Chapter 4: Lists and Gifts

The next day at McDuck Manor, "A little to the left Laucnhpad...no, no too far, a little to the right a bit and...STOP!"

By the chimney, Scrooge had Launchpad hang a Christmas wreath on the wall above the fireplace. Right on it is the Diamond Mistletoe attached on the upper front of the wreath. "Okay, attached and complete."

"Good work Launchpad. Ye can go and do what ye like."

"Alright!" Launchpad cheered and left as Scrooge went to his room. There, he sat on his couch and laughed at another article which has a picture of Glomgold covered in snow and decorated into a snowduck by his hired associates.

Meanwhile...

In the triplets' room, "Okay, let's write out our Christmas list of stuff that we want to add in our room." Huey briefed his brothers. "We should get the largest flat screen plasma TV installed in our room!" Louie suggested. "That way, I can sit in front of it for hours without feeling bored."

"Louie. You can't just warm your butt on the couch all the way!" Dewey exclaimed. "Dewey's right but I'll still put it in the list." said Huey as he wrote it down. "Okay, let's get the latest GameCuboid 2000! High resolution, awesome graphics and you can fit up to 4 controllers!" Dewey suggested. "Ha! Ha! I recall reading it in some catalogue!" Huey stated as he noted it down. "Okay, it's in! Anything else?"

"Hmmm...maybe we can get a some mini fridge to-"

"To store snacks and soda. Am I right Louie?"

"Heh. Something tells me you also came up with the idea right Huey?"

"You bet!" So Huey listed it down. "I guess that's it. Now, let's write our own list!" So the triplets took a piece of paper and pen and started writing them down. During the writing, Huey looked out at the window to see his uncle grill some sausages on his grill on the boat. Then to his shock, the grill overheated and caught fire burning the meat. Donald panicked and accidentally knocked the burning grill into the pool. Huey observed the scene with a concerned look as the boathouse caught fire and it's an electric fire. (Literally. Just like the second episode)

In another room...

Webby and Lena are seen sitting on their beds. Lena is sketching on a sketchbook while Webby is writing down her Christmas list. "Lena, have you decided on what you want for Christmas?"

"Well...what's so great about Christmas?"

"Well...you get presents and the whole family celebrates it together with some bonding time I guess."

"Oh. That's pretty cool." Lena then flipped to the next paper and is about to start another sketch when, "List completed!" Webby showed it to Lena. "What do you think?" Lena looked through for a moment and laughed. "Okay, Webby. I don't think you can get all of this for Christmas. Seriously, why did you write, a magic wand, a pet T-Rex and even a pair of optic laser vision glasses? Ha! Ha! Ha!" Lena laughed real hard as, "Okay...I guess my list is terrible."

"No Webby, you can't find all of this."

"Really? I thought I can get anything."

"Anything that exists on this earth. All the stuff you wrote on your list do not exist here." Lena sure got some sense into Webby so, "How about this, let's go to the mall and check out some stuff." Lena suggested.

"Good idea! I'll call the boys." Webby first packed her bag and then, went to look for the boys.

On her way there, she saw Beakly cleaning the hallway. In the middle of it, "BSH!"

"Hmmm...malfunctioned. Oh well. Could use a new one." Beakly then decided to do other chores as Webby after seeing this made her way to the triplets.

So...

"Going to the mall? That's a good idea! I wanna check out some stuff and see if they're in the list I've written." said Huey. "Yeah! Shop till we drop!" Dewey cheered as he did air guitar. "That's great!" Webby cheered. "Now, where's Louie?"

"He's with Uncle Scrooge." Huey answered.

And there...

"Oh come on Uncle Scrooge! Please tell me!" Louie can be seen begging.

"NO! Now leave!" A disgusted Scrooge ordered as he looked at watch which suddenly burst open. "Oh great. Instant damage."

"Please? You once mentioned that Santa Claus is not allowed in your house! I want to know why!" Louie begged some more as Scrooge took his broken watch and threw it in the bin.

"It has nothin to do with you and I don't want you to bring up this topic again! Now leave!" Scrooge ordered firmly and strictly.

