Of cause it was a given that Drake Mallard was in a really bad mood that day, as usually he slept a couple of hours away due to the night work and as he got up he was beyond restless, pacing around in the house. "How do I find that menace?" he asked.

"Well the Scarlet Avenger did say that you guys will meet soon." Launchpad pointed out.

"I am not going to let that masked wannabe be the one to find me!" Drake exclaimed. "I got to find him first!"

"A new hero?" Gosalyn asked from her spot on the floor where she was laying with her homework. "Keen gear! what is it this time? Some one with super strength? Can he shoot lasers out of his eyes? Uh I know! a flyer! I love people who can fly!"

Drake send his daughter a look. "A hero doesn't need super powers to be a hero." he made aware in his annoyed tone.

"Sure helps though." Gosalyn pointed out. "And it's hard to argue that super strength is kind of cool."

"Hm perhaps that is the solution." Drake rubbed his chin. "Perhaps our wannabe has a super power, that would certainly explain how he could beat me to the punch, though, need I remind you daughter of mine." he looked at Gosalyn. "I've beaten people with massive superpowers more than ones, without having any! So it really doesn't count as that much!"

Gosalyn smiled. "I know dad."

"So back to the issue." Drake twirled around. "How do I get to that vigilantly?"

"Be at the next crime before the avenger?" Launchpad suggested.

"Well that's a given, but the crime rate have been so low lately." Drake murmered

"You could publicly challenge him." Gosalyn injected.

"For what reason?" Drake asked in a sigh. "It'll just make me appear as an insecure weakling who needs reassurance."

Gosalyn blinked. "If that is a problem to you, perhaps it's just better to sit it out and let it blow over."

"Yeah." Launchpad nodded. "The avenger is bound to go back to Rodent city soon enough."

"Hm." Drake mussed before stopping up. "wait a minute! that pestilent has his own town?" he exclaimed. "What the hell is he doing here then? shouldn't he just be going back to where he came from?"

Launchpad frowned slightly. "DW, The avenger isn't a.." he didn't even manage to finish the sentence as Drake was to busy ranting.

"I am sending that idiot right back to his own city, right now!" Drake proclaimed. "God, why can't people figure how to keep their own business?" he asked. "You don't see me gallivanting around in Duckburg unless I have been officially requested."

"That's because you don't want to be ten miles near Gizmoduck." Launchpad pointed out.

"That's beside the point." Drake stated.

Gosalyn chuckled slightly before returning to her essay.. she wasn't allowed to go out before it was done, thankfully her father was only to glad to help with the history questions, she only needed ask and he spat out the answers for her to copy down, surprisingly that didn't count as cheating at all, as long as she wrote it down in her own words. Schooling was differently a concept that eluded Gosalyn, always had.

Though that was when the alarm starting ringing.

Drake jumped up from his position. "HAH!" he exclaimed. "A crime! Come on Launchpad quick! we need to get there first!" he grabbed his sidekick, immediately Gosalyn was up on her feed.

"Oh no little lady, you stay here!" Drake stated.

"But I want to see." Gosalyn pleaded.

"No." Drake crossed his arms. "You stay here, finish that essay, if you really want to see turn on the news channel, should be one in lets say half an hour."

"But Da-ad" Gosalyn immediately started complaining.

"And that's finale!" Drake stated hammering his fist down on the mousy statue so suddenly the chairs started spinning and was left empty.

"Rats!" Gosalyn exclaimed. "You would think just ones in a while." she sourly complained as she laid down on her stomach looking sourly at her homework. "I've even been really good this week." sighing she shrugged and took the advice, turned on the news channel in hope of seeing what was going on, if it wasn't to far away she could may even run over to the crime scene and see the action life.

Darkwing was very self satisfied, extremely self satisfied! He had gotten there first! And he had very swiftly done away with the crook trying to rob a hardware story... it was yet again no-one worth speaking off, but sometimes you just needed to take what you can get. "Yep yep yep ahh." he clasped his hands as he satisfied looked at his bound and gagged handiwork. "Easy as pie for someone like Darkwing Duck." he looked around. "But no one to see." he muttered. "No television, no press.. rats."

"Well, it was a small crime." Launchpad made aware.

"So?" Darkwing asked. "It's not like there is anything better to put on the news at given moment." his eyes fell on a figure beside him looking at the gagged crime fighters, it was a rodent woman, smaller than Darkwing, wearing a white puffed shirt and had her light brown hair only one tone darker then the fur kept back in a horse tale, her eyes were lightning with intrigue looking over the gagged men, she looked to be around mid twenties. "Hey, young woman." Darkwing addressed the small rodent. "There's nothing interesting here, better move on."

The woman looked up at him and then smiled widely, she pointed at him with a big smile and then walked all the way over to Darkwing in fast strides and just grabbed his hand to shake it firmly, before turning to Launchpad whom she looked up at, she pointed at Launchpad and then at herself smiling widely.

