Haha! The latest episode was great! Looks like Launchpad finally met his match. XD. Yeah SteelBeaks isn't what I expected, but I still love him. He wasn't always the smart one in the original but boy was he aggressive. He tried to shoot down Gosalyn in one episode and as long as they keep his aggressive side, I'm good. I remember SteelBeaks being ruthless, merciless, a man that isn't afraid to shoot a little girl to reach his goal! But I was extremely young when I saw Darkwing Duck. Also I wanted to upload yesterday for the triplets birthday but I got sick, not gonna die don't worry, so happy late Birthday
Angelwings2002 - hey, you wanted their rings back right? And yeah, I've been hinting at their greek inheritance. The surname opoulos is a popular surname in Greek meaning "descendant of" of course that's what my research said. Plus I kept describing Lizzette with hearts, pink and arrows as symbols of Aphrodite. Amd Abigor was described with any words related to fire as a symbol of Hades. And I would like to see Ducktales take on Hades. Wonder if he would be that goofy funny guy or dead serious.
dalek117 - yep, so keep an eye out cause I will sneak gems here and there. Some of them are a threat while others are normal gems. And the teens don't know about the love potion yet, they are barely snapping out of it, giving them time to process what just happened. And yeah, I wrote the cousins to have some anger issues. Abigor more than Lizzette. And if it wasn't clear, Abigor went off the plan and attacked so Lizzette had to help him keep the teens inside the building and defend him. Webby was trying to stop Abigor and she couldn't let her escape.
Disney Boy - well you're gonna have to wait for the next chapter cause this one focuses on the adults. And in a way, Huey does turn his back on his family. And as for Frederick, I plan on having him for the squeal of this story. And yeah, you guessed literally at the 1st chapter. But you also know a bunch of other things in this story since you're working with me.
Jp - Yep and I got a major hand cramp for it too. And Merlock was always my favorite. Maybe because I was first introduced to Ducktales when my mom got me the movie. First impressions always have an impact on me. And as for Huey making up with the girls…. things will get worse before he does. And as for your guess, you'll get another hint here to see if you're right.
Boss Teal - He has done a lot of classics like Back to the Future and Roger Rabbit. I was first introduced to the actor in the pbs kids show Cyberchase. It was my all time favorite show as a kid. And he's still voicing the Hacker, dang. I'm still waiting for them to save Motherboard! How much math can one show teach! Are they on flipping calculus?
therealjordan23 - I accept fanboying and fangirling. Sometimes it just speaks louder than words. I remember when my sister and I went to Pony Con (Yes I love My Little Pony) I flipped when I saw the actors. Remember how Launchpad couldn't even look at Jim without passing out? ( points at myself ) yeah, fangirling is natural.
Unknown - thank you and again, things will get worse for Huey. And I've been focusing more on the teens but this chapter will tell the adults side of the story.
Here we go!
Scrooge has done what he said he would do. He hopped on the plane with Della, Donald, Beakley and Launchpad, he tried to call up Fenton and Gandra to take care of the boys but they never answered. So he called up his second choice, Drake happily accepted and went to take care of the boys with Gosalyn and Honker.
In the plane, they picked up Lizzette and Abigor like he said he would. They didn't put up a fight, it was as if they had accepted fate and hopped on the plane.
For the whole ride to Ithaquack, Beakly had a deadly glare glued on Abigor. The boy never felt so small in his life. In fact, he could never remember a day when he got in this much trouble.
Lizzette shared his uncomfortableness. She had to deal with the death glares from every angle. To her left, Beakly looked like she was ready to pounce on her and lock her up in a secret jail. To her right, Donald looked like he wanted to sell their organs to the black market.
"If we die, it's your fault," Lizzette whispered to Abigor.
At the island, the cousins walked to the temple without a fight, they just hung their heads low in shame and fear. They were not ready to face their God like ancestors.
"Selene?" Della knocked on the doors. After a long moment of silence, everyone looked confused. Usually they were always home.
"Welp! She's not here, maybe next time!" Lizzette was quick to run but Scrooge hooked his cane into her dress and pulled her back.
"Not so fast lassie." He gave the door a knock as well. This time, the doors opened to reveal an excited goddess.
"Sorry for the wait, father put up a bit of a fight when he saw it was you guys," Selene opened the door for them to enter.
"Where is Zeus anyways?" Della asked looking around.
"Father decided to take a walk to avoid any confrontation," Selene answered. In a split second, a flash of white and gold tackled the Mcduck family into a bone crushing hug.
