Mighty Ducks-The Second Line:
A New Threat, A New Hope

Stivz was chauffering Wildwing and Mallory to the foothills of the mountains on the outskirts of Anaheim. It was a crisp Autumn afternoon and the leaves were turning into their Fall colors. Wildwing rolled down the window of the PowerForce and took a long, deep breath of the air outside.

"You know," he said. "It's on days like this that I'm glad we have games on every other day."

Stivz agreed. "No kidding. I'm going to stretch out on a picnic bench and read our latest rating." Stivz held up a copy of the team's poll result. "So, what do you two plan to do?"

"We're probably going to hike up the mountain for a mile and have a nice picnic lunch." Mallory answered.

"Sounds good." said Stivz. "If you need me, just call me on the WristCom."

As they got to the base of the mountain trail, Stivz parked the truck and turned to Wildwing. "You know," he said. "A good idea for today for you would be to take off the mask for a change. See nature with your own eyes."

"Yeah!" followed Mallory.

"Just keep it with you just in case!" Stivz added.

Wildwing took off his mask and smiled. The other two Ducks smiled right back at him. Wildwing realized that this was a moment he had wished for. His best friend and his girlfriend admiring him for what he was, not because he had the mask.

The Ducks got out of the truck and headed for the hills. When the path split in two directions, Stivz called Wildwing over.

When Wildwing walked over to him, Stivz brushed off a piece of fuzz on Wing's jacket and straightened his collar. "Be careful, out there, and be home by ten." Stivz joked. Wildwing smiled and walked back towards Mallory. "You kids be careful!" Stivz called out to them one more time.

As Stivz took a seat on a bench, he heard the sound of laughter coming from Wing and Mal. He looked up and saw Wildwing suddenly lift Mallory up into his arms and started carrying her up the path. The laughing continued as the couple dissapeared over the hill. Stivz suddenly began to feel down. The sight of seeing Mallory and Wing happy together reminded him of PuckWorld, and Tiffany.

Tiffany was Stivz's girlfriend and soon to be fiance. Stivz was to propose to her, but he was taken away by PuckWorld authorities and banished from his homeland when he was framed by Lucrecia DeCoy. Tiffany was the only one who believed Stivz's story, but Stivz's word was drowned out by the word of the majority of the population.

Stivz shedded a few more tears as images of he and Tiffany. If only there was some way to get backto PuckWorld and seeing her again. Stivz thought of many ideas, but threw them away when he kept running into the obstacle of impossibility. Even Tanya wouldn't be able to come up with an answer to Stivz's problem. The only thing that could let Stivz back into PuckWolrd would be to go right up to Dragonous and ask for the favor of using his Dimesional Gateway. Yeah right, like that could happen. Then he faced the music, there was absolutely no way of getting back to PuckWorld. He would never see Tiffany again.

On the other side of the hills, Wildwing and Mallory spread out a blanket on the ground for their picnic.

Mallory turned to Wildwing. "It's great that you have a friend like Stivz. We're all lucky to have him."

"I guess you're right." said Wildwing. "He came into the picture at the right time. He saved all of our lives."

"Not to mention that he reapired your mask after Dragonous destroyed it."

"Dragonous." Wing frowned. "That's a name I don't want to hear for a while."

Mallory moved herself closer to Wing and leaned against him. Wildwing wrapped his arms around her and stared out over the countryside.

Bck at the Pond, Duke, Nosedive, Grin, and Tanya were lounging in the Living Area watching the tube. They were bored out of their skulls. Nosedive was tapping his fingers across his beak when he slammed a fist on the table.

"We need to get out of this place and DO something!" he complained. "I'm wasting my precious youth in front of this oversized movie theatre."

"Yeah," agreed Duke. "How come we couldn't go to the mountains with Wing and Mallory?"

"We must give them time to express themselves to each other." Grin said. The Ducks just started at him. He shrugged at the glares.

"Why don't we go to the Mall?" Tanya suggested.

Nosedive stood up. "It's the only thing to do on days like this."

Duke grabbed a set of keys off of the table. "C'mon, we'll take the Migrator."

In the mountains, Wing and Mallory had just finished their meal.

"You suppose we should be getting back and find Stivz?" asked Wing.

"Yeah," said Mal. "We can get together with the the others and plan for dinner and a night on the town. They're probably just hanging around the Pond right now."

"sounds good." said Wildwing as he picked up his backpack. He then sensed something wrong. Just then, a group of hunter drones teleported from the Raptor in front of the Ducks. They had them trapped in front of a large rock. Before the pair could react, the red robots started firing. Wildwing quickly morphed into his battle gear and activated his ice shield. The drones' laser fire bounced off the ice shield, but weakened it after every hit.

"We can't hold on much longer!" cried Wildwing.

