Welcome to another chapter! Like the original series of Darkwing Duck, there will be some references, hints, and fun facts. Like this one! Fun Fact: Hoof and Mouth in the original Darkwing Duck series was named after the Hoof and Mouth disease. And like their parents' Port and Wine are named after the Port and Wine diseased. The more you know! Enjoy the chapter and if you have suggestions on upcoming chapters, please post them in the reviews!
Chapter 2: A Quivering Start (Part 2)
In the city, Haley Hannigan was looking at the photo that Tara handed her. She then cast her glanced at the orphanage that stood in front of her. Despite the years that it had on it, the building held up during the changes of the city. It looked as if it hasn't changed at all. Going in, she noticed all the children running around and playing. She went up to the office to see a thin white cat woman who had taken place of the former caretaker.
"Um excuse me, I was wondering if I could see Anthony Fowlington?"
The woman looked up from her computer screen to look at Haley.
"What about him?"
"I'd like to see him, you see. I'm… I'm an old friend of the family." She handed her the photo she was provided.
The woman looked at the photo. She could clearly see it was the boy and his father… along with a raspberry stain in the corner.
"That's me in the back." The sheep lied.
"Actually that looks like a jelly stain-"
"Tear stain, actually," Haley corrected, snatching the photo out of the woman's hands before she grew suspicious.
Not at all concerned about it, the woman pressed the button on her intercom, calling for the requested boy. Several moments later a young duck boy zoomed in wearing a pair of skates. In his hands was a lacrosse stick.
"Yahoo!" the boy shouted, catching a flying apple in the stick.
The woman grabbed the boy by the collar of his jersey before he could take off.
"Hold it!"
"No time Ms. Hart! I got a game of Apple bash to play and no, I have no idea how those ferrets got into girls' bathroom-"
"Anthony!" The woman, now identified as Ms. Hart, exclaimed cutting off the boy. "This nice woman came to visit you. Please be on your best behavior."
"I knew your dad." Haley intervened.
"You… you knew dad?" Anthony gulped, trying to hold back the tears that were coming.
"Yea, we go way back." She handed him the picture, pointing to the stain on the picture. "That's me in the back."
"That actually looks like a jelly stain."
"Tear stains, kid." She repeated, faking a quick sob and pulled out a pale pink handkerchief, blowing into it.
She snatched the picture out of his hand and placed it into a pocket inside her jacket.
"Can we go for a walk?" Anthony asked.
"As long as you stay on the orphanage grounds." The young cat told them as they walked out of her office.
As they walked out Ms. Hart pressed the button on her intercom.
"Tina, do you know anything about ferrets in the girls' bathroom?"
Haley lead the boy out of the orphanage and outside, past the fenced in ground. The two walked a few feet as Anthony started talking.
"After my mom died, Dad was all I had left. He tried to take care of me as best he could when he was working, but it usually ended up that I was left alone. You know I'm not a troublemaker! Dad always said I had a lot of spunk! And there's nothing wrong with spunk! Someday I'll find someone who understands that and I know I'll be adopted, just you wait!"
Haley wiped the tears from her eyes. That was the most saddest and yet inspiring thing she has ever heard.
"That's so heartbreaking."
Anthony came to a stop when he finally noticed that he wasn't on the other side of the fence on the orphanage grounds.
"Excuse me ma'am, but shouldn't we be on the other side of the fence?"
The once tearful sheep, was now smirking.
"Oh trust me kid, you're going on a little vacation."
A van pulled up, stopping next to the two people on the sidewalk. The two stepped out and the three smiled evilly at the boy. Anthony's eyes widen when he realized that he was in trouble. He started to take off running when he was grabbed by Haley.
"Help!" he cried out.
"Get over here, you little brat!"
Anthony pulled and struggled against the woman's hold. He was eventually managed to turn and kick her in the shin. With that action, she managed to release the boy. He took off running.
