Disclaimer: The Mighty Ducks aren't mine, legalese, legalese, legalese.
The new characters ARE mine, so please don't borrow them as it could muck
up the story line. Ta.
A/N: We haven't seen the whole series, so if I made a few technical errors, let me know. Remember: honesty is the ONLY policy. Good reviews or bad - they're ALL welcome.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
© Fuse 2003
Chapter 1
Phil was watching the early morning practice session and wracking his brains on how he was going to persuade the ducks that a photo shoot at the museum would be a good idea. He heard the main doors open and turned to see the director of the pond, Magnus Carter coming towards him with the pond's chief accountant, Monica Grey. He wondered what was up, as the pair looked pretty grim. The ducks had heard the doors as well and had stopped practice. As they watched, the two walked over to Phil and spoke quietly to him. Their conversation got a little heated and Phil got more and more agitated as Magnus looked grimmer and grimmer. Monica stood impassively off to one side.
"Never!" bellowed Phil eventually. "I would never do that and I couldn't possibly even if I wanted to. You know that!"
The team shared a look and then skated closer to the barrier to see what was going on. Phil saw them coming and stood up so fast that he almost stumbled over his ever-present briefcase.
"My office, right now." he snapped at Magnus.
He turned and stalked off before any of the ducks could ask a question. They just stood watching the trio depart, their mouths hanging slightly.
"Who knew that Phil could get that loud without his life being in danger?" cracked Dive.
"Funny." Said Wing, "But I think that something's really wrong here."
"Any idea?" asked Mallory.
"Not unless it's about his expense account." Said Tanya.
"Ha ha." Said Duke. "But that was the accountant. Wonder if ol' Phil's spent too much on photo shoots again?"
"Instead of wondering about what we don't know, perhaps we should seek enlightenment at the source." Said Grin sagely.
"How?" asked Wing, "It was obvious that he didn't want us to hear."
"One can hear much though the barriers of the physical plain." Grin replied.
A nasty type of smile spread itself across Dive's face.
"Grin, I never though you'd have in you." He laughed.
"What are you talking about?" asked an impatient Mallory.
"Eavesdropping." Said Dive and Duke together.
"Jinx!" cried Dive as he raced off the ice and started running towards Phil's office.
"Not so fast kid." Said Duke as he took off after him.
The others followed at a more reasonable pace. When they got there, they all crowded around the door and pressed their ears against the wood. The voices were muffled but audible.
"I'm sorry Phil." Said Marcus while holding up both hands. "There's nothing that I can do. It's missing and everything that we have points to you. I'm afraid that we're going to have to ask you to hand over all your bank records for verification."
"That's private information that I don't have to disclose unless you charge me." Snarled Phil.
"Which we will do unless the money is returned Mr. Palmfeather." Said Monica
"What do you mean?"
"We're willing to let this go Phil," said Marcus soothingly. "If the money comes back in three days, then this matter will disappear - no charges and no questions asked."
"But I don't have the money because I didn't do this!" insisted Phil, his voice starting to strain.
Marcus regarded him carefully then sighed and shrugged.
"I've done everything I can for you. You have three days and then you will be arrested."
With that, he turned on his heel and started towards the door with Monica trailing behind. Then she stopped and turned back to Phil.
"And don't think about leaving the city Mr. Palmfeather. If you do, we will have the Mighty Ducks arrested and charged in your place, guilty or not. Although I wonder just how together you lot are in this matter."
Phil looked ready to leap across the desk in rage, the he sagged into his chair and looked hopelessly at Marcus and saw a deep sorrow reflected in his eyes.
"Marcus, I didn't do this. There's no way that I could. Please - believe me."
Marcus didn't even turn around, he just opened the door and walked out.
The ducks hadn't bothered to hide the fact that they had been listening to the conversation, they just parted to let the pair through, giving them cold stares as they went. They watched them go round the corner and then filed into Phil's office.
"What's going on Phil?" asked Wing.
Phil looked up from his desk and the ducks were shocked to fear and confusion in his eyes.
"They said I've been stealing money from the pond." He whispered.
"How much?" asked Tanya.
"At least three hundred and seventy five thousand."
Duke whistled. "That's a lotta cash. How d'ya do it?"
"Duke!" exclaimed the rest of the team.
"Just kidding!" he protested with both hands in the air.
They turned their attention back to Phil who was sitting with his head in his hands.
"We believe you Phil." Said Grin.
"Yeah man." Added Dive. "As much as you love the green, you aint stupid enough to steal it."
Phil gave a strangled laugh. "I appreciate your faith in me guys, but I really want to be alone right now."
He stood up before they could say anything and made his way out of the office. The ducks watched him go. When he was out of sight, Wing turned to the rest of the team and said:
"Okay team. Any ideas on how to fix this one?"
