Welcome back everyone! I hope your all doing well, I wanted to get this chapter up pretty quick so I didn't stray from it later, which is pretty easy for me to do.

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Thank you to everyone who left a review and followed/favourited! Now I digress into this chapter, I asked you guys last time if you wanted a custom robo AU or a continuation from chapter 8 and the score was two to none for custom robo! So without further delay, let's get into the chapter.

I ran through the battlefield, running as fast as my legs could take me as a borage of fire rained mere millimeters behind me. In an attempt to shake my opponent, I quickly jump from the ground and enable the boosters in my feet, dashing once to the side and once more so I end up behind my opponent. I managed to catch her off guard, her eyes widening as her Auburn hair whipped when she turned, it's pigtails looking rather childish because of so.

A smug grin curves onto my face, but it is invisible behind the guard that covers it. I take the opportunity and charge forward, my entire body turning red and warm in temperature as I enter a slide position and strike my opponent with blazing speed, leaving a fine dirt trail behind me. Her body launches across the forest based arena and her green, metal dress strikes a tree. Her eyes flick to black and it doesn't take long for me to realize that the battle is over, the scrapes and dirt against my body being proof of so.

General POV

"This is impossible! How did you manage to beat me?!" Brittany screamed, her eyes narrow with anger and her teeth clenched as she held her robot in her hand. Marco just smirked and leaned himself against the pink glass of the Holosseum, "I guess you could say that I have a natural talent. I only started to battle about a week ago." Brittany took a step back in shock, trying her hardest to wrap her head around the situation. Marco had to admit, she was a worthy opponent, but her lack of focus caused her to be blindsided.

Marco readjusted the fingerless gloves on his hands and yawned briefly, growing bored of Brittany's sulking. "Look, Britt, if it helps, it was a good fight. You just gotta focus a little harder. Take my advice or don't, but I hope this isn't our last fight."

Brittany furrowed her eyebrows and pointed a manicured finger at Marco, her light blue jacket creasing. "Listen Diaz! If you tell anyone about what happened here, I will sue you so hard that you won't even have a robo when I'm done! MARK MY WORDS!" And with that, she stormed off in the opposite direction.

Marco shook his head in annoyance, she really was a hard to handle person. Marco reached into the Holosseum and grabbed his robo out from inside. It was rather small compared to most other robos, but it was far more balanced in terms of speed and defense. His robo was one of the ray models, the mark II to be exact, and he used it for every battle he's fought for the past week, which was quite a lot.

Marco placed his robo in his backpack and began to walk down the halls of Echo Creek Academy. It was a nice place, but he missed his friends back at Mid-heart high. He was the new kid on the block, but that didn't mean he was shy or nervous, Marco was actually very confident in himself when he entered the town. Everyone in town was nice and friendly, and he'd already made quite the amount of friends. Everything was great at home, his father being accepted to work for Lambta Ltd as a developer for custom robos, and his mother having fun meeting the people around town and befriending them.

Life seemed all well and good, and Marco liked it that way. There was so much that he loved about this place already and he couldn't get enough of it, feeling right at home the moment he entered the school gates.

As he walked along the corridor towards the front gate so he could head home, he heard a small squeal come from the distance, sharp and distressed, clearly feminine.

Marco turned his head in the direction the scream came from, noticing a bright light coming from a shadowed allyway. The scream sounded again, this time the word 'Help' embedded in the noise. On instinct, Marco ran towards the Ally and peeked around the corner to see the situation.

There was a girl unconscious on the floor, cuts and bruises evident across her body, and clearly not made by human hands. There was a group of creatures just in front of the girls body, a small bird man with a skull cap being the closest to her as he reached down and tried to grab the item in her hand. Before he could do so however, Marco dashed forward and gave a quick right cross to his face.

The bird man flew backwards as a result, and landed on his back behind the other creatures. He raised in his head and looked at Marco, first in confusion, then anger. "Get rid of that boy!" he exclaimed, pointing a clawed finger in Marcos direction. One of the creatures charged forward, his skin was scaly and an armored vest, but strangely no pants. He had bat wings for ears and he screamed in a foreign accent as he ran forward, determination shining in his eyes.

