Hey you guys, Steam here with a long-awaited update. I would like to apologize for not updating anything in the previous month or so. I've been busy over Christmas Break, and after that the first 4 weeks of my second semester of College classes. Only recently have I reacquired my interest in writing, and I hope to be able to work more on my stories in the future. You can help me however by leaving reviews for what you read. Seeing people taking in interest in my stories certainly will inspire me to work harder at getting you all an update sooner, which works best for you.
One more thing I forgot to mention, though it's funny now the more I think about it. I recently got hooked onto an awesome series called Fairy Tail, and I only realized when I went back and continued this fic that it was more based off of Fairy Tail than Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. Ah well, live and learn, you never know what life may surprise you with. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this new update to Peacekeepers, and don't forget to leave a review.
Credit to Natsume for Medabots.
Data Log 3- Political Party-Palooza
It was the next morning that Sai awoke from sleep mode to find Bad Hacker pulling on his arm; and that his back and head made an approximate seventy degree angle from the floor.
"Come… On…" Bad Hacker strained, "We gotta get moving… before all the good missions get taken!"
"Huh…?" Sai hazily mumbled, and then snapped wide awake, "HEY! GET OFF MY ARM!"
The cockroach type suddenly let go in surprise as Sai's head hit the floor with a thud.
"Sorry…" Bad Hacker mumbled, "I tried waking you up softly, but you didn't do anything."
"And that gives you permission to just try yankin' my arm off?" The beetle type retorted as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Well you didn't respond."
"I like my sleep."
"I could tell…"
"Whaddya mean?!"
"Cuz you talk in your sleep."
"Ki… I do not!"
"Do I need to find video footage to prove it?"
"You can but I'll still deny it."
"Well whatever, you're up now and that's all that matters."
Sai checked his internal clock to find that it was about 10:32 in the morning with a nice and pleasant sunbeam reflecting through the window of his and Bad Hacker's small room. Figuring that there was no point going back to sleep, Sai mumbled a little longer before he and Bad Hacker started for the Case Board. After looking at several cases, Sai found one with a seal on it. Bad Hacker pulled the case from the board as the two read it.
"Looks like this one's from the Mayor." Bad Hacker read, "It says here that he's getting ready to go out for an afternoon business trip and needs someone to watch his daughter and keep her out of trouble."
"A babysitting job?!" Sai moaned, "Talk about boring as can be!"
"Hey… this case was just put here."
"What?"
"Look at the date, that's today."
"So? What about it?"
"If Peacekeepers complete missions on the same day that they're put on the board, there's a thirty dollar bonus on the reward."
"And?"
"AND that's OUR money to keep."
Sai's attention and interest was aroused as he gave the cockroach type a sly look, "Keep talkin'…"
"So far it seems that no one's taken this MISC mission yet, so that means that if we take it and complete the job adequately, then we'll be able to pick up thirty dollars for whatever we need, AND help the client at the same time."
"So lemme get this straight. Mr. Mayor-guy just wants us to watch his kid while he's away?"
"Seems like that's all there is to it."
Sai snatched the case from the cockroach type's hand, "Well then what're we waiting for? Let's get movin'!"
They handed the case to the Case Receptionist as she stored it in their file and wished them good luck. It was right as they were walking out the door that Agent Sonic-Stag looked the Case Board up and down in something of a suppressed surprise.
"Strange…" He mumbled, "I thought I saw a case up here with the Mayor's seal on it not ten minutes ago. I suppose someone felt ambitious enough to tackle the rebel that is the Mayor's daughter…"
Once outside, Sai changed into Drive Mode as Bad hacker climbed aboard, after making Sai promise to keep his speed low, and served as navigator to the Mayor's office.
"So uh…" Sai began as they crossed a street, "Any idea on what to expect from the Mayor's daughter by any chance?"
"Well I've heard that she's a total angel by everyone I've talked to." Bad Hacker answered, "But personally I have no clue since I've never met her."
"Anything else? Like what kind of age group are we talkin' here?"
