Bunnyloverforever: I do not own anything pertaining to the Loonatics Unleashed.
I want to introduce a new character, but I'm constantly contradicting myself on how to do so. I don't want her to be the center of attention because I know I hate having new characters the center of attention when my favorites are the originals, so… somehow I'll maneuver through her introduction to the team. My pairings are: TechxRev, AcexLexi, and possibly OCxDuck or interference with AcexLexi with OC character. I hope you enjoy. I'm going to try my best with this fan fiction. I took down my other one. I'll put it back up once it is fully revised and another chapter is added to it. Sorry, I think there's a lot of text in this chapter! R&R!
Chapter 1: Cassidy Cat
"What's Zadavia keeping us for? Some of us have plans to do this evening!" Duck roared aloud in the middle of the intense silence stilled at the table, where everyone was awaiting for Zadavia's hologram to show up any moment now. Duck on the other hand, was obviously not like everyone else. He had a mouth and he enjoyed using it most of the time, and other times, he simply couldn't help, but speak his own opinionated mind. The mallard crossed his arms tightly and received the customary glowers from their team leader, Ace. Duck wondered if there would be a day that Ace's facial expression would ever loosen entirely. It seemed as though he was always using that original fierce look to quiet anyone or to put anyone back in line. Duck had to admit though, it worked each time.
The rest of the team turned their heads in Duck's direction and the mallard lowered his head, but he could feel his face being trampled by their ogles. Although everyone was waiting around the table without defiance, Duck was the only one that actually spoke what everyone else was thinking. He had the idiocy to actually say them in an abrupt way. The rest of the team kept their manners. Ace looked to his side and glanced at the empty seat behind him, the seventh seat. The rabbit made a fleeting look at everyone else at the table and recognized everyone was there; except for their supposed seventh teammate that did not occupy the vacant seat at his right. The empty seat, the extra uniform, and the available room had been at the tower since they moved in. Ace had questioned Zadavia once about whom and when their seventh member would come along and the rabbit got the same response.
'In time, Ace, she will come when the time is right and she will be a great asset to your team.'
A fortune cookie answer that he should have expected. They all knew that it would be another female. This excited Duck whenever the subject was brought up and it also gave Lexi hope that she would share thoughts and feelings with another female. Of course, he knew that Tech, Rev, and Slam would also welcome the new teammate with open arms. Why not? Ace secretly thought that another female would really help Tech break out of his shell and perhaps kick in some moves. Ace's ears drooped and he eventually slumped back in his chair improperly. The rest of the team looked at him and then realized that it was all right to start complaining about Zadavia's absence since even their leader was growing tiresome over the wait.
"What do you think she's doing?" Lexi inquired the entire table. She glanced around and quickly studied the expression each one of her friends gave. It didn't answer her question, but only confirmed that no one had a clue and no one was apparently enjoying the wait, or looking forward to wait any longer.
Rev sighed and stole a gander at Tech, who was brainstorming ideas of a new invention. The road runner wished he could help him, but he knew he never did when he was brainstorming and Tech rarely ever needed to bounce ideas off of him. Duck held his head up by the palm of his hand which was propped up by his elbow on the table. This was getting irksome and he didn't know how much longer he could go without crying out another rude comment that only proved true. Slam was evidently getting hungrier and hungrier by each minute. Lexi believed that if something was taking this long then it had to be something very significant. At this moment, Ace thought there was no absolutely no worth in the wait; probably just a test of patience.
Just as soon as everyone had lost their hopes of getting their evenings to themselves, Zadavia's hologram appeared. Everyone had jumped up slightly in their chairs, straightening their posture and correcting their composure. As if none of them had been slouching or were bored to tears. Zadavia knew that she had kept the Loonatics waiting, but in fact, it was for a good cause. Today would be the day that Ace thought would never come. Zadavia would fully explain the nonattendance of the seventh member of the Loonatics. There was a pause and Duck was ready to bombard Zadavia with the question that was burning relentlessly in everyone's mind.
