Chapter 3

Robattle--Meda-Morphs Style!



"This is stupid!" SumiliKoji ranted in aggravation, "Why don't we just go out there and face 'em? They already know we're here!"

"He's got a point," sighed NeutraKarin.

"Do you really want to risk it?" whispered Rokusho.

"No," Meta-Ikki said firmly. "There's always a chance that they won't find us...just keep hope, it'll come through,"

Suddenly, the bushes were rapidly brushed apart by a pair of pale skinned fingers, as a woman with long strawberry blonde hair peeked in, a wide smirk crossing her face. "Ah-ha!" she called out triumphantly.

"So much for hope," Sailor Erika grumbled.

Meta-Ikki ground his teeth, growling in frustration. "Crap,"

"Thought you could get away, kiddies?" Valentina smirked. "Well, not this time!"

Everyone but Rokusho glanced at each other. What did she mean? They didn't 'escape' from anywhere, as far as they knew...weren't they abandoned to wallon in they freakish misery?

Rokusho growled a bit, narrowing his optics, and clenching his fist. "Leave them alone, you fiends!"

Valentina raised an eyebrow high. "And who might you be, medabot?"

"None of your business," Rokusho snapped.

Valentina frowned. "Get out of the way, you bug!" she raged, backhanding Rokusho, who was taken by surprise, and couldn't defend himself. He shook his head after a few seconds of dizziness after landing flat on his rear end, and growled at Valentina. He got up, and stood in front of the Meda-morphs, to defend his friends. "I'll tell you once more, leave them alone!"

"No, Rokusho! You'll just get hurt!" NeutraKarin pleaded.

"Sorry, but I have got to do this," Rokusho muttered.

Then, SumiliKoji and Meta-Ikki took a step forward, beside Rokusho.

"Then, we'll help you," smiled SumiliKoji.

"Ya, you've already helped us so much, so we're gonna help you!" Meta-Ikki agreed.

"Meta-Ikki, SumiliKoji..." Rokusho said softly.

"Enough with your idle chit-chat!" Valentina growled, "If you really wanna get trashed by me and my medabot, then so be it! Transport...Medabot!" A stream of thin red light came from Valentina's Meda-watch, as a medabot appeared.

It was a bird-like Medabot, much like a crow. It had a pure black head with a long, golden beak sticking out from the area where a mouth would usually lay, and had dark violet optics. At the end if it's neck, it had a bunch of white steel feathers, like a shark-tooth necklace. It had ebony coloured wings, sharp as butcher knives. It also had an ebony steel-feathered body, and large silver feathers coming out of its rear end. It three had cylinder-like markings on it's stomach, and complete with a set of copper bird-like legs. It let out a dangerous battle cry, after the transportation was complete.

"Ok, let's go teach these freaks a lesson, Skyraidar!" proclaimed Valentina smugly.

VITAL STATS
CRW-123563
Skyraidar, Crow-Type
MedaFighter- Valentina
Special attack- Steel Wing


Meta-Ikki narrowed his optics, and growled. For some reason, this Medabot made him uneasy. He sensed something about him...but he didn't know quite
what it was; Rokusho felt the same way.

'I don't like this, Ikki,' said Metabbe, inside of Meta-Ikki's body. 'I feel a strange energy from him.'

'Same here,' agreed Ikki.

"Then, it's agreed!" Out of nowhere, appeared Mr. Referee, as he fell from the sky, and landed on his feet, in the middle of Skyraidar, Rokusho, Meta-Ikki, and SumiliKoji. Meta-Ikki's optics softened, his focus on Skyraidar lost.

"I officially declare this a submission robattle, Meta-Ikki, Rokusho, and SumiliKoji against Skyraidar! Medabots ready? Medabots...ROBATTLE!!" yelled
out Mr. Referee, slicing his hand down. He seemed to not notice the fact that Meta-Ikki, SumiliKoji, Sailor Erika, and NeutraKarin were Meda-morphs!

Sailor Erika was about to start ranting at Mr. Referee for not being around for the last robattle, when he might have had a chance to stop the Meda-morphs from becoming mutants, but then she heard Valentina shout an order to Skyraidar.

"OK, Skyraidar, take to the air!" Valentina ordered.

Skyraidar did as he was told, extended his wings, and flew into the air, just out of reach of Rokusho and the Meda-morphs.

'Metabee, let's use laser cannon!' suggested Ikki inside of Meta-Ikki's head.

'No, seeker missile!' argued Metabee.

'Ugh, listen! We should start off small!'

'No! This is my body, too!' growled Metabee.

'Listen to me!'

Outside, Meta-Ikki had a look of struggle on his face, frozen in spot, trying to start running. If it weren't for the situation, the position would have been slightly comical.

