Title: Busted!

Rating: PG

Timeframe: Uh. . . I haven't figured that out yet. Sometime just before the WRC?

Synopsis: Same as in the other two chapters.

AN: You've got your Rokusho, and now I get cries for Rintaro. Fear not, I've got big plans for him. *evil grin* So hang in there, guys, he's coming.

I know I've usually done Weiss Kreuz fics up till now, but lately, I've developed a thing for Medabots, and I decided to try my hand. R&R please!

On with the fic!

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The robos hesitated for a moment, but soon obeyed their leader. With Squidguts and Seaslug holding him down, Gillgirl first removed the Phantom's top hat, and then reached for the mask. Hikaru struggled, but in the end, it was inevitable. Gillgirl managed to grab hold of and remove the mask. Before Hikaru could turn his face away, Dr. Meda-evil recognized his face.

"What!? It's you! That infernal brat who foiled my plans eight years ago!" He exclaimed, visibly annoyed. It was Hikaru's cue. He put on the most mischievous grin he could muster, and spoke, still in the Phantom's voice.

"Who did you expect, Tuxedo Mask?"

In their corner, the kids had stopped shouting for the Phantom. Erika was trying to make her way around the robos so she could see Hikaru's face, too. This, of course, meant that she was also dragging along the rest of the flock (her being tied to them and all)... and they were complaining about that. Rope burns, upset stomachs, being squished, that sort of thing. Why couldn't they just shut up? They were calling attention to themselves. What was worse, they just might -

"Wait, robos. I've got an idea." Dr Meda-Evil chuckled. "You seem to have quite the little fan club there, Phantom Renegade. Why don't we let them have a little peek too, Hmm?" Without waiting for a response, the lab coat with legs snapped his fingers, and his underlings jumped. Seaslug and Squidguts forced Hikaru around so he faced the children. He tried to hide his face in his hair by bowing his head, but that idea failed when Gillgirl forced it back up again by tugging on the hair at the back of Hikaru's head.

"Oow!" He cried, in his own voice. "Watch the hair!" Hikaru then focused on the kids in front of him. He was looking directly at Ikki Tenryou, whose eyes were wide in shock. Beside him, Erika was a bit more articulate.

"HENRY!" she shouted. Crap. Oh well, if the cat's out of the bag, anyway. . .

"ARCBEETLE!" he shouted, trusting that the sound would make its way into his medawatch and thus, to his medabot.

"I'm really sorry, man." Came Arcbeetle's regretful voice. "Man, you've GOT to get out of there!" the medabot sounded almost desperate. Just what was going on outside? Where was Arcbeetle? Well, wherever he was, Hikaru was just going to have to fend for himself.

He elbowed Shrimplips and Squidguts in the stomachs, winding them both. Hikaru took the opportunity to wrench himself free, and bolt over to where the kids were tied up. Seemingly from nowhere, he produced a pocketknife, flipped it open, and cut the ropes. He turned to make his exit, but froze when he heard a voice.

"Phantom Renegade! We know you're in there! Come out with your hands up!" It was a policeman on a megaphone. Things just weren't going Hikaru's way today. Karin, on the other hand, was thrilled.

"It's the police! Rintaro got away!" She proclaimed excitedly. Rintaro had called the police because the Rubber Robos had kidnapped his friends, and they were calling for Phantom Renegade to surrender? What was up with that? Hikaru didn't have time to think about it. He had to get out, ASAP, and find out what had happened to Arcbeetle. He turned to make his exit, but Ikki and Koji had grabbed his wrists.

"What are you doing? I have to get out of here." He implored them.

"Henry, are you really Phantom Renegade?" Ikki asked.

"What does it look like?" Hikaru answered irritably.

"What do you do with all those medals?" Koji asked.

"That's none of your business!" Hikaru was getting desperate now. The police repeated their demands, threatening to bust in and arrest him if he didn't come out. They maintained that they had the building surrounded. Hikaru didn't doubt that. The local cops WERE learning from their frequent run-ins with the Phantom. Luckily, so was he.

"You're not going to kill us, are you?" Karin asked, visibly scared.

"KILL you? I'm a thief, not a murderer." Hikaru sweatdropped. There was a pounding at the main doors now. The police were trying to break down the door. Hikaru tore his arms out of Ikki and Koji's reach, and thrust his right arm towards the ceiling, in the motion that activated his grappling hook. The police at the door had almost broken through. . .

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And here I stop. Aren't I evil?

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