"What took you so long? We've all been peeing ourselves! None of us have moved from our seats for over an hour now!" Duck irately exclaimed. His fist slammed down into the table and he anticipated an answer. His brows were slanted and his eyes showed no respect of their adviser. Ace was ready to either, apologize to Zadavia for Duck's rude behavior, or go over and give a nice smack to the insensitive mallard. The rest of the Loonatics expected that sort of reaction from the incensed mallard.
"You're right, Duck. I have kept you all waiting for far too long. Please accept my sincerest apology. Although, it is not entirely my fault, please understand, your newest member should appear any moment now," Zadavia kept the same anonymous look in her ogles. Everyone's eyes widened at her last comment.
Appear? How was that possible? The tower was kept under Tech's high security and you needed to have an ID on you to enter and exit through the tower at all times. Did Zadavia know what she was talking about? It wasn't possible. And who was the seventh member, anyways? Ace was the only one who decided to request the vital information.
"Who is this new seventh member? What is she like? What are her powers?" Ace knew he was asking one too many questions than Zadavia liked and it didn't look like she would be answering them. For some reason, it looked as though Zadavia was waiting for something to happen.
Rev and Tech exchanged quizzical glances. Tech strongly believed that there was no possible way to enter the tower. How would their new member be able to enter through the tower without being caught? Perhaps it was a super power, like how Duck's Quantum Quack can bypass any security measures to an extent. Lexi's ears stuck up more than usual. She concentrated to the noises they were detecting- slippers; heels smacking against the rubber of slippers from a distance. Eventually she noticed that everyone else could also hear the clicking of footsteps, but no one could see anything. Each person then jumped out of their seats and turned their heads in the direction of the footsteps that were only coming closer.
"Zadavia, out," and the hologram disappeared as fast as it appeared, surprising the Loonatics; so much for an explanation. Ace figured that they would get all of their answers from their unwelcomed intruder.
Few heads turned back to see Zadavia disappear, but others stayed on the audible foot steps coming their way. The footsteps noticeably changed from a well-paced rhythm to a speedier one, and then a thud was heard. It seemed as though their seventh member held the power of invisibility. It was also apparent that she had tripped over herself because their floors were spotless. A high pitched groan could be heard from the ground, but again, nothing was seen.
"Hey! Enough games! Show yourself, new member!" Duck shouted crossly at seemingly no one. There was surely someone in the room with them, everyone agreed on that. There was no response and it didn't look like anyone was going to do anything about it. Duck released a huff and then fiery orbs appeared in his hands. "If no one's going to do a darn thing about this nuisance, then I will!" Duck aimlessly threw his first attack and it clearly missed, hitting the near by wall. The mallard was already put in a predominantly bad mood cause by the excessive wait he had to endure. He had much more luck with his second since it nabbed their seventh member right on her torso. The orange juice could be seen ostensibly splattered over an invisible wall, but it was a body, nonetheless.
"Rev, there is someone in here, right?" Tech stepped back to stand in front of his lab assistant as he made his inquiry. The coyote's hands were glowing a lime green, ready to fight off the intruder or protect his roadrunner pal.
"Oh! There-is-someone-here-just-several-yards-ahead-of-ya-Tech!" Rev moved next to Tech and then looked back at their leader. The male carried no fears or worries. Surely their new member wouldn't want to attack them. And if she did then Zadavia would have told them about her anger issues. A bright smile made its way on Rev's beak. He felt a tinge of warmth surround his heart as he saw that Tech wanted to protect him in any case. Tech lowered his hands when he saw the soft look Ace gave the two of them. Fighting would not be needed.
"Hey, hey, that's orange juice you just threw at me! What for? I didn't do anything wrong! That was pretty mean!" The unusually high pitched voice began and then her figure soon became visible to the naked eye, not only to Rev's global positioning. Her hands were over her face, wiping away the orange juice from her features.
Her figure was extraordinarily petite and her height, much like Lexi's. Duck immediately lowered his hands as his eyes fully scanned the appearance of their seventh member. His mouth hung open as his eyes went gaga. Their seventh member was a cat-like being. Her fur was that of a recessive, orange coat. Her cat ears were where human ears would be found and her flat, abnormally light pink, hair reached to her mid back. Her bangs ended just above her bright blue eyes with visible split ends. She was clothed in a trouble-free, yellow, sundress with matching slippers. Now her sundress was stained with an orange color from Duck's orange juice.
