An Unwritten Dress Code

by leobkenn

Don Karnage makes it his ultimate mission to rid the Disney and Sonic Universes of the pant-less trend, set by Donald Duck. But Darkwing Duck and Baloo the Bear find it totally objectionable. How will they plan to fight against that tirade? What does Don Karnage have in mind as a big course of action? And can anyone convince him otherwise?

2. Season 2

Season 2

Last time on An Unwritten Dress Code, Don Karnage made it his mission to obliterate the pant-less trend, which he has long had against Darkwing Duck, Antoine Depardieu, The Rescue Rangers, Baloo, and of course, Donald Duck. But Darkwing got fed up with the huge tirade, so he organized a "Field" Day to try and win Don Karnage's agreement against that very mission. But it was a bust. And Team Darkwing determined that loss was on Antoine.

Episode 1

Steep Servitude

Antoine took only five minutes to get situated in Don Karnage's mansion and was immediately faced with a series of orders. "Antoine," ordered Don Karnage, removing his boots. "go upstairs to my walk in closet. Get my massage gun. And massage my feet until I give you my next order."

Antoine went up to the master bedroom and into Don Karnage's closet, where he found not only a battery operated massage gun, but also some creepy stuff. There were some razor sharp swords, reminding him of Dr. Eggman's all-time worst threats, a heavy duty safe, making him even more anxious, a mile of rope, 57 large smoke cartridges, nine identical captain's jackets, just like the one Karnage was already wearing. 15 identical pairs of sweat pants, six quality parachute packs, and about $18,000 worth of fireworks. "Oh, my gracious!" he exclaimed. "I'm doomed as Mr. Karnage's slave. Doomed!" So he quickly grabbed the massage gun and tested it to see if it worked. It turned out to work totally smoothly, so he made his way downstairs, where Don Karnage was on the couch, with a foot stool in use.

Antoine turned on the massage gun, and Karnage felt totally at peace. "Man, oh man. That feels good." and he got on the phone, pulled up the Papa John's website, and put in an order for two extra large buffalo chicken pizzas.

Wildcat was lounging only a few feet away. "Thanks for bringing me along, Karny. You've made better on your word than Baloo ever did."

"Don't forget," replied Don Karnage with a smile. "You have Megavolt to thank every bit as much."

"But Megavolt had to leave in a hurry," Wildcat pointed out.

"Megavolt was our team captain in Rodeo Jam," Karnage reminded him. "And he chose us both for this wonderful team in addition to Rocket and Shadow.

Moments later, Antoine ignited a one on one chat with Don Karnage. "Mr. Karnage, is Wildcat the only hero you've ever been friends with?"

"He's not," answered Karnage with a grin.

"Who else has there been?" asked Antoine, curiously.

"Precisely, who else there's been," Don Karnage answered. "was nine-year-old Flick Duck. He was the only one who was ever as loyal to me as Megavolt has been and was on my team, first in the Oregon State 6000 Logging Contest and afterward, in the Oregon State 7000 Planting Contest. That was when he gave his life to defeat Colonel Spigot and save us all, including his single mother. Rumors have it, on Lake Hoohaw, that he was an unplanned pregnancy, just like Cruella De Vil."

"That's just how loyal Maria was to me," added Shadow. "And she got killed nearly equally young."

"It hasn't been that easy for me, either," moaned Antoine. "Princess Sally often thinks I'm stupid, and I'm having the hardest time, getting the girls."

"That's because you don't have the sense to wear pants like I always do," replied Don Karnage.

Before there could be a big dispute, the doorbell rang.

"Antoine," said Don Karnage. "go answer the door."

Antoine set the massage gun down and opened the door. Sure enough, it was the pizza guy. "I have an order for Don Karnage here."

"Antoine," ordered Karnage. "bring it in, hand us each two slices on a plate, and help yourself to some Cheerios."

