Darkwing tried to find his inner strength go patrolling just as he had promised Gosalyn that he would continue doing.. after all, he hadn't been out at all for an entire week which was unacceptable, his mind even kept yelling this at him which doubled his guilt, and he tried! but trying was all he could muster, instead he was sitting slunked together in his tower leaning over the table, watching the communicator in front of him, ashamed to admit that he was constantly hoping for it to bip and then having Gosalyn's voice coming out.

"Come on DW." Launchpad tried. "We gotta get out there, perhaps Megavolt is out to no good."

"Then we would know for sure." Darkwing sighed. "He always leaves quite the party in mess and noises."

"Perhaps Quackerjack.."

"Honestly, don't you think we would figure pretty quick, the city is silent, there's nothing going on." Darkwing continued still just looking at the piece of mechanic in front of him.

Launchpad frowned lightly. "We don't know that before we check, perhaps simply taking a walk would be fine?" he asked. "Or I know, you could visit Morgana, that's been a while."

"Need I remind that Morgana is in Transylvania at current time?" Darkwing asked. "Sure would be nice to see her though, I really wish that she was here." he sighing admitted as he frowned at his communicator. "Why hasn't she called?" Darkwing asked. "I gave her a communicator! she could at least give in a call that she arrived fine."

"Isn't that thing only for emergencies?" Launchpad asked.

"This is Gosalyn we are talking about, do you really think she gives a damn about that?" Darkwing asked. "Besides, it's all about reading between the lines in this business, she got to call, that's the least she could do!"

"She's probably busy with her parents." Launchpad told wisely. "It must have been quite an overwhelming day for her, come on DW, the ratcatcher needs air."

"Your right." Darkwing sighed and at last got up on his feet's "Life continues and we must flow with it, continue our fight and face our defeats with dignity." he walked towards the rat catcher. "We must at least try and look forward..." and just as he had reached the motorcycle Darkwing spoon around and ran straight back to communicator to pick it up and shake it violently in front of himself. "Stupid thing! come on! Come on! Gosalyn never does what I say! she got to call, she got to!" he shook it even harder as he ranted. "Maybe it's broke." Darkwing murmured pressing it against his ear as to listen for static.

"DAD!" the loud yelling voice of Gosalyn suddenly sounded out of the communicator and right into Darkwings ear making him jump frightened up and drop the communicator as he had to use a couple of moments to regain from the shock.

"Dad?" the voice continued. "Are you there? come one dad pick it up man! Don't be sloppy on the job, get a move on!"

Annoyed Darkwing grumbled at last picking up the communicator as he send a look to Launchpad. "Told you so, you would have to look long after a more disorbaying kid." he stated before finally answering back in the communicator. "Gosalyn! what did I tell you about that pen, it's for emergencies only! when are you ever going to learn to be responsible?"

"Dad it's you!" Gosalyn exclaimed gladly. "Gosh I'm so glad it worked."

"That's your dad?" another voice sounded. "He sure sounds like an annoying stiff."

"Gosalyn! your using the pen while there is other in the room?" Darkwing exclaimed. "I can honestly say I would have expected better of you! did the stupidity of those new so called parents rub of that quick?" he asked. "I knew they would be a bad influence, I just knew it."

"Dad... you have no idea." Gosalyn hesitated.

Darkwing halted. "Gos, you're not in trouble are you?" he asked concern sneaking up in his voice.

"Well, I think trouble is only putting it pretty lightly." Gosalyn hesitated.

"If they grounded you already I am not going to help you out." Darkwing stated. "That would purely be your own fault, I'm sure of it."

"Well." Gosalyn hesitated. "What would you say if I told you that I am currently captured on a secluded prison island owned by F.O.W.L. which is designed specifically to be a trap for Darkwing Duck."

Darkwing blinked, for a moment stunned into silence. "I would say that sounds just about right for a Friday evening." he answered in a distant voice. "And I am sure glad it isn't a Wednesday, everything always goes wrong on Wednesdays." he murmured. "Gos, how are you feeling?" he asked at ones.

"I'm fine." Gosalyn answered. "They didn't hurt me or anything."

"Well that is to their own luck." Darkwing murmured. "But even so remember not to bit them." he instructed Gosalyn.

the other girl on the line chuckled. "He's funny." was the comment.

"Who is that with you?" Darkwing asked.

"It's Gigi, she's how I can talk with you without being watched, they have cameras on me." Gosalyn told. "I would have contacted you sooner but I knew it would be best to keep this line a secret."

"That's my girl." Darkwing stated proudly. "Okay, from the top, what happened?"

Gosalyn sighed relieved. "So you believe me?" she asked.

"Of cause, you wouldn't joke about something so serious." Darkwing stated putting down the communicator. "The line is open and Launchpad is listening, tell me everything."

"It was a set up." Gosalyn started. "They are not really my parents."

"I knew it!" Darkwing stated triumphantly. "I could fell the tingle in my spine, there differently were something stinking smelly about them!" and he stopped himself, swallowing as he realized what she was saying, his voice faltering. "Oh I'm sorry hon, it must have been quite a blow."

