Darkwing had run into a rather interesting problem.. Monstrasio had not been kidding, there really was a crook at every corner just waiting to get him! They were everywhere and Darkwing was simply outnumbered, plus, the citizens were mad to say the least and they needed an outlet for their panic and anxiety, it just so happened an caped and masked mallard who stuck out as a thore thumb was easy to blame! They were after him, the sheer number of angry people were enough to make any-one run, so after having ran in zig zag through town, not daring to go back to the tower in case some-one had followed him, Darkwing at last did the only obvious thing he could think if to get a moments piece and a chance to even be a detective, he hid as good as he could behind a container deep in an alley and donned the cape and mask, to reapear as merely and ordinary duck by the name of drake mallard wearing a very plane and ordinary blue turtle neck. "What a mess." he slipped a hand through his head feathers and then rubbed his eyes as he yawned... well at least the pity crimes had stopped.. for now, didn't chance the fact that it was only to regularly he saw pirates walking around. He didn't have time to such frivolities as sleep! he needed to find Negaducks hide-out!
resolute Darkwing wandered to a Star buck, the star buck where he had decided to meet up with Launchpad, ones in there he wasn't late to order a large black coffee and a sandwich as he yawned.. unfortunately there weren't any empty tables left. Drake looked around as he tried to at least find a chair, his best option seemed to be the table in the corner where one single woman was sitting alone talking in her cell phone, Drake wandered over there. "You mind?" he asked the young woman who was wearing a very plane grey blouse shrugged and gestured for him just to sit as she continued talking.
"I have no idea if I can make it, and I'm really sorry darling dearest I wanted to be home, but I can't even leave town! you should see this! it's insane! I mean the city itself is so different, I fell completely out of place, and then all these things happening, it's one heck of a story, I can say that for sure!"
Drake only listened with half and ear as he sipped to his coffee.
"So sorry, I really really am, I just got carried away, love you darling, very much!" and she finally put the cell phone down.
"Can't make it to your kids big game?" he asked in a mildly interested tone.
The woman shook her head. "Don't have any kid, and this is even worse, kids have more games, I can't make it for mine and my husbands one years wedding anniversary." she sighed as she grabbed her own coffee with a hand that truly enough wore a golden wedding ban on her ring finger and took a sip before looking out in the room.
"Waiting for some-one?" Drake asked.
"Kind of." the woman mussed. "No not really." she sighed and yawned deeply. "What a weird morning huh? This is my first time here." she chuckled lightly. "Seems like I picked a very bad time."
"most times in saint Canard are bad times." Drake confessed truthfully. "The numbers of disasters here is off the scale, the super villains living here numerous, this city really doesn't have a reputation of being boring."
"So I heard." the woman smiled lightly before leaning back in the chair while lightly closing her eyes. "Interesting place, it's all about the people you know, if the people is interesting, the place will be interesting." and she obviously rested leaning back with her eyes closed.
Drake took that as the cue of stopping conversing and looked out in the room scouting for Launchpad as he slowly chewed on his sandwich. And finally there he was, Launchpad McQuack entering the shop.. and he was for some reason smiling as he waved over his shoulder as if there was someone behind him he had just said goodbye to, Launchpads eyes wandered over the room and then saw Drake, at ones Launchpad brightened up and made his way to the table. "DW!" he exclaimed gladly. "You'll never guess who I just met outside!"
"Considering that's the first thing you say to me when there is pirates on every street corner and a forcefield covering the whole city, it got to be Scrooge McDuck himself by the very least." Drake couldn't help but state a little annoyed.
"Of cause not." Launchpad shook his head. "He's in Duckburg of cause."
Drake rolled his eyes. "Then who?" he asked, when suddenly he discovered he was being watched, his eyes returned to the woman and he discovered that she was now starring wide-eyed at him, she didn't even blink.. Drake how-ever blinked. "What?" he asked.
"oh there she is." Launchpad looked down. "I didn't think she would follow me." he blinked at a little brown haired rodent.
"Bernadette." Drakes eyebrows flew up.
"Sorry, DW." Launchpad gulped as he realised he had just blown his best friends cover. "I honestly thought she was on her way outside."
Bernaddette shook her head as she looked straight at Drake and then pointed at the woman who was sitting at the table.
"Scarlet!" Launchpad exclaimed.
"Shhh!" Scarlet hushed at ones. "Secret identity! call me Maria."
Drake gaped at her. "You followed me!" he accused.
"I had to talk to you!" Maria defended herself. "And I didn't know you had donned the cape."
"Then how did you find me?" Drake asked.
Maria sighed. "Don't think just because I am a sword user that I am not updated to this century." she reached out and lightly touched Drakes sleeve to pick up a little homing device which she reached to Bernadette who took it and stuffed it in her pocket. "If there is something you should know about Bernadette it is that she has slippery fingers, she would be able to steal everything on your person from your belt to the deep contains in your pockets and you wouldn't have a chance of noticing." her brown eyes returned to Darkwing as she smiled lightly. "Never trust a cute looking rodent who never speaks a word."