Antoine got some plates from the cabinet and divided the two extra large pizzas between Don Karnage, Shadow, Wildcat, and Rocket Raccoon, just wishing they'd let him have some. His stomach was growling louder than ever, so he could barely keep it together. "I just can't believe I have nothing to eat but Cheerios tonight."

"It's better than slime," Wildcat pointed out.

"Antoine," ordered Don Karnage. "go over there and use the massage gun on Shadow's feet."

Shadow took off his jet boots to give the relaxation technique a shot and enjoyed the procedure just as much. "This is like the most amazing lullaby that you feel rather than hear."

While Team Karnage was enjoying themselves, Team Darkwing was having another meeting. "Sally, Sonic, Gosalyn, Baloo, Trader Moe," said Darkwing Duck. "We're gonna have to be in tip top shape to take down Don Karnage and Megavolt next week."

"This first week's loss is on Baloo!" snapped Trader Moe.

"After the air race," Baloo argued. "it was on our whole team!"

"The air race was your idea, Baloo," Sally pointed out. "so I thought you'd be a much better pilot."

"I'm a great pilot!" snapped Baloo. "but Karny's plane was much more capable."

"I've seen him do some tremendous aerobatic flying on YouTube," Sonic pointed out. "Despite flying the tornado many times, I've never come close."

"Neither have I," added Tails.

Next, Trader Moe addressed Sonic "You can travel at least 600 miles an hour on foot, so maybe we can beat them in a triathlon."

"Now, that's still a problem," Sonic pointed out. "because swimming is my weakness."

"Why don't we just make it a 100 meter dash?" Gosalyn questioned.

"They obviously won't take us up on that," Darkwing Duck pointed out, still annoyed. "And do you remember what we're all trying to achieve from the start?"

"Oh, that's right," shrugged Gosalyn. "They've been giving us a difficult time about the no pants trend."

"…to the point where it's worse than Thembria," added Baloo. "Not to mention my high pressure trucking job with Karnage Transport."

"And there's one more matter I need to address," Darkwing continued. "Team Karnage beat us with one less player, so we're gonna have to rethink our team. Baloo, you and Antoine are off the team next week. Trader Moe, you must carry on in Baloo's place."

Episode 2

Arranging a Prank

While Antoine was taking his first shower in 30 years, Don Karnage was texting his BFF. "Megavolt, meet me tonight, across the street from Higher for Hire, to set a huge prank for the opposition. I'll be there at 12:30 sharp. Make sure to set your alarm and put it on vibrate. Got it?" And with that, he pulled out his spare backpack, and put in two of his two way radios, his spare safety hammer, his spare car cover, two flashlights, and the keys to his CH-47 Chinook. Finally, he tucked it under his mattress.

Moments later, Megavolt texted him back. "You got it, my friend."

Antoine got out of the shower, and Don Karnage was about to brush his teeth when he got a phone call. "Karnage residence. Captain Don speaking."

The voice on the other end was familiar. "Don Karnage, it's me, Darkwing Duck. We have a bit of a situation, concerning next week's field day."

"What it it?" asked Karnage, still surprised about the sudden phone call.

"It's me and the rest of the team," answered Darkwing. "We somehow can't agree on next week's contest, and I was wondering if you had any ideas."

"As a matter of fact," said Karnage with a smile. "I do have an idea. Let's make it Capture the Flag with a twist."

"What sort of a twist?" asked Darkwing, curiously.

Karnage explained it confidently. "The twist is that we all take turns, going out to capture the opposing team's flag, blindfolded and relying on directions from our teammates. How does that sound?"

"It sounds like quite a fun challenge," encouraged Darkwing. "Right now, though, I have to go deal with Gosalyn."

"Not a problem, Darkwing," said Don Karnage with a smile. "Sweet dreams." And with that, they both hung up the phones. Karnage brushed his teeth. Antoine wanted to do so next, but Karnage stopped him. "Antoine."

"Yes, Captain," Antoine asked nervously.

"Take off your jacket," Karnage insisted.

"But I won't be recognized without it," whined Antoine.

