Disclaimer - Don't own the Ducks. Never will. The story Sanyo tells is based on the story Clopin tells in Disney version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Though Patrick, Rene, Sanyo (along with all respective aliases) and Digit San (It's the name of a building) are mine.

Summary - When three ducks from Puckworld arrive on Earth, the Ducks have to be careful for the danger hits closer to home than what they first think.

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Forgotten Memories

Earth

Dragaunus impatiently sat in his chair as Siege, Wraith and Chameleon stood beside the doorway. It had been two weeks since the Mighty Ducks had destroyed his gateway generator and he was still quite upset about it.

"Siege!" he cried.

"Yes, Dragaunus?" Siege asked, cautiously walking in the room.

"Is the gateway generator at all close to being fixed?" he replied.

"No, it is not at all close to being fixed Lord Dragaunus. We would need better technology than what we have. This planet is so primitive compared to Puckworld's technology or even our own. Not unless we already knew someone who had one," replied Siege.

Dragaunus began to think about the statement, which stirred up some old memories.

"There's no one left out of our major allies from Puckworld. Lucretia's in dimensional limbo. Falcone's in prison here. Who else was there?" Dragaunus asked himself quietly.

The red Saurian stood up and started to pace back and forth before finally looking at the three, who cowered slightly. He grinned evilly as he started to laugh quietly to himself.

"I should have thought of that sooner. Why didn't I? I completely forgot about those two," he asked himself.

He turned and glared at his three minions, a knowing smile on his face. He was quietly laughing as he stepped towards them.

"Prepare yourselves my friends for I expect to have visitors here very soon from Puckworld," Dragaunus told them as he turned away from them.

"But how that possible Dragaunus? Our generator's not properly functioning. In fact, it's broken with no way to fix it! How could you bring anyone here?" Chameleon managed to spit out.

"No, ours isn't working though an old friend of ours has one that works that we can easily tap into. After all, I did managed to slip something to her that helps us do that. I thought that I might be able to use it someday," explained Dragaunus.

"Who could possibly have a working generator? It's not like you can get them everywhere you know," wondered Wraith.

"Rene does. How she got hers, I never will know but I plan to at least bring her here to help defeat those ducks. We can only hope that Patrick is with her if and when we manage to activate the generator. He can also help us. After all, they are the best team on Puckworld. When they aided us on Puckworld, we didn't have to worry about them much when we sent them out on missions. They always managed to get them completed," answered Dragaunus.

The three looked at each other. Wraith stepped forward, a question obviously on his mind.

"What if they don't want to help us Lord Dragaunus?" he wondered.

"They will help us. I'm sure of it. They never refused to do the missions we asked. In fact, I'm pretty sure they enjoyed doing them," Dragaunus replied. "Siege, is everything ready to bring them here?"

"Almost, my Lord," Siege told him. "What exactly is your plan?"

"My plan is to finally defeat those ducks with someone that they least expect. Rene and Patrick are the perfect choices when they are working together, which is what they always do anyway," replied the red Saurian. "Besides Duke, none of them would even know these two. I am certain of that."

The three looked at each other with confusion in their faces as Dragaunus began to laugh.

Puckworld

A figure clad in black climbed through the rafters in a building. She soon came across a duck standing in front of a small crowd of five. She quietly climbed down and stood within the group, the others barely taking any notice to her.

"A long time ago, a tragedy occurred that shocked many ducks around the planet. Little is known about this duck. While there are many ducks on this planet, it is sometimes difficult to find something on one solitary duck. Barely anything is written about him but there have been stories, rumours, from the night that pass to all walks of life," said Sanyo.

"There is?" asked a young duck of about seventeen. "Is there anything else we need to know?"

Rene was her name and her shoulder length black striped brown hair twirled about her face. She wore a black outfit, which covered her entire body, including her hands though it didn't cover her face.

"Of course there is. The stories tell of a duck somewhere out there, who is of different aspects. But who is he and where did he come from?" posed Sanyo.

