Ducktales Season 2 episode 29 – The Golden Armoury of Cornelius Coot Part 1
wacky620: Don't worry, no Delpad romantic moments.
DuckTalesFanzo: Sorry for my hostility. I'll definitely use that suggestion and I'm going enjoy rewriting those episodes.
GlomGoldStan: Glomgold will still help out in Moonvasion.
StaffordFan13: My reasons are a little complicated so I'll keep this short. Moonvasion was underwhelming, it's only my favourite episodes because of Donald and Della's reunion (Though that could be better too). I wanted to show off a strong bond between the twins, I wanted to make Donald the true main character and also add equality between Male and Females in terms of fighting in combat.
- Those are pretty cool things to know.
- Yeah, I've known that stuff about Daisy for a while now. But thanks for telling me about all this.
Guest & VA Acting Fanage: Thanks a lot for your kind reviews!
We go to the old-timey town of Fort Duckburg where the Duckburg Six are all stood in front Emily Quackfaster dressed up as an old time historian in front of the statue of the Duck Family's great ancestor: Cornelius Coot who is stood on Beagles with a musket and sword. They don't notice a strange gorilla putting up signs everywhere.
Quackfaster: The Legendary Cornelius Coot! Surrounded by his foes, he drew the storied sabre and fought back the marauding Beagle Militia! Coot was like a ghost! His musket fire came from all directions! The confused Beagles ran for their lives! Coot, singlehandedly saved this very fort and that's the story of how he started a little town called… A Tumbleweed rolls by as she paused. Anyone?
Duckburg Six: Duckburg!
Huey wears an old time black hat over his usual one, Violet a wig and Webby holds her backpack in front.
Quackfaster: Coot stamped himself upon our history in a way few ever will!
Della's journal is inside Webby's backpack which she closes with a smile of determination as she straps it on.
Webby: We'll see about that.
Quackfaster: As a special treat today, Coot's descendant, Della Duck will skywrite the letter 'C' to commemorate him.
Dewey: Just a C?
Huey: Uncle Scrooge only charges by the letter.
Louie: I'm parched, do you got any refreshments, may some Pep?
Lena: Or perhaps even some popcorn?
Quackfaster: In this village we only have traditional rituals, saltwater jerky and raw buttermilk.
Louie and Lena turn to a stand, becoming surprised to see Quackfaster dressed in another outfit pouring a jug of buttermilk into two rusty cups. They don't see the historian anywhere. They take the cups, shaking and looking at it in disappointment.
Lena: Well, this sucks…
Louie: Tell me about it…
Dewey runs over to an upside-down bucket pretending to churn butter.
Dewey: Check me out! I'm churning butter like Cornelius Coot! Churn Baby, churn! Yeah! Yeah… and I'm bored. He walks away back to the rest. This is…what's the word?
Louie: The most horrible place ever.
Dewey: Yes, exactly. Thank you.
Lena: This place really drools.
Huey: Huey and Violet take the cap and wig off. This cap isn't even itchy enough to be authentic.
Violet: Neither is this wig. This is not the historical learning experience I was looking forward to. Let's see if we can fly with Mom.
Webby: Or we could go… Webby is on the pedestal presenting a book. Unless we wanna uncover the greatest mystery your Mom never solved!
Dewey: Webby shows the journal. Whoa…is that…?
Webby: Della's old journal! She and Uncle Donald were searching for a top secret family treasure from the non-McDuck side of your family. The Beagle's weren't just after the fort; they were after the Golden Armoury of Cornelius Coot!
Webby jumps down to address each interest to each kid.
Webby: Untold treasure. Louie and Lena nod happily. Undiscovered history. Webby places the hat and wig back on Huey and Violet. Unparalleled adventure! Dewey takes the journal.
Webby takes the buttermilk and stands in front of the statue in determination.
Webby: Della couldn't crack it, but we can!
Webby drinks the buttermilk only to discover how horrible taste and spits it out.
Unbeknownst to them the Beagle family were disguised and eavesdropped on their conversation. Burger wore a pirates outfit, Bouncer is dressed inside a wagon and Ma Beagle is dressed as some sort of old time maid.
Ma Beagle: Not if I get there first.
The Gorilla puts a sign on the wagon.
Intro
Donald's staff and Scrooge's dime falls out of the sky. The dime rolls and the staff flies away from Donald and Scrooge who are smirking with confidence. Donald motions Huey, Dewey, Louie, Webby and Scrooge to follow his lead and they run after both items while running from all of their enemies.
Life is like a hurricane
Here in Duckburg!
They now run in the city itself, everything zooms out to reveal multiple people to Launchpad who give a salute before quickly taking back control over the plane.
Race cars, lasers, airplanes
It's a duck-blur!
Webby uses a flashlight to help search the dime and staff in the darkness but the kids gets scared away by Demonworth.
Might solve a mystery or rewrite history!
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Scenes shift to a room where Donald, Scrooge and the kids relish with the treasure they've found but yelp in horror when a lobster monster arrives causing Louie to make a run for it but loses the gold he picked up in the process.
Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Donald is in his houseboat with a determined expression sailing it across a violent storm across the seas with Scrooge right next to him and Launchpad placing the boys in one life jacket. Unfortunately a rope from a pirate ship ensnares Launchpad and swings him around.
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-oo!
Beakely drives Scrooge through a safari where he fails to grab his dime. The kids ride on a rhino with Donald being dragged a long rope and failing to catch his staff.
Scenes shift to a room where Dewey pulls out a sword, opening a cage that releases the Golden Dragon. Beakely and Donald get into a battle stance and the fire on Scrooge's torch goes out.
D-d-d-danger! Lurks behind you!
There's a stranger out to find you
What to do, just grab on to some…
Scrooge is tapped on the shoulder and now the mummy of Toth-Ra is chasing the 6 ducks across the room. Webby fires her grappling hook which grips onto a pole. Everyone holds onto her and they fly up. They surround Toth-Ra, grab onto lose papers sticking from his body and pull. He spins until he's reduced to nothing but bones.
DuckTales! Woo-oo! They run back to the gold room.