Ace raised a questioning brow. Did she voluntarily become visible or was it the impact of the orange juice that caused her to turn visible? The rabbit sure did have plenty of inquiries about her powers, but he decided to let her introduce herself before he began to bombard another person with inquiries. He wanted to make a good impression on the newcomer. Tech and Rev exchanged another look of query. The two them also decided that it was best to wait for the feline to introduce herself. Lexi gasped as she laid her eyes on the new member. She was pretty! Her hair was beautiful as well. They could both share products and stylish tips with each other. Lexi desired to know her sense of clothing. The yellow sundress looked as though it could fit her perfectly as well. Lexi instantaneously rushed herself to the newcomer and shook both of her hands.
Duck took a step back and glanced at Ace. His leader only gave him an 'I-knew-you-would-regret-what-you-just-did look.' Ace could evidently see that Duck was already developing a love interest to the undeniably cute cat. Then Ace's brows raised as he saw how quickly Lexi was to jump at the intruder. None of them still had an idea as to how she was able to come in the tower. Hopefully this was the member Zadavia was speaking about. Of course, it had to have been. Zadavia wouldn't have disappeared if it wasn't. Perhaps Ace was thinking too much and racing through his thoughts less thorough than he should by the presence of this girl.
"Hey! My name's Lexi! That's Ace, our leader, Duck, Rev, Tech, and… I wonder where Slam went… uh, don't worry! You can't miss him! He's probably in the kitchen getting something to eat. So, what's your name? Where did you come from and how did you get inside here? It's pretty marvelous how you weren't caught trying to get inside the tower," Lexi did exactly what Ace didn't want to do. Lexi contrived her words in a friendly tone and her speech wasn't too fast like Rev's probably would have been. Tech wouldn't know what to say, Duck would be too busy absorbed in himself to try to impress the newcomer, and the cat almost certainly wasn't going to understand a single word Slam tried to pronounce.
The sweet cat looked bewildered at Lexi's sudden informal introduction of the team. She looked around everyone's facial expressions and then returned her stare at Lexi. The rabbit in the pink uniform looked much more pleasant to look at than the questioning and one seductive stare everyone was ogling her. She held her hands behind her back and began to balance herself from her toes, back to her heels, and then repeat. It was a childish habit she grew up with and unconscious about. A polite smile tugged at her lips as she thought of what to say. She didn't want to make a speedy preface and everyone must have tons of questions about her sudden presence in the tower. It was more than likely rude of how she practically broke in their home unannounced. Wait a second, buglers weren't supposed to announce their break-ins! But Cassidy was no bugler… The cat shook her head to rid of the silly thoughts and then stood up straight, still standing no taller than the rabbit in front of her.
"It's very nice to meet you, Lexi!" Cassidy performed a curtsy and bowed her head at her new acquaintance. "My name is Cassidy Cat, but please just call me Cassidy, Cassy, or Cass. I really don't mind any of those nicknames!" The cat found herself getting excited as her voice went to its natural high pitch and her speech perceptibly gained speed. Slightly embarrassed, her orange cheeks bloomed with patches of red. "Um, Zadavia said that now was a good time that I join the Loonatics. I'm not allowed to tell you why I wasn't here earlier…" Cassidy played with the fabric of her loose dress that ended above her knees. Staring glumly down at the ground because of the fact that she wouldn't be able to share her past with her new friends, she persisted on. "I was only able to get inside undetected because I can faze through objects and walls, even people and floors whenever I want to. But I can't turn invisible and faze through objects at the same time. I have another power, but it's pretty weak and almost useless… Zadavia said that I would be able to strengthen it by working alongside you all."
