The Hidden Past
The Hidden Past
LeaMarie F. Roquet-Rocket

Disclaimer/Author's note: Once again, I don't own the Might Ducks. If I did, there would have been many more episodes, then that were aired. I do however own LeaMarie (Lea). And I have no clue if Duke had any brothers or sisters. I've read some fanfics where Duke has a little brother that's a cop, but I have clue if that's on the show, or from the author's imagination. Duke's sister's name just popped into my head when I was writing so I went with it. So I guess in essence I MIGHT own her...

Duke sat on his bed staring at the picture in front of him and a small leather bound book in his lap. The photo was of the whole group. Grin was in the back towering over the ever one, with Wildwing, Tanya and Duke were in the next row, Mallory, Nosedive, and Phil in the third, with LeaMarie standing in front of Dive. He had his hands on her shoulders and her right hand was on his.

Duke smiled at the small photo. {{Lea reminds me so much of Alice.}} Duke wrote in the book. {{She has the same thirst to be in the action, same determination, and same choice in boys.}} Duke laughed softly. He looked down at the small book he'd been writing in. He continued to write: {{You did always go after the ones with the wit, didn't you? You know, you were the whole reason I ended up in the Brotherhood of the Blade. If that guy hadn't gone after you, I wouldn't have had to kill the leader. Stars knows that, that wasn't my intention. It's just what happened.)) Silent tears slipped out of Duke's eyes and onto the page. {{Oh, Sis, you were my whole world. After Mom and Dad died, we were all we had left in the world. I wish I could've saved you. After that damned Saurian attacked you, the only thing I could think of was getting vengeance for what they'd done to you.}} Dukes mind flashed back to seeing an orange Saurian grabbing up his sister and stealing her away. Duke had searched for weeks after that but never found her.

{{After that...I started stealing supplies, giving them to the people, hoping one of them had seen you, or knew where you were. But I never did find you...}} Duke whipped the tears from his eyes. {{Canard found me soon after that, and recruited me for this mission. Who'd thought that after 2 years of living on Earth, I'd find someone who reminds me so much of you? She's so full of life, and energy. But she's so calm too. I honestly don't know how she keeps up with Nosedive. She's got that same love of life that you had. Only she's got a little darkness that you never had. She's got some of the innocents that you had, only it's not as pure.}} Duke sighed. {{I miss you so much Alice. It's so hard to believe you're gone, Little Sister.}} Duke ignored the tears streaming down his face as he pushed the mattress of his bed up a little and removed a crumpled picture. There was a light gray duck with long, dark hair looking up at a younger version of Duke. Her chocolate eyes were shinning with excitement. A knock at the door pulled Duke from his revelry. He quickly shoved the picture and book back under the mattress, and whipped the tears from his eyes and feathers. "Who's there?"
"It's Lea."
"Come in." the doors opened and Lea stepped in.
"Wildwing wanted me to tell you that dinner's ready. Oh, and you're com's not working right or something. We've been trying to call you and it wasn't getting through."
"Musta have gottn' brokn' in the fight." Duke stated. Lea nodded her head.
"Come on! We'd better get going before Dive eats all the food!" Lea stated excitedly pulling on Duke's arm. He laughed.
"Yeah, wouldn't want that to happen." Duke and Lea left the room. [Until I find you again, this will have to do.] Duke thought looking down at the girl clinging to his arm.