DuckTales © Disney
"eh..h-hey there, Magica. How're you doing?" began Bigtime, nervously.
Magica De Spell narrowed her eyes. "Did you get them?" said Magica, her voice chilling.
"eh..ss-sort of." Bigtime reached into his pocket, and showed Magica a single slither of purple crystal.
Magica glared at the crook as she angrily snatched it way. "This..is IT!?"
"Well, uhh..It IS a big one, ain't it?"
"IDIOT!" shouted Magica. "I needed MORE than just ONE fragment!
How am I suppose to restore my Gem of Power with just a single piece?!"
"Hey, Don't shoot the delivery boys, Boss." said Bigtime. "The Bin was nearly picked clean when we got there."
Magica growled as she gripped her one crystal shard, Cursing her rotten luck.
She still couldn't believe her scepter's gem was destroyed from being smashed on the "idiot head" of Scrooge's nephew.
"So, uhh..What do we get for that, if I may ask?"
Magica glared at Bigtime. "You get..TO KEEP YOUR WORTHLESS LIVES."
Bigtime stared blankly. "works for me."
Magica was about to say something else..when, she suddenly felt a great pain in her head.
The sorceress nearly dropped to her knees, clinging to her staff as she gripped her temples.
"Boss?"
"I..I felt, I felt something..POWER, great power." muttered Magica.
Magica finally regained her composure, and rose back up. "Begone from my sight..NOW."
"Eh..s-sure, Boss." With that, the Beagle Boys all left.
Magica exhaled, then made her way deeper into her makeshift lair.
She entered one of the theaters, and approached it's large stage.
Standing before it, she summoned all of her latent magic and recited a spell.
"Spiriti oscuri, ascoltate la mia chiamata." chanted Magica.
"Evoca per me quello oscuro da oltre le stelle. Quindi Magica richiede, COSÌ RICHIESTE MAGICHE!"
In a puff of black smoke, ethereal shadows came alive, and swirled around to create pentagram of dark energy.
a beam of black light shot up..and, a shadowy form projected from it.
(("Magica De Spell..")) spoke the dark figure, it's voice distorted.
"Forgive me, Dark One. I have failed you."
(("YES. you certainly did.")) the figure then made a gripping gesture with his hand.
..which not only lifted Magica up in the air, but caused her to choke.
(("Fifteen Years I have waited..to PUNISH you for defying me as you did.")) growled the figure.
(("I didn't direct you to that crystal JUST so you could use it to satisfy your own vendetta.
And, BECAUSE of your arrogance, My plans were set back for over a decade."))
Magica gagged as she gripped at her throat in vain.
"I..I admit. I acted rashly when I challenged Scrooge." choked Magica.
"But, I was imprisoned in his blasted dime during that time! SURELY..I have suffered enough!"
(("Your suffering will end when I say it has!")) The figure then jerked his hand,
forcing Magica down onto the ground hard, pinning her by an invisible force.
"i..re-recovered the crystal." spoke Magica. "It was destroyed, but-"
The figure released Magica, letting her take a moment to breathe. (("SHOW ME."))
Magica huffed, and panted. Then rose up, and presented the slither.
(("hmm..it is damaged. BUT, still usable.")) said the figure.
(("Perhaps all is NOT lost, afterall..IF you do Exactly as I tell you this time."))
"I swear, I will not fail you again." said Magica.
(("Oh, I know you won't..I'll make sure of that."))
"There is something ELSE you must know." said Magica.
(("what?"))
"HE..is awake." spoke Magica. "the boy..I sensed his presence."
(("Are you certain it was him?"))
"There could be no other." said Magica. "And, when I sensed him..I felt a great RAGE within him."
(("So, he has tasted Darkness. GOOD..we might be able to use that to our advantage."))
"How shall we do this, Dark One?"
(("We shall start..by teaching you the true nature of the crystals.")) began the dark figure.
In the streets of Duckburg, Danny was peering out from behind a dumpster in a narrow alley.
Webby had told him to wait there for her to return..but, she had been gone for TEN minutes.
Feeling impatient, he tip-toed out from his hiding place,
and crept over to the opening of the alley, peering out into the open street.
He ducked a few times when he sensed someone approaching.
