Cloak of Black Velvet
At the Loonatics HQ, Slam was munching on watermelons while Duck was trying to order a superhero cape and boots so he could make himself look better in front of Zadavia. Tech was meditating peacefully until Duck's annoying ring tone woke him.
Tech: Duck, shut that ringer off.
Duck: At least the ringer works. The rest of it is junk.
Tech: Have some respect. I'm clearing my mind here.
Duck: Hmph! Please, you need a hazmat team to clear the junk out of your head, Tech. (phone rings) Hello? Hello? Aah! I've had it! No more technology for me. From now on, I do everything the old fashioned way.
Lexi: Yeah right. No phone no EMP music blaster 5000.
Ace: And no high tech weapons.
Duck: Who needs 'em? My bare hands are lethal weapons.
Rosie: Are you sure you don't wanna use technology anymore, Duck?
Duck: Absolutely, toots!
Tech: You couldn't go one low-week without high-tech stuff.
Duck: Oh really? Well I'm not you Mr. Techno Geek!
Rosie mumbled 'uh oh' when she thought she heard dramatic drums playing as Tech stood up, towering over Duck.
Tech: Make you a bet. If you can get through one week, I'll buy you that new cape myself. And if not, you buy it for me.
Duck: I want the matching boots!
Tech: No problem.
Duck: You're on, mister!
The two shook hands to seal the deal while Tech smirked.
Tech: Oh, by the way. I'm a thirteen, wide.
Rosie face palmed with worry as Duck frowned.
ORANGE TRIANGLE
At the meeting table where the Loonatics sat, Zadavia appeared in her hologram.
Zadavia: Gather round, Loonatics. We have a major crisis, besides new costume request, begin the holographic imaging feed.
Tech pushed some buttons and the screens above showed footage of a woman wearing a black cloak and goggles with red eyes.
Zadavia: Moments ago, someone calling herself Black Velvet stole the Acme Doppler Series Five Radar System
Tech: That system directs all air and space traffic in and out of Acmetropolis.
Lexi: So much for my weekend getaway to Acme Parco.
Zadavia: I'm afraid it gets worse. They've also taken the Acme Super Computer.
Tech: That's the most advanced system in the planet. I should know, I built it.
Rosie: You built a super computer? Impressive.
Tech gave her a little smile to say thanks.
Duck: See? This is what you get when you rely on technology! Utter chaos! I am so gonna win this bet!
Rosie: Duck! Shh! Pay attention!
Duck: (sarcastic) Yes, mom.
Zadavia: I'm uploading security footage now.
Ace: Get us a closer shot of those radars, Tech.
Tech: (pushes buttons) Done. Mm, most fascinating.
The footage showed an army of cyborg men in purple and red stampeding into a room, followed by the woman in black. Up close, she was quite attractive and it showed with the guys, which made Lexi and Rosie jealous.
Slam: Hubba, hubba! Hoo, hoo, ha!
Rosie: (annoyed, to Tech) By fascinating, do you mean the lady in black?
Lexi: (resentful) She's not that pretty.
Ace: Nah, he's right. She's hot.
Lexi: Keep your eyeballs in your head!
Zadavia: Attractive or not, she's bad to the bone. And you have to figure out what she's up to. Good luck, Loonatics. Zadavia out.
Her hologram disappeared.
Ace: Alrighty gang! Let's jet!
YELLOW TRIANGLE
A little later, the Loonatics took the Loonaporter to track down Black Velvet.
Lexi: Um Ace, aren't we going the wrong way? The space port is east.
Ace: Yeah, but we're going where the action is. Check out the skyline. Just like it was before the attack.
Tech: That's right over at the AcmeTech University.
Duck: Which is the ancestral homeland of geeks, dweebs, and brainiac nerds!
Tech: I went to school there.
Duck: There's a shocker.
Ace piloted the ship to the base of AcmeTech. The dark clouds covered the sky on top of the University. As soon as the group got out of the Loonaporter, a big blob of dark purple fell from the sky and surrounded the team, and made the entire area dark. The cyborg men in red and purple surrounded the Loonatics.
Duck: Mommy! Someone turned out the lights. Failed again by technology.
Ace: Tech, any thoughts? Any suggestions?
Tech: Right now, Rev's gotta be our eyes.
Rev: No problem Tech, with my built in GPS, I got a lock on them. Watch out girls, you're surrounded!
Lexi and Rosie tackled the cyborg men as they came in on them. Both girls had their backs to each other while in fighting position, as if wanting another round with the cyborgs.
Rev: Slam, they're right in front of you! Spin straight ahead! No, no! Slam, watch out!
But Slam didn't stop in time and he crashed into Tech, who fell right on top of Rosie. His long snout and nose nearly touched her nose. Embarrassed, Tech stood up and helped Rosie to her feet.
Tech: Eh, sorry.
Rosie: That's ok.
While this was going on, Black Velvet stole the light wave eliminator. Duck nearly struck Ace since he couldn't see where he was going.
Black Velvet: We have what we came for. Crush them! I see dark days ahead, Loonatics!