"Uhh… I think she just turned 15 about three months ago if I recall."
"Ok, 15-years-old AND a total angel? Yeah… right."
"Well ya never know. Everything I've heard says she's the nicest girl around."
"Yeah… Not buyin' it."
"What makes you say that?"
"Seen too many reality shows and real deal experiences to EASILY see that what you just said contradicts itself."
"You're basing what you know off of television?"
"AND life events!"
"Uh-huh…"
"Don't believe me?"
"Well you didn't believe me."
"Alright, then we'll bet on it."
"As in how?"
"Whoever's right gets ALL the bonus money from this mission."
"That's silly!"
"Chicken."
"I am NOT chicken!"
"Chick-Chick-Chick-Chick…."
"FINE! It's a deal. Whoever's right gets the bonus money."
"It would seem we have a wager." Sai grinned contentedly as the two took a left-hand turn and continued onwards.
It was about ten minutes later that they arrived at the doors to the Mayor's office building and went inside. Like one would expect, the inside was much more well-kept and tidy. Velvet rugs lined the floor as shiny brass lined the wooden doorframes and walls. Bad Hacker asked the receptionist where the Mayor was and that they were there to speak with him. She however said that he had already left for his meeting, but then asked if the bots accepted the caretaking mission of his daughter. Sai answered yes as the receptionist handed them a piece of paper with the Mayor's signature on it, explaining that all they needed to do was follow the address to his home and show this to the guard and they'd be let in. Thanking her, the two exited the building and headed for the address with little difficulty.
"Who're you?" The guard at the front asked as they arrived at the barred gate to the house.
"We're here to take care of the Mayor's daughter today." Bad Hacker explained as he showed the guard the paper the receptionist gave them, "Here's our proof of entry."
The guard looked the paper over and then opened the gate, "I see you're authenticated, you may pass."
The bots entered as the guard closed the gate behind them.
"Well so far so good." The cockroach type said, "Now we just gotta find the Mayor's daughter and introduce ourselves."
"Yeah yeah," Sai mumbled as he changed into robot mode, "Let's just get this thing over with already."
"And remember Sai, we're meeting with an Official's daughter, so we need to be on our best behavior and be -AAAAAAAIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE!"
Sai stopped cold and in confusion, "Aiieee…?"
He looked back to find that Bad Hacker had been caught in a rope trap that suspended him about eight feet off the ground. It took everything in him to hold back his laughter.
"Yo Bad Hacker…" He chortled, "You… hangin' out?"
"Ha ha… very funny Mr. Comedian," The cockroach type retorted, "Can you just get me down from here?"
"Heh heh… Alright, I had my laugh… one sec."
Sai fired a couple bullets from his right arm at the rope holding his rope cage in the air and snapped it. Bad Hacker's snare came down as he hit the ground with a thud. He rubbed his head as he rose to a standing position and looked to the door and noticed it was open. When they neared the door, Bad Hacker took a step back.
"I dunno about this…" He mumbled, "After what happened to me I think it may be a good idea to check for traps."
"BAH!" The beetle type grunted, "Who needs to check for traps? I don't see none here. Just gotta walk in and show the wisenheimer who's in charge!"
Sai burst through the door as a bucket hanging on the doorframe utterly drowned him in a bath of suds. The bucket hung on his horn and dripped more soapsuds. Now it was Bad Hacker's turn to laugh.
"You were saying?" He chuckled.
Sai remained silent as he tried his best to keep his cool, "Kikiki…ki…kiki…Dar…kiki…"
His attempt didn't remain successful as his temper finally burst.
"THAT'S IT!" He roared, "COME OUT AND FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN! COME ON I CAN TAKE YOU! I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE THE MAYOR'S DAUGHTER ANYONE MESSES WITH ME AND WE'RE HAVIN' A THROWDOWN!"
He heard a thump from the upstairs as he yanked the bucket off his head and charged up the stairs in a blind rage; leaving Bad Hacker alone in the foyer.
