That night, when Fenton came home from work, he told Ava, "Come here for a minute. I want to talk to you."
Once they were both sitting down on the couch, Fenton said, "Ava, Mr. McDuck told me you talked to him today."
Ava nodded, and Fenton sighed. "Honey, I know you were trying to help, but I can handle things, myself. All you need to worry about is being a kid."
"But you work so much. I wanted to help you after all you've done for me."
"I know, and I appreciate the thought, but you gotta let me deal with grown-up stuff. You're not looking after yourself so much anymore."
"Okay. I'm sorry."
Fenton hugged her. "Everything turned out alright...Ava, there's something I need to tell you," he said as he pulled away.
"What is it?" Ava asked, nervously.
"It's nothing bad; it's just something really big." He rubbed the back of his neck. "I don't know how to go about this. I don't know how you'll respond, but I guess the best thing to do is come right out and say it...I'm Gizmoduck."
Ava stared at him. "You're Gizmoduck," she repeated in disbelief.
"Yeah. How do you feel about that?"
"I don't want to say I don't believe you, but it's kinda hard not to."
"I can prove it." Fenton stood up. "I just have to say two words, and I'll put on the Gizmosuit."
When he saw that his daughter still didn't believe him, he said, "Blatherin' Blatherskite!"
Almost immediately, pieces of metal flew into the room and attached themselves to Fenton as if he was a magnet. They transformed him into a completely different and familiar person.
"Gizmoduck!" Ava exclaimed, wide-eyed.
"Indeed, it is, young lady!" he proclaimed in his deep voice that he used while wearing the Gizmosuit. Then, he took it off and asked in his normal voice, "NOW do you believe me?"
Ava sat back down on the couch, stunned. "Yeah. But if you're Gizmoduck, then that means...it was YOU I was talking to when I ran away!"
Fenton nodded. "I thought you'd listen to a superhero more than you'd listen to your old man."
"So, is that why you're gone a lot?"
"Yep. I have two jobs: accountant and chief of security for McDuck Enterprises."
"And you chose to do all that."
He nodded. "I want to help make the world a better place. What better way to do that than be a superhero?"
Ava bit her lip and whispered quietly, "Uh, oh."
Fenton sat by her. "What's the matter, sweetie?"
"I was really harsh to Mr. McDuck. I had no idea...Great. I really messed things up."
Fenton hugged her. "Aw, it's okay. I already worked it out with him. He's not too upset. You can apologize later."
Ava nodded.
"Only a couple of people know about me being Gizmoduck," Fenton told her. "It's a big secret, and I'm trusting you can keep it. Do you promise not to tell anyone about it?"
"I promise, Dad," Ava said.
Fenton smiled and hugged her, tightly. "That's the first time you've called me Dad! We've got to celebrate! How about we go to the Parrot Pizza Palace and order some pizzas and play lots of games?"
"Actually...could we just stay home tonight?"
"Sure, if you want."
Ava got off the couch and went into her room. She came out with her bag and opened it in front of him. She pulled out a teddy bear and some photo albums.
"Ah, so THAT'S what you keep in there!" Fenton stated, cheerfully.
Ava seemed a little nervous. "I was afraid you'd think I was childish if I showed you my teddy bear."
"No! Not at all! In fact, wait here." Fenton left the room. She could hear things being moved around somewhere in the trailer. He came back holding an old, worn out teddy bear. "I've had this ever since I was a little duckling. Maybe these two can be friends."
Soon, Fenton and Ava were looking at the photo albums, which were filled with Ava's baby pictures and pictures of her when she was growing up. Ava told him who each of the people were in the pictures. They were mostly her old friends and relatives from Eileen's family.
When they looked at the last picture, Ava put the photo albums away, and Fenton said, "Thank you for showing me those pictures. I would have liked to been around when you were a baby, but I'm glad I get to spend time with you now."
"I am, too," Ava said, cuddling with him and holding both teddy bears. "Dad, could you sing me a lullaby?"
"Sure. Let's see. I don't know many lullabies, so I'll have to make one up."
He sang to her, and part of his song went like this:
"They talk about the cat and the fiddle
And the cow jumping over the moon
But the only magic I can offer
Is to try to do right by you
Oh, I'll try to do right by you."
