Disclaimer: I do not own Medabots. But I did make up the Robattle Times.
Author's note: Ok ppl, I finally updated. I would've done it sooner, but I've had a rough week of school. Thanks for all the reviews, but I need more for my other fic, 'Regarding the past, Present, and Future.' That should be updated soon too.
Van the Key of Lain: I'm not sure what you mean when you say this is, 'valuable information,' because I made all this stuff up. Except for those voices Hikaru heard in the beginning of ch. 1. Those were actually what I remembered from the show. Some of them may not be the exact wording, but it's close enough. Just thought I'd say that just to clear some things up. R/R people! The characters might be a little OOC. Hope you like this chapter.
"..." speaking
'...' thinking
~ At the 24 Hopmart ~
Henry sat at the counter bored out of his skull. Business was slow today. Then Metabee, followed by Ikki, walked in. "Hey you two," Henry said cheerfully, "What have you guys been up to lately?"
"Nothing much," replied Ikki, "But we've actually come here to get away from." Ikki looked around to see if anyone else was listening, "....Erika." "Erika?" Henry said surprisingly. "Yeah man, I think she's finally lost her marbles or something," said the always talkative Metabee. "Yeah, we've been with her for awhile now, and for the past 20 minutes, she's been yabbering on and on about how life stinks and what a conspiracy things are and." Ikki added in until a certain someone interrupted.
"It's a conspiracy, a conspiracy I say!" said Erika, who had just barged in unannounced. "Why hello Henry," she said in her suddenly calm tone of voice. "What seems to be wrong Erika?" Henry said out of curiosity.
Erika gave up a small smile, "Well thank you for asking Henry. I'm glad somebody cares to her about my problems, unlike SOME people here," she looked over to Ikki and Metabee, who were reading some comic books.
"Hey! We listened to you talk," Ikki answered back in his defense. "Yeah," Metabee said, "For 20 minutes, that is a long time to be listening to someone natter on and on and." "I do not natter on and on!!!" yelled Erika. "I just have a lot to say, that's all."
Directing her attention back to Henry, Erika continued, "Anyways Henry, as I was going to say, I have to write a major article for my school newspaper. And I'd like to finish it some time this YEAR! But the problem is, there is nothing to write about. The World Robattle Tournament's over and Team Japan didn't win, as it was a tie."
"Hey it's not our fault the Rubberrobo Gang were behind it all!!!!!" shouted Ikki and Metabee.
"Anyways," said Erika, "Nothing's new with Ikki and Metabee. What kind of city is this? There's not even a cat stuck up in a tree to report about, or a puppy drowning in a river, or...."
Henry just stood there politely listening to what Erika had to say, 'Man, now I know what Ikki means when he says she yabbers on and on and....'
Henry lost his train of thought when a short, energetic kid with spiky hair came into the store. "Yo wuzzup dudes?" said Rintaro. "Hey Rintaro," said everyone in the store. "Yo Erika, I got like the perfect like topic for your newspaper article."
"Oh yeah? What is it?" said Erika, more interested in Rintaro than Henry at the moment.
"The Magnificent Medafighters!" Rintaro replied cheerfully. Henry was looking a bit tense. We all know why. Everyone else just stared at Rintaro dumbfounded. "Who?" they all said.
"What?! You don't know? The team who rocked the world 8 years ago! They were invincible! But they broke up a long time ago. My hero you know, Hikaru Agata, was on that team dudes," Rintaro said knowingly. "Youngest member on Team Japan then too. Patra from Team Egypt and Joe Swihan from Team USA were on that team too you know dudes."
"Hmm.that's not a bad topic Rintaro," answered Erika. "One thing though, why did they break up? And how did you know I needed to write an article in the first place?"
Rintaro gave her a puzzled look, "Geez dude.I don't really know. I heard it was 'cuz everyone thought Hikaru Agata caused the 10 Days of Darkness or something. But I know he's innocent! And I could also hear your bickering from half way down the street."
