Didn't we already do this?

Oh dear.  It looks like Rusty is learning the same lesson that Ken did in the last storyline: two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time.  (These kids today.  You can talk and talk and talk and nothing sinks in until it's too late.)  At least this provides pretty good evidence as to what side those ducks are on.  They're clearly part of the Avian Empire...or maybe not.  The jury's still out and it seems that they're at a stalemate.  Half believe the ducks lured Rusty to the lake for the purpose of handing him over to the criminals who will then hold him for ransom.  The other half believe that the ducks are just waiting for Larry to step back outside where they can launch an attack a la The Birds and take care of the criminals who have invaded the woodland once and for all.  (We'll see how that reasoning holds up.  Right now it could work.  For all we know, Moe has already been attacked and is either floating face down in the lake, or cowering in fear under an overturned boat.)  I guess we'll just have to wait and see who's right.

Turning away from speculation and back to the matter at hand, I hate to say this, but the Jack Elrod Ball really botched it this time, though truth be told, using something that might or might not have eyes for your lookout wasn't the smartest move to make in the first place, so I'm willing to cut it a little slack for not seeing that Larry was coming.  Truth be told, that isn't even the worst thing about this incident because even though the poor little fella probably didn't want to go into that cabin in the first place, it looks like Rusty is going to use the little spotted dog as a projectile and launch him at Larry so that he can get away.  Things could be about to take a rather dark turn here, and yet I cannot look away.  I just can't.  I have to see this through.