Chapter 28: Greaser Aid
December has arrived. Snow has blanketed Duckburg. Christmas lights and decorations are all over the city. Especially in Duckburg High. Some things had changed and some have not changed.
"So true. Darby sure is manipulative and malevolent in his rich ways but I sure taught him a lesson. With the preppies under my control, all the other cliques under the rich kids also submitted to me. Park wasn't kidding about going advanced. I owe him that and as a result, I kept my word for him and Vickson to join my clique. And now that it's over, it's time I put my focus on their sworn enemies, the Greasers." (This was Louie's POV)
That's the change. Now, the only thing that has not changed is the fact that Dewey and Webby were strained badly in terms of their bond. After what happened after the musical, Webby refused to speak to Dewey even pretending he does not exist. Dewey on the other hand feels really bad about himself refusing to speak to her or even make amends with her. Those 2 even did not do eye contact or say a single word even if they sat together for lunch and lessons. They did not even team up in gym class. All this is making their peers concerned and worried about them.
Right now, lunch hour as, "Have you decided on how we can make these 2 happy and together?" Violet asked Huey as he ordered some teriyaki chicken. "No ideas so far." Huey replied. "My friend here is in a state depression soon to enter the next stage while may be suicide which all of us will fear soon." Violet replied in disgust as she took some tempura. "Man, if only I can think of something..." Huey thought. "Or what if only Dewey has to solve it himself or-never mind."
After school...
"So far, more than half the cliques are below our clique." said Lena as she threw a dart. "How scheming I am to go advanced." said Louie as he threw a dart. School is over and some members of the Besties clique is in the lounge hanging out. Park and Vickson are playing video games with Melvin while Jennifer is tutoring Lana and Luna on their math.
As Louie and Lena continued shooting darts, Louie got a text message and when he read it. His grip on the phone stiffens.
I've heard of you Louie Duck. How bold and daring you are to take down the Preps. Meet me at some overhead bridge near some Chinese restaurant. We need to talk.
"Who sent you the message?" Lena asked as she threw a dart. "Beats me. But he knows me for some reason." Louie replied. "So you're going there?" Lena asked. "I don't know. I went through some much trouble with the Preppies last month." Louie replied as he threw a dart. "But still, I can't ignore the message. Lena, take charge. When everyone's gone, lock the place up." She got the message as Louie grabbed his bag, said his goodbyes to everyone and left.
In Duckburg...
Louie reached the place as he put his bike aside. He looked around for a moment. "I'm standing by the overhead bridge near some Chinese restaurant. Where is he?" Louie wondered when, "So you came." He turned behind to see a German shepherd greaser walking towards him since he emerged from the alleyway. He wore a black t-shirt with a flaming skull at the front with his signature dark grey leather jacket. He wore dark brown pants with chains attached from the pockets to his belt around the waistline. He wore spiked boots with socks and shoulder pads, elbow guards and knee guards attached onto his attire and all these pads and guards have a single spike on it each.
"And who might you be?" Louie asked. "The name's Jonathan Vincent. Third year student and I'm the leader of all Greasers." Louie was shocked that a clique leader is seeking him. "Okay...what's it for you to see me?"
"Ha! I bet you think it's funny don't you? I'm a laughing stock right?" Jonathan began. "No. And I don't know why you're saying this shit to me." Louie replied cynically. "Yeah right. Everybody's laughing at me. All of you. At me directly!" Jonathan exclaimed and is starting to get angry. "Weirdo. What are you talking about anyway?" Louie asked. "Tell me kid. Have you had her?" Jonathan asked. "Had who?" Louie asked back. "Oh I bet you have...Have you had her!" Jonathan then grabbed Louie. "Who the duck are you talking about?!" Louie asked. "Layla! That slut! That slut...that I loved..." Jonathan let go and turned away for a moment. He then turned back to Louie and explained the situation.
"Both of us started dating in freshmen year. We were so inseparable! Hell, we won homecoming king and queen during that year also! But this year...she stopped seeing me! I tried to contact her. I messaged her. I even sent my boys to see if they can find her but...but...nothing! It's killing me that my queen is gone or she left me or something! I'm dying over a broad!" Once Jonathan is done, "Ricardo!"