"It stings a bit yeah." Gosalyn acknolewdged. "But I am actually sort of relived, and I got like a ton of other stuff on my mind so it really isn't that important, anyhow! they are agents working for F.O.W.L."

"Makes sense." Darkwing nodded.

"And you'll never guess who is in control now." Gosalyn told in a low serious voice.

"Do tell please." Darkwing enquired.

"Taurus Bulba."

Both Darkwing and Launchpad looked absolutely stunned at the communicator. "That." Darkwing whispered. "Even explains so much.. he must have taken you, to get to me. Oh no."

"I hate that man." Gigi murmered. "Dad hates him to, I don't know what it is about Bulba that upsets him so much."

Darkwing choose to ignore getting back on track. "And he is the head of F.O.W.L. to? I thought he didn't wanted anything from the organization."

"Well obviously he changed his mind," Gosalyn responded. "listen dad, he knows that you could be coming, this whole thing is sat up as a trap, he got back up plans to his back up plants, you can't be obvious on this one."

"Gosalyn, he has you, the rules have changed." Darkwing stated. "So of cause not, do you have any idea where you are?" he asked.

"No." Gosalyn muttered. "Differently a rock island, Gigi, do you know where we are?" she asked.

"I don't have a clue, I've never been away from this rock so I wouldn't know what comes next." the other girl responded.

"You never been away from this place?" Gosalyn asked.

"Nope, was practically raised here, and let me tell you, villain facility may sound like a lot of fun, but it's boring, that's why I choose to disappear every ones in a while so they can chase me around. Though not too much though, I don't want my dad to get into trouble."

Darkwing raised an eyebrow. "Gos, just who is that Gigi?" he asked.

"A friend." Gosalyn responded. "Most differently."

"I'm afraid I'm not the one for chances no offence Gigi." Darkwing answered.

"No problem mister, I probably wouldn't trust you either." the voice answered.

"So Gos, I can't tell too much but listen, stay where you are, act as if you don't have a plan." Darkwing instructed. "Don't use the pen unless it's absolutely vital and you know you can't be seen, don't trust any-one... as I said, no offence Gigi..See if you can lul Bulba into a sense of security, I'm coming as fast as I can, and next weekend we will go wall climbing, you'll see."

"But what if." Gosalyn started. "Gigi, can't you spring me out then we could both be picked up by the shore."

"Your dad owns a boat?" Gigi asked.

"Better, a flying machine. Can you do it?" Gosalyn asked.

"No sorry, I never made it outside the fence, and besides, I don't want to just leave my dad." Gigi told. "Sorry, but no."

"That's too bad." Darkwing frowned. "A good plan though, back to the first plan, just stay where you are... I love you gos." he ended after a slight hesitation.

"Love you to Dad... And i'm sorry." Gosalyn swallowed.

"For what?" Darkwing asked rather surprised.

"I didn't want to leave, honestly I didn't! It was just."

"Hey hon." Darkwing stopped her before she could get started. "It doesn't matter, honestly, I just want you to be safe and happy, and to take a guess the current situation makes you neither."

"You think?" Gosalyn asked a tinge of sarcasm in her voice which makde Darkwing smile." ...be careful now." Gosalyns voice instructed.

Darkwing rolled his eyes. "Who's the parent, you or me?" he asked. "And you young lady, is the one who gotta be careful, I talk to you soon."

"looking forward to it, love you." and the scratching sound sounded indicating that Gosalyn had turned her pen off.

Darkwing and Launchpad looked at each other. "Well how about that?" Darkwing asked. "Trust it to Gosalyn to be head deep into trouble the moment you turn your back on her."

"You don't say." Launchpad answered.

"Well, clearly what to do for now trace the signal!" Darkwing triumphed swinging all the way up on the platform where he computer was placed. "Aha!" he triumphed after a few simple bushes on some buttons. "Skull island, pack up Launchpad we are going north! right now." right then the computer started beeping all over, which usually meant SHUSH were calling in. "Shezz, what a flock of turtles." Darkwing rolled his eyes as he pressed a button to open communication, J. Gander and Grizlikoff appearing on the other side.

"I assure you sir." Grizlikoff was obviously in the middle of an argument. "My men can handle this better than any vigilantly, don't involve him!"

"Don't worry it's all ready out of your hands Grizli." Darkwing snorted. "I'm just on my way to skull island to retrieve Gosalyn Mallard and there is nothing you can do about it."

Both J. Gander and Grizlikoff looked absolutely stunned and wide eyed at Darkwing who sat back in his chair with crossed arms and a stern look on his face that told that his mind was made up.

"Well, you certainly impress again and again." J. Gander noted. "Wouldn't you say Grizlikoff?"

Even Grizlikoff seemed impressed but hurriedly tried to shake it off. "It must have been a lucky guess, there is no way he could have known."

"I have my own ways." Darkwing told rather smugly. "So what is it Taurus Bulbas demands?"

