Little Lost Loonatic

Stygian Skunk Part 3

As far as I know, Cosmo Sambo and Willo-Z are my own creations. They are decedents of Lil' Sambo and Willoughby (who are Bugs Bunny villains that I did not create).

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The Loonatics gathered before the holographic image of Zadavia. It was apparent to everyone present that Ace and Lexi would not look each other in the eyes, nor directly speak to each other. Skunk stood close to Lexi as she watched and listened to Zadavia.

"How are you getting along with Stygian Skunk?"

"We get along fine, Zadavia," said Tek.

She glanced from Tek to Ace and back for a split second, and then continued, "The Acmetropolis Police have discovered that Hunting Club to which Electro J Fudd belongs is called the 'Hunters Alliance Remarkable Marksmen', or H.A.R.M. More than one of their members is under suspicion of illegally shipping high powered weapons into restricted areas of space. Two of the hunters known to be with Electro J Fudd at this time are Cosmo Sambo and Willo-Z. Both of them have served time in the past for the illegal hunting of rabbits."

Ace and Lexi quietly gasped.

"Are-you-telling-us-that-there-is-three-notorious-rabbit-hunters-on-Earth-right-now?" asked Red at super talking speed.

"Indeed. However, none of you should let your guard down. Hunters do not normally limit themselves to one species or class of prey."

"Yes," replied Tek, "Coyotes if no one else are painfully aware of that. Our kind has been the subject of vermin bounties for centuries."

Skunk, Ace, and Lexi all cast sympathetic looks towards Tek.

"While there's still no clear evidence they are planning a crime, I called you to make sure that you are appraised of the situation, and stay on full alert. Zadavia out."

Everyone stood quietly a moment after Zadavia vanished.

Skunk walked over to Tek and put her hand on his shoulder as she said, "Oh mon cheri (sweetie), I want you to know that I am feeling your pain. If you wish to talk about it, I am available at any time." She leaned close to Tek, cupping his head in her hands, and kissing him once on each cheek.

Tek blushed a bit as he replied, "Merci pour votre inquiétude, mais je suisbien (Thank you for your concern, but I am alright)."

"English, Tek," squawked Duck, "English."

"He says 'I am alright'," offered Skunk with a smile, which earned her a glare from Duck.

"I have some knowledge and study of things computer and technical," said Skunk, "I would love to look around your shop and see what you work with."

"Of course," he replied, "I have no secrets to keep from a fellow Loonatic."

Tek takes Skunk's hand as he leads her off to the lab, the others slightly gawking after them.

...

"Oh," said Skunk as she hopped around the lab, "is that a Molecular Scanner? Is that a Multi-Frequency Hyper-Scanner? Is that a Quantum Phase Field Frequency Stabilizer? Is that the Acmetropolis Tek 10,000 Molecular Processing Super Computer? Is that the Game Tech X Game Modulator with 8 player control capacity, 3-D Graphical Representation and Intuitive Wireless Game Control Remotes?"

Tek stood by the door, nodding and saying occasionally "That's right."

"Oh mon cheri (sweetie)," sighed Skunk as she turned to face him, "these are things I only dreamed I might see in person. You are so fortunate to work here."

Rev zips into the room, bumping into Tek while looking the other way. Tek stumbles across the room, knocking Skunk down onto the plasma screen display table behind her. Tek falls on top of her so that her legs come up on each side of his hips. Her tail sticks out between the legs of Tek and beneath his tail. He stops his fall by bracing his hands on the table, leaving his face right over Skunk's. The two awkwardly look into each others eyes for a second.

"Hey-Tek," asked Rev at super talking speed, "I-need-some-quality-time-on-the-GTX-I-wanna-try-my-new-hypergame-Yario-Tennis-5,000-Extreme-Special-Limited-Edition-Where-are-you-What-are-you-doing-Are-you-busy-eee-EEE-eee-EEE-I-am-so-sorry..."

By the time Tek moved a muscle, Rev was gone. It was even too late to say anything even by the time Tek said, "Rev, this isn't what it looks like!" He hadn't even bothered to try and run for the door. Rev was long gone. Sighing heavily, he wondered how he would ever explain this one to Rev.

"So you are aggressive, no?" asked Skunk, "Are you the predator type?"

"What?"

"You have me pinned, mon cheri (sweetie). I am in no position to fight you."

Tek jumped back exclaiming, "Je suis tellement désolé (I am so sorry)."

Skunk replied, "Cela va bien (That's alright)."

Just then, the alarm went off. "Saved by the bell," said Tek quietly.

...

The Loonatics gathered before the holographic image of Zadavia. It was apparent to everyone present that Ace and Lexi would not look each other in the eyes, nor directly speak to each other. Neither would Rev look directly at Tek. Skunk stood close to Lexi as she watched and listened to Zadavia.

"The Acmetropolis Police have sighted the H.A.R.M. Hunters in Acmetropolis Central Park. They are openly carrying high-powered weapons, and numerous citizens have called the Acmetropolis Police expressing concerns over their behavior and the comments they made to the non-human citizens of Acmetropolis. Get down to the Park and figure out what they are up to. Zadavia out."

The Loonatics stood about quietly before Ace finally said, "Gear up Loonatics. We're taking the Zoomatrixes to the Park. Pack the usual toys, Tek."

"They're precision..." started Tek, "Oh never mind."

After another couple of seconds, the Loonatics began moving towards the hangar bay. They weren't moving as fast as normal, especially not Rev.