Chapter 9: Zappondellyo's Date
After the big victory of Kaiguard and Taiguard, everything in Acmetropolis was back to normal. It was now time for Zappondellyo to prove his love to Lexi by going on his first date, which was the next night…
"My God!" Zappondellyo swore to himself as he was getting ready for the date with Kaiguard's help. "I'm pretty nervous. I've heard that Lexi can look rather sexy in a dress for a Loonatic."
"Don't worry about it. I'm just as nervous as you." Kaiguard agreed as he was getting his creator's bowtie on while he was flying with his laserwings. "I'm wearing my best tux and ready for my date with Carnation."
"You really love her, huh? What about Taiguard?"
"He said he'd rather wrestle with Slam than go on a date. Besides, he was so evil-lookin' that no girl could walk up to him."
"I understand. Where's Lexi?"
"She getting dressed in her room with Carnation. Everybody else is in the main room, watchin' tv."
"I can't wait to see what she's wearing…"
Meanwhile, in Lexi's room…
"You look… marvelous, girl!" Carnation exclaimed as she looked over Lexi's dress, which was a beautiful green slik dress with short sleeves and she was out of her Loonatic suit. "If only I could wear dresses like you…"
"You could… in your size." Lexi complied. "But, for now, you gotta wear your sexy business suit, which is pretty fly."
"Thanks."
"No problem. So, are you nervous about your date with Kaiguard?"
"Not too nervous. This is my first date, so I'll get used to it after a few moments. Are you nervous?"
"If we say that word one more time, I'm gonna be."
"Sorry."
Later, in a taxi towards Havino's Italian Cuisine…
"So, you two are dating in a different place, right?" Zappondellyo asked out the window where Kaiguard and Carnation were flying.
"Yeah. They got a special place for dragon Loonatics like us where we can have a date or just hang out." Kaiguard replied. "I just wanna wish ya'll good luck. Oh! And Lexi, you might wanna watch Zappondellyo. Taiguard just told me that when he gets impatient, he really unleashes some kind of tempermental rage that could send everybody being as burnt as over-toasted bread. Be careful."
"I will. Thanks for tellin' me." Lexi replied. "Should I brain blast him, just in case he is about to shock somebody?"
"It'll temperarily calm him down once he's on the ground, so be sure to give him a good slap across the face when he's unconcious."
"Okay. I'll make sure he doesn't get too tempermental."
As soon as Kaiguard and Carnation flew off into the sky, Zappondellyo and Lexi were at the Italian resturant. When they entered inside the place, they were escorted to their seats and waited paitently for a waiter.
"Zappondellyo, I just need you to know… you really enlightened me with your two dragon creations. Taiguard scared me at first, but then, when you mentioned that you made them, it really made me think that you were sexy to do something like that." Lexi spoke as she folded her arms. Zappondellyo blushed at that statement as he looked at his claws.
"Thanks. I… really appreciate your understanding about this 'curse' I got from the meteor." He replied. Lexi shook her head in protest.
"It's not a curse. It should be a gift for your efforts. Here's my question, though: What was your former job before the meteor came? Mine was a cheerleader."
"I was a famous genetic experimentation scientist at Tech's school. We never met before and he always heard about me from a papparazzi. As for me, I was the best when it came to making experimentations like Taiguard and Kaiguard, but they really weren't my first experiments."
"They weren't?"
"Hello, sir and madam." A waiter with a Italian accent said to them as he walked up to them. "I am Floyd and I'll be you waiter tonight. Would you like something to drink first while you think up your order or are you ready to order now?"
"We'll order now." Zappondellyo replied as Lexi remained shocked at the fact that Kaiguard and Taiguard weren't his first experiments. "I'll have Chicken Parmasean Pasta with extra sauce and water. What about you, Lexi?"
"……huh?" She babbled as she snapped out of it, then regained himself. "Oh! Uh… I'll have whatever he's havin' with white grape juice."
