Author's Note: You know you have become obessed with Darkwing Duck again when you have the urge to write fanfics based on it....
Anyways, I was a huge Darkwing fan back then for the longest time, but in more recent years, my tastes have moved onto watching anime. Within the past month I've been wanting to watch alot of older animated movies and cartoons, Darkwing Duck included. It really is depressing how Americans can't make cartoons like they used too, yet the Japanese actually impoved thier animation quality during the passing years, even with the advancement of computers and faster/cheaper production.
Okay enough of that, lets start this thing.
Now, this is actually an older fanfic I wrote on paper back in the summer of 2005 (I think) during the last time my Darkwing obession came back. I liked the story so much i've been wanting to repost it here on but never did until now. So the basic plot for this story is already planned in advance. I'm also glad I waited this long though, i've made lots of changes from the original version of the story which I like much better, plus my writing quality has improved sense then. I will warn you now, there is some anime/manga refernceing in this story (much like how thoughout Darkwing they do it but with american comic books) but I plan to keep it to small amount.
When your done reading, please write a comment, I would love to hear what you think. (But keep in mind i'm just getting started here.)
1st Night - And so, let the trouble begin....
"In the city of St. Canard, our fearless crime fighter searches the city streets, in search of those who dare to break the law, as he is ever-alert and never misses a crime!" Darkwing Duck said as he narrated the opening for our story, while driving his motorcycle, known as the Ratcatcher, along. Little did he know that his narration distracted him from noticing that he had just drove right though a red light. Launchpad, who was sitting next to him, pointed that detail out to Darkwing, "Eh DW...you just passed a red light there...." Darkwing took a quick look behind him, "I did didn't I? Ah, well, theres bigger problems we have to worry about!"
"Like what DW? There hasn't been any major crimes within the past two weeks, they all have been minor ones. Like how that one guy stole that lady's purse yesterday, and how you got it back for her."
"I can't believe the old broad thought I was the one who stole it, I mean, do I look like that kind of person who would do something like that?"
"She sure did give you one heck of a beating." Launchpad said as he gave a small laugh.
With one hand, Darkwing rubbed the back of his head for a moment, the bump from yesterday was still there, "Tell me about it...."
Darkwing let out a long sigh, he really hated to admit it, but there really wasn't anything to do. It was beginning to get quite boring for Darkwing. "Well, seeing how nothing is happening tonight as well, how bout we grab some burgers over at Hamburger Hippo LP, and then head home?" "Sounds like a great idea DW!" Launchpad told him, "Although, you have to admit, that it is quite nice that nothing big has happened in a while. This means the city is pretty much safe, and you should take a little break." "I know but i'm bored!" Darkwing complained, sounding like a little kid, "Just for once I would like to see something happen! Like someone trying to break into a jewelry store to try and take something, or something along the lines of that! Is that so much to ask for?!" Darkwing as about ready to turn around to head back into the direction where the hamburger joint was at, until he heard an alarm go off nearby. When Darkwing heard the alarm he then triumphantly said and began to pick up speed, "YES! Its just what I was hoping for!!"
When Darkwing had arrived at the scene, he found that someone had just broken into a jewelry store. He could hear someone thrashing about inside the building. Darkwing immediately parked his motorcycle and leapt right off it. "You wait right here LP," he told Launchpad, "in case the culprit decides to run off you can stop him." Launchpad agreed to Darkwing's plan with an, "Got'ca DW!" Darkwing then took of his helmet and put on usual his hat then said his trademark line, "Lets get dangerous!" Darkwing then dashed inside of the store and made sure he slipped in unnoticed. He slowly crept around the place and made his way in the direction where he kept hearing the noise. Darkwing finally found the one who had broken into the place. It was too dark to really see, but he could tell this strange person was a woman, and possibly a duck like himself. It also looked like this person had long black hair and wore a long black dress. What was most unusual was that this person wasn't taking anything, but rather turning the place upside down, almost as if they where in search of something. Darkwing knew that now was the right time to make his move. He loaded up his gas-gun with his trademark blue entry smoke, and fired a shot into the room. As the smoke began to fill the room, he knew that was his que. He tucked his gun back into his cape then leapt into the smoke. "I am the terror that flaps in the night...." The woman stopped what she was doing and looked over in the direction where the smoke was, Darkwing then continued. "I am the jeweler who won't sell you a certain jewel, I am...." the smoke started to clear as he then flapped open his cape to reveal himself, "Darkwing Duck!"
The mysterious woman tossed the bag of jewels she was holding aside, "Ah yes, the mysterious Darkwing Duck. I've heard about you, the defender of the city of St. Canard. I knew I would eventually run into you, but I wasn't expecting to meet you so soon. As if having to put up with Black Swan wasn't enough!" Darkwing was delighted to hear such a comment, knowing how word is going around about him among the bad guys. Darkwing drew his gas-gun and aimed it at the mysterious woman, "Well, its quite flattering you know about me. Although from what you said, your making it sound like your not from around here." "Indeed I am," the woman said, "and i'm not going to let some idiotic fool try and stop me!" The woman then vanished into the dark shadows, and Darkwing lunged after her.
