Ending or Beginning?
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Mighty Ducks belong to Disney and I am merely borrowing them. Thank you. :)
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"I left the mask back in the pond."
Duke cursed as he leapt out of the way of a blast sent by the hunter drones, people screaming in the background as Nosedive shouted something about this not being a good day. The ex-thief had to agree with him, then let out a battle cry as he speared a robot on his saber and sent it flying. It was then that he realized Siege was out and about, yelling promises of death to the four ducks. Mallory gave her own battle cry, firing at him as Wildwing and Nosedive helped each other make a hunter drone sandwich, then high-fiving each other and dodging more blasts fired at them.
"Ducks…" something purred in Duke's ear. He turned, startled, and came face to face with Wraith. The saurian grinned, his eyes starting to glow strangely. "Hello duck." The old saurian purred. The next thing Duke knew, he was screaming in pain.
O.O
Wildwing looked up when he heard Duke's scream, then started. Wraith was… glowing. His whole body was glowing… dark. There were dark flames dancing off of his body, and as the saurian turned, Wildwing's stomach dropped. Wraith was coming… for him.
O.O
"OW! HEY! LAY OFF BELONIUM BREATH!!" Nosedive yelled. Siege merely laughed at him and fired at him with his laser. Nosedive dodged the blasts, then fired back with his puck launcher. The shot missed and knocked the laser away. This only angered the large saurian, causing him to race towards the teen, then slam him into a dumpster, sending it rolling backwards. A cry of pain came from behind it as it slammed against a wall and Nosedive paled.
'Oh no! I squished some kid!' he thought in a panic. He looked up at Siege who was laughing at him, then glared at the saurian. With a yell of fury he charged and slammed Siege backwards as Mallory ran over.
"KNOCK HIM OUT!" Nosedive ordered, racing back to the dumpster as Mallory fired a gas puck. Siege wailed in fury at the action, then once again succumbed to it. Mallory then looked over to where Nosedive was pushing a dumpster away from a wall.
"What are you doing?" she asked as she looked back at Duke, the elder mallard angrily lashing out at the hunter drones, the top part of his suit burned off, skin beneath his feathers showing and burned. She cringed and looked back at Nosedive as he yelled and threw the dumpster aside with surprising force. Then he looked startled and slowly kneeled, putting out a hand. She sighed and jogged over to see what he was doing.
Nosedive didn't notice her when she ran over, he was too busy staring at the tiny saurian staring up at him with a tear streaked face and fear filled eyes. Nosedive looked down upon the child. When did the saurians start having kids? He shrugged off the thought. He didn't even want to think about it. The child whimpered and shied away as Mallory stared down in shock.
"Hey." Nosedive whispered. "Are you okay? I didn't hurt you when I ran into this thing did I?" he asked. The child… it looked like Chameleon… shook its head and whimpered something in its native tongue. Nosedive shook his head and said something back in the saurian language getting surprised looks from both Mallory and the child. It stared at him, shaking violently from fear. But it stood.
"I'm Chameleon." It whispered softly, backing up against the wall, then cowering and crying out in fear as Nosedive reached out to him.
"He's terrified." Mallory whispered. Nosedive nodded.
"Yeah. I know." He stated, moving closer to 'Chameleon', his hand still outstretched. "Hey. I promise I won't hurt you, just come here." He said softly. Chameleon shook his head.
"You'll take me back to the ship. I don't wanna go!" he sobbed. Nosedive frowned.
"You couldn't pay me enough money in the world and stop enough wars to get me to willingly drag someone into that thing." He said roughly. Mallory looked at him, remembering a time in the future when an older Nosedive had dragged them into the Raptor in order to get them home. She shook her head with a small smile, then looked up at Chameleon.
"Come on." She said softly, kneeling beside Nosedive with a hand on his shoulder, causing him to look over at her quickly in surprise, then back and Chameleon. "We won't hurt you, I promise." She told him.
"HEY! IF YOU TWO ARE DONE MAKING OUT OVER THERE, I COULD USE SOME HELP!!" came Duke's yell. Nosedive looked at Mallory.
"You go. I'll get the kid out of here." He told her. She nodded and left, puck launcher in hand. Nosedive then looked back at Chameleon, a comforting smile on his face. "If you let me that is." He said softly. Chameleon merely looked at him with distrust, then shakily reached out to him.
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Wildwing yelped as Wraith fired another blast at him, then growled in frustration as he had to dodge a blast fired at him from Hunter drones. He glared at Wraith, the saurian laughing at him.
"Unless you fight me, you aren't going anywhere… DuCaine." He hissed. Wildwing glared and flipped out of the way of a laser blast, firing his puck launcher and causing the robot to explode, then standing straight before Wraith, fury on his face. "Might as well give up. You have no hope." Wraith stated coolly. Wildwing frowned, his glare deepening as he stood tall. White flames burst out from his body, sending Wraith flying back and causing all of the hunter drones to explode. Duke and Mallory looked at him, startled, as Nosedive stood with something in his arms and gave the scene a shocked look.