"Get him!" Haley snapped at her fellow co-workers.
Port and Wine started chasing after him. Anthony looked back to see him being pursued. He amped up his speed. He silently prayed for someone to come help him. A few moments later, Quiverwing came riding up and grabbed a hold of him. She placed him in the side car.
"Hey! Let go of me you masked creep!" Anthony snapped, throwing a swing at the heroine's head.
"Hey! Watch it! I've came to help you! I'm not with them! I came to protect you!"
"Yea right! Only bad guys wear masks!"
Quiverwing was about to make a retort, but was stopped when a flurry of bullets started flying past their heads. She yelped and pressed his down lower, to prevent him from being shot.
"Stay down if you don't want to get hurt!"
She looked back to see Haley and Port shooting, while Wine was being the driver. She scowled, then looked at the small panel that was located on the Ratcatcher. She flipped it opened and pushed a small green button. Immediately oil spilled out from one of the pipes. She made a quick right, hoping that it would increase their chances of getting away. She looked back and smirked when she heard Haley cry out to warn Wine of the oil spill she left.
Wine yelped and tried to steer them around the oil spill. Instead they ended up coming into it and spun out of control, causing them to slam into a nearby fire hydrant. Once they made contact with the hydrant, water instantly started shooting and pouring out.
"Keen gear!" Quiverwing cheered.
"Quacktastic!" Anthony exclaimed as he looked back.
"Hang on kid! I'm going to take-" She skidded to a stop when she saw the police blocking the road. "This is perfect! Hey officers-!"
She yelped when they started firing at her. She turned her bike around and started it up. She groaned when she saw Haley, Port and Wine. She looked for a chance to escape. She noticed the only for them to come out was if they went into the bay. Seeing no other option, she drove that way.
"Kid, be prepared to hold your breath!"
"What? Why?"
"Just do it!"
Anthony took a breath as they drove into the bay. The police stared at once where the heroine and the boy went. Eventually the silence was broken.
"Anyone here else getting a since of déjà vu?" one of the officers asked.
In the Aubudon Bay Bridge in the Darkwing tower, Quiverwing and Anthony drove in, water pooling in the side car and dripping off of them.
"Quacktastic! That was awesome!" Anthony stated, throwing a fish off of him. "So who are you?"
Quiverwing looked at him in shock.
"You don't know who I am? I'm Quiverwing Quack! Darkwing Duck's apprentice!"
"Never heard of you." The boy told her. "Sorry my dad and I just moved here a few months ago because of his job and now…"
Quiverwing nodded. Honker had updated her on Anthony and the recent death of his father. She was able to relate to him, after what she went through as a child. If she wasn't adopted by Darkwing… she had no idea where she would be by now. And… she didn't want to think about it. She was happy with her life.
"Don't worry, you'll be safe here. After all you have two superheroes looking after you."
"You're a superhero? Like… like an actual superhero from the movies?"
"You got it kid." She replied, wringing the water out of her hat.
"So do you wear the mask all the time or just when you're out fighting crime."
"Just out fighting crime. We have our own lives to live too. But this is pretty much my main job. Since you're in trouble, it's my job to make sure those bad guys were caught."
"Speaking of, who was those ladies?"
"That was Haley Hannigan, Port and Wine. I have no idea who they're working for, but all I know is that they are bad news."
"Do you take off your mask for anyone?"
"Just my family."
"What about me?"
She looked at him, looking thoughtful then turned away.
"Can't."
"Aw…" he pouted. "What if I told everyone where you're secret hideout was?"
She glared at him.
"You wouldn't dare."
"Hey, I'm a kid, I'm supposed to be irresponsible.
I said those exact words to Darkwing… she thought as she looked at him. She sighed as she tossed him a towel, motioning for him to dry off. Quiverwing couldn't help but smile. He reminded her of how she was when she was a kid. She remembered how Darkwing rescued her just like she did with him. It was uncanny how this mission was going. She shook her head, getting her thoughts together. Maybe…
"I'll let you stay. So kid, want to play a game?"