The wolf greaser that Louie met before showed up. "He's the reason how I knew of you. No one can solve my problem and he recommended you to me because I also heard he helped you wreck the rich kids!" Jonathan explained. "No wonder..." Louie thought as he and Ricardo exchanged positive glances. "Now Louie, will you help find out what Layla's up to for me? I can't take the suspense. Go around Duckburg tonight to see if you can find her. Bring a camera for evidence and then we'll settle this once and for all." Jonathan tasked him. "Ricardo will accompany you for this task."
"Right. I'll do it." Louie replied. "Once done, meet me at the same location we met right now and show me the evidence." Jonathan added as Louie took his leave.
Later that night...
Louie got his camera ready as he noticed Dewey sitting on his bed looking at some pics through his phone. "I wish I can help you and fix you bro...but I feel guilty for going too far." Louie thought as he left the room. Now every time Dewey comes home, he'll just do his homework, practice basketball and lie on his bed looking at pictures of Webby. "I miss hanging out with Webby. I miss seeing her kick butt. I miss..." He stopped thinking. He got down and lifted his bed a bit. Underneath is a photo album. He put everything in place and lay on his bed and looked at it. Inside are pictures of himself and Webby doing things together. Just them only. One pic shows him and Webby standing together and holding jewels from an adventure a few years ago, another shows them swinging on some vine, another shows them in the Dewey Dew Night Show, another shows them eating ice cream together and many more. All these photos are taken from the year they met all the way until this year and before they begin high school. As Dewey continued looking, he noticed something. Most of the photos have something that he and Webby always do together. "I can't believe it..." He then fell into a trance.
At the same time...
Louie soon met up with Ricardo. "Here's a picture of Layla. Jonathan sent me the pic so that you'll know what she looks like." Louie took a look from his phone. It shows an attractive poodle wearing a pink shirt with a leather jacket and sleek black pants. She wore an ascot around her neck too. "Interesting. Let's get this over with Ricardo."
"I'm with you bro!" They took off in their bikes. They searched at the mall first. "I like this place. Too bad the only things I do is window shopping and eating." Ricardo spoke first. "Do you have any money at all?" Louie asked. "Not much. But most greasers like me are kinda low class. Too poor to afford many good stuff that most of you guys have. Video games, electronics and many more." Ricardo replied. "Do your parents work?" Louie asked. "Yeah. At Glomgold Industries. All they do is clean and cater. Yet they ain't getting much in their pay. Hell, our bills and rent are not yet paid." Ricardo explained. "They pooled so much to help me to get into this high school though.
"I see. What about your phone? How did get it?" Louie asked. "Last year I helped some employee carry some stuff to the store because it was a lot. He was grateful for this and gave me one of the latest smartphone models as a reward. Heh, luck was sometimes on my side." Ricardo explained. "You have enough to eat?" Louie asked. "I try not to spend a lot at least. I ate simply most of the time and that one time you treated me to pizza for helping you wreck the rich scumbags, I never felt better than ever." Ricardo replied. "Damn! I can't believe the greasers are low class! No wonder there was war between the rich and poor cliques." Louie thought. "Sorry if I asked you this stuff."
"It's alright Louie. You're a good person and-whoa! There she is! Hide!" They quickly hid as from a jewellery shop, Layla came out followed by, "Zane?!" Louie was shocked to see as Zane gave her a ring and she cheered in acceptance. "Quick! Take a pic!" Ricardo ordered. Louie took out his camera and took a picture of them. After that, they left the mall. "C'mon! Let's not lose them!" Ricardo told Louie as they followed them.
A few minutes later, "They're entering Chicken-Fil-A!" Louie noticed. They followed them indiscreetly and there, Louie ordered some nuggets, strips and drinks for himself and Ricardo as he brought the food to him and they ate. "What are they doing now?" Louie asked eating a strip. "They're doing the same thing as us." Ricardo replied sipping his soda. Across them, Zane is eating a chicken burger and Layla is eating salad.
After some time, they left and outside, they hugged as from inside the restaurant, Louie snapped a pic. "Something tells that-"
"Layla is cheating Jonathan!" He and Ricardo exclaimed in unison. "One more pic I suggest and then, we show them to Jonathan." Ricardo suggested. "Let's go." said Louie as they left the restaurant.