"Then what's the cause? Did Santa do something to you? Did he steal your riches from the money bin? Did he draw a funny face on your face?! Or what if he took a picture of your butt?" Louie asked too many questions about it and some are nonsensical as Scrooge stared at him for a moment. Then, he sighed and gave him a warning. "Do not tell anyone about the discussion. Got it?"

"Yeah, yeah. Now please for the love of duck, spit it out!" Louie opened a can of Pep! and started chugging as Scrooge took a deep breath and began.

"Before you and yer family moved in, I once enjoyed Christmas because I believe that old man may visit me. I had cookies and milk and will expect him to drop by and make me jolly. But...he never did. This went on for several years until finally, if that man is not visiting me, then he's officially not allowed in my house! Therefore, my belief vanished though I still remember the name but hoped to forget about him."

"Wow...I almost felt sorry for you." Louie exclaimed as he drank up the soda can and tossed it into the bin. "So in the end, you hate Santa?"

Before Scrooge can answer that, "Hey Louie. We're heading to the mall for some fun. You wanna tag along and chill out with us?" From the doorway, Lena was there. "Go play with them and remember, don't tell anyone about this discussion." Scrooge then shooed Louie out of his room as he went to his desk and sighed. "If only Santa Claus can visit me...wait a minute, forget it! Forget the name!" Scrooge mumbled as he sat on his desk and noticed something. "WHERE'S MY CREDIT CARD?!"

Outside...

Lena and Louie met up with the other ducklings as they are all waiting for Launchpad who was cleaning the snow off the limo. "Almost done kids and there! Hop in!" Launchpad went to leave the sweeper in the garage and after that, he got in and drove the ducklings out. "Take us to the mall Launchpad." Huey ordered. "The same mall where Dewey and Webby got their formal attires for their dance?"

"Yeah. That mall Launchpad." Huey replied.

"Okay, off we go!" Launchpad then drove the limo out as it knocked down a trash can after it passed through the gates.

Soon enough...

The slightly damaged limo soon reached the mall. It appears to be crowded since Christmas shopping is one thing all will be doing. Launchpad then drove around a bit and found a parking lot. Once parked, "Okay, we need to be home before dinner so the time is now 2pm and therefore, we'll leave before 6pm." Huey planned it out as all 5 of them entered the mall while Launchpad decided to take a nap in the limo with the windows open.

Inside, "Okay, first things first, who brought money?" All looked at each other for a moment. "I only have 20 dollars." Webby answered. "I got nothing." said Lena. "Me too." Dewey added. "Okay...I'm penniless so that leaves you Louie." Huey pointed out. "Heh, no worries, all your worries will be gone for behold..." Louie took it out from his sweatshirt pocket. "Is that Mr McDuck's credit card?" asked Webby. "Louie! Why did you take something that does not belong to you?!" Huey demanded to know. "Besides, you're dead meat if Uncle Scrooge finds out!"

"Well who cares? Besides, we're low on funds so how can we check out some stuff when we don't have the amount." Louie replied. Huey sighed a bit. "Well I guess we'll make use of it for once and because most of us are cashless. We'll do it your way. Now first, check how much cash is in the card."

So at the ATM, Louie checked the balance inquiry. "Heh. 5000 dollars."

"So little? I thought Uncle Scrooge's credit card has millions in it." said Dewey.(Rich people carry millions in their credit cards)

"Either he doesn't transfer much in his card or he's too lazy to do so because he prefers saving all his wealth in his giant trash bin." said Lena.

"That's Money Bin." Webby corrected.

"5000 dollars is all we need. Louie. Withdraw some money and then, we'll divide it equally." Huey told him. He got the message and withdrew 2500 dollars and each received 500 dollars.

"Now, let's get some presents." said Huey as all 5 of them decided to split up.

First, Huey can be seen walking around. "I checked my brother's lists. I know what to get them." He thought as he dropped by the supermarket and within a minute left the place with a wrapped gift. "Better put it in the fridge." He added to himself as he went to a store called, "Boards and Wheels". There, "Skateboards, rollerblades and...Aha!" Huey walked to the aisle to see a variety of hoverboards. "Let's see if they have the colour green." He found one and looked at the price. "700 dollars? Man, too expensive." Huey sighed. "Don't know what to do. Maybe I'll find something for Dewey." He left the store and went one level down to check out some shops.

