Fake alarm.. nothing had happened, but both Scarlet and Darkwing dropping in almost running into each other.. And Darkwing was on pin and needles from that moment on, standing on top of the highest building in town he was pacing back and ford waiting for something to happen, occasionally digging up binoculars to gaze at the city down below him. "Why is the city so quiet!" Darkwing exclaimed. "It's never been more important that a crime is committed."

"I thought we were out to stop crimes." Launchpad commented.

"We are!" Darkwing responded. "Shezz, three days and we all ready wasted three hours! It'll soon be morning! Come on a crime!" he scouted once again and he squinted his eyes. "This is actually unnaturally silent." He mussed. "It is rather strange that all of the fearsome five is out there and have not committed a crime." He started mussing. "That would mean that they are planning." He suddenly put the binoculars away and sat down in thinking position with hunched back, head resting on his hand and eyes looking straight ahead. "Perhaps that Captain person is still here and she is the cause of it.. they could be planning." He mussed. "What do we know about that Captain what's her name?"

"Monstrasio." Launchpad told. "Why don't you ask Scarlet, it's her arch nemesis."

"No thank you." Darkwing murmured. "Shezz this is unnerving." He looked up to look at the scenery far beneath him, the dark streets, not a soul on them.. It all ready almost the silent hours, 4 Am to 5 Am, the time where the city always would be at its absolute quiets'. The time where people who had been out partying to the extreme latest had gone home, night workers as well, even those who were at a late night movie marathon would be sleeping at this hour, yet it was before the baker would arise, before the early morning workers had risen, they would first start appear close to five precisely, every time without exception, and if it had been an ordinary night filled with crimes, this would also have been the time the had crimes seized and any crooks had gone home.

The silent hour had always felt like a strange sort of compelling hour to Darkwing, a strange little time of serenity and peace, even more so as the sky would slowly start to become brighter and light up in purple and orange colours, as if the world itself took a breather and streched out before the hoist of daytime would begin. Darkwing eyed the watch on his wrist, yeah he had been right, it was 4;10, the silent hour had just begun.. Which meant it would be foolish to think there would happen anything else this night.

One side of Darkwing yelled this to him, that the logical action would be to go home, make sure to be well rested until it would become evening again, and kick some mousy tail at a time where the crooks lured in this town, and another part of him wanted to stay here! In case something happened anyhow, after silently debating inside of his head for a couple of minutes, the smart side won because that side promised that it would pay off later and he decided to go home.

He was just about to turn his head an announce this to Launchpad.. as suddenly, every single alarm in the city was going off at ones.

"What the?" Darkwing shocked jumped up to look out on the city. It was a complete mess, it seemed to be crawling with people, as if they were ants, breaking through window, driving around in vans.. Darkwing was very stunned for a minor moment.

Also Launchpad was left starring wide-eyed at the picture down there as he also covered his ears with his hand to cover up the massive noise from all of the alarms.

"Well!" Darkwing stated. "Don't just stand there! We need to do something!" he fired his grappling hook and swung down to the shop that merely happened to be nearest. "Lets get dangerous!"

Later, as the sun had actually risen and it was beginning to be morning, thus people started wandering around and cars drew on the street, the mess of the city became even grander, it was impossible to keep up with. "Wow." Darkwing gaped for air as he and his trusted sidekick for time number ten at least that morning drow of to another alarm. "This is ridicules!" he stated. "How come there's not been a single crime done for weeks, then mousy avenger shows up and it's off the charge!" he exclaimed. "Where is she any-way? I thought she would try to get to the crimes before me."

Launchpad looked down at the small computer in the side car he was sitting in. "Probably at the other alarms stopping the other crimes."

"Other alarms?" Darkwing asked a little wide-eyed. "How many is it she supposed stopped around now?"

"Nine." Launchpad responded.

"Excellent." Darkwing grinned. "We are on our way to our number eleven."

"One of them was Megavolt." Launchpad had to inform.

