Disclaimer: I do not own Medabots or any of the characters from the original manga. I own myself and all of my characters. That includes Dr. Yukienata, Akura, and both Foxfires. I own the rights to this fic. Horumarin owns Medabots.
Author's Note: a kyoketsu-shogei is a ninja weapon. A blade/knife attached to one end of a cord (usually horse or women hair. But in this case a chain) and on the other end the wielder wore it on a ring. The weapon was mostly used in close quarters.
"Set your eyes on this beauty." Dr. Yukienata grinned, holding her hand up to motion everyone's eyes to the BFX type in front of them.
It was a basic design of the original Foxfire, but quite a few differences.
The armor was jet black and the face parts where painted white instead of a set color of silver. The white spot on her chest had gone a dark red. Even the mid torso parts were painted the same dark red.
The blades on the arms were removed and were instead poking out of projectile missiles at the end of her lower arms. Including no paws but the claws on the feet were still intact.
And of course, the tail was died black, except for the tip. Which was, as the rest of what was white, a dark red.
"Wooah." Ikki said with his eyes a little wide. "That's so cool!"
"If you were going for the gothic look, you hit the nail on the head." Koji said, admiring the parts as well, though not trying to show.
"It definitely suits her." Foxfire said, looking the body up and down. Rokusho nodded.
"Black paint for a black medal." (AN: Meant to be said like 'black heart')
"I was going to just try marketing this as body armor. But now I see I have a real purpose for it!" Dr. Yukienata smiled at her handy work before turning back to the group. "So? Where's the medal then?"
Dr. Aki nodded and walked up to her, the medal in his hand. She picked the DFX (AN: Dark Fox. Aren't I original?) up to her feet and held it still for Dr. Aki to place in the medal.
Red optics lit up on Foxy's face. Dr. Aki and Dr. Yukienata stood up in front of her.
"Welcome back Foxy." They greeted.
Foxy blinked a few times and looked around. Large room, large machinery, lots of people. She jumped back, knocking down the carrier she had been on. She went on her hands, crouching down.
"What's going on?! Where am I?!" She asked, her voice a little loud. Her optics darted from face to staring face. That was when she spotted her. "Hunh?!"
Foxfire shrunk lightly under Foxy's stare. Rokusho stood beside her, just in case Foxy decided to go rabid on them.
"What the slag!" Foxy looked down at herself, an angry confused look on her face. "I'm not in my body! Why the slag am I not in my body?!"
"No need for the language Foxy. We thought we'd come to a compromise." Dr. Yukienata explained, keeping her voice calm.
"Compromise?! Compromise is when both sides give up something! I gave up my body and she didn't lose squat! This is just her getti—"
"Foxy, you wanted control of a body, didn't you?" Dr. Aki cut in, trying to be the voice of reason.
"I wanted control of MY body! I—"
"YOU got a brand new, high-tech body. It's built for hand to hand combat and though it isn't built with elements, the blades from your arms have been moved to a shooter, like a kyoketsu-shogei, only you shoot it out and it's retractable with the chain." Dr. Yukienata said. "Trust me, you got your way too."
Foxy looked down at her hands, either one had the shooting blade parts.
"Anyone else getting a little nervous?" Ikki muttered.
"Look here." Dr. Aki led Foxy to a mirror near the back wall. She followed him and saw herself, a little surprised by what she found. After a moment or so, she mentally smiled.
"Lucky Foxeye. Guess I won't need to waste my time slaying you." She said, modeling in front of the mirror.
Foxfire shuddered and Rokusho glared. What angered him most was how Foxy took killing as such a joke.
"Now we just have to find you a suitable place in the building until I leave and can take you home."
"What?" She exclaimed, confused. "I have to stay here all day? Why can't I leave?"
"Because I don't trust you out on your own and you need supervision."
"Wooah, sure is a lot of family tension here." Metabee muttered over to Sumilidon and Rokusho.
"Do you think we should leave?" Karin asked as the Foxy continued to yell about her life not being fair.
"Does this really concern us?" Koji seemed to agree.
"No way!" Foxy was beginning to remind everyone of an angry teenage girl being grounded. "Now that I have my own body, I want to do whatever I want with it! And that includes Robattling all I want!"
"You can Robattle all you want in the building's simulation centers. Then you—"
"Simulations?! Those lifeless Test Target Medabots? They can't put up a fight! I want real battles! With real Medabots with real Medafighters!"
"Uhm, I'll take care of her." Ikki stammered, raising his hand. All eyes turned on him with surprise in expression.
"What?!" Metabee yelled out.
"I-Ikki?" Koji said, quite taken aback.
"Ikki, Foxy is a very unpredictable Medabot, especially without Foxeye keeping her under control." Dr. Yukienata gave a 'do you know what you're doing?' look.
Foxy thought it over for a second, looking Ikki up and down. "Yeah! Let him take care of me. At least until Akura wakes up."
"Ikki, no WAY we can keep Foxy!" Metabee shouted in argument.
"Well I don't see what's so wrong. It'd be just like keeping Foxfire, only we'd have two of her instead of one... kinda...." He trailed off, confusing himself a little. "Okay, if anything, it'd be like having another one of Metabee around."
"What?!" The KBT yelled indignantly. "I am NOTHING like her!"
Karin clapped her hands together with her returned cheery smile. "Wonderful. This way, everyone wins!"
Foxfire looked up at Ikki, concerned. Did he think that taking care of Foxy would be as easy as taking care of herself? 'I hope he knows what he's in for...'
"Please, please, please!" Foxy pouted to Dr. Yukienata, definitely reminding everyone of a teenager.
The red-head sighed, digging into her pocket. "I suppose it could work." She pulled out a black and red Medawatch and handed it to Ikki. "Here's her Medawatch. Make sure to keep an eye on her."
Ikki nodded then made a short bow. "Yes ma'am."
Metabee spouted some steam, glaring at Ikki. 'Is it just me, or am I getting replaced?'
"Well then! Let's go!" Foxy ran over to Ikki and started to push him out the door. "I want to test out my new body in a Robattle! See if we can find some victims in the park!"
Rokusho narrowed his optics on the DFX type. He didn't like this kind of situation. Foxy was obviously capable of dangerous things, so why was everyone so eager to give her a second chance? And like THIS, letting her stay with Ikki, the home where Foxfire was staying....
"Foxfire...." He muttered, though was close enough for her to hear quite clearly. She looked up at him, giving him the chance to notice her expression. Worried.
"You don't trust her... do you?" It was more statement than question. The KWG nodded, looking back at Foxy.
"No, trust is not given out like simple candy. It is earned. She hasn't earned one bit of my trust.... I'll be around the house to check on things. Just to make sure everything's all right."
Foxfire nodded in acknowledgement. "I'm happy to hear that."
Dr. Aki stood beside Dr. Yukienata, watching everyone pile out of the room to get out of the building.
'Everyone seems to have mixed feelings about Foxy.' Dr. Aki thought, noticing all the different expressions on everyone's faces.
"Do you think this will work?" Dr. Yukienata asked, her same monotone face greeting him.
"Who knows? For all we know this could be the start to a beautiful friendship.... But it could also mean disaster." Dr. Aki ran a hand through what was left of his hair. "All we can do is hope for the best."