My Story

Chapter 2

"Boxers or Briefs?"

By Me.

"Hey Mirage."

"Hi Wildwing."

"What are you doing?"

"Nothing."

"Nothing?" Wildwing asked as he leaned over my shoulder and looked at the computer screen. I was not fast enough to save the file before he read the last line of chapter one. "Boxers or briefs!"

"It's only a joke, Wildwing."


"Delete this now!"

"Wildwing, it's just a short story. Duke wanted me to write something, to show him that I'm not a complete dufus. I promise I won't tell a soul."

"Delete it!"

"What if I just delete the last part?"

Wildwing thought about my proposal for a minute or so before answering, "fine, just the last part. But I want to read the rest of it before you give it to Duke."

"Sure." I watched Wildwing go and I had to laugh *Yeah right, change it. I'm so sure.*

***

Boxers or briefs? Well I can't tell you. I have to leave him SOME dignity.

So I stole Wildwing's pants and quickly slipped back to the vent to make my escape. It would have been my finest hour if Duke hadn't walked in just then.

"Wildwing!"

The lights flashed on and Wildwing and Nosedive sprung from their beds. They had set a trap and I fell for it! Great I am a failure! No time to grieve now, I had to escape. I ran toward my vent duct hanging from the ceiling with Wildwing's pants. I was tackled and his pants ripped from me. Wildwing quickly dressed as Duke pulled my ski mask off my head.

"It's a girl!" Nosedive exclaimed.

"No really, what tipped you off?" Duke asked sarcastically. "Was it the hair, eyelashes, or the tight revealing black outfit?"

While they were discussing my physical features I contemplated my options. One- attack them. Two- try to run again, or three- play the helpless damsel. Hmm, they all looked so promising. "Please don't hurt me," I sobbed as I tried to look as pathetic as possible. I added a few tears, a trembling lower beak, and curled up into a tight ball.

"We are not going to hurt you," Wildwing assured as he knelt down and touched my shoulder.

I pulled away from his touch and inched myself away from the three mallards. "Please don't," I whimpered.

"No one's going to hurt you sweet heart."

"That's what they said before they hurt me." Now was the time to add a dramatic flare, so I openly wept. I covered my face and let my body convulse from my uncontrollable' tears. I'm so glad I took acting lessons in school. I can't believe that they fell for the act.

They looked at one another and took a step back. They didn't know what to do. I smiled inwardly. I had them eating out of my hands. "Please let me go," I wailed.

"Will you just calm down?"

I raised up a forlorn cry and added more tears to my award winning performance. They turned to each other trying to figure out what to do. That was all I needed; a little indecision to make my move. I kicked my lets out and tripped Duke. I grabbed Wildwing's legs and sent him to the ground as well. The pair fell in front of Nosedive, which created an excellent diversion for me. I jumped up and raced to the open ventilation duct. I jumped up, grabbed the open edge of the shaft and pulled myself inside. I was this close oh sorry you can't see that. I was a few inches from escaping when someone, namely Nosedive, grabbed my feet and stated to pull me back out.

"Let go!"

"No way, Girly Girl."

"Way to go Dive!"

"Hold on Kid, we're coming."

"Let GO!"

Nosedive smiled up at me before he did some kind of bounce in mid air. The action drug me out of the duct and I tried desperately to hold onto something, but there was nothing to hold on to. We fell to the ground in a very unceremonious heap. I landed on my side and he on his butt. Real tears burst from my dry eyes. The pain was excruciating. I held my right arm and rolled back and forth on the ground. If I had known that this is where I would have ended up I would have thought twice before I pulled this botched heist.

"Get up," Wildwing growled as he towered over me.

I ignored him, so he grabbed me by my right shoulder and pushed me to a sitting position. I of course screamed in pain and swatted at him with my left arm. Is he blind or something? I was holding my right arm because it hurt! Did he think I enjoyed looking like an easy target?

Anyway, I guess I startled him when I screamed in pain because he dropped me (great going dufus, I'm hurt so you drop me back on my hurt shoulder).

"Gently, Wing," Duke said softly. "You okay?"

I ignored him as well because I was too busy fighting my tears and the pain that was spreading across my chest and down my arm.

"Oww," Nosedive said as he rubbed his rear end.

"Are you okay, Dive?"

"Yeah, fine, Wing."

"So now what?" Wildwing asked as he looked down at me with minor bafflement.

Duke shrugged before crawling closer to my left side. "Hold still, I'm just going to see if"

I hissed in pain and looked away over his shoulder when he touched my injury.

"Wing, I think she's hurt."

"NO! I'm fine Just let me go."

"No can do sweet heart, you're hurt and need medical attention."

"I'm fine!"

Wildwing pushed Duke aside and activated the mask. "She's dislocated her shoulder." Funny how he thought nothing about my dignity as he did that. It's rude and embarrassing. It's worse then x-ray vision! While I was busy being disgusted by his rudeness he tried to gently lift me up. I said he tried to, because he was far from being smooth as honey. He slammed me into his chest before lifting me. The ride up to his full height was shaky and several times he almost dropped me. He shouldn't give up his day job if he's hoping to be a romantic hero, because I give him three thumbs down.

