Chapter 2: Talk with the Team
Zadavia arrived on Blanc, where she was greeted by a pair of blue eyes. Those eyes belonged to the leader of the Loonatics himself: Ace Bunny.
"Hi Zadavia." Ace greeted.
"Ace," Zadavia greeted, "I need to speak to you and the team immediately."
"What for?" The rabbit asked.
"It's about Acmetropolis." The woman said.
The moment Zadavia said that, Ace ran off to gather the other Loonatics. The leader was not expecting Acmetropolis to be brought up. While he didn't doubt that the planet would be in danger, he was also surprised that Zadavia would bring it up again. Worse still, the woman who founded the Loonatics had an urgent tone in her voice. Something was wrong, and Ace had a notion that a new threat was on the prowl.
Meanwhile, on Acmetropolis, a deer stag was watching the news at a café. A report had come up about a murder of a twenty-five-year-old woman. According to the news, she had been fighting with her attacker, who had pulled off her shirt. Unfortunately, that was her undoing, as her throat was sliced so hard, it nearly decapitated her. The stag had an angry look on his face as the murder was described. His face got angrier as the news said that the police were unable to find the culprit for the time being.
No doubt that the culprit is the same man who killed my little sister! The stag thought to himself. Those cops are fucking idiots! The culprit probably bribed them so that he wouldn't be arrested! He won't run for long, I'll find him myself!
A purple light formed in the deer's hand, which got larger as he focused. Before he could do anything with it, a waitress walked up to him in concern.
"Excuse me, sir, are you okay?" The waitress gently asked.
"I'm fine." The stag said as the light dispersed in his hand. "I'll leave a tip here in a minute."
The waitress walked off, leaving the stag by himself. When she was gone, an Arctic fox vixen walked into the café, moving towards the stag. The deer wasn't surprised, as he knew who the vixen was.
"Diane." The stag greeted.
"John." Diane responded.
"What are you doing here?" John asked.
"I want to talk to you about something." The vixen answered.
"What is it?" The older male asked.
"Remember the Loonatics?" The younger female asked.
"Of course I do, they lived here. Why?"
"I saw Zadavia, the woman who formed the team, and asked her if I could join."
"What did she say?"
"She said that I had to wait a while, but she also said that she had to consult the team themselves."
"What if they say no?"
"Then I guess I'll act as a vigilante. I'll see you around."
Diane left the café without any rush. After that, John placed a tip on the table before deciding to leave himself. As he walked out, the stag could hear a sinister voice going through his head.
Give in to us. The voice whispered. Use us to kill your sister's murderer. Make SURE you make him suffer for as long as you want. After that, use us every time. No one will stand in your way.
"No." John told himself. "I've got to fight this feeling."
Walking down the street, John held his hand to his head. This managed to keep the stag from giving into the voice's commands. However, the desire for revenge tugged at his brain. He felt the urge to find the person who killed his younger sister and make them pay. However, he suppressed the urge for the time being.
"I'll look tomorrow." John quietly said.
"More people want to join the team?" Lexi Bunny asked as she and the other Loonatics were talking with Zadavia.
"Yes," Zadavia answered, "but I've only encountered one person who wants to join the team. She's a white fox named Diane McAllister."
"Another girl on the team," Danger Duck sarcastically stated, "just what we needed."
"Come now Duck, I'm sure that she's nice." Ace said.
"Does she even have powers, Zadavia?" The mallard asked.
"She's a telepath with energy attacks, so yes." Zadavia answered.
"Oh-boy-oh-boy-oh-boy!" Rev Runner excitedly said. "I-can't-wait-to-meet-her! Do-you-think-that-she-would-like-me? I-mean-she-is-a-fox-and-I-am-a-bird-after-all."
"Relax Rev, she's not on the team yet." Tech E. Coyote calmly said.
"Wouldn't the team be overcrowded if we add more members?" Duck asked.
"I'm sure that there's enough room, Duck." Ace stated.
"Actually, Duck is right. We don't know how many people are willing to join the team, nor do we know how many people currently living on Acmetropolis have powers." Zadavia said.
Slam Tasmanian grumbled as if to say "What should we do?"
"We're going to head back to Acmetropolis." Zadavia stated. "If there are people willing to join the team, you might need to meet them in person. Besides, I'm sure that the citizens of Acmetropolis would be happy to see you again."
Note: Oh boy, Diane is going to be excited when she sees the Loonatics in person. As for John, don't worry about him, he'll encounter the team later. I probably should have included some reaction from Lexi when she heard that another girl was willing to join the team, but I figure that she would be happy. This story might be hard for me to update, mainly due to me working on not only my Star Fox stories, but also Legend of the Seven Heroes. However, I hope that you all like the story in spite of my long update times. What did you guys think about this chapter? Let me know when you leave a review or give a constructive criticism stating what you like and what you don't like. Until next time guys, peace!