Ace was intrigued by her and he definitely wanted to hear what her third power was. It would have been absolute beast if she could use her invisibility power and the power to faze at the same time. Tech's brows raised when she explained her power. So, that was how she was able to avoid the security. He pondered the thought of creating something that would even detect her fazing powers. A realm of ideas opened in Tech's mind. Rev knew when Tech was thinking, lazing around, and working hard. The roadrunner could candidly see that Tech was thinking immensely and he was very interested in Cassidy. Not in a love interest way, but a way that she could be used to explore science furthermore. Duck was the one that held all ideas of creating a more-than-friends relationship with Cassidy. The mallard gained enough confidence and overloaded his ego enough to introduce himself to the feline. Duck approached the two females, but pushed aside Lexi to face Cassidy and flex his muscles at the same time.
"Hey, why don't you say we get outta this circus and go some place more private so you and I can-" Duck was unexpectedly stopped when he felt Ace's hand grab his shoulder and then begin to pull him back. "Hey, hey, what's all this about?" he demanded to know as he tried to struggle from Ace's, and now Tech's, stronghold. Cassidy's head lowered and she stared at her feet as if they were ancient artifacts. No one had really taken that approach when introducing them to her. She didn't know how to react. Lexi crossed her arms in irritation of Duck's selfish actions, but she was glad when he was dragged off by her fellow members. His act was over.
Lexi took back her position and Rev raced over next to her. Now it was his turn to introduce himself. Lexi knew Rev would be particularly appropriate, so she wasn't beaming any looks his way. Cassidy turned her attention up to Rev. Zadavia had given her a short summary of the rest of the Loonatics anyways, but it was remarkable seeing them in action. A smile already formed on her face.
"Hey-Cassidy-you'll-be-a-great-asset-to-the-team-and-I-can't-wait-to-get-to-know-you-better-as-I'm-sure-you-can't-wait-to-know-the-rest-of-us! I-think-you-should-try-to-stay-out-of-Tech's-way-he-may-want-to-use-you-for-experiments…" Rev did as best as he could to whisper his warning to the cat. Lexi giggled at his forewarning, but did find it to be profoundly true. Cassidy raised her brows in worriment about Tech wanting to use her for experiments. She wanted to know what kind of experiments, but it didn't seem too fitting of a question. What mattered most was that Rev was excited and happy to get to know her better, and he was right, just as she wanted to know everybody else well enough.
Ace and Tech were chastising Duck a distance away so that the other group with the newcomer wouldn't be able to hear them. Ace started first, "What are you thinking? You'll scare her off before Slam can get a chance to meet her. I have to ask her a few genuine questions soon," Ace looked at Tech and he could see that he found Duck's attitude more offensive than he did.
"I really need to ask her some questions too and I think I'll do several experiments with her. Plus, I'm going to have to build another motorcycle, new seats for our battle ships, suites, and whatnot." Tech sighed and then glanced back at Ace with a tiresome look in his eyes. "I wish Zadavia could have told us at least a week beforehand that we should be expecting a new member." Tech couldn't begin to think about the amount of work he would have to do to accommodate more of his inventions for seven people and not just six.
The rabbit, coyote, and mallard looked behind themselves to find Lexi and Rev walking off with the newcomer to give her a tour around the tower. That was a good idea. She'll have to get acquainted with the tower quickly incase anything happens. It was mentally stressful for Tech to touch the skin off the subject about how Cassidy was able to get through the tower uncaught and how he could improve his security measures. It didn't seethe Ace as much as it did to Tech. The leader decided that once Cassidy unpacked and was finally alone, he would ask her more vital questions then. Duck began to brood as he sat on the floors. He was particularly disappointed in himself and quite bothered with the fact that Ace and Tech dragged him off. The only thing that was on his mind was vengeance and what on Acmetropolis Cassidy thought about him now. His gloomy eyes met with Tech's troublesome ones and Ace's thoughtful pair.
Yellow Triangle.
"Thank you so much for showing me around, Lexi and Rev!" Cassidy gave another small curtsy to the two of them. Lexi giggled slightly while Rev tilted his head in wonderment. It surprised him that she was acting so proper with the two of them. He wondered if she would always act this proper around all of them. He stuck closely with his opinion that she would loosen up around everybody eventually. It would probably take a little while with Duck though. Rev and Lexi took a step away from Cassidy's new room. The feline shut the door behind her and decided she would unpack her things now after bidding her friends adieu.
