Malevolence wasn't feeling a bit pleased when she stepped out of her domain and into another one passing by. Dimensional Limbo was rotating the domains and this one seemed promising for her.

"Ugh! A domain of open areas, shady trees and the stench of death for miles around.", she muttered.

Even though she was powerful, outside her domain, her dark power would be limited and she knew it. Still, the owner of this domain should be expecting her cause nothing came out. She waved away a large wall of grass to reveal a fancy looking mansion and a bunch of skeletons around the front yard while a target range was barely seen in the back. She had just taken a few steps forward when a large tomahawk ax came out and embedded itself in the tree beside her. A humanoid tiger came out from behind a brush wearing dark green hunting clothes a rifle over his shoulder, a large machete on his belt, a set of military boots, war paint on his face and a huge corpse of some huge beast over his shoulder.

"Working.", he snarled and turned away, "Go."

Malevolence looked amused.

"Yes, I realize you're busy, but I need your expertise."

The tiger looked her way and threw the corpse he carried to the ground with a loud thud.

"Hunter, the ruler of Survivor Lands doesn't lend aid.", he stated firmly, "I hunt worthy game."

Malevolence could see that Hunter was not letting up, but she wasn't about to back down either.

"So you only hunt game worth your while eh? What if I told you you could have the hunt of the year right here in your little corner of Dimensional Limbo and the prey would never know?"

Hunter didn't take his eyes off her, but he crossed his arms.

"Okay Void Queen. Make it quick."

"Here's the target.", Malevolence stated conjuring a bauble and showing the Mighty Ducks in the middle of morning practice.

Hunter's frown darkened.

"You dare come here to my domain to ask me to hunt children?", he asked harshly.

"These "children" as you call them are not as easily beaten as you think.", Malevolence countered, "They possess magical power and teamwork the likes of which can't be seen for ages."

Hunter cracked his knuckles.

"I'm no hireling.", he snarled, "Now I suggest you bail before I really lose my temper and decide to hunt you until you leave."

Malevolence backed away and the bauble vanished.

"Thanks for nothing.", she said just as harsh before she vanished to her own domain.

/

"Why do I have to wear this?", Canard asked as he came out from the dressing room wearing a leather vest, black pants, and hiking boots, "I feel half dressed wearing this."

Duke, Mallory and Grin came out behind him wearing similar attire(the theme is "survivor" in case anyone is wondering and they're dressed appropriately. I'm not going "that" far)and looking just as humiliated.

"Something about a Survivor magazine cover or something.", Duke stated.

Mallory adjusted the bandanna around her neck and frowned.

"Leave it to Phil to get us the most degrading roles. Only a complete idiot would wear this."

Nosedive waltzed out clearly getting into the role his clothes suggested( hunter).

"I feel empowered by this style."

Canard rolled his eyes.

"Is there any style of clothing this kid doesn't wear?", he muttered to himself.

"Okay guys, you're on in five.", Phil called out.

An effects team came over to apply blush, fake blood and other appliances to make the ducks look rugged and worn.

"I'm feeling a state of severe depression.", Grin said as he got a fake scar sprayed on to his forearm.

Nosedive was clearly getting into character as he posed in front of a mirror. Mallory just rolled her eyes and looked annoyed. And fortunately for them, the sound of crashing and screaming came from outside the curtain they were supposed to go through.

"Thank you Heaven!", Canard proclaimed as the ducks shifted to battle gear and headed out.

/

Wildwing pulled up the Migrator in front of the Convention center only to find that most of the fighting had dies down and the ducks came out of the ruins.

"So, what was the disruption this time?", he asked, "Psycho bounty hunters? Dimensional elementals? Killer robots?"

"Try a giant tentacled mouth with several rows of fangs, slime all over it, and acid for blood.", Phil said sounding miffed, "Do you know how much this is going to cost us?"

Nosedive whipped out Create and did a quick scribble. In less than a minute, the whole place fixed itself and looked like nothing happened.

"Done and done.", Nosedive said smiling.

Wildwing was about to hit the gas when the dashboard lit up with an alarm.

"Again?", Phil asked getting annoyed, "Okay, what's coming out this time?"

"Whatever it is, it's coming in at the park.", Canard reported.

Wildwing hit the gas and the Migrator was soon speeding down the street. As they got near the park, something came out from nowhere and bounced off the windshield and fell to the side.

"I think we hit something.", Tanya stated.

"Or someone.", Duke added.

Wildwing pulled over, but as soon as he opened the door, before anybody could move, a humanoid eagle with blond feathers and torn leather garments came into the door looking both frantic and scared. Luckily she didn't seem hurt or anything, but her expression got the ducks kind of scared.