Every day they're out there making
The Duck/McDuck family are surrounded by their enemies again. Donald holds out his hand and his staff comes flying back to him. He leaps up and a blast of lightning changes his clothes before casting a thunder spell that shocks the Beagle Boys and clashes with Merlock. Scrooge stops where he is fearlessly before flipping up and diving inside the coins. He comes back and Donald, Scrooge, Dewey, Huey, Louie and Webby continue fearlessly running across the floor of coins with the Sunchaser following.
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Tales of derring-
Bad and good-
Not ponytails or cottontails, no
DuckTales! WOO-OO!
As he's chases by his enemies, Scrooge swims after his dime until he reaches the top of a formation where Beakely pulls the kids and Donald up. Donald points his staff at their enemies and the rest gets into a battle stance while Scrooge finally catches his dime. Just as they were about to crash the Sunchaser crashes into 'DuckTales' signs, knocking their enemies off.
…
At McDuck Manor, Della is all dressed up and ready to take to the sky as she walks to the garage.
Della: Aah. The perfect day, just me, the open sky the Cloudslayer, the- WHERE'S MY PLANE!?
When she opens the door, she's shocked to see the Cloudslayer not inside.
Launchpad: Right here, Ms D!
The shutters open and Della runs up gasping in sheer shock to see her beloved Cloudslayer torn apart after Launchpad crashed it; the chauffeur/pilot is now lying under the wing fixing some of it.
Launchpad: And there. And a bit over there.
Della: MY BABY! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BABY!?
Launchpad: Don't worry; the Sunchaser has been through way worse than this.
Launchpad gets up dusting his hand just as a saddened Della grabs the broken control sticks.
Della: It has…
Launchpad: Yeah. We've been through hundreds, maybe thousands of crashes together. He pats the plane. If this old girl could talk…
He casually sits on the pilot seat and Della growls, about to blow of fuse from Launchpad's sheer idiocy. She had been told of his tendency to crash every vehicle he rides but she never thought it'd be to the extent that her plan would get torn in half. Seconds later she calms down and takes a deep breath.
Della: Listen, LP, I need to fly over Fort Duckburg in T-minus 3 hours!
Launchpad: Don't worry; we can stitch this baby back together in no time, just need to find Spiny boy?
Della: Spiny Boy?
Apparently "Spiny Boy" happens to be one of the propellers that bent down one of the tall trees. Rustling is heard and the propeller drops, prompting the two pilots to jump out of the way.
Launchpad: There he is!
Back in Fort Duckburg, Webby searches the plaque on the pedestal while the rest are in doubt.
Lena: I'm not sure about this whole thing Webs. Is this really worth risking our lives over?
Huey: Lena's right. Most historians consider this stuff to be a myth? "Coot was a ghost with a golden armoury", "He was everywhere at once." All myths.
Violet: I'm inclined to agree with them both, Webbigail. How can we be certain that this so-called armoury even exists?
Webby: You both thought magic and terra-firmians were non-existent and look how that turned out for both of you.
Huey: Huey and Violet exchange glances. That's actually…
Violet: …A very good point.
Louie: Yeah, but everyone and their mother went looking for that treasure.
Webby: Correction: Everyone and YOUR mother. Webby runs over to grab a shovel. We've solved some big mysteries before but this…This is the one that could make us LEGENDS!
She tosses the shovel and 4/5 of the kids quickly dodge. The shovel smashes into Louie's stomach hard and he drops down rasping in pain. Webby becomes sheepish.
Webby: Oops! Sorry, Louie.
Louie: It's fine! It's fine…
Lena: Well, Webby, if you really believe this armoury exists, I'll believe it too. Webby and Lena exchange smiles. So let's go find it together.
Dewey: 6 heads are way better than 1, after all.
Webby: Thanks you guys!
Ma Beagle is in disgust as the Beagles listen in.
Ma Beagle: Everyone thinks Coot is some big dang hero, beating up 16 defenceless Beagles, but we're gonna set things right, force the tour guide to give up the goods and reclaim the treasure of Fort Beagleburg!
Big Time: Ma! Ma!
The three of them hide as Big Time arrives. He pants next to his mother who does her best to ignore him.
Big Time: You all forgot me at the junkyard. I chased ya here, must not have heard me yelling to slow down cause' you rolled the windows up.
Ma Beagle sighs in annoyance before having Big Time sit on some steps
Ma Beagle: Big Time, if the Beagle Boys organisation is gonna reclaim its former glory we're gonna have to go in a different direction. Big Time cluelessly blinks. A non-failure direction. He's still confused. You're a failure as a criminal, a Beagle and a son.
Big Time: So…what are you trying to say?
Ma Beagle: You're no longer a member of the gang!
Big Time: Because, I'm more of a gang leader?
Ma Beagle: She groans in annoyance and decides to be blunt. Let me put this in a way your idiotic mind will understand. You're kicked out of the gang. In fact, you're kicked out of the family! I'm disowning you as my son!
Finally getting it, Big Time is mortified, like a dagger has been stabbed into his gut and looks as though he's going to cry.
Big Time: You're…disowning me…? I'm no longer part of the family…
Ma Beagle: That's what I just said. You're not fit to be a Beagle or a member of this family! In a display of heartlessness Ma Beagle rips the "B" logo out of his shirt. Now get out of my sight, before I throw up at the sight of your worthless, useless, failing face. Come on boys, let's go grab us a tour guide.
Ma Beagle, Bouncer and Burger leave Big Time heartbroken and tears well up in his eyes as he looks down in humiliation.
The Duckburg Six begin their mystery hunt. Huey is waving next to a sign reading "historians at work".
Huey: Nothing to see here, histories a living document, archaeologists at work here people.
Louie and Lena stand in front of the plaque with cups of buttermilk, Huey joins Violet and Webby in searching for clues in the journal and Dewey runs over with a shovel.
Dewey: Alright! Where do we dig!?
Webby: It says here to "Find the Truth beneath the legend". Hmm
Violet: Interesting riddle. The armoury must be somewhere underneath this village.
Huey: The only question is where's the entrance?
Lena: And what exactly does it mean by "beneath the legend"?
Quackfaster was putting out pictures until Burger grabs her.
Dewey: That's it! I'm digging!
Dewey prepares to dig only for the handle to Louie's cub and milk spills onto the plaque but obviously he doesn't care.
