This chapter had over 8 thousands words so I cut it in half. The two chapters will be posted on the same day so don't worry for a wait.

Anyways, How's everyone in this Duckblur fandom doing? Life treating you all well? Good good, me? I just witnessed a little birds death when it crashed on my college window and snapped its neck. Yep, my friend and I poked it to see if it was still breathing, it wasn't, and she didn't like that I took a pic of it. It's not everyday you witness the death of a little bird. Here's the next chapter!

And by the way, I'm writing this story with the time set after everything happens. As in season 3 has already happened in this timeline. So I can only guess what'll happen and hope I'm right.

Also fun fact, I just recently learned that Lena is now living with Violet and her family. I did not know that.

Master Fan Reader- Patients my friend, they're only 10 to 12 right now. Don't worry, they'll start eventually, I just want to set everything up and make sure everything is set up right. And that flashback scene was inspired by a video my sister and I watched on youtube months ago. If my memory serves me right, it was a lady who couldn't take off a ring and went to the hospital. She was more concerned about cutting the ring off while her brother wanted to save the ring and cut his sisters finger off instead.

Jp Bake- I already pm you that there kids in this right now and this is a story their telling during the storm. And I feel like you'll get more questions here than answers, but do not worry my friend, answers are coming in chapter 4.

Day after day, the kids found themselves being moved a lot. They would be invited into their friends Gosselin's house for sleepovers or stay over at Fentons house. They didn't know why but their uncle kept insisting on staying with those two and those two only.

At Gosalyns house, the kids were playing around at her backyard.

"So, your great uncle is putting you into different houses just because?!" Gosalyn ran around the yard while kicking her soccer ball. She kicked it over to Dewey who played around with it for a while.

"I wouldn't say just because. He seems kinda distracted about something but we don't know why. Whenever we stay at the mansion by ourselves he insists on having either Fenton, Gandra or both of them to babysit us. Seriously, why?," Dewey past the ball over to Huey who had a little trouble with it.

"Maybe he's just overworked and doesn't have time to be with us right now," Huey concluded before clumsily kicking the ball over to Louie.

"Ha! Scrooge Mcduck being overworked? That old guy has defeated shadow creatures. He's won battles against mythical creatures, there's no way that can be it," Louie swiftly kicked the ball over to Lena. Unfortunately, the girls eyes were so drowsy she couldn't spot the ball coming to her. The ball smacked the girl against her head and knocked her down.

"Huh? What?! Where am I?" She looked around all confused.

"Lena? You ok?" Webby helped her friend back up.

"Yea, I'm fine," Lena gave out a big yawn and stretched her arms out like she just came out of bed, "Completely fine."

"You seem very out it lately," Louie comment, "Have you been sleeping?"

"No, not really. I've been having this same nightmare over and over. It's really starting to bug me,"

"Oh, that same nightmare where we're all possessed and mind controlled by this unseen force?!" Webby said before her friend can say anything.

"Yea, that one. But they're never exactly the same. The first one, I was in a cave. Now I'm having nightmares of drowning and I've been having it for weeks now. It just won't go away."

"There are times when dreams are our subconscious mind trying to tell you something. Like how falling in a dream means insecurities and anxiety," Violet explained.

"Unless you can tell me what a dream about green eyed versions of all of you means, I'm sure there just nightmares. Nothing to think too much on," Lena insisted.

"That's what you said last time when you had nightmares of Magica," Dewey reminded her.

"Kids! Time to come in!" They heard Drake call to them, "I got your beds ready for the sleepover tonight."

"Ok dad!" Gosalyn happily replied. She grabbed her ball and ran to the house with everyone else. Drake made sure all the kids made it in safely.

"I want you all asleep by 8 o'clock tonight. No exception," he made sure to be clear.

"Got it dad!" Gosalyn replied as she and her friends ran up the stairs. Drake gladly watched as all the kids ran to their rooms happily and safely. That smile soon wiped away when he looked back outside. The sun was setting and it was only an hour away till dark. Drake looked back down to his phone and reread the message Donald sent him.

Make sure the kids are asleep by 8. If anything happens, even if it's nothing, call either us, Fenton or the navy for help. We're counting on you Drake to keep them safe.