Quiverwing looked around the tower for the boy. Memories flooding back as she remembered the times that her and Darkwing played. She couldn't help but smile. She thought back to the words that he used when he tried to hunt her down.
"Quiverwing Quack scopes around her tower for the tiny terror that has infiltrated. But he won't get away for Quiverwing is-"
"Anthony Fowlington!" Anthony shouted as he jumped on top of her.
Quiverwing chuckled as she fell on her stomach.
"Okay you menace, get off of me. Yea, I'm fine." She chuckled. "You know, you have a lot of spirit. I bet those guys went running when you fought them."
Anthony's eyes stared at her. Spirit? She thought he had spirit? Getting teary eye, he hugged her. Only his dad said he had a lot of spunk. He felt her arms wrapped around him, returning the hug. He pulled away, looking around. He took the time to finally get a good look at the tower. He could see computers, a large screen, a wall filled with weapons which he was sure he wasn't allowed to touch, multiple wooden rotating karate dummies, a large plane the shape of a duck's head, a bed and a kitchen unit. He went over to the kitchen unit, seeing what looked like an old radio.
"Quacktastic! And old radio! I wonder if it still works!"
"Wait don't-" Quiverwing started but it was too late. She ran over and grabbed it out of his hands. "It's Darkwing's old…training course!"
She yelped as she dodged the spoon and fork that was launched at her. She managed to grab the plate before it crashed into her head.
"Quacktastic!" Anthony cheered, getting out of the heroine's arms. "Are you okay Quiverwing?"
He jumped up and grabbed the bowl, catching the cereal as it was shot into it. He then placed it on the table, reaching for the frying pan, catching and cracking the eggs that shot out. He jumped out of the way as the floor came out from under her and fire rose to cook the eggs. He grabbed the pan, wearing an oven mitt and caught it. Then he sat the eggs on the plate and jumped up, buttering the toast. Three oranges and a grapefruit were plunging towards him. He sliced the grapefruit in half and pierced the three oranges on one of the butter knives. He landed in the chair and Quiverwing stopped the timer and looked at it. She blinked in surprise. He nearly got to her record.
"Quacktastic! How did I do?"
"Not bad. You almost beat me record."
"Really? Awesome!" He blinked and tip the empty glass as he realized he forgot the milk. "Drat, I forgot the milk."
Quiverwing's eyes widen. She snatched him out of the chair just as the fridge springed up and landed on the chair, crushing it. The young boy stared at it in surprise and terror.
"Don't feel bad, me and Darkwing always forgot about the milk too."
"Wow… so are you and this Darkwing guy going to protect me."
"Well uh…" she chuckled, "Not exactly, you see, Darkwing retired three years ago. So it's just me and my partner Ace. You'll meet him later."
"Why did Darkwing retired? He sounds like such a great hero!"
"Yea…" she sighed, "He sure was…"
Noticing her changed of behavior, Anthony went up and grabbed her hand.
"Ms. Quiverwing, did something happen to him?"
Quiverwing blinked and looked at him.
"Something did happen, but that's one story that will be told some other time. Come on it's getting late. You should get to bed."
She led him over to the one bed in the tower. He jumped up and sat on the bed.
"Where are you going to sleep? I only see one bed."
"Don't worry about me. I got some work I need to do." Quiverwing replied as she helped him take of his shoes and covered him up.
As she started to walk away, he sat up.
"I can't sleep."
She looked back at him and sigh.
"Okay, no problem, I'm sure Darkwing has a mallet around here… we could use that to knock you out."
"My dad used to sing a rhyme to me." He replied, pulling out a picture.
"Well… I normally don't sing… but alright." She went over, pulling a chair over. "Sing it to me."
He sat down, sitting the picture next to him.
