Oh noes! What's happened to Ace?! What's going to happen to the others?! And Ace and Lexi together all lovey dovey is so awww....

Sorry guys. I always hated cliffhangers but after making one myself, i feel really good. Anyway the 2nd chapter should be up soon, just a few minor details to finish so hang tight!

O_O *le gasp* Ace! XD

Ok, I was very angry when i wrote this 1st scene so there may be a few curse words.

                                                   Chapter 2
 
"SO IT TOOK YOU TWO YEARS TO TELL ME THIS!?!"
  
The Loonatics froze. Not a sound was heard. It remained dead silent for another minute before they heard the angrery voice yet again.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!! YOU GOT ANY MORE EXCUSES OR ARE YOU ABOUT FINISHED?"

Lexi felt her heart drop into her stomach. Looking around at her teamates she realized she wasn't the only one feeling like that. Duck had gone pale, Rev's mouth was hanging open, Slam's eyes were as wide as dinner plates and Tech looked outright stunned. The silence was broken once again by Ace's yelling.

"LISTEN HERE DOC. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO THREATEN ME! NOW LIKE SAID EARLIER..."

Silence.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?! I NEVER DID THAT! NOW WILL YOU STOP INTERUPTING ME OR...."

Silence again.

"YOU SEE! THIS IS WHY I QUIT! YOU KEEP..."

His voice trailed off. The Loonatics waited for his next explosion but it never came. After a bone-chilling 5 minutes of tension, they slowly approached the meeting room. Opening the door a crack, they looked inside and saw Ace standing at the table, palms flat on the surface and head hanging down, the tips of his long ears resting on the table. They could visibly see him shaking.

Rev and Duck exchanged nervous glances, nodded and pushed Lexi into the room, the door swooshing shut behind her.

At the sound of the door closing, Ace's head shot up.

"Hey." Lexi said, trying her best to sound cheerful. "You OK?"

"Hey Lex." Ace sighed, still leaning on the table. "Ya I'm fine. I guess it's just the stress is finally getting to me."

"Oh yes. Relaxing all day is very, very stressful." She teased as she walked over to him."Are you sure your Okay?"

Ace chuckled softly and turned his head to look at her, his saphire eyes shone brightly. "A bit of a worrier now are we?"

Lexi gave him a friendly smile, before pulling him into a hug. "I just wanna be sure that your alright."

Ace looked at her, smiling warmly, before kissing the top of her head and replied. "Thanks"

"So......Me and the others were thinking. What if the six of us all went out tonight? You know,get some dinner, maybe go do a little dancing, a fun night on the town. Think you'd wanna come?" Lexi's emerald eyes danced in curiosity.

"And leave you alone to fend off all those guys? Course I'm coming! I just need to talk to Zadavia first OK?"

"You got it handsome." Lexi purred before kissing him on the lips and leaving the room.

Ace watched her leave and all to suddenly, he remebered what he still had to do. Moaning, he sank into a chair and sank his face into his hands. 'Guess I better get it over with' He thought bitterly, as he reached over and dialed Zadavia's number on the holophone.
                                                     ***
After a long talk with Zadavia, Ace left the meeting room, his Boss's words ringing in his ears, and sat down with Tech and Duck once again at the kitchen table and tried to figure out where they would go to dinner.

"How about a Japanese resteraunt?" Tech suggested.

"Ewwww, ain't Japanese food all raw fish eggs and meat products" Duck exclaimed.

"No Duck, Not all Japanese food is like that." Tech replied dryly. "There are actually some very good vegitarian dinners like Meso soup or Veggie Tempera or Sunomono. It's not all meat."

"Oh, well....thats different then." Duck said finally after a long pause.

"Why Duck? You wanna go to a pizza place again?" Ace asked, smirking and waiting for a revolted expression that Duck would give in response. He wasn't dissapointed.

"After what happened last time?!" Duck shuddered violently at the thought.

Ace and Tech roared with laughter as they also remembered that night.They didn't think that Duck would ever even consider eating pizza again as long as that memory haunted him.

At that moment Rev, Lexi and Slam walked in. They were glad to see that Tech and Duck had cheered Ace up.

"Hey guys wanna try Japanese?" Ace asked turning to look at the trio.
 
"Sure. As long as there won't be just meat-only dinners." Lexi smiled, sitting down next to Ace, who put his arm around her. She leaned into his shoulder and sighed happily.

"You and me both." He agreed, gently rubbing her arm.

"We'll make sure we find a place that has vegitarian dishes too." Tech reassured them. "Slam. Rev. What do you two think about Japanese?"

Slam muttered something as he sat down at the table,nodded and help up a purple thumb in agreement.

Rev clapped his hands together excitedly. "I'm-with-ya-and-I-know-just-the-place! Its-a-new-place-that-just-opened-up-downtown-called-Koto's! And-its-close-to-that-dance-club-we-always-go-to! Its-supposed-to-be-a-really-really-really-really-really-good-place!"

"Sounds good enough for me."Ace smiled. "Guess it's settled then. Lets go around 5-5:30. And afterwards, we can go to the club."

