Jade plowed into the front door of her estate; eyes heavy after a long night of investigating. It was another night that made her wonder why she was the only employee of the Donald's Dreamland Drug Enforcement. Surely, they could afford to hire more, but that would be admitting she couldn't handle things. Of course, she could, she had done it so far. She just needed to buckle down until she caught a break. Straddling along the wall for support, the large pink duck eventually reached the sweet sanctuary of her bed. Even as her growling stomach begged her for sustenance, all the exhausted fowl could do was rest her aching muscles. Would it be going against her own mission statement to accept help, from the Toontown Rangers no less? Those weren't things she wanted to think about, not now. She just wanted to sleep. Almost as soon as she had covered herself with the thick fleece blanket, the sandman had come and sprinkled his magic concoction to bring her into a deep sleep.

"Jade! Jade! Get down here this instant!" Putting down her toy cars, the young duck groaned as the shrill voice screamed for her in the other room. "Damn it, Sheriff! I said right now!"

Rolling out of her curled-up position on the floor, Jade leapt up to her feet and opened the door to her room. Stepping around the piles of garbage and horded up knickknacks and useless hoarded items that filled the hallway to the tiny home, Sheriff tried to drown out her mother's nagging coming from the kitchen, as if she hadn't heard her the first time. "I'm coming mom." Stepping in a wet spot, Jade hissed under her breath. "Mom, Sockpuppet peed on the floor again!"

Armed with a roller pin, a bright yellow duck wearing a purple, spotted bandana stepped out of the kitchen into the messy hallway, smacking her hand with the wooden utensil. "I don't give a damn about that! I want you to tell me about this!" Withdrawing a paper sheet from her pocket, the older duck flung the sheet towards her daughter. "After everything we do for you, all the sacrifices we've made, and this is how you repay us? You're failing history? Good Lord above, why have you blessed me with such an idiot child!"

"Sacrifices? For me? What do you ever do for me? My entire life all you've told me was how I need to do things on my own!" Crumpling up the report card, Jade tossed the paper into the sea of filth covering the floor, blending in perfectly. "Besides, what good is history going to do me? I'm not planning on being a history teacher someday. It's all stupid."

"Don't you back-talk me you little brat!" The older fowl reached put and swiped Jade on the beak with the rolling pin, sending the duck flying backwards into a cabinet, cascading random junk onto the floor. "I've had to feed you, clothe you, and take care of you for fifteen years! That isn't a sacrifice? Would it kill you to be like your brother? He's studying to be Scientoonst but you don't see him complaining that cog forbid he has to learn history!" Pinching the bridge between her eyes, Jade's mother growled. "You don't get any privileges until you get your grades up! No dessert, no toys, nothing!"

Rolling her eyes, the light blue duck shrugged. "Wow, what a threat. What would I do if I didn't have my toy cars to play with! I'm fifteen, and I can't have my own whisper device and I'm stuck playing with Peep's old toys to keep myself from dying of boredom! What else could you possibly take, mom!"

Storming back to her room, Jade ducked just in time to avoid the flying rolling pin that had been launched at her head. "Sheriff! You never talk to me that way! Just wait until your father gets home! He'll show you how to really use that damn thing!" Fuming, Jade's mother flailed around with her fists, looking for an outlet for her rage. "Take off that stupid firetoon's hat! You look like a dike! No wonder boys never ask you out!"

The remainder of her mother's words had been muffled as Jade slammed the door behind her. Laying down on her makeshift bed of a blanket and pillow on the floor, the blue duck could no longer contain the rage and frustration that had built up. Warm tears flowed from her eyes as the fowl pounded her pillow with each successive fist attack. "I'm a failure? Great mom you are!" The duck screamed into the soft, marshmallow shaped pillow. Standing back up, the Toon searched around until she found a her large backpack. "Fine, if I'm such a disappointment, then I guess you'd be better off if I was gone. I'll be better off too." Jade whispered to herself, walking to her closet she began stuffing clothes into her bag. Walking around the room, she gathered her most important belongings. Stopping in front of a mirror on her wall, she stared at the red-eyed, exasperated duck looking back at her. Adjusting her firetoon's hat, she put on a weak smile in an attempt to motivate herself. "Yeah! Yeah, I don't need anybody else. I have everything I need right here…" As she finished packing her bag, she walked over to her window. Fortunately, she was on the first floor, and slipping outside and dropping into the bush outside was easy enough. Rolling out of the hedge, Sheriff landed on the soggy grass and brushed herself off as she got back to her feet. Silently walking away, she turned her head. In the brightly lit kitchen, the silhouette of her father returning home caused her to shudder. Part of her instantly regretted her decision, but she knew that what she was doing was for the best, and she would have to push through the pain. She would return someday. She would show them that they were wrong to doubt her. They would regret how they treated her.