As he scrolled down all the messages, he felt a sudden gust of wind go right by him and into the house. He looked behind him to see nothing had entered or gotten out of the house. He quickly shut the door and made sure to lock it. He looked back down on his phone and continued to walk.

This weekend Gladstone invited all of us on his new yacht. He says that he really hates seeing us, especially Uncle Scrooge, stress ourselves a lot over this. Who knows, maybe a little break will help us clear our minds. I just hope this blows over soon. I don't want this to end up like the time Della had to hide the kids during the invasion. Hope to see you and Gosalyn there too. ~ Donald

Drake turned his phone off and placed it on the kitchen table. He walked up the stairs and made sure all the kids were getting ready for bed.

"Everyone getting nice and cozy in here?" Drake asked as he entered his daughters room. Every kid was done brushing their teeth and putting on their pjs.

"Do we have to go to sleep early?" Gosalyn complained in a playful way.

"Donald was very clear. He wants everyone asleep by 8 o clock. No exceptions," Drake stood his ground even though the kids groand in disappointment. Lena on the other hand, was sitting on a chair near the window. She kept looking out, watching as the last rays of light disappeared into the horizon. Boy did she pray and hope that tonight she'll be able to get some peaceful sleep.

Her dark eyes looked across the backyard, studying all the bushes and trees. The swing gently moved back and forth due to the wind but what really caught her off guard was a pair of green eyes suddenly popping above the swing. Lena let out a loud gasp and nearly fell off her chair. She regained balance and took another look. Nothing.

"Lena? You ok?" She heard Webby behind her. Lena tried to wipe away her fear and replace it with a more cheerful one before looking at her friend.

"Um... Yea, just... Really tired that's all," she relied in her usual sarcastic tone. Webby scanned her friend from head to toe to make sure she was telling the truth. She soon gave a worried look at Lena who suddenly felt uneasy. Webby knew her best friend too well. That even the slightest sign of sadness or negative feelings, she can spot them right away.

"Lena if your scared to go to sleep..."

"I'm not scared!" Lena suddenly snapped causing the whole room to face her. Each kid had wide eyes and a blank expression at her reaction. The sudden attention forced Lena to calm down and try to speak again, "I mean... Ok fine, I'm a little scared to go to sleep. The dreams are just so real that I can't help but feel like their actually happening. It's Magica De Spell all over again! What if This time something really awful does happen to us? What if we get separated and... We lose one another?"

The whole room stayed quiet for a long while. Just looking at one another, trying to figure out what to say. Lena looked so vulnerable, so defenseless, and they didn't know how to help shield her. She hid her face from the others by pulling her dark sweater over her head and looked out the window. She could still feel fear filling her chest and head. It was like it didn't want to leave her alone.

"Lena, we're more than glad that you're open towards us about your issues," Violet was the first to break the silence. Lena's eyes looked away from the glass and back to her friends while still hiding her face.

"And we just want to let you know that we'll always be there for you," Webby began, "Violet, Huey, Dewey, Louie and me. We've been through so much with you and deeply care for you. We've fought Magica, Moon people, villains of all shapes and sizes. And we've done it as a family. No matter what happens, just know we'll always be right behind you no matter what."

Her words took time to sink into the moment. Lena glanced through her bangs and looked at all the smiling faces around her. It was true, she had so many friends who truly cared about her and have been with her through tough times. Nothing could ever break them apart, right? Still feeling some fear in her, she let a small smile grow.

"Thanks," was all Lena could whisper through her smile. Webby gave Lena a tight hug for comfort so she wouldn't feel so scared.

"Oh! Dad made cookies for us to eat before we sleep! They should be ready by now," Gosalyn revealed to them.

"I'll get them!" In a flash, Dewey and Webby were out of the room and after those cookies.

In the hallway, the two kids were bouncing up and down in excitement.

"I could already smell those fresh baked goods," Dewey practicality had drool coming out of his beak. Webby nodded in agreement but Dewey could tell she wasn't as excited as him, "Something wrong Webby?"

"Just worried for Lena," She replied, "She hasn't been acting like herself ever since those nightmares came."

"As long as it's not that Magica thing all over again, I'm sure we have nothing to worry about," Dewey tried to assure her.