"As you wish. Your orders will be served to you in a few minutes." Floyd said as he left for the kitchen. Lexi turned back to her boyfriend with the same shocked look.
"Now, back to your past life… Did you say that Taiguard and Kaiguard weren't your first experiments!" She asked.
"Yeah." Zappondellyo replied. "My first experiment was actually a baby one, but his function was to be a fierce tae kwon do champion in a small package. His appearance fools you."
"What does he look like?"
"He looks like a ferret-Long Eared rabbit mix with the height of only 2' 5" inches and had ears that are 5 times longer than his height and armspan put together. He also has very rounded, cute look with big adorable black eyes that could fool anyone. He's also powered by plasma, but this plasma is more advanced. One hit will kill you."
"Damn!"
"Yeah. He's that strong."
"Where is he?"
"Unfortunately, he was transferred to the past where it was more rounded. They loved his abilities, but he was too rounded and gentle for a time like this. I'll still remember him, though."
"Did he have a name?"
"His name was Flavessant, due to his bright neon blue colored fur."
"I guess we'll never see him again, huh?"
"No."
15 minutes passed and Zappondellyo's lightning was charging up silently in his claws. Lexi noticed and prepared herself.
"Zappondellyo, calm down. Our pasta's coming." She pleaded calmly. Zappondellyo obeyed and shut down his lightning.
"I'm tryin' to be paitent, but they're takin' their forever lovin' time!" He exclaimed as he slowed his temper. "How long does it take to make some pasta?"
"Well, maybe it's the chicken. They have to make it perfect, ya know."
"Do they have to be that perfect? Geez!"
"Just calm down. Don't make me brain blast you."
"………………………" Zappondellyo remained silent as he sat perfectly still throughout the rest of his waiting.
Meanwhile, at Dragon Loonatic Café…
Kaiguard and Carnation were already eating their shrimp scampy with Italian dressing and pink lemonade. They were just talking and enjoying themselves.
"So, Kaiguard, I heard rumors about the fact that if your wings touch your brother's tentacles, the whole planet will blow up. Is this true?" Carnation asked. Kaiguard shook his head.
"Luckily, no. After some research, Zappondellyo made the final statement that plasma and laser does go together in a friendly way."
"Like Yin and Yang from Lilo & Stitch."
"Yeah. Now, you're catchin' on, baby."
"I'm glad it's all false. I was scared with you two wrestled each other playfully last night."
"No need to worry about it. I wonder if Zappondellyo's controlling himself…"
"Better call Lexi and make sure."
Back at the Italian resturant…
Lexi was behind a counter, shockingly watching her boyfriend go on an impatient rampage with his lightning flares going everywhere, shocking everybody. She already brain blasted him 20 times earlier, but he hit her back every time along with blocking the blasts. Pretty soon, she was changed into her Loonatic suit, prepared for her back-up to arrive. While she was waiting, a sapphire blue colored Loonatic, similar to Zappondellyo, walked out of the kitchen in his matching Loonatic suit. The only thing that was different about him was the neon green mane on his head, down to the base of his neck, he had hands instead of claws, longer ears, down to his ankles, and matching eyes. He wore a sleeveless Loonatic suit, showing his extreme muscles.
"Lexi Bunny? Is that you?" He called out in a deep hansome male voice. Lexi turned towards him fast and had a sudden flashback to when she just was just leaving the cheerleading tryouts.
(Flashback…)
Lexi sat against the school walls with her face against her knees in dispair as she sighed with frustration. The green Zappondellyo-looking creature with the impressive muscles saw her and felt bad about her failure in joining the squad. He walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Hey, Lexi." He greeted in his hansome voice. "My name is Raviiono Winstead Plasterballion. What's wrong?"
"The stupid captain of the cheerleading squad. That's what's wrong." Lexi replied, keeping her eye contact away from him. "Why?"
"I… figured that was the case. I faced the same prophecy, except mine involved the chess club."
