hey everybody! Cimmy and I have decided to co-write a story! Neither of us has ever co-written before and we're excited cause it's coming along really well. It's great working with Cimmy, I really love it. 

this story is gonna have a bit of everything. there's gonna be Ducks, romance (some straight stuff, and some Bash Slash), some music, some humor, some road trip, some OC's, and some of everything in between. it's gonna be fun.

our story is rated PG-13 right now, but it could change later, so check every once in a while if you care about these things.

anyway, here's chapter 1. enjoy! hit the review button when you're done, for us, ok?

Peace and Peaches,
            Kristine and Cimmy

disclaimer: The Ducks belong to Disney. Fred and Cecilia belong to Cimmy, and Lex, Jeff, and their band belong to NYgoldfish54.

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Chapter 1: The Ducks Plus Four
By NYgoldfish54

Charlie's POV

When Lex and Jeff said that their band from back home, Suspended Motion, had caught a break and would be playing in front of a live crowd in Orlando, Florida, I was happy for them. When they announced that they were taking the Ducks with them, I was thrilled for us.

It was sort of a weird chance the way we met Lex and Jeff. Lex and Jeff are best friends, here on a music scholarship from New York. Fred and Cecilia joined the Ducks mid-season on athletic scholarship. They're boyfriend and girlfriend, at least most of the time, and both are good at hockey. Anyway, Fred and Cecilia were in the same science class with Lex and Jeff. Fred and Lex were lab partners, as were Jeff and Cecilia. The chances are pretty small of each pair knowing the other in the other pair, but that's what happened. Jeff and Cee hit it off, talking about something weird and crazy, people with dyed nose hair or something. Lex and Fred got along too, talking about more normal things, like music and hockey.

Lex and Jeff started showing up at Duck games and practices, and Fred and Cecilia ended up spending a lot of time at some of Lex and Jeff's rehearsals. It got to a point where we couldn't figure out where Fred and Cee went, so we sent Averman on a mission to follow them. Averman tailed them to the music department where Lex and Jeff held rehearsals together. Averman recognized Lex from his English class, and reported back to us.

"She's got a good voice, and Fred and Cecilia usually make out while she and Jeff rehearse," he told us. So naturally, the next time Fred and Cecilia disappeared, all the Ducks followed them. We wanted to remain discreet, which we were, until someone slipped on some horse shit and sent Luis crashing through the door.

Lex and Jeff looked a combination of mildly amused and surprised, but didn't seem to mind. Fred and Cee didn't even look up from where they were snogging in the corner.

"And you would be…?" asked Jeff, raising his eyebrows at us.

And we, the Ducks, deciding to be being completely honest, said, "We're the choir."

And Lex, figuring out that we were lying, said, "Right. Good try. Now who are you really?"

And it sort of went on from there. It went well. We all seemed to like each other…at least enough to get along without fist fights. The bottom line is Lex and Jeff are pretty much part of the group now. They pulled some pranks on Varsity with us, because the pranks continued even after we won the JV/Varsity showdown. They'll be spending the rest of high school with us, which I don't mind. For the most part they're good people.

Jeff and Lex have come to Ducks parties, and we've been invited to their show in Orlando. Plus, they said everything is free. The plane ride, the hotel room, the food. All the money I'm bringing is for souvenirs.

So here I am, in my room, packing things I'll need for the week. The plane Connie, Guy, Adam, Goldberg, Averman, Fulton, Portman, Fred, Cee, and I are taking to Orlando International Airport leaves tomorrow morning at 10. Portman isn't in Chicago cause he's spending the summer with Fulton, and Fred and Cee are spending the summer in the dorms Eden Hall lets you rent, since they don't have houses around here. So those three are coming on the same plane as those of us who do live in Minnesota. Coach Bombay…or just Bombay, now, I guess…is driving us to the airport in his van. The rest of Ducks are flying in from various parts of the country. Lex and Jeff have been down there a week with the rest of their band already, rehearsing.

Lex called me up a few days ago, with a sore throat. "16 hours today, Charlie! We sat on that stage for 16 hours!"

"Charlie, go to sleep, it's nearly midnight," my mother says, opening the door.

"I just have to finish packing," I tell her.

"Alright…Charlie, I have to work early tomorrow, so I'm telling you now. You're to be a good, responsible young man. No drinking, hard partying, no sex, no drugs, no violence-"

"Mom, I know the drill."

"I know you do, it's just, well, you've never been so far away from home…"

"What about the Goodwill Games?" I ask her.

"You were younger and not so mischievous then. I have to worry now!"

"Mom…you're such a…such a…such a Mom!"

"Thanks, Charlie, thanks," she said, kissing me on the cheek and then turning to go into her own bedroom. "Oh, Charlie," she says, before closing my door.

"Yeah Mom?" I say, putting my last pair of socks into my bag.

"I love you, and have fun in Orlando, ok?"

"I will Mom. I love you, too."

This is definitely going to be a good time. I plan on not doing everything my mother said. I sound like an idiot, but I don't want to hurt my mom…I won't do anything irresponsible by myself, but I can't speak for what I do with my team. I get dragged down into the pit of irresponsibleness when I'm around them. Responsibility isn't really one of our strong points.