A Rewritten Family History

Writers Distraction... that's it that's the excuse... I finally updated this monster of a fic and so here is another chapter over here as well (and fittingly it's the end of my Halloween arch) This chapter gave me some trouble when I was writing as all my notes said was meanwhile while the adults were at the ball Goss/Dewey/Lena were hanging out in St. Canard. I really enjoy the dynamics of this trio from what I've seen in other fanworks and I've taken that love and brought it into this universe. I hope that this little filler piece is decent. As far as the movie titles in this piece go I used a horror movie title generator also the name of Drake's soap is a nod to one of my original pieces collecting dust in a notebook on my bookshelf and the name of Drake's character came from a character name generator where I just duck-ified the last name...

There are just so many character dynamics in this universe that I know I can't explore each and every side story, backstory and relationship so if there are any head canons you wish to know or side stories you think would be worth my time in putting out feel free to let me know in a review


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It had been four months since the ramrod had zapped her grandfather into the recesses of space and time however to Gosalyn it kind of felt like longer. When Drake Mallard had suggested she stay with him as an alternative to being a victim of the system at first she rolled her eyes. Now however she couldn't think of a better situation...well aside from her abuelo walking through the door of Drake's apartment where she was hanging with Lena and Dewey.

"I didn't know this was a dress up thing," Lena spoke as she looked between Gosalyn who was dressed in her hockey uniform and Dewey who had thrifted an outfit straight out of the 1980s. "It's not," Gosalyn said with a shake of her head, "I just had a practice scheduled before you two arrived."

"And you didn't think to shower and change?"

As Lena pinched her nose in disgust, the red headed duck couldn't help but shrug her shoulders and laugh it off.

"It was canceled but I figured I was already in my uniform and it's Halloween so why not stay dressed up, though I don't know what Shakespeare's excuse is?"

Glaring toward Dewey the sole boy in the room simply shrugged his shoulders before flashing her his trademark smirk.

"What? Can't I just be trying out new looks Red?"

Gosalyn paused at Dewey's question before shaking her head and flashing him her own taunting smile back.

"No offence, but neon and bold print just doesn't DEW it for you."

Watching as her friend smiled at the way she had used his signature name puns the third person in the room simply rolled her eyes.

"God there's two of them," Lena muttered under her breath however. Gosalyn couldn't help but chuckle a bit. The truth was that she and Dewey had a history with one another and she simply just knew how to push her best friends buttons.

"So Goss," Dewey spoke as he leant back against the arm of the couch he'd been sitting on, crossing his arms over his chest. "I bet being the actor that he is, Drake has an extensive film collection."

Gosalyn shrugged back her shoulders. Honestly she had no clue, after all, Drake spent most nights at Darkwing Tower, scouring the city for wrongs that needed to be righted and so there really was never a time for a family movie night. Perhaps she could suggest having one in the near future she thought as she listened to Dewey let out a sigh.

"I bet he even has the kind of horror movies that neither of my dads would allow me to watch but my mom totally would approve of behind their back."

While Gosalyn had briefly met Della during the ramrod incident and had conversed with Doctor Gearloose a few times in person she hadn't really known Dewey's bio parents that well… Donald however was another story. She had known that Dewey's dad was a bit of a worrywart and still thought of his son as a little boy despite practically being a teenager.

Tossing a pillow toward Dewey with a slight amount of force she couldn't help but chuckle a bit.

"You always did like to get a little dangerous."

She had no regrets in using Darkwings famed catchphrase as she watched as Dewey hopped off of his spot before heading across the room to where Drake's modest home entertainment center stood. It wasn't nearly as impressive a piece of technology as W.A.N.D.A. or some of the other gadgets in his secret layer but it was still a much bigger and higher definition screen than she was used to back at her grandfathers. Honestly you hadn't lived until you watched Ottoman Empire in HD surround sound.

"So," Dewey's voice once more spoke, breaking her from her thoughts, "What will it be? Wives at the Catacombs, Mystery In The Depths, oh MAD IN THE CRYPTS! "

As Dewey excitedly began pulling DVDs off of Drake's shelves, Gosalyn could tell that her other houseguest had seemed to be looking rather uncomfortable.

"Is everything okay Lena?" she asked with a raised brow.

There was a moment of silence as Lena simply nodded.

"Everything is…" Lena began before pausing and taking a breath. "It's just my life so far has been my own personal horror movie."

