Episode 20: Dr. Droid's Last Stand
Somewhere in the mountains, the Raptor stood hidden from the world.
Inside, the two dark wizards were discussing on what to do.
"I sense that another evil-doer will be taking care of the Ducks and I hope he fails," Louran said to Wraith.
"When will we capture that one spell you mentioned, the one that will grant our wish to crush those Ducks?" the Saurian wizard asked.
"Please, be patient, very soon it'll awake and we'll be there for it," Louran gave an evil chuckle.
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In an abandoned steel factory, the crazy Dr. Droid had finished completing his robotic suit.
"Now that my work is complete, I'll be able to crush those Ducks, in person," he grimly laughed as his head was placed on the suit.
His brain ordered the suit to check on the weapons he installed and they worked.
"Once those Ducks are finished, I'll make all those pathetic humans as my slaves and a new technology empire will rise from the dirt and the whole world will be mine!" he declared and gave a menacing laugh.
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At the Pond, the Ducks were preparing for their evening game against the San Jose Sharks.
"Their name makes them sound scary," Pearl said to Wildwing.
"I have to admit, first time we went against them, they nearly destroyed us, I mean that in a metaphorical sense," he replied.
"You know what they say, break a leg," she said and Wildwing nodded.
"Guys, is it just me, or is it freezing in here!" Nosedive complained, rubbing his shoulders.
"I think it's you, it's always been this cold," Wildwing said to his brother.
Then, he turned to face Pearl and he saw that she was gasping for air.
"Pearl, what's wrong? You look pale," he said and he sat her down at a bleacher.
"There's a spell page, in here, I can feel it, like it's under us," the princess replied, rubbing the sides of her head.
"Tanya, can you do a scanner check on Drake 1 in the stadium?" Wildwing asked.
The smart Duck did as she was told and replies, "I got a faint reading of a spell, so we better do a sweep through the whole place."
After an hour, the Ducks looked high and low for anything unusual, but they found nothing.
"Guys, I don't mean to complain, but does it feel awfully cold in here?" Mallory asked.
"That's what I just said," Nosedive replied and Duke went to check the stadium's thermometer.
"It says that the ice is -70 degrees and the whole stadium just went down to 14 degrees," he told his comrades.
"Okay, this is getting weird," Tanya said.
Then, they noticed a figure walking into the arena.
"Excuse us, the game doesn't start till 8 this evening," Wildwing informed the mysterious person, but he seemed to be ignoring them.
"Hello? You're trespassing, we're asking you to leave," Mallory warned.
Just then, the stranger shredded his coat to reveal himself as Dr. Droid!
"Hello Ducks," he said and his robotic hands became laser blasters.
"Who the heck are you?!" Subria demanded, while standing in front of her mistress.
The cyborg looked at the two young women and was completely smitten by Pearl's beautiful face.
He bowed to her and says, "I am Dr. Droid and all my life I saw the true nature of humans and once I change them into my slaves, I'll create a technology empire that make the human race obsolete!"
"Oh, you are the deranged menace who believes he's a robot in a human body," the princess replied, placing her hands on her hips.
"Oh don't worry my dear, you'll soon see how humans treat this world and it's robotic inhabitants as their personal butlers," the crazy cyborg informed.
"Enough! We're going to turn you to the police!" Wildwing shouted.
"We'll see about that!" Dr. Droid exclaimed and he fired his lasers.
The Ducks quickly skated away, while Pearl and Subria ran off to the other side of the ice rink.
Then, Mallory slipped, landing on the ice with her bare hands, "Guys, I'm…getting…" before she could finish, her whole body was in casted in ice.
"Mallory!" Nosedive cried out and touched her ice prison, but then, as soon as he touched it, he was also in casted in ice!
"Nosedive!" Wildwing exclaimed, but then the ground began to shake.
Suddenly, a fish-like creature burst out from underneath the ice, jumping over them and vanished underneath.
"What was that?!" Duke exclaimed.
"The 'Freeze', that explains why it is so cold in here!" Pearl answered.
Dr. Droid was completely oblivious to what just happened and returned fire on the remaining Ducks.
Then, Grin and Tanya slipped and they were also in casted in ice.
"So that's the 'Freeze's' power? It turns you into ice?" Duke asked, while taking cover from Dr. Droid's laser blasts.
"No, it casts you in ice, but you're still alive, however, we must un-freeze them," Pearl explained.
"I have an idea; Duke, you and I are going to make Dr. Droid come out onto the ice, and Pearl, you'll capture the 'Freeze' at a crucial moment," Wildwing said to them.
"I will have to go out onto the ice myself in order to capture it," the princess replied.
"What? Are you crazy?" Subria questioned her mistress.
"Subria, you're going to have to trust me on this," Pearl said, again and they went into action.
"Hey, Dr. Droid!" Duke called out to the cyborg, "We should call you Crazy Bot! Because that's what you are!"
"Playing games are we?" Dr. Droid said and fired at them.
