CassidyCoyote wrote:

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Cassidy: Is that okay with you, Tessa?

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Tessa: Totally.

Me: Goody! You guys shall be called....The LU Imaginary Trio!

Tessa: -waves the bag of bricks in my face-

Me: O.O EEP! I'll be good!

They fallowed Angel around a few streets till they came up to a small abandon ally way.

“This is it.” Angel said looking at the fort she had lived in only a few days ago. The loonatics looked at it. Surprised at the living conditions she had been forced to take before meting them.

“Well if any of the mineral from you planet is still there I'll get it.” tech said holding up a small rounded rectangular devise. He walked up to the dirty mattress that laid on the grown, pressed a button, and started sucking up dirt off the mat.

“Angel,” Ace started, putting his hand on her shoulder, “how long had you been living like dis? Before you came with us?”

She looked up and thought a moment, “Five?...No no. Six. Ya, six months. Uh, I think.”

“Six months?” Ace said surprised. She timidly nodded. 'Dat explains a lot about her,' Ace thought, 'Her light wait, the condition she was in when we found her.'

“All right I got all we need. Lets get back to HQ.” tech said as they all stated to walk back. As Angel walked with them she gave one glans back at the old fort. She saw a parsley eaten apple, now rotting away to the ants and bugs that wanted it. She looked away and smiled. She was going home and would never have to think of the time she lived on the streets ever again.

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“Hay-Tech-how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-before-we-can-leave?” Rev asked. Ace, Tech, Rev, and Angel all stood around Techs lab.

“Well I estimate maybe 3 days or so. For I first need find a planet in Freeling record that matches what we know. Then I need to get the Loonaporter ready for long distends space travel.”

“All right. You two keep me posted on da development of t'ings.” Ace took Angels hand, “Come on. I have some t'ing to show you.”

“Okay.” The child smiled as she easily fallowed him. They walked down the halls of Loonatics Headquarters till Ace stopped them in front of a door.

Angel looked at the door then up at Ace, “What's in dere?”

“You'll see.” Ace sighed and placed his hand on the metal door, “Dis door hasn't been opened in along time. You and I are about to be da foist one's in der in years.”

With that said Ace pulled out a old key cared. The cards color had been faded to a plan gray and the pitcher that once was placed on it had long ago pealed off. Ace swiped the card and you could hear the locks of the door become unhitched. Ace then pressed a button on the wall and the door hissed into the walls.

The slowly walked into the dark room. Ace flipped a switch. The lights slowly came on, flickering from years of not being used. Angel looked around the room. It was an old bed room with large windows that had been bordered up. Angel walked further in, looking at the old nick-knacks, books, and framed photos. It was heard to make out what the photos where sens the room had gained several layers of dust. Something about the set up and items of the room was familiar to the child.

She walked up to a old hammock that was set up as a bed. She put her hands on it, letting dust rise into the air.

“You know Tomboy,” Ace said, using the name they had called her, “you where right. Your mother was one of us. She was my second in command. She was a great and loyal fighter, but a even better friend.”

Angel gave him a glans, “This was her room?”

“Yup.” Ace walked up to her and looked at the photos on the night stand. He blow the dust off. Making them visible. Angel looked at them. She was surprised to look at the pitchers and see her mom in her Loonatic uniform with the other loonatics.

“So Mother used to use her powers to help protect the people of dis planet?”

“Ya. She was very good at it. She was able to got us all out of jam or two...You don't use your powers a lot do you?”

“No. Not really. Mother said it was best if I used dem the lest I could. So that we wouldn't bring attention to us. I think my powers are what go us caught.” Angel sighed and looked down, “maybe Rat-a was right. T'ings would have been better off if i didn't have powers.”

“Hay now,” Ace said piking her up, “don't be sayin' dat. You where born wit' a great gift Angel. You should never wont to get rid of it.”

“Ya think so?” She smiled.

“I know so Angel. It was are powers dat brought all of us Loonatics together. If we hadn't gotten are powers I would of never gotten to met your Mudder, and then would of never gotten to met you.”

“I never thought of it that way.” Angel smiled and hugged him. Ace felt a weird sens deep inside himself. He couldn't explain the felling was getting like he had some kinda bond with the child. But it felt like this bond had been inside him for years. He could almost place what the bond was but he simply though, 'It couldn't be.'

Ace held her close returning her hug. Then something she said came back to his mind, “Angel who is Rat-a?”

“Huh? Oh Rat-a.” angel reached in her shirt and pulled out her locket. She opened it up to the photo of her mother, her, and the other three. She pointed to the moue type Anthro, “Dat's Rat-a.”

“Who's dat next to her. Da Fox?”

“That's Queen Kiara.”

Ace then looked at the male hare, “And him?”

Angel smiled and slightly giggled, “You'd probably like him. That's Pop-pa.”