After a while, "They're entering the park." Ricardo noticed. "And they sat on the bench." Louie noticed. Then, "Oh shit!" They exclaimed as Louie took a picture. Looking at it, "Has she ever kissed other guys before meeting Jonathan?" Louie asked. "I really don't know but let's get the fuck outta here." said Ricardo. Both quickly left the park.
Some time later, Jonathan is at the same area as this afternoon smoking a cigarette when Louie and Ricardo arrived. "Here are the pictures. You're not gonna like them." Using his camera, Louie showed him the pics he took. "I can't fucking believe this!" Anger and rage filled him for a moment but stopped. He took out 20 dollars and paid Louie as, "I'll be in touch with you again." After that, he left as, "Looks like I'm needed again somehow." Louie thought. "And I didn't exepct Jonathan to pay me." He spoke up. "Yeah. Jonathan gained cash by mugging, pickpocketing and a coupe of small offences to survive and get into this school. It was also enough to pay anyone who helps him like you. Also, his parents are in jail so he's been doing this ever since freshman year. Last year, he became leader due to his actions." Ricardo explained as he looked at the time via his phone. "Well that was fun. See you again Louie? I gotta go and thanks for the meal again."
"No problem dude. See ya." They took their bikes and departed.
Back at home...
When Louie reached his room, "Hey Huey, why the worried face?"
"Look at our brother." Louie then noticed it. "He's been like this for some time?"
"Yeah...he was looking at some photo album when it happened." Huey replied as he went to his bed and showed it to Louie. "It's all the pics of him and Webby. But why?" Louie wondered when suddenly, Dewey sat up. "Dewey!" They exclaimed. "You alright?" Huey asked. Dewey said nothing for a moment. Then, "I don't know what happened. But one thing I do know, Webby and I are so inseparable. We held hands, hugged and cuddled together in happiness whenever we do things together and then...it struck me."
"What struck you?" Louie asked. "By looking at the pictures of us, I now know why I had this strange feeling all along! I...I...I..." Dewey was feeling it now. The strange feeling building up heat energy making his body hot and his face red...
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"I like Webby! No, I love Webby! I feel it now! I love her but I keep denying it and you guys messing me around! I could have poured out my true feelings to her instead of hiding them away to the point the strange feeling in me reacts to our interactions!" At that moment, the strange feeling left. "Only when I openly tell Webby about my love for her, the strange feeling will finally be gone."
"Heh. It took him long enough to realize it at the core of his heart." Louie thought as, "Welcome back bro!" Huey hugged Dewey as Louie joined in for a triplet hug. "But we still need to help you make amends to Webby since we went too far." Huey stated. "No need. Leave everything to me. When the time comes, I'll open her eyes and heart to me." Dewey assured to them. "I trust you then." said Louie. Huey nodded it agreement. Some night they had.
The next day at school...
"THOK!"
A cue ball was shot onto the 15 ball and it sank into the upper left corner pocket. "Congrats Louie." Yung congratulated him. "You played very well Yung." Louie replied as they shook hands. The Cue Sports Club is in the middle of their practice in sinking balls into pockets with accuracy and precision. As Louie waited for his next match, "DING!"
"Another message from Jonathan I bet." Louie checked his phone and indeed, a message from him.
I thought of something kid. Meet me at the same spot yesterday, all will be revealed once you get there. Take your time, I'll be waiting and be sure to get your ass here by today.
"His messages are pretty complicating." Louie thought as Mario called for him to have a match with him.
So after school and CCA...
At the meeting place, "Alright, what's this Zane got that I don't?" Jonathan asked in anger. "Well...he has money and looks." Louie replied. "Ha! Ha! You really it's funny don't you? You think I'm a joke huh? Remember, I am leader of the Greasers clique and it makes feel like royalty! Like I'm the King!" Jonathan stated. "But Layla who's my queen became a slut! Hanging out with that rich cunt instead of me! What is Zane thinking, stealing my chick, my girlfriend, MY BELOVD QUEEN!" The last part bellowed out loud as Jonathan punched a wall. "He's really cantankerous but strong in fighting." Louie thought. "Well Jonathan, I'm not laughing at your situation at least."
