Hi guys! Many of you may know me from DA. I'm Natynicole87, I've decided to write a fanfic, something that I never thought or imagined to do, but here it is, and I hope many of you like it! This is supposed to be trilogy project of mine, but let's see how I do with this first story.
Disclaimer I don't own Loonatics Unleashed, they belong to WB. I do own Jake Rabbit and other OC's mentioned in the story. Please review and let me know what you guys think of my writing, if I want to improve I'm gonna need your help! ;)
Sorry if this chapter seems short, but take it as an intro to the story.
"Star of my heart"
"Do you sometimes get that feeling of emptiness? Like something is missing in your life, but you can't quite put your finger on what it is. We all need love in some way or another, even if it's through friendship, just knowing that someone cares and is there for you is enough. But what do you call that empty feeling when friendship doesn't seem to cover the hole? It's bittersweet. I have friends, I even live with them. I also have a best friend who's always there for me no matter what, at least that's what it seems. Don't get me wrong I am super grateful for them and most of all, for him. I love them all, I do, and him… He's my blessing in disguise. They say everyone has a guardian angel, and I can honestly say he is mines. It wasn't easy when I first joined the team, me being the only girl made it really uncomfortable, who where these guys? Confusion hit me like the most powerful thing that ever existed. Things weren't that great back home, I had my mom and step dad, sure I love them, but I couldn't say the same for my older sister, I grew surrounded by constant bullying by my own sister, and when I decided I wanted to move to the city when I graduated high school my mom said I could, with the condition of moving into an apartment with my sister. Yeah that wasn't what I was expecting. So you could only assume that my first and only year in college was a living hell! Until the meteor hit, I guess you could say that was also a blessing. That's when I got my powers, which I have to admit, it scared me to death at first, but that's when I joined the team, and he… he helped me. He was always there to give me a hand when I mostly needed. He was there to dry up my tears when my past haunted me. He knows me like the back of his hand, and he can write my entire story in a book with his eyes closed because he knows everything about me, every hidden secret he knows, he is my best friend, he is the person I look up to the most, he is our leader, my leader…"
Lexi sat on the rooftop of HQ staring at the journal she held in her hands. It's been a long time since she wrote on a journal, back in high school and college she would always keep one, since she felt she could trust no one. She stopped when she joined the team, she finally had friends who she felt comfortable with, and most of all a best friend who was all ears to her when she felt like talking and expressing herself. She forgot how it felt to write down her life down on paper, it felt good, but it also made her feel empty. She's been keeping these new feelings of emptiness from Ace, so when she closed her journal she decided she needed to talk to him about it and express herself to him as she always did, instead of keep writing, instead of keeping them locked away in a book that wasn't meant to be read by anyone.
She brought her left arm up and pushed a few buttons that led her to her leader's communicator.
"What's up Lex?" Ace's voice came out of Lexi's in-built communicator. She smiled at the sound of his voice.
"You got a sec? can you meet me at the rooftop? If your not too busy I guess…" She grinned to the communicator with her eyes full of hope. She had to get this out of her system.
She heard a sigh coming out of Ace, for a second she thought he was going to say no. "I suppose I could… Is it that important that it can't wait?"
A disappointed look haunted her face as she stared at her communicator. He's never been so hesitant to meet with her, but Ace has been really stressed lately about missions, that he's been trying his best with Tech to maintain every bit of equipment not to mention the team in top shape and form to be at a ready no matter what, they've been training a lot lately and he's been designing new ways to guide the team to perfection. As we speak he was currently with Tech testing some of his new "Toys", and models for future weapons. The two have been working together a lot… Well the three, where the coyote was working, the roadrunner was helping.
"I… I don't really want to interrupt you if your doing something important, so yeah it can wait. I understand" She sadly said to the communicator before shutting it off.
She trailed off to the elevator that took her to the HQ's common room, as she walked in, she took in her surroundings. She heard Slam in the kitchen, no surprise to her, and Duck was watching the TV while holding a box of tissues, either the Mallard was sick or whatever he was watching was upsetting him to the point of crying. Lexi gave the mallard a confused look, before she continued to take her surroundings. No Rev, Tech or Ace to be found, she must've guessed they were on Tech's lab, because that's the door she eyed next. She shrugged and took a look at her watch, 2:30p.m. WOW she's been 3 hours in the rooftop without even noticing, I guess that's what happens when your writing your life away. She decided to sit next to Duck to see what was upsetting the mallard.
