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The cops hauled Nosedive down into the station, and the entire time the music was playing so loudly that Nosedive couldn't hear the officer's conversation.
"So what do you think", asked the officer.
"I know this kid", said Hendrix, "I mean he spent a week with us, he's a good kid. And I know his brother; man that is one good person right there. This kid is good, I spent time with him, and I watched him perform at our party, the id is a crack-up, very funny comedian. He's a good kid, why this happened; well you can't really blame him. He must of thought that they were going to take him away so he ran, and that idiot had a gun, which just escalated the whole situation."
"Well here's the good part of all it. No one is pressing charges after they heard Nosedive's side of the story but they do want him in a home, or put somewhere with other custodians. However I don't think he's going to take kindly to someone else telling him what to do. What do you think?"
"I was thinking maybe we could get his brother to live with him, that way he would be satisfied, and very happy. I've seen them together they are a great pair, that brother is so overprotective of his little brother it's not even funny. I think we should ask the lady in the car behind us-"
"You mean the social worker?"
"Yeah her, ask her if we could arrange him to live with his brother."
"Okay we can do that. But now what are we going to do about Nosedive and his little clothing problem. Or medical problem, kid has cuts all over!"
"Well his arm is scraped and it's not bleeding anymore, his leg isn't bleeding anymore, and for those cuts, well they are tiny. However if you are referring to his sopping wet and doused in mud as his clothing problem, than I haven't the faintest idea what we are going to do with him."
Hendrix knew Nosedive and he knew his brother, and he knew Canard. Hendrix was one of the best officers they had, very loyal, and noble, did as he was told, and did as was asked of him. He was about forty years old much older than his twenty year old boss, WildWing. However WildWing secretly admired him, and always asked of his opinion. Hendrix was almost like a father to WildWing, the way they acted around one another. Hendrix could even get WildWing do to what he wanted, (not that he would but that's the kind of relationship they had.)
Finally they all reached the station. The officers were very gentle with Nosedive, and since Nosedive didn't protest they didn't really have to do anything. Once Nosedive looked at the cells, all occupied with either thugs, or creeps, Nosedive groaned.
"You sit here kid", said the officer pointing a chair next to the receptionist.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Thanks!"
"No problem. Now I'm going to figure out this whole mess, you just stay here okay?"
"Okay I can do that, you want me to do anything though like help around?"
"Are you kidding me kid? Listen you a sweet boy, but check it you're drenched, and we can't have you getting mud all over the place little buddy. So look why don't you just sit tight okay?"
"No problem."
The officers left, although there was an officer constantly in the room, just to make sure. Hendrix had left to make a phone call.
~Hey you have reached all of us at whatever number you dialed in. Please leave a message at the beep~
~Beep~
"Hello Mr. Flashblade this is Hendrix, one of your officers. Your brother has been hauled into the station with a few charges, but no one is pressing, just needs someone to bail him out. Also there is another prob-"
"Hendrix", cried WildWing picking up the phone, "What's going on?"
"You better sit down."
"Okay, I'm sitting, what happened with my little brother?"
"Well the kid ran off when we were coming for him, and we chased him into town, kid is fast! Anyway he went into a store to catch his breath, and then the manager saw us coming after him he pulled a gun on him. Nosedive being as clever and smart as he is was able to get the gun out of his hands yet into his own possession, and aimed it at everyone as he tried to get free."
"Oh my gosh", said WildWing feeling very much faint.
"Well here's the thing that's not all of it. You see the manager decided to clear the charges, after he learned about Nosedive's situation."
"What's Nosedive's situation?"
"The reason we were called was because Nosedive was being beat by his grandfather."
"WHAT?"
By now all of the ducks had seen WildWing's sick expressions and now heard his voice screaming. They all crowded to the phone to see what was going on, however WildWing shoved them off.
"Well you see the neighbors have admitted to seeing the idlers beat, or hit your brother. They have also confessed the grandparents to emotionally abusing him, and stealing from him."
"WHAT?"
"Look I know that this is a lot to absorb for one person right now, but you just got to try and stay calm here."
"O-okay."
"Nosedive's paychecks were being sent to his house, or his grandparent's house, and they used the paychecks for Nosedive's school supplies, and clothing. However there was always a large portion left over which they kept. Nosedive was never allowed to touch that money."