But, kept looking out, trying to find any sign of Webby.
"Web-EEE!" shrieked Danny.
"HEY, Danny!I'm BAAACK!" exclaimed Webby (who came out from nowhere, it seemed.)
"Oop. Did I scare you again?!, I am so sorry.."
"How do you keep doing that?!" exclaimed Danny. "You're like a Shadow, or something."
Webby rushed herself and Danny back into the alley.
She then showed Danny a plastic bag that appeared to come from a novelty store.
"I got you something to help us blend in..(in raspy voice) like the SHADOWS.."
"Huh?"
Webby pulled out a fake, novelty Duck Bill and promptly tied it to Danny's face.
"There!, Now you really are Danny Duck!"
Danny looked at his reflection against the oddly clean metal of the dumpster.
he did VAGUELY look like a duck..If one ignored his ears, though.
Webby seemed to read his mind, as she pulled out something else.
a 'trapper' hat with ear flaps, which she fastened over his head.
Looking again, Danny now really DID resembled a Duck..at a distance, anyway.
"uhh..Thanks. I guess." said Danny. "So, what now?"
"Okay, get ready for this.." began Webby. "We are going..to EAT HAMBURGERS!"
[One Purchase Later..]
Danny and Webby were sitting at the outdoor diner of Hamburger Hippo,
with two large hamburgers sitting in front of them both.
"DIG IN!" exclaimed Webby, who chomped into her burger immediately.
Danny shrugged, he did feel a bit hungry after sleeping for twelve years,
and took more slower bites from his hamburger.
"Isn't this fun?!" said Webby.
Danny sipped some soda, then spoke to Webby. "It is nice to eat out for a change.
But, I don't really see how this counts as "An Adventure."
Webby felt awkward. "ye-yeah, I will admit..I kinda jumped ahead without a plan.
I just wanted to take your mind off of things, and let you have some fun."
"I am having a good time, so far." said Danny. "Thank you, Webby. You are really nice."
Webby gave Danny a big, adorable face. "The NICEST!" exclaimed Webby.
Webby took another bite from her hamburger..then, looked at Danny again.
"So..(*swallows*) You can do magic." began Webby.
"Pretty much." said Danny.
"What CAN you do, exactly?" asked Webby.
"Can you turn people into toads, and spin thread into Gold, and all that stuff?"
"No, not really." began Danny. "But I can levitate things, and Jump really high."
"Anything else?" asked Webby.
"Well..Aunt Amelia was teaching me some advanced skills before mom disappeared." continued Danny.
"Like probing people's minds, and even planting suggestions."
"You mean like..Mind Control?" said Webby, kinda shocked.
"Kind of. But, she told me NEVER to use such powers unless necessary." said Danny.
"She said it was rude to invade someone's mind without their consent."
"I see..Still COOL, though." said Webby.
"I'm not all that powerful." said Danny. "I'm strong enough to lift up a person,
but I need my crystal that my mom gave me in order to lift heavier things, like a car or bus."
Danny then frowned. "But..I'm afraid of what else I can do." said Danny.
"When I had that meltdown earlier..I did things with my powers I never did before.
What if I seriously hurt someone one day?, I don't want to become a monster..like Magica is."
Webby frowned, feeling this was hitting close to home.
"That IS why Amelia is training you, isn't she?" began Webby. "So you can control your powers."
"yeah, but-"
"And, as for Magica..I don't think you'll ever become what she is."
Webby then looked down. "Magica..she was truly selfish.
She hurt people, and enjoyed it, too. (tears up) she..k-killed my best friend."
Danny looked at Webby. "what?"
Webby showed Danny a friendship bracelet that she was wearing. "My friend..her name was Lena." began Webby.
"She was..special. But, Magica controlled her like a slave, tried to use her to gain ultimate power.
But, Lena cared for me more than her own freedom. and, sacrificed herself for me."
Danny frowned. "I'm so sorry. Lena sounded like a wonderful person."
"she was." said Webby. "Sometimes I can still hear her voice in my head. It's like she's..PART of me, now."
"That sounds comforting." said Danny.
"When I found you sealed in that capsule..I heard Lena's voice." began Webby.
"She told me..to set you free. I think she wanted us to be friends."