"Haza! The ever so heroic Mcduck family has returned!" Storkcules hugged them so tight they could barely breathe, "I never thought in a million moons would I ever see your faces!"
"He's right," Selene joined in the hug, though not as tight as her brother, "You should have seen how devastated my brother was when he learned you and Donald left Duckburge. Which brings up the question, why did you return?"
"It's a…. long story," Della managed out. It felt like she was being crushed by rocks.
"Stork… cules…. air…. breath…." Donald gasped. He finally let the family go leaving them on the ground, barely alive.
"Forgive me friend Doanld. For I never felt this much happiness since your last visit," the demigod apologized. As they caught up with each other, Scrooge took notice that the cousins weren't near them. Didn't take a genius to look at the exits.
"Ey! Where are you two going?" He called out to them. They were so close to existing the temple.
"Getting some fresh air?" Lizzettes voice cracked in fear.
Didn't take long to sit the cousins at a table and force everything out.
"You put dear Hubert, nephew of Donald and tamer of winds, under a love spell?" Storkcules was just as surprised as his sister.
"And had Webby under one for two years?" Selene added in, "Why?"
Lizzette and Abigor looked down to the ground Abigor crossed his arms while Lizzette fidgeted with her figures. Both having a feeling of shame and guilt. Selen gestured to Lizzettes sunglasses with a warning look.
"Oh… fine!" Lizzette finally gave in. She handed Scrooge her sunglasses and started speaking, "Are you familiar with the name…. Magica?"
This was a head tuner for the family.
"What about Magica?" Scrooge asked, a little cold and worried.
"She's exchanging our freedom for one of your nephews," Abigor admitted. This was enough to throw Donald over the edge. If Della wasn't holding him back, he would have their necks between his hands right now.
"Whoa whoa," Selene stopped their explanation, "Freedom? What is she doing to you two?"
The cousin's glanced at each other for a couple seconds. Sharing a similar look that read "now is the time"
"I may have…. made a deal with her…." Abigor cringed at the loud WHATS that filled the room.
"You made a deal! With that wicked witch of the west?" Della cried out, "Why?"
"She promised that if I fully fill my part of the deal then she would leave my family alone. She kept terrorizing us! What was I supposed to do?"
"Tell me? You're parents? Literally anyone!" Selene was clearly in a panic at this news.
"Well, We can't exactly tell our parents since we don't even know where they are!" Abigor argued back. This was a huge surprise to the gods and family. It made sense now as to why they were living alone with no sign of guardians anywhere.
"How long?" Selene was barely able to get out.
"2 years, and still counting," Abigor sighed, "We can't have them back until our side of the deal is fulfilled. Once it is, everything will be back to normal."
Shaking off whatever shock she had, Della took Lizette's sunglasses and put them on. She was taken back by what she saw. The glasses were scanning everyone. Giving information about their life and something about heart size.
"Rose glasses," Lizzette answered Dellas unasked question. Della looked over at Donald and let the glasses scan him. The information were his name and age along with a heart beat monitor. To the side she could see an outline of a heart that was almost colored in completely with pink while the rest that wasn't colored in was clear. Next to it was 70%. "They give basic information like the person's name and age. The heart on the side tells you just how much love is in their heart."
"What use were these in your plan?" Della asked looking around. Scrooge had around 50% of love, Selene 80% but when she looked over at Abigor he had around 15% while Lizzette was at 1%.
"Our part of the deal was to make the Mcduck family members and friends as vulnerable as possible. When the meter hits a percentage lower than 20% that's when they're the most vulnerable…." Abigor explained.
"Once they are vulnerable enough, we simply let the villain strike and control their minds. He can't strike until the heart is at its weakest. That's where the love potion comes into play," Lizzette pulled out a small bottle of liquid she had in her purse. She placed it down to let the family examine it, "The fuller the heart is with love, the easier it is to break it. Fill their heart up with love, 100% at it's best, and break their heart so it hits lower than 20%"
"That's why you had Webbigail under a love spell," Scrooge wasn't asking but concluding. Abigor just sighed.
"I asked Lizzette for a love potion to make the task easier. And it was a lot easier, 100% in just a month." He revealed.
"So why didn't you break her heart?" Beakly gave a low growl, not sure if she wanted the answer to that question.
"I couldn't. There was some kind of shield in her heart. The glasses said that even if I managed to break her heart she was protected by some kind of shield so no one could take control of her."
