LeaMarie Roquet-Rocket
** actions ie the phone goes *ring ring*
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"Yeah. I got up to get something to eat."
"Nosedive, get up and go train."
"Come on, let me relax a bit." He whined.
"Nosedive, go practice your slap shot." Wildwing said speaking up.
"Fine." Nosedive said getting up. "Only reason you want me out is so that you two can be ALONE together." he commented before taking off running.
"He can be so annoying sometimes." Mallory told Wildwing. Wildwing nodded his head.
"But that's him."
"Yeah, I know. But since Lea's been gone he's gotten even worse then normal."
"Mal, ya can't blame the Kid too much. He's the only teen in the Pond again." Duke told her as he walked in. "He's got nothin' to focus his attention on."
"He could be focussing his attention on capturing Dragaunus or on hockey." Mallory replied.
"Hello, LeaMarie Roquet-Rocket speaking. How may I help you?"
"Hey, Lea! Do you have a free minute?"
"Dive! For you, you bet. What's up?"
"Honestly? I'm bored."
"I see. You know what? So am I. The moron who's suppose to have all the data for me can't find it."
"So do you have to stay longer?"
"If he can find it by tomorrow, no. Otherwise it's possible."
"I hope not. Things just aren't the same without you here."
"Thanks. I hope I don't either. Though I don't really want to leave either."
"I know the feeling. I want to go back to Puckworld, but at the same time I don't want to leave Earth."
"Guess we're in the same boat." Nosedive sighed.
"What's up?"
"Just thinkin'."
"You do that?" Tanya asked coming up from behind him.
"'Bout?" Lea asked.
"Can I tell you later?" Dive asked.
"Someone in the room?"
"Yeah."
"Ok."
"Who are you talking to?" Wildwing asked.
"Hi, guys." Lea said.
"Lea says hi." Nosedive reported.
"Hey, Kitten."
"You heard him?"
"Yep."
"I should let you go."
"Ok, I'll e-mail you later, alright, Dive?"
"I'd like that. So yeah, I'll talk at ya later, girly-girl."
"Ok, bye." Nosedive hung up the phone.
"How's she doin'?" Duke asked.
"Good. She's kinda outta stuff to do, at the moment."
"Let's get down to business." Wildwing told the group.
"Dragaunus has been way to quiet lately." "Ah, what are you talking about? Lizard lips made noise last week, remember?" Nosedive shot. Wildwing rolled his eyes and continued.
"We have to get ready for whatever Dragaunus has in mind. Tanya, I want you to keep an eye out for," Just then Drake 1 started blaring.
"There's some disturbance in the mountains." Tanya told them pointing at the map.
"Then let's move!" Wildwing yelled.
"Right." Mallory agreed. They heard a moan from some nearby bushes.
"What was that?" Nosedive asked looking nervous.
"I don't know. Yet." Wildwing said moving closer to the bush. Mallory followed closely, puck bazooka drawn.
"My God." Mallory said stepping back. "Is it?"
"What is it?" Duke asked running over. "It can't be." The rest of the group gathered around.
"Canard?" Wildwing asked.
"You'd better scan him, Wing. It could be the Chameleon." Mallory advised.
"Right." Wildwing started scanning. "It's a duck alright." Nosedive looked around a bit.
"I don't know about you guys, but I really don't like sitting around when Draggy could be around here somewhere." He told the others.
"The Kid's right. We should get him outta here and to safety."
"Are you sure this is Canard?" Tanya asked as Wildwing picked up the unconscious duck.
"I'm positive." Wildwing responded glaring at Tanya. The group boarded the Areowing and took off for the Pond.
"Ah, just give me a second..." She muttered doing a quick scan of his vital signs. "He should be fine. It looks like just a mild concussion." Tanya reported. Wildwing nodded his head.
"Duke, Grin, keep an eye out for anything odd. Tanya, keep doing what you're doing. Mallory, you and Nosedive go make up the guest room."
"Ah, problemo, Wingster. Lea's got that room now, 'member?" Nosedive asked.
