Lexi was sat in the kitchen, the table piled high with misplaced papers and pens. Rev walked in.

"Plannin'-going-well-then" He said.

"Actually, I think I got it!" She beamed.

Once Lexi and Rev were allowed to leave by Zadavia, they set off to the underground prison, down town of Acmetropolis.

Lexi was nervous, she knew Rev was also. They walked to the steel-bolted door. Locked. Lexi smiled, Matthew wasn't expecting them.

They both went to the back of the building where the window was boarded up with wood. It was one lousy attempt to keep everyone in and others out of the prison.

"Ha, give us a challenge," Lexi smirked, winking at Rev.

Lexi brain blasted the wooden boards and the two clambered through into what looked like a closet. A robot, grey in colour, turned to them. Rev pulled a screwdriver from his pocket and circled the robot, using his sonic speed, removing each and every bolt from the robot as he went. The whole thing was done in silence and took literally seconds.

Lexi pulled a sheet of paper from her back pocket and unfolded it for her and Rev to see. Lexi's ears glowed a pale pink and she looked up from the sheet. She walked slowly over to the wall and pressed her head to it.

"Rev," she ushered him over.

"Can you check the corridor, make sure it's safe."

Rev nodded, when he got to the door, he looked at Lexi, nodded again and ran out.

Silence.

Lexi cursed under her breath. She walked silently over to the door and Rev crashed into her.

"OUCH" she and Rev said in unison.

They chuckled slightly and then referred to the sheet in front of them. It was a map to the vents and corridors in the prison. Rev had found it in Techs lab. Without it, they may have gotten lost and be unable to save their fallen partners. Rev stepped out and Lexi followed. So far the plan was working.

So far.

Rev and Lexi pressed themselves against the wall so that their shadows would not give them away. They crept along the corridor until Rev spotted a security camera. He grabbed Lexi to stop her going into the view of the camera but it was too late...

A laser shot across the corridor, followed by another. Soon enough, the corridor was a maze of lasers. Lexi sighed. She walked up to the lasers and placed her foot past one of them. Rev watched as she twisted and turned around the lasers, barely missing some of them. She got to the other side and rolled out of the maze. She spotted a button on the wall and she pressed it, half expecting it to set alarms off. But the lasers faded and Rev was able to pass through. He gave Lexi a high five and walked out into another corridor.

Rev felt a hand on his shoulder, pulling him back. They watched as another robot, similar to the one Rev had encountered earlier, walked by unknowing to the other end of the corridor. Not giving the two anthros a second glance.

"You know, you're gonna get us KILLED Rev!" Lexi said in hushed tones.

She pointed at a corridor and headed down it. Rev went out in front as Lexi checked various doors and windows down the corridor. All the corridors were filled with cells, most of them were blocked out, and so the criminals could not see out.

For that Rev was thankful. It was hard enough sneaking around, if one of them started to kick up a fuss, and they'd never get out unharmed. Rev spotted something. Heard his name, the voice to familiar to be a coincidence.

Rev turned around and noticed Tech, looking up at him through weak eyes. Tech was laid in a cell that seemed too small and he was shackled to a wall. The chains seemed to be cutting into his skin.

Rev gasped and ushered Lexi over. Lexi ran to Rev, she saw the sadness in his eyes, and she knew something was wrong. He spotted Tech and gasped. His eyes were normal; she knew he wasn't being controlled. At the sight of his friends, Tech could barely raise his head, he was weak. Lexi put her hand on the cell wall and noticed it wasn't protected.

It was going so well, too well. Lexi felt a little suspicious, but Tech was top of her priorities list, as well as the others, who she missed terribly. Lexi slipped into the cell and brain blasted the chains off.

She couldn't afford to hang around so immediately she turned to Tech.

"Where are they?" Lexi said. She felt awful being so rash with him. But they weren't out of the storm. Not yet.

Tech nodded to an adjoining corridor and the three set off down it. Lexi was happy to have Tech back, but she could not let her joy get in the way. She was determined; she was going to do this. Rev walked behind with Tech. The two exchanged smiles every so often. But nothing was said. In a way Rev was afraid.

What if Matthew took Tech again? Tech was in no way fit to fight. Rev thought of the state of the cell and noticed the cuts on Techs arms. The cell must have stopped Techs regeneration from activating, because the wounds still bled. A tear came to Rev's eye at the thought of his friend's condition. But they followed Lexi down the corridor.

