The Will Of The Medafighter
Chapter two: A chat with doctor Akki.
Erika jumped off the bench and shoved Ikki out of the way.
"I'm a reporter for the Isatormi Junior High paper. Can I ask you a few questions?"
"Later. First, me and Ikki have to Robattle." Just then, Larry's cellphone rang and he turned away.
"Yeah…Yeah…They are? Okay, I'll be right over." He turned to Ikki and shrugged.
"Who was that?"
"The police. Someone broke into my house. Sorry Ikki, I'll have to cancel our match. See you." Larry started walking away when…
"It must be pretty important, I've never known you to give up on a battle." A caped figure stood balanced on the jungle gym. He leapt down in front the three. Ikki recognised him instantly.
"Space Medafighter X!"
"Yes. The tournament is only a week away. You ready Ikki?"
"I sure am. Do you know this guy?" Larry looked at Space Medafighter X and scratched his head.
"Yeah, he knows me. He trained me and Sheena a long time ago."
"Larry, do you still have that Melded Metal?"
"Hey, that's supposed to be a secret! I don't want the whole world knowing." Metabee looked at Ikki.
"You Ikki, what's a Melded Metal?"
"I have no idea what it is. Maybe they'll tell us." But there was no one around. Space Medafighter X had already disappeared and Larry was walking into the distance with Sheena. Erika shouted after him.
"What about my story!?"
"Come to my house at seven. I'll give you the interview then." Lightning flashed overhead and drops began to fall, making the kids run for home. Ikki was troubled.
"Erika, have you ever heard of a Melded Medal?"
"Can't say I have. Maybe you should go ask Doctor Akki."
"Yeah, I will. Coming Metabee?"
"I think I'll sit it out buddy. I'm going to meditate a bit, see if I can find my inner peace."
"Say what?"
"Rokusho told me that when you find your inner peace, you will find your hidden potential."
"Umm, okay. Just get home before nine."
Larry and Sheena walked home in the light drizzle, watching the cars go by. Suddenly, three Medabots stood before them. If Larry had been with Ikki, he would have recognised them.
Gobanko
Samurai Type Medabot
Medafighter: Squidguts-RubberRobo Gang
Speciality: Hand to hand combat
Gokudo
Ninja Type Medabot
Medafighter: Shrimplips-RubberRobo Gang
Speciality: Stretch Punch
White Sword
Samurai Type Medabot
Medafighter: Seaslug-RubberRobo Gang
Speciality: Sword Attacks
"Alright kid, hold it right there!" The four members of the RubberRobo gang emerged from behind the tree. Seaslug eyed Sheena, his glasses flashing.
"So, this is that famous foreign Medafighter? Too bad he didn't leave his Medabot at home, it would've saved us a lot of trouble."
"You clowns are the ones who broke into my house?"
"We sure did. I'm sure that you, as the number one ranked Medafighter from South Australia, have a rare medal in your robot."
"So what if I do? And I'm from South Africa."
"I couldn't care if you were from the Antarctic. Just hand over your medal." Larry and Sheena stared at them for a split second, before falling over laughing. As they rolled around on the wet grass, Shrimplips took over.
"You think it's funny? Alright then, we'll decide this with a Robattle." The two stood up, and Larry glanced at Sheena.
"You ready for this?" Sheena punched with one fist into the palm of her other hand.
"I'm always ready. These costumed jokers won't know what hit them." Gillgirl tapped Seaslug on the shoulder and pointed to his Medawatch.
"Umm, Seaslug. Did you notice that this Metabee can use Healing as well?"
"Yeah, so what?"
"But, aren't Mermaid types supposed to be the only ones capable of doing that?"
"Probably a glitch. That thing has the attitude of A KBT type Medabot, so I'm not worried. Let's get it on."
"THEN, IT'S AGREED!" Mister Referee appeared in the branches of the tree and jumped down, slipping in the puddles of rain. He stood up, rubbing his butt.
"MEDAFIGHTERS READY? MEDABOTS…ROBATTLE!!"
All three enemy Medabots attacked Sheena at once, and she did well. In the first two minutes, she had knocked Gobanko and White Sword out of the battle, leaving her with Gokudo. She was weaker now, since the attacks from the three had worn her out to a certain degree. Larry cast his eyes over the damage summary.
Head: 67%
Left Arm: 66%
Left Leg: 75%
Right Arm: 70%
Right Leg: 60%
Laser Cannon: Functioning
Missile Launchers: Left Launcher offline.
"Sheena, healing power!" The same light surrounded her and fixed the damage. As she prepared to attack Gokudo, a sword struck her from the side and sent her tumbling over. White Sword and Gobanko stood next to Gokudo.
"What? I knocked you two out of the battle!" Seaslug let out that weird laugh that he always did when things were going his way.
"Well, guess you're bite doesn't live up to your bark. Take her down now." The battle seemed to get more and more hopeless. Everytime Sheena knocked two out of the battle, they returned undamaged. She finally ran out of Healing power and Larry was going to call it off. Suddenly, a white blur flashed past and sliced through the hedge on the side of the road to shreds. When Larry saw what was behind it, he became angry. There were probably ten more of each of the RubberRobo's Medabots. Each time Sheena had stopped one from functioning, they sent in another one. Mister Referee waved his finger at the RubberRobos.
"That is cheating. You lose this match."
