New Kid On The Block
Chapter 9 – The Eye of the Tiger
Hey Guys! Chapter 9 is here! As usual thanks to my regulars (you know who you are. ;)) for your continued support, you are the ones that spur me on to continue writing, and thank you so much Luna246 for your review. Always nice to get a new reviewer. :) Also well done to Loonaticslover13 for correctly guessing what Tech's present was, and to any of you guys that guessed correctly aswell.
Okay so I know I said there would be a big action scene in this chapter but it ended up being longer than I expected so I have split this chapter in two and all the action will be in the next chapter. Sorry! But I will make sure that the next chapter is up sooner than this one was! Enjoy!
Blaze opened his bathroom door and wandered out in nothing but a towel. Blaze truly was magnificent physically wise, his perfectly shaped 8 pack, bulging pecks and muscular arms and calves made him look like a demigod!
Steam floated off of his fur as he ran his paw through his short black hair and water dripped off of him onto the carpet.. He smiled as he stopped at the side of his king sized bed and stared down adoringly at the Cobalt blue lined- jet black suit spread out on his bed.
Blaze absolutely loved his uniform. It was comfortable, easy to put on, and looked great on him. And he loved that it was lined in his favourite colour. Dark Cobalt blue defined Blaze's personality: Slightly dark and mysterious at first, but once you look at it long enough, you realise what a beautiful colour it is.
Blaze's eyes got lost in the deep blue colour of the triangle on the chest of his suit as he recalled the events of the last four days.
After getting his suit he had just relaxed for the evening with the others, getting to know them better and building a stronger bond with them. After only a few days with the loonatics, Blaze trusted them all completely (well… maybe not Duck, for obvious reasons!).
During that night, Blaze had another nightmare about his past, the same one every time. And it still left him just as shaken up as when he had first had it. When his efforts to try to drift back off to sleep failed, he got up and went to the main room to get a drink where he found Tech doing the same thing. Just as Blaze and Ace had had only a couple of nights before hand, the tiger and coyote talked into the night. Tech explained the benefits of Blaze's new uniform such as how it decreased the effects of physical attacks, and also how it increased his durability when using his powers.
But the two loonatics had mainly talked about personal matters such as their pasts.
Tech was a cool guy. Like Blaze, he had been bullied when he was younger, because he was extremely intelligent. Kids made fun of him and called him a nerd just because he liked science. But there was a whole other side to the coyote. He was funny, kind-hearted, liked a laugh, and was willing to help Blaze with his anxieties about his anger.
Blaze felt comfortable telling Tech lots of things that he wouldn't have dreamed of telling anyone but himself before he became a loonatic. Blaze could tell that he had found a good friend in the genius that sat beside him.
The day after that, Blaze had continued to remodel his room by painting his room. He had painted two of the walls cobalt blue and the other two bright orange. In theory, these two colours shouldn't blend well and at first, Blaze was worried about this. But once he had finished painting and had looked around his room, he proudly saw that the colours went excellently together.
Blaze had also put up a massive canvas painting that Slam had given him as a "welcome to the loonatics" present. The canvas depicted the 7 loonatics side by side and all in a battle stance ready to leap into action. It was very good. And when Blaze had discovered that Slam had painted it himself he was astonished. This was because, not only did Slam not seem like the artistic, but after all, he didn't exactly have small hands.
After thinking about it for what seemed like an age, Blaze had decided to put the painting on the back wall above his bed. Because the painting was so big, Blaze realised that it would take some extra muscle to get the painting up there, so he called next door to Ace for help who gladly consented to help, and after a few wobbly and hairy moments, the picture was up on the wall. It looked fantastic. It fitted in perfectly, and seemed as if it had been there for a long time.
Blaze had smiled at Ace and had said: "Next time I put something that big up on a wall, I'll be more careful not to break my neck!" The two loonatics had then burst out laughing in unison.
Blaze had also added the odd nick-knack to his room to make it feel roomier, such as an alarm clock with a face that glowed orange in the dark and purple bed clothes. When it was all done, the room looked brilliant. But most importantly, Blaze felt very comfortable in it.
For the rest of that day, Blaze had fun with the others. They watched TV, played video games, pool and also had a ping pong tournament which was unsurprisingly won by Rev.
The evening had been the best part of the day though. The Saturday night game of Basherball was on and like the other loonatics, Blaze was a big fan of Basherball. All through his teenage years on the street he had loved this exhilarating sport, and on numerous occasions, he had snuck in to home games at the Acmetropolis Grand Arena and watched the game from the giant balcony which circled around the top of the giant stadium. It was one of the best views in Acmetropolis.
But watching it now, enjoying it with friends, even though he wasn't there in the flesh as he had been so many times before, was even better. The bond between Blaze and his friends was constantly growing stronger. Growing up, the tiger never thought that he could ever be as happy as he was in that very moment.
The loonatics had so much fun that evening that they lost track of time, and as a result they all went to their rooms at 2 o'clock in the morning.
Because of their late night, Ace had decided to let everyone sleep in, although they weren't able to stay in bed for too long. This was because that day, the loonatics were having a public appearance. They were publicly announcing that they had a new team member.
Blaze had been very apprehensive about appearing in public at first due to his troubled past, which had made him afraid of big crowds, but once he was up on the rostrum, in the middle of the beautiful Golden Square, shaking the mayors hand with thousands of people cheering his name, he felt a lot better. He felt alive. And the fact that his teammates were there to give him smiles and winks of encouragement when he turned to look at them helped him a lot.
