A Rewritten Family History

So Beaks in the Shell and Lost Cargo were great episodes wern't they? I really wish that I could figure out how to fit Gandra into this universe but I'm blocked...though I do have two ideas for a possible Kit and Molly name drop so there is that to look forward to. I don't want to promise an update between now and the series finale so if this is it see you on the other side. Here is a nice little filler Gladstone chapter with my Daisy intro arch coming up next on the horizon...

As always thanks for reading/reviewing/following...

Gladstone Gander was known as the luckiest in the world though it still wasn't lucky enough to save his cousin and best friend from being lost in space robbing her of a life with her boys. While Scrooge deemed him a "Bad Influence" and he had never had the best relationship with Donald or Gyro for that matter he had still managed to view from the sidelines just how well the boys had been raised, he knew Della would have been proud. When he first caught sight of her months ago on that island he had thought he was seeing things until they began to ride back to Duckburg on the back of Fethry's giant krill. He had wanted to visit sooner, the Moonvasion giving them little time to catch up in the moment however he got distracted. He wasn't now which is what led him toward the Gearloose residence on a seemingly normal early August afternoon.

He had been lounging on the couch as if he owned the place and must have dozed off as soon Della's voice filled the air startling him.

"Glads? How did you get here?"

"Well there was a limo conveniently parked outside of my building…"

He watched as Della flashed him a look that he greatly missed.

"And well for a genius you'd think your fiancé would think of a better place to hide a spare key then under a planter...seriously anyone could break in looking for top secret information."

"That's not why you're here? To snag the plans for the latest Gizmosuit enhancement?"

Gladstone couldn't help but let out a chuckle at his cousin's comment.

"You really think I'd want to risk bruising my pretty face to become a vigilante? Though speaking of enhancements how did you like your new and improved Doc?"

December 2016:

Stepping out of a lavish town car Gladstone couldn't help but take in his surroundings. The residential block of the Duckburg Historic District was quite quaint especially as it glittered in millions of festively colored fairy lights as the holiday season was in full swing.

He had been about to knock on the door when as his luck would have it, Gyro had opened it for him, raising a brow.

"What are you doing here?"

"Can't a guy visit his favorite cousin?"

"I'm not your…." Gladstone listened as Gyro began to speak realization setting in that the green clad goose had in fact been his cousin through his all too brief marriage to Della.

"I wanted to congratulate you… DOCTOR GEARLOOSE."

"It just rolls off the tongue doesn't it?" Gyro asked with a grin as he ushered Gladstone inside.

"It definitely suits you, Della would be so proud."

As Gladstone took a seat on the couch he couldn't help but look over to watch as Gyro glanced over toward a photo of him and Della with their eggs sitting on the mantle, his bill turning into a smile.

"She would be."

There was a moment of silence as Gyro crossed the room before taking a seat.

"You know," Gladstone finally spoke with a raised brow, "this is a new chapter in your life you should upgrade your look a bit."

"I knew you had some hidden agenda for visiting. Anyway what's wrong with my look?"

Gladstone watched as Gyro looked down silently examining himself.

"Nothing is wrong with it, it's just you're a Doctor now and the whole frazzled mad scientist look doesn't really carry an aura of confidence. Lucky for you, I'm here and honestly my vision is quite subtle actually."

Gladstone had known that Gyro would give in and say yes because whenever Gladstone set his mind to something it would get done...well almost everything he thought silently thinking about the hand he had in trying to locate Della after the accident.

He first had Gyro remove his suspenders, afterall he was already wearing a belt and so both accessories were a bit much together.

"Not many people can pull off lavender but it compliments you." Gladstone said pointing to the button up shirt Gyro had been wearing in the present moment as he gently bit his bill.

"Thanks...I think."

Gladstone simply nodded.

"Now the bow tie definitely could remain a statement piece...and a vest could give you some extra polish…. and your hair...have you ever thought to tame your curls with gel…."

A few hours and a trip to the mall later Gladstone couldn't help but look at his creation proudly.

"You're going to break a lot of hearts I can already tell," Gladstone teased.

Gyro's expression which had been grateful for the plussing up of his look soon turned a bit sullen.

"I don't want to break hearts, nobody will ever replace Della."

Gladstone simply nodded as another moment of silence slipped through the air.

"So what are you doing for the Holidays? Have a hot date of your own?"

"Yes...and no...I've been invited to an exclusive New Years Eve event at a casino in Macaw though I'm planning on showing up a bit early."

"Well,I'm sure you'll have fun, you always do."

"I loved it," Della responded with a smile, "you've always had such a great eye."

"Had?" Gladstone spoke running his hand down the sleeve of his blazer, "my taste has always been impeccable you know you could use a bit of a change too, you look like a mechanic."

Della looked down at the khaki shorts and oil stained white tank top she had been wearing in the moment rolling her eyes a bit.

"I am a mechanic…in the process of building a new plane which is why I'm not all glammed up at the moment."

"Well still," Gladstone said playfully running a hand through his cousin's hair, "you should try a blowout, or some curls."

Pushing his hand back, Della couldn't help but let out a slight chuckle before rolling her eyes.

"Well, I'm going out next week for Gyro's birthday, perhaps I'll try a new style then….can you believe he is going to be 36….that I'M 36...how did I get so OLD!"

He couldn't help but to shake his head at the way his cousin thought she'd been old after all he had been about nine months older than her and Donald had been.

"I guess being isolated messes with your sense of time."

Letting out a slight chuckle at his comment, Gladstone couldn't help but think that he wasn't the only cousin to get themselves trapped though he supposed being held captive by a 'Luck Vampire' for eighteen months was just a drop in a bucket compared to Della's experiences and so he knew he would be saving that story for another day especially as his cousin began to speak up once more as she began to nod her head.

"You should come, I'm sure Gyro would love to have you."

"I wouldn't want to be a third wheel."

"It's not like we were having a date night...Sel will be there...well, if she can figure out a way to slip past Zeus, and her boyfriend, and Don, and…"

Listening as his cousin's voice began to rattle off a few more names he couldn't help but keep his mind wrapped around one particular name she had spoken.

"Wait what? Since when has Selene been seeing someone?"

"Since late June, I mean TECHNICALLY they haven't put any labels on things what with her being a Goddess among many other obstacles but she's been seeing Gyro's lab assistant Fenton."

Gladstone wondered if perhaps he should look into finding a scientist of his own, or perhaps he'd hand out around the hospital and luck his way into meeting a cute young nurse in need of being swept off their feet.

"Send me the when and where and maybe I'll find the time to put in a cameo."

He watched as Della nodded her head.

"I've missed you Glads," she spoke, wrapping her arms around him giving him a slight squeeze.

"I've missed you more Dells," he responded, "Though I suppose as your best person I'll be around so much in the next seven months that you'll be sick of me."

"Never," Della replied with a slight chuckle as they continued their conversation well into the evening with Gladstone even staying for dinner. He definitely missed this..being with his cousin..and he was glad that things were back to normal...well as normal as life waas for people like them.