They all agreed and left the room to get ready
                                                   ***
"Duck im not gunna carry you back if you get drunk again, you got that!?!" Ace said, glancing at Duck as they walked towards the club. The group had just finished eating at the resteraunt and they were all feeling a bit antsy from sitting all day.

"Why does everyone think that I will?!?! And I didn't get drunk the last time we went there!" Duck exclaimed.

"What-about-that-hangover-you-had-the-next-day-though?" Rev asked smugly.

"I DID NOT HAVE A HANGOVER! I just wasn't feeling the greatest that day! You try to stop evil do-ers when your stomach keeps doing flip-flops, your eyes not staying open from th lack of sleep and have a splitting headache!" Duck yelled, outraged that they had brought up that mistake.

"You don't call that a hangover?!" Lexi laughed.

They turned a corner and entered a medium sized, old, brick building. Once inside though, it was twice the size of its appearance.

"See-ya-later-guys!"Rev smiled before zooming off.

"Whats gotten into him?" Tech asked, dumbfounded about their friend's dissappearance.

"I think that'll answer your question." Lexi giggled pointing over at two figures.

Rev and another roadrunner were talking and laughing together. Nothing out of the ordinary since Rev was very friendly and talkative. The only thing was, that the other roadrunner was a female.

"Looks like Rev ain't gunna be lonley tonight" Ace smirked.

"C'mon lets go!" Lexi laughed, pulling Ace onto the dance floor.

(3 hours later)
Lexi and Ace swayed to the gentle music, his hands on her waist and her arms around his neck.

They were laughing at the memories that they had recieved when the Loonatics had first gotten together.

"Remember when Duck quacked himself into that tank?" Ace laughed.

Lexi laughed along with him. "He he, Ya. We were all just figuring out our powers and work as a team but I think we needed more then just information."

Ace watched her intently, noticing how her golden hair delicatly fell on her face and how her emerald eyes shone brightly with laughter, adventure and life.

His life had had its own share of up's and down's, but this was definately an upside. He wished that he could stay like this forever, dancing here with the girl of his dreams, having the fun and happiness that was occuring at this moment. But just as his life was turning for the better, it came to an abrupt halt.

Seeing Ace's saddened expression startled Lexi.

"Ace,"she whispered, examining him. "whats wrong?"

To Be Continued.....


-- Edited by doggirl2772 at 23:31, 2007-05-09

Cool story doggirl! Very romantic.
I wonder wats bothering Ace?
O PLEASE post the next chapter soon!

What's going on!? What's going on!? Why do you leave us in suspense!?!?!? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

Sopper interestig chappter!
Poor Lexi, she probably fells Ace did it to her and her alown.
who is Ace tracking?
o pleees get the next chapper up soon after yourhands are better

Ok I got a teeny bit fangirly in this chapter. I couldn't stop thinking of one of KJ's fanpics of Ace. Anyway here it is! Enjoy!

                                                   Chapter 4
(one week later)
"In other news, another body was found near the Acme-dam in the early hours of this morning. It has been rmoved by paramedics that had been called to the scene and now rests at the Acme-hospital investigation room. Police are still searching for clues to this death and although nothing more has been found, police are certain it was another murder incident. For now, this 31 year old's death is unverified and remains unanswered."

Click

"Thats the 5th murder this week!"

Tech shook his head in disgust and put the remote on the coffee table in front of him. He looked up at his friends who had also crowded around the t.v.

"Something is definately wrong." Lexi agreed. "I mean, all of a sudden, people are getting killed left and right and there are absolutely no clues as to what happened or to who did it, at the scene of the crime! This just doesn't make any sense!"

Slam nodded from his spot on the couch.

"Well whoever is doing it, must've had some experience or something to cover up their tracks so well." Tech commented gravely.

"So we're pretty much dealing with an exerienced mass murderer." Duck stated, rubbing his eyes tiredly. "We already have enough happening without this."

"What are you talking about?" Tech asked. "These murders are the first things that have come up in 2 weeks!"

"I mean with Ace abandoning us!" Duck retored, flinging his arms into the air in frusteration. Realizing what he said, his arms dropped down to his side and the whole room went quiet.

Luckly, Rev zipped into the room and broke the uncomfortable silence.

"Hey-guys. I-went-to-take-a-look-at-that-man-they-found. He's-just-like-the-others. Bruises, scratches, and-some-pretty-bad-cuts. They're-not-ordinary-either. They're-clean-and-deep, like-they-were-caused-by-a-knife-or-something-along-those-lines. And-thats-not-all. They-found-another-person's-DNA-on-him. A-bloody-handprint-on-his-face-and-jacket. So-its-definately-a-murder."

"You know what I've noticed?" Duck asked, breaking into the conforsation. "That ever since Ace left, these deaths have started occuring."

"Are you suggesting that Ace did those awful things?" Lexi exclaimed, eyes flaring as she jumped out of her seat.

"What? No! It's just..." Duck started before being cut off.

"Because he wouldn't! You know him Duck! He wouldn't all of a sudden take off and start killing people! I thought you were his friend!" Lexi continued yelling at the mallard, unaware of the startled expressions the others wore as they watched tensely.

"I am his friend! It's just..."

