Later on, they were soon at a new match.
"Ooh... Go, Grin, go, MOVE IT OR LOSE IT!" Lauren jeered.
Grin was skating with the puck only for an opponent to make him trip.
"FOUL!" Lauren yelled out. "Where's the ref when you need him?!"
Some of the others glanced at Lauren as she had a meltdown. Nosedive was soon knocked down next. The referee soon blew the whistle only to get smushed against the glass, but luckily, there was now a time-out.
"Ooh... That's gonna leave a mark, good thing the new referee is coming." Lauren cringed.
The opponent hockey player laughed and cheered before skating into Stanley.
"I run a clean game," Stanley scolded. "There's no place for goons like you in it. YOU! ARE! OUT OF HERE!"
This caused the crowd and Lauren to cheer as the opponent hockey player was out of the game.
"Hockey works in mysterious ways." Grin smiled.
"It sure does." Shaz nodded with a smile back.
Once the player was put out of the game, the game was brought back, and everyone played fair with each other, making it more fun for everyone, and not just the players, but for the audience too. At the end of the game, The Mighty Ducks were the winners.
"Way to go, Ducks!" Lauren cheered and blew an air horn.
"Are you having fun?" Shaz smirked to her.
"Oh, uh, sure," Lauren chuckled. "I mean, it's a pretty cool game." She could tell Shaz could see right through her, metaphorically speaking.
"I gotta go wash up, see ya later." Shaz told her.
"See ya." Lauren said as she bashfully smiled at the idea of liking hockey.
After his shower, Shaz dried off and got dressed. Lauren soon left the stands and went to her room where she temporarily stayed in and picked up a Biology Book. Shaz began to think up a good name for his superhero alter ego. Lauren looked over to him.
"Do you like superheros, Lauren?" Shaz asked.
"Eh... Sometimes..." Lauren shrugged. "Why?"
"What do you think would be a good superhero name for me?" Shaz asked for her opinion. "Because I need help thinking up a good superhero name."
"Hmm..." Lauren hummed in thought as she hopped off of her bed and took a look at him. "Is there anyone you idolize as a hero?"
Shaz soon thought of who he idolized.
"Yes?" Lauren asked.
"I do idolize Captain Marvel." Shaz said.
"Maybe something based around that..." Lauren suggested. "Uh... Mini Marvel?"
"That makes it sound like I'm a kid." Shaz said.
"Yeah, I guess it does, like those Tiny Titans comics I used to read..." Lauren said. "Um... Marvel Boy?"
"Why not Captain Marvel Jr.?" Shaz asked.
"Hmm... Can you do that?" Lauren replied.
"Nah, let's go with Marvel Man." Shaz said.
"I feel so useful..." Lauren mumbled. "Just like in school, I do a lot of hard work and it just goes unnoticed in group projects because I'm the brains."
"How could you go unnoticed?" Shaz asked.
"I dunno..." Lauren sighed with a shrug. "I'm always studying, and of course, I told you I'm in high school, but... I feel like something's missing..."
"Friends?" Shaz guessed.
Lauren blinked and thought about it. "Huh, I guess I don't really know how to make friends despite being very smart."
"Being smart is important in school, but it's also important to try and make some friends." Shaz smiled.
"Where would I even start?" Lauren frowned.
"Well, you already have a whole team of new friends." Shaz said.
"I do?" Lauren asked.
"Yeah," Shaz smiled. "The Mighty Ducks!"
"Oh, yeah." Lauren smiled back.
"See? You do have friends!" Shaz smiled to her.
"I guess you're right." Lauren smiled back.
Lauren soon smiled bashfully and chuckled, feeling happy. Shaz smiled back, feeling happy for her.
"Uh, Marvel Man it is then..." Lauren said. "Well, uh, I better leave you alone then."
"Actually I'd like some company helping me with making the outfit." Shaz said.
