Disclaimer: We don't own the Ducks and probably never will because they belong to Disney. However, Emaliar Malfoy does own Bella, Emily, Alex, and Johnson. Bobcatwriter owns Annie, Mike, Travon, and all the characters at Lakeshore Academy.
A/N: This is the sequel to the other Mighty Ducks stories "The Way Things Are" and "The Way Things Were". We recommend you read those two first. However, this can also be read as a stand-alone story. Please read and review.
Chapter 6
February 28th, 1999
10:30 am (Minneapolis time)
Bella's POV:
We were warming up on the ice for practice this morning. We won in the District finals game against Southwest High School last night. We were on to State Quarterfinals on Thursday. I was skating with Gunnar, Portman, Charlie, and Scooter, we were waiting for Orion to turn up and when he did it was with a frown, "Ace, I need you in my office quickly," he yelled.
I skated over to the edge of the ice and made my way to the office. He handed me the phone.
"Ace, Ace is that you?"
"Coach Bombay?" I asked.
"Yes Bella, Adam ran away," Coach said.
"WHAT?" I yelled.
…
After I got off the phone with Coach Bombay. "If you need to go Ace, go," Coach Orion said.
"Thanks Coach," I said. I quickly ran down to the locker room and changed as fast as I could.
…..
"Bella where are you going?" Charlie yelled as he ran out the door, chasing after me as I ran through the parking lot, heading for the dorms.
"I'm going to my dorm, packing my clothes, calling Ollie and then flying out to Northern California," I yelled.
"But state,' He said catching up to me and grabbing my hand. 'We won't make it anywhere without you."
"Charlie!" I yelled.
"All I'm saying is that hockey's your life, it's important," Charlie said.
"More important than my brother?" I yelled.
He stayed silent.
"HE COULD BE DEAD! CHARLIE HOW CAN YOU BE SO SELFFISH!" I yelled.
"If Adam wants to die no one can stop him," Charlie said.
"Are you saying that you don't care?" I said.
"Of course not. I'm just saying is that hockey comes first and well…," Charlie said.
"YOU JERK!" I screamed, storming away.
Charlie started to follow me.
"Bella," Charlie said.
"Don't you dare try and follow me, Charles Alexander Conway, we're done, you and I, DONE!" I yelled.
Charlie's POV:
I stopped short.
"What?" I asked.
"You heard me; you're dumped! GOODBYE CHARLIE!" Bella yelled and then she took off.
I could feel the tears coming,
I loved her and there she was walking away from me.
Stay strong Charlie, only sissies cry.
But I couldn't help it, I fell to my knees and let the dam burst.
8:30 am (California time)
Adam's POV:
I ran until I couldn't run no-more. I don't know how far I ran, but I ran for a while. Then I got tired and fell asleep against a tree, it was cold sleeping against the tree. I wish that I brought my coat, I didn't sleep very well at all. When dawn arrived, I got up and started to walk again. I thought long and hard. I thought that I was not worth anything anymore. I thought that maybe I could take my life up in the tree. They would not know I was there, unless of course after my body was done bleeding out, I fell out of the tree. But by then I would be dead.
"ADAM? ADAM? ADAM? ADAM? ADAM WHERE ARE YOU?" I heard a voice that I didn't recognize. I hid in the nearest bush. I stayed quiet; I knew they were looking for me. The voice over time got fainter and fainter. They were walking in the opposite direction. As soon as I didn't hear the voice anymore, I knew this was it, I needed to get up into the tree. I picked a very tall pine tree they would not think to look up. Especially if I stayed quiet if they were nearby. The lowest branch was a good 4 feet above my head. Not many people know this but when I was about four years old, I used to be quite the tree climber. I know I gave Grandma Banks and my mother a heart attack, every time I climbed up the tree in Grandma Bank's backyard. Of course, I had aged almost a dozen years and put on a good 100 plus pounds. I wasn't sure of how much I gained. I know I had gained a lot since I was four. Especially in the last year or two. I jumped and missed, by a lot. I jumped again and again and still missed. "Come on FATSO BANKS GET UP THERE!" I yelled at myself. I had more adjectives and nouns to describe me now, besides what I had from earlier:
Fat
Large
Fatso
Fatty
Lard butt
Porker
Pig
Whale
Hippo
Shammo
Cow
Adam "I weigh a ton at least" Banks
Jumbo Fries Banks
Cake Eater that eats all the real cake.