"After a while I found out it was her friendship bracelet that protected her," Lizzette added in, "So I told Abigor to just take it off her."
"Still nothing," Abigor said, "She had the shield up but it did appear weaker."
"At that point we concluded that at least half of the friendship circle needs to take off the bracelet," Lizzette said.
"And you just decided to date her for 2 years?" Beakly snapped at him making him back away in fear.
"I was determined," Abigor put up his hands like he was surrendering, "You can't blame me for wanting my parents back and avoid a fate worse than death."
"Oh yes we can…." It was Dellas turn to get upset. She was just about to tackle the two if Scrooge didn't hook his cane on her shirt, "Why does Huey have to play in this little scheme?"
"We promised a triplet in return for more time," Lizzette said as fast as possible. At this point she wanted to just walk away and accept her punishment, but Abigor just nuged her ahead. She gulped down any fear she had and spoke as boldly as possible, which wasn't much.
"We learned that the triplets had friendship bracelets too. So in order to get the shield weak enough, we had to get three of the friends to take off the bracelets. It was near to impossible to get them off of Lena and Violet was a nightmare to read. I couldn't tell if that girl was sad, happy, her love literally stayed at 70%! How is that possible? Is she…"
"Off track Lizzette," Selene warned her. The teen age girl just sighed and went back to talking.
"So, Abigor convinced Duckworth to send an invitation to the triplets," Lizzette revealed, "I also came from Cape Suzzette to help him out. Big mistake cause my dad went missing right away. Magica told me that I had gotten too deep and will share the same punishment as Abigor. The plan was, get at least two of the triplets to remove their bracelets and we got them. And since Huey and I already have some romantic history, he was an easy target….."
Her explanation was cut short when Donald all of sudden jumped over the table, just inches away to tackle her. His family held him back, trying to get him back on his chair.
"Easy Dear Donald," Storkcules picked up the red and fuming duck before putting him back in his seat, "Let Lizzette finish."
"As I was saying," Lizzette straightened her posture, still shaking from fear, "I didn't know he was Scrooge's nephew at the time. So I took him as an easy target."
"I then saw that Violet's heart was starting to get full when she spent time with Huey," Abigor revealed, "So we took this as an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone."
"And you put Huey under a love spell in hopes to fill up his heart and break it while at the same time break Violet's heart. Making the two vulnerable and taking off their bracelets." Scrooge's hands tighten on his cane. His anger was visible through his scowl and tense body language. Even he had to admit, these two were really clever and patient. If Webby hadn't fainted they would have differently gotten away with it.
"Exactly," Abigor confirmed.
"But I didn't expect Lena to be the one that took off her bracelet. Not to mention we definitely weren't expecting Dewey to break the spell we had Webby under." Lizzette added. Selene just let out a big sigh, not having a clue of what to say to all this.
"Do you realize that this goes against so many morals and lessons our ancestors have built. Morals of love, truth, trust, you broke them all." She said. Lizzette and Abigor looked to their sides in shame.
"We were just stuck, that's all," Abigor said, "It's not like we wanted to get sucked into this."
"But you lied, cheated, hurt others, you could've avoided all this if you just came to us. We could've helped, we…."
"Oh what do you know," Lizzette suddenly went from scared to angry, "No one ever helps us when we need it the most. Gods just think for themself."
That was the last straw. Selene swiped away the sunglasses from Dellas hand and off of Abigors head.
"Auntie Selene?" Abigor was confused when she took his glasses away.
"You two will no longer hold these items," Selene gestured to Lizzettes purse where she had all her potions and spells.
"Wait…. no, they were a gift from Aphroducky," Lizzette clutched onto her purse, worry replacing any anger inside her.
"And I'm sure she'll be greatly disappointed when I tell her you were irresponsible when using them." Selene continued to gesture to Lizzettes purse. The girl groaned in frustration and took out her bottles of love potions. She handed them to Selene but she was still not happy, "Everything."
"But I…." Selene put up her hand to silence the girl. She again groand, louder and stomped her feet. She threw in her book full of recipes, any potions from truth serum to anti love potions. Selene eyed her again, not happy with what she received. Lizzette huffed and slipped the small gold arrows from her hair and handed over her purse.
"You too Abigor," Selene looked over at the boy. The guy lifted his hands up and complained.
"What do I have!" He exclaimed.
"Hand over the ember," Selene said sternly. Abigor sighed in annoyance and pulled out a blue and black rock from under his shirt. It was a necklace that held a shiny ember. The second he took it off, his blue eyes faded to black eye's.