"Well i'm not going to let some criminal who broke into a jewelry store get away from me!" Darkwing dived into the shadows where the woman was hiding. He aimed his gun into the pitch black darkness, "Come out where ever you are you coward!" He suddenly felt something cold hit him, knocking the gun out of his hand.
"Okay, so you want to play that way huh?" Darkwing said and he stood in his karate stance, ready to strike, "Bring it on!" He was hit with that same cold feeling yet again, and it kept hitting him repeatedly in all directions. He regretted not having a light of some kind with him to see with. He heard the woman laugh, it sounded downright creepy as it echoed though the darkness. Then came the final impact, as it sent him flying into the wall. The woman laughed once again, "Your name may sound frightening, but you sure are quite pathetic!" He wanted to get to his feet again and strike back, but he was in too much pain to do just that. He could still hear the eerie sound of the woman's laugh, as that was the last thing Darkwing heard before he blacked out.
By the time he came to, Darkwing found himself laying on the floor and the lights where on in the building. The police where now there, and Launchpad was there to wake him up. "Hey DW! Are you alright?!" he said, as he was worried about Darkwing. Darkwing slowly sat up, as he was still in pain, "Yeah, i'm alright now, but who would have ever thought for two nights in a row I would get beaten up badly by two different women."
"What happened to you anyways?" Launchpad asked Darkwing as he helped him get to his feet.
"Well, first I confronted the criminal, she seamed to know me, she took off, I followed after her, then she beat the living tar out of me all while laughing."
"Boy you really are having a tough time with the ladies aren't ya?" Launchpad joked. A short while later the police asked Darkwing some questions about the break in. He told them how he had entered the store and confronted the culprit. Then he told them the embarrassing part of how they defeated them. They talked about a few other things relating to what had happened tonight. Then finally, Darkwing told the police that he would help look into what had happened there, find that mysterious woman and bring her to justice.
Later that evening, back at Darkwing Tower, Darkwing was in deep thought pacing along the floor while Launchpad was eating his second hamburger. (Yes, Launchpad still had Darkwing stop at Hamburger Hippo.) Darkwing had his mind racing, putting together all the events that had happened tonight, hoping that something would come to light. "What I don't get is that I didn't see her take anything, and nothing was reported missing either." he told Launchpad, "it's almost like she's trying to find something in particular, it also sounds like she came to St. Canard just to find that 'something'. I need to find out what that 'something' is...." Before Launchpad had a chance to comment, a thought just occurred to Darkwing, "She mentioned a 'Black Swan', now I wonder who that could be?"" Darkwing immediately dashed over to the computer and did a search. Although he didn't find much, but what little he did find was quite surprising. "Well, I'll be," Darkwing said as he was looking at an internet news page that was both in English and in Japanese. Launchpad came over to look at what Darkwing was looking at while sipping on a strawberry milkshake. Darkwing started to read the part of the page that was in english to Launchpad.
"The mysterious Black Swan does it again as they capture the notorious Kamikaze. Nobody has been able to catch this fiend, not even the police of the city of Duckeyo...."
Darkwing scrolled down the page and found more news articles about Black Swan and later browsed a few other web pages. All the articles said the same similar thing, all taking about the mysterious hero Black Swan and how he captured the bad guys that where running loose in Duckeyo. None of the articles stated who he was or where he was from, or even at least a detailed description on what he looked like. If anything, it was stated that he wears all black and has a cape, according to witnesses. At least that was all the information he could find that he could actually read or understand, Darkwing didn't know Japanese afteral.
"Looks like this Black Swan is kinda like you DW," Launchpad said, as he was still looking at the news articles on the internet with Darkwing, "except she's in Duckeyo.....uh, where is that anyways?"
"Duckeyo," Darkwing started to explain, "happens to be the capital city of the country Japan, and from what i'm seeing looks like Black Swan has had his share of trouble over there, even some super villains. Although I can't seam to find a picture of what he looks like." "Maybe she doesn't like the press taking photos of him?" Launchpad suggested. "Well, enough about Black Swan, you know what this means LP?" Darkwing said as he stood up, "If this crazy lady we came across tonight really is from Japan, then obviously she's up to something big if she came all the way out here to St. Canard, even knowing that i'm here. I need to get to the bottom of what's going on here, and also find out who i'm up against. Obviously, its not your average common criminal."
"What makes you say that DW?"
"Well, the way I was attacked, obviously wasn't normal. I kept getting hit at in all directions, repeatedly by some kind of force. Not to mention that laugh of hers sounded downright creepy."
Darkwing had turned off his computer, "How bout we head back to the house and get some sleep. Then we can head out and investigate this further as soon as Gosalyn leaves for school in the morning. Besides I could use some rest after that beating I had."
And so, both Darkwing and Launchpad had did just that. Little did they know it was definitely the beginning of....something.