"This is going to be a long day…" He sighed as he picked up the bucket and looked for some cleaning supplies.
Sai's charge up the stairs was only about half complete when something heavy struck him dead in the face, sending him back down the stairs in a backwards tumble. He hit the wall with his rump in the air, his temper getting hotter by the second.
"Kikiki…ki…kiki…Dar…kikiki…" The beetle type grumbled, "YOU'RE ASKIN' FOR IT KID! JUST YOU WAIT 'TIL I GET UP THERE!"
He saw a form rush across the stairs to the other side of the second floor as he hopped to his feet to follow. He made it to the second floor with no hitches, but then felt uneasy; figuring that there was another booby trap waiting for them. Sai looked around carefully, and found nothing in sight that even looked conspicuous enough to attack him. Shrugging it off, he started looking around and noticed a particular bulge in the door across from the stairs.
"Heh," He thought, "Maybe I can think ahead of this girl if I disarm a few traps. She'll never see them comin'…"
He threw open the door as a large spring launched him backwards and ultimately back down the stairs in another rolling tumble. Bad Hacker had already finished cleaning the suds off the floor as Sai rolled down the stairs and hit the wall with a thud.
"You know," Bad Hacker started, "You were right, she is definitely NOT an angel like everyone says she is. I guess you win the bet."
"FORGET THE STUPID BET!" The beetle type growled, "THIS KID IS ASKIN' FOR MURDER!"
"Well then how about we try and pass through this together? I specialize in Trap-based fighting you know."
Sai's rage suddenly subsided, "What, really?"
"Yup. Now I dunno if I can stop every trap we come across, but at least we may be able to spot them and find a way around. At least try to anyway."
Sai pointed up the stairs sarcastically, "The whole second-floor foyer is clear, I made sure of it."
"I could hear."
"Kikiki…ki…"
Bad Hacker started up the stairs at a slower pace with Sai a good distance behind him. The cockroach type looked around the foyer carefully.
"Holly," He called, "I figure you must be enjoying all of this, but let's just all calm down and play nice. All these traps aren't needed, and there are more productive ways to have fun."
"Forget tryin' to reason with the troublemaker," Sai mumbled, "It's obvious she doesn't want us here."
"But we took on the mission to keep an eye on her, so now we have to hold up our end of the bargain."
Bad Hacker pointed at a door to his right as his antennae started wiggling, "Rigged, doorknob is radiating a very high temperature reading. Possibly hooked up to a heating source on the other side of the door."
Sai headed for the door and quickly turned it to reveal the heating source and unplug it. Seeing his hand sizzle, he started waving it frantically to cool it back down.
The cockroach type pointed towards another door, "Rigged, possibly a motion trap. Open the door from the side and proceed with caution."
The beetle type did as instructed as a boxing glove attached to a tight spring launched forward and hit nothing.
"Heh heh," Sai grinned, "I think we may finally have an edge on girl's funhouse…"
Bad Hacker shrugged afterwards, "I'm not scanning any other traps so far, you want to move on?"
"Duh! I still have a throwdown to give!"
Sai charged for the staircase leading up to the third floor until his partner stopped him.
"Hold on a sec…" He whispered, and then resorted to the mainframe chat network, "Let's play along with this for the moment. Holly is sure to run out of traps, and places to hide, eventually; so why not make our way through the house and disarm the traps one by one?"
"Come on, why be all quiet about this? You can easily see all the dents on my body she caused! And why're you calling her Holly anyway?"
"That's her name, Holly Daedalus."
"Alright, fine. Let's do things your way."
"Ok, stay here a sec while I see what's on the stairs."
Bad Hacker changed into Drive Mode, which resembled his motif, a cockroach, and flew up the staircase with caution. Sai heard a hard thud as Bad Hacker came back down and hit the stairs with a crash.
"Stupid bugs!" Holly shouted, "Get out and stay out!"