"Oh my gosh!"
"So here's the thing, Nosedive is not being allowed permission to live with his grandparents, so he needs another legal guardian. Now since you don't have any other family, Nosedive is being asked to be placed in your custody. Right now he is here at the station, but not in a cell, but he is soaked in mud, blood, and water."
"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my goossh! My poor baby brother. Those idiots! Those unbelievable morons, how could they do such a thin-"
"Mr. Flashblade please, you need to come down and get your brother if you chose to take custody."
"YES! Yes I chose! I mean yes I'll take full custody of Nosedive."
"Well I kind of figured that, which is why I'm calling you instead of social services. We have a social worker here right now and she has the papers to legally take in your brother, than you have to go to a court in a few months but that's just to testify. So are you coming down?"
"Yes! Yes of course!"
"Mr. Flashblade let me talk to Canard okay?"
"What why?"
"Just hand him the phone."
"Why?"
"Because you sound like you're going to have a panic attack, now give him the phone okay?"
Now if this had been anyone else, WildWing would have had a fit with the person on the other line, but it was Mr. Hendrix, a man who WildWing thought of as a father. Therefore Mr. Hendrix could talk to WildWing in such a way and succeed.
WildWing passed Canard the phone, and then started grabbing his jacket and keys. He than ran into his room and grabbed some clothes.
"Mr. Thunderbeak? This is Hendrix. Look Nosedive is going to be put into WildWing's custody, long story just don't let WildWing drive."
"What? Custody?"
"He'll tell you on the way, just don't let Flashblade drive, he's too upset."
"Good idea, thanks."
With that both men dropped the phones and left. Canard asked Duke to accompany them just in case of anything, which Duke did immediately.
After WildWing had cleared up what was going on, and after Canard cleared up on how WildWing was not driving, everything was quiet, WildWing hadn't said a word but continued his gaze out the window.
"Wing", said Duke softly, "You okay?"
"They're my grandparents."
Canard looked away, it was sickening.
"Yeah I know Wing. But they're still people."
"People? Fine but these people happen to be my family members! Family members don't do that to one another."
"Well maybe it was their way of dealing with it."
"It's not fair! Why can't we have a regular family? Huh? Answer me that! You know I was actually glad when Nosedive was put in their custody."
"What", asked both ducks.
"I love my little brother to death, but he should have two parental figures both a different gender. So I thought it was better for him, and I didn't protest. He doesn't deserve this! And what about me? I'm not a good parent! I'm not even married, heck I ain't even dating! Geez. What am I supposed to do?"
"WildWing", said Canard, "You're going to play it by ear. You're going to continue to care for your brother, your brother will listen to you regardless. You're just upset that's all it is. Besides it's not like you're going to be in this by yourself. You have all of us right here beside you helping you raise him."
"I guess so. But it still hurts to know this happened, it shouldn't of happened!"
"Wing", said Duke, "It's called life."
At last they arrived to the station. The ducks jumped out of the car, and ran in.
"Hey Mr. Flashblade, Thunderbeak, L'Orange", said Hendrix. "You're brother is in the captain's office, we didn't put him in a cell, but he is cuffed up."
WildWing nodded as Hendrix led the way.
Inside the office WildWing saw his brother sleeping with his head back on a chair, his body completely slumped. His hands were laid down on his body with his hands hand cuffed. He was covered in mud, blood, and his hair was still wet along with other articles of clothing. A lot of it had dried, but there were still parts of him that were sopping wet.
WildWing gasped as he saw his brother.
"I can take the cuffs off as soon as you sign the papers", said Hendrix gently realizing how bloodcurdling it must be to see someone who you love with handcuffs on looking like a criminal.
"Oh", said WildWing, "Thanks."
The social worker walked in, "All you have to do is sign right here, and then he's yours."
WildWing clutched the pen and immediately wrote down his signature, and that was that. Nosedive was his. WildWing ran over to his brother, and shook him gently.
"Dive", he said softly while shaking him gently, "Dive wake up."
Nosedive's eyes stirred for a moment and then blinked, but soon enough Nosedive realized his brother was there.
"Wing!"
Nosedive would have hugged his brother but the handcuffs did permit. WildWing instead embraced his brother and rocked him.
"Guess what Dive", said WildWing.
"Wha?"