Meanwhile, Dewey can be seen at some jewel store looking around. "So valuable. So expensive and so whoa!" He came across a necklace which consists of a silver chain and a heart-shaped ruby pendant. "Webby's gonna love it! But really, it's a thousand dollars! How can I afford that?" As Dewey wondered, "CRASH!"

"EVERYBODY DON'T MOVE!" He turned to see a group of Beagle Boys in the store. "The 6th Avenue Meanies..." He noticed. The trenchcoat Beagle Boy drew out 2 Desert Eagle handguns and fired a few shots. "Be good little people and put everything in this sack now! If not, I'll shoot your legs you son of a yellah bella!"

"And I'll give you a big pounding on your ugly faces!" said the boxing glove meanie as all the people obeyed and began filling the large sack with jewellery. As for Dewey, "They picked the wrong day to rob a store." He walked towards the boys as, "Huh? Is that the blue-"

"KICK!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" The boxing glove Beagle Boy yelled as he clutched his wiener. "Why do I always get kicked in that area!?" He whined as he stumbled onto the ground. The trenchcoat Beagle Boy was furious as he pointed his handguns at Dewey but the duckling swiftly kicked both weapons off his hands and they landed on his hands. He then threw them and they hit his face. "BAM! BAM!"

"Curses!" He shouted as, "POW!" Punch time and then, Dewey turned to the last Beagle Boy tied to the punching bag. "Were you always tied to that spot?"

"Shut up!" He replied as, "Leg it! We're outta here!" The Boxing Glove Beagle Boy called out as he and his companions fled the place. All cheered as the owner of the store who's a female cheetah approached Dewey. "You saved my store from being robbed! I shall repay you for this. How about I offer you one of my most precious and valuable jewellery for free?" Dewey was impressed by the offer as he glanced at the necklace that he looked just now. "Can I take that one for free?"

It cuts to outside as Dewey had a wrapped gift in a bag. "Webby's gonna love it!" He then saw her come out of the plush shop with a wrapped gift. "Dewey's gonna love it!" She said to herself. They then saw each other and hid the gifts. "Hey...Webby. Got anything for me?" Dewey made use of sweet talking to flatter his girlfriend to make her reveal what gift she got. Webby laughed as her face went bright red but, "You'll have to wait until the celebration." She replied brushing her finger up on his chest. Dewey laughed as he spoke. "So...now what?"

"Well...I was going to check out some more stuff that Lena may want for Christmas." Webby replied.

"You know what she wants?" asked Dewey.

"Yeah! I took a peek at her sketchbook and knew what she wants because she longs to give it a shot." Webby replied.

"I see. Well, let's go and check it out and maybe, touch some expensive stuff!" Dewey suggested. Webby beamed in excitement as the pair of loveducks hurried off.

Soon enough, they can be seen outside a store called, "Greatest Hits". "I heard they sell musical instruments." said Webby. "So let me guess, she wants an electric guitar?"

"Exactly Dewey. She also wants a skateboard and Louie took care of that." Webby added. "I see. So what kind of guitar she likes?" asked Dewey. "Hmmm...Maybe that dark grey(Mix black and grey), sleek one over there." Webby pointed out at a Gibson SG Standard model at the display area in the store. Looking at the price. "Only 350 dollars. That's affordable." Dewey exclaimed. "Nice! I'll take it and Lena's going to like it!" Webby went to make her purchase while Dewey waited for and then, "I wonder what I can also get for Lena. Aha! I know!" He hurried off and 30 seconds later returned to the store with a wrapped gift and by the time he returned, Webby came out. "Wrapped up and sold to me."

"Nice!" Dewey cheered as they shared a loving kiss before moving out.

While this was happening, a bored Louie can be seen walking around. "Nothing interesting except this skateboard I got for Lena." He decided to go to the bookstore "DuckBurg's Literacy" to check out some books.