"Oh, uh, I could try that..." Lauren said. "My mother's usually the one who creates clothes, but I suppose I can do that."
"Your mother makes your clothes?" Shaz asked.
"Well, most of them..." Lauren said before pulling on her sweatshirt that had a unicorn on it. "Though, she seems to forget I'm almost a teenager sometimes."
"Just be happy that you still have your biological family with you." Shaz said softly as he got the fabric out that they would need.
"Oh... Uh... I-I'm sorry, Shaz, I didn't mean to upset you." Lauren said, feeling a little nervous now.
"It's alright, besides, I was just a kid when they were..." Shaz said, unable to say the K word.
Lauren cringed, fearing the worst. "Killed...?"
Shaz nodded as she had guessed correctly.
"I-I'm so sorry." Lauren frowned.
"M-My father was once a gangster before he met my mother." Shaz told her as they worked on his suit.
"Gosh..." Lauren replied. "Um... He didn't hurt any of you guys, did he?"
"No, he stopped being a gangster after he met my mother." Shaz told her as they continued their work.
"Well... I suppose that's a good sign..." Lauren said. "My parents may be around, but... They're very busy."
Shaz could understand how having busy parents could be a problem.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't talk about my parents..." Lauren decided, feeling like she was bothering Shaz.
"No, it's okay." Shaz assured her as they continued working on the outfit.
Lauren nodded before humming a tune to herself as they worked together.
Phil walked by and then saw the two smiling together. "Hey! Hey, hey, hey, what is going on here?!" he then asked, almost sounding like a protective guardian.
"We're just working on my outfit." Shaz assured him.
"That's how it starts!" Phil replied.
Lauren rolled her eyes before showing him.
"Oh... That's just it then..." Phil then said.
"Yes!" Lauren replied in annoyance.
"Okay, okay, sorry..." Phil spoke up.
Lauren let out a tiny growl as her uncle then left.
"I'm so sorry." Shaz said.
"You didn't do anything, he was just overreacting." Lauren told him.
"That's what I'm talking about." Shaz said, a bit amused.
"Funny, aren't we?" Lauren smirked.
"I try." Shaz smirked back.
Lauren seemed to giggle as that was funny.
They continued to work until the costume was done since they had a lot of free time for the night.
"Um, how do you think it looks?" Shaz asked.
"Miraculous," Lauren commented. "And if my mother was here, she would say this looks fabulous as well and rather dashing."
"Sounds like your mother's the fashionista." Shaz commented.
"She sure is." Lauren said.
"Thanks so much for your help." Shaz smiled to her.
"You're very welcome," Lauren smiled back. "So, you ready to try it on?"
"Right... Excuse me..." Shaz said as he then walked off to change.
Lauren nodded and waited for him. Shaz soon came back out and Lauren then looked up at him, and where she had to admit he looked, as her mother would say, rather dashing.
"You think I really look good?" Shaz asked.
"Oh, I know, darling, I know." Lauren said in a posh accent before chuckling as she imitated her mother's way of speaking.
"Does your mom really talk like that?" Shaz chuckled.
"On a good day, yes..." Lauren replied. "She took me to a fashion show in Paris once."
"How did that go?" Shaz asked.
"I was mad that she took my books away from me when we sat by the catwalk." Lauren pouted.
"Yikes." Shaz said.
"I guess this is a nice change of pace though," Lauren said to him. "I know especially for you since you're the new team member."
"It sure is." Shaz smiled.
"To be honest, when I was told about coming to stay here, I never would've expected actual alien ducks..." Lauren said. "My parents say that Uncle Phil is quite imaginative and has a massive ego."
"Well, your parents aren't wrong about the ego part." Shaz smirked.
"Well, that's true." Lauren chuckled to that.
Shaz soon changed back to his other clothes at super speed. Lauren covered herself from the wind's speed and soon looked back.
"Now I'm ready for anything." Shaz smirked in determination.
