Family Issues Chapter 1 The Begging
It's a dark and stormy night in St. Canard.
It's thundering like crazy and you see a 16 year old Gosalyn in her Quiverwing costume.
Looking at a scene in disbelieve at the tower being blown up.
She shook her head and started to break down in tears.
Sighs "Pretty Pathetic huh? She's standing there in the rain, cold. All alone. Everybody left her in her time of need. And she's the victim here!
What made the worlds greatest up coming crime fighter to her knees?
How do I know what's going on? Cause I'm the girl. And this is my story. It all started 5 months ago.." Gosalyns voice over said.
Scene changed to months back and the Mallard home.
Gosalyn comes walking down the stairs.
She's wearing a black and white hoody, and purple jersey, green camouflage pants, boots.
Drake and Morgana are sitting on the couch.
"That's right they actually tied the knot. Thought it wasn't going to happen for a long time. But they have been married for 10 years now." Gosalyns voice said.
Gosalyn saw her dad and smiled and headed over to the couch.
"Good morning pops." She said cheerfully, hugging him.
"What do you want Gos?" Drake asked not looking up from his paper.
Gosalyn gasped. "What makes you think I want something? Can't a daughter do something nice for her dad?" She asked.
He looked up from his paper and cocked his eye brow at her.
"Okay, you got me dad. I was thinking…"
"Oh boy."
"No, it's nothing bad. Just hear me out about it. I was thinking since I'm doing good in school and in training. How about me going out on patrol tonight?"
Drake paused and then started to laugh.
"That's a good one. You doing patrol by you're self. Need I remind you Gos. That you're still grounded from you're last patrol." He pointed out.
Gosalyn rolled her eyes at that.
"Hey, it's not my fault. I don't have any clue how the rat catcher got totaled."
Pause
Gosalyn and Honker came walking out.
"And I stand by that statement. I don't know anything about the rat catcher." Gosalyn said.
Drake walked out next. "So the rat catcher just smashed into the wall by it's self huh?"
"That's right."
Drake studied her for a second and then looked over at Honker.
"Really? You know I'm not a normal dad."
Gosalyn looked over at Honker.
"So call the papers."
"Fine, be a hard case. But a chain is only as strong as it's link. Isn't that right Honker?"
"I..I…" Honker trailed off.
Gosalyn groaned and rolled her eyes.
"Fine I'll tell you everything." She said.
Honker grabbed the remote from her pocket and turned to the audience.
"This might take a while."
He hit the play button.
-Back-
Gosalyn jumps on the couch and sat next to him.
"Dad, I didn't do anything. And I'm just asking for one night. That's it! If I screw up. You can send me back to training, I wouldn't say a word!"
He looked at her and saw that she doing the pouty beak.
"Not the pouty beak. Anything but the beak. Tell you what go to school and I'll think about it."
She grinned huge when he said that, hugged him tight.
"Oh thank you so much dad! I love you!"
"I haven't said yes yet."
"You didn't say no either."
The doorbell rang.
"Oh that's probably Honk." She said.
She got up and headed to the door.
When she opened it sure enough it was Honker standing there.
They both had feelings for each other but were too scared to say anything about it.
"Hey."
"Hey."
She grabbed her skateboard and book bag, messenger bag.
"See ya dad." She said.
Drake put his paper down.
"Hold it. Aren't you forgetting something?" He asked.
Gosalyn looked over everything.
"Let's see I got my books, skateboard, house keys, homework, money for lunch. No I don't think so."
"Really? Think hard."
Gosalyn thought about it and realized that she's missing somebody.
"Oh. Skunk! Come on, we're going to be late for a school." She called up the stairs.
"Coming!" A voice exclaimed from up stairs.
Running down the stairs is a 9 year old boy with black and white feathers, blue eyes. Wearing a blue and red hat, a black and white t-shirt, baggy carpenters pants, with black and white shoes.
"Sorry sis. I over slept." He said.
"That's my brother Spence. He's a major pain in tail. He's like a mini dad. Scary huh?" Gosalyn's voce said.