"I won't have my powers…." Abigor tried to tell her but Selene interrupted.
"You'll get all this back when you earn them back. Starting tomorrow, you'll be sent to the underworld and stay there until we find your parents."
"You're sending us to uncle Hades!" Lizzettes eye's widen in shock.
"And you'll be helping him with his work," Selene added in.
"No," Lizzette was clearly distressed by the news. No one knew just how much bigger her eyes could get from the shock.
"Auntie Selene, you can't send us there," Abigor insisted, "It's so boring. It's completely dead down there, literally dead!"
"Please Auntie Selene, Hades will starve us down there. We can't eat or drink anything while we're there. We'll have to bring outside food if we don't want our soul stuck in the underworld," Lizzette tried to say.
"In ancient mythology, to eat the fruit of one's captor means that one would have to return to that captor or country. You're not captured, just grounded. You'll be able to eat down there. This is a light punishment for someone who misused their gifts," Selene stuffed everything in Lizzettes purse and wrapped it around her shoulder.
"Light? You're sending us to hell!" Lizzette argued back but the look she gave them shut them up. They sighed in defeat and crossed their arms.
"Fine, we'll go," Abigor mumbled.
"Scrooge, may you please take them back to their homes so they can pack their things?" The man nodded yes but his mind was somewhere else.
"Just give Launchpad a few hours to fix the plane and we'll be on our way."
On the beach, Della sat on a rock and looked out in the ocean. She couldn't believe she let this happen to Huey. How did she not see it? If Violet hadn't scanned the drink, would they have been able to figure out what was happening to Huey or even Webby? But all this didn't matter now, she had to be there with her kids, now! For all she knew, the longer they were separated, the more time it gave Magica to strike.
"Della?" Her brother's voice broke her thoughts. She didn't even look at him, her eyes still glued to the ocean.
"How did I let this happen?" Della whispered loud enough for Donald to hear. Donald placed his arm over his sister and sat next to her. He pulled her in closer, letting her place her head on his shoulder.
"Don't put the blame on yourself Della, I'm part of this team too," Donald told her, "I should've been with the boys while you looked deeper into the situation at the lab."
He took out his phone and looked through his messages. Daisy had taken the houseboat back to Cape Suzzette and planned on coming back on their last day of the visit. He read what they talked about yesterday.
Molly asks if there's anything you want to sell in the house boat? ~ Daisy
The houseboat could use some cleaning. Take out some boxes from the back. Most of them are just junk to us anyways. ~ Donald
You sure? Kit is gonna fly the boxes to Scotland. Saying there's an antique store that wants to sell surprise boxes. What is that anyways? ~ Daisy
It's when the store doesn't have the time or is too lazy to go through the items in the box, so they just tape it up and sell them as surprise boxes. Meaning if you buy one, you don't know what you're getting till you open it ~ Donald
That's a bit of a gamble. I'll make sure to give him the boxes. He'll export them tomorrow morning. Hope you and your family are safe. Don't want to come back and see something bad happen. Love you and hope to see you soon ~ Daisy
Love you too Daisy. Stay safe ~ Donald
As his eyes glanced at the text messages, he couldn't help but think one thing.
"I'll call Daisy to pick us up tonight," Donald said all of a sudden. Della shot away from him and looked at him in shock.
"We still have 4 days left," when she saw Donald was about to ask Daisy, Della reached out for his phone and grabbed it.
"Della!" Donald tried to reach for his phone but his sister pushed him away.
"We were here for only 3 days, you can't cut the visit short," Della claimed.
"And look what happened in those three days," Donald gave up on grabbing his phone and looked at Della in the eyes, "Huey was under a spell and if we waited any longer he could've been captured! The boys were trapped in a room with two chaotic teens! If we stay any longer, who knows what could happen. Abigor was the one who convinced Duckworth to send the invitation in the first place. Meaning this whole visit is a trap!"
"But you heard what Lizzette said," Della managed to kick in the argument, "They couldn't do anything to harm them unless they took off their bracelets. Their bracelets united them as a family, it protected them. If we stay together, and stay united, no harm could come to us."
