Here we go, Chapter 2. Hope you guys enjoy it, and I greatly appreciate any reviews you have.

General note- I do not own Legend of Zelda or Medabots

Chapter 2- Striking a Bargain and an Even Greater Gift

The next morning, Link was up and wide-awake at about 8:45. "This is the day Link," He thought to himself, "The day you finally get your own medabot; or at least the parts to one." But when he got to the kitchen, he found his Father in the living room drinking coffee and watching the news. "Morning son, where are you off to so early in the morning?" He asked from the sofa. "I'm off to Sheik's house. He said that he found a deal for me on a set of medaparts." Link said excitedly. "So you finally found one have you?" His Father summarized as he took a sip of his coffee, "Come here son." Link came closer to his Dad and sat next to him on the sofa. "Son, your Mother and I talked about this the night you asked us why you had to buy your own when Aryll got hers as a gift. We decided to have you buy your own for an important reason. If you buy something yourself, you appreciate it more than if someone else bought it for you. You see what I'm saying?" He explained as he placed his coffee mug on the end table. "Yeah, I do," Link answered, "I never understood why you told me that until now. I thought it was because you liked Aryll more." "Oh no son," His Father cut in, putting a hand on his son's shoulder, "It wasn't that at all, we love you both equally. We were just thinking about you in the long run. That's what we do as parents." He then pulled out a small package from the end table drawer, "Your Mother and I got this a couple months ago, thinking that you would have had something to use it in by now." Link took the package, which was an ordinary-looking brown postal box, and opened it. But Link was speechless beyond anything when he pulled out the contents of the box, which were a medabot medal and a medawatch. "Your time has come son," His Father simply said, "Now go on and get those medaparts. We'll be here waiting when you get back." "Thanks Dad, you're the best." Link exclaimed as he placed his new medawatch on his left wrist and inserted the medal and darted out the door for Sheik's house.

Link ran like lightning down the street for his friend's house, but as he turned for the driveway, he almost ran his friend over. "Hey watch it man," Sheik gasped, "I knew you're excited, but cut the speed a little will you?" "Sorry," Link gasped, letting his breath catch up with him, "It's just that I got my medal today." "Really? By who?" Sheik exclaimed as they started down the street. "My parents; and they got me a medawatch to go with it." Link explained, showing him his new forest green medawatch. "Sweet watch," Sheik commented, "The color suits you. But I thought that your parents said that you had to buy it all yourself." "They said that if I bought it myself, I would appreciate it more, but I guess they held onto this until I was ready." Link answered. "Eh, whatever. You still got the medal and watch, but now you might just have some parts to go with it in a little while." Sheik shrugged. Link was very respectful to his parents and honored what they had to say, and he wasn't big on his friend's attitude towards his parents; but he did have a point. In a matter of a couple hours, he would have his very own medabot. "By the way," Link piped up, "How exactly did you find out about this shop owner?" "Well, you know how my Mom works in the city right?" Sheik then asked. "Yeah, Ms. Impa's the secretary for Governor Nohansen and his family. Why?" Link returned. "On her way home the other day, I asked her to stop by a medaparts shop to pick up some repair kits since she would be in town. And I told her previously that you wanted a medabot but didn't have one. So my guess is that she talked to the shop owner about you and found out that he lived a few streets down from us and got the address." Sheik explained as they passed a stop sign. "Man, I can't thank you enough. Your Mom's so cool." Link replied. "She's alright, I'll give her that." Sheik shrugged. The two boys continued their chat until they arrived at the specified residence.

Link knocked on the door when they got to the front door and waited for an answer. Finally, a well-tanned man with short black hair answered the door. "Oh hello," He greeted with a slight Indian accent, "You must be the two boys I was told about by Ms. Impa." "That's right, my Mom talked to you about some medaparts for my friend here." Sheik explained, patting his friend on the shoulder. "Oh so you're Ms. Impa's son. And what are your names?" The man then asked Sheik in an excited tone. "I'm Sheik," He introduced, "And this is Link. He's the one that's here to look at the medaparts." "It's very nice to meet you," He greeted, "People call me Beedle. Please, come inside and make yourselves at home and I'll go upstairs and get the parts." Beedle showed his guests the main living area as he disappeared up the stairs as he said he would. Beedle's home really didn't have much of a verbal description. It had a scent of cinnamon floating through the air, and his décor stuck mainly to many different shades of brown as well as various exotic animal skins lying on the furniture like throw blankets. "Well," Sheik started, "He certainly has an interesting taste in furniture doesn't he?" "He sure does." Link agreed as they heard Beedle come back down the stairs. "Ok," He piped up, stretching the 'ok' to a whole breath, "I did a lot of searching for a basic set of parts for a beginning medafighter like yourself at my shop in town, and this is what I was able to find in the backroom." He then placed an old, beat-up cardboard box on the table as he pulled out the packaged parts and showed it to the boys. "That's what you were able to find?" Sheik sarcastically asked. "What is it?" Link asked curiously. Since he had never had a medabot prior to this moment, he didn't have a need to look at what was new or trending. "It is a basic KBT line beetle-type medabot," Beedle explained, wiping a little dirt smudge off the plastic, "It specializes in a long-range rifle for its right arm, a fast-shooting chain gun for its left, and two short-range missile launchers on its head."

