff... maybe I should learn how to use my binding weapon." She commented, looking at the little canon like structure that was coming out of her own arm.
"I'm sure you'll be able to in no time, it's not that hard really. Metabee's gonna trained me on how to use it. I also got to meet all the other Medabots at the kid's school like Brass and the Screw's Medabot." I replied.
"Did you meet Samurai? He's cool." Asked Oracle, for a moment we were back to Medabots fan.
I shook my head "He wasn't there today. "
"What's the old man got that I don't?" Asked Metabee, seamingly offended.
Oracle chuckled "Your just as cool as Samurai Metabee, it's just we haven't met him yet. He should be the one jealous, YOU are the hero of the show, not him."
"I'm sorry to break up your conversation but we have to go if we don't want to miss the train back downtown." Interupted Nae.
I looked up at the woman "Oh ...we'll be seeing you around soon I hope."
"I'm glad I got to see you, I wondered how you were coping... but it seams you're doing okay." Declared Oracle, a smile in her voice.
"Thanks for your concern." I relied, bowing slightly.
"Oh!" Suddenly said Nae, cupping her fist with her other hand "I just had an idea... would you guys like it if I organized a tour of my grandfather's plant? "
The Medabot fan part of me light up at that comment. We might even get to see one of those test runs like with Belzelga! It would be great.
"That'd be so cool!" Both Oracle and I stated at the same time.
We took a pause and looked at each other before bursting in laughter "I guess we're still Medabots fan, even in our current state." I added.
"It'll also give grandpa a chance to check out your strange Medal and find a way to help you return to normal." Proposed the human.
The idea of someone touching my Medal suddenly made me very nervous, but I pushed the feeling away to consider it might be useful. I think Oracle felt the same way, it was clear when she spoke a simple "Okay." with a slightly shaky voice.
Nae glanced at her watch "Now we really have to go... com'on Oracle... see you guys soon!"
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Samantha and Peppercat were sitting on the floor, a shocked expression on their face. Meanwhile Miragi was looking at herself in the full length mirror behind Sam's bedroom door.
"Hu...human? You were humans? You watched us on TV?" Repeated the girl, stunned.
"Yes... something...something happened to me and I got somehow stuck here, in the world I used to watch on TV...you know I don't look too bad." Replied Miragi, her voice had a calm melancholic quality to it as she took a seductive pose. "I don't really mind... I think this is much cooler than being a simple human. I think this is actually cool."
Peppercat shook her head, trying to regain her full senses "What...what was your name as a human?"
"I don't remember..."Simply stated the black Medabot, dismissing the question while taking aim at her reflection with her canon "Miragi is a nice name tough, I got you to thank for that Samantha...I'll keep it. "
"If you don't mind being a Medabot then... you still gonna fight for me right?" Inquired the girl.
Miragi turned back toward Peppercat and Sam. "I can't wait to...show me how to defeat an opponent."
To Be Continued...
AN: Okay this wasn't very long but I hoped you guys still liked it.