1 Author's Note~ Thanks for the reviews all bye~
"NOSEDIVE", hollered Mr. Flashblade, "Do you understand what failing is? Probably your so stupid!"
"Dad what do you mean", says an eight-year-old Nosedive.
"I just got your report card. You're doing horrible! I can't stand you, you little rodent! How dare you allow yourself to become so stupid! You're a disgrace!"
"Dad I-"
The father no longer cared what the son had to say, but instead hit him. Punching, throwing objects, and even his son was all part of Nosedive's punishment.
His father left to him there bleeding, when the mother walked in. The father now leaves the child bleeding on the floor, the mother doesn't care but wants to know what the fight was about. Later Nosedive is found by his older brother and a horrified Canard.
Nosedive heard the screaming, the thoughts replaced themselves back into his head
"You're a disgrace!"
The hitting the punching, the throwing, and the abandoning.
~*~
"Dad", stuttered a sixteen-year-old Nosedive, "Is that you?"
"WildWing?"
"No, I'm your other son, WildWing's older now, much older."
"Ah Nosedive, are you yelling at me Nosedive. Yes I know WildWing is older now, but the last time I saw him he was a miserable teenager that walked out on his family."
"Oh. How did you get here?"
"Dragounous sent me and was planning on holding me ransom, for some mask. He than found out about our family history and decided it would be better if I came here. I can't believe you brats decided to leave us. Is your brother here?"
"Yes Dad."
"Don't call me that!"
"Call you what?"
"Dad."
"Why not?"
"Because real sons don't walk out on their families. However I'm supposed to love you no matter what right?"
"Um, dad I dunno. Yeah, but-"
"Quit stuttering it's not pleasant. Now like all good fathers I'm gong to teach you brats a lesson, starting with you!"
His father lunged at him, and quickly started throwing anything he could at his son.
Nosedive couldn't defend himself, how do you hit your own father?
"You little brats left us", cried the father as he threw numerous objects at his son, "You walked out on your family! You runaway!"
"Da-"
"SHUT UP! When will you ever have the common sense to shut up! Do you know all of the sacrifices I made for you kids? I had dinner with your friends, I let you go to parties, and I let you stay out late. I can't stand you! You never said thank you, and you never brought home anything good. Always bad grades, that was your job right Nosedive? You couldn't bring in any happiness to the family, right?"
"Dad I'm sorry, I tried in school, I just didn't' understand it. I needed help, I'm sorry."
"SO now it's my fault?"
"I didn't say that!"
"You're saying that that I never helped you with your studies! I can't believe you could say such a thing!"
All the time Nosedive was dodging flying plates, or any item that was bolted down to the floor.
"AH", cried Nosedive as he woke up sopping wet, drenched in sweat.
The door immediately swung open by Duke and Mallory.
"Dive are you okay", questioned Duke loudly, "Nosedive answer us."
Nosedive got up and backed away from his opponents, they were going to hit him!
It was dark in the room, and Nosedive didn't even know who he was facing, all he knew was that someone was there and that someone wanted something.
"Nosedive", said Mallory, "What's the matter with you. Are you okay?"
"LEAVE ME ALONE", screamed a frightened Nosedive, "Go away! I didn't do anything to you! Go away!"
"No one said you did, Nosedive calm down."
"Leave me alone! I don't care if I'm a mess up, just leave me alone! Please! I didn't do anything on purpose! I'm sorry okay? I'm sorry! I tried dad, I did!"
"He thinks we're his parents", whispered Duke, "What should we do?"
"Turn the light on", said Mallory, "That way he can recognize us."
Duke stepped forward to the switch but Nosedive screamed louder,
"Don't move! I'm sorry okay? That was then, this is now! Please! Leave me alone! I don't care if you don't like, I'm sixteen and I'm taking anymore of this! I'll get WildWing!"
"WildWing", said Duke, "That's it, go get WildWing, I'll stay here with him."
"Okay", said Mallory as she sprinted off.
By then Tanya and Grin approached the doorway.
"What is going on", asked Tanya.