Suddenly, Mallory heard a familiar sound. The sound of a certain engine humming inside a certain weapon. A barrage of blue pucks appeared from above their heads, destroying all the drones. Stivz jumped down from the rock behind Wing and Mal and landed on the rubble that was left of the drones. Stivz turned around and faced the couple. The two puck tunnels of his Puck rifle were still smoking. The eyes of his silver mask glowed a bright red. As Stivz put his large rifle into its holster attached to his leg, Wildwing spoke.

"How long were you up there?"

Stivz morphed out of his battle gear and the mask disappeared, revealing a sly grin. "Long enough to hear tonight's dinner plans. Besides, I felt a little uneasy."

Wildwing smiled. "Let's get back to the Pond. I'm sure Nosedive is dying for us to get back."

"Who needs those three Ducks?" said Nosedive. "We can have a good time on our own!"

Nosedive was in his favorite store, Captain Comics and Collectibles. Duke was in Suit Chalet trying on some new fashions for the Fall, Grin was in Enlighten-O-Rama meditating with new meditiation crystals, and Tanya was was browsing in 'Letric Land.

The owner of Captain Comics and friend of Nosedive's, Thrash, leaned on the counter and looked over at Dive. "So dude, what are you up to lately?"

Dive looked over at him. "Well, we're on the usual winning streak, and we have a night game across town in San Jose. We'll probably spend the afternoon on the beach."

"Cool! How's it going with that new Duck?"

Nosedive put down the comic book he was holding. "You mean Stivz?" Thrash nodded.

"I don't know, he's been acting kinda strange lately."

"Sorry I asked."

"It's all right! We're all cool!"

All the Ducks finally met at the center of the Anaheim Mall. Duke had his arms full with clothes boxes and Dive ahd his arms full with comic books. Tanya and Grin had full shopping bags with their own respective interests.

"So," said Duke. "Did everyone clean out today?"

The Ducks nodded and headed back towards the Migrator.

Stivz was staring straight at the road. Wildwing held Mallory in the passenger seat. Stivz took a quick glance and turned away with a grunt. Wildwing noticed Stivz's weird behavior.

"Is there something buggin' you, bud?"

Stivz looked over at Wing and Mallory. He tried to hide his expression with a smirk.

"I think I may be a little jealous." he said.

"Of me and Mallory?"

Stivz sighed. "Yeah, sure. Whatever."

Stivz, Wing and Mallory finally pulled into the garage of the Pond. Wing and Mal left Stivz and went to say hello to the other Ducks. Stivz got out and slammed the door. Just then, something caught his eye. A glimmer of light blinked from inside the truck. Stivz wheeled around to see the garage lights bouncing off the teleporter that hung from his rear-view mirror. Wildwing gave it to him after he destroyed Dragonous's bulyrium crystals. Stivz opened the door and yanked the black object off from where it hang. He held the teleporter in his hand and stared at it. Could he actually use it to return to PuckWorld? Could Dragonous use it as a trap? Stivz clutched the teleporter and started to weep again. He missed Tiffany, and couldn't get her out of his mind. The garage hatch began to open, and the Migrator began to roll into its parking place. Stivz quickly dried his face and went to greet the Ducks. Duke was the first one out.

"Hey there, Stivz! Wanna go and practice some faceoffs and some shots?"

Stivz shook his head. "No thanks, I have a few things to take care of."

The Ducks went into their headquarters and met Wildwing and Mallory watching TV. "Hey guys!" Wing said. "Are your schedules clear for tonight?"

The Ducks nodded, As Wildwing began to tell them about their plans, Stivz took Tanya aside.

"Tanya," said Stivz. "Is it possible that we could tap into Dragonous's Dimensional Gateway Generator?"

Tanya thought a little. "It is possible, but it would be very difficult. First you would need something to use the gateway with, and you would also need some sort of computer link to choose your destination, and install the link in the head of the Raptor."

"Would you happen to have a computer link?"

"Yeah, I just got a set from the Mall!" Tanya tossed Stivz a small box filled with little electronics.

"I don't see why you need one, there's really no way to make another generator." Tanya advised.

As Tanya walked away, Stivz turned and reached into his pocket. He pulled out the black teleporter. Tanya didn't know he had it. Stivz looked at his supplies.

"I'm not going to make a gateway generator." he smiled. "I just need to borrow one."

The Migrator pulled out of the speed tunnel and made its way for downtown Anaheim. Stivz's PowerForce soon followed. Mallory had booked the Ducks a table at one of the fanciest restaurants in town, the Mallard's Grill and Bar. It was also the only 4-star restaurant that didn't serve duck on a plate.

Stivz sat down with the group and started drinking his water. Nosedive dove into his pasta, while Grin and Tanya stared, amazed.

Nosedive looked up at the two. "Hey! When you're bored out of your mind, eating is something to do!"

