Silver haired street fighter of war
I do not own The Mighty Ducks or any of the other characters within this story, only the characters that I come up within my mind.
A young teenage/adult girl, who has been abandoned by her mother and ran away from a terrible orphanage, struggles to survive within the streets of New York City but that soon changes when she is suddenly transported to a different world. She now fights to survive a war that is taking place on a planet that isn't inhabited by humans, but by ducks. Can she survive?
The beginning and the first face off: Part 6
Riko sat at a large circular cafeteria table with Duke, Tate and Kathryn as they began to talk about the two brothers that will be joining them on their mission tomorrow morning. Riko and the others had just shown Wildwing and Nosedive to their rooms where they could wash off the grim that had coated their bodies for weeks. After that, the group had headed for the cafeteria to get something to eat.
"Man, I never thought that we would get two new members this soon," said Tate to his group members.
"Me neither," spoke Kathryn with a nod of her head. "And I have to admit that Wildwing's little brother, Nosedive, is really cute."
"You always call every boy cute after you fall head over heels for him," teased Duke before he took a sip of his coffee.
"I do not!" exclaimed Kathryn.
"Yes you do~" sung Tate in a teasing voice.
"We're getting off topic here you guys," stepped in Riko as she placed her fork down on her empty plate. "It's true that we have two new team members for our fight against Dragaunus, but we don't really know much about them. Not to mention that we haven't figured out what their skills are yet."
"That's true," said Tate in reluctant agreement. "But still, Wildwing and Nosedive did seem like a couple of pretty nice guys."
"Being nice doesn't cut it when it comes to battling against the Saurian Overlords," stated Riko in a serious voice. "Those lizards aren't going to show any kindness to us. All they see in front of them are a bunch of ducks that they want to use as slaves."
"Or have as their dinner," growled Kathryn in disgust.
"Well Riko should be lucky," said Tate as he looked at the silver haired human with a smirk. "She's not a duck, so those ugly old lizards wouldn't care about her so much."
"Maybe," voiced Riko "But let's not forget that there's another human here on Puckworld right now."
"Carlo Jason," said Duke in a low tone of voice.
"Yeah, and from what you told us about him that guy is going to be trouble," muttered Tate as he leaned against the palm of his left hand with his elbow resting on top of the table.
"Maybe those lizards will turn that guy into one of their meals if he messes up one too many of their plans," said Kathryn as she tried to help lightened the mood of the group.
"Don't get your hopes up," cautioned Riko. "That guy is as slippery as an eel, so if he feels threatened then he'll find a way to escape without a scratch."
"Sounds like this Carlo guy will be tough one to beat when it comes to fighting him, huh kid?" said Duke as he looked at Riko who sat beside him.
"Yeah," said Riko with a nod of her head.
The table soon grew quiet as Riko, Duke, Tate, and Kathryn became lost in their own thoughts. They didn't know how long they had been sitting at the table, but they were soon brought out of their thoughts when Riko suddenly stood up from her chair.
"I think it's time that we start getting ourselves ready," spoke Riko. "Canard want's us up bright and early tomorrow so let's get to our rooms and pack up as much of our stuff as we possibly can."
"Right," echoed Tate and Duke as they nodded their heads at Riko.
"And speaking of stuff," said Kathryn as she stood up from her chair and began to walk around the table to stand in front of Riko. "I believe this belongs to you."
Kathryn held out the journal that Riko had given to her before the street fighter had gone out with Canard this morning. The 18 year old took the journal from Kathryn.
"Tanya and I tried to decipher the old Puckworldian language," started Kathryn as the silver haired human looked at her expectantly. "But the language is a lot more complicated than we had ever expected it to be. It's as if the words had been combined with another language and the only thing that we could make out is a few words that are written on the first page of chapter one. They say 'The mask of Drake DuCaine will reveal the story' and that's all that we can get out of it."
"I see," muttered Riko as she looked down at the book that she held in her hands. "So the only way we can get anything out of this journal is if someone, who possesses the mask of Drake DuCaine, reads this ancient book."
"And the one who has the mask right now is Canard," Tate pointed out to the group. "But I don't think that he would be interested in looking at the journal right now. Not when we have lizards to fight tomorrow."
"Yeah, you're right kid," said Duke in agreement. "We'll just have to talk to him about the journal after our fight against Dragaunus."
"That sounds like a good idea to me," said Kathryn with a nod of her head.
Riko didn't say anything for she had her doubts that Canard would help in discovering what the words in the journal would mean. Just then, the doors to the cafeteria swished open and in walked the two Flashblade brothers. They were now wearing fresh clean clothing.