"I guess. But... Do you really think that there might be an andventuer too big for us to handle?" This question put a sudden stop to Deweys happy steps. He looked over at her in confusion.

"What do you mean?" Webby looked back over at him with her smile no longer there.

"What if Lena is right? What if one day there's an adventure that really does separate us as a family,"

"Webby why would..."

"Just think about it Dewey," Webbys voice raised a bit, "During the Shadow War we almost lost you and the others."

"That was just a fight between us and Uncle Scrooge. We've grown to trust him even..."

"And when the moon people came? I know Della took us away to keep us safe but that meant I had to be away from my granny. From Lena and Violet and even Uncle Scrooge. Dewey we've been so close to being seperated many times that I can't handle the thought of being alone again. I can't..."

"Webby listen to me," Dewey settled his hands onto his friends shoulders so she can calm down. He could feel her shaking in fright and he understood why, "For years you've been alone in that mansion with no contact with other kids. Nothing but training for the worst and self defence training. You were all alone until my brothers and I came. I understand, you don't want to be alone again and I assure you that you won't. My brothers and I have no plans on leaving anytime soon and no threat we've come across has been strong enough to divide the McDuck family apart. And if anything does happen to the family, I can promise you Webby that no matter where I am or what obstacle may be in my way, we'll always find a way back together again."

Webby let her friends words sink in for a while. She had to admit, he was right. She didn't know if it was because he was her best and closest friend or his kind nature, but there was something about the blue triplete that brought joy and comfort to her. He always knew just what to say to her at the right time.

For years she wandered the mansion with the feeling of loneliness looming over her. She loved having the boys with her, especially Dewey.

"I hope so Dewey," Webby gave a small smile which filled his heart with glee. She looped her arms around him and pulled him in for a hug. That's all he ever wanted from her, to smile and be happy. Much calmer and quieter, the two walked across the halls towards the scent of cookies.

Few days later

"Who's paying for this ship vacation?!" Scrooge demanded to know as he stuffed his luggage into the limo.

"Donald says that Gladstone won the ship in a raffle ticket, " Webby explained. She dragged her luggage to the edge of the stairs and laid it down flat, "He says that we can all come and try out his new yacht and to invite our friends as well."

Webby hopped onto her luggage and pushed it forward causing her to ride her luggage down the stairs like a sled. She slid past everyone below and straight out the front door.

"Who and who's going?" Donald grunted out since he was busy pushing a giant suitcase down the grand stairs.

"From what we've been told, Drake is taking his daughter Gosalyn, then there's us. Scrooge, The triplets, Webby, Donald, Launchpad, Beakley, Lena and me," Della counted, " That's 12. Then there's Gyro, Fenton, Gandra, Manny, and lil bulb. That's 17. If lil bulb counts that is. Wow, I'm gone for only 10 years and this family has already gotten a whole lot bigger than I remember."

"The others said they'll meet us at the dock," seeing he was having trouble, Beakley simply picked up the suitcases Donald was carrying and went down the stairs. Outside, everyone was stuffing their things into the back and already hopping into the limo.

"Oh, I also invited Violet and Lena. Can we stop by her house?" Webby made sure to tell their shuffer.

"Sure thing Webby," Launchpad assured her, "Is everyone here?"

"Webby, Huey, Louie, Dewey, Beakley, Scrooge, me…. Yep, seems so," Della confirmed as she hopped in and took a seat next to Webby.

"Alrighty then! Cruise ship here we come!" The kids cheered in delight. They couldn't wait to get there already. With a step on the gas, the limo rode off and straight towards the closed gates.

"Launchpad you didn't…." It was too late for Scrooges warning. The limo went straight through the metal bars and ran some of them over, "... open the gates…."

"oops, sorry Mr Mc D, I'll fix it when we get back," with that, the pilot rode off at full speed, nearly crashing into a lamp post on a turn.

"Wait for me!" Donald was the last one out of the mansion. He zoomed past the gates and after the limo.

At the dock

Everyone was hoping on board with some still unpacking their cars. At the parking lot, some scientists were still trying to take out their bags from the car.

"Alright, let's double check the list," Gyro looked over to his little helper who had a list of items in it's little hands, "Got my back up batteries for my inventions, back up batteries for my backup batteries, a specialized flare gun with extra potassium perchlorate and mixed with a fuel…."

