Chapter 1 – Return From Oblivion
Revamping a lot of my old stories. I always wrote them for my own personal enjoyment and never thought I would actually publish them. I was always too shy to show my work to people who would never see my face =D Anyway, I've never been the strongest writer, but I'm trying to fix them up as I go. SO! Sit back relax and enjoy! Chapter 1 is a shorty but I'll get Chapter 2 up as soon as I can!
"Darkwing Duck scours the streets for slippery scoundrels and scans the shadows for silhouettes of any sinister-"
"We get the picture, Dad." Young Gosalyn Mallard groaned from her place in the Ratcatcher's side car in Launchpad's lap. Darkwing tensed as his daughter's voice cut his narration short. In a mocking tone he said, "We get the picture Dad!" Then shot her a glance. "Well if you don't like it, why'd you sneak out and tag along? Hmm?" He snapped. The duckling crossed her arms over her chest tightly.
"Not to listen to your inflated ego." She murmured. "I wanna see some action! I'm sick of sitting at home completely bored out of my mind while you get to have all the fun!"
"Gosalyn, Gosalyn, Gosalyn! I will have you know that I am out here busting my tail to keep the streets safe! Not to have fun!" He said pulling over and removing his helmet. "It's too dangerous out here with me. How many times do we need to have this discussion?"
"Uh, DW?" Launchpad broke in pointing across the street. Darkwing turned to see a blue light flickering quickly in the window of a large building.
"Yesss! Finally! A crime! Hoo-hoo!" He exclaimed clapping his hands together and jumping off the Ratcatcher happily. He placed his signature wide brim hat on his head and Launchpad lifted Gosalyn to get out of the side car then set her back down again. She frowned and propped her cheek in her hand as she rolled her eyes.
"Not out here to have fun, hey Dad?"
"Nope! I'm here to put a criminal behind bars and judging by the strange light we just saw, that criminal is Megavolt!" He walked around to her side of the bike and planted a kiss on the top of her head. "Which means, you're not moving from this spot. It's too dangerous for you to be hanging around trying to catch a free show."
"Sure thing Dad, I'll just wait right here until you get back!" She assured him with an innocent smile. Darkwing chuckled light heartedly at his daughter.
"Oh no little miss!"
He pressed a button on the dash shooting a belt around her which sucked her tightly back into her seat. "Hey!" She shouted as she squirmed and kicked her feet trying to free herself.
"Whose father do you think I am?" He asked before turning to his side kick, "Let's go Launchpad!" and they disappeared into the building.
"Urg! Drat!- ugh! I was wondering... arg! how long it would take him -Ack! to come up with something like this!" She groaned as she continued her attempt to squirm free.
"I am the terror, thatflaps in the night..." He shouted through a thick cloud of blue smoke. "I am the final notice before your hydro gets cut... I... am..."
The smoke cleared and he scanned the room with his eyes "...obviously seeing things." He stepped further into the room rubbing his chin thoughtfully. The strange light was no longer flashing and there was no one to be seen.
"We can't both be seeing things, DW. I wonder what it was?" Launchpad said equally as baffled.
"Well, whatever it was, it didn't leave out the front door. Come on LP, let's check the place out!"
They moved through the store which was filled with rows upon rows of stoves, dishwashers and refrigerators. They looked inside a few appliances, inspected every room and closet but the building was completely silent and everything appeared to be untouched. After they completed their sweep they doubled back to the front of the store.
"Gee DW, I don't think anyone's here. Why don't we grab some Hamburger Hippo and call it a night?" Launchpad said with a shrug. Darkwing sighed and slipped his magnifying glass back into his suit jacket. Crime had been at an all-time low the last couple weeks and it was beginning to damped his spirits.
"Okay, fine. I should get Gosalyn back home anyway."
After they left, a lone figure stepped out from its hiding place in the shadows where it had been watching the duo silently. As Darkwing and Launchpad left the scene he could feel his blood boiling inside his veins.
"Finally I can get my revenge on you Dipwing! This time, you won't be so lucky..." The gritty voice growled in the Darkness as he balled his fists tightly. "I swear I will destroy you if it's the last thing I do!" His words were spoken through gnashed teeth and his shoulders began to to tremble with infuriation. Negaduck was preparing for the final battle.