Little Lost Loonatic
Stygian Skunk Part 13
As far as I know, Cosmo Sambo and Willo-Z are my own creations. They are decedents of Lil' Sambo and Willoughby (who are Bugs Bunny villains that I did not create).
It seems there's unplanned yaoi and yuri elements in this chapter. They might continue if there aren't too many objections. I think the vernacular is SkunkXLexi and AceXTek. However, I was hinting at and planning a ménage de trois (a three way relationship, literal translation 'household of three') with AceXLexiXSkunk that begins to bloom now. Relationships can be complicated, no?
And on another note, thank you Google Translate.
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Fudd and Sambo flew invisibly across the city as they engaged in private radio chatter. The signals were scrambled to sound like background static to anyone other than them.
"So, da Woonatics have found our widdle hideout, have dey?" asked Fudd.
"It's lucky the cabbie was willing to talk," said Sambo.
"Of couwse he tawked. He diwn't wanna die."
"There's still no call back from Willo-Z."
"We must aswume that he has bween cwaptured."
"Then the other Loonatics would be free. We'd be walking smack into an ambush."
"I know, so we better get us some insuwance befow we go der."
"Insurance? So we're not headed for the warehouse?"
"No, we have a widdle stop to make first. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"
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"What's the plan, Ace?" asked Lexi.
"First," he replied, "We gotta make some doubles of Duck, Rev and Slam, and make it look like they're still in the force bubble prison thingie. It doesn't have to be lifelike, cause Fudd and Sambo ain't gonna get much time to look at them."
"There's plenty of materials in this warehouse to construct the facsimiles from," said Tek, "and the force bubble prison system should reboot as soon as Skunk puts the electricity back into it."
"Once the decoys are made, we all find places to hide. When Fudd and Sambo come in to check, we jump them hard and fast."
"Que si l'appel Fudd et Sambo, et il n'ya pas de réponse? (What if Fudd and Sambo call, and there's no response?)" asked Skunk, "Ils pourraient penser qu'il ya un problème (They might think there is something wrong)."
"English!" squawked Duck.
"Skunk has a point," interrupted Tek, "If Fudd and Sambo don't hear from Willo-Z, they'll think something is wrong when they get here."
"Root root radda roo raana radda," said Tek.
"Force him to lie?" asked Tek, "We don't work like that, Slam."
Rev zipped over to the pile of Willo-Z's gear, and snatched up the comm. "It's-already-to-late-for-that-Willo-Z-has-unanswered-calls-from-Fudd-He's-sure-to-know-something's-wrong," said Rev at super talking speed.
"Make the decoys anyways, Tek," said Ace, "Even a one second advantage can make all the difference."
"I'm on it," replied Tek.
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A private flying limousine traveled gracefully over the streets of Acmetropolis.
"We should arrive in less then 15 minutes, Miss Zadavia," said the driver, "The computer indicates no traffic jams or accidents."
"That's good," replied Zadavia.
The limo shuddered slightly, the internal lights flickering for just a split second.
"What was that?"
"I don't know. We just lost the link to the city computer system. The autonav is failing."
"Land quickly then."
"Affirmative."
"This is not the best area of town this could have happened in."
"I have my gun. I'll make sure we're safe."
The limo lands in the street to the side of the road.
Just then, the roof is peeled back by a man in black power armor. Another man is holding a pair of high tech goofy looking pistols. One gun shoots the driver with a dart, knocking him out. The other shoots a stream of very wide bandage that quickly wraps Zadavia from mouth to toe. She struggles vainly, trying using her light powers as well, but finds that the wrappings have suppressed her powers to useless levels.
"Excwuse me wady," says Fudd, "We need to bowwow you fo a while. A good huntwer always has his bait weady."
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The decoys were constructed and set in the force bubble prisons, which Skunk empowered by channeling electricity back into the system.
The Loonatics scattered and hid, waiting for Fudd to return. Skunk dragged Willo-Z off with her, keeping her Electric-Scythe ready in case he tried something. Lexi and Ace were close to the front windows, so they could peek out once in a while.
Soon, they heard the whine of the rocket boots. Fudd and Sambo were back.
"Something's not right," said Lexi quietly, "One of them is carrying something."
"Come owt, Woonatics!" boomed Fudd.
"We got your Zadavia!" added Sambo as he held the bound and helpless Zadavia, "and we ain't afraid to hurt her if you don't!"
Skunk grabbed Willo-Z, and leaped in an arc that sent the two of them right through the cheap roof.
"No Skunk!" gasped Ace.
She landed in front of the two men, her Scythe behind Willo-Z's neck with the blade almost touching his carotid artery.
"Let Zadavia go unhurt," she growled slowly in English, "or your comrade's head and body become divorced."
"Do it!" mocked Sambo, "Zadavia means a lot more to you than that mutt means to us!"
Sambo looked terrified.
"I am the serious!"
"So are we," snapped Fudd as he stuck another pistol against Zadavia's temple.
"You would not dare!"
"We would, but you is a goody-goody," said Sambo.
Skunk dropped the Scythe from her trembling hand, making it clatter against the pavement.
"Drop the dog and kneel before us."
Skunk obeyed.
Sambo dropped Zadavia and drew a pistol. He kept the pistol trained on Zadavia's head as Fudd circled behind Skunk.
Lexi wept as she watched. "No," she cried, "no no no no no no no no no no!"
Fudd pulled Skunk's hands behind her back and clapped some fancy power suppression bands around her wrists.
"Please," begged Skunk as tears streamed down her face, "I do not want to die."
Fudd put the pistol to the back of Skunk's head.
"We hunters," said Sambo, "not executioners. This ain't right. This ain't the hunter's way."
Willo-Z growled through the gag.
"Lexi," said Skunk under her breath so only Lexi's super hearing could pick it up, "I love you and Ace. Forever."
"The odd Woonatic owt was gowwa die from the begiwwing," said Fudd darkly as he pulled the trigger.
The blast sent Skunk sprawling on top of Zadavia as a cloud of red mist remained where her head was once positioned. A black stream of smoke rose from the back of her skull, leaving a blacked mass there on the back of her head.
"NO!" screamed Lexi hysterically, "NOOOOOO!"