Boone is keeping watch when he notices some lights flickering, though only in one section. Figuring it is the breaker, he decides to handle it. "Cross, I'm gonna go check the breaker. I won't be long, five minutes tops, think you can handle it?" He teases.

Cross rolls her eyes. "I think I can handle it, sir..."

Boone then goes off to the basement, which is dark. He tries to turn off the lights, but they don't turn on. Strange, they were working two hours ago. He turns on a flashlight he had and carefully descends the stairs and heads to the breaker box. It was half-open, which was odd. He opens it and searches, finding the breaker switches for the basement off, and the one for the section with flickering lights was jammed in the halfway position. Guessing some of the kids had decided to play a prank, he thinks nothing of it. He flips both to the full on position, as the lights are fixed, closing the breaker box. Then, as he does, a strange feeling comes over him and he ducks out of instinct, as a tan furred fist punches the breaker box, denting it.

Boone looks up and behind, seeing a Beagle Boy pulling his fist out and reaching to try and grab Boone. Boone rolls out of the way and gets in a fighting stance. "How the hell did you get in here!? Beagle Boys are very clearly not allowed at this event!" Boone states.

"He-heh, well Ma said we were..." The Beagle says with a smirk, palming a fist.

"Figures your Ma would be behi- Wait, how many is 'we'?" Boone asks, narrowing his eyes. But the look on the beagle's face answers that, Boone realizing. "Oh you literal sons of a bitch!" Boone tries to rush up, realizing McDuck was right to be afraid, but is tripped up by the Beagle Boy. Boone then sweeps the Beagle Boy's legs and tries to run, but it grabbed and held in a choke hold, one that, despite everything he knows about fighting, he can't escape. He struggles to get free, but slows as his vision gets blurry.

"Heh, with you out of the way, us and Ma can ransom all those bra-"

THWACK

As the Beagle Boy let's go of Boone, dropping the gasping otter to the floor as the Beagle Boy goes down hard. Boone looks behind him to see Webby, having neck chopped the beagle unconscious as she goes up to Boone.

"Are you alright?" Webby asks, helping him up.

"Yeah, thanks to you! But, what are you doing here?" Boone asks as he tries to catch his breath.

"When I saw you leaving, I felt like I should follow you because-"

"You were suspicious of me?" Boone asks accusingly.

"Wha- no!" Webby defends. "Because I had this gut feeling something might happen."

"Well, you were right, and you did save my life." As he looks to the Beagle. "You think he'll be a problem any time soon?"

"Nah, he'll be out for a few hours."

"That actually worries me more that you are capable of that."

"Want a demonstration?" Webby asks naively.

"No I'm good..." Boone states as he realizes the major situation. "Crap! We gotta get back to the ballroom! The Beagle Boys are planning to ransom every last person here!" Boone starts to call his men, but finds the comms are dead. "Ah phooey..." As he realizes...

—

Back to right after Boone left

Cross gets a call from Dave, and answers. "Dave? What is it?"

"So uh, you know how we are supposed to watch out for the Beagle Boys?" Dave says.

"Yeah~?" Cross asks in a 'what are you getting at' tone.

"Uh, they caught me and are breaking in..." Dave says, it revealed he has been tied up by some Beagle Boys.

"What!?" Cross shouts as roughly 50 Beagle Boys burst in, having outnumbered the now clearly meager security. "Damnit Dave why didn't you tell us earlier!?"

"I uh, thought I could, you know, handle it..." Dave says.

Cross facepalms as she and the other Toppat security detail get to cover and hide, preparing to go for their weapons as the Beagle Boys round up the youths, volunteers, and organizers, while Huey, Louie, Violet, Lena hide together, Della and Donald hidden together as well, watching.

"Crap, the Beagle Boys!" Huey whispers.

"What are they doing here!?" Louie asks in a whisper.

"It appears they are taking everyone hostage for hopes to ransom them off." Violet states the obvious.

"Not if I have anything to say about i-Ahh!" Lena starts as she prepares to use her magic, but is grabbed from behind by a 6th Avenue Meanie, as the others are grabbed as well. Lena tries to use her magic, but under threat of the others being hurt if she does, she surrenders, not wanting to risk it.

"Ahh! Let us go!" Louie yells out as the four are nabbed.

Della and Donald hear this. "Boys!" As Della runs to protect two of her sons and their 'dates', Donald trying to stop her as they are grabbed as well, overpowered.

"Gah! Let us go you big balukas!" Donald yells as he squirms, the six soon getting tied up like the others.

Cross and the remaining Toppats have guns drawn, and prepare to move when.

CLICK

"I suggest you put your weapons down..." A Beagle says as Cross feels the cold steel of a gun barrel pressed to the back of her head after hearing the cocking of a flintlock, as the Glam Yankees aim their muskets at them.

"Shit..." Cross mutters as she puts her hands up, laying her gun down, the other Toppats doing the same as now pretty much everyone is captured.

—

Back in the basement...

"We're too late aren't we?" Webby observes from the look on Boone's face.

"Oh yeah. Oohhhhh yeah... We go up there we'll get caught as well I can safely assume..." He admits, seeing no way walking up there that can go well. "You uh, got any ideas? To get around this?"

Webby thinks, looks around, grins as she has an idea, going over to a vent and kicking the cover off. "Come on, they won't find us in here!"

Boone looks. "You're joking..." He asks deadpan.

"Oh come on! You asked for ideas, so I am giving one!" Webby point out.

Boone sighs and follows her, crawling through the vent.