Of course I screamed in pain as he did this. "Stop your hurting me!"

Now it was his turn to ignore me. He carried me out of the room and down the hall towards the infirmary. Half way there we ran into the rest of the ducks. They were all dressed in their pajamas and their hair was all a mess. I guess when I screamed in pain, I woke them up.

"What's going on Wildwing?" Mallory asked.

"Who is that?" Grin asked referring to me.

"Tanya I need your help in the infirmary. She's hurt."

Tanya didn't object, instead she raced ahead of us to prepare the medicom bed for my arrival. Of course Mallory voiced her opinion of me right away.

"Wildwing who is she? Is she the one whose been stealin' our stuff?"

"One question at a time Mal."

"We can't trust her! Wait, did you check to make sure she's not the Chameleon?"

"I'm not stupid Mal, she's a duck."

We reached the infirmary and he placed me on the bed. Okay so it was a little better then the way up, but still bumpy. I quickly slapped him hard across the face for looking at me with the mask as soon as he released me.

"You little tramp!" Mallory shouted as she pinned me to the bed.

"Mallory, no!"

I laughed at her as Wildwing pried her away from the bed. "Me? A tramp? Look whose talking. Besides he deserved it."

"Deserved what?" Nosedive asked as he, Duke and Grin joined the others. They were lagging behind for some reason.

"She slapped me," Wildwing informed his brother in an off-handed manner.

Dive quickly cast me a hard look. Like giving me that look was going to make me feel sorry for my actions. For sure! I don't regret hitting him he deserved it. I went to cross my arms across my chest to be defiant, but I soon realized that it wasn't the best idea in the world. I cried out in pain and I grabbed my shoulder. *Way to go Mirage, why don't you just tell the whole world your hurt? They might come just to watch and laugh at you as you sit here agonizing.*

"Her arm is dislocated," Tanya told the others.

"I'm fine," I said trying to be convincing.

"We need to set it."

"I'm not hurt, see," I said as I moved my arm in a circular motion.

"How about rotating it around your shoulder and not the elbow," Duke offered.

"Does it matter?"

Duke nodded to Grin and the two of them approached me on the bed. "So what do you need us to do sweet heart?" Duke asked Tanya.

She moved me over a little so she could seat herself on the edge of the bed and ordered, "Grin, hold her legs, Duke, keep her still."

Tanya removed her right shoe and swung her leg onto the bed. Eew! She put her stinky foot in my face! Now I had a reason to hate her. She lifted my right arm up and placed her foot in my armpit.

"I'm fine, I'm telling you I'm fine. Let Me GO!" I screamed as I kicked Grin off and attempted to kick her as well.

"Um, Grin, can you sit on her?"

"I will attempt your request."

Once Grin was situated on top of me, Tanya had Mallory and Dive sit on me as well. Wildwing stood back and watched as his team attacked me. I'm pretty sure he was enjoying the scene.

"Okay, now on the count of three I'm going to reset your arm. Don't move."

"Let Me GO!"

"One"

"I'm fine."

"Three!"

She tugged my arm and I passed out before my scream of pain left my beak.

Nosedive removed his hands from his ears and looked at the unconscious duck on the bed. "That was easy."

"Get off!" Tanya ordered as she jumped off the bed and raced to the console.

"What's wrong Tanya?" Wildwing asked.

"Hold on *sigh* she's fine. Her shoulder is set back into the socket. I'm going to tape it to her side so it can heal properly. Mallory I'm going to need your help."

"Why me?"

Tanya gave Mallory a hard look.

"Fine."

After the arm was taped across the female intruder's chest and she was redressed, Tanya let the boy's back into the room.

"How's she doing?" Duke asked, as he looked the girl over.

"Well, it's uh, a little too, um, early to tell."

"What do you mean?"

"She passed out, Duke."

"So."

"There's a good chance she may go into shock from the trauma."

"That's not good."

"No it's not."

"So what do we do?" Wildwing asked.

"Keep watch."

"I'll take the first watch," Duke said as he pulled a chair close to the bed and sat down. Everyone shuffled out of the room and left Duke and Tanya alone.

"If anything happens call me right away," Tanya said before kissing his cheek. "I'm going back to bed."

"Sleep well, sweet heart."

"I'll try."

Duke watched the doors slid shut behind Tanya before turning back to the sleeping duck on the bed. "Who are you sweet heart? And what secrets are you hiding?" he pondered aloud.

Ta da, another great installment, well at least I hope. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and Becks just between you and me Elfy REALLY needs hockey lessons. So what if she made the intermediate division in her hockey league and was one of their top players, she still sucks. No offense Elfy.

None taken.

And Lily, I'll try harder to work on those little errors. Elfy, I thought you said you proofread my last story.

I did, but even I make mistakes from time to time.

Humans!