Prom. Such an ugly word. A revolting word made up of four letters meshed together like that of rotten meat in a dumpster. A word that made Lena gag every time she said it out loud. A word that represented one of the lamest and cheesiest high school traditions. And yet she had bought a ticket, and a dress, and was currently standing on the edge of the dance floor. Why? Did she want to end her senior year with a bang? No. She could always let loose a herd of pigs in the school cafeteria for that. Was it because her younger sister by one year, Violet, needed a wingwoman? No. Her and Huey had been a given since they were freshman. Was it to see some of her friends for the last time before graduation? No. She hardly spoke to anyone in her own class, all her good friends were in the grade below her. So then why was Lena at the prom despite having such negative feelings toward the event?

"Hey," a suave voice pulled Lena out of her thoughts. She turned to see none other than one of her friends, Louie, wearing a white tuxedo with a green bow tie and a laughable amount of gel in his hair.

"How's it hanging green bean?" greeted Lena.

"Eh," grunted Louie. "This place isn't as fun as I thought it would be."

"Join the club."

"At least I didn't have to pay the entry fee," boasted Louie.

"Huh?"

"I tricked Huey into making me a fake prom ticket."

"And you didn't let me get in on that?" teased Lena. "What is wrong with you?"

"To be honest I would have if I knew you were coming." said Louie. "You're the only one I can trust not to blab to an adult or lecture me about how it's immoral to counterfeit."

Lena chuckled as one of Louie's favorite songs began to play. "May I have this dance?" he asked, holding out his hand to the young sorceress.

"Why not?" shrugged Lena, taking Louie's hand.

Louie pulled Lena toward the middle of the dance floor. The music was blasting and they were surrounded by other young pairs. It was cliche but both rebels allowed themselves to buy into the atmosphere.

As the two danced together, Lena started to feel satisfaction. As if now that she was dancing with Louie, spending nearly $200 on a dress and ticket and wasting a perfectly good Friday night at school had been worth it. Was this the reason she had gone to prom in the first place? No way. Louie was a cool guy with a great sense of humor but she only liked him as a friend. Right?

"Alright party people," announced the DJ. "We're gonna close out Duckburg High Prom with a slow dance. So grab that special someone if you haven't already."

"You thinking what I'm thinking?" said Louie smirking.

"Way ahead of you." replied Lena, returning the smirk.


Flintheart Glomgold sat in his oversized arm chair reading a newspaper when suddenly the doorbell rang. He cocked his head up. "Who could that be at this hour?"

Glomgold got out of his chair, walked over to the door and opened it, only to see no one. He grumbled as he looked left, right, down, and suddenly saw a crisp 50 dollar bill meeting his gaze. "Free money! That's the best kind of money! Ahahaha!" Glomgold bent down to pick up the bill but before he could reach it, it flew back and out from his grasp. "Hey, get back here!" he called, chasing after the money.

The stout Scotsman wannabe ran across busy roads, over fences and through bushes chasing after the bill, hardly paying attention to his surroundings. "Nobody touch it!" he continually shouted. "I saw it first!"

Eventually Glomgold was led to the wharf where he had previously set up his Flint-Ferris Glom-Wheel. The bill slipped off the boardwalk's edge and down toward the ocean, and without a second thought, or first thought for that matter, he jumped over the railing after it. The greedy business tycoon landed in the water with a loud SPLOOSH!

"Ahhh!" Glomgold screamed as he struggled to stay afloat in the water. "I can't swim!" He looked up to see the 50 dollar bill going back up a wood post to the boardwalk, and it stopped right in front of Louie and Lena, the former holding a fishing line. The two young rebels were laughing hysterically.

"I told you he'd jump off the edge for it." said Louie.

"The fact that he didn't even hesitate," said Lena.

"So worth sneaking out of prom early."

"Curse you McDuck brats!" shouted Glomgold as Louie and Lena ran away from the wharf and back into town.

"That was great." laughed Louie, as he wound the string back up.

Lena straightened up. "You know I could have just used magic to move the bill." she said. "We didn't need such a long string."

"It's more fun with a string," said Louie. "If I can find my old phone I need to show you a video of the time me and my brothers played this trick on Uncle Donald."

"That poor duck," chuckled Lena.

"It's what they deserve for being greedy," said Louie. "Glomgold especially."

"Aside from you, he's got to be the greediest man in town."

Louie laughed. "Hey come on, I'm not that bad."

"Says the guy who almost destroyed the fabric of the universe to find lost treasures."

"I'll prove I can give back every now and again," said Louie. "I'll use this fifty dollars to buy you a milkshake."

"That's a start." said Lena.


The two young ducks sat in the local ice cream parlor sipping on two milkshakes. The place was empty save for one middle aged duck sitting in the opposite corner absorbed into his cell phone. The other prom goers were most likely all stuck in the post prom traffic jam.

"So," said Louie with a cocky grin. "What do you say?"

"Huh?" said Lena.

"What do you say?" repeated Louie. "Since I was so nice and bought you a milkshake."

Lena caught on. "Thank you for the milkshake green bean." She said in a juvenile voice and flicked some whipped cream from her milkshake's top in Louie's direction.

"Ey!" screeched Louie as the whipped cream landed on his suit jacket. He picked the cherry out of his milkshake and tossed it at Lena. The sorceress easily caught the edible projectile and popped it in her mouth.

Louie gave Lena a scowl, but looking at her sly yet enchanting smile, he could not stay mad for long. Within seconds he was smiling back at her.


After they finished their milkshakes, Louie and Lena walked back together to the quieter side of town near McDuck Manor.

"This is the most fun I've ever had hanging out with you," said Lena.

"But of course," said Louie. "I'm the fun triplet."

"No you're the evil triplet."

"I can be both."

The two young ducks shared another laugh, then stood in silence for a few seconds.

"Wanna pull another prank on Glomgold next Friday night?" asked Lena.

"I'm down," said Louie.

"I have some fake vomit that will definitely get a great reaction."

"Nice,"

"But for now I better get home," said Lena. "See you later, green."

"See ya," said Louie.

Despite saying goodbye, the two ducks did not walk away from each other. They continuously stood still, staring into each other's eyes.

"Is he-?" Lena thought for a moment. That's when she noticed Louie pucker his beak and slowly lean toward her. Lena proceeded to do the same.

Their beaks were only a few inches away from meeting. Louie's cheeks flared as he closed his eyes, only for Lena to grab him in a head lock and give him a noogie.

"Ah hey!" said Louie. "I thought we were having a moment."

"This is a moment by my standards," said Lena.

"Lemme go."

Lena let the youngest Duck triplet out of her grasp and used a magic aura to wipe all the gel from Louie's hair off her hand and knuckles. "Not today green bean, but maybe someday."

Louie smiled and gave a small nod, he could accept that. Afterwards the pair parted ways for the evening.

Walking home, Lena thought to herself about prom. Maybe this was why so many people liked it and talked so highly of the event. Because if you spend it with someone you like, doing things that you enjoy, then it can be a fun time. At the start of the night, the young sorceress did not expect to have even a halfway fun prom night, yet spending it with Louie was somehow gratifying. Why was she thinking about Louie so much? Again, he was a cool guy with a great sense of humor, and a really cute smile, but she only liked him as a friend. Right?