A New Reality
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Picture this… a world with no six-foot hockey playing alien ducks…
It is kinda' boring in our universe, isn't it?
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Mighty Ducks belong to Disney. Kazar belongs to me. Anybody who wants to try and draw him, go for it cause I can't draw anything but stick people named Bob, Fred, George, and Bubba. On with the story. It's probably not going to be that long anyway…
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The black duck stood before him, laughing maniacally, the darkness swirling about him. The scene changed and Nosedive was staring at him with fear in his eyes, pleading with him for… something. Then a scream of pain came from the teen as he was ripped apart. Duke was the next, fighting him with his saber, determination on his face and a refusal to give in shouted in his battle cry. He too fell. Mallory was after him, yelling angrily and fearfully for him to stop. Then Grin, then Tanya, Kazar and Canard. Nosedive appeared again, once again pleading with him. Pleading for him to stop. He merely gave a primal yell and leapt forward, wrapping his hands around the teens neck strangling him. He slammed the teen to the floor and…
"NOOO! NOSEDIVE!" Wildwing leapt from his bed, then fell to the floor weakly as he fought back tears. He sat there in the darkness for a while, trembling, till his door opened with a hiss and Nosedive stuck his head in blinking sleepily.
"Wing?" the teen asked. Running footsteps echoed down the hall till Duke arrived. He looked in as Nosedive walked over to his brother.
"Where's the fire?" he asked worriedly. Wildwing shook his head.
"There is no fire." He muttered, rubbing his face and wishing his heart would stop trying to break out of his rib cage.
"Bro? You okay?" Nosedive asked him, kneeling next to him and placing a hand on his shoulder. Wildwing shook his head, then gave the teen a weak smile.
"Yeah baby bro. I'm fine." He lied softly. Nosedive looked at him for a moment, then nodded and stood offering a helping hand.
"Okay." He said softly. Wildwing took his hand, allowing the teen to help pull him up. Duke looked at them silently, then frowned as he nodded.
"I'll be in the kitchen if you need me." He told them. They nodded and he left. They were alone now, Wildwing staring hard at the floor and praying Nosedive would leave him alone.
"Nightmares suck don't they?" Nosedive muttered, plopping down on the couch. Wildwing looked over at him, then sighed and sat on his bed.
"Who said I was having a nightmare?" he muttered, rubbing his face with both of his hands. Nosedive smirked at him.
"I, dear big bro, am a nightmare veteran. I know these things." He stated. Then he shook his head. "Although it isn't exactly something I'm proud of." He admitted. He shuddered. "I hate them. I don't ever get any sleep, especially now." Wildwing frowned and looked at the teen on his couch.
"Why now?" he asked softly. Nosedive looked at him.
"Probably the same reason you were screaming a few minutes ago. Ruben." Wildwing said nothing for a moment, then looked away.
"It's not just Ruben." He whispered. Nosedive gave him a confused look.
"There's more?" he asked. Wildwing nodded.
"I keep dreaming about him laughing at me… that I'm running around killing everyone… that I'm becoming just like him." He shuddered and refused to meet Nosedive's gaze. There was silence in the room for a long while, till Nosedive got up off the couch and moved over to his brother and slowly sat down next to him. They both looked at the far wall in silence till Nosedive looked at Wildwing quietly.
"You're not Ruben." He said softly. Wildwing nodded, still staring hard at the opposite wall. Silence came again and Nosedive sighed, then put his head on his brothers shoulder. "You know what would look good right there?" he asked. Wildwing shrugged.
"What?" he grunted.
"Remember those little collage things that Linda McDrake used to make all the time? You know, before that accident that she and Ray got into?" Nosedive asked softly. Wildwing nodded slowly. "You should put one right there." The teen stated. Wildwing smirked.
"Got something against bare walls baby bro?" he asked softly. Nosedive gave a slow nod.
"Yeah. You know it's a proven fact that bare walls fry your brain cells."
"What? They do not!"
"Sure they do! I mean, it's a sure sign on anti-creativity!"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Nosedive sat up and crossed his arms, beak stuck in the air.
"Of course you wouldn't. You have no brain cells left!" he exclaimed indignantly. Wildwing finally looked at him.
