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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Negaduck glared at his henchmen as he learned that none of the other four members of his gang had managed to steal any loot from the banks during their attempted heists earlier that night." Why you worthless sniveling sacks of...I ought to..." he growled at them. Then his eyes fell on the sacks of money on the table.

"You are really lucky I'm in such a good mood because of all this loot me and Sparkler got while you four were out twiddling your thumbs. And because you four BROUGHT me this new recruit, I'm NOT going to punish you for your abject failure. This time. In fact, I am going to give you a bonus for bringing her into the gang" Said Negaduck. Then he handed each of them a small bonus.

"You're lucky you're getting a bonus at all after how miserably you failed" growled Negaduck. "Now get out before I really get mad!" he said.

As soon as Negaduck had said get out, Quackerjack, Megavolt, Bushroot and the Liquidator hurried out the office door.

Electra was thinking Negaduck had been kind of mean to the other members of the gang, when all of a sudden Negaduck said "And as for you...Good work kiddo" and he gave her a fist full of twenties. In all of her life she had never held that much money in her hands at one time, and even though she didn't know that she was still impressed. She was amazed Negaduck's generosity ans pleasantly surprised. "Th..th..thanks boss" said Electra.

Actually Negaduck wasn't generous at all. A paltry thousand or so dollars was a pittance compared to the loot they had 'must have scored over a hundred grand' he thought.

Electra pocketed the cash and left the boss's office. As she did the rest of the gang came up to her to ask her how it went.

"Well?" asked the Liquidator.

"How did it go?" asked Bushroot.

"Did he give you a bonus?" asked Megavolt.

"What happened in there" asked Quackerjack. "Ya tell us" piped up Mr. Banana Brain's voice.

"It went great. He was pleased. Ya he gave me some of the money" said Electra.

"That's great!" said the Liquidator as he put a hand on her shoulder with the intention of offering her a chance to invest her money with him.

As Liquidator's arm touched Electra she short circuited with a loud sizzling popping sound. Electricity shot off her in all directions at once lighting up the room with an unnatural light. Quackerjack, Megavolt and Bushroot dived for cover. Liquidator and Electra both gave a yell.

"What's going on out there?" came Negaduck's voice through the office door. "Don't make me come out there".

"N..N..Nothings wrong boss. Everythings fine really. No Need for you to come out here" said Bushroot.

Electra had finished shorting out. Liquidator apologized for shorting her out "Sorry" he said.

Electra answered "N...n...n...ooo...pro...blem...ooo. " pretty much drained of energy from the short circuit.

"You should go home, dry off and recharge" said Megavolt.

"Home?" asked Electra as she started to panic.

"Home to your hideout" said Bushroot quickly, trying to cut off Electra's panicking before it could get out of hand and upset the boss.

"I don't think um well I um I don't think I have one" said Electra.

"Don't have one what?" asked Megavolt.

"A hideout" said Electra. "I don't have a hideout."

"So where are you going to stay tonight then?" asked Bushroot.

"I....I...don't know. I...haven't...thought...about it." said Electra.

"She can't stay with me" said the Liquidator.

"Well why not? How come?" asked Bushroot.

"My hideout's the river" answered Liquidator.

"The river?" asked Bushroot. "As in THE river?"

"Yes as in THE river" answered Liquidator.

"In the water?" asked Bushroot.

"In the water" said Liquidator.

"Ok so Electra staying with Licky's out of the question" said Bushroot. 'Even if the water wouldn't have shorted her out she sure couldn't sleep in the river, she'd drown if she did'.

"What about you Quackerjack?" asked Bushroot.

"I COULD use a playmate" said Quackerjack thoughtfully.

"On second thought there is NO WAY we're letting her stay with you Quackerjack."

"You're no fun." pouted Quackerjack.

"What about you Bushroot?" asked Megavolt. "Can't she stay with you?"

"I guess she COULD" said Bushroot. "But I haven't got a bed or even a spare couch for her to lie on. She'd have to lie on the dirt." he said.

"No... way... Nuh... uh. … I am... NOT … lying … in anyone's .. dirt. Nope.. nuh uh... No ...way" said Electra. As drained of energy and tired as she was, her protest against lying in Bushroots dirt at the greenhouse came out broken up almost as if she was out of breath or speaking was a huge effort or something like that.

"That leaves you Megavolt" said Bushroot.

"No way. Nope. Not gonna happen" said Megavolt.

"Well why not?" asked Bushroot.

"Because I don't have a spare bed" said Megavolt.

"Well what about your couch?" asked Bushroot.

"I sleep on my couch" said Megavolt.

"You do? What about you're bed?" asked Bushroot.

"I don't have a bed" said Megavolt.

"Not in the lighthouse you don't but what about your apartment?" asked Bushroot.

"My apartment?" asked Megavolt.

"Yes your apartment. Your back up hideout. Don't you have a bed in that one?" asked Bushroot.

"No" said Megavolt.

"What about a couch?" asked Bushroot.

"But I'm sleeping on my couch" whined Megavolt.

"You're sleeping on your couch in the lighthouse Megs. She can sleep on your couch in your spare hideout" said Bushroot.

And so it was decided. Electra would spend the night at Megavolt's spare hideout. Megavolt would spend the night at the lighthouse. And Electra would go hideout hunting in the morning. It wasn't like Megavolt used it anymore anyway. He hadn't been there since the time he accidentally brought the appliances to life which turned on him when those kids had encourged them to do their own thing instead of doing what he said. He did keep it though, just in case he needed it. And now it was being put to use again if only for one night.