Loonatics: United

Episode 7: Dawn Of Change

The team was watching TV on the living room, on the news channel, which was broadcasting images of a male raccoon wearing a blue suit and an orange tie giving a speech over a podium in the center of the city, in front of dozens of people. "Some call me a savior; some dare to call me a hero, but the truth is that I'm not, I just did what had to be done, to give order and purpose to this city, to make it a great place to live again, that's why I came back from the planet I had escaped to, I realized that I had the moral duty to come back here and bring order once again, my home, my family, all of you." He exclaimed through the microphone he was holding tightly, then the people in front of him began to clap joyfully.

"German Gillian, who was to say a wealthy man was Acmetropolis' solution?" Ace said as he was laying on the couch facing the TV.

"Don't wonder why people chose him as president." Lexi added.

"Yeah, he is a very nice guy I mean he brought back my favorite fast-food restaurants and those fancy traffic lights that display a little pixelated guy running for his life, it's awesome." Rev said.

Tech yawned. "I just don't know why he has to give the same speech every time."

Slam growled with concur.

"He has the right to do so; I mean he literally brought the city back from the ashes." Duck replied.

"Are you wearing a Gillian pin?" Tech said after noticing a metallic circle attached on Duck's suit.

Duck covered the pin with his hand. "What? He is kinda awesome, and it was free."

Tech rolled his eyes. "One more to Gillian's fan club."

Ace stood up from the couch. "Lexi, can I talk to you for a minute?" He walked a few steps away from the living room.

"Sure." Lexi said and went with Ace.

"I think this is our chance." Ace said.

Lexi raised an eyebrow. "For what?"

"The thing we talked about a few months ago, about, you know, going out." Ace answered.

Lexi's eyes widened. "Oh, you are right! But, today?"

Ace put both hands on her shoulders. "I can't wait anymore, who knows when things will get messed up again." He smirked. "Come on, we'll find a good place on the new plaza."

Lexi looked at his pleading eyes for a second, then she nodded. "Alright, just let me change my clothes and we'll be good to go."

"Sure." Ace said, then Lexi went into her room, then he got into his own.

Minutes later, they both exited from their rooms, Lexi had put on a pink blouse and a pair of jeans, along with red shoes, and Ace wore a dark blue polo shirt and black sneakers, he had also put on a pair of jeans.

"Wow." They both said while looking at each other.

Lexi chuckled. "So much time without normality, huh?"

Ace nodded. "Absolutely"

Everyone had got into their respective bedrooms, except for Duck, who was still on the living room sitting on a couch and noticed them walking towards the elevator. "Where are you going guys?"

"Uhm, we'll go to the plaza." Ace said before quickly entering the elevator to avoid the possibility of more company.

"Oh." Duck said. "Can I go with you?"

"Uhm." Ace and Lexi shared a concerned look.

Duck chuckled. "Just kidding, Gillian's interview is about to begin, and I won't miss it."

They got in the elevator. "That was so close." Ace murmured.

Ace and Lexi were at the new plaza the president had built at the center of the city, there were lots of restaurants and stores. "So, where do you want to eat?" Ace asked.

Lexi was thinking with her index finger over her chin, then she pointed towards a small restaurant they had walked by. "Italian food! What do you think?"

"Anything you wish." Ace smirked at her, then they entered to the restaurant.

They had chosen a table at the bottom of the place; they were surrounded by a mix of bricks, glass and some art craft. "This is actually impressive, you certainly got an eye for these things." Ace said as he picked the menu from his side of the table.

"Seems I haven't lost practice." Lexi said while reading her menu.

Meanwhile, on the president's office, which actually was just a studio on his own apartment, German was sitting on a chair in front of his desktop, speaking with his assistant, who was a male fox dressed with a white shirt and black pants, he was just walking around the room. "I insist sir; you need to be more careful with yourself, here you are an easy target for dangerous people."