"WHAT!" Darkwing exclaimed. "My arch nemesis! Please tell me she didn't get to him!"

Launchpad fidgeted for a while with the small television screen, before the news channel came on, the voice of the news reporter booming out.

"The crime rate of saint canard is bursting to it's limits, the police have no chance of catching up, even our local vigilantly is rendered defenceless."

"Defenceless!" Darkwing exclaimed. "I am doing the best I can!"

"Shh." Launcpad hushed him.

"In an interesting twist, Darkwing Duck, our own hero have gotten help in this outrageous situation, all the way from Rodent city, the Scarlet Avenger, what is your take on this night."

"What! She's in the news." Darkwing stopped the moterbike so he was able to watch with Launchpad, only to smirk slightly as Scarlet appeared, looking slightly crisped as if she had been caught in a fire, and she was clearly out of breath at that, to make the whole thing worst, her cape was wrinkled and all messed up!

"This is insane." Scarlet gaped for air. "I mean," She composed herself to stand up straight striking a pose. "I, the scarlet Avenger, have faced enormous threats! But erh.. Okay I am a bit stunned. " She told honestly. "I really hope for the entire city's sake that this isn't how it always is, this borders to insanity."

"Is it true you were the one to let the fiend Megavolt escape?" the news reporter suddenly asked.

"What? no!" Scarlet exclaimed. "I would have gotten that maniac! If it wasn't for that plant guy who interfered, they were two against one! And as it turned out the rat had a pretty good aim! You can't blame me for that!"

Darkwing smirked lightly. "Told you so missy, the villains here aint to be taken for granted, their dangarouse all right." He triumphed before he frowned. "You think the lady is all right out there?" he suddenly asked. "I mean, if she faced Megavolt and Bushroot, they are actually dangerous, and her weaponry seems to be close range, really not the best when it's Megavolt and Bushroot you fight, they are to difficult to come that close to." He furrowed his brows.

Launchpad mussed a bit. "She is a pro." He made aware. "Like you, but erh.. gee I don't know DW, your right, so many new super villains at once is bound to be overwhelming for anyone."

"Beside, it's to convenient that the entire city just goes haywire all of a sudden, there has to be a reason." Darkwing continued. "Scarlet said she had followed the trail of a big time criminal all the way over here right?" he asked. "You think that's just a coincidence?"

"Well, when you say it like that." Launchpad pondered.

"But I can assure you I will continue to help as long as the need is there, I laugh in the face of danger" she had a nonchalant smirk on her lips as she said it. "You could call it a weakness of mine, I adore a challenge, The game is on Darkwing! you my my feathered friend, are going down" she pointed at the camera with a grin on her face.. that would have been more impressive if one of the hat feathers weren't on fire..

Darkwing grunted annoyed. "Well, she certainly doesn't lack arrogance." He commented dryly as he reached down to turn off the small television screen. "She's in over her head, And I just know she's going to be in the way, I just know it!" Darkwing stated.

"Well, if her arch nemesis is behind this, wouldn't it be wise to work together?" Launchpad asked.

"No." was the mere response as yet another alarm sounded. "But we certainly shouldn't slack off! She needs a wake up call!"

"What-ever you say DW." Launchpad rolled his eyes as Darkwing looked at his watch.

"Drat." Darkwing murmured. "It's half past six, I can't afford slacking of now, Launchpad time to split, go home to Gosalyn, meet up with me as soon as you can."

Twelve robberies stopped.. twenty six crooks officially captured.. and there still seemed to be no end to it as he tied up the bearded badger wearing a green frock and a red bandanna around his forehead.

"Dang it, as faith would have it, me merely being minutes to late."

Darkwing turned around to face the Scarlet Avenger who had arrived two minutes to late, she looked quite the mess, like she had been in the middle of a battlefield, pretty used and tired, even her cape was wrinkled.. to make it worse Darkwing had a feeling he pretty much looked the same, he was positively exhausted. "Given up yet?" Darkwing asked. "I can keep this up all day."