"The chess club?" Lexi looked over at him and saw how cute he was with his blue eyes and green fur. She remained focused as Raviiono continued. "What happened?"
"My chess playing strategies were so good that they kicked me out. They didn't want somebody that knew every single move in chess and who would win in less than 10 minutes. They thought that was too quick for their way of playing."
"Wow. You're that smart, huh?"
"Well, Zappondellyo and Tech are my closest competitors at this rate in our IQ's."
"What are you smartest at? Tech's in inventing and Zappondellyo's is making genetic experimentations."
"Mine is both combined."
"Damn! Are you serious?"
"Yeah. Most of my projects are the most impressive in this school and apparently… the Science Department of this facility won't accept that fact."
"Why? They think you're… too smart for their studies?"
"Exactly."
"That's some harsh crap. Maybe I'm not the only one after all."
"To tell you the truth, I'm glad I found you. I… need you to be my best friend and support me. My smarts won't improve anytime soon, if I don't have anybody to help me out. If you do this, I promise… I'll be sure to help you by any means necessary as a reward."
Lexi was touched by those kind words as she was getting into happy tears. As her reply, she gave him a big hug and he hugged her back. They were now trusted friends.
(Flashback, to the resturant…)
"Raviiono?" She whispered as she faced her old friend. He shook his head as he kneeled down next to her.
"My name's not Raviiono anymore since the meteor strike. My name is now RayVellanor Kamastead Plasmaballion. I'm powered by ice, water, diamonds, and crystals." RayVellanor replied. "I'm glad you remembered me."
"I've never lost my memory over you. You are the nicest friend anyone's ever known."
"Thanks. So, who is that that causing quite a ruckus? He looks vaguely familiar."
"That's my… um… friend, Zappondellyo. His creation, Kaiguard, warned me about his temper and apparently, I can see how deadly it can get."
"That's Zappondellyo? I didn't know lightning was his power."
"Yeah. It can be quite deadly if you take a closer look at it."
"Mind if I help you stop him?" At this point, RayVellanor was looking into Lexi's green eyes lovingly as he whispered this question. Lexi looked into his eyes back as she whispered:
"No, not at… all." Then, after she said this, they planted a deep passionate kiss on the mouth, tasting each other deliciously and moaning within the kiss. RayVellanor was actually better off a boyfriend than a best friend now. Zappondellyo was her boyfriend no more. In the middle of the kiss, Lexi's communicator rang and she stopped the kiss to answer it. "Lexi here. Talk to me."
"Lexi, it's Kaiguard." Kaiguard replied from the communicator speakers. "Is Zappondellyo okay?"
"You sure did call right on time. Zappondellyo's gone insane and I already called Ace and the other to back me up. They should be here any minute."
"Well, hang in there. Carnation and I are coming."
"10-4." After that, Lexi hung up her communicator and looked back at RayVellanor, who showed a cute smile, making her melt. "Your colors got switched. Did you know that?"
"Yeah. I am better off being sapphire blue anyway. Being green made me sick every time I looked in a mirror." RayVellanor replied. "How about we weaken Zappondellyo until your teammates arrive?"
"Lets." They both stood up and jumped over the counter, spotting Zappondellyo entering the Men's bathroom. This was their chance. They flipped over and ran through the panicking crowd as they made their way towards the bathroom. Lexi looked over at her new boyfriend as they arrived. "I'll wait out here and tell you if my teammates came while you go in there and beat his ass up."
"Good idea." RayVellanor busted open the door and saw Zappondellyo tear off a stall door and was ready to kill whoever was in it, but before he could strike, RayVellanor froze him in pure crystal to stop him. He blew his hand in satisfaction afterwards. "Too easy."
Outside the bathroom…
Lexi saw Ace and the other Loonatics enter the resturant with Kaiguard, Taiguard, and Carnation in front of them. She sighed with relief as she saw them.
"Thank god, you're here. Zappondellyo is uncontrollable and he already killed a few people." She said to Ace as he walked up to her.