"The social worker says that you can stay with me, I'm your legal guardian!"
Nosedive blinked and pulled away, "Seriously?"
"Ya!"
"Oh my gosh! This is going to be great! Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh!"
Hendrix walked over and took the handcuffs off, and then started to walk away deciding it was best to leave the brothers.
"Hendrix", called Nosedive, "You kept up your end of the deal, and now I'm keeping up mine."
Nosedive reached into his pocket and pulled out a wallet and through it to Hendrix.
"Thanks Nosedive", said Hendrix and walked off.
WildWing took his brother and turned him so they were facing one another.
"Nosedive", he said, "Take these clothes and go change, and then call me and then I can try and get that mud out of your hair, without needing a bath. I'll put you in the sink or something."
"Okay", said Nosedive happy for a change of clothes.
So Nosedive returned with fresh new clothes, and WildWing managed to get most of the mud out of his hair. Then WildWing went over his cuts and put Band-Aids on the ones that needed it. Nosedive was now dry, and asleep in the car.
WildWing was sitting next to him, making sure Nosedive's head didn't go off in every direction, while he slept. Finally WildWing got so fed up with Nosedive continuously moving ahead on the speed bumps WildWing just placed his sleeping brother on his shoulder. When the walked in the other ducks had been notified on what was going on and were ready for whatever they needed to be.
Finally they arrived.
"Dive", said WildWing shaking his brother, "Dive wake up."
"Ican'tIdon'thaveenoughenergycarryme", mumbled Nosedive truly only half awake.
"What he'd say", asked Canard getting out of the car.
"He wants me to carry him", said WildWing.
"You got that much out of that", asked Duke.
WildWing shrugged, "We're brothers. You live with him your entire life and you'd be amazed with what you understand."
Canard and Duke stifled a laugh. WildWing pulled his brother out of the car and carried him up to the elevator. No one had noticed WildWing's face on account of the darkness, but if they had they would have a seen a ghostly pale blank expression.
"He heavy", asked Duke.
"No", gasped WildWing.
"Wing what's wrong", asked Canard.
"He's so light! Something's not right."
"You can get your answers in the morning", said Canard, "Don't worry about it now."
"No I'm going to get my answers now! Nosedive wake up!"
Nosedive stirred, "Fivemoreminutes", he mumbled at once.
"No more minutes, get up now!"
Duke and Canard were shocked at WildWing's harsh tone towards his most cherished sibling.
"I'm up, I'm up. Geez".
"Nosedive you want to explain something to me!"
"Huh? Am I in trouble, please don't be mad at me, please don't start yelling! I can't stand that yelling! Stop yel-"
WildWing snapped his brother into a tight hug and firmly held the back of his shirt in a tight grip.
"I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to yell, don't get upset."
WildWing let go of his brother, "You okay Dive?"
"Y-yeah", said Nosedive, "I just can't stand being yelled at."
"Why", asked Duke.
"None of your business", snapped Nosedive realizing that he and his brother were not alone.
"Who cares", said WildWing, "Nosedive why are you so light, it's like you're not eating or something."
"I wasn't eating."
"WHAT?"
"Well if I get in trouble than they would ground me something, along with dinner, and any other serving, so that kind of happened a lot regardless of what I did I always got that punishment anyway."
Nosedive looked away.
WildWing put a hand on his sibling's shoulder.
"Well I'll just have to fatten you up than."
"Yeah okay", grinned Nosedive.
Then Nosedive looked up at his big brother.
"You want me to pick you up again right", said WildWing.
Nosedive yawned, "Yup."
"Sure no problem."
WildWing picked up the smaller sibling and rocked him gently to sleep.
"And you were worried about being good enough", said Duke, "I think you're going to make a great legal guardian."
WildWing smiled, "Thanks Duke."
Finally the elevator came to a halt, and the four ducks came out, well really three since WildWing was carrying his brother, but nonetheless they all came out. The men walked down until they came across their door, which the found locked. Canard knocked, and was opened by Mallory.
Mallory gasped when she saw Nosedive, despite WildWing cleaning him up he still looked pretty bad.
"You should have seen him before", said Duke reading Mallory's thoughts.
Tanya rushed over to them and examined Nosedive, and then examined the brother, she didn't know who was worse. WildWing carried his brother to bed.
"Oh my gosh", said Tanya.