"~Shut your eyes, young son of mine, let the dreams take you away. Flying high, across the sky, I will see you in the day. 2, 6, 8 and 3, 6, 9, 1, and the 7 followed by 4.~"
"Huh, I had a song too, how about I combine it?" She cleared her throat, "~Close your eyes, young boy of blue, paint the pillows of the rainbow, I'll be here protecting to ward away fear, so let those dreams fly till tomorrow.~" She smiled as she saw that he was a sleep and pulled the blanket over him, "~I'll be here to ward away fear, so let those dreams fly till tomorrow…~"
As she hummed the song to herself, she grabbed the photo, looking at it.
"2, 6, 8, and 3, 6, 9, 1 and the 7 followed by… wait a minute." She took a closer look at the photo. "That wasn't a song, that was the code to the Freezer 3000! He knew the code and he doesn't know it. It's a good thing he's doesn't know, for his sake."
As Quiverwing went over to the window, she noticed a small orb floating towards her.
"That's funny… I don't recall anything about hail…"
Up above Tara and Haley was up in the sky in Bulba's old airship that had been reconstructed after it was it destroyed when Darkwing and Bulba had their first battle. Haley was standing next to Tara. She looked over at her friend.
"Are you sure, she'll get the message? For all we know it might not be the right tower."
"Oh I know Haley. Trust me, she won't pass up this opportunity. I bet she's reading it as we are speaking."
Quiverwing went over to the bed and gently reached underneath, careful to not disturb the sleeping boy.
"I am so glad I hid one of Honker's technology books here." Once she received it, she flipped through it as she figured out on how to activate it.
Finding what she was looking for, she started to read the section. Unbeknownst to her, Anthony had woken up and went over to her.
"Quiverwing?"
"Anthony!" she jumped, "I didn't mean to wake you. What are you doing up?"
"I don't know… just woke up. What are you doing?"
"Someone sent me a holomessage. I'm trying to figure out how to open it."
"Leave that to me!" The boy piped up.
After Anthony showed her how to open the holomesage worked, the message materialized in front of her.
"We have Darkwing Duck. If you wish to have him alive, deliver us the boy, or the caped fool dies."
Quiverwing gasped in terror, a chill going up her spine. How could that be? Her dad retired years ago, how could they have brought him back out? She continued to read.
"Meet us at the docks if you wish to see your precious mentor."
Silenced fill the air as the message left a horror impression on the two. Quiverwing felt a lump in her throat. She couldn't give Anthony up, Darkwing taught her to protect the innocent, but she let him die. What was she going to do?
"Quiverwing?"
The masked heroine turned her head towards the boy. He looked at her with large terrified eyes.
"Yea?"
"What are you going to do? You're not going to let them kill Darkwing, are you?"
"Not even if they forced me to do it myself." She told him, heading towards the Ratcatcher, her mind made up.
She wasn't going to let her dad die so soon. She and Millie still needed him. She wasn't going to let her younger sister know the sadness of death so soon. She grabbed her bow and arrows, strapping them to her back. She was going to make sure that Darkwing was rescued and Anthony would go back home, safe. As she got on the motorcycle, Anthony jumped into the sidecar.
"Alright! Let's go beat the bad guys!"
"Oh no you don't!" She told him, grabbing him and dropping him out of the motorcycle. "It's too dangerous for you. You are not coming."
"But I want to help! I can be useful!"
"Not a chance. I've been in this business for a long time. You stay here. My partner Ace will be coming soon."
"You're just saying that so you don't have to deal with me. You're probably nothing but a quack!"
"I am not! Know what? I will prove to you that I'm not a quack or a copy of Darkwing! Just watch me!" Reeving up the engine, she took off, not looking back.
Tantalus watched as Quiverwing pulled out of the tower. The old vulture flew up to the window, the transmitter around his neck recording the boy, who had climbed onto the bed, who's anger was soon fading into sadness.