"Then figure something out." Wildwing snapped. Nosedive took a step back out of surprise.
"Ah, righto. Come on Mal, let's go figure something out." He said as he bolted for the door. Mallory followed.
"So, any ideas?" Mallory asked Nosedive.
"Well, knowing Wildwing he'll want Canard to have his own room, so we'll have to move two of us in with each other." "Who and who?"
"I don't know. Maybe we could move you girls in together."
"I don't think so. Tanya has a little habit of never going to sleep. She's always up doing something, and I need my sleep."
"And Duke likes his privacy, Grin's got so many meditation crystals it isn't even funny. Wildwing needs his space...I guess we could move Lea into my room, so that Canard has the guest room."
"And what do you think LeaMarie's going to think of having to share a room with you?"
"I don't know. Let's go find out."
"It's past two in the morning there!" Mallory yelled.
"She'll be up. She stays up a little later in New York than she does while she's here."
"And you would know this how?"
"I stayed up one night and talked to her. Her family was still up walking around, and they never said a word about going to bed." Nosedive informed her. He hit the speakerphone button and hit an auto dial.
"Hello?" A voice came over the speaker.
"Hi, Brooklyn. It's Nosedive, is Lea around?"
"Yeah, just a second."
"Who's Brooklyn?" Mallory whispered.
"He's kinda like Lea's big brother."
"Ah."
"Hey, Dive! What's up?"
"Well you see there's this thing..."
"And does this thing have anything to do with you breaking something?" Lea asked suddenly.
"No. Um...er...you remember me telling you about Canard?"
"Yeah, what about him?"
"Well you see, he's here?"
"Here? As in the world here, New York here, or as in Anaheim here?"
"Anaheim here."
"Ok, so...how's it going?"
"So far? He's unconscious, conches but Wing wants me and Mallory to find a room for him to stay in...And well knowing Wing he'll want Canard to have his own room." Nosedive told her.
"What Nosedive is trying to get to is, can we move you into his room?" Mallory asked.
"Hey, Mal! Sure, I don't have a problem with it. Just be careful moving some of my stuff. Some of it's a little fragile."
"Ok, no problemo. We can do that."
"Thanks. Oh, and could you call me and tell me what's going on over there? I wanna know what I'll be coming back to." "Sure thing. We'd better get to work. No telling how long he's going to be out for."
"Alright. Night, you guys."
"Night." Mallory and Dive said together before the connection closed.
"I guess that means we should get to work." Nosedive commented.
"Let's go."
"Good job."
"Let's move the rest of that stuff."
"Can I get a drink first?"
"Hurry up." Nosedive ran out of the room. "How's he doing?" "Still the same."
"He's strong. He'll be fine." Mallory told him placing a hand on Wildwing's shoulder.
"Thanks, Mal. I really appreciate it."
"You're welcome. I'd better go find Dive, or we'll never get that stuff moved."
"Alright."
"Don't stay up too late."
"I won't."
"Mallory just told me that you and Lea'd be sharin' a room." "Yeah, we kind of ran out of bedrooms."
"If she tells me you tried anything..."
"Chill, Duke! I'd never do something like that. She'd kick my tail feathers." Duke nodded his head.
"Alright then." Duke walked out of the room.
"Lea was right, he is getting protective." Mallory walked in.
"You ready to get the rest of Lea's stuff moved?"
"Yeah, just let me get dressed first, ok?"
"You're safe. You're in the Medical Bay of the Pond." Tanya told him.
"You're awake!" Wildwing yelled.
"Yeah. What planet are we on? Are we on Puckworld?"
"No, we're on a planet called Earth." Wildwing told him. Grin and Duke walked in.
"Hey, Wing, oh ya awake." Duke said.
"Yeah, I am." Canard looked around. "Where's Mallory and the kid?" The way he said kid sent chills down Grin and Duke's spines.
"They're clearing a room for you." Tanya told him.
"So he's still alive." Canard stated.
"Hey, Wing-stir, we're done!" Nosedive said bouncing in.
