Welcome to another chapter. I bet most of you are dieing to know what's happening and what's going to happen. You'll have to read on to find out. There will be action, drama, humor (it wouldn't be a story without it), and Danger getting his feathers plucked so he'll be tarred and feathered with his own feathers…. Ok, so that won't happen but the there will be action and drama.
In other news, the holidays are coming and going. What does this mean? Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year, and a lot more holidays I'm not sure about. So to all that I say, Happy Holidays!
In a random part of the city, John and Joe were sitting on the bench and talking to each other.
"I still don't get why the big guy came and broke the crates." John said, eating an apple he got from his cart. They and Pete had to wait for their stand to be clean and fixed by the repairmen.
"He's crazy, John. There a lot of them in world." Joe explained.
"Why is that, Joe?"
"You see, for every sane people born… another insane person is created. This happens to balance the sane people so that they don't get too advance for their own good."
"What?" John asked with an eyebrow raised.
"This is something that people don't look into much. If person becomes too advance, they would be isolated from group. If this happens, they won't be making the babies. Then there would be no more people in the world. It's important for there be unbalance in world. Then things won't get progress too much and things will be more entertaining."
"But wouldn't unbalance cause problems?" He asked, eating his apple.
"This is true, it has to be less then or equal to the sane people. If not, world would explode."
"Yes… How's Pete?"
"Well…" Joe trailed off. "… he's mourning the turnips over there." He points to where the turnips were smashed. Pete is standing there, crying his eyes out.
"Jeez, he really needs girlfriend…" John takes a bite out of the remaining apple. "Do you think we'll ever get thief?"
Joe sighed. "I don't know. He got away after getting money. He'll be back for sure, but we'll be ready for the catching of him."
"Most definitely…. I hope."
Chapter 6The room had been quiet, seemingly still of movement. The lounge room had been used in the past for leisurely activities and serious discussions. Occasionally, there were meetings that take place here if the emergency is in need of immediate attention. Now, however, there isn't any discussions, leisurely activities, or meetings… but there is an emergency to be seen within the center of the room: Danger lay face down in his own blood, skull cracked like a coconut.
Ace was the first to see this when he walked into the room. He went to check to see if Danger had gone or had been goofing off. He used the elevator which had the broken speaker, which was the reason he called Tech. He was going to ask him if he seen Danger anywhere, but went silent when he saw him laying in his own blood. His brain went into a state of shock as he looked in horror at the fallen hero, unable to think for a few moments before his leadership instincts kicked in. He switched the frequency to all teammates and issue orders to report to his current location. If only he had been there for Danger sooner, this might not have happened.
Ace is kneeling next to the body of Danger, checking for a pulse. Much to his relief, he found a weak pulse. The first one to arrive is Rev, understandable since he is the fastest. He zips next to Ace.
"Hey-Ace,-I-came-as-soon-as-I-could-so-what-…" Stopping in mid-sentence and looking down, he saw Danger in his current state. "SWEET-MOTHER-OF-THE-SUN! Oh-my,-not-good-not-good-not-good-not-good-not-good. Quick-call-a-doctor,-call-the-police,-what's-the-number-for-9-1-1!" Rev had been zipping around, forgetting about Danger's recent shot at him and trying to figure out what to do while hyperventilating.
Tech, who came in next, thankfully stopped him before he could hurt himself. "Rev, calm down!" He said, stopping before he got ran over by said Roadrunner. Rev stopped, holding the position he was at when Tech told him to stop. "Now, take a deep breath."
Rev did just that, taking a deep breath and… passing out from too much oxygen to the brain; he fell on his back and had swirls in his eyes.
Tech shook his head, "He really needs to lay off the coffee." He walks over to Danger. "Whoa, I better work fast." He opens up the first aid kit and begins to fix him up. He takes a syringe containing a special healing agent he made using what knowledge he had about his own regeneration and injected it into him. Taking out another device, he hovers it over the wound and the rest of the body.
"How bad is it?" Ace asked. Tech had on a neutral face, a face he uses a lot when he concentrates.
