Back to the Nest

A Disney Duck Fanfic:

Instead of being purely based on one entity, this story takes background from Classic Donald Duck cartoons, Ducktales, and Darkwing Duck.

Written By

Stef With a F

Disclaimers:

Disney owns Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Gosalyn Mallard, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Disney also owns Donald's sister Dumbella, yet will also be known as Bella Widgeon, who in a way is my character, her background is of my own design, because the cartoon version didn't give her much of a background at all. Gregory Widgeon, Melanie Widgeon, and Cindy Ganderquack are mine. Please ask before you use these characters. Please forgive me if I "Destroyed" any of Disney's characters...And if you wish, please feel free to "nicely" tell me what I did wrong...I would love the help, but please don't flame me. Constructive Criticism is Welcome.

Please do tell me what you think! Hope you enjoy the story!

Chapter 9

"Well jeez mom," Huey stated. He had his index finger hanging over his chin as if he was pondering something. "Well, I supposed if you have been here for us more than two seconds, you would have known!" Huey shouted.

Bella clenched her fingers and sighed.

"Enough, it's time to tell you all the truth. Your uncle is not here right now, but hey, it might be better that way. And Daisy…" Bella shouted, but then shook her head. "No, no projecting blame or anger right now…You three sit down."

"Oh yeah, right, yeah…Mom, I wasn't here during your first attempt of redemption, and you know what? It was intentional. So I am just going to get my butt out of here," Huey announced.

"No, you don't!" Bella stated, grabbing Huey's sleeve.

"Ah, now you are going to snoop to man-handling, nice," Huey said.

"I thought we were getting along so well last night," Bella began.

"Well," Huey said, with a sarcastic laugh, "I was trying to deceive you. You know. All is fair in war, right? Well, I mean. I don't buy your sugar sweet act, and I doubt I ever will. When, I look at you, I just…" Huey takes a deep breath.

"Shh…" Dewey whispers to Huey.

Huey gave Dewey the evil eye.

"Trust me," Dewey whispers back.

"Mom," Dewey said. "Huey is not the only one that feels this way. I mean…" Dewey sighs. "I seriously want to try to build us up again, but, I also remember how much we all missed you. We all handled the situation a different way. It was easier for example for Louie to come to believe that you were dead. I tried to ignore the fact myself. That yes, you abandoned us. But, everyone deserves his or her day in court. I guess today is yours."

"So are you are you all going to seat down now?" Bella asked.

"Where's Melanie?" Louie asked.

"She's asleep, now please, you three have to hear the truth," Bella began.

"It actually started eleven years ago. Your father stopped giving me financial support for sometime then. I haven't heard from him for two years. It was hard trying to raise three young children on your own."

"That's when you march to the phone, get a lawyer, and sue the deadbeat. But know, you are not smart enough for that…" Huey informed.

Bella pretended to ignore the comment.

"And then I met this man. He was handsome, kind, and rich." Bella smiled. "He used to drown me with the sweetest compliments. Your father never was a gentlemen like this."

Bella laughed weakly.

"Well, I thought Gregory was a gentlemen. When I was in high school, I thought I would be with your father forever. Isn't that something a heartsick teenager would believe? He didn't stay with me long after you three were born. I don't know if he was scared of the responsibility or if he never really cared about me. But, I wanted to be married one day. So, well, when I met Gregory, this rich, handsome, gentlemen, I really wanted the relationship to work. I was seeing wedding bells in just a few weeks. I know now that I was foolish."

"You think?" Huey snarled.

"But, you had to know that he didn't like kids? Right?" asked Dewey.

"I ignored it. At first it didn't seem to matter. We had fun together. The five of us had fun together. That's why I thought I could change him, you know? It was craziness. But I guess he didn't care about children in a casual relationship. And that's all we were for a while. The thing was that he didn't want to be a father. It is no excuse, but I fell in love with this inappropriate man. And for a time, he at least fell in love with the idea of me. "

"Ah, so you just took off on your children, nice," stated Huey.

"He ultimately asked you to marry you, right?" Louie assumed.

"Well, he ask me out for the weekend at this one resort. So, I had your uncle watch you that weekend. I never thought that would be the last time I saw you. We got married that very weekend."

