Duck Drama

Chapter 35

LOUIE POV

I slowly get up, ignoring the pain that was now surging through my body as I locked eyes with Zerha.

Her eyes brimmed with tears. I feel bad that I made her hurt this bad...

"I know." I repeated.

Even as I say this, Zerha is still glaring at me.

Matt is looking between me and his sister and I can tell he was trying hard not to butt in and defend Zerha's actions towards me.

Dewey was, of course, trying to calm Zerha down while glancing towards me with concern.

Huey and Violet were engrossed in a quiet conversation while looking back at us every so often.

Lena looked....

Smug and thoughtful.

Like she was waiting for something else to happen. 

Webby was...

Distracted and I can tell - Nervous about the whole thing.

"THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY?!" Zerha shrieked. "I KNOW?"

Her eyes flashed blue again as she quickly lifted her hand and flicked her wrist.

"Zerha!" Dewey said in a panic, he made to grab her arm but Lena stopped him using her magic.

I closed my eyes and stood my ground.

I felt each blow.

Felt the bolts burn my skin and leave scorch marks all over my body. I let her blast me with her power.

Again and again, and again, until she wore herself out.

I slowly open my eyes.

She was panting and coated with sweat, but she was still standing.

"I - I should have protected her better. I say after a long silence. I shouldn't have let Athena go. It's my fault." I told her firmly.

"Yeah?" Zerha growled.

I nodded.

"Yeah, which is why -" I said, then swallowed hard. "Which is why I'm gonna go after her."

I glanced towards my brothers who nodded at me and came forward. Like they made up their mind to come with me but I shake my head at them.

"Alone." I tell them and before either of them could stop me I turn and run in the opposite direction further into the forest.

I run for quite some time, making sure I loose whoever decided to follow me. I did and decided to take a breather next to a babbling brook.

After awhile I tense up when I hear rustling behind me.

I groaned in frustration.

"I said I was doing this alone!" I snap and quickly picked up a rock from nearby and flung is blindly at the movement.

"Ow! Hey! Watch it would ya?" Came a new voice I never heard before.

I freeze.

"Who are you? Show yourself!" I demanded.

Slowly a figure emerged from the bushes.

"I'm Emma, and I would appreciate it if you'd stop trying to stone me to death."

EMMA POV

GREAT! JUST WHAT I NEED! A person to stop me from avenging my brother.

"Oh... sorry." He says.