"We don't think so. Goodbye." Three other RubberRobos appeared next to him and stopped a taxi before throwing him inside. All four of them lifted their sleeves to show ten medawatches.
"Okay kid, this is the score. We've got forty Medabots against this crummy, dented Metabee. Hand over the medal peacefully, or we'll crush her and take it anyways. Sheena stood up, battered and bruised, but still functioning.
"Crummy!? Dented!? That's it!"
"Sheena, these guys insulted us and they're cheating us. Let's show them."
"You got it. Here's a little present, compliments of the Rare Medal!" A burst of light covered Sheena for an instant and when it cleared, she was surrounded in an aura of blue energy, which cracked and sparked around her.
"When I see red, you see blue. A very painful colour combination. MEDAFORCE!!" She brought down her Laser cannon and a huge blast of blue energy struck all forty of the enemy Medabots. The clinking of ejected medals became deafening. Squidguts scratched his head and looked at the pile of defeated Medabots before him.
"Should we start running now?" Gillgirl and Seaslug looked at each other and smiled mysteriously.
"Thanks you hunk of tin. I thought you'd use that, so we brought a back-up."
"Yes, meet Felynx." A spotted leopard shaped Medabot landed in front of the weakened Sheena.
Felynx
Leopard Type Medabot
Medafighter: Gillgirl-RubberRobo Gang
Speciality: Claw Punch
Felynx lifted her claw and struck Sheena to the floor.
"Warning. All other Medaparts 100% damage. Head 96% damage. Cessation of function imminent." Before Felynx could deliver the final blow, the same white blur knocked her away. Larry looked on in amazement, as the white shape became a Medabot. Strangely enough, with a parrot on his shoulder. Seaslug cursed slightly.
"Rokusho? Get out of here, this doesn't concern you."
"Striking a downed opponent after cheating to weaken them is dishonourable. It also…Makes me angry!" The parrot flew into a nearby tree and Rokusho pulled off his cape, before a shining light struck him as well. He was covered in a purple aura and stood in front of Sheena.
"Feel the wrath of my sword RubberRobos, and tell your master that I will pay him back for Professor Hushi. MEDAFORCE!" He swept his sword along the ground and a wave of purple energy blasted Felynx into the nearby tree. Her medal popped out and the RubberRobos stared in horror.
"Our plan has gone to pieces! There's only one thing left to do…RUN AWAY!"
Larry ran over to Sheena and inserted the spare power pack he carried around with him, so she could heal herself. He turned to Rokusho, who had Baton on his shoulder.
"Thank you. You're Rokusho huh? I heard about you from Ainsley."
"How is she?"
"She's doing great. And between the two of us, I think she's got a new boyfriend."
"I'm glad to hear it. I'm off. Oh, and protect that rare medal." Rokusho then walked off down the lane and Sheena sat down beneath the tree.
"Larry, you head on home without me. I want to look around for a while."
"Okay. Remember that if you're not back by ten, I'm coming to look for you." Larry stood up and went back to his house where he started raiding the fridge for any food in it.
"You stupid idiots! Even with forty Medabots, you still fail to bring me a Rare Medal!" The leader of the RubberRobos screeched on the TV. The four quaked in their boots and shoved Shrimplips forward to explain.
"Well, you see O beloved leader…We were interrupted by Rokusho before Felynx could finish that Metabee."
"But that means you had to fall back to Plan B. Are you telling me that one KBT type could beat forty Medabots? Even with the Medaforce, that is impossible!"
"But my leader, the Metabee could heal itself!"
"WHAT!? Don't be absurd Shrimplips. KBT Types can't do that…Unless. Yes, it must be. It's the Melded Medal. You must bring it to me now. Failure will result in immediate liquidation!" The four snapped to attention and exited. When they got outside, Seaslug looked at the others.
"You hear that? We are to retrieve the Melded Medal!"
"But Seaslug, what is a melded Medal?"
"A Melded Medal you say?" Doctor Akki scratched his chin thoughtfully and turned to Ikki.
"That's right. And Larry seemed pretty hacked off when Space Medafighter X mentioned it."
"I could imagine. You see Ikki, the Melded Medal is supposed to only be a legend. Contrary to the rare medals, it has never been found."
"But what is it supposed to do doctor?" Doctor Akki punched a few keys on the keyboard and brought up a display screen.
"Well, the rare medals are the first medals ever discovered, and it is from them that we clone the mass-production medals. According to ancient writings found, the Melded Medal is the origin of the rare medals. It is the amalgamation of a Hercules Beetle and a Mermaid medal. It is said to be more powerful than all the rare medals combined."
"Hey wait! Sheena was able to heal herself!"
"Maybe it's just a case of he put a Mermaid Medal in a Metabee body?"
"No, the attitude and battle characteristics were like Metabee's." Ikki stood up and went to exit the office. Just then, Doctor Akki called him back.
"You said that he wanted to Robattle you?"
"Yeah. I mean it's kinda scary that he's the number one Medafighter from his country, but I'm up to it."
"I hope so. Larry Linford isn't just ranked number one in South Africa, but he's also ranked second in the world." Ikki's mouth dropped open, before he fell flat on his back. Recovering, he said goodbye to Doctor Akki and left. Doctor Akki stared at the screen in deep thought. If that is true, I'll have Henry and Rokusho keep an eye on him.
Today's Robattle. Sheena defeats the RubberRobo gang with the Medaforce and some help from Rokusho.