"What's wrong with Meta-Ikki?" asked Rokusho worriedly.

"Got me," said SumiliKoji distractedly, as he ran as close as he could to Skyraidar. He kept on glancing at the CRW-type Medabot, looking for an opportunity to strike.

"Steady...now!" boomed Valentina.

Skyraidar let out a shrill battle cry, as he swooped down towards SumiliKoji. His black steel wings glowed even darker, but he wasn't using his steel wing attack; he was using something that CRW-type Medabots were not able to use! He sliced his wing into SumiliKoji's flexor sword arm; the Meda-Morph let out a cry of pain. He fell on one knee, as he used his other arm to grasp his wound; a chilling pain was spreading up and throbbing in his arm rapidly.

"SumiliKoji!" gasped Rokusho; he narrowed his optics, glancing at Skyraidar. "You'll pay for that!" he growled.

"NeutraKarin, maybe you can use your healing powers to help SumiliKoji!" suggested Sailor Erika, worried.

"Umm...I'll try," gulped NeutraKarin. She rushed towards SumiliKoji, but then felt the same fate as SumiliKoji, just as she was about to heal him. She screamed out in pain as the dark wing sliced into her chest. She fell beside SumiliKoji, shivering, with her eyes half closed. The same pain that SumiliKoji was feeling now coursed throughout her chest, making it hard to function properly.

"NeutraKarin!!" Rokusho and Sailor Erika both shouted out.

Meta-Ikki's attention snapped towards the battle. He moved his metal head towards SumiliKoji and NeutraKarin quickly, seeing them in pain...

'Oh, no!' Ikki said in Meta-Ikki's mind. 'See what our squabbling has done?! SumiliKoji and NeutraKarin are hurt, badly!'

'Oh, blame it on me, why don't you!' hissed Metabee.

'No...it's...my fault...all mine...' said Ikki, a virtual tear coming down his face.

'Wha...?' Metabee said, stunned. He couldn't believe it, it was the first time that Ikki had ever not blamed him, and this time, it pretty much was his fault! Why was he blaming himself? 'Ikki...'

"Alright, that's it!" raged Sailor Erika, "I'm going in!" Sailor Erika raced in as fast as she could, and eyed SkyRaidar angrily. She stopped just under where Skyraidar was flying, and used her long range shooting on him. It scratched the CRW-type medabot, but did very little damage, due to its immense speed, as it flew out of range.

Valentina laughed cruelly. "You think that's going to defeat Skyraidar? Think again! Skyraidar is boosted up by it's dark medal, not only that, but even
without it, it's speed serves as it's defense, and it has pretty good offence. Face it, your toast!"

"Dark medal?" puzzled Rokusho. So that's the energy I felt...darkness...

"Skyraidar, take that Meda-freak down!" Valentina said into her medawatch smugly.

Skyraidar cawed dangerously, as its wings glowed once more. He swooped down on Sailor Erika, before she could react, he sliced into Sailor Erika's head
with his dark steel wing attack; she let out a piercing shriek. She was tossed aside like an old toy by the wind coming from Skyraidar's wings as he flapped away. SumiliKoji winced as he saw the female Meda-Morph careen towards him. She was tossed onto him, making him release the pressure on his wound. His bright green optics dimmed, falling unconscious unceremoniously. Sailor Erika laid weakly on his Flexor sword arm, her optics closed. NeutraKarin felt Sailor Erika crash onto her, too, and she was on the verge of passing out as well. All of their wounds produced by Skyraidar were glowing a sinister shade of ebony on the outside, oil oozing slightly out.

"No!" Rokusho screamed out, his optics shut tight; he would have cried if he could. Rokusho opened them abruptly, as he growled, turning towards Skyraidar, his eyes glowing a dangerous shade of red. "You'll pay for that!!!" he shouted out, his voice becoming harsher with ever word, his body now starting to fill with power. His rare medal now sparking with life, his body started to glow shimmering silver.

"The...medaforce!" Verra gasped fearfully.

"Skyraidar's toast!!" Robert whinned.

Valentina simply chuckled. "Do not worry...Skyraidar's dark medal will stop him!"

Skyraidar nodded, as Valentina laughed evilly.

Rokusho narrowed his optics, as he readied his explosive attack.

'We need to work together, Metabee! That's the only way we'll be able to fight, and hopefully defeat Skyraidar!' announced Ikki.

'...Your right! I'm...s-sorry,' Metabee apologized.

'I'm sorry, too.' said Ikki.

'Let's get meda-busy!'

Ikki nodded. 'Right!'

"Meda--" Rokusho was stopped short, by a dark blast of energy, coming from Skyraidar's beak! He was knocked back into the pile of injured Meda-morphs. The lone Medabot, his energy completely drained, closed his optics heavily with a moan, and his awesome aura faded.