Deputy Skids rolled up in his roadster outside of Brownie's estate. Skids normally didn't care for driving, but he was going to be coordinating an entire team and he didn't want to have to have to keep stopping to wait for someone. Just seconds after he had stopped, the chubby green mouse flung out of the door like a burst of lightning. It was always a delight to see the ball of energy rocking around and building up his mood. "Morning, Skids! Haven't seen you busy out these hot wheels anytime lately?" Whistling, Brownie patted the hood. "Did it somehow get even greener? You know how to show up in style!"

"Well, if you're going to take down a drug lord, you might as do so in style, yeah?" Skids reached into his armrest and picked up his shades, slipping them on, he revved the engine as his partner jumped into the back seat. "So, should we get Jade first? We can sick her on the noobs and scare them a bit. Don't want them to have too much fun, right?"

"You're an evil Toon, Deputy. Let's do it!"" Hardly able to buckle his seatbelt, the lime green dog slammed on the pedal and set his sights on Donald's Dreamland. The warm embrace of the sun was a welcome respite from the hard-blowing winds which chilled Brownie to the bone as the two Toons sped down the streets of Toontown. The long race was eventually brought to an exciting end as Deputy did a complete three-sixty parking maneuver just outside of "Donald's Dreamland Drug Enforcement." The building was quite small for a Toontown agency, especially when compared to the Ranger's office in Toontown Central. As the pair walked up the stairs, they were flabbergasted as they entered the office. Inside was just a small desk surrounded by filing cabinets. There was a couch which was half-dressed in a blanket and a few flattened pillows. A small fridge and kitchen area filled out most of the rest of the inside. Sitting at the duck was the gargantuan water bird, mashing away at her keyboard. "Good morning, Sheriff."

The pink duck looked up with a blank expression, shaking her head. "Jade, it's Jade. Don't call me Sheriff. It is Jade, or Agent Glitterquack. Actually, call me that when we're outside of work. I deserve the same respect that any Ranger would receive. Do you understand?"

"Geez, sorry. I didn't mean to push your buttons." Brownie wandered over to the coffee machine and grinned. "Some coffee sounds really good right now, you want a cup, Skids?"

Shooting daggers towards the mouse, Jade stood up and crossed her arms. "I hope you brought your own coffee because you're not using mine. I'm not a charity here, just giving out coffee willy-nilly! I have a tight budget here, and it definitely isn't going towards caffeinating you two." Once Brownie had sulked back alongside his partner, the pink duck sat back down and continued working, mumbling to herself.

Skids rubbed the back of his head and tried to laugh awkwardly. "Alright guys. Good talk." Digging into his pocket, Skids pulled out a small stack of papers and gently placed it down in front of his new co-worker. "Um, here's all the papers you requested. There is a request for retention of assistance, payment authorization, and all the other good stuff. If you want to go ahead and read over them and sign them if everything looks good…:

Grabbing a pen from in her drawer, Jade flung through each page with lightning speed, putting her Jade Hancock on each page, unwilling to read the finer text. Finishing up, she blew imaginary smoke from the pen and dropped it on the desk, raising an eyebrow and pushing the papers back to the Rangers. "That's all done."

"Um, don't you want to read those first? That's a lot of information…" Brownie chimed in.

"Nope. Don't have time for that. We have a case to crack. Diddling around on paperwork is what cogs do. Do I look like I wear a suit and drink oil?" Before either of the other Toons could answer, Jade answered her own question. "No, no I don't. Every minute that we waste standing here is another sale, another potential death. Do you want to regret not acting sooner? I sure don't. Now, where are the rest of the Toons I'll be forced into contact with for my foreseeable future?"