"So can I feathered compadre!" Scarlet proclaimed and then eyed the badger to lift her eyebrows. "Buster! why you old sly dog"

The badger rolled his eyes. "Oh no, not you!"

"Wait a minute." Darkwing looked at Scarlet. "You know who this is?"

"Of cause I do." Scarlet moved closer to bend down in her knees as she looked at the badger. "It's one of Monstrasio's people."

"Monstrasio have people?" Darkwing asked.

"Of cause she does, how can you be a captain if it's not because you lead someone?" Scarlet asked. "It's in the title isn't it?"

Darkwing rolled his eyes. "You can't always count on the names as meaning anything."

"Buster." Scarlet addressed the badger. "Where's our beloved Captain?" she asked. "What is that evil mastermind up to this time?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." The badger responded.

"Come on." Scarlet frowned. "We are a very long way from home, there must be something, I'm not stupid you know."

"Could have fooled me." The badger responded.

Slowly, ever so slowly Scarlet drew her sword and then laid it against the badgers neck. "Say that again."

The badger whimpered and swallowed. "You wouldn't do that, you would run some-one through who's defenceless."

Darkwing was just about to take a step ford to take the sword away from her, but didn't get to far before Scarlet sighed and retrieved the sword. "Good thing that I am on the hero's side huh?"

Darkwing couldn't help but let out a breath of relief.

Scarlet looked up at him. "Well, I think there is one conclusion to this." She stated.

"Yeah." Darkwing responded. "The Captain is here, and they are up to something."

"Oh goodie." Scarlet grinned as she rubbed her hands. "The game is getting more interesting by the minute."

Darkwing could not help it as he felt the excitement overwhelm him as well. "Indeed." He grinned, just in time for them to hear the maniacally laughter outside, as two darts the two hero's twirled around and zoomed outside to the mayham where a certain jester was no jumping around on a pogo stick while laugh hysterically throwing around with colourful balls, only to have them explode, some of them in a festive show of coloured smoke and confetti other with not nearly as fun content such as explosives and acid.

"QUACKERJACK!" Darkwing exclaimed.

"Snassy dresser." Scarlet commented as she drew her sword. "And mine!" she charged forward.

"What!" Darkwing yelled. "Stop one moment, he's mine!" and he ran forward to drawing his gas gun.

"I lift the wager." Scarlet commented as she turned her neck. "Super villains counts for thirty ordinary crooks!"

"Deal!" Darkwing stated.

"Hullo! Clown!" Scarlet yelled up at Quackerjack. "YEAS YOU! the beyond colourful one, say that is one heck of an outfit dearest clown."

Quackerjack barely offered Scarlet a glance. "Who the hell are you?" he asked.

"The magnificent hero who's going to take you down!" she had her string out again which she swung in big circles over her head.

"Again with the string and knifes?" Darkwing asked. "I told you, let the real heroe's handle this!"

"UH!" Quackerjack exclaimed. "Darkwing duck!"

"Indeed." Darkwing grinned as he aimed his gas gun. "Eat gas sucker!" and he fired, only to have Quackerjack jump to the left.

"HAHA! Missed me!" Quackerjack grinned.

Only to have the string Scarlet was swinging zooming towards him to wrap itself around the pogo stick, and as Scarlet pulled in her end of the string the pogo stick was pulled away from underneath Quackerjack causing him to fall down. Scarlet smiled. "Anything you want to say about my string?" she asked Darkwing.

Darkwing snorted. "It's still just a string with the a stone in the end!"

"Actually It's a Bola!" Scarlet stated a little annoyed. "The led is carefully weighed and balanced. So I can control my aim, plus the string can't be cut." She told on. "took years of inventing to come by it. And I bet you wouldn't know how to use it! Have you any idea how hard it is to get it just right every-time? It takes years of practise!"

"Oh really?" Darkwing asked. "Then allow me." He held out a hand indicating that he wished to borrow her weapon.

