Life's Full of Little Surprises
Disclaimer: I own absolutely none of the 'Mighty Duck' characters or the rights to the "Mighty Duck" franchise, that honor belongs to Disney. So I would appreciate that I wouldn't get sued over something I don't own.
Summary: Dani's life couldn't be going better. She has finally made it to the Olympics, doing the sport she loves the most. But... after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota things change. First she is constantly badgered by her brother, then she falls for one of his friends, and, of course, there is always a stalker!
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AnzIntegra- The comment that was made by Tammy and Dani was really a thought that both of them were thinking, but I'm glad that you liked it anyway. Yes, I do play Cupid on occasion, it actually scares a few friends of mine because they say that I don't know anything about relationships. Ha, shows what they know. Different parts of my sister's personality and mine do meld together quite nicely, I'm glad you noticed. Dani is like everyone, she makes friends with some people, but can't stand some others. As for Dean's stubborn streak ending, we will have to see. Dani and Piper will play Cupid soon, so just be patient, it will happen. Honestly, I am the same way about slashes; I don't mind them. That's my personal opinion and I'm sticking to it. I respect what people believe as long as they do the same for me. Glad you agree.
Thank you PrincessH!
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Gordon Bombay was a man that never went back on his promises and when he promised Myrka and Julian that he would take them to Minnesota to meet his mother over Spring Break, then that was what he had intended to do. He had called his mother a few weeks ago, saying that he was bringing down her grandchildren and he was sure that she had almost dropped the phone. It might have slipped his mind to call and say that the adoption had actually gone through. His mother, Anne, was more then ecstatic that he was coming and bringing the children that she had heard so much about and she insisted that she get off the phone and make preparations. That was a month ago.
At the moment, Gordon was driving in rental car to his mothers home while Julian slept in the back seat and Myrka was being dead to the world as she moved only to the beat of the music that was being blasted into her ears. He stopped the car in his mother's driveway and shook Myrka's shoulder, "Honey, we're here."
"Okay, daddy." Myrka replied as she turned and pulled Julian's blanket off of him, "Hey, Julian, we're here." Julian mumbled something incoherent while he tried to yank back the blanket in his sleep. Myrka sighed, sometimes he could be a deep sleeper, "Oh look, Julian's asleep. I guess we can flush Freddie down the toilet." She said, causing her brother to shoot up.
"You will not." He replied, pulling the blanket out of his hands, "He's a good frog." He added, clutching the plastic container that held his constant companion.
"I was just trying to wake you up." Myrka replied, "We're at Grandma's."
"Oh, okay." Julian said as he pulled the container on his lap, "We get to go meet Grandma, Freddie." He told the small green frog, "So don't sneak out, you might scare her." Myrka rolled her eyes and got out of the car, followed closely by her brother.
"Come on, kids." Gordon said, leading them up the driveway and to the front door, "Now remember, Grandma's going to be really excited to see you, so if she scares you a little, remember that she does that to a lot of people." Julian and Myrka giggled. He sighed and pressed the door bell, waiting for his mothers high pitched squeal of happiness when she saw her youngest boy again. But what he wasn't expecting was someone completely different answering the door, "Oh God." Gordon said automatically.
"Nice to see you too, baby brother."
"Nickolas." Gordon said, "What in the world are you doing here?"
Nickolas smirked, "Well, mom called and said that you were bringing the kids and I figured 'Hey, a great time to see Gordon again'. Killing two birds with one stone, seeing you and the kids. So I, in turn, called up Kennedy and Deirdre and we came to see you."
"Ken and De are here to?" Gordon asked, completely mortified.
"Absolutely." Nickolas replied, "You don't think that I would pass up and opportunity for my sisters and I to meet our brothers kids, do you?"
"What about your kids?"
Nickolas rolled his eyes, "Sofie is watching them. She had to work and she didn't mind that I wanted to come. As for the girls, they are them. I don't even want to know what those two did to get away, they have scary minds." Shrugging, Nickolas looked at the two children behind his younger brother, "Hello." He said. Myrka waved slightly, "Everyone come on in."
Gordon sighed as he walked into his childhood home followed by his own children. He didn't know that Nick, Ken, and De were going to be there as well. As much as he loved his brother and sisters, he wanted Myrka and Julian to be able to get to know them each one at a time, therefore lowering their stress levels.
"Dad, you need to chill." Myrka said, noticing her father's stress go through the roof.
"Yeah." Julian added, "Don't have a cow." Nickolas snickered at the ability that these children had to act like the adults as opposed to the kids. Although, that was probably not something to snicker about. The group entered the living room and was immediately met with a loud shriek.
