"Elementary my dear..."
The robattling spirit could be felt in the air as a huge throng of medafighters were gathered at the beautiful "Battle Plaza" of the ship. It was adorned with ceramic blue and white tiles and surrounded with water fountains in the shape of the medabot sharkran. At the front of the plaza was a gigantic , movie theater-sized plasma flat screen – something was going to be displayed!
"Wow! I can't believe we're on the top of the ship!" Metabee exclaimed over the roar of the crowd.
Ikki, Erika, and Brass struggled to keep up with Metabee's scurrying.
"Metabee!! Will you wait up a sec?!" Ikki said as he bent over to catch his breath.
"Man..I can't believe there are so many medafighters here. There has to be at least 200 people here!" Ikki said in pure amazement.
"Yeah well, I'm just glad we made it here in time – the orientation is about to start," Erika said.
"Perhaps we'll find out why we were invited," Brass added.
Suddenly an abrupt , rough voice cuts through the roar of the crowd.
"STEP ASIDE! The SCREWS are coming through!!"
It was none other than Samantha.
" Oh..hey there Ikki...Erika."
Both Ikki and Erika looked puzzled.
"Um, hey; is there a reason you're being so abrupt this morning?" Erika asked.
"AHAHAHA!" Samantha laughed. " I found out from somehwere that there's gonna be some preliminary tournament! Only 10 medafighters will be chosen and I wanna make sure I'm noticed!"
"Genius..." Ikki sarcastically mutters.
"WHAT WAS THAT!!??" Samantha viciously screams in Ikki's face.
"Oh nothing! Nothing at all!" Ikki nervously says as a drop of sweat rolls down his temple.
"Hmm...preliminary tournament, huh? Well, I guess we'll have to wait and find out to see if that's true.." Erika wondered.
"By the way... I thought you said the Screws were coming through...I only see you; where's Spike and Sloan?" Ikki questioned.
Samantha then turned around.
"AHHHH! SLOAAAN! SPIIIKE!!" Samantha exclaimed with a terrifyingly angry expression on her face.
In the midst of the crowd lay Spike and Sloan on a hardwood bench on the plaza being fed grapes by two beautiful girls.
"Awww, you're so adorable! Most girls love long, tan , and handsome – but I prefer the stocky sorts like you Sloan!" said a beautiful blond girl.
"Oh Spike! Your hair is so loveable and smells so good!" said a cute brunette.
Spike and Sloan were both in a state of nearly unconscious euphoria.
Suddenly, however, both of them are abruptly shocked by several watts of electricity!
"AAAAAAAAAAHHH!!" they wail in anguish.
"Thanks Peppercat.." Samantha said.
"Always happy to help!"
Fried and burnt, Sloan and Spike work their way over to Samantha while the two girls stare in shock.
Metabee falls over laughing at the spectacle. "Man! You couldn't make this stuff up!"
Suddenly, the lights begin to dim as the crowd of medafighters face forawrd awaiting to here the message.
On a stage, a spotlight shines, revealing – Mr Referee!
The crowd erupts in a roar!
"Medafighters from all over – welcome! It is me – Mr. Referee, and I will be your official referee for much of your time on the ship and at the Battle Park. But here to announce the rest of the information will be the mastermind behind this entire idea – Mr. Miyamoto!"
The crowd claps and cheers as the rather tall and slender , broad-shouldered man stepped upon the stage. He had a stern face but a birght smile with pearly white hair on his head and his gotee. He looked to be around in his forties and was dressed like a naval captain.
"Medafighters welcome!" a strong voice started.
" You all are probably wondering how you got here! Well, as you all know, this luxurious ship is headed straight for the Medabots Battle Park!"
The crowd erupts in another roar.
" This Battle Park is a state-of-the-art , medabots-themed battle theme park! You all were selected not neccesarily by your skill..."
Ikki, Erika, Samantha, and Sloan all look at Spike.
"..it was by your experience as a medafighter that you all were invited. Everyone worldwide with at least 50 battles of experience! We feel that only the most experienced of medfighters would appreciate such a masterpiece before we officially open the park to the public."
Mr. Miyamoto then turns to the screen and presses a button on a remote-like object causing a very vivid, colorful display to appear on the screen.
"As seen on the screen...there are 7 different areas in this theme park, each with its own theme. The
first theme park is known as MedaMountain. This area is a theme park modeled after ninja training
fields and karate dojos in the midst of misty mountains. The second park area is MedaBungalo – an
area themed after the beach and Summer fun for all you unruly children. The third area is known as
MedaJungle which is an area created and modeled after nature itself for the most avid tree hugger."
Medafighters' eyes were lit up in awe.
" And the fourth place is sure to please adults! It's MedaCasino! The area that never sleeps in this fast-paced gambling haven; followed by the fifth area known as MedaColiseum which is modeled after the Roman coliseums and architecutral styles."
Koji stares intensely at the screen alongside Karin with her evercheerful smile.
" The 6th place is a place fit for a queen as it is called the MedaCastle! It is structured to be a medeival royalty-themed area complete with knighthoods, thrones, and crowns!"
The crowd "ooooh and awwwed".
"Now folks...the seventh and final area is going to have to remain a complete mystery...after all, it's mysteries that make things all the sweeter."
Hmm..I wonder what the mysterious seventh area could be like...in the past , mysteries have lead to evil plots...*sniff* I think I smell rubber.
" Okay, next, I will explain to you all how this will work. Of course you principally want to have fun with the amusements – but this whole this is also one competition. Each round will be spent in each park area. Of course, you're welcome to go to any area you want, but each competition will be spent in one specific area at a time. You all will be competing to earn 10 battle points each round."
A new graphic flashes on the screen.