When he got there, he just walked around and looked around in boredom. "So boring. Reading can be tiring and-" He then noticed a book entitled: "A Collector's Edition Junior Woodchuck Guidebook."

"Heh. Reminds me of Huey's own guidebook. I wonder what it'll be like if he gets an upgrade?" He checked the price. "Cheapskate. I'll take it."

And he did and it's wrapped up. As he left the store, he ran into Huey. "Got something?" Huey asked. "Well...no." He lied. "Really?" Huey stared at him for Louie hid the gift underneath his sweatshirt. "Well no matter, I'll going to that model store over there. You wanna tag along?"

"I suppose so."

It cuts to the store outside. "Oh come on! I thought we're gonna see hot female models in exquisite dresses and other fashionable attires!" Louie complained. "Models have 2 definitions. The first one you mentioned, the second one is a physical representation of an object, which maintains accurate relationships between all important aspects of the model, although absolute values of the original properties need not be preserved." Huey explained. "Examples are all in the store. Come, let's pay a visit."

So they went into the store to see boxes containing models to be assembled into various vehicles, aircraft and vessels(ships). "Not bad I should say." said Louie now understanding his older brother. Huey then came across a model. "Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. I think he'll like this."

"Hey Huey. Do you want to check this one out?" Louie showed Huey a model as he took it out of the shelf and passed it to his brother for analysis. "Saab JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Jet. I think he'll like this too. Thanks Louie. I'll take both of them!" Huey took both boxes to the counter. There, a sparrow attended to them. "That'll be 80 dollars." Huey paid him as he wrapped the gifts. "Each of us will give one of these presents to the person we know."

"Who?" asked Louie.

"You'll find out soon enough." Huey replied as they left the store.

A level above them, Lena is window shopping. "Nothing sure is interesting..." She then saw a Waddle Store to her right. There, some special event is going on as a crowd gathered around. "Seems kinda curious." Lena then decided to check it out.

When she got there, she saw a cat spin some wheel and after that, the wheel started slowing down until it stopped. Above it is an arrow pointing down some prize. "Congrats. You win a 35 percent discount voucher. Lasts until January." The Waddle employee who's a crow and in charge of the wheel announced. All were murmuring about this as, "So, who wants to have a go on this Waddle Wheel?" The Waddle Employee asked the crowd. Immediately, Lena decided to take the wheel for a spin. "Okay young lady. Spin the wheel if you're lucky."

"We'll see about that..." Lena thought as she spun the wheel real fast. It spun on until it started slowing down. Lena just watched with a confident smirk as the wheel stopped and the arrow on top is pointing at some question mark. All gasped. "No one has ever landed on this area. Open the fraction of the wheel to unveil the hidden." The employee stated. Lena opened it by removing the portion and looked at the back of it. All gasped even the employee. "I...I dont' believe it! You won a Waddle QuackPad 3, a Waddle Laptop and a Waddle MP6!" Instantly, 3 employees can out of the store with the prizes. Lena smiled. "Do me a favour and wrap em up will you?"

Soon enough, "Thanks." She left the store and thought of something. "What does Webby like? Hmmm..." She passed by a thrift store and stopped. "I think I found what I'm looking for."

Soon enough, she came out with the gift wrapped up. "Spent only 120 dollars for these sharp edged thing. I bet I can cut a dump truck even though it's practically a stupid idea."

After that, she continued window shopping until she ran into the triplets and Webby. "Wow...we bought so many gifts." said Louie. Indeed, though none of the duckling thought of this. Which gift was bought for who?

"Alright...now, let's try to get Christmas presents for our uncles." said Huey. "And for my granny." added Webby. "Right. And now, we use the card to pay." Huey stated. All agreed as they continued the Christmas shopping.

First, they stopped by at some store that sells watches. While checking each watch, "They're all pretty decent but which one are we getting?" asked Dewey. That's when, "Is that Louie making a purchase?" asked Lena. "Oh great! Don't tell me he-" Before Huey can continue, Louie finished his purchase and went to the group. "I found a gold edition watch for only 1500 dollars."

"So much?!" Huey almost wanted to faint but, "Chillax, we still have a thousand dollars left and some of us had the extra cash left from our own." Louie assured to him. He did bring up a good though.

