Disclaimer: Mighty Ducks don't belong to me. I am making no profit in writing this; if I did, I would have a better computer and many many more things...

Notes: What to say? After a long break I am finally writing another drama/angst Mighty Ducks story. This one will have more chapters, like Help, and believe me, it will be dramatic and angsty! This time I will not only focus on Nosedive, but on the other team-members as well. The first chapter is a little bit slow; I needed time to 'get into the story', I hope it isn't too bad.
The idea for this story was in my head for over three months, but I never managed to write it down. See, I am a busy person! Now, on with the story! Read it! (PS: PapillonStar! Becks! Ottercub! Dolphy! You are the best! Crazy cookies! I love you all*sniff* - but don't lock me in the closet all the time*glares at Ottercub* Take someone different! Take Angelfire!*laughs*~sorry Angelfire! - if you ever read this. I like your stories!)

One last thing: This chapter is not very dramatic at all. There are many semi-humorous scenes; I didn't want to write it like that, but I can't always control my typing*hehe*. But if you have read 'Help', then you know what you can expect....hmm...pretty dark things....*shudders*


And I can feel it

The fear coming nearer

Taking away my mind

Taking away my will

Leaving me alone and frightened

Broken eyes looking into the space

Not seeing anybody

Not wanting to see anybody

Just the fear

Circling around me

I'm a prisoner

Of myself

And my Fear.


To Face the Fears

by Kaeera

Chapter 1: The Power which can defeat everybody

"Boy, I'm HUNGRY!", Nosedive shouted and sat down on a chair. "Wing, this time you did it; I'm finished."

"Already tired, baby bro'?", Wildwing smiled as he followed his brother in the living room. The younger duck glanced up at him and croaked: "Hey, this practise was HARD! I mean, you chased us around like....like dogs!"

"Ohhh, I'm really sorry for that", Wind said, trying to sound pitiful, but unable to hide the amusement in his voice. Quickly he ruffled his brother's hair. "Dive, you just have to live with the fact that you can't beat the older ones."

"Ha!", Nosedive snorted, "I can beat you every time, you old duck, you!"

He stood up. "And now"; he announced seriously, "I will eat something", and went to the kitchen. Wildwing could only shake his head. "Tell me a time when you are not eating!", he yelled after his brother.

"Doesn't exist.", was the dry reply.

The appetite of Nosedive consisted of eating anything that vaguely resembled food and didn't move faster than his bike. So it wasn't a surprise that he didn't mind the slightly green yoghurt ("gives the things a flavor - wanna try?") in the fridge. After all, even mould was a product of nature. And the others - especially Wildwing, fearless leader of the Mighty Ducks - would always tell him to eat more healthy stuff like vegetables. Plants. Wasn't mould a plant, too? It was definitely green....

Well, the yoghurt didn't move (which would have been a proof for a new-existing life-form) so it was okay. And no, the stomach cramps in the night were no result of his eating habits!

"Nosedive, you are disgusting.", Mallory stated as she entered the kitchen right in time too see what her younger team-mate was eating.

"Everybody has his strong sides, Mal.", he retorted, "If I am disgusting, then you are a nightmare."
The two stared at each other. "You know that I can knock you unconscious, don't you?", Mallory warned, eyes glimmering evilly. "Ehm...", Nosedive hesitated and decided that it would be better to flee. "Yeah, that's the strong feminine side of yours!", he shouted and hurried out of the room.

Mallory snorted. What a duck! This teen...she herself had never been so terrible.

At least she didn't remember it.


* * *

In the meantime, Dragaunus wasn't in such a happy mood. Too many failures, too many mistakes. The Saurian Lord was not used to the idea of loosing. He had always won.
And now he was loosing against six ducks, six stupid ducks who even made jokes while they were fighting against him! They didn't take him serious, or at least some of them didn't.

Dragaunus hated nothing more than that, and he wanted revenge.

The bad thing was, every time he had a plan, they either discovered it or they survived the most awkward situations.

His new plan had to be something...different. Not intended to kill, but to destroy them.

But how?

The giant creature stared gloomily at the walls. How he hated this! Sitting in a room and thinking about something which would be probably useless.

He sighed and stood up. Smoke came out of his nose while he stormed down the corridors of the Raptor. Dragaunus was angry - which meant that every living being in his near tried to flee. Unfortunately Wraith hadn't the chance, and he was surprised by a sudden grasp at his neck.