Berndatte shrugged as she smiled a little embarrassed.
"Can't say I'm surprised." Launchpad stated in a smile. "DW, you should see the magic tricks she can do! she's really good! how she got that coin behind me ear, twice, I'll never know!"
Bernadette blushed by the praise as she smiled sheepishly looking down.
"Now don't be shy." Launchpad clasped her on the back so the woman almost fell forward. "It was cool."
Even though there didn't came a sound out of her mouth it was obvious Bernadette was chuckling and then she send a thumbs up and a smile at Launchpad before taking seat beside Maria.
"Your welcome." Launchpad responded as he also took a seat.
"Well isn't this nice?" Drake asked. "All here in civil sharing coffee, so what do you want?" he asked annoyed.
"I want to help." Maria answered honestly. "I want to get to Monstrasio, un-cover their plan, get this city back to normal and be back for my wedding anniversary."
Drake mussed a bit and then sighed. "I must admit, that sounds like a plan I would like put into action."
"I will continue with or without your help." Maria made aware.
"Fine then." Drake sighed. "Then do tell please, who is that captain exactly?"
"Well." Maria sighed. "To tell about the captain the best way I can, I guess I'll have to talk about me."
"Oh swell." Drake grumpy all ready dreading this.
"it all started two and a half years ago." Maria started her tale. "I was born and grew up in Rodent City, the city happens to lay at the eastern coast, there's a lot of water and beach there and a lot of half islands, it's a large spread out city, a lot of farmers life right outside of it, it's quite the heaven, and as I grew up, very peaceful, I was never the type who liked things being peaceful, so it was only natural that as I grew up, I took my backpack and travelled away on my own, all around the world I went, I found a fending master better than me to teach me, I tried out exotic weapons, in Spain I ran into Bernadette, first she pocket robbed me blind and then she saved my life, we stuck together ever since, after some years I suddenly received a letter from home, it was a definite cry for help, it really puzzled me as Rodent City is the most peaceful place I have ever known, and Alejandro who send me the letter, isn't a guy who cries and wines for no reason, so taking his words for it, I travelled home, only to discover he really is a person who doesn't cry out for help for no reason, the city was completely taken over by pirates lead by Monstrasio, and I mean completely taken over, they ruled everything!" Maria stated in a grave tone. "And they were not shy of do away with beloved ones to make people listen, they worked the people of the city as slaves while they sat on the thrones, I had to do something."
"So you adapted an alter ego?" Drake asked.
"Exactly." Maria smiled. "The Scarlet Avenger was born, avenger of the people in rodent city, all though that also meant that as I slowly fought back and gained victories, our fights became personal, and Monstrasio has now sworn revenge upon me and will not stop before I do, or before she won for good, It's almost become a obsession with her, that she makes elaborate schemes just to catch me, just to prove she is the better fighter." she sighed lightly. "The city isn't free just yet, the pirates toll is still strong, but it's getting better, imagine my surprise as the pirates just vanished without any reason at all, that is really not like them, so of cause I had to follow the trail."
"I see." Drake pondered. "So what would your pirates do here?" he asked.
"Well, steal money, obviously." Scarlet stated. "But it's really strange though, this is so unlike her! the only thing I can think of that makes sense if that if that Negaduck of yours have something that she wants and only give it back if she trades, she hates working for people, she needs to be the leader, which makes it even stranger."
"You have any idea what it is that could be priced enough for her to compromise that much then?" Darkwing asked.
"No." Scarlet shook her head. "I really wish I knew, Monstrasio isn't a simple person, it wouldn't just be money, she can get that by herself, it would be something entirely different."
Meanwhile in the villains hide-out in a dark store house, one pissed pirate captain was sitting with one leg over the other and crossed arms as she looked sourly at the duck in front of her. "So señor, the force field is in place my men is all over the spot, time to full fill your end of the deal!"
"We are not quite there yet are we?" Negaduck asked in a slick voice. "You were so sure you could bring in both Dipwing and Mousy, you even made it seem like it would be childs play for you, but none of them are here!" he smirked. "To bad, no deal!"
Monstrasio's face fell, and then it turned darker and even more annoyed. "You bargain a rotten deal." she stated. "And as I can see, your just one rotten individual, all the way through to the core, and that's coming from me!"
"Well." Negaduck shrugged. "Helps me getting what I want so I don't mind" he spoke in a almost lazed tone as he retrieved a grey device with a red button in the middle. "So if you want to get this, you'll better full fill your end of the deal, you promised fried duck, I fail to see it, and don't forget." he caressed the device. "One press, and we are merely changing the menu to fried mouse."