So after that, they went to some department store that sells household items and appliances. There, they split up. The triplets looked around and Huey saw an exclusive and modern grill that impressed him and his brothers. Furthermore, it has a 15 percent discount.

At the same time, Webby and Lena walked around until, "Wow! That one over there looks radical!" Webby went to check it out. "The Vortex. Latest vacuum cleaner. Cleans up even the most impassable areas. The name seems ironic." said Lena. "How so?" asked Webby. "If someone owns this sucker, I bet it'll vacuum up everything even the whole house. Just like how a vortex does it disastrously." Lena joked with sarcasm. The girls laughed about it as, "So Webby, you're gonna get it?"

It cuts to outside the store as the girls came out carrying a wrapped gift. The triplets are waiting for them with a wrapped gift too. "Okay, we bought what we want and now, it's 4:30pm." Huey checked the time. "So...who wants to go to MacDucknalds?"

Soon enough...

All the ducklings are at the place seated and waiting. Using the remaing cash they have left in their hands, Huey went to make an order while the rest waited and already, Webby is feeling a lot excited. "One day, you're gonna eat a hamburger." said Dewey who was seated to her right. "And that day has come!" Webby squealed to herself excitedly as Lena who was seated to her left spoke up. "Is it just me or your body is tingling in excitement."

"Maybe it's because she can cuddle to Dewey and hope that she can make out with him." Louie joked from across them making the couple feel the colour red on their faces. Lena laughed exclaiming. "Sometimes I like your sense of humour. Could be one of the reasons why you're the evil triplets."

"Thanks." Louie then smirked about it as, "Here it is!" Huey arrived setting a tray in front of the group. There are 5 burgers, 5 large fries and 5 sodas. "Okay, one chicken filet burger for Lena, one double cheeseburger for Webby, Dewey and Louie each and the cheeseburger is for myself." Huey then handed out the food as all ate in enjoyment. Good thing the burgers come with upsized fries and soda. Webby can be seen staring at her burger. "Here goes nothing." She thought as she took a bite. Upon tasting it, her eyes grew large and she melted into the taste as she chewed up and bit into her burger again. "You like it?" asked Dewey. "No, I totally love it!" She replied. All laughed as they feasted on when Huey noticed that Louie looks worried as he drank his soda which is Pep!. "You okay Louie?"

"Fine Huey." he replied. Then, "Okay, I got something to tell you all even though Uncle Scrooge told me to keep it between myself and him." All ears are open as Louie explained everything about Scrooge. "So he's pissed that Santa Claus never visited him for some time?" Dewey exclaimed. "Old people sure are hard hearted." said Lena as she slapped Louie's hand from taking her fries. "Wow...I almost felt sorry for Uncle Scrooge." said Huey. "Me too. Especially the part when you mentioned that, Santa Claus is not allowed in his house since he never visited him." said Webby "And that's why, I came up with another idea." Louie announced. All were excited for it. "But I need to write it down on the list." Louie added. All groaned as, "Well, hope we can lift up our Uncle's Christmas spirit and Louis, did you take all my fries?"

"Nope. I did not take anything from you Huey."

"Then what are you hiding behind your back?"

"Nothing personal." But Huey knew already because he pounced on his brother and they started a minor brawl in which it ended quickly when the fries Louie hid is placed back on the table. "Oh duck. You ate half of my fries and pardon my English." said Huey. Dewey, Webby and Lena laughed as they continued their meal.

Later...

At 5pm, the ducklings decided to head home. They exit the mall and made their way to the limo. Once they found it, "Hey Launchpad. Wake up you sleeping pilot!" Louie called out to him through the open window of the vehicle. They can hear snoring for a few seconds until, "Oh. You kids are back and wow, so many Christmas presents." Launchpad exclaimed. "Well, the compartment is empty. You can put all the gifts behind." Launchpad got out of the car and headed to the back. He opened up the compartment and the ducklings placed the wrapped gifts inside. Mostly, the big ones. The rest of the gifts, they can hold onto it. Once it's done, Launchpad started the engine and drove out of the mall after hitting a few parked cars accidentally.

