Patrick walked up to the front door of the bank. Rene stood several feet behind him. They both looked over the side of the building carefully.
"Do you really think this will catch their attention when can we go after the big stuff?" asked Rene, looking from side to side.
"Believe me, this'll catch their attention and soon enough, my dear Rene. Soon enough we will go after the big stuff. Soon enough," Patrick told her.
Sanyo walked up behind Rene. He couldn't believe that he was there at the bank with them, but he would rather be with someone he knew than the Saurians.
"I hate this planet and I want to go home. Besides, why am I here anyway? The only reason I'm here is because I happened to be with you at the time. I'm no good here and this place scares me. Just send me back to Puckworld please," he whined.
"Sanyo, is there anything wrong? I've never known you to be ever this nervous of anybody before. Besides, what's the difference between this situation with the Saurians and Combat?" Rene wondered. "They both like to kill and conquer.We bothknow how much you're interested in Combat."
"Oh nothing's wrong. It's just I find those Saurians creep me out a little, that's all. And I should tell you that Combat attacked out of hatred; these guys attack out of pleasure and greed might I add," he said, shivering. "As for Combat, he wouldn't be doing something like this."
"Sanyo, how dare you say that. Of course he would be. You don't know him as well as you thought you did," Patrick protested.
"Sorry Patrick, my mistake. You should know after all. What can I say about something I wouldn't know?" Sanyo apologized.
The Saurians suddenly appeared behind them. Patrick and Rene looked at them while Sanyo walked nervously beside Rene.
"How is it coming along?" asked Dragaunus.
"Good. I do believe we can get inside and not set off the alarm. That's if you don't want us to set it off. If you do, we can do that just as easily. It's not that hard, even for an amateur," Patrick told him.
"Trigger it. I want those Ducks to come. I want to finally put an end to some of their usefulness to this planet. They have cause me enough trouble. Once they're gone, we can take over this planet and then we can finally reclaim Puckworld," Dragaunus replied.
Patrick and Rene climbed to the top of the building and hurried inside. Patrick pulled his sabre out and so did Rene. They locked them together to form a hand bar. A string protruding from it was attached to the other wall.
"All right Rene, think you can do this? I'm getting to be just a bit too old, and cautious, for setting off alarms. I know you're cautious too but you're so much more agile than me," Patrick asked.
Rene nodded and hung onto the bar as it slid down the rope. Her feet hit the opposite wall and the alarm sounded. She gave a wide smile, looking around the room.
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The alarm sounded through the Pond. Tanya punched a few keys and the map appeared on the screen before them with a red blinking light on it.
"Wildwing, there's a break-in downtown, at one of the banks," Tanya told the others.
"Do you think it might be them?" asked Nosedive.
"I don't doubt it. I'd like to know what exactly they have against us. Except for Duke, we barely know them and vice versa. So I want them brought under control and alive. I don't want Dragaunus to permanently get rid of either of them. I want to know more about these two ducks along with their friend," Wildwing explained to them.
"They've eluded so many times so far, maybe this is what they were leading to," Tanya suggested.
Grin glanced over at Mallory, who remained silent the entire time.
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At the bank, Rene looked at Patrick and smiled with a small laugh.
"Oops, I'm sorry, did I do that? Oh gosh, now what are we supposed to do now? I hope we have enough time to get out," Rene said in a sarcastic manner.
"I really, really doubt it Rene, considering you're probably going to jail now for breaking and entering," came a voice.
The two turned to see Duke by the door, sabre in hand. The other ducks stood behind him, ready
"Well if it isn't Duke, the most well known, and might I mention the best solo, jewel thief of them all. How's the life of a straight duck been? I'm just dying to know. You know, things have greatly changed in the Brotherhood since you were there andfor the better actually since you left," Patrick sarcastically said to him.
"Ah, shaddup," Duke replied as the other ducks walked up behind him.
Rene took apart the sabres as she eyed Nosedive and he glared at her. It pretty much turned into a staring contest as she tossed Patrick's sabre to him. Both Rene and Patrick's sabres materialized and they darted in opposite directions. Drones appeared on the scene. Wildwing and Grin started to fight the drones while Duke went after Patrick and Nosedive took off after Rene.
Mallory stared at the situation before running back to the Migrator, the tears forming in her eyes.
