Notes: "*" means lyrics/singing





Everyday is a Winding Road



Chapter Two: Guess What I Can Do!





Negaduck chuckled evily as Megavolt and Quackerjack headed off for the power company to complete step one. He drummed his fingers against eachother as he grinned deviously at how perfect his plan was. It wasn't long before he was laughing maniacally at his master scheme. At least until a shoe hit him in the back of the head.

"Shut up you demented HYENA! I SWEAR I'll make you PAY for treating a lady like this!"

He whirled around in his swivel chair and skulked over to Nanake, tied up in the corner. She had managed to sit up and kick her shoe off at him. He snatched her up by the coller of her shirt and snarled in her face,

"If I were you, I wouldn't press my LUCK!"

"Psh! I'm not scared of YOU!" She spat at him.

He roared and slammed her down on the ground,

"You're pretty STUPID then aren't you?!"



He stormed into the next room, grumbling profanity. Nanake sighed and fell back over on her side to relax. Suddenly a sound hit her ears. The sound of music, but where was it coming from? Her eyes wandered when she noticed a speaker on the wall, and she smiled.



The radio played a song from the 80's that Nanake recognized immediately, "Always Something There To Remind Me" by Naked Eyes.



"*I walk along the city streets you used to walk along with me

And every step I take reminds me of just how we used to be

Well, how can I forget you, girl?

When there is always something there to remind me*"

She stared at the speaker and the music grew louder. She smiled as she closed her eyes and her ropes snapped. She stood up and cracked her knuckles, summoning her magic.



Negaduck looked up from his work on a devious torture machine when he heard music coming from the other room.

"*Always something there to remind me*"



Nanake stood upon the desk and pointed at the several knives of Negaduck's that were piled across the room, and they lifted off the ground. She smiled and made them dance in the air.



"*As shadows fall, I pass a small cafe where we would dance at night

And I can't help recalling how it felt to kiss and hold you tight

Well, how can I forget you, girl?

When there is always something there to remind me

Always something there to remind me*"



She danced around on the desk as office supplies started to float through the air.



"*I was born to love her, and I'll never be free

You'll always be a part of me*"



Bushroot peeked around the corner and a smile slowly spread across his face at the site as his eyes looked on with wonder of a child.



"*If you should find you miss the sweet and tender love we used to share

Just go back to the places where we used to go, and I'll be there

Well, how can I forget you, girl?

When there is always something there to remind me

Always something there to remind me*"



Nanake giggled as she twirled atop the desk, business cards fluttered above her head in circles and designs.



"*I was born to love her, and I will never be free

You'll always be a part of me*"



Negaduck slowly opened the door a crack and saw office supplies dancing in the air around Nanake who was dancing and giggling on top of HIS desk. His eyes widened and then he smirked evilly at his discovery,

"(A girl who's got magical powers. We could use her. She looks smart, not like those IDIOT MUTANTS. She'll do nicely.)"



"*'Cause there is always something there to remind me

Always something there to remind me

There's always something there to remind me

Always something there to remind me*"



Nanake smiled as the business cards fluttered like hyper-activebutterflies. One landed on her beak and tickled her a bit before flitting away.



"*Always something there to remind me*"



Negaduck crept in and quietly shut the door. Bright sparkles and colors seemed to fill the room.



"*Always something there to remind me*"



Bushroot saw Negaduck enter, and looked to see her completely oblivious that Negaduck had entered.



"*Always something there to remind me*"



Little sparkles touched her beak and she smiled and turned just as Negaduck reached the desk. Her smile disappeared.



"*Always something there to remind me*"



The smirk he gave her sent chills up her spine. She looked into his cold eyes behind his mask and froze. She was afraid, and it was showing.

"Heh." He snatched her wrist and all of the office supplies and cards fell dead and lifeless once again to the ground. He dragged her to a cage that would confine her. A cage that wouldn't be broken by magic. Brute strength, yes, but not magic. And she didn't look like she had much brute strength at all. Negaduck then left the room to plan how to get her to cross over to the... "dark side."



To Be Continued...