Danny looked at Webby..then, smiled. he then raised up his soda cup. "Here's to Lena."
Webby raised her cup. "To Lena. a Wonderful person..and, a very good friend."
Danny and Webby tapped their cups together, and both took a sip.
*BUUUUURP!*
"WEBBY.." said Danny.
"Sorry. This has alot more PEP than I am used to."
Lena's phantom snickered before reverting back into Webby's shadow.
"HEY!, I think I have an idea on what we can do that is Adventurous!" Exclaimed Webby.
"What?" asked Danny.
Webby grinned like a Cheshire Cat. "STEAL from one of Mr. McDuck's enemies."
[Meanwhile, at McDuck Manor.]
"Amelia, dear..Thank ye' fer' coming." said Scrooge McDuck.
Amelia smiled as she held Scrooge's hands. "Anything to help little Danny."
The female duck then gave Scrooge a quick kiss. "I could hardly believe when you told me he was awake."
"Ye' can thank Webby fer' that." said Scrooge, and he and Amelia walked together.
"So, what happened, Scroogie?" asked Amelia.
"Ev'ry thing was goin' fine..until Donald showed up." said Scrooge.
"Danny jus' unleashed all his anger against him..and, his powers reacted violently."
"Describe it to me. I need to know EVERYTHING."
"Oh, stuff flew a'bout the room, some even exploded." began Scrooge.
"He caused a concussive burst from his own body, and then sent Donald flying into a wall."
Amelia grimaced, her eyes narrowed as she brooded. "that does not bode well."
"What is your professional opinion, Amelia?" asked Scrooge.
Amelia breathed out. "Danny's powers are linked to his emotions. He never had these problems before,
But it is clear Della's apparent death, and Donald's abandonment of him has traumatized him.
He is giving into his Anger, and Sadness..which has unlocked new abilities that are Dangerous.
If allowed to fester into RAGE and Sorrow, I fear the worst for him."
"What can be done about this?" asked Scrooge.
"Darkness hasn't yet consumed his heart.." began Amelia. "So, this may be easy to fix.
So long as we keep his exposure to negative feelings as a minimum."
"So, he needs a distraction, then." said Scrooge.
"Yes. Perhaps by taking him on more of your expeditions..WITHOUT Donald."
Scrooge breathed out sharply. "That could be a challenge. While he doesn't adventure with me anymore,
he DOES tag along to look after th' boys when he feels an expedition is too dangerous."
"Then, you may need to engage in more skulduggery." said Amelia.
Scrooge mused on this. "Donald won't like it."
"HIS rage isn't what concerns me."
The pair then reached the room where Danny was staying, and opened the door.
"Danny, Yer' Aunt Amelia is here to-" Scrooge and Amelia paused to find the room empty.
"What on earth?, Where is he?!"
Scrooge and Amelia quickly rushed down the halls, and reached the Nephews bedroom door.
Wasting no time, Scrooge swung the door open.
"UNCLE SCROOGE!?"
"Have you boys seen Danny anywhere?"
"Not since earlier." said Dewey. "We're giving him his space..Why?"
"BLAST!, where could that boy be?!" said Scrooge, aggravated.
"I shall go recite a Location Spell in my laboratory." said Amelia, as she walked off.
"Mr. McDuck." began Mrs. Beakley, as she approached.
"Not now, Mrs. Beakley. I-"
"Have you seen Webbigail anywhere?" asked Mrs. Beakley. "I can't seem to find her."
In that moment it dawned on Scrooge what had happened. "curse me kilts."
Webby and Danny (who was no longer wearing his hat, and false Duck beak)
stood in front of the gates of Glomgold's Mansion in Duckburg.
"Okay, so..Let me get this straight in my head." began Danny. "You want us to break into Glomgold's Mansions,
and, steal something of his, in Hopes that it will impress Uncle Scrooge?"
"YEP!" said Webby. "With your powers, and MY brains, we'll be UNSTOPPABLE!"
"The question is what CAN we take?" mused Webby
"as all of Glomgold's possessions are just junk that Mr. McDuck left behind for him to take."
Danny thought for a moment. "NEARLY all of them are junk." said Danny.
"Pardon?"