"Let me guess. You would know this because you are a veteran at losing brain cells, am I right?" he grinned mischievously. Nosedive started, a shocked look on his face. Then he glared.
"Hey, I'm not the one with bare walls in my room." He exclaimed. Wildwing snickered.
"How much time to you think I actually spend in here?" he asked. "The only thing I do in here is sleep!" Nosedive shrugged, then looked back at the far wall.
"I still think you need a collage." He nodded. Wildwing leaned forward, elbows resting on his knees. Then he too nodded.
"You'll help me… right?" he asked softly. Nosedive nodded again, copying his brother.
"Sure." He said softly. Again they sat in silence, till Nosedive looked at Wildwing again. "You are not Ruben big bro. You are my brother and my best friend." He stated, causing Wildwing to look at him. "You're also my hero, and a DuCaine." He grinned. "Don't forget that Drake DuCaine was one of my heroes dude." Wildwing gave him a weak smile, then shook his head.
"I have no idea what I'm doing though Dive." He admitted. Nosedive shrugged and quieted again. After a few minutes a spoke again.
"You'll learn." He stated softly. Wildwing looked at him and he grinned weakly back. "And you'll teach me one day, won't you?" he asked. Wildwing smiled and mussed up Nosedive's hair.
"Sure." He said. Nosedive smirked at him, then reached up and mussed up Wildwing's hair, getting an indignant cry from the elder brother.
"Turn about's fair play!" Nosedive exclaimed, leaping up with a laugh, Wildwing hot on his heels as they ran out of the room towards the kitchen. The nightmare forgotten.
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Chameleon whimpered as Siege held him by the scruff of his neck, carrying the now small child towards the prisons.
"Stupid kid. You nearly shut the hole ship down!" the large saurian growled.
"LET GO!!" Chameleon shouted tearfully as he twisted in Siege's grasp, then cried out as the action brought him pain. Siege spat something in the saurian tongue, then threw him into a cell and slammed the door shut.
"Maybe next time we go out into battle, I'll put you out in front so we'll finally be rid of you." He snarled. Chameleon whimpered and cringed in the far corner. After Siege had left the child began sobbing loudly.
"Somebody help me!" he pleaded fearfully, then cried when no one came.
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"Did you get rid of him?" Dragaunus growled as Siege walked back in. Siege nodded.
"He's in one of the cells downstairs." He stated.
"Leave him there. I don't care if I ever see that little rodent ever again."
"Wasn't Wraith supposed to watch him?"
"Yes. But he's 'preparing' for our next attack." Siege frowned.
"I thought you were joking." He stated. Dragaunus frowned at him.
"No. I want to prove to him that his magic has no place in this time and age." He stated, a hand on his chin as he watched the screen before him. It was showing the mall.
"So… what now?" Siege asked.
"Now, we wait for the ducks to come out. Then we attack."
O.o
"BONZAI!!!" a large splashing noise sounded through the lower level of the Pond in the pool area, then Grin's deep laughter followed. Wildwing blinked sleepily as he walked around and into the pool area where he saw Nosedive resurfacing.
"Hey look! It's sleeping beauty!" came Duke's voice. Wildwing gave a tired smile and waved his hand wearily.
"What are you doing?" he asked as he walked over. Duke was sitting on a lawn chair, an old frayed novel in his hands as Mallory, Grin and Nosedive swam in the pool. Canard was laying in another chair, a blanket covering him and two towels thrown over his legs. He was asleep. Wildwing gave Duke a confused look. "Why does Canard have those towels?" he asked. "Isn't the blanket enough?" Duke nodded.
"Yeah. Nosedive and Mallory just wanted to annoy him I guess." He shrugged.
"They're getting along?"
"Yeah. They've been through a lot this past month." Duke explained. Wildwing nodded in agreement, frowning at the memories.
"That's true. She's not heartless that's for sure."
"Well, not totally." Duke muttered. He shifted in his seat, getting back to his book as Wildwing sat cross-legged on the floor beside him. Nosedive waved at him.