Darkwing starred at her. "What is she doing?" he asked as she had finally gotten to Launchpads hand to and used both her hand to shake it violently and firmly as she beamed all over.

"Saying hallo." Launchpad answered as he finally rescued his hand.

"Yeah I know that." Darkwing rolled his eyes. "But why all the gesturing, I know it must be awesome to meet us, but no need to be dumbstruck about it."

The rodent stood back and looked at Darkwing, her head slightly askew as she pointed at her throat, mimicking with her mouth.

Darkwing just kept looking at her with furrowed brows.

"Urh DW." Launchpad bowed down so he could speak in a silent voice. "I think she's a mute."

"What?" Darkwing turned to Launchpad and then he seemed to realise. "Oh! oh that makes sense, well then fair lady," he turned to the rodent. "Nod if it's an Autograph you want."

The roddent shook her head.

Darkwing furrowed his brows. "Then what is it? We haven't all day you know."

The small woman grinned gladly as she pulled up both her sleeves, smirking she held out her hands to show that she had absolutely nothing in them, before she suddenly closed them and opened them again, to suddenly hold a piece of paper and a scarlet red rose which she reached to Darkwing.

"Wow, neat trick!" Launchpad exclaimed. "how did you do that?"

The woman merely smiled gladly at him as Darkwing read the paper.

`So you beat me to the punch this time Darkwing, excellent! I would be disappointed if you didn't, you are one of the big names around now after all, perhaps it's time to meet my fellow legend, The Scarlet Avenger.'

Darkwing looked up, and then looked at the roden who looked expecting back at him. "You?" he asked.

The young woman shook her head and then pointed at Launchpad before pointing at herself, only to point at Launchpad again.

"She's a sidekick!" Launchpad exclaimed. "So that means we are colleagues!" he grinned.

The rodent smiled widely, showcasing her two a bit to big front teethes, which were often the characteristic of a rodent.

"Oh boy!" Launchpad beamed. "I never met another sidekick before, what's your name?" he asked.

The woman reached a hand to her neck and pulled up her necklace to showcase the little plate to Launchpad.

"Bernadette." Launchpad read out loud. "I'm so pleased to meet you! I'm Launchpad." he pointed at himself.

"So." Darkwing sized the little rodent. "You work for that Scarlet Avenger huh?" he asked. "Where is he?"

The rodent looked oddly at Darkwing.

"Come on, out with it!" Darkwing demanded. "I want to see that so called hero, and I want to speak a few words with him! So where is he?"

"She." A female voice called from way above them. "Is right here!"

Darkwing looked up, and had to almost crack his neck to gain a sight of the person standing up on the roof top, swinging her scarlet red cape around her shoulder, before swinging around a string with a stone attached to the end in big circles over her head, before she threw it at the building next to the one she was standing on, so she could swing all the way down in the string, down to the pavement where she made a somersault at the impact only to land on her feeds, pulling in the string and make it fall all the way down in her hand, turning around Darkwing got to see all of her, the throughout scarlet red costume, from the puff sleeved shirt to the cape with a golden buchlet to the big hat and the two feathers in it, to the mask, it was all completely scarlet red, she was caring a rapier in a belt, apparently her weapon of choice, the large ears, the whiskers, the snout, the long slender tail, the front teeth's.. She was a mouse, with clear deep brown eyes eyes behind the scarlet mask, and a big grin on her mouth.

"Darkwing Duck." The Scarlet Avenger grinned. "So we meet at last! about time wouldn't you say?" she asked. "let me introduce myself, I am the Scarlet Avenger." she took of her hat to make a grant bow, everything about her so far was a theatrical show off, from the way she talked to her smirk and the mischievous glimmer in her eye, for someone like Darkwing it was only to obvious she had been planning this for a while. "Adventurer, a good sport, champion and hero extraordinarer." she finished the bow to in one swift movement stand up straight and place the hat back on. "Call me Scarlet, all my closest friends does. May I say what an uttermost pleasure it is to meet another legend, lets see if he is worth the talk." she wandered all the way over to him in proud steps showcasing the long boots before extending a gloved hand to Darkwing. "Stick it out my friend."

Darkwing squinted his eyes at her, he couldn't help but fell a little satisfied that they were exactly the same height, and her sidekick was even smaller and a mute at that, he didn't accept the hand, his arms just remained crossed. "What are you doing here?" he at last asked. "I was let to understand you got your own town."

The Avenger blinked by the hostile tone, and then smiled. "I was tracing crook actually." she told honestly. "Captain Monstrasio."

"Captain Monstrasio?" Darkwing asked a little disbelieving.

"Yeah." Scarlet nodded. "But I lost the trace, and I just thought, since nothing is happening home and I am here, I might as well make the best out of it."