Tara chuckled darkly as she saw the image. She grabbed Haley.
"Go down and get the boy! I have a special meeting with a caped fool."
Haley saluted.
"S-sure thing Tara!"
Haley, Port and Wine, climbed out of the ship, to go captured the boy. The criminal mastermind heiress looked at the tied up unconscious hero in her clutches. She couldn't believe how stupid he was! A fake message saying that Quiverwing was in trouble was such easy bait! The people claimed he was a great detective. Great? He was a fool!
"Do you think this will work Ms. Bulba?" Beau asked.
"Oh I believe it will. Any moment now, Quiverwing will come and try to rescue this pathetic excuse of a hero and then she'll have to choose, Darkwing or the boy?"
She gave a cold laugh. This was going to be perfect! She stopped when she heard a groan. She looked over to see the purple cladded hero, waking up. She went up to him.
"Hello Darkwing, did you have a pleasant nap?"
"Oh…" the duck moaned, "Where am I?"
Tara smirked. "Why my evil lair of course."
Darkwing looked up to see an unknown woman. She looked familiar in a way but he couldn't remember ever seeing before. Curse his bad memory. He looked around see the familiar interior of the ship. He noticed a wall in front of him was filled with photos and newspaper clippings of his heroic deeds. A dart board had his picture with several darts piercing it. He turned to look at her.
"So who are you? Are you a fan?" He grinned, "No problem ma'am! If you wanted an autograph all you had to do was ask-" he moved to grab a pen, when he noticed that he was tied up. "H-Hey! What's going on here!?"
"I don't want an autograph!" The woman snapped. "I want revenge!"
"Revenge? Revenge for what?"
"You shall see in time." She walked away, snorting. "If he doesn't figure it out, I don't know why this pathetic city named him St. Canard's greatest detective. More like greatest defective."
Quiverwing pulled into the docks, looking around. As she got off the bike, she went to inspect the area to make sure that she was safe. Finding nothing that drew suspicion, she waited.
"Looks like I'm the first one here…" she muttered. "Talk about rude."
"So sorry, forgive me," a voice sneered.
Quiverwing turned around to see Tara.
"You better be! Do you know how rude it is to-"
She didn't get to finish as a surge of electricity ran through her body, causing her to fall on her knees. Haley stood behind her with a taser in her hand. The last thing the heroine saw was Tara smirking as she blacked out.
Haley puffed as she climbed the tower. She never understood why heroes had to choose weird hideouts. Why the tower, she would never know.
"Why couldn't this crazy bird live on the ground like the rest of us?"
No one answered her. Anthony sighed as he sat on the bed.
"So much for spunk."
He blinked when he saw Haley, Port and Wine came in. Knowing he couldn't fight them, he took off running towards the kitchen unit.
"There he is!" Haley shouted, spotting the boy. "After him!"
Haley took off running, Port and Wine following her as they went after him. She wasn't going to fail this mission. She into the area, not knowing the dangerous of it.
Anthony got an idea when he saw the timer sitting on the floor next to him. He grabbed it and pushed the button, causing the course to come to life, launching the utensils towards the pink suited sheep. Haley yelped as she dodged the fork and spoon.
Wine let out a scream of terror as Anthony stepped out, shooting the cereal at her. She ducked behind the table that Haley had flipped over to give them protection. They looked out after the cereal died down, only to have the oranges and grapefruit hit them. Three went into Haley's mouth, one hitting Port in the eye and two launched into the smaller ram's eyes.
Before they had a chance to do anything, the floor came out underneath them, fire shooting up and burning them. They cried out in pain as they landed on the ground. The fridge launched into the air. As they looked up, the large appliance landed on top of them. Anthony peeked out, pleased to see his plan worked. Just as he was going to run off, he snatched by Tantalus.
"Hey let go of me!" he shouted as the bird flew off with him.