"You sure are." Lauren smiled.
"Maybe you'll be a superhero too." Shaz said.
"Oh, not me," Lauren shook her head. "I'm not the kind of person for that. The only supernatural ability I have is in the world of classic D&D..." She then took out what looked like a board game with a small chuckle.
"You know, not all heroes have superpowers." Shaz told her.
"You mean like police officers and firefighters?" Lauren guessed as she heard about this hundreds of times in school.
"Yeah." Shaz nodded.
"I've heard this speech before, I've given it to some classmates when they wanted to be like Superman or Batman at Career Day when I wanted to be a theoretical physicist..." Lauren rolled her eyes. "Most girls wanted a Strawberry Shortcake doll, I wanted a computer."
"Whoa." Shaz said.
"I'm not like other girls..." Lauren said.
"And there's nothing wrong with that, you're unique." Shaz smiled.
"Thanks." Lauren smiled back.
"Thanks for the help on the costume..." Shaz smiled. "It's really cool."
"Um, you're welcome, glad to help," Lauren replied. "Besides, what are friends for?"
Shaz soon gave Lauren a hug. Lauren was surprised from the hug, but soon smiled and hugged him back. After a short time, they separated.
"I'll let you get back to your books." Shaz said.
"Thanks," Lauren replied as she took out her book. "I'm studying Anas Antis."
Shaz looked at her.
"Ducks," Lauren said. "I thought I'd get to know the team better by studying their biology."
"Cool." Shaz smiled.
"Excuse me a bit." Lauren said as she walked off.
Shaz waved to her and soon went off to do something on his own and which was his daily exercise. Lauren shut the door as she focused on her studies while he did that. Shaz practiced both fighting and hockey techniques for the next game. Unfortunately by the next game, they wouldn't be shown.
This was all over the news which made many people angry and outraged, and where Lauren was angry, but with the people for thinking the game was important while the team had to defend the planet.
"You okay, kiddo?" Shaz asked her.
"Stupid rabid fans..." Lauren muttered. "This is why I was never interested in sports."
"I am so hurt!" Nosedive complained. "That does it, man! This jerk doesn't get to be in charge of our fan club, forget it, man!"
"It's not your guys's fault, it's just that you have jobs to do than to play hockey." Lauren comforted.
"You got that right." Duke said.
"You know, in the words of hockey master Tae Quack Do: 'we blew it'." Grin quoted.
"How reassuring." Lauren deadpanned.
"Grin's right," Wildwing sighed. "Losing by forfeit is humiliating! As long as I'm captain of this team, we'll never miss another game."
"Let's hope Dragaunus isn't going to attack." Lauren said.
As if on cue and from cruel fate, an alarm went off.
"And there he is..." Lauren sighed in dismay before taking a look. "Huh, it seems to be his ship."
"Dragaunus had it hidden all these months," Shaz said. "Maybe his cloaking device malfunctioned or something."
"Or we could be falling for the old traparino!" Nosedive suggested out of disbelief.
"Well, even if it is a trip, we gotta check it out." Wildwing told the others.
"Wildwing's right." Shaz said.
The Mighty Ducks soon went to get straight to work.
"Good luck." Lauren said as she watched them go as she stayed behind.
"If we can capture Dragaunus, we have completed our mission." Wildwing told the others as he drove the vehicle.
They drove for a while until they made it to the location. Once they came there, they stepped out and looked out for any trouble.
"See anything?" Shaz asked Wildwing.
"That big triangular building!" Wildwing pointed out. "It's The Raptor!"
The cloaking on The Raptor soon turned off.
"Hmph." Shaz crossed his arms with a small smirk.
"I don't like this," Duke told the others. "They're making it a little too easy for us, ya know."
Chameleon and Siege were soon seen shooting at them.
"I think the difficulty factor just went up a notch!" Tanya yelped.
