It was the morning after Halloween. All the kids in the neighborhood were still scarfing down the candy they gained from going from house to house the night before as the adults were either taking down the decorations, or procrastinating to do so.
The Mansion was back to its usual manner. The hyper attitude of the ducklings died down from when they arrived at the Mansion with their bags filled with candy. Candy wrappers were scattered like darts across the floor of the hallway, and they were stacked in piles in the bedrooms as well. That was saved to be cleaned for another time however, because now it was time for breakfast. Webby and her cousin Calli were cooking pancakes since they woke up early, and Huey was still attempting to drag Dewey and Louie out of bed.
The smell of blueberries and chocolate merged in the kitchen, bringing a sweet and homely aroma that was a great smell to be welcomed by in the morning. However, cooking it was a complete mess. The pancakes were forming the shapes of flowers instead of perfect circles, chocolate chips and blueberries were spilling onto the floor and the countertops, and flour was powdered all over the female ducklings' pajamas.
"Okay I think that's the last batch! Webby, what do you want to carry?" Calli turned and pivoted her eyes a little downwards, cause although her height for a 14 year old was considered short, she was still taller than Webby.
"I'll carry the chocolate chip!" Webby grabbed the two plates stacked with chocolate chip pancakes and carried them to the dining room table with ease. Calli carried two plates as well except the chocolate chips were replaced with blueberries. As they were set on the table along with the placemats, plates and the utensils, nobody was at the table yet.
"It's 10 AM...we should be eating now." Calli took her eyes off the clock on the wall, and turned to face her younger cousin.
"Do you think they're still asleep?" Webby pondered, aware that they have arrived back from trick or treating very late.
"Huey was awake though. I think he's trying to wake them up."
"You wanna go help?"
"Meh, Why not?"
The girls walked up the stairs to where the triplets slept. As they creaked the door open, they saw Huey who was carrying Louie on his back. Louie was half asleep and slowly waking up, his eyes blinking repeatedly as he tried to keep himself up. However, Louie refused to get out the bed, so because of this, he was positioned onto Huey's back. Huey was kind of strong, but he struggled to hold Louie carefully on his back.
"Uhm a little help you guys?!"
Huey was about to collapse onto the ground, until Calli came over and settled him onto her back. She didn't mind however, since she was dubbed as the 'mom friend'.
"Now I have to try and wake up Dewey...again." Huey rubbed the area of his forehead with his fingers as he went to the bed and started poking Dewey's shoulder.
"I'll help!" Webby joined him in poking Dewey until Dewey started groaning out of nowhere.
"Alright, alright, alright I'm up!"
Dewey rolled towards the end of the bed and almost fell off, but Webby miraculously caught him. He fell right into her arms as she carried him bridal style, unaware of how Calli was smiling at the entire situation.
"Wake up sleepyhead!" Webby remarked, lightly shaking him in her arms as Dewey's eyes shot wide open at the voice that didn't sound like his brother. He lifted his head up swiftly, and turned to see the female duck his Age holding him in her arms. A blush shot up to his cheeks as he looked down at the ground, trying to register the distance between himself and the floor.
"She's strong..." Dewey thought to himself as he looked back up to see Webby smiling at him innocently, causing his blush to grow deeper in color.
Louie, although he was drowsy, was strong enough to reach into his pajama pocket and grab his phone, snapping a picture of the 'Debbigail' moment in front of him. He was still clinging onto Calli's back though.
"You woke up just for that?" Calli questioned looking behind her shoulder, eventually smirking along with Louie. "That's something I'd do though."
"Do you know how many pictures I took of those two lovebirds?" Louie clicked onto his photo album in his phone and scrolled down.
"And do you know how many times I sketched moments of them that happened in real life?" Calli took out her phone and, still holding onto Louie's legs for support, used her free hand to show Louie her photo album.
"We're still here ya know?!" Dewey jumped down from her arms, his face glowing with a vibrant apple color as Webby's cheeks were dusted with a pink blush, much similar to a powder.
"Yeahhh we don't care." Calli shrugged as she turned to face the door. "Now cmon! Scrooge, Donald and Beakley are probably at the table waiting for us!"
The ducklings made their way down the stairs and to the dining room, where they sat themselves in their usual table spots and patiently waited for the adults to arrive. But they seemed to be taking forever.