Grizlikoffs mouth dropped open.

"Still not impressing you?" Darkwing asked nonchalant clearly enjoying his little moment of glory. "So, are you going to help me or will you choose to sit this one out."

"Me help you?" Grizlikoff asked. "Please! that's not how it works!"

"What-ever." Darkwing shrugged. "I am ten feet's in front of you and I will be going, with or without you."

"sir!" Grizlikoff adressed the owl. "This is too big a case to just handle to Darkwing, you got to let me go, this goes beyond the Mallard girl, that facility is the home of a great many F.O.W.L. secrets, you can't leave it to him."

"I quite agree." Hooter nodded. "Mr. Grizlikoff collect your men, the mission is yours."

"Thank you sir." the bear saluted.

"Darkwing, can I trust you to work with Grizlikoff and not against him?" asked with a lifted eyebrow.

"I am a professional, I know it's about getting the job done, so please." Darkwing stated a little annoyed. "And by the way, how could you not see that the Waddlemeyers were imposters! what kind of secret origination are you?" he asked.

"It was a mistake on our part, we should have been more careful, which also make this even more a priority of ours, we need to rightify our mistakes." J. Gander nodded a little ashamed. "But the physical appearance of both of them were identical to the people they posed at, people who knew Percy Waddlemeyer back in the day were even ready to sign that it was him, the stories he could tell and the facts he could give very vibrant and true. Speculations have no started circling whom he really is, tough doesn't matter, because as it looks now he must be loyal to F.O.W.L. and thus an enemy, we are so truly sorry for our mistake."

"Don't apologies to me, apologies to Gosalyn ones she's saved." Darkwing grumped. "she thought her parents were back from the dead and then they are still dead, be glad she is such a spirited girl, stuff like this could destroy other children!" he snarled. "You know what, I'll probably run into you there, I got my own ways so I guess I'll be seeing you Grizlikoff." he snapped annoyed. "As I leave you behind in the dust having Gosalyn Mallard back and protected, I will be looking forward to see the look on your face." and he hit the button fading the two SHUSH agents. "Well Launchpad old pall, Taurus Bulba claims to have backup to his backups, we need to be twice as smart." Darkwing mussed. "Time to get backup to my backup to my backup." he stated.

"What?" Launchpad asked.

"You see, you're my back up." Darkwing told. "Grizli puff is my back up to you.. though he only barely qualifies but I guess we have to make due, and our back up to that?" he asked.

"Gee, I don't know." Launchpad defeated lifted his arms.

"Call in the justice ducks." Darkwing pointed his finger upwards as he posed triumphantly. "Though not all of them.." his arm fell down. "Just the capable ones, keep Steggmut out of this at all cost.. I know Morgana is still in Transylvania, why this weak?" he groaned annoyed. ".. she probably can't make it.. I can't get a hold on Neptunia, she only ever shows up by herself, and we don't have time to trash the ocean so she can show up, so that leaves." he face palmed himself so the hand moved all the way down his face and beak. "Gizmoduck." he grunted.

"Gizmoduck?" Launchpad asked. "DW, are you feeling all right."

"No." Darkwing murmured. "But for Gosalyns sake, it will all be worth it.. but could we.. couldn't we just make it look like it was your idea?" Darkwing asked. "Or even better, you asked him behind my back! yeas that's it, you were worried for my sake and asked Giz behind my back, come on hurry." Darkwing pushed Launchpad over to the phone. "Call him."

"Well okay." Launchpad hesitated. "If you really insist." he picked up the phone looking down on the numbers to find the one to Gizmo ducks arm phone. "Some day you should just learn to plan your rescue attempts so you wont have to rely on luck." he muttered.

"What's that?" Darkwing asked.

"Nothing." Launchpad said at ones just pressing the numbers, well it was always nice to know that when Gosalyn's safety was at stake Darkwing was man enough to put down all thoughts of glory in order to keep her safe.. who knew what they had out on that island waiting for them. "Hey Giz, Launchpad McQuack here." he answered the phone. "Listen, I think DW may be a bit in over his head this time." Launchpad could see Darkwing grit his teeth and send a sour look in Launchpads direction.

"I am not in over my head!" he whispered back in a angry voice.

"He will be at skull island, can you make it out there? Oh, we haven't flown yet I can pick you up at Duckburg. If McDuck is any problem remind him of the positive press it will give you and all that merchandise he will sell because of it, yeas it's a real heroes mission. All right, we'll be there in a hour." Launchpad put down the phone."All done, he said yeas."ยจ

"Well of cause, what kind of hero would say no to a cry for help?" Darkwing asked. "Of cause he is not much of a hero but still!" Darkwing started angrily, and then muttered more silently to himself. "I am only asking because I know I myself can't keep myself away from the island and I all ready know I will probably be captured within five minutes." he rolled his eyes. "Sometimes it's hard realizing your own flaws." he murmured. "Come on Launchpad." he moved towards the Thunderquack. "Not a moment to lose!"