I eventually managed to haul myself up in the tree, fumbling with my razors as I did. I was at least ten feet into the air, then I heard a twig crack on the ground nearby. I leaned over the side of the branch to look….
And I fell.
I hit the ground with an almighty thud, pain radiated through my mid-section, my head and left ankle. I looked down at my foot and closed my eyes slightly, my ankle had already started to turn purple and the bone was jutting out of my skin. I crawled over behind a nearby bush and passed out from the pain.
I woke up in the white room again. It was different this time Hans was there, but he was surrounded by the death angels. I knew that I did it.
"DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH YOU IDIOT? I TOLD YOU BEFORE IT'S NOT YOUR TIME," Hans screamed at me.
"I want to die Hans, I don't deserve to live," I said.
"If you die now, you'll go straight to hell," Hans said.
"Bring it on, since no one gives a shit about me… Bring it on," I said.
"Oh really?" Hans said and then he winked.
We ended up in Bella's room at Eden Hall. Bella is sitting on the bed on the phone and is crying. While Waterfalls by TLC is playing in the background.
"A lonely mother gazing out of her window
Staring at a son that she just can't touch
If at any time he's in a jam she'll be by his side
But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much
But all the praying just ain't helping at all
'Cause he can't seem to keep his self out of trouble
So, he goes out and he makes his money the best way he know how
Another body laying cold in the gutter
Listen to me
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast."
"She just found out, 45 minutes ago what you did. Ollie is right now flying over Greenland. Bella is planning to fly out to California to be with you. Don't you see? They still love you, despite how stupid you are being right now. She even broke up with Charlie, over you. Don't you see what you are doing to her? YOUR KILLING HER! YOUR KILLING HER SPIRIT!" Hans said.
"LIKE SHE REALLY CARES? I DON'T CARE I WANT TO DIE, HANS. JUST LEAVE ME BE!" I said.
Then Darkness.
Michele's POV
10:45 pm
We had gotten the call from Lakeshore Academy, late last night. I got really worried about Adam. I and Gordon didn't even have much time to properly pack more than one bag for the both of us. I threw a bunch of our clothes into the largest suitcase we had. I wasn't even sure if I packed the correct amount of stuff. We had to get out of Yuba City and quick. Once we were on the road, Gordon did some serious speeding. Like going 80 in a 55, amazing we didn't get picked up by a cop or got into an accident. We got up to Lakeshore Academy in a little over 2 hours instead of the 4 hours it usually took.
Gordon had gone out with the search party first thing this morning. I hung back because of my pregnancy. I was a mess along with Annie and Georgia. Bella and Ollie flew into San Francisco this afternoon, and were currently driving up to Eagle Lake. It's been 24 hours since Adam has disappeared. They just called me from the Chevron Station in Oroville, California. They are going to be up here in about 3 hours.
March 1st, 1998
1:45 am
Ollie and Bella just drove in. The search party was called off at 11:30 last night, because it was too dark, they were going to start at 6:35 am, which was sunrise.
"Have you heard anything," Bella said, running up to us. "Is he okay?"
Gordon shook his head. Then Bella flew into Ollie's waiting arms, his eyes were stricken with terror. One couldn't blame him though; he had come home for a few months to visit his family only to find his little brother was going into rehab and now that said brother had run away.
A/N: There you go. Thoughts? Will Adam be found? What will happen if he does? What will Charlie do next? What of the other ducks?