//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: Waking after Death? // Story: Equestrian Heroes: The Meda Hero, The Crash Knight and The Net Ronin // by SoonToBeWriterBrony //------------------------------// Crashman looked around from the few of his charging chamber before walking out of the tube. Surveying the surrounding as his diagnostics were booting up he watched a yellow like robot with many guns (and what looked like a stag beetle horn) stomp out of his chamber and grabbed one of the small horse like being and start yelling. His systems were still booting up thus he couldn't hear what the yellow robot was yelling. Watching the diagnostics list run by, he didn't recognize some of the data that was being pulled up, such as the Reploid base data and what not. Looking down at his hands, he saw that this wasn't even his own body. It looked like someone took his original design and modified it ten fold with better technology. As the diagnostics checked off his Audio sensors he could finally hear what the yellow robot was saying. "... and where in the MedaForce damned backside am I! I died! I was ready to go to that big Ro-Battle Arena in the sky and I could finally see Ikki again!" "MedaBee please calm down," pleaded a rather taller horse like being which only now came into Crashman's viewfinder," The fault is not in poor Winch here but mine." The taller horse was then accompanied by a white version which spoke to the yellow robot called MedaBee," Please forgive my sister but we had no other choice but to forcefully waken you and your new allies." "New Allies? What are you..." Medabee tailed off as he looked to his left and to his right. Crashman is now walking towards the group and he sees another robot, this time was a purple themed ninja. "Ok ok, timeout." said Medabee," Whats going on here. And who are they and why am I talking to talking horses?" "Forgive us," said the tall white horse," I am Princess Celestia de Equestria, princess of the Sun and the day diarch. This is my sister, Princess Luna De Equestria, princess of the Moon and the night diarch. This is the land of Equestria and our race are called Ponies not horses." "Tis was I who brought you all here, both you MedaBee and Crashman before your flame of life extinguish." "Wait so this purple freak come here willing?" asked MedaBee pointing at the robot ninja. "I have a name you know," said the robot ninja," Shadowman.EXE or Shadow for short." "Fine Shadow," said MedaBee with air quotes. "As my sister was saying," said Princess Celestia," We had no choice but to awaken you so... forcefully and for that we apologize but you heroes are needed." "Wait, heroes?" though Crashman. "Ok ok," nodded MedaBee," So what the hell do you want us for?" "In due time MedaBee," said Princess Celestia," For now you need to get use to your new Reploid bodies. And as well as getting to know your new team mates." "So I'm suppose to work with ninja bot over there and El Sliencio?" asked MedaBee," Sorry princess but The Bee works alone." "Sir MedaBee," said Princess Luna," Thou didn't work alone in the beginning..." "YOU LEAVE IKKI OUT OF THIS!" interrupted MedaBee. Crashman surged forward to stand between MedaBee and Princess Luna transforming one of his hands into a drill and pointing it at MedaBee and commanded," Calm down." "You want some of this?" said MedaBee as his new and improved laser cannon armed itself," I got a good laser cannon shot with your name on it." "ENOUGH!" yelled Princess Celestia,"i don't know whats you are going on about MedaBee but I can see that you all need a bit more time to adjust. We will let you know everything once all of you have calmed down." " Fine," said MedaBee grudgingly," I'm calm and collected and all that jazz." "Finally we can get on with it," said Shadowman. "As I was saying," said Princess Luna meekly," We would like if you, SIr MedaBee, to take charge of your team here." "So these two will have to talk orders from me huh?" asked MedaBee. "Fat chance," said Shadowman under his breath. "Regardless," said Princess Celestia leering at Shadowman," MedaBee has the most experience among the three of you and thus has more experience especially going into full combat situations. For now we will leave the three of you to get to know your new bodies and each other." Princess Celestia and Princess Luna walked away from the group while medics started entering the room to deal with any injured ponies particularly Winch. "So I guess we are stuck with each other huh," said MedaBee," So before this what were you two?" "Infiltrator, Assassin, Stealth Specialist around the net," answered Shadowman," And before you ask I went along with this to get this body. I was just a program where I'm from." "So you were generally a bad guy huh? "No, just a mercenary." "Might as well get it over with," though Crashman. "I... was a Robot Master," answered Crashman," A Robot built to blow things up... for a villain named Dr Willy." "....so he's a kinda bad guy and you were one?" "Yes, but I died to assist the hero of my world, Megaman to defeat Dr Willy." Shadowman stiffen at the name of Crashman's hero but didn't say anything even if the two noticed. MedaBee whistled and said," That's hardcore. So would you like to know how to be a hero?" "Indeed I would sir," answered Crashman. "Then lets get working, I need to test out this new body of mine but let me just say it feels good to be taller for once." MedaBee stretched his new body before walking over to one of the guards," Oi you, stick-up-his-butt, where is a good place for us to test out our new bodies and weapons?" The unicorn guard didn't blink an eye at the name MedaBee called him and then said," Sir follow me Sir!" the Guard started marching towards a particular direction and the group followed them, with MedaBee mumbling," Wow maybe he does have a stick up his butt." ** Elsewhere ** "Are you sure this is a safe place for a hidden base?" asked the Nightmare as it watched Vile and his Mavericks hall some equipment into a unactive volcano. "With Magma Dragoon and some of the other fire based Mavericks, we can make it look like a active volcano and make sure no one comes close to the place. Plus its deserted for a couple of miles around and easily defensible." answered Vile who was not looking up from his chart. "But its so cliche" argued Nightmare. "Ok cloud-for-brains, why don't you help pick up the very heavy and very valuable equipment and bring it to your 'perfect' base while the rest of us watch," said Vile," Oh that's right until I make your new body you can do jack shit now can you so shut up and keep a magical ear out for trouble." ** Back to our Heroes ** MedaBee, Crashman, and Shadowman followed the guard into an open garden which was large enough for then to let loose. "Will that be all Sir MedaBee, Sir Crashman, And Sir Shadowman?" asked the guard. "Yeah two things," answered MedaBee," First your name and rank." "Private Sharp Stick Sir!" "....really? Sharp.... Stick.... and i've been calling you Mr stick-up-your-butt..... nevermind. Ok and secondly get us an expert on this world's weaponry and command structure will ya?" "I will bring Commander Sure Shield and Captain Valkyrie." said Sharp Stick before making a sharp about face and galloping away. "Sure Shield... Sharp Stick.... ok the naming conventions on this planet is downright weird," said MedaBee," Ok so here whats we are going to do. First, we got to see what we can access in terms of powers, weaponry and stuff like that. So who wants to go first?" "I shall," said Shadowman pulling out a katana," I have my MuneMasa here but also a large folder of datachips. Each datachip contains data for a from of one use weaponry and will take time before i can use them again." "Well I got my head rockets, my revolver arm and my laser cannon." said MedaBee," Don't know if I can access the MedaForce here or have access to any Medaparts but I'll come across that bridge when we come to it." ".... I can throw my crash bombs and have drills our of my hands...." said Crashman. "I don't think that's all dude," said MedaBee," But that's what we are here for. To find out." "Now a quick..." said Medabee before he gets cut off my a loud alarm sounding though the castle," Looks like training will have to wait, lets go!" The three reploids ran down the corridor towards a group of guards. Following the guard, the three looks out the windows to see four very large bee like helicopters heading their way. Their IFF & Reploid database registered them as Bee Bladers and of the them had a robot handing of one of its legs. The database registered the reploid as the Lighting King of the Bullet Fist, Spark Mandrill. Status: MAVERICK.