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
Note: *gasp* Another chapter already! LOL, I guess we were on a roll. We all know that except for Melanie, Ronnie, and Lisa, all owned by me, Disney owns these characters. Yay! Don't sue please. I mean, not only are we not getting any profit, we are rich impaired to boot!
Chapter 23
Written By: Stef With an F
Suddenly Melanie materialized in front of the hotel door.
"Launchpad?!" she shouted excitingly.
Launchpad quickly turned around.
"Melanie?!!" he shouted back, a little too loud.
Melanie laughed.
"Yeah that's me!" she said. She turned to Ronnie and Lisa.
"Ronnie! Lisa! I missed you all so much!" she said quickly and then turned back to Launchpad. "So did you get mom's telegram?! Did you see Mickey?!"
"What?!" Launchpad exclaimed.
Melanie laughed. "Mommy sent you a Singing Telegram?"
Launchpad glanced once more at the Do Not Disturb sign and then back to Melanie.
Melanie smiled uncontrollably.
"Yeah!" Melanie shouted. "Didn't you read it?!"
Launchpad shook his head. Did Bella send this telegram to the hotel suite? He didn't remember seeing it? Did Gos or DW intercept it?
"At the hotel?" he asked.
Melanie shook her head, "No your house!"
Launchpad laughed. "Melanie honey, I have been here in Rio since early yesterday."
Melanie looked dumbstruck, "You have?!"
"Uh huh," he answered.
"Wow," Melanie said, crossing her arms. "And you didn't come to visit?"
"I didn't know you two were here, not until last night."
"Last night?" Melanie whispered. "Did you see us at the Flower Garden?"
Launchpad didn't answer he just glanced at the door. The door with the horrid sign...
"Sorry that I teleported you," Ronnie informed. "I just missed you."
Melanie laughed.
"It's okay...I just think my mom is probably wondering where I am," Melanie informed back.
Launchpad turned back to Melanie.
"Where is your mother?" he asked, with new hope. He surely was hoping that it was not Bella who was in that hotel room with Jose. Locked in a room with that scandalous door clip.
"The Flower Garden," Melanie relayed.
"Something wrong Launchpad?" she asked looking up.
Launchpad walked over to the door, and used his back to cover the door clip.
"What are you hiding?" she asked, attempting to look at the door.
"Oh nothing..." Launchpad stated.
"It says 'Do not Disturb'," Ronnie informed.
Melanie shrugged hers shoulders. "Maybe Uncle Donald and Aunt Daisy are taking a nap?"
Bella liked flowers, always did. What was even cooler was the pond that the hotel grounds had in the center of the garden. Since she already explored the garden yesterday she was ready to check out the pond, and maybe go for a little swim. There were other people in the area, but it wasn't too busy. There was a sign near by, not prohibiting the swimming, but stating in four languages that swimming was at your own risk, and that the hotel was not responsible, for any injury, lost or death that could occur.
Bella took off her blouse and set it aside, and then unzipped her jean shorts, putting each item near a medium-sized boulder, revealing a lime green swimsuit, with lavender roses.
"Melanie!" she called out.
No answer.
"Melanie?!" she called again.
Again no answer.
"Melanie!" Bella screamed.
"Not again," Bella whispered weakly. "Melanie..."
Just seconds prior Melanie was right beside her.
"You know better than to run off," she desperately stated, suddenly feeling hollow, as if one significant wind could cause her to blow away.
"Bella?" a male voice called out.
A chill overcame Bella as her heart missed a beat.
The man reached out to Bella, and gently taped her on the shoulder.
Bella jumped about a foot off the ground before turning around, face to face to Jose.
"Jose!" Bella shrieked. "You scared me."
Jose nodded.
"Yes," he laughed. "I am so very sorry."
The blood drained from Bella's face.
"Oh Jose," she cried, grasping his middle. "Please help me."
Jose embraced the frighten Bella.
"What is wrong?" he gently asked Bella.
"Melanie..." Bella began, trying her best to not fall apart, "We were walking toward pond, her and I, about to go swimming. Jose, I know she was just behind me, I saw her but less than a minute before. And now..."
She clenched her fist, holding back tears that were begging to be released.
"She's gone...Jose, what if someone took her!?"
"Shh..." Jose whispered. "I bet she's near by, maybe she decided to follow a butterfly somewhere, a bird?"
Bella nodded.
"Okay," she said. "She probably didn't answer because she is having so much fun...right? Jose, help me look for her?"
Jose took Bella's two hands, and kissed them both.
"Of course, my darling," he vowed. "Don't cry, everything shall be alright."
Back near the hotel suite, Launchpad looked at Ronnie.
"Could you teleport to this garden?" he asked.
The young boy shook his head.
"I need to know where it is," he informed.
Launchpad nodded.
"That's right," he said, remembering.
Ronnie is slightly clairvoyant in addition of being able to teleport, meaning he could sense distant surroundings, yet, he was not so keen in remote viewing that he could see any place at will, he had to know it. This same idea went with people. He could only teleport people he cared about. Maybe in time his powers would be less discriminative. Who knows? Quite possibly in the future a super villain could attempt to take advantage of such powers.
With the thought of such villainy, Launchpad could not help but think about DW, Morg, and Gosalyn. Were they all right?
A shiver went down his spine thinking about what happen the night before. Regardless of his feelings, which were crushed when he saw Bella with that other man, still by no means did it overshadow what young Ronnie and Lisa had to withstand last night.
"I guess we have to start walking down to the Garden then, before your mother gets sick with worry. Do you know where it is Melanie?" Launchpad asked, not realizing that asking Ronnie to teleport Bella would have been much quicker.
Melanie nodded.
"I'll show you," she announced. "Follow me."
To Be Continued
Author Note: Hey-a! I have always been interested in the unknown. I marveled about the mysteries of the mind, questions within, and hidden truths. As an example, the speculation of the existence of Extrasensory Perception, a.k.a. ESP. We have mentioned Ronnie's powers before, yet except for the ability of teleportation, gave them no names. Clairvoyance is the is ability to "see" the unknown, and Remote viewing: The ability to see physical objects at a distance.
Please tell us what you think! Thanks!
~ Stef With a F :)