Wildwing was wearing a dark blue jacket over top of light blue T-shirt, black jeans and white runners with golden/yellow edges on them. The older brother's feathers looked a lot whiter than Riko had seen them before.
Nosedive was wearing a white T-shirt with a dark green vest over top, blue jeans and white runners with gray edgings on them. The 17 year old looked a lot better than from before when Riko first met him and his brother.
"Well, aren't you two looking cool and collected" said Riko in a teasing voice.
"Not to mention hansom," voiced Kathryn as she stared at Nosedive dreamily.
"Why thank you Kat," said Nosedive with a bow.
The 16 year old blushed under her feathers while Duke and Tate snicker between each other in amusement. Riko rolled her eyes at the scene being playing out in front of her before looking at Wildwing with a smirk.
"You're brother's quite the lady charmer," said the street fighter.
"Tell me about it," voiced Wilding with a smile.
"So, did you two come here to get something to eat?" questioned Riko.
"Yeah," replied Wildwing with a nod of his head. "I'm hoping to quiet my brother's loud stomach so that we can get a good night's sleep for once."
Riko let out a small chuckle when she realized that the white drake was joking around with her while Nosedive glared up at his brother in disapproval. Wildwing only smiled at his little brother before he noticed the book in Riko's hands.
"What's that you've go there?" asked Wildwing curiously.
Riko blinked before looking down at the journal that she held in her hands: "Oh this? This is just an old journal that I found in Drake DuCaine's tomb while Canard and I were looking for the mask."
"You mind if I take a look at it?" asked Wildwing.
Riko thought for a moment: 'I don't see any harm in just letting him see it.'
Riko soon handed Wildwing the journal as the drake took the book into his own hands. He opened the book and began to slowly flip through the pages of the journal while frowning at the words that were written on the surface of the paper.
"Hmm…" Wildwing hummed as he looked at the 13th page of the journal. "I recognize the ancient language of our people, but I'm not quite sure what to make of it."
"They just look like a bunch of scribbles to me," spoke Nosedive as he too looked at the journal with a frown.
"Shows what you know, kid" muttered Duke with a smirk.
"I bet if Professor Stonefeather were here he would know what these words would mean," said Wildwing to himself.
Pain stabbed at Riko's heart as the silver haired human looked down at the ground in sadness. Wildwing quickly looked up from the journal as he stared at Riko for a moment before looking down at the floor as well while softly shutting the book close.
"Canard told me what had happened to him," voiced Wildwing.
"Then you don't need me to explain it to you," muttered Riko in a low voice.
"Why?" asked Nosedive as he looked between his brother and Riko "What happened to the old man?"
Riko and Wildwing turned to look at Nosedive before sharing a glance at each other. Wildwing let out a soft sigh before he turned to look sadly at his younger brother.
"Dive, I think it's best that you sit down" said Wildwing.
Nosedive looked confused for a moment, but he soon sat down at the table beside Kathryn. Wildwing took a seat beside his brother while Riko sat down beside Duke as the older brother began to tell Nosedive the bad news. Nosedive's eyes were wide with horror and disbelief as he listened to what his brother was telling him while Riko and the others all bowed their heads sadly. Wildwing soon finished the story and everyone was quiet at the table. After a few moments, Nosedive finally spoke in a small voice.
"I…I can't believe it," whispered Nosedive with a shake of his head as tears started to form in his eyes. "He can't be gone."
Wildwing wrapped an arm around his younger brother as he tried to comfort the young drake. Riko sat quietly with the others as she stared down at the surface of the table.
"I'm sorry Nosedive," spoke the silver haired street fighter. "It's my fault that Joseph had died."
"Riko…" voiced Kathryn as she looked at the human in front of her.
"It should have been me that the Hunter Drones had taken instead of him," continued Riko as she tightened her hands into fists.
Nosedive looked at Riko in surprised after he heard what she said to him. The young drake looked down at the table before shaking his head and spoke to the human girl.
"It wasn't your fault Riko," said Nosedive as he looked up at the human that sat beside Duke. "You did everything that you could to help Professor Joseph."
Riko looked up in surprise as she stared at the blonde haired duck in astonishment and saw Nosedive give her a sad smile. The silver haired human didn't smile back for she only turned her head down to look at the table top for a moment before standing up from her chair.
"I'm going to head back to my room now," Riko informed the group. "There's a lot of packing that I need to do."
