Author's Note: I'm very sorry for the wait, but school has been taking my time up a lot. But I managed to get it done since I rushed a bit. Enjoy.

Chapter 4: Change in Command

The tension in the room remained the same as the two were silent, apparently the others felt it but weren't sure what was going on. Hoping to relieve it Wildwing changed the subject, "Canard I bet you have a lot of questions to ask us."

"Uh…yeah," He responded looking at his best friend. "Man how long have…I…ugh." His head started to spin and head flared with pain. Leaning forward he started to fall off the bed, but thankfully Grin and Duke caught him. "Easy there friend," the burly mallard spoke as he helped the tan duck lay back down.

"Yes, you still need some rest," Tanya instructed. "Your body isn't at a hundred percent yet and I doubt you'll have full bodily function yet."

"Still…I need to know…" Canard began to speak, looking up at the ceiling.

"Sleep now, we'll still be here when you wake up," Mallory corrected his fears.

For some reason Canard must have subconsciously obeyed, since his eyes started to close but beak kept talking. "A voice…help…told me…" Sleep overtook him before he could say more, leaving the others confused.

"What is in the world was that about?" Duke asked them all, earning a shrug.

"Must of still been delusional," Tanya answered for all, they all accepting the answer for now.

"I guess we wait for him to wake up then," Wildwing spoke as he turned to his brother. "Now Dive what-"He stopped only to find the teen was gone.

Nosedive walked around the hallway, anger on his mind after the small confrontation with Canard. Things from now on would be different, and not for the best. "Dive!" An all too familiar voice called out. The teen winced as he heard his brother's footsteps approaching. Sighing turned to see Wildwing approaching. "Hey why did you run off, and what was with that scene with Canard?" He asked with confusion and worry, never really seeing his brother do a thing like that.

"Wing look," The blonde began as he stuffed both hands into his pockets. "Remember when we were younger; we made a promise to each other to tell each other what was bothering each other?" A nod was his brother's response, confused at where this was getting to. "This is something I can't tell you about, just please leave it at that," he then turned and started to walk off, but Wildwing cut him off by getting in the way.

"Whoa Whoa Dive, why can't you tell me about it?"

The teen doesn't even look at his brother as he walks past him, "I just don't." Wildwing just looked at his little brother in shock, that was the first time his bro didn't want to talk about a problem that was bothering him. It bothered him a lot, but if Nosedive was going to be like that it's best to give him as much space as possible right now.

A few hours later Canard had finally woken up again, this time he had some more energy and could walk now. Seeing that it was a good sign they decided to move into the rec room so they could talk further. Everyone was present, even Nosedive, who reluctantly came also but stood a few feet away from everyone else. The former leader eased himself down on one of the couches as everyone sat around him. "So…I believe you have a lot you want to ask," Wildwing spoke first, as he took the mask off.

"Yeah I do," Canard responded with a nod, now looking at his best friend. "First off, how long have I been gone?"

"Over a year," Mallory was the first to answer, who was to his right. "The same amount of time we've been here."

"Wow…I mean…how can that much time pass?"

"What do you mean?" Tanya asked, for everyone who was now curious.

"I'm not even sure myself right now…the whole thing is blank at the moment. The last thing I remember is being pulled out of the Aerowing…then this."

"You must of suffered some kind of trauma," The techno blonde answered from her spot on the floor. "We have no idea what you went through…uh where ever you went, but it must of done some damage to your head."

"I don't know maybe…hey wait, if you've been here for this long does that mean you caught Dragaunus yet?" Canard then asked, hoping for a yes.

Both eyes looked at everyone, all looked nervous like they didn't want to say the answer. Already he knew it was bad, Wildwing decided to make it official by speaking, "No…we haven't."

His and beak fell at the answer, stunned at this, "Wha-I mean how, what's been going on during my absent?"

"A whole lot, believe us," Duke responded from where he stood, his arms crossed.

"Luck hasn't been on our side when it came to apprehending our common enemy," Grin spoke, sitting cross legged on the ground.

"Ok, ok, start from the beginning. What happened after I disappeared?" Canard spoke with his hands up, gesturing for them to let him speak. Then leaned forward in his seat, "And I want everything."

So for the next few hours the whole team told them all that they were up to. How they landed on earth, interacting with the locals, and then finding Phil and starting their hockey team. The mention of that sparked the former leader's interest, but he would ask about it later. Then they explained all of their encounters with Dragaunus and how they were able to save the city at times but not being able to capture him.

"Man you all have been through a lot," Canard spoke, resting his head on both folded hands. "And what's this about you all having a hockey team?"

"Oh yeah, it appears that this planet has hockey here, we're already in a league," Wildwing responded, a smile on his beak.

"Interesting, how have you all been doing?"

"Real well, we're just a few games away from winning the Stanly Cup," Mallory leaned back with a smile of her own.

"Stanly Cup?" Canard's eye rose.

"We'll tell you about that later," Wildwing's put his hand on his friend's shoulder. "And that reminds me, your timing couldn't be any better."

"Why's that?" This just earned a smile from everyone else, now remembering their currently situation.

"We needed an extra player, because on our last game Nosedive dislocated his should and almost couldn't play."

"Figures," Canard Whispered.

"What?" Duke asked.

"Nothing," He corrected himself, but Nosedive managed to hear and both hands clenched into a fist. Still he said nothing.

Just the former leader smiled, "And you want me to join, right?"

A nod from Wildwing confirmed it, "Yes we do."

"I'd be honored to," The two friends then shook hands.

It was then the leader took a deep breath, knowing this part would have to come sooner or later. He took the mask in hand, "This has been a long time coming man." Holding the mask out in front of everyone to see, eyes raised in surprise. "It's time for you retake the mantle of team leader, and team captain."

Nosedive's eyes rose in alarm, he couldn't believe what he was hearing. His big bro was giving all control of the team to Canard, something he didn't want to happen. He really wanted to say something but his voice was stuck in his throat, body frozen at what was happening.

Canard started at the mask in shock, after all this time of him being gone the role of leadership was being offered to him. His heart beating faster as his nerves getting the best of him. It took a bit for the shock to wash off but in the end he took the mask. "Thanks buddy, I'll make sure I won't fail any of you."

Nosedive couldn't believe it now, leadership had officially changed. The teen things were going to change now, but without his brother in charge it meant that no one could protect him when he screwed up. Things seemed to get darker as Canard now was in charge again.

A/N: Hope you like, I rushed with this so it may not be that good. Still I'll try to make time to do this earlier. Please bare with me and thank you for waiting.