Ace landed the ship as gently as he could after he got permission to land. The Loonatics walked off the ship with all caution as they approached the two that had come to welcome them.
Young Prince Eaze and his butler, James Fur, were their alone waiting to greet them. "Ah, you must be the Loonatics. I'm Prince Eaze. My sister has said much about you. It is a pleasure to meet such grand heroes in person." Eaze was trying a bit too hard to impress his sister's friends. He respected his sisters above anyone, and any friend of theirs were definitely someone special. His tawny fur had two scar marks where a sword had slashed across his face several years ago, but thankfully it wasn't as bad as it used to be.
"Laying it on a bit thick, your majesty. They do not expect such grandeur. They will be quite happy if you act like yourself sir." James had taken a quick look at each of them, and he was quite pleased that his princess was friends with such creatures. "I'm James Fur, the head butler. The princess shall be here soon." He addressed Ace, as he recognized the bunny to be the leader. He was quite skilled at this. He recognized faults and good qualities in all of them.
Ace was looking at the butler, and he recognized some qualities of an old warrior under the calm demeanor of the domestic clothing. "I'm Ace, da leader. Nice ta meet ya. Does your princess know we're here?"
"Not yet, but I told her that we had guests that she needed to come by and greet, as it is protocol." James explained. The more he watched them, the more he realized how each of them thought.
He then looked at the Roadrunner who was messing with something in his pocket. James judged the shape and size of the item and figured it was about the size of a ring box. He also noticed that in his other pocket was another box like item, only slightly bigger. He couldn't judge this one too well.
Lexi then decided to introduce the rest of them while what seemed like a small pack of coyotes were showing up. Marques didn't believe in equal treatment among species or gender, so when he saw the Loonatics were mainly made of species he'd call his prey on a hunt, he laughed.
"So these are the famous Loonatics? Hah, looks more like dinner just got away from the chef." Snarled the coyote. Half his face was scarred from burns that he had received in his fight against Prince Eaze years ago. That one coyote had done more damage to him than any other creature and fight he had ever gotten into.
Eaze didn't like having his guests threatened, especially since they had given up eating anthromorphics centuries ago. It was no longer allowed to eat any creature that showed intelligence, not even roadrunners. Even Coronus had this law, but Marques didn't care about that. He would go to other planets to hunt them all down for sport as well as to eat them once in a while.
"Eh, what's up doc? Ya lose a fight to a firework?" Ace knew how to get people annoyed with him faster than Duck, and that was saying something. Marques growled right away. He had already been in a bad mood apparently.
Marques was about to jump on top of Ace and the others and start a fight when a voice called them to a halt. "Honestly, Marques, if you're going to insist on being on this planet, then you must abide by the rules and laws. That means no fights or starting intergalactic wars. We are a peaceful planet." Her voice was demanding, calm, regal, and powerful. Her eyes glowed golden with a tinge of green. Her hair was braided behind her with a silver tiara placed carefully on her head. She was wearing a green dress with silver trimming, simple yet elegant, with a set of green pointy slippers. "Welcome to the planet Coyotus, I am Princess Technacalice Electrica Coyote, and it is an honor to have you here." She looked towards her friends with glazed eyes, as though blind. She hadn't had much sleep lately and it was only showing through her eyes. She wished that she had had time to grab her favorite stress item, an ancient toy known as a Rubix cube. She loved to have Rev mess with it and then let her put it back together again. Solving puzzles always calmed her down.
Everyone but Marques noticed how tired she was, or at least how stressed she seemed. Rev frowned and rushed towards the princess and stuffed something in her hand before rushing back to his place beside Duck and Slam within the span of a millisecond. Techna blinked as she realized who the guests were and that her eyes were suddenly cleared up. She looked in her hand at a very messed up Rubix cube and blushed at Rev as her hands started to fiddle with the cube. "So, what brings you to my little problems if I told you I'd solve them myself?"
"Oh, just the fact that you were gone for longer than a week, which you said was all you needed." Lexi smirked as she saw Techna's eyes turn back to their normal, non-glazed look. Techna chuckled. She had finished the cube already.
Rev was looking her over thinking, 'wow-she's-just-as-amazing-as-I-originally-thought-even-if-she-is-in-a-dress-I-wonder-how-she-thinks-about-all-this.' He was being unusually quiet as he gazed at his best friend's beauty and remembered that it was the extra bonus to why he dated her. He had loved how kind she was, as well as smart and considerate when they had first met. Had he known she was a princess, he would've thought himself unworthy of her attention back then more than he already did. Now though, he didn't know what to think other than he loved that girl, and that she was a genius.
"Yeah, well, you try organizing your brother's coronation while everyone is saying you have to get married to a maniac." She pointed to Marques who growled at her.
"Oh, and I suppose you know a better warrior than I that would marry you? Trust me, sweet heart, I'm the best you're ever going to get."
"Hold up there, mister." To everyone's surprise, especially Rev and Techna's, Duck had decided to speak up in her defense. "Now listen here, mister big shot, Tech may be a lot of things, but she definably deserves better than you! She's a warrior in her own right, as well as a genius. Can you make blasters that can shrink so you can hold them in the palm of your hand? I think not. Can you come up with nano suits to replicate and fight against super powers in five minutes? Hah, I bet. She can though, we've seen her do it. Techna is one of the best people we know, so you better show respect for her, mister!" He blinked in surprise at his own words when he ended. He had always felt a deep respect for all of his teammates, but he had rarely ever showed it, and now everyone knew he respected the girl he always called a nerd.
Marques just sneered at Duck. "You're a fool. Females are only good for cleaning and taking care of the babes." This ticked off the whole group, especially Lexi and Techna.
"Excuse me! Do I look like I'm useless?" Lexi's ears were already starting to light up along with her eyes which had turned pink with her power. Each of their eyes had started to glow as they started shouting defenses for their female teammates.
Marques just laughed. He didn't care what they thought, he didn't even care about the princess. He just wanted the crystals that would make him rule the universe. He felt that he could defeat these fools, especially since they worked with girls. He was sure he could handle these fools without a single problem.