DISCLAIMER: NO I do NOT own the Ducks. I don't know them either. I do
however own Brenton Masters, Mr. Peregrine, and Mr. Milan....at least that's
all I own so far.
~ The Cafeteria ~
"Come on man, quit hogging the syrup," Ken yelled across the table at which the Ducks always sat. Goldberg had been pouring syrup on his pancakes for what seem like decades already. His plate was overflowing with the sticky mess. "Yeah, come on! We all want some," Averman whined. At this point Goldberg was annoyed with them so he just passed the syrup down making a mental note to bring his own next time.
"Hey, where is Portman?" Connie asked looking thoroughly confused because Portman never missed a meal. Fulton shrugged. "I have no idea. He left early this morning, and he never told me where he was going," Fulton said diving into his food. The bash brothers were always so much fun to watch while they ate because they acted as if they hadn't eaten for weeks, but this breakfast felt odd without Dean inhaling his food next to Fulton.
Guy took a look around the table. "Speaking of missing people, where is Julie?" he asked Connie. "I don't know. I left her back at the dorm. She was looking for her watch. I thought she would have found it by now," she answered him. "I hope she's ok," Banks said sounding rather worried.
~ At the rink ~
Portman had gotten on his gear hours ago. He was skating laps around the rink. He hadn't been hungry when he woke up so he headed to the rink to think about his dream. "Who could she be? She's amazing" he thought to himself. Just then someone came up behind him.
"Oh! Hey Jules! What bring you out here so early?" he said a little surprised to see her. "I was heading to the locker room. Uh...I left something here last night after practice," she told him. "No you didn't. You are lying to me. What are you really doing here?" he asked in a firm tone. Dean knew Julie down to her soul. They were like brother and sister. "Uh... Well...what I mean is..." she mumbled trying to come up with something. "I can't tell you," she finally said and ran out of the building. Dean looked shocked as she ran away. She had always told him everything. Even stuff that he didn't want to know.
~ At the cafeteria ~
The Ducks finished their breakfasts and slowly started to leave. "I gotta go finish my project for physics," said Luis as he stood up. Ken and Guy followed him. "Yeah, so do we," Ken said. The three guys walked out of the cafeteria. "Yeah, and Banksie and I have to go put our gear in our bags," Charlie said as he took his plate off the table and started walking away. Adam followed. Connie and Fulton stood up and left without saying a word. The rest of the Ducks at the table looked at them worriedly. They shrugged it off and left to go get ready for class.
~ Joseph Milan's Class ~
"This month we are studying The Canterbury Tales. I hope that you will not mind me giving you a paper," Mr. Milan said. It was immediately followed the usual groans from the Ducks. He was a cool teacher, they gave him that, but sometimes it seemed that he was getting less cool by the day. "But," Mr. Milan continued through the groans, "it is a creative writing assignment, but you also must become one of the characters. Costumes, make- up, and props are welcome. You must know the ins and outs of your character."
"Does this mean that we have to do a paper AND a project?" Russ griped from the back of the room. "Yes, Mr. Tyler. You have to do all of it, but you haven't let me tell you the best part," Mr. Milan said. "You will have partners. Only two of you may work together," he said. There was an odd number of Ducks in the room. Charlie, Adam, Russ, Dean, Fulton, Julie, and Averman, there were only 7 in the class. One of the Ducks would be the odd man out. "I have picked your partners, and I have posted them at the back of the room. Please check the list at the back of the room before you leave," he said. The Ducks all looked at each other. They knew that Mr. Milan would try to make the best pairings, but they didn't know why he wouldn't let them pick their own partners.
The bell rang. Everyone in the room stood up and walked to the back of the room. A few students stayed at their desks.
Partner List
Reed - Portman
Conway - Averman
Tyler - Banks
Masters - Gaffney
Williams - McSpadden
Jones – Preston
"Let's see...The bash brothers, Charlie and Averman, Russ and Banksie, and Jules you are with someone named Masters," yelled Fulton to his teammates. "Who's Masters?" Russ asked. "I am. It's nice to meet you. I'm Brenton Masters, and you are?" asked Brenton from behind Russ. "I'm Russ Tyler. When did you get in this class? I haven't seen you around here before," Russ said making an obvious observation.
"Hey Brenton! Are you having a good first day?" asked Connie running into the room. "Yeah Cons, it's been great," he told her while he looked at Julie, "Jules is my partner." "My name is Julie. Only the team can call me Jules," Julie said defensively. It was like this guy was always around it was a little creepy. "Sorry, it's just that guy called you Jules so I thought you wouldn't mind," Brenton said sheepishly. "Yeah that was a little rude Connie told her friend. "I've got to get to biology now before I'm late. I guess I'll see you around," Julie said trying to get out of the room without having to saying anything else to anyone.
"Don't ask me what's wrong with her. I don't know," said Charlie staring toward the door that Julie stormed out through. "Yeah man, sorry. The cat woman hasn't been herself lately," Dean told him. "Come on Brenton. I have a free period like you so we can go catch up," Connie said taking his arm and leading him out of the room.
Fulton looked at the others. There was a look of confusion the faces of all the Ducks. They were confused with who Brenton was and what made Julie so jumpy. "I think I am going to keep an eye on that guy," said Dean, "I don't think I trust him." The others nodded that they left the room.