30 minutes later...

The limo pulled over outside McDuck Manor. As the ducklings came out. "Okay, let's move all the gifts to the Christmas tree and leave them all there." Huey explained. All nodded as Launchpad opened the compartment and they began moving the gifts to the Christmas tree which is located at the dining room one by one.

Lena opened the door and gave the signal. As quiet as church mice, the ducklings and Launchpad sneaked in quietly and once they found the dining room(Which is a large room if I recall)and the Christmas tree which is at the corner, they moved it and left the presents there. First, the big ones. Next, medium size and the small ones. "Nice. Our work is done." said Huey. All looked at the amount of presents when, "Whoa! Those 2 are for me?!" Launchpad picked up the 2 presents and looked at the tag attached to the ribbon for all the presents have those to identify the names of the giver and receiver. "You wanna find out? Wait until Christmas." Louie suggested. "If you ask me, it's been so long since I received presents. But, thanks kids. You make me feel moved to the heart." Launchpad thanked the ducklings as he left to fix up the limo.

"So...now what?" asked Lena. "Who wants to play extreme darts?" asked Webby excitedly. "Not a bright idea because the last time we played that game, I got 7 darts on my butt!" Huey exclaimed. "Okay...then we stick to the basic darts? You know, the opens you shoot at the target board?" Webby suggested. "Fine by me." said Dewey. All agreed as they left the dining room.

As they left the room, they ran into Scrooge. "Louie. May I have a word with you privately?"

"Uh...you're looking for this right?" Louie took out the credit card and Scrooge snatched it off his hands. "This will be the last time you're usin my credit card. Ya cross me again, expect the worst from me!" Scrooge warned Louie. "Got it?"

"Okay! Okay!" Louie exclaimed as Scrooge walked off. "Will he find out we wasted most of his earnings from his cheap card?" asked Lena. "Heh. He won't." Louie assured as they went to throw darts.

Later that day-I mean uh, night...(Picked that joke from a Smosh video)

In his room, Scrooge can be seen staring blankly at the sky. A knocking sound can be hear shortly thereafter. "Come in." Scrooge called out as Donald and Beakly arrived. "The kids have packed up for tomorrow." Beakly reported. "Ah yes. The ski resort." Scrooge exclaimed. "And Donald and I too packed up for it."

"Okay then." Scrooge replied as, "So, any plans on Christmas?" asked Donald. Scrooge turned to stare at him. "What? Not in a mood?" Donald asked him. That's when Beakly took Donald aside and privately talked with him. "He's in a foul mood right now. Over an incident repeated several times in hoping for it to happen but it never did." She explained. Donald was surprised this. He now felt bad for what he heard and then, "Y'know Beakly, I have an idea." It was discussed for a few minutes and after that, they shook hands and left the room leaving Scrooge with deep thoughts. "For Christmas, I want Santa Claus to visit my home." He sighed as he continued his deep thoughts but this time, with concern.

And so...

While Beakly baked chocolate chip cookies, Donald and the ducklings watched a movie, a shadow moved past them.

It cuts to the triplets' room as the door opened and what can be seen is a shadow looking at something. After that, it disappeared.

Later, in Webby and Lena's room, the shadow stepped in for a minute and the next minute, disappeared again.

Now, the shadow is in some room as it picked up a phone and there, it was in a discussion that lasted for a few minutes and after that, the call ended as the shadow disappeared completely.

Hmmm...not much people provided their own thoughts about the Christmas Presents but no matter, all was planned even before I opened the floor to you all. But still, this will remain open for a few chapters until I announce that it ends.

And in some case, why did Scrooge mention that man(Santa Claus) is not allowed in his home in that episode. Yeah and already, many are coming up or assuming certain theories about it. I too did that.

Oh and I almost forgot, those who presented their Christmas Present ideas, thank you and I'll see how it can be arranged. Remember, not all may be selected but at least you'll see it on that day in the chapter.

Plus, not to mention that scene where the ducklings ate burgers is a reference to some picture related to it. You all can find it at Tumblr.

Alright now, gotta on the next chapter. Woo-oo!