"Take it off immediately," Don Karnage demanded. "It's long overdue for the laundry."

Antoine reluctantly took it off, threw it down the laundry chute, and went to bed on the living room couch.

Meanwhile, Karnage set a secret alarm to go off, on vibrate, at 11:45 pm and went to bed before Shadow did. But the minute his alarm went off, he quickly silenced it, got up, got dressed, pulled out the spare backpack he had packed earlier, tiptoed out the front door, and gently locked it from the outside. From there, he jogged down to his hangar and did a quick maintenance check on the Chinook. He fired it up, took off, and minutes later, made it to Higher for Hire, where Megavolt was just waking up to sneak out. Megavolt came right outside and launched a bolt of lightning to signal that he was ready, and Don Karnage hovered low with a rope ladder hanging down. As soon as Megavolt was climbing up, Karnage made off with him in tow so as not to arouse suspicion. In a minute or two, Megavolt made it into the cockpit with Don Karnage and quickly touched base. "So, what's this awesome prank you have in mind against Darkwing Duck?"

Karnage turned the chopper towards the nearest used car lot and explained. "This prank is just what I need you for. With your electrical superpower, you're totally capable of stealing a motor vehicle, and by the same means, you can easily use one against Darkwing Duck and those other stupid protagonists we're up against. Your job will be to knock them down, with a motor vehicle, at next week's field day, when they're out, on the playing field, with my team."

Megavolt was excited. "That sounds like your best prank since you made some of Khan Industries' planes disappear mid flight!"

"You saw that on TV," replied Karnage with a smile. "Didn't you?"

"As a matter of fact," answered Megavolt with a grin. "I did."

Don Karnage hovered over the car lot. "Now for the nervous part. Go down the rope ladder. Steal a car. And drive it off the lot to make sure your technique works. Here's a flashlight just in case."

Megavolt took the flashlight, secured it on his belt, and scurried down the ladder, whispering to himself. "Ultimate prank, here I come." So he quickly searched the lot and found a Chrysler with only 36,000 miles on it. He launched his electrical superpower into the ignition system, and sure enough, the car revved to life. Next, to get the door open, he tried his power on the power locks, and that worked, too. He hopped in and moved the car off the lot, just to make sure it all checked out. From there, he flashed the headlights to signal Don Karnage about it. Karnage hovered lot above with the winch hanging down. Megavolt rolled down both rear windows, threaded the winch through to hook it up, and gave it two hard yanks to signal for the rope ladder. Don Karnage let down the ladder, and as soon as Megavolt was on his way up, he took to the sky with the car in tow. Megavolt made it into the cockpit in no time and confided in Karnage. "I just can't wait to flatten Darkwing Duck."

"Neither can I," replied Don Karnage. "but we're not out of the woods, just yet. Next, we need to drop it off and remove and destroy the dealer tag and VIN number, which will be in the lower corner of the windshield and on a sticker in the driver side door."

Megavolt was still confident. "Not a problem, your daringness." So the two BFFs flew to the Field Day venue, dropped off the car, did away with all evidence, and out the car cover in it before Karnage dropped off Megavolt off, back home, at Higher for Hire and went home, himself. Once he landed, he quickly filled out his flight log, tiptoed upstairs again, and went straight back to bed.

A couple hours later, he woke up to a sound that wasn't as welcoming for him as it was for Shadow or Wildcat. "Good morning, everyone. I made you some waffles and jelly." It was Antoine. "Shadow, here's yours. Karnage, Rocket, Wildcat, I'll be right up with yours."

Don Karnage was still exhausted, but Wildcat was well in good spirits. "No one's ever served me breakfast in bed before."

"Me, neither," added Rocket.

Shadow was just swallowing the first bite of his waffles. "This breakfast in bed is gonna be tasty."

Antoine came upstairs with a serving of waffles, maple syrup, and green tea for Don Karnage but also had an inquiry for him. "Mr. Karnage, when can I have my jacket back?"

