... I am so, so, so, so sorry. PLEASE! I beg of you DON'T HATE ME!! I'v just starting uni so A LOT has been getting in the way and I know a year in between updates is unacceptable but please! I'm trying!

Disclaimer: … I own nothing… nothing at all… bursts into tears… oh! Except for Telko and Tseng! grins

Enjoy!

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Last Time

Shutting his eyes tight, Tech didn't see what happened. He could still hear it though. The fight echoed all around him then Lexi; she was saying something but he couldn't quite make out what it was. And then an explosion. The gun! His eyes snapped open just in time to see a huge laser blast.

LEXI…!

Chapter 3

It was hot, very hot. But it didn't hurt like she thought it would. Instead, it felt like it was enveloping her and holding her tightly.

Not daring to open her eyes through fear of see the flames around her, Lexi concentrated on what she could hear and was surprised to hear a loud curse coming from her right.

Slowly, her eyes opened and what she saw surprised her even more; Telko was stood, still firing his gun, while a strong arm held her against a warm body.

Looking up, she followed the arm up to the owners shoulder and past the chin to look into the fiery eyes of her team captain.

"Ace?" She gasped.

The yellow rabbit didn't reply, but the arm encircling her pulled her tighter to his bare chest. (1)

The power of the strong laser of the gun seemed to equal that of Ace's. However, the gun's power was limited and was beginning to run out.

The laser faltered and Ace took this opportunity to blast the whole device into pieces. Telko jerked his hand away from the shattered pieces of metal and plastic before gazing angrily at the two rabbits before him.

Breathing heavily and sweating quite a bit, Ace sent a chilling glare toward the man in front of him.

After a few seconds, Lexi released the breath she didn't know she was holding before breaking the silence.

"Ace?" She asked again. When she received no answer, she shook his shoulder.

Slowly he turned his head to look at her. "Are you ok?" he asked hoarsely.

Lexi nodded and just as she opened her mouth to ask the same of him, a sharp pain shot through her head and ears.

Not again… she thought faintly as the gloved hand released her wrist, making her to fall to the hard floor.

Telko laughed as he watched the pink rabbit lose consciousness. "Now that you're out of the picture," he turned his attention to Ace who was still sat on the table. His breathing still heavy, Ace found himself powerless to help Lexi as Telko once again seized his arm with his gloved hand.

Darn it… he cursed. Not again… I can't let him… do this to the others…

"ACE!" A loud shout brought him out of his thoughts as he became vaguely aware of the gloved hand releasing his arm. A loud thud followed before two hand softly gripped him by the arms.

"Ace!" The same voice called as the hands shook him slightly.

Slowly, he lifted his head to look into the worried face of his team mate. "Tech." he said, voice barely above a whisper.

"Ace," Tech said, still worried. "Can you walk?"

Ace nodded before looking down at Lexi. "What about her?" he asked.

Tech bit his bottom lip, unsure of what to do. After a moment of thought he looked over his shoulder to see the rest of the team had finished off the last of the robots and were now heading towards them.

"What'd we do now?" Duck asked, watching as Tech picked the unconscious Lexi up off the floor.

"Rev." Tech said stepping towards his friend and placing Lexi into his arms. "Take her back to tower as fast as you can and then get the authorities her." Rev nodded before leaving for the tower.

Tech opened his mouth to address the others but stopped when he heard a deep groan coming from the heap on the floor.

Looking down at the barely conscious man, Tech frowned as Telko pushed himself onto his knees. Stepping towards the man, Tech raised his hand before slamming the side of it down onto the back of the man's head, successfully knocking him out.

"Slam." He said turning to the Tasmanian Devil. "Take care of that guy."

Slam nodded before grabbing the man and slinging him over his shoulder.

"I think I'll take that." Tech said as he removed the glove and pocketing it. He then turned back to Ace who was sat on the edge of the table. "Come on." He said, offering a hand to his captain. "Let's go home."

Ace nodded and allowed Tech to help him walk as the four remaining Loonatics exited the warehouse where five police cars were waiting.

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…I know it's short and not a lot happened but I'm a bit stuck.

Oh and by the by; (1) I couldn't help but smile and giggle at the mental-image this line brought to my mind. Sorry, fan-girlishness over with now… giggles

Now! There is a fair chance that I may end up re-writing this chapter because I'm not overly-happy about how it ended but don't worry, I tell you when I'm going to (if I'm going to).

Anywho, thanks for reading and please review! -