"Well you sure aren't acting like one!" Lexi yelled before storming off towards her room and flinging herself into her hammock. She started to cry once more into her pillow.

'How dare he blame Ace! I know he wouldn't do that! Why is everyone suddenly turning on him?!' she thought angerly.

After a few minutes, her sobs subsided and she looked up at her dresser. Her beautiful rose was just starting to wilt and the soft, delicate petals starting to droop.

Getting up, Lexi grabbed a small cup, filled it up halfway with water, poked her finger in it and concentrated. When she opened her eyes, the water had turned into a light-green, sweet-smelling liquid. Smiling, she poured the substance into the flower's vase and watched as it glowed a bright pink. Once the glowing light stopped, it looked as beautiful as when she first got it. She sighed happily.

'And people said I didn't have a green thumb.' she thought, laughing.
                                                         ***

Ace entered his room, closing the door behind him. He walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed. Ace winced as he slowly removed his hand from it's position on his shoulder and stared at his palm. A red, sticky liquid stained his gray fur and dripped slowly and rythmicly to the floor.

"Why does this always happen to me?" he asked himself as he walked into the bathroom and took out the first-aid kit. He knew he should have it checked out but he couldn't afford to be noticed. And besides, he hated anything to do with hospitals.

Slowly he took off his blood and dirt stained shirt and threw it aside. Looking at the wound carefully, he moved his shoulder a bit. He winced as pain shot through his body like electricity. 'Bad idea' Ace thought as he washed his hands. He gasped in shock when the cold cleansing ointment touched his skin. He then winced again as he carefully cleaned the wound, the white washcloth slowly turning brown and red. Finally, he put a thick cloth-bandage over the cut. He checked it once again before putting a fresh t-shirt on.

Ace sat down once more on the edge of the bed, his head hanging and his arms resting on his knees. He then lifted a picture off the bedside and sank blissfully away into his memories of the day it was taken.

(flashback)

"C'mon Lexi. You gotta do something besides just laying there all day!" Ace stood a ways off in swimming shorts, tapping his foot in annoyance at his date.

"Ace, can't we just relax for a bit? It's been nonstop fighting for months and this is the first chance we've gotten to just sit back and relax in the sun." Lexi said, removing her sunglasses to look at him. "If you can't stay still, then why don't you go get something to eat or go swimming or somethig to keep yourself busy." She placed her sunglasses back on and laid back down on the blanket.

He took one last glance at his girlfriend beforelooking out at the ocean."You know what? I think I will do something to keep myself busy." A mischievious grin on his face as he walked towards the water.

A few minutes later, Lexi yelped as cold water hit her, soaking her to the bone dispite the heat. She jumped up off the blanket and glared at Ace who, with bucket in hand, stood laughing at her.

"You're sooo going to pay for that!" She yelled chasing after him.

                                                       ***
Soon they returned to the blanket, exhausted by the run. They laid down on the now dry piece of cloth and laughed.

"I'm still going to get you for that." Lexi said staring at Ace.

"I'd like to see you try." he teased as he laid down and put his arms under his head.

"Oh ya...." she smirked before lunging and digging her fingers into his fur, tickling him.

"Hey st..stop! Thats no..not fair! You..you.." Ace squirmed under Lexi's hands, his laughter growing louder by the second. "O..ok tha..thats enough Lex. You..you win! Sto..stop...ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Suddenly he brushed against her arm with such force that it collapsed. She was pitched forward onto his chest. She was now completely ontop of him. They both froze. She stared into his blue eyes. He chuckled softly.

"Well, well. Look how the mighty has fallen!" he teased.

They started laughing again as she rolled off of him. She laid next to him and he put his arms around her. Her snuggling in closer made him feel light-headed. Ace looked down and saw her eyes closed and her breathing had slowed. Sighing happily, he kissed the top of her head and silently promised her that he would always be there for her.
(end flashback)

Ace sighed. He missed Lexi so much. He had realized now that everyone was in danger, no matter where he went. Lexi and the the others especially, once The Hunters found them.

Beep Beep Beep

Ace rushed over to his jacket and pulled the handheld laptop out of the pocket. Staring at the screen, his eyes widdened.

"Oh no." he whispered.
                                             -end chapter 4-
Hope ya like it! I couldn't stop thinking of that hawt Ace pic! -sighs dramily- Chapter 5 is comin up next!

-- Edited by doggirl2772 at 22:27, 2007-05-03

-- Edited by doggirl2772 at 21:25, 2007-05-08

-- Edited by doggirl2772 at 00:46, 2007-05-09

The thrill! 
The Suspense!
 If you keep doing this I'm going to have a heart attack and DIE
 Thats it
 *having Heart Attack*  *Dies*

Okay I was revived so I'm not dead. 
Sory about your dad. 
And ya your freind is cool. I'v bin trying to get my freinds into it, my family too. (I'm soooooooo close to macking my older brother a LU fan)

My Brother I'd say is so far a Duckie

kaejae wrote:

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doggirl2772 wrote:

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KJ: My question to you: Which of your Ace pics is not hawt?! LOL!! I looked at your new one. It's soooooooo awsome!!! I cant stop looking at it!!!! Ace is soooooooo hawt in it!!! -swooning majorly-

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Thanks! Ace is just naturally hawt. ;D LOL!