"Oh, hi, Canard."
"We're lucky there wasn't a lot to move." Mallory commented dryly as she walked in.
"Thanks for doing all that cleaning."
"No problemo."
"You're welcome." Canard's eyes hadn't left Mallory since she'd come in.
"Oh!" Nosedive said suddenly. "I'd better go call Lea. I promised I'd call if anything changed."
"Who's Lea?"
"She's our manager's niece."
"Why do you need a manager?"
"We play professional hockey here." Duke told Canard. Canard looked surprised.
"How are you at playing?"
"We're rated at the top of the league." Wildwing informed him.
"Yeah, thanks to Wildwing and Nosedive." Mallory said smiling at Wildwing.
"Oh?"
"Wildwing is the best goalie in the league and Nosedive is our lead scorer." Canard tried to stand up but Tanya gently pushed him back.
"You should sit for a while. Just in case." She told him. "How long have you been here?"
"About two years now." Nosedive whistled as he walked back in.
"So kid," Nosedive winced slightly. "You're still alive. Are you helping the team any or are you still a screw off?"
"I help."
"So, what did Kitten have to say?" Duke asked changing the subject.
"She said that she was glade that we got all her stuff moved and she told me to say hi to every one. Oh! And she told me to tell you." He said turning to Mallory. "Just tell him!" Mallory's face turned red.
"If you talk to her before I do, tell her, NO!"
"Gottcha, Girly-girl. Oh, and she says she might becoming home early. She's got a ton of her work done."
"That's good. It'll be nice to have her back here again."
"Are you hungry?" Wildwing asked Canard.
"A little."
"Tanya, can he get us so we can show him around and feed him?"
"Yeah I guess...as long as he, you know, takes it easy."
"Great! Come on, Canard, I'll show you around." Wildwing said excitedly. "Err...which room is he in?"
"Lea's old room." Nosedive chirped.
"He's at a conference. Why?" Nosedive asked.
"Just wondering." *RING, RING*
"I'll get it!" Nosedive shouted running to the phone. Duke shook his head. A couple of minutes later, "Duke, Lea wants to talk to you for a bit." Duke jumped out of his chair.
"What's so special about this Lea that she's got Duke and Nosedive so interested?" Canard asked.
"Well.... I guess she's just...I don't really know." Tanya told Canard.
"They have found a kindred spirit in her." Grin told them. "What do you mean?"
"Nosedive's got a crush on her, and Duke's got a protective streak for her." Wildwing explained.
"A thief has a protective streak for some one other then himself?"
"A former thief, and Duke's a nice guy." Mallory spoke up. Canard looked surprised. Nosedive and Duke walked back into the room.
"This is going to be cool." Nosedive said excitedly.
"Yeah it is, Kid."
"What's going to be so cool?" Canard asked.
"Lea said that David Xanatos is sponsoring a charity event, and he wants us to come." Duke explained.
"Why'd she tell you? Shouldn't she'd told Wildwing?" Canard asked.
"It's not her style. Plus she thought she'd tell the two people she'd know would come."
"What kind of charity event?" Wildwing asked.
"It's so under privilege children get the chance to play sports, instruments, go on trips to museums, that kind of stuff." Nosedive told them.
"I'm in!" Mallory exclaimed.
"Me too." Tanya agreed.
"I too, will help to enlighten the youth." Grin told them.
"Well them we might as well all go." Wildwing told Dive.
"When and where is it?"
"In a week."
"I thought she'd be back in a week." Mallory said.
"She will be. She'll be coming here two days before and she'll travel out and back with us." Nosedive said excitedly.
"She says she's planning on us arriving a little early so she can help set up." Duke continued.
"Dive, why don't you go call her and tell her that we'll all be attending."
"Great!" Nosedive ran off.
"Tell Phil when he gets back." Wildwing instructed Duke.
"Gottcha. Oh, and Kitten asked if we could not wear the armor."
"You mean we finally get to go out in public in real clothes?" Mallory asked excitedly.