"WHAT'D YOU CALL ME?" Sai fumed, "I AM A BEETLE! B-E-E-T-L-E! NOT JUST SOME BUG! Forget your plan Bad Hacker, I'm settlin' this MY way!"
Sai charged up stairs as the cockroach type changed back into Robot Mode and slowly followed his partner up the stairs.
"This is going to be a REALLY long day…" He mumbled, "And it's not even noon yet…"
Sai burst onto the third-floor foyer and looked around for any traps, but didn't see any as he advanced carefully.
"Alright you little brat…" Sai started, "Where are you hiding?"
"You know she's not gonna come out if you talk to her that way," Bad Hacker sighed as he finished his trek up the stairs, "Right?"
"Bah! She's gonna run out of places to hide eventually. We just gotta keep her running until she does!"
Sai charged into one room and looked around, only to find nothing and start for another room in a rage. Bad Hacker sighed again as he rubbed his back from where he was struck; only to notice that his right wing was crooked. He checked his system diagnosis and found that the wing's motor functions were damaged, and ultimately figured that he wouldn't be changing again until he got it repaired back at Headquarters. It was then that Bad Hacker got a call from Agent Sonic-Stag and answered on his wireless network.
"Hello?" He asked.
"Agent Bad Hacker." Sonic-Stag greeted, "Surviving I assume?"
"You… could say that I guess."
"Is Miss Daedalus causing trouble?"
"How do you know?"
"Because I'm normally the one to accept the mission of watching over her when her Father is away. But I was unable to accept the mission today because a certain Beetle and Roach took the mission before I could…"
"Yeah… Sorry about that. I guess we didn't really know what to expect when we took it from the board."
"What's done is done. Do you need assistance?"
"A couple hints would be nice."
"Very well, listen closely then. Miss Daedalus is known for looking like an angel on the outside, but her home and her classroom are her playgrounds; and she has often gotten in trouble for making traps in both locations and setting them off on random people. In school however, her antics have been kept quiet due to her being the Mayor's daughter. If you wish to talk to her, you need to be able to outwit her, think ahead of her so to speak, and if necessary show authority. You are members of the Peacekeepers, show her that."
"Umm… I don't think she'd just stop these antics and listen just because we're from the Peacekeepers… Sai's already steaming mad because she called him a bug."
"Figures Miss Daedalus would have already gotten under that fool's metal skin. Then you must resort to beating her at her own game. I will warn you however, since I have often had to resort to the same thing, she may likely have learned counterplans to what you may think of to stop her. So be careful and remain vigilant."
"Alright, thanks Sonic-Stag. I appreciate the info, and I'll see what I can do with it."
"Members of the Peacekeepers help one another in times of need. Always remember that."
"Will do."
Bad Hacker hung up and then started formulating a plan. Sai had resort to checking rooms more than once to see if he had missed her and didn't realize it, but still found nothing.
"COME ON ALREADY!" He roared, "QUIT BEIN' A WIMP AND FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN!"
"Then come get me yourself." Holly called from one room.
Sai charged into the room where her voice was heard and started throwing things aside in search of Holly; but found nothing outside of a walkie-talkie hiding under the bed.
"Kikiki….kiki…Dar…ki…kiki… YOU LITTLE CHEATER!"
"It's not cheating if I can outsmart you." Holly returned through the device, "I can't help it if you're stupid enough to fall for it."
Sai had smoke coming out of his horns as his hands started trembling in rage.
"Holly," Bad Hacker began as he took the walkie-talkie from the beetle type, "Why all the tricks? What're you trying to do?"
"Isn't it obvious? Have fun of course." She answered.
"Well your fun cost me a wing, and both me and my partner a couple dents that'll take a while to fix. I have a feeling that you owe us an apology."
"I don't owe you two robots anything. If you can't stand the heat then leave; I don't need you here to watch over me; I'm perfectly able to take care of myself without help from anyone else."
"I have no doubt you can, but could you still at least be nice and come down so we can talk?"
There was silence over the communication as Sai started throwing pillows across the room to vent his anger.