"My bola!" Scarlet asked horrified. "This is not just any weapon!" she pulled it close to herself. "It's my personal bola! Carefully weighed and used, fitting me! Why if anything happened to it!"

Darkwing rolled his eyes before suddenly realised. "HEY HE'S GETTING AWAY!" and he spurted after the jester. "You distracted me!" he complained to scarlet.

"You distracted me!" Scarlet returned straight back as she ran beside him.

The two heroes ran for a after the running jester pushing themselves through the crowds which were in a mayham, before getting to an alley.. which was empty.

"Where did he go?" Darkwing widly looked around.

"There!" Scarlet pointed upwards and all ready had her bola out again to swing it upwards so it could attach itself to the roof top.

"There are quicker ways you know." Darkwing commented as he loaded his crapling hook and stepped back. "See you as you bite the dust!" and he fired upwards and let himself be pulled all the way up, to merely crawl over the ledge and take on glance down where Scarlet was climbing upwards in her string.. very fast.. impressively fast.

Quickly Darkwing twirled around and continued his pursuit Quackerjack far in front of him, only to discover as he jumped from the roof top, that Scarlet was after him, and off they went from roof to roof, before suddenly, he was gone. "Where now?" Darkwing looked around, as at last Scarlet caught up with him.

"I don't know." She honestly responded looking around with him. "And he's a clown, how difficult can it be not to loose him." She scouted while shadowing her eyes with her hand.

"So you found your way all the way over here." a deep alto female voice loaded with a heavy southern accent sounded.

Scarlet grinned. "I knew it."

"What?" Darkwing looked at her.

"She's here." Scarlet smirked. "Show yourself capitano, so I can take you in and earn thirty points!"

"My my, always so brash." the voice sounded, and then stepped out from the shadow to showcase a tall slender canine with grey fur, she was wearing a long dark blue frock, a thick belt and a triangle hat, she had one golden ear ring in her left pointy ear, in her hand the canine had a saber and top it off, a red parrot on the shoulder. "This is why your always in such trouble you know." Captain Monstrasio commented as she stood side by side with Quackerjack, and further behind her, stood a number of rough looking people, all in frocks, all in colourful yet shabby clothes with a certain kind of sea sense over it.

"Pirates?" Darkwing asked. "She's a bloody pirate? you can't be serious!"

"hey!" Scarlet snapped. "Yours is a clown!" she gestured at Quackerjack.

"Well, it's a very demented clown!" Darkwing returned.

"What about that electric rat?" Scarlet asked. "He seemed to have a dusin of bolts loose at least, shouldn't he have been put away for good a very long time ago?"

"Megavolt is a top class rated villain and highly dangerous!" Darkwing stated. "A genius of the criminal world."

Both Scarlets eyebrows flew up. "Really?" she asked.

"Enough!" Monstrasio suddenly yelled. "I've have you surrounded and you don't take a care, idiots! look at me when I speak!" she demanded. "Good!" she then stated as the two heroes finally looked at her and then cleared her throat regaining her composition after the anger fitt. "So, Scarlet one," she was back in her slick southern voice. "You walked right into my trap, as I had planned." Monstrasio rubbed her hands. "Foolish little rodent." she wandered to stand in front of Scarlet and had to look down to see eye to eye with the mouse. "And you brought a friend to, how nice."

Scarlet smiled back. "Trap, hah, as if I can't escape."

"Oh but this is different." Monstrasio told. "Your quite surrounded, here there is no locals to help you, not secret passageways I know nothing about, and I got help to." she wandered back to Quackerjack and laid arm around him. "Isn't that right my very weird buck-teethed friend?"

Quackerjack grinned. "Oh yeas, so happy to meet a real pirate! I love pirates! they are always fun!"

"Quite, I'm sure." Monstrasio wrinkled her nose and let go of Quackerjack to rub her arm off on one of the nearby standing pirates jacket as if Quackerjack had infected with a disgusting disease. "That negaduck fellow of yours sure drives a hard bargain, but I must give him that he delivers." she commented in a smile.