Louie: Oh no…my delicious, gloppy history treat. He kicks his cup away.
Lena: Meh…this was junk anyway. Lena tosses hers.
Webby: Shh! Listen.
They all gather, hearing dripping behind the plaque, insinuating a hidden room of sorts that causes the 6 of them to exchange smiling glances and run over to the plaque, getting rid of the butter to get a firm grip.
Huey: There's something under here!
Webby: Truth beneath the legend!
Quackfaster is tied up and attempts to hope away from the Beagles. Ma grabs her and forces her back into the alley, only for the three of them to get an off-screen beating, realizing that they should never underestimate an elderly woman. Burger is stuffed in a barrel which rolls away and Ma is thrown back to him. She smacks her middle son with her hat and Bouncer is literally tossed out like a ragdoll.
Big Time watches it from afar in sorrow while drinking Buttermilk.
Big Time: That used to be me out there getting slapped by Ma. Innkeep, another buttermilk for which to drown my sorrows.
Quackfaster reappears out of her bounds and slowly pours buttermilk into the cup.
Quackfaster: It'll be a minute.
Big Time: It's alright. I've got nowhere to be.
He hears grunt and watches the Duckburg Six pulling the plaque. Finally they pull it open and drop on their tail-feathers (the head wears are lost) and it moves to the side, revealing a square-shaped hole. Webby turns on her phone light to spot a ladder leading down.
Webby: Told ya, now let's go!
Webby goes inside, followed by Dewey and the rest.
Big Time: The Coot gold! The McDuck brats are gonna get it first. I've gotta tell-
He pauses when he sees his ex-mother and brothers walk by the statue beaten and bruised badly.
Big Time: Nobody… It's Big Time's TIME to make a name for himself! Innkeep, make that buttermilk for the road! Quackfaster is really taking her time. Come on, come on! Hurry up!
The Cloudslayer is seemingly fixed and Launchpad chews and pops bubblegum next to Della in front of a box of tools.
Launchpad: I did it! In reality he's holding a photo to compare it with the broken up plane. I've found a photo of what the plane's supposed to look like so we can fix it together! Let's start around the corners!
He throws the photo to Della as he runs to plane. The female duck tosses the photo in vexation as she walks to her beloved plane.
Della: I'm not gonna like this…
Launchpad drives a crane and after tying the propeller, Della hooks it to the crane claw and it slowly moves up. Repairs seem to be going smoothly so far, the front is pieced back in.
Next to the smoke pump Launchpad is chewing gum. He takes it out to plug the pipe and pump together. Della follows his around and to her disgust she finds gum sticking pump and pipe. She removes it, places the right compartment and puts it together.
Della rolls a wheel and Launchpad walks with the seat only to trip on a board comically, causing Della to shake her head.
Launchpad holds a flamethrower while cluelessly scratching his head, until he accidentally presses the trigger and fire bursts out. It blasts across Della's tail feathers as she drills some nails into her plane. Her eyes twitches when she feels the burn to her tail-feathers before screaming in loud plane, comically flying in the air while cooling her feathers. She screams as she falls inside the toolbox and emerges, dazed with mini-Cloudslayers flying above her.
Della is on one of the wing stabilisers closing hatch but finds something off.
Della: Eww. Why's everything sticky?
Launchpad: Launchpad is on a canister fixing the propeller. I use superglue to reassemble the plane but it proved…tricky. Della deadpans to see glue tubes stuck to his hands. Now I just use gum.
The part Della is on loosens due to the gum not being strong enough. She shouts, dropping with it, bouncing off and rolling into the canister that knocks Launchpad into the part. She looks up in doubt.
Della: So, you like…don't know what you're doing at all…
Launchpad: When it comes to planes everyone knows…their own way.
Della: In confusion Della spots at a Turbo boost powered by a hamster on a wheel. Is…is that a hamster wheel?
Launchpad: Yeah, well obviously a jervile couldn't spin the propeller.
After a few seconds Della faceplants on the ground, unbelieving of the sheer idiocy she has to put up with. She was told Launchpad was stupid but this is beyond that. Even Goofy's smarter than this.
Della: I'm starting to get how Donald feels when it comes to Storkules…
She's saved when she hears Daisy's voice.
Daisy: Hey Della, Launchpad!
They look to see Daisy walking up to them with April, May and June, much to Della's relief.
Della: Oh! Hi Daisy!
Launchpad: Hey Mrs D. Hey Girl Dewey and sisters.
Their eyes widen in shock to see the state the plane's in.
April: Whoa! What happened to the plane!?
May: Jeez, it looks like it got attacked by a hurricane.
June: Considering, his record I'd say it was attacked by Hurricane Launchpad.
Launchpad: Launchpad sheepishly throws his hands up. You got me.
Della walks over and bends down to the girls level cooing.
Della: Aww! Look at these little chicks! They're as adorable as Webby is!
May: The girls flattered. Aww! Thanks ma'am! You look pretty cool in that outfit.
April: I like your scarf!
Della: Really, thank you. That's a sweet thing to say.
June: June feels the scarf a little. This does look a little cool. How much for the scarf?
Della: Uh…sorry, gift from Donald; not for sale.
June: Alright, how much for the metal leg.
Della is little weirded out as she looks to her leg, shaking her head and June's sisters deadpan at her.
June: What? A robot leg must be worth something?
Daisy: Allow me to make the introduction. Dais gestures to each niece. Della, meet my nieces: April, May, and June Duck.
Della eyes widen in shock and surprise when she points from the girls to Daisy.
Della: Wait! WHAT!? You have triplet nieces?!
Daisy: I sure do!
Della: Oh my god... She takes a good look at the Duck Girls blank looks. Now that I think about it…they look like girl versions of my sons! She reels back in shock at the realization H-How is this possible?!
June: The girls exchange looks. We have no idea.
Della: And you raised them all by yourself?
Daisy: Yeah. My sister died so I raised them as my own daughters. She gestures to Della. April, May, June, this is Della Duck.
Now it's the Duck Girls turn to widen their eyes in shock as they gasp from finally processing and hearing the full name.
May: Wait... you're THE Della Duck?!
April: As in Huey, Dewey, and Louie's mom and Donald's twin sister?!