"Yeah", said Canard, "Basically."
"Well we got some food for you guys", said Mallory, "I'll heat it up for you."
"Thanks Mal-Mal", said Duke.
"No problem. Anyway is Nosedive with us and all?"
"Well its not official yet", said Canard while taking off his jacket, "We have to go to a family court now, and if that goes well, which it should then Nosedive is ours."
"Huh", said Mallory, "You know I actually missed him? I mean on Earth he was just a nuisance, but now I miss him, I'm glad he's with us."
"Yeah me too", piped in WildWing as he entered the room. "What time is it anyway?"
"Ten thirty", said Mallory, "You guys want to watch a movie or something?"
"Yeah", cried Tanya, "There is that movie that we wanted to see, it just started!"
So the ducks, and Phil crowded around the television and ate. They would have continued to stay this way if not for a certain interruption.
"AH", screamed Nosedive at the top of his lungs.
WildWing and Canard followed by the other ducks raced into the room.
They found Nosedive sitting up drenched in sweat, staring out into space and breathing quickly and shortly.
"Dive what's wrong", cried WildWing.
"Where am I", demanded Nosedive.
WildWing sighed in relief, "You're our place remember? You're going to live with us now."
Nosedive suddenly changed his expression, "Oh yeah!"
"You okay", asked WildWing.
"Yeah", yawned Nosedive just tired, "I'm going back to bed, night Wing."
"Night Dive."
So Nosedive went back to sleep, but again woke up. This time he still found a lack of brother, so left the room searching for him.
He entered the living room rubbing his eyes.
"Dive", asked WildWing, "You okay?"
Nosedive shook his head no.
"Bad dream?"
"Uh-huh."
"Come here Dive, you can stay with me for tonight."
Nosedive grinned, he was hoping WildWing would say that. He walked over to his brother, sat on his lap and laid down.
"Nosedive you okay", asked WildWing noticing his brother's worry. It was written all over his face.
"It was so real."
"You want to talk about it?"
Nosedive shook his head no and rested his head on his brother.
"You sure?"
"Yes! I'm sure okay?"
"Geez sorry, don't have a panic attack on me now."
"Sorry."
"Thas okay. Nosedive if there is something wrong you can tell me. I won't get mad or anything you know that! Now do you want to talk about it?"
Nosedive turned over facing his brother. He sat up, (of course on WildWing).
"It was about grandma and grandpa, just reliving the whole thing."
WildWing wanted to grasp his brother, but found himself unable for Nosedive was sitting on him.
"I don't know it was just scary."
"How so? What happened anyway?"
"Got a bad report card."
"Oh. So the fight started over that?"
"Yeah kinda. Just escalated."
"Oh. Well that won't happen anymore. Nothing can hurt you now, you're safe, okay?"
"Yeah I know that. But it hurt!"
"You don't mean the physical pains do you?"
"I mean those mean words! They said mean stuff!"
"They didn't mean it, just wanted to get your attention and all. It'll be okay."
"They yelled at me every night", continued Nosedive ignoring his brother entirely. "I didn't even do anything sometimes, they weren't nice."
WildWing decided on not trying to stop his brother, it was obvious Nosedive needed to talk about it whether he wanted to or not. So WildWing kept quiet and let Nosedive continued, as Mallory lowered the volume on the show.
"I mean really really mean, I didn't do anything and they hated me! I didn't do anything WildWing, I didn't honest! So why did they have to be so cruel?"
Nosedive couldn't continue as he remembered his past, he quickly try to pry his mind from the memories but failed miserably. He started crying, and decided he couldn't say anymore.
Nosedive got off his brother and headed towards their room crying, however WildWing grabbed his arm preventing that. He pulled his brother into him and hugged him and rubbed his back.
"Okay Dive, okay, it's okay."
Nosedive sobbed into his brother uncontrollably. WildWing just held him as the others watched feeling awkward. It was quite clear that it was more that just that event of that night, it was everything, the fact that he had no parents to care for him, the fact that his grandparents couldn't be humane, and the whole thing where Nosedive needed to get money, or when Nosedive needed to get this and to get that. It wasn't fair and he couldn't end the train of misery.
WildWing held his brother and finally rocked him to sleep.
"Tomorrow is another day", said WildWing, "Another day."