"NEGADUCK!" Darkwing exclaimed. "what is he up to?"

"Tsk tsk." Monstrasio held up a finger. "We don't want to spoil a perfectly good surprise now do we?" she asked. "You will see, because you see, we have you, both of you!" she snapped her finger and suddenly a whole lot of pirates plus Liquidator and Bushroot was advancing from all sides. "I must admit I am a bit dissapointed this was to easy." she sighed. "Darkwing ei? I can see why people call you a moron, it's quite befitting, you are really one clumsy duck aren't you."

"Why you." Darkwing angered. "I have you right where I want you!" he stated.

"Tsk tsk." Monstrasio clicked her lips. "temper temper."

Scarlet lifted an eyebrow. "Your the one to talk." she stated to Monstrasio.

"Be careful what you say." Monstrasio bowed down so she stood face to face with Scarlet. "To taunt me now would be unwise, just to give you an heads up." she told in a silent yet different angry voice and ones again rose up back to her slick side. "What is going to happen now is fairly simple, we are going to take your in, and then squeeze the life out of both of you, easy as pie, And to escape would be rather unfruitful. Every street corner has a bandit and they respond directly to me, to think, you were so busy chasing crooks you didn't even notice!"

"Notice what?" Darkwing asked.

"Yeah!" Scarlet responded.

Monstrasio merely grinned, and then pointed upwards.

"What are you?" Darkwing looked up, and then blinked as he discovered, the sky was green.. far above him, it was a forcefield covering the entire city as if they were in the middle of a giant snowglobe.

"The city of saint canard." Monstrasio grinned. "Taken as hostage! all of it, you were so busy fighting that you didn't even notice the tons of technology being build all around you, and now it's to late, my dearest associates." She talked to all of criminals around them and she smirked evilly. "Take them."

"With pleasure." QuackerJack grinned.

Suddenly both scarlet and Darkwing gulped standing back to back as they looked each their direction at the advancing villains.

"Any smart tricks up your sleeve?" Scarlet asked. "I am open to suggestions."

"Oh I got one or two tricks in hand." Darkwing smirked. "Stand ready." and he loaded his gas gun and then he fired so suddenly a massive cloud of dark blue smoke sweeped in and covered everything so everyone was left virtually blind, hurriedly Darkwing grabbed Scarlets arm and didn't waste time but just pushed himself through the confused pirates, having already calculated where the ledge was before he fired of the smoke he could easily swing down from it, all the while still dragging scarlet with him so they were hanging beneath the roof finally able to see again.

Scarlet coughed out from the smoke. "Neat." she managed to say.

Darkwing rolled his eyes. "now grab something before my arm falls off, we got to get down from here."

Scarlet was already ahead of him and had grabbed a window still which she swung unto. "Time to disappear huh?" she asked.

"No really, you got to that conclusion all by yourself?" Darkwing asked.

"I was only trying to be witty." Scarlet responded finally dropping the act. "Kind of my thing, being whimsy and witty."

Darkwing groaned. "Do me a favour, and go home."

"How exactly?" Scarlet asked. "You heard the captain, we are trapped in here, so even if I wanted to, I couldn't."

"Then at least lay low." Darkwing pulled his grappling hook.

"Darkwing wait." Scarlet held out a hand. "Who's Negaduck?"

"None of your concern." was the response as he swung away.

"But.." Scarlet was left to stand back. "Maybe I can help.."


AN;

Bola is an honest to god real and legit weapon used back in the 17' century, and that thing is deadly! Majorely deadly! if your good enough it can be aimed at peoples necks and then as you pull, the neck will snap and the victim is dead! another way to use a bola is to have the heavy tip being bigger and even heavier and you can smash peoples skulls in, and as you can see, the possible alternative uses of a boa is many, it's actually a pretty darn cool weapon if you ask me. Perhaps there's another English word for it to, if so, please do tell. hope people liked the chapter :)