"Oh, is that the best aim you have?" Wildwing teased while avoiding the laser blasts.
After a while, the two princesses were getting worried, "I don't think Dr. Droid is going to walk on the ice, he saw the 'Freeze'. Maybe he is smart," Pearl said to Subria.
Just then, the African princess' face lit up, "I think I know just what to do," she said and held out her spear. Subria quietly crept down on all fours and crawled towards Dr. Droid, with her spear in hand.
"C'mon Dr. Droid, aren't you going to come and get us?" Duke asked, but saw Subria.
Pearl, however caught his attention by pressing a finger to her lips, ordering them to keep quiet.
"You really think I'm that stupid?" the cyborg asked and turned his attention to Pearl.
The two stared at each other and Dr. Droid bowed to her, "Once I'm through with these Ducks, I'll make you my queen and together we can rule this world."
"I'm afraid I'm going to decline that request. You're not a real doctor, you're just one of those delusional psychopaths that I read about in books, and I have to say, you are the worst that has ever existed," the princess replied, but that angered the cyborg.
"I said I'll make you my queen!" he bellowed, but then noticed that something was not right, "Wait a minute, was there another one?"
"You'd be right, Dr. Psycho!" Subria replied and the cyborg turned around, just as the warrior princess swung the hilt of her spear at the doctor's head. The head came off of the robotic body and it landed on the ice.
"Oh my gosh! You beheaded him, Subria!" Pearl cried out.
"Actually, that's normal for him," Wildwing replied.
"You think that's funny? Well, I'm going to—" but before the cyborg could finish, his head became encased in ice, silencing him.
"Pearl, now's the chance!" Subria called out to her mistress.
The princess skated out on the ice and spotted the 'Freeze' spell heading towards the surface.
"'Freeze', I command you to return to the spell book from where you came!" she ordered, just as the spell broke the surface. The spell's body swirled around in the air and it vacated itself in an empty page.
"Way to go, girls!" Wildwing exclaimed, but turned to face his frozen comrades, "But what about them?"
"Don't worry, look," Pearl said as the ice surrounding the four Ducks melted away.
"Why am I all wet?" Mallory asked, brushing off some ice.
Just then, the frozen head of Dr. Droid also melted away and the cyborg calls out, "I'm going to get you Ducks! And you foolish girl!"
The Ducks and the two princesses skated towards the head and Wildwing picked him up by his hair.
"Ouch! That's hurts! Put me down!" Dr. Droid demanded.
"Oh, and I thought you made all your human senses obsolete?" the mallard asked and waited as Nosedive called the police.
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Kelghorn and his officers arrived, arresting Dr. Droid and placing his head in a plastic box.
"You fools! You can't defect me! I'll be back to destroy you Ducks!" the cyborg shouted.
"Good work Ducks, we thought we'd never catch this goon," Kelghorn said and they watched as Dr. Droid's robotic body was placed in a squad car.
"I hope you find an off button on that crazy bot's head," Duke replied.
"Oh, the place where he's going will be a hard shell to crack," the captain answered and went on his way back to the station.
"Guys, you better get ready, the crowd will be coming soon," Pearl warned and the Ducks went back inside, waiting for the game to begin.
That evening, the crowd inside the stadium was cheering for their favorite team to win.
The Ducks were leading with 3-2, but there was three minutes left, just enough time for both sides to score another point.
One of the Sharks' players had gotten hold of the puck and he was heading towards the Ducks' goalie net. The Ducks' tried to catch the puck, but the Sharks' players protected their comrade, and now it was up to Wildwing to prevent them from scoring.
"C'mon Wildwing, you can do it!" Pearl called out. The mallard heard those words and they encouraged him and he waited for the right moment.
The Shark player swung at the puck, but Wildwing was able to catch it and the timer buzzed.
"What a perfect catch by Wildwing! The Ducks win!" the announcer shouted over the intercom. The crowd exploded into cheers and the Ducks gave chocking hugs at Wildwing.
Awhile later in the locker room, Pearl, Subria, and Phil congratulated them.
"My heart almost stopped, but I think I would've died if that Shark scored," Pearl said and hugged Wildwing.
"I would be in misery for the rest of my life if you died at that moment," the mallard replied.
"Okay, you two need to tell one another!" Nosedive exclaimed, but the two stared at him.
"I don't need to know," Pearl replied and everyone looked at her, "Not right now, I can wait."
"You hear that Dive, I don't need to tell her about how I feel about her, at least not yet," Wildwing said to his brother.
"C'mon girls, let's leave these Ducks to celebrate," Phil informed the two princesses and they bid goodnight.
"Pearl, are you okay? You look sad," Subria asked her mistress when they got into Phil's car.
"Do you think I should tell Wildwing about how I feel about him?" Pearl asked.
"You should, but I think you should hear it first from him, like I said men like to hold on to their feelings," the African princess informed as the three drove away from the Pond.