It was a strange feeling, as if his senses had been magnified, and almost as if he had gained new senses as well. It was as if he could see the others staring at him, and as if he could feel Duke's pain. The elder mallard needed to get to the infirmary to get the burns treated quickly. The hunter drones were gone, and Wraith was staring at him in shock and amazement, and also fear. Wildwing stood his ground as the old saurian stood with the help of his staff.
"You should give up Wraith." Wildwing growled. "You are the one with no hope." Wraith growled in fury and raised his hand to fire another blast, only to scream in pain as the flames threw him backwards and pressed heavily upon him. Wildwing glared at him, then started as a memory resurfaced, turning Wraith into Ruben. The pressure was released causing Wraith to gasp in pain. Wildwing took a step back in shock and fear of himself.
"Wing!" Duke cried out. "What are you doing?" Wildwing shook his head as Wraith stood up unsteadily. Once again he prepared to fire… at Duke and Mallory.
"The best way to kill a duck, is to kill his friends." Wraith growled. Wildwing started, then yelling in fury charged the old saurian, knocking him over and sending the blast skyward where it exploded like a fireworks display.
"YOU WILL NOT HARM MY FRIENDS!" Wildwing yelled furiously. He lifted his right hand, which was covered by the white flame, and brought it down punching the old saurian. With each hit the flame burnt the saurians body causing him to cry out in fury and pain. Then, as an after thought, Wildwing put both hands on Wraith's chest and pressed. With a battle cry the flame that danced across his body pressed outward and through Wraith, causing him to scream as he was burned within his body. Wildwing ended it quickly, but it was enough. Wraith was as close to death as Wildwing was willing to take him, and as the duck stood he gave the saurian a glare. "You tell that to your leader." He spat. Wraith gasped, his eyes showing the pain he was in as he pressed his teleporter sending both he and Siege back to the Raptor. Wildwing stood still as they left and watched as the Raptor took the place of the 'building' and shot off into the sky. Then he turned and looked at his teammates and brother. "Let's get back to the Pond." He ordered shakily.
"Wing? Are you okay?" Duke asked worriedly. Wildwing merely looked at him, the flames disappearing.
"Pond. Now." He ordered. Mallory nodded, then looked at Duke, whispering for him to listen. Duke merely nodded and followed as Wildwing walked past quickly. Nosedive watched them quietly, the form in his arms sobbing into his chest fearfully. He watched them go, Duke and Wildwing not really noticing the child saurian, Duke figuring it was probably some stray animal as his thoughts were more geared towards his team captain in worry. Wildwing… had no thoughts at all, his senses reaching out to his teammates and the creature that his brother held. Duke was in need of medical attention, the others were fine. Getting back to the Pond was the top priority. Otherwise he knew nothing else.
O.o
"Calm down Duke. They're just burns and Wildwing just exhausted himself." Tanya stated calmly as Grin lay their team captain out on one of the medicom beds and Tanya ordered Duke to sit down on another bed as Mallory ran to get some scissors in order to cut off the top of his uniform. Nosedive and Canard were in the doorway to the infirmary, Phil with them, all three talking rapidly in hushed tones. Whatever it was that the teen was carrying was causing Canard and Phil to look at him in shock. Tanya hadn't gotten a good look at it, worried when Wildwing had come in and told her Duke was injured and needed immediate attention, waiting till she began to lead the dark feathered duck away to actually pass out. Grin had caught him and carried him to the infirmary with Canard and Phil hot on his heels till Nosedive shouted something in the saurian tongue causing Canard to screech to a stop and turn to look at him.
"Tanya!" Canard's voice made her look over at him as he walked over, Nosedive close behind him. "I need you to run a quick scan."
"On what?" she asked.
"That." Canard said, pointing at the form in Nosedive's arms. It turned and blinked at her, fighting tears and biting its lower lip in fear, it's huge eyes showing how terrified of her it was.
"What in the world?" she asked as Duke's lower jaw dropped.
"I found him." Nosedive said softly. "He claims to be Chameleon." At the look Tanya gave him he gave her a pleading look. "I couldn't just leave him Taunny! He's just a kid!"
"Yeah, but for how long?" Canard snapped. Nosedive glared at him and he looked back at Tanya. "Scan him please?" he asked. Tanya nodded and reached out to take 'Chameleon' from Nosedive. The child saurian merely whimpered and pressed himself against Nosedive's chest, clinging to the teens shirt.
"Canard, tend to Duke." Tanya said in exasperation as she shook her head. "Nosedive, follow me." she muttered as Mallory returned with the scissors.
O.o
Wildwing groaned as he came to and looked to see that Tanya was leaning over him, wiping his forehead with a cool cloth.
"Duke…" he muttered wearily. Duke appeared over him with a weak grin, gauze crisscrossing over his upper torso.