With that, Riko walked out of the cafeteria and headed to her room. The two Flashblade brothers stared in confusion before looking at the other three ducks for an answer to Riko's behavior. Tate was the one who finally spoke as she told the two brothers about Riko's sudden leave of absents.
"I guess Riko still blames herself for Master Joseph's death," spoke Tate in a gloomy voice.
"Can you blame her?" said Duke with frown. "After all, Riko is still new to this whole war against evil thing."
"But that doesn't mean that she has to keep blaming herself for what has happened," reasoned Kathryn.
Wildwing looked down at the table and suddenly realized that he still had the journal: "Puck, I forgot to give Riko back her journal."
"You'll find her room down the hall," said Kathryn as she informed the older brother on where he could find Riko's room. "Just take a left and head straight down, the door will be on your first right."
"Thanks," said Wildwing before he turned to look at Nosedive as his arm down drop from the teenager's shoulders. "Will you be okay on your own little bro?"
"Yeah, I'll be okay" replied Nosedive with a smile.
Wildwing nodded before he got up from the table and headed out of the cafeteria as he went in search for Riko's room.
With Riko
Riko was walking down the hall as she headed towards her room. Many thoughts ran through her mind as she thought about what had happened back in the cafeteria.
'I can't believe that kid, Nosedive, didn't blame me,' voiced Riko within her head. 'After all, I'd failed to save Joseph Stonefeather from the clutches of that slime ball Dragaunus.'
Suddenly, Riko was brought out of her thoughts when she accidently bumped into Mallory.
"Hey, watch it" growled the red head angrily.
"Sorry," said Riko in a calm voice. "I wasn't paying attention."
"Not paying attention huh?" said Mallory as she glared at Riko. "That could get you into big trouble if you bump into the wrong duck."
"Look, I'm sorry, I just have a lot on my mind today," said Riko.
Mallory gave a questioning glance at Riko: "Like what?"
"I don't know," replied Riko as she leaned up against the left hallway wall "Probably everything that's been going on with me."
"Like a certain duck's death?"
Riko turned head to look at Mallory as the red head crossed her arms over her chest. The street fighter frowned before she let out a sigh as she cast her eyes downwards to look at the floor.
"I guess Canard already told you and all the other resistance members about what happened to Joseph then huh?" muttered Riko.
"Yeah," replied Mallory fiercely. "And just for the record, I think it really was your fault that Joseph died on us."
"Duke and I tried the best we could to save him," said Riko as she turned to look at the female again.
"Well maybe you two should have tried harder!" snapped Mallory.
Riko began to feel her anger boil to the point where she would explode with anger. This red head had some nerve in berating her, but what Mallory said next really got Riko riled up.
"But I guess that's to be expected from a human and a thief working together," continued Mallory with a sneer. "When some duck is on their last leg then the ones who wind up saving them would always leave the duck for dead at the Saurian Overlord's hands."
Riko quickly pushed herself off the wall as she stood in front of Mallory at her full height.
"If you think that you could do better in saving a person's life then I like to see you try!" shouted Riko as she curled her hands into fist. "Besides, Joseph knew that he was going to die before Duke and I got to him!"
"That still doesn't mean that you should have left him in that prison cell!" barked Mallory as she flung her arms down to her side.
Riko's fists clenched tighter into her palms as she tried to speak her defense, but she was taken by surprise when someone else spoke for her.
"Don't blame her for what happened."
Riko turned and saw Wildwing walking up to them before he was standing right beside her.
"Besides what happened, happened" continued Wildwing.
Riko looked up at Wildwing in shocked surprise while Mallory looked up at the white drake in disbelief.
"Don't tell me you're siding with her," said Mallory as she pointed at Riko in anger.
"I'm not siding with anyone here," said Wildwing calmly. "All I'm saying is that Riko tried her best."
"And all I'm saying is that this human doesn't belong here in the resistance!" snarled Mallory. "In fact, she doesn't ever belong here on Puckworld either. She's just some human that decided to jump head first into a portal without thinking first!"
"I jumped in head first because I heard your people screaming in pain!" shouted Riko.
"So what, you should have just stayed back home with your family" said Mallory coolly.
Riko flinched back as the words that came from Mallory's mouth stabbed her in the heart before the 18 year old looked down to the ground. Mallory smirked in satisfaction for a moment before she was suddenly surprised by what she heard from Riko next.
"I don't have a family," muttered Riko before she quickly ran down the hall and away from the two ducks.
Mallory watched Riko's retreating from for a moment before looking at Wildwing who stood glaring at her.
