Ch.2: The Horrors of Home
The stars zipped on by as the Loonatics passed in their vessel traveling at twice the rate of the speed of light. Tech had really gone all out on this baby, making a ship based off of Optimatius's and Zadavia's ships combined.
Although the Freelangians were no longer here to appreciate this beaut, that didn't mean that the coyote's friends found trouble while enjoying the ride.
Tech had designed this ship specifically now that he and his friends had been named Guardians of the Universe. With the warp-drive engine, and direct link to Planet Blanc so they could control Wormhole Central anytime they chose, they could be anywhere they were needed in a flash.
At present course, the Loonatics were now heading straight back towards Planet Blanc, to rest and relax in their new HQ, after a hard day's work of bringing peace to another planetary star.
However, one member of the team was not to thrilled to go back to where King Tweetums ruled.
"Ugh!" grunted Danger Duck, as he leaned backwards in his chair. " Do we have to go back to Blanc again? It gets boring there! I wish we back in Acmetropolis where we could at least relax and have some fun."
"Homesick Doc?" Ace teased " I thought you liked serving his Royal Highness."
"Oh yeah, real fun" said Duck bitterly " you try being a knight sometime. If I could have one day of from that bird it would be cake."
"You get a day off whenever we do a mission," stated Tech.
"Those don't count!" said Duck.
"Maybe a little R&R back in Acmetropolis wouldn't so bad" said Lexi, supporting Duck " We haven't used our old HQ for a while now, and it would be great to relax there and recharge."
" I see what you're getting at Lexi" said Ace with a sigh " I sure do miss the old place."
"Me too," said Rev.
"Ah, my inventions," sighed Tech.
"The food!" grumbled Slam.
"Alright gang you convinced me" said Ace " Tech, set our course back for Acmetropolis. Time to revisit our old home."
With a nod of the head, the coyote set in a new command and punched the coordinates. Seconds later a wormhole appeared as a speedy doorway to their old home. Soon, the Loonatics ship passed right through it, and they were gone, warping their way through space.
Dark skies were there to greet the Loonatics as soon as there ship finally popped out of the wormhole and arrived. In an instant, every member of the team could tell that something was wrong.
"Whoa!" said Duck, looking over the buildings as they flew by " Looks like the stock crashed while we were gone."
"What happened here?" asked Lexi, stunned.
"I don't know but…," started Ace, when he was suddenly interrupted by a violent blast.
"Whoa!" cried the whole team as suddenly their whole ship shook and started plummeting towards the ground.
"Hang on!" cried Tech, as he and Rev started working furiously to make sure they survived the crash.
"We're doomed! Doomed!" screamed Duck.
Finally, the crash came, as Tech and Rev glided in their spaceship on its belly. The sound of bits of metal tearing away could be heard as torn up crushed itself against the ship's sides. After a few moments, the ship finally came to a sudden stop, and all of the Acme heroes could breathe big sighs of relief.
Flinging open the canopy, the Loonatics unlocked their seatbelts and started exiting out of the vehicle one by one, grateful to set their feet back on solid ground.
Tech gave out a pitiful cry of dismay as he checked over the damage done to his precious invention. Ace however was more concerned with the current crisis.
"Man, what hit us?" the rabbit stated.
"Felt like a missile of some sort," said Lexi.
"Yeah and not your average everyday missile either" said Rev "Judging from the bang it a probably an M40 or M60, usually used for military affairs…,"
"But why would the military shoot us?" asked Ace.
"I don't know" said Duck, pointing forward with his finger " maybe you can ask them!"
With that said, all of the Loonatics looked forward in Danger Duck's direction, and gasped with amaze when they saw who their friend was pointing at. A small squadron of Acmetropolis military soldiers stood just a few yards waiting as if in ambush, and the top general was giving them all an evil glare.
"Alright men" the general ordered, as the soldiers aimed their guns, pointing them directly at the Loonatics " Get ready and fire!"
With that said, the guns shot off, their laser bullets beaming the Loonatics way.
