When we last left our heroes, Link and company was not only able to obtain more pieces to the mystery puzzle surrounding what happened in Hyrule City, but also gained a new ally as Midna said that she wanted to help put a stop to the darkness. As a plus, Link was given a new body for Metabee, as Midna claimed that if they were going to save the world, they weren't going to do it in an antique. Then the group was reunited with Zelda and introduced to Rokusho before starting off for Kokiri Town. What'll happen next? Find out now in "Medabots and Hylians- a New Generation of Heroes."
Credit where it's due, Jedediah and Casey belong to me, and reviews are greatly appreciated.
Chapter 12- Arrival and a Rival Battle
Kokiri Town was quite a ways away from Kakariko Village; so near 11:00PM and still a ways to travel, Midna pulled into a rest stop for the night. "Alright, here's how things are going to work," Midna instructed, "Us girls get the bedroom. You boys sleep here in the main area; I'll get sleeping bags for you." "Ah come on," Metabee whined, "Why don't we get the bedroom?" Midna bent down to his level and pointed towards herself, "This is the lab's RV. And since I'm a lab employee, I make the rules." "Valid point to me," Casey shrugged, "Hey Jedediah, want to sleep under the stars?" "You know me too well," Jedediah chuckled as he motioned Casey to follow him, "Night y'all. See you in the morning." Everybody answered "Goodnight" in unison as they closed the RV door. The girls then locked themselves in the bedroom to change as Link and Sheik took turns changing in the small restroom. The boys then situated their sleeping bags on the floor and their backpacks on one of the tables as the medabots scattered around the RV. Metabee took a booth seat near a window, Nin-Ninja stayed in his corner and remained silent, Brown Bison acted like a dog missing its master as he collapsed in front of the door to the bedroom, and Rokusho stayed where he was. "Well these aren't the best circumstances," Sheik muttered, "But it's better than nothing." "You got that right," Link replied, "But you like going camping, right?" "Yeah, I sort of do." Link's friend returned, "But sleeping in an RV is better than sleeping in a tent." Link laughed, "That's for sure; you remember that one time we went camping in the sixth grade?" "Please don't remind me." Sheik mumbled. "Why? What happened?" Metabee inquired. "That time we went camping," Link explained, "Kafei told us all a scary story about a madman that lived in those woods. And after we fell asleep, he dressed up like the madman of the woods and scared the living daylights out of me and Sheik." "I'm getting tired," Sheik stuttered quickly, "Night everybody." Link and Metabee tried their best to keep the laughing to a minimum, but finally fell asleep after a few minutes. The whole RV was silent, with the only sources of light being the moon shining through the window, and the lamplight under the door where the girls were.
In the bedroom, the girls were still awake, but Malon gazed out the window. "What're you looking at Malon?" Zelda inquired as she put her backpack in a corner next to Malon's. "Huh? Oh, nothing," She stammered as she backed away from the window, "Nothing at all." "Nothing at all huh?" Midna scoffed, "I'll be the judge of that." She then peered out the window to find the Texan and his Medabot sleeping under the blanket of stars with a warm campfire nearby. "You were watching Jedediah weren't you?" Midna laughed. "I was not!" Malon shot back quickly, "I was just…uh…looking at the stars." "Don't deny it Malon," The scientist crossed her arms, "I see the look in your eye. You like him don't you?" The country girl knew she was cornered, then sighed, "Yes, I like him." "There's nothing wrong with liking him Malon," Zelda spoke up, "I only met him a few hours ago, but he seems nice." "He sure is," Malon answered dreamily, "But I like another guy too, and I can't like two boys. So what am I going to do?" "Listen Malon," Midna began as she sat on a bed, "This sort of dilemma is easier than you think." "If you like Jedediah or this other boy," Zelda added, "Then tell him. Otherwise, how will he know?" "It's getting later by the minute," Midna piped up, deciding to cut the chatter, "So let's get some rest and see what happens tomorrow. And who knows Malon; maybe you'll get your chance." And with that, Midna got under the covers and drifted into sleep. Zelda followed the motion on another bed. And Malon was the last one the fall asleep on her bed. "Maybe she's right," She thought to herself, "I guess I'll figure it out tomorrow or sometime." And with that, she closed her eyes and called it a night.