"You just had to press buttons, didn't you?" growled the drake before he ran after the human girl.
Mallory stood where she was for a moment before leaning against the wall in exhaustion: "What have I done?"
Back with Riko
Riko ran for what felt like hours until she reached the doors to her room. She quickly came to a stop before throwing a right hooked punch at the metal door before she leaned her forehead against it.
'Why did that red headed female have to bring that up?' shouted Riko within her head. 'Why does everyone have to bring that up?'
"Riko?" said Wildwing as he walked up to the silver haired human.
Riko straightened up as she looked at the white drake in front of her: "What?"
Wildwing sighed as he scratched the back of his head with his left hand uncomfortably.
"Look, I know you're in a bad mood right now but I just want to give something back to you" Wildwing explained before he brought his right hand up to show Riko her journal. "You forgot this in the cafeteria."
Riko blinked in surprise as she looked down at the journal before looking up at Wildwing again. A blush appeared on her face as embarrassment came over her.
"Um…thanks" said Riko as she gently took the journal from the drake. "I guess I must have spaced out back there and forgot all about this silly book."
"I can't blame you," said Wildwing as he leaned up against the wall beside Riko's doorway. "After all, if I was in your shoes that I would have probably space out too."
Riko couldn't help but smile at the drake in front of her before nodding her head in agreement. Silence came over the two for a second before Wildwing spoke again.
"Riko, if you don't mind, I like to know a bit little more about where you came from."
"What do you want to know?" asked the silver haired human.
"Well…does your world have hockey on it?"
Riko laughed a little before shaking her head: "You ducks always seem to have hockey on the brain, huh?"
"Sometimes we do," Wildwing said with a shrug "But sometime we like to do other things too."
Riko smiled as she soon began to tell Wildwing about her home world and what it was like as the drake listened intently to details while firing off a few questions here and there. The two soon came to the topic about asking what Wildwing's home was like before the Saurian Overlords invaded it. Wildwing told her all he could on what he knew about Puckworld and what it was like back then until he started talking about his family, but he quickly stopped when he saw the sad look on Riko's face.
"Hey, you okay?" asked Wildwing gently.
Riko held the journal tightly against her chest before answering Wildwing's question: "You're lucky that you had a family that loved you and your little brother when you were younger."
"Didn't you have someone who loved you back on your home planet?" asked the drake.
"No," replied Riko with a shake of her head. "My mother never took notice of me after I was born. I was always taken care of by her servants and…"
That was when Riko stopped after she quickly realized that she was revealing too much of herself to the white drake. Wildwing looked at Riko in confusion before understanding why she stopped.
"You don't like to talk about what happened to you in the past do you?"
"I don't really talk about my past to anyone that I don't trust," corrected Riko.
"I see," muttered Wildwing as he looked down at the floor sadly.
The two sat in uncomfortable silence for a while before Wildwing spoke again: "That's okay, you don't have to talk about if you don't want to."
Riko looked up at Wildwing in surprise as the drake pushed himself off from the wall before he looked down as the silver haired human in front of him.
"You can talk about yourself once you feel a little more comfortable around us," reassured Wildwing. "I won't force you into telling me what you're past was like until you're ready to talk about it."
Riko kept staring up at Wildwing in wonder. This guy was willing to be patient with her until she was ready to talk to him about her past. The other people that she had met in the orphanage were always trying to force her to talk about her past while Wildwing was going to wait for her sake.
"Thanks Wildwing," said Riko in a soft voice.
Wildwing looked at her curiously: "For what?"
"That you're willing to be patient with me," answered Riko.
"Well, when it comes to taking care of a little brother for a long time then you tend to do things at your own pace," explained Wildwing as he scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"So I'm just another sibling to look after then, huh?" teased Riko with a smirk.
"I didn't mean it like that," said Wildwing as he held his hands up in front of him in defense.
Riko only chuckled with Wildwing looking at her in confusion before he too began to laugh as well when he realized that the 18 year old was only playing him.
"What's going on here?" called a voice from behind Riko.
The that two of them quickly stopped laughing before the silver haired human quickly looked over her shoulder and saw Canard walking up to her and Wildwing. Riko could quickly tell that the tan duck wasn't in a good mood today.
"Oh, hey Canard" greeted Wildwing when he saw his childhood friend as the tan drake stopped in front of them. "I was just talking to Riko here."
"Is that so," muttered Canard as he looked down at Riko.
Riko merely looked back into Canard's eyes as she glared into the drake's brown orbs. Wildwing noticed the tension between the two before he quickly began to talk again.