"I'm not sure", said Duke, "But he thinks that I'm his father, and Mallory was his mother."
"What?"
Canard started coming down, "I heard the kid screaming what's going on?"
"GO AWAY", cried Nosedive.
"Nosedive are you okay", asked Canard.
Canard went to enter the room, but Duke stopped him.
"Don't' go in there, he needs help, we're getting WildWing, just hang until then. He's losing it."
"STOP", cried Nosedive, "I didn't do anything to you! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to mess up the family! Okay? Please can't we just start over like regular families? Not that ours is bad. I'll get good grades, not that I didn't before."
"Why does he keep almost contradicting himself", asked Tanya.
"Because", sighed Canard, "No matter what he said to his parents they always had a counter attack. That's one of the reasons he didn't talk for a while, afraid of whatever he would say would be wrong. However he's sixteen now, and I guess he's more woa if you know what I mean."
The ducks nodded.
"Go away", pleaded Nosedive who was now crying, "Please. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
Nosedive fell to the floor, grasping his head, tears streaming down his face.
"I didn't mean to", he choked, "I'm sorry."
"He's blaming himself", cried Canard in disbelief.
"For what", asked Tanya.
"I think everything, and the whole runaway thing."
"Why would he do that?"
"The fight started over his behavior in school."
"Oh."
Finally what seemed like eternity a running Mallory and WildWing approached them.
"Where is he", asked WildWing.
"In there", said Canard, pointing to the room.
They looked at Nosedive. He was kneeling on the floor, his hands on his head, his head down, and crying hysterically pleading with the world to forgive him.
WildWing rushed over to his brother, and slid next to him.
"Dive", he said.
Nosedive looked up, still not recognizing what was going on, he screamed.
"GO AWAY", he said.
He tried to get up, but had no more energy. However he put up and fight and struggled to get out his brother's area.
His brother tried talking to him, but only received a mouthful of "I'm sorry", and "I didn't mean to".
Finally realizing that talking was futile, he embraced his brother in a tight hug. Nosedive tried to resist, he tried to get out, but his brother held him tighter. This time it was Nosedive who was doing the giving up. Realizing that he had been got he started sobbing hysterically.
Much to Nosedive's surprise the arms that grasped him, were not strangling him, or holding him in a harsh manner. Instead they were warm, and welcoming. They held him like he was a baby and allowed him to cry into their chest.
The thing that surprised him more was the fact that the words emulating from the duck were soothing and kind; words of reassurance and love.
"Sshh", said the voice, "It's okay, I'm here now."
Duke went over and turned the light, allowing Nosedive to see what was going on.
"What happened", demanded Nosedive, "Where did they go?"
"They were never here sweetie", said WildWing, "It's all over okay?"
"That dream it was so real", cried Nosedive.
"Want to talk about it?"
"NO! I hate him! I never did anything to him!"
Nosedive could no longer speak but started crying.
"It's okay Dive", said WildWing.
"No it's not! I'm sorry!"
"Dive, for what?"
There was a pause of a deadly silence. Finally Nosedive choked out in a small whisper.
"Ruining the family."
"What", cried WildWing loudly.
"I'm sorry okay? Don't get mad at me too!"
"Nosedive", cried WildWing turning his brother so they were face to face. "I would never get mad at you like that. Now why the heck do you think your responsible? Are you crazy?"
"I did!" Nosedive shrugged off his brother's hands.
"It's my fault", continued Nosedive. "The fight started because of me! We ran out of because of that fight! I started that fight! And when Dad came here again it was my fault! He was mad at me, I got him mad! It's my fault that we don't have a family!"
Nosedive stood up, his brother remained silent who was completely shocked with the thoughts of his brother. As WildWing absorbed the viewpoint of his brother, Nosedive ran out of the room sick of holding the spotlight.
Canard stopped him in the hall.
"Hey hey hey", he said calmly, "Where's the fire?"
"Let go!"
"Nosedive", said Canard, "Please just listen to yourself, it wasn't your fault. It was your screw-up father's fault. And your mom's too."