Duke and Stivz ordered the salad, and Wildwing and Mallory shared a large plate of grilled chicken salad.

"So Wildwing," said Dive. "When do we hit the beach tomorrow?"

"I guess around noontime." Wing replied. "Then we have to be at San Jose at five."

Stivz swallowed a bite of his salad. "I've been meaning to tell you guys something." he said. "I'm going to have to miss out on that game."

"Don't let it bother you, Stivz" Duke said. "I'll cover for ya! So, what's the conflict?"

"Oh, nothing much," Stivz answered. "I just have to catch up on a few projects. You know, tune up the PowerForce, and finish moving into the Pond."

"That's alright with me," said Wildwing. "Just keep your WristCom on so we can reach you."

"Consider ti done!"

When Stivz had finished his salad and drink, he pushed himself away from the table and put his napkin on the table and stood up. "If you excuse me, I have to get back to the Pond to start on my little project."

"Sure!" said Mallory. "Thanks for joining us!"

"I guess we'll see you at the Pond later tonight." said Wildwing. "We're all going to catch a flick after dinner."

"Cool!" said Stivz. "Just call me if you need me!"

Stivz turned and left through the doors of the restaurant. He unlocked the PowerForce with his keychain remote and stepped into the truck. He started up the engine and drove out of the parking lot. He came across an intersection with a sign pointing the direction to the Pond. Stivz turned in the opposite direction, and drove off further into downtown Anaheim.

Stivz kept driving along the main street of Anaheim. He activated his mask. A bright, silver flame appeared on his beak. When the flame died down, a silver mask took its place. Stivz scanned the skyline, hoping to find the Raptor. Finally, after twenty minutes of searching, he spotted the Raptor cloaked behind a subdivision. Stivz parked the PowerForce about a block away and started towards the large red ship. He looked up at the top of the Raptor and saw the two poles that generated the dimensional gateway. That was his target. He stopped and converted into his battle gear. He then pulled the computer link Tanya gave him out of his pocket and held it in his hand. He then took his other hand and took out his puck rifle from its holster. Stivz made an adjustment on his rifle and pointed it to the top of the Raptor, and then charged the engine. Stivz fired and watched the two pucks fly towards the Raptor. The pucks were attached together and to Stivz's belt. The pucks wrapped around the narrow neck of the ship. Stivz checked the line to see if it was taut, and started to scale up the Raptor. It was quite a climb. The entire time, Stivz prayed that he didn't trip any of Dragonous's defenses.

After about ten minutes of climbing, Stivz finally made it to the top of the Raptor. He adjusted his climbing line and started to install the computer link. As he was working, he looked over the edge of the top of the ship. It was quite a way down. Stivz shivered at the tought of falling and kept on working, trying not to be distracted.

Inside the Raptor, Dragonous and Siege were watching the survailance monitors. "Wait!!" Dragonous said suddenly.

Siege looked up at him. "What is it, my lord?"

"On the motion sensor monitor. It's picked up something on the top of the Raptor."

Siege took a little closer look by switching to the video monitor on the top. Stivz's image flashed on the screen. "It's a Duck!!"

"Not just any Duck," Dragonous growled. "It's that silver freak, Stivz."

"I'll go roast that piece of pillow stuffing." Siege grinned.

Stivz smiled as the green light flashed on the computer link, indicating that installation was complete. Stivz reached into his pouch and pulled out a black sheet. He put the over the link, hiding it from view. Stivz then stood up, right into Siege's gunsight. "I have you now, Duck!" Siege said under his breath.

Stivz heard the voice and turned to see Siege pulling the trigger. He jumped right before the blast hit under him. The hit propelled Stivz to the other side of the head of the Raptor, almost sending him over he side. Stivz felt something on his side and smiled. "Come on, you fat, ugly lizard!" Stivz laughed.

Siege took aim and fired at Stivz's chest. Stivz let the blast hit him in the chest armor and was sent flying over the side of the Raptor. Stivz felt the momentum towards the ground and reached for his climbing cable at his side. He fumbled and finally grabbed the rope, which was racing through the carrebeaner. Once the rope was grabbed, Stivz's body sped towards the side of the Raptor. Stivz stuck out his feet and let them hit the Raptor. There was a loud thud.

Siege walked to the edge of the Raptor and looked down. He thought the sound that Stivz made was the sound of him hitting the ground. Siege saw Stivz hanging on to the rope, staring right back at him, the bright red eyes of the mask shined in the dark night.

"Something I learned back in the PuckWorld Forces!" Stivz yelled up to Siege. "It's called rappelling! You should try it sometime!!"

Stivz laughed as he started to gently lower himself down to the ground. Siege growled at the top of the Raptor. He then went back into the Raptor to report to Dragonous. Stivz made it to the street, unlatched his cable and walked to his PowerForce. Stivz was smiling as he got into his truck, and laughed as he drove away back to the Pond.

