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Chapter Three: Close Encounter

"Are you sure Lexi?" Ace asked as he blasted, yet again, another android into melted parts.

"Ace I saw it with my own eyes. He can walk through walls." Lexi replied as she too reduced a robot to ruble.

"So were is he now?" Duck hollered.

"I'm not sure. He – umff - he went through the wall and when I – gah – I looked out the window he was gone."

With a few more attacks the street and bank where fully clear of the mettle enemies. The loonatics all gathered together.

"So basicly we have no idea were he is and are back to square one." Ace commented.

"I wouldn't say square one, Ace. We now know he has powers, or at least a power, and that that's how he got in with out setting off any alarms." Tech said.

"Ya! But we still have no idea what he is after or his reasons behind it. We don't even have a name for this guy!"

"Neh, y'got a point der Duck. Lexi can you tell us anything else about this guy?" Ace asked.

Lexi held her arm and thought, "Well-" how was she suppose to tell them that for a moment she wanted to trust him, and, though she didn't want to admit it, wanted him to hold her and tell him anything he wanted to know. "He-"

"Come on Lex, what is it?" Ace, sensing her distress, placed a comforting hand on her shoulder and let loose one of his signature smiles.

"I think he mite of done something to me." Lexi stated looking down.

"What?!" The guys all stared at her. Expecting her to continue.

Lexi sighed, "Before I saw him I felt this... This pulse go through the room. Then, when he was staring at me, I felt like I couldn't brain blast him. Part of me refused to do it. Then..... Then he opened his arms and smiled like all he wanted was a hug, wired I know, but..." Lexi didn't really want to finish, but she knew she had to, "I had the biggest erg to embrace him."

The guys looked at her then at each other.

"Lexi." Ace said placing himself right in front of her with his hand gently on her shoulders, "Maybe you should go back to HQ, and wait till we're all done cleanin' up here. Den we'll have Tech git a look at y'. Okay? If he really has done something to you, something dat makes you want to trust him, staying here mite not be da safest t'ing."

"But I feel fine now. I can stay and help." Lexi protested.

"Lexi pleas don't make me make it an order."

"But Ace I'm fine, and it's a little obvious he's ditched out. It's not like he can do something to me now."

"Lex-" Ace was interrupted as a small lazier blast separated him from the female bunny. Lexi ran towards Ace, of who had slammed into a wall. The attach obviously aimed for the male.

"Glabera!" Slam said as he pointed up top the top of a near by building.

"Ya, looks like you spoke to soon, sister." Duck said as they all looked up there villain. Once again there nameless bad guy fired at Ace, stopping Lexi from reaching him. Lexi looked up over at there villain in time to see him jump, gracefully, from the top of the skyscraper and land with a small flip onto the ground. Unhurt or phased by the fall. Barley even a thump.

"Who is this guy?" Lexi asked herself.

He charged at them. With every attack he countered, but never truly attacked back. All he did was simple blocks and a hard kick to get them out of the way. Every time a Loonatics actually got hit it was by there own miscalculation. Rev ran into a wall because he didn't have enough time to stop when the guy moved. Duck was going to teleport on top of him and grab him, but as Duck was starting to re-materialize The guy simply moved over and pulled Tech into his place. Causing Duck to land on Tech. And so it continued like that. It was as if he knew there moves. Could anticipate what they were going to do.

Lexi, finally feeling the strength to use her powers, released a dazzling ray of pink light. Jest like every other time he simply moved out of the way, but as it missed him it struck Ace. Ace released a uncontrolled Lazier blast as he flew back. When in, and out of, battle the Loonatics used a controlled amount of there powers. Making sure there blast wouldn't be lethal but more along the lines as a stun. But this one wasn't controlled. It was an accidental release.

Lexi felt time slow as the beam was unconsciously aimed at her. She saw it coming, but it was already to close for her to get out of the way in time. Plus her body seemed to freeze. Lexi closed her eyes, bracing herself for the painful impact to come.

As time went back to it's normal pace Lexi never did feel the lazier blast burning into her skin. Instead someone had tackled her, pushing them to the ground. Who ever it was had there arms wrapped around Lexi so that when they landed they landed on there arms rather then Lexis back.

When Lexi opened her eyes her heart pounded, and she felt her cheeks start to warm. 'Thank the heavens for the suit' On top of her, with his weight pushing into her so that she was pined to the spot, was there nameless villain. The heroin and villain where cocooned from site by dust that had been created when the blast hit the cement near by.

He stared down at Lexi. Brows slanted in worry for her. Lexi jest stared back. Not an once of fear in her. She felt safe. A safe she hadn't felt in a long time. Mentally she did a quick assessment of his physic. He must of been a little taller then Tech, but more tone like Ace. Correction, he wasn't jest tone, he was muscular. Suttle, but still there. Some what wider shoulders and hips then Tech.

He made a grunt, his face twisting in pain as he griped his left shoulder, and sat up. Lexi sat up as well but didn't attempt to run or say a word. She pulled her legs from under him and sat there. He removed his hand from his shoulder to reviled that his white palm was now stained red. Lexi looked at his shoulder. The pad that had been there was now melted to his uniform and blood trickled out of a small wound. Lexi reached up and gently touched his shoulder. Manly to asses the wound. He flinched back and grabbed her hand in his. They made eye contact again.

"You- You saved me." Lexi said, "Who are you?"

He gave her hand a gentle squeeze before opening his mouth to speak, but all Lexi heard was Ace calling her name. She looked up to realized that the dust was clearing. There villain got up, holding his shoulder as he did, and started to back up. Further into the dust. He gave Lexi one last worried glance before tossing something next to her. With that he ran off.

"Lexi are you all right?!" Ace asked skidding to the ground next to her and placing his hand on her shoulders.

Lexi, a little dazed over what jest happened between her and there black 'n' white 'friend', simply looked at him blankly. Tech walked over and placed a hand on her head looking at her.

"Looks like she's in a state of shock, Chief."

"Lexi?! Talk to me will y'! Are you hurt!" Ace said giving her a gentle shake.

"I-I" Lexi blinked a few times and shook her head, "I'm fine Ace."

She looked down at the ground. Finding what had been tossed at her. Sticking out of the ground, next to her foot, was a red tulip crafted out of smooth stone. Lexi picked it up and looked at one of it's peddles. In graved in it was "A gift from Xan."

"A gift from who?" Duck asked walking over. Lexi realized she read the message out loud.

"Xan." She repeated.