It took almost an hour for Cassidy's two new friends to show her all around the tower. It became laborious after a while when they went into so much detail and told witty stories about each room. She felt bad that she could not share the hilarious moments Lexi and Rev told her all about. The cat thought about her secret that could possibly put all of the Loonatics in jeopardy. Zadavia told her that she shouldn't worry about her family issues because they were all in prison and she could join the Loonatics now. Cassidy shook her head and decided to think more about her family dilemmas another time.
The feline placed her bag down on her bed and began to unpack just her clothes and a few other dental products and hygienic materials. After doing so, Cassidy found her baby blue colored uniform that matched the rest of the Loonatics in her closet. Smiling excitingly, she quickly threw off her clothes and jumped into the suit. It fitted her extremely small figure, vague curves, and flat chest. There was even fabric for her tail and ears to fill in to cover her orange fur completely. She was thankful that her pink hair was able to drape over her head.
Going through the last of her things, she stopped when she pulled pictures of her two sisters, and her one eldest brother. She held the picture with the four of them posing together in her hands. If only her siblings weren't so quick to accept absolute fame. 'They were robbed of their souls… I'm going to find a way to get them back! I promise myself!' Cassidy felt hot tears quickly overflowing her eyelids and then trailing down her cheeks. She had felt much more emotional before. After all, her only family left was out to kill her and probably the Loonatics as well. What could she tell her new friends about her family?
"Hey, Cassidy…" Ace slowly greeted as he opened the door to her room. The rabbit took several paces into the occupied room seeing that Cassidy wasn't doing anything that needed privacy. "Hey, I just got some curious questions to ask you," he finished and crossed his arms over his chest. He couldn't help, but somewhat scowl at the cat. It would be a little more challenging to look over six others now, instead of the regular five. The leader took a glance around the room. It seemed to be coming along well, matching with Cassidy's colorful personality. Her bed sheets were changed from the boring white to a Barbie pink. The curtains were changed from their original black to her frilled, pink ones. Other things were changed from the new pink rugs on the floor to the stylish pink pillows.
Cassidy immediately dropped her photographs and turned around to face her new leader. Quickly wiping away her tears, she knew the rabbit wouldn't be able to see her reddened face by her suit. Ace suspected that there was probably just something in Cassidy's eyes. The cat's sixth sense could feel the energy Ace was giving off. He was definitely giving off an assertive vibe. It could simply be felt by looking into his hardened eyes. The cat lowered her eyes down to her light blue rimmed shoes that matched her outfit. In the back of her mind, she prayed that Ace wouldn't ask any questions about her family, but it was probably expected. It was too genuine. Cassidy twiddled with her thumbs and continued to face her feet, looking away from Ace. Her new leader was awfully intimidating.
"Look, I'm not here to interrogate you," Ace noticed her passive reaction. It looked as though she was accepting her death sentence when he was only coming to her room to ask a few questions. Cassidy's head popped back up and her eyes widened. Still twiddling with her thumbs, she found herself flickering her tail around behind herself. Ace chuckled somewhat and then continued on. "All right, I'm most curious about your third power. You said it was weak, but a power is a power. You'll never know the fullest extent if you rarely use it because it is weak," he wisely explained.
Cassidy nodded her head and then raised her hands in front of herself. Rather than explaining the power to Ace, she figured he could understand once she showed him. "Here!" the feline called out and clear circular spheres surrounded her hands. They held a light blue color, matching her suite and current eyeball color. Vein-like seams decorated the spheres and they were noticeably pulsing. "Well, I can throw these… or…" Cassidy stopped herself and then waved her hands in front of herself. The spheres lost their shape and created a miniscule wall of force in front of her, keeping the vein-like qualities. "Create a force field. I don't like to use it much because they break easily like glass. I can only imagine how helpful they would be if they actually worked half the time," she finished and then blinked her eyes a few times, regaining its white and original blue rim color around her black pupil. The force field disappeared in a few blinks as well.
