"Forsaken Identities" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Mighty Duck's are property of Disney. I have not obtained permission to use them in any way what so ever. No CopyRight infringement is intended. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Duke was driving home, he was taking the long way this time. The other's had been mad at him for some reason. [for pick pocketing Wildwing's wallet maybe?] And it wasn't even him. He was driving slow, he didn't want to face them. They had every right to blame him. But he knew Wing had left the wallet on the kitchen table back home at the Pond. And he wanted to make sure they choaked on their harsh words. He was passing by an alley when he chanced to look inside. He saw a girl duck wearing a leather vest, crouched on the ground, cradling herself, obviously confused and disorientated. He stopped his car instantly and backed up, got out and ran and knelt at her side. "you alright sweetheart?" Duke asked her, seeing that she was a soft dark grey like him, with crazy long soft hair, bright blue eyes like a cats, and had on a blue tank top under neath the leather vest that she was wearing, her pants were a faded black in color, and her black boots went up to her knees. A puckshooter lay in a hostler that he reconigzed the type all to well. "where am I?" she sniffed, crying fearfully "I can't remember who I am...." she hugged herself even more. "come with me sweetheart, I'll take you to a place where you'll be among friends...." he told her softly. ".....you'll only hurt me....." she inched away at his touch. "you've seen the humans. The people that look like ducks without beaks.....they rule this planet... there are only 6 other's beside's you and me from Puckworld here on this planet. You do remember Puckworld, don't you?" he told her. She nodded, her eye's full of tears. "look, I wouldn't even think about using you in any way. But the street's aren't safe for a duck who doesn't know what her identity is, that alone and the fact that the saurian overloard that took over Puckworld is running around somewhere" she sniffed back the tears and he offered her his hand "here, come with me, you can trust me" he gave her his most trusting smile. She took his hand after a little time and he helped her up. Holding her as he walked her to his Lamborgini Diablo SE30. Helped her into the passenger seat before getting in and driving home. The others were there to greet them when they got there. Duke had tinted the window's so no one could see inside though, and they couldn't see the girl he had picked up. "we're sorry Duke. I guess we jumped to conlusion's way to fast. We found my wallet on the kitchen table" Wildwing told him. Hurt when Duke ignored him, went around to the passenger seat and opened the door, and he was surprised when Duke helped a crying girl duck out of the car. "I found her in an alley cryin`, sez she can't remember who she is, but she remember's Puckworld" Duke told him "her stories way to believable to be one cooked up by Dragaunus" "one sec, I gotta check if she's a real duck or not before we bring her any further" Wildwing said, scanning her over with the Mask. "she check's out ok" he felt a tug on his shirt and looked down to see that it was Renee, she motioned for him to lean down with her finger. He bent down for her to whisper something in his ear. "say what?" he asked her as he drew away, she nodded. "do...do I know you?..." she girl pointed to Renee. She nodded and walked up to her, stuck her hand in the girls pocket and took something out. It was a small plastic card. Renee showed it to her, it was a Puckworld Police Task Force ID card. She pointed to the picture then to the girl, it was one of her. "this...this is me?" she asked, taking the card from Renee. Renee nodded. "I knew she was a cop" Duke said, "the hostler gave her away" he replied the questioning looks the team was giving him. "but...but I can't even say the name..." she sniffed, wipping away her tears. "Techih [Tee-Shee] KnightTail. Your Techih KnighTail, one of the best cops on Carnival Knights and one of the very few who were able to actually stop Carlos, and arrest him at the same time" Renee giggled, remembering the time. "im sorry...but..but I can't possibly be her...I couldn't be a cop" she gave it back to Renee. Duke saw something in Techih's pocket and attempted to get it, without pick pocketing. Techich grabbed his arm, flipped him over her back and he landed on the floor with a sickening thud. "your a cop lady...your a cop...." Duke said in a pained voice. "but I can't be, I don't even remember where I was born..." Techih let go of his wrist and backed away. "and neither do I. You were transfered to Precink #4 on the South Side of Carnival Knight's, where I've been living since I was 10. But that bit of blood that I see in your hair might explain why you don't remember who you are" Renee shook her head sorrowly, pitting the cop. "please, come with me so I can take a look at it" Tanya told her "it doesn't really matter if you are Techih or not. This is a different planet from Puckworld all together, and that means a new life as well" Techih went with Tanya. Duke remained on the cold garage floor. "aren't you gonna get up Duke man?" Nosedive asked him, looking in Duke's face. "naw...I think I'll stay down here till my lungs catch up with the rest of me" Duke wheezed, he still hadn't recaptured the breath he lost when Tehchih flipped him. Wildwing helped him up "ohhh! my back! my back!" he muttered painfully. Leaning over while resting against the front bumper of his car. Nosedive hit him flat on the back, making him dive face into the metal floor. "thank's kid" he said sarcastically. The hit had knocked his spine back into place. They went to the Infirmary to find Techih's medicom scan already completed. "alright, that's a small bump on your head. And you have a little blood clot in the back of your head. I'll have to operate before your cranium becomes to presurized" Tanya told her. "how long will I be out?" Techih asked her. Already accepting the fact that she could be a cop after all and that she had served the people on Carnival Knight's. "with my medical equipment. You'll be up and skating around by tomorrow morning if I operate now" Tanya told her. The other's left them alone and went back to their own rooms because it was fairly late. A little patch of hair had to be shaved off Techih's head so Tanya could operate, but it was quickly hidden by the rest of her hair. And like Tanya had said, with the medicom's healing device's, she was up and skating by the next morning. A little bit of her memory had returned, but her past was still cloudy. She was now playing a little game of scrimage in the parking lot with them on roller blades.