"Here's an oldie but a goody, it's Dragaunus and the Henchmen Scene's 'I Zap the Duck'!" Chameleon smirked as he shot at them before singing like an old-time singer.
Shaz soon blocked the shots. Tanya tried to do the same, but she ended up flying against a mail containment box.
"Sing what you will, but that guy has a way lame ballad!" Nosedive glared while shooting back.
"You got that right." Shaz told him.
"Can I help?" Duke asked Tanya since she fell.
"Could you maybe pop into that drug store and get me something for a headache?" Tanya asked with a slight groan as she held her head.
The rest of the team kept on shooting at Siege and Chameleon. Suddenly, a beam shot down and a portal opened up.
"I knew it was too good to be true!" Shaz complained to that.
"What in the?!" Nosedive complained.
"It's an inter-dimensional gateway!" Tanya panicked.
"That ain't good." Shaz yelped.
"Come on, let's blow!" Siege told Chameleon.
"I'll get you, my pretty, and my little ducks too!" Chameleon laughed before leaving with him.
"I love to play Twister, but this is ridiculous!" Nosedive called out.
"You got that right!" Shaz replied.
Eventually, they were all sucked right through the portal and it closed with them in it. Well, almost all of them... Grin managed to be lucky and not get sucked in with his teammates. The rest of the team was soon sent to a different dimension.
A new portal soon opened up and they fell into another world.
"Ugh, what happened?" Mallory groaned after the landing. "Where are we?"
"Exactly where we were." Duke said.
"But that's not possible, right?" Shaz asked.
"It can't be!" Tanya added as she looked around. "We're in a different universe!"
"It's different alright," Wildwing commented. "The Raptor's gone for one thing, and the Migrator's gone too!"
"Yeah, and so's Grin." Mallory frowned.
"But everything's the same, even that drug-" Nosedive told them before looking to the shop behind him which had spells and potions in it. "Store...?"
"Spells and potions?" Shaz asked out of confusion.
"Someone's pulling our tails." Mallory muttered.
They soon came into the store to explore.
"Man, do I ever get the feeling we are not in Kansas anymore." Nosedive commented.
They soon went up to a desk where someone or something was reading the newspaper.
"Uh, excuse us, but-" Shaz spoke up. "Uh... What are you?"
"What?" The person glared in offense. "You don't know a gnome when you see one?!"
"Uh, look, where are we?" Tanya asked the gnome.
"Where are we? Anaheim, of course!" The gnome grumbled like it was obvious. "A once proud kingdom under the hill of a vile sorcerer Asteroth. Fills me with disgust just to say it out loud, but, uh, don't let it get out that I called him that, alright?"
"Um, sure, I guess." Shaz shrugged.
"Now, can I interest you in some bat wings, a little eye of newt, maybe?" The gnome offered.
"Um, no thanks." Shaz told him.
"W-We're just gonna browse." Tanya smiled nervously.
The gnome shrugged to them and let them wander around. A crystal ball soon showed what looked like a cereal commercial.
'You've got so much to do around the lair,' An announcer said as a witch appeared to be stirring a brew while making the floor get mopped by itself. 'Casting spells, placing curses on annoying neighbors. It isn't easy making sure your spawn gets the good nutrition he needs!'
There seemed to be a monster child hopping around the kitchen, hyperactively.
'So feed your little humonculous Dragon Flakes,' The announcer said as the witch used her magic to make a cereal box to zoom off to a bowl where the monster kid was sitting in front of as it then opens up. 'Yes, Dragon Flakes contain maggots, warm larvae, rimon flamen, and niession for healthy bone.'
"Whoa! This is blowing my mind, Daddy-oman!" Nosedive groaned once he saw what the crystal ball showed them.
"Can somebody please explain what is going on here?" Mallory asked, impatiently.
"Yeah, because even I'm confused." Shaz said.
"Oh, yeah, it's obvious," Duke replied. "We came to Anaheim from another dimension, right?"