Don Karnage had hesitations. "Honestly, you look better without it."

"And you smell better without it, too," added Rocket.

"For your essential information," resented Antoine. "it is not just any jacket. It is a prestigious honor guard uniform that has always made me handsome."

"First serve Rocket and Wildcat their breakfasts," Don Karnage ordered. "Then, we'll discuss a better outfit for you."

"Alright, your painful majesty," Antoine shrugged. "I'll get the remaining waffles ready."

While Antoine went downstairs again, Karnage continued on his breakfast in bed, taking large sips of his green tea in hopes of being on point in his upcoming, vital discussion with Antoine.

Minutes later, Karnage was taking a snooze, and Antoine was serving breakfast in bed to Rocket and Wildcat as ordered.

Episode 3

Agreement Day

Darkwing Duck, Baloo, Trader Moe, Sally, Sonic, Gosalyn, Honker, and Tails were all having breakfast, together, in a cheap, shabby studio apartment, and Darkwing was quick to discuss his new decision. "Here's the lowdown, everyone. I was on the phone, with Don Karnage, last night. And he has a groovy idea for our next field day."

"Let's hear all about it," encouraged Trader Moe.

Darkwing carried on. "I've decided that our next attempt against Team Karnage is gonna be Capture the Flag with a twist."

"That sounds like a blast," encouraged Gosalyn.

"So, what kind of twist do you have in mind?" asked Sally.

Darkwing explained it in detail. "The twist is that we'll be going out on the field, individually, to capture one of the opposing team's flags. But we'll be relying on our teammates for directions, because we'll be blindfolded."

"Blindfolded?" questioned Trader Moe.

"That sounds creepy in the presence of a villain," said Sally.

"Not to worry," Darkwing assured his team. "They'll be at the exact, same disadvantage."

After finishing breakfast in bed, Don Karnage got up, brushed his teeth and carried on. "Next task, Antoine. Come to the dining room and scratch my back." And he took off his tank top for the procedure.

Antoine came downstairs and found it awkward to find Karnage shirtless, but was more annoyed with the endless orders. "You've been treating me like a robot all this time."

"You might not be a robot," Don Karnage admitted. "But you're under my orders for a reason."

"I guess you have a point," Antoine admitted and began scratching. He noticed that Karnage was feeling totally soothed, but he still had a further matter to bring up with him. "Now, did you tell me you wanted to discuss a new outfit."

"I do, indeed," Karnage answered. "I'll get one for you, but you have to sign an agreement to wear the pants or swimming trunks at all times outdoors or in public. Understood?"

"Fine," answered Antoine. "Understood."

"Here's the agreement," said Don Karnage pulling a piece of paper out of his pocket. "And here's a pen. You have 30 seconds to sign it before I go back on it."

Antoine put it on the table and wasted no time, signing it. "There, you are, your majesty."

"Good," said Karnage. "Now, go rub Wildcat's feet while Shadow goes out to get you some new duds. Shadow, here's the key to one of my P-51s." And he tossed Shadow a key.

"Yes, your highness," said Shadow and jogged right out to the hangar.

"You've been quite the butler for us," remarked Wildcat.

"Need I remind you?" asked Antoine. "Darkwing Duck only said I had to be your butler, because when they attempted to win a much needed agreement from Don Karnage, their loss was on me."

"What about the agreement he just got from you?" asked Wildcat.

Antoine was still a little nervous. "I only made that agreement, because ever since you guys took away my honor guard uniform, I've been feeling exposed."

While Antoine carried on with the pampering, Darkwing Duck, Sally, Gosalyn, and Trader Moe carried on with the practicing. "Here's the deal, everyone. Over there, as you can still see, are four cheap safely cones, each holding a yellow flag, representing our team, twice the distance away they'll be on field day. Even though you'll be going out there individually, teamwork is vital, because like I said, you'll be blindfolded, relying on instructions from teammates. Who's ready to get their feet wet?"