Della: Della happily jerks a thumb to herself. Yep! That's me!
June: No way! They said you were dead after getting lost in space!
May: How did you survive?! Do you have superpowers or something?!
April: Or are you some sort of ghost!? She stretches Della's cheeks a little. Speak, apparition!
Della laughs, gently taking April's hands off her face.
Della: No, but I'd be happy to tell you all about it.
May: Wow! It's insanely nice to meet you! Uncle Donald and Uncle Scrooge told us all about you!
June: Welcome back from space!
April: I have so many questions to ask you right now!?
Della: I'd be happy to answer those after we fix the plane…She angrily jerks a thumb to Launchpad. …That this moron here crashed.
Launchpad: I'll go get some more tools. We're experiencing some problems with the old ones I accidentally broke.
He shows off broken tools before running to the garage. Daisy and her nieces watch bewildered while Della has a look of hatred as she crosses her arms.
Della: I hate him…so much…
Daisy: The four of them look at her in concern. Come on, Della. You don't mean that.
Della: Della furiously points over to him. I do mean it! He's the biggest idiot and worst pilot I've ever met! He's a flying disaster, an accident waiting to happen! Even Goofy can repair things better than this guy!
May: They're in panic, Daisy clamps her beak shut and the nieces shush her. Shh! Don't say that out loud! You'll hurt his feelings!
Daisy lets go and they smile at Launchpad getting into hilarious accidents while figuring stuff out about the tools.
Daisy: Della, be nice. Launchpad's not that bad.
Della: NOT THAT BAD!? LOOK WHAT HE DID TO MY BABY!? MY BELOVED CLOUDSLAYER! Della gestures to her still being repaired plane. The other stabilizer falls and they cringe. AND HE USES GUM TO STITCH IT BACK TOGETHER! HE DOESN'T KNOW A SINGLE THING HE'S DOING!
April: Okay, okay so he is that bad.
June: But it's a bit of an exaggeration to say LP doesn't know what he's doing.
May: Yeah, Launchpad just has his own way of doing things. His style of flying and fixing the plane is just different.
Della: Well, now we're gonna do things my way and not that idiot's way.
Daisy: Daisy motions her to calm down. Okay, okay, Della. Take it easy. Launchpad is a nice guy. Sure, he's a little weird…
May: And spaced out…
April: And very crash-centric…
June: But overall the dude's a nice guy…
Della: Della isn't all the convinced. Yeah, well I'm not going to let this nice guy replace me as Uncle Scrooge's pilot.
May: LP isn't after your job, Ms Della.
April: He's just doing whatever he can to help Uncle Scrooge.
June: He's really Scrooge's chauffeur.
Della: Della widens her eyes surprised. He is? But I thought he was the replacement pilot.
Daisy: Launchpad volunteers to be a pilot Della. He's the best pilot Scrooge had after you disappeared. I know you think Launchpad is after your job but that's not the case.
June: Instead of assuming he's after your plane, why not get to know him first.
Della: Della looks down and over to Launchpad in contemplation before sighing. I'll think about it.
Daisy: Good! By the way, I was wondering if you could take care of my nieces. I have work to do at Disney Castle and no one else is available to take care of them.
Della: Della smiles sweetly. Sure, I don't mind. It'd give me a chance to get to know your nieces.
Daisy: Wonderful!
May: Thanks Aunt Della! We call Donald "Uncle", we can call you "Aunt", right?
Della: I don't see why not.
Launchpad: Hit the deck!
Launchpad jumps out of the way after having accidentally triggered the flamethrower again, the streams of flames bounce of the plane and head for the girls. Daisy and her nieces barely dodge but Della feels it the flames through her tail-feathers. Her eyes and face become boiling red before leaping high screaming in anguish from the burn before dropping into a nearby pool. She emerges catching her breath only for a vicious eel to emerge with an angry look and Della becomes comically scared.
Della: AAH! FISH! Since when did this pond have an eel!?
Della grimaces comically when the eel ensnares her. Daisy and her nieces shield themselves as Della gets electrocuted and they hear her screams of pain. When it all subsides she crawls over to them burnt to the crisp and panting. They watch with their eyes comically widened.
June: Yup…she's definitely Donald's sister alright.
April: They both have similar bad luck.
May: You can say that again. Daisy nervously chuckles.
Launchpad: Launchpad blankly walks over. Whoops. Sorry Ms D.
Della: Della faceplants again. I hate fish…
The Duck Girls look to each other.
June: Looks like she could use some help. June holds up a screwdriver.
April: Yeah! April holds up a wrench.
May: Yeah! May holds up a mini-vacuum much to her sisters' confusion.
April & June: Huh?
May: I thought we could also do a little cleaning.
Underneath Fort Duckburg, the kids find themselves in some sort of tunnel. Webby has her phone light on as Louie is the last to climb down. He takes a good look around.
Louie: Cool, so this is our tomb.
Lena: Not the kind of place you'd expect to find a Golden Armoury.
Webby: It must be deep inside! Come on, Duckburg Six! Let's go!
Dewey: Webby runs on ahead. Hey, I thought I was the leader.
Huey: Let it go Dewford.
Webby rolls, moving about and shining her light like a real secret agent. She motions everyone to stop when they catch up. She excitedly somersaults, following it up with a cartwheel.
Webby: Alright! Let's go! Everyone shrugs at Webby's overexcited behaviour. Everyone, feel around.
Louie: A disinterested Louie feels the wall. Okay, rocky…stony…pebbly… He stops when he feels metal. Point…metal…gold!? Webby's light reveals it to be a shovel pointing in a direction, much to Louie's disappointment. Nope, rust shovel, gross.
Webby: It's an arrow pointing ahead. She runs forth. I'm coming for your treasure Coot!
She yelps after bumping into something. Everyone examines some sort of rock blocking the path.
Dewey: Darn! It's a dead end!
Lena: Guess, the hunt's over.
Violet: Hold on. Violet feels the rock only to find it's so soft. This isn't a rock at all. It's a wall made of some sort of soft substance.
Webby: Coot must've made a decoy wall out of Peat Moss. Ingenious!
Lena: I don't know Webs, there's something funny about this moss.