Tara looked at the boy as the vulture dropped him at her feet. He glared at her.
"What did you do to Quiverwing and Darkwing?"
"Oh don't kid, they'll have a special tune to sing to. They'll be frozen."
Quiverwing shivered. Why was it so cold? She went to grab her blanket closer to her and nudge Honker to turn the heat on. When she felt around for him, she only felt ice. Her eyes instantly shot open. She looked to see that she was in a freezer. She gasped and ran over to the door. As she went to move, she tripped over something… or more likely someone one.
"Ow!"
Quiverwing looked and saw Darkwing, tied up.
"Dad!" she cried out, hugging him before untying him. "You're okay!"
"Yea, I'm fine, but are you?"
"What do you mean? Of course I am! I was protecting a kid!"
"What? But I got message that you were in trouble!"
"I got a message saying that you were in trouble."
As the words sunk in, they realized they've been set up.
"We've been duped. What are you going to do? Anthony is probably in trouble! Oh it's all my fault! I shouldn't have left him alone!"
"Wait… who's Anthony?"
"Anthony is the son of the inventor who created the Freezer 3000. Whoever that woman was, has been trying to get the code out of him!"
"Don't worry, Gos," Darkwing comforted. "We'll rescue him. After all, we've been through stuff like this before. And we're not going to let a bunch of villains turn us into popsicles."
Quiverwing smiled as Darkwing, feeling a new since of hope.
"Alright Darkwing, how do we escape?"
He looked around.
"Well… the door is probably frozen by now…" He looked up, seeing the vents. "Of course! We'll go through the vents!"
"Wouldn't that be dangerous? We could get stuck."
The masked mallard gave his daughter a smirk. Then saying a line that she hasn't heard in hear, feeling her with nostalgia and hope.
"Oh? You forget my dear, I was the master of this. Let's get dangerous!"
Climbing up the tower of boxes to the nearest vent, they made their ways to the villains. Once they made their ways to the main section of the ship, they jumped out, knocking out Port and Wine as they landed on top of them. The two looked around.
"Huh, didn't think Jailbird Blues was considered a top interior design." Darkwing mused.
"I prefer my room to this." Quiverwing stated.
"Well it looks like I'm in the mood pulverized duck!" Haley exclaimed, running towards them and tackling them.
Quiverwing did a back flip, as Darkwing was plowed over.
"Sorry Haley, but I rather be in one piece!" The heroine replied, aiming her bow and arrow at her.
"I don't think so Quiverdrip." A voice told her.
Quiverwing turned to see Tara, holding the boy out the window.
"If you want the boy to live, you will corroborate!"
Quiverwing growled, but reluctantly lowered her bow. Darkwing scowled as his hands were bound.
"Who are you? What do you want from us?" The fame crime fighter asked.
"I already told you, you caped clown! I want revenge! I want revenge for you two killing my father!"
Quiverwing and Darkwing looked at each other. Both of them had no clue to who this potential villain was. Sure they're past missions they had caused some injuries, but nothing sever as death. They didn't kill, that went against everything they stood for. They didn't recall any villains that was killed. All of them were either in jail or at their homes.
"We didn't kill you dad." Darkwing told her.
Tara stared at them and screamed in rage.
"Yes you did! You killed Taurus Bulba!"
The two heroes looked at each other. Why would she care about the criminally brilliant and dangerous bull? As far as they knew, he didn't have anyone.
"What would you care about that criminally calculating cow?"
Tara pulled on her hair.
"Are you that stupid!? I'm his daughter! Tara Bulba!"
Quiverwing's and Darkwing's mouths dropped open in shock. She was his daughter!? How was that possible? How did that even happen!?
"Now give me the code or the boy dies!"
To prove her point, she made it look like she was about to drop him. Anthony screamed in terror. Quiverwing's eyes widen.
"Alright! I'll give it to you!"
Running over to the machine, she started typing in the code.