Ace's eyes widened in amazement at the power. It certainly could be handy if it was much more powerful. He'd have to tell Tech all about this. It gave Ace a few strategies and plans to help Cassidy strengthen the ability. And if it worked, it could save the Loonatics a lot of money on their power bill whenever enemies attacked and it would conserve more energy that could be used on firepower instead. Cassidy would be a great asset to the team and help them in peril whenever all of them were being attacked. Instead of all them having to split up and flee, a force field would be much more practical to use. A smile crept on the rabbit's face and he continued on.
"You're obviously from Acmetropolis… Zadavia has apparently told you not to tell us why you haven't been able to join us when we first formed, correct?" Ace raised a brow at what he had said. He couldn't believe for a moment that Zadavia would want to uphold information from the Loonatics. It seethed him fairly.
Again, Cassidy felt awful and could mentally feel the emotional knife going through her heart. It saddened her greatly that she wouldn't be able to tell her new friends all about herself, her family, and what she's been up to for almost the past two years. It was confirmed that by not telling the Loonatics any of this wouldn't jeopardize their safety whatsoever. Then how bad could it be to tell them anyways? Now Cassidy could not understand Zadavia's reasoning. "That's right, but can I tell you anyways?" Cassidy put emphasize on the 'you' because Ace was the only person she wanted to talk to about this. Since he was the leader, it made more sense to tell him rather than another member, no offense. And he would probably share the information with the rest of the Loonatics. Cassidy did not want to repeat her family story more than once. Just thinking about it was difficult enough.
Ace lowered his brows and thought for a moment. How could he say no to her? It didn't seem right to turn her down even if Zadavia told her not to tell any of them. How could too much information hurt? "Sure, Cassidy," he replied with an assuring smile. The cat took a deep breath and lowered her head again. How could she start off? Should she just summarize the story instead of going through every single grueling detail? If she kept thinking any longer, she'd never even start the story. "I'd like it better if you could talk to me instead of your feet when you're sharing your story," the rabbit gave a funny smile, trying to look as friendly as he could. He did have a good point.
Cassidy quickly raised her head up to look at him straight in the eyes. Now it was just harder to think, but she forced herself to start and tell him everything she'd been burying in herself for the past two years. "It all started when the meteor hit Acmetropolis. My brother and sisters were affected by the meteor hit as well, giving them super powers. My brother is a mad genius now. My sister has the power of flight and super strength. My other sister has three different kinds of visions due to the meteor strike and she can also use the power of force with much more expertise than I can."
Ace saw that Cassidy's eyes slowly rolled over to the corner of the room. At least she was facing him; that was progress. The leader figured that those three could really start some trouble with the Loonatics if they wanted to. Were they in prison? What if her siblings were coincidentally gunning for her sister now that she was in the Loonatics? Was Cassidy simply leading her siblings to them? Now Ace had many trust related questions to ask the feline. He willingly chose to continue to listen to her story. More of his questions would probably be answered.
"A little while afterwards, all of us just started fighting against one another for the dumbest things. We were using our inexperienced powers against each other. I felt bad for it all, so I apologized to my siblings and we all agreed to never use our powers against each other. Shortly after, my brother let greed get the better of him. He also dragged my sisters along with him. I found out about their plans to take over Acmetropolis. Of course, that led to a huge fight. I was not going to agree to take over Acmetropolis and they weren't going to make me. So, I ran off because I was overpowered by my siblings. Zadavia told me she had been observing me from afar. When I was living on my own trying to attend school and make ends meat, she clearly saw that I had powers and offered me a position with the Loonatics." Cassidy paused, knowing she would have to tell exactly what Zadavia told her not to tell the Loonatics next. "My brother and sisters' souls were taken away from them. Now they only act on their deepest and darkest desires on instinct. This happened while they were in prison. I don't know how, but I can only guess that it might have been a guard that did this to them. Even if they were evil… even if they wanted to kill and conquer, they didn't deserve what's happened to them." Without knowing, tears welled up in Cassidy's eyes and stream down her cheeks. Sitting down on the side of her bed, Ace walked over and kneeled down to her height while placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. He felt too sorry for her situation to question her any further, once hardened eyes loosened to a sympathetic pair.
