It started on the very last day of school, Huey, Dewey and Louie weren't exactly excited for summer; which is weird because most kids would be but to them summer wasn't about going away on some amazing adventure, it was about watching everyone leave while you stay on the houseboat and play a bored game watching tv, worrying that Donald works too hard. It wasn't exactly ideal.
"Where are you going for summer vacation?"Valery asked.
"My dad is taking my family to lusterworld! It's going to be amazing!"
"Way cool!"Val said, "Dewey where are you going?"
"Oh us? Well..."
"Oh please"Derek said, "They're not going anywhere"He then whispered to Val "They're too poor."
"That's not true!"Dewey said defensively.
Derek argued back, "My dad says that your uncle doesn't even have a job!"
"My Uncle Donald works hard!"He yelled again.
"Guys please...this isn't nice"Val said.
"Oh yeah?"Derek laughed, "Where does he work?"
"He- um".
"That's what I thought"Derek said, he turned around to walk away when Dewey shouted "For your information, we're going to cape suzette this summer!"
He turned to face Dewey "Really?"
Dewey suddenly grew anxious, he rubbed his arm awkwardly and replied: "Uh yeah..uncle Donald actually has friends there who are pilots".
Derek and Valerie suddenly looked interested in what he was saying, "That's really cool Dewey"Valerie said.
"Oh please, he's obviously lying"Derek argues, "There's no way someone like his uncle actually has friends."
"Well he does." Dewey says.
"You better take pictures to back it up"Derek smirks, "You'll look pretty stupid without proof."
Dewey was a goner.
On the way back to the marina Dewey was desperate to find a solution to this problem, he can't go back to school without evidence.
"Why don't you just tell them the truth?"Huey suggested.
Dewey sarcastically remarked, "Oh yeah, I could just tell them that I lied and we really are as poor as they think and we did nothing interesting and that my self esteem begins and ends with other people's Acceptance."
"Yeah, sounds good"Huey said, despite being autistic, he understood the sarcasm.
"How about telling them that we had to cancel because uncle Donald's friend got lice?"Louie suggested.
"Thank you Louie, that was actually helpful"Dewey said.
"Why lice?"Huey asked.
"Nobody argues with lice"He explained, "Remember Claudia? She had lice two years ago and people still keep their distance."
They walked into the houseboat and threw their backpacks on the floor (except Huey who put his away then came back for the other two) and then they waited for Donald to get off the phone, they wondered how can one guy repeat himself that many times and still be calm? But then they guessed he'd be use to it by now.
"Thank you so much, you have no idea what this means- I said you have no idea- I'll see you Thursday"He said then hung up. He took a deep breath and smiled at the boys, "Guess who has a job interview?"
The boys congratulated him excitedly all at once, "Really? Oh my gosh!", "That's amazing uncle Donald!", "I have a feeling you'll make it this time!" Then rushed over to give him a hug. "Thanks boys"He chuckled, "I want you all on your best behavior for the babysitter".
They didn't like the sound of that. "Why do we need a babysitter? We're mature enough to take care of ourselves"Louie said.
Donald raised an eyebrow.
"Ok, Huey is mature enough".
"I'm sorry boys but I just can't do that to you."
Huey nodded, knowing exactly what he meant. Huey was perfectly ok with watching his siblings, it's not like they were that much younger then him. But Donald meant that he didn't want the boys to have to be alone.
After Donald left Huey was a little lost in thought. His wished Donald would just trust them more, understand that Huey was completely capable of keeping their home in perfect organization and away from harm, it's not like he's never done it before.
"This is perfect!"Dewey shouted interrupting Huey's thoughts.
"What is?"He asked.
"Uncle Donald? Leaving this Thursday for a couple hours? We can just go to cape suzette ourselves!"
They were silent despite Dewey's excitement.
"What? What's wrong?"Dewey asked.
Louie shrugged, "Cape suzette? By ourselves?"
Huey agreed, "Uncle Donald asked us to stay here"he explained, "If we keep pulling stunts like this, he'll never trust us to be home alone."
Louie nodded, "We'll be eighteen with a babysitter".
"But if we do nothing we'll be forced to stay here in Duckburg forever. Is that what you want?"Dewey asked, specifically Huey.
Huey thought about it for a second as Dewey looked at him anxiously. "It would be nice to get out of Duckburg"He admitted.
"So we're doing it?"
Huey definitely wanted to leave, wanted to explore the world and finally do something amazing but- "As amazing as that sounds we can't."
"Come on! What will it take to convince you?"Dewey asked.
"If we could get ahold of Uncle Donald's phone we can text the babysitter a new address..."Louie smirked slyly, "And I know exactly where to send her".
"Louie who's side are you on?"Huey asked.
"I'm not on anyone's side"He explained, "I just like schemes"He shrugged nervously.
"Guys...we can't disappoint Uncle Donald again. Don't you understand that we're the reason he doesn't have a job?"
"He doesn't have a job because he's too qualified for simple ones and he's too scared to take a risk"Dewey said.
"He won't take a risk unless he has to because of us and our safety"Huey said.
Louie and Dewey frowned, "I guess you're right"Dewey said, he slumped down on the couch and pouted, "I'm gonna have to admit to Valerie and Derek that I lied to them to make my sad pathetic life sound exciting".
Huey placed a gentle hand on Dewey's shoulder, "If they're your real friends, they'll understand."
"They're not my friends, just people I wanted to impress and sadly never will."
"I'm sorry Dewey"Huey said, "We can't afford to take this risk."
"So we're never leaving Duckburg, we're never going to do something amazing or heroic, we'll never become known for anything. We'll live, we'll die and we'll be grateful".
"I mean- that's how it normally works"Louie said.
"Guys come on, we can do all sorts of cool things this summer".
Louie sighed, "Yeah, maybe we'll go to funzos for the eight millionth time this year".
"You like funzos"Huey argued.
"Boys dinner!"Donald called.
"I also like pizza but I get sick of it after a while"He said referring to the fact that they were eating cold pizza again for the forth night in a row.
Huey sighed as Louie walked away, he knew he disappointed his brothers today but unfortunately this was the right thing to do.
Nothing bad will happen if you just do what you're told right?