"This is it?" Sheik asked again, "That's a set from like twenty years ago." "I apologize for the age of the parts," Beedle sighed, "But it was all I could find. My shop gets what the delivery truck brings you know." He then looked at Link, who looked back at him with a look that said, "I'm not quite sure about this." "But I'll tell you what," he then dashed up the stairs again and brought back a tin-pet with him, "Since the parts are so old, I'll give you this tin-pet as a bonus. What do you say?" Link looked at the tin-pet, then at the parts, and then at Beedle. "Who much would you ask for all this?" Link asked cautiously, afraid that the price would exceed what funds he had. "How much do you have?" He simply asked back. "Twenty-three rupees and seventy-four shards." Link bit his lip. "Hmm... I might be stretching my generosity a little," Beedle mused, "But I'll ask for twenty-one rupees as my price." "Deal!" Link exclaimed as he handed Beedle the specified amount. He didn't care that the parts were old or out of date; at least he had a medabot he could call his own. And his Dad was right, Link felt much better buying his own medabot than if his parents went out and bought him one. "Thank you very much," Beedle happily exclaimed as he handed Link his merchandise, "It was a pleasure doing business with you Link." "Same here." Link smiled as he and Beedle shook hands. Link and Sheik were just about to leave until Beedle called back after them, "And don't forget, I run another shop in my garage here on the weekends. Come by every once in a while and I'll give you a good deal." The two boys then waved Beedle goodbye as they walked back up the street.

"Boy, I'll admit," Sheik spoke up, "Beedle sure gave you a good deal on those parts. And I was blown away when he offered the tin-pet as a bonus." "I have to agree, but now I have everything I need to become a medafighter." Link smiled happily. "Not everything Link," Sheik interrupted his friend's happy musings, "After you activate your medabot, you need to get a medafighter's license and register your medabot, or you won't be able to participate in championships or tournaments." "I don't remember that. Since when did they make that a rule?" Link asked confusedly, "I thought that anyone could participate." "Originally, anyone could, but as of about last year, all medafighters are required to register or you can't enter anything." Sheik explained, pulling out his wallet to prove what he was saying by showing his medafighter's license. "Oh, ok. Well, I'll have to do that after I activate my medabot." Link finished. "Speaking of which," Sheik started again, "What're you going to name him?" "Hmm…," Link thought out loud, "I'm not sure. I never thought about names since I didn't have a medabot before now." "Then allow me to make a suggestion." Sheik chuckled at his friend. "Alright, what is it?" Link then asked as they crossed another street. "Well, the model name for that set is Metabee. What about that?" "Metabee huh?" Link repeated, "Heh, I like the sound of that. Link and Metabee, the greatest medabot and medafighter team there ever was." "Hey," Sheik joked, "I'm not letting you take that title without a fight buddy; and you better remember that." "You're on then, we'll robattle when I get my license, and then we'll see whose medabot is best." Link laughed as they stopped in front of Link's house. "Well, here's my stop," Link sighed, "And thanks again to you and your Mom for finding that deal for me." "Hey don't mention it," Sheik smiled back at his friend, "Friends help each other out. Besides, helping you get a medabot gives me a new opponent to challenge. And that means that you'll have to put up a fight." "I'll do more than that Sheik, you'll see." Link laughed back. "I better see." Sheik finished as he started for his house, leaving Link alone on the driveway to his house.