Gosalyn and Trader Moe nervously raised their hands.

"Ladies first," declared Darkwing with a smile. "Sally, put on the blindfold and show us what you got."

Sally did so, and when she went out there, she got rather nervous about running into Dr. Eggman. But Trader Moe and Gosalyn were pushing at it. "Go, Sally. You're doing well," cheered Gosalyn.

"The flags are straight ahead!" encouraged Trader Moe.

Sally picked up the pace, but seconds later, she tripped over what she figured was one of the right cones. She felt the top of it for the flag, and sure enough, there, it was. She grabbed it and stumbled to her feet, but she was disoriented. "Which way?" she asked out loud.

"This way, Sally!" cheered Trader Moe.

Sally turned in the approximate direction, but was still nervous to run.

"Come on, Sally!" shouted Gosalyn. "Faster!"

Sally picked up the pace and ran so fast that when she returned to the starting point, Trader Moe stepped out of the way, just to avoid getting knocked down. Sally ran out into the road and was knocked off her feet by a BMW. As it turned out, that BMW was being driven by Experiment 010 a.k.a. Felix.

Darkwing, Gosalyn, and Trader Moe all rushed over to see if Sally was alright. "Sally!" cried Darkwing Duck. "Please tell me you're okay!"

Sally stumbled to her feet once again. "I'm okay, Darkwing. I'm okay."

Darkwing brought Sally aside and carried out his next instruction. "Sally, I'll show you a safer way to do it. Give me the blindfold."

Sally took it off and handed it to Darkwing. "Finally."

Darkwing put on the blindfold. "Correct me if I go the wrong way." And he proceeded to the next cone.

Sally carried out an instruction, herself. "40 degrees to the left, Darkwing!"

"Pick up the pace, Darkwing!" cheered Trader Moe.

Darkwing stayed on track, and Sally gave the next instruction. "The flags are only 15 feet ahead! Use your sense of touch!"

Darkwing felt the cones and grabbed the second flag. That was Gosalyn's turn to instruct him. "This way, Darkwing! This way!"

Darkwing Duck jogged over to his team with his hands out in front of him, but it wasn't enough to prevent what was to come. He kicked an acorn, across the ground, that a squirrel was about to gather, and boy, was that squirrel upset. He gave chase, scurried up Darkwing's legs, and ran around inside his super suit. The tickling was so bad he couldn't even take off his blindfold. "Help! Anyone! Help!"

Gosalyn was laughing her head off. "Are you seeing that? Darkwing Dick is ticklish."

Darkwing still couldn't break loose from the tickling. "This… is no time… for mockery. I need… your help."

While Darkwing Duck continued, suffering the tickling, Shadow was orchestrating a landing. He came to a nice, steady stop and came inside with the new purchases for Antoine. Antoine looked in the bag and was relieved to finally have something to wear. "Swimming trunks, sweatpants, an Arkansas State University t-shirt, A UCLA t-shirt another pair of sweatpants, even some underwear."

"Go ahead," encouraged Don Karnage. "Try some of it on."

Antoine first put on one pair of underwear, then, one pair of sweatpants, then, the UCLA t-shirt. And sure enough, it all fit.

"Well, Antoine," asked Don Karnage. "How do you feel now?"

"It's like the sensation of pajamas," answered Antoine. "but somehow, I feel much more confident."

"That's the spirit," Karnage encouraged.

"You smell much better, too," added Wildcat.

Then, Antoine turned to address Shadow. "I know just how you felt when Mr. Karnage got you some new outfits."

"And I felt my best," replied Shadow with a smile. "In fact, let's both hit Facebook with it." And he pulled out his smartphone. "Say 'cheese.'"

Episode 4

Would You Fall for it?

"Cheese," said Antoine with a smile, and moments later, his fresh, new look was on Facebook.

Shadow ran upstairs to change into the suit that Don Karnage had gifted to him and was downstairs in precisely five seconds. "Now, you get my photo for Facebook." And he handed Antoine his phone.