"See? What did I tell ya?" smirked Valentina.

"....That's enough!"

"Huh?" Valentina turned towards Meta-Ikki. The Meda-morph had an enraged look on his face, and was now able to move. Valentina had forgotten about him!

"You messed with the wrong people, lady! I don't know who your are, but you're going down!" growled Meta-Ikki.

Valentina laughed freely. "You think you can stop us? Your friends couldn't do it, so how can you? Besides, your not even people, or Medabots, your monsters!"

"Oh, now I'm really angry!" huffed Meta-Ikki.

"Oooh, and I suppose that you're gonna get angry and shoot pebbles at us," Valentina sneered in baby talk, then laughed a bit. "Just try."

Meta-Ikki growled a bit, his anger deepening. "That's it! Let's get Meda-busy!"

"Show us what you got," Valentina said, and stopped laughing.

'Let's go!' said Ikki.

'Right!' Metabee agreed.

"Laser Cannon!" shouted out Meta-Ikki, zeroing in on Skyraidar. Skyraider got scratched a bit, but not badly, as he took to the air once more. Meta-Ikki looked up to see that Skyraidar was getting ready to attack with his dark steel wing attack. Meta-Ikki recognized this, as jumped out the way, just in time. He grunted, a she landed on his purple coloured palms. He grinted his teeth, as he got up as soon as his KBT-type body would let him. Skyraidar took that moment of weakness to use a normal steel wing attack on Meta-Ikki, which sent him to the ground once more. Inside of Meta-Ikki's mind, he heard an electronic voice in his head say, "Warning, 30 damage to left arm. 50 damage to head." Crap, he thought in both voices.

'Ikki, let's take him down quickly with seeker missile!' proposed Metabee.

'Ok, let's do it!' agreed Ikki, as Meta-Ikki got up. "Missile…lauched!" Meta-Ikki bellowed, sending out a couple of seeker missiles at Skyraidar. It hit Skyraidar dead on, smoke billowing from Skyraidar's stomach. Valentina's silver Medawatch rang, "Warning, 40 damage to body, 20 damage to right wing; the woman ground her teeth.

"Dive for him!" Valentina shrieked.

Skyraidar obeyed instantly; smoke now starting to disintegrate, the CRW-type medabot swooped down at Meta-Ikki. The Meda-morph dodged this attack agilely, and landed on his feet, sliding a bit away. Skyraidar glared at him, and attempted to slice Meta-Ikki with his right wing with an order from Valentina. But Meta-Ikki was too fast for his injured wing, and leaped up into the air onto Skyraidar's wing, grounding it. He vaulted off it and as he twisted into the air he shot a few rounds of laser cannon at Skyraidar. The CRW-type Medabot cried out shrilly, as Valentina's Medawatch rang out the damage. For a while, it seemed that Meta-Ikki would have the advantage. But then, Valentina ordered Skyraidar to take to the air once more.

"Drill peck, Skyraidar," whispered Valentina.

Skyraidar cawed out his battle cry, as he flapped his wings, to kept flight. He swooped down on Meta-Ikki swiftly, his beck swirling around for his attack, taking Meta-Ikki for surprise.

"Wahhh!" Meta-Ikki cried out, unable to move in time, his last moves tiring him, waiting for impact...and it came, knocking him down again. "Warning, 90 damage to legs, 100 damage to arms, arm function ceased, 70 damage to head, 80 damage to body." Meta-Ikki groaned, squinting his optics. He ached all over, one of the downsides to being half-human. He heard the evil laugh from Valentina, as he sturggled to stand up.

"Give up?" Valentina asked smugly.

"...Never!" Meta-Ikki roared, and raced as fast as he could with his considerably damaged legs towards Skyraidar, meeting the soft ground of the pebble road near where the battle was fought. Meta-Ikki used his seeker missiles on Skyraidar, his arms completely useless, but Skyraidar 'back-winged' them. Skyraidar growled, releasing another normal steel wing attack on Meta-Ikki. Meta-Ikki cried out in pain, as he was knocked beside the pile of his fallen friends. "Warning, 100 damage to body and legs, 95 damage to head, preparing function cease,"

Meta-Ikki groaned. "Man, do I ever feel like Meda-trash," he muttered to himself. "I couldn't fight anymore if my life depended on it…which it probably does..."

"Meta-Ikki…"

"Huh?" Meta-Ikki's optics widened to the size of dinner plates.

"Meta-Ikki...please, don't give up," Sailor Erika weakly said, her optics barely the size of peas, "You're our last hope...please, Meta...Ikki..."

"Sailor...Erika..." Meta-Ikki stuttered. She was right; he was their last hope! But how could he fight if he couldn't even walk?!

