Chapter 8
Drake and Molocolo looked at each other and back at the doctor.
"So, you're making me choice? Who I want to live my wife or my unborn son?" Drake asked.
"I am so sorry. But I need an answer soon."
The doctor walked away, they just stood there not knowing what to do.
"Ahem, so what should we do?" Molocolo asked.
Drake sighed and shrugged. "I really don't know. I need to think."
Molocolo walked away and Drake sat down in the seat and cried.
Launch Pad walked up to him. "Drake?"
Drake sniffed and looked up at him. "Hi."
"What's wrong?"
"Um the doctor just told us that we have to make a choice. Who do we want to live Morgana or the baby. To save Morgana we have to delivery the baby. Or wait few more weeks for the baby to get stronger. But by then, it might be too late for Morg."
"Oh my gosh! I am so sorry. What are you going to do?"
"We really don't know. Apart of me wants to save Morg. But at the same time. I know that she wouldn't forgive me if she lived and they baby didn't. This is her third try to have a baby. Morg would give up her life if it means that the baby would live. But I'm selfish I want Morgana to life." He cried.
Launch Pad sighed and sat down next to him. And they just sat there not saying a word.
"So how's Gosalyn?"
Drake sighed. "She's a mess. She thinks that this is all her fault. Plus she's not fully recovered from her surgery,"
"Poor girl."
"Yeah, I don't know how much more drama she can handle. Before she totally loses it."
"Is there anything I can do?"
"No. There's nothing anybody can do. So what's going on with you and the nurse?"
"Who Elle?"
"Yeah."
"We're going out tonight."
Drake smiled at that. "Really? That's so cool. Good for you L.P."
"Thanks. But I can cancel it. If you want me to stay."
Drake laughed. "No, there's nothing you can do. Go and enjoy you're date. How often do you go out on dates? Go and have fun. I'll call you if any thing changes."
"Okay, see you in awhile."
Molocolo walked out of Morgana's room and up to Drake.
"Okay, What do you think?" He asked.
"I keep thinking that she would do want ever we can to save the baby. Even if it means that she loses her life."
"What are you crazy! That's my daughter in there! You're just going to let her die!" Molocolo exclaimed.
"No, I don't want this. I just know how much this baby means to her. And they can't tell us if she would wake up. I'm just thinking what Morgana would want us to do."
"She would want to life."
"And let her baby die! She would never forgive us!"
"I would rather have her mad at me for ever. Then the thought about life with out her."
Gosalyn walked up to them and stood there. "What's going on?"
Drake sighed and turned to Gosalyn, kneed down. "Gos, the doctor told us that we have to make a choice. To save Morgana or the baby."
Gosalyn just got a blank look on her face.
"Um, can I see her?"
Drake sniffed and nodded his head. "Yeah, sure. Remember she's in a coma. She can't answer you back. But she can hear you."
Molocolo watched as they walked in the room and he shook his head. He couldn't believe that Drake would let his daughter die.
They walked and Drake let them two talk.
"Hey, Morg. Look who wants to talk to you. Gosalyn." Drake said as he walked out.
Gosalyn sniffed and walked up to her bed. "Um, hey Morgana. It's me Gosalyn here. Sorry that I haven't been here sooner. I just found out that you were here too. I don't remember what happened. That caused everybody to be here. My mind is getting screwed up by it. I don't remember Honker. Whose supposed to be my best friend. Uh.. Mrs. Muddlefoot his mom told me that you were there because of me. To get me something because I wasn't happy for some reason. So it was my fault that you're in this way. And that dad and Molocolo are fighting. The baby wouldn't make it. We need you here Morgana. So you gotta come back to us. You're the only mother I can remember. I can't lose another one." She cried.
She walks out of the room and her dad walked up to her.
"Hey kiddo. You okay?" He asked.
She shrugged. "I guess. I don't know."
"Yeah, me too. Come on, let's get something to eat."
Gosalyn shook her head. "No I'm not hungry."
"Yes, you are. Come on."
Drake and Gosalyn walked out of the hospital together.