"Hey bro!" he called as Mallory padded over to the diving board. "Come on in! The waters fine!" then he cried out as Mallory leapt in near him as payback for the cannon ball he'd just performed. Wildwing snickered at them and shook his head.
"No thanks." He called. "I'm happy with my butt on the concrete." He stated. Mallory snickered, then looked at Nosedive. With a battle cry she leapt up and pushed down on his shoulders, dunking him. Thus the water wars began. Wildwing watched with amusement as Duke continued reading his book silently. It was a moment later that Phil and Tanya walked in, the human looking slightly perturbed.
"Hey guys?" Phil called causing all the awake ducks to turn and look at him. "What happened to Drake One?" he asked. There was a collective groan as the group realized they were going to have to explain all of the past week to him… and it wasn't something they were looking forward to.
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Wraith's eyes snapped open, glowing a fierce gold as he stared at the far wall. Raising his staff, he growled something in saurian tongue. A back flame flew from the skull, it's sockets glowing a black tinged yellow. The 'flame' slammed into the wall and destroyed it, making a large hole. Wraith smirked viciously as he lowered his staff.
"I always wanted a larger work room." He gloated. His eyes returned to normal and he sighed, wiping sweat from his brow. "It is not as easy as it used to be." He muttered, walking over to his bed and lying down, resting his staff on the wall. The spirits he conversed with warned him the battle would commence soon, so a short rest would do him well.
In the prison cell, Chameleon grunted as he tried once again to shape shift into something useful. A popping noise and suddenly the cell was bigger. He grinned to himself and went right through the bars in the shape of a mouse. Then he quickly crawled out of the ship. This place was too scary. No way he was sticking around. Maybe he could find someone who would actually care about him. Something every neglected child of every race wished for more than anything else in their world. He grinned as he felt the sun hit his 'fur'. The grin disappeared however as he saw a group of ducks walking around, talking in the mall area. He looked back at the 'building' he'd come from, then shuddered. Dragaunus always fussed about the ducks, more than he did about Chameleon himself. Feeling that he was losing control over the ability to shape shift, Chameleon leapt behind a dumpster and whimpered as he took on his natural form. He would wait here till all the fighting stopped, then leave. He pulled his knees to his chest, tears of fear falling down his face. He really wanted to go home. Maybe his mother didn't love him, but she was mom… And at this point in time, a mother was all he wanted and needed. Or at least a friend…
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"Lectric Land, here we come." Nosedive stated wearily, running a hand through his wet hair. Mallory frowned at him.
"Hey, don't complain. You were the one to volunteer us." She growled. Duke shrugged as Wildwing yawned yet again, still trying to wake up from his earlier nap.
"You two needed to get outside anyway." He stated, putting his hands behind his head as he walked. He frowned when Nosedive suddenly stopped dead, confusion on his face.
"Dive?" Wildwing asked, causing Duke to turn and look at him. He too looked confused as the two stared off into the distance. "IS that store new?" he asked. Duke turned and looked to see a building he'd never seen before. It looked run down, the sign crooked as if about to fall onto the ground. Nosedive merely shook his head as Mallory looked startled.
"No." he said softly, perplexed.
"That's just weird." Said Mallory. "That wasn't here the other day, so how could it just, be there and that run down?" she asked. The four stopped started, then looked at each other.
"I left the mask back in the pond." Wildwing blurted. It was then the hunter drones appeared.
O.O
TO BE CONTINUED…
Not as long as the last chapters… but a hundred times more evil. And as my colleagues at the Mad Authors Foundation would write or say… MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Just so you'd know, this was a writers block destroyer. Hee hee. Hope you enjoy it, and I promise you won't be suffering for long. I am not that cruel. This just was too perfect to pass up. Oh, and PB. On your reviews… could you be anymore clear on your meanings? For any of you others out there, PB is my baby sister, and she is to me as Nosedive is to Wildwing. Just as my roommate seems to act a lot like Duke. Which is cool. :) Enjoy the rest of your now tortured day… heh heh heh.
Also, I have heard about the closet thing, me just no understandie. It's cool though, but I no wanna have to get locked in one. I'll finish soon. Promise. :)
Thanks for the reviews everyone… oh and reverse psychology does work. :) heh. Am I cruel or what?
