The Sunchaser (or Cloudslayer if you'd prefer) was parked outside an ancient jungle tomb. Scrooge was taking the triplets, their mother and Webby on an expedition. Donald was recovering from a broken leg, Launchpad was hanging with Darkwing for the day and Lena and Violet were at the library looking for spell books, otherwise they would have come with them.
"The legendary magical tomb of ancient Duckberg was thought to be lost centuries ago." explained Scrooge as they went deeper into the tomb. "However, thanks to Louie, we've found the entrance! How did you find it anyway, Louie?"
"Oh, I was walking through the woods trying to avoid any house work when I found a sparkly cave." said Louie, looking at his phone the whole time. Scrooge then took the phone from his hands. "Hey!" he said.
"Listen, you need to keep a sharp eye here, we don't want to get lost in here." said Scrooge, pocketing Louie's phone. "You'll get this back when we're finished in the cave."
Webby and Dewey were looking at a book about the wonders of the tomb.
"According to my research," proclaimed Webby, "the ancient tombs are filled with magical portals, mysterious text and lizards that when they bite you, you get superpowers. I've always wanted the ability to grow and shrink on command!"
"I've always wanted to fly!" said Dewey, excitedly.
"Didn't Storkules grant you that ability once?" asked Webby.
"Yeah," sulked Dewey. "but his Dad took it away from me shortly afterwards."
"Now remember kids, if we're in a tight situation, I have my jetpack with me." said Della, trying to hide her excitement.
Huey was slightly concerned. "Mom, I know you're excited about your new jetpack but is this really the best place to test it out?"
"I can't help it, it looks so cool!" shouted Della excitedly. "But don't worry, it's only activated if I say the passcode."
And without thinking, Louie asked "What's the passcode?"
"Oh, it's Caramel Bubblegum." answered Della.
It was then the mother and her youngest son realised their mistake.
Without warning, the jetpack sprung into life and took Della for a ride. It raced around the corner and seemed to disappear.
"MOM!" cried Dewey. "DELLA!" shouted Webby. the pair started chasing after their mother/mother figure but tripped on a rock and both fell into a deep chasm.
"Bless me bagpipes!" exclaimed Scrooge. "This expedition's just turned into a rescue mission! Okay, no more splitting up from now on!"
Huey was so shocked by what had just happened, he leaned on a wall to catch his breath, only to discover there wasn't a wall there and instead, he fell down a slope.
Scrooge looked over at Louie.
"You're not planning on wandering off too, are ye?" he asked.
"I'm not leaving my phone, I mean uncle." Louie replied.
Scrooge decided it'd be best to begin searching. "Okay, let's start by looking for your mother."
And off down the trail they went.
To be continued...