"I can't wait much longer!" Dewey screamed out of nowhere, grabbing one of the chocolate chip pancakes and stuffing it into his beak. He seemed to be desperate for food, since the chocolate chip scent was too much for him to handle.
"Where are they? They're never late for breakfast..." Huey turned to look at Louie, who merely shrugged his shoulders as he looked at his phone.
"GRANNY! SCROOGE! DONALD!" Webby screeched out of nowhere, trying to grab the attention of the adults. She did scare the other ducklings however, with everybody just staring at her speechless and frightened.
"I'm sorry we're late!"
As if on signal, Beakley ran to the table with Scrooge and Donald with her, seating themselves down at the table. However, they didn't eat their breakfast yet. Beakley took out a letter and held it for the kids (and teen) to see.
"What is it Granny?" Webby leaned towards the letter, trying to read the small print from a distance.
"The First-Ever McDuck After-Hallow Ball...taking place at the McDuck Manor?!" Louie read the letter and placed his fork down in confusion. "What's going on?! When is this?!"
"I have an announcement kids!" Scrooge stood from his chair and looked at them all with excitement. "I have decided to host a ball at this manor! It's a great way to get to know he community and to have some fun for the kids and adults after Halloween. I have sent the invitation that Beakley is holding to everybody in Duckburg already! So get ready for tonight kids. We'll be having a night we'll never forget!"
"That's why we were late...we were helping send invitations." Donald smiled at his nephews, Webby and Calli. He continued speaking. "Of course, this will be a completely safe ball with NOTHING dangerous or harmful." He hugged the kids good morning and started eating the pancakes that have been sitting for a while now.
"Wait...a ball? Won't we have to wear dresses and tuxedos?" Webby's eyes started sparkling, the ball holding a mystery for her that she wanted to explore. She had never been to a ball, and the idea of chandeliers and people and fancy outfits fascinated her.
"And won't there be a lot of food too?!" Calli loved food a lot...so that was self explanatory.
"Wait...won't we have to act a certain way at this ball?" Huey asked, understanding how his brothers and how the girls acted wherever they went.
"Oh I know how to act~" Louie was ready to flirt with every girl at the ball, resulting in Dewey lightly smacking the back of his head.
"A lot of us don't know how to dance though...or how to greet people...but dancing is our biggest problem." Calli stressed that dancing was their biggest problem. She didn't know about the rest of them, but she knew she couldn't dance for her life.
"Well after breakfast you guys can try practicing! I wouldn't worry about it too much though. You're all kids, I'm sure you don't have to worry too much about being proper dancers and all that!" Beakley finished her breakfast already, and stood up to go start cleaning the house.
They finally finished breakfast, and now all the kids could talk about was the ball.
"I've been to a dance before, it's actually really fun!" Louie explained.
"Do any of us know how to ballroom dance though...?" Webby questioned. Because she never went to a dance, she never learned how to properly ballroom dance.
"Well we can help you learn how to dance Webby! Right Dewey?" Huey nudged Dewey innocently, putting up a cherubic facade on his face. Dewey got the message, and turned red. He was scowling at his older brother, and looked behind Huey to see Louie giving him the biggest smirk. Louie convinced Huey to join his side.
"Eh I'll just wing it." Calli commented, not ready to waste time on dancing.
"I'll help."
This voice was different, startling the rest of the ducklings. It sounded comforting yet nonchalant. They turned to face the direction of the voice, and saw a teenage duck with a gray sweater and pink hair in its place.
"O-Oh hey Lena!" Calli greeted, mentally cursing herself for the sudden stutter. Where the duck did that come from?!
"How'd you get in?" Webby asked, hugging the older girl tightly.
"They invited me to come. Anyways, I heard the girls had problems with dancing? Dewey can go help Webby while I can help Calli. I don't trust Louie with her. Huey can give us directions." Lena gave her usual and casual smirk, causing Calli's heart rate to go up a bit.
"Okay sure! I don't mind! But if I trip then you know why." Calli chuckled to herself, causing Lena's smirk to transform into a gentle smile.
Louie watched Calli and wondered what was happening...
Wait a minute...wasn't Calli bi?
He was going enjoy getting two pairs of lovebirds together tonight. But for now all he did was casually smirk and sip his soda.