Webby: Webby ignores her best friend's advice and presses gently against the moss. All we have to do is push ever so slightly a-WHOA!
Webby falls through and Dewey grabs her hand, eventually the Duckburg Six form a chain as they all through the moss screaming and not knowing of a creature with hairy legs.
They fall through the moss on the other side, roughly bouncing off a small landside before hitting the ground. Webby gets up victoriously throwing a punch and kick.
Webby: Take that moss wall! Webby picks up her phone.
Lena: Lena can't help but be worried. Gee, Webs. You're really into mystery, aren't you?
Webby: She turns bursting with excitement. How could I not! We're going to solve a mystery not even the Duck Twins could solve! And they're the greatest adventurers the world has to offer!
Huey: Huey picks up the moss, licking it. It doesn't taste mossy enough to be moss. What is that texture?
Violet: I'm starting to think this isn't moss either. It's much too thin.
Lena: Lena wraps an arm around Louie. Lou, you okay?
Louie: Louie is feeling practically terrified but tries to remain brave, Don't worry Lena, I'm fine. I'll just think about all the cool stuff I'll buy with the treasure…
He whispers the things he'll but his girlfriend grows worried to see him shaking in a fetal position. Dewey is seemingly laughing at Louie much to both their anger.
Louie: Do not laugh in the face of my danger!
Lena: Stop that Dewey! You're being a jerk!
Dewey: I'm not laughing! Huey's tickling me!
Huey and Violet return from checking the "moss" they fell through and give Dewey confused looks.
Huey: No, I'm not!
Dewey: Yes you…Webby turn your phone light on.
Webby: It is on.
Dewey: Well, I can't see a thing.
Webby: What? When Webby shines the light on Dewey she becomes blankly frightened. Oh dear…
The light reveals something that makes Huey, Louie, Violet and Lena shout and reel back in horror (Louie and Violet fall on their backs). Attached to Dewey's eyes are 2 big spiders and when he feels them he shouts in horror, trying to yank them off.
Huey's cheeks suddenly swell and his beak opens to reveal a spider webbed onto his tongue. Huey screams in horror and disgust as he tries yanking it off.
Lena looks up to see 10 spiders emerge from her hair. She screams, falling on her back to get frantically brush them off.
A horrified Webby aims her light at Louie and Violet to see they have the worst of it.
A multitude of spiders are entirely stuck on Violet's hair up to her ponytail and her entire shirt. She has her eyes widened in horror when she them before dropping to the ground screaming in fear.
As for Louie, there are spiders on every single part of his horrified and frightened figure. His voice becomes rasping.
Louie: Help…me…
A group of spiders form a hat on Webby's head and when she notices the pink loving duck screams in horror. The Duckburg Six are screaming as they try to brush/yank off the spiders from their body. Dewey runs into a wall and falls into unconsciousness.
As for Della's part, after Daisy left, April, May and June helped the two pilots fix the Cloudslayer and now it's as good as new, shining on the inside and out. Not only that, it's got a new paint job. Scrooge's company logo has been replaced by "D" for Della and a face has been painted on the front. The girls are with Della putting the final touches.
May: Wow, this plane looks cooler than ever Aunt Della.
Della: Thanks, May.
June: Is the face meant to scare away other pilots or monsters, or is it just for decoration?
Della: The answer to that is: both.
April: But isn't Uncle Scrooge gonna get upset to find out you repainted his company plane.
Della: Della slyly smiles. It's not his plane anymore. She jerks a thumb to herself. It's property of Della Duck and was named by Della Duck.
To Della's dismay Launchpad comes over and the girls jump down to meet him.
Launchpad: Aww, she's smiling, happy plane, happy flight. Oooh.
He tries to touch the plane only for Della to push him back.
Della: Don't! Paint's still wet.
She pushes him away from the wheel.
Della: Don't! I just detailed that!
Launchpad tries to touch the plane again and Della pushes her further, concerning the girl triplets.
Della: Don't! Because I…I don't want you near my plane at all. Della feels guilt seeing the hurt look on Launchpad's cheerful face. Sorry! It's not personal! It's just that…you know you're a bad pilot, right?
Launchpad opens his beak in shock and hurt and the Duck Girls are appalled by the blunt statement.
Duck Girls: AUNT DELLA!
Della cringes and sees she went too far when Launchpad turns around disheartened and tries to ease the situation with a nervous smile.
Della: No, no, no! Only in the sense that you crash every time you fly. Look, maybe with a couple of lessons…
Launchpad: Launchpad gasps in happiness. That's it! I could be your co-pilot!
Della: What!? No!
Launchpad: I should learn from the best, right?
Della: Della's smile becomes more nervous. How do I say yes without agreeing to this?
Launchpad: Yeah! After raising his fist he gets into a dance. BEST TEACHER EVER!
Without listening to Della, Launchpad runs to get a pilot's hat to strap on as he heads into the plane past the girls.
Della: Oh no! Don't do that! Don't…get on the plane…
Launchpad sits on the co-pilot seat, straps his seatbelt and puts on his headphones, hopping on his seat in excitement.
Della cringes and sighs in dismay before being approached girls.
June: Yikes, wouldn't want to be in your shoes, right now.
Della: You're lucky, you aren't.
April: The girls give optimistic looks. Maybe this might be a good thing. Launchpad could sure use the lessons.
Della: You three aren't suggesting that I actually teach LP how to fly, are you?
May: Well…in a nutshell, that's exactly what we're suggesting. Della frowns a little. Come on, Aunt Della, give Launchpad a chance. This is great opportunity for him to learn some real piloting skills. I mean you're a complete pro from what Uncle Donald us.
Della: Della gets a little boastful. Guilty as charged!
June: Plus, if you teach LP how to fly properly, no one will have to worry about dying every time he's the one piloting the plane when you're not around to do it.
Della: Hmm.
April: And it'll be a good chance for you to get to know LP for who is, rather than some replacement. Plus, you've gotta admire his spirit and passion.
Della: Della taps a finger of her chin. Well, I do like spirit and passion.
May: The girls give off sly smiles. If you aren't gonna teach Launchpad how to pilot then we're just gonna have to bring out our secret weapon. Ready girls? 3, 2, 1…
May, April and June clasp their hands and tilt their heads, giving the sweetest and cutest expressions they could possibly give off, causing Della to reel back.