~ The Cafeteria ~
"Come on man, quit hogging the syrup," Ken yelled across the table at which the Ducks always sat. Goldberg had been pouring syrup on his pancakes for what seem like decades already. His plate was overflowing with the sticky mess. "Yeah, come on! We all want some," Averman whined. At this point Goldberg was annoyed with them so he just passed the syrup down making a mental note to bring his own next time.
"Hey, where is Portman?" Connie asked looking thoroughly confused because Portman never missed a meal. Fulton shrugged. "I have no idea. He left early this morning, and he never told me where he was going," Fulton said diving into his food. The bash brothers were always so much fun to watch while they ate because they acted as if they hadn't eaten for weeks, but this breakfast felt odd without Dean inhaling his food next to Fulton.
Guy took a look around the table. "Speaking of missing people, where is Julie?" he asked Connie. "I don't know. I left her back at the dorm. She was looking for her watch. I thought she would have found it by now," she answered him. "I hope she's ok," Banks said sounding rather worried.
~ At the rink ~
Portman had gotten on his gear hours ago. He was skating laps around the rink. He hadn't been hungry when he woke up so he headed to the rink to think about his dream. "Who could she be? She's amazing" he thought to himself. Just then someone came up behind him.
"Oh! Hey Jules! What bring you out here so early?" he said a little surprised to see her. "I was heading to the locker room. Uh...I left something here last night after practice," she told him. "No you didn't. You are lying to me. What are you really doing here?" he asked in a firm tone. Dean knew Julie down to her soul. They were like brother and sister. "Uh... Well...what I mean is..." she mumbled trying to come up with something. "I can't tell you," she finally said and ran out of the building. Dean looked shocked as she ran away. She had always told him everything. Even stuff that he didn't want to know.
~ At the cafeteria ~
The Ducks finished their breakfasts and slowly started to leave. "I gotta go finish my project for physics," said Luis as he stood up. Ken and Guy followed him. "Yeah, so do we," Ken said. The three guys walked out of the cafeteria. "Yeah, and Banksie and I have to go put our gear in our bags," Charlie said as he took his plate off the table and started walking away. Adam followed. Connie and Fulton stood up and left without saying a word. The rest of the Ducks at the table looked at them worriedly. They shrugged it off and left to go get ready for class.
~ Joseph Milan's Class ~
"This month we are studying The Canterbury Tales. I hope that you will not mind me giving you a paper," Mr. Milan said. It was immediately followed the usual groans from the Ducks. He was a cool teacher, they gave him that, but sometimes it seemed that he was getting less cool by the day. "But," Mr. Milan continued through the groans, "it is a creative writing assignment, but you also must become one of the characters. Costumes, make- up, and props are welcome. You must know the ins and outs of your character."
"Does this mean that we have to do a paper AND a project?" Russ griped from the back of the room. "Yes, Mr. Tyler. You have to do all of it, but you haven't let me tell you the best part," Mr. Milan said. "You will have partners. Only two of you may work together," he said. There was an odd number of Ducks in the room. Charlie, Adam, Russ, Dean, Fulton, Julie, and Averman, there were only 7 in the class. One of the Ducks would be the odd man out. "I have picked your partners, and I have posted them at the back of the room. Please check the list at the back of the room before you leave," he said. The Ducks all looked at each other. They knew that Mr. Milan would try to make the best pairings, but they didn't know why he wouldn't let them pick their own partners.
The bell rang. Everyone in the room stood up and walked to the back of the room. A few students stayed at their desks.
Partner List
Reed - Portman
Conway - Averman
Tyler - Banks
Masters - Gaffney
Williams - McSpadden
Jones – Preston
"Let's see...The bash brothers, Charlie and Averman, Russ and Banksie, and Jules you are with someone named Masters," yelled Fulton to his teammates. "Who's Masters?" Russ asked. "I am. It's nice to meet you. I'm Brenton Masters, and you are?" asked Brenton from behind Russ. "I'm Russ Tyler. When did you get in this class? I haven't seen you around here before," Russ said making an obvious observation.
"Hey Brenton! Are you having a good first day?" asked Connie running into the room. "Yeah Cons, it's been great," he told her while he looked at Julie, "Jules is my partner." "My name is Julie. Only the team can call me Jules," Julie said defensively. It was like this guy was always around it was a little creepy. "Sorry, it's just that guy called you Jules so I thought you wouldn't mind," Brenton said sheepishly. "Yeah that was a little rude Connie told her friend. "I've got to get to biology now before I'm late. I guess I'll see you around," Julie said trying to get out of the room without having to saying anything else to anyone.
"Don't ask me what's wrong with her. I don't know," said Charlie staring toward the door that Julie stormed out through. "Yeah man, sorry. The cat woman hasn't been herself lately," Dean told him. "Come on Brenton. I have a free period like you so we can go catch up," Connie said taking his arm and leading him out of the room.
Fulton looked at the others. There was a look of confusion the faces of all the Ducks. They were confused with who Brenton was and what made Julie so jumpy. "I think I am going to keep an eye on that guy," said Dean, "I don't think I trust him." The others nodded that they left the room.