Della looked at the map for what seemed like the hundredth time. Had they really traveled everywhere? There was a knock at her door.

"Come in."

"This is ridiculous!" Her twin brother stomped in wearing a white shirt and kilt the rest of his costume was wadded up under his arm. "why do we even hafta wear all this!?" he threw the clothes on her bed.

Della smiled. "Its Tradition." She posed like her grandfather giving a speech.

"Tradition-smition! I don't look good in all this." Donald gestured to the clothes. Della swept over to help her brother. She was wearing traditional Scottish dress.

"Ya, well no use to arguing we only get to come here every 5 years and mom said she wants a 'Guid Family Picture."" She mimicked.

"hmph" Donald crossed his arms in annoyance. Della swiped the vest and jabbed Donald in the back hard enough to get him unbalanced. "HEY!" He waved his arms to steady himself Della grabbed them and slipped on the vest. She quickly grabbed the jacket and proceed to jab and dress Donald. He quacked and squirmed in protest.

"There you're ready now." Della smirked

Donald rolled his eyes.

"KIDS! Ye beter be ready!"

"Commin'!" the twins yelled as they ran out of the room.

They came into the giant family room in front of the hearth of McDuck family castle. There was a photographer fiddling with his instrument. Their family was organized in front of the hearth. Donald inched in next to his father, Quackmore.

"I don't see why I have to wear all of this, I am not even Scottish!" gripped Quackmore.

Donald hummed in agreement and mimicked his father's arms crossed stance. Hortense gave the two grumpy male ducks a glare that made them sweat nervously. Nothing good would come out of a temper tantrum from Hortense. They obediently put their arms to their sides.


After the family picture the McDuck Family sat down for a family dinner. In the spacious dining hall.

"Well now I've heard that ye're all finished traveling?" Their grandpa Fergus started, directing the conversation at Scrooge, Donald, and Della.

"Never I'll never be done adventurin' ya old coot!" Scrooge shot.

"Maybe you won't but how about the grandkids? Mmmm?"

"Oh yes! any plans to settle down?" Their grandma Downy piped up.

Della choked on her water, which made Donald snicker.

Their grandma noticed "How about you, Donald? You have any lovely lady you're pursuing?"

Donald scratched his head "ummmm….ahhhh"

Scrooge slammed his fist on the table. "So what?! They can stop adventurin' anytime if they wanted! You're just trying to make me the antagonist!"

His father slammed his palms down. "I am not! Ye're taking your niece and nephews away from good opportunities! Opportunities to start their own family! Form spending time with their own family. You have their parents slaving away at your big business while you go galivanting off!"

"Away from Opportunities?!, I'm giving them the most incredible opportunities of their young lives! Not that you ever had the means to! And I am giving their parents good jobs! How is that any wrong!?"

"BOYS please!" Grandma Downy cleared her throat and straightened out her dress. "Why don't we ask the twins what their future plans are?"

Hortense unclenched her fists, Matilda stopped fidgeting, Quackmore who had not been particularly paying attention of the conversation stopped mid gorging himself when he noticed the sudden silence. Everyone stared at Donald and Della.

The twins looked at each other Donald sensed he should go first. He looked at his lap and twiddled his thumbs. "Umm… I was thinking… about joining the Navy…."

"That's wonderful Donald!" beamed his Aunt Matilda the forever the cheerleader of the McDuck family. Donald giggled nervously.

"Why the navy son?" asked their grandpa.

"Well I love the sea, and I would be protecting people." Donald looked up and made a triumphant fist close to his chest.

"How aboot you lass?" asked their grandma.

Della darted her eyes to each of her family members. "Ahhh…. I…." she slammed her foot down on Donald's causing him to squeal.

Scrooge caught the action and jumped in. "Will you let her speak lad?! Gah" He turned his attention to his sister. "Ya didn' raise him to be considerate to the ladies?"

Hortense stood up ready to blow up on her brother. Quackmore jumped into defend. "How dare you talk to my wife like that!?"

"She is my sister!"

"I donae need you to defend me!" Hortense snapped at Quackmore.

"Children stop fighting!" grandpa Fergus jumped in.

Matilda and Downy both looked at each other distraught. Della sneaked out of the dining hall.


After all the ruckus calmed down and dinner was cleaned up Scrooge thought it was a good time to check on Della. He knocked on the door. "Lass?"

Della opened the door and looked up at her Idol sadly. It was hard for Scrooge to see is optimistic nieces be so glum.

Scrooge cupped his nieces head in his hands "Oh Lass, you donae have to listen to any of 'em. You can be anythin' you wish to be. You can do anythin' you put your mind to."

Della turned around to walk to her desk. "I know that. All I want to be is an adventurer, but we have explored just about everywhere. What if we discovered everything there is to discover? What if I can't be an adventurer forever?"

Scrooge thought about it. "Do ya really believe everything has been discovered?"

Della still looking at the map on her desk. "I don't know…"

"Well I have been around a long time and I still believe there are things to be discovered." He walked up to Della and patted her on the shoulder. "Sometimes it takes a little creativity, creativity comes best after a good night's sleep." He gestured to the bed.

Della sighed. "Ya I need to be ready for the flight tomorrow."

"Don't give up on your dream lass." Scrooge smiled Della couldn't help but to smile back.

Later that night Della tossed and turned in her bed. "Gah" Della sat up and looked to her window she drew the curtains apart. The bright moon light gleamed down on her. "Geez tone it down Selene." Della mumbled as her eyes adjusted to the light. She looked up at the stars and breathed in the fresh night air. "That's it!" She went straight to her desk and started to write.


"I'm going to be an Astronaut!" Della burst through the door. Donald quacked and fell off the bed. "What!?"

Della jumped on the bed "I'm going to be an Astronaut!"

Donald was working on getting himself untangled from the bedding. "That's nice…"

Della clamped her hands on his shoulders and picked him up out of the tangle of bedding. "I'm going to explore the stars!" She stuck her head next to Donald's and made a sweeping hand motion. "See what's out there! Make new discoveries in space!"

"Oh…" Donald pulled away from his twin's grip.

"Don't you see? You can join the navy and I can be an astronaut!"

He did want to join the Navy, but he didn't think that it would be leaving Della, he thought she would join the Airforce. But Space…. That's really far away… "Are you sure?"

"Yes! Donald I am 100% sure! Think about it while you're in the navy you would just be visiting the same places you have been, doesn't that seem redundant?"

"No! plus I would be protecting people not looking for dumb treasure!" He didn't enjoy his sister looking down on his dream.

"I wouldn't be looking for treasure either. I would be seeing things and places for the first time in history" Donald could see the stars gleaming in his twins' eyes. He put his hands on his hips. Space was still too far away for his liking. This would be one of the first times he would be away from his twin. They had done everything together so far. Della sensed his thoughts. "Donald…" she took her twins hands in hers, "I think it's time we follow our dreams, be our own person for once. You're an amazing sailor Donald and you should keep doing what you love. I'm a pilot. this is just the next step for both of us."

Donald rolled his eyes and signed. Della took that as a success. "Common let's get some breakfast." Della got behind Donald and guided the duck out the door.