Ok, I guess I should offer my justification for this one. I couldn't begin to count how many fics there are out there in cyberspace where something bad happens to Nosedive or worse and Wildwing is forced to deal. Don't get me wrong, it's one of my favorite topics! (Ick, sounds gruesome, huh?) We all now that Wildwing is very protective of his baby brother and would absolutely die if something happened to him. But has anyone stopped to think how Nosedive would react if he was put into the same situation? Oh poop, I've just given away the story. Just ignore the babbling author and enjoy the fic!

Disclaimer: If I owned the Mighty Ducks, this would be an episode on Disney instead of a fic on the internet.

Orphan

            "Alright, team, we know Lizard-Lips is up to something, so everyone watch your backs," said Wildwing, landing the Aerowing in the parking lot of an abandoned building.

            Suddenly the lights inside the building started flashing. "Whoa! Something funky's going down in there!" said Duke, staring up at the building.

            "And somehow I have the feeling it's not Saturday Night Fever…" said Nosedive with a sigh.

            "Let's go!" said Mallory, grabbing a puck bazooka.

            "Would you quit clowning around!" shouted Siege. Chameleon was dancing around in a 70's jumpsuit, complete with an afro. After seeing Siege's glare, he morphed back into his normal self.

            "The Ducks will be here any moment now…" said Wraith in his eerie voice.                  

"Correction: Ducks in da house!" said Nosedive with a whoop. Chameleon turned back into his disco garb. Then he realized he valued his spleen so he morphed back before Siege could see him.

            The air filled with pucks and laser fire. The Ducks jumped behind a table and fired puck after puck, but with no success. Several minutes passed before anything major happened. Duke fired a puck and it wrapped around Chameleon. Siege went to help his comrade when Nosedive hit him with a freeze puck, freezing his feet to the floor. Wraith was about to send a fireball to free Siege when Mallory kicked him, sending him sailing into a wall.

            "Boss! We need help!" Siege called into his comm. Duke cursed to himself, grabbing his saber. Dragonus was going to show up any minute now, but where?

Suddenly a ball of fire flashed past his head and ignited the wall in front of him. Siege was freed and continued his assalt. One of his blasts struck Mallory in the shoulder.

"Mallory!" yelled Wildwing. Nosedive ran over to help his fallen teammate. Duke covered him.

            "I'm ok," said Mallory. "Hand me my launcher…"

            "You just don't stay down, huh girly-girl?" said Dive with a chuckle. He handed her her weapon. Mallory pushed him and resumed combat.

            "Hey, I thought Dragonus was going to show his ugly mug," said Duke. Suddenly a green shadow appeared behind them. Dragonus back handed Wildwing, sending him sailing.

            "Wing!" shouted Nosedive.

"You just had to open your beak!" yelled Tanya. Another fireball flew over their heads as Wraith got to his feet. Nosedive tried to help his brother, but couldn't. A wall of fire was in the way. He covered his beak to prevent inhaling smoke.

Dragonus approached Wildwing, who was trying to stand up. "Well well well, what do we have here?" he sneered.

Wildwing coughed has smoke filled his lungs. "Nothing to say? No, 'Hello Lizard-Lips'? No, 'Greetings, Saurian Scum'? My, you must not be happy to see me…" Wildwing tried to stand, but found himself dizzy due to a lack of oxygen. Dragonus kicked him.

            "Oh, this is all too easy!" said the overlord with a laugh. "The mighty Wildwing can't even stand up to face me. Oh, I am disappointed…"

            Meanwhile Grin had a hold of Siege's tail and Duke was fighting off Chameleon with his saber. Tanya was trying to estiguish the flaes with her Omnitool, and Mallory was rubbing her injured shoulder. Nosedive was trying to figure out how to help his stranded brother. Wraith lauched more fireballs.

            The smoke was getting thicker by the minute. There wouldn't be much time before the room's occupants would all be blinded.

Dragonus realized this fact. He decided to make quick work of Wildwing and flee to safety. Sneering, he drew a blaster.

            "Well, I guess this is where we part. Goodbye, Duck…"

            Nosedive grabbed his own blaster and aimed for the Saurian's hand. He pulled the trigger.

            The only that could be heard was the soft click of an empty pucklauncher.

            "NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" screamed Nosedive was Dragonus's laser went off.

            Siege punched Grin in the jaw, sending the large Duck backward. "Lord Dragonus!" he yelled through the smoke. "This building won't last much longer! We need to get out of here!"

            "Back to the Raptor!" Dragonus shouted. The four vanished.

            Tanya rushed over to their fallen leader. Nosedive was still trapped on the other side of a firewall. He pushed all thoughts of his own safety to the back of his mind and jumped through the flames. Tanya pulled Wildwing's mask off. She started checking over him. "No…" she mumbled. She frantically searched for a pulse.

            "Tanya, the ceiling's going to cave in!" shouted Mallory.

            "Is he ok?!" Nosedive shouted.

            "He's…gone…" was all Tanya could say.

            Suddenly the ceiling started to crumble. "We have to go, now!" shouted Mallory.

            "Wing! Wake up!" Nosedive screamed.

            "Nosedive!" screamed Mallory. "The roof's coming down!"

            "But Wing!"

            "We haven't got the time!"

            The rest was a blur. Nosedive could hear his team screaming and the rumbles of the crumbling building. He felt arms grab him and carry him. He could feel his own legs kicking and his voice screaming, "NO!!!! WING!!!" He was moving. The world around him was a blur of red, brown and orange.

            The next thing he knew, the Aerowing was taking off. Grin was holding him-he had carried him out of the burning building. Duke was piloting. Mallory was holding her shoulder. He was covered in soot and her suit was torn. Tanya was the same way, except she had an enormous gash on her arm. And Wildwing was no where to be seen.

            "Wait, we have to go back for Wing!" he yelled.

            "We can't, the building's falling down. It's up in flames, too, there's nothing we can do…" said Tanya softly.

            "But Wing's in there!"

            "He's already…gone…"

            "No!" Nosedive ran to the back hatch and beat it with his fists. "Wing! I'm coming! Just hang on!"

            "Nosedive!" Mallory called. She jumped up and hurried to the back.

            "Wing! It's ok! WING!"

            "Grin! Do something!" Tanya yelled.

            "Easy, little friend…" Grin said. He pulled Dive away from the hatch. Nosedive struggled to get free.

            "No! We can't leave him!"

            "Nosedive! Please calm down!" Tanya said. Nosedive continued to wrestle. Grin had a tight hold on him, so he wasn't going anywhere. Instead, he just screamed.

            "WILDWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGGG!!!!!"

TO BE CONTINUED…