A REWRITTEN FAMILY HISTORY

I have an outline made that paces out where I want to put major arcs in this fic however there is room for a few filler chapters in between... this is one of said chapters as I was kind of vibing on the fact that with Louie growing up with Scrooge as his father that it would lead to him and Doofus being kind of frienemies...I've also kind of decided to tone him down a bit by giving him the backstory that you see here...


May 2015:

The Mayor's Manson was the second most impressive home in Duckburg falling only behind McDuck Manor itself. The house was virtually a museum however instead of the ancient and probably at one time cursed artifacts that Scrooge had acquired through the years Joshua Drake had an impressive collection of fine art. Upon visiting the mansion for a dinner it was said art collection that had impressed the eight year old siblings.

"Amazing," Webby said, "I thought this piece was lost to the sea in a shipwreck over a century ago."

Louie had shrugged back his shoulders as he looked toward his sister taking her word for it as history art or otherwise wasn't his favorite subject as he liked looking toward the future and not dwelling in the past.

"It was," a voice from behind the duo spoke, startling them slightly, "My grandmother's art dealer heard that it was salvaged and being restored and she just had to have it."

The siblings turned around as they watched the boy who looked to be their age maybe a year older curl his mouth into a smile.

"You must be Webigail & Llewellyn, it's a pleasure to finally meet your acquaintance and welcome you to my home."

Louie raised his brow as for a young kid this boy was acting as if he were the owner of the great estate when surely he was not.

"I'm Doofus Drake, richest Duck under the age of twenty one."

Louie watched as he took Webby's hand and gave it a chaste kiss and in the moment the girl ate it up, always a bit of a romantic meanwhile he couldn't help but cross his arms at the boys admittance.

"You're funny...if you know our first names then I'm sure you know our last."

Doofus nodded.

"I am well aware that your father is Scrooge McDuck."

"Then you should know that he's the richest duck in the world."

Doofus nodded in agreement to that statement before curling his bill into a smirk.

"But, it's HIS fortune where as 80% of what you are looking at in this house is mine."

Louie shook his head in disbelief thinking that the kid was trying to get a rise out of him and man it was working.

"You see...when my beloved grandmother passed she decided to leave everything and I do mean everything to her one and only grandson...sure, technically my mother was named my 'custodian' until I'm eighteen but that's just a tiny little detail."

Louie watched as Webby's enamored expression faded thinking she wasn't buying this boy's air of arrogance either.

"I hope this doesn't intimate you Llewellyn as other kids our age just don't know what it's like to...have a certain standard of living and I was hoping we could be great friends….or at the very least mild acquaintances."

"Friendly Rival?" Louie replied with a raised brow.

"I'd settle for that."


"When my horoscope talked about reconnecting with something lost this month I just thought that Dewey was going to return the hoodie I let him borrow."

Louie smiled at his companion as he moved a chess piece across the board pensive biting his bill awaiting the other boys next move.

Doofus shook his head as he thought for a moment before gliding his piece across the board.

"I'd kiss that hoodie goodbye Llewellyn, your simpleton of a cousin could use something designer to stand out at the public school of his, you and I both know it."

Louie nodded his head thinking about how while Dewey lived a more mundane life then he had the boy did love to be the center of attention.

"Green isn't Dewey's color...anyway check mate."

Louie watched as Doofus rolled his eyes while he gathered up the fallen pieces and began to reset the board.

"For as much as we enjoy going on about how much of a nerd Huey is, you're a chess master."

Louie nodded his head in agreement taking it as a compliment even though he was sure that it was Doofus's way of making fun of him for not actually being the cool confident future CEO he presented himself to the public as. Truth be told Louie was kind of a nerd being a chess master and a general wiz at numbers. He had cultivated his talents in helping out his family getting out of many scrapes as well as being heavily invested in playing the stocks on a lucrative stock market app. Sure, technically the account was under Launchpad's name until he was eighteen but that's just a tiny little detail.

"So," Doofus said, moving his piece as they began a new game, "I'm sure Webby's excited for Lena to be back."

At the mention of Lena's name, Louie couldn't help but feel a subtle fluttering of butterflies in his stomach. The girl had been living in the manor now for the past week and seeing her day in and day out was giving him feelings. Feelings that he hadn't felt when his biological mother Della returned from over a decade on the moon. Feelings that had caused him to make a move that he normally wouldn't have played.

"She is."

"And I see she's not the only one…."

Louie assessed Doofus's latest move trying to figure out if he could recover from his mistake however at the same time he wondered just what kind of power that DeSpell girl had over him.

"Somebody is smitten…"

"I'm not…"

"We should go on a double date….me and Webby, you and Lena…"

At the other boy's proposal, Louie couldn't help but let out another slight chuckle. First of all Webby wasn't remotely interested in Doofus and secondly…

"We're eleven, a little too young to be dating don't you think."

There was a lingering moment of science before Doofus let out a sigh and Louie tried to read what he was about to say or do next.

"What about a group hang then, I'll even stoop so low as to hang out at Funzo's if I must...oh and by the way checkmate Llewellyn."

Louie rolled his eyes. He was distracted and off his game though at the same time he thought to himself that Doofus deserved to at least have one win here and there from time to time.

"Best two out of three?" He asked with a shrug as he reset the board.

Doofus nodded.

"Why not...it would give us a chance to carry on with this conversation...so Funzo's?"

Louie drummed his hand on the table contemplating just what a great first move would be. Sliding his piece across the board making sure that his queen was protected at all cost as he had a reputation to uphold.

"I kind of overheard a conversation that Della had with my dad on her second night here."

Doofus's eyes lit up like saucers.

"Gossip...do tell."

"I heard her commenting about how one of the employees bared a 'striking resemblance to Magica DeSpell' so if that's where she's lying low it's probably not the best place for Lena to be."

Doofus nodded.

"What about your birthday? It's less then two weeks away and I'm sure that your mom...Della...is planning some kind of event to make up for all those years lost to the moon."

Louie nodded. He had heard her talking both to Scrooge as well as Doctor Gearloose about having a big family to do...emphasis on family.

"I wouldn't say event...just a small family get together."

"But Lena will be there right?"

Louie nodded his head.

"I mean she kind of lives with us at the moment so...I guess."

"Well then it's settled," Doofus said crossing his arms, "If I win then I'm coming over for your family birthday celebration...if you win...well we can table this discussion for another day."

Louie looked at the chessboard and from what he thought he had seen a win was in the bag for him and so he nodded his head in agreement making his next and what would be final move as soon he was met with Doofus's bill once again curling up into a seemingly maniacal smirk.

"Checkmate Llewellyn...now I don't need a formal invitation, just a text with the date and time will do."

Louie let out a sigh as he nodded his head before holding out his hand to formally shake on the subject.