Deputy could already feel a pit in his stomach. This duck was nothing like what he was used to working with. Even Guacamole, probably the grumpiest Toon in the Rangers office, at least sometimes would crack a smile. Sheriff was all business, and she was going to be a catalyst in stopping the ongoing drug crisis. For now, he would just have to deal with it. "They're at the training agency right now. They're next on our list. I figured it would be better to get you first."

Sighing, the pink duck stood up and turned off her computer. "You Rangers sure love wasting time don't you. So, you drove here, so that we can all drive back to Toontown Central, and drive back here? Genius idea, we're wasting so much time while the crooks just laugh at us. Whatever, let's go before I change my mind." Following out the pair of Rangers, Jade crossed her arms as she stared at the Roadster parked outside. "We're driving?"

"Oh come on! Don't be such a stick in the mud. It takes a few extra minutes, but it is a blast! You should see how fast this puppy goes!" The green mouse ran and leapt into the passenger's seat in the front. "I call shotgun!"

"Listen, dude. I drive a TUV. I can hardly fit in that. There's no way I'm going to be able to fit into a Roadster with you two. We're teleporting there." Jade stood at the top of her stoop, looking down in frustration at the green pair who reluctantly gave in and began crawling out of the car.

Brownie dragged his feet along and looked to Skids for some support. However the dog had neither the energy or the tenacity to deal with Jade. "Alright, well, let's all teleport and meet outside of the Ranger Building. I think it is easier than explaining how to get everywhere." Pulling out their teleportation holes, the trio of Toons leapt in.

"Alright class. Let's say that you've run across a crime in action. Let's say, maybe… A theft. Someone just came and stole someone's jellybean bank as they were standing in line at the store. What do you do first? Anyone?" The white bear looked around the classroom as all but one of his students tried to avoid eye contact. One Toon, a short, green crocodile was nearly falling off of her desk as she raised her arm and tried for the instructor's attention. "Um, okay, Brussel Sprout?"

"Okay! So first, I would hunt that nOOb down and jump on him if I could keep up! If not, I would jump in my car and I'd chase after him! Then I would hit him with my car to knock him over! Then once he is down I would arrest him and drag him back personally to return the stolen jellybean bank! Afterwards I'd drag him into the station and throw him in the basement!"

The overwhelmed bear cut off the animated Toon who was now standing on her table, chonk jiggling furiously as she pretended to apprehend the thief. "Alright, Sprout. That's quite good, why don't you sit down." Waiting for the short, thick Toon to revert back to her seated area, he continued. "So, that is… partially correct. However, we never want to use our vehicle when pursuing someone on foot. It allows them the chance to take a path which cannot accommodate vehicles such as an alleyway. Hitting them is also a no-no. As much as you may want to stop them, assault won't help our case."

Brussel raised her hand, squeaking out in anticipation. "But, we are here to stop criminals! If they get ran over, is anybody going to care?"

"Gosh, Brussel, does everything with you resort to violence? We're Rangers, not mercenaries." A short orange monkey rubbed his chin as he watched his classmate stand up and put her hands on her hips.

"Well, I'm sorry I want to make Toontown a better place to live!" The chonky crocodile folded her arms and scowled as she quickly caught the eye of her instructor and sat back down. "Stupid Orange, you're not even a good fruit."

As the bear continued his lesson, there was a knock on the door, before it was quickly opened. In the doorway was the trio of Deputy, Jade, and Brownie. "Hey, Silver. Sorry do you mind if I borrow you for a second?" The green dog waved eagerly for the bear to come over.

"Sorry everyone, one second please." Most of the students began whispering among themselves. Deputy Skids was the top Ranger and had the respect of all of the new recruits, many who had looked up to him as a model. Stepping outside, Silver flipped his hands upside down on the back of his hips and stretched his back out. "What can I do you guys for? Did someone get into the pie cannons again?"