Duck Girls: Aunt Della, please teach Launchpad how to pilot.
Della: Della is grimacing. Oh no…their faces are too cute…must look away… She's too late when their eyes turn to doe eyes. Oh man…now they're doing doe eyes! Oh…they're adorability is too strong…must comply. She sings in reluctance. Fine, I'll teach Launchpad how to pilot like a pro. But you're coming with me to help.
June: Fine with us.
April: We wanted to meet up with Huey, Dewey and the gang, anyway.
May: May looks up in wonderment. I wonder what awesome adventure they're on now.
The Duckburg Six manage to escape the spiders and despite all that Webby is more determined than ever before as she crazily cartwheels and flips ahead, throwing her fists.
Webby: Nice try Coot! But you'll never BREAK US!
Webby turns on her phone light just as the rest catch up, more doubtful than ever, especially Louie and Violet. The both of them hug themselves, Louie is crying in fear and Violet is shaking with haunted eyes.
Louie: So many legs…everywhere…I wanna go home!
Lena wraps her arms around Louie in comforting hug and Huey does the same with Violet.
Lena: It's alright, Lou. It's all over now.
Huey: Violet, are you okay?
Violet: I've…seen things…things that I can no longer unsee…
Huey gently pats her and Louie brings up a hoodie only to cry when more spiders crawl out that Dewey helps scare away. They look at Webby gently take one lone spider and place it on the ground. They become further creeped out when they see her crawling across the ground, wall and floor like a spider.
Violet: Eugh…that was unpleasant…
Louie: Hey is it me or does she seem a little more…Webby than usual…?
Dewey: Yeah, this is starting to feel less like a fun adventure thing and more like a…
Huey: Dangerous obsession that kills us all thing.
Lena: Webby is my best friend and I usually love all the weird "Webby" stuff she does but…this feels way to creepy, even for her.
Violet: Judging by her abnormal passion, her elevated heart rate I felt earlier and her spider like-behaviour I'd say Webbigail is obsessed with solving this mystery for her own personal reasons, specifically, because your mother and uncle were never able to solve it.
Huey: That sounds logical.
Dewey: But what does Mom have to do with Webby turning this adventure into a dangerous obsession?
Lena: I'll go ask her.
Violet: I'll come with you.
The boys talk amongst themselves as the Sabrewing Sisters walk up to Webby who jumps down from the ceiling.
Lena: Pink.
Webby: Yeah, girls.
Violet: We need to talk.
Lena: The both of them tent their fingers nervously. Listen…that five us have been talking and…
Violet: Perhaps it's best that we call this off and head back to the surface.
Webby: Webby is shocked. WHAT!? You mean…you all want to quit?
Lena: Well…no…I mean…not exact-oh what the heck, yes, we wanna quit.
Webby: B-but why!? Don't you guys want to solve the very mystery that not even Donald or Della could solve!?
Lena: Okay, there it is again. This has something to do with Uncle Donald and Della, doesn't it?
Violet: It's something to do with the fact they were unable to solve this mystery.
Webby: Webby gets a little anxious. W-what are you talking about? This is just the biggest mystery that'll make us legends like Coot.
Lena: Webby, we've solved mysteries like this and they've already made us legends. They give her compassionate and pleading looks. Webby, we're your sisters and we want to help you.
Violet: But we can only do that if you open up to us. Why do you really want to solve this mystery? What's driving you forward no matter the danger?
Webby: I-I-I just want to be as good an adventurer as Della!
Lena and Violet widen their eyes in surprise. Not wanting to say anything else Webby walks over to a dagger hung to a wooden beam pointing to two mine carts as she listens in on the boys.
Huey: Maybe, we should head back.
Dewey: Yeah, this adventure's a bust.
Webby walks over to the mine kart and comes up with an idea to motivate Dewey. She slyly turns around.
Webby: You know, Dewey, we should go. No sense getting distracted by riding this amazing mine cart.
Dewey: Dewey suddenly bursts. I'm sorry, MINE CART!? He walks over and jumps in, pointing forward. THIS IS THE ULTIMATE! EVERYBODY IN! WE RIDE! TO COOTS GOLD!
Suddenly, they hear Big Time screaming in horror and running in with spiders and spider webs attached all around his body. He jumps in the other mine cart, pushing it in the process and it blasts down across the slope.
Webby: Big Time!? The Beagles are after the treasure again! Quit repeating yourself history, you rascal! Let's roll!
Webby is the first to run and jump in while Dewey motions the rest inside with new confidence.
Dewey: You heard my pink-loving girlfriend! Come on Duckburg Six! We've got a family treasure to save.
Lena and Violet look to each other throwing up their hands with smiles before running. Huey and Louie exchanging determined smiles before running to. Lena boosts the rest into the cart before beginning to push only to stop when they all hear a strange sound. They look the way they came into see a wave of hundreds of spiders blasting towards them. The kids hug onto each other screaming in sheer horror.
Louie: SPIDERS!
Huey: How many of these things are in here!?
Dewey: Who cares! Get us out of here Lena!
Lena: You don't need to tell me twice!
Lena pushes the kart and they immediately ride down the slope at high speed, screaming as they ride their way to Coot's treasure.
Meanwhile, the Cloudslayer taken flight and is riding through the skies with Della at the pilot seat, Launchpad sat next to her and May, April and June sat in the passenger seats.
May: So Aunt Della, what's it like on the moon!
Della: Well, at first it was scary… She has haunted eyes. …Because of all the horrifying monsters and soul-crushing loneliness I've had to face for 10 years… She shakes her head to resume her cheerful demeanour. …But, once I got to meet all the Moonlanders that lived on that rock, the moon became a cool place to be in!
April: April gasps in amazement. You mean there are actually friendly aliens living on the moon! No way!
Della: Way! I even became best friends with one.
May: Moon people!? How cool is that!? They sound fun to hang out with!
Della: You bet May! The Moonlanders are so nice! And do you wanna know something amazing! They live in a city…made out of gold!
June widens her eyes in surprise, leaning forward to move her sisters faces out of the way much to their charigin.
June: Did you just say…a city made out of gold!?