"Fine, we'll not wear out armor." Nosedive came back in. "But we'll bring some weapons with us."
"Jeez, Bro, we're going to a party, not a publicity stunt."
"I'd rather not get caught in a fight without some sort of defense." Wildwing snapped.
"Ok, ok, I get the point." Nosedive put up his hands.
"You should be more respectful, kid." Canard snarled. Duke saw Nosedive flinch.
"I've gotta run to the mall, ya wannna come with?" Duke asked Nosedive.
"Yeah, we need to pick up another bed."
"Keys?" Duke asked Tanya.
"There in the Migrator, please bring it back in one piece." she said.
"Sure thing, Tanny." Nosedive said following Duke out.
"Why aren't you practicing?" Canard demanded.
"I'm going through the mail." Just then, he sneezed. "And this one's from a girl." He dropped it in a pile.
"Oh, and who's it for?"
"Me."
"Why would any one want to send you mail? You're nothing but a screw up." The doors opened cutting off any comments Nosedive had.
"Lea wants us to have everything packed when she gets here." Mallory told Duke.
"Yeah, she juste doesn't like having to run around looking for things."
"Mail!" Nosedive exclaimed.
"Really? How many bags?"
"Only six."
"Only?" Canard gasped in surprise.
"Yeah, that's not that much." Mallory said sitting next to Dive. "Wow, that's strong."
"I know. Duke could you open that one? I keep sneezing at it." Nosedive asked.
"Sure thin', Kid." He opened it and read it over. "Nothing important, just a marriage proposal."
"A WHAT?" Canard demanded.
"A marriage proposal. We all almost always get one every time we bring in the mail." Mallory explained opening a letter. "See, here's one for me." She said handing over the letter to Canard. Canard scanned the letter over.
"Why do they think that you'd except some one that you've never met before?"
"They don't really. They just either hope that we will or that it couldn't hurt to give it a try." Canard nodded his head.
"I see."
"You get use to it." Mallory answered finishing up an autograph.
"So what's this friend of yours look like?"
"She's short, brown hair. Cute, perky..."
"Ya sure about that? I mean she's been on a plane for most of the day." Duke pointed out.
"True." Nosedive said thoughtfully. "I'm not sure if her hair will be strait ore curly. She mentioned something about straitening it."
"I'm going to go get a drink." Wildwing announced walking off towards a vending machine.
"Yeah, me too." Mallory said following after Wildwing.
"Hey, Mal-mal, could you get me a coffee?" Duke yelled after her. "I'll be right back." He told Nosedive.
"K, could you get two Dews? I'm going to be Lea'll want one." Dive asked.
"Sure thing."
"How can you tell all the these people apart?" Canard asked. "And how do you stand all this traffic?"
"It's just the airport that's like this." A girl brushed past Canard.
"Excuse me." Nosedive looked surprised as the girl wrapped her arms around Dive. Nosedive pulled her closer to him.
"Hey, Cutie." He said smiling down at the girl in his arms.
"Hey. Who's all here?" The girl whispered.
"Me, Duke, Wig, Mal, him." Nosedive said pointing at Canard.
"Hi." Lea said turning around to face Canard. Nosedive repositioned his arms around her. "I'm LeaMarie."
"Canard." Lea nodded her head.
"Hey, Dive, let's go get my stuff so we can go. I hate airports."
"Ok. Do I have to let go? I missed you."
"I messed you too." Lea and Dive walked off leaving Canard by himself.
"Where'd Dive go?" Wildwing asked
"He walked off with some human girl."
"He must have found Lea." Mallory said.
"Come on, let's go see if we can find them."
"Ah, let 'em have some time to themselves. They haven't seen each other for two weeks." Duke commented.
"Alright. But after ten minuets we go looking for them." Wildwing consented.
"I don't think we even have to wait that long. Look." Mallory said pointing at the couple coming towards them. Nosedive had a couple of suitcases in his hands.
"Hey, Kitten! Welcome back!"
"Hey, Duke! Thanks. Hey, Mal, Wing!"