"I know, I saw that episode, go on." Nosedive said to him.
"So, we've been sent to a totally different dimension," Duke explained before taking out his sword. "A dimension that's ruled by magic! Sorcery, adventure, oh, yeah! This is my kind of town, baby!"
"Well, get used to it 'cuz I don't know how we're going to get out." Wildwing told him.
They soon heard something before turning over to see what was going on.
"Your thunderbolts don't frighten me!" A boy glared as he was fighting against a bird monster.
"Hey, you big bird, quit picking on that little guy!" Shaz glared.
"Fowl creature, begone!" The boy glared as he reflected the bolts off of his sword to go back to the bird monster.
The bird monster soon screeched and gave up, flying away into the night.
"What? Asteroth sends more bird creatures to capture me?" The boy scoffed once he saw the Mighty Ducks running toward him before throwing his sword. "Can't he think of something more original?"
Shaz soon caught the sword before he could get close enough to the team.
"Hey, take it easy, you could put someone's eye out with that thing!" Duke scolded/warned. "I should know..."
"You appear to be malevolent creatures." The boy observed.
"Looks can be deceiving." Shaz told him as he handed the boy back his sword.
"We are friends to anyone who struggles for a good cause," Duke proclaimed. "I've always wanted to say that."
"Well then, friend, I am glad to see you," The boy replied before shaking his hand. "I am Borg: Prince Region of Anaheim. Now please, this way, it is not safe to linger out in the open."
The team soon followed Borg.
"My kingdom has been made to serve Asteroth: Lord of the Red Dragon," Borg told them once he sat down. "He's enslaved the people, made my palace a citadel of evil, and has sent monsters to hunt me down!"
"Whoa." Shaz said.
"Man, a thing like that could ruin your whole day." Nosedive told Borg.
"But how you?" Borg asked them all. "How you come to Anaheim?"
"I'm glad you asked," Duke replied. "Well, we were in battle when a magical otherworld whirlwind came out and picked us up, taking us straight across the skies to your land."
"And frankly, we could use a little help getting back to our own world." Wildwing added.
"Friends, perhaps we can help one another." Borg suggested with a smile.
"How, Your Highness?" Duke asked.
"The source of Asteroth's power is his amulet," Borg informed. "Help me defeat him, and it can return you to your world!"
"Your Highness, it's a deal." Wildwing said, shaking his finger with his hand since his hand was way too big.
Meanwhile, Grin sat in the locker room, looking a little distressed about his teammates. Lauren was soon seen walking in and saw Grin distressed.
"Grin, what's wrong? Where are the others?" Lauren asked.
"They're in another dimension." Grin told her.
"Oh... This is bad... Though I wonder how it could be possible..." Lauren replied.
"Wildwing promised we wouldn't miss another game." Grin said.
"Well, he didn't count on being sent into another dimension." Lauren told him.
"What can we do?" Grin asked.
"Hmm..." Lauren scratched her head in thought before going to the supercomputer. "I'm sure there's a way around here to help."
"I am unsure how to work the supercomputer." Grin said.
"Don't worry, this is child's play for me," Lauren assured him. "I fixed my dad's old computer when I was four-years-old." She soon began to work her magic on the supercomputer.
"What's going on out there?" Phil's voice asked.
"DO NOT DISTURB!" Lauren yelled out.
Grin was surprised by this side of Lauren. Lauren stuck her tongue out as she worked on the computer to find a way to help the others.
Meanwhile with the others, Borg had led them to a building.
"Behold! The Royal Palace of Anaheim." Borg told them.
"The city hall? Guess it makes sense." Shaz shrugged.
"I know all the secret passageways, there's just one thing I've never been able to get past." Borg told them.
"What?" Wildwing asked.
"THEM!" Borg pointed to the gargoyles who soon came to life.
"Now I know why they say you can't fight City Hall!" Nosedive yelped.
