I never planned to write this chapter, this was supposed to be the end, but let's just say writing this was fun... very fun...
Hope you all like
Ace's eyes twitched open as he felt himself drift from his sleep. He sat up and looked to the side of his bed. He looked at the clock on his bedside. 10:30. Ace couldn't remember the last time he'd woken up so late. He squinted as his eyes adjusted.
Ace walked into the bathroom and changed from his pyjamas into his uniform before walking out of his room yawning.
"Mornin' guys." He said slowly. The others nodded as Ace walked into the medical bay in HQ, rubbing his eyes. It was a quiet morning in Acmetropolis, Sundays were usually pretty slow.
He saw Lexi lay quietly on the med bed, he didn't like seeing her like this, so weak, so still. She was still unconscious, but she was alive.
Ace walked briskly over to her and softly pushed her hair from her face, smiling softly. After a moment he turned to Tech, who stood in the corner, fiddling with some equipment.
Tech simply looked up at the black and yellow bunny. "Aren't you forgetting something?"
Ace looked at the coyote, puzzlement covering his face. "What?"
Suddenly Ace's eyes lit up and he seemed drastically energized. "Damn!"
Ace ran from the room and Tech simply chuckled and resumed his work, shaking his head.
Matthew sat in the centre of the interrogation room, his hands cuffed under the large wooden table that stood before him. The walls of the room were white and the bright lights reflected from the metal cuffs around Matthews wrists.
There were people watching him, he knew that. The security cameras in the corners of the room would be showing the police exactly what they needed to know. Matthew kept his eye line down, trying to seem calm.
Ace burst through the doors in HQ and the sunlight flooded into the room. The other Loonatics stared, confused of Ace's haste.
"Sorry guys, I gotta jet." He said quickly before disappearing into the elevator.
Ace stood in the elevator as it travelled downwards. He looked at his watch and sighed with frustration. How could he have forgotten? He was changed out of his uniform and was wearing a white, long sleeved shirt with a dark blue tie tied loosely round his neck. He had a pair of blue jeans and a pair of black trainers.
As soon as the elevator doors opened, Ace dashed out of the doors. He saw Zadavia and stopped.
"You forgot, didn't you?" She said calmly.
"I want to say no, but yeah, I forgot." Ace said quickly. "I gotta go." He dashed out into the sunlight and ran down the street. He got some odd looks from some people, but he didn't care.
He burst through the doors of the prison and was greeted by the chief of police. "Mr Bunny, you're late." He said sternly.
Ace's pace slowed as he calmed himself down. "Yeah, sorry about that doc." Ace breathed as he opened the door and walked calmly into the interrogation room.
Ace closed the door behind him and looked coldly at Matthew, who sat opposite him.
"You're late." Matthew said coldly, his eyes still fixed to the floor.
"I overslept." Ace said, rolling his eyes.
"Ah, how very professional of you."
"Now, you know why you're here, but I thought you might want to run it over. So the police never saw what you tried to do to Lexi Bunny. So it's my job to get a confession out of you." Ace said boldly.
"Oh, and by the way, yes, you are being monitored by a lie detector." He added.
Ace smirked, "So, I'm gonna start this as simple as possible, to make it a little easier on you. Did you or did you not commit attempted murder on Lexi."
Matthew shook his head, "I did. But only out of self defence."
"She never hurt you."
"I was aiming at you."
Ace smiled sarcastically. "That's reassuring."
Ace saw Matthews's elbows rise slightly, and within a second Ace felt a wave of energy blast him into the corner of the room. He held his left side, predicting perhaps two ribs were broken.
"Whoa, that's new Matt." Ace cringed.
"I hate nicknames, one thing you forgot. Never handcuff a man with his hands out of sight," Matthew raised his un-cuffed hands. "Makes it impossible to see the hands..."
"Man, you're better than I foist thought."
Matthew smiled. "Thanks for the compliment." He said coldly, bowing his head.
"But to be honest, you're worse than I thought you were, you see, if you had been a little more careful, then perhaps you wouldn't have a broken rib right now."
"Yeah, you're probably right." Ace sighed.
Matthew leant down and grabbed Aces' collar, lifting slightly off the ground. Aces' breath shook with the pain emitting from his broken rib.
"You're weak Ace."
"Wish I could say the same about you" Ace sighed.
Matthew let Ace drop to the ground before heading towards the door. He heard a voice.
"Hey Matt,"
Matthew turned and walked straight into Aces outstretched fist. Matthew dropped.
Ace chuckled, the laugh cut short by the pain. "I gotta admit, that was a lot easier that I thought it would've been."
But before Ace could walk out of the room, Matthew stood.
"Ah, so you want to go down that road. Your funeral doc"
Ace swung a punch that Matthew dodged by dropping low, whipping Aces feet from under him. Ace dropped and kicked out, striking Matthews jaw. Blood seeped from Matthews clenched teeth.
Ace took a step back and Matthew followed, Ace then surprised his opponent be leaping forward and knocking Matthews shoulder, sending him to one knee. Ace kicked at Matthews's leg as he tried to stand.
Ace sent a punch at Matthews's jaw, which Matthew repelled by jamming a forearm into Aces stomach, knocking him back. Ace hit the wooden table and immediately it was evident, by the blood on his shoulder, that he was hurt.
Matthew sighed. "That's gonna sting tomorrow. That is if you live 'til then."
Ace frowned, "You're awfully big-headed for a guy with blood covering most of his face," He sighed. "And plus, I've got a friend back at home who, thanks to you, is unconscious that I gotta help. So if you'd like to let me outta this room, I'll leave ya in the hands of the police."
Matthews's shoulders dropped. "Fine." He sighed, standing to the side.
Ace smiled and headed towards the door, he whirled and caught Matthews wrist as the villain tried for a hit.
"How dumb do you think I am?" Ace questioned.
"I think you'd rather me not answer that."
Ace twisted Matthews's wrist and the villain dropped. Matthew looked up at Ace, smiling cruelly. "Would she be worth it Ace?"
"What are you going on about now?"
"The girl, would she be worth killing me."
Ace twisted his wrist again, making Matthew gasp lightly.
"She'd hate it, wouldn't she? She'd hate to see her best friend become a killer."
Matthews words pulled at Ace's heartstrings, what he'd said was true.
"Or perhaps she means more to you than just a best friend. Perhaps that's why you seem so angered by me."
Ace let go of Matthews's wrist and let him stand.
"Maybe you're right," Ace kicked Matthews back and the villain hit the far wall and dropped. "But the feelings I have for Lexi is none of your business."
The door to the interrogation room opened and reviled the four police stood behind it.
"Take him away boys," Ace smirked.
And with that, Ace Bunny limped from the prison building and was gone...
Love this chap, just because of the fact that... MATTHEW GOT WHOOPED!
Next chap soon enough