Gosalyn simply nodded. She had heard the reader's digest of it all. Lena was born of Magica DeSpell's shadow with the purpose of destroying Scrooge McDuck. Instead she found herself befriending Scrooge's children and sacrificing herself for the greater good during the Shadow War. The power of love, friendship and a spirit board however seemed to have brought her into the real world once more on a more permanent basis.

"What was the shadow realm like anyway?" Gosalyn asked with a raised brow.

"You do not have to answer that." Dewey spoke as he continued to sort through DVDs the tone of his voice really giving off that concerned brother vibe which kind of suited him.

"It's okay," Lena agreed with a nod as she climbed off the chair she was seated on to move closer to where Gosalyn sat. "Just think of the darkest, coldest, loneliest place you can imagine and then multiply it by at least five."

Gosalyn could just feel a chill running down her spine. She had felt so lost and alone just with losing her grandfather, she couldn't imagine.

In the next moment the redhead couldn't help but find herself tossing her arms around the other girl in a tight comforting embrace. It definitely took Lena by surprise just by her facial expression however soon a simple mutter of thanks fell from the pink haired girls bill as she gave a slight squeeze back.

"You know he has more than horror movies."

The way Dewey spoke as his gaze shifted from the shelve of DVDs to a box of VHS tapes a mischievous glint in his eye as he spoke.

"Say, Goss, do you think he has any footage of that soap opera he was in now THAT would be scary."

Embarrassing maybe, but scary she didn't think so as while to her knowledge there wasn't any physical media of the show lying around the house there were other ways of finding things in 2019.


A few weeks ago…

Previously on 'The Wise and the Wicked'...

"Where did you find that!" Drake's voice rang out. His tone was less angry and more of a curious nature as he looked over toward the teen.

"You can find anything on the internet, surely as a millennial you know this."

She watched as her guardian rolled his eyes.

"I just didn't think some soap opera running for over five decades would have an Internet following."

"You'd be surprised," Gosalyn said thinking of all she had discovered in researching this piece of Drake's filmography including pages and pages of fanfiction based on his character.

It was then that Drake took a seat beside her, letting his eyes turn toward the screen.

where his character Jace was in a heated argument with potential love interest Eliza which was about to lead to a kiss in 3-2-1….

"What do you think would've happened if the writers went with JaLiza?"

Watching as he mouthed the ship name with a roll of his eyes and a shrug of his shoulders he answered.

"I probably wouldn't have heard of the casting call for Darkwing… never got the job or met Launchpad…"

At the mention of Scrooge McDuck's chofer who occasionally moonlighted as Superhero Sidekick the girl couldn't help but notice her guardian flush a bit. It was clear that in the last few months whatever friendship they held had been steadily blossoming into more though both parties were too stubborn to admit it.

"...or you."

There was a moment of silence as Gosalyn imagined he was thinking of a world where an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor was sitting above the mantle of a far nicer apartment when he spoke up again.

"Happy Birthday by the way."

Gosalyn had never told him that today was her her birthday though she supposed he had seen it written on all the paperwork he had needed to fill out in being her legal guardian.

"It's just another day."

Shrugging her shoulders back she watched as Drake hit pause on her video before crossing the room and coming back with a box that was tucked away.

"Well then I guess you don't want…."

"Give me that." Gosalyn replied, reaching out and taking the box.

Ripping off the paper excitedly she had no clue what was in the box as while in the past few months she and Drake talked she honestly didn't know how strongly he listened to her words until her eyes fell on a bow and a quiver of arrows as well as a pair of archery gloves.

"Keen Gear!"

She wondered how he had known she'd been interested in archery and she questioned in her mind if she should ask when instead instinctively she stood up and moved across the room where her guardian had now been standing throwing her arms around him. "Thank you, that was the most perfect gift anyone could've given me."

"Really? Because I can think of something else."

She watched as Drake's hand started to move toward the pocket of the button down he'd been wearing wondering what he could possibly have to top her archery equipment when suddenly the door flew open and Launchpad entered enthusiastically.

"Who wants cake!"


What Drake had in his pocket that night she would later come to discover we're adoption papers however she hadn't been able to give him a yes just yet. It wasn't that she didn't want to be his daughter it was well...would she be cheating on her grandfather after all Fenton and Doctor Gearloose were looking into finding a means to tap into the multiverse to try to track him down and what if?

"Unfortunately he doesn't have a physical copy of The Wise and the Wicked to my knowledge but I know where to find it on the internet if you're really interested. I mean Jase Robirds and Darkwing Duck are two strikingly different characters."

