As soon as Duck got back to the tower, he rushed to his room and rummaged through his things.
"Duck, what are you doing?" Akito asked.
"Oh, I've been planning my vacation for months!" Duck said to them. "Didn't I tell ya?"
"Uhh... No," Ace flatly replied.
"At least not to me." Lexi added with a shrug.
"Slam, have you ever heard Duck mention about taking a vacation?" Akito asked.
"None that I remember," Slam admitted. "Don't you take enough vacations as it is?" he then asked Duck.
"You can't take too many vacations when you're fighting crime," Duck insisted. "Keep away from the pistols!"
"I second that notion," Tech smiled as he wore a hiking backpack. "I always wanted to see the other side of the world."
"Look, guys, we saw the Stomper!" Ace said to them. "He's safe behind bars."
"Ace is right." Akito assured them.
"Stomper?" Duck asked.
"What're ya talkin' about?" Tech added, pretending he didn't even remember that crook.
"We're not leaving cuz that bloodthirsty maniac is board on revenge to drop heavy objects on us wherever we go." Duck replied, trying hard, but failing miserably to sound casual.
"Absolutely not!" Tech added.
They both then laughed, but panicked as soon as desk and car engine landed right in front of them.
"Alright, look, I'll go with you two as protection from the Stomper." Akito said.
"Really? Oh, thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Duck cheered as he hugged the boy.
"But no running away!" Akito made them promise. "You can't run away from your problems, they'll just keep getting bigger and a lot worse unless you face your fears head on! My dad taught me that."
"Wow, your dad must be one cool guy." Ace smiled.
Akito smiled back. "Yeah, he's the best."
"I do not know him well, but he is very nice seeming." Felicity smiled as she overheard that. "Oops... Sorry..." she felt bad now that she was kind of eavesdropping.
"It's alright, cuz." Akito smiled.
Felicity giggled, blushing a little.
Simon was nearly walking fine, he walked more steps than before, but fell eventually.
"Oh, so close!" Jenny said to him as she watched.
Simon glared, but then got back up, telling Jenny that he wasn't going to give up until he would be able to walk completely. While that was going on, Vincent snuck out to try to find the rest of the Rings of Pollution.
"Hello?" Jenny looked back, but then shrugged.
"You okay, Jenny?" Estelle asked.
"I thought I heard the door open..." Jenny shrugged again. "Guess it was nothing."
"Yeah, I guess." Patch said.
Vincent decided to have a look around the sewers, passing a rat on the way with the murky, disgusting waters flowing along the side. He looked all around, trying to find the ring. However, an old familiar cyborg face stomped down in front of him, making him fall and land on his back.
"Wait, you're not the three blokes I'm looking for!" Stomper glared down.
"N-No, b-but if you can help me find three rings, I can tell you where they will be and when they will be there." Vincent bribed.
"What rings?" Stomper demanded.
"The rings of pollution," Vincent replied, trying to sound brave. "I really need to find them..."
"Oh, those, I don't know where the last one is, but I have the ring of smog and the ring of toxic." Stomper told him, showing the two rings.
Vincent's eyes seemed to glow to the rings. "Thanks, Stomper, what a pal!" he was about to take the rings right then and there.
"Not yet, first, where are they going?" Stomper asked before keeping the two rings out of vincents reach.
"If I know Duck, being the coward he is, he would be here and Tech would follow and even though Akito would hate it, he would be down here too while trying to convince them that you're still in your prison cell." Vincent told him.
Stomper looked pleased with this information and handed the two rings to Vincent. Vincent giggled eagerly and took the rings, he didn't seem to care that he just endangered two of his new friends as well as his younger brother.
"Thank ya, kindly, boy..." Stomper patted Vincent on the head with a dastardly smile.
"You're welcome, sir," Vincent smiled back. "Four down one to go."
"Here you go, kid," Stomper said before handing him a brochure. "This museum has the last ring you're looking for, the ring of hate."
"Awesome..." Vincent took it. "I never thought I'd do this... Maybe I need to join the dark side."