"He has a large bruise in the upper part of his abdomen and an open wound on the back of the skull. Along with the lower part of the skull fractured. Judging by the fracture and size of the wound, it seems to have been caused by a blunt object, specifically a pole-like instrument, being used with extreme force. The bruise on his stomach was caused by a fist, the size of it means either the person is very strong or Duck needs to workout more. I'm leaning towards the person being strong." Just as he said that, there was an audible crack.
"What was that?" Ace asked.
"That would be Duck's skull realigning itself thanks to the healing agent I injected into him." Tech said casually.
Lexi and Slam came in, going as quickly as they could. They were a bit disoriented after Rev rushed passed them. It took a few moments for them to regain balance and dashed out of Danger's room to get to the lounge.
"We came as soon as we could. What happened?" Lexi asked.
Ace looked up. "We got a bird who had an overdose of air," He indicates Rev by pointing his thumb towards his direction. His face grew firm when he said the next part. "…and an injured duck holding all the answers."
Slam winched when he saw Danger while Tech placed the bandages on him, though it's nothing he hasn't seen before. He witnessed and experienced plenty of injuries when he was wrestling. It still makes him queasy to see someone like that though. Lexi, on the other hand, is looking at this with shock. Her hands were on her mouth, her heart beat increased, and her eyes were wide as saucers. During the whole time as a heroine, she never seen her teammates, aside from Tech, get injured this severely. (Honestly, would anyone worry too much about a guy who can regenerate at a molecular level?)
"Oh…. My… god…" she exclaimed, taking a few steps back. She never saw so much blood in one place. She sat down on the couch, feeling lightheaded and ill.
"You ok Lexi?" Ace asked, concerned.
Lexi nodded. "Yeah, I just need to wait till my head stops spinning."
Tech had closed the first aid kit with an audible click. "All finished." They gazed over to see Danger's head with a bloody bandage. This isn't something they're used to seeing. Ace is the first to speak up from the stillness.
"I take it he'll be fine?" He asked.
Tech nodded. "Of course." He looked down at Danger. "In fact, he should be waking up any moment now."
As if on cue, Danger started to stir. He opened his eyes, groaning in pain as he held his head. "Anyone get the number of that bus?" he asked. He sat up with a bit effort. He winched, holding his stomach with both arms.
"Duck, what happened?" Ace asked. He and everyone else wanted some answers.
Danger blinked. "I.. uh…" It looked like he had trouble remembering. "I got attacked by… some martial.. arts guy with a blindfold and a staff." This caused confusion among the group. Rev was starting to come out of his daze.
"A blindfolded fighter?" Tech asked skeptically. "Why would he be attacking you?"
"Well, I-" He was cut off when Rev suddenly gave a battle cry, jumped on him and started strangulating him.
"I'm-gonna-kill-you!" He yelled.
It took the combined efforts of Slam, Ace, and Tech to pull him off. This perplexed Ace and Tech, they knew Rev wouldn't do this without a good reason.
"Rev, cool it! We're trying to save Duck, not injure him!" Ace said strictly.
Rev is struggling to break free with little success. "Let-me-at-him! Let-me-at-him! Let-me-at-him! I'm-not-done-with-him!"
"What are you talking about?" Ace asked, trying to keep the psychopathic roadrunner from injuring Danger.
"He SHOT me in the BACK!" He screamed. The room went silent, everyone stopped moving and let those words sink in..
Said duck was staring back at the same person he shot in the back, the other looked back with stern, angry eyes.
Emotions were conflicting in Danger, not knowing what to do. He felt guilty, confused, shocked, scared, and angry all at once. He doesn't know whether to kick Rev in the groin or Quack out of the room and hide. He needed to figure out what to do. A thought suddenly popped up in his head. It was the last thing he heard before he passed out.
'First come the punches, then comes Nix… then comes the rabbit… which I will fix…'He thought about it the limited time he got from the silence. He already got punched in the gut, injured badly in both body and spirit. Nix…
"Nix…" He said out loud. Just in time too, another second and Ace would be yelling like a crazed loony.
"Huh?" Lexi asked.
"The person who attacked me… He's called Nix…" Ace, Tech, and Slam released their grip on Rev. Said speedster didn't jump on Danger… yet. He, and the rest, wanted to hear what this duck is hiding.