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The cops hauled Nosedive down into the station, and the entire time the music was playing so loudly that Nosedive couldn't hear the officer's conversation.
"So what do you think", asked the officer.
"I know this kid", said Hendrix, "I mean he spent a week with us, he's a good kid. And I know his brother; man that is one good person right there. This kid is good, I spent time with him, and I watched him perform at our party, the id is a crack-up, very funny comedian. He's a good kid, why this happened; well you can't really blame him. He must of thought that they were going to take him away so he ran, and that idiot had a gun, which just escalated the whole situation."
"Well here's the good part of all it. No one is pressing charges after they heard Nosedive's side of the story but they do want him in a home, or put somewhere with other custodians. However I don't think he's going to take kindly to someone else telling him what to do. What do you think?"
"I was thinking maybe we could get his brother to live with him, that way he would be satisfied, and very happy. I've seen them together they are a great pair, that brother is so overprotective of his little brother it's not even funny. I think we should ask the lady in the car behind us-"
"You mean the social worker?"
"Yeah her, ask her if we could arrange him to live with his brother."
"Okay we can do that. But now what are we going to do about Nosedive and his little clothing problem. Or medical problem, kid has cuts all over!"
"Well his arm is scraped and it's not bleeding anymore, his leg isn't bleeding anymore, and for those cuts, well they are tiny. However if you are referring to his sopping wet and doused in mud as his clothing problem, than I haven't the faintest idea what we are going to do with him."
Hendrix knew Nosedive and he knew his brother, and he knew Canard. Hendrix was one of the best officers they had, very loyal, and noble, did as he was told, and did as was asked of him. He was about forty years old much older than his twenty year old boss, WildWing. However WildWing secretly admired him, and always asked of his opinion. Hendrix was almost like a father to WildWing, the way they acted around one another. Hendrix could even get WildWing do to what he wanted, (not that he would but that's the kind of relationship they had.)
Finally they all reached the station. The officers were very gentle with Nosedive, and since Nosedive didn't protest they didn't really have to do anything. Once Nosedive looked at the cells, all occupied with either thugs, or creeps, Nosedive groaned.
"You sit here kid", said the officer pointing a chair next to the receptionist.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Thanks!"
"No problem. Now I'm going to figure out this whole mess, you just stay here okay?"
"Okay I can do that, you want me to do anything though like help around?"
"Are you kidding me kid? Listen you a sweet boy, but check it you're drenched, and we can't have you getting mud all over the place little buddy. So look why don't you just sit tight okay?"
"No problem."
The officers left, although there was an officer constantly in the room, just to make sure. Hendrix had left to make a phone call.
~Hey you have reached all of us at whatever number you dialed in. Please leave a message at the beep~
~Beep~
"Hello Mr. Flashblade this is Hendrix, one of your officers. Your brother has been hauled into the station with a few charges, but no one is pressing, just needs someone to bail him out. Also there is another prob-"
"Hendrix", cried WildWing picking up the phone, "What's going on?"
"You better sit down."
"Okay, I'm sitting, what happened with my little brother?"
"Well the kid ran off when we were coming for him, and we chased him into town, kid is fast! Anyway he went into a store to catch his breath, and then the manager saw us coming after him he pulled a gun on him. Nosedive being as clever and smart as he is was able to get the gun out of his hands yet into his own possession, and aimed it at everyone as he tried to get free."
"Oh my gosh", said WildWing feeling very much faint.
"Well here's the thing that's not all of it. You see the manager decided to clear the charges, after he learned about Nosedive's situation."
"What's Nosedive's situation?"
"The reason we were called was because Nosedive was being beat by his grandfather."
"WHAT?"
By now all of the ducks had seen WildWing's sick expressions and now heard his voice screaming. They all crowded to the phone to see what was going on, however WildWing shoved them off.
"Well you see the neighbors have admitted to seeing the idlers beat, or hit your brother. They have also confessed the grandparents to emotionally abusing him, and stealing from him."
"WHAT?"
"Look I know that this is a lot to absorb for one person right now, but you just got to try and stay calm here."
"O-okay."
"Nosedive's paychecks were being sent to his house, or his grandparent's house, and they used the paychecks for Nosedive's school supplies, and clothing. However there was always a large portion left over which they kept. Nosedive was never allowed to touch that money."
"Oh my gosh!"