"Mom." Gordon and Nickolas replied.
"My baby boy." Anne cried, "I haven't seen you in ages." Gordon jumped slightly when his mother grabbed a hold of him and hugged him tightly, but he soon hugged her back, "How have you been?"
"Good." Gordon replied.
"Well, you better have." A breathless voice said, "Because now you have more people to look after then yourself."
"Thanks Kennedy." Gordon replied to his oldest sister, "What about you?"
"Not bad." Kennedy replied, "Now where are my niece and nephew?"
"They're mine too." The husky voice of Deirdre said.
Gordon motioned for Myrka and Julian to come forward, "Kennedy, Deirdre, Nickolas, Mom, I want you all to meet Myrka and Julian, my kids."
"They're beautiful." Anne replied in a whisper, "Hello."
"Hi." Myrka said as her brother halfway hid behind her, "Nice to meet you."
"Uh-huh. It's nice to meet you." Julian added.
"And they have manners." Deirdre replied, "I'm sure that they learned that from someone else." Gordon laughed sarcastically, "Do you two like chocolate chip cookies?" The children nodded quickly, "Well, it just so happens that I just made some. Do you want any?"
"Yes please?" They said in unison, excitement clearly etched on their faces.
"Well, then you two can help us bring some in here because I know that your father is still the biggest pig in the world." Julian and Myrka giggled and followed Kennedy and Deirdre into the kitchen.
"So." Anne said, once her daughters and newest grandchildren were out of the room, "Are they going to have a mother at any point?"
"Mom!" Gordon exclaimed, "I'm not even dating anyone. I just want the family that I have to get along for now."
"Um-hum." Nickolas said, "That just means that he's being picky."
"Picky?" Gordon asked, "I'm not being picky, I just don't want to have to go through any divorces." Nickolas glared at him, no one brought up that subject, "I am trying to do what is best for my children."
"That's really sweet of you daddy." Myrka said, holding a huge plate of cookies, "But if you want my opinion, I'd go with Casey... And I know you would too."
"Huh?" Kennedy asked staring at her brother's mortified face.
"Um... Who?" Deirdre asked.
"Nobody." Myrka replied as she sat on the couch and ate a cookie, smiling contently at both the velvety cooking in her mouth and the fact that she had called her father on something that they both agreed on. Something that he had been fighting for quite a long time.
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Sometimes the things that you never expect can come back to be very good. That's certainly the way that Casey Conway felt nowadays. When Philip Banks came to her and offered his services, as well as the services of M. August Munroe, a very high end divorce attorney, she thought the same thing that most women in her situation would as. How in hell am I suppose to pay for this?
Philip said that it was taken care of and she didn't have to pay. This was too good to be true, but Casey took the offer anyway. So far, Philip and M. August had gotten her a fair amount and they had already drawn up the papers asking for full custody of the baby that they knew was his.
"Hello, Casey." Two familiar voices said as she sat at Mickey's, not able to do any work, but taking any chance to stay out of her house that she could.
"Chris, Alicia." Casey replied, "It's good to see you."
"Hello Mrs. Conway."
"Terry, Jesse." Casey said, "I haven't seen any of you for a while." It was true. As of late she couldn't go to work because she was so close to popping it wasn't even funny, so she had less time to see people like the Hall's.
"You look great." Alicia said.
"Um-hum." Casey retorted, "Sure I do."
"No, you really do, Mrs. Conway." Jesse said, "You look fantastic."
Casey chuckled, "This is what a women needs." She said, "She needs people to tell her that she looks great even when it is obvious that she resembles a Blue Whale."
"You don't resemble a Blue Whale." Chris replied.
"Thank you." Casey said, "But off of my weight, how have you all been?"
"We've been good." Alicia replied, "The Gallery is booming so we have to work a lot and the boys here have been working extra hard to please mother."
"We love you mom." They stated in unison.
"Cute." Casey said before getting a far off look in her eyes.
"Are you okay, Mrs. Conway?" Terry asked.
"Um." Casey said, "If I do remember correctly, I think I'm having a contraction." All four of the Hall's jaws dropped and Casey breathed deeply for a second, "Yep, that was a contraction... And I can already tell that this is going to take a while."
"Um, should I call Charlie?" Jesse asked.
"No." Casey said, "It's too soon."
