"Gyro! We need to talk!" Scrooge snaps as he exits the elevator with his family, very upset.
"If this is about the defense system going AWOL I know, I am working on it!" Gyro says.
"It just nearly killed me family and I! After yew said it wouldn't malfunction! I cannae believe I actually let yew go through with this!" Scrooge says.
"It is simply trying to eliminate what it deems to be the most dangerous people in Duckburg is all." Gyro says, earning glares from all. "What!?"
"We don't have time for bickering! We need yew ta' shut it down, now!" Scrooge argues.
"Yeah, about that-" Gyro begins.
"You didn't implement an external kill switch did you?" Huey asks.
"No. If the failsafe does not activate there is no shutting it off." Gyro admits.
"Great, just flippin' great! A defense system is going awol and we cannot even shut it off! Yet another brilliant Gearloose invention!" Della snaps.
"Hey at least I didn't abandon my soon-to-be hatched kids and launch myself to the moon on a rocket that wasn't even complete!" Gyro remarks as Della gets in his face.
"Oh please, if you actually built it properly it would have never happened you lousy excuse for a scientist! And really? Black licorice!?" Della yells as it gets heated.
"Not my fault you have bad taste!" Gyro rebukes.
"Bad taste?! I'll show you bad taste you good fer nothin'-!" As Della and Gyro try to fight, Fenton, Manny, and Huey hold off Gyro, while Scrooge, Donald, and Dewey hold off Della.
"Guys, I get you don't like each other, but need I remind you that WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO DIE!" Louie chimes in as he stands between them.
"Oh calm down, green nephew, this lab is sub aquatic and sits under the money bin, the most secure place in the world! Nothing is getting in." Gyro says.
Right after Gyro finishes, a vent pops off as a brown and green form, followed by a black and white form, drops down into the lab from the air vent, the figures quite familiar to the McDucks. The green-clad, military-looking male figure, Boone, pops some joints in his back, while the more formally-dressed female, Cross, rubs her neck. "That is the last time I crawl through any sort of vents!" Boone shouts out.
They all look at Gyro with a 'you were saying' face. All, except Penumbra, as, not recognizing or knowing of the Toppats, sees them as a threat, and goes protect mode. "Intruders! I got this!" As Penumbra charges at Boone and Cross.
"Wait, Penny no!" Della yells out as Penumbra is about to punch Boone.
However, Boone is able to counter and dodge, grabbing Penumbra's arm and nearly tossing and flipping her, but the Moon Lander is expert in combat, sticking the landing, a short two-on-one occurring between the three before Penumbra lands between the 'intruders' and the Duck family, and picks up Gyro's laser pistol, aiming it at the Toppats, as the two Toppats draw their sidearms, this being a stand-off.
"Intruders! Drop you weapons and surrender! Now!" Penumbra orders.
Ignoring her, they keep weapons trained on her, a look of disdain on their faces. "A Moonlander, I should have known they'd be behind this!" Boone says.
"Guess they are sore losers. Weapon down, now! Make it easier on yourself and give up!" Cross exclaims.
Seeing this, Della, Louie, and Webby get between the 3, Della blocking Penumbra, Louie and Webby blocking the Toppats.
"Penny! No! They're friends!" Della defends.
"Friends? Ha! Of course criminal scum like them would try to gain your trust, only to deceive you later! I am not so easily fooled, not anymore. No worries Della, I will not let them hurt you or your family!" Penumbra declares, finger on the trigger.
"Hey, hey, take it easy! Penny is on our side!" Webby defends.
"Don't let them lie to you too kid. They can't be trusted! Need I remind you they tried to invade earth!?" Boone states.
"Now out of the way so we can get rid of this Moonlander scum!" Cross orders, spite in her voice.
"Della! Small and Green Dellas! Step aside so I can vaporize these dangerous criminals!" Penumbra orders. The standoff is intense, as the McDucks try and prevent their two different allies from killing each other.
"Penny, please, they are actual friends of ours. They saved me and my kids, several times. We trust them." Della pleads with big eyes.
"Dude, look, I don't know what you have against the Moon people, or, well, what you have against them more than the average person, but Penny is different! We trust her." Louie pleads.
