While Lonnie was in her unconscious state, she had a glimpse of her entire life, started from the day she was hatched and lending up to now. And the moment she realized that she does remember more then she thought. She does remember Mark, her mother, the people that she was forced to forget and she remembers them like it was yesterday. She finally woke up, a bright light greeted her eyes as she shielded herself, letting her eye finally adjusting to the light as hears heart monitor and hears the sound of doctors.
"W..what's going on, where am I? How long have I been here?" Lonnie asked she sit up in the hospital bed.
"Well, Miss. Vanderbeaks, so sort of got injured from the fire in Waddle. But luckily Mr. Beaks ran in to save you" the doctor told her she looked at the clock. "Since last night Miss, you inhale a ton of smoke and debris, so you have been put on oxygen since you got here and also we were checking for any other injuries you may have."
"And how am I, any other injuries besides lack of oxygen?" She asked as she finally noticed that Mark was there but he was sleeping.
"You did burn your arm and some part of your chest and your sides, but you have nothing to worry, you are in the best hands" the doctor replied as he left the room. "If you need any let the nurses know."
Lonnie was happy that she survived, she let a sigh of relief, she looked around as see two vases full of flowers with a card that says "get well soon" she gave a faint smile as Mark finally woke up and sees that Lonnie was awake.
"Thank goodness your finally wake, I was really worried that you wouldn't wake up," Mark said as he hugs Lonnie.
"You knew all along didn't you, you knew that we were related right?" She asked as she was drinking a cup of water that was next to her
"Yeah I knew since I was sixteen, and honestly I didn't know what to do when I found out," Mark said sitting down beside her.
"How's mom by the way, what has she been up too," Lonnie asked as she wiped off tears from her eyes.
"I don't know, I ran away from home when she told me about you, I honestly felt betrayed, like I didn't know who mom was anymore and I haven't spoken to her in years." Mark offers Lonnie a tissue. "How has been dad, what's he up to?"
"Dad is dead, he made me believe that I was an only child, and Mark, you're not the only one who feels betrayed. I do too, he lied to me for my entire life. And top of that he would... he would... hurt me" Lonnie broke down and started to cry. "He beat me if I did anything that he disapproves of or if I asked about mom."
"I saw something, it seemed like a vision but I saw you but much younger, and I saw what he has been doing to you and I know it sounds crazy but I felt the pain, I wanted to help," Mark felt the same pain that Lonnie endures her whole life.
"You know why mom couldn't take us both, was it because of him?" Lonnie asked as her hair hid her face.
"She said that could only save one of us, or she would lose the both of us. But I know if she could she would have taken you as well" he said as Mark gave her a hug.
"Man, who would have thought that we met like this," Lonnie said with a laugh. "Boy this the highlight of my year and this gives me a reason to move here, it's time for me to move on and leave the past behind me"
"Same here, but hey we will finally get know more about each, and since your going to move to Duckburg, we'll get to hang out." Mark and Lonnie both smiled as they the door knock.
"Oh by the way next time you decide to make an AI, please add a deactivation option," Lonnie said letting out a laugh.
"Noted! But who could that be?" Mark said getting up from the chair to go answer the door.
"It's probably the doctor or a nurse, well whoever it is let them in, I'm starting to get a headache, I need some painkillers," Lonnie said rubbing the sides of her temples to ease the pain. As Mark opened the door as it was Gyro with an orchid. Lonnie looked up as she sees him.
"Dr. Gearloose, what are you doing here, nothing that I don't enjoy your presence but..." She was cut off as Gyro walks in the room.
"Look I just wanted to know that your alive and well, I feel like I'm the cause of this," he said placing the orchid on the table.
"That's because you are the cause of this," Mark said with an annoyance in his tone.
"No it's not your fault Dr. Gearloose, but maybe next time try not to break in anyone's office," Lonnie said as she threw a crumpled piece of paper at Mark.
"Mark can you go get me some..." Lonnie was trying to think of an excuse for Mark to leave.
"If you want to talk to him alone then just say so, I was going to change into different clothes anyways, I'll be back in a few hours," Mark said as he left as Lonnie hid her face with her hair, embarrassed that he said that.
"Anyways I'm just glad you're okay, you know you are one interesting girl I ever met," Gyro said as he sat down in a chair.
"Really me, how so? I feel like I'm just a normal person honestly" Lonnie said as she was looking at her hands not making any eye contact with Gyro.
"Your different because you are nothing like Mark even though you are twins, he is overly confident and a bit self-absorbed. But you're shy and kindhearted, also you do not like being the center of attention and you're socially awkward. And you somehow survived something that should have killed you. But honestly, that is what I like about you" Gyro said it then Lonnie blushed slightly, as she smacks her face to make her stop blushing.
"To be honest, that's gotten be one of the nicest things anyone has ever said about me." She smiled as was playing with her hair.
"So what's going to be your plan now, since you... well you know?" Asked Gyro said Lonnie looked at him.
"Well I'll be moving to Duckburg and I'll probably move my business here as well. Like I told Mark, it's time for me to leave the past behind me. It's time for a new chapter in my life" she said as she was looking at the window.
