Josiah was enjoying what he was seeing. A whole entire time machine. Josiah told Demitrius to enter the time machine and travel back 3 months.
“Alright Demitrius, goodluck! You’ll need it!” Josiah adjusts the time. Then he closes the curtains and a big light flashbanged Josiah, Jeff, Anthony, Arthur, Matt, and all the rest of the parrots.
Demetrius arrived right behind the king of ducks: Edward.
“It seems ducks are now mere cannon fodder! It’s time to activate plan: Evolution! Behold!” King Edward declared as he pulled a curtain off of a machine. “I call them: Swans!”
“Sir, this project of yours won’t have that much of an impact,” says Demitrius. Edward whipped around.
“Who are you!? I was just revealing my– WAIT! Why am I telling a parrot this!?”
“I’m no parrot. The parrots' influence on us after they won the war made us look different. I promise you, I'm a time traveler duck. The swans ended up betraying the ducks. Don’t make this mistake,” Demetrius lies.
“And why should I listen to you? How do I know you’re right? From what I know, you’re just a parrot spy in a baffling disguise!”
“Sir, make your own decisions, but this will lead to your kingdom's downfall,” said Demitrius.
“Okay then,” grunts lord Edward.
Just then Demitrius noticed the self-destruct button. He knew that they would teleport him back to real time in 1 hour. So he bolted to the button and shut it off before Edward caught him. He only had to survive 1 more hour.
I gotta get outta here without changing the future anymore! If I change it too much, our plan could fail! Demetrius’s mind raced. The question is, how do I do it? In the future, King Edward will now know about a time-traveling “duck.” What now!? Will this affect King Josiah and the kingdom of parrots?
“How DARE you shut down and destroy my machine!? You will now feel the wrath of the ducks and the future won’t be the same!!”
Later in real time…
“It’s already been 58 minutes since he left,” says Jeff.
“Remember, results and changes in the timeline will only happen upon his return,” says Arthur. “He’ll be able to return in 2 minutes. I just can feel it.”
I’m not going to make it back in 2 minutes! thinks Demetrius.
“GET HIM!!” Shouts Edward as he chases Demetrius. Suddenly, ducks drop down from all around Demetrius.
30 seconds!
The ducks lunge forward and Demetrius ducks.
“Stand your ground, you fools!” yells King Edward.
Then Demetrius is about to get tackled and stabbed, but the moment they swing, Demetrius appears in real time and falls to the ground.
“Dad-Gum! We’re gonna get fired,” says one duck.
“Demetrius! You made it!” shouts Jeff.
“Congratulations!” says Josiah.
“Great job,” says Arthur.
“Now swans don’t exist! The thing is, everyone still has their memories, so Edward knows we got rid of swans. Is it true that you were being chased by him for an hour while squawking like there was no tomorrow?” asks Jeff.
“Ummmm…Yes,” says Demetrius. “Though my memory is a little fuzzy after time traveling again.”
“Makes sense,” says Matt.
“Do we want to have a feast celebration? Matt and the other hunter parrots racked up a ton of food with our new hunting grounds,” Josiah asks.
“Only if there's fruit snacks!” answers Demetrius.
“I’ll take that as a yes,” Jeff smiles.
Hours passed and every parrot was just grooving! Matt was doing his breakdance, Arthur was spying on intruders and grooving as well, and Jeff started cooking his glorious macaroni and cheese. Everybody loved it. The drippy cheese and the parmesan made everyone's mouth water.
“Some milk here… cheese there…flakes here…” Jeff says to himself. “Some money here… some- Wait… MONEY!?”
Jeff looks up to see a parrot squawking. “I’ll give you $1,000 for your recipe and secret ingredient! No, $10,000!”
“No, give it to me! I’ll give you $30,000 for the recipe!” squawks another.
“No, me! I’ll give ya $50,000”
“Me! I'll give you $100,000!
“Ignore them! Give it to me for $250,000!”
“ONE MILLION DOLLARS!”
The parrots kept on squawking until Jeff told them that he would say the secret ingredient.
“The secret ingredient is…” All the parrots held their breath.
“Practice… and skill.”
Half the begging parrots fainted. The rest lowered their heads and trudged away.
“The real secret ingredient is actually pistachio flavored protein powder mixed with the cheese powder. Pistachios are every parrot’s favorite nut.” Jeff whispers to himself. “But they’ll never figure out that that’s the secret ingredient.”
“LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!” shouts Josiah.
Watching the feast from the shadows was a duck spy in stealth gear. The parrots never noticed him before he retreated back to King Edward’s castle.
“We must strike! We had the opportunity to strike and crash a party before, and it went better than most attacks! Now is the time to finish the parrots ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!” Yells king Edward.
Simultaneously at the Parrots’ Party….
“Now is the time to finish the ducks! FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY!!!” yelled Josiah.
The crowd of parrots started flying toward Edwards's castle from the south, ready to end the ducks once and for all. At the same time, the ducks began their assault path through the north.
The ducks landed on Josiah’s balcony and threw dynamite everywhere. A group of ducks went to the kitchen to find Jeff's secret recipe. Another group of ducks charged at the bedrooms, the hallways, and the spa. After that, the last group of ducks charged at the paintings all over the rooms, and the painting of parrot royalty. BAM! BOOM! BANG! Explosions ripple everywhere in the castle. The ducks then skedaddled back to their base.
Meanwhile at the duck castle, parrots flipped tables and burned rooms. They threw dynamite and took treasures like pearls and gold. They raided the throne room and as they threw the last explosive, they wondered where the ducks were.
“Where are the ducks!? They must be up to something!” Shouts Anthony.
“We must return!!” shouts Josiah.
King Edward shouts,”We shall return to our fortress!”
