Okay this is my almost totally redone version of this story. I'm a little pissed off because a couple of weeks ago, something happened and my story got removed so I lost all my reviews. Before October I had about 30 reviews, so I'm trying to work my way back up to that. I hope this time I've worked out all of the plot holes which were wreaking havoc with my plot.
Thanks to NICK for pointing this out to me. I hope this is better.
Chapter 1: Quicksilver
"Dr. Hushi? What are you doing?" A metallic sounding voice cut through the silence of the dark laboratory. Rokusho walked up to the workbench and peered up at what appeared to be a medal. "Is that a medal?"
"Yes it is Rokusho. A very special medal for a very special medabot I've created." Dr. Hushi turned his head and smiled at his robotic companion. "It's a present for my granddaughter, Elizabeth. I'm hoping with this special medal and design, I'll be able to create a medabot capable of keeping her out of trouble. And giving you a rest from chasing after her." With that, Dr. Hushi laughed, "That girl has got more energy than a single child should have. Chasing her is like trying to catch a small rabbit, which is why I've designed an appropriate medal and medabot for the job. What do you think Rokusho?"
Hushi lifted the small medal off of the table and Rokusho looked at it. He could see a rabbit etched into its surface. Rokusho knew that his own medal was rare, but this Rabbit medal he had never seen before. Rokusho thought about it.
"I hope this medabot will be up for the task. Is it finished yet?" Rokusho peered questioningly up at the doctor.
Dr. Hushi pushed himself away from the desk and walked over to a medabot-sized object covered with a white sheet. He pulled the sheet away, revealing a completed medabot. Its design suggested that it was built for speed, with a more human-like figure than most medabots would have. Its design also suggested that this medabot was decidedly female. It was dominantly white/silver, with accents of turquoise blue throughout, and small, swept-back rabbit-like ears on the sides of its head. 'An admirable design, I believe this is the doctor's best work to date.' Rokusho thought to himself.
Dr. Hushi spoke. "All she needs is a name. Any ideas?" Rokusho put his metallic fingers up to where a chin would normally be in a gesture of one in deep thought. "Hmm," said Rokusho, "A Rabbit-type medabot, built and designed for speed. Fast…and sort of silver in color…How about…Quicksilver?" Rokusho looked up at his master looking for a reaction. Dr. Hushi snapped his fingers and smiled. "Quicksilver! Its perfect!! Couldn't have picked a better name myself. Now, lets see how well she works." Dr. Hushi opened a compartment on the newly named medabot and popped in the special medal.
A whirring sound was heard and suddenly Quicksilver stood up straight, and her eyes lit up a brilliant blue colour. She looked around at her surroundings and then noticed Dr. Hushi and Rokusho looking at her.
"Hello." She said in a delicate alto. "Who might you be? And who might I be?"
"I am Dr. Hushi, your creator as it were, and this is Rokusho. Your name, my dear is Quicksilver." Quicksilver turned her head to look at both of them separately.
"Quicksilver…." She intoned. "I am very pleased to meet you Dr. Hushi and Rokusho."
"I am pleased as well to make your acquaintance, Quicksilver." Rokusho replied.
The remainder of the evening was spent with the three of them talking and Dr. Hushi and Rokusho told Quicksilver about Elizabeth, or Bunny, as she was nicknamed. Quicksilver seemed anxious to meet who she hoped would be her very best friend.
"When will I meet Bunny?" she asked. Dr. Hushi smiled at the almost excited tone in her voice.
"Bunny will arrive tomorrow afternoon. She's three years old tomorrow, and she is very excited about meeting you as well. I have no doubt you two will get along very well."
"I hope you'll be able to keep up with her exuberance." Rokusho intoned. Quicksilver looked up at the Doctor and said almost smugly, "That's what I was built for, wasn't it?"
Dr. Hushi went to bed, leaving Rokusho and Quicksilver to sit under the giant oak tree near Dr. Hushi's small but comfortable home. They sat in a friendly silence for several minutes and then Quicksilver broke the silence.
"Rokusho," she asked, "Do you think Bunny will like me? Will I like her? Will I be able to keep her safe, and happy?" She looked anxiously at the wise medabot for an answer. Rokusho gave a medabot equivalent of a sigh and replied.
"I have no doubt that Bunny will love you, and I believe that you will love her as well. It is a simple task to keep Bunny happy, as long as you have the energy to do so. As for keeping her safe, I know that you are capable of it, and that all of us will give you any assistance you may need."
"I hope so. Thank you, Rokusho."
"You are welcome."
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I didn't change anything in this chapter because nothing important happened…wait never mind I did change something, I just don't remember what I did. I'm sure you'll catch it.