Disclaimer: I do not own Medabots, nor any of the characters from the original manga. Horumarin-sama owns Medabots. I own myself and all of my characters, that including Foxfire, Foxy, Akura and Dr. Yukienata. I also own the plot to this fanfic, that goes with the rights well. Thaaat's right. S'aalll miiine bitches.

Author's Note: As and edit for the end of the last chapter (coz I just read through it), when it says 'we're coming for you Foxy.' it's actually supposed to say 'we're coming for you FoxFIRE.' That happens because I'm an idiot who gets pissed off with alot and doesn't bother to proof read this crap.

... Also, Woot 20 chapters!

"Who WAS that?" The SIN type Medabot asked. Crouched down to Foxfire's level, he kept his katana aimed square in the middle of her head. "Answer me." But Foxfire's transmission was quiet. Her optics closed from him and her concentration was on keeping her energy.

'I have to stay strong. I have to stay online. Rokusho's coming for me. I need my strength.' Actually, all she needed was the phrase 'Rokusho's coming for me' and Foxfire would stay to her task.

FLASHBACK

"Are they gone?" White Sword asked, his voice hushed so not to be heard. Foxfire shrunk lightly under the pensive stare. He was obvious ticked that someone was trying to find her.

"I-I don't know-"

"Foxfire... we're coming to the PARK to find you. Stay where you are." Came Rokusho's voice.

"Wha-what?" Foxfire looked down at herself, furrowing her optics. What had he said?

"Don't worry. We're coming for you Foxfire."

And the commlink cut out. Rokusho's voice was gone, and so was the last connection to outside sound for Foxfire.

But the FOX didn't need noise to keep going now. She had hope. Hope to be rescued.

/FLASHBACK

"Oi."

Foxfire felt the tip of White Sword's blade nudge her face plate. But she knew it was only meant to get her attention. She opened one optic at him, managing a glare through it. He gave her a dubious look. It was the first indignant stare she had shown him.

That one optic was basically saying he didn't deserve to be looked at properly.

White Sword scowled. "Who was that?"

"A friend." Finally came the answer. But not a suitable one, for White Sword nudged her face again.

"A name, if you please." Foxfire turned her head away from him. She would stay strong for Rokusho. She would give nothing to the enemy. Foxfire would show the others that she could be determined. "You act so tough now. But in the robattle you were nothing but legs. Always running."

Foxfire glanced back at White Sword. The Ninja Medabot suddenly looked bored with her.

"I was promised a fight with a real warrior. Someone with true fighting spirit. But all I got was you." He dropped his blade and swung it back and forth from his hand. The FOX scoffed.

"I have fighting spirit!"

"My skidplate. You dodge, you run. You never attack. That's not fighting spirit." White Sword remained bored, almost disappointed. He even placed his cheek plate into his hand, watching his sword idly. "That is cowardice."

"I'm not a coward!"

"You say the Medabot I'm looking for is named Foxy. That you two seperated. Does that mean you're sisters?" Foxfire blinked a few times. He was ignoring her! Like she was nothing, he ignored her protests.

"... I'm not a coward..."

White Sword gazed at her through half-lidded optics. Saffron flecks through the amber lights.

"That must be some friend, to inspire such an attitude."

Foxfire blinked a few times, caught off guard. She leaned back, but that only seemed to encourage the ninja to lean forward.

"My Medafighter says that you hang out with a KBT type Medabot that we've been trying to get our hands on. Is he the one who called?" But the FOX type fell silent once more. She had to save her energy. She would tell him nothing.

"She told you she went for a walk, told you she'd be coming back soon, but you say she's lying." Dr. Aki rubbed his eye lids, glasses in his other hand.

"It was obvious she was!"

"She did not sound like herself. Foxfire would not just take off without warning in the middle of the night."

"And considering she was 'chatting' with Rokusho, no way she'd leave out of the blue." Metabee added. The KWG gave him a funny look.

"Why would I matter?"

"Dude, you are SO clueless."

Ikki folded his legs on his chair, unable to keep still. His whole body wanted to fidget."Did you go by the park anyway?"