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You can say that again!

Chill girl, it's coming. I have the idea, scene, dialogue, everything written out in a little notepad but I have'nt gotten around to putting it up yet because of school work. I'm not letting myself work anymore on it till i've done my homework (though i'm pretty sure that aint gunna help).  I wanna work on my story sooooo badly!!!!!!!!!!

Geez... I guess being on here doesnt really help me get the work done though.
 
I still gotta finish some math work that was due on Friday. I was totally freaking out, usually I do more then the others in my class. Luckily the teacher was sick and the hw not due till Mon. I gotta finish it. But....cant....look...away....from.....screen......

Thanks B_O and everyone else for putting up with me! Heres Ch. 5!
 
P.S. Ace will explain about the whole 'laptop, tracking, leaving HQ' thing in Ch. 6 So hold on tight, it will all make sense!

P.P.S. No offense to anyone named Terry, Darrel or Nick. These are just the first names that popped into my head.

                                                Chapter 5
(Setting: the river near the Acme-dam and the buildings around it)

Three of the Loonatics searched the sandy banks of the river, their muffled footsteps the only trace of them having been there. They had no idea why Tech had sent them here. There certainly wouldn't be any clues and if there was, they had probably been washed away by the river as it rushed up onto the sand.

Meanwhile, Tech and Rev searched the buildings and alleys that surounded the Acme-dam. They too were looking for anything that would help them solve this recent murder. So far, nothing had worked. Even Tech's newest invention hadn't brought them closer, which made him very worried.

"Any luck?" Tech asked hopefully into his communicator.

"No." came Lexi's tired voice. "Tech, why are we even here? The police already searched the whole area and found nothing."

"Because," Tech sighed before explaining for what seemed the hundredth time. "we have better equiptment then the Police Department does and we have to stop this person from harming anyone else. Though I got to admit, he's pretty good at not leaving anything for us to follow. Give us a few more minutes then we'll meet you guys at the bikes, ok?"

"Got it."

Tech turned off his communicator and walked over to Rev who was using Tech's invention to study a strange liquid on the ground.

"What did you find Rev?" Tech asked, crouching beside the roadrunner and starring at the substance.

"Blood." Rev stated clearly. "I'm-not-sure-if-it's-the-victum's-though. And-apparently-this-machine-of-yours-has-no-clue-either. Think-we-should-bring-it-in-to-get-analized?"

"Worth a shot." Tech answered before taking out a glass vile and collecting some of the liquid. "Well it's better then nothing. C'mon, we got to meet the others down at the parking lot." He stood up and placed the vile carefully into a small brown backpack. Shouldering the pack, he started to walk towards the enterance of the alley.

Rev also stood up and followed his teammate. He shivered. Something was wrong. He could feel it. An unwelcome presence. Before he could put any more thought to the issue, he was hit hard in the back of the head. He gave a gasp of suprise blacking out.

Tech felt odd. Like there was something wrong about to happen.

Suddenly he heard a sharp gasp and a thud. Glancing back over his shoulder, he expected to see Rev following him towards the enterance.

He was wrong.

Rev lay still on the ground, a huge beefy man in blue jeans and a black t-shirt sttod above him, smirking at the fallen hero. He slowly turned his gaze to the coyote, his cold gray eyes penetrating Tech's skin and making his blood run cold.

But despite the fear he felt, Tech turned around to face the stranger.

"Hey!" Tech rushed towards Rev's assulter. Before he knew it though, he was pushed roughly up against the brick wall of a building by another man wearing the same clothes as the first. The backpack fell to the ground and was crunched by the new arrival's boot. Tech felt the man's hand close around his throat and stay there. He desperately tried to yank the man's hand off but to no avail.

"Where is he?" the man snarled.

"Wh..where is who?" Tech stuttered.

The second man, completely losing his temper, shook the coyote and slammed him up against the wall again, hand squeasing dangerously on his throat.

"Don't play games with me! You know who I mean! Where. Is. He?" the man snarled once again, hardening his grip on the coyote.

"Seriously! I have no idea imagnable who your reffering to!" Tech gasped painfully.

"Oh, a wise guy eh. We'll just see how wise talkin' you are after this."

Click

Tech's ears perked up and he look over at the other man. Rev's attacker smirked at him before aiming his loaded gun at the unconcious roadrunner's back.
                                                     ***
"Tech! Rev! Hello? Anybody there?" Lexi called into her communicator. All she got in response was a blast of static. She looked at Slam and Duck worriedly. "Let's go check it out."

They nodded before following the bunny towards the buildings. After walking for about ten minutes, they saw the shapes of Rev and Tech's beaten bodies on the ground. They rushed up to the two before stopping and crouching down beside them. Rev was on his stomach with his head facing out to the side. He seemed to have nothing more then a trickle of blood that flowed down from a cut on the back of his head. Tech on the otherhand, was laying on his side. They carefully put him on his back to get a better look at him. He had rips in his suit and blood that stained the cloth, indicateing that he too had gotten cut up but, thanks to his powers, all that was left of them was the blood on him. They starred horrified at their teammates, one thing on their minds, 'Who did this?' They all shivered. Something didn't feel right.

