Esp. 17: Dragaunus No More!
Another day began for everyone in Anaheim and the Ducks were practicing for their next game against the Detroit Red Wings.
"Hi guys!" Pearl called out to the Ducks, "Listen, I have good news."
They stopped to listen to what Pearl had to say, "Subria and I will be attending the North Orange County Community College this fall."
"That's great," Wildwing replied and asks "What will you be studying?"
"British history, I want to take a look at how England evolved after my time," the princess informed.
"What about Subria?" Nosedive asked.
"She hasn't decided, but I'm getting the feeling that she might be going into music," Pearl replied, pointing to her body-guard, who was playing what looked like an old pan-flute.
Just then, Grin did a hard whack on the puck and it throttled towards Subria!
The African princess stopped playing her flute and did a somersault and the puck missed her by a few centimeters.
"Watch where you swing that thing!" she shouted, angrily.
"There is another thing you should know," Pearl said to Wildwing, "I can feel a spell page will awake sometime soon."
"Don't worry so much, we'll catch it way before Louran can sense it," the mallard replied, but Pearl still featured a worried face.
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Somewhere in the city, the 'Raptor', disguised as a building, stood silent as its commander was brewing a storm inside.
"When will you capture those spells and crush those Ducks?! My patience is wearing out!" Dragaunus shouted at Louran.
"Honestly, yelling will not solve anything, my lord," the dark wizard calmly replied, "And very soon, I'll be rid of you and Wraith will soon follow," he whispered under his breath.
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That night, the entire city of Anaheim went into slumber mode and there was only the sound of crickets and owls.
At the old clock tower, midnight chimed in and the bells were heard, but inside the tower, there was a spirit waiting for the right moment.
The spirit had the appearance of an old man, wearing a cloak and held an hourglass that glowed.
Before the last chime of midnight was heard, the spirit flipped the hourglass and something began to happen.
The process took less than a second and everything was clam.
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By morning, the people of Anaheim started their day as usual; unaware that it was the same ritual as the other day.
At the Pond, the Ducks began their practice and they achieved the same moves as yesterday.
"Hey guys!" Pearl called the stands and they hustled over to her.
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but did I tell you that Subria and I are going to the North Orange County Community College this year?" the princess asked.
"I think you did," Mallory said to her.
"Today feels weird, as if we did the same thing as yesterday," Wildwing informed the others.
"First, I told you the news and then…Subria was playing with her pan-flute," Pearl replied and they turned to the African princess, sitting at a bleacher, but was not playing her pan-flute.
"Pearl, I played my flute yesterday at this spot, I know I did," Subria said and then spotted Grin, who was about to swing his hockey stick at a puck.
"Grin, don't move!" Subria shouted and the giant Duck obeyed.
"Then Grin took a swing at her. Okay, I know that happened yesterday," Duke replied, starching his head.
"Guys, I think we have a spell page on our hands," Pearl informed them and Tanya opened her Omi-tool.
"I'm getting a faint reading at the old clock tower, we better check it out this evening," the smart Duck said to them.
"Listen, I have a feeling that something bad might happen, but I don't know what it could be," Pearl replied and she watched as the Ducks continued their practice.
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That evening, the Ducks and the two princesses arrived at the old clock tower near the high school.
"The good thing about this place; there's no security cameras to disable," Tanya said to the group.
Just then, Pearl and Subria's senses went wild, "Wildwing, use your mask to see if there's a spell page," Pearl asked him and he did. Using the mask, he saw something in the bell room.
"I see someone up at the bell room," he replied after the scanning the tower.
"What's it doing?" Pearl asked, again and Wildwing checked.
"Nothing, but it looks its holding something, like an hourglass," he replied and the princess's face lit up.
"Yes, the 'Time' spell," she informed, "It has the ability to turn back, move forward, and even stop time."
"How far back are we talking, besides turning back yesterday," Nosedive asked.
"That's hard to say, but I believe as far as the beginning of time, and that's a long ways back," Pearl answered and the Ducks just stared at her.
"Not to sound mean towards your grandfather or anything, but he must've been a strange man," Mallory replied.
"We better capture this spell before Louran does," Wildwing informed the group.
"How can we get in? The door is bolted," Nosedive said to his brother.
"Leave that to me," Duke replied, holding out his saber.
With a swing, Duke's saber cut the chains holding the door and they rushed towards the top of the tower.
Once they reached the top, Pearl was about to open the door to the bell room, when she noticed something strange happening.
The 'Time' spell flipped the hourglass over and then, time fell backwards; the Ducks and the princesses went in reverse and were back outside.
"The good thing about this…Hey didn't I just say that?" Tanya asked when she noticed this.
"The spell turned back time, it doesn't want to be captured," Pearl informed.
"Well, let's try, again," Wildwing said and Duke cut the chains and they rushed inside.
However, like before, the 'Time' flipped the hour glass, and everything went in reserve, again.
"The good…AHHHH! It did it, again!" Tanya bellowed out.
"Okay, this is getting old," Mallory finally spoke.
"There's got to be a way for us to reach the spell," Pearl replied, thinking hard.
"Wait; why not use the 'Shield'? It might be able to block the 'Time's' power," Subria said and Pearl's face lit up.
The princess turned to the 'Shield' page, "'Shield', protect us from 'Time's' magic!" she commanded and the spell surrounded them.
