Ch.3: Heroic Faith
Terrible times lay ahead in the future, and it was up to the Earth Protection Unit to combat each threat.
The trouble first started back in the 21st Century, when a nasty villain nearly put an end to all toon kind. Luckily, that evil vixen was finally defeated, and Earth could slowly rebuild.
Founded just on the edge of the 21st Century, the Galactic Protectorate stood proud and strong, honoring their founder that had passed decades before.
It was only a few hundred years before the Earth faced its next threat, a full scale war against the Martian race.
The Martians were determined to add Earth to the list of their conquered planets, but the soldiers of the Galactic Protectorate where ready to fight. And one soldier in particular was ready to defend.
"Good work Dodgers," stated a voice over the vid-link.
"Thanks IQ," said Daffy, signing off before he settled in his captain's chair. Boy, it was another tormentous day.
Settling a peace agreement between Earth and Mars was almost as chilling as being frozen in a block of ice for 350 years, with no idea who you had been. But the real terror came, when you've realized just who you had been.
Daffy remembered it all now. His lost life had finally been found, but it was already to late.
Looking over to his humming Cadet, Daffy's eyes grew sad with sorrow on just how much the pig reminded him of his old pal Porky.
Of course, he wasn't the real Porky, just a descendant that managed to survive the chaos that plagued the Earth nearly three hundred years before.
Daffy wondered about that tragedy. What happened to all his friends during the time he was lost? Did anyone other than Porky manage to survive?
Well, Marvin did, and so did Fudd, but what Bugs, Tina, and Plucky? Did any of them manage to survive the tragedy?
"I have to find out more" thought Daffy in his mind " but I can't let Duck Dodgers be caught reading in the library. So, I guess I'll just have to gleam the info from the files in the Chief's office,"
Minutes later, Duck Dodgers ship docked at Protectorate Headquarters, and the thin, black duck trotted off to commit his dastardly crime.
"Let's see here" thought Daffy " the Chief's office should be just three doors down from the kitchen. The Big Cheese likes his snacks,"
Turning a corner to the left, Duck Dogder's made his way down the hallway until boom, he hit something with a big crash!
Paper flew through the air as an angry female voice shouted out in rage.
"Hey, watch where you going!"
"Watch where I'm going!" shouted Daffy " Why don't you…wha?"
Daffy could hardly believe his eyes. The blond color, the brown hair, even her eyes looked as beautiful as they had centuries ago.
"Tina?" said Daffy shocked.
"What?" said the female duck confused " My name's not Tina, it's Tinana. My great-great grandmother was named Tina,"
"Of course," Daffy thought in his mind, he could see the difference now. This female duck may have looked like Tina, but she was just another descendant.
"At least I know Tina survived" thought Daffy, then said to Tinana " Here, let me help you with that,"
"Thanks" said Tinana, and joined Daffy in picking up the papers " Sorry I yelled at you before. What's your name anyway?"
"The name's Duck Dodgers" said Daffy with a grin " I'm kind of the top guy around here,"
"Oh" said Tinana " so you're the screw-up who keeps on racking up all these bills the Protectorate has to pay. By the way, just because a policemen lets you ring the siren, doesn't mean you get to smash his car,"
"Now that was never proven!" said Daffy, handing over a stack of papers " There, now that's taken care of, I have some urgent business with the Chief,"
"You're going to steal his files aren't you?" said Tinana.
Daffy stopped dead in his tracks.
"How did you know that?" he asked.
"Female intuition" said Tinana " but if you really want answers why not talk to me? After all, I'm the keeper of the files around here,"
"Uh sure" said Daffy, a bit confused " lead the way,"
Minutes later, Daffy found himself sitting in a conference room while Tinana sorted some files in their cabinets. He asked her about the tragedy, and what she knew.
Tinana explained that no one really remembered much. The story had become old news after decades of conflict with the Martians. But legends still floated around.
What Daffy heard was a shock, and tears threatened to flow from his eyes. He almost wished he had never asked Tinana what had happened to the toons. The truth was to painful to comprehend.
Images continued to flash through Daffy's mind, even after he had left Tinana to get back to her work.
A burning studio, the toons screams, how they were forced into hiding, the malicious villain that nearly murdered them all.
Tears finally escaped from Daffy's eyes as he finally made it back to his room. Pain floated restlessly through his mind.
No one, not even Bugs, deserved a fate like that.
The war had been won with a big cost, and Daffy knew somewhere in his heart that it was just beginning.
This villain Tinana talked about wouldn't stay gone forever. She will return, and when that day comes, may Heaven help them all.