Akito and the Loonatics

chapter 77

At the Tower...

"I still can't believe that Zadavia wouldn't give Deuce a chance." Estelle said.

"She says she'll tell us about it when she gets free." Lexi said, but she understood how Estelle felt.

Felicity came through the portal, carrying Simon and his bag. "Apologies for my tardiness..." she told the Loonatics as she came to see them.

"It's okay, Felicity, I don't think you missed much." Estelle said.

"What's the kid doing here?" Duck pointed to Simon.

"He is going to help us..." Felicity said as she adjusted Simon.

Simon actually screamed and cried a little, wiggling in her grip.

"Oh, sorry, Simon, I have forgotten you weren't fed at home..." Felicity reached into the bag, took out a bottle, and fed her baby brother.

Simon stopped crying and felt better once he drank some of his milk.

"Yep, no matter what he does, he's still a baby." Akito said.

Zadavia walked in then.

"Bonjour, Zadaiva..." Felicity greeted.

"Hello, Felicity, welcome back, and I see you brought your brother..." Zadavia noticed, attempting to tickle Simon.

Felicity took the bottle out once Simon finished the milk. Simon actually seemed to smile at Zadavia.

"So, about Deuce...?" Ace started.

"Deuce?" Felicity asked, not knowing who that was.

"A new friend of ours." Akito said.

"Ah..." Felicity nodded then.

Zadavia showed them screens from her home world. "During the Fall of Freleng, the last cart to depart was the Intergalactic Quasar Train, it was rumored to carry cargo that could make a man king." she explained.

"Whoa, sounds like code for treasure!" Duck sounded eager and greedy as always.

"Pay attention, Duck!" Zadavia scolded him.

"What?" Duck asked innocently.

"A stray photon blast struck the train transport," Zadavia continued. "And caused it to launch prematurely on a runaway course. It disappeared into a wormhole and appeared to be lost forever."

"Until recently..." Akito and Estelle concluded, even if they missed most of that.

"I fear the arrival of Deuce is no coincidence." Zadavia said to them.

"What are you saying?" Estelle asked the alien woman.

"I'm sure it's possible he's changed..." Ace still wanted to be Deuece's friend.

"A risk I cannot take," Zadavia refused. "It must be stopped before it falls into the wrong hands."

"Look, even if we can stop this hunk of metal, how do we find it?" Lexi spoke up. "It's not like we can catch it at our local Mall Beamo."

"I may be able to operate on that." Tech volunteered himself, as usual.

"How?" Felicity asked.

"Oh, I have my ways." Tech chuckled to her.

Simon reached out to Tech and even waved his hands.

"Uh, you want up?" Tech held him.

Simon looked up at him, slowly blinking.

"I am thinking he wants to help you." Felicity guessed.

"Well, I could use the help." Tech said.

Simon clung onto the coyote then.

"To my lab!" Tech proclaimed then, taking Simon with him.