"Canard, I was only giving Riko's journal back to her," explained the mallard as he tried to ease the tension between the two. "She accidently left it with me when she left the cafeteria."
"And speaking of the journal," stepped in Riko. "I gave Kathryn the journal to see what she and Tanya could make out what the words in this book said. It turns out that the words in this journal were written in the ancient words of your people. So far they were only able to translate a few words in the first chapter."
"And what did they say?" asked Canard in suspicion.
"The worlds said 'The mask of Drake DuCaine will reveal the story'" answered Riko calmly to the leader of the resistance group.
Canard raised an eye brow as he looked at Riko curiously before he began to think about what the human had told him. Wildwing quickly became interested at what Riko had said before he spoke.
"Are you saying that the journal might hold something important within its pages?" asked Wildwing.
"I don't know," said Riko with a shrug of her shoulders as she looked at Wildwing. "But if it does, then we have to make sure that the journal doesn't fall into the hands of those over grown geckos. Also, I think the journal will be safe, after all the mask only works on humanoid ducks."
"That may be true, but we can't take the risk in letting that journal fall into the wrong hands." Canard spoke as he crossed his arms over his chest. "And since you're so attached to that journal Riko, I'll assign you to guard duty in protecting that book with your life."
"No fear there," muttered Riko with a roll of her eyes.
Canard only frowned: "Just remember that we have to leave early tomorrow."
"Yes sir," said Riko before Canard turned and walked down the hall that he came down from.
Riko let out a sigh before looking at Wildwing: "Is he always this grumpy with everyone he meets?"
"Mostly he doesn't like Nosedive," answered Wildwing with a sigh. "It's the same with my brother as well. The two of them just don't seem to get along with each other."
Riko frown as she began to think about what Wildwing had said before speaking her idea to the drake.
"If you ask me, I think that the reason the two are fighting is because Canard and Nosedive are two completely different drakes," Riko theorized. "After all, Nosedive is a teenager and still has a lot to learn while Canard is one of the top notch soldiers in the military. With their personalities colliding with each other then there's bound to be a conflict."
Wildwing frowned as he thought over what Riko had just said and couldn't help but agree to what the street fighter had told him. Nosedive and Canard were complete opposites of each other and they had never once gotten along with each other ever since they first met. That also got Wildwing wondering that maybe the two might wind up fighting each other in the near future. The drake let out a shudder at the thought of it as the cold grip of fear wrapped around his heart. Riko noticed the drake's disturbed look before she gently placed her left hand on top of Wildwing's shoulder.
"Don't worry about it Flashblade," reassured Riko with a smile. "Besides, we need to keep our focus on the battle against Dragaunus tomorrow."
"Thanks Riko," said Wildwing with a small smile forming on his beak.
"No problem," said Riko with a wink before she dropped her hand down from the drake's shoulder. "Now, I better start packing. You think you'll be okay in finding your way back to the cafeteria?"
"I'll be fine," answered Wildwing. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"See you," said Riko as she watched Wildwing walking away from her.
Once the drake was gone Riko opened the doors to her room and walked inside as she got to work in packing for the big battle tomorrow.
Night time: In Riko's room
Riko was found resting under the blankets of her bunk bed. Everything was quiet within her room, but it didn't last for long. Riko sleep quietly for a while until she started to toss and turn in her bed as beads of sweat started rolling down her forehead. The street fighter was dreaming a terrible dream and this time it wasn't about her past.
Dream world
Riko was standing in the Aerowing with her teammates that were chosen to take down Dragaunus and his minions. The Aerowing was shaking violently as the street fighter tried her best to keep her balance before she was suddenly thrown up against the wall of the battleship.
Wildwing was standing in the front of the plane with Tanya and Nosedive sitting in front of the controls. She couldn't hear what they were saying but she quickly caught sight that they were flying through some kind of blue tunnel and she saw something glowing in front of the Aerowing's window. Everyone was holding on tight as they tried to steady themselves against the violent jerking of the plane. Riko held on to the wall for dear life before she turned her attention to the leader of the group and saw him walking towards the hatch door before pressing the button to open it. A strong whirlwind suddenly started up once the hatch door was fully opened.