'Trust me, dude, the dark side is much more fun than the good side.' The voice told him.
"You better get going then, tonight is the perfect night to steal it." Stomper smiled evilly.
Vincent saluted him and made his escape.
Stomper laughed. "Have fun, kid!" he called before he went to get Tech, Duck, and Akito.
"Trust me, I will!" Vincent called out while running off to the museum.
The two then went their separate ways. Tech and Duck felt like they could relax now, much to Akito's relief. Akito was now catching up a mystery novel that he decided to read in his room as he let Leo watch him read it. Estelle was brushing Magenta's fur.
Jenny came to meet the Fuzz-Z's and they seemed to surround her for some reason. "Um, hello..." she smiled to them.
"Hello." Leo said.
"Hey, um, Akito, how's about we go and do some looking around in the sewers for a while, starting tonight?" Duck asked.
"Alright." Akito groaned. He bookmarked the page he was on and went to put the book away before going to join him. But when he came out, he saw that Tech was joining them.
"Going somewhere?" Tech asked.
"The sewers, Duck's idea," Akito replied. "Wanna come with?"
Tech shrugged. "I suppose so."
"Great." Akito said.
The three met up in the sewers, unaware of the incoming danger that Vincent had lured them into with Duck's simple suggestion.
"So, any reason why we're down here?" Akito asked. "With sleeping quarters and extra clothes?"
"Well, we're not leaving the country or city, we're just gonna hide out here until this whole Stomper mess blows over." Duck replied casually as he had a sleeping bag and his alarm clock.
"Oh, brother," Akito groaned. "Fine, but this won't be forever."
Duck set up camp while Tech did the same, using a remote to give himself a built-in tent and a bed just like at home. Akito took out his own, having a bed similar to Tech's and he got into it. But then he heard something falling and where it was coming down to his and Tech's beds and so he got out of bed before it would be crushed. It was the Stomper!
"'Ello, you three." Stomper grinned maliciously to them.
Tech and Duck got scared senseless and started to run off instantly.
However, the three innocents were now trapped in a glowing orb to keep them from going anywhere.
"Isn't it bad enough he's here without makin' it easy on him!?" Duck groaned.
"Don't worry," Tech reassured. "I activated a sophisticated booby trap."
"Perfect." Akito whispered.
"Hey, Stomper, come and crush us now, that is, if you think you've got the guts!" Akito called out
"You did your homework." Tech smirked to the human boy.
Stomper walked and stepped forward, but stepped in some water. This made metal fall from the sky suddenly and he was trapped behind in it like a detention cell.
"Akito, care to explain how this worked?" Tech quizzed the boy, he knew himself, but asked like a teacher preparing a student for a test.
"Getting us trapped first to lure the Stomper closer to the bigger trap." Akito explained.
"That's brilliant!" Duck cheered.
However, the door opened, shocking them all in dismay.
"Brilliantly idiotic," Duck then glared to Tech and Akito. "RUN!"
Duck and Tech then started to run off to avoid getting hurt by Stomper.
"You shouldn't be here, young one," Stomper taunted Akito. "You should be home with your mommy, hiding in her pram."
"No way, besides, I can take you on." Akito glared.
"You dare challenge me?" Stomper grabbed Akito by his collar, holding him up in the air.
"Big mistake." Akito narrowed his green eyes to him.
Tech and Duck went back to get Akito and heard what he said and when they saw what Stomper was doing, they agreed, Stomper had made a big mistake. Akito was able to slam Stomper down like he was a weakling, then hit the ground gently. Once he landed, he rushed back to Tech and Duck. Stomper was down for now, but he wasn't going to let that stop him. He started to chase after the three he wanted revenge on. There came up two different ways out, Tech and Duck went through those ways while Akito kept going straight.
"Yes! He'll never be able to get all three of us at once this way." Akito smiled.
Stomper growled, he then set his robotic arms to spread after Duck and Tech. He missed Duck, slamming his hand against the wall and he nearly had Tech, but missed him as well. Stomper then took his hands back and shook them. Despite being a metallic part of him, that actually kind of hurt him.