"It's the perfect news story!!!" yelled Erika, who apparently didn't hear Rintaro's last statement. "Ah!" shouted Ikki, who was holding his ears. "Erika, you don't have to yell you know!"
"Oops....sorry Ikki, but it is the perfect story! A team that went to the top, later to be torn apart by a series of unfortunate events. All leading different lives now, one of them, their whereabouts, and what they're doing now, shrouded in mystery. What a story! This could be my career making headline!" said Erika, all starry-eyed. Everyone else just sweatdropped.
Henry was the first one to speak up. "Erika," he said with concern in his voice, "Don't you think you should report on an easier topic? I mean, all that stuff with the Magnificent Medafighters happened a pretty long time ago. I don't think you'd find the information you'd need."
"Darn," said Erika as she rubbed her chin a little, "Maybe you're right Henry. Too bad Joe and Patra left Japan two weeks ago. If they were still in town, maybe I could've interviewed them."
Henry breathed a sigh of relief, 'It's good they're not here. Though half of me wish they were, I don't need Joe badmouthing me now.'
"Yo Henry," said Rintaro, "What are you talking about? In this month's Robattle Times, half of the magazine's dedicated to the Magnificent Medafighters! I can't wait to get it!" "Great!" said Erika, "Then I'll be able to do my article once and for all."
Henry bit down on his lower lip. This was not going to be good. "Rintaro," he said, "Yeah dude?" "Just out of curiosity, have you ever seen a photo of Hikaru Agata before?" Secretly he was hoping it was no.
Rintaro thought about that for a second, "Now that ya ask....I'm saying no dudes."
Ikki was now in the conversation. "No? How can you say Hikaru Agata is your greatest hero ever if you've never even seen the guy?"
"Dudes, quit with the questions already! Like what Henry said, this mall like happened a long time ago. I bet the Robattle Times will have wicked pictures of Hikaru. I gotta get my hands on a copy!"
Metabee, who was done his comics books, said, "Hikaru this, Hikaru that. Is that all you guys talk about? What's so good about that guy anyway? I bet I could probably take down him and his medabot no sweat."
Henry smirked a bit, 'Whatever you say Metabee. You may be good, pretty good as a matter of fact, but I got skill. And experiences you'll never have....'
"Metabee," said Ikki, "We're talking about Hikaru Agata here. You know, the same Hikaru Agata from the Magnificent Medafighters? Supposedly the best medafighter in the world? Has any of that info sunk into brain yet?"
"That was 8 years ago Ikki!" exclaimed Metabee. "Who knows what he could be doing now? For all we know, he could've quit robattling and is now working as a store clerk under a secret identity!"
"That is the dumbest thing you've said all day Metabee," Ikki said, "You watch too much TV for your own good."
For a second there, Henry thought Metabee might have been catching on to him.
"Ikki, do you have a subscription to the Robattle Times?" asked Erika. "Yeah, but why are you asking? Don't you have one too?" said Ikki.
"Yes," replied Erika, "But my subscription for this month suspiciously hasn't come yet. I need it if I'm ever going to do my article! It should've came by now. How about you?"
"It's funny you should ask. I haven't gotten my copy of the Robattle Times yet either. A coincidence?" "Hardly," Erika said in an annoyed tone. "Heh,"said Ikki, "Maybe our subscriptions are lost in the mail. You can never really trust the mail system nowadays....."
Of course Ikki and Erika continued talking, but Henry couldn't hear them. He wasn't paying attention anymore. He was completely zoned out. He didn't even notice the anime cloud fight going on between Rintaro and Metabee, which started when Metabee made fun of Hikaru Agata. No, all Henry could hear now were some words Ikki had said. "....lost in the mail...."
~ Flashback ~
It was 4 am. Everyone in the city was fast asleep. Well, almost everyone that is. A young boy, by the name of Hikaru Agata, was moving swiftly across the city. He was out mailing a letter.