Casey's contractions boomed over the past few hours and the Hall's had decided to stay with her. When she felt the pain was too much, Chris and Alicia got her to their car and took her to the hospital while Terry and Jesse tried to get a hold of Charlie or one of the Ducks, "Is Charlie coming?" Casey asked from her hospital bed.
Terry and Jesse looked at each other for a moment, "We couldn't get a hold of him." Terry replied.
"We couldn't even get any of the other Ducks." Jesse added.
Casey growled, "Uh! What is that boy doing?"
At that moment a light went off in Jesse's eyes, "Dani! Dani will pick up, she always does." He pulled out his cellphone, "I don't know why I didn't figure this out before." He dialed Dani's number and prayed that she could pick up because with his rotten luck today, she wouldn't.
"Hello?"
"Oh, thank god." Jesse sighed, "Dani, can you do me a huge favor?"
"Jess?" Dani asked, "Sure, what?"
"Um, I need you to find Charlie and get his lazy butt over here to the hospital." Jesse said, "Mrs. Conway is in labor and we've been trying to get a hold of him for a few hours now."
"Sure." Dani said, "I'll get him there as soon as I can."
"Thanks, Dani." Jesse said as he hung up the phone, "She'll get him."
Back at Eden Hall, Dani raced around in what seemed like a failing attempt to find Charlie. It was like the boy had dropped off the face of the Earth or something. Slumping down on a bench, Dani sighed in defeat, "So, who died?" A voice asked.
"Hi Linda." Dani replied, "Just wondering, do you know where Charlie is?" Linda raised her eyebrows, "I've been looking all over for him and I can't find him at all. I think he dropped off of the face of the Earth."
Linda chuckled, "Actually, I think he and the other Ducks are over at the rink. You know, just skating around and playing a round of whatever they call what they do when Dwayne chases them with his lasso."
"Thank you." Dani sighed, "I'll see you around. I have to go find Charlie and yell at him."
"Why?"
"His mom is having a baby and she's been trying to get a hold of him for only God knows how long." Linda gasped, "I've got to go." Linda waved and Dani ran off towards the rink, "That little goober better be here." She walked inside and sighed in relief as she heard the distinct sounds of Ducks at play; she also heard Dean Buckley and Coach Orion talking.
"That doesn't look very purposeful, Ted."
"Dean, they're teenagers. Besides, they won the State Championship. Now it's their time to joke around." Orion replied, "It's something that Gordon let them do when they weren't working, so if it keeps them on skates, then I'm happy."
"Hello, Gentlemen." Dani said, causing the elder man to jump.
"Ms. Portman." Dean Buckley replied, "It's nice to see you. Ever since the Olympics you haven't been around as often."
"Actually, I've been around a fair amount." Dani replied, "But I'm sure that you have Dean-ly things to do, so you didn't ever see me."
"Dani." Ted said, "What can I do for you."
"I need to yell at Charlie." Dani replied, "Charlie!" She yelled down the stands, causing all of the Ducks to look up and Dean Buckley to jump back again, "You need to leave."
"Why?" Charlie yelled back, perplexed.
Dani sighed, "Oh, no reason." She said, "I mean, your mother is only having a baby, but take your time." Charlie stared at Dani for a moment in stunned silence, "That means GO! NOW!" Dani yelled pointing towards the door. Charlie immediately jumped off of the ice, kicked off his skates, and ran, "On my God." Dani sighed as the rest of the Ducks followed Charlie's example, but only waltzed up to Dani, as opposed to leaving.
"So, Mrs. Conway is really having the baby?" Connie asked.
"That's what I hear." Dani replied, "Hey, Dean?"
"What?" Dean asked suspiciously.
"I heart you." Dani replied innocently.
Dean sighed, "Lay down."
"Thank you." Dani sighed as she laid on her stomach and Dean clenched his hands into fists. He then laid his clenched fists on Dani's back and ran them down from the base of her neck to the base of her spine. As he did so, popping sounds reached everyone's ears, causing a few in the vicinity to cringe, "Oh." Dani exclaimed, "That felt good."
"That'll be 50 bucks." Dean said.
"Screw that." Dani replied, "I don't owe you squat." All of the Ducks chuckled, Adam most predominate among them, "And your team, it seems, would agree with me." Dean rolled his eyes and laughed sarcastically, causing Dani to roll her eyes and flick him in the nose.
"What was that for?" Dean asked, rubbing his nose.
"For being an idiot." Dani stated simply, gaining another chuckle from the group, "Oh, yeah. I'm good." Dean shook his head, "Thanks again, moron." She added, slapping Dean in the head. Dean attempted to flatten his hair, "You are such a girl."