The parrots and ducks did not go back on their routes. They cut straight through the middle of the Netherlands and met right smack in the middle. Across the silver marshes of Lake Alburteu, the ducks started to unite in sorted ranks, their wings pressed smooth by the freezing dawn wind. At their center stood King Edward, ruler of the Republic of the Mighty Ducks, his gaze steady and unblinking as ripples spread across the water before him. Josiah and Edward met face to face, ready to end this war once and for all to determine which is the strongest bird.
“Well…well…well…look what we have here…” Josiah smirked.
“Right back where it all started. Alas, you will no longer be squawking by the time this is over!” quacked Edward.
“Oh really? I could destroy you without losing a feather!” Josiah challenged Edward.
“It looks like I must accept this challenge for my kingdom to continue to reign supreme!"
Edward waddles back to where he was, right next to General Richardson. General Anthony swooped into the sky and landed next to Josiah. Arthur, Matt, Jeff, and Demetrius all step up beside Josiah.
“It failed before, but now…” Edward pulls off the curtain of the mysterious object. “Behold! Geese! Nothing can go wrong this time! I guess there’s no time to go back in time! Muhahahahaha!” Edward cackles.
“Was that pun really necessary?” Josiah grimaced at Edward.
“YES IT WAS!” Edward quacks. “And with my new troops, there’s no escape!” A blue barrier then forms around the area.
“There’s no escape now! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!” Edward’s ominous voice echoes through the barrier, making most of the parrots shudder.
And so the fight began…
Parrots started flying over the ducks, dropping the ducks like they did last war. This time though, it wasn’t quite as effective.
“We’ve grown smarter, ya know! We can fly, losers!” Shouts General Richardson.
The ducks started flying at the parrots. They fought with their swords while Josiah sat in the back. But one duck didn't seem to fight the parrots. He ran to the back and before the parrots knew it, he was attacking Josiah. Josiah fought him off, but there were more to come. A flock of 100 ducks started to push through the battleground in heavy armor, defending them from everything but the strongest blows. 86 made it to Josiah without breaking a feather. The parrots tried to defend Josiah, but it was too late. The flock crowded Josiah and jumped him. Josiah bravely fought to the end, but before Jeff or Anthony could reach him, a duck commander had put Josiah in his grave.
“NOOO! JOSIAH!!!” All the parrots squawk at the same time, including Jeff, Anthony, Matt, and Demitrius. Time seemed to slow down. The world stopped spinning for a fraction of a second. Silence.
“What’s wrong!? Scared?” chides a duck in Jeff’s ear. Jeff was filled with rage as he stood there on the silent battlefield. “You scar-!?” BANG!
The duck is interrupted by a solid blow to the head.
“HOW DARE YOU!!!!” squawks Jeff at the top of his lungs. “THE DUCKS WILL FEEL OUR FULL WRATH!!!!”
Jeff is extremely aggressive and will not recover after what they did to his bestest friend, Josiah.
“MWAHAHAHA!!!! Edward quacks. “I am finally supreme! Now NO ONE can stand in our way!!!!”
But as he said that, a parrot who was so outraged and mad had knocked out Edward cold. No one knows his name, as he soon died on the battlefield. But what we do know is that he was a legend: the legendary parrot who avenged Josiah. The parrots’ forces shrunk. In the end, only two birds stood. Jeff vs. Richardson, the final showdown. Everyone else was off the field, injured, or deceased. Richardson clawed Jeff's wing. But Jeff moved it just in time, so he only lost a feather. There was still fire in his eyes after the death of Josiah. And he wasn’t going to lose. When Richardson dived towards Jeff, Jeff swiftly ducked down, and bit Richardson's wing with his beak, squawking and thrashing.
“Get off me, ya squawkin machine!” quacked Richardson.
But Jeff didn’t cooperate. And soon, Richardson was dead.
At last, the war was over.
Epilogue
“And so we gather here to recognize the achievements of King Josiah during his long reign. And how he fought so hard to keep the parrots alive. We truly would have never made it this far without him.” Lucas chirped out. “We will now… We will now allow everyone’s final goodbyes to our king. Jeff, you’re up first.”
“I am so sad that our king died… Nothing could ever make up for his death.” says Jeff. Then he pours the mac and cheese that Josiah never got to eat into a side section of the coffin meant for gifts and blessings.
“Goodbye, your majesty.” Then Demetrius drops some fruit snacks in his coffin. “I hope that this makes us all good again.”
“Goodbye. I will continue to protect the parrots.” As he cries and walks away, Anthony throws a plushy scarlet macaw into the coffin.
“Rest in pieces-I mean rest in peace.” says Edward.
“EDWARD!?!?!!?!??!?!?!??!?!? Impossible!!!” shouts Demetrius.
“KILL HIM!” shouts every parrot that saw him.
“Wait, guys! It’s me, Matt!! It was a joke!! Today is April 1st, April fools day! I was going to take it off and burn it to show Josiah that we won!”
“(sigh) Oh well. Here you go, your majesty. I wish you luck.” says Arthur as he throws in the gold they found behind Edward’s throne. “May you continue to live in comfort, even after death.”
Everyone filed out of the funeral. Two days later their new king was appointed.
“I am here to announce our new king. He has been loyal in the hardest of situations. And his name is…” The audience was silent as they wondered who it would be. “Jeff!”
“Wha- WHAT!? I mean- Thank you! Thank you! Hold the applause!” Jeff retreats to his chambers, proud and embarrassed at the same time.
The clapping from that day still echoes across the waters of Lake Alberteu.
The parrots now have rebuilt their kingdom above ground. And today, they can still be found deep in the Netherlands, upon the Great Tree of Parrots, celebrating their victory as the world’s strongest bird.
End of Ducks VS Parrots!
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