"And, Lea, you're going to love our room." Nosedive continued excitedly.
"Did you clean it?" Nosedive nodded his head.
"Thank the Stars he did, or we wouldn't have been able to fit all your stuff in there." Mallory teased.
"You're letting them share a room?" Canard whispered to Wildwing.
"We ran out of rooms." He whispered back.
"Dive, let me get one of those." Lea said reaching for the larger bag.
"Fine, but you get the light one." He said grabbing the heavy one and lifting it off the ground.
"Show off."
"Thanks. I hope we got your stuff back into order."
"It's fine if it's not. I really don't care."
"You can put some stuff up on the walls or do some decorating if you want to."
"There's not really a lot of stuff I decorate with. I don't really like having a lot of unnecessary stuff around. If I do, I usually end up tripping over it."
"Maybe that's why I always trip in the mornings."
"Or it could be all the stuff on the floor. But you never know." Lea flopped down on her bed. "Wow, I feel like I could fall asleep right here."
"You could take a nap."
"No, I won't sleep tonight if I do. Come to think of it, I probably won't sleep tonight anyway."
"Oh? Are you hinting at something?" Lea tried to hit him with a pillow.
"No. Jet lag."
"Ah. So you don't" A knock cut him off.
"Come in!" Lea called smirking at Dive. Duke walked in. "Hey, Duke." Lea said.
"Dinner's ready." He told them.
"Already? Coolness." Lea commented trying to sit up.
"Maybe not. Wildwing made it." Nosedive stuck his tongue out.
"Do you still have Poison Control on speed dial?" Lea asked.
"Or better yet the morgue?" Duke laughed.
"It could be worse, Mallory could've cooked."
"You know, if they ever have kids, I'm gonna feel sorry for them." Duke said.
"The kids, or Wing and Mal?"
"The kids."
"Come on. We'd better get going." Lea said from where she laid.
"Do you want some help up?" Nosedive asked.
"That would be nice."
"K. Come on." He said pulling her to her feet.
[Big pot, not a good thing.] Lea thought to herself. [I wonder what's in there. Maybe it's better if I don't ask.]
"So, what did you make Wildwing?" Canard asked.
"Beef stew." Lea and Dive exchanged looks. Duke kicked Nosedive from the other side of the table. "Dive, hand me your bowl." Wildwing instructed. Nosedive handed the bowl over and Wing filled it. "Lea?" He filled the bowl and handed it back. "Here." Wildwing proceeded to fill all the bowls. Every one nervously watched as Nosedive went to take the first bite.
"It's good." He said sounding surprised. Lea looked at him funny and took a bit of her stew too. She nodded her head.
"Good job, Wing."
"Thanks."
"Um...where did you get the beef from?" Tanya asked.
"Oh, from some cans."
"Cans?" Lea asked looking a little green.
"Yeah, some cans without labels. I opened one up and there was all this beef in there...Why?"
"Wing, those were cans left over from when Phil got a guard dog." Duke finished.
"Yeah. But it was worth it to see that look on Canard's face." Nosedive said vindictively. Lea laughed.
"Yeah, and I thought only Kermit the frog could turn that green."
"Well he deserved it. Canard's a total asshole. I just wish he'd leave again." Nosedive told her.
"So he's an asshole. Ignore him." Lea told him.
"I try, but it always seems like he either gets under my feathers or Wing sides with him and I end up getting blamed for almost everything." Nosedive said lowering his head. Lea pulled closer to Dive.
"Dive, sweetheart, give them a couple of days, and if things don't work out, we'll figure something out. Alright?" Nosedive nodded his head. "Good. Now how about we go get some ice cream?" Lea asked.
"That sounds good."
"Great! Just let me change my cloths and we can go."
"Do you want me to like leave?" Dive asked turning red.
"Nah, if we're gonna share a room we'll have to get use to changing while the other ones around. We can't go stand in the hall, it'd look weird." Lea grabbed a skirt and a tank top while Nosedive faced the wall. He jumped when Lea laid her hand on his shoulder. "Ready?"