At the restaurant..
Launch Pad and Elle are sitting down together talking.
"So, tell me what it was like down there?" She asked.
Launch Pad sighed. "It was like a nightmare down there. Dark filled with dust. Car horns were going off."
"Wow, how did you keep sane?"
"I really don't know."
He was shocked this has never had happened to him before. She was hanging on every single word! Usually Darkwing would get all the attention. He was loving this!
Gosalyn and Drake came walking into the same restaurant and she was shocked.
"Whoa! I know that I don't remember much. But is that his girlfriend?" She asked.
Drake laughed. "Her names Elle. She works at the hospital. And this is their first date."
"Cute. Launch Pad has good taste."
They walked to the nearest table and sat down at a table.
Drake looked at Gosalyn who seemed out of it.
"So Gos. You still don't remember Honker huh?"
Gosalyn shook her head. "No I wish I did. He's my best friend right?"
"Yeah for a year. You two did everything together. I just can't believe that you don't remember him."
"Sorry but I don't. I try dad. I really try. But it's just blank."
"Yeah." He replied quizzing.
Something just didn't add up to him. Why is it that she remembers everything but Honker.
She looked down at the plate and he looked at her.
Just then there was an alarm going off and saw Nega Duck on TV.
They looked up and watched the TV. Drake was no way ready to start fighting again. He really didn't have the strength right now.
Launch Pad walked up to him. "There he is. Ready D.W."
Drake sighed. "I don't have the strength L.P."
"So you're just going to let him go away?"
Drake smiled at him and shook his head. "No, I'm going to let you do it."
Launch Pad gasped. "Me?! Are you sure?"
"More then anything Launch Pad. You have proven to be more then a side kick. And what a better way to show everybody. It's you're time for shine!"
Launch Pad smiled from ear to ear and was so happy. "I wouldn't let you down D.W."
"I know you wouldn't."
Launch Pad took off running out of the rest aunt.
He arrived at the scene of the crime. "Stop rights their NegaDuck!"
NegaDuck stopped and looked back at him and laughed. "Great. The geek patrol is here. I thought that you was dead."
"You thought wrong. I saved by the power of good. To make sure that you wouldn't win."
Negaduck rolled his eyes and made a gagging noise. "Oh please, you sound as bad as Darkwing dork."
They then started to fight with each other until Negaduck threw a bomb at him.
Launch Pad dodged it and it hit an alarm. Negaduck took off running and the police had him surrounded.
"Oh gee, what ever shall I do?" He mocked.
His jet came flying by he runs and grabs the robe. "So long losers."
Launch Pad looked around and saw a bomb on the ground. He picked it up and tossed it at him. "Oh no you don't!"
The bomb went close to him and NegaDuck saw the bomb. His eyes widen and tried to kick it away. But it exploded right at him, which caused him to fall to the ground.
"Ouch."
The news casters all ran to him.
"Launch Pad! You are the hero twice!"
"No, I'm not a hero. I'm just you're typical blue collar guy."
He thought back to Drake and the others and took off running.
Everybody took pictures of him as he took off.
At the rest aunt..
Drake looks at his watch and sighed.
"Well kid we better head back to the hospital. The doctor needs an answer."
"What are you thinking about doing?"
He shrugged. "I really don't know. I guess that I'll figure it out when we get there."
"I hate this!" She cried.
"You and me both." Drake replied.
They both stood up and grabbed their winter coats and headed out.
Drake and Gosalyn come walking back in. The doctor ran up to him.
"Mr. Mallard I need an answer."
"Did something happen?"
"The baby is in distress and Morgana got worse."
Drake sighed and nodded his head. "Deliver the baby."
The doctor walked away and Drake wiped the tears off his face.
Drake ran his hand through his hair and watched as they got her prepped for the surgery. As they rolled her out, he ran to her and kissed her.
"You did all you could to save the baby. You did good." He said.
They rolled her in the OR and he just watched as they rolled her out. He walked to the chair and sat down.
Gosalyn is sitting down in a chair and Honker walks up to her with a smoothie in his hands.