"You brought a flare gun?" Gandra asked without tearing her eyes away from her phone. She pulled out her suitcase and sat down on it, waiting for the others to show up.

"Just in case of an emergency," Gyro explained before going through his bag. He pulled out a gray colored flare gun and examined it, "And it's no ordinary flare gun either. I created this so when it's fired, it'll illuminate the sky so brightly that you'll be able to see the signal from a mile away."

"You can already see a flare gun 25 miles away," Gandra corrected him. Gyro snapped his gaze back at her with a glare.

"I know that, I'm just trying to make a point. This device is twice as bright as a regular flare gun. You can even type in what you want to say and the message will light up in the sky. I also have my binoculars that are designed to see hundreds of miles away, some spare oxygum now with a new flavor of regular liquorish after some complaints from the original flavor…"

"By complaints do you mean Della nearly ripping your throat out for making that gum?" Gandra wasn't asking but stating. Gyro had a sudden flashback of encountering the female pilot one day. After a brief talk about her adventurer on the moon, the last thing he can remember was Della practically choking him with her bare hands.

"Are you sure you'll need all that stuff Gyro?" Fenton asked as he pulled out some more of Gyros luggage. On top of it all was a smaller box Fenton had packed. It was rather small and the slightest tilted caused it to fall off the luggage. Fenton let out a worried gasp and let go of all the luggage to catch that one box in time. He sighed in relief when he caught it mere inches before it hit the ground, "It's only a week long cruise."

He said as he straightened his posture.

"You never know what could happen. Always better to be safe than sorry,"

"What do you have in these bags, a bunch of bowling balls!" Gosalyn hopped out of the car and rolled Gyros luggage to him, "I swear, I nearly dislocate my back trying to get this piece of junk off the car."

"If you don't mind me asking kid, why didn't your dad come again?" Gandra asked the red haired girl.

"Oh something about work. Which is strange since I was sure he called off work in two weeks of advance,"

"Strange. Drake was very excited for this trip," Fenton comment.

"He was, guess his job comes first," Gosalyn shrugged her shoulders.

On the yacht

Everyone was having trouble on who would get what room.

"I'll take this room with the boys, Donald can bunk with uncle Scrooge," Della said as she placed her luggage on a bed.

"Oh they'll just love that," Louie laughed at the thought of his uncles bunking together.

"Knowing Scrooge, he'll just kick Donald out the second he starts sleep talking?" Lena laughed at the idea.

"I say kids in one room and the adults in another!" Dewey claimed to all the kids delight.

"Yea! Sleepover party!" Webby happily high fived Dewey. The kids were clearly happy at the idea of having a room all to themselves.

"I don't think so," Della hated to cut the kids celebration short, "Your all still children and adult supervision is mandatory."

All the kids groand in disappointment. Della opened the door and took a peek inside. Two beds, each big enough for one adult or three kids.

"You boys will bunk here with uncle Donald. I'll take the girls to another room and see who they'll stay with," Della told them. The boys, somewhat disappointed that they weren't sleeping in the same room as their mom, happily ran in and unpacked their things in seconds. Della laughed at the sight of her sons having the time of their lives. She could really use the vacation after weeks of stress. Weeks and weeks of studying those green rocks and where they came from, all while trying to keep it a secret from the boys. She knew just how couriose and persistent they were so keeping this a secret wasn't easy. She wanted to tell them what they were doing, she really did, but if Gyro was right, these stones could be too dangerous for anyone to handle. This had to remain a secret until further notice.

Della walked the girls to their rooms, looking to see which ones were free and which were taken. She watched as everyone scrambled around, throwing luggage around to their rightful owners and tossing pillows and blankets to one another. Fenton was getting tossed around a lot, trying to balance all of Gyros luggage in his arms.

"Blathering Blatherskite, why didn't I bring the suit with me," Fenton mumbled to himself as he set all the heavy luggage into Gyros room.

"Extra blankets?! Anyone!?" Gyro asked from his room. Manny grabbed some blankets from his and Lil Bulbs room and tossed them over to him.

"Thanks," Gyro threw the blankets onto his bed and looked over where the latin duck was. Fenton placed all the luggage next to Gyros bed. He grabbed the small box that rested on top of it all before Gyro began pushing him out, "Also I'm gonna need the whole room to myself for some late night inventing. Nothing personal," those were the inventors last words before he shut the door on him.