"~2, 6, 8 and 3, 6, 9, 1, and the 7 followed by 4.~" she sang to herself as she punched in the numbers.
The female cow laughed cruelly as the machine started to light up. It shot a beam at the bank, freezing it and slowly trying to lift up the large building. During the time Darkwing managed to get free. He grabbed a hold of Haley and flipped her over, before tackling Tara. The bovine yelped as she lost her grip on the boy, sending him plummeting through the air.
"Anthony!" Quiverwing cried out.
Just then, a chicken in a slim metal suit, appeared, a pair of jet wings, holding him up.
"Don't worry QW, I got him!" the metal suited duck, called to her.
"How did you know where you're here?"
"I always check the airways for unidentified airships!"
"You're the best Ace!" The girl beamed, "Get him to safety! This is going to be a messy fight!"
Ace saluted and took off. As Quiverwing went to shut the machine, Haley body slammed her into the machine, causing it to start shaking and sputtering. Quiverwing groaned in pain. She grabbed a hold of the sheep and kicked her away. She started to push random buttons, increasing the sparking and shaking of the machine.
"You fool!" Tara exclaimed, "You're going to kill us!"
"Quiverwing! Let's make our breakout!" Darkwing called.
As he turned to reach out for her, he was knocked out by Port and Wine, who had grabbed onto Beau as he made his escape. Haley two was holding onto him as they were lowered. Just as Quiverwing went to make her escape, Tara grabbed onto her cape.
"Not so fast you Quiverquack! If I'm going down, I'm taking you with me!"
The two yelped as they dodged the Freezer 3000 beams. A beam hit the controls of the air ship, causing them to spark. The malfunction sent the airship higher into the air before exploding. Below the ship, Beau was parachuting down, with Haley, Port and Wine holding onto him. Darkwing was clinging on to Ace, who had managed to grab him.
"I should've gone into lawyering like my dad told me too." The male secretary stated.
"Quiverwing!" Darkwing and Anthony cried out.
Darkwing stared at where the exploded ship once was.
"N-No she couldn't… she isn't…" the young boy's eyes watered as he watched as Ace flew away.
Anthony stared at the window as he sat on his bed. The first person he had grown close to since his dad died and now here he was… alone again. He was watching where the tower that the ship had simi-crashed into was being repaired. Ms. Hart was standing next to him, trying to persuade him to smile and come out for a potential family to adopt him.
"Come on Anthony, show some spirit. You might finally be adopted."
The boy just sighed sadly, not making an effort to move. "Now there's something I'm sick of hearing…"
The feline caretaker looked at him with sympathy and walked out. Anthony continued to stare at the window.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Muddlefoot, but he's not feeling like himself today."
"Oh that's too bad. I hope he'll feel better soon."
Anthony perked up when he heard a familiar feminine voice. He ran out to see a woman duck with red hair and green eyes, wearing a purple jersey, jeans and sneakers, who's head was wrapped in bandages, arm and leg were in a cast and she had a black eye. Next to her was a thin chicken/duck wearing a green polo sweater and a small older duck wearing a green and peach sweater vest.
"How did you get so injured?" Ms. Hart asked.
Gosalyn caught Anthony's eye and smirked.
"Oh I had a little trouble with getting the milk," she hinted.
Anthony's face split into a grin.
"I guess we'll have to come back another time, Dad and Honk-" She was cut off as the boy jumped on her.
"You're alive! I can't believe it!" he exclaimed.
"Hey take it easy kid! I'm a walking mummy here!" she laughed.
"Will you two be alright? This one has a lot of spirit in him."
Honker, Drake and Gosalyn gave each other a fond look.
"Oh trust us in our family, spirit is a good thing." Drake smiled, a knowing twinkle in his eye.
The four laughed at the inside joke. The Darkwing Clan had a new member and Anthony couldn't be happier that he found a new family to be with. So far, his new life was going to be great as he could tell.