Suddenly they too were ambushed. In a flash, Slam had collapsed to the ground, a green-glowing net ontop of him and draining his energy. He blacked out as soon as he hit the ground. Duck and Lexi were pulled away from their teammates and forced to their knees, hands tied behind their backs with the same glowing material as the net. They were instently surounded by no less then six gang members (anthros and humans), all wearing the same blue jeans and black t-shirts that had a gigantic dark purple H on the back. Duck and Lexi were turned so they and the others faced the center of the circle. The only one in the middle was a young male human with wavey brown hair and icey blue eyes. He wore blue jeans and a navy blue shirt that read in dark purple letters, 'Three can keep a secret, if two are dead.' The man started to speak, his voice rang out with authority and unforgiveness.

"I give you two choices, either way we'll get what we need to know. Your friends (points to Tech and Rev) failed to give us the correct answer and my paitence is growing thiner by the second. Now if you don't wish to end up like them, I would cooperate. Now, do you want to do this the hard way or the easy wasy? Where is Ace Bunny?"

Duck and Lexi's mouths shot open. They stared at the man before exchanging worried looks. "W..we don't know." Lexi answered finally.

The man in the middle closed his eyes and exhaled deeply. When he reopened them he said softly, "We do this the hard way then." He signaled to one of the men and caught the gun that was thrown towards him.

"Gag 'em." he ordered.

The two men standing over Lexi and Duck bent over and tied a gag on each one. Straightening up, they watched the man again.

The man in the middle ****ed the gun and pointed it at them before yelling out in a cold tone, "Alright Ace, show yourself."

Nothing happened. Not a movement was made. Lexi could feel her heart pumping louder and harder by the second.

Getting impaitent, he bellowed, "Get your tail out here before I blow your friends' heads off!"

"No need to yell doc...."

The group turned to face a lone figure at the enterance of the alley.

"I can hear ya just fine."

The man smiled wickedly at Ace, his gun still pointing at Duck and Lexi. "Well, well. Look at this boys. The Sensei has returned."

Ace took a few steps toward the group before replying. "I told Darrel not to send anyone, unless he wanted less men working for him."

His laughter and welcoming in his voice had vanished, leaving it serious and hard. His eyes glared at the man before him and the group surounding his friends with such hatred that Lexi had never seen before. Those sapphire eyes, whose warmth and comfort had always calmed her, now shone with coldness, fury and loathing. It scared her stiff. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Duck also starring at Ace, looking taken aback and frightened.

"Ace, Ace, Ace." the man said, shaking his head slightly in dissapointment. "You should know by now. Darrel doesn't listen to orders, he gives them."

"Guess I forgot, it's been awhile."

"Indeed it has. How many now, 3 years? But that didn't stop you from killing Nick earlier did it? Whats the matter? Wanted another soul of the dead for your collection?" the man sneered as he spoke the last sentence, taking a step closer to the other Loonatics.

"Leave them Terry. They aren't a part of this." Ace growled angerly.

The man, now identified as Terry, ignored the warning and continued to taunt the bunny. "What is that at now. 15? I gotta admit though, you got a good taste in chicks." He smirked before walking over and brushing his thumb across Lexi's cheek.

Lexi yanked her head away from him, shivers running quickly down her spine.

"I SAID LEAVE THEM!" Ace bellowed, whipping out the G.S.S. and his eyes now a blazing yellow.

"You finally show some anger." Terry commented, turning around to face the agitated bunny.

"There'll be alot more if you don't leave them!" Ace retorted.

"Temper, temper." Terry smiled. "Oh and, sorry teach but you don't give the orders anymore. I do. But you know what? I'll give you a chance to win your friends' lives."

Ace didn't believe him one bit. Still holding his sword up and pointing it at Terry, he shouted back, "Ya, sure. And the catch of this would be?"

"No catch, just a fight. You vs. me. No weapons or superpowers to aid us. Just our bare hands and our skills. What do you say?"

Ace took one last glance at the others before turning his gaze back to Terry.

"Your on."
                                          -end of chapter 5-

-- Edited by doggirl2772 at 00:16, 2007-05-09

-- Edited by doggirl2772 at 00:20, 2007-05-09

-- Edited by doggirl2772 at 19:11, 2007-05-09

I'll try to get it up soon but I have a test tomorrow so tomorrow might not be the best time. But I promise I'll try and update as soon as I can.

Gasp! A 'bad' Ace?! This is unprecedented! Ace is always a boy-scout hero tho'! It's almost like he's a different person!

And poor Rev and Tech, all battered and bruised like that!

Emotions and tension always seem to run high in your fics doggirl! Nice work!

YYAAAAAAAYYYYYYY next chappe. 
I understaned the stress with the EOCs and SATs comeing up, hw, and I HOPE YOU DO WELL IN THE STORY CONTEST.
 
Your a really good writer

-- Edited by Siamese712 at 09:10, 2007-05-12

Yay!!! here it is!! Chapter 6!!!!

                                              Chapter 6
Grinning smuggly, Terry tossed the gun to the man behind him and stood waiting.