Penumbra looks up at the two Toppats, then back at Della, and sighs, puts her weapon at ease, then away. "Very well. If you trust them, then so do I. Just know, I will keep an eye on them just in case."
The Toppats look at Penny, then Louie and Webby, then each other, and nod, weapons at ease and put away as well. "Alright, we trust you, but just know that we still don't trust her."
"Uh, who's the two random people?" Gyro asks, unaware of them still.
"Two leaders of the Toppat Clan, the criminal organization that robbed a lot of places including the Money Bin a bit ago, then stole that one amethyst from the museum when Uncle Scrooge was unveiling it." Dewey says.
Gyro raises an eyebrow. Sorry, they did what and they are trusted?!
"Kinda had a wee bit of bad blood between us and them, but we've since worked things out." Scrooge explains.
"So, uh, why are you two here?" Webby asks.
"Well, it all started when we were in town- definitely 'not' planning for a future heist- when all of the sudden the city defense system acts up and starts attacking random people." Boone says.
"Us included." Cross adds, turning her hat 90 degrees to show a still smoking hole shot through it, before turning it back.
"So we did what anyone with half a brain would do and fled, managing to lose the ones chasing us. We decided to get answers, so we WOULD have gone to the manor but, er..." Boone says when he recalls how the mansion was half destroyed. "We safely assumed you'd fled to the one place that would be safest in the city so, we came here."
"Doors were locked so we had to sneak in." Cross adds.
"And here we are. So, Gearloose, mind explaining to me oh, I don't know, WHY YOUR INVENTION HAS TURNED EVIL AND IS TRYING TO KILL EVERYBODY!?"
"Yet again!?" Cross adds.
"Not evil, just malfunctioning." Gyro defends.
"It is literally holding most of the citizenry inside buildings and hunting down the rest." Cross states.
"It is simply trying to keep people safe by keeping them out of danger and eliminating every dangerous person." Gyro defends.
Boone steams some, but calms down. "This is getting us nowhere. This place may be rather defensive but it is a matter of time until they level it. We need to leave, now..."
"C'mon, we'll take you to our ship. I called a boat a bit earlier, should be outside waiting." Cross says as the others follow them.
They all get outside as Boone and Cross lead them to the boat. They start entering when Boone pulls Della aside.
"Do we really have to take~" Motions to indicate Penumbra. "Along too?"
"Oh come on, she's fine! Just give it some time, I'm sure you'll come to like her too!" Della assures.
Boone grumbles something and relents, as they all head to the ship. The ride is at high speed, but a handful UAVs do give chase, but are shot down by the boat's weapon systems, getting them in the clear for the rest of the trip.
The boat docks at the ship and everyone gets off. However, as soon as Penumbra gets off, every Toppat that sees her gives her a dirty look of distrust, then look away, but she can feel them keeping an eye on them, some even flashing their weapons.
Boone leads them all to to the meeting room where the other leadership is, and they all sit down. "Alright, for anyone not aware of the situation, please explain, Mr Gearloose."
Gyro gives a summary of the situation, the systems involved, etc. "So, we need to find a way to shut down all systems. Any ideas?"
And as soon as he asks everyone starts talking over each other, there several different plans, ranging from head-on, to hacking it, to waiting it out, to accepting their fates. Boone is silent as he listens and, eventually tired of the squabbling, hits the table in anger. "Enough!" As he silences everyone there. "Fighting will get us nowhere! We need a coherent plan of action, now, preferably by people who know how to deal with this sort of stuff." Boone states.
"Why don't we just use the Moon Lander as a distraction? You know? Have her run out and draw them away from the town, then we destroy all of them at once?" Ellie suggests.
"Excuse me?!" Penumbra shouts outraged. The McDucks are horrified at this suggestion, gasping at the suggestion.
"You can't seriously be suggesting sacrificing her!?" Della gawks, appalled.
"Why not? She's clearly the least valuable one here." RHM states, arms crossed over his chest, giving Penumbra a dirty look.
"What?! How can you say that about anyone?! What gives you the right to devalue the life of someone just because they aren't from this planet?! What do you have against Penumbra and the Moon Landers?!" Huey demands to know.
Boone slams a hand on the table as he stands up. "BECAUSE HER KIND ARE THE ONES THAT NEARLY DESTROYED THE CLAN!" He yells infuriated.
