Back in Nickelodeon...
Mike was walking down the streets with Lu and Cindy, Nickelodeon County wasn't as big as Cartoon Network City or Disney Channel Ville.
"As long as you guys are with me, we shouldn't get in trouble, Weasel doesn't know this, but I'm an honorary guest to Nickelodeon, especially the summer beach house." Mike told the stowaway girls.
"I've heard about Helga Pataki..." Cindy sounded shaky. "What if she wants to beat me up?"
"Don't worry, she's not gonna do anything, as long as you don't say anything rude to her," Mike soothed. She then heard something from her backpack then she opened her backpack to reveal Hard Luck Duck. "Hard Luck, what are YOU doing here?"
"I never been to Nickelodeon before, besides, I don't want you to leave Cartoon Network." Hard Luck replied softly.
"I'm not leaving..." Mike said to the cute duckling. "I promise, I'm coming back."
"Then why are you here?" Hard Luck asked.
"I'm visiting somebody, I promise... Just don't tell anybody back at Cartoon Network, okay?"
"Okay, Mike..." Hard Luck smiled. "I was hoping you weren't leaving..."
"I think he belongs with those brat nephews of Donald Duck's..." Lu pointed to Hard Luck, looking angry suddenly.
"Can I stay with you, Mike?" Hard Luck begged. "Next to Harley, you always keep me safe!"
"What do you mean stay with me?" Mike asked as she walked, carrying the duckling on her head. "You mean... Like a pet?"
"I hate to see you gone, 'cuz you're my best friend!"
"Aww..." Mike smiled at him. "Okay, Hard Luck, you can stay with me."
Cindy smiled, she thought this was so sweet.
"Isn't that sweet?" Lu rolled her eyes. "Can we move on already? This place reeks of green slime!"
"If you don't like this place, then how come you came?" Mike was annoyed with the 'princess'.
"Cuz I'm not letting these Nicktoons steal you from me!" Lu yelled, but she actually looked like she was about to cry. "Because... Because... YOU'RE THE ONLY FRIEND I EVER HAD!" she yelled before starting to cry.
"You don't have any friends, Lu?" Cindy asked.
"No, no one's ever been my friend, why do you think I was so sensitive when Hermione became Mike's friend!?" Lu struggled between tears. "I always wanted to be your friend, Mike, I was just so jealous that you got everyone's attention when we first met!"
"Lu, how come you didn't tell me this sooner then?" Mike frowned. "I would've understood..."
"I didn't want you to think I was pathetic," Lu looked to her with tear stained eyes. "I mean... You aren't nice to me most of the time..."
"That's because you weren't very nice to me," Mike said to her. "Treat people the way you wanna be treated... I might not remember her very well, but I remember my mom teaching me that. Lu, if you want... We can be friends..."
"Really...?" Lu asked, calming herself down.
"I'm sure she means it, Lu." Cindy said, smiling in between the tomboy and 'princess'.
"And I want to become your friend too, Lu," Hard Luck piped up. "If you want me to."
Lu smiled, cheering up and hugged them all. "So, where can we find this Otto Rocket?"
"I'm not sure..." Mike shrugged. "Let's keep go-OOF!" she bumped into someone. "I'm sorry, I... Reggie!?"
Reggie Rocket sat on the sidewalk and shook her head, then looked up. "Mike Mazinsky... W-What... What're you doing here!?" she asked, totally shocked.
"Who's that girl?" Hard Luck asked.
Mike helped Reggie up. "Hey..."
"Hey... What're you doing in Nickelodeon?" Reggie asked.
"I wanted to see your brother... I kinda wanted to see something..." Mike said, sheepishly looking away, trying to be friendly. "These guys snuck with me... So where is he?"
"I actually don't know, Mike," Reggie shrugged. "I was just about meet Arnold at the arcade with Gerald and Sid."
"Oh, my gosh, that's the most adorable duckling ever!" Reggie gushed in delight. "Can I hold him?"
Mike looked to Hard Luck. "That okay with you?"
Hard Luck smiled, then jumped into Reggie's open hands. "Howdy!"
"Aw, you're really cute." Reggie smiled.
Mike and Cindy smiled at this as Hard Luck played around in Reggie's hands.
Reggie laughed, then checked her watch. "Ooh, I'm gonna be late..." she handed Hard Luck back to Mike. "See ya guys later, hope you don't get caught!" she called before running off to the Nick Arcade.
"I like her, Mike," Hard Luck smiled. "Who was she?"
"Otto's sister, he can't be too far now..." Mike said, determined to find Otto. "Come on, guys!" she went off with the duckling and other girl.
Lu followed them, but she seemed more interested in finding the boy she had ran into.
They kept going until they saw Twister, Sam, and Otto at the Shore Shack.
"Hey, guys!" Mike greeted.
"Hey look, guys, Marsha is back!" Twister sounded happy.
"Twister, my name is Mike!"
"Right, sorry, Mariah."
Mike grunted, rubbing her head, then smiled softly. "Otto..."
