Catching a ducky 🐤

A soft swirling breeze blow across the surface of a small pound. It was a great quite spot that not many others knew about. The water felt great though as Luca switched and swirled about just below the surface only coming up for air as needed. Sure the temperature of the water was cold to most fall but he didn't much mind. The sun was rising and casting a wonderful glow of lights that dance along the bottom of the pond. It was nice and magical and Luca knew that he was forever be happy here.

*SPLASH!* A dull but distinctive splash form above pull his eyes to the waters surface. But the location had only the bubble like form of air entering water. As they moved away a yellow figure made shape. Curious Luca swam towards the yellow bubble but it must have spotted him because it took off zooming out of sight. *"What the heck is going on."* Luca wondered but need to go up for air.

Swimming back up to the surface and bracking through the water he looked about searching for the yellow thing he had seen. *"Whatever that was seems to have gone."* he said softly with a confused shrug....but wait. There was across the pound form him a flash of yellow caught his eye just with in the cattails along the pound. Slowly and stealth like he swam towards the yellow critter. To get a better look at what it was. In his mind he sang *"Da dump da dump da dump."*

Once he was close enought o not mis his chance he sprang from the water paws out to catch the critter. Landing with grace he grasped on to the yellow ball that let out a loud and frightened *"QUAAAAAAAACKKKK!"*

Flaping and kicking and biting the little duck fought with all its might. Luca both shocked and excited did his best to hold tight but not to hard and tried to claim and sooth the poor critter he had scared to death almost. **"Shhh shh I'm sorry little one I didn't know it was you. But now that I have you would you like to go find some corn or something."* He wasn't sure his words were doing much good but he kept on trying until the duck gave up and settled down. *"Goodness you have some spirit in you."* he said as he sat down put the duck in his lap. Looking over the pound Luca wondered if he could start a home here. It did have perfect writen all over it, the pound size, the sweet smelling air, and now look a duck. *"You know what ducky I think you and I are going live here. Maybe we can start a ducky farm or something great like yhat."* Luca smiled down at the duck who gave him a soft quack which he took to mean yes. *"Wonderful then, I guess we better start by getting you a safe place to live. Don't want strange things jumping out of the water at you."* he chuckled at his own joke and the duck bit him as if to say it was not funny at all. (532)