Ace suddenly felt his heart fall into his gut. 'Could it be?' He thought, 'Did Lexi actually find some one?'

(PS. It should be pronounced Pop Paye not Poppa)

Siamese712 wrote:

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So your hopeing that Ace is the father but your logic is telling you it's the hare? I'm I geting that right?

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Correct!!

I am really, really, REALLYhoping it's Ace that turns out to be the father. But my logic is all "I really don't think it'd be able to work. Pregnancy for rabbits is about a couple months and humans around nine. So, since Lexi is around the middle of that and Angel is nine when her mom 'died' ten years ago, the logical explanation is that the Hare is the father. Also, why would he be in the picture if he wasn't?"

And then I go: "ACE IS THE FATHER, DANG IT!!"

So yes, you got it right Siamese.

Me: -pretending to be Maury- The results are in. Ace... you ARE the father! Yay! 8D
Ace: 8D
Angel: 8D
Lexi: 8D
mysterious hare: NUUUUUUUU!! ;_;

Wow, hey, sorry for being anonymous but i just can't help myself.
You're stories great and i'm really hoping that Ace is the father......

Ace looked over the sleeping city. It was only him, his thoughts, and the light of the stars on the roof of the tower. It was late, Angel had gone to bed hours ago and there was still nothing found about Fruten.

“Of course.” he said to himself, “Of course she found some one. It's been ten years... Lexi was always da kinda gal who could easily get some one. I mean da only reason she never really dated was because she had feelings for me...Jest like I cared for her....like I still care for her...”

Ace sighed in frustration of himself, “What did I expect! Angel couldn't of come out of no ware.”

“Hay Ace. What are you doing up hear?” Ace wiped his head around to see his orange and black team mate standing there at the door that lead back inside.

“Duck!...How...How long have you been dere?” Ace asked. Duck strolled up to him and sat next to him on the ground.

“I jest came up. Why? What have you been doing up hear?” He asked.

“Not'in'. Jest...Thinkin'” Ace responded.

“About Lexi?”

Ace looked away from the bird, “...ya.”

“Ya...” Duck sighed, “You and her where really close. It was easy to see.”

Ace gave his gaze back to the duck.

“You guys always had a connection with each other. A bond that was stronger then jest friends. It was like...I don't really know how to exactly describe your relationship with Lexi. I think, and don't take this the wrong way, you two where diggin' each other.” Ace looked away from him again, “Where you?”

“I....” Ace trailed off. Try to word it right. “I did... I did care for Lexi. A lot. Maybe more then a team leader should of, but I didn't care. I don't care.”

“Did you and her ever...uh...You know...Hook up for a night?”

“Duck!”

“It was jest a question.”

Ace sighed, “You promise not to tell ANYONE?” Duck nodded, “Da night before Lexi...Lexi's accident she and I did get together. It was one night, but......It was so unexpected, but it felt so right. So right to jest hold her in my arms. It turned out she had shared my feelings, but we where both a little afraid to show it. One of though team captain co-captain things. We where going to tell all you guys we got together but then the land slide happened and...”

They sat there in silents for a moment or two. Then a thought came to ducks mind, “Ace?...Ya know, Angel dose seem to have a few things in common with ya. Not extremely noticeable, but there... And apparently you where able to get with Lexi...I don't know do you think she could be-”

“It's impossible Duck!” Ace snapped as he stood up, and started pacing around, “Look, yes Lexi and I where together once, but it was ten years ago. The kid in dere is only 8. You'd have to add basically a year to her age for pregnancy. Dat's only 9 years Duck, and unless Angels birthday is dis or next month where still down a full year.”

Ace sighed heavily and sat back down next to the mallard. He then said in a softer, almost depressed voice, “Besides you know dat other rabbit in the photo dat Angel has? Well she called him Pop-pa. That sound pretty close to papa to me. And on another note, I'm not really father material.”

“What do you mean Ace?!” Duck asked surprised.

“I don't know how to be a father okay! I never had one myself... I had no one to look up to. No one to teach me what to do and not to do as a parent. Angel is better off with out me being related to her.” Ace looked down. Duck stared blankly at him for a moment. “I guess dat's why I never really thought about kids. Heck! I never really thought past dating.”

“Come on Ace!” Duck said, “You'd make a great father! You been taking care of Angel the hole time she's been hear! You've helped her, feed her, gotten her to sleep, held her when she's been scared, and so much more. Not to mention you take care of us Loonatics. Who, lets face it, can act even worse then the littlest of kids!”

Ace looked at Duck, speechless. When he could find words he merely said, “Duck, your-”

“Ace!-there-you-are-Tech-and-I-have-been-looking-every-ware-for-you.”Rev interrupted as he came out onto the roof, “Come-quick!-We-think-we-have-found-Fruten!”

Duck and Ace glanced at each other before running towards the red bird.