"Well, you met me, now go home." Darkwing proclaimed.

"But what if Monstrasio is still here?" Scarlet asked. "To bother coming all the way here, to a town with so much competition the captain doesn't have any connection to, it has to be big." she furrowed her brows. "Unless the Captain is exactly here to make connections and friends... that would be bad, I really need to do something about it!"

Darkwing rolled his eyes. "If he makes an appearance, I'll be sure to ship him home with a bow on top."

"Her." The Avenger corrected Darkwing. "The captain is a her."

Darkwing looked at the mouse in front of him. "Is everyone in your town female?" he asked annoyed.

"Don't be silly of cause not." The avenger responded. "In fact, my second partner is male, but he's home to watch out if something should happen anyhow."

"Figures." Darkwing muttered.

"Your not this grumpy just because I'm a woman are you?" she asked. "Then sir, I assure you that doesn't make any difference in what I do. I am the best and I don't take pity."

"Oh believe me, that has nothing to do with it." Darkwing answered.

"All the women DW ever meet have always been very strong and capable." Launchpad laughed. "So he knows better than most, it doesn't matter, they are very good at slipping away and running around corners, always more than a match."

"Launchpad." Darkwing hissed. "Though you're right. I couldn't care less! What I do care about how-ever, is you being here for no reason, this is my town, got that, I deal with the crooks as I see fitt."

The avenger lifted an eyebrow as she looked at him. "That may be, but the captain is my nemesis! I came all the way here to figure what's she's up to, and I am not going to have some pigheaded second rate hero stop me!" she exclaimed with her arms spread out.

"Second rate!" Darkwing exclaimed. "That's prosperous! I am a very big name, I even got fan clubs! you how-ever, I never heard of you!"

"Fan clubs, hah!" Scarlet snorted. "As if that counts for anything! everyone can have a fan club, you can get a fan club for chewing gum these days!"

"I saved the world!" Darkwing exclaimed.

"I saved the world twice!" Scarlet responded.

"I saved the world so many times that I lost count!" Was the answer.

"Well, I saved the universe." Scarlet responded.

Darkwing rolled his eyes. "With what?" he asked. "A knife and a string, oh look at me, I'm stuck in the past century!"

"This, is a rapier!" Scarlet drew her sword. "And I am a worlds class fencing master!"

"That still makes you a left over from the year 1700." Darkwing responded. "Puff sleeves? what do you think you are? a musketeer?"

"It's classy!" Scarlet exclaimed. "And don't talk to me about being retro mr. 40's womens wear!"

"What do you mean by that?" Darkwing asked.

"Hit a sore spot did I?" Scarlet asked as she blinked innocently. "That's a womans hat you know."

Darkwing was suddenly very silent, his face retrieved in a angry shadow.

"Uh uh." Launchpad looked at him and the bowed down to whisper to Bernadette. "Never ever dis the hat."

Bernadette nodded as she wide-eyed looked at the two fighting heroes.

"Yours is very happy about her hat to huh?"

Bernadette nodded again.

"Get out." Darkwing hissed. "Or I hand you in as if you were a criminal."

Scarlet snorted. "As if you could! you would have to catch me first."

"With that abysmal colour splattered all over you, you aren't that difficult to spot." Darkwing made aware. "I can catch you, and your dorky hat, what's with the feathers?"

"Feathers are cool!" Scarlet exclaimed. "And so's the colour! It spells confidences! I am here! and a have style while I kick your ass."

"How would you even imagine to sneak up on crooks like that?" Darkwing asked. "You lighten up in the dark."

"I usually don't work at night." Scarlet told honestly. "The crooks I fight are a bit more day timers, And when I sneak into places I usually disguise myself as something random, such as a old lady or the mail man or something like that."

"Oh I see." Darkwing nodded, "that's clever, mind if I use that?"

"Not at all." Scarlet smiled. "To be honest, I kind of stole your smoke trick a while ago, it really worked wonders! Clever and stylish!"

"Why thank you." for a moment they were standing there, in complete silence, before Darkwing shook his head and came back on track. "Hey wait a minute, we were in the middle of a fight!"

"That's right!" Scarlet snapped her finger. "Cross dresser!" she pointed at him.

"Museums object!"

"Second rate!"

"Uh look at me, my main weapon is a bread-knife!"

"Rapier!" Scarlet exclaimed. "And oh look at me, I don't have the license for a gun so I use a gas one instead!"

"It's called being morale correct, a hero doesn't shoot people!" Darkwing exclaimed. "Look at me, you need to see me so I splash bright red all over me!"

"Look at me, I don't have confidence enough in myself, so I got to make a long announcement every time I enter a room! otherwise you may not see me!"

While all this was going on Launchpad stood with crossed arms observing beside Bernadette. "Should we stop them?" he asked.