As he had got into bed that night, Blaze was happy with how the day had gone. His fear that the public would not accept him had been beaten. In fact, on the contrary they loved him. The public appearance had given him a massive confidence boost.
Blaze went to sleep that evening feeling overjoyed. As a child on the streets, the tiger had never even dreamed of the events that had happened, and were still to happen to him. Life as a loonatic was so different. Almost like a celebrity, except the job was perilous, and the fate of millions was pushing down on your shoulders. And yet, as he always did, Blaze relished the challenges that awaited him.
Blaze snapped back into the present moment. He smiled as he picked up his suit and threw his towel onto his bed and started to put his suit on.
A couple of minutes later, Blaze pulled tightly on his dark blue right glove for a secure fit. His suit was on and he looked in his tall mirror to quickly check himself. Nice he thought to himself as he uttered a small chuckle. Blaze had never been one for noticing or caring about his physical appearance, but in his loonatics uniform, he thought he looked quite good.
Once he was satisfied, he left his room and headed up the hallway towards the main room where his teammates were all waiting. Blaze had been anticipating today ever since he became a loonatic.
Today was the day that the loonatics all trained together every week. And it was the first time that Blaze would be joining them.
Blaze entered the room and walked over to the long couch to sit down. But once he got there he discovered an obstacle in his way in the form of Tech sprawled out on the couch asleep. The tiger pondered his options for a couple of seconds and then his fiery golden eyes locked on a large book which was opened and upside down in the dozing coyote's lap.
Over the last few centuries, books had become very old fashioned due to the technological advances. But surprisingly, Tech still read them. Blaze remembered his intelligent friend telling him that he found it easier and more soothing to read information in a book rather than on an electric screen.
Blaze picked up the opened book, moved it towards and positioned right next to Tech's ear and then, with all his might, slammed it shut. The massive bang which could be heard all over the room and caused the others to look up in wonder, caused the sleeping coyote to suddenly skyrocket into the air screaming like a schoolgirl. Tech flew about 10 feet in the air and then as gravity once again took control, he came crashing back down to the ground with a loud thump.
Everyone collapsed to the ground in laughter. Blaze just grinned as he jumped over the back of the circular couch and made himself comfortable, stretching his arms and linking his fingers together on the back of his head in a laid back fashion. "Oh thanks Tech! I appreciate you moving for me!" he joked with a massive grin. This witty comment made his teammates laugh even harder.
"HAHAHA-that-was-so-so-so-awesome!" Exclaimed Rev as he wiped the tears of laughter from his eyes.
"Hahaha….nice….haha….one….ha….Blaze….hahahahahaha!" Lexi commended with a thumbs up as she tried to control her ridiculously cute giggling and get the words out.
Slam laughed loudly revealing his massive teeth as he struggled for breath.
Tech slowly stood up, rubbing his backside "Cheers for the wakeup call Blaze!" the coyote said with a wry smile. He couldn't help but smile.
After a while, the mass of laughter died down, eyes were dried and the loonatics regained their composure. On the couch, Blaze moved up to allow a still drowsy Tech to sit back down.
Blaze noticed his friends exhausted state. "You stayed up all night in the lab again didn't ya buddy" he said, as a statement rather than a question.
Tech wearily smiled in response as he leaned back in his seat. "Somebody has gotta make all your gear Blaze" he replied as he closed his green eyes.
"I know that, and I really appreciate it Tech, but ya need to sleep pal." He said with a sympathetic smile as he put his hand on his friends shoulder and slightly shaked.
"Yeah…" Tech answered the tiger quietly "Sleep sounds good…" and with that he fell asleep again.
Blaze grinned as Tech fell sideways and curled up into a cocoon position on the couch. "Looks like Tech won't be training with us today." He stated to the others.
Ace looked up from his platform. "Yeah, well he desoives a rest."
Blaze nodded and walked over to the window to look down at the city below. "Okay so we are all good guys, what're we waiting for?" he openly asked eagerly.
Lexi was the one to answer. "The question is WHO are we waiting for" she stated as she rolled her emerald eyes.
Rev sprung out of his seat and whizzed across the room and down the hallway that led to the bedrooms.
A few seconds later, the others heard the roadrunner banging on a door, presumably Duck's. "C'mon-Duck-we're-all ready-out-here-and -you're-taking-a-millennium!" he shouted.
There was no response.
Lexi huffed loudly as she got out of her seat and swiftly walked towards the mouth of the hallway.
Ace watched her as she walked with longing eyes. She's so cute when she's angry he thought to himself with a smile.
Lexi stood at the end of the hallway. "DUCK!" the doe shouted in an earth-shattering voice causing the room to shake almost.
The door finally opened and the irritated looking Duck walked out. Alright, alright! I was just putting my lucky sweat bands on!" he complained as he walked down the hallway with Rev in toe towards the fuming Lexi.
"Well it doesn't take half an hour to put a few flipping sweatbands on Duck!" she shouted in response as she turned around and briskly walked over to where a giggling Slam was sitting.
Lexi wasn't in the mood. "NOT funny Slam!" she said moodily as she sat down next to the big Tasmanian Devil.
"Hihihihi, sworjy!" (sorry)he replied sheepishly.
Finally, all the loonatics (apart from Tech) congregated around the hologram table in the middle of the room.
"Right, it's Blaze's first time so let's make it a good one guys!" Ace said encouragingly as he winked at Blaze.
The others enthusiastically nodded. Then they all started towards the training room leaving Tech on the couch to enjoy his sleep.
Okay so that concludes chapter 9! I hope you guys enjoyed! So I know this chapter wasn't very action packed, but I promise you, the next chapter contains nothing BUT action! So watch out! Lol.
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