Gosalyn rolled her eyes at that.
"Just grab you're stuff and lets go."
Morgana got up from the couch and walked over to her son.
"Now behave Spence. No magic no nothing at school." Morgana said.
"Aw, mom."
Morgana gave him the mothers look and he knew he wasn't going to get away with it.
"Alright, I wouldn't use my magic when I'm at school." He said.
He had his fingers crossed though.
"Good. Now go and have a good time at school." She said hugging her son.
Spence then grabbed his Darkwing back pack and walked over to Gosalyn.
"Come on Skunk. Bye guys." Gosalyn said.
The two walked out of the house, she closed the door behind her.
They got in Honkers car and drove off.
"You know Honker, my sister talks about you all the time." Spence said.
Gosalyns green eyes widen huge and froze.
"Really?" Honker asked.
"Oh yeas, she's always like Honker this. And Honker that. Honker Honker Honker." Spence said.
She chuckled nervously and looked back at him.
"Ha, funny. Spence. He's so funny isn't he?" She said.
"Yeah, funny." Honker said.
"What? It's the truth. She talks about you in her sleep. Are you two in love or what?" Spence added.
Gosalyn narrowed her eyes at him. "That's enough Skunk boy!"
Spence didn't like her spending all her time with Honker.
He narrowed his blue eyes back at her and crossed his arm and sat back.
It was a long quite ride until they reached the Elementary school.
"Well see you Spence. Here's you're stop." Gosalyn said.
Spence grabbed his book bag and lunch box and headed out.
They drove off and Spence's friend Johnny walked up to him.
"You're sisters cute." He said.
Spence stuck his tongue out at that remark and they walked in the school.
In the car with Gosalyn and Honker..
Honker paused and looked at Gosalyn.
"Um about what Spence said." He said.
Gosalyn froze and chuckled.
"Kids they say the darnest things, don't they? I don't have any feelings for you. We're just friends. I know that." She said.
Honker just glanced at her and shrugged it off.
Hours later Gosalyn and Spence arrived back home from school.
"See you later Honk." Gosalyn said.
They waved and Gosalyn walked back in and dropped her book bag on the ground.
"We're home!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
Morgana came walking in from the kitchen and smiled.
"Hi kids. How was school?" She asked.
"It was okay." They said.
Gosalyn looked around for her dad.
"Where's pops?" She asked.
"Oh he's at the tower." Morgana said.
"Keen gear! See ya later!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
She ran to the chairs and hit the stature and away she went.
Spence looked sad at her leaving.
"Aw, I wanted to go too." He said.
Morgana looked down at him and smiled.
"Maybe next time you can."
Spence sighed and shrugged. "Maybe."
He grabbed his book bag and headed up the stairs.
Morgana watched him and shook her head.
In the tower…
It's a slow night Launch pad is making a castle out of cards, Drake is trying to not go crazy.
"What is this? Is there a villain convention going on that I don't know about?" He asked.
"Gee DW maybe should just call it a night."
Drake looked around and sighed.
"Maybe.."
Just then Gosalyn comes in.
"Hey pops."
"Hey Gos. Is Spence back home?" Drake asked.
"Yup. So, have you thought about what I said?" she asked batting her eyelashes.
Drake thought about it again and realized it was a slow night.
Didn't see any harm in it.
"Sure Gos. You can go on patrol tonight."
She gasped at that.
"Really? You mean it?!"
"Yup, just for a couple of hours tonight."
She smiled and hugged him tight.
"Keen gear! I love you so much dad!"
Drake laughed and smiled back.
"Love you too Gos. Come on LP lets go home."
Gosalyn watched as they walked away.
"This is so cool! I get to go on patrol all by myself tonight!"
She ran to the super computer to see if there's any crime going on.
"Now all I have to do is wait for the alarm to go off."
She looked at the computer and nothing.
"Yup any minute now. It should be going off."
With in minutes she was fast asleep.
-Dream-
Her and Honker are walking down the street hand in hand.
The birds are singing, it's a bright sunny day.
"So how's my girlfriend doing?" Honker asked.