"So here's the thing, Nosedive is not being allowed permission to live with his grandparents, so he needs another legal guardian. Now since you don't have any other family, Nosedive is being asked to be placed in your custody. Right now he is here at the station, but not in a cell, but he is soaked in mud, blood, and water."
"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my goossh! My poor baby brother. Those idiots! Those unbelievable morons, how could they do such a thin-"
"Mr. Flashblade please, you need to come down and get your brother if you chose to take custody."
"YES! Yes I chose! I mean yes I'll take full custody of Nosedive."
"Well I kind of figured that, which is why I'm calling you instead of social services. We have a social worker here right now and she has the papers to legally take in your brother, than you have to go to a court in a few months but that's just to testify. So are you coming down?"
"Yes! Yes of course!"
"Mr. Flashblade let me talk to Canard okay?"
"What why?"
"Just hand him the phone."
"Why?"
"Because you sound like you're going to have a panic attack, now give him the phone okay?"
Now if this had been anyone else, WildWing would have had a fit with the person on the other line, but it was Mr. Hendrix, a man who WildWing thought of as a father. Therefore Mr. Hendrix could talk to WildWing in such a way and succeed.
WildWing passed Canard the phone, and then started grabbing his jacket and keys. He than ran into his room and grabbed some clothes.
"Mr. Thunderbeak? This is Hendrix. Look Nosedive is going to be put into WildWing's custody, long story just don't let WildWing drive."
"What? Custody?"
"He'll tell you on the way, just don't let Flashblade drive, he's too upset."
"Good idea, thanks."
With that both men dropped the phones and left. Canard asked Duke to accompany them just in case of anything, which Duke did immediately.
After WildWing had cleared up what was going on, and after Canard cleared up on how WildWing was not driving, everything was quiet, WildWing hadn't said a word but continued his gaze out the window.
"Wing", said Duke softly, "You okay?"
"They're my grandparents."
Canard looked away, it was sickening.
"Yeah I know Wing. But they're still people."
"People? Fine but these people happen to be my family members! Family members don't do that to one another."
"Well maybe it was their way of dealing with it."
"It's not fair! Why can't we have a regular family? Huh? Answer me that! You know I was actually glad when Nosedive was put in their custody."
"What", asked both ducks.
"I love my little brother to death, but he should have two parental figures both a different gender. So I thought it was better for him, and I didn't protest. He doesn't deserve this! And what about me? I'm not a good parent! I'm not even married, heck I ain't even dating! Geez. What am I supposed to do?"
"WildWing", said Canard, "You're going to play it by ear. You're going to continue to care for your brother, your brother will listen to you regardless. You're just upset that's all it is. Besides it's not like you're going to be in this by yourself. You have all of us right here beside you helping you raise him."
"I guess so. But it still hurts to know this happened, it shouldn't of happened!"
"Wing", said Duke, "It's called life."
At last they arrived to the station. The ducks jumped out of the car, and ran in.
"Hey Mr. Flashblade, Thunderbeak, L'Orange", said Hendrix. "You're brother is in the captain's office, we didn't put him in a cell, but he is cuffed up."
WildWing nodded as Hendrix led the way.
Inside the office WildWing saw his brother sleeping with his head back on a chair, his body completely slumped. His hands were laid down on his body with his hands hand cuffed. He was covered in mud, blood, and his hair was still wet along with other articles of clothing. A lot of it had dried, but there were still parts of him that were sopping wet.
WildWing gasped as he saw his brother.
"I can take the cuffs off as soon as you sign the papers", said Hendrix gently realizing how bloodcurdling it must be to see someone who you love with handcuffs on looking like a criminal.
"Oh", said WildWing, "Thanks."
The social worker walked in, "All you have to do is sign right here, and then he's yours."
WildWing clutched the pen and immediately wrote down his signature, and that was that. Nosedive was his. WildWing ran over to his brother, and shook him gently.
"Dive", he said softly while shaking him gently, "Dive wake up."
Nosedive's eyes stirred for a moment and then blinked, but soon enough Nosedive realized his brother was there.
"Wing!"
Nosedive would have hugged his brother but the handcuffs did permit. WildWing instead embraced his brother and rocked him.
"Guess what Dive", said WildWing.
"Wha?"
"The social worker says that you can stay with me, I'm your legal guardian!"