"Why didn't you stop him!!!" Huey screamed. "Why didn't you stop yourself! You didn't have to marry him!"

Bella lowered her head in shame. "But I wanted to. I told myself it would only be during the Newly wed months. But then months became years. By then I thought you three would be happier where you were."

"We are," Huey said dryly. "You should have stayed gone! Like I said before, I'm going."

"Wait!" Bella shouted. "That is not all I have to say!"

"I don't care. We don't care. Don't we?"

"I want to hear all the truth Huey," Louie informed.

Huey shook his head. "Let me sum it up for you. She woke up one day. Gregory left her for a new pretty thing. She cried her little eyes out about some ten years late regret. And then came a-fishing for our forgiveness. To little too late."

"No, that is not what happened," Bella insisted.

"Then tell us mom," exclaimed Dewey.

"I tried to call you seven years ago. Where were you?" Bella asked.

"Why would you care where we were?" asked Huey.

"Wait…you called us?" Dewey asked. "Why didn't we…"

"We were with Uncle Scrooge for four years, when Uncle Donald went to the Navy. No one told you?" Louie gathered.

"Uncle Donald probably didn't trust you to be with a dog then, we were better off where we were!" Huey stated.

"You had contact with Uncle Donald!? Man…why didn't we ever know about this?" asked Dewey.

"He never told us!" Louie continued.

"He was doing us a favor," Huey shouted, but he also could not help to feel resentment that Donald made a choice for them. But between the two, he will forever favor his uncle.

"So you couldn't find us. Did you even look hard enough to generate any hits? What were you doing?"

"I was raising Melanie," Bella said.

"And not us?!?!" Huey shouted.

"She was alone. She had not one but me"

"So, because you had a brother that could raise us, you didn't worry about us, eh? What about your husband!? Did he leave you and his own child?"

"I already told you I had no excuse about leaving you. But, yes, I lied to uncle; Gregory did not leave me. I left him. I had miscarriage a few months before. The marriage was not working out, all I could think of was my children: you three, and your baby brother that never came to be. I was pregnant with Melanie, but I didn't know yet. I didn't know until I got in my second motorcycle/car accident. My last one caused the said miscarriage. This time I was lucky, both Melanie and I were fine. Luck was with me that night. The surgical nurse that worked on me was unbelievably an old high school friend of mine, Cindy Ganderquack. She took care of me through my rehab, my pregnancy, and the aftermath. I was scared to confront you all after all these years, but Cindy told me that I had to. So, here I am, hoping we can know each other again. Begging that you will some day forgive me."

Louie and Dewey looked at each other. They were not sure how to react to all this. It was a lot to sink in.

"Why did you lie to Uncle Donald about who broke up you and Gregory's marriage?" asked Dewey.

"I wanted sympathy. But I know I don't deserve it."

Huey laughed. "We won't just forgive and act like nothing happened.

Dewey added. "This doesn't excuse you leaving in the first place. Yet, I it is nice that we now know the truth."

"I know it does not," Bella admitted. "I made a mistake. And I grave one to boot. But, I still pray that you can forgive me. Louie?"

Louie sighed. "This just gets weirder and weirder. But yes, I still want a mother." He gives her a hug. "I will forgive but will not forget. Don't toy with our emotions again."

"Never again," Bella promised.

"Good," Louie stated. He looked at his watch. "I have to go. Have to pick up Webby. "I'll be back later. Hopefully next Wednesday we can see you at the game?"

Louie waved and went out the front door.

" I think I'm going hop a bus to St. Canard since Louie took our car. Later!" Huey informed.

Then Huey left too.

Bella sat on the couch and covered her face with hands.

Dewey sat next to her and placed his arm around her.

"Do you forgive me?" Bella asked.

"I'll tell you what. I'll let you rebuild my trust." Dewey offered. "And don't worry. Huey is just hurt. He'll come around eventually."

To Be Continued

Author Note: Yes, the Webby to which Louie is referring is in fact Webigal Vanderquack from Ducktales. She has no relationship to Cindy Ganderquack except for the fact their last names are kind of similar.