"I'm doing just fine."
They were about to kiss when somebody yelled her name.
"Gosalyn!" The voice yelled.
That woke her up in a flash.
"Ahh!"
She looked around and saw Spence sitting next to her.
"Holy heck! Spence! What are you doing trying to give me a heart attack?"
"Mom and dad went out for a while. So you're watching me."
Gosalyn rolled her eyes and mumbled to herself.
"Perfect. Just perfect. Thanks dad."
"Was you dreaming of Honker again?"
"WHAT?! Yeah, right Spence. I was dreaming of my best friend."
Spence shrugged. "So how's it going tonight?"
"Slow very slow. No wonder dad let me go on patrol tonight."
The alarm started to go off and they gasped.
"What is it?" Spence asked.
"Looks like a bank robbery."
"Cool beans! Let's go."
He was about to take off when she grabbed his shirt.
"Hold it little man. What makes you think you're coming too?"
"Well you are watching me. And you can't watch me while you're gone."
"True. But dad would kill me if I took you with me."
She thought about it for a second and sighed.
"Okay, you can come with me."
"Yeah!"
"But you're staying in the rat catcher all the time. Got me!"
"Yeah sure Gos. What ever you say." He had his fingers crossed behind his back.
Gosalyn didn't believe him, but what was she going to do? She can't call her dad about it. And she has to watch Spence.
They ran to the rat catcher and took off.
"I finally get to see you in action!" Spence exclaimed,
Gosalyn grinned at him.
"Just don't tell pops about this okay?"
"Oh, don't worry Gos. I wouldn't tell any body."
"Good."
Seconds later they arrived at the bank and Gosalyn hopped off.
"Now stay put." She said.
Spence watched as she walked away and just sat back.
"This is so boring."
He looked back at Gosalyn fighting with the crook and spotted her book bag on the bike.
"Maybe she has something to read."
He unzipped it and found a blue book with a purple flower on it.
"What's this?"
He started to read it.
Gosalyn glanced over at him and her eyes turned bright red with anger at it.
"Spence? What are you doing?" She asked.
He stopped reading and looked back at her and grinned.
"Uh oh."
He hopped off the bike and took off running.
"Spence! Get back here you little brat!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
She took off running after him forgetting about the villain.
Spence ran into two people causing him to drop the diary.
"Oops. I'm bad. Sorry. Ahh!" Spence exclaimed.
He got up and took off with Gosalyn right behind him.
"Get back here you brat!"
She ran past the two too, they had a big bag of cash too.
Spence ran behind a tree and catches his breath.
"Phew, she's gone."
He looked up and saw Gosalyn standing in front of him.
"Ahh!"
She narrowed her green eyes and picked him; pinned him to a tree.
"Alright you little brat hand it over!"
"Okay, okay sis. I was just joking honest. I wasn't going to read you're stupid diary."
"Yeah right dweeb. Just hand it over and I wouldn't hurt you."
She made a fist to him.
He lifted up his shirt and realized that it was gone.
His blue eyes widen with fear and chuckled nervously.
"Uh.. I misplaced it."
"WHAT?!""I must have dropped it when you chased me."
"Oh, you had better be kidding punk."
"No I swear I don't have it. Honest. See."
He lifted up his shirt to show it was missing.
Gosalyn groaned and let go of her little brother.
"Great, this is all I need."
Spence knew that she was angry with him and sighed.
"Sis, I'm really sorry. I didn't really mean to lose you're diary. I swear, I was just kidding."
Gosalyn was just soo ticked off right now.
First she lost the criminal and now her brother lost her diary.
"What ever. Come on let's go home."
As they walked back to the rat catcher she didn't say one word to him.
He knew that she ticked off when she doesn't speak.
She jumped on the rat catcher and Spence just looked at her sad.
"Well are you coming or not?"
"Yeah, I'm coming." Spence replied.
He then hopped on the bike and put on his helmet; they took off.
The man and woman saw the diary on the ground, picked it up.
The woman gasped as she opened it up and read it.
"No it can't be."
To be continued..