Link entered the front door to find Aryll excitedly waiting for him. "Hey big Bro, Dad told me that you got medaparts today. Can I see them?" "Why not?" Link jested as he showed his new set of medaparts. However, Aryll's face changed from excitement to a confused look. "You got that? Those parts are like a hundred years old." She exaggerated. "Well excuse me for not getting the latest parts out there," Link scoffed, "This was all that was available." "Well whatever," She shrugged, "If you want an antique, that's fine by me." She then walked off as Link found his Mother and Father in the living room waiting patiently for him. "Hey Sweetie," Link's mother greeted, "How'd it go?" "It went really well Mom," Link smiled, "I didn't only get parts, but I also got a tin-pet as a bonus." He then showed his purchases to his parents. "I see that son," His Father rubbed his chin, "But aren't the parts a little old? I remember seeing that set as brand new when I was your age." "I guess, but it was all that I could afford." Link sighed, but he was still happy that he had a medabot nonetheless. "Now tell me son," His Father continued, "How do you feel to have bought those by yourself?" "I can't tell you how good it feels Dad. And you were right, it does feel good to have bought something yourself." Link smiled, "Thanks for the medal and medawatch by the way." "You're very welcome Honey." Link's Mother replied sweetly. "Well now you ought to get started putting that medabot together. Do you need any help?" His Father asked. "I may need a little." Link scratched his head with his free hand after putting the tin-pet on its feet. "I'll give you a hand then," His Father smiled as he kneeled onto the floor, "Come on, put the tin-pet face up on the floor and let's get to work."

After Link and his Father set out all the medapart pieces according to where they go on the tin-pet, the clock read 12:30 and Link's Mother said that she had to run some errands and took Aryll and Kitty with her, so the whole house was left to the two guys. "Ok now Link," His Father instructed, "Pay attention to what I have to say. Medabots consists of three main elements." He motioned for the tin-pet, "First, you have the tin-pet. It is designed to be the basic frame upon which the rest of the medabot is built. Think of it as the skeleton." He then pointed at the various parts, "Then you have the medaparts. They are donned with various attacks and armor ratings. The attack is pretty self-explanatory depending on the model type, so I won't go into detail about that. The armor rating is how much damage that part can take before it shuts down. And if a part shuts down, you're unable to use it until it's repaired." Then he pointed for Link's wrist, "The final element is the medal. The medal is where the medabot develops its personality and intellect. If the medal is ejected from your medabot in a battle, your medabot ceases function and you lose the match. Do you understand?" "Yeah, I understand." Link replied as he and his Father assembled the medabot. When they were finished an hour later, both the guys stared at their work, a yellow and white colored, completed beetle-type medabot now standing eye-to-eye with the kneeling men. "Nice job son," Link's Father congratulated, "So what'll his name be?" "Sheik and I talked about that on the way back," Link answered, "His name will be...Metabee." "Metabee, nice name." His Father repeated, "Now, he probably won't activate until tomorrow morning, so it's probably best if you insert the medal in the medal hatch on his back and put him in your room and wait." Link did as told as he moved his newly assembled medabot to a corner in his room, inserted the medal, and returned to the living room.

When the clock read 3:30, Link's Mom and Aryll came back from the store with the food items needed for dinner. Link then took care of the groceries as Aryll and Kitty went to go play in the backyard. Despite putting away groceries being one of his most un-favorite chores, he didn't mind one bit that day. He had his very own medabot at last, and nothing could dampen his mood. And since today was a special day for her son, Link's Mother prepared his favorite dish for dinner as Aryll and Kitty came through the glass door at about 4:45. At 5:30, Link saw and smelled what was made for dinner, and he thought that this day couldn't get any better. At about 6:15, Link got a text from his friend Sheik. Link opened his phone and read the text, "Is Metabee walking around yet? I'll bring Nin-Ninja if he is." Link laughed quietly to himself; his friends could always make him laugh. He simply responded to the text, "Not yet... Dad says he should be by tomorrow." A response came a couple minutes later, "Darn… Oh well, I'll get my robattle eventually… right?" "Yeah… you will..." Link texted back as he put his phone in his pocket. "So," Aryll spoke up after Link took his hand out of his pocket, "What movie should we watch?" "How about something funny?" Their Father spoke up, "I'm in the mood for funny." "Honey, maybe we should let Link decide tonight," Their Mother piped up, "Today is a special day for him after all." "Agreed my dear. Alright then son, what'll it be?" His Father then asked. "Hmm… I'm thinking about the Avengers." Link smiled. "Nice choice big Bro." Aryll complimented as she grabbed the movie from the rack and took a seat next to her Father as the movie started.