Phil ran his fingers over his planner in deep thought.

"Okay, I can book the guys for that photo shoot down at the new unveiling of that new..oh what was it? Oh yeah, that sports magazine. If we do lunch we can get that merchandise up and running and after I explain that Thrash, Mookie and I are getting into this new "Duck-mania", the public will be paying top dime."

Phil was in his office at the time and there came a knock.

"Come in."

Thrash and Mookie came in wearing headsets and carrying papers.

"Okay Phil, Mook and I organized your charts, ordered that veggie salad from the deli and cleaned up the joint. Can we take five?", Thrash asked.

"Yeah.", Mookie agreed, "We promised Dive we'd take him to his first outdoor concert later tonight after that charity game you booked tonight."

Phil didn't look too sure.

"Hey, Nosedive is an essential part of my Hockey team. If he's going out, I want to be the first to know."

Thrash and Mookie put their papers on Phil's desk after they came over.

"Phil, you've been working us all day.", Mookie said sounding a slight bit annoyed, "We said we'd come over and help you organize your stuff. Not set ourselves up as your personal secretaries."

Thrash nodded.

"Yeah, this is so bogus."

A clock rang and the two ducks removed their headsets looking much relieved that the burden was off their shoulders.

"Well, that's the sound of our shift being over.", Mookie said cheerfully, "Come on Thrash, let's grab Dive and hit the arcade."

Thrash smiled.

"You read my mind."

As they left, Phil slumped into his chair and ran his fingers through his bluish gray feathers as he got back to his planner.

"Note to self: always remember when to check the times your hired help works.", he wrote as a way of reminding himself.

/

Charyus slurped on the meat on his ribs deep in thought.

"Okay, so the component that I need is still out of reach, but not for long.", he muttered, "I have been throwing everything I have and still those ducks best me."

Chameleon looked his way and looked upset.

"Well it's not like we can go back in time to prevent the ducks from following us."

Charyus looked thoughtful.

"Hmm, maybe we can. Or at least make the ducks go back in time.", he said smiling.

Wraith warped in not far off and looked interested.

"And I don't suppose you know what this way is?"

Charyus looked insulted.

"Of course I know. I just need someone to obtain the stuff I need to make it."

Wraith and Chameleon both looked confused.

"Like a fountain of youth or something?", Chameleon asked.

Charyus' smile didn't fade.

"Actually, it's an enchantium crystal that fell into this dimension eons ago and was lost to the mists of time. It's effects are temporary, but it might give us the edge we need to swing the odds in our favor."

"Dragaunus isn't going to like that.", Chameleon said, "He told you to just make those Anti-magic crystals so he can incorporate them into weapons."

Charyus raised an eyebrow.

"He doesn't need to know. I won't tell if neither of you do."

Wraith and Chameleon looked at each other and shrugged. What did they have to lose?

"So where do we start looking?", Chameleon asked.

Charyus scribbled something in the air and what he wrote appeared on a piece of parchment that materialized as well and it rolled itself up and Wraith retrieved it.

"It's on the northern side of the Amazonian swamp.", Charyus said calmly, "You can't miss it."

/

Canard wiped his brow as he set the weights he was lifting on the rack.

"Whew, I really let myself go.", he muttered, "A member of the Puckworld special forces can't let fitness slide."

He then dropped and started on his push ups. He kept going til his breath ran out and he took a swing from his water bottle.

"Fifty that time.", he huffed, "Hockey season may be out, but I still need to keep my regime on track."

He then heard a knock on his door.

"Come in."

Wildwing came in followed by Duke.

"Hey Canard, we got wind of teleporter energy in the Amazon. Tanya and Grin are going to hang back. You up for a trip?"

Canard smiled.

"I'm always ready."

As they filed to the Aerowing, Canard noticed something.

"Hey, where's Dive?"

"He went off with the new ducks.", Duke answered, "They're just hanging at the arcade and they'll be back before long."

Mallory watched the radar and after a couple minutes, the Aerowing flew out of the Pond and was heading south.

"So what does Dragaunus want in a rainforest?", she asked.

Canard's eyes narrowed.

"I don't think he's looking for anything there, but I have a good idea who is."

Wildwing looked a little unsure.

"So Charyus may find some new magic there?"

Canard shrugged.

