Disclaimer: I don't own Darkwing or any affiliated characters from the Darkwing Duck show. Disney owns Darkwing to whom I am grateful for the inspiration. I am not making a penny off this. I am using this as writing practice. I am doing it for pleasure and to get feedback in order to become a better writer. Characters not contained in the original Darkwing Duck series are my own creation and as such are my copyrite. Please read enjoy and review. Thanks.
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Sandy woke up on a sofa. She didn't remember where she was or how she got there. AND there were strange people she didn't know surrounding her.
"That was a close one. We almost lost you" said Megavolt.
"You shouldn't run your yourself down so low" said Quackerjack. "Don't loose your charge, Marge" added Mr. Banana brain's voice.
"Surveys say 4 out of 4 super villains thought you were a goner for sure" said liquidator.
"Are you feeling better now?" asked Bushroot.
"Where am I? How did I get here? Who are you?" asked Sandy.
"You don't remember anything?" asked Bushroot.
"Oh shee... yipes! Eep! I don't remember anything! I don't remember anything!" said Sandy as she started to panic.
Megavolt, Quackerjack, Bushroot and the Liquidator looked at each other. All of them drawing the same conclusion at the same time. 'If she didn't remember anything then she probably didn't remember the boss Negaduck attacking her with his chainsaw either. This would make it a lot easier to convince her to join up with them like the boss wanted...'
"I don't remember!" she cried out clutching her head as she accidentally scrambled off the sofa and fell to the floor with a plop while trying to sit up straighter.
Without thinking the Liquidator offered her a hand up. Sandy stretched out her own hand to take the proffered one.
"NO! DON'T!' yelled Megavolt "you'll short out!"
"Oops." said the Liquidator as he withdrew his hand.
"Huh? What? Short out?" asked Sandy in confusion.
"Hoo boy" said Megavolt "You don't remember that either?" he asked.
"Remember what? asked Sandy.
"Remember before we got in the car when it was raining?" asked Megavolt.
"I duno. Maybe... Why?"
"When the raindrop hit you and you screamed bloody murder because it hurt?" asked Megavolt.
"I screamed because a raindrop hurt me? Ya right, as if.." Said Sandy a bit sarcastically not believing they were having a conversation like this. 'Why do the cute ones have to be so strange' she thought. Then she thought 'Cute? What the? How can he be cute for crikes sake? He's a rat damnit. A... Rat. He is not cute. He can't be cute. Now get a hold of yourself Sandy'.
"The rain water hurt because you've got electricity in you. Water and electricity don't mix. It shorts you out." said Megavolt.
"I don't know what nut house you broke out of, but that's impossible. You're crazy!" accused Sandy.
"I may be crazy but I know what happens when electricity and water mix" Said megavolt. "Wait! I know!" exclaimed Megavolt. "Try this" he said snapping his fingers which sparked as he did so.
"You... you... you can't do that. That... that... that's.... impossible said Sandy as she saw megavolt's fingers spark.
"Just do it!" growled Megavolt.
"Ya. Just do it" Said Quackerjack. "Do it to it, Prueit" said the voice of Mr. Banana Brain.
Sandy snapped her fingers. "There see I..." she trailed off in shock, having just witnessed the impossible...A spark had just jumped off her fingers.
"See? I told you so" said Megavolt.
A couple of moments of awkward silence passed.
"Um guys?" said Megavolt.
"What?" asked Quackerjack.
"I think we're forgetting something" said Megavolt.
"Your always forgetting stuff ...Sparky" said Quackerjack.
"Don't call me Sparky!" Megavolt growled back at Quackerjack as he tried zapping him with a volt of electricity.
"Weren't we supposed to do something for Negaduck?" asked Bushroot.
"That's right! We were!" said Quakerjack. "Too right, Dwight" piped up Mr. Banana Brain's voice.
They moved away from the couch for just a second to converse about what it was they were forgetting. When they came back seconds later, they looked at each other then at Sandy. Then they began to try and sell her on the idea of joining them, because as Liquidator would have been quick to point out 'surveys say that a satisfied Negaduck is a less homical Negaduck'.
First it was the liquidators turn.
"Money problems getting you down? Tired of empty pockets with nothing to spend? 9 to 5 workaday week getting to you? Bored waiting for your ship to come in? Act now to get in on this one of a kind, very special offer. An all expense paid, super duper exclusive membership... in Negaduck's gang! Act now, don't delay... satisfaction guaranteed. Accept this once in a lifetime, limited time offer today. Supplies are limited so act now. Offer void where prohibited. Some exceptions may apply." asked the Liquidator. "Will you take the deal?"
"I duno..." replied Sandy.
"Quacky you're next" whispered Megavolt in Quackerjacks ear as he elbowed him in the ribs.
Quackerjack gave Megavolt a look that could only be interpreted as 'Do that again and you're going to find yourself PLAYING with MY toys' , but then he put an arm on Sandy's shoulder and said "Want to have some fun? Tired of all work and no play? Need some playtime? Join Negaduck's team. All play evry day" then he bent closer to her ear and said softly "and you get paid to play too".
"Well... I COULD think about it" said Sandy.
Next Megavolt spoke up. As he put a hand on Sandy's shoulder a spark jumped sending a shiver of pleasure down Sandy's spine at the slight surge. "Think of it! All the power you can handle" said Megavolt. You could... You could... Um what could she do again?" he asked turning to Quackerjack as he forgot what he was going to say.
