The third chapter is about; the glory hog, Danger Duck. For those Danger Duck fans, you might soon come to see what Duck is really feeling on the inside. I'm thinking that even though he teases and taunts; Duck still has a heart of gold. But, maybe he just has a difficult time showing that side of him. Well, I hope that whoever here is a Duck fan; will enjoy this chapter.
"Hey, it's Danger Duck here. That's right; the most heroic, the greatest, the… oh, what's the use. I guess I should start spilling my guts, too. You see, today I am a superhero, no denying it. Usually, I would never spread anything embarrassing about my life, but…"
(Flashback)
You see, it's not easy being ignored. Just because I always think very highly of myself, I still want respect from others. Even from someone who gets all the credit. I was always jealous of him for being in the spotlight and see, I think he likes Lexi. But that is something that you probably all know. Well, you know something (sigh;) I like Lexi too. But, this person (which I'm not going to mention,) does not know that and see; I'm actually afraid of letting him know and… right, the flashback; sorry.
Anyway, it all began as a small duck. See, I met this tiny bunny. I couldn't remember his name and this is Kindergarten we're talking here. He was very popular and always outsmarted me. I was jealous of him and the reason why he was out to get me was because; I always tried to show that I was tougher than him, by teasing him and trying to trick him. It was because that all the kids in school loved him and they hated me, so I tried to make a fool out of him for the kids to like me. Sadly, I didn't succeed; I was always the one who was out tricked by my own traps. The first thing I tried to do was to set a high stack of blocks and put an anvil on it. I put a carrot on the floor and I hid under the table, so he couldn't see me. But, he took the carrot and right before he left; he tilted the structure a little bit. Soon, I cam back and checked that the carrot was gone, the next thing I knew, the anvil dropped on me and the kids were laughing and pointing at me, even the bunny. I hid myself and I told my parents that I didn't want to go to school. I hid in places and I was always so ashamed. I cried more and more, every time I thought about how hated I was by the kids at school. When I grew up, I was a pool cleaner boy and the life guard always bossed me around. My parents actually chose this job for me and I had to work for the whole summer. I could never have any fun, or take any breaks. It was all work and no play. I grew up as a miserable duck and today… well... I've been hiding my shame from the rest of the team.
(End of flashback)
Today, I was staring at myself in the mirror and then the boss lady called… "Loonatics, Ophiciumus is up to his tricks. You must stop him." With that, when we left; I saw Ace; "the fearless leader" in control. Whenever I see him, I just feel so insecure inside and it reminds me of my past. I know that you already know but, I want to impress the boss lady (obviously.) But actually, I always wanted to make Ace jealous on purpose. See, I actually just want Zadavia to compliment me to tick him off and obviously, I think that I should be the team leader around here, not him. So we go to this train place to stop the red bearded weirdo… yada, yada, yada and I use my fire eggs to destroy that guy. Well, that's what I try to make everyone believe. See, when we are always fighting villains, my tem always mocks me for messing up and deep down; I actually agree with what they say. I also feel just… insulted and offended. Sometimes, I feel that I can't do anything right myself. As for Lexi, well… everybody thinks I like Misty Breeze and I did. It's just that, after she rejected me as a fan; I developed a crush on Lexi and still tried to show everyone that I still liked Misty, so no one would know.
I just feel a bit shy around her, so I tease her to show that I'm just a friend to her. But, I think there is more than you think.