Back in the Raptor, Siege came into the command chamber, sulking. "Well?" asked Draggy.

"I scared the freak off."

Back at the Pond, Stivz dropped onto his bed and deactivated his mask and morphed out of his charred battle gear. He then felt about his chest checking for pain. There was just a little bruise, on the right side of his chest. Nothing major, though. Stivz dug into his pocket and pulled out the black teleporter. On his back, he started to fumble with the two buttons on the teleporter, watching the small glass display.

Squinting to read the display, Stivz looked and saw what he was looking for. It was the display for his home planet. Where he could find Tiffnay.

X134;
PANDIMLINK;
98HG4;
PUCKWORLD

"Now all I have to do is wait."

All was quiet inside the Raptor, and Dragonous was in his command chamber contemplating on how to finally trap that menacing Duck, Stivz. "What to do, what to do." Draggy fumbled with his buttons on his armrest. He pressed one button, and guns outside of the ship aimed towards the Pond. He then pressed the button again and the guns were pulled back into the side of the ship. "That's too easy. I need to savor the victory."

The Chameleon stumbled into the command chamber, panting. His eyes were wide and he was out of breath. He was about to speak but was interuppted by Wraith suddenly appearing out of thin air again. Siege soon came running into the room also. Every lizard had a frightened look in their green and red eyes. "Dragonous!" they all said.

Dragonous turned to them and growled at them with glowing yellow-red eyes. "What is it?!?" he yelled.

Siege was pushed forward by the other two. Siege cowered a little but then stood tall. "Lord Dragonous," he said with a chill. "There is a tear in the Dimensional Gateway. Someone is activating our generator, the signal is coming from... " Siege gulped. "Dimensional Limbo!"

Dragonous didn't seem too surprised. "That's strange," he said casually. "The only one who could ever be able to escape would be.." Dragonous's eyes grew very wide with fear and terror. He gasped and his scales all jumped. "Oh, no!!" Draggy said. "It couldn't be!!"

Stivz was startled awake by an alarm he had set for whenever the gateway was opened. "Already?!?" He quickly jumped out of bed and sat at his desk. He wrote a note to his fellow Ducks and folded it. He placed it on his bed and reached under the bed. He pulled out a daypack and pulled out a pair of sunglasses and a black leather jacket. He put the jacket on and grabbed the teleporter. He donned his sunglasses and quickly spiked up his hair. He strapped on his WristCom and turned to the teleporter in his hand. He couldn't activate the Gateway Generator himself, so he had to wait for Dragonous to use it first! Stivz held up the teleporter and saw the display for PuckWorld. He then boldly pressed the button which activated the teleporter. There was a whirlwind and a huge vortex appeared in front of him. Stivz then casually stepped into the purple and blue spiral and then disappeared.

The other Ducks finally arrived at the Pond late at night. Wildwing was carrying a doggy-bag, and entered the Rec. Room first. The other Ducks came in after him. Nosedive and Duke were a little high on caffeine, and Tanya was hyped up for some reason. Maybe it was for getting out at night again. They all were ready for a party inside the Pond for the rest of the night. Duke turned to Wildwing.

"Yo, Wing! Dive and I are going to go get Stivz. He loves a party!"

"Sure! Go ahead!" said Wing. "I have leftovers for him!"

Duke and Dive arrived at Stivz's quarters door and knocked on it. Nosedive spoke into the InterCom to Stivz's room. "Hey Stivvy!! C'mon out, man. We're having a party!!"

They listened for a response, but none came. Nosedive gave a warning. "Alright, bro! I'm coming in there!! I'm not letting you miss out on a party."

Duke punched in the open code and the doors parted. Stivz was no where to be seen. All that was left in his room was the note he left. Duke picked it up and opened it. His eye grew wide and he clutched the paper. "We gotta show this to Wildwing." he said, scared. Nosedive didn't know what the note said.

"What is it, Duke?"

Duke was already halfway down the hallway.

"Yo! Wait up!!" yelled Nosedive. "I wanna know!!"

Wildwing and Mallory were on the couch together watching Late night TV when the two Ducks from Stivz's room. Wildwing looked up at them.

"Well, guys?" Wildwing said. "Where's Stivz?"

Duke handed Wing the note Stivz left. Nosedive was still trying to see what it said. "You tell me." said Duke.

Wildwing took the paper and read it. His eyes also got wide and he gasped. He stared at the paper and couldn't believe what he was reading.

Wildwing, with a blank expression on his face, slapped the note on the coffee table in front of him. All the Ducks circled around the note.

Gone to PuckWorld.

Stivz

To Be Continued...

Mighty Ducks-The Second Line

The next chapter in A New Threat, A New Hope will be started on Staurday, and out by the end of next week. See how it's doing!

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