"Um…. Ok?" Fenton felt rejected and a bit disappointed.

"Don't worry buddy," Launchpad tossed his luggage into a room he chose, "You can be my roommate. I'm more than happy to share a room with ya?"

Fenton gladly accepted and dashed into the room Launchpad choose for them. He flopped into the bed in exhaustion from lifting so many of Gyros luggage.

"I'll take the girls over to my room," Beakly passed by Della and the girls with her luggage in hand. She opened the door to her choice of room and let the girls enter.

"It's no problem, I can share a room with them," Della insisted.

"It's quite alright dear. Besides, I trained Webby to fight in her sleep, and you don't want to be there when she fights off those giant ninja sword horses in the big maze of fiery doom in her sleep," Beaklys last comment left Della wide eyed and shocked. The maid shut the door leaving the lady almost by herself in the hall. Scrooge claimed a room all to himself, of course, and others began coming out and making their way to the deck and the pool. All but one female scientist who was pushed to carrying some of Gyros luggage as well.

"Where are the boys floaties? They need them?" Donald ran over to another room almost knocking her down.

"Uncle Donald, we don't need those anymore!" Dewey scurried past her to follow his uncle, knocking some luggage out of Gandras hands.

"Where's the floating seat chair!?" Louie zoomed past her as well knocking over half of what she had in her arms.

"We need sunscreen, hats, and…" Huey ran after his brothers but knocked everything out of Gandras hands this time. Unlike the others, this didn't go unnoticed by the red triplete, "oops, sorry. Let me help."

He offered and picked some of the luggage up. He pulled onto the handle of one of them and pulled as hard as he could. But no matter what, he would just walk and run in one place without even budging the thing.

"I think I'll help, you go with Uncle Donald," Della told her oldest son. Huey released his grip and let gravity pull him on the floor.

"Good idea mom," Huey said between breaths and left. Della tried to lift up Gyros luggage but it proved itself to be heavy.

"What does he have in these things?! Rocks?!" Della struggled to pull the luggage to Gyros room.

"I'm convinced he's just trying to injure us so he doesn't have to share the lab," Gandra struggled as much as the pilot.

"Why are you even carrying Gyros luggage for?"

"I don't even know. He left his things at the car so I suggested tossing them overboard but Fenton said otherwise," Gandra kicked open Gyros door and let all his things fall in.

"Hey! I…" before he can say anything she shut the door on him with nothing but his muffled unpleasant words being heard. Della looked at her in confusion at what she just did.

"What?" She shrugged as if this was normal. She walked into one of the empty rooms and pulled her own luggage in.

"Need any help?" Della asked.

"No thanks," she replied.

Della happily grabbed her things and went into the same room. She threw her luggage onto the bed to Gandras confusion.

"What are you doing?" She asked suspiciously.

"Since the others already have roommates, and your by yourself, I thought why not bunk with you," Della cheerful voice seemed to make the scientist a bit uncomfortable. She just sat down on her chair beside her bed and unpacked without a word. Worried she may have done or said something wrong, Della tried to explain some more,"I just didn't want you to be alone. Besides, you've been helping around the mansion with Fenton and Gyro a lot lately and I just thought I should know you better."

Her only response to this was an awkward side glance from the scientist making Della feel even more uneasy.

"I… I think I should start heading out to the pool with the others," Della didn't even know what to say at this point. She left her things and left the room, nearly running into someone else.

"Whoa! Careful!" Fenton nearly dropped the box he had in hand. He caught it in mid air to his great relief.

"Sorry, didn't see you there. I was just on my way to the pool," Della apologized.

"It's alright. I see you choose to bunk with her," Fenton mentioned.

"Yea, she's quite the chatterbox isn't she?" Della said jokingly and gave a slight laugh. Fenton gave out a light laugh as well but she could tell it was forced out. Feeling worse, Della was quick to apologize again, "Sorry if I said something wrong, I only wanted to…"

"No, it's nothing you said. Gandras been feeling out of place lately and she's not sure how to feel about being around the Mcduck family. She's use to Huey since he hangs around the lab a lot but everyone else, not so much," Fenton explained.