"This idiot did." Foxy jerked her thumb over to Rokusho. " 'I just want to be sure.' He says. You knew she wouldn't be there but you still go and look." Rokusho grew a stress vein.

"Excuse me for wanting to check."

"Yes, excuse you."

"Okay, so she's not at the park. Chances are that she was kidnapped-"

"By the Rubber Robos." Metabee cut in. Dr. Aki put on his glasses and arched an eyebrow at him.

"We still don't know that. But okay, we can't rule them out. She's been kidnapped, someone's keeping guard." He sighed. "But that STILL doesn't answer where she IS. Foxfire is worth a lot of money as the first artifically created medabot. If the Rubber Robos managed to get their hands on her, they could sell her on the black market and Lord knows what would happen then"

"Dr. Aki, you have to calm down." Ikki's mother placed another tea on the table in front of the old doctor. "You really shouldn't get so uppity."

"'Uppity'?" Dr. Aki sweat dropped.

"Mrs. Tenryou is right. If we want to find Foxfire we have to keep our minds clear." Rokusho sat at the kitchen table and closed his optics. "We have to calm down and concentrate."

"And maybe stop talking so much." The KBT type muttered. Foxy stiffled a laugh.

"Okay, cleeaaring my mind." Dr. Aki leaned back in his chair and took in a deep breath. "Foxfire's been kidnapped, but we can't use the Medawatch to contact her because there's a guard."

Bdeeep! Bdeeep! Beeep!

"Hunh?" There was a unanimous blink amongst the group as a faint beeping sounded off. Dr. Aki laughed lightly and dug into his coat pocket.

"Eheh, I forgot to turn off my cell phone." Most of the others fell over anime style. Dr. Aki pulled out his cell and glanced down at the flashing number on the screen. "I should take this. Be right back." He got up and went into the other room. They watched him leave and an awkward silence fell upon them.

"So..."

"... What did you mean by calling me 'clueless', Metabee?" Rokusho asked, turning his head towards him. Metabee looked up and rolled his optics.

"You're asking me NOW? You're so slow." Rokusho narrowed his optics on him.

"I'm merely curious."

"And, like I said, clueless."

"But how AM I clueless?"

Foxy mentally smirked at the KWG. "Let him sweat it out Metabee." The KBT glanced over.

"You think I should?"

"If he wants to find out, he can ask Foxfire himself."

"What does it have to do-"

"What!"

Dr. Aki's shocked voice cut through the argument. Ikki jumped up with Metabee and they raced into the living room.

"Dr. Aki? What's wrong? Are you okay?" Ikki asked frantically. The doctor looked up from his cell ohone's screen.

"I'm fine. But the Medabot corporation was broken in to."

"Broken in to?" Rokusho repeated, his tone one of astonishment. "I thought it was impossible to break into the corporation."

"That's because it was done on the inside. Someone working there is apart of the Rubber Robos." He walked over to them and showed them a picture on his cell phone. "One of the security men there sent me this photo that was taken from one of the surveillance tapes."

Ikki held up the cell phone to the light. It showed a small picture of two people walking through the front gates. One a red head with glasses, the other a man with ruffled, brown hair and glasses as well with a sack over his shoulder.

"Ah! I recognize them!" Ikki exclaimed. "That's Sea Slug and Gill Girl!"

Dr. Aki nodded. "The officer was concerned when he remembered Sea Slug from when he posed as a worker at the corporation." He ran a hand through his hair. "With that bag over his shoulder I guess it's obvious. The Rubber Robos ARE te ones who kidnapped Foxfire."

"So that means they've been at the Medabot Corporation this entire time?" Rokusho asked, peering up at the photo as well.

"Yes, the officer checked the other surveillance tapes. They're in one of the Medabot Application rooms." Ikki blinked.

"You mean that white room?" Rokusho shuddered at the thought. Foxfire being back in that place, it couldn't have been easy for her. After everything that had happened today. After everything she'd been through, now THIS.

"We have to get her back."

"We've already sent officers up to the floor they're hiding on." Dr. Aki closed up his cell phone and dropped it into his pocket. "Let's just hope they're enough to handle the Rubber Robos."