Cackling, Black Velvet flew back to her ship with the light wave eliminator. Before leaving with their boss, the cyborg men caused a nearby construction tower to come falling right over the Loonatics, just as the darkness around the area vanished.
Commercial break at this point.
The Loonatics ran out of the way as the tower came down, but Duck "quacked" himself out of the way in time just as the tower smashed to pieces.
Ace: Duck!
Lexi: Oh no!
Ace: Dig him out!
Thinking Duck had been crushed; the Loonatics began digging into the pile of rubble. Then Duck appeared, acting like nothing had happened.
Duck: Whoo hoo! Missed me.
While the others glared at Duck, only Rosie rushed over and grabbed his shoulders, and spoke in a tone like a worried mom.
Rosie: Duck, don't you ever scare us like that again!
Black Velvet: Catch me if you can, Loonatics!
From above, the black ship disappeared into the dark clouds. Everyone jumped back into the Loonaporter and took off after her.
Ace: Picking up anything Tech?
Tech: They must've deployed some sort of cloaking device.
Ace: Anything Rev?
Rev: No trace, no sign, no mark, no trail, no heat, no scrap, no spec, no particle, no nothing.
But unknown to them, Velvet's blimp floated over them.
Ace: I hate being left in the dark.
The dark purple blob came down on the Loonaporter and then, everything went dark.
Duck: Hey! Who turned out the lights?
There was a punching sound and someone cry out. But soon the darkness lifted.
Ace: Where did Tech go?
Tech's seat was empty. Everyone looked around, seeing that Tech wasn't in the Loonaporter anymore.
Lexi: (gasps) Look!
Outside, everyone could see an unconscious Tech trapped in a dark purple blob and Velvet's forces carrying him into the ship.
Rosie: (distressed) Tech!
Ace: Alright Loonatics, she's got something to learn! You take one, you take us all!
Rev: Ace, I'm picking something up straight ahead!
Ace: I see 'em!
Velvet's blimp was up ahead. The Loonaporter picked up speed and followed it, but then it was chased by three dark space craft radars that came from the blimp.
Inside Velvet's ship, Tech regained consciousness. He was strapped down to a board. Then, Black Velvet entered the room and floated over to him.
Black Velvet: Welcome to my city in the clouds. Isn't it gorgeous?
Tech tried to free himself, but arms and legs were strapped tightly to the board as Black Velvet loomed over him.
Black Velvet: I built it for myself and for all my Shadow Borgs, so we can live high in the sky.
Tech: (retorts) Beats the rock you crawled out from under.
Black Velvet: In case you haven't noticed, I'm no common thief.
She showed him her mechanical claw arm as Tech's eyes widened in shock.
Black Velvet: I'm not like everyone else. Thanks to the meteor that hit earth…my eyes have been permanently scarred.
She pulled back her hood and removed her goggles revealing eyes filled with nothingness.
Tech: And your brain's been permanently scrambled!
Black Velvet: I can no longer tolerate any light. I've been forced to live hidden here for far too long. Which is why I need a scientist of your genius to help me.
Tech: Never gonna happen. I know what you're up to.
Black Velvet: Oh really? Enlighten me.
Tech: You'll use the Doppler radar to project a curtain of darkness powered by pulses from the light wave eliminator, which will block out our sun and plunge Acmetropolis into permanent darkness.
Black Velvet: Impressive. I call it the Shroud Caster. And soon, everyone will suffer as I have! But you forgot the part where the industrious coyote builds it for me.
Tech: Your dreaming, hot stuff.
Black Velvet: (grabs Tech's snout) Not many dogs can resist my charms, Tech. Especially an overworked inventor who doesn't get out much!
Tech: Sorry, but I already have a girl in mind.
Black Velvet: Do you? What a shame.
With that, she fired green rays from her mechanical claw and into Tech's head. Tech tried to resist, but he couldn't.
Black Velvet: Don't resist my shadow forces, baby. As it reaches into your mind giving me complete control.
When Tech opened his eyes, they were filled with nothingness. The board that held him lifted up and Tech was freed. Now hypnotized, he followed Black Velvet to her lab.
Black Velvet: Now how about you get to work? Alright, baby?
Tech: (monotone) As you wish.
Meanwhile, the Loonaporter was trying to escape Velvet's forces. So Slam fired three missiles to take out the black radars, but the radars turned and headed back for Velvet's blimp. Which means the missiles now targeted the blimp, and Tech was in trapped in there.
Commercial break at this point
As the missiles headed for the blimp, Rev, Duck, and Lexi quickly destroyed the missiles before it could reach the blimp. Then Slam ripped off a part of the ship and they all jumped in. Everyone activated their night vision and their eyes glowed red so they could see where they would go. Lexi, Rev, and Slam headed for the main power grid so they could shut it off.
Ace, Duck, and Rosie went to look for Tech. Ace cut a hole through a window with his laser vision, making it big enough for him, Duck, and Rosie to jump through. They looked around to see if any shadow Borgs were around, but they spotted Tech by the keyboard.
