New Kid On The Block
Chapter 11 – Watch This Space
Hey Guys! Im finally back! I'm soooooooo sorry that I've been gone for so long. I've just been having a little hiatus so to speak. Anyway, hope you guys are okay wherever you are and whatever it is you are doing Anyway it is finally time to get back to the gang. So, last time we left them, they had just been contacted by Zadavia about a "serious problem." What could it be? It's time to find out! Hope you guys enjoy
The loonatics all exchanged nervous glances. Zadavia had never said "serious problem" before briefing them on a mission. Something was wrong.
Blaze was particularly nervous. He knew the time had come: his first mission. He had often thought about this moment over the last couple of days, and he had anticipated it excitedly. But now that it was actually happening, he felt sick with nervousness.
"There isn't much time" Zadavia declared in a frantic voice.
The loonatics, apart from Blaze who was still anxiously shaking, all frowned. It wasn't like Zadavia to sound anxious. Something was very wrong.
Ace was the next to speak "What's up Zadavia?"
Zadavia was very quick to answer "You must hurry Loonatics; the lives of millions are in your hands. Get to the ship, I shall explain on the way!"
The loonatics all stood rooted to their places, frozen like icicles.
"NOW!" Zadavia shouted, causing them all to snap back to reality.
"Alright Loonatics, lets jet!" Ace commanded, and the rest of them launched into action.
Despite the massive confusion, brought on by Zadavia's strange urgency, the Loonatics had made it to the ship reasonably quickly and were under way. As usual, Tech was piloting the ship, assisted by Rev. The problem was though, none of them knew where they were supposed to be going.
Tech turned around to face the others "Umm guys, do we actually know where we are g-"
Tech was cut off by a familiar voice "I have put the coordinates on your screen Tech." Zadavia explained as her face appeared on the central console.
Tech looked down at his flight screen and saw an array of numbers "Right… Thanks Zadavia. Rev, punch those numbers in." he said to his teammate.
Rev's fingers moved like lightning as he typed in the coordinates. "Done." The roadrunner confirmed with a thumbs up.
The ship slowly changed direction and jetted towards the coordinates that Zadavia had provided.
It wasn't long before the ship left the atmosphere of Acmetropolis and entered space.
Blaze gazed out of the window in awe of what he was seeing. In all his life he had never left Acmetropolis. He had never known what it was like in space. He had never seen the beauty that so many talked of. But now he had, and the wait had been worth it.
The ship glided on, going seemingly nowhere.
After a while, Ace left his seat and made his way over to the giant hologram of Zadavia. "So what's all de fuss about Zadavia? Another meteorite about te crash into Acmetropolis or summin?" he inquired.
"Close Ace" Came her reply "but no. It's much worse than a meteorite."
The others, apart from Rev and Tech turned around with concerned looks. So something was coming to Acmetropolis, something which according to Zadavia was a big threat. But what was it? Lexi, Blaze, Duck and Slam all got out of their seats and joined Ace at the hologram console.
"A missile" began Zadavia seriously "A large missile is on a collision course with Acmetropolis."
They all exchanged nervous glances, and then looked back at the hologram.
Zadavia continued "Now, I have taken into account both the speed at which the missile is travelling and the distance it is from Acmetropolis and figures show that the missile will collide with the surface of Acmetropolis in less than 30 minutes. Your job Loonatics is to stop the missile before that happens."
They all looked round at each other again. How were they going to stop a missile? Was their immediate thought. But Zadavia wasn't finished yet…
"Loonatics" she began, and the others all looked back at her pale image. "You MUST stop this missile from reaching Acmetropolis. Scanners indicate that this missile is carrying at least 100 tonnes of Axovorinium." she stated.
The Loonatics were unsure what to make of this fact. Most of them didn't know what Axovorinium was. But Tech, who of course did know, turned around with a horrified look on his face. "100 tonnes of Axovorinium?!" said the shocked coyote "That's enough explosive power to-"
"To completely destroy Acmetropolis, yes…" Zadavia finished for Tech.
Lexi gasped, and the others became wide eyed at hearing this.
"That is why you cannot fail in this mission Loonatics, the fate of everyone on Acmetropolis depends on you." She continued in an anxious tone, looking at them individually.
There was a long silence as the Loonatics took in the seriousness of the situation and also the disastrous consequences if they failed.
After what seemed like a long time, Ace looked back up at Zadavia "We won't fail Zadavia." He simply stated with determination.
Zadavia smiled at the fearless leader of the Loonatics "I have complete faith in you." She assured, and they all smiled at her encouraging words. "One more thing Loonatics, scanners also indicate that the missile is heavily guarded by an unknown type of robots, so be careful." She added with caution.
They all nodded seriously in reply. "Suckers knew we would try and stop the missile" said Lexi with a frown.
Zadavia nodded to Lexi's remark "Best of luck loonatics. Zadavia out" as soon as she had finished speaking, her hologram disappeared, leaving the loonatics lost and confused.
"No disrespect to the boss lady but uh, HOW THE HECK are we supposed to stop a missile?!" exclaimed Duck, throwing his arms in the air as he stomped over to and sat down in his seat.
Ace shot an annoyed look at the mallard "I'm woikin on it Duck" he explained as he paced up and down the ship, deep in thought.