Two important letters actually. Every now and then Hikaru would make sure no one was following him. He was always in danger when he went out, which was not a lot. Even in the early morning when practically no one was up yet, he had to be on guard.
The 10 Days of Darkness had past about 2 months ago. The world was safe, thank god, for now at least. But the people knew what Hikaru did, and the Select Corps were after him. He only went out in the earliest and darkest of times. These were the only times Dr. Aki thought it was safe for him.
Hikaru quickly made it to a mailbox. He was mailing 2 letters, both in blue envelopes. One was being sent to the USA, the other, Egypt. He hoped the letters would make it to their destinations and fast. He had a lot of explaining to do. After Hikaru dropped the letters down the slot, he left to go back immediately, so he would be back before sunrise.
There was something Hikaru didn't know though. A few hours later, the mail carrier came to collect the mail. When putting it into his bag, he accidentally dropped two blue envelopes, one being sent to the USA, the other, Egypt, on the ground. From there, a gust of wind blew them down a storm drain. The letters were never delivered. Two certain people never learned the truth about Hikaru. But Hikaru didn't know that. And he never got an answer back either.
~ End of Flashback ~
"Henry? Henry?!!" said Erika, "Earth to Henry! Are you paying attention?" "Uh, huh, what? What did you say Erika?" Henry asked.
"I said if you don't do something soon Henry, Rintaro and Metabee are going to trash the 24 Hopmart!" replied Erika.
"Ah! My boss isn't gonna like this. Sorry kids, if you're gonna fight, fight outside!!!" And with that, Henry kicked Rintaro, Metabee, Erika, and Ikki out of the store.
"Hey!" argued Erika, "Why did he kick US out? We weren't doing anything."
"Maybe this time he's really mad," Ikki guessed, "C'mon, let's go."
It's not that Henry was mad, he just needed some peace and quiet. He had enough problems of his own already.
( I'm finally done typing this chapter. Longest yet. R/R ppl! You should know MY flame policy by now ^_^ Ja ne! )
Author's note: Ok ppl, I finally updated. I would've done it sooner, but I've had a rough week of school. Thanks for all the reviews, but I need more for my other fic, 'Regarding the past, Present, and Future.' That should be updated soon too.
Van the Key of Lain: I'm not sure what you mean when you say this is, 'valuable information,' because I made all this stuff up. Except for those voices Hikaru heard in the beginning of ch. 1. Those were actually what I remembered from the show. Some of them may not be the exact wording, but it's close enough. Just thought I'd say that just to clear some things up. R/R people! The characters might be a little OOC. Hope you like this chapter.
"..." speaking
'...' thinking
~ At the 24 Hopmart ~
Henry sat at the counter bored out of his skull. Business was slow today. Then Metabee, followed by Ikki, walked in. "Hey you two," Henry said cheerfully, "What have you guys been up to lately?"
"Nothing much," replied Ikki, "But we've actually come here to get away from." Ikki looked around to see if anyone else was listening, "....Erika." "Erika?" Henry said surprisingly. "Yeah man, I think she's finally lost her marbles or something," said the always talkative Metabee. "Yeah, we've been with her for awhile now, and for the past 20 minutes, she's been yabbering on and on about how life stinks and what a conspiracy things are and." Ikki added in until a certain someone interrupted.
"It's a conspiracy, a conspiracy I say!" said Erika, who had just barged in unannounced. "Why hello Henry," she said in her suddenly calm tone of voice. "What seems to be wrong Erika?" Henry said out of curiosity.
Erika gave up a small smile, "Well thank you for asking Henry. I'm glad somebody cares to her about my problems, unlike SOME people here," she looked over to Ikki and Metabee, who were reading some comic books.
"Hey! We listened to you talk," Ikki answered back in his defense. "Yeah," Metabee said, "For 20 minutes, that is a long time to be listening to someone natter on and on and." "I do not natter on and on!!!" yelled Erika. "I just have a lot to say, that's all."
