Bulba was going to explain that he was not speaking duck, but actually Swahili, when he noticed that the bird was melting away.

Green was sitting there, surrounded by the musically talented metapods. He gave Bulba another salute of Smelling and Laters and did a completely magnificent backflip out of the tree before he started walking away again.

"Oh! Good luck with your ship Mr. Voltorb I gotta go!"

And he was off!