"Okay, let's try this, again, for real," Wildwing informed and Duke sliced the chains and they rushed up the stairs.
Pearl immediately threw the door open and they entered in the bell tower.
"There!" Grin pointed to the 'Time'.
The spell stared at them with surprise, while its hourglass continued to flip over.
"Sorry, old man, your time just ran out," Duke replied and Pearl stepped forward.
Before she could say anything, a blast of dark energy hit her in the back and she fell to the floor.
Both Wildwing and Subria rushed to her aid, just as Louran, Wraith, and Dragaunus stepped out of the darkness.
"Where have you been? We have been waiting for almost an hour. I thought you wanted to see my grand achievement in capturing this spell," the dark wizard said, featuring the spell's page.
Pearl's eyes widened and her heart began to pound so loud.
"Now, Ducks, prepare for your doom," Dragaunus said, featuring his teeth and he gave a grim laugh.
Louran and Wraith, however, stared at their master, and the Saurian wizard replies, "Actually, my lord, prepare to meet *your* doom!"
Dragaunus stopped laughing and stared at the two wizards and Louran blasted a dark ball of energy at the dragon king.
The Saurian ruler was hit hard and he was body slammed into a pillar, "Louran, Wraith! What is the meaning of this?" he demanded.
"'Time', I command you to pause Dragaunus," Louran ordered the spell and it did. A blue hue surrounded Dragaunus and he was frozen in place and Louran began to speak, "I am not sure if you can hear me, but you and you Ducks and princesses' better listen.
"When I was released from my underworld prison, I knew I had more problems to deal with, so I had to get rid of the nuisance that would get in my way."
"So, you did kill Siege and Chameleon!" Pearl angrily bellowed out.
"No, only Siege. Chameleon was so stupid that I knew that one day, a spell will eventually kill him, and thanks to the 'Thunder', it did the trick," Louran informed and turned back to Dragaunus.
"You have been a thorn in my side since we met and I have to get rid of you, because I don't take orders from…things like you," he said.
"What about Wraith? Why is he in on this?" Mallory asked, holding her puck blaster up.
"I get paid to do what Louran says. Besides, the only way for world domination is the use of black magic," the Saurian replied and laughed, bitterly.
"Now, it is time for this hot-head, or what does Wildwing call you? Lizard lips? It is time for you to join your race in where they are now!" Louran bellowed out and the two wizards raised their staffs.
The wind picked up and the sky was opened to reveal the Dimensional Limbo.
The Ducks and the two princesses held on to whatever was bolted to the floor as the wind picked up everything.
Suddenly, Subria lost her grip and was picked up by the wind, "NO!" Duke shouted and he blasted his rope and it looped around her feet, taking hold of her.
The two wizards then hoisted Dragaunus off the floor and he was whisked away to the open portal. The Ducks and the two princesses watched in astonishment as the dragon king was sent back to Dimensional Limbo.
The portal then closed and the wind died down, then Subria was falling towards earth when Duke caught her by the arm and he hoisted her up to safety.
"Well now, Ducks, aren't you happy that your hated enemy is gone for good?" Louran asked, but they stared at him with angry eyes.
"It didn't have to end like this," Wildwing said, angrily.
"What were you planning to do? Put him on trial? I thought you wanted to execute him, have the pleasure of ripping him to pieces. Well, too bad that we did it ourselves," the dark wizard replied and adds, "Farewell for now."
The two wizards vanished and the spell captors were frozen in place. No one spoke, they were shaken by what just happened.
"We better go," Grin informed and they walked back to the Migrator and returned to the Pond.
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At the Ducks' headquarters, Pearl was the first to speak, "I am so sorry, I thought we would be able to beat Louran to the spell, but he got clever this time."
"And in the end, we lost our chance in kicking Dragaunus' butt to Limbo," Nosedive informed.
"This was my fault, I should've seen this coming," Pearl replied, hiding her face in one hand.
Then, she felt someone loop their arms around her body, it was Wildwing, holding her in his arms.
"No, this was my fault, I failed to notice those dimwits in the tower, so I should take the blame," he said, "C'mon, I'll take you home."
"One more thing," Subria said and she turned to face Nosedive, "Why didn't you save me?"
"I don't like where this is going," Mallory said to the others.
"What could I do? I didn't have time to throw you a cable or anything," Nosedive answered and Subria shut her eyes.
"A warrior must be quick in action," Grin told his friend.
"C'mon babe, it wasn't my fault," the young mallard said, but that irritated Subria.
"Oh, I'm not your babe!" she shouted and Duke placed his hands on her shoulders.
"Take it easy Subria, he can be a bit slow in the head," he replied and Subria looked at him.
"By the way, thank you for saving me," she said and kissed him on the cheek. Duke's face turned a bright red and he smiled, but that annoyed Nosedive.
"C'mon, I'll make it up to you!" he pleaded, but Subria didn't want to hear.
"I don't want to talk to you, anymore, we're through," she said, coldheartedly. Duke placed an arm around the African princess, but then stuck out his tongue at Nosedive.
"Oh, you're going to pay for that!" the young mallard shouted, but Grin lifted him by his arm.
"Like I said, love can be a painful thing," the giant Duck said to his comrade and they watched as Duke and Wildwing left with the girls.