"Man, I wish." Brownie chuckled, reliving the days of when he was in training and would cause chaos. "No, actually. We are putting together a small team for a project that is being worked on secretly. Well, not secretly per se, but we can't give many details. Anyways, most of the Rangers are busy so we are going to take a few lucky recruits for on-the-job experience."

Jade yawned and checked her watch. "Are we almost done? I thought this was going to be quick." Tapping her foot, the pink duck sighed exaggeratedly, much to the chagrin of Skids who was trying to convince the instructor to lend him two untrained Rangers in training.

The instructor looked at Skids and bit his lip. "Um, I guess that would be fine. I have a few recommendations then, if that's what you're looking for."

"That's okay, I've done a little scoping during your outdoor instruction and I actually had a few in mind." Peering into the window on the door, Deputy smiled as Brussel Sprout began running around the classroom, before dropping and doing some pushups. "She looks like she would be good."

"You mean Brussel Sprout? No offense to her, but she's a bit of a powder keg. She's small, but she will have a big explosion if you don't have her reigned in. I'm not sure if that's a good idea. She needs more seasoning." Silver pointed to the orange monkey who was still in his seat, imploring Sprout to sit down. "What about The Orange? He has experience in Funny Farms' Rangers, and he seems very by the book. I think he would be a much better choice.

Skids clasped his hands and chuckled. "That's perfect, he is actually who I was going to choose. I saw him and Sprout arguing, and I think it would be good for them to learn to work together or something. I mean, it always works well in movies."

Jade turned to the wall and smacked her head against the wood. "Are you kidding me? You're basing the Toons for this mission based on something you saw in a movie? How are you in charge of anything?"

"Hey, don't question his methods. Skids here is an expert. I assure that he knows what he is doing." The green mouse plastered a ridiculous smile which brought no reassurance to their co-detective.

"Fine, whatever. I'm going outside to get some air. Just hurry up, I really want to start getting into the details and get all of this figured out." Quickly making her exit, the giant fowl cursed under her breath, already regretting her decision.

Silver stared at the duck in bewilderment. "Never seen her before, is she from around here?"

Skids shook his head and leaned in towards the bear, speaking in a hushed tone. "She's from the Donald's Dreamland Drug Agency."

"Wait, is that a thing? I thought the Toontown Drug Agency was in The Brrrgh?" Scratching his head, Silver shrugged. "Eh, oh well. So, I'm guessing this is drug related."

"Yeah, I'm sure you've heard about all of the recent cases with powdered sugar. Well, we believe that it is connected to the high string of other crimes happening, which would fall into our jurisdiction. We're going to look into it. This is too highly coordinated for some small fish. We're looking for a whale here, and I'm Moby Duck."

Skids patted Brownie on the head. "Moby Duck was the whale, Brownie. Good try though." Turning back to Silver, the head Ranger pointed in the room. "I'm gonna take them. I think it will be good for them to learn to work with someone they may not necessarily like, because it may happen in the future. Plus, maybe they'll learn a few things!"

Silver gulped and rubbed the back of his head. "Well, if you think that is a good idea, you're the Big Cheese here. Metaphorically. Well, I guess you are green. Wait, what was I saying?"

"Hey, just trust us, alright? By the time they're done, they'll have enough training to last a lifetime! Brownie bragged, pumping his fist.

"Alright, hold on." Silver walked back into the classroom and motioned to the pair. "Sprout, Orange, I need you guys out here, please." Immediately whispers broke out among the rest of the classroom as they tried to figure out what had happened.

The short reptile stood up and stared daggers at The Orange who had gotten up on front of her. "You better not have gotten me in trouble, or you're going to see my not-so-charming side."

The orange monkey gasped and covered his eyes. "Wow, and I thought you were such an endearing and agreeable Toon, Sprout."

"Hey, enough of that crap. Just get out here already." Skids unusually heightened words caused the pair to sprint out and stand at attention. Once the door was closed, Skids winked and chuckled. "Sorry about that, just had to put on a show for the rest of the class." Neither recruit said a word, neither seeming to blink in some sort of challenge to compete with each other. "Anyways, you two lucky Toons have been selected for a super, secret mission. One that involves a lot of work, a lot of risks, but one I assure you will mold you into some of the finest Rangers in Toontown. How does that sound?"