"NO IT WASN'T!"
Nosedive ran out of his grip. At the moment Phil had walked in and saw Nosedive running down the hall.
Both bumped into one another.
"Hey Nosedive", said Phil, "Wanna slow down?"
The teenager sat up, as he did Phil realized that he was upset, for his eyes were red, and his face was wet with tears. His shirt was drenched from sweat, and he had bags under his eyes.
"Dive", he choked out helping the teenager up, "What's the matter?"
"It's my fault!"
"What is?"
"I'm sick of talking about this! Just drop it!"
"Okay fine whatever you say. You want to get something to eat?"
Nosedive looked at his manager. Phil had no clue what was going on at the moment, WildWing and Canard were shocked beyond all belief, and the other ducks were confused and pitied Nosedive. You could read it off their faces so quickly it wasn't even funny.
Nosedive thought of his options, he could face his brother and Canard and they would make him talk. He didn't want to talk, he didn't want to tell them how he destroyed their family; he felt guilty and embarrassed. Then he looked at the ducks, they would make him talk about it, and he did not want to talk. He couldn't very well drift off to sleep with those memories so near to him. So he decided to go with Phil.
"Fine", he muttered, "I want a sandwich."
"Okay", said Phil, "You want me to go make you one?"
"No! I want to eat out, come on they're open all the time. Let's go."
Nosedive dragged Phil out, even though Nosedive's pajama's consisted of a white shirt and sweat pants. So he was pretty much dressed.
"Nosedive", said WildWing, "I don't even know where to start."
"Just drop it, I said I was sorry. Geez its never enough for you people."
WildWing was looked hurt, and he was hurt but he blew it off.
"Nosedive we need to talk."
"You're right", said Canard, "You both need to talk, but not now. The both of you are too emotional. Nosedive go for a car ride, it'll be good for you, WildWing you stay with me. Now all of you go."
Phil grabbed the teenager but not before retrieving a jacket for him. Canard pulled his best friend into the rec room.
Tomorrow the Flashblade's were going to talk, and get it out in the open, whether they wanted to or not.
"NOSEDIVE", hollered Mr. Flashblade, "Do you understand what failing is? Probably your so stupid!"
"Dad what do you mean", says an eight-year-old Nosedive.
"I just got your report card. You're doing horrible! I can't stand you, you little rodent! How dare you allow yourself to become so stupid! You're a disgrace!"
"Dad I-"
The father no longer cared what the son had to say, but instead hit him. Punching, throwing objects, and even his son was all part of Nosedive's punishment.
His father left to him there bleeding, when the mother walked in. The father now leaves the child bleeding on the floor, the mother doesn't care but wants to know what the fight was about. Later Nosedive is found by his older brother and a horrified Canard.
Nosedive heard the screaming, the thoughts replaced themselves back into his head
"You're a disgrace!"
The hitting the punching, the throwing, and the abandoning.
~*~
"Dad", stuttered a sixteen-year-old Nosedive, "Is that you?"
"WildWing?"
"No, I'm your other son, WildWing's older now, much older."
"Ah Nosedive, are you yelling at me Nosedive. Yes I know WildWing is older now, but the last time I saw him he was a miserable teenager that walked out on his family."
"Oh. How did you get here?"
"Dragounous sent me and was planning on holding me ransom, for some mask. He than found out about our family history and decided it would be better if I came here. I can't believe you brats decided to leave us. Is your brother here?"
"Yes Dad."
"Don't call me that!"
"Call you what?"
"Dad."
"Why not?"
"Because real sons don't walk out on their families. However I'm supposed to love you no matter what right?"
"Um, dad I dunno. Yeah, but-"
"Quit stuttering it's not pleasant. Now like all good fathers I'm gong to teach you brats a lesson, starting with you!"
His father lunged at him, and quickly started throwing anything he could at his son.
Nosedive couldn't defend himself, how do you hit your own father?
"You little brats left us", cried the father as he threw numerous objects at his son, "You walked out on your family! You runaway!"
