The Last Oddetsey

[NFX]

As one bird made his way away from the group, another bird joined them, as Twitch had managed to track the trio down, magnet swinging idly from his claws. He flew up to them from behind, and hovered alongside Eudial, having just managed to catch the duck's reply, and watched him heading off. "Do I want to know who that was?"

[steven_mcg]

"How dare you! Going trouserless is a noble tradition of my people! I will not hear it besmirched by someone who clearly has no respect for religion or the Great Prophecy! I am going to tell my Reverand about this this instant, he will know what to do with you ragamuffins!"

What are you-

HEY! GET BACK HERE! I'M NOT DONE WITH YOU YET! YOU NEVER EVEN BOTHERED-

OH, YES, VERY NICE! VERY CLEVER! GO AND FIND A WALL TO MOUNT YOURSELF ON, WILL YOU, YOU ABOMINABLE BREADBIN?

Honestly, for a God-fearing duck, he knows a lot of obscene wing gestures. At least I assume that's what they were.

"Do I want to know who that was?"

A git, is who it was.

Aaaand you're a talking parrot. Yes. Of course. It's all falling into place now. (Christ).

"Wherever we are, you seem to be well known..."

What can I say? My reputation precedes me.

"...you smell of raspberries, by the way."

This from a house pet who smells like the backside of my grandmother's carpet.

...

[sniff sniff]

(Bloody aftershave).

Wait a moment! That building in the distance. It almost looks like...

But it can't be! My old Hawaiian base wasn't that small - and it was in Hawaii, come to mention it - and it didn't have those spires and pretty windows all over the place like a malformed cathedral. But I know that shape anywhere. Who else would build a colossal bowler hat over an active volcano and harness all that mounting magma into a continent-crossing lava cannon? Not Dr Popsicle, I can tell you that much!

Now this is truly worth investigating! Sunday best, everybody! It's time for church!