"We just want to get to know you," Bad Hacker continued, "We don't bite, I promise."
There was about another minute of silence before Holly answered.
"Alright, here's the deal." She said, "If you can go make me my favorite dessert and avoid all the traps to get it to me, then I'll think about it. What I decide will depend on how well you make the dessert."
"Deal, and what kind of dessert's on the menu?"
"Strawberry cake with two scoops of vanilla ice cream."
"Ok, we'll get started on that and have it up to you when it's finished." The cockroach type finished, "Is there anything in the kitchen we may need to be wary of?"
"Like I'd tell. Where's the fun in that?"
Both bots gave each other looks as they sighed in defeat and started for the first floor and the kitchen. It took them about ten minutes to successfully make it to the kitchen, though only because they were careful to watch for and disarm any traps that lay in wait for any unsuspecting victims. Thankfully they were relatively easy to disarm and throw away as the two started looking around for the needed cooking supplies. Eventually they found what they needed and looked up how to make strawberry cake.
"Can you tell me please why we picked this mission?" Sai grumbled, "Because I'm not seeing any reason at this point outside of asking for early deaths."
"Alright alright, you can blame me for it since I pushed for this mission." Bad Hacker sighed, "I also just got a call from Sonic-Stag about how to go about Holly and her antics; AND the fact that this mission was normally reserved for him. I'm sorry Sai, I goofed…"
The beetle type sighed as he grabbed the egg carton from the fridge, "Ahh, forget it. We picked this mission, and now we're paying the consequence. Hey can you hand me a whisk?"
The cockroach type handed him the desired utensil as they each worked on the separate ingredients before merging them into one bowl of cake batter and finding a pan to pour it in.
"Yo Bad hacker," Sai started, "Any idea on why she acts this way?"
"Who, Holly?" Bad Hacker asked.
"Yeah. I mean unless they were born causing nothing but trouble then I can understand, but someone like her doesn't seem like the type that would do it from all the way back."
"I have a feeling you're right. Based on the research I did in Human Psychology books, people tend to do stupid things in order to get attention; or at least that's the biggest explanation I've seen anywhere I've looked."
"So are you saying she's looking for attention?"
"I dunno. I mean, I can't really say unless Holly decides to tell us herself why she acts this way. All I can do at this point is make educated guesses."
"I guess so. Still, kinda sad don't you think?"
"It would seem that way. If that's how she's feeling then I guess all we can do is just try and be her friends."
Sai gave him a look, "Really… you obviously forget what she did to ME, as well as what she did to YOUR wing."
"Friends forgive and forget, believe me I learned that since I was in her situation once."
"Wait… you were?"
Bad Hacker sighed as he put the cake in the oven and set the timer.
"I was abandoned by my medafighter years ago. Well… I'd kinda be lying if I said that. We… sorta grew apart after a very bad losing streak… and a couple heated arguments. We stopped robattling eventually, and he started doing things, and progressing through his own life without me. So one day years later I accepted the fact that the boy I knew as my medafighter was gone, and I left him a note saying that I wished him no ill will, but felt that it was time to move on. While out there in the world… I was lost, alone, defenseless. The auto-recovery in my head part stopped working early on, and I ran out of traps in both my arms after keeping myself outta danger several times. Over the travel I also ran out of lubricant from exerting myself in fights to save my neck, and my mobility dropped to almost zero. Eventually I came across the Peacekeeper's Headquarters here in town, and Guild-Masters Metal Beetle and Head Scissors took me in and fixed me up. After I told them I had nowhere to go, they offered me the chance to join the Peacekeepers and make it a home. So I did, and five years later, here I am."
Sai was now comically in tears at this point as he covered his face with his arm.