It's Gosalyn's favorite extra think plus extra whip cream strawberry. She has ordered it so much that they renamed it after her. Which really made her day.
"Hey."
Gosalyn looked up and smiled at him. "Oh hey."
"I got you you're favorite smoothie. Extra thick, extra whipped cream. Strawberry smoothie."
Gosalyn looked at him surprised. "How did you?"
"I told you that I'm you're best friend. I know everything about you."
She takes it and sips from it. "Thanks."
"So.." Honker trailed on.
Gosalyn sighed. "They're delivering the baby."
"Whoa."
"Yeah, my dad said that there's a good chance. That the baby wouldn't make it."
"What?"
"Too little, too weak. Just a needs a few more weeks. But Morgana is worse and the baby is in distress."
"Wow, you want to go out on walk or something?"
"No, I have to be here for my dad."
"Okay, call me if you need me."
Honker started to walk away, looked back and saw her sit the smoothie down on the floor.
Hours later Drake and the others are sitting in the waiting room. The doctor walked up to him.
"Mr. Mallard."
"Yes?"
"The C-Section is over with. The baby is really weak and we're putting him in the intensive care unit."
"And Morgana?"
He sighed. "Her blood pressure is still up."
"What?! I thought that you said that this C-Section would cure it."
"No, I never said that it would cure it. I said it would help."
"So what now?"
"Well we can watch her for the night. But if nothing changes. Then I suggest you move her into some kind of home."
Drake sighed. "Um, can I see the baby?"
"Of course you can. One at a time."
Drake followed the doctor into the Intensive care unit. The nurse put a blue grown on him before they walked in and Drake took a deep breath before walking over to him. He sniffed and smiled. "Hey you. I'm you're dad."
The baby boy has little black and white feathers, his dad's blue eyes.
Gosalyn and the others are looking though the window. "He's so tiny." Gosalyn said.
"He will grow." Launch Pad replied.
They just gaze at him.
Drake is back with Morgana talking about the new baby.
"He is such a handsome boy. Then again I am biased. Don't worry he still has all his fingers and toes. All we need is you."
The next day..
Their moving Morgana into the house and having nurses to take care of him.
"Yeah, the room to the left is hers. Be careful." Drake said.
He took a sip of his coffee and looked up at stairs.
Time jump to five years later..
Drake and a 15 year old Gosalyn are in the living room decorating the Christmas tree. Gosalyn is a normal 15 year old popular basketball player. Expect that when she gets sick gets straight to the hospital. Due to her colon removed years back. She was shoulder length red hair, eyebrow pieced, wearing a purple sweater and jeans.
"So, what's the verdict?"
"About you going on a solo car date with Honker?" Drake asked.
"Yeah."
Drake busted out laughing at that. "Ah, no."
Gosalyn glared at him. "So how old do I have to be to go on a date?"
"When you're thirty."
"WHAT?! That's totally not fair!"
"Life's not fair. Get used to it."
"How old was you when you first started dating?"
"18 and don't go there."
Gosalyn rolled her eyes. "Oh yeah, that's right. I forgot that you was a total geek."
"I wasn't a geek."
"Please dad."
"Sorry."
"Pleeeeaaassseeeee!" She begged.
Drake sighed. "Oh, alright."
"YES!" She yelled.
She goes up running up to her room.
Gosalyn's room she's on the phone talking to Honker.
"He said yes Honk! I know….. I can't believe it! This is going to be so cool!"
"Gosalyn." A little kid called out.
Gosalyn sighed. "I'll see you there Honk." She said.
She hung up the phone and walked to her bed and sat down, picked up the sports paper.
Little 5 year old Spencer comes walking in the room and stops by her bed.
"Gosalyn, Gosalyn Gosalyn." He said.
Gosalyn just read her paper trying to forget it.
"Gosalyn, Gos, Gos. Sissy. Sissy, Sissy. Gosalyn. Gosalyn." He rambled on.
She finally snapped and looked at him. "WHAT?!" She yelled.
"Hi." He laughs.
