Ch.5: A Deadly Choice
" Do you have any idea where the missle could be Tech?" asked Lexi, as her and the others ran.
" The alien had to infect Duck sometime after we got back to the tower" said Tech " my guess is if we can find the missle anywhere that would be the first place to look,"
" Do you think Ace can handle Duck?" said Rev " not that I don't think he can't handle him, he definately can, but with Duck supercharged by Nug and all...,"
" He can handle Duck" said Tech " and when this is all over we'll find a way to save him,"
"What if he can't be saved?" said Lexi.
No one dared to answer Lexi's question, for if it did come down to that situation was to horrible to explian.
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Meanwhile, Duck and Ace were caught in a fierce sword fight. Fiery sparks filled the air as the two swords clashed again and again. There was a standstill as the two swords once again met.
The two opponents doing batttle glared at one another and duck quacked himself away, surpirising Ace.
Thinking Duck would reappear behind him for a sneak attack ace turned around ready to defend himself. But the Nug side of Duck's brain had predicted how Ace would act and had Duck reappear two feet away from Ace's now turned back.
With a swing of his elemental sword Duck chopped at Ace's stomach making the rabbit cry out in pain. Backing up Duck/Nug could see that he had made a pretty impressive wound, but it was not enough to be fatal.
Even bleeding Ace found the strength to stand and fight. To Duck's surprise Ace suddenly seemed to be on his A-game. He knocked the elemental sword out of Duck's hands, and kicked and punched Duck until the Loonatic was on his knees.
Nug was impressed.
" Even though he does not have superior powers, his skill in the martial arts is unmatched,"
" Okay Nug" said Ace " release Duck now!"
" No" said Nug " you may have won the fight. but you have yet to win the war. I have you in a no win situation. Destroy me, and Duck dies. Spare me, and Acmetropolis falls,"
"Then I guess I have no choice," said Ace, raising the Guardian Strike Sword over Duck's head.
" What are you doing?" said Nug, fearfully " you kill me, your friend dies too,"
" Then he'll finally be free of your control," said Ace, swinging his sword down.
But before the blade could reach Duck Nug broke his bond and fled in fear. Ace stopped his sword's descent and sheathed it. He had suceeded in freeing Duck from Nug's influence. And in exhaustion and blood loss Ace collasped to the ground.
Duck woke up a few minutes after Ace's collaspe, and grew worried when he saw his beloved leader barely clinging to life.
"Oh no, Ace!" said Duck, running over to Ace's side and yelling into his communicator " Tech! Lexi! Rev! Can anyone hear me?!"
Back at the tower the other Loonatics had found the missle and Tech was almost finished in successfully shutting it down when Duck's frantic cry burst through all their communicators.
"Duck, what is it? " said Lexi " what's wrong?"
" Just hurry!" yelled Duck " if you guys don't get here soon Ace could die!"
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Meanwhile Nug was slithering around in a slightly more solid form. His bond with Duck had contributed much to his knowledge of Acmetropolis, the Loonatics, and a little something more. The fight with Nug wasn't over by a long shot.