"That's… so sad…" He bawled, "It's just soooo wrong… BWAAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAA …"
"I guess in a sense I can sympathize with Holly, since I knew what it once was like to want attention, but not get it. When my medafighter and I started fighting more and stopped robattling, it got harder to live in the same house with him and not be reminded that the friend I knew was gone. I'm sure Holly's never went through that, but still it's in a way similar. "
The sound of soft steps could be heard creeping down the stairs before Holly peeked around the corner of the kitchen and watched Bad Hacker carefully and gave him his first actual glimpse of her. Average-sized in relation to any other 15-year-old, brunette headed and blue-eyed. She had on a simple graphic tee and shorts as her face remained glued on the cockroach type. Bad Hacker looked at the walkie-talkie he held in his hand and let go of the Talk button. Sai was still trying to stop crying as Holly walked closer.
"You say you know what it feels like." She started, "Even though you're a machine. How'd you get over it?"
"Well…" Bad Hacker started, "In truth… I never really got over it. It's still something I think about every once in a while, but I try and not let it stop me from thinking about all the good things that came out of that ordeal."
"Like what? You lost your medafighter, you struggled to survive on your own, what good is there in that? My Father's never home due to his job, and the other kids fear me just because I'm the Mayor's daughter. How did you get over the problems you had?"
"You're right, all that did happen. But it's what came afterwards that I'm most thankful for. If it weren't for me leaving like I did, I would've never met the Peacekeepers and eventually joined them; making everyone there my new family. I don't want what happened to me to happen to anyone else, human or medabot; not in any way, shape, or form. That's why I'm a Peacekeeper, so I can help make the world a better place, one mission at a time."
Sai had finally stopped bawling long enough to notice that Holly had joined them in the room and decided to give her and Bad hacker some space. As he neared the backdoor however, Holly dashed forward and forced him back as a bucket of water soaked her to the bone. There was silence in the room as she stood there, dripping wet.
"I'm sorry I was so stupid earlier." She said finally as she brushed a wet lock of her hair out of her face.
Sai was the first to speak, "Ya know… Maybe you're not the spoiled rotten brat I thought you were; takin' that for me."
"I guess I turned to making others feel bad to help me get over myself. Didn't really quite turn out as satisfying as I hoped."
"Well… I'm sure you laughed when I got slammed in the face with that weight on my first charge up the stairs. Come on, tell me you didn't laugh, I can see it in your eyes."
Everyone let out a small chuckle as Holly answered, "Well… Maybe a little bit."
"So… Let bygones be bygones?" Bad Hacker asked.
"Sure."
"Alright then. The cake still has a little while more to go, so why don't you go change out of those wet clothes? When you come back we'll finish the cake and clean up the house before we enjoy it."
"But… You're medabots. You can't eat." Holly stated.
"Well, I meant enjoy in the relative term, but you knew what I meant."
Holly disappeared up the stairs as Bad Hacker and Sai started to clean up the wet floor while they waited on the cake.
"Well… I did it." The cockroach type thought to himself, "I managed to get to her, though it required a little bit of pain on my part, I think it was worth it in the long run."
About fifteen minutes passed before Holly returned in a fresh set of clothes and helped finish the cake when it came out of the oven. When they put the finished cake in the fridge to chill, Bad Hacker suggested that they take down all the traps Holly set and clean the house a bit before her Father came home later in the afternoon. About 1:30PM rolled around before the house was void of all traps that once filled its rooms and all messes that were made due to them. Holly then led them back into the kitchen to relax and enjoy the yummy cake that waited patiently to be enjoyed.
"Not bad…" Holly nodded as she took her first bite, "At least, for medabots cooking it anyway, it was pretty good."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Sai retorted, "We can't eat, so we don't know what cake's supposed to taste like."
"I was just teasing. It's pretty good, you two did a good job."
"Well you did help with the frosting and whipped cream." The cockroach type chimed in.
"Pshht, anyone could've done those. It was real easy to make."
"Still, you helped, and now you're enjoying the fruit of your labor."
"Tastes good anyway."
The trio spent the next few hours finding creative ways to kill time before Mayor Daedalus returned from his meeting. When it was time to report to the Mayor what happened while he was out, they simply left it at making some cake and talking. Glad to a smile on his daughter's face, Mayor Daedalus happily handed them the check for a job well done, and thirty dollars cash for reporting for his request on the same day. As Sai and Bad Hacker started out the door, Holly stopped them on the porch.