"Sorry…" Cassidy whispered, wiping away her tears and lowering her vision down to her lap. Her cat ears and tail drooped.
"Sorry, what for?" Ace's ears straightened up in alarm. He had never met anyone that would apologize for their tears. If she needed to cry hysterically, then he wouldn't mind one bit. Was he that intimidating of a person?
"Uh… sorry, never mind," Cassidy shook head and avoided eye contact with the rabbit. "Well… that is it. I don't know why Zadavia told me not to tell you all. I felt bad for keeping my past away from you guys. I would never want to put the Loonatics in jeopardy. You have to understand… I took in my own siblings. I wouldn't want anything to happen to the Acmetropolis heroes…" Cassidy ogled Ace and then quickly looked back down at her lap again. What was it that got her nervous around him? His energy had even changed significantly, but she couldn't help, but shake the feeling of walking on eggshells when he was present.
Ace stood up to his full height and placed his hands on his waist. "Thank you for sharing your story with me. You didn't have to…" Ace's sad eyes also began to face the floor. Then the rabbit turned around and began to make his way out of the room. Another time he would ask a couple more questions to the feline. Right now he felt that she needed to be alone and take her own time to open up to the rest of the Loonatics. Cassidy had to at least thank Ace for hearing her out and not accusing her of some sort of treason, but little did she know that those were the exact thoughts he concocted in the back of his mind while listening to her.
"Thank you, Ace! I mean, thanks a lot for listening to me. I haven't shared my story with anyone besides Zadavia," Twiddling with her thumbs again; she expected Ace to stop and turn towards her, and probably say something else before he left her room. For some reason, that's all she wanted. She wanted Ace to stop and look at her again. She wanted to catch another glimpse of his forgiving eyes. They looked surreal opposed to his usual glower. Holding her head up, she was determined to look at her new leader in the eyes before he left.
Ace did stop and turn around in the direction of Cassidy. "No problem, any time, Cassy. You can also talk to the rest of the team any time. We'll all be happy to hear you out," he paused and a smile broke out on his face. "By the way, we're having dinner at the pizzeria today. We're leaving around seven or eight. Also, if you don't mind, you should visit Tech's lab. He's got a few things to give to you. Rev will be there. Get cozy, Cassy. You're apart of the team now! Welcome aboard, you're the newest member of our family." Ace gave a bright smile to Cassidy and she returned the expression. It meant a lot coming from Ace than it did coming from Rev or Lexi. It would also mean a lot to know that each member thought the same thing though.
"Thanks again, Ace!" Cassidy thanked him excitedly. She jumped up and her tail began to flicker. The rabbit found it quite amusing how happy Cassidy got so quickly. Ace nodded his head and smiled again. The cat's heart felt warm and knowing that she would be around people that would soon be like family to her felt wondrous. It would never fill the empty void her heart held, but it would come real close.
Ace left the room and made sure he fully closed the door behind him. When he turned around, he faced Rev, Tech, Lexi, Duck, and Slam. The rabbit stopped himself from gasping aloud. His blue eyes widened and for a moment he was a bit embarrassed. Although he hadn't committed any lewd acts, his fellow teammates sure did. A look of complete shock flushed through Ace's expression and now it only demonstrated his disappointment in his teammates. It was ridiculous what they had done. "What gives?" he finally inquired of all of them and crossed his arms. He beamed his glares at everyone, including Lexi.
"Sorry… we kind of just… got caught up?" Duck spoke out for the group and gulped hard. There was no excuse for their invasion of privacy. Ace shook his head and sighed depressingly. What could he say to them? They probably heard every single word that was spoken in the room.
Lexi made circles on the carpet with her feet, looking shameful. Tech and Rev lowered their heads to face the ground rather than the disappointment in Ace's eyes. Slam and Duck did the same thing. Ace sighed once more and then walked off down the hallways. 'I think Cassidy will fit right in.' Chuckling to himself, he knew he could have imagined Cassidy's reactions with the rest of the Loonatics outside of the room.