Directing her attention back to Henry, Erika continued, "Anyways Henry, as I was going to say, I have to write a major article for my school newspaper. And I'd like to finish it some time this YEAR! But the problem is, there is nothing to write about. The World Robattle Tournament's over and Team Japan didn't win, as it was a tie."
"Hey it's not our fault the Rubberrobo Gang were behind it all!!!!!" shouted Ikki and Metabee.
"Anyways," said Erika, "Nothing's new with Ikki and Metabee. What kind of city is this? There's not even a cat stuck up in a tree to report about, or a puppy drowning in a river, or...."
Henry just stood there politely listening to what Erika had to say, 'Man, now I know what Ikki means when he says she yabbers on and on and....'
Henry lost his train of thought when a short, energetic kid with spiky hair came into the store. "Yo wuzzup dudes?" said Rintaro. "Hey Rintaro," said everyone in the store. "Yo Erika, I got like the perfect like topic for your newspaper article."
"Oh yeah? What is it?" said Erika, more interested in Rintaro than Henry at the moment.
"The Magnificent Medafighters!" Rintaro replied cheerfully. Henry was looking a bit tense. We all know why. Everyone else just stared at Rintaro dumbfounded. "Who?" they all said.
"What?! You don't know? The team who rocked the world 8 years ago! They were invincible! But they broke up a long time ago. My hero you know, Hikaru Agata, was on that team dudes," Rintaro said knowingly. "Youngest member on Team Japan then too. Patra from Team Egypt and Joe Swihan from Team USA were on that team too you know dudes."
"Hmm.that's not a bad topic Rintaro," answered Erika. "One thing though, why did they break up? And how did you know I needed to write an article in the first place?"
Rintaro gave her a puzzled look, "Geez dude.I don't really know. I heard it was 'cuz everyone thought Hikaru Agata caused the 10 Days of Darkness or something. But I know he's innocent! And I could also hear your bickering from half way down the street."
"It's the perfect news story!!!" yelled Erika, who apparently didn't hear Rintaro's last statement. "Ah!" shouted Ikki, who was holding his ears. "Erika, you don't have to yell you know!"
"Oops....sorry Ikki, but it is the perfect story! A team that went to the top, later to be torn apart by a series of unfortunate events. All leading different lives now, one of them, their whereabouts, and what they're doing now, shrouded in mystery. What a story! This could be my career making headline!" said Erika, all starry-eyed. Everyone else just sweatdropped.
Henry was the first one to speak up. "Erika," he said with concern in his voice, "Don't you think you should report on an easier topic? I mean, all that stuff with the Magnificent Medafighters happened a pretty long time ago. I don't think you'd find the information you'd need."
"Darn," said Erika as she rubbed her chin a little, "Maybe you're right Henry. Too bad Joe and Patra left Japan two weeks ago. If they were still in town, maybe I could've interviewed them."
Henry breathed a sigh of relief, 'It's good they're not here. Though half of me wish they were, I don't need Joe badmouthing me now.'
"Yo Henry," said Rintaro, "What are you talking about? In this month's Robattle Times, half of the magazine's dedicated to the Magnificent Medafighters! I can't wait to get it!" "Great!" said Erika, "Then I'll be able to do my article once and for all."
Henry bit down on his lower lip. This was not going to be good. "Rintaro," he said, "Yeah dude?" "Just out of curiosity, have you ever seen a photo of Hikaru Agata before?" Secretly he was hoping it was no.
Rintaro thought about that for a second, "Now that ya ask....I'm saying no dudes."
Ikki was now in the conversation. "No? How can you say Hikaru Agata is your greatest hero ever if you've never even seen the guy?"
"Dudes, quit with the questions already! Like what Henry said, this mall like happened a long time ago. I bet the Robattle Times will have wicked pictures of Hikaru. I gotta get my hands on a copy!"