"Thanks for today, I had a lot of fun." She said, "And sorry for being so mean earlier."
"Ahh don't mention it." Sai returned as he waved her off, "Stuff happens, and we got over it and made up."
"You guys think you'll be able to hang out with me again some other time?"
"I don't see why not." Bad Hacker nodded, "If you make a request and send it to the Headquarters, we'll keep an eye out for it."
"I'll make sure to put your names on the form to help."
"That would certainly make it easy."
"And umm…"
Both bots looked at her curiously, "Umm… what?"
"Would it… be possible to come see you guys sometime?"
"Of course." The cockroach type nodded happily, "You're welcome to visit the Headquarters anytime you need. I can't guarantee we'll be there, but there's always something to do that you could help with."
"Like what?"
"Things like helping organize files, repair supervision, things of that nature. Volunteers come in all the time to do that, so you're welcome to come by anytime."
"Then I'll see if I can make time to hang out with you guys sometime."
"Looking forward to it Holly, take care."
Sai changed into Drive Mode as the two stared back for Headquarters to mark the mission as complete. When they arrived, Sonic-Stag was there to greet them.
"Afternoon," He greeted, "Good to see you two still in one piece."
"It actually went better than expected." Bad Hacker agreed, "Very likely Holly may start sending requests for us to hang out with her in the future."
"Then I can see why it went better than expected, job well done."
"Thank you Sonic-Stag."
The white stag beetle type headed off on his own mission as he left Sai and Bad Hacker to enter the Headquarters and make their way for the Repair Room to fix the dents in their bodies. Meanwhile, just out of site, a black and red colored ninja type medabot watched them enter the building and then leave the scene himself. He dashed to a manhole and closed it behind him as he made his way underground and navigated the dark tunnels to a large room willed with medabots. In the far back of the room was a single bot; large in size, predominantly gold in color, and sporting six arms each in a meditative stance. His face gave the appearance of being wrapped in bandages, but had three faces cut out on evenly-spaced spots around his head.
"Master Asura…" The ninja type bowed in respect.
"LED Shadow, speaketh thou…" He returned, "What news dost thou bring to me?"
"It's regarding the Peacekeepers. They seem to have acquired a pair of new recruits."
"This meaneth nothing to me."
"One of them however is one I recognize from before Blackram was brought in and arrested; a yellow beetle type belonging to the KBT line. He was the one that defeated Blackram, even after he bested both Agent Granbeetle and Sonic-Stag."
Master Asura's interest was aroused as his six arms changed positions, "Do speak of this new recruit. Besting mine subordinates is surely but one way to be marked by the Asura Mafia."
"Do you wish for me to eliminate this threat?"
"Nay… Let us lie in wait longer. Blackram was of the lesser ranked Rogues, therefore he can be seen as nothing more than mere collateral damage. The Peacekeepers may keepeth this city from havoc for now, but their authority will be stripped of them when the moment is right."
"Very well. I await your next order Master." LED Shadow answered loyally.
"Make haste and sendeth word to the Dark Knights." Master Asura requested, "That I, Spenog-Menogue require their services."
"Yes Master, I shall do so immediately."
LED Shadow left in haste, leaving Master Asura alone in his corner of the room.
"Very soon…" He thought to himself, "The Peacekeeper's days of righteousness shall cometh to an end… and it will be the Asura Mafia that will rule this city and everyone in it. But until the moment to strike maketh itself known, we shall lie in wait and bide our time… growing stronger and recruiting more Medabots to our cause- the Liberation of all medabot kind from their human masters, and the beginning of the age of machines ruling over the humans…"
Ooooh, seems like there's some pretty fishy business going on in this Asura Mafia. What's Master Asura planning, and what does he have in store for the Dark Knights and ultimately the Peacekeepers? The only way to find out would be to read on.
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