'Why does it have to be this way? I can't bring myself to watch this,' she asked herself.
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Rene finally stopped and faced Nosedive, who had finally caught up with her.
"Listen to me girly-girl, you're not getting away with this. Not now, not ever," Nosedive angrily told her. "At least I never grew up in the way you did. My parents raised me well."
"Yeah right! I grew up not knowing who my parents were. They're both dead," Rene yelled back at him, rushing towards him. "At least you knew yours!"
"Whoa, now that's slightly off topic," said Nosedive, as he hurried to get out of the way.
He found he couldn't get a shot as the thief kept up her offensive manuevers. He soon found himself on his back and Rene crouching right above him. She held down his arms with her knees and he found he couldn't move.
"I hope you don't ever say something like that to me again. Patrick has taught me well since I was four. Don't forget that 'offer' still stands. I can still make sure that you can't have any children," Rene told him.
Nosedive glanced around and saw Grin nearby, punching the last of the round of drones.
"Grinster, I could use some help here!" Nosedive cried out to him.
"Why do you want to do that now for? I could have some fun with you. You are kind of cute, you know. I thought so ever since I saw you," Rene told him, placing a finger underneath his chin.
She trailed her left arm down to his arm. Nosedive gasped once he felt the sensation. Rene gave him a seductive smile before standing up. Before she could run away from the scene, someone grabbed her from behind.
"Let go of me!" she cried.
"I shall not for there is someone I would like you to meet. Someone that you might know," Grin replied.
"Wha...?" she started. 'You mean someone other than anyone inthe Brotherhood? There's only two people I know that aren't in the Brotherhood other than Sanyo and I'm sure they aren't here!'
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Patrick and Duke's sabres clashed together. Patrick gave a small smile
"I can't see why we're doing this Duke," grunted Patrick.
"I don't either, but you're helping the enemy, so I have to try and stop you, otherwise they'll win and it's sayonara as we know it," Duke agreed.
They pushed each other away and Patrick lifted his sabre up, staring at it.
"Want to know who remind me of you whenever I see you?" he asked Duke.
"Tell me Patrick, I'm dying to know," Duke replied, a bit sarcastic.
"Rene. I noticed several years ago that she's got a bit of your style and finesse," Patrick told him. "And her feathers are also gray. They're a light gray but still gray. I've never been able to really figure it out."
"Huh?" Duke wondered, becoming very confused.
"I'm serious. I also just realized that she's got your attitude and she looks a bit like you," explained Patrick, lowering his blue sabre.
He stared at it for a minute before Dragaunus appeared behind him. Patrick was very startled as he turned around.
"Why are you socializing with the enemy Patrick? Why aren't you doing something to defeat them?" demanded Draguanus, smoke rising from his nostrils.
"Dragaunus, it's not what it looks like," he stuttered.
Nosedive, Wildwing, Tanya and Grin walked up behind Duke with Rene. Grin was carrying the much smaller female duck with his mighty arms. She began to struggle but to no avail. She had noticed that Grin was not like the other ducks she had come across before. He seemed almost - gentle - to her.
'Why is he so different than the others? Usually, they all treat me the same way as Patrick, despite my age,' Rene thought to herself.
"Stop right now Dragaunus. You're not doing anything with these two. Once, and if, we get back to Puckworld, they will be tried," Wildwing told them.
"You make me laugh Wildwing. You can't get back to Puckworld. At least when I take care of the brat, you won't be able to," laughed the Saurian.
He steadily walked towards Rene, who continued to struggle in Grin's arms.
"Did I mention thanks for the warning?" she snarled at him.
"You're not welcome. Now let me at her!" said Dragaunus.
"Dragaunus, why's the girl so important?" Wildwing wondered.
"It's none of your business," Dragaunus snarled back.
As this was all this was happening, Duke looked at Rene. He noticed something about her that he hadn't seen before.
"Huh? Why didn't I take notice of that with all the times I saw her back on Puckworld?" he quietly said to himself.
He growled as he lifted his sabre and brought it down on Dragaunus' arm. Wildwing was just as surprised as anyone else there.
"Duke, what's the problem?" asked Grin.
The ex-thief paid no attention to him or anybody else there as he advanced on the Saurian.
"I thought I was alone after that fateful night seventeen years ago. I realize now that I never was. Now leave her alone!" threatened Duke, walking towards him.
TBC...