Ace, a serious frown still on his face, hesitated before stooping down and placing the sword on the ground. He nudged it away from him with his foot and faced Terry's anxious figure.

The bodies of the other Loonatics were dragged along with the other gang members as they backed up to the end of the alley. Lexi and Duck struggled against their binds and captors before realizing it would do no good. This was going to happen and there was nothing they could do to stop it. Duck tried to use his powers to escape, but what resulted was his powers short-circuted by the ropes and a slap across the face. He gave a muffled yelp and closed his eyes, trying to ease the stinging pain. After a few seconds, he reopened his eyes and waited tensely for the match to begin.

The next few minutes went on forever, lasting what seemed like hours instead of seconds. The only movement made was Ace's fingers as they flexed by his side.

Finally, Terry rushed forward towards his opponant, his long legs closing the the gap between them quickly.

Ace stood his ground, his face showed no fear but concentration. He watched as the human got closer and closer to him. At the last second, he stepped out of the way but left his foot in Terry's path. Terry tripped and fell face first onto the concreate.

"You forgot the first rule kid." Ace laughed cruelly. "Never rush your opponant."

Terry stood up shakily and tried to punch him.

Ace blocked it easily and in a swift movement, twisted Terry's arm behind his back.

Terry grabbed Ace with his free arm and threw him over his head, catching the bunny off guard.

Ace quickly regained his balance and landed on his feet. He glared at Terry angerly before approaching him again.

Lexi watched in fright, yet quite impressed. She had never realized how good of a martial artsman Ace was until seeing him in action like this. She knew he must've been good to be a stunt double but she had never seen him fight like this before. The punches, the kicks, the blocks, the movements, he made them look so easy that anyone could do it. She also reconized how well Terry was doing against him. At first, Terry hadn't shown as much confidence as Ace but it was growing at a fast rate. He seemed to be learning as he fought, kicking, hitting and blocking with the same effortless motion. She saw them both recieve harsh blows to the head, stomach, arms and legs before Terry kicked Ace in the stomach and tossed him into the wall.

Terry noticed the white cloth on the bunny's shoulder through a tear in his shirt and grinned. He walked over to him pressing him up against the wall.

"Ace, your not being a bad boy again are you?" he asked before ripping the bandage off.

Ace screamed in pain and sank to his knees, a hand on his shoulder covering the wound. He could feel it burning, the skin turning warm under his hand. Fresh blood came forth and stained his palm once again with the red, sticky liquid. Terry smirked and kneed him in the face, causing Ace to roll over. He laid on his back, eyes closed, hand still on his shoulder and teeth clenched from the pain he felt all over his body.

Terry jumped on him and pulled out a gleaming knife.

Hearing Duck and Lexi's muffled yells, Ace opened his eyes and saw a silver knife glinting in the sunlight below his chin. He struggled to free himself but Terry's weight pinned him down. He felt th ecold, sharp edge be pushed lightly against his throat. It moved sideways quickly and was held above him, a thin line of red now shone on the edge.

Terry smiled triumphantly above him, before whispering "With you out of the picture, I'll finally get my rightful place in the gang. I will be Darrel's favourite, his most respected member. They will talk for years to come, about how I was the only one that succeded. That I, was the only one to survive a fight against you. That I, was the one that ridded the Hunters of the traitor. So here we are, the student has finally surpassed the teacher."

But before he could pull the knife down again, Ace punched him hard in the face with his bloody hand. A sharp crack was heard by the contact.

Terry was forced backwards and laid down, breathing heavily.

Ace pushed himself back to his feet and stood up shaking. 'That was too close for comfort.' he thought.

Terry also stood up shaking, his nose bleeding heavily and clearly indicating that it was broken. "NOW!" he yelled.

There was a loud bang behind him. Ace ducked and rolled to the side. He bumped into the wall with his hurt shoulder and screwed up his eyes in pain. He heard a thud and the ground started shaking. He opened his eyes to see the six other men running out of the alley.

'Bloody cowards.' he thought bitterly, but he knew that wasn't true. They had been smart, knowing that if they arrived back at the Hunters' hideout badly hurt, they would most certainly be killed.

Ace sat up and looked over at Terry's slumped body. He had collapsed to the ground, shot no less by the others. He wouldn't be much use for them anyhow in the weakened state he was in. Though he knew that it was him that they had been aiming for.

He pulled himself to his feet and looked around.

Duck and Lexi were staring at Terry's body and both were very pale.

Ace sighed sadly at the familiar sight before hurrying over and untieing Duck and Lexi.

Once her hands were free, Lexi threw her arms around Ace's neck, holding him close to her and let the tears she had held back all this time flow freely down her cheeks. She cryed tears of joy, concern, fear, shock and anger all in one, glad more then ever to be in his arms.

"Shh, easy Lex. Everythings fine." Ace whispered, trying his best to soothe her. He hugged her tightly, not wanting to let go in fear of losing her. He winced at the pressure she put on his neck but didn't move away. Having her by his side again was worth the pain he felt. Arms wrapped around her in comfort, he contnued to soothe her.

After a few seconds, Lexi stopped crying and looked at him.

Ace put a hand on her cheek and rested his forehead on hers. "Missed me?"