"Haha! You missed!" Akito teased before meeting up with Tech and Duck.
The duck and the coyote ran into each other and fell on the floor, shaking their heads from the impacts.
"Maybe hiding in the sewers wasn't such a great idea." Duck mumbled. "Now we're REALLY trapped like rats!"
"Wait, so this really was an excuse for you two to hide?!" Akito asked as soon as he met up with them and overheard what Duck said.
"Uhh..." Tech and Duck then looked to Akito nervously after the cat was let out of the bag.
Stomper found them and grabbed Tech, pulling him right over toward him with a sick smirk. "I'll take care of YOU first and then it's YOUR turn..." he grinned sinisterly to both Duck and Tech.
"Hey, take your time, buddy," Duck replied nervously. "No hurry..."
"What're you doing?" Akito gave him a pep talk. "You're Danger Duck! The greatest action hero on the planet!"
"Ah, you're just saying that..." Duck said to him.
"No, I'm not." Akito said, continuing his pep talk.
"Maybe you're right... The press says so!" Duck then took out a card that the press wrote about him being the bravest hero on the planet. "Sagittarius Stomper, I command that you drop the coyote or face the wrath of Danger Duck!" he then said, very bravely, forming a fire egg sphere in the palm of his hand.
Stomper laughed as Tech whimpered. "You got some beak on ya, you do!" he snarled. "Now, let's see if you can back it up!"
"Show him what you're made of, Duck." Akito encouraged.
Duck then did a ninja jump with his eyes flaming slightly. He then struck Stomper in the face with his egg bomb, making a squishing sound. It didnt' hurt Stomper, but it made him drop Tech into the water.
"Thanks, Duck." Tech replied, actually meaning it and not a sarcastic or snide comment.
Stomper got the literal egg off his face and grinned wickedly again. "Is that the best you can do!?" he then walked over toward them.
"We're not afraid of you, Stomper, because it's you against the three of us!" Akito told him.
"You makes me angry..." Stomper said to them roughly. "And I LIKES being angry!"
"That statement is rather ironic and profound if you ask me." Duck commented.
"No one asked you!" Stomper stormed over.
"There's only one thing to do." Tech said.
"Beg for mercy?" Duck asked.
"No, Duck, our water power!" Akito told him.
"You know, I nearly forgot about that," Duck smiled. "Eat water, Stomper!" he then put his hands into the water.
"Yeah and taste defeat!" Akito added in as he did the same thing.
Stomper stormed over, but was hit by energy blasts from the water. He tried not to let that stop him and he attempted to throw punches at the energy balls. Duck and Akito kept their hands in the water, glaring to the villain until he was knocked down.
"He's too strong for me!" Duck grunted, unable to stay any longer.
"Don't give up!" Tech coached. "You guys can do it!"
"He's right, we just need to put some more water power in it, along with some muscle power." Akito said while rolling up his sleeves.
Duck groaned and tried even stronger with Akito's help.
Stomper tried to stop the blasts, but soon enough, he froze into an ice statue, which made Duck and Akito stop their powers in slight confusion.
"Uhh...?" Akito looked around.
"Nice vacation package!" Ace smirked as he was standing behind Stomper with Lexi, Felicity, Estelle, and Jenny. "Who's your travel agent?"
"Guys?" Duck asked. "But how?"
"Lexi and Estelle's super ears," Felicity explained. "They have picked up the sound system."
"It was no big." Estelle quoted her favorite non superhero heroine.
"Yeah, the girls then told us to follow it." Ace added, gesturing backward to the now frozen villain.
"Nice plot," Duck smiled.
"But how'd this guy get out of jail?" Akito now wondered.
"Actually, he didn't." Estelle informed.
"What? But if he never got out jail then...? Wait a minute." Akito said, getting an idea.
"Come on, I know exactly where we should go," Ace smirked. "I got a little surprise for Tech and Duck."
They went to the Acmetropolis Prison yet again.