"I'm not sure, but since Aura is felt by me, I'll let you know if it is."

Since the Aerowing flew so fast, they were seeing the Amazon rainforest after just a few minutes.

"Okay, we'll have to land outside the environment and travel on foot.", Wildwing stated as he did a quick scan with the mask, "We'll go in a few miles in."

"And what about the ground?", Mallory asked, "How are we going to get a drop on those lizards if there's brush everywhere?"

Canard smiled.

"We fly of course."

That was all Wildwing had to hear as he landed the Aerowing.

/

Wraith and Chameleon observed the spring as it flowed and rippled under the large array of tangled tree roots.

"Is this the spring?", Chameleon asked.

Wraith checked the parchment Charyus had given them and then his eyes narrowed.

"Yep, this is the one. Now stand back Chameleon, this requires concentration."

Chameleon did so and Wraith extended his had towards the spring. Almost immediately a stream of water rose up and flowed into a large jar that he had placed on the ground. When the jar was filled, Chameleon closed the lid and Wraith retraced his hand only to raise his head to the air.

"Oh good, company."

"Then let's use that crystal in that spring.", Chameleon suggested.

Wraith's eyes narrowed.

"No, I got a better idea."

He then snapped his fingers and started chanting. Soon large drops of water formed and floated around the spring. Wraith continued to chant and the water globes started to spin around the two saurians. Chameleon got a little worried, but Wraith smiled especially when he noticed four flying ducks coming in.

"I hope my order of waterlogged duck is extra soggy."

With a flick of his wrist, the water globes then collided forming a huge splash that not only knocked the ducks out of the air, but made them completely soaked.

"And this is where we beat it.", Chameleon said getting more calm.

And in a flash of light, Chameleon, Wraith and their jar vanished away.

/

Back at the Pond, Nosedive came in with Thrash and Mookie following.

"Now that is how you grab front row seats to a midnight concert.", Nosedive said proudly.

Mookie raised an eyebrow.

"You promised the girl vendor she would have tickets to your game tonight free of charge and front row I might add."

Nosedive shrugged.

"Hey, she does me a solid, I do her a solid."

Tanya and Grin walked in and couldn't help but notice.

"Nosedive, Wildwing won't let you stay up past midnight."

Grin nodded.

"To achieve a peaceful night's sleep is to achieve complete serenity with your awakening the following morning."

The door on the other side opened and Canard came in looking pretty frazzled.

"Whoa, what happened to you?", Thrash asked in awe.

They then noticed Canard was pulling a wagon with three ducklings giggling and Canard had only gotten a few feet when he sniffed the air and flinched and paused as one of the ducklings holding the Mask of DuCaine started bawling. Unfortunately, before he could say anything, he shrunk and in his place was another duckling bawling as well.

"Okay, what happened?", Mookie asked getting a little upset.

Tanya came over and helped the ducklings back into the wagon and wheeled them over and did a scan with her omnitool.

"Whoa, the guys somehow aged backwards."

Grin took one of the ducklings that had an eye patch on who then tried to hold his saber only to drop it and start crying.

Nosedive covered his ears as Thrash hand Mookie came forward and took the ducklings to a table nearby.

"Hey Tanya, you got diapers or something?", Thrash asked, "As well as powder and wipes? I think someone went to the bathroom."

Grin came back with his and Tanya went to get the stuff Thrash asked of her. The moment she got back, Phil was coming in.

"Okay, I just booked us for-", he paused when he noticed the ducklings and flipped out, "What the heck happened to my team?!"

The ducklings all started bawling as Thrash and Mookie started changing them.

/

A while later, the ducks were completely overworked.

"I can't believe that four of our ducks turned into babies.", Thrash said as he got the bottles filled.

Tanya had done more research and came back with the results.

"Somehow, the guys have been turned into babies, but fortunately it's temporary. They should be back to normal tomorrow morning."

Nosedive's eyes snapped open wide.

"So I can't go to that concert tonight?"

Thrash and Mookie slumped.

"Well, that's bogus."

Phil was even more upset.

"I can't believe it! The opposing team had a delay and the charity game is posted for tomorrow night! You know how much this going to cost to reschedule?!"

