1 Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
1.1 The Shadow Duck
1.1.1 Chapter 5: To Catch A Shadow…
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Bombay wandered quietly through the corridors of the arena, trying to discover whom exactly the Shadow Duck was. As he was pondering this, he turned a corner and stopped… There was the Shadow Duck having a heated discussion with none other than Bombay's girlfriend, Vanessa. He ducked back around the corner, and started listening to the conversation:
"Look, BoomBoom, I told you, I have to do this tonight!" The Shadow Duck's English accent rang out through the corridor.
"You know, Wings, you're going to get us all totally screwed!" Vanessa exclaimed a little louder than she intended.
"Would you please just calm your tail down?" Wings sighed. "Look, OK, I'm not dragging you guys down with me unless it's absolutely necessary. Remember? That's what we agreed on. I'm the one getting kicked out tomorrow, not Erin. I won't be able to play against Iceland in two weeks, she will. No matter what I do, Erin stays. I'm happy for her, don't get me wrong; she deserves it more than I ever did. Anyway, I've basically got nothing to lose by doing this." Wings sighed and pulled her black scully cap down further over her hair.
"That's bull, Wings! You've got more to lose than you realize!" Wings looked at Vanessa skeptically. Vanessa sighed. "I've been going out with Gordon for months now, and he hasn't so much as kissed me on the lips yet. All he talks about when we're alone is you. And all you and I talk about when we're alone is him."
"I'm sorry, V."
"Do you love him?"
"What?" Wings whispered incredulously.
"Do you love him?" Vanessa smiled. "It's okay to tell me. I think I already know the answer."
Wings took off her scully cap. Blonde hair tumbled around her shoulders as she rubbed her hands over her face and whispered: "Yeah, I do." She looked up at Vanessa. "You're not mad, BoomBoom?"
"C'mon, Wings, we're almost 21 years old. There's a lot of guys out there. You just happened to fall for the hockey coach, and I just happened to fall for your ex-boyfriend…"
"Charlie Conway. Yeah, I know."
Coach Bombay couldn't believe what he had just heard. He remembered Charlie had dated a pro-hockey player with the nickname Wings… but her real name was Andrea. His own girlfriend… *what's she have to do with this?* The more Gordon thought, the more confused he became. He peeked out from his hiding place and lost his balance.
Both Wings and BoomBoom spun around in shock.
"V., get outta here!" Wings shouted in her English accent, and both the girls took off down the hall.
"Oh no you don't!" Bombay raced after them. He caught up with Wings and pulled her down, pinning her on the ground.
Vanessa stopped and turned back.
"NO! Keep going! Go with the others! I'll be all right!" Wings yelled to her friend.
Vanessa took off once again.
Bombay looked at the dark figure he had just caught. "Who are you?"
Wings took off her sunglasses, and in an American accent said: "If you don't know by now, then I can't help you."
QUESTION: WHO IS THE SHADOW DUCK? Could it be a former Duck? Erin? Andy? or someone else… ?
1.1 The Shadow Duck
1.1.1 Chapter 5: To Catch A Shadow…
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Bombay wandered quietly through the corridors of the arena, trying to discover whom exactly the Shadow Duck was. As he was pondering this, he turned a corner and stopped… There was the Shadow Duck having a heated discussion with none other than Bombay's girlfriend, Vanessa. He ducked back around the corner, and started listening to the conversation:
"Look, BoomBoom, I told you, I have to do this tonight!" The Shadow Duck's English accent rang out through the corridor.
"You know, Wings, you're going to get us all totally screwed!" Vanessa exclaimed a little louder than she intended.
"Would you please just calm your tail down?" Wings sighed. "Look, OK, I'm not dragging you guys down with me unless it's absolutely necessary. Remember? That's what we agreed on. I'm the one getting kicked out tomorrow, not Erin. I won't be able to play against Iceland in two weeks, she will. No matter what I do, Erin stays. I'm happy for her, don't get me wrong; she deserves it more than I ever did. Anyway, I've basically got nothing to lose by doing this." Wings sighed and pulled her black scully cap down further over her hair.
"That's bull, Wings! You've got more to lose than you realize!" Wings looked at Vanessa skeptically. Vanessa sighed. "I've been going out with Gordon for months now, and he hasn't so much as kissed me on the lips yet. All he talks about when we're alone is you. And all you and I talk about when we're alone is him."
"I'm sorry, V."
"Do you love him?"
"What?" Wings whispered incredulously.
"Do you love him?" Vanessa smiled. "It's okay to tell me. I think I already know the answer."
Wings took off her scully cap. Blonde hair tumbled around her shoulders as she rubbed her hands over her face and whispered: "Yeah, I do." She looked up at Vanessa. "You're not mad, BoomBoom?"
"C'mon, Wings, we're almost 21 years old. There's a lot of guys out there. You just happened to fall for the hockey coach, and I just happened to fall for your ex-boyfriend…"
"Charlie Conway. Yeah, I know."
Coach Bombay couldn't believe what he had just heard. He remembered Charlie had dated a pro-hockey player with the nickname Wings… but her real name was Andrea. His own girlfriend… *what's she have to do with this?* The more Gordon thought, the more confused he became. He peeked out from his hiding place and lost his balance.
Both Wings and BoomBoom spun around in shock.
"V., get outta here!" Wings shouted in her English accent, and both the girls took off down the hall.
"Oh no you don't!" Bombay raced after them. He caught up with Wings and pulled her down, pinning her on the ground.
Vanessa stopped and turned back.
"NO! Keep going! Go with the others! I'll be all right!" Wings yelled to her friend.
Vanessa took off once again.
Bombay looked at the dark figure he had just caught. "Who are you?"
Wings took off her sunglasses, and in an American accent said: "If you don't know by now, then I can't help you."
QUESTION: WHO IS THE SHADOW DUCK? Could it be a former Duck? Erin? Andy? or someone else… ?