That calmed him down a lot. "Good, good kid. You, me and my boys. We'll teach Zane to keep his hands off my chick! Here's the plan, go and find him, provoke him and lure him to the abandoned warehouse behind the Duckburg Bank. Me and my boys will be waiting to school that son of a bitch!"
"Got it." Louie got on his bike and rode off to find Zane.
During the search, "It'll be unwise for myself to be exposed by him. I'll lose control of the Preppies so I need to conceal my face!" He then saw a shop and, "Gotcha!"
A minute, he can out wearing a ski mask. "Now I won't have to worry about them knowing it was me." Then, he saw Zane with his peers, Biff, Greg, Davian, Brycen, Chadwick and Paul. "Time to seek their attention." Using his super slingshot, Louie fired a stone. "THOK!"
"Who the fuck hit my bike?!" Zane exclaimed and saw Louie in disguise ride by. "It must be that masked freak! Get him!" Zane ordered as all chased him. "Someone get more chaps to help us in this pursuit!" Zane ordered as Biff sent a text message.
On his way to the ambush site, more preppies rode in. "Justin, Robert, Oliver, Enrique and Gregor are on my ass now!" Louie noticed as already, 12 preppies are gaining on him but on the bright side, "There it is!" He rode into the abandoned warehouse with the Preppies following him in.
Inside once all are in, Jonathan accompanied by other greasers consisting of the twin golden retrievers, Lenny and Lemmy, a terrier named Vance, the squirrel named Soda who was from Louie's class, a raccoon named Curtis, a black cat named Willy, 2 brown ducks named Kanz and Howard and a jackal named Tetsuo are on their bikes waiting for them as, "Well, well, well, Zane Haines. You've been having fun with a chick haven't you?" Jonathan spoke first. "I don't know what youre talking about greaseball. Oh wait, Layla? Ha! That chick's way better off with me than you!" Zane smirked. "Yeah. And you're better off being dead! ATTACK!" Jonathan ordered as he and his gang took out firecrackers while the preppies took out eggs. "Oh boy. This is gonna be chaotic." Louie can tell.
The fight has already begun as both cliques rode around the warehouse throwing their projectiles at each other. Kanz and Howard bombarded Enrique and Robert with firecrackers. Justin egged Vance on the face and he crashed onto Tetsuo and they're knocked out. Louie on the other hand took out his super slingshot and fired projectiles at the preppies. He shot down Chadwick, Paul and Winston. Lenny and Lemmy rode by him as they executed their teamwork throwing their firecrackers at some of the preppies and supplying their bros with some when they ran out as already, Lemmy threw a firecracker to Curtis who's attacking Davian in close combat. Taking it, he lighted it and bombarded him down.
On the other hand, Jonathan and Zane crashed onto each other. They stood up as Zane jabbed him. Jonathan triple hooked him and executed an axe kick on his face. Zane stood up and charge punched him but in response, Jonathan charged and executed a powerful haymaker on his face. "KSH!"
"AH!" Zane stumbled as, "This isn't over Jonathan!" He gave the signal as the other preppies still fighting the other greasers stopped immediately and retreated with him.
With the rumble over, "Aw man! I can't believe I got some of that burning hatred out of my system!" Jonathan told his peers as he turned to Louie. "Thanks Louie! You're a good kid I see. Here's the cash pal. Now if you excuse me, me and my boys will deal with the fleeing cowards. See you around!"
"Alright Jonathan. Good luck." Louie replied as the greasers picked up wooden short staffs and gave chase. Louie counted the money. Another 20 dollars. "Yes! And what's that?" At the corner is an electronic. "The janitor's gonna love it and teach me new moves even during the winter season!"
Satisfied with his day, Louie left the abandoned warehouse. "Okay, just end this already, I wanna go home and get my hands on Uncle Donald's Playduck magazines hoping I don't get caught. Okay?"
Fine then. So yeah, winter season has arrived on this story and some stuff will happen in future chapters. You'll find out soon enough.
Anyway, Greasers sure are tough and Dewey has finally figured out the truth about the strange feeling he had in him for so long! Yes! All he has to do is redeem himself by pouring out his true feelings to Webby. How will it go? This is what all of you have been waiting for right? In moments time, all will be revealed. Okay, I gotta get back to work. Woo-hoo!