Author : Wild-Melody
Disclaimer : Don't own 'em.
Warning : I'm sick so I don't care at the moment, and I'm too confused to even try and figure it out…so nah! Oh, one last thing, you tell me what you think happens at the end.
Read and Review please, and don't kill me for where I've ended this story.
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Chapter 8 : The End
"I want you to let Tanya take a look at you." Wildwing said from his seat in the Migrator. He didn't even turn around to look at her. Mallory opened her mouth to argue the point when Wing added, "And don't argue with me, just let her take a look at you. I'm already down one player, I don't need two."
So I'm not benched anymore? Mal wondered. She sighed and looked down at where her hand was still covered up the evidence of the wound, I'm not going to let Tanya look at me, there is nothing she can do to help me. In a few days there won't be anything anyone can do to help me. She glared at the back of Wildwing's head, it was just then that he decided to turn around and look at her He'd come to a red light. "What?!" she huffed.
"I could ask you the same thing." he countered.
"I said I was alright, I don't know why you keep on making such a big deal about it." Mallory shot another glare in his direction. "I'm fine!"
"Then why do you keep holding your side?" Wildwing asked, turning around to face forward again.
She continued to glare at the back of Wing's head. "I'm fine!" she said to no one in particular.
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The Migrator pulled into the Pond and stopped, before Wildwing even had the engines shut off Mallory was down the plank and off. "Bet ya ten to one she don't even go see Tanya." Duke said from beside Wildwing. Wing looked over at him and shook his head.
"Probably not. I'll have to mention something about it to Tanya later, when Mal's not around." Wing unbuckled his belts and followed Grin and Duke out of the Migrator.
"So, you're not gonna lock Mal-Mal up then?" Duke asked as he and Wildwing wondered toward the control room.
Wing turned to regard the gray drake. "I don't know right now Duke. I've just got so many things going on in my head right now. She's hiding something from us and I don't know what it is. I don't know if it's something dangerous or if it's just something personal that she doesn't want to talk to us about…" the white drake paused as he looked up and down the hallway they were in. "There's something not quite right about her right now…I don't know, I can't really put my finger on it." He shook his head as he tried to get his thoughts in order.
"She hit me with something Duke, and I don't know what. I never saw a thing, no weapon no nothing. It was like she…I don't know!" he flung his hands up into the air. "I just don't know, she's changing right before our eyes, and I don't know what the outcome of that change is going to be. Will she still be the same duck or will she be something new? Will she be a danger to us or not?" Wing shook his head, "I wish I had the answers to those questions but I don't." he looked Duke right in the eye.
"I wish I could answer 'em for ya Wing, but I know less than ya's do." Duke shook his head. "Maybe if ya ask Tanya, she and Mal-Mal seem to talk a lot. She might know."
"I'll try that," Wing said, he turned to head toward the infirmary. Duke turned to head toward his room, some relaxation time was in order.
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The doors to the infirmary swooshed open and both Mallory and Tanya glanced up to look at who had just walked in. Both their eyes met Wildwing's. "Um, Tanya…" Wing paused as he looked at where Mal was standing. She was standing right next to his brother, her eyes too looked down at the unconscious duck. "Can I speak with you for a second?"
"Ah, sure Wildwing." Tanya looked over at Mallory who smiled and nodded her head. Tanya followed Wing out of the infirmary which left Mallory alone in there with Nosedive.
She looked down at him once more, the sadness that clogged her throat threatened to choke her as tears came to her eyes. You can heal him. She heard her mother's voice gently echo in her head.
I can?
Yes, just lay your right hand over his heart and listen to me as I instruct you in what to do. Mal did what she was told and laid her hand over the teen-ager's heart. A few seconds later she felt an electric bolt arc between their bodies. You felt it didn't you? Mal nodded her head. Good, now close your eyes and concentrate. Mal did as she was told and closed her eyes. Images began to flood her mind. She saw Nosedive's heart beating irregularly, felt his pulse plummet then race only to slow down to a normal pace. His breathing was irregular and shallow.
Mallory left out a long shuddering sigh. This is the easy part Mallory, now comes the hard part. Place your left hand over your own heart. Mal did as instructed. Now release the energy you feel there, grab hold of it and release it from it's cage. Mal didn't quite understand what she was suppose to do but she tried anyhow. She felt a warm sensation travel out of her chest and down her arms. She felt the electrical bolt arc between her and Nosedive's bodies once more. The teenager took in a shuddering breath and slowly opened his eyes.