"Yep, let's go." Lea and Dive walked out and into the hall when Canard stepped out of his room.
"Where are you two going?"
"Out." Lea called over her shoulder.
"Out where?"
"If thee must know, for ice cream." Lea said pushing her hair out of her face.
"Oh, and what makes you think you can just go out anytime you want?"
"The fact, that you can't stop me." Lea answered. Nosedive noted that her eyes started to look a little less blue and a little more violet then they had a moment before. Canard glared at her.
"And what makes you think that I can't?"
"I'd like to see you try. Now if you'll excuse us. I want to enjoy the rest of my day." Lea snapped around and marched out of the room followed closely by Dive. Canard stormed out of the room.
"Yeah. That was just a little bit too. Normally I got stuck with all the dirty work. Did I tell you that he wanted to leave me behind on Puckworld?"
"No, you didn't." Lea replied frowning.
"Yeah. He also didn't want me to join the resistance. Wing told him it was either the both of us or none. Canard didn't like it, but he went along with it."
"I see. Umm...not to change the subject, but do you have practice tonight?"
"Ah, yeah. Oh, man! I'm gonna be late! Let's go!" The two teens took off running. Nosedive threw on his gear while Lea got his helmet and jersey ready for him. "Come on!" Nosedive yelled running out of the locker room.
"I'm glade you two decided to join us." Canard said sarcastically. "Go do laps until I'm tired." Canard ordered. Nosedive grumbled but took off skating. "And you..."
"Are going to stand her and watch you hit the ice." Lea finished. Canard scowled and started to skate away but hit the ice instead. Nosedive was fighting to keep a strait face.
"Are you alright?" Wildwing asked.
"Fine." He growled as he laced up his skate. Lea winked at Dive. "Let's get started." Canard yelled as he pulled himself off the ice. "Nosedive, go sit down. I'm benching you for tonight." Nosedive finished his lap and sat next to Lea.
"When did he take over?" Lea whispered.
"He was the original team captain." Drake 1 started blaring. "Let's move!" Canard yelled. Lea and Dive jumped off the bench and followed every one else to the Migrator. Canard was sitting in Nosedive's normal spot. Lea and Nosedive squeezed into one seat in the back. No one noticed that either of them was along. They pulled up to the site where the Saurians were attacking. Canard jumped into battle. The others hesitated for a second until they started getting shot at. Siege and Chameleon seemed to be trying to move them away form something.
"Hey, Dive. Do you think you could distract Chameleon for a bit?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Just trust me, ok?"
"Ok. Just tell me when."
"Ok, when I get to that post." Lea pointed to a post that was holding up a billboard. "Get his attention."
"Righto." Lea snuck behind some trees and shrubs until she was at the post. She looked over to see Nosedive locked in combat with the Chameleon. She continued forward, keeping low to the ground.
[I will not be seen.] Lea thought to herself as she ducked behind a tree. She could just see what Siege and Chameleon had been up to. There was a large ray device sitting near by. "I thought we'd destroyed all of those." Lea muttered as she noted the NightCat label on the gun. "Well looks like we missed one. Guess I'll have to fix that." She muttered as she took off running for the gun.
"HEY! STOP HER!" Siege yelled noticing Lea for the first time. She felt several laser blasts miss her before she took one on the shoulder. Lea winced but kept running, stopping only long enough to pick up the gun. She hid behind a tree. Panting slightly she climbed the tree, hiding among the branches.
[No one can see me.] She thought as she watched Chameleon looking for her. The ducks were stuck in a circle of Hunter Drones, and Dive was laying several feet away from them. Siege was advancing on him. [Teleport.] Lea thought quickly. She landed in the tree that Nosedive was laying on.
"WHAT THE?!" Siege yelled jumping back.
"Get away from him." Lea growled, eyes flashing to violet.
"You can't possibly know how to use that." Siege commented looking at the laser. Lea fired at him. Siege barley had time to duck out of the way. "Let's get out of here!" He yelled teleporting away. The Saurians fled leaving only the Hunter Drones. Lea quickly blasted them with the laser, leaving only little piles of dust.