"More then you'll know." Lexi replied.

"Sorry to interupt your reunion, but we still got a few problems over here." Duck called to them as he tried to yank the net off Slam.

Letting go of Lexi, Ace crouched over Tech's body. He observed th ecoyote's slow, soft breathing before gently nudging him. "Tech. Yo Tech. C'mon buddy boy, wake up!"

Tech let out a low moan before his eyes opened slowly. His vision was a bit clouded at first but a concerned face above him came out the clearest.

"Ace?" he asked confuzed.

"The one and only, doc." Ace replied, smirking at him and holding out his hand.

Tech chuckled softly, took Ace's outstretched hand and hoisted himself up.

"Aren't you a sight for sore eyes. Real sore. What happened to you?" he asked, taking notice of Ace's bloody and battered appearance. He looked around, his golden eyes widdening in shock as they moved from Rev's body to Slam's (who had just regained conciousness) to Terry's. "What happened?!"

"Long story." Ace replied.

"Ah.... no. You gotta tell us what the hec that was about!!!" Duck said, stomping over to the bunny with Lexi and Slam right behind him.

"Theres nothing to tell." Ace retorted.

"Ya, sure there isn't. What about, who were those guys? Why did you leave? How do you know them? How did you know where they were? Why are they after you?"

"There no time!" Ace answered angerly, before turning away from them.

Duck quacked himself infront of Ace. "Exactly! Theres no time to waste! We need to know! Ace, you have to tell us!"

"Your not gunna drop this are you?' Ace questioned.

"Got that right." Duck crossed his arms and stared at Ace.

Ace sighed before replying. "Those guys are members of a gang called the Hunters. They're the reason I left HQ. I couldn't stand the thought of them hurting any of you, so I left. I know them because I was one of them before I became a stunt double. I taught most of the group how to fight, Terry included."

"Whos Terry?" Tech asked before Lexi shushed him and pointed over to the dead body. "Oh....." Tech whispered softly.

Ace continued. "I knew they were here because I've been tracking them over the past week. Unfortionately, they also know how to track me. You see, when you first join, they give you a shot. It's not a drug but it contains a microchip that imbeds itself into the skin. They have it conected to a special program that will show where the other members are. The reason they're after me is, because I betrayed them."

"Just how did you betray them?" Tech asked.

"I was sent to jail when I was younger. 15 to be exact. I was caught trying to steal some money from a nearby bank. I almost got away but my so-called 'partners in crime' left the scene before telling me about the cops coming. I was in jail for 4 years before they realized what they had. They had a way to stop the most feared gang in Acmetroplis. They made me a deal. I would help capture the gang for my freedom. They didn't care if I brought the gang in dead or alive as long as the crime waves stopped. I was happy to get out of jail. I had changed in there. I never wanted to return to that place. I brought in 20 members before they said that I could stop. After that, I became a stunt double."

There was an awkward silence for a few seconds as his teammates let this information sink in.

"So..... the 15 souls that Terry said, were they before or after you being thrown into the slammer?" Duck asked.

"After. But I know I'm gunna be blamed for Nick's death, even if it was one of the others that killed him. He is the one that shot me in the shoulder. I weakened him quite a bit and when Darrel found out that he failed to kill me, he sent another member to shoot him. Though it won't matter. Once the blood DNA on Nick is verified, I'll be blamed once again. Thats why I gotta stop them. They're desprate enough to throw the whole city-planet into chaos. Especially now that Darrel has recruited more members. If they'll kill one of their own just because they're hurt or failed to do a job, it must mean that they have enought other members to not even care. I just gotta finish what I started." Ace looked at his teammates before turning and starting off down the alley.

Lexi ran up to him and grabbed his arm. "Ace, please. Your hurt. Your in no condition to go off fighting them. You'll be out numbered as soon as they see you. We can do this together, as a team. Please, I don't wanna lose you again."

Ace looked back at her, sternness showed in his eyes. "I gotta do this Lexi."

"Please." Lexi begged, grasping his arm tighter. "Please Ace, don't do this to us."

Ace turned around and took her hands in his. He stared into her emerald eyes. His own reflected his love and saddness he felt towards her. "I have to. I'm sorry."

He kissed her forehead and let go of her hands. He turned and picked up the G.S.S. before disapearing out of sight.

Lexi held one of her hands up, as if reaching forward to stop him. When he disapeared from sight, her hand slowly closed on the air and her arm fell to her side, her heart feeling as if it had been shattered.

                                           -end chapter 6-

Wow, this has got to be my longest chapter yet! Ow, ow..... sore hands. -blows gently on hands-

And yes, there are more chapters to come!

Wow its been over a week since I last posted a chappie on here! This one got a bit long so it has to be put up in two posts. Enjoy!
 
                                                   Chapter 7
(Setting: same day but at around 4:00pm. The 5 Loonatics have returned to H.Q.)

