Ch.8: Greeting The Past

The royal ballroom was amassed with colorful decorations as soon as the Loonatics arrived back on Planet Black. King Tweetums had done everything he possibly could to prepare for this formal event, and greeted the Loonatics as soon as their ship landed at the space dock.

Surprise came to the canary's eyes when he spotted Kim among their presence. After explaining why they had brought the little wolf cub along, King Tweetums immediately accepted Kim under his care, and had one his egg-bots escort her to a room where she could go play.

Duck ended up having to go towards his room as well, putting on his knight outfit for tonight's feast. His mind cringed a little at how boring and embarrassing this event was going to be. Boring because he had to stand and chatter with important dignitaries, and embarrassing for his knightly 'trick-or-treat' outfit.

Tweetums gave the rest of the Loonatics assignments as well. Tech, Rev, and Slam would help unpack things for the feast, while Ace and Lexi's job were to greet the royal ships that would soon be flying in.

Nodding their understanding, the five toons immediately set out to accomplish their jobs. Ace and Lexi had barely waited at the space dock for more than thirty when the first royal ship arrived.

Gliding out of the stretch of her silver walkway, a beautiful, fox-like princess, adorned with gold and jewels, stepped out upon the planet's surface, her flowing purple robe blowing in the wind. Her sharp blue eyes glanced at Ace and Lexi for a seconds, before she turned and stalked off towards the balance.

"Who was she?" Ace asked Lexi, who was holding the clipboard.

"Lady Vixen of the Planet Canya " said Lexi " her people are recognized for their magical powers, able to stop any threat that dares enter their home,"

Another ship arrived as she finished her explanation, almost looking similar to the one Melvin the Martian used to shrink away Acmetropolis until it was nothing but another toy in his collection. This was a Martian class cruiser as well, but more fancy-looking than Melvin's rig. A fact soon proven when a royal passenger stepped out of it.

"Queen Tyra'nee" said Lexi " the Queen of Mars. Wow, I didn't know Tweetums had allies so close to home. Hope she's not mad when she sees us,"

"She wouldn't be" said Ace " However, I think her mind may be worried about something else,"

Proving his point, two Martian bodyguards stepped out of the ship as well, and guarded their Queen as she walked the long path to the palace. Ace's danger instinct was kicking in as he watched the Queen leave. A feeling of doom kicked into the air.

"Here comes another one," said Lexi, distracting Ace from his thoughts.

"Hey isn't that?" said Ace "Zadavia!"

"And Optimatius!" said Lexi.

"Well, well" greeted Ace as the royal siblings left the ship " long time no see you guys. How are things going down on Freeling?"

"Order has been restored" said Zadavia " and although my brother will have to amend his relationship with our people, we were both allowed the chance to attend King Tweetums ball to celebrate our alliance,"

"Yeah, we'll be attending the ball too" said Ace "after we finish greeting the guests. Whose left to arrive Lexi?"

"It's…," Lexi began, before being interrupted.

"Me," called out a proud voice.

Turning around, both toons and Frelangians alike, were shocked to see a tall, smooth, green-feathered duck encased in black armor, with a scar sporting his right eye.

"Hope you're not to bothered by presence" said the duck with gleering red eyes" but my master is unable to formally attend this event, so I shall be placing in his stead. Master Rasvim barely attends parties,"

"Alright" said Lexi " and you are?"

"How rude" said the green duck, sporting an evil grin " my name is Plucky. Plucky Duck the 3rd,"

Meanwhile, back on Acmetropolis, in the arctic base, the twisted face of Pinkster Pig stood glaring mockingly at the fallen pile of guards, as his companion, Electro J. Fudd finished the rest of the reinforcements his laser-lined nets.

This break-in had been going very well so far. He had been skeptical about this job at first, especially taking orders from a villain he had never seen before. Yet, strange about this guy, he looked sort of familiar, like an old friend he had tried very hard to forget.

(FlashBack)

It was just another in the uneventful confines of Acmetropolis's asteroid prison. Laser charged bars made sure the prisoners stayed locked tightly in their cells, and an armed patrol passed by nearly every hour to make sure no one managed to escape. Pinkster hated his new life here. His last scheme could have worked out so well, if that darn Ace didn't stumble onto the entire plot.

Every piece of the plan worked perfectly. He infiltrated the Loonatics, screwed up their attempts to stop Stoney and Bugsy, and managed to grab the Curium 247. However, Ace had cleverly tricked him, replacing the real curium with a decoy so the Loonatics would never run the risk of losing their powers.

It was disappointing to be carted off to jail, but he did manage to snag one small victory. Seeing the shock, hurt, and guilt on Danger Duck's face when he revealed his true colors, was worth more than all the loot he could ever steal. Well, maybe not that much more.

A dark shadow suddenly descended upon Pinkster's cell, and the pig looked up in surprise to see a tall, duck-like form standing outside his cage.

"What do you want Duck?" asked Pinkster, for a minute, thinking the visitor was his old 'friend.'

"I want you to work for me," responded an eerie voice, and a shiver crept up Pinkster's spine in fear.

( End FlashBack)

"That's the last of them," said Electro, bringing Pinkster's mind back to the present.

"Good" said Pinkster " Now let's find the boss,"

"You mean me?" spoke an eerie tone, immediately causing the two villains to turn around.

"Duh,duh,duh…Darkstar!" stumbled Pinkster.

"Hahaha," laughed the evil, look-alike version of Danger Duck "Come on boys. I've been waiting a long, long time to see my great-great uncle,"

With that said the three villains slowly approached a door, with the words 'Top Secret' sprayed boldly on the front. Approaching an outside keypad, Mal Darkstar, descendant to the famous Drake Darkstar, typed in the codes he had 'obtained' from the scientists and watched as the massive steel door opened into the cold abyss beyond.

There, the scientists marvelous discovery stood displayed for all the crooks to see, a giant iceberg with famous hero trapped inside. A famous hero all people had come to know do to his heroic battles with Mars.

"Duck Dodgers" whispered Darkstar " we meet at last,"