"What is that thing?" Canard asked.
"Dangerous." Lea answered, pressing a button. A red light started blinking. "5...4...3...2...Throw." Lea said throwing the laser. It exploded in a brilliant blast of red light.
"Why did you do that?! We could've used that!" Canard yelled.
"I pity the mortal that wants to use that sort of power." Lea told him.
"Did any one catch the license of that bus?" Nosedive asked groggily.
"Careful." Lea said helping him sit up.
"Thanks."
"Let's get back to the Pond." Canard snapped. Lea and Duke helped the unsteady Nosedive to his feet and back into the Migrator.
"You didn't get a chance to see the label on the side of it, did you?" Lea asked. Nosedive shook his head.
"No, why?"
"On the side of it was a black cat paw. It's the symbol of NightCat incorporated. I...um...sort of co-own it." Lea said looking down at the red sheets under her.
"YOU OWN IT?" Nosedive demanded.
"Co-own it. My cousin owns the other half." Lea admitted. Nosedive nodded.
"Ok, continue."
"We were into the weapons business for a while. We came up with that laser. From what we could figure out, there was almost nothing that it couldn't blast through. One day one of the other guns was stolen. We found it a couple of weeks later, in the hands of some power-crazed egomaniac. He wanted to take over the world. It was a tough battle, but we got the gun back. There is no way I was going to let the guns stay in existence, so we took them apart and put in a power detonator on them. By pushing that button the gun could be destroyed, by it's own power. We destroyed all of them. Or so I thought. We thought we were one short, but it wasn't for sure. We had to keep really crappy records of that laser. Thankfully that was the last one."
"Why did you destroy it? We could have used it against Dragaunus."
"No one, should be allowed to have that much power." Lea told him firmly.
"I see. We should get some sleep. We've got a plane to catch." He told her.
"Yeah. I just hope it doesn't start snowing." Lea muttered.
"In California?"
"No, back in New York. They've already have a ton of it on the ground." Lea complained.
"I see. Well sleep tight."
"You too."
"Hi, Lea. It's Fox."
"Hi, Aunt Fox. What's up?"
"Have you seen the weather report lately?"
"No, why?"
"We've gotten over 16 inches of snow. All the local airports are closed."
"Great. So I guess that means I'm stuck in Anaheim." Lea mumbled.
"Yeah. I'm sorry." Fox said softly.
"It's ok. It's not your fault. It might be Puck's but it's not yours." Lea said jokingly.
"Alright then. I'll talk to you later."
"Alright. Talk to you later." Lea said hanging up the phone. "Who was it?"
"My aunt. All the airports in New York are closed, because of all the snow." Lea told him.
"I see. I'm sorry. I know you were looking forward to going." He said.
"Yeah, but I'll be back in New York soon, so it's not that big of a deal." Lea said laying back down. Silence filled the room for a few seconds.
"Hey, Lea? Wanna talk?"
"I would love to, but I can't see you."
"So, come over here."
"Ok." Lea muttered. She got up and tripped over a comic. "Remember what I said about extra stuffs lying around?" Lea asked smiling.
"Sorry."
"Is ok." She plopped down on his bed. Nosedive covered her up with a blanket. "I can just see Duke or Wildwing walking in..." The doors whooshed open.
"Lea, Dive?" Lea could see the outline of both males. "Oh, gawd." Lea muttered. Nosedive started laughing.
"Yes?"
"What in the?!" Duke started.
"Nosedive..."
"I just came over here so we could talk." Lea said quickly.
"You can't talk from your bed?"
"I can, but I like being able to see what I'm talking at."
"Repeat that sentence." Nosedive told her.
"Why? I can't talk at stuff?"
"Not that, the 'see what I'm talking at' part."
"So, I can't talk at inanimate objects?"
"You two..."
"Yes?"
"The airports are closed."
"Yeah, I know." Lea said grimly. "My aunt called."
"Ok. Well...um...I guess...we'll see you in the morning?"