He took a couple deep breaths and tried to calm down. Grin was rocking Duke and Mallory in opposite cradles since they tended to not get along when they were together. Thrash was feeding Canard his bottle and Nosedive was holding Wildwing who was clutching the mask and wouldn't let anyone take it without crying. After they had gotten the babies to bed, Nosedive yawned loudly and tried to brush his frazzled hair.

"Now I know how my mother felt when she was raising Wing and me."

He was just about to head out when the sound of crying got him to stop cold.

"Oh, not again.", he grumbled.

He returned only to see Wildwing out of bed looking at him with teary big eyes obviously not wanting Nosedive to go. Nosedive sighed and a few minutes later, he had Wildwing sleeping alongside him on his bed with Morpha at the foot.

"At least that concert was postponed.", he muttered, "Cause I'm bushed. Who knew caring for a baby was so hard?"

He had just closed his eyes when he felt something wet smack his face hard. He turned to see Wildwing still awake and teary eyed. Nosedive rolled his eyes.

"I can't believe I'm doing this."

He got a rocking chair and after a couple minutes of rocking, Wildwing's eyes slowly closed and he was asleep. Carefully, Nosedive made his way back to bed and was asleep himself before his head hit the pillow.

/

Charyus eyed the contents of the jar with greed and inspiration.

"I trust that test run you predicted went well.", Wraith said with a raised eyebrow.

Chrayus' smile didn't let up.

"Although unintentional, it proved to have worked. And since I have a good enough sample, I can-"

"Do what?"

Charyus, Wraith and Chameleon turned to see Dragaunus come in looking pretty mad and curious. He then noticed the jar of water and his expression darkened.

"You spent a whole day to get a jar of water?", he asked harshly.

Charyus didn't look phased.

"Think of it as a temporary set back on our enemies.", Charyus answered completely ignoring the fact that Dragaunus' nostrils were smoking, "If some give us grief, a simple splash and-"

Dragaunus was clearly not in the mood for details.

"I don't have time for water play.", he grouched, "Now that I possess those Anti-Magic crystals, this water is no use to me."

He turned to leave, and the moment he did, Charyus waved a claw in the air and a globe of water lifted from the jar and hit the saurian lord in the back. Dragaunus froze and then turned around fast looking even angrier than before.

"Alright, who did that?!", he roared.

Wraith and Chameleon both pointed at Charyus, but unfortunately for Dragaunus, before he could officially do anything, he shrank and in the bundle of armor and silks was a baby saurian wailing. Charyus looked pleased.

"Think of this as a demonstration.", Charyus stated as he walked over and Dragaunus hovered close to him.

Charyus then waved his claw and a diaper formed on the infant. Wally came in and couldn't help but notice.

"What happened in here?", he asked as he wiped his dirty hands on a towel.

Charyus' smile got bigger.

"I just gave our lord a little time out."

/

Thrash and Mookie were up early and were not looking so good.

"I can't believe we spent most of last night caring for the other ducks.", Thrash said as he buttered his toast.

Mookie nodded.

"You think we should tell Dive?"

Thrash froze.

"We can't.", he said plainly, "Remember that weird Labrador's words? We can't reveal we made a deal to remain ducks or you, Phil and me return to normal and we forget we ever made it."

Mookie didn't look so sure to keep it secret.

"Thrash, what's more important: us lying to our friends about our state and hurting them when they find out or us being true and accepting who we really are?"

Thrash sighed. He knew Mookie had a point, but he had gotten used to his duck form that he didn't want to let it go.

"Regretting the deal are we?"

Thrash and Mookie turned to see that very Laborador materialize nearby.

"How did you get in here without setting off the alarm?", Mookie asked.

"I have my ways.", the lab answered, "Now I couldn't help but notice that you're at odds cause you don't feel like you're being you?"

Thrash and Mookie were surprised.

"You knew?", Thrash asked.

The lab smiled.

"I always know. As well as know that you feel bad about this cause you've helped the ducks in the past even without your new skills. Am I wrong?"

Thrash and Mookie nodded.

"We don't know how Dive will react if we tell him."

The lab didn't look worried.

"You and him are best buds. He'll understand it either way."

At that moment, the lab vanished away leaving Thrash and Mookie facing each other.

"We tell him?", Thrash asked.

Mookie nodded. Ducks or not, they were there for Dive and they were going to prove it.