Ch.10: A Sorrowful Goodbye
As the twilight shadows came, and the sun began to set, Darkwing Duck stood alone at the St. Canard Cementary, overlooking the gravestones of the friends he had lost while fighting Omega Rex.
The wind softly whistled through his feathers, offering what little comfort it could as Darkwing's eyes landed on the first grave; Honker's.
The little genius's inventions had helped Darkwing on more than one occassion, and even though he was a Muddlefoot, he had been great companion for Gossalyn. He would miss the little rascal very much.
Binky and Herb Muddlefoot, now derobotized, knew that their son was dead and came to visit his grave every chance they got. Even Honker's brother, Tank, left his rebellious attitude behind to mourn for his baby brother.
Shifting his eyes away from Honker's grave, Darkwing looked at the one lying right next to it; Morganna's. Needless to say, Morganna's family didn't take it very well when Darkwing went and told them that their daughter was dead. Although her father seemed to be proud of the fact, that Morganna sacrificed her life to stop the tyranny of Omega Rex.
The pain in Darkwing's heart was unmistakeable as he looked at his lover's grave. The two had never got a chance to see just how far their relationship would go. And now, the answer was left ringing in the echoes of time forever.
Fighting the tears coming to his eyes, Darkwing looked to the next grave; Launchpad's. The crash-crazy piolit had been one the best friends Darkwing had ever had. You could always count on him in a tough spot. No matter what the situation, Launchpad was always there to back you up.
"So long, my friend," Darkwing whispered to the gravestone, before turning to the last grave; Gossalyn's.
Darkwing's eyes couldn't fight the tears he was trying to hide away, and he broke down crying. Gossalyn, his long adopted daughter, was dead. The young girl duck may have been a little spirited and was always breaking things, but that's what Darkwing loved about her.
Darkwing loved his rebellious daughter's spirited attitude because, even though it was extremely difficult to manage, it was fun at the same time. They had lots of great laughs together.
A funny memory flashed across Darkwing's mind as he remembered the time about the alligator, the sink, and the dime-store shoes. Gossalyn had got grounded for nearly three months for flooding the whole house and an extra two months when the alligator bit Darkwing in the but.
"Here Gossalyn" said Darkwing, drawing out the gold, heart-shaped locket Gossalyn had gave him before he faced Omega Rex, and placed on her grave. " Know that I'll always love you,"
" You okay?" asked a sudden voice, making Darkwing nearly jump in surprise.
Negaduck wasn't to shocked by Darkwing's reaction. The evil mallard had driven Darkwing all the way to the cementary just so the hero could say goodbye, and was getting impatient for the duck to return from his mourning.
"I'm fine," said Darkwing, quietly.
The whole experince with Omega Rex had changed all the Fearsome Five's mood towards Darkwing. The masked mallard had offically given up his life in fighting crime, and had moved in with Negaduck of the Fearsome Five.
Negaduck had taken pity on the poor hero for losing all that he had, and had offered Darkwing the chance to bunk at his place, which the masked mallard gladly accepted.
The rest of the Fearsome Five didn't mess with Darkwing to much, and Negaduck swore to slice them all up with his chainsaw if anyone breathed a word about Omega Rex.
Oh who was he kidding himself? He was going soft! Pitying the poor hero! He make not like it, but his heart, was becoming a little less and less cold.
"Come on Darkwing" said Negaduck, walking back to the Ratcatcher " it's time to go home,"
"Home" thought Darkwing, as he walked behind Negaduck " I'm heading home,"
The End