"Wha...?", he brought out and stared right into the eyes of his leader.

"Oh..my lord...", he gulped and tried to shift backwards.
Dragaunus didn't care. He was angry and searching for a victim. "Why do you always loose?", he barked and shook the other saurian. Wraith sweated. "These ducks win against us, the rules rof the universe! We have managed to conquer their whole planet; now tell me: WHY ARE WE ALWAYS LOOSING WHEN THERE ARE ONLY SIX OF THEM???"

Wraith tried to look away. "I don't know, my Lord, but I am sure that we will win next ti..."

"I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR 'NEXT TIME'!!!!", Dragaunus thundered. Then he lowered his gaze. In the eyes of his subject was one emotion Dragaunus knew too well. The emotion which was in the eyes of every creature he faced. Dragaunus froze, images haunting his mind. People screaming, running away...and then it hit him!
Immediately he dropped Wraith and laughed. "OF COURSE!", he yelled with satisfaction in his voice, "THAT'S THE SOLUTION!"

He grinned, showing his teeth in all their greatness.

"The Power against nobody can win. The Power which defeats everybody."

Wraith stood up, relieved that Dragaunus had let him go. "What do you mean, my lord?", he asked in an attempt to lighten the mood of his leader. He wouldn't have needed it, though; Dragaunus' spirit was high enough.

"What I mean?", he repeated and his eyes were glittering triumphantly, "The power I am speaking of, my little idiot, is the Fear."
And he laughed. Wraith gulped.

* * *

The next day:

Nosedive was happily munching his taco when the alarm got off. "Great!", he groaned and stared at his hand full of taco. "Fighting against old crappy lizard-lips - or eating the best taco with extra hot chilli sauce?", he asked himself and couldn't find an answer. "Let's take both of them", he finally decided and stuffed the taco in his pocket. Then he ran to the Migrator, where the other ducks had already gathered. They all glanced at him.

"What?", he said, "I am not too late! Heroes do always come in time!", he entered the Migrator and therefore did miss Mallory's comment: "And idiots do always stuff tacos with sauce in their pockets because they are too stupid to realise that the sauce with soak their trousers!"

Duke looked at Mallory and answered. "I bet he eats it anyway!"

"He's disgusting.", the female duck stated and followed the teen.

Duke put his arms up and pointed out: "Well, he's Nosedive.", as if this would explain everything.

Wildwing just laughed. "I thought you had grow used to that - but then again, I live with him for 17 years now, but I still haven't figured out how he manages it to eat three pizzas, five cups of ice-cream and six tacos in only 15 minutes, just to tell me half an hour later that he's hungry."

After this short conversation, the team left the Pond. Had somebody overheard their previous conversation, he would have assumed that they went for a picnic and not for a world-saving trip.

"What's the target?", Duke wanted to know and peered on the screen.

"A mall in the south-west.", Tanya informed him kindly.
Duke wrinkled an eyebrow in confusion. "Why does ol'Lizard attack a mall?"

"Ehm...Maybe because he hasn't enough clothes?", Nosedive suggested. "He could need a proper hair-style, too!"

"It can't be worse than yours, Dive.", their leader stated.

"Thanks Wing. You are always full of compliments."

"You're welcome."

"Better my hair-style than this stupid head of yours!"

"Oh, we are getting mean, aren't we?", Wing chuckled.

"Am always, just for you."

"I knew that."

"I know."

"Then why did you say it?"

"Just for the cause you forgot it."

"I am not the one who always comes too late."

"I don't forget the dates, I am just too busy to be there in time!"

"Oh, really...you are just too busy with sleeping..."

They bickered for quite a while, until they reached the mall. The other ducks shared relieved looks - in this state the two brothers were really annoying!

* * *


Wraith watched Siege and Chameleon who were hunting people down the mall. Screams of terror filled the air, and smoke was all over the place. With a worried expression he turned around and faced his master: "Are you sure that this will work?"

Dragaunus, who was sitting behind him on his throne, grinned. The saurian lord was in his ship, watching the battle on the huge screen. "Of course it will work.", his grin widened. "They don't want to hurt poor, defenceless human beings, so they will be less powerful than normal. We catch them and put them into the machine. The rest...is history."