"Da-"
"SHUT UP! When will you ever have the common sense to shut up! Do you know all of the sacrifices I made for you kids? I had dinner with your friends, I let you go to parties, and I let you stay out late. I can't stand you! You never said thank you, and you never brought home anything good. Always bad grades, that was your job right Nosedive? You couldn't bring in any happiness to the family, right?"
"Dad I'm sorry, I tried in school, I just didn't' understand it. I needed help, I'm sorry."
"SO now it's my fault?"
"I didn't say that!"
"You're saying that that I never helped you with your studies! I can't believe you could say such a thing!"
All the time Nosedive was dodging flying plates, or any item that was bolted down to the floor.
"AH", cried Nosedive as he woke up sopping wet, drenched in sweat.
The door immediately swung open by Duke and Mallory.
"Dive are you okay", questioned Duke loudly, "Nosedive answer us."
Nosedive got up and backed away from his opponents, they were going to hit him!
It was dark in the room, and Nosedive didn't even know who he was facing, all he knew was that someone was there and that someone wanted something.
"Nosedive", said Mallory, "What's the matter with you. Are you okay?"
"LEAVE ME ALONE", screamed a frightened Nosedive, "Go away! I didn't do anything to you! Go away!"
"No one said you did, Nosedive calm down."
"Leave me alone! I don't care if I'm a mess up, just leave me alone! Please! I didn't do anything on purpose! I'm sorry okay? I'm sorry! I tried dad, I did!"
"He thinks we're his parents", whispered Duke, "What should we do?"
"Turn the light on", said Mallory, "That way he can recognize us."
Duke stepped forward to the switch but Nosedive screamed louder,
"Don't move! I'm sorry okay? That was then, this is now! Please! Leave me alone! I don't care if you don't like, I'm sixteen and I'm taking anymore of this! I'll get WildWing!"
"WildWing", said Duke, "That's it, go get WildWing, I'll stay here with him."
"Okay", said Mallory as she sprinted off.
By then Tanya and Grin approached the doorway.
"What is going on", asked Tanya.
"I'm not sure", said Duke, "But he thinks that I'm his father, and Mallory was his mother."
"What?"
Canard started coming down, "I heard the kid screaming what's going on?"
"GO AWAY", cried Nosedive.
"Nosedive are you okay", asked Canard.
Canard went to enter the room, but Duke stopped him.
"Don't' go in there, he needs help, we're getting WildWing, just hang until then. He's losing it."
"STOP", cried Nosedive, "I didn't do anything to you! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to mess up the family! Okay? Please can't we just start over like regular families? Not that ours is bad. I'll get good grades, not that I didn't before."
"Why does he keep almost contradicting himself", asked Tanya.
"Because", sighed Canard, "No matter what he said to his parents they always had a counter attack. That's one of the reasons he didn't talk for a while, afraid of whatever he would say would be wrong. However he's sixteen now, and I guess he's more woa if you know what I mean."
The ducks nodded.
"Go away", pleaded Nosedive who was now crying, "Please. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
Nosedive fell to the floor, grasping his head, tears streaming down his face.
"I didn't mean to", he choked, "I'm sorry."
"He's blaming himself", cried Canard in disbelief.
"For what", asked Tanya.
"I think everything, and the whole runaway thing."
"Why would he do that?"
"The fight started over his behavior in school."
"Oh."
Finally what seemed like eternity a running Mallory and WildWing approached them.
"Where is he", asked WildWing.
"In there", said Canard, pointing to the room.
They looked at Nosedive. He was kneeling on the floor, his hands on his head, his head down, and crying hysterically pleading with the world to forgive him.
WildWing rushed over to his brother, and slid next to him.
"Dive", he said.
Nosedive looked up, still not recognizing what was going on, he screamed.
"GO AWAY", he said.
He tried to get up, but had no more energy. However he put up and fight and struggled to get out his brother's area.
His brother tried talking to him, but only received a mouthful of "I'm sorry", and "I didn't mean to".
Finally realizing that talking was futile, he embraced his brother in a tight hug. Nosedive tried to resist, he tried to get out, but his brother held him tighter. This time it was Nosedive who was doing the giving up. Realizing that he had been got he started sobbing hysterically.
