The Loonatics were rewarded with their own personal Chinese buffet.
"We should save the world from underground more often, huh, guys?" Lexi smiled once she saw the smorgasbord.
"Hey Flick, you think we should stay for dinner?" Vincent asked Felicity.
"I do not know..." Felicity looked nervous about the food. "I have never eaten Chinese food before..."
"Well then, this will be your first time trying it." Estelle said.
"It is not poisonous, is it?" Felicity asked.
"Just trust us, you'll love it." Ace promised.
Zadavia congratulated the Loonatics and had informed them that Dr. Dare was now forced to become a statue in the local park.
"I'm sure the pigeons are thrilled." Akito laughed.
"Hey, Zadavia, why don't you join us for some Chinese food?" Estelle offered.
Zadavia chuckled. "It is so sweet of you to include me and as a side note, I AM hungry..."
Duck teleported into the room then. "Finally, some face time with the boss lady," he sounded eager then. "Could you include new costumes, a better dental plan, and job offer?"
"But tonight, I have other plans," Zadavia smiled apologetically. "Perhaps some other time... Zadavia out." she then signed off.
"Was it something I said?" Duck wondered.
"Who you, Duck?" Ace joked. "Nah... You never say the wrong thing! Let's eat!"
"Yeah!" the Fudo siblings agreed.
Slam looked eager and was about to eat all of the food right away, being the most hungry.
"Despicable!" Duck complained. "Doesn't anyone swallow anymore? Hey Slam, you're supposed to gorge with your mouth closed!"
Slam smiles apologetically before he burps.
Vincent and Felicity then left, only to come back again the next time. Vincent went to his parents of course while Felicity went to hers.
Cherry was giving Simon a bath in the bathroom while he waved his arms, nearly splashing her. "Simon, quit it!"
Simon did not, he kept flailing his arms and splashign the water against her.
"Maman, can I ask you something?" Felicity asked once she remembered what she discovered today.
"Ugh... What is it?" Cherry groaned at Simon's rebellion towards her.
Simon seemed to not want to stop.
"I am strong..." Felicity explained. "How did this happen?"
"What...?" Cherry sounded surprised, then glared to Simon as he splashed some more.
"We were beating the rock monsters... I was able to hurt them... How did this happen?" Felicity stared at her hands.
"Well, as you know, your father is a vampire," Cherry removed her glasses to dry them after soap and water got splashed in her face. "Vampires normally possess unholy strength... You aren't as strong as Akito or Atticus, but you're stronger than a normal mortal would be."
"Oh..." Felicity guessed she understood then.
"Is that all?" Cherry asked. "Your baby brother is being disobedient..."
Simon splashed his mother again, showing a rebellious look on his face.
"STOP THAT!" Cherry growled at him.
"Oui, Maman,... Merci for your time..." Felicity nodded, then walked off to get some rest.
"CHARLES, YOUR SON IS TRYING TO KILL ME!" Cherry yelled from the bathroom.
"Every time he does something good, he's her son, when he does something bad, he's my son..." Forte mumbled.
Felicity hugged her father on the way to her room.
Back at Acmetropolis, Ace and Rev were leading Akito to the training/hologram room.
"Nervous, kid?" Ace asked.
"Not too much..." Akito smiled as he followed them. "This won't hurt, will it?"
"Of course not, definitely not, absolutely, positively not!" Rev replied.
"And I have a surprise for you." Ace said.
"What is it?" Akito asked.
"It's in the training room." Ace informed.
Akito smiled eagerly.
Rev and Ace went ahead of Akito and welcomed him into the training room.
"And here we are." Ace introduced with a smile.
"Amazing." Akito said.
"And now, for your surprise." Ace said before showing him a sword that was like his strike sword.
"Whoa..." Akito whispered as he took the sword.
"Careful now, don't get hurt..." Ace helped him properly hold it so he wouldn't leave a mark on himself.
"Thanks, Ace," Akito said. "And thanks for this sword."
"No problem, kid." Ace smiled to him.
"Wahoo!" Akito cheered. "So then, let's get started."
Rev turned on the lights in the room. It became very dark and there were going to be holographic bad guys. Each one of them were going to have Akito use one power each that he had earned from coming through the futuristic portal for the first time.
"This is going to be exhilarating." Akito said, very excited.
"Okay kid, focus the best you can." Rev said as he and Ace were behind a wall with a screen to watch Akito and judge his training.
The holographic bad guys formed and vooped up, charging for Akito to hurt him.
Akito decided to use his super speed to beat the holographic bad guys. One of the bad guys was about to smash him. Akito looked wide-eyed in surprise, but he was able to out strength the bad guy and send him against the other bad guys. Ace and Rev smiled as Akito used all his powers in the right way and perfect time.
"Come on, you guys, this is all you've got?" Akito said before elbowing a holographic bad guy in the stomach. "Give me a real challenge!"
"Man, that's some kid." Ace chuckled.
"Yeah... Think maybe he would mind if we crank up the volume a little?" Rev put his hand over the dial to change the setting to give Akito a more stronger challenge and would go on until the final setting to complete his training.
"Bring it on." Akito said.
