Chapter 10: Happy Ending

Negaduck and the other Disney Brainwashed Superheroes disappeared, and Drake as well. There was a merry celebration, as Bert talked with Beaureguard while they were enjoying their vacation. Charles got a patch on his chest while coming out with Bunnie and Estelle. He was very proud of Eric for beating Evil Drake.

Three years later, the future changed and Drake and Nicholas turned good. Magica was no longer in charge of Canerica, and new life for its citizens had just begun.

"I'm amazed," said Bert, once they were back at Maxwell Roberts' place. "I never knew that my granddaughter-my one and only half-human granddaughter-would throw herself at Magica so she could rescue me! Yet, I'm stunned to find out that she's part-grizzly as well."

Goldilocks said, "Actually, Grandpa, I'm not really part-grizzly. It's all part of a trick Uncle James and I used to scare her off."

"And how'd you do that?"

As if to answer that question, a life-sized grizzly bear popped out of nowhere, startling the raccoon. Bert yelped and ran to the other side of the room. But much to his surprise, the bear stood up on its hind legs, laughed, and said, "Relax, Dad! It's only me!"

Bert looked up to see James and Flame, standing next to what appeared to be a small box with a camera-like lens. He asked, "What was THAT?"

"That," replied James, gesturing to the box. "Is my newest invention-the Kineticvision 3000. Inspired by the kind of motion-sensor devices filmmakers use to bring their 3D characters to life, this machine combines the same kind of motion-sensor technology with the visual effects of a movie camera." He took off his jacket to reveal small black patches on his arms, legs, body, and head. He continued, "And, of course, the Kineticvision 3000 wouldn't be complete without these special patches that I call 'Physipatches', which enable me to actually move the character projected from the lens. That way, you can be any kind of animal or person you want to be, such as this grizzly bear. You can move its arms with your own arms, its legs with your own legs-you can even do the same thing with your entire body and your head. I invented the machine not long before we left for Neo-Atlanta, and even though it needed some improvement, I had the opportunity to test it out on Goldilocks."

"So it was your genius that inspired her to go to great lengths to save my life!" said Bert happily. "Thanks a lot for helping her, James."

"Heh, no prob. Anything for my niece."

Bert Jr. added, "And it was I who taught her that if she ever really wanted to know who she is, she has to rediscover her roots. We've been keeping that centuries-old secret about our family for a long time and I did not want her to be kept in the dark about her past, so I decided to do the right thing by reciting the entire Raccoon Family Tree to her. I told her she's the granddaughter of Bert Raccoon, the great-granddaughter, of Robert Raccoon, the great-great-granddaughter of Joseph 'Joe' Raccoon, all the way down to the brilliant and sublime Scarlett O'Hare herself and her husband Richard Roberts. I ended the family tree recitation with a message that meant a lot to her-as long as she's an integral part of our family, Charles' and Alex II's included, she'll never have to be afraid of grizzly bears ever again."

Silence reigned. Then, Nellie spoke up. She said, "I think I may have made an itty-bitty mistake regarding the Roberts Family Tree-it turns out little Charles Hamilton Roberts wasn't the only child. Richard and Scarlett went on to have three more kids-Ella Roberts, Bonnie Roberts, and Richard Roberts II. Richard II married Vivienne Lapin, a lovely French rabbit who's the great-great-great-great-aunt of Vanilla the Rabbit, and had three sons and four grandsons. I'm sorry I have overlooked those details."

"It's okay, Nellie," replied Charles. "Everybody makes mistakes sometimes."

"I know...oh, wait, I almost forgot to tell you this. As far as you will know, Kentaro and I have been married for...let's see...about eight months. And, funny as it may be, I have become aware of something that I didn't even know I had, and it's been going on for two months. So, then, I went to the doctor...and now I'm back with the most brilliant news you'll ever have. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls...me and my Kenny...we're going to have a baby!"

Everybody cheered. Alphonse, Holly, Tiny Tim, Jack, Jill, Cyrus, and Snooper ran over to Nellie and hugged her, and they hugged Kentaro, too. Bert smiled, before whispering to Secretary of Defense Mickey Mouse, "Go send for the officials to go to Old Atlanta and excavate the ruins of the Tara mansion-I want all of the books, diaries, pictures, photos, films, and potraits ou of there and put in the presidential library. Our family secret's out...and we'll never have to hide it again."

"As you wish, Mr. President," replied Mickey and he left.

Bert smiled again, as he looked up at a golden shield with a picture of a raccoon, squirrel, and dragon on it-the emblem of the world-famous Roberts-Raccoon-Armington family. They haven't see the last of Magica or Negaduck yet, even the branwashed Hero Squad and Darkwing Duck-they had a long, long wy to go before the can defeat the villains and reclaim the peace that was almost lost.

THE END!