"Jase Robirds?" Lena questioned with a slight chuckle as Dewey hopped up off the floor and returned to sit beside his friend as Gosalyn nodded confirming Drake's character name.

"That's almost as cheesy as the names of the characters in Launchpad's Darkwing Duck fanfiction novella," Dewey spoke with a roll of his eyes, "Speaking of, I wonder if he's caught a glimpse of his boyfriends humbler beginnings yet?

"They aren't…" Gosalyn began but honestly she didn't want to correct Dewey. She wondered if it was a selfish thought to think of a world where she did formally say yes to Drake, let him be her father, to have Launchpad permanently relocate to St. Canard so the three of them could be a family.

Letting out a slight sigh as her mind began to race with thoughts for a moment she soon got herself to focus back on the conversation at hand.

"I don't think Launchpad's seen it but he told me not to disturb him unless it was a serious emergency as he doesn't trust October 31st."

"Doesn't trust Halloween, as he's superstitious?" Lena asked with a shake of her head.

"Well, I mean it tracks. Remember that one time he thought we were all mole people after seeing that one movie?"

Lena nodded while Gosalyn wondered if one day she could ask about the incident in explicit detail for potential blackmail fodder.

"That seems like another lifetime ago. I was just getting to know Webby and Louie and the rest of your complicated family and now I'm a part of it."

Lena flashed Dewey a smile as the boy placed a hand on her shoulder. They really did have a natural sibling dynamic didn't they.

"I can go just peak my head in the other room?" Dewey suggested, "I mean Launchpad has said time and time again that I'm his best friend so I'm sure if I told him that we were about to look up some of Drake's old soap online it would pique his curiosity."

Gosalyn pondered Dewey's words for a moment. Even though Launchpad was getting closer and closer to her by way of Drake, of the three of them he had 100% been closest to the young boy. She was all set to tell her friend to go for it however soon Lena spoke up once more, a slight flush crossing her cheeks.

"Or," Lena said, "...I kind of never actually watched Darkwing Duck."

Even with the close relationship that the trio had with the current Darkwing it surprisingly wasn't super shocking that Lena hadn't seen the original series that had inspired the actor to become the vigilante he was today. The show was nearly 30 years old and to Gosalyn's knowledge was not presently available on any streaming platform. Then there was the fact that up until seven months ago the pink haired Duck was tethered to Magica DeSpell and she doubted the sorceress was a huge fan of campy early nineties action shows.

"Well than, Dewey grab the popcorn and Lena, PREPARE TO GET DANGEROUS"


A few hours later…

"Oh my god….oh my god…" Lena spoke at the action on screen as Gosalyn tried to guess if she was drawn into the action or remarking on the outdated albeit practical effects. Honestly it was probably C) all of the above. "So, what was it like fighting the fearsome four in real life?"

"I wouldn't know, mom insisted I say back at Darkwing Tower."

"It was a complete and total rush! Super Villains are just on a whole other level than run of the mill petty thieves, not that Drake lets me go out on patrols much since the school year started."

"I don't go on adventures as much with Uncle Scrooge during the school year either, but trust me it just makes the adrenaline rush when you do go out that much stronger."

Gosalyn nodded her head.

"I'm counting on it, you know if I do go out on a more regular basis I've even come up with my own alter ego."

"Let me guess," Lena said, "Scarlet Archer? Crimson Chick?"

"Quivering Quack!"

"Quivering Quack," Dewey repeated, the sound of the name coming from him gave her a prickle of goosebumps, "I think it suits you. You know, my dad's girlfriend Daisy is into fashion, maybe when the time comes I could hook her up into designing your look."

At the sound of Dewey's words, she couldn't help but toss her arms around the boy in a fit of glee. Just the thought of having an actual real life superhero costume...it made her almost want to pull her friend into a kiss. Wait….what...why was she thinking this. This was Dewey, she couldn't possibly be forming a crush on her best friend, especially a best friend who lived on the other side of the Audubon Bay. Even though it was just over an hour away long distance relationships rarely worked for adults which was why she suspected Drake and Launchpad haven't officially put a label on what they did or didn't have but for a first relationship it would be doomed from the start. No, she wasn't going to act on any impulses in the moment for fear of risking her friendship.

"Okay," Gosalyn simply said as she pulled away from Dewey to place the next episode into the video player, "You're really going to love the next episode Lena."