Nosedive blinked and pulled away, "Seriously?"
"Ya!"
"Oh my gosh! This is going to be great! Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh!"
Hendrix walked over and took the handcuffs off, and then started to walk away deciding it was best to leave the brothers.
"Hendrix", called Nosedive, "You kept up your end of the deal, and now I'm keeping up mine."
Nosedive reached into his pocket and pulled out a wallet and through it to Hendrix.
"Thanks Nosedive", said Hendrix and walked off.
WildWing took his brother and turned him so they were facing one another.
"Nosedive", he said, "Take these clothes and go change, and then call me and then I can try and get that mud out of your hair, without needing a bath. I'll put you in the sink or something."
"Okay", said Nosedive happy for a change of clothes.
So Nosedive returned with fresh new clothes, and WildWing managed to get most of the mud out of his hair. Then WildWing went over his cuts and put Band-Aids on the ones that needed it. Nosedive was now dry, and asleep in the car.
WildWing was sitting next to him, making sure Nosedive's head didn't go off in every direction, while he slept. Finally WildWing got so fed up with Nosedive continuously moving ahead on the speed bumps WildWing just placed his sleeping brother on his shoulder. When the walked in the other ducks had been notified on what was going on and were ready for whatever they needed to be.
Finally they arrived.
"Dive", said WildWing shaking his brother, "Dive wake up."
"Ican'tIdon'thaveenoughenergycarryme", mumbled Nosedive truly only half awake.
"What he'd say", asked Canard getting out of the car.
"He wants me to carry him", said WildWing.
"You got that much out of that", asked Duke.
WildWing shrugged, "We're brothers. You live with him your entire life and you'd be amazed with what you understand."
Canard and Duke stifled a laugh. WildWing pulled his brother out of the car and carried him up to the elevator. No one had noticed WildWing's face on account of the darkness, but if they had they would have a seen a ghostly pale blank expression.
"He heavy", asked Duke.
"No", gasped WildWing.
"Wing what's wrong", asked Canard.
"He's so light! Something's not right."
"You can get your answers in the morning", said Canard, "Don't worry about it now."
"No I'm going to get my answers now! Nosedive wake up!"
Nosedive stirred, "Fivemoreminutes", he mumbled at once.
"No more minutes, get up now!"
Duke and Canard were shocked at WildWing's harsh tone towards his most cherished sibling.
"I'm up, I'm up. Geez".
"Nosedive you want to explain something to me!"
"Huh? Am I in trouble, please don't be mad at me, please don't start yelling! I can't stand that yelling! Stop yel-"
WildWing snapped his brother into a tight hug and firmly held the back of his shirt in a tight grip.
"I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to yell, don't get upset."
WildWing let go of his brother, "You okay Dive?"
"Y-yeah", said Nosedive, "I just can't stand being yelled at."
"Why", asked Duke.
"None of your business", snapped Nosedive realizing that he and his brother were not alone.
"Who cares", said WildWing, "Nosedive why are you so light, it's like you're not eating or something."
"I wasn't eating."
"WHAT?"
"Well if I get in trouble than they would ground me something, along with dinner, and any other serving, so that kind of happened a lot regardless of what I did I always got that punishment anyway."
Nosedive looked away.
WildWing put a hand on his sibling's shoulder.
"Well I'll just have to fatten you up than."
"Yeah okay", grinned Nosedive.
Then Nosedive looked up at his big brother.
"You want me to pick you up again right", said WildWing.
Nosedive yawned, "Yup."
"Sure no problem."
WildWing picked up the smaller sibling and rocked him gently to sleep.
"And you were worried about being good enough", said Duke, "I think you're going to make a great legal guardian."
WildWing smiled, "Thanks Duke."
Finally the elevator came to a halt, and the four ducks came out, well really three since WildWing was carrying his brother, but nonetheless they all came out. The men walked down until they came across their door, which the found locked. Canard knocked, and was opened by Mallory.
Mallory gasped when she saw Nosedive, despite WildWing cleaning him up he still looked pretty bad.
"You should have seen him before", said Duke reading Mallory's thoughts.
Tanya rushed over to them and examined Nosedive, and then examined the brother, she didn't know who was worse. WildWing carried his brother to bed.
"Oh my gosh", said Tanya.