"Hey cap. I'm alright." He said softly. Wildwing sat up slowly and looked around. Kazar was lying on the floor at the foot of the bed, tail twitching in worry as he smiled at the white duck.
"Good evening." The dragon purred. Wildwing nodded at him with a weak smile and looked around. Grin waved at him, Canard nodded to him, Mallory gave him a mock salute, Phil nodded, and Nosedive walked over, something in his arms.
"Wing?" the teen asked. Wildwing stared at the form in his brothers arms.
"What is that?" Wildwing asked with a glare.
"Chameleon." Came the group answer. Wildwing was taken aback and he looked at them all shocked.
"He's been age regressed, like Nosedive had last year." Tanya said quickly as Chameleon peeked out at Wildwing, then grinned toothily and immediately turned back to Nosedive and hiding his face in the teens chest. A moment later he was crawling onto the teens shoulder, being probably about a foot tall and grinning at Mallory cheekily as he crawled out onto Nosedive's arm, which the teen stretched out for him with a grin. "But this is more permanent. He'll age normally, not like how Nosedive did. And he has no memories from before." Tanya explained as Chameleon let out a playful whoop and wrapped the end of his tail around Nosedive's arm and hung upside down, giggling at Wildwing playfully.
"How… how old is he?" Wildwing asked.
"I'm this many!" Chameleon exclaimed in excitement, holding out four fingers and giggling. Wildwing nodded slowly then looked at Tanya.
"Do you have any idea how it happened?" he asked. Tanya shook her head and Chameleon started humming.
"They fussed about that a lot." He said matter-of-factly. "The big mean man said that the old wrinkling guy was stupid for giving me a pill, and then the really fat guy would come and pick me up and throw me in a room or a cell; I really didn't like that guy…" It was then that he took a breath. Nosedive snickered at him as the others stared in amazement at the child. Nosedive then looked at his brother and cleared his throat, getting attention.
"Can we keep him?" he asked. Wildwing looked over at Canard, who shrugged, then at Tanya who did the same. The others all shrugged save for Mallory who merely grinned at him and then shrugged. Wildwing looked back at his brother, then smirked.
"Sure. He's attached to you anyway." He stated. Nosedive grinned and Chameleon cheered, throwing out his arms and his legs happily. Mallory snickered and the others laughed.
"Just as long as he doesn't try to eat us." Canard muttered. Chameleon bent his knees and brought his arms into his chest, one finger on his mouth.
"What does a duck taste like?" he asked curiously.
"Like burnt rubber kid. Trust me, you wouldn't like it." Phil exclaimed quickly.
"Eeeeeeewwwwwwwwww!!!" was Chameleon's exclamation, his tongue sticking out of his mouth in disgust.
"I don't think you'll have any worries." Kazar nodded. He gave the saurian child a kind smile. "I'll take you hunting some time young one." He said softly. Chameleon grinned.
"Really?" he asked hopefully. At the dragons nod he cheered again. "Cool!" he exclaimed. Nosedive grinned at his brother, who smiled back. Grin merely watched them, a smile on his face. One way or another, the future they'd been subjected to was happening. Some things were just meant to be, seeing as how Chameleon was now and hopefully forever more, a friend and member of the team. The light of hope was being shown over them and he held no fear of the new future that he had yet to see.
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Dragaunus frowned as he walked into Wriath's quarters, the elder saurian laying on his bed quietly. After the two henchmen had been brought back, Dragaunus had fled the scene. He'd been watching and recording what was happening so that when his robots defeated the ducks he could shove it into the elder saurians face and laugh. Now however, he just wanted to burn the recording.
"I told you so." Wraith muttered wearily as he finally opened his eyes. Dragaunus frowned at him.
"Will you be ready for another attack?" he growled. Wraith frowned at him.
"My lord, You of all people should know that I am dying." He said softly. Dragaunus looked at him for a moment before walking over and kneeling beside the old saurian's bed.
"Do you have enough time to teach me?" he asked. Wriath merely smiled evilly and nodded. Finally, some one was listening to him.
END
That's it for this, the rest is all down hill from here. I think I have like five stories left… yes no maybe so, seeing as how I haven't written them yet. Hopefully they'll be alright and you'll get more for this series. Right now I'm not sure 'cus my brain isn't functioning properly. Thanks for the reviews everyone. I'm really glad you like what I've got, and I do promise I'll get more to you some time this week or the next. Depends on when I get done. *shrugs* That'll be sometime this decade. Sorry to be so evil, but it was kinda' fun, and if you read the 'Lord of the Rings' books by J.R.R. Tolkien, his endings are worse, but then again he was a wonderful writer. How do I know about the endings? My roommate told me. I'm still working on finishing 'The Hobbit' among many things. Pathetic huh? Usually it never takes long, but school is evil. So there. Okay, I'm gone now folks. See you next time.
This has been brought to you by the mind of a teen who is suffering from sleep deprivation… Night everybody!