In Tech's Lab.....
Tech scanned the computer screen, his mind whirling with new information. He was determined to find out as much as he could about these so-called 'Hunters', though it was prooving to be a difficult task. Sure there were newspaper articles and newscasts but they weren't much help. After many unsuccessful trys he decided to check in the Police programs to see if there was anything, which was where he was at this minute. He had found something else that he hadn't intentionally been looking for, but it had aroused his curiousity and he soon regreted looking into the file. He hurridly closed the file and resumed his search. He was so absorbed in his research that he didn't register the other presence until it was right behind him.

"Whatcha doin' Tech?" Rev asked, looking over the coyote's shoulder at th ethousands of words on the computer screen.

"Rev," the other sighed defeatedly and ignoring the question, "Your supposed to be resting."

The roadrunner smiled weakly at his friend, one of his hands gently holding an ice-pack to the back of his head where he had been hit. "Sorry Tech, but I got this massive headache now and it doesn't help that my mind just can't stop thinking what happened today. Especially what you guys told me when I came to. I just can't believe it! I mean, Ace bad?! Bad enough to be thrown in jail!?! I really didn't think it possible.

"None of us did." Tech muttered. "No wonder he didn't like talking about his past. Nobody would."

"You still didn't answer my question." Rev reminded the coyote.

"I'm sorry, what was it again?" Tech asked, shaking his head and trying to remember, it was hard sometimes to reconize and decipher the roadrunner's quick-paced speech.

"What are you doing?" Rev repeated.

"You know, your never going to recover fully if you dont get some rest."

"TECH!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He chuckled softly. "Couldn't resist. Anyway, I'm trying to find out more about the Hunters, though theres not much to find. I hacked into the GPCF (Global Police Criminal Files) to see if I could anything about them there. What I did find was this."

Tech started to type something into the computer, his fingers a blur on the keyboard. He tapped on 'enter' and a new page came up, suddenly dissappearing as he clicked on a few folders.

After a few seconds, he sat back in his chair as a picture appeared on the screen. He typed something in and the screen turned black before the new web page appeared in hollographic form. They looked up at the page before the picture inlarged itself, showing the occupant of it more clearly.

The occupant of the picture was a familiar face that made their stomachs jolt and churn in uneasynedd. He was a gray and white bunny with deep blue, saphire eyes that gleamed in a strange manner, as if he was proud of where he was and what he had done. He smirked at the camera, his arms folded across his chest. He was young, somewhere in his teens. He wore a familiar black t-shirt and blue jeans. He didn't looked fazed at all by where he was.

Rev gasped as he looked up into his leader's young face. His emerald eyes took in his leader's tough appearance quickly. He shuddered. Ace sure did look lke he fit in with the Hunters.

The picture shrunk once agian and was replaced by information which Tech read out loud. "Ace Bunny. 15. Wanted for theft, vandlism, abuse (2nd & 3rd degree), disobeying an officer and assult on an officer (7 different times). He was caught in the LA section of Acmetroplis on April. 12. 2768, trying to steal from the First National Bank. He was the first member of the violent and wanted group, The Hunters, that had been arrested. Sentenced 6-10 years in prison but was released after 4 on good behaviour and Police Classified Reasons."

Tech noticed something at the bottom that he hadn't seen before. Curiousity getting the better of him, he clicked on it.

The lights in the lab darkened as th ehollogram disappeared and a film started on the computer screen....

-- Edited by doggirl2772 at 01:23, 2007-05-25

Thyat story is so BRILLIANT!!! I love the details and the dialogue within the story! The pace was superb, my heart was racing and I must tip my hat off to you for such a climatic story!

Oh wow! The charges and robbery were really descriptive and beleivable, not like "Oh yeah, Ace was arrested for being in a gang. The end."

More of a "bad Ace?!?" I wonder why Zadavia would make Ace their leader after that. Unless she ddn't know.....

For the record, another great "Tech and Rev get to do stuff" section (the first one being when the guy knocked Rev out and tried to get Tech to talk). I'm a sucker for those, and I luuurve the way you get those 2 to interact!

Great job!!! Can't wait for the next chapter!

z_s: Thanks! I think I watch too many cop shows! LOL!

And I agree. Even though I luv Ace, I think that Tech and Rev deserve to have more time in the spotlight and not just be background ordiments. They deserve as much air time on the show as the others and I thought that I'd give them a fair shot. It seems that the 2nd season favoured Duck and Ace most out of the six.

Siamese712: Too true! But it does show what he is and would be capable of if he decided to rejoin the Hunters.

As for the Lexi thing.....you know me too well. Thats all I'm gunna say.

And Thanks again. I try my hardest to make this story detailed!

Thanks for Reading & Reveiwing!
Next up: Chapter 8!

Welcome Corey!  We hope you enjoy yourself here. There's lots of fun stuff to do here.

 And I can't wait for the next chapter Doggirl.

Oh my! So the true extent of Ace's dark past finally comes to the attention of the Loonatics! Who'd have thought Ace could have been such a criminal before? This story is provoking gasps of surprise from me doggirl! How could you make your beloved Ace such a bad boy? Tee hee! As usual, you're good with expressing strong emotions in your stories doggirl. Lexi is caught between disbelief and admiration for her beloved Ace, Tech and Rev now are uncertain whether he can be trusted, and Duck is not gonna be going easy on their leader! I sense that this story will end in a flood of feelings between Ace and his team mates.