"At least it was only a few." Ace replied. "Where is he?"
"In the bathroom. RayVellanor's distracting him."
"Ray-who?" Rev asked.
"RayVellanor Kamastead Plasmaballion. Before the meteor strike, he was known as Raviiono Winstead Plasterballion, the smartest student in the Acmetropolis Tech. University. He was so smart, the chess club couldn't let him join in."
"My God! That's crazy, man!" Danger exclaimed. "He's really that smart, huh?"
"Yeah. He's my boyfriend now."
"What!" Kaiguard exclaimed as he flew up to her. "I thought Zappondellyo was your boyfriend."
"Yeah… he was. Now that I've seen that he can get tempermental easily by getting impatient, which I think is pretty stupid, then he's not my boyfriend anymore. RayVellanor is more of the smooth type, which is how I want it."
"I understand that." Tech replied. "Maybe I can finally get a chance to see this… as people in my school used to call him, a 'outstanding genius'. When can we go in, Ace?"
"Right now. Let's go." Ace replied as he kicked the door opened. Inside, RayVellanor was fighting Zappondellyo in a fist fighting battle, since Zappondellyo thawed himself out of the crystal twice. As soon as Zappondellyo was cornered, Ace and the other Loonatics surrounded him, including Carnation, Kaiguard, and Taiguard, who had him tied up in his tentacles to hold him back. Lexi slowly walked up to the yellow furred Loonatic and got in his face as she spoke.
"Zappondellyo, in case you haven't noticed, you tempermental crap really made me dump you. I thought Slam had problems, but no. You have badder problems than him. So, our date is off. RayVellanor is my new boyfriend." She said with fury and coolness. Zappondellyo was shocked to hear this as he tried to escape Taiguard's clutches. When he did struggle, Taiguard sent heat from his plasma to his tentacles and he screamed with extreme pain from the burning heat. Lexi chuckled at his agony. "Try inventing that kind of creature for your opposition."
The next morning, at the Loonatics' tower…
Lexi and RayVellanor were watching the news together while Ace, Tech, Kaiguard, Ryzakhanyo, Emerald, and Pyrokyte were all meditating together in thr far corner of the room. Slam and Paxitony were watching Rev and Zappondellyo play air hockey, having Zappondellyo playing it like he was bored. Carnation was in the kitchen on her own, cooking breakfast while she was talking with Zodavia.
"Now, everything's back to normal. Am I right?" Zodavia spoke in the headset Carnation was wearing.
"Yeah." Carnation replied as she focused on her cooking. "Lexi dumped Zappondellyo. That's the only change."
"What? She dumped him? Why?"
"His tempermental impatientness."
"Oh. I see. Who's her new boyfriend then?"
"An old friend of hers named RayVellanor. Before the meteor strike, his name was Raviiono. He was the smartest student in her school."
"Wow. Does he have a smooth attitude?"
"Yeah. That's not the only reason why she claimed him as her boyfriend, though. She also likes him because he's one of those smooth-talkers that can express their feelings with such exquisite vocabulary. That makes her feel comfortable."
"Wonderful. So, she's happy now?"
"Yep. Well, gotta go. Breakfast is done."
"Have a good day. Zodavia out."
As breakfast was starting, the Loonatics made an agreement that since Zappondellyo was known for the many murders he's done in the resturant the night before, they decided that he should be permanently kicked out of the Loonatics team and receive the death punishment. As soon as that was made, RayVellanor was the new genius of the Loonatics and the assistant leader with Lexi and Ace.
As for Lexi and RayVellanor's relationship, they're… thinking up on how they wanna spend their life together… by marriage. As soon as they did get married, the new Loonatics team was formed forever from that day on.
The End
(Phew! This story did take quite a while to write, but eventually, it's finally over. Thanks for the many reviews I received for this story. It was indeed pretty good for a first-time Loonatics fic. If I think up of anymore, I'll place it up in my profile.)