"What the-" he paused as he saw Mal, her hand gently placed against his chest, just over his heart. "Mal?"
She opened her eyes and looked down at him and smiled tenderly. Something he'd never seen her do before. "You feeling alright there girly-girl?" Nosedive asked as he struggled to sit up.
"I'm fine Nosedive." she answered. One last electrical bolt raced between their bodies, with it a series of images flooded Nosedive's mind. He gasped. A strange drake grabbing hold of Mallory, or someone that looked a lot like her. Magick crackled through the air and a tall dark drake materialized from nowhere. The two drakes fought, magickal energy charged the air. The look alike Mallory ran to the newcomer's side, the name 'Darkskies' was heard. The two ducks locked hands, an energy unlike anything that had ever been known before charged the air till it danced with it. Suddenly, in a whirl of colors, the other drake disappeared. 'Are you alright Skysong?' the tall drake asked. 'Yes,' the female answered..
The visions stopped and Nosedive looked questioningly up at Mallory. "What in the hell was that?" he asked as he scooted away from her. "What are you?" his voice began to raise to a fevered pitch.
He saw the visions of who and what you are Mallory. Windracer said. You will have a lot to explain, our kind was not welcomed with open arms after the final battle with Nightshade. A great despair filled Windracer's voice. That is one of the reason your father hid your heritage from you I'm afraid.
Mallory looked at Nosedive, at the fear she saw reflected there in his eyes. "I'm a magick user Nosedive." she answered quietly. "I come from a proud line of magick-users, but I never new this until not very long ago." The fear in his eyes did not diminish, in fact it only grew. "I'm still me, I haven't changed any." She started to walk toward him but he leapt from the bed and ran from the infirmary, almost knocking Tanya and Wildwing over.
Nosedive hid behind Wildwing, his eyes were opened wide with fear, and they looked directly at her. "Keep her away from me!" Nosedive screamed.
Mallory stayed where she was, unsure of what to do. She looked from Wildwing to Tanya and saw the confusion paralleled in their eyes. They don't understand what's going on…but really neither do I. Mal thought.
"She's a witch!" Nosedive yelled as he pointed an accusing finger at Mal.
Both Wildwing and Tanya's eyes opened wide in surprise. "What?!"
Mal backed up, unsure of what to do. "I'm not a witch." she said. "I'm a magick-user. There is a difference."
Wildwing looked down at his little brother, "What happened?" he asked.
"I woke up and there she was with her hand on my chest, trying to suck the life out of me!" Nosedive said, his eyes never leaving where Mallory stood.
"I was not!" Mallory shouted. "I healed you! If not for me then you'd still be lying on that bed."
"She's lying, she was trying to kill me. You know the stories about them Wildwing! They steal children in the middle of the night for their sacrifices and all of their other evil doings! She'll kill all of us in our sleep." Nosedive started to scream hysterically.
"I will not," Mallory said, trying to remain calm.
A strange energy overcame her and her eyes glazed over, not really seeing what was in front of her but rather what she was being made to see.
Wildwing and Tanya advanced on her, there was something in their eyes that she just didn't like. Something not to be trusted. She looked from one to the other, suddenly feeling like a cornered animal. All her instincts screamed to be heard. It was her worse nightmare coming true. Her friends had turned on her because of the truth.
She didn't hear the silent laughter in her head or notice the stunned and confused looks on her teammates faces as she rushed past them. Suddenly she feared for her life and her only instinct was to run as far as possible from the stimulant of the fear.
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Wildwing looked confusedly at Tanya as Mallory suddenly rushed past them, looking for all intents and purposes like the devil was hot on her tail. "Mallory!" he called. She didn't stop. She acted like she didn't even hear him. "What in the hell?" he said as he looked from his little brother over to Tanya.
"She's evil I tell you," Nosedive said. "She was trying to kill me."
"We've known Mallory for how long now…she just wouldn't change like that…would she?" Wing said as he shifted his gaze once more to look at Tanya.
"Um, kinda hard to tell Wing," Tanya said, the look on her face saying she was just as perplexed as the other two on the sudden deviation in their teammate's behavior. "You know about the stories about the magick users back on Puckworld. We j-just don't know how having that kind of p-po-power would change her." Tanya said, her gaze falling on the way Mallory had just went.
"I just can't believe she would turn on us," Wing said.
Well then, I changed the ending to this chapter. I guess you'll have to see how much more things are changed in 'The Awakening', that's my next pet project. Things are really going to go awry in that one, considering how differently the ending has been altered in the revised version of this story. Well, hope you've enjoyed so far! Let me know.