Bernadette shrugged as she observed.

"Your right, perhaps it's healthy for them to let out some steam." Launchpad mussed. "it has been building up inside of DW for weeks." he commented. "So been a sidekick long?" he asked.

Bernadette held up two fingers and bowed one extra.

Launchpad whistled. "Two and a half years, that's more than me! though it fells longer, it fells like a lifetime sometimes."

Bernadette nodded.

"Wouldn't trade it though, it's a fun life, and DW needs me, it's great to have a best friend to always watch your back like that."

Bernadette nodded again.

That was when Scarlet flew through the air and landed on her back by the two side-kicks feeds. "All right that's it!" she yelled and sprung up on her legs drawing her sword. "I can't believe he hit me back! move!" and she ran back to Darkwing who was waiting for standing ready in a Quack Fu position. And both Launchpad and Bernadette winched as the two heroes collided in their fight, and both Launchpad and Bernadette squinted their faces as they could almost fell the two heroes pain.

"Time to stop them wouldn't you say?" Launchpad asked. "They are using all the energy they should safe for crooks on each other."

Bernadette nodded and then stuck two fingers in her mouth to make one sharp whistle making everyone stop at once and hold their ears.

"What?" Darkwing asked annoyed.

"Stop fighting." Launcpad pleaded. "There are better ways."

"That's right." Scarlet stood up. "Let's settle this probably." she stated. "The one who captures the most crooks the next three days is the better hero."

"That's a deal!" Darkwing exclaimed. "I'll win so easily."

Scarlet smirked. "We'll see wont we." she extended her gloved hand. "May the better hero win."

"I will!" Darkwing grasped the hand and shook it firmly.

"Looser."

"Wannabe."

They let go of each others hand, only to rub it in their clothes. "Come on Bernadette!" Scarlet called. "Lets get a move on, we have a whole lot of crooks to catch! I bet those so called super villains of saint canard aint anything to talk about! I get them all behind bars before you know it!"

"The super villains in this city happens to be very powerful and strong!" Darkwing called after the two women going away. "And it's only a true professional who can handle them!"

"What ever!" Scarlet waved over her shoulder.

"Come on Launchpad!" Darkwing got up on the ratcatcher. "Lets go find some crooks."

Launcpad looked up as he shook his head.

"Something the matter?" Darkwing asked in annoyed tone.

"Of cause not." Launchpad sighed.

"Oh yeas there is." Darkwing crossed his arms. "Your thinking something, something about this being pointless."

"Well it is!" Launchpad defended himself. "Why do we have to fight other heroes every time we meet them?"

"I have no idea what your talking about." Darkwing stated.

"Giz is good enough, he only wants to help, and so will Neptunia, I just don't see why we have to waste energy resisting them."

Darkwing sighed as he put on his helmet. "It's not a matter of resisting, it's a matter of honour, if I hadn't taken that challenge it would have been the same as admitting that I am a weakling, and I'm not, plus I really want to wipe the floor with that musketeer."

"What ever you say DW." Launchpad leaned his head against his hand as he sat in the side car. "lets just hope a crime wave will magically hit the city so we don't end up driving around in circles for three days."

Just then the alarm started signalling, deafening the town. "I think your wish is granted." Darkwing grinned. "And mine to! The game is on Scarlet Avenger." he grinned as he stepped on it.

AU; so now you know, my greatest dream, my guilty pleasure.

I am a huge, and I mean huge swushbuckler fan! Zorro is my favorite hero of all time, I love his roof jumping, his trickery, his energy, his sword fighting, love him to pieces! and as I am a woman, I of cause always wanted a cool female swushbuckler! There have been a couple of tries through the past, most noticeable the Zorro wannabe, the black whip, another girl, yet, it was just never done quite right, the woman was never really funny, never anything near as interesting as her male counterpart, always beautiful mind you, god forbid a female hero who isn't drop dead beautiful.. I like to think Scarlet is pretty, and because of her energy and personality, a lot of people do in fact find her very attractive, but she's not the super model everyone looks after in the store...

I also have an obsession by female tricksters, really, female versions of Zorro and the Scarlet Pimpernel, who are both huge tricksters, again, never found the character who did it the way I wanted it to be.. Never as fun or interesting as the male counter part. just look at the new pirate movie, Cruzes character Maria is differently a try of making a female as fun and wacky as Jack Sparrow, but because she also needs being a woman and sexy becomes a huge point here, plus, women are always better than the man inside of the movie, not cowards, not awkward, the temper thing is supposed to be cute and fun.. and she's not nearly as funny as sparrow.. of cause that's fucking Jonnhy Depp, but still.

Oh well, just letting you know about my own personal frustrations. All though, I think everyone has agreed that grown up Gosalyn, who's naturally a crime fighter, is pretty damn awesome and a awesome female hero character! we all know that.