Remembrance

Chapter 6

Hooter sat at the restaurant, almost with an annoyed look. He had left the office almost 2 hours ago, and still the mysterious vocie on the phone claiming to be Elmo Sputterspark was no where to be found. When Hooter had left the office, he had given Grizzlekoff half of an explanation. No doubt the old bear would be starting to worry. Hooter checked his watch again and sighed.

It was wrong of him to get his hopes up. He had made piece with this years ago, so did Darkwing. He ordered another milkshake and decided if the stranger didn't show up by the time he finished, then he'd be done with it. He would also have the Flash Quack number change so all this would be behind him.

As Hooter began to drink, a mysterious man in a trench coat and hat sat next to him. The man ordered a soda and then was silent. Hooter's years of training told him something was up with this guy and too keep an eye out. He looked around the establishment and noticed two heads duck into an alley nearby, they had been watching him. Hooter's eyes narrowed.

"Well if you're not going to say anything stranger, then I suppose I must" Hooter tried to bring the man into a conversation, hoping to get information.

"Huh? What are you talking about? Who are you?"

"If you don't know who I am, and with me waiting over 2 hours, then I best off." Hooter had enough games, he should have been doing work, not chasing after ghosts. He got up and grabbed a briefcase he had.

"Wait! Are you the man from the number on the newspaper?"

Hooter stopped. This was peculiar. "So you are the person I spoke too. How did you get that newspaper and what do you know about Elmo?" Hooter was firm with his questions.

"What are you, a cop? And I told you, I am Elmo."

"Rubbish! Elmo would know who I am"

"I don't remember. I lost my memory 9 years ago and its just starting to come back."

Hooter got out his brief case and opened it up to revile a mini computer. "Hold out your hand." The man did and Hooter placed it under the scanner. The man didn't know what to make of this as it scanned. Who was this guy?

After a few seconds went by and it beep, and green lights soon appeared. Hooter's face went pale. "It is you! My dear boy…"

"And you are?"

"Why lad, I'm you're old Principle, J. Gander Hooter."

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Fenton arrived at McCawber Manor early in the evening, briefcase in hand. He could understand why this stuff always creeped out Darkwing, it reminded of Magic De'Spell a bit. Fenton pushed that thought out of his head, finding comparisons between his friend and his enemy wasn't a smart thing to do.

Morgana answered the door and Fenton was welcomed in. "Thank you for coming so quickly, Fenton"

"No problem Morg! We just need to take care of this fast before it gets out of hand. We don't know how much Megavolt remembers."

"My healing magic along with that jolt jump started his mind; everything should come back to him eventually."

"Then we don't have a lot of time. BLABBER'N BLABBER SCITE!" And with that the brief case opened up and mechanical parts flu through the air, attaching them selves the Accountant. Within mere seconds, he was transformed into Duckberg's finest hero, Gizmoduck.

"That's a neat trick Fenton…I mean Gizmoduck"

Fenton's voice had become deeper. "Thank you Morgana, now we best be off, we need to find Megavolt."

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Back the Hamburger Hippo, Hooter was retelling to tell of how Elmo and Drake had saved the city years ago.

"You mean Drake was responsible for why Steelbeak's beak is missing?" This was followed with a strong laugh. Even though Megavolt didn't remember that much about Drake, he was coming to understand why they were such good friends.

"Well yes, and that government agent's beating." Hooter laughed too. He had decided against telling Elmo he worked for SHUSH. Granted years ago, the boy proved himself trustworthy, but time changes people. Until Hooter could learn more, Elmo thinking he was simply the old Principle would do.

Hooter looked at his watch, it was late, and by now Grizzlekoff would have called the National Guard with a missing director's report. Now the question presented its self, what to do about Elmo? Should he tell Drake and reunited them? Drake went through a lot when Elmo went missing, to stir this up again could have negative consequences.

"You look like you're thinking about something." Elmo spoke up.

"I'm at a stand still at the moment, I'm afraid." Just then night breeze picked up. It blew the hat right off of Elmo's head and revealed the super villain behind it.

"Megavolt!" Hooter reached into his jacket and pulled out his gun. People at the restaurant screamed and ran away in terror at the mention of villain's name. "I knew this had to be a trick."

"What? Honest….I…that is…I am Elmo, but I'm also Megavolt."

"You expect me to trust a villain."

"I expect you to help a lost man find his way home" Megavolt spoke with almost a pleading in his voice. Hooter was his only answer to finding Drake.

Hooter eyed him and decided to tuck the gun back in his jacket again. This was Megavolt, yes, but the scanner was full proof evidence this was also Elmo. Hooter wanted to help him, but his job ethics forbid it. Plus he wasn't about to put Drake and his young daughter at any risk if this was a trap.

"Unfortunately my dear boy, I can not be of assistance. I have not spoken with Drake in years." Half of that was true; the only contact he had, was with Drake's alter ego, Darkwing.

"You have to know something."

"I know he still resides in the city, if that helps. But it sounds to me like you need a detective. Fortunately for you, this city is home of the world's finest."

"Really? Where can I find him? Who is he?"

"Darkwing Duck, lad. Now I must be off, you won't see me again, and please don't try to contact me. Elmo Sputterspark will always be a dear friend to me, please know that. But I can't come in contact with the life you lead now. Goodbye old friend, take care." And with that Hooter walked out of Megavolt's life.

"Good bye" was all Megavolt said. It was almost just like his dream. He thought he could reach out to this man, but in the end all he got was disappointment. He stood there for a few seconds.

"Sorry Megs" Bushroot said as he came up behind him. Quackerjack followed.

"Guys….we have a custom capped clown to find"

"I thought we were looking for Drake?" Mr. Banana Brain asked.

"Yeah, And Darkwing's the last person we want to run into. Remember we're supposed to be laying low till the boss gets back and if the boss finds out….."Bushroot trailed off.

"We have to find Darkwing! He'll know how to find Drake"

"And what makes you think he won't arrest us or beat us up like he always does."

"We're just going to have to try"

Quackerjack and Bushroot looked at each other.

"Come on guys, what if Darkwing can help?"

"Ok Megs." Bushroot finally said. "Now another problem presents itself, how do we find Darkwing?'

"The same way we always have" Quackerjack started laughing, "By robbing something!"

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Hooter walked back into his office. He was against giving up Drake's information to Megavolt, which is why he suggested Darkwing. If Darkwing wanted to deal with this, then he would. If not, then he could shoe Megavolt away. It would still hurt him, yes, but the identity of Drake would be safe, along with his daughters. Hooter hoped they would work it out somehow, but at this point he couldn't get involved. If his superiors found out about this meeting, then his days at SHUSH were over. He'd have to be a silent observer, and he hated himself for it.

Hooter reached into his desk and pulled out a framed picture. It was the one he had given to the newspaper years ago. He used to keep this picture on his desk for years, but when Darkwing started freelance work for SHUSH, Hooter didn't want the words, 'Drake Mallard' to enter this building. Darkwing could never know Hooter knew about his identity and that he was responsible for transporting Darkwing to the past, which ultimately saved their present universe. And so Hooter was forced to put it away. Elmo and Drake smiles now dug at his guilt.

Author's Note: Poor Megs and Hooter. Darkwng comes back in next chapter, but will he find out about Elmo? Well you'll just have to wait. Keep up the reviews and thanks for reading.