A Loonatics Christmas
Chapter 1
It was three days till Christmas. At the Loonatics' HQ, the gang was getting ready for the holiday. Ace was trying to keep Slam from eating the pie. Lexi was hanging up Christmas lights and decorations. Duck was striking heroic poses in front of a mirror and wondering what his teammates had gotten him for Christmas. Rev was wrapping presents at a rate of one every 3.54684 seconds. Tech was trying to come up with a formula for how much wrapping paper was needed for any given size of a present so he could build a machine that wrapped presents for him.
Rev had finally run out of presents to wrap, so he decided to go see what Tech was working on. "Hi-Tech-I-know-you're-really-really-really-really-busy-but-could-you-find-the-time-to-give-me-something-to-do-because-I'm-really-really-really-jumpy-with-Christmas-just-around-the-corner," Rev said as he raced into the lab. "Hi Rev. I know I'm close to finding the formula, but I can't seem to get it right. It's always off by one or two micrometers," Tech replied. "Well-gee-Tech-it-doesn't-have-to-be-perfect;-I'm-sure-the-gang-will-pardon-the-fact-that-it's-off-by-a-couple-micrometers," Rev said. "It wouldn't work Rev. The wrapping paper would tear and the surprise would be spoiled. Now, come here and help finish this equation," Tech said.
Unfortunately, it was not going to be a peaceful Christmas. On the other side of Acmetropolis city, a genetic mutation experiment transformed a normal person, giving her the power to blast blue fire from her hands. She quickly learned to control it and decided to go down the path of darkness, the path of villainy. She renamed herself, Blue Inferno. She waited for the right time to strike, to burn Acmetropolis city to the ground.
With the Christmas shopping and decorating done, the Loonatics decided it was time to relax and wait for Christmas morning to arrive. Rev played ping pong with himself, Ace started meditating, Lexi listened to music, Slam ate some more pies, and Duck continued striking heroic poses while Tech started building a new machine. Then, Zadavia appeared on the holocom. "Loonatics," she announced, "we have a problem." Average, special, or super villain?" Ace asked. "I'm afraid it's a super villain," Zadavia answered. "A woman calling herself Blue Inferno is attacking the city. As her name implies, she is able to launch streams of blue fire out her hands, and can manipulate fire around her. You must stop Blue Inferno before she hurts anyone, or causes severe damage to the city. Good luck, Zadavia out," "Hey Tech," Ace said, "got any toys that we can use to cool Blue Inferno?" "I don't have anything we can use, sorry chief. However, I can start building a cannon similar to the technology used by those robotic Vikings we fought a long time ago," Tech replied. "Alright, Tech, you stay here and build that cannon. The rest of us will go after Blue Inferno and stop her," Ace said.
When the Loonatics arrived at the scene of the fight between Blue Inferno and the local police, the first thing they saw was Blue Inferno. Her body was made of blue fire, and flames swirled around her. She was in the process of hurling the police officers away with her powers, when she noticed the Loonatics closing in on her. "Ah, I thought you would come," Blue Inferno said. Her eyes quickly scanned them and she frowned. "I thought there were six of you," Blue Inferno said. "Our sixth teammate is readying our secret weapon," Lexi said. "How unfortunate. I wanted to defeat all of you. I guess I'll just have to make do," Blue Inferno said. She quickly fired a stream of blue flames at the Loonatics. The Loonatics took evasive action and spread out. "Care for some eggs, Blue Inferno?" Duck said as he launched his projectiles at Blue Inferno. "No thank you. You can have them," She replied as she deflected Duck's spheres back at him. "Aah!" Duck exclaimed, and quacked away just in time. "Bring her down Slam!" Ace yelled. Slam leaped at Blue Inferno, twisting into tornado mode in midair. Caught off guard, Blue Inferno was hit and sent flying. She crashed into a wall and fell to the ground, but got up and blasted Slam with her blue fire. Rev leaped in and kicked Blue Inferno, but she recovered easily and launched Rev into some trash cans. Ace and Lexi tried to use their powers, but they were hit by blue fire as well.
Meanwhile, Tech kept trying to replicate the process the Vikings' weapons used, but didn't have the proper parts. Since the ice cannon wasn't going to be done anytime soon, Tech thought he might as well join the fight. Tech got his jetpack and went off to help his friends.
The fight wasn't going too well for the Loonatics. Blue Inferno had sent them all sprawling at least once, even Duck with his teleportation. Even Slam, the strongest one was panting and near collapse. The rest of the Loonatics were lying in various places. Rev was stuck in a trash can. Duck was inside a bush. Ace was hanging from a streetlight by one arm. Lexi was lying in a fountain. Blue Inferno looked at them with a grin. "You're all weak," she said, "I can't believe the other villains couldn't defeat you. Well, I must be going. I have to conquer the rest of the city," As Blue Inferno turned to leave, Tech landed in front of her. "Well, I didn't think you would show up. But now that you are here, why don't I defeat you like I did to the others?" Blue Inferno said while gesturing to the fallen Loonatics. "Fine by me," Tech replied.
