Chapter 8

Huey laid down in his bed and cried. He didn't even want to text April that night because he was so upset. He lost everything he knew about anything. He just laid on his bed silently until his brothers came in.

"Hey Hue, how you feeling?" Louie said trying to get a response. Huey remained silent. Dewey then started to speak.

"Huey I know it's hard, but the book is gone, it's time to start learning things on your own." Dewey said as Huey got up.

"That book wasn't just my book of knowledge." Huey started to say. "That book was my life, everything I've ever done or seen was in that book. I made an entry for everything, even my most personal thoughts. Without that book I'm nothing." Huey sat on the bed.

"Huey you are everything but nothing!" Louie said angrily. "You are our brother, and if you think that you're nothing, you need to look in the mirror and think again." Dewey added on to what Louie was saying.

"Yeah Huey, you're smart, talented, you have a checklist for pretty much anything..." Dewey was interrupted by Huey.

"So I'm basically a nerd." Huey said as he looked at the ground. Dewey then wrapped his arm around Huey.

"Yeah, I guess you are a nerd." Dewey said as Huey looked more upset. Louie added on to what Dewey was saying.

"But you're the coolest nerd ever." Louie said trying to cheer Huey up.

"You're just saying that." Huey said as he started lightly kicking his feet back and forth.

"No we're not Hue." Dewey said as he got up to count his fingers. "You managed to save us from a gold eating dragon, you met your living rock counter part, you got a Waddle internship, and you managed to discover an uncharted mountain." Huey countered everything that Dewey said.

"We all saved ourselves from a gold eating dragon, we all met our rock counterparts, you got a higher position in Waddle than me and I found out my childhood hero was a phony, and we didn't make it to the top of the mountain." Huey said counting everything off on his fingers.

"So, you still did all that stuff." Louie said. "And you are a master at proving us wrong." Louie said pointing a little finger pistol at Huey. Huey then started to agree with them.

"Thanks guys." Huey said as he hugged brothers. Dewey and Louie hugged back as they all went to their separate rooms. Dewey went to his room and noticed Webby sitting on his bed. Dewey didn't know why she was there.

"What are you doing here?" Dewey asked confused. Webby grabbed his hand.

"Come on I wanna show you something." Webby said excitedly as she ran and pulled Dewey with her. Dewey didn't know where they were going, so he just let her lead the way. They ended up on the roof of the manor.

"What are we doing up here?" Dewey asked as he looked up. He saw the sky and it was beautifully lit up with stars.

"That's why we're here." Webby said pointing up at the sky. Dewey and Webby admired the stars and tried to find the constellations. Dewey then thought about something.

"Webby, why did you come in to see Richard with me?" Dewey asked as Webby thought of an answer.

"Because I like being around you silly, why?" Webby asked as Dewey thought of an answer.

"It's just that without you, I couldn't have had that conversation with Richard." Dewey said as it warmed Webby's heart a little. "I would have never had the courage to talk to Richard and actually get somewhere, so thank you." Webby accepted the thanks, and was touched by Dewey's words. Webby then started to move in closer. Just as they were about to lock lips, they saw Louie running across the garden. They wanted to see what he was up to, so they followed him to where he was going.

Louie climbed up the garden wall and started running. He ran far enough that no one in the manor could see him. He started to walk to the address that was texted to him. Once he got there, he noticed that it was a small cafe. He saw Lucky sitting in a chair outside of the cafe. He walked over to her as Dewey and Webby watched from behind a nearby tree. Once Louie sat down in a chair next to her, Lucky started speaking.

"I know there's no excuse for me not telling you Derek is my brother." Lucky said to an angry Louie. But Louie's anger soon faded.

"I'm not mad at you, I just wish you would have told me." Louie said as he looked down. Lucky put a hand on his shoulder.

"I'll tell you Derek's plan if you want." Lucky said as Louie quickly nodded his head. She then started going over the plan. She said how Glomgold took Scrooge's will and put his name down on everyone of his belongings. Then once Scrooge goes to save Huey from Derek, there will be a pit of sharks waiting for him. Louie was disappointed by this.

"That's it?!" Louie said upset by the results. "That's your well developed plan. First of all, Scrooge is never gonna fall for that. Second, do you really think that plan is a brilliant plan." Lucky was shocked. She thought that the plan was brilliant when Glomgold told her and Derek. Suddenly, Dewey fell over as he and Webby were eavesdropping. Louie noticed this and got mad.