Shaz cracked his knuckles, ready to fight the gargoyles.
"What are those things?" Wildwing asked.
"My Royal Guard, but Aesteroth turned every one of them into a humungulus!" Borg replied. "A creature of evil!"
"Let me handle them, Your Highness." Shaz said.
"How very noble of you." Borg admired.
Shaz bowed to Borg before flying up at the gargoyles. The gargoyles laughed at Shaz.
"What's so funny?" Shaz smirked. "You see yourselves in the mirror?"
The gargoyles stopped laughing and soon glared and growled at Shaz, ready to fight him.
"Come at me!" Shaz glared back. "You don't look so tough!"
The gargoyles soon breathed what looked like fire which turned into deathly spears, shooting and aiming right at him. Shaz saw the spears coming and decided to use them against the gargoyles. Borg and the others ran from the spears. Shaz caught the spears and smirked to the gargoyles as they didn't expect that. He soon threw the spears back at the gargoyles who were in too much of a daze from what happened to react. More gargoyles came out and breathed spears towards Borg. Borg used his shield while Duke and Nosedive tossed their puck-based weapons to help, and where two gargoyles were soon tied up by the puck-based weapons.
"Sorry, guys, all flights are grounded 'til further notice!" Nosedive smirked as he dusted his hands.
"Well done, my friends!" Borg smiled, but especially to Shaz. "You are quite impressive."
"Thanks." Shaz told him as he flew back to the ground.
Borg came up to the door and lowered a statue's head which opened the door for them. "Follow me!" He then told them.
Shaz and the Mighty Ducks then went to do as they were told, following him down a rather long hallway with torches and skulls on the walls.
"Ooh, interesting décor." Duke commented on the skulls.
Mallory glanced at him, but kept an eye out for anything else as they followed Borg.
"We must face many perils before we face Aesteroth's stronghold." Borg warned the others.
"Well, of course; besides, if there weren't any perils to face, this would be too easy." Shaz replied.
"Ah, you're just saying that to cheer us up, right?" Nosedive replied.
Shaz rolled his eyes to that.
Unfortunately, they were being watched by the bad guy himself.
"Ah, so Borg, you and your strange new allies seek to enter my stronghold; you'll find that's not an easy task, though maybe a tad easy for one of them." Aesteroth smirked before walking away from his cauldron and to a pile of bones.
"There's a shortcut through here." Borg told the others as they came through a doorway.
"The City Council Chamber!" Tanya realized.
"Whoa, doesn't look like it's been used in years." Shaz replied.
"Aye, for the Council of the Wise used to be, but it has not been used since Asteroth's conquest." Borg informed.
They soon heard something, or rather, someone coming.
"Whoa! Head's up!" Nosedive called out.
They soon saw skeleton warriors coming towards them.
"I'm guessing Asteroth has a few skeletons in his closet, huh?" Duke glared as he drew out his sword.
"Let's rock, Ducks!" Mallory told the others.
The group soon charged at the skeleton warriors. Wildwing and Nosedive soon both shot at the skeleton warriors and they exploded into a pile of bones.
Duke sword-fought against one who had an ax and soon sliced its skull right off its neck. "Well, that's one way to get 'a head'." he then chuckled as he caught the skull.
"Did anyone ever tell you that you have fabulous bone structure?" Tanya joked at the skeleton warrior she was fighting.
"'Bone' Voyage!" Nosedive added as he blasted a skeleton warrior into a pile of bones.
"This is almost too easy..." Shaz said as he handled some warriors in his own way. "I wonder if this is a trap?"
Duke lunged his sword into a skeleton warrior he was fighting and where it was soon laughing.
"Right in the old funny bone, eh, Duke?" Shaz commented.
"Ya got that right!" Duke smirked with a chuckle before defeating the skeleton warrior.
"All right, let's get-" Shaz then said before seeing an even bigger skeleton warrior. "...Going...?"