Wraith shifted uncomfortably. He didn't trust this machine, but if his master did...

He looked up and noticed the arrival of the ducks. All six of them stormed out, pulling out their puck-launchers and firing them towards the two saurians. Wraith pushed the 'sound-on' button, for he wanted to hear what they were saying.
"They must come nearer so that we can catch them.", Dragaunus ordered calmly. Siege and Chameleon, who had both heard the order over their headsets, tried to do what he had said.

"We have to be careful!", Wildwing shouted, as he ran through the shops. "There are too many people!"

"Yihaaaah!", Nosedive yelled, jumping on Chameleon, who morphed into a frightened Elvis. "I'll get you!"

"Nosedive!", Wing barked, "Did you hear me?"
His younger brother sighed. "Am never allowed to have fun!"

"This is no fun!", Chameleon wailed, trying to run away. "Hey! It's not over yet!", the blonde duck stated and followed him in the next shop.

Chameleon tried to hide under a table. "HAHA, I have something for you!", Dive laughed and waved with some red women underwear he had found in the shop. "Bet it will...huh?", he searched for the small saurian, but Chameleon had managed it to disappear. Nosedive scratched his head and looked at the other ducks who were entering the shop.

"It wasn't my fault!", he said hastily and tried to hide the underwear behind his back.
"Seems that our teen has found a new clothing-style.", Mallory smiled sweetly.

"I don't like this.", Grin murmured, totally ignoring the others. "There's a bad charma over this place!"

"Yeah, it's smelling pretty strange." Tanya admitted and sniffed.

"Dude, what did you think, it's an underwear shop after all.", Nosedive reasoned calmly and sniffed, too.

"IT'S GAS.", Wildwing shouted and covered his beak, suddenly recognising the smell. "GET OUT! IT'S A TRAP!! FAST!"

But it was too late. They had already inhaled the gas, and it was fogging their minds. Wildwing tried desperately to stand, but his knees became weak and he slumped to the ground. Behind him Mallory grabbed for a table, trying to hold herself up, but she also was overwhelmed by the gas and fell to the ground, unconscious.
Wildwing couldn't keep his eyes open. He was so tired....so...tired....everything blurred, and the last thing he saw was Nosedive kneeling on the ground, loosing his consciousness as well, but grimly trying to stay awake.

Then everything became black.

More powerful than any weapon

Attacking everybody

Finding everybody

Hurting everybody

You can fight it

You can live with it

You can give up

But it will always be there

Around you

In your thoughts

And in your heart

Never leaving you

Forever there

Always

* * *

"Be careful.", Wraith ordered, and Siege grunted. "Why should I be careful?", he stared down at the six limp bodies. "They hurt ME often enough, after all."

"Because Dragaunus has different plans with them.", Wraith informed him. "Take them to the Raptor; we have to hurry, the effect of the gas won't hold on longer."

"Okay, okay.", Siege mumbled, and put two of the ducks over his shoulders. "But I still can find no sense in this."

In the raptor he was greeted by Chameleon. "Put them into the machine.", he said, pointing towards the huge thing one the other side of the room. There were six glass boxes, and many cables with blinking lights. For Siege, it resembled more a machine for making ice-cream then something useful.

Dragaunus entered the room and watched his henchmen. "One duck in each box.", he ordered.
The saurian did what he had said. Every duck got a strange helmet on his head. Then the glass boxes were filled with a slightly green liquid.

"We are ready, my lord.", Wraith announced proudly.

"Then let's begin.", Dragaunus grinned and took a seat. "If I can't torture them physically, I will do so mentally. It's much more fun."
Chameleon pushed some buttons and on the huge screen appeared a strange scenery.

"Be ready for the mightiest power ever, my ducks!", Dragaunus roared and laughed. This would be very amusing to watch.

And I can't move

Because of the Fear

And I can't fight

Because I am frozen

And I am wondering

Is this end

Or will it be like this forever?

To be continued...


Reviews greatly appreciated! I need constructive criticism on this story! But do always remember: I am German(nicht wahr, Dolphy?*g*)! I sleep in school! Especially during English class...
This chapter was pretty lame, but the next will be better. One chapter for each duck, that's what I have planned so far! Much angst to come...and how I know me, weird things, too. Just imagine - what could be the deepest fear of every duck? *Kaeera