Riko quickly opened her mouth and called out Wildwing's name. No words came out of her mouth, but the drake must have heard her for he quickly turned his head to see what the problem was and saw Canard. Riko didn't know what was happening next for everything became a blur for a moment, but everything came into focus again and the street fighter saw Canard falling out of the hatch door. Wildwing grabbed Canard's out stretched arm before Riko quickly ran up behind the white drake and grabbed him around the waist. Grin came up behind Riko as he quickly grabbed her around the waist as well. The trio pulled with all of their might as they tried to pull Canard back into the safety of the Aerowing. Wildwing's grip began to slip until he was holding onto the mask that was in Canard's hand. Riko felt her heart stop within her chest as the cold grip of fear dropped into her stomach.
Canard grabbed hold of the edges of the mask before he looked up at Wildwing with a serious and, if Riko was mistaking, pleading look before he spoke the first few words within Riko's dream.
"Take it, you're team captain now."
With that, Canard let go of the mask before he disappeared before the trios' eyes. Riko's eyes widened in horror and before she knew it, she started shouting out the first words that came to her lips.
"NOOOOOoooooo…!"
End of dream
"No!" screamed Riko as she quickly shot up from her bed.
Riko panted as her heart pounded hard against her chest while beads of sweat rolled down her face. Riko was in a daze for a moment before she finally calmed down as she looked down at the sheets of her bed.
"Oh man…that was tense," muttered Riko as she raised her left hand up and placed it against her forehead.
Suddenly, the silver haired human heard a knock at her door and she quickly responded.
"Come in," said Riko in a faint voice.
The door opened as the lights within Riko's room quickly turned on. The light's reviled Wildwing and Duke standing in the doorway of Riko's room.
Wildwing was wearing an old jersey and black pants for sleeping wear while Duke was wearing a white shirt with short sleeves and dark blue pants. The two drakes walked into Riko's room as they came up to the 18 year old girl's bed.
"Hey guys," greeted Riko in a soft voice. "What's up?"
"We were hoping you could tell us," responded Duke.
"We heard you screaming down the hall when we were heading for bed," spoke Wildwing as he sat down on the edge of Riko's bed. "We came to check to see if you were alright."
"I…I'm fine," answered Riko as she lifted her left hand up to her forehead again. "I just had a bad dream that's all."
"It must have been really scary if it made you cry out like that," said Wildwing.
"What was this dream about?" asked Duke curiously.
"It was so confusing in the beginning" replied Riko as she looked up at the older drake once she placed her hand back down on her lap. "We were all riding in the Aerowing together while we flew through some kind of blue tunnel. We were being attack by…I don't know what, but near the end of my dream Canard decided to do something foolish."
"What do you mean 'Foolish'?" Wildwing pressed on.
"Well…" continued Riko as she took a deep breath. "Canard decided to open the side hatch door of the Aerowing. Then you, Grin and I were trying to pull the idiot back into the Aerowing after he fell out, I don't know how he fell out, but he did. You were holding on to Canard's arm, which was holding the mask, and you were losing your grip on him. The only thing connecting you two was Drake DuCaine's mask and what he said next was something that really surprised me."
Duke urged Riko to continue: "What did he say?"
Riko hesitated before she looked at Wildwing: "He spoke to you Wildwing and he said to take the mask and that you were team captain of the group now."
Wildwing blinked in shock as he stared at Riko in confusion before he spoke slowly to the 18 year old.
"Are you sure that was what he said?" asked the drake gently.
"Yes," replied Riko with a nod of her head. "I don't know what that dream meant, but it was probably nothing."
"You're probably right kid," said Duke as he placed a comforting hand on Riko's shoulder. "But sometimes dreams can show people the future without them knowing it."
Riko looked up at Duke for a moment before looking down at her hands in thought. Could he be right? Was she really dreaming about what will happen to Canard in the future? Riko's hands tightened into fists as she felt that same cold fear drop into her stomach again, but she was suddenly brought out of her fear when Wildwing gently placed his right hand over hers. Riko looked up at the white drake in surprise as she saw Wildwing giving her a reassuring smile.
"Don't worry, we'll make sure that nothing happens to Canard" said Wildwing.
Riko looked at Wildwing for a moment before she smiled at the drake and nodded her head in agreement. The conversation soon came to an end after Duke and Wildwing made sure that Riko was alright and the two drakes headed to their own rooms. Riko sat in her bed while still thinking about her dream. Could her dream really be the vision of the future? Riko quickly shook her head to get those thoughts out of her head.
'Get a grip Riko' she thought to herself. 'Nothing is going to happen to Canard, not as long as I'm still breathing. Besides, that hotshot is too stubborn to die.'
Riko quickly lay down as she got back to sleep, but what she didn't know was that her dream would soon become a reality when their mission to over throw Dragaunus began tomorrow.
To be continued