"Well since you'll be moving here, this gives us some time to hang out. I still need to teach you how to be more confident because obviously, you need a lot of practice. And also so I can take you to dinner..." Gyro face turned completely red right after he said it.
"You mean on a date? Or just two people hanging out as "friends"? Lonnie asked as she air quoted friends.
"Yes as in a date, because since you air quoted the word "friends" and it's not any different," Gyro said as he laughed a bit nervous.
"And it doesn't matter if I'm related to Mark? Since he stole your technology." She asked put her hair up in a bun so her hair won't get the way.
"No, I'm not bothered by it. Like I mentioned earlier, your nothing like him" he replied as he looks over at her.
"Okay then, sure it should be fun. I think, never been on a date before" she said as gave a laugh as she sighed.
"Well I should let you get some rest and let you recover, I'll see you soon," Gyro said as he left as Lonnie was finally alone.
Lonnie realized if she hadn't come here, she would still be living her boring life and dealing with her problems alone. She would have never met Mark or anyone she had met for that matter, she would have been alone, dealing with her problems alone. Then another knock at the door was heard, she tried to think who else would come to see her, she went through her process of elimination. Then it hit her, she knew exactly who it was.
"Come in," she said timidly as she looked at the window then at her hands. Gyro was right, Lonnie does not like all this attention that she was getting it was completely out of her comfort zone. She hears the door opened.
"You know what, you are quite a handful," said Graves as he tossed a pair of keys to Lonnie as she catches it without looking.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to leave you back there, something.. I heard something and I panicked," she said as she set the keys down by the table.
"It's no problem, at least you didn't leave intentionally," Graves replied as was looking at the window trying to see what Lonnie was staring at, she wasn't staring at anything. He realized that she didn't want to make eyes contact.
"Well anyways, how did you know I was here? She asked as looked back at the heart monitor.
"Really? Everyone in town knows what happened, some dumb girl ran into a burning building with looks like Mark." Graves said folding his arms across his chest.
"Well I had a reason.. sorta a reason, I was going to deactivate Mark's AI, but being the idiot I am I kicked and it caught on fire and it so happens to be near a gas tank and it blew up," she said and realized that she was stupid for doing that.
"Yeah no offense, but that's is probably the stupidest thing you could have ever done." Graves said as Lonnie laughed.
"I know it was, I guess I still was in disbelief that he was my brother, but now know he really my brother," she said as she still wasn't making any eye contact.
"Let me ask you something, were you abused by your father?" Asked Graves as Lonnie felt the pit of her stomach dropped and her heart pounding out of her chest.
Lonnie didn't want to answer his question, afraid if she opened up about her relationship with her father anyone else. She said nothing, and she let out a frustrated sigh.
"Yes... yes he did." She said as she was rubbing her arms. "Why do ask?" She asked as she was holding one of her crystals.
"Well back at the house, I felt the pain you went through. And you were shielding yourself." He said as she turned her head to look at him.
"I did? Was I saying anything?" Lonnie asked as she was trying to remember if she did.
"Oh well, you kept saying "I'm sorry dad, please stop hitting me." He replied as Lonnie was twiddling her thumbs.
"Oh... well sorry sometimes I have a hard time talking about this. I never openly talked about this to anyone" Lonnie said with a sigh.
"Don't be sorry kid, but I only know you for a day and a half and if anything bad happens to you..." Lonnie cut him off by laughing.
"Sorry, didn't mean to laugh, but I know what you were going to say, and I find that funny, but we're the only ones in the room so you can't really kill anyone," she said as she laughed more.
"Well, still I'll be watching over you so you don't get into any more trouble." Graves said he smiled as he left as Mark walked in the room with food.
"Soo... I don't know know what you like to eat so I just took a totally random guess, and brought you some.. well it's a sandwich," Mark said as he gives her the sandwich.
"Thanks, Mark, anyways, I was thinking about helping you rebuild Waddle but make it a lot better" she suggested as she was cutting her sandwich like a pancake.
"What do you mean by better?" Mark asked as he sits down beside her.
"Well I mean I'm could show you a few different models and I can help you use your platform, and you know make a lot more money" she suggested with a smile.
"You know what, I'd like to hear more of your ideas, you and I can make a great team." Mark smiled as he gave her a hug.
A few weeks after the events that changed Lonnie's life, she finally moved to Duckburg and living with her Mark. They both were making plans to rebuild Waddle and Lonnie would be Mark's chief inventor, while Lonnie still continuing to run her company but with Mark's help this time and keeping it in the family. And Gyro would help Lonnie be more confident and assertive, and the more time Lonnie spent time with Gyro the more they actually had a lot more in common than they thought, and eventually Lonnie to him about her problems and he told her about his problems, and after that they both started to date each other. Graves told Lonnie that he was going to watch for her as well, she saw Graves as the father she always wanted. As for her and Mark are going to have each other's backs. Mark was going to keep the promise he made to his mother, he'll watch over and protect his sister. As Lonnie was going to do the same for Mark.