"You may challenge fellow medafighters or park employees for battle points. At the start of each robattle, the two challengers must decide how many battle points they want to wager. You can wager no more than 3 battle points, but no less than one!"
Ikki's glare instensifies.
"In each area, there will be what's called the MedaArena. The meda arena is where the first four medafighters with 10 battle points to make it will compete in a four-man tournament. Now, let's say you end up winning this tournament – there's still the pinnacle of each area! Each area consists of a MedaMaster- these are very strong medafighters who each feature special rules to play by. They're kind of like the "area bosses" or "gym leaders" so to speak. And only if you defeat them will you get the area medal and be crowned the master of that particular area. The medafighter to win the most areas will be crowned the Master of the Battle Park and featured as the commercial star of all Medabot Corporation advertisements!"
The entire crowd gasped and cheered.
"It's true! My uncle told me so!" Karin cheerfully said to the people around her.
"And finally medafighters, I would like to announce that there is going to be a preliminary tournament held tomorrow!"
"You were right Samantha!" Erika exclaimed.
"Tch...of course I was." Samantha responded with her arms crossed and her eyes closed.
"10 of you lucky medafighters will be chosen to compete in the tournament – AT RANDOM!"
Samantha's face became discolored. "What!!?? So I was obnoxious for no reason!!??"
"So, ladies and genetleman, boys and girls, I invite you all to rest up or the tournament tomorrow. The participants will be announced that morning so you'll all need to be there in case you're chosen. And with that.."
Mr. Miyamoto clicked the screen off.
"..you're dismissed..and remember...MEDAFIGHTERS...ARE YOU READY!?"
"ROOOOO BATTLE!" the crowd answered back in a vociferous roar!
Amongst the roar Erika turned to the gang. "See?! I told you my fashion magazine was right! 7 shady characters who are super strong medafighters ...what a scoop!"
"For crying out loud Erika..it's Summertime, can't you lay off the journalism?" Ikki said with an annoyed tone.
"For your information...I do journalism for a REAL newspaper during the Summer, so hush!"
As the excited crowd began to disperse, an annoyed Samantha still hadn't forgotten about the two bomb shells.
"Hey you two!"
The girls twirled around. "Who..us?" they said in unison.
"Yeah you! Who do you think you are to mess with my gang members?!"
"Well..I guess they wanted a real woman in their lives for a change..." the blond replied.
"WHY YOOU!!?"
A young referee rose out of nowhere.
" You guys should settle this with a robattle!"
The girls blinked. "Wh...who are you?"
"Why..I'm Mr. Referee...JUNIOR!"
"Like wow...he has a son...?" asked the brunette.
"Yeah, dad can't possibly referee all the battle, so he enlisted his family to help out – so come on, let's robattle!"
"Sure- but only 'cause you're kinda cute!" said the blond.
"OH will you can it!!" Samantha cried.
"I, Portia , will fight this one!" cried the brunette( Portia). "Transport AquaCrown!"
Suddenly, a blue , floating medabot that kind of resmebled Gorem appeared.
The robattle was starting to draw a crowd.
"Peppercat, let's go!"
"Medafighters, ready!!? Medabots...ROOOO BATTLE!"
"Peppercat, let's end this quickly- go in with a shock!"
Peppercat jetted along the ceramic plaza and razed her glowing electrical claws.
"AquaCrown! Hit her with an aqua blast!"
Between AquaCrown's hands appeared an orb of water growing steadily only to be shot right at Peppercat.
"Peppercat! Watch out!"
"AhhhhHHh!" Peppercat screamed as she was hit with the devastating blow.
Damage to torso – 45%
Peppercat lay on the plaza floor.
"Haha! Don't you know that cat's don't like water?"
Samantha closed her eyes and thought.
Ugh..come on Samantha..think..think......that's it!!
" Peppercat! Launch yourself into the air!"
With that, Peppercat leaped into the air.
"Ha! Two can play that game! AquaCrown! Up in the air!"
The blue medabots glided up to Peppercat's level in the air.
"Aquashot now!" Once again, it shot an orb of water from between its hands right at Peppercat! Only this time, while Peppercat was already in the air, AquaCrown was only beginning to ascend, to the aquashot was coming from below Peppercat.
"Now Peppercat! Come down claw first!"
Peppercat began to tilt her body so her claw was thrusted forward – the gravity and momentum of her thurs downward was enough to cut right through the aquashot, unharmed!
She continued straight down with her electric claw right onto AquaCrown's head!
"Ahhhh!!!!"
100% to torso- function ceased!
"Function ceased! And the winner is SAMANTHA and PEPPERCAT!"
The crowd cheered.
"You haven't seen the last of us!" said Portia. With that, the two girls scurried off.
"Nice work Peppercat." Samantha solemnly said.
Spike and Sloan walked up to Samantha.
"We're sorry boss..we promise to NEVER let another girl get in our way with you.." Spike said.
"Spike..Sloan..It's okay....JUST DON'T DO IT AGAIN!!" Samantha yelled.
Meanwhile back in Koji's luxury cabin....
"Hmm...seven areas...preliminary tournament...this is all too much to bare...so many commoners thinking they're hot shots...and I haven't even seen him yet but I'm sure Ikki's here- I'll have to do everything I can to make sure he and I get paired up in the preliminary tournament.."
Will Ikki and Koji get to face each other in the preliminary tournament?
Will Sloan and Spike just get attracted to Erika?
Find out next time on Medabots!
In today's robattle- Samantha defeats Portia in a robattle between Peppercat and AquaCrown – earning the left arm!
More medabots- more power!
_ Please review and tell me what you thought about this. I know it's a bit long and a lot of talking but I had to set up the rules someway – look for the next episode soon!