Ace: Hey Tech old pal, let's make like an atom and split.
Rosie: Hey, uh, Tech? Are you ok?
Duck: He's not answering.
Black Velvet: Tech only answers to me now. You pets are just in time to watch us usher in the dark ages!
She opened her cape and shot out bright blue laser blasts, but Rosie stopped them with her thunder claw. She was visibly upset for Velvet brainwashing her friend.
Rosie: You monster! I'll destroy you!
Black Velvet: Ah-ah, not tonight pussycat!
She blasted them with her mechanical claw, but Ace, Duck, and Rosie jumped out of the way. Ace fired back with his gun blaster. Black Velvet held out her cape to shield herself, easily bouncing off the blasters. When Velvet fired at Duck, he was trapped in a dark purple bubble. Ace and Rosie tried to get a closer shot, but Velvet blasted them again and the gun bounced out of Ace's hands.
Ace: Duck, maybe you can deal with her friends!
Duck: Righty O' Ace! Strike!
He rolled his bubble over at the shadow Borgs like a bowling ball. Ace communicated with Lexi to see if her team was ready, but they were caught up in a fight with more shadow Borgs. Duck managed to free himself from the bubble by created an explosive power orb.
Tech: (monotone) Miss Velvet, your Shroud Caster is ready.
Black Velvet: Why thank you, baby.
Ace: Tech, no!
Rosie tried to stop Tech, but Velvet blasted her to the wall, where the jaguar struck her head and fell to the floor. Ace dodged several more blasts to try and help Rosie, but when he got to her, Velvet fired a green rays that tied up Ace.
Black Velvet: Activate the Shroud Caster! Now!
Tech reached for the button to activate the Shroud Caster. Rosie regained consciousness and saw that Tech was about to push the button. She rushed over and pushed Tech to the side to keep him from pushing the button.
Black Velvet: Ugh! If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself!
The machine lit up and the Shroud Caster projected a curtain of darkness that covered the entire city down below. Before Rosie could attack Black Velvet again, Tech grabbed her wrist and twisted it painfully.
Black Velvet: Finish her off!
Tech pinned Rosie to the wall, his hands enclosing around her neck. Ace struggled against the green binds that held him so he could try to rescue Tech from almost killing Rosie.
Ace: Tech! C'mon buddy boy, wake up!
Duck had just taken out several shadow Borgs when he saw what was happening.
Duck: Wait! I can wake him!
He took out his phone and used that annoying ring tone to free Tech from the hypnosis, which it did. He even released his grip on Rosie's neck, causing her to gasp for air.
Tech: Ah, that annoying phone!
Rosie: (smiles) Tech, you're back!
Ace: I need a little help here, Tech!
Tech activated his own night vision and, with red glowing eyes, he blasted the ropes off Ace.
Black Velvet: Ha! Too little, too late! Darkness was my curse, now it will be yours, Loonatics!
Ace: (through COM) Lexi, have you reversed the polarity?
Lexi: Almost there, Ace! Ok, got it!
After some kicks and punches, Lexi pulled the switch and the darkness that covered the city vanished. Light suddenly flooded the room as Black Velvet covered herself with her cape.
Black Velvet: My city of darkness! Noooo!
Ace: I think it's time for us to get out of dodge!
The Loonatics started running as the debris began coming down. When they made it out, Velvet's blimp exploded just as the Loonaporter drove to safety.
A little later at HQ, Rev was playing by himself while Slam watched. Ace and Lexi played pool and Rosie was reading a book when Duck stomped over to the rabbits.
Duck: Has anyone seen Tech? I think he has something he might want to say to me.
Tech: Thanks.
When Tech appeared, he was wearing the blue cape and matching boots. When Rosie saw him in the cape, she couldn't help but stare. Tech really did look hot in that cape, and he was wearing her color, which green matches perfectly well with blue.
Tech: I went and ordered them. Nice, huh? They're sending you the bill.
Rosie: Wow Tech! You look handsome, and you're wearing my favorite color.
Tech: Thank you, Rosie.
Duck: (points at Tech) But those were mine! You were supposed to buy those for me!
Ace: You used your phone, Duck. Rosie and I saw you.
Duck: But I only used the phone to save him! If not for me, he'd still be walking around "Whatever you say, O Velvety one!"
Lexi: A bet's a bet.
Then, Zadavia's hologram appeared.
Zadavia: Good work, Loonatics. Despite Black Velvet's disappearing act, the Shroud Caster has been dismantled and all the parts have been returned. (to Tech) Oh my, Tech. Don't you look heroic?
Tech: Why thank you, Zadavia.
Zadavia: Very impressive indeed.
Duck: But…but…but…
Zadavia: Zadavia out.
Her hologram disappeared.
Duck: Wait! Come back! I picked out the cape and the matching boots, I'm the heroic looking one! Be impressed with me!
Lexi: Maybe you can call her back on your cell phone.
Ace: If you can get a signal.
Duck: You know, your all despicable.
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Vivica A. Fox - Black Velvet