"You got a spare puck, Wildwing?" Duke asked.
Wildwing soon handed it to him. Duke took it and then chucked it at the giant skeleton warrior. Suddenly, the skeleton warrior exploded in an even bigger pile of bones.
"Any more bone jokes? No? Then let's go!" Shaz told the others.
They soon rushed out of the city council chamber.
"Now my friends, only one thing stands between us and Asteroth's stronghold," Borg told them. "The Maze of Infinite Peril."
"I can get us through the maze easily." Shaz smirked as cracked his fingers.
"Let's carry onwards then." Borg smiled to him.
Shaz soon made an opening by one of the walls in front of them so they would continue forward without any challenges.
"Not the way I would do it, but then again, I'm not as strong as you." Borg said to him.
"It's a gift." Shaz replied as he kept on making openings and which was surprising to Aestroth.
"Even with my magic, I couldn't do what you do." Borg said to him.
"All right! Give it up for the Ducks!" Nosedive cheered.
Once they were in front of the door leading to Aestroth, they blasted it down.
"Oh, you survived the journey down to my stronghold~..." The mysterious villain greeted.
"That old geezer is Aestroth?!" Nosedive mocked.
"Ha! This won't even be a skirmish." Mallory smirked.
"Something tells me that thing around his neck makes him more than just an old geezer." Shaz told them.
"No one challenges the Lord of the Red Dragon and lives!" Aestroth glared as he pressed the amulet and soon transformed into a red dragon with beady eyes.
"Now there's a guy who's been eating his Dragon Flakes." Nosedive commented.
"Uh, guys, we might have to change the name of the team." Tanya suggested.
"I'll handle Dragon Man." Shaz told them as he cracked his knuckles.
Aestroth soon breathed fire towards them. Shaz soon took a deep breath and to the other's surprise, he was able to blow the fire out like a candle.
"Where can we get one of him?" Borg asked the Mighty Ducks, feeling amazed and thankful to have Shaz around.
Shaz soon flew up and started to fight off Aestroth, not afraid to hold back his strength or any of his powers against the Lord of Dragons. Aestroth roared loudly which made everyone else cover their ears, if they would have any that is. Shaz glared from that and soon tackled him to the ground. Aestroth roared as he tried to burn Shaz alive. The others panicked for Shaz, but of course, he could handle this.
"Your friend Shaz would make a wonderful knight." Borg said to the Mighty Ducks in amazement.
Shaz soon reached for the amulet as he had a feeling that was the source of Aestroth's power. Aestroth soon tried to whack Shaz away like a fly with his tail to keep him away from the amulet. Only for Shaz to grab the amulet without a second to spare at super speed. Asteroth was soon brought back to normal once the amulet was off his neck.
"Heh, quite a steal you did there." Duke smirked to Shaz.
"Thanks," Shaz smirked. "Now to get rid of this thing for good."
"You have won this time, Prince, but you have not heard the last of Asteroth." Asteroth glared towards Borg before flying off with his dragon wings.
"I don't care what anyone says, that guy is a one man party!" Nosedive said to the others.
"You said it." Shaz said as he crushed the amulet.
"The tyrant is banished, Anaheim is free again, oh, my friends, how can I ever thank you?" Borg smiled to all of them.
"Uh, you can get us out of here!" Tanya replied. "This place is Weird City!"
"Well, the only way out was to touch the amulet..." Borg then said.
Luckily the amulet was only crumbled up and not crushed all the way.
"Did you destroy it?" Borg asked.
"Huh, it seems to be partly broken, and not all the way..." Shaz said. "I didn't know I could do that."
The team soon touched the partly broken amulet.
"And let me guess, we have to recite 'there is no place like home?'" Shaz asked Borg.
"How did you know?" Borg gasped in shock.
"I might've seen the movie a few times." Shaz shrugged innocently and they soon teleported away back to the Anaheim they knew and loved.