"Mike..." Otto couldn't believe he was seeing Mike after all this time, he never thought he'd actually see her again. "I... I can't believe it's really you..." he walked to her, seeing it was truly her.
"It's me... I really missed you."
Hard Luck was sitting on top of Mike's head. "Hello, Mr. Stranger."
"TALKING CHICKEN!" Twister screeched. "EVERYBODY PANIC!"
"Calm down, it's just Hard Luck," Mike explained with a smile. "He's my new duckling friend."
"I wish Dad would let us have a pet, but after the shark pup incident, I can't..." Otto scoffed.
"Yeah, yeah, do any of you know where that boy with the scar on his right eye went?" Lu asked, looking around. "Umm... He owes me money."
"You mean Manny?" Otto looked to her. "He's at the Nick Arcade."
"Thanks!" Lu then suddenly left.
Hard Luck chuckled, pointing to Otto's red dredlocks. "Your hair looks funny, Mr. Stranger."
Cindy glanced to Lu as she left.
Otto chuckled. "You're funny, little duck."
"Hey, Mike, who's your friend?" Sam asked, looking to Cindy. "Is she on your show too?"
"This is Cindy," Mike introduced. "She's a helper for the Cartoon Cartoon Fridays studio."
"Hi, Cindy." Sam greeted.
"Hey... Umm... 'Squid'...' Cindy greeted, knowing they all called him that.
"You can call me Sam if you want," Sam chuckled. "You know Twister?"
"Yeah..." Cindy then looked to the slow boy of the Rocket Power quartet. "Hi, Twister..."
"Hi, Cynthia." Twister greeted.
"It's Cindy."
Hard Luck sat on Twister's head then. "And I'm Hard Luck Duck!"
"Hard Luck... I like that..." Twister smiled.
"The one name you can get right," Sam rolled his eyes, but then smirked. "Except for maybe Angelica Pickles or Lil DeVille..."
Twister blushed. "What're you talkin' about?"
"You know..." Otto added in the teasing.
Mike had a little laugh. Hard Luck also giggled.
"This is the most adorable duckling ever," Twister smiled. "Am I right, guys?"
The others laughed a little, but smiled anyway.
"Mike, why are you here?" Otto asked the tomboy in warning. "You could get in a lot of trouble."
"I just had to see you..." Mike explained. "I've been thinking... I haven't stopped thinking about you since I went home..."
"Otto hasn't stopped thinking about you either, Mackenzie," Twister cut in. "He delivered roses to you one time."
Mike smirked. "I know..."
"Well, well, look here, we got more dweebs." a voice said.
Everybody turned around to see Twister's bullying older brother.
"What do you want, Lars?" Otto narrowed his eyes at the boy.
"I wanna see what you dorks are talkin' to." Lars chuckled.
"This guy reminds me a lot of Kevin." Mike murmured to herself, she had not met Lars when she first came to Nickelodeon.
Hard Luck wasn't aware of the bullying, he was just an innocent child. "Howdy!"
Lars grabbed the duckling with a sick grin. "A talking duck... Weird, but I know what I'm having for dinner tonight: duck soup!"
"Heeey, let him gooo!" Cindy whined.
"Who's this, Maurice?" Lars chuckled to Cindy. "Your girlfriend?"
"Leave Cassandra and Hard Luck alone!" Twister looked angry.
"Put the duck down, Lars!" Otto sneered.
"Why should I?" Lars laughed. "It's duck soup for dinner!"
Lars and his friends laughed as they were about to leave with Hard Luck.
"You better do what he says..." Mike hissed.
Lars looked back, glaring at her. "And if I don't?"
"You'll wish you never met me..." Mike said, her eyes turned blood red and her fangs popped out, but no one else but Lars and his goons saw it.
Pi looked scared. "We better do what she says, Lars."
"No way, I'm takin' this duck, ain't no magic trick gonna work." Lars scoffed.
"Is it time to play?" Hard Luck asked Lars and his goons, innocently.
Lars smiled deviously. "Sure it is."
"Yay! What game are we playing?"
"It's called 'Cook the Duck'."
"Nooo..." Mike grabbed Hard Luck and tied him in her pigtails over her head. "It's called... RUN!" she called before running with Cindy.
"HEY, GET BACK HERE!" Lars yelled out.
Hard Luck laughed as he was enjoying his ride with his wings in the air. "This is fun, Mike! Are we winning?"
"We are now." Mike smirked up at the duckling.
Lars looked to his goons. "What're you guys standin' around for!? GO GET THAT DUCK!"
His friends nodded and ran with him to capture Hard Luck.
"Oh, look, Mike!" Hard Luck called as he saw Lars's friends accompanying him. "More people are playin' too. Hey, guys, we're winnin'!"
"Ugh... I wish Harley was here..." Mike grumbled.
There was a vampire on the rooftop of a building with a little girl by his side. Bullies... The vampire couldn't stand bullies, especially the ones who bothered his little friend.