Marco reacted on pure instinct and spun his leg around in the air, landing a round house kick on the monster before he could tackle Marco. And just like that, he was down for the count, unconscious and comically snoring against the rough concrete of the ally.

"What's going on here!?" Marco yelled, putting his fists at his side's in case he needed to fight someone else. The bird man from before stood up and planted a large staff by his side, "That is none of your business! Now get out of here before we have to do some real damage!" he exclaimed, his voice high and very annoying. Marco breathed inward and got into a martial arts position, having studied Tang-soo-do for three years.

"Try me…" he warned, narrowing his eyes in the direction of the group of Monsters as they charged forward at tremendous speeds.

Time skip quote: "I couldn't find any rubber bands but… Teddy bear mittens!"

Marco dusted off his hands comically with a satisfied look on his face. The bodies of the monsters he fought, lying on the ground groaning in pain. It was only when Marco heard a slightly girly wince that he turned around and saw the girl from before sitting against a wall, holding her leg in pain. He quickly ran to her side, causing her to shield herself in fear with her arms.

"Hey, hey, its alright… I'm not going to hurt you." He stated softly, slowly coming forward with his hands raised in innocence. The girl eased a little from her position but kept her stance, most likely out of distrust. "Are there any major injuries?" Marco asked, the girl stared at him for a moment before nodding slowly and pointing at her leg, it was purple at the shin and slightly swollen, a fracture at worst.

Marco grabbed his backpack and began to search through its contents, "I think I've got a temporary fix for that, until we get you to a hospital, miss…?"

The girl lowered her arms and uneasily looked at Marco, she took in a shaky breath before replying. "My… My name i-is Star…" Her voice was frail, broken. She was traumatized.

"Do you know why those things wanted to attack you?"

Star looked down at the object in her hand, a purple rattle of some kind, with a bright yellow star slapped in the middle. "They wanted my wand…"

Marco looked at her in confusion, "a wand?" he thought, "She must be delusional too."

"Come on… I know a good hospital down the street, I went there yesterday for a vaccination."

Star was caught off guard when Marco began to lift her off the ground. "What are you doing?" she asked, her cheeks brightening a little, showing off the heart marks on either side of her face. Marco grinned slightly at her, "Its alright, I'm gonna carry you to the hospital, since it's quite obvious you can't walk on that leg."

Star was hesitant at first, but soon agreed and Marco managed to pick her up swiftly, her legs dangling just over his arms and her hands wrapped around his neck for support. They began to walk out of the alleyway and down the street, the sun was beginning to set, giving the sky a rich yellow-orange tone.

Star kept her eyes forward, trying her hardest not to look back at Marco. She bit her lip nervously before quietly whispering, "Why are you helping me?" Marco chuckled a bit, "Why wouldn't I help you? I'm not really the kind of guy to leave injured civilians to fend for themselves." Star smiled slightly, "Well… thanks…"

"Its no trouble. I'm Marco by the way, I didn't get to say earlier."

"That's a nice name…"

"So is Star…"

Pretty soon the two were at the hospital, Marco carried her in and took her to the receptionist, making sure that she was treated correctly.

Time skip quote: "Love is always the answer."

Star and Marco headed out through the exit, Star was now wearing a large cast on her left leg with a few doodles on it and a signing from Marco that said, "Get well soon Star! :3" Star was also using a set of crutches so she could get around a bit easier.

"You're lucky it was a stable fracture, it should take a few weeks to heal." Marco smiled warmly and Star returned the gesture.

"Thanks for helping me out… I really appreciate it…" She nervously whispered, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. The two found out while Star was getting x-rayed, that they both go to the same school and live relatively close to each other, only a few houses separated them. What a coincidence, amiright?

"So… I guess I'll see you at school later… unless…" Star began, rubbing her arm nervously. "Unless…?" Marco asked.

"Unless… do you want to walk home with me?" Marco smiled again, "Of course." Stars eyes seemed to light up for a moment. Marco gestured forward with his hand. "Shall we?"

"We shall."

And thus was the beginning of a new friendship, maybe more… only time will tell.

Shabby ending, I know, but I was kinda tired at the time of writing this. Do you want more of this AU? Tell me in the reviews or through the PM.

Stay awesome everyone!