German looked at him with a straight face. "So what, Quentin? I'm not afraid of such things, and I want the people to know I'm just a normal citizen like them, I don't need a real office to do real governing."

Quentin nodded. "I understand."

"Good." German said before standing up. "Look, I know you are very worried about my safety, and I appreciate that, besides, those soldiers from, uhm, The Eye, they have been doing a great job securing the city, everything is fine, and your loyalty is the most valuable thing I have right now." He walked towards him and stood in front of him. "Just do the great job you have been doing, alright?"

"As always." Quentin said, then German left the room. After the president was far enough from the studio, Quentin closed the door and took out his cellphone, he pressed a few buttons and then he waited holding the phone next to his ear. After about a minute his call got answered. "Good evening?! What took you so long to answer?" Quentin sighed. "Just forget it and listen; you'll strike tonight." He rolled his eyes. "Yes! The bank! If something goes wrong just use those special abilities you had told me about." Quentin slammed his fist at the desktop as he walked by it. "You'll have your money! Just get the job done!" He ended the call and put his phone on his pocket, then he rested both of his hands over the desktop.

It was night already, Ace and Lexi had been walking around the plaza for the entire evening, they were sitting on a bench under a palm tree, just looking at the stars, Ace's arm was covering Lexi's shoulders. "This was the best day in years." Ace said.

"I never thought we would be able to do anything like this in a long time." Lexi replied.

Ace looked at her eyes. "And here we are."

Lexi looked him back. "If only we could do this every day."

Ace nodded and smirked with his gaze still locked on hers. "And why not? What stops us now?" He leaned forward and started to kiss her.

Lexi embraced him and they remained that way for a moment, then she broke the hug. They kept looking at each other and trying to enjoy the moment the best they could.

A group of four wolves who wore red armors and helmets, which only revealed their ears and their eyes, got behind the back of a building. Their leader took a step at the front and clenched his fist in front of the gray wall, then he punched it and destroyed it, leaving a great hole that let them pass to the inside, activating an alarm. "Get all the money you can, our payment shall depend on that." He said as he started to put huge amounts of money inside a plastic bag he took out from a pocket of his armor, just as the other three wolves did.

"Now this is a cause I want to fight for!" A wolf said to the one who was at his side.

"You've just read my mind, Nate." The other wolf said.

"How much time we have left, Troy?" The leader asked.

The wolf who was robbing next to the broken wall looked at his watch. "Half a minute before they arrive, captain."

"Very well, Kyle! Nate! Close those bags already, we are getting out of here." The captain yelled, he hung the bag of money over his back and headed to the truck they had parked next to the building, followed by his comrades, until they found two wolves dressed with black military uniforms standing in front of them, holding their rifles.

"Where are you going? Traitors." One of the two wolves said as he aimed his gun at them.

"You are wasting your time." The captain began to walk slowly towards the pair of wolves. "We are four; you are only two."

"But we have weapons, idiot." The other wolf said.

The captain chuckled mockingly. "Guns, how cute." He was now a foot in front of his old partner, then all of a sudden he grasped his neck with his right hand and lifted him from the ground, he started to choke him slowly. The other wolf shot at his armor, making the laser just to vanish over it, having no effect at all, after that, Troy walked towards him and took his life by crushing his head with both hands.

The remaining wolf coughed before saying his last words. "Wherever you go, whatever you do, you'll always fail, The Eye will go after you, Hill will go…" His phrase couldn't get finished, as the captain had crushed his neck entirely.

The captain dropped him next to the truck, then he got inside of the vehicle, same as his men. He turned on the engine, then he took his phone out and called his boss. "Quentin, it's done, we got the money, well we had a small issue with two soldiers of The Eye but they've been terminated, alright boss, see you there." The captain put down his phone and accelerated, heading to the street.

"So? We'll get our payment? Hank?" Troy asked, who was sitting on the copilot seat.

Hank nodded. "Don't worry, I told you this partnership was going to work."