Herbert Muddlefoot Junior… or just Honker as he better liked to be called, had so for through his entire life been entirely unremarkable, he was invisible on the street, invisible in school and even invisible in his own house. He was little and puny, to top it off he even wore huge classes and were never ever found without having a huge book on his person, he was quiet, nervous and hesitatiouse by nature, and lived a very safe secured unremarkable life, he wasn't in any way important to any one and didn't make a string of difference, just lived out is normal unremarkable quiet life in a normal family, doing normal stuff every single day.

That was until one day, which in the beginning had seemed just as Normal and unremarkable as any other day, something happened. Honker was introduced to new people that would chance his life forever.

It was a total normal sunny summer day, Honker was sitting outside in the garden, silently reading a book as he usually would as he didn't really have any friends to do stuff with, that was all he ever did, read and study. He was just finishing a chapter upon posi trons and nega trons in his book of physics as two seemingly normal people entered the lane at the house just beside his own, the house that went for sale very recently, though.. it quickly became apparent that the little duckling, a red haired girl was anything but normal, she was differently full of energy. "Oh boy, a house! We are going to buy a house!" she laughed.

The other person, a middle aged Duck whoever appeared like a total normal and unremarkable person as he smiled amused at the girl. "Of cause we are." He smiled. "That's why we are house hunting you know."

As nothing new ever happened to Honker he couldn't help but be curious, and it suddenly got the better of his as he closed his book and took the book under his arm as he ventured closer.. the girl seemed like to be his own age.. though also one of the types who could easy be a bullying type, hopefully she was not.. It would be great if she moved in and they could be friends.. especially since Honker didn't really have any friends. She wasn't late to eye him though, as Honker had come to close to the hedge, she actually jumped up in front of him.

"Hey" the girl grinned happily showcasing an enormous amount of energy "I'm Gosalyn!" she presented herself. "And that's my new dad!" she proudly pointed towards the duck looking at the house.

Honker lifted an eyebrow. "New dad?" he asked.

"Uhu" the girl nodded. "Since… wait a minute." she looked down at her watch. "Oh my god!" she let out and ran over to the duck. "DAD! DAD!" she yelled and held up her watch. "Look!"

"What is it Gos?" the Duck asked as Honker waddled towards them.

"10, 9, 8" Gosalyn counted down as she looked at her watch, waiting for the second wiser to hit twelve so it was precisely twelve in the noon. "3, 2, You have officially been my dad for an entire day! Twenty four hours!" she happily yelled.

"And I survived that long?" the Duck grinned as he grabbed Gosalyn and threw her up in the air to catch her again. "Your right, that's amazing Gos."

Now Honker was really intrigued and bowed down so he could walk through the hedge. "How does this work?" Honker asked sincerely curious as he walked towards them.

"Precisely at twelve yesterday Dad signed the adoption papers." Gosalyn grinned. "I got a Dad!" she triumphed with both her arms in the air. "And not just any dad! The coolest dad you could imagine, a vigilantly of the night, a."

"Gos that's enough." the duck quickly grabbed Gosalyn and held a hand over her beak. "I appreciate that you're happy about this arrangement, but think before you speak." and he removed the hand.

"Sorry… dad." Gosalyn stepped at the ground.. it seemed like she was determent using the word dad as much as humanly possible, and Honker could not help but noticing the Duck actually lighten up and smiling all over his face when ever she did so, also now.

"So, who's this fine young lad?" the Duck turned his attention to Honker.

"My name is Honker, I live over there." Honker pointed at his own house.

"Say, is that a book on physics your reading there?" the Duck asked eyeing the heavy book Honker was holding.

"Yeas sir, it is." Honker showed the book. "I always found studying very satisfying, I just like to learn."

"How about that, what do you say about that Gos? A kid like this would probably be a good influence on you.. Gos?" Gosalyn was all ready away and peered in through one of the windows.

"Boy dad, we should pick this house! It's so neat!"

"It's the first house we even look at." the Duck replied.

"And it's perfect!" Gosalyn jumped up and down. "I mean look at that neat living room, and remember not only is it in our price range but it's also very close to the bridge which is practical for your."

"Gos!" The duck stopped her.

"Sorry Dad." Gosalyn grinned.