"Who is it?" asked Rene but got shushed by Sanyo.

"Hush and I will tell you a tale of a mysterious duck. On a cold and dark night many years ago, four ducks were trying to escape from Thief au Combat, a hooded and cloaked figure covered in black who killed ducks in enormous magnitude. Out of the four ducks, two were thieves and two were not. Combat was the type who hated the fact that some thieves and ones who weren't were friends. The four were soon discovered just outside here, Digit San, which is a former jewel exchange," Sanyo told the crowd.

By then, Patrick, Rene's teacher, had arrived. He wore a blue cape, black pants and a dark green shirt. His black hair was just past his shoulders and it was tied back into a ponytail. He stood behind Rene, trying not to be noticed by the crowd. His stare skimmed over the crowd, who were now looking around at the interior of Digit San.

"'Bring them to me. I will take care of them now'. Thief au Combat had ordered," Sanyo told the crowd.

The crowd gasped at the name. They all heard of the name before but rarely the full thing. They all intently listened to story being told.

"But the female duck was hiding something. Thief au Combat wanted to get it from her once he noticed that she was, assuming it was stolen jewels. He gave chase. Another duck followed them, but was soon knocked down by Combat. He went after the female duck again and caught up with her, knocking her down and the baby flew out of her arms. The mother was dead. Someone who happened to be walking by took the baby into Digit San for protection against the murderer with positive results; therefore, Thief au Combat did not catch up with the young duck until she was four and she had contracted a terrible disease," said Sanyo.

The caretaker of Digit San had stopped Combat before he killed her.

"Do not go any further with this for I will track you for the rest of time if you do. Do not take this lightly for she is like my own and I know where to find you," he cried.

Thief au Combat suddenly became scared, despite all his power, anger and ruthlessness.

"What should I do then old one?" he finally asked the older duck.

"Raise her as if she were your own daughter," the caretaker replied.

Combat sighed, closing his eyes. He opened them up and stared at the duck before him.

"Alright, I will. Just as long as she stays with me in order to teach her the ways of my people, the thieves. Don't worry, she will be taken care of," Combat said and the caretaker nodded.

"And then Combat took the baby with him to the other side, teaching her his way of life. Just imagine that most of the event played around this area. For some strange reason, Combat had taken a liking to this building. I don't think we'll ever know why since he seemed to have disappeared into thin air. It is ironic that the spot he lost track of the child was the same place he caught up with her again," Sanyo concluded. "Any questions?"

The few ducks asked their questions before leaving though one young duck was quite fascinated by the story. He tugged on Rene's leg, looking at her with an interested look.

"What do you know about Combat? Whatwas he like?" asked the young duck.

"Leave the nice duck alone. She doesn't need a young duck like you bothering her. She's just doing her job," the mother duck told him. "Only the guide can tell you the few known things about Thief au Combat. She doesn't know anything about him."

Rene watched the two leave, a sad look on her face as she headed towards Sanyo.

"You'd be surprised how much I know about him. I know more about him than anyone else," she muttered to herself.

"Nothing's wrong, is there Rene? You've seemed out of sorts lately. Is there something on your mind?" Patrick wondered.

"I'm just about to ask about that Patrick," replied Rene. "Um, Sanyo, can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Okay," replied Sanyo, watching the ducks left.

The three walked into a corner. She looked at him. He wore a black outfit. There were purple diamonds on the front and back of it. His shoulder-length hair was a fiery red and his feathers were yellow.

"How can I help you my dear Rene?" asked Sanyo. "Is there something wrong? What is it?"

Before she could answer him, her left arm began to glow and a vortex appeared before them.

"What the heck is going on here?" Patrick began to yell.

"Someone's tapped into my arm, that's what!" Rene cried out. "Be careful everyone!I don't know where we're going to end up!"

The three held onto something for their lives. They soon lost their grip and were sucked into the vortex. It disappeared almost immediately afterwards, leaving behind an empty room.

TBC...