"Meta-Ikki...you need to use...the Meda-force..." mumbled the android girl, as if reading KBT-morph's mind.

"What?" Meta-Ikki replied, "The Meda-force? But...I can't, I've been trying to do that at least three times in this robattle, but I still haven't! I can't..." he repeated.

"Please...you must--" Sailor Erika said, but was cut short by Valentina.

"Shut up!" Valentina hissed. "Drill peck, Skyraidar!"

Skyraidar did as he was told with an evil pleasure, and swooped down on Sailor Erika. His beak spinning rapidly, he dug it into the Meda-Morph like a woodpecker. She screeched, her voice as sharp and unceasing as nails on a chalk board. The Meda-Morph's body was pushed slightly further away from her resting place, and dug a few centimeters into the ground. Sailor Erika's medal would have popped out, if she wasn't half-human, or if the ground wasn't holding her medal case in place.

Meta-Ikki's optics widened even more. He felt as if his heart had shattered, just like Sailor Erika's chest was close to doing. He felt so sad and so...angry! Even more so than before; he was a volcano filled with rage about to explode. "No....NO!!!!!" He cried out in pain, trying to get up. "LEAVE HER ALONE!!!!!!!" he boomed, desperate to get out of his shell of pure emotion. Then, something inside of him snapped into place. His eyes glowed a dangerous jade, as his Kabuto medal shone brightly inside, the aura soon surrounding him in a gargantuan dome of shimmering gold. He was calling on the legendary Meda-force!

"Dude...I rock." he chuckled to himself, both voices coming out like an echoing drum, rather than echoing of metal; this was far more majestic than normal.

"The Meda-force...again!" exclaimed Robert, slapping his forehead.

"Hahahaha!" laughed Valentina, "You think your puny Meda-force will save you? Think again! That other medabot tried his own on Skyraidar, and all that got him was a one way ticket to the dump!"

"Maybe," huffed Meta-Ikki, "But I'm not a medabot! I'm a Meda-morph!!"

Valentina narrowed her eyes, and growled. "Skyraidar, take him out with your dark beam attack!"

"Bring it!" challenged Meta-Ikki in his booming voices of Metabee and Ikki.

Skyraidar snarled venomously, as he readied the same attack that had trashed Rokusho.

Meanwhile, Meta-Ikki seemed pretty calm and collected for someone so enraged, as he readied his powerful attack as well. He brought all of the energy flowing in his metal body down to his shooters.

'Let's do this, Ikki!' Metabee said.

'Right!' nodded Ikki.

'We are one, and the same!' they both shouted out inside of Meta-Ikki's head.

"It's time...the kiss your 'bot goodbye!!! Meda-force!!" Meta-Ikki roared, letting go of the mass of energy from his shooters, streams of powerful golden light came out, racing towards it's target, who had also just released it's dark beam attack. Both attacks hit each other dead on, both equal in strength! Back and forth, both attacks pushed at each other, trying to hit its target. Meta-Ikki had thoughts of who he was fighting for the whole time, and the last one he thought of was...Sailor Erika...

Fueled up, Meta-Ikki snarled out loud. The streams of awesome light became even stronger, and overwhelmed the dark beam attack of Skyraidar. It disintegrated dramatically, and the Meda-force went straight through, and smacked into CRW-type medabot with full force. It lit up the entire area. When the dust had cleared, Skyraidar's dark medal had popped out, leaving his body lifeless.

Valentina screamed in horror, and she picked up both Skyraidar's medal and body, and the three evil people flied. "We'll be baaaaaack!" shouted Verra, as they disappeared into the distance.

A few seconds later, the light of the extremely powerful Meda-force showered upon Rokusho, SumiliKoji, NeutraKarin, and Sailor Erika, who were weakly watching (or listening) to the whole one-on-one battle. Mr. Referee had disappeared a while ago in the mist of the action, and couldn't announce the winner of the robattle. Meta-Ikki's attack fully healed all of the Meda-morphs, and Rokusho. They all stood up shakily.

"Ya! Meta-Ikki did it!" NeutraKarin cheered.

Meta-Ikki clenched his fists, as he continued to shout out, the excess energy of the Meda-force draining away. He loosened his grip, his screaming fading, along with the last bit of his depleted energy. His optics softened, and he felt enormous pain flow throughout himself. He moaned as his knees buckled, totally weak. Just as he was about to fall on his face, Sailor Erika dived for him, and caught him just in time. "Meta-Ikki? Meta-Ikki, are you ok?" she asked worriedly, turning his face towards him. "You...saved us!" she breathed in awe.

Meta-Ikki laughed weakly. He mumbled, "Me go sleepy now. Nighty-night..." His optics closed shut, and he went limp in Sailor Erika's gentle arms.


To Be Continued...