The next morning, everybody was up and moving around by 8:45AM and left in the RV by 10:00AM. "Yo Midna," Metabee called as he walked up to her and sat in the passenger seat, "How much longer is it to Kokiri Town? We've been driving for like an hour now" "Not much longer," She answered, "We should be there in about thirty minutes." When about fifteen minutes passed, the tops of massively tall trees bordered the horizon. And after they finally arrived, Midna dropped the teens off as she drove off to find a place to park the RV. "So this is Kokiri Town," Jedediah started, "It's got something about the town, I'll give it that." Kokiri Town wasn't much larger than Kakariko Village. It had a neighborhood, a few stores, and a few main roads. But Kokiri Town was best known to tourists for its camping sites and naturally large trees that bordered the famous Lost Woods. "Welcome to Kokiri Town." Three boys, all nearly identical in looks, greeted, "We're the Know-it-All Brothers. If there's anything you need to know about the town, don't hesitate to ask." The teens all nodded respectfully as they walked into the town square and lost the brothers. After a few minutes, Link was greeted with a familiar voice. "Link? Is that you?" The voice, youthfully feminine, called. Link turned to find Saria running up to meet the group. "Hey guys," She greeted everybody when she came to a stop, "Don't tell me, you're here for the Robattle Championship aren't you?" "Oh yeah, I forgot that was going on." Sheik replied. Saria shrugged as she caught a glimpse of Metabee standing next to Link. "You must be Metabee," She started, "You were awesome in that robattle with Dark a few days ago." "Uh… Have we met somewhere before?" Metabee questioned with a comical tone. "No, we haven't," Saria laughed, "Sorry, I'm Saria. Nice to meet you." "So what's going on about this Robattle Tournament," Link asked. "You don't know?" Saria raised her eyebrow at him, "I know you just got your medabot, but you need to get with the times and get more involved." Link simply crossed his arms as Saria continued, "Anyway, it's the annual Kokiri Town Robattle Tournament. And it's open to anyone, as long as you have a medafighter's license."
And it was right about then that Mido, Link's childhood bully, found the group. "Well look who it is," He chuckled threateningly, "If it isn't the boy without a medabot." Mido was just a tad taller than Saria, but a little shorter than Link, though in Elementary and Middle School, Mido was the tallest and the boss. And if anyone didn't treat him as such, he and his lackeys would bully them to no end until they submitted to his so-called leadership. "I'm not afraid of you anymore Mido," Link scoffed sourly, "So just back off will you?" "Look who's finally grown a backbone," Mido sneered, "It took you long enough." "Hey," Metabee shouted, "No one talks to Link like that. If you've got something to say, my laser cannon would love to hear it." "Hot-headed little Medabot aren't you?" Link's former bully laughed, "Just like your medafighter." "Hold it Mido," Sheik interjected, seeing the growing anger on Link's face, "Just leave him alone alright? We didn't come all this way for you to bully us, so just buzz off." "Yeah Mido," Malon added, "You've always been a jerk, and you better not get in our way or you'll be sorry." Zelda, Jedediah, Rokusho and Casey stayed silent as the argument continued. "Why don't you nerds let Link stand up for himself for a change?" Mido shrugged his shoulders, but didn't move his arms. Link has had enough, "Name the place." "Championship; and you better be there." Mido finished as he walked away. "Come on Link," Metabee turned to face him, "Let's go give Mido a Metabee-bopping he'll never forget. You with me?" "I sure am." Link smiled as he and Metabee stormed off to enter the Championship. "Oh darn it," Saria held her head nervously, "I nearly forgot, but Mido is the reigning champion." "What!?" The others stammered in unison. "How could you nearly forget who the champion was?" Zelda interjected, worried for Link and Metabee that they didn't know. "I guess it didn't come to mind while Link and Mido were arguing." Saria whimpered as they dashed after Link and Metabee, but couldn't catch them in time as they entered the participant's room. "I reckon all we can do now is hope that they'll do alright." Jedediah piped up. "It may seem that way," Rokusho added, "But let's not predetermine in our minds the worst. Let's watch the match and believe that their skills will get them far." "I guess I'll have to hold off on this tournament," Sheik mumbled, "Besides, I think Nin-Ninja stayed in the RV to meditate. Man; that can really get irritating."