Much to Nosedive's surprise the arms that grasped him, were not strangling him, or holding him in a harsh manner. Instead they were warm, and welcoming. They held him like he was a baby and allowed him to cry into their chest.
The thing that surprised him more was the fact that the words emulating from the duck were soothing and kind; words of reassurance and love.
"Sshh", said the voice, "It's okay, I'm here now."
Duke went over and turned the light, allowing Nosedive to see what was going on.
"What happened", demanded Nosedive, "Where did they go?"
"They were never here sweetie", said WildWing, "It's all over okay?"
"That dream it was so real", cried Nosedive.
"Want to talk about it?"
"NO! I hate him! I never did anything to him!"
Nosedive could no longer speak but started crying.
"It's okay Dive", said WildWing.
"No it's not! I'm sorry!"
"Dive, for what?"
There was a pause of a deadly silence. Finally Nosedive choked out in a small whisper.
"Ruining the family."
"What", cried WildWing loudly.
"I'm sorry okay? Don't get mad at me too!"
"Nosedive", cried WildWing turning his brother so they were face to face. "I would never get mad at you like that. Now why the heck do you think your responsible? Are you crazy?"
"I did!" Nosedive shrugged off his brother's hands.
"It's my fault", continued Nosedive. "The fight started because of me! We ran out of because of that fight! I started that fight! And when Dad came here again it was my fault! He was mad at me, I got him mad! It's my fault that we don't have a family!"
Nosedive stood up, his brother remained silent who was completely shocked with the thoughts of his brother. As WildWing absorbed the viewpoint of his brother, Nosedive ran out of the room sick of holding the spotlight.
Canard stopped him in the hall.
"Hey hey hey", he said calmly, "Where's the fire?"
"Let go!"
"Nosedive", said Canard, "Please just listen to yourself, it wasn't your fault. It was your screw-up father's fault. And your mom's too."
"NO IT WASN'T!"
Nosedive ran out of his grip. At the moment Phil had walked in and saw Nosedive running down the hall.
Both bumped into one another.
"Hey Nosedive", said Phil, "Wanna slow down?"
The teenager sat up, as he did Phil realized that he was upset, for his eyes were red, and his face was wet with tears. His shirt was drenched from sweat, and he had bags under his eyes.
"Dive", he choked out helping the teenager up, "What's the matter?"
"It's my fault!"
"What is?"
"I'm sick of talking about this! Just drop it!"
"Okay fine whatever you say. You want to get something to eat?"
Nosedive looked at his manager. Phil had no clue what was going on at the moment, WildWing and Canard were shocked beyond all belief, and the other ducks were confused and pitied Nosedive. You could read it off their faces so quickly it wasn't even funny.
Nosedive thought of his options, he could face his brother and Canard and they would make him talk. He didn't want to talk, he didn't want to tell them how he destroyed their family; he felt guilty and embarrassed. Then he looked at the ducks, they would make him talk about it, and he did not want to talk. He couldn't very well drift off to sleep with those memories so near to him. So he decided to go with Phil.
"Fine", he muttered, "I want a sandwich."
"Okay", said Phil, "You want me to go make you one?"
"No! I want to eat out, come on they're open all the time. Let's go."
Nosedive dragged Phil out, even though Nosedive's pajama's consisted of a white shirt and sweat pants. So he was pretty much dressed.
"Nosedive", said WildWing, "I don't even know where to start."
"Just drop it, I said I was sorry. Geez its never enough for you people."
WildWing was looked hurt, and he was hurt but he blew it off.
"Nosedive we need to talk."
"You're right", said Canard, "You both need to talk, but not now. The both of you are too emotional. Nosedive go for a car ride, it'll be good for you, WildWing you stay with me. Now all of you go."
Phil grabbed the teenager but not before retrieving a jacket for him. Canard pulled his best friend into the rec room.
Tomorrow the Flashblade's were going to talk, and get it out in the open, whether they wanted to or not.