Lucricia suddenly fell to the ground, hearing the clang of her body hitting the metal floor of the Raptor.
"What are you doing here!" exclaimed a startled Dragonus, smoke billowing from his nostrils.
"I escape from dimensional limbo and make my way back here instead of returning to Puckworld, and yet you doubt me?" Lucricia purred, standing up slowly.
"You failed me, why should I trust you?" Lucricia was ready for his question.
"Canard is back," she stated. She'd learned many things while in prison in dimensional limbo. There she discovered that Canard had survived his stay in dimensional limbo, and she was willing to do anything to get revenge on that ungrateful mallard.
Dragonus stuttered. "H-how did you know that?"
"Let's just say that Canard and I have some unfinished business."
"And why have you come back to me?" Asked the large lizard, leering over the duck.
"Canard and Wildwing make an unbeatable duo." Dragonus just glared so she continued. "I understand that Wildwing on his own would be simple to defeat, just play on his high morals. But Canard, he has no weaknesses..." Lucricia paused for effect, "...he has just one. His kid sister."
Dragonus grinned. "So Canard can be defeated. And what do you get out of it?"
"Do you remember why I helped you back on Puckworld?" She asked.
"As I recall, you were looking for revenge against a certain cheating boyfriend..." Realization dawned on Dragonus's face.
"Anyways, I want to see Canard's heart breaking in front of my eyes. And the only one who could ever crack through his stone heart was his sister. You can learn a lot about a man who breaks your heart..." she trailed off from there.
"I repeat, why did you come back?"
"I need one of your henchmen to help me nab the kid."
Dragonus laughed in her face. "How could any of those bumbling fools help you?"
"The shapeshifter," Lucricia replied, "I need someone who can get close to the kid." She smiled and Dragonus joined her, already celebrating his victory.
A short time later, Lucricia was tossed from a dimensional portal again. She peered around at a much changed Puckworld. "That idiot lizard actually got the coordinates correct," she mussed. "Oh well, time to get to work." She pick up Chameleon by the back of the neck and turned him towards the end of the ally.
"There she is," said Lucricia. She turned to her partner, "You know what to do?" A flash of green and suddenly Canard stood in place of Chameleon.
"Affirmative." He gave a salute, then in Chameleon's voice continued, "oh, I just love playing the military types."
Just get her," ordered Lucricia, pointing her partner towards a teenager across the street. She was easy to spot on account of her bright blue top. The tan duck moved confidently through the crowd. Her light brown, shoulder length hair was confined in a high pony tail, and when she glanced over Lucricia saw Canard's deep brown eyes. That brought back memories she'd tried to forget.
"Kristina Thunderbeak, if Dragonus doesn't kill you I will. Just to see the look on your brother's face," promised Lucricia. It gave her goose bumps to think of all the ways this girl could be broken. And Canard couldn't do anything about it.
Kristy couldn't shake the feeling that she was being watched. Of course a lot of people gave her weird looks for wearing a belly-bearing tank top in Puck world's cold climate, but she didn't care. They just assumed she was a normal brooding 17-year old, but after two years of hiding underground in the stifling heat Kristy didn't mind a little cold. She needed to feel the icy wind brush past her arms. There's that feeling again! She thought. Something's not right... Kristy reached into one of the deep pockets on her cargo pants. She was about to pull out her mini computer, but someone grabbed her shoulders from behind and spun her around.
"Canard!" She exclaimed. "How did you get here?"
"No time," answered Canard, pulling Kristy roughly across the street towards an empty alleyway. Suddenly Kristy came face to face with her worst nightmare, Lucricia DeCoy.
"You!"
"Let's go," ordered the traitoress duck.
"You got it, toots," answered Canard before shoving Kristy through the dimensional gateway. She fell forward at the feet of a huge Saurian she'd hoped never to see again. I've got to be hallucinating, thought Kristy, starring up at Dragonus. She backed away, right back into Canard's rough grasp.
"Well done," congratulated Dragonus.
"What should I do with her Lord Dragonus?"
"Put her in a cell," the dragon answered. Canard twisted Kristy's right arm around behind her and forced her down a dark hallway. Dragonus laughed as he stepped over to the monitor.