There was no more sneaking around. Lexi was angry, Rev could tell. Tech felt it to. Lexi tried to concentrate, but all she could think of was Slam, Duck and Ace. And getting them home. Tech pointed into a cell and the others ran to it. Slam was sat in the corner, his eyes wide and unfocused.

He looked at his team-mates like they were ghosts. He looked confused. Scared. Rev went into the cell and practically dragged slam out.

Next door they found Duck, pacing the room he was in. Then a bolt of electricity struck him and he hit the floor. Looking at Lexi and the others

"You took your time" He managed to say through a gag that wrapped round his beak.

Lexi untied the gag and Duck coughed.

"Ace, where is he!" Lexi said as Duck smiled at the others.

"I dunno, I-"Ducks sentence was cut off by a shout of pain. Lexi looked at the others. She looked horrified, like she had figured out a dark truth. She ran, towards where the shout had come from. She slid under the feet of a passing robot, got up and kept running.

She came to a door and Rev caught up with her. Rev stood, looking at the door. There was a tear rolling down Lexi's cheek as she pushed the door open. There lay their leader, Ace Bunny. His dark blue eyes looked up at them as he saw them. Lexi stared. Ace was covered in cuts and blood ran down from his forehead down his face. He lay helpless on the floor. Lexi wanted to run to him, but as she did, Ace shook his head

"Stay back; I don't want him to hurt you, STAY BACK!" Ace shouted helplessly.

Rev looked up to see Matthew Blecone staring at them, Rev turned and ran, Matthew followed. Passing Lexi without a second glance. Lexi made sure they were gone, and then ran to Ace.

She kneeled down next to him, he could barely look up. Lexi didn't know what to do. She grabbed Aces arm and pulled him up. He was heavier than she expected and she fell down next to him.

"Hey Lex..."

Lexi looked at the scratches across Ace's forehead and traced across them with her finger. A small whimper passed her lips. She couldn't help it. She broke down. Ace pulled her closer to him and forced her to look into his eyes.

"Aw, don't cry Lex. I'm fine. Really"

Lexi saw the tears in the corner of his eyes and she saw the pain he was going through.

"I've never seen you cry," She said softly.

Ace smiled, "I'm just glad you're okay. I was worried sick about ya,"

Lexi felt something. Like her heart had skipped a beat, it was like she didn't want to be anywhere else but here. In the arms of her leader. She was safe, unaware of everything that had happened. Safe.

He smiled weakly at her. She forced herself to speak.

"Really?" She asked quietly.

Ace blinked and a tear ran down his face. He put his hand delicately on her face and pulled closer to him. He pressed his lips onto hers and closed his eyes. Lexi wasn't expecting what Ace did and so she wasn't ready. Ace pulled away and looked into her eyes. Her eyes met his and she noticed something was different. Ace's eyes. Usually they sparkled with determination, wit and hope, now Ace's eyes were dull and unfocused.

She held in her tears, she couldn't let her emotions get in her way. She couldn't. Ace got his feet under himself and started walking beside Lexi. Lexi hated seeing him like this.

Usually Ace was their determined leader, always seeing the bright side. Lexi knew he had another side to him, but seeing him limp along by her side made her heart sink. Soon enough however his leg gave way and he fell. Lexi tried to catch him, but only succeeded in falling herself.

Ace groaned as he got up off the floor. The cut on his forehead started to bleed; blood trickling down his face and seeping through his fur. Lexi tried to speak, but her voice broke off and a single tear escaped from her eye.

Ace hugged her "It's OK, I'm alright," He said.

Lexi looked at him "No you're not Ace, come on, there's got to be a window around here we can get through, you can't run around like this," She said, tears filling her eyes.

There was a shout and Rev burst through a set of doors, Matthew behind him, gaining.

Lexi didn't even see how it was possible for anyone to out run Rev. But then she realised. Rev was drained; two nights she and Rev hadn't slept a wink. The other Loonatics came from another way, followed by four large robots.

The team looked at each other and they all ran down an adjoining corridor. Rev took the lead, Tech, Slam and Duck followed, and Ace and Lexi brought up the rear.

Ace looked behind, noticing how close Matthew was to reaching them. He then looked to the side.

He thought he would see Lexi, running beside him, but instead he saw nothing. When he looked back again, he saw that Lexi had fallen and now, she was in trouble.

"REV!" He shouted as he ran to help.

Rev looked up and noticed what was happening, but too late. Ace ran towards Lexi and she looked up

"I'm sorry... I fell and-"Matthew stood over the two and shook his head.

"You tried and you failed. You want your team back Lexi, but their mine, and you will be to."

Ace stepped forward "Don't you dare,"