A/N: We haven't seen the whole series, so if I made a few technical errors, let me know. Remember: honesty is the ONLY policy. Good reviews or bad - they're ALL welcome.
Set a thief to catch a thief.
© Fuse 2003
Chapter 1
Phil was watching the early morning practice session and wracking his brains on how he was going to persuade the ducks that a photo shoot at the museum would be a good idea. He heard the main doors open and turned to see the director of the pond, Magnus Carter coming towards him with the pond's chief accountant, Monica Grey. He wondered what was up, as the pair looked pretty grim. The ducks had heard the doors as well and had stopped practice. As they watched, the two walked over to Phil and spoke quietly to him. Their conversation got a little heated and Phil got more and more agitated as Magnus looked grimmer and grimmer. Monica stood impassively off to one side.
"Never!" bellowed Phil eventually. "I would never do that and I couldn't possibly even if I wanted to. You know that!"
The team shared a look and then skated closer to the barrier to see what was going on. Phil saw them coming and stood up so fast that he almost stumbled over his ever-present briefcase.
"My office, right now." he snapped at Magnus.
He turned and stalked off before any of the ducks could ask a question. They just stood watching the trio depart, their mouths hanging slightly.
"Who knew that Phil could get that loud without his life being in danger?" cracked Dive.
"Funny." Said Wing, "But I think that something's really wrong here."
"Any idea?" asked Mallory.
"Not unless it's about his expense account." Said Tanya.
"Ha ha." Said Duke. "But that was the accountant. Wonder if ol' Phil's spent too much on photo shoots again?"
"Instead of wondering about what we don't know, perhaps we should seek enlightenment at the source." Said Grin sagely.
"How?" asked Wing, "It was obvious that he didn't want us to hear."
"One can hear much though the barriers of the physical plain." Grin replied.
A nasty type of smile spread itself across Dive's face.
"Grin, I never though you'd have in you." He laughed.
"What are you talking about?" asked an impatient Mallory.
"Eavesdropping." Said Dive and Duke together.
"Jinx!" cried Dive as he raced off the ice and started running towards Phil's office.
"Not so fast kid." Said Duke as he took off after him.
The others followed at a more reasonable pace. When they got there, they all crowded around the door and pressed their ears against the wood. The voices were muffled but audible.
"I'm sorry Phil." Said Marcus while holding up both hands. "There's nothing that I can do. It's missing and everything that we have points to you. I'm afraid that we're going to have to ask you to hand over all your bank records for verification."
"That's private information that I don't have to disclose unless you charge me." Snarled Phil.
"Which we will do unless the money is returned Mr. Palmfeather." Said Monica
"What do you mean?"
"We're willing to let this go Phil," said Marcus soothingly. "If the money comes back in three days, then this matter will disappear - no charges and no questions asked."
"But I don't have the money because I didn't do this!" insisted Phil, his voice starting to strain.
Marcus regarded him carefully then sighed and shrugged.
"I've done everything I can for you. You have three days and then you will be arrested."
With that, he turned on his heel and started towards the door with Monica trailing behind. Then she stopped and turned back to Phil.
"And don't think about leaving the city Mr. Palmfeather. If you do, we will have the Mighty Ducks arrested and charged in your place, guilty or not. Although I wonder just how together you lot are in this matter."
Phil looked ready to leap across the desk in rage, the he sagged into his chair and looked hopelessly at Marcus and saw a deep sorrow reflected in his eyes.
"Marcus, I didn't do this. There's no way that I could. Please - believe me."
Marcus didn't even turn around, he just opened the door and walked out.
The ducks hadn't bothered to hide the fact that they had been listening to the conversation, they just parted to let the pair through, giving them cold stares as they went. They watched them go round the corner and then filed into Phil's office.
"What's going on Phil?" asked Wing.
Phil looked up from his desk and the ducks were shocked to fear and confusion in his eyes.
"They said I've been stealing money from the pond." He whispered.
"How much?" asked Tanya.
"At least three hundred and seventy five thousand."
Duke whistled. "That's a lotta cash. How d'ya do it?"
"Duke!" exclaimed the rest of the team.
"Just kidding!" he protested with both hands in the air.
They turned their attention back to Phil who was sitting with his head in his hands.
"We believe you Phil." Said Grin.
"Yeah man." Added Dive. "As much as you love the green, you aint stupid enough to steal it."
Phil gave a strangled laugh. "I appreciate your faith in me guys, but I really want to be alone right now."
He stood up before they could say anything and made his way out of the office. The ducks watched him go. When he was out of sight, Wing turned to the rest of the team and said:
"Okay team. Any ideas on how to fix this one?"