Della: That's right June-deenie! Believe it or not, gold is just some common rock to the Moonlanders! They use it for everything, even their dumpsters are made out of gold.
June: June presses her sisters harder. Ohmygosh! That sounds like heaven! I've so got to tell Louie and Lena about this! They'll flip!
April and May angrily force her back into her seat and she becomes a little sheepish. Della chuckles a little at their interactions.
Della: Such sweet kids.
Launchpad: Space does sound pretty cool. If I were in space I'd go to another planet. But one planet I wouldn't want to visit would be that Planet of the Apes. And that's- Launchpad pauses and widens his eyes in horror. Wait a minute... Statue of Liberty. That was OUR planet!
He falls to the floor in front of the controls and slams his fists.
Launchpad: YOU MANIACS! YOU BLEW IT UP! DARN YOU! DARN YOU ALL TO HELL! NOOOOOOO! (1)
Della, April, May and June watch him, completely confused, deadpanning and baffled.
Della: Uh… LP, Planet of the Apes is just a movie. It's not real.
Launchpad: Launchpad gets back on his seat like nothing happened. Oh, it isn't, makes sense.
Della: Uh…yeah…well…Okay LP, lesson 1: You've got your altimeter, tachometer…
Launchpad: Don't forget the Point-a-meter.
Della: The what?
Launchpad: He points at a gauge. The Point-a-meter, tells you how many points you earned. My high score is 5000.
Della: That's the air speed indicator. You've gone 5000 miles? Della has second thoughts. Why don't you just…stare out the window to make sure we're still in the air?
Launchpad: A blissfully ignorant Launchpad salutes. No prob! He stares out the window. Still in the air. Still in the air. Wait! Pause, false alarm. Still in the air.
Della looks at the window, her eyes furrowed in annoyance. The female triplets are more worried than ever.
June: This isn't working out well.
April: He needs to work on his interpretation skills.
May: And…she may need work on her teaching skills.
As for Dewey's party, The Duckburg Six are having a mine cart chase with Big Time who's gone way ahead of them after his head start. They ride on the tracks far above the dark pit below them as the spiders chasing after them. Though, Dewey is more joyful than he was before.
Dewey: This is it! Finally! The rush I was waiting for! Mine Cart chase! He raises his fist. WOO-HOO!
Webby: We have to catch up with Big Time before he gets to the treasure first!
Lena: More importantly we need to survive that!
They look at the direction she's pointing in to see the swarm of spiders. They comically shout to see them getting closer.
Huey: They're gaining on us!
Violet: We don't have enough speed! We need to find a way to accelerate this cart or will find ourselves in an abyss of spiders instead Coot's gold!
Lena: Lena smiles proudly at Violet. Hey, look at you using metaphors little sis.
Violet: Violet smiles back. I learned from the best.
Huey: I hate to interrupt the family moment but how do we speed up this rust mine cart.
Dewey: Dewey gets in front to address his team. Everyone! I have plan to outrace these spiders! Listen to me carefully! I-
Louie: Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Louie comes up waving his hands in outrage. Who says we have to do your plan!? Yours plans stink! My plan is more likely to save us so everyone should follow mine instead.
Dewey: They stand on opposite sides heatedly glaring at each other. Hey, I'm the leader so it's only natural that I make the plans and everyone follows!
Louie: I was raised to see all the angles and shortcuts in situations like this!
Dewey: You were raised to be a douche!
Webby: Stop it!
Huey and the girls are irritated and deadpanning at the petty bickering before them as Dewey and Louie get in each other's faces.
Huey: No point trying to stop it. Once these two fight, there's no stopping it.
Louie: Dewford, later on tonight you're gonna be lying down on your bed and there's gonna be something wet in your pillow case. And you're gonna be like, "Why is my pillow so wet?" And that'll be because I PUT SPIT ALL OVER IT!
Dewey: You put your spit on my pillow; I'll pluck your tail feathers and make you moult sooner than Uncle Donald!
Louie: Louie gives a devious smirk. Oh it won't be MY spit. It'll be Lena's!
Lena: Lena laughs hard. You do NOT want to have your face on my magic spit!
Huey and Webby trade weird looks while Violet stares on incredulously.
Violet: We're about to die and THIS is what we're discussing?! (2)
Webby: Webby comes up and wraps her arms around them both. How about, instead of arguing which plans to follow you combine both your plans? Dewey, what was your plan?
Dewey: Use Huey as a magical bazooka to scare the spiders away.
Webby: Louie?
Louie: Use Lena and Violet's magic to speed up the train.
A couple of minutes later as the swarm chase the kids they make sounds of surprise when they Huey held up by Dewey over his shoulder like a bazooka and Huey aims Spirit Guandao and one of Dewey's Laser Sabres which glowed red.
Webby: Ready, aim…
Dewey: Fire!
Huey sent out two beams of red magical energy from both weapons that blast the spider, killing hundreds of them and scaring some away while speeding up the cart. Louie stood in between Lena and Violet who aimed their hands at the tracks.
Louie: Lena, Violet! Let her rip!
Lena and Violet unleash energy beams from their hands that sends the mine cart blasting across the tracks so fast the wheels left a trail of flames and Huey's magic eventually gets rid of all the spiders, killing them or sending them falling down the pit. Dewey, Huey, Louie, Webby, Lena and Violet are held onto the mine cart releasing screams of joy as they blast across the tracks, right past Big Time (who still has spiders latched onto him) and he becomes shocked.
Big Time: What!? Well two can play at that game!
He gets out a flamethrower which he blasts out back to give his cart a speed boost that allows him to catch up with kids. Each carts head into two tunnels and drop down another slope. Due to speed they created the mine cart is now blasting up the tracks going uphill.
Webby: Mine cart chase adventure for the ages!
Meanwhile, the Cloudslayer is close to Fort Duckburg. Della becomes annoyed when she finds her seat won't stay put and keeps turning left or right.
Della: Why's the stupid seat so loose!?
Launchpad: So you can talk the people behind you, it reassures passengers when you look into their eyes while you crash.
Della is getting increasingly frustrated, irritated, aggravated, stressed and her mentality has reached its peak.