He takes off running, Gosalyn mumbled something and covered her head with a pillow.
Drake watched as Spencer run away, knocked on Gosalyn's door.
"Go away." Gosalyn said from the pillow.
"Gos, it's me."
She removed the pillow and sat up. "What's up?"
"This solo car date is a pretty big deal. So I think we should talk."
Gosalyn looked up at him and her jaw dropped. "Oh no."
Drake walked in and pulled a chair close to the bed.
"Alright, this solo car dates. We need to talk about "it.""
Gosalyn busted out laughing and rolled on her bed.
"Oh god. NO. HA! HA! HA! Please tell me this isn't happening." She laughed.
"Look, this isn't easy for me. So just be serious for a minute. Well what do you know about well 'you know'"
"I know. HA HA HA! I know. We've had the Internet since I can remember. HA HA HA! I know…" She laughed.
"Gos, I'm not joking."
She stopped laughing and sat up. "Dad this is Honker we're talking about. He asked you first for you're permission before asking me on a date. You really have nothing to worry about."
She stood up and walked out of her room, he sat there and shook his head.
In the living room..
Morgana is doing ironing and is shaking her head. "I swear I can organize my workers. But I can't do the same with my own family." She mumbled to herself.
She paused and looked at the clock. "We should have been gone by now. Spencer come get you're shirt."
Just then a smoke bomb went off.
"I am the tewwor that flaps in the night."
Morgana rolled her eyes at that. "I thought that I told Drake to hide those."
Spencer laughs and runs around. She used her magic to hold him still and put his shirt on.
"Hold still! I have to put the tie on."
"NO! That's Dark wings worst nightmare! I don't want to wear a tie!"
Morgana chuckled. "Well there's no doubt about it. You're you're fathers son."
'NO TIE!" He yelled.
Spencer ran around screaming, Gosalyn comes walking out and sees them.
Morgana sighed. "Fine, I give up. Gos, can you get you're father for me."
Gosalyn shrugged. "Sure. DAD! Mom wants you!" She yelled.
Morgana rubbed her head and sighed. "Gee thanks Gos. If I wanted to yell for you're father. I could of done it myself.
Gosalyn shrugged and walked away.
"Chill out Morg. What do you want?" Drake asked walking in.
Spencer runs to him. "She wants me to wear a tie."
"A tie?" Drake asked.
"Yes, Drake a tie. I want my family to look good for the grand opening."
"I don't want to wear a tie!"
Drake thought about it for a second. "Hmm… I have just the thing. It's called a clip on tie. It's a cheat tie."
He pulled it out and clipped it on him, Spencer frowned. "I'm still wearing a tie." Spencer said.
"Come on guys." Gosalyn said.
They all put on their winter coats and walked out of the house.
Shortly after they arrived at Morgana's new restaurant. Covered in snow, they stump off their feet and headed in.
Right away an 18 year old boy hit on Gosalyn. "Hey babe, you're m Christmas wish."
Gosalyn smiled and Drake stepped in front of him. "Knock it off Romeo. She's 15."
"Whoa, sorry pops."
Gosalyn rolled her eyes at her protective dad and spotted the gang around.
Launch Pad with Elle with their 3 year old son Evan. Launch Pad has moved from sidekick to hero. He now works with S.H.U.S.H. as an agent. He still goes on patrols with Drake on the weekends.
Herb and Binki are also there. Drake and Herb have become much closer since that night. Drake would have never thought about it.
Gosalyn smiled as she saw Honker sitting down. It will be their first date. It took Gosalyn at least 6 months to remember Honker. Which seemed like forever to Honker. He never left her side. Was always there for her.
"So this is going to be so cool." Gosalyn said.
Honker nodded his head. Drake watched as they started to talk, walked over to them.
"So what movie are you two going to see? Maybe the whole family should go along."
Gosalyn's eyes widen and she blushed big time. "Dad!" She exclaimed.
Everybody is talking and minding their own business when somebody came with a camera.
"Say cheese!" The person said.
They are still fighting and talking, when the picture was taken.
The End