The holographic bad guys had weapons this time. Aktio bared his sword, growling and charging for them. Each of the holographic bad guys always got harder and harder each time the level increased until they stopped Akito's training for the day. Akito did struggle on the final enemies here and there, but he was still going to win since good always conquered evil. After the final bad guy was taken care of, Ace and Rev were heard clapping and the room lit up, overshadowing the darkness.
"Akito, that was awesome!" Ace was really thrilled and surprised with Akito's abilities.
"Th-Th-Thanks, Ace." Akito said while panting and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Whoa!" Rev saw Akito was a little exhausted, he zipped off and came back with a cup of water. "Here... You really deserve this."
Akito smiled and drank the water.
"I'm really impressed, kid," Ace smiled to him, feeling like a big brother mentor to the boy. "You're really Loonatic material... I can see why Zadavia sent you to us."
"Thanks, Ace," Akito said after finishing his drink. "Okay, Rev, time for you to teach me how to fly."
"And then I'll teach you all about sword combat." Ace said to the boy.
Akito smiled.
"Come on, let's go, go, go!" Rev was eager to get started.
Akito followed Rev out to practice flying. Ace smiled as they went off.
"That kid is really growin' on ya, Ace." Lexi smirked to her fellow rabbit.
"Same here and that's what worries me." Ace said with a concerned face.
"What worries you?" Lexi asked then.
"That it'll be that might be that much harder for us to let them go." Ace said, referring to the twins' original time zone.
Lexi lowered her head, he had a point. "We'll make the most of it..."
Ace then looked to her and the two bunnies shared a hug, thinking about how much they were going to miss the kids once they would no longer be needed to aid in Acmetropolis missions.
"Okay, so, how do I fly?" Akito asked Rev once they were at the flight ground.
"Easy, get a good distance from the edge of the building and then jump off and then think about flying like a bird or a superhero." Rev instructed.
Akito bit his lip.
"Don't worry, if you can't fly, I'll catch you." Rev assured.
Akito took a deep breath, he walked off to the distance a little, then came back, running, jumped off the edge and concentrated hard, trying not to be scared about what would happen if he wouldn't be able to fly. And where to his surprise he wasn't falling, he was actually flying and decided to do Superman's signature flying pose.
"Way to go, Akito!" Rev cheered for him.
"This is amazing!" Akito cheered.
The birds were flying normally, but looked to Akito strangely as he flew between them, worrying and perplexing them. One of the feathers of the birds tickles Akito's nose, causing for him to sneeze to show that he had super breath/arctic breath. One of the birds froze solid and was zipping down for the water and was defrosted.
"Oops, sorry..." Akito sniffled. After he had a good fly, he decided to go back to Rev. "So, how was that?"
"Incredible, I've never seen anything like that except in movies!" Rev was highly pleased with Akito's flight.
"Thanks, I read both mystery books and comic books." Akito said.
Rev smiled and ruffled up his hair. "Nice work."
Akito laughed, he really felt like he found a place where he could belong after going the distance like Hercules did. He was also surprised with his ice breath and never knew he had that in him either.
After more flying lessons, Ace got his sword out and Akito was ready to train with him there after Rev told Ace all about the excellent flying and new power he had.
"Alright, Ace, I'm ready." Akito said before sheathing his own sword.
"Alright, let's go easy on each other since we're friends and all." Ace smiled to him.
Akito smiled back with a nod, tightening his bandanna and was ready to have a friendly competition and sword training with him.
"Alright, let's start." Ace said.
Akito was ready. Ace taught the boy about good techniques with the sword for him to remember and that it would be important to do so. Akito copied his moves, he was now able to hold the sword without nervousness and knew now how to use it. And where it seemed that Akito was a fast learner of both flight and sword combat.
"Oh, Akito, I'm so proud of you." Estelle smiled to her twin.
"Yeah, you're a natural!" Vincent agreed.
"Gee, thanks, everybody..." Akito smiled to them, bashfully. "This really is my destiny."
"Cheers to Akito." Ace called as he took out a soda.
"Cheers!" the other Loonatics called and they took a drink.
Akito smiled, joining them in the toast, he was really proud of himself. "This is truly a great day." he said.
"It really is." Estelle smiled.
"Hey guys, I just realized something," Lexi spoke up. "It's almost the anniversary!"
"Oh, yeah..." Ace now realized too.
Akito finished a big drink and put his can down. "Anniversary?"
"It's almost the anniversary of when the meteor struck Earth and we were given our powers in the first place." Tech explained.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that." Akito said.
"Are you going to tell us how you got your powers?" Estelle asked, eagerly.
"Yeah, but first, let's get some rest," Lexi suggested once they were finishing up. "We've had a long day."
Estelle then yawned, feeling suddenly tired.
"Aww..." Akito groaned, then yawned too.
"Get some sleep, you've earned it." Ace encouraged.
The Fuzz-Z's came to their owners and accompanied them on the way to their bedrooms. It was going to be exciting now, the anniversary of the meteor strike in Acmetropolis which was a new traditional holiday in this world. And where tomorrow would have a ceremony for the Loonatics and their new members. They of course would not leave until they had Vincent and Felicity with them as they were going to also be honored since they were technically Loonatic members now.