"Were you guys following me?!" Louie asked angrily. Dewey started stuttering until Webby gave an answer.

"Yes." Webby said as Dewey slapped his forehead in shame. Louie just sighed as Lucky kissed him on the cheek. Louie was so shocked that he couldn't even move.

"See you around greenie." Lucky said as she walked away. Louie was speechless, and so was Dewey and Webby. They couldn't believe that Lucky just kissed Louie. Louie didn't know what he was feeling. He didn't feel bad, but he also didn't feel good. His cheeks went red with embarrassment as Dewey was about to say something. Louie stopped him before he said anything.

"I will make you choke on your words and take em out of your mouth just so you can choke on them again." Louie said as they started to walk home. Dewey decided to kept his mouth shut as he looked back up at the stars. He admired them as they walked. Webby looked over at him and was happy to see that Dewey liked what she showed him. Once they got home, Louie turned around towards Dewey and Webby and pointed at them.

"You guys better not say anything about what happened out there!" Louie demanded as he walked upstairs. Webby started to go up as well, but then she saw that Dewey wasn't following.

"Are you coming up to bed?" Webby asked. Dewey sighed.

"Yeah, just give me a minute." Dewey said as he walked out of the room and into the bathroom. He started to brush his teeth as he remembered what Richard said. He remembered Richard's final request. Once Dewey finished brushing his teeth, he turned off the water and looked into the mirror. He stared directly into his own eyes and started to cry. He started thinking about how Richard was gonna spend the rest of his life in jail. After crying for a few minutes, Huey came down. He walked into the bathroom and looked at Dewey crying.

"What's wrong Dewey?" Huey asked worried about his brother. Dewey then explained to his brother about Richard.

"I put him in jail Huey." Dewey started to say as Huey listened. "It's all my fault that Richards in jail." Huey put an arm around his brother.

"I know exactly how you feel." Huey said as Dewey's tears started to fade away. "After Derek went to jail, I started regretting my decision to call the cops. But then someone showed me that I made the right decision. That someone was you Dewey. You said it yourself Dew, even if nobody thinks you made the right decision, it was still the right decision." Dewey started to cheer up a little.

"Richard gave me his final request when I visited him." Dewey said as Huey was intrigued.

"What was the request?" Huey asked as Dewey stared at the mirror.

"He told me to look into this mirror, and tell myself that I can do anything." Dewey said as he just fulfilled his request. Huey and Dewey then went to bed. Huey was about to walk into his room, but then he stopped. He didn't want to even open up his door. Dewey looked back and saw how scared Huey was. He didn't think that Huey wanted to be alone.

"Hey Huey?!" Dewey said as Huey looked at him. "Do you wanna sleep in my room tonight?" Huey nodded his head in agreement as Dewey let him into his room. Dewey set up a sleeping bag on the floor and then gave Huey a pillow. As Huey got in the sleeping bag, he wanted to tell Dewey something.

"Hey Dewey, can I tell you something?" Huey asked as Dewey gave his approval. "I'm scared, no, terrified of Derek now. I feel that everywhere I go, he's always gonna be there waiting for me. I can't even open my bedroom door without thinking he's gonna be there." Huey started to cry as Dewey stopped him from speaking.

"Huey, we'll deal with this together." Dewey said trying to reassure Huey. "Don't think that you're alone, because you're not. We're here for you and we're never gonna leave. I know losing your book was hard on you, but remember what I said about the book." Huey was confused as Dewey repeated what he said six months ago. "The book isn't gonna solve all of your problems. Sometimes you gotta do things on your own, but that doesn't we can't do them together." Huey remembered Dewey saying that and was touched. His brothers have helped him through this whole situation, he didn't need the book at all. He may have lost his book, but he's never gonna lose his brothers.

"Thanks Dewford." Huey said playfully using Dewey's full name.

"Anytime Huebert." Dewey said as he playfully used Huey's full name. Huey then went to sleep as Dewey stared at the ceiling. He started thinking about Richard.

"You know what?" Dewey said to himself. "I can do anything except help you." Dewey said accepting the fact that he can't save Richard. He closed his eyes and went to sleep with a tear drop coming from one of his eyes.

End of Chapter 8