"Nix? Who, may I ask, is Nix?" Ace asked, his arms folded. Danger got up and walks over to the nearest chair. He sat down, with a deep sigh he looked up.
"Ok, here's the deal. Nix isn't like all the other villains we face. His real name is Dabble Duck… he's my brother…"
"Whoa whoa whoa, time out Duck." Ace interrupted. "The guy who attacked you was your brother?"
"Yes. He's not just after me either."
Lexi got irritated. She got sick of all this secrecy Danger has been hiding. Unable to take anymore procrastination from Danger, she got up and spoke, "Not just after you? Who else does he want? If he's after you, why didn't he finish you off?" She had walked over to Danger, gesticulating with her arms. She then grabs him by the upper part of his suit and yanks him to her eye-level. "What the hell is wrong with him! Why didn't you tell us this sooner? What did you do to get him to the point of wanting to get rid of, not just you, but one of us as well? Huh? Tell us!"
Danger stuttered. "I-I-I… uh, well."
"TELL US, GOD DAMN IT!" She screamed in his face. Everyone stepped back in alarm. No one in his team had seen her upset like this. They watched in awe as the scene progressed, not wanting to get on Lexi's bad side. Her green eyes glared daggers at him, right in his stunned, aqua-colored eyes.
Just then, alarms start blaring. Metal shutters seep down on the windows one by one. The lighting turns off, coming back on with an eerie red glow. Every one looks around in a panic.
Ace tried to assess the situation. "Tech, what's going on?"
Tech looked at him, knowing what happened. "Someone activated the lockdown system. The entire tower has been sealed completely till either the power runs out or someone turns it off."
A low chuckle echoed across the room.
"You are correct."
They all looked at the holo-projecter located on the table. It wasn't Zadavia this time. It was the enigmatic duck, Nix. His form was hovering over the table, grinning evilly. He was holding his staff as usual. The lighting seemed to have giving him a more heinous look on his features. On his back was Tech's radar system he found in the lab.
"Hey! That's my invention!" Tech yelled. He is angry that someone is using his invention without his consent.
"Correction, it was your invention. Now it's mine and with it... there's no place to hide." His already evil grin became, if possible, even more sinister. "I'm sure you already know me by now. So skipping the introductions, lets go right on to the main point why I'm here."
"Ok then doc," Ace said. "Spill it. Why are you here?" The others stood there, waiting for a response with serious expressions on their faces. Danger was no different, though he already knew the reason for Nix being here. He just hopes he doesn't tell them why he's doing it. The sudden information might turn them against him.
Nix continued. "I'm here to kill two people in this room, but if you're going to get in my way... Well, I won't be held responsible for my own actions. One you already know and the other..." He paused for a moment. The tension in the air was weighing down on everyone like a mountain. It like waiting for the winning numbers in a lottery drawing, only this one could end your life. "…is a certain cotton-tailed rabbit."
This got the attention of two of the members of the Loonatics: Lexi and Ace. They knew it was one of them, but which one is he talking about?
Nix continued, "If you're wondering which one… I won't tell just yet. It's a surprise."
Danger knew Nix liked playing mind games, which is why he has fear from this deranged mallard. He doesn't know whether he would strike now, later, or going after something else entirely. Ever since Nix gotten himself buried with the history of his family and their problems, he wanted to break the cycle of grief he believe started 400 years ago; in the 24th and a half century. He is interrupted by the yelling of Ace's voice.
"You think you can scare us like you're some ghost? Well Nix, if you want one of us, you're going to have to face all of us." Ace said in his usual tone of voice. Nix face remained void of movement.
"Very well, I guess we have to do this the hard way. Keep those eyes open Loonatics, cause I can be where I want and where you are… is a simple ping." The hologram turns off, leaving the Loonatics alone with only themselves to network. Then, a voice echoes across the halls. The source undetermined and cracked, as if from an old speaker.
"Black of the past, orange with stripes of the future. With the chains of rivalry, the family is grounded. Breaking the old chains, the grief is set to the jailer."
That's it for this chapter, tune in next time to find out the ever growing plot.
R&R