"No one but me does away with the Scarlet Avenger!" Monstrasio stood up as she talked her voice growing in volume, she was almost yelling. "I will get to her and I will defeat her! In my own way!" she kicked away the chair so it flew across the room. "You hear me! And certainly not in such a boring, dull, controversial way!" she exclaimed. "Where's the style? Where's the excitement! even the statement is missing!"
"Hah, your just annoyed that I thought of explosive nano probes before you did." Negaduck laughed.
Monstrasio gritted her teeth's as she hissed. "No señor." he she at last stated. "Because that sort of things just cramps my style, I don't need it!"
"And you call yourself a villain?" Negaduck lifted an eyebrow. "Get out of town."
"I would love to." Monstrasio stepped up in front of Negaduck with crossed arms looking down at him. "Senor your arrogance is overwhelming."
"Thank you." Negaduck smirked. "Likewise so." he taunted her.
"You're underestimating me." Monstrasio told in a grave tone. "I know all you needed was just a band of mindless crooks to carry out your will, and you didn't wanted to collect them one by one so you decided to go to a heist, what did you do? write up the names of every crook gang you could think of and threw a dart at randomn and picked that name?"
Negaduck whistled. "How did you know that?" he asked genuinly amused.
Monstrasio sneered. "You got way more than you bargained for." she made aware in a growl. "I like a sport so I am giving you a fair chance, a warning if you will, if you make as much as one mistake, just one, I'll take the moment and I cut your throat, and I will be enjoying it immensely." she state as she slided her hand over the saber in her belt. "I am not one of your so called fearsome five, I don't take orders"
"Oh really." Negaduck looked dully at her. "You should, your good at it."
"Why you!" Monstrasio gnarled as she grabbed the duck and held me up. "no one orders me around, no one!"
Negaduck didn't even flinch, he merely smiled. "Ah ah." he smirked. "If I go, mousy go, and it wasn't by your hands."
"I am starting to consider it." Monstrasio tightened to grip.
"Really?" Negaduck lifted an eyebrow.
Monstrasio squinted her eyes at him, her hand started shaking and at last with a roar she threw him away, only for Negaduck to land okay.
"Better be careful with what you do." Negaduck muttered in a sour tone. "I got more nano probes, I could place them in more people, all that is needed is for me to come close enough."
Monstrasio's eyes widened. "Your threatening me?" she asked. "on my life?"
"Perhaps." Negaduck shrugged. "All though, I see you have a good number of people with you."
Monstrasio looked at him, her eyes burning in anger. "My men!" she exclaimed. "Your threatening to kill my men!"
"Yeah, pretty much." Negaduck smiled.
"All right, señor, this is hereby personal." Monstrasio stated as she pointed at Negaduck. "Rest assured, I will find a way, and I will be the one to kill you, and soon, then you will regret messing with me! Everyone always does at some point, all the other bandits here in town may be scared of you, but not me, you don't scare me Negaduck." she twirled around and marched around. "Move away!" she violently pushed away Quackerjack who had been in the room so he fell back on his back. "And come on Hector!"
"Aye sir!" A fox which hadn't left the door through all of it came with her through the door.
"No one orders me around, no one." Monstrasio fumed. "Just thinking we are an ordinary bunch of crooks he can order around.. he just needs a big number of people and picked mine by randomn! that low life, rotten sea rat! I hope he bleeds good, so spilling his blood can drag out! I want to see the colour slowly leave his face."
"What are we going to do sir?" The fox asked.
"I am thinking I am thinking!" Monstrasio hissed annoyed.
"Should we tell the Scarlet avenger?"
"That is the most idiotic idea I have ever heard!" Monstrasio stopped up as she turned to the fox. "Telling scarlet nimwit that I am only in this sorry mess because she would be blown up otherwise? I don't think so! It could make me look like I have a concious, or heaven help me, morale standards, which I don't!" she yelled into the fox's face. "Don't ever let it slip! You hear me! if you do, your history!" she stated and and turned towards the door again to wander out with firm fast strides.
The fox was only left to smirk lightly. "If I had a dime for every time I had gotten that threat, Captain!" the fox yelled as he was forced to start running. "Wait up!"
AN; ... wow, I think I have inspiration enough to write an entire original series just based on the Scarlet Avenger.. I even fell sourly tempted to write that original serial...
If I could draw that would totally make for a web-comic! ... anyhow.. the OC's is there, hope people don't hate them to much. And yeah, Scarlet is married to a guy called Alejandro, and yeah he know of her escapades he even helps.. I just kind of like the idea of married heroes who stick together without that awkward tension filled "Not quite together but like each other" thing most series have going on, which is another reason why Darkwing is an awesome series, look at him and Morgana, as they first met neither of them hide they like each other, and then the show takes it all the way through and they are a god damn couple! as in really a couple, that's beyond awesome!
I like the idea of people just taking it all the god damn way and sticking to it.