Metabee, who was done his comics books, said, "Hikaru this, Hikaru that. Is that all you guys talk about? What's so good about that guy anyway? I bet I could probably take down him and his medabot no sweat."
Henry smirked a bit, 'Whatever you say Metabee. You may be good, pretty good as a matter of fact, but I got skill. And experiences you'll never have....'
"Metabee," said Ikki, "We're talking about Hikaru Agata here. You know, the same Hikaru Agata from the Magnificent Medafighters? Supposedly the best medafighter in the world? Has any of that info sunk into brain yet?"
"That was 8 years ago Ikki!" exclaimed Metabee. "Who knows what he could be doing now? For all we know, he could've quit robattling and is now working as a store clerk under a secret identity!"
"That is the dumbest thing you've said all day Metabee," Ikki said, "You watch too much TV for your own good."
For a second there, Henry thought Metabee might have been catching on to him.
"Ikki, do you have a subscription to the Robattle Times?" asked Erika. "Yeah, but why are you asking? Don't you have one too?" said Ikki.
"Yes," replied Erika, "But my subscription for this month suspiciously hasn't come yet. I need it if I'm ever going to do my article! It should've came by now. How about you?"
"It's funny you should ask. I haven't gotten my copy of the Robattle Times yet either. A coincidence?" "Hardly," Erika said in an annoyed tone. "Heh,"said Ikki, "Maybe our subscriptions are lost in the mail. You can never really trust the mail system nowadays....."
Of course Ikki and Erika continued talking, but Henry couldn't hear them. He wasn't paying attention anymore. He was completely zoned out. He didn't even notice the anime cloud fight going on between Rintaro and Metabee, which started when Metabee made fun of Hikaru Agata. No, all Henry could hear now were some words Ikki had said. "....lost in the mail...."
~ Flashback ~
It was 4 am. Everyone in the city was fast asleep. Well, almost everyone that is. A young boy, by the name of Hikaru Agata, was moving swiftly across the city. He was out mailing a letter.
Two important letters actually. Every now and then Hikaru would make sure no one was following him. He was always in danger when he went out, which was not a lot. Even in the early morning when practically no one was up yet, he had to be on guard.
The 10 Days of Darkness had past about 2 months ago. The world was safe, thank god, for now at least. But the people knew what Hikaru did, and the Select Corps were after him. He only went out in the earliest and darkest of times. These were the only times Dr. Aki thought it was safe for him.
Hikaru quickly made it to a mailbox. He was mailing 2 letters, both in blue envelopes. One was being sent to the USA, the other, Egypt. He hoped the letters would make it to their destinations and fast. He had a lot of explaining to do. After Hikaru dropped the letters down the slot, he left to go back immediately, so he would be back before sunrise.
There was something Hikaru didn't know though. A few hours later, the mail carrier came to collect the mail. When putting it into his bag, he accidentally dropped two blue envelopes, one being sent to the USA, the other, Egypt, on the ground. From there, a gust of wind blew them down a storm drain. The letters were never delivered. Two certain people never learned the truth about Hikaru. But Hikaru didn't know that. And he never got an answer back either.
~ End of Flashback ~
"Henry? Henry?!!" said Erika, "Earth to Henry! Are you paying attention?" "Uh, huh, what? What did you say Erika?" Henry asked.
"I said if you don't do something soon Henry, Rintaro and Metabee are going to trash the 24 Hopmart!" replied Erika.
"Ah! My boss isn't gonna like this. Sorry kids, if you're gonna fight, fight outside!!!" And with that, Henry kicked Rintaro, Metabee, Erika, and Ikki out of the store.
"Hey!" argued Erika, "Why did he kick US out? We weren't doing anything."
"Maybe this time he's really mad," Ikki guessed, "C'mon, let's go."
It's not that Henry was mad, he just needed some peace and quiet. He had enough problems of his own already.
( I'm finally done typing this chapter. Longest yet. R/R ppl! You should know MY flame policy by now ^_^ Ja ne! )