Luckily for Link and Metabee, they were able to defeat their opponents with little difficulty and advanced to the final round. "This is it Metabee," Link said as Mido walked onto the arena, "Let's show him what we're made of." "Don't worry Link," Metabee answered, "Besides, this is Metabee you're talking to. Metabee doesn't lose." He then walked to his spot on the arena as Mido summoned his medabot. It was a Kappa type medabot named Kappalord. It was mainly a green similar in color to Mido's clothing, but it had small protrusions coming out of the top of its head similar to small hair pieces and a small yellowish beak the surrounded his optical visor. "Time to relive your past Link," Mido shouted, "But since I'm in a good mood, I'll give you one last chance to back out before Kappalord here pounds the circuits out of your medabot." "Save it Mido," Link shouted back, with his anger and determination rising by the second, "I've had enough of you pushing people around and bullying them. Today, we're putting a stop to it." "Big words Link, but we'll let our medabots do the talking." The bully mocked. "In that case, I got a few words for you." Metabee dramatically retaliated as he readied his battle position, and Kappalord doing the same. "Fine, I gave you a chance and you said no." Mido shrugged, "Kappalord, get ready to show this medabot his place in line." "Alright, then it's agreed." The Referee declared, "I officially declare this match the Kokiri Town Championship Finals and an official Submission Robattle. The rules are simple; the first one to stop the other from functioning wins. And the loser must submit one medapart to the winner, for keeps. And I will supervise this Robattle to ensure that the rules are upheld; me, Mr. Referee. Are both sides in agreement to these rules?" "We are." Link called from the Referee's right. "So are we." Mido added from his other side. "Alright," Mr. Referee called, "Medabots, Robattle!" "Alright then," Metabee shouted, "Let's get this thing on!"
"Metabee," Link called, "Let's move fast and hit hard. Use your laser cannon!" "Laser cannon coming up." The Beetle type Medabot answered as he raised his left arm chain gun and began firing ceaselessly at his opponent. "Kappalord," Mido ordered, "Get out of the way!" Kappalord leaped out of the way as the meda-bullets soared past him. But Metabee followed Kappalord's evading as he tried to get a shot on him. "This guy's fast on his feet." Metabee growled after a few minutes of still narrowly missing his jumping target. "You better believe it," Mido laughed, "Kappalord, torpedo attack!" Kappalord raised his right hand at Metabee as all five fingers launched like torpedoes and bee-lined for him. "Metabee, move it!" Link shouted. Metabee was able to dodge the first two, but the other three hit him dead on in the chest, one right after the other, and the blasts threw him onto his back as he groaned slightly. "You alright Metabee?" Link asked nervously. "Just fine," Metabee answered as he shakily rose to his feet, "Just got torpedoed is all." "You like it?" Mido laughed as Kappalord replaced the missing fingers with five new ones stored in his arm, "It's his specialty, care to have some more? Kappalord, fire away!" Kappalord obeyed as he immediately launched five more from his left arm towards Metabee. "Evade!" Link shouted, but Metabee didn't listen. "I'm standing my ground," Metabee shouted back, "Metabee doesn't run. Laser Cannon!" He fired his chain gun like no tomorrow at the oncoming projectiles, and to his surprise was able to counter all of them. "What!?" Mido stammered, "No one can destroy all the torpedoes that quickly." "Think again Mido," Link smirked, "Metabee!" "I'm one step ahead of you," He replied, "Take this!" Metabee fired his right arm rifle at Kappalord and nailed every hit. "What are you doing Kappalord!?" Mido fumed as he watched his medabot get pummeled one meda-bullet right after the other, "Fight back!" But it was too late as he saw a grin on Link's face that spelled the end of this Robattle. "It's time to finish this fight," Link shouted, "Metabee, Seeker Missile!" "You like missiles Mido? Well I've got a couple for you! Missile Launch!" Metabee responded as he dropped his head slightly and fired two missiles out if his horn. The missiles soared straight for Kappalord and exploded upon impact, sending smoke everywhere.