Della: Yeah, yeah, running late, okay! She calms down. Get to fort to celebrate ancestor, just me, the open sky and-
Della shouts when Launchpad speaks loudly behind her. Della is struggling to keep her temper in check and looks like she could blow up any minute.
Launchpad: You seem tense! She grits her teeth before trying to ignore him. Shh! Just relax, turn your mind off, just gaze at the clouds, nothing matters…
Having had enough of his idiocy and incompetence and the stress getting to her, Della explodes and Launchpad reels back from her anger.
Della: EVERYTHING MATTERS! IT'S SIX TONS OF METAL IN THE AIR THAT I JUST HAD TO COMPLETELY REASSEMBLE! She hatefully points at his seat. JUST SIT OVER THERE AND DON'T DISTRACT ME!
She takes back control and a hurt and disheartened Launchpad sits back down, looking out the window.
Launchpad: Still in the air…
May, April and June's beaks are wide open in shock from witnessing Della's cruel words to Launchpad. They sadden, feeling a little sorry for the pilot/chauffeur and May cringes.
May: Ouch…
Back in the cave the mine cart hits a stop and the Duckburg Six have reached the end of the track and release screams of celebration, exchanging high-fives, hugs and Webby jumps out twirling on the ground.
Webby: YES! WE MADE IT!
Dewey: THAT WAS TOTALLY EPIC! A PERFECT CLIMACTIC END FOR AN AWESOME MIND CART CHASE!
Lena: That was the only part of this horrifying adventure that was cool!
Violet: All of a sudden I'm not that frightened of spiders!
Louie: ALRIGHT! Let's find the treasure so we can get out of here!
As Webby reaches into her bag they notice Big Time is not around despite riding the same speed as them.
Huey: What happened to Big Time?
Webby: He must've gotten caught in that spider infested tunnel.
They become disgusted to see a cave in of rocks partially covered in spider webs.
Dewey: Eww…
Huey: Gross.
Lena: Yikes…
Violet: This is disturbing…
Louie: Why are there so many spider tunnels?
Webby shines her phone light to inspect a scythe attached to wall.
Webby: Huey, Violet, look, what is this! A relic? One of Coots old weapons? Proof of the legendary myths!?
Huey: An old rusty scythe.
Violet: Based on what we've seen so far it must be another marker pointing in the direction of the treasure.
Webby: Yeah!
She gasps to see her phone light turn off and sees her battery dying but that doesn't deter her as she switches it out for Della's journal which she presents to the resent.
Webby: Everyone! We're almost where Della's journal entries end! A few more steps and we'll have made it further than anyone. If we solve this we can be as incredible sh- She shakes her head. –Coot was!
This time Dewey and the rest are brimming with confidence.
Dewey: To Coot's gold!
Huey: Let's go!
Louie: We've already come this far. Might as well see how this ends.
Lena: Can't let you have all the fun.
Violet: Might as well see if the myths are really true.
Webby: Perfect! Let's go!
Webby runs on and Dewey and the others jump off, running after her. They stop in front of an entrance with a sign at the top that reads "CORNELIUS COOT ARMS."
Webby: "CORNELIUS COOT ARMS." This is it! The Golden Armoury!
Lena: Weapons!
Violet: Knowledge!
Louie: Treasure!
Dewey: Adventure!
Huey: Historical Accuracy!
Dewey and Louie deadpan at the last part before following Webby inside.
They enter a large room hidden in the cave and when Huey lights up the candle they exclaim with joy and victory to stand in front of what appears to be mountains of gold. Louie naturally dives into the gold, followed by Lena.
Webby: We've uncovered the legend! Proven we're worthy! We did what nobody else could do! We found-!
Louie and Lena emerge after discovering they weren't swimming in gold at all, but rather piles of corncobs, one each in their mouths. They spit them out in disgust.
Louie: Corn!
Lena: This isn't gold!
Webby: What!? Webby runs over in disbelief and begins digging through. No, no, no, no, no! Maybe the treasure is beneath the corn, or uh…maybe there's a further riddle and you have to go inside the corn, or-
Huey: It's a blueprint. Huey presents a corn system blueprint in Coot's logbook which he's found on the floor. …Coot's very own system for storing corn.
The candle further reveals large barrel houses with corns stored inside much to Webby's horror and disbelief as her beliefs shatter.
Huey: Those weren't mine carts, they were corn carts.
Violet: And the scythe, dagger and shovel weren't markers, they were simply farm tools.
Dewey: So Coot was just a boring, non-adventuring farmer?
Lena: And the armoury everyone kept talking about was just some lame underground farm?
Louie: And his treasure was dirty, smelly corn. Louie kicks the corn in outrage before making his way for the exit. Worst treasure hunt ever!
As Louie leaves Webby looks down in sadness. Lena and Violet place their hands on her shoulder sympathetically and Huey and Dewey look at her in sadness.
Huey: Sorry, Webby. It's over, let's go home.
Huey drops the logbook and leaves in disappointment.
Lena: Webs, I'm really sorry how this all turned out.
Violet: We know how much this mystery meant to you. But…I guess in the end, things aren't meant to be what we hope they'd be.
Lena: We'll wait up for you outside.
Lena and Violet leave and Dewey stands opposite of Webby sympathetically as she looks down with her eyes trembling, close to tears.
Dewey: Webby…are you okay…?
Webby: No…I'm not… A few tears leave her eyes. I'm never gonna be like your Mom or Uncle, am I…? She turns around.
Dewey: Webby… he places a hand on her shoulder. Come on, let's go home, Webs. We'll wait for you up ahead.
Dewey takes his leave but after he does Webby wipes away her tears to look up in determination, refusing to believe Coot was fraud and that she can't be like the Duck Twins.
Webby runs back to the rest of the gang walking out through the tunnels.
Webby: No, no, no, no, no, no! I know there's more to this! She stops in front of them in desperation. It-it's Coot's final test! If it's not real then how did he save the fort!? How did he stop the Beagles!?
Ma Beagle: And how are you gonna get out of this alive!?
Webby: Yeah!
Webby's cheerful demeanour diminishes when she processes and recognises the voice. A wagon rolled behind her and emerging from it is the Beagle family minus Big Time. She turns around to see trouble.
Webby: Oh…
References
(1) Planet of the Apes
(2) Guardians of the Galaxy - Space Chase
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