"Della, I love you, but please listen to me this one time. The boys are in danger. For 7 years we hid them away and they were safe. Isn't that what you want for them? To keep them safe, happy? No one got hurt, no one went missing, when we were hiding for 7 years….. "
Della looked down in her hands as he said all this. She clutched onto the phone, wondering what to say or do. She couldn't help but feel the same. She didn't want her boys to go missing like Gandra, Drake, or Gosalyn. But she couldn't bare separating from her family again. She wiped away any tears that were forming in her eyes before speaking.
"That's not what our family represents Donald. We're supposed to be together, fight danger together, face every new day together! What's the point in being separated and safe if we can't be with the ones we love….." She ducked her head even lower as if she was in pain. Her pilot's hat almost fell over her eye's, "... I know what it's like to be separated for years from loved ones. And I fought hard everyday, finding a way back to my family. I didn't care what it took, I even gave my own tooth to come back….."
He didn't need to see her face to know tears were streaming down her cheeks. The sailor wrapped his arms around the pilot and pulled her in close. Rubbing his hand across her back, he felt her breathing become unsteady.
"Our family represents love Della. We give love, we share love, it's what brought us together. I cared for the boys my whole life, and thanks to them, they recoiled the love between Uncle Scrooge and I. And that was just the start…." Della was all ears when Donald spoke. His voice was soothing to hear, like a father talking to a child, " They found friends, bonded with allies across the world and even the moon. Our family has grown so much since I came back to Scrooge's mansion. But as a family, we have to make tough decisions, like letting go and saying goodbye."
He pulled away slightly, just enough to see her face. Cheeks stained with tears, and eye's closed tight. She looked like she was in a lot of pain which hurt him just as much. He held her a little tighter and placed his head above hers. They sat down like this for a good few minutes, listening to the waves crashing against the rocks.
"How about this….." Doanld broke the silent atmosphere, "We stay only for today and tomorrow. The following morning we'll leave."
As much as she wanted to argue back and extend their stay, Della didn't have the energy. She simply let her body lose it's tension and relaxed in her brother's arms. She gave a small nod letting him know she agreed.
In the plane, Scrooge was pacing back and forth. His mind deep in thought and face full of worry and distress. He kept mumbling to himself, as if he was having an argument with himself.
How could this happen? How could he let this happen? He was supposed to be smarter, sharper, how did a couple of teens form a scheme like this without him knowing.
Abigor was a gentleman when he first met him, he came from a wealthy and trusted family. Showed no signs of being mistrusted. He did have serious anger issues but nothing too out of the ordinary. But then Webby, she was out of character and he didn't see it. Violet did say some people cope by not visiting their past and he trusted her word. Violet? Not only were they after Webby but Violet as well? How long till Lena becomes a target?
Then the boys, only three days and Huey was already a target. Lizzette said she didn't know Huey was his nephew until he showed up at the party. If he never came, he would still be safe and not have to deal with this mess.
"They have to leave today," Scrooge thought out loud. The boys would be safer if they left as soon as possible. But would it make a difference? Magica already knew they were back, will she follow them? Will she curse them before they leave? Maybe the boys should stay, they'll be safer in the mansion. But again, they can still be attacked in the mansion.
All these thoughts circled in the man's mind. Circling like a hurricane, making him dizzy and being vulnerable. No! He can't feel that way. They said that vulnerability is what they need to attack. And no one was gonna take over his mind anytime soon.
"Mr McD?" Launchpad's voice nearly startled the man. Scrooge turned around and faced his pilot, "Everything is all set. We can leave at your say so."
"Thank you Launchpad," Scrooge sighed. He still had these thoughts running in his mind.
On the other side of the island, the cousins were angrily skipping rocks.
"Well, at least we won't be tormented by Merlock in the underworld," Lizzette scoffed.
"Why didn't you tell them about Merlock? He's the main threat. Or about the gems and what they can do? " Abigor asked her, a little annoyed she only told the half truth.
"If we did, the family would be fully prepared. We still have a deal to fulfil. Because if we don't…."
"... We'll end up like our parents," Abigor finished. He angrily threw the rock into the ocean, not even trying to make it skip, "We can only hope now that our parents come back."
"What is this about a deal with Merlock?" The cousin's nearly jumped when they heard a ruff voice. They turned to see Zues standing on some rocks above them.
"Umm…." The cousin's looked at one another, wondering what to say.
This chapter was to mainly fill you in on the adults side of the story and answer what the cousins were planning. Next chapter, I'm planning on the first musical number and believe me, I'm having a blast writing it! All I can say, I am a HUGE theater geek! So, how many of you have heard the song "Never Ever Getting Rid of Me" from Waitress
See ya real soon!