"Um..hello?", Wildwing asked not knowing how to react, "Are you okay?"

The eagle's eyes widened.

"No I'm not okay!", she screamed, "I'm being hunted by the most psychotic being in the history of history and-"

She got cut off when another rift opened to let out several large wolves with glowing red markings followed by a humanoid tiger with hunting gear and deadly looking rifle which he cocked. The eagle got in and got in Wildwing's face.

"Drive!"

The Migrator sped up with the wolves in hot pursuit and gaining surprisingly.

"Shifting to battle mode.", Wildwing stated as he did so, "Mallory, Dive, see if you two can cut those wolves off our tail feathers."

The eagle relaxed(slightly) as she settled into a chair with Thrash and Mookie on either side of her.

"Who is that?", Thrash asked.

The eagle shuddered.

"Hunter.", she stated, "He want's me dead so he can use my gold feathers as decoration or who knows what."

"So he's like a game hunter?", Mookie asked.

The eagle shuddered again confirming Mookie was right.

"What's your name?", Thrash asked.

The eagle took a breath.

"Maryana."

/

Outside, Hunter was riding two of his biggest hunting wolves and taking aim.

"Don't feel too honored deary.", he sneered, "I always get my game."

He was interrupted however when Nosedive and Mallory came out and opened fire.

"Eat this you moron!", Nosedive screamed.

Hunter only looked pleased and snapped his fingers. A huge energy shield came up and all fire the two ducks sent at him bounced off.

"Nice try.", he stated, "But try and dodge this!"

He fired ahead of the Migrator and blew a skyscraper side causing the building to sway. He then fired two more shots through his shield and deflected Nosedive and Mallory's shots while dislodging their seats from the Migrator. Before they fell off, Morpha shifted and pulled them back on.

"A shape-shifter eh?", Hunter said cocking his rifle again and putting it away, "I'm going to enjoy displaying that on my trophy wall."

Morpha must have heard him cause it used several tendrils to lash out at the wolves, but Hunter leaped off his mount and ran across a tendril very cat-like causing Mallory and Nosedive to use their puck blasters. Unfortunately, Hunter was able to avoid each one and get closer only to get smacked in the face by the side of another tendril as the skyscraper he fired at began to fall. Nosedive reacted fast by using Create and Mallory kicked the guy away and off the Migrator into a dumpster nearby. Hunter got up and watched the Migrator pull around a corner.

"Well played ducks.", he said with a sneer forming over his face, "Game on."

/

Back at the Pond, Maryana was showering and Canard was examining her garments that he was patching up.

"Kiuvark.", he concluded as he finished up.

"What's that?", Duke asked.

"Rare breed of eagle humanoids and gold feathered ones are more valuable.", Canard stated, "They take refuge on a planet far from anywhere, but some get caught up in rifts and wind up in Dimensional Limbo. I've heard about them, but this is the first one I've seen."

Maryana came out wearing a bathrobe and looking confused.

"Why are you fixing that?", she asked, "I'm capable of doing it myself."

"Lady, you were being chased by a crazy hunter and these weren't the best looking.", Phil stated, "But if you-"

"Phil!", Wildwing snapped before turning to Maryana, "Sorry, what brings you here?"

Maryana snapped her fingers and her leather garments were on her instantly with the bathrobe hung on a hanger and sent into the bathroom. She then waved her hand and black hair flowed from her head til it hung to her waist.

"I was on an errand on my home planet, but then a rift opened and I found myself in Hunter's domain."

"Hunter?", Nosedive asked, "You mean that crazy tiger guy who almost got close to me and Mal was a domain ruler?"

"Apparently so.", Thrash stated, "So what now?"

Mallory looked annoyed.

"Are you guys nuts? That tiger will probably track her to this very building and tear it apart with those hounds of his."

"Not likely.", Maryana said, "Hunter often tries to catch his prey off guard, but I doubt he's just going to sit idly by."

"So let's get you back to your planet before he does so.", Mookie stated.

"How?", Tanya asked, "Quasleet probably hasn't got that portal generator operational."

At that moment, Drake 1's screen flashed and after several seconds of static, Quasleet's face came on to it.

"Someone mention me?"

He paused when Maryana came to the screen.

"I'm a kiuvark who is frightened, starving and just want to go home."

Quasleet typed something on his end of the screen and adjusted his glasses.

"Well, a rift will be opening near the desert and if I can calculate the precise planet position, I think I'll have a match."

A smaller screen came up to display a planet of meadows and clumps of trees here and there. In the trees were houses built around the tops and with staircases leading down to the ground. A name came up under the screen: Kilvan. Maryana smiled.

