Ch.2: Lost Life
The full moon glared evilly as a dark, black truck made its way down the south road, hauling an unconious black duck in its bed.
It traveled for miles, before finally coming to a stop in an unknown town.
"Drop him next to that store" said an evil voice to his accomplice " We got to get back by dawn. Mr. Buney has probably already started the search,"
"Why did we have to kidnap the duck again?" said the accomplice, as he dragged Daffy's body out of the truck.
"Don't ask why" said the first voice " as long as we get paid it doesn't matter. Plus, I consider this perfect payback from he fired me from my previous job,"
A loud thump was heard as the accomplice dropped Daffy's body onto the ground. Sighing in relief, he hopped back in the truck, and rode with his partner all the way back to Warner Brothers Studios, leaving Daffy bruised and out cold.
Four years passed, and the mood of Warner Brothers Studios soon went down in flames. Every toon in the place had searched long and hard for Daffy, but never found a trace.
Even some of the characters from Disney came and helped out, with Donald Duck leading the charge.
But four years was to long, and everyone gave up hope in the search.
Bugs, Tina, and Plucky had to be the most miserable, cause right now, not only were they worried for the sake of their friend, but the sake of their careers.
It had taken the shock of losing Daffy just to find out how important he really was. Without his crazy antics and greed for fame, the world of Looney Tunes seemed a whole lot duller.
The trio of sad sacks waited outside of the main WB office, dreading the talk they could hear going on inside.
The Warner Brothers were talking with the council to discuss Daffy's replacement. The news had brought resentment to all the characters. They didn't want Daffy to be replaced!
"We need to find out who took him," said Bugs.
"But how can we do that?" asked Plucky " it's been four years, and we haven't found a single clue,"
"I hear the other toons are going to tramp" said Tina " if we can't find Daffy, WB is going to shut down,"
"That's not going to happen!" said Bugs angrily " Come on guys, maybe we missed something in the last four years. Tina, did you know of any enemies Daffy might have?"
"No" said Tina, looking up " but I haven't been dating him that long. You've spent more time with him, you tell me,"
"And you've already checked his ex-wives," said Plucky.
"Eh" said Tina " I never understood he had so many,"
"Guess there's a lot we don't know," said Plucky.
"That's it!" said Bugs in excitement.
"What's it?" asked Tina and Plucky.
"We have to search through Daffy's stuff" said Bugs " find out what he did before WB,"
"But there was nothing left of the trailer," said Tina.
"Not in the trailer" said Bugs " but in my house,"
"Dodgers wake up, you're going to be late for school!" called out a feminine voice as a speedy, black duck dashed his way into the room.
The woman just shook her head as she watched the duck trip and fall on the floor. He had been that clumsy, ever since the day she had found him outside of her store.
(FlashBack)
"Who am I?" wondered Daffy in his mind " Why do I feel so much pain?"
"This is all your fault rabbit!" yelled out an angry voice.
"You're despicable," growled another.
"Whose voices are those?" wondered Daffy " are they mine?"
"Beware the wrath of the Scarlet Pumpernickel!" called out a voice.
"Haha!" laughed another "Fiendish foes tremble in terror before the might of Duck Dodgers in the 24 and ½ Century!"
"Daffy!"
"Uh" said Daffy, waking himself and looking at his surroundings " Where am I?"
"Oh, you're awake, I'm glad" said an old woman, coming in with a plate of snacks " would you like something to eat?"
"Yes please," said Daffy, immediately dashing over to the table, and chowing down on everything on it.
The old lady quirked her eyebrows at seeing such a huge appetite from slim, black duck. It's a wonder he had never gotten fat!
"What's your name?" the lady asked.
Daffy paused in his eating, and looked at her confused.
"I don't know,"
(End FlashBack)
It had taken quite a while before they settled the name argument, and Daffy chose one he had heard from his dream. Duck Dodgers, that seemed like valiant name.
Over time, Daffy had learned the name of his rescuer was Moyra, and that he was found just outside her front door.
The first year they spent together was pretty quiet, with Moyra trying to help him regain his memories and such.
The trouble with school started when a corrections officer turned Daffy over to the college campus miles down the road.
Daffy had been swindling street kids out of their money, and got in trouble with the law. Now, the infamous Duck Dodgers, had to survive the discipline of school, falling back on the lowest level, a water boy scholarship.
"See you later Moyra!" shouted Dodgers, as dashed out the door, heading for the field. It was the Semi-Finals for the football team, and he wasn't going to miss it.
After all, due to a suspicious stranger last year, he was now starring as the team's emergency quarterback. Dodgers never knew what happened to the little guy in a tutu, but he wasn't about to let him down.
" This one's for you princess!" yelled Daffy, and dashed into the school.
Meanwhile, back in Warner Brother Studios, Bugs was busy scavenging through some of the stuff Daffy had brought with him when they started the Looney Tunes Show. Plucky and Tina were on the other side of the room, doing the same thing.
It was no surprise to find Daffy's trophies for himself, or journals describing how brilliant and handsome he was. There were even curses in those writings blaming Bugs for everything unfortunate that happened in his life.
"Well, this doesn't tell us anything," thought Bugs, scratching his head. Maybe this was all there was to the black duck.
"Hey, I found something!" said Plucky, pulling out a book from one of the shelves. The title "Addresses" stood out plainly in bold, gold letters.
"Let's see" said Bugs, taking the address book from Plucky " Agents, Producers, Friends, Enemies, The White House,"
"He has a number for the White House?" asked Tina, stunned.
"Hmm" said Bugs, flipping through a few pages " Everything in here looks pretty basic, although I have no idea why'd he put on the Enemy list. The only name I can't place is this Morgan Alice Deadra,"
"Who's that?" asked Plucky.
"No idea" said Bugs, closing the book " but its underlined three times,"
"Maybe the Warner Brothers will know," said Tina.
"Right" said Bugs " let's go ask and find out,"
With that said, the group hurried up and left, little knowing that a stray ear had overheard everything.
The solemn sound of a trumpet sounded over the field, and the football team's emergency quarterback was charted off to the hospital to deal with his horrendous pain. Never had anyone seen a duck squished so flat.
"Poor guy," said one doctor as they pushed the patient into the ER " this is going to take centuries to heal,"
"Centuries" said another doctor " Then I have just the treatment for him. Quick, place in that tube,"
"What are doing?" asked the first doctor, after placing the duck inside.
"Watch" said the second doctor " a liquid nitrogen, and boom, a frozen duck cube. This should help heal through time,"
"Shouldn't we have treated him first before throwing him in there?" asked the first doctor.
"Always with the details with you!" shouted the second doctor " this isn't life, it's an experiment! Now let's out of here and do some lunch, I've been craving that ice cream sandwich since I saw it in Martha's room,"
That said, the two crazy doctors walked out of the hospital lab and into the hall, leaving behind the frozen essence of Daffy Duck, caged in a freezing tube of ice.
"Yo Warner Brothers!" yelled Bugs, busting into the studio " I think we may have found a clue to who had kidnapped Daffy! Uh…Warner Brothers?"
No one was answering, and the room was pitch dark.
"Where is everyone?" asked Tina.
"What's going on here?" asked Plucky.
"I've tried things the slow way" echoed out an eerie voice "Ways of making the cartoon world literally fall apart. Now, you've forced my hand. The Looney Tunes will die, if not with Daffy, then with me,"
"I will get revenge, and the whole world will see, just how MAD I can be!"