The only sound to be heard as the smoke cleared was the sound of Kappalord's medal hitting the arena floor. "Kappalord function ceased!" Mr. Referee declared when he stepped onto the arena, "The winners and new champions of the Kokiri Town Robattle Championship are Link and Metabee!" The crowd roared with excitement as the duo jumped happily and high-fived each other. Mido on the other hand dropped to his knees and was utterly speechless in his defeat. And as the Referee gave Link and Metabee their newly-won medapart, which was Kappalord's left arm, and their trophy, the crown roared even louder as the victors stepped into the participant's room and then left there to meet with their friends. "You guys were awesome!" Saria beamed, "And you showed Mido whose boss. I doubt he'll ever be trouble here again." "I'll say," Sheik added, "And you just won your first Championship dude." "Congratulations on your win guys, you were amazing!" Zelda piped up as she suddenly hugged Link, but abruptly backed off as both of them blushed profusely. "Congrats on the win Partner," Jedediah spoke up, patting Link on the shoulder, with Casey mimicking the motion on Metabee, "Y'all deserved it." "Great job Link," Malon finished, "You two were great." "Everybody please," Metabee called holding both his hands up to quiet he and Link's 'fans', "We know were awesome, and we'll be happy to sign autographs for anyone who's interested." Although Metabee meant what he said, everybody just laughed as they headed back to find the RV. "Link!" Mido shouted as he stopped to catch his breath a few feet away from the group, "Just you wait till the next time; we'll show you what we can do!" "And we'll be waiting." Link answered as the group continued on. "Hey you!" Another voice called a minute later, only he caught up to the group. Link turned to find Mr. Referee holding a packaged set of medaparts. "You forgot this at the gate. And congratulations on your victory by the way." He then dashed back to the arena as Link and everyone looked at their prize. It said on the bottom of the package, "Model ID: PLN-00. Model Name: Skycargo." As they admired the new parts, it wasn't much longer before they found the RV and Midna waiting for them.
"I saw you guys win on TV," Midna greeted Link and Metabee, "Congrats." "Thanks Midna," Link replied, "But where'd you go?" "I went to get a visitor's pass so we can enter the forest," Midna explained, "Just in case we needed to." Link smiled back as he and Metabee entered the RV to catch a break from the noise as the others stood around talking, along with a couple introductions; namely introducing Jedediah and Casey to Saria, and Saria introducing her medabot, Ambiguous 2, to everyone. "Some fight wasn't it Link?" Metabee rhetorically asked as he collapsed onto the floor inside the RV, with Link copying the motion. "Sure was," He answered, "I thought all those torpedoes were going to be bad for us." "That's for sure," The beetle type medabot sighed, "But we still won anyway right?" "Right." Link smiled as they both high-fived each other as best as they could from their positions. After a few minutes, they got back up to put their new parts away and rejoined the others outside. But Link was stopped as Metabee continued on outside. "You both battled well," Link's ancestor began as Link turned to face him. "But you and Metabee still have much to learn before you can take on the darkness that holds your home captive." He continued. "What do you mean we still have much to learn?" Link asked, "You just said that we battled well." "Your skills at this moment are still in need of honing," the specter firmly answered, "You are about to enter the forest, correct?" Link nodded. "There is someone there that has been a companion of mine from when I defeated the darkness so many years ago. I will lead you to my companion when you near your destination in the forest. Until then, farewell; and be careful. These woods have claimed a number of lives in my time, and will not hesitate to take more." He then dissipated as Link exited the RV to rejoin the others outside.
Congrats to Link and Metabee on their first tournament victory. The question that remains now however is how long the good feelings will last. The only way to find out is to read on when the next chapter is posted. Reviews are greatly appreciated.