"Nearly all of Glomgold's treasures are useless junk.." repeated Danny. "EXCEPT for his Number One Nickel."
Webby gasped. "The FIRST Nickel he EVER MADE!?"
Danny smirked. "If by "made", you mean "pilfered", then yes."
Danny proceeded to tell Webby the story on how Flintheart Glomgold
made his first Five Cents, by stealing a nickle from the cup of a blind begger..
..Only for him to be chased all over town by the begger's very NOT blind friends.
and, despite getting beaten to a pulp by the angry hobos, managed to hold only that ONE nickle.
"..When adventuring got slow, Uncle Scrooge and Mom has this tradition,
where mom would break into one of Glomgold's mansions, and steal his Number One Nickel." explained Danny.
"Afterwhich Uncle Scrooge would sell it back to him for One-Hundred dollars,
(and, critcize him for having such a lousy home security system.")
Webby couldn't stop laughing at this.
"PERFECT!, Let's do it."
"I don't know..Glomgold might be expecting that." said Danny.
"Not after Twelve Years, he won't." said Webby.
"BUT-"
"Come on..Your mom would want you to carry on the family tradition!"
Danny took a moment to ponder this..then, finally relented. "okay..let's do it."
With that, Danny took a stance, lowered..and, then leapt high up in the air,
and slowly floated down to the other side of the gate.
"cooool.." said Webby.
Danny then outstretched his arms, and opened up his hands.
Webby then began to float up off the ground, and raise up higher in the air.
"YEAH!, I'M SUPER WEBBY!" exclaimed Webby, enjoying this.
Danny lowered Webby safely on the ground right beside him.
Webby then smacked his hand, giving him a high-five. "That was AWESOME!"
"Okay. Let's brave whatever dangers wait for us in there..JUST to steal an old guy's nickle."
"You make us sound like a pair of idiots when you put it that way." said Danny.
"OKAY. Let's brave this ancient castle to take an old coin." said Webby.
"That's better."
[Later, Inside Glomgold Manor]
Webby and Danny walked silently down the main hall of the mansion,
looking at some old paintings that were erected, and illuminated by their own lamps.
ALOT of them were clear forgeries of actual paintings made to have Glomgold's face on them.
(Danny found the "Mona Glomgold" to be disturbing.)
Exiting the hall, they entered a larger room that resembled a museum.
Which displayed Dinosaur bones that looked absolutely ludicrous.
(There was no way the "Glomgoldasaurus Rex" was a real dinosaur.)
*I wonder if THIS is Glomgold's idea of a security system..* whispered Danny.
*what is?* asked Webby.
*making burglars laugh themselves to death.*
*maybe..* said Webby, who turned on her night vision headset. *lasers up ahead..Let's head up top!*
Webby drew out her grappel gun, and fired a line. She grabbed Danny, and pulled them both up to the rafters.
The two walked carefully along the beams, before jumping down to a higher level.
They made their way further into the mansion, before reaching a room where their quarry was.
a Single, worn out Nickel in a glass jar on a pillow.
*So, how do we do this, exactly?* asked Danny.
*hmm..too many lasers for me to lower down.* said Webby.
*I mean, I probably COULD, but I didn't bring the right equipment.*
*Maybe I can try something.* said Danny.
*OKAY, give it a shot!*
Danny gripped his goldern crystal in one hand, and reached outward with the other.
His han din a gripping gesture, her cause the bell jar to vibrate.
Webby watched with interest as the vibrations became more erratic.
..THEN, the jar imploded. Crushed into hundreds if shards of glass.
Danny then began to levitate the nickel. Lifting it up..into his own hand.
"WOO-HOO!, WE DID IT!" exclaimed Webby. "oops."
((*INTRUDER ALERT!, INTRUDER ALERT!*))
"oh, cluck." cursed Danny.
[End of Part 6]
[Author Notes]
I finally step out of the angsty wasters (kind of) with this chapter,
and start having some fun, more lighthearted moments with Webby and Danny in Duckburg.
(hey, can't have tense moments ALL the time.)
I also bring Magica back, and imply that while she was pulling Lena's strings at the time,
SHE herself was also a puppet, with somebody else pulling her strings.
(and, whoever is master of the 'would-be' Shadow Queen is not someone to take lightly.)