She sat on the couch holding her journal tight to her chest, not wanting to let it out of her sight. Duck didn't seem to notice the female bunny sitting next to him, instead Lexi decided to just watch his reaction and analyze it on her own.
"Oh Linda, he's going to find out sooner or later that you killed his lover which BY THE WAY was your sister that YOU'VE NEVER MET!" sobbed Duck.
Lexi finally realized what Duck was watching, it was a famous soap opera in Acmetropolis called "Secret Passions". She stared at the screen and saw a beautiful black haired woman washing blood out of her hands, suddenly her cellphone rang, she picked it up nervously. "H- hey Matt!" said the black haired beauty, "Hi Linda, I was just wondering if you signed those contracts I dropped in your office yesterday, I need to hand them in, maybe I can drop by your house and pick them up?" A male rabbit came on screen, he had light brown fur and turquoise eyes, in body height and weight he looked pretty much similar to Ace's. "Of course you can Matty, maybe we can even have a cup of wine together" said Linda. "Oh… As nice as that sounds, I'll have to get a rain check on that, I have a date with Trish…" With that the male bunny hung up, and drove up on his sports car into the dark and rainy streets. "Or so you think…" Linda said while a menacing laugh erupted out of her… Commercials!
"OH TRISH! MATT WILL NEVER KNOW! BAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!" Duck sobbed.
Lexi simply stared dumfounded… "I can't believe you watch this non sense!"
"WHAT? out of all people Lexi, YOU don't watch soap operas? Specially THIS ONE? Starring Jake Rabbit?" shouted Duck in disbelief.
Lexi stared at the mallard astonished for a few seconds before bursting out of laughter. "Really? Duck! soap operas are all the same! Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I HAVE to watch them, besides Jake? He's not even appealing to me" Lexi said as a matter of fact.
Duck gasped at Lexi's response "I don't believe it! You don't find Jake not a bit appealing? Not even a tiny teensy bit? All the girl's in Acmetropolis are dying to get a piece of him! AND don't answer it's starting again" Said the mallard holding a finger up to the bunny.
Lexi opened her mouth to response but she was cut off by the change on the screen where Zadavia's face appeared now instead of the soap opera.
"And that is precisely why I'm contacting you guys" Zadavia said.
"BOSS! I was- I will never know what Linda does to Matt! There's one more episode left for the finale! and I need to know!"
"Shut it Duck" Instructed Zadavia.
Duck simply growled something under his breath, that even the female bunny could not put together.
Sooner than expected the rest of the guys came running towards to the common room and stopped in front of their Big screen TV where Zadavia was trying to tell them about their next mission.
"What's up boss?" said a concerned Ace.
"Loonatics, I was contacted by APD (Acmetropolis Police Department) And other investigators about a missing person"
"Uhhh… Missing? Isn't that more of their job?" Ace asked confused.
"It is not your normal Acmetropolis citizen we're talking about here Ace, it's Jake Rabbit, the soap opera's industry biggest fortune now a days, and soon to become big screen actor" Zadavia informed. "He was last seen two days ago by his personal assistant, then vanished! The house has been searched, non of his cars or personal jets are missing, no forced entrance to the house, no alarm went off from his security system, his personal security guards didn't even notice anything weird going on in the house, just that he just vanished along with his personal butler Bitterman. This is why the Police Department wants to involve you guys to see if you can find more clues and maybe overlook on everything they already have in case they missed something."
"Alright, we'll take a look at it" Ace informed their boss.
"Glad we can count on you guys. Good luck Loonatics, Zadavia out!" and with that Zadavia disappeared from the screen and suddenly the credits from the soap opera were appearing on the screen.
Duck didn't know if to panic, scream out of anger or excitement that he might get the opportunity to meet Jake Rabbit, if they find him of course. He just looked shocked with all the information that was just said, he was still processing. Ace waved a hand in front of his face. The mallard blinked and frowned at Ace for taking him out of his trance.
"I missed the ending, but if we find him he might give me a copy or better yet a visit to the set!" Duck said to no one in particular before he quacked out of the common room.