"Yeah. See ya." Lea said falling asleep.
"You try anythin' wit her..."
"I won't! She'd kill me!"
"Would not." Lea muttered.
"You wouldn't?"
"No, to messy. Torture is more my speed."
"Night you two."
"Night."
"I think they're sleeping in." Lea said looking back at the door.
"This is a first. We're the first two up." Lea nodded her head. Dive got two bowls and some cereal out of the cupboard while Lea got out the milk and sugar. They ate in silence for a few minutes.
"Is it just me or has it been too quiet around here?" Lea asked smiling evilly.
"I think it's been just a tad to boring around here." Nosedive agreed. "What do you think we should do about it?" Lea leaned in closer to Dive.
"Have you ever been in a house where when some one flushes the toilet all the cold water from the shower goes for the toilet?" She asked. Nosedive nodded his head. "Well you see, if we set up the toilet so it does that, only with a slight improvement...I think a little chaos could be brought into our lives for a few minutes."
"Let's do it!"
"Sorry!" Tanya's voice entered back in. "But you should really learn to lock the door. Mallory would've just walked right in, ask Wildwing." she yelled back through the door.
"Thanks for the advice, now get away from here!" He yelled out, before he tripped and caught himself. He looked down to see what he'd tripped on to find it was one of Dive's socks. Canard shook his head. "Dumb kids. Can't pick up after themselves...." He muttered as he turned on the shower. He enjoyed the hot rush of water relaxing his tight shoulders. He'd just gotten the shampoo into his hair when the water went from hot to cold to finally staying hot. "OUCH!" He yelled jumping out of the shower. He'd yelled loud enough to cause the whole team to come running into the bathroom.
"What's wrong?! Oh, my..." Mallory finished blushing, and turning away. The males in the group started laughing. "WHAT?" Canard demanded as he covered himself with his towel.
"When did you decided to dye your feathers green?" Duke asked, snickering.
"OUT!" Canard yelled. The others tore from the room.
"Why did you do it?" Wildwing asked sternly.
"Do what?" Nosedive asked looking blankly at the others.
"Turn the off the cold water, and put dye in Canard's shampoo?" Mallory asked looking as stern as the others.
"I just got up! I haven't even eaten breakfast yet!"
"Dive? What's up?" A vary sleepy looking LeaMarie asked standing at the side of her bedroom door. "And why'd you go running from the room?"
"I heard Canard yell, and by the time I got out here, they started accusing me of turning off the hot water and putting dye in Canard's shampoo." He told her.
"How could you do all that, when you were with me?" Lea asked.
"You're telling me, he was with you the whole time?" Wildwing asked. Lea nodded her head.
"He's been at my side since early this morning." She told the group.
"Any one have any ideas who did it?" Canard asked walking out from the bathroom. Even fully dressed the dye was vary visible on his face, hands, and hair. Nosedive tried not to laugh while Lea looked confused.
"I either need more sleep, or he's not feeling well." Lea said looking up at Nosedive. "He's looking a little green."
"Some one put dye in my shampoo." Canard snapped at Lea.
"Are you sure you didn't grab one of my dyes instead of your shampoo?" Lea asked leaning against Dive.
"Yes, I'm sure!" He yelled storming back into the bathroom. "See!" He yelled holding out a bottle of NightCat inc. Electric Green Hair Dye.
"It's one of mine." Lea told him. "And it's a NightCat brand, have fun trying to get that out." She commented dryly.
"What do you mean?" Wildwing asked.
"It was designed to come out only after using a special conditioner."
"So, get the conditioner!" Canard snapped.
"I'm out. I'd have to get it shipped from New York. And with all this snow that's coming down, who knows how long it's going to take." Lea said walking back into her room.
"ORDER IT!" Canard yelled after her.
"I'm on it." Nosedive followed her in. Lea held up a bottle for him to see. "How long do you think I should hold onto this?" She asked grinning evilly.
"Oh, how about three or four business days?"
AN: Sorry it took me so long to get this up. Hopefully the next chapter won't take so long.