"You know, after all that excitement, our Anaheim's gonna seem pretty boring." Wildwing said to the others.
"You said it." Shaz nodded.
Meanwhile...
"I totally got this, just wait!" Lauren said, sounding stressed out as she seemed unable to bring Shaz and the Mighty Ducks back.
After sometime, the screen soon showed where the team would appear.
"Oh, good, there they are..." Lauren smiled nervously.
"I sense a lot of stress and pressure in your young mind." Grin said to her.
"Maybe a little." Lauren smiled nervously.
"Lauren, are you all right?" Wildwing asked.
"I could be better..." Lauren smiled nervously.
"Well, you have dark circles under your eyes and your hair is going out of control." Nosedive commented.
"I was trying to get your supercomputer to find a way to get you guys back home." Lauren said.
"Oh, that's sweet of you." Tanya smiled and patted her on the head.
"I guess it could've been worse..." Lauren said softly. Her answer soon came as they saw the supercomputer showing them what Siege and Chameleon were doing with a device. "Uh, guys?" She then asked. "You up for a little mini mission?"
"Of course, we can handle it." Shaz smiled to her.
The team soon went off to handle Siege and Chameleon and their device.
Lauren groaned as she soon let her head hit the desk. "This has to be the most stressful day of my life..." she muffled.
Siege and Chameleon grinned as they went to work for Dragaunus like they did every day, feeling like they wouldn't be stopped since the Mighty Ducks never showed up for anything today. Unfortunately for them, the team showed up to stop them.
"Time for a reality check, creeps!" Wildwing glared before shooting with the others.
"The Ducks are back!" Siege complained.
"Missed us?" Shaz smirked.
"This time, it's personal!" Nosedive glared as he shot a pistol. "Alright, man, I always wanted to say that!"
Siege and Chameleon soon teleported away.
"Fraidy cats." Shaz scoffed.
The team was soon by coils next to the machine.
"That thing will shake the city apart!" Wildwing warned the others.
"Better get rid of it and fast." Shaz said.
"Tanya, Mallory, shut that thing down!" Wildwing suggested.
The girls then got straight to work so they wouldn't doom their new hometown.
"It's too risky to cut this cable, I'll have to locate the, uh... Uh..." Tanya stammered slightly.
"Mallory, would you please shoot that thing?" Shaz begged.
"It would be my pleasure," Mallory replied as she aimed before shooting. "Target acquired."
The blast soon shot the device on the tower, destroying it instantly.
"We better put that amulet somewhere safe after the game." Shaz said.
"I knew you wouldn't let everyone down." Grin spiritually said to his teammates.
The team soon hurried and made it to the game so they wouldn't forfeit.
"Fear not, audience, your Mighty Ducks are here!" Lauren told the crowd as she went to sit down.
This caused the crowd to cheer as the Mighty Ducks arrived.
"Enjoy the filet of sole, buddy!" Nosedive scoffed to the announcer, tossing him a boot for what he said about their last game.
The man groaned and soon began to chew on the boot against his will.
"Serves him right." Lauren smirked.
The crowd soon cheered as the Mighty Ducks moved out onto the ice to begin their game. The puck was then dropped which began the game for everyone.
"Go, Mighty Ducks!" Lauren cheered.
"Can someone tell that little girl to keep it down?" A woman complained.
Lauren simply glared at the woman.
An opponent was about to board against Nosedive, but luckily, Duke saved the puck.
"Sorry, fellas, there won't be no board birds tonight!" Duke told the rival hockey team as he skated along easily, and where he scored the team points which came with the buzzer.
This made the crowd even more excited.
"Way to go, Duke!" Lauren beamed as she was excited with them.
"The Mighty Ducks are back!" The host announced as confetti fell from the ceiling.
"Ducks, Quack!" The Mighty Ducks cheered as they united their hockey sticks like swords.
Lauren smiled to them and clapped to that, really getting into the sport since she first came over.