"I'll go and set up some equipment chief!" Tech said before darting out of the common room.
"Ohh-can-we-use-those-new-lazer-canons-you-showed-us-today-or-those-ultra-infrared-googles?" Rev zoomed out behind the coyote.
*grumble* Sounded Slam's stomach "Hehehe… Snack time?" Slam said before spinning his way back to the kitchen.
"Alright big guy but don't take long we have to leave soon" Ace called back at the Tasmanian devil.
Lexi glanced at the male bunny next to her, while fumbling with her journal in her hand "How about that sec now?" asked Lexi to her best friend.
Ace turned to face her and sighed "Lex, we really have to go, unless it's not something REALLY important, it can wait." said Ace with authority in his tone. Surely it wasn't as important as the male bunny thought it was, but he also sounded uninterested on the female bunny's request, which was really unusual.
"What's wrong with you? Are you mad at me or something?" Asked a now annoyed Lexi.
"Lexi let's just focus on what's important now, I'm not mad at you, and I don't mean to sound mean either, it's just that right now I don't want to mix whatever you have to say with this mission, or any mission. We have to learn to control ourselves, and difference. Right now I'm your leader and I say suck it in and go get ready to find this guy." He sounded annoyed also, even though he really wanted to know what the girl had to say, truth is he was afraid of what she had to say, he didn't want to distract himself or put in more problems and stress on his mind, not knowing that he just did what he was avoiding to do in the first place by making Lexi upset.
She simply frowned at him, went to her room to put her journal away and stormed out to the HQ's garage since that was usually their meeting point before departing to a mission, she also didn't know how they were getting to Jake's house, if by their hover bikes, ship or jet packs? As she entered the garage she took sight of every form of traveling vehicle they had, she then took notice on Ace's personal bike. Mostly everyone doesn't know this but he had a personal bike, and he was actually working on it, she saw the tools set out next to his tool box and working stool, the bike was similar to the team's bikes, only his was an older model, and didn't have his team color or anything that resembled the team what so ever. This is probably the only set of equipment he has that Tech hasn't tempered with, which means… No weapons installed, and he'd like to keep it that way. He's had this bike since he was a teenager, he worked hard on getting it, and just like any other guy it was his hobby, project and baby.
Lexi's the only team member who has ridden the bike, though not directly, she had taken a few rides with Ace, and how she loved them. It just took both of the bunnies mind away from everything. She sighed as she took hold of the good memories they've both had with the bike. She awoke from her memory trip as her ears started to form pink glowing orbs around them, the guys were coming.
"So chief, what it'll be?" Asked Tech as he and the rest of the team walked in the garage, while holding a bag in his hand, surely filled with gadgets for the team's use. Ace pondered at the question and finally replied. "We'll take one of the ships, it's a bit out of town and Zadavia told me Jake's house has a landing road, since he owns private jets himself"
And with that the team went inside the ship and secured themselves in their designated positions, before take off.
END OF CHAPTER 1
"Leap Of Faith"
One less call to answer,
Feeling full of despair,
Don't think I can get through it,
Just one last prayer.
And it's a leap of faith,
When you believe there's someone out there,
It's a leap of faith
When you believe that someone cares, oh,
And when I call out to you,
Will you be right there,
Right there?
Searching for the answer,
Nobody seems to care,
An now I wish that you were here,
Beside me to wipe away my tears.
And it's a leap of faith,
When you believe there's someone out there,
It's a leap of faith
When you believe that someone cares, oh,
And when I call out to you,
Will you be right there,
Right there?
Waiting for the answer,
Remembering times we would share,
Somehow I feel you here beside me,
Even though you're not there.
And it's a leap of faith,
When you believe there's someone out there,
It's a leap of faith
When you believe that someone cares, oh,
And when I call out to you,
Will you be right there,
Right there?
[Bridge:]
And I'll be waiting by the window for your smile to come through,
And I'll be waiting in the darkness when I call out to you,
And I'll remember when you told me,
I could trust in you
When I believe that you really care, oh,
And when I call out to you,
Will you be right there, right there?
It's a leap of faith,
And I believe that you are out there,
It's a leap of faith and I believe you truly care, oh,
And when I call out to you,
I know you'll be right there,
Right there,
And it's a leap of faith.
Song by Michelle Branch
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