Lexi was likewise lost in concentrated thought as she went and leaned against one of the ships consoles.
Blaze stood rooted to his spot, still taking in the daunting task that he and his teammates had to undertake. He had just started a brand new life, full of happiness and promise for the future, but already it was in danger of being destroyed. Duck is right he thought how are we going to stop a missile?
As the tiger pondered this, he noticed Slam standing on the other side of the hologram console with a similar look of confusion on his face. Blaze smiled at his large friend as he walked over to him. "Don't worry Slam, im sure we'll figure something out" he said encouragingly as he pated Slam on the back.
This pat seemed to turn on a light bulb in Slam's brain as a spark of inspiration came to the Tasmanian devil. He smiled as he turned to face Blaze and mumbled: "Blaji cohu cahgut matfya!" in an excited voice.
The others all turned in wonderment to look at Slam.
"What was that big guy?" Lexi asked as she and Ace walked over to where Slam and Blaze were standing.
Slam repeated himself, looking between Ace, Lexi and Blaze and pointing at the tiger in the meantime.
Ace translated "Blaze can control metal?" he said with a look of wonderment. It wasn't until a few moments later that the bunny grasped the hidden meaning of Slam's words.
He smiled wryly as he looked at Lexi who was grinning at him "You thinking what im thinking skipper?" she asked.
He grinned back at the doe "Sure am Lex" he replied with a cheeky wink. (I know you guys love your Acexi ;)
Both Ace and Lexi then looked over at Blaze grinning, the tiger returning a nervous smile. He knew exactly what the two rabbits were thinking, but he didn't share their confidence.
"So what if he controls metal!" complained Duck as he stood up from his seat frustrated "What exactly does that have to do with…" Duck stopped mid-sentence as it finally dawned upon him.
The others all stared at the mallard with the look they always gave him when he had been thick headed. "Airhead" said Lexi. The others all laughed at Lexi's remark, except for Duck who just scowled at them.
After the laughter had died down, Ace, Slam and Duck went over to Tech and Rev to start forming a plan now that they knew how to stop the missile. But Lexi had noticed the worried look on Blaze's face.
"Hey Blaze, everything okay?" she asked with a comforting smile as she walked over to him.
Blazed looked up at her, his golden eyes shining brilliantly and slightly smiled back. "Yeah im ok thanks… Im just nervous is all" he said with a small, unconvincing laugh.
Lexi's smile grew as she tried to put the troubled tiger at ease "I know how you feel Blaze" She started "I felt the exact same way on my first mission" she continued as she recalled the first time she had experienced what it really means to be a guardian of the universe. "You get a sick feeling in your stomach, you wanna just run away and forget about being a loonatic, but trust me Blaze, it's worth it when it's all over. It's an amazing feeling when you know that you have saved lives."
Blaze smiled at her comforting words "Thanks Lexi. But it's not just that that's bothering me." He said as he turned around and walked towards a large window and gazed into the blackness of space. "I know that I'm going to have to stop that missile" he began as Lexi came and joined him at the window "But I have never controlled anything as large as that… I don't know if I will be able to do it." He explained in a doubtful tone as he turned to look into Lexi's stunning green eyes.
Lexi smiled at him with sympathy and put a hand on his shoulder. She knew the feeling of self-doubt well. "After seeing what you can do Blaze, I don't think that there's anything you can't control!" she joked as she laughed.
Blaze grinned at her "Thank you Lexi… that really means a lot"
She nodded; glad that she could help her new teammate. She looked over at the others, who were deep in conversation on what to do. "So shall we go join the guys?" she asked with a dashing smile.
Blaze smiled back and nodded in reply. Lexi's words had given him some much needed confidence. The two Loonatics went and joined their teammates.
Half an hour later, all 7 of them stood in a circle. They had come up with a plan.
"Okay so dis is how it's gunna go" Ace began as the others turned to face him.
"Blaze, you're gunna stop de missile using your electromagnetism." He explained pointing at the tiger who nodded determinedly.
"Den Tech will hack into de missile's control system and disarm de Axovo- something or odder (other), making it non-lethal." He continued.
"Got it chief" responded Tech enthusiastically.
Ace nodded in response "In de mean time, Rev will control de ships cannons, and me, Lex, Slam and Duck will keep de robots occupied outside of de ship." Finished Ace, confident that it was a solid plan. "Everybody happy with de plan?" And all of them nodded to their leader. "Good."
Duck was the next to speak "Soo, I guess now we just gotta wait for that missile t-"
Duck was interrupted by an ear piercing alarm which was followed by an announcement from the ship's computer: "Warning! Warning! Unidentified missile incoming!"
"Never mind then…" Duck said with an embarrassed smile.
The alarm continued to bleep and they all became wary as they looked out of all the windows for any sign of the missile.
"Alright guys, you all know what te do" began Ace as the others turned to face him, a serious look covering all their faces. "Let's do dis"
This was it…
So there we go guys! The loonatics have the lives of millions pressing on their shoulders, what will be the outcome? We will find out next chapter.
Anyway I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, sorry again for leaving you hanging for so long with this story not knowing what gunna was happen next, but im back! Thank you for all your reviews so far, they are brilliant! ;)
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