"Sir." Honker tried to regain a little attention, which he succeeded in as the duck looked down at him. "If you want the house you should probably buy it fast, there's a lot of people who have shown interest, and it was only two days ago it was set for sale, there was a man only yesterday who seemed like he was really serious about buying it."

"Well.. I do have a reputation for taking brisk quick decisions, it's practically my way of living." Judging from the Ducks homely appearance with the sweater and everything Honker was lead to doubt that.. but then there was how the two of them behaved, especially the girl who proved otherwise. "You know your right Gos, lets just do it! Lets take this house!" the Duck proclaimed. "I was never the one for spending eternity considering what may be, anyway."

"YAY!" Gosalyn jumped up and then ran to Honker. "So we are going to be Nabors huh?" she grabbed his hand and shook it violently almost crushing his hands. "Do you have some splatter movies we could watch together."

"What, no!" Honker tried to rescue his hand. "Though I'm sure Tank would have some.." he hesitated by the girls obvious disappointment.

"Who's Tank?" Gosalyn asked interested.

"My big brother." Honker answered gulping by the mere idea of having two tanks on the street making his life difficult.

"That's nice." The Duck smiled. "I'm Drake Mallard by the way." The duck gently offered a hand.

"Pleased to meet you sir." Honker politely shook it.

"I sincerely hope you will try and become good friends with Gos" Drake said in a much lower voice. "Someone like you could only ever become a good influence on her."

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Gosalyn asked. "Whispering behind my back Dad?" she asked.

"Would never dream of it honey." Drake said in a very daddyish voice.

Gosalyn giggled. "Your calling me honey." She covered her beak with her hands as if there was anything significant about such a normal fact. "We are really becoming a family." She grinned.

"I sure hope so." Drake smiled fondly at her. "Say.. why don't you stay here and socialize a bit with Honker, and then I actually go buy the house right this instant."

"Really?" Gosalyns eyes were big as teacups.

"Yep, that's my way of living you know." And he ruffled up Gosalyns hair to her great delight. "I'll be back soon, and if you are not here I will be expecting it's because Honker was brave enough to invite you home." And he bowed down to Honker. "Though I wont blame you if your not."

Honker swallowed, his worst fears in the forefront of his mind.

"See you soon Gos." Drake waved over his shoulder. Leaving Honker with this absolutely strange girl, who was smiling widely at him.

"Urh.." Honker hesitated.

"We are going to be best friends!" Gosalyn stated.

"We are?" Honker asked.

"Sure!" Gosalyn grinned. "I don't really have any friends around here you know, and you seem like someone who needs someone like me!"

"I do?" Honker asked.

"Yeas! I am going to teach you how to have fun!" Gosalyn clasped her hands together. "We are going to watch those splatters, play video games, read comics, play hockey! Do you play Hockey? I love Hockey! It's my favorite sport!"

None of these things sounded like anything Honker liked to do. So he just stared completely taken a back by her outburst.

"Oh boy this is going to be great! I never had a best friend before!" Gosalyn enthusiastically continued. "You know, at the orphanage you wouldn't really want to make best friends because they could become adopted any second and then you would never see them again, and before that I lived with my granddad but there wasn't any kids miles around so it was only me and him, and I loved gran dad and all but it's just not the same." She blabbered on.

"So… you're an orphan." Honker tried to gather any meaning at all from all of this information.

"No I'm not." Gosalyn told shortly. "Cause I have a dad now, so that means I am not an orphan any more you see."

"He just walked past the orphanage and decided to adopt?" Honker asked in a disbelieving voice.

"No of cause not." Gosalyn told. "It's a bit more complicated than that. And a lot cooler but.." she hung her head. "I can't really tell about it."

"Oh.. that's a shame." Honker muttered, though that was far from what he was thinking, he was still just trying to draw a string of sense from all that was being said.

"Oh my god, is that a soccer ball I see in your garden?" Gosalyn asked as she looked over the hedge.

"Yeah…" Honker complied a little hesitant.

"Come on!" Gosalyn simply grabbed his hand dragged him with her on the way back to his own garden. "Lets play some soccer, best friend!"

"You really mean best friend?" Honker asked, as that was the only bit of information that had stung out for him.

"Uhu." Gosalyn nodded. "Unless of cause.." she halted. "you don't want to be best friends."

"No I love to." Honker assured. "Best friends!" he grinned.


AN: And a beautiful friendship was born... also Honker have no idea where this is going lead in a short amount of time :/