"That's the one."

/

A while later, the Migrator pulled up into the desert outskirts.

"I don't know about this ducks.", Nosedive warned, "This feels like a trap."

Wildwing's expression hardened.

"We need to get Maryana back to her home planet and this may be her best shot right now."

Tanya did a scan with a mini radar.

"Nothing seems to be coming-"

And then a large explosion went off and nearly made the tank like car flip to the side. The ducks then noticed the same wolves as earlier now with bomb tailed rattlesnakes hurling the tails and regrowing them as fast as they launched.

"Incoming!", Thrash screamed.

Wildwing hit the gas and the Migrator charged, but then it sank into a large hole which then was outlined by three large shrew like mammals with drills for claws.

"That's it.", Mallory said looking annoyed, "Now I'm mad."

Before anyone could stop her, she hurried outside with Sword blazing. Grin however remained in his meditative pose.

"Earth will not be defiled by vermin.", he said sagely.

In less than a moment, the Migrator came up and was on even ground again. Tanya invoked Nature to grow vines to hit the bombs back while Duke provided a shroud of invisibility for the Migrator using Vanish.

"Now for some wings.", Wildwing stated, "Dive, can you warp Mal back in here?"

Nosedive got out Create and after a scribble, Mallory was back inside with everyone.

"Thanks.", she said, "Those dogs almost had me."

"That's what happens when you're reckless.", Canard stated calmly, "The rift is up ahead, but it's about to collapse."

They were a few feet when Vanish dispersed and a large energy net formed which shut the Migrator down.

"Darn it.", Canard said, "He's here."

Hunter came out in front of the rift and with his hunting machete drawn.

"Well ducks, it's been fun, but I have a trophy to claim and you're in the way."

"Yeah right.", Mookie sassed, "You and what army?"

The animals that appeared before appeared again by Hunter's side.

"Oh, that one.", Mookie said looking solemn, "Well, guess we fight then."

Before they could however, a couple spears came out of the rift and struck the ground near Hunter who jumped away for the spears exploded with light temporarily blinding the ducks. When they regained sight, they saw others like Maryana fighting off Hunter's minions. Hunter frowned.

"I'll be back.", he sneered as another rift opened beside him and he went through.

/

After Hunter went away, the animals he had vanished like they were illusions. Maryana came out of the Migrator and her kind came over.

"My lady.", one stated who appeared like an official, "Praise the stars we have found thee."

Maryana smiled.

"At ease. Though I am alive, I couldn't be without these noble ducks fighting off Hunter and allowing me to escape his obsession."

The ducks filed out and some were a little surprised.

"Wait, Maryana's a queen?", Mookie asked.

Maryana looked their way as a couple more of her kind came forward and placed a decorated cloak on her shoulders and a gold medallion on her neck.

"More like heir.", she said, "Mother runs the place and she's ready to pass her crown to me."

"It was an honor to be of service your princess-ness.", Nosedive said bowing nobly.

Maryana chuckled.

"That drake sure has a sense of humor doesn't he?"

Wildwing blushed.

"He grows on you."

"Well, thank you for your help.", Maryana said as her kind went through the rift, "Maybe you should visit sometime."

"We might do that.", Canard answered.

Maryana waved and then went through the rift as it closed. Phil looked bummed.

"Do you guys realize what we could've made off those golden feathers? The appraisal worth will be-"

"No.", Wildwing answered as they filed back into the Migrator, "Maryana's royalty so we need to respect her."

"Besides, didn't our show establish another predatory bird race earlier in the season?", Nosedive added(breaking the fourth wall as usual).

"Well this is one way to wrap up a morning.", Duke stated, "We save a pretty lady fro ma psychotic dimensional hunter and find out she's royalty. Just too bad she didn't reward us for our work."

"It's fine Duke.", Canard said calmly, "A good deed is it's own reward."

At that moment, the ducks noticed a pouch near the back of the Migrator and when Phil opened it, there was a note on top of a pile of glittering golden feathers that made the ducks stare in awe. Canard recovered first and read the note.

"Sorry I molted back here earlier during the whole fight, hope you like it. Maryana."

Phil ran his fingers through the feathers while sighing.

"It's like touching a cloud."

And then he got zapped and looked fried as the feathers flew out and the pouch closed and flew to Canard who held it firmly.

"Word of advice: Kiuvark feathers are great static storing and electrify if a bunch catch the same charge.", he stated.

"Nice to know.", Phil said before he fell to the floor.

Wildwing pulled the Migrator back in the direction of the Pond and the ducks laughed out loud.