"Yeah", said Canard, "Basically."
"Well we got some food for you guys", said Mallory, "I'll heat it up for you."
"Thanks Mal-Mal", said Duke.
"No problem. Anyway is Nosedive with us and all?"
"Well its not official yet", said Canard while taking off his jacket, "We have to go to a family court now, and if that goes well, which it should then Nosedive is ours."
"Huh", said Mallory, "You know I actually missed him? I mean on Earth he was just a nuisance, but now I miss him, I'm glad he's with us."
"Yeah me too", piped in WildWing as he entered the room. "What time is it anyway?"
"Ten thirty", said Mallory, "You guys want to watch a movie or something?"
"Yeah", cried Tanya, "There is that movie that we wanted to see, it just started!"
So the ducks, and Phil crowded around the television and ate. They would have continued to stay this way if not for a certain interruption.
"AH", screamed Nosedive at the top of his lungs.
WildWing and Canard followed by the other ducks raced into the room.
They found Nosedive sitting up drenched in sweat, staring out into space and breathing quickly and shortly.
"Dive what's wrong", cried WildWing.
"Where am I", demanded Nosedive.
WildWing sighed in relief, "You're our place remember? You're going to live with us now."
Nosedive suddenly changed his expression, "Oh yeah!"
"You okay", asked WildWing.
"Yeah", yawned Nosedive just tired, "I'm going back to bed, night Wing."
"Night Dive."
So Nosedive went back to sleep, but again woke up. This time he still found a lack of brother, so left the room searching for him.
He entered the living room rubbing his eyes.
"Dive", asked WildWing, "You okay?"
Nosedive shook his head no.
"Bad dream?"
"Uh-huh."
"Come here Dive, you can stay with me for tonight."
Nosedive grinned, he was hoping WildWing would say that. He walked over to his brother, sat on his lap and laid down.
"Nosedive you okay", asked WildWing noticing his brother's worry. It was written all over his face.
"It was so real."
"You want to talk about it?"
Nosedive shook his head no and rested his head on his brother.
"You sure?"
"Yes! I'm sure okay?"
"Geez sorry, don't have a panic attack on me now."
"Sorry."
"Thas okay. Nosedive if there is something wrong you can tell me. I won't get mad or anything you know that! Now do you want to talk about it?"
Nosedive turned over facing his brother. He sat up, (of course on WildWing).
"It was about grandma and grandpa, just reliving the whole thing."
WildWing wanted to grasp his brother, but found himself unable for Nosedive was sitting on him.
"I don't know it was just scary."
"How so? What happened anyway?"
"Got a bad report card."
"Oh. So the fight started over that?"
"Yeah kinda. Just escalated."
"Oh. Well that won't happen anymore. Nothing can hurt you now, you're safe, okay?"
"Yeah I know that. But it hurt!"
"You don't mean the physical pains do you?"
"I mean those mean words! They said mean stuff!"
"They didn't mean it, just wanted to get your attention and all. It'll be okay."
"They yelled at me every night", continued Nosedive ignoring his brother entirely. "I didn't even do anything sometimes, they weren't nice."
WildWing decided on not trying to stop his brother, it was obvious Nosedive needed to talk about it whether he wanted to or not. So WildWing kept quiet and let Nosedive continued, as Mallory lowered the volume on the show.
"I mean really really mean, I didn't do anything and they hated me! I didn't do anything WildWing, I didn't honest! So why did they have to be so cruel?"
Nosedive couldn't continue as he remembered his past, he quickly try to pry his mind from the memories but failed miserably. He started crying, and decided he couldn't say anymore.
Nosedive got off his brother and headed towards their room crying, however WildWing grabbed his arm preventing that. He pulled his brother into him and hugged him and rubbed his back.
"Okay Dive, okay, it's okay."
Nosedive sobbed into his brother uncontrollably. WildWing just held him as the others watched feeling awkward. It was quite clear that it was more that just that event of that night, it was everything, the fact that he had no parents to care for him, the fact that his grandparents couldn't be humane, and the whole thing where Nosedive needed to get money, or when Nosedive needed to get this and to get that. It wasn't fair and he couldn't end the train of misery.
WildWing held his brother and finally rocked him to sleep.
"Tomorrow is another day", said WildWing, "Another day."
Author's Note- Hope ya like! Please review!