"I see," Della looked down at the carpet. She finally understood why she was being so quiet around her and not Huey,"I guess she needs to adapt to us huh?"

"Yea, um… do you mind?" Fenton gestures that he wanted to enter the room.

"What? Oh! Go ahead," Della stepped aside for him to pass.

Inside, he took a seat on the bed near Gandra and slowly placed the box on his lap.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" He asked. The girl was playing around with some nanites that she brought with her. She used what looked a metallic stick to command where they move.

"Pretty overwhelmed right now. Not really used to being on these types of things. Usually my vacations are just staying indoors and experimenting," with a flick of the metal stick, the nanites seemed to start creating electricity.

"Alone?" This one word from Fenton made her snap her gaze at him and away from the nanites. The sudden movement in her hand caused the nanites to shoot their energy across the room. The two were startled for a moment but thankfully it didn't hit anything important. Gandra shook off her shock and focused on Fenton again.

"I guess you can say that, I've always been by myself for my whole life. It's become my comfort zone,"

"You sure your ok being here on the ship? You can leave before the ship goes out to sea," He asked her. The girl let out a soft sigh before speaking.

"I'm fine here, it beats being by myself in the apartments as long as you're here," her answer left a spark of joy in the superhero. He knew she never felt comfortable around others, especially if it's those she tried to destroy, so he appreciated her being here with him.

"I made you something," Fenton handed her the box in his hands. She glanced down at the box in surprise then back to him.

"Made me something? No fair suite, I didn't know there was a special occasion. I didn't get you anything," she playfully punched his shoulder.

"Its ok, it's a gift that I hope will make you feel a little more comfortable while your here," Fenton watched as she opened the box. Her blue eyes widen in surprise when she scanned her present.

"Suit I…." She was clearly at a loss of words. She picked up the item and examined every detail. Polished, white headphones with red streaks decorating the white shell. She was in complete awe and wonderment.

"Wireless with strong connection no matter where you are. I even put some dials on the side so you can control the bass, treble and volume," Fenton explained. When a smile began to form across her face it brought a warm feeling to his chest. For a long while now he's been trying to bring her comfort, trying to get her to be more comfortable around his friends. She may have a bad past ,but he didn't want her to let it pull her back. He wanted her to feel safe around him and move forward to a new future.

"There missing something," Gandra finally moved and placed the headphones on her desk. Fentons smile dropped when she said this. Missing? He was sure he did everything right just for her. On the desk, she grabbed some red paint from her suitcase and carefully painted on the white plastic. Fenton looked over her shoulder to see her painting a familiar G on the cuff. He lightly gasped when he realized what she did, "Perfect! What you think?"

Fenton blankly looked at the headphones he just gave her. The paint gleamed with the light just like a similar suit he wears.

"It reminded me of the Gizmo Suit," Gandra cleared up for him.

"Gandra I… that's really flattering but the G actually stands for Gearloose. As in Gyro Gearloose," He tried to tell her. She didn't seem to give a care in the world. She took off her waddle headphones and replaced them with the new Gizmo ones.

"Not to me. To me, that G you wear proudly on your chest will always represent the hero you are," this brought a loving and hopeful smile to both of their faces.

"Awe!" A loud cooe broke the silence between them. They looked back to spot Della was still at the doorway watching everything. She jumped when she noticed what she did, "Oh! Am I interrupting som ...Sorry I... You know what? I'll go."

Della hurried to join her family at the pool. But not before bumping into a statue. She fell back in surprise and shook her head. She got a good look at what she ran into and saw it was a statute of a ghost. Dark holes were placed where it's eye should've been and it was incredibly detailed. Down to the last wrinkle of it's cloths.

"Huh, this is... Unsettling," Della comment before walking off.

Part 2 will be up real soon. Oh! And that little detail with the headphones isn't entirely my idea. I was inspired by another story called "Do You Feel That Spark?" By ChildofMyth on a3o fanfiction Ducktales 2017. It's a story mainly about Fenton and his relationship with Gandra. (I am absolutely in love with the story too!) There's a part where he makes a pair of white headphones that resemble the Gizmo suit for Gandra and I just really liked the idea. And those headphones are also gonna play a key part in this story. Watch and wait.