Quackerjack replied jokingly "You could recue all the worlds lightbulbs. he he"
"That's it! you could rescue all the world's lightbulbs!" Megavolt said. Then he said "No wait... Thats not right...." then he turned back to Quackerjack and whined "Quackerjack..."
"Money? Playtime? Power? Hmmm... I don't know... Um maybe um but..." said Sandy.
Then Bushroot chimed in as he put a hand on her shoulder and guided her a few steps away from the others. "You um don't remember anything right?" Bushroot asked.
As soon as Bushroot had asked that and Sandy remembered that she couldn't remember Sandy began to get a biy panicky and started to pull away.
"Nice going bush breath" hissed Quackerjack.
"Wait please just hear me out ok?" asked Bushroot as he put his other arm on her shoulders too.
"Sandy gave him a doubtful look but stopped pulling away and said "Oookie sure".
"We're all friends here ok and um we just thought since you don't remember if you have any other friends, we thought ... well... maybe... you'd want to join us and be our friend too. I mean unless you remember some other friends you'd rather be with right now?" Said Bushroot.
"Um... No. That is I don't think I have any other friends I'd rather be with right now. Why?" answered Sandy carefully.
Bushroot continued "Well then if you don't have any other friends you'd rather be with right no, why not just be here with us? Join us. We're more like family anyway, what wuith us all being mutant freaks and all. Well... except for Quackerjack. He's not mutated. BUT he IS a freak too".
"I'm not a freak!" Sandy interrupted.
"No. No. I didn''t say that you were" Bushroot added rather hastily as he noticed her start to spark a bit, which he knew from experience with Megavolt was not a good sign and usually meant anger and usually ended resulted in his getting zapped when it happened and that always wilted his leaves which he didn't like. "It's just... Well see Licky over there is made of liquid and controls water and other liquids so he's a bit of a freak."
"Watch who you're calling a freak leaf brain!" Liquidator shouted back over to them.
"And well Megavolt has the ability to absorb and discharge electricity. That's sort of freakish don't you think?" asked Bushroot.
"It is not freakish!" yelled over Megavolt.
"Well ya I guess it is" said Sandy.
"And then there's you" said Bushroot.
"What?!" asked Sandy. She HAD thought she was following Bushroots train of thought ok even if she didn't get where he was going with this BUT THIS threw her off completely.
"Well um just asking but... How many other people do you know besides yourself that can do magick and spark electricity" asked Bushroot.
"Um..." said Sandy as she thought about it for a second. "I don't know I can't remember." she said ALMOST panicking again.
"Ok so lets say you don't know anybody except us 4 and you who are um freakish ok?" asked Bushroot.
"Ok..." said Sandy a little warily.
"Well shouldn't misfits and freaks stick together and help each other?" asked Bushroot.
"Maybe..." said Sandy.
"Let me ask you something ok?" asked bushroot.
"Ok." said Sandy.
"What do you think normal people would do.. How would they react to Licky's being made of liquid and controlling liquids?" Bushroot asked.
Sandy thought about it for a second "Probably get scared and run away or try and fight him?" guessed Sandy.
"And what do you think people would do seeing me?" Bushroot asked.
"Huh?" said Sandy not understanding what he was talking about.
"Well I AM GREEN and I am part duck part plant and I DO talk to and control plants" said Bushroot.
"You are? You can? You're green?" exclaimed Sandy in surprise.
"Well ya. What color did you think I was?" asked bushroot a little nonplussed by her response.
"I duno" said Sandy "I'm color blind"
"Whoa. Well ok then, what do you think MOST people would do is they saw a half plant half duck walking around talking to plants?" he asked.
"Run away or try and kill you?" guessed Sandy.
"Right." said Bushroot. "So what do you think people are going to do when they see you giving off sparks and doing magick?"
"I spark?" asked Sandy forgetting for a second.
"Sheesh. Just snap your fingers together and look at them while you do it" said Bushroot in frustration. Talking to Sandy was only a little easier then talking with Megavolt it seemed to him.
Sandy did as he suggested and snapped her fingers. "Whoa. I sparked. Cool!" she said.
"Yes." said Bushroot. "So what do you think poeple would do if they saw YOU spark or do magick...? asked Bushroot.
Sandy thought about it. "um...'
After a couple minuets of Sandy just standing there not answering and looking sort of spaced out bushroot said "Well?!"
"Well what?" asked Sandy.
"Well what would people do if they saw you spark or do magick?" asked Bushroot again.
"Probably run away" she answered at last.
"Ok. So then you're a freak like us" Bushroot said.
"I am NOT a freak!" yelled Sandy.
"Well you said sparking electricity and doing magick were freaky things to do" Bushroot said defensively.
"I did? Oh ya." said Sandy. "I did didn't I?".
"Well then lets say... Suppose we are the only people who aren't afraid of you trying to hurt you ok?" asked bushroot.
"Um ok" said Sandy.
"Well why not hang out with us then? We'll be your friends and we'll be like a family to you if you join us in Negaduck's gang. And we'll show you the ropes. ok?" asked Bushroot.
"Um I guess. I mean if everyone else is almost always runing away of trying to kill me... Why not?" said Sandy.
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Authors note: Since I was asked, I had thought I was going to get back to Darkwing and his family and sidekick's reactions to a new super powered villain in town in chapter 5 but it is probably not going to happen until chapter 6. And thanks Irual for your suggestions.
Additional author's note- Sandy has green color blindness one of the most common forms of color blindness. She sees the other colors in the spectrum ok just not green. I decided to put that in so that her not freaking out over Bushroot's looks would make a bit more sense. After all if he wasn't green he could hypothetically almost pass for a regular sort of duck with funny legs.