Antoine pointed the camera lens directly at Shadow. "Say 'cheese.'"

Shadow emitted his brightest smile in at least 20 years. "Cheese." And with his phone back in his own hands, he posted his own photo to the same new album he had put Antoine in.

Sally, Gosalyn, and Trader Moe finally got the squirrel out of Darkwing Duck's shirt, and he was relieved. "I never thought the tickling would stop."

Trader Moe was more focused on the bet at hand. "If I'm the next one to have to pamper Team Karnage, I'll kick them in the butt!"

"But then, they won't take us up on any more gambles," Sally reminded him.

"We can always tickle our way out," Gosalyn pointed out, tickling Trader Moe, in the butt, with a feather.

"What did your dad tell you about tickling?" Darkwing asked Gosalyn.

"I'm just kidding," replied Gosalyn, innocently. "We're the vulnerable ones."

"…until we get the agreement we need," added Darkwing.

"Just where are we gonna find the leverage to gain it if we lose this week's bet?" Trader Moe questioned.

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," replied Sally.

"Next order of business," Don Karnage told Antoine. "Make us all some chili for lunch."

"Yes, your maliciousness," replied Antoine and wasted no time, frying the ground beef. While that was underway, he diced the tomatoes and got all the spices ready. From there, he put the shredded cheese, chopped onions, and sliced scallions in separate bowls.

15 minutes later, Antoine served lunch, and Rocket brought up another funny idea. "I just know what we can add to this week's field day."

"Let's her it," encouraged Shadow.

"Can everyone keep a secret?" asked Rocket.

"Sure, we can," answered Don Karnage with a smile.

"Absolutely," added Shadow.

"I'll tell the three of you upstairs after we finish our lunch," said Rocket.

After the four teammates finished their lunch, they all went upstairs and locked themselves in the master bedroom. And Karnage called for the update. "Well, Rocket. Can you tell us, now, your hilarious field day idea?"

"I sure can," Rocket answered with a grin. "You know how you like to use a tickle machine for disciplinary action?"

"You bet I do," said Karnage.

"Since we and the opposition will be blindfolded when we go out, individually, on the playing field, and since two of them walk barefoot, we can plant cockroaches out there, ahead of time, to tickle them."

"But Wildcat always walks barefoot," Shadow pointed out.

"And I already have something better arranged," added Don Karnage.

"Do you, really?" questioned Rocket.

"I sure do," answered Karnage with a trademark grin.

"What might that be?" asked Rocket.

"I'd rather keep it secret," answered Don Karnage. "but I promise it's won't hurt or affect me or any of you."

The following Thursday night. Don Karnage texted his BFF again. "Megavolt, tomorrow is our second 'Field' Day, so I need you on an urgent job. Make sure you're ready to come with me, from Higher for Hire, at 5:00 am, sharp, so Rebecca doesn't know what we're up to. And when you hear my helicopter, coming your way, signal me with a lightning bolt. Got it?"

Moments later, Megavolt texted him back. "You got it, my friend."

So, Don Karnage set his smartphone on vibrate again. This time, to go off at 4:25 am. He brushed his teeth, changed into his pajamas, packed a flashlight, his chopper keys, and two fig bars, and went to bed at 8:30. Next morning, when his phone went off, he hopped right up, got dressed, and set up his decoy just in case before grabbing his backpack and tiptoeing out the front door. He locked it gently and jogged out to his hangar to run through his pre flight maintenance check. The Chinook checked out once again, so he swiftly took off and flew straight to Higher for Hire, where Megavolt was signaling him as instructed. He let down the rope ladder and as soon as Megavolt was climbing it, he flew off so as not to arouse suspicion. Megavolt soon made it into the cockpit and was flattered. "My BFF. I'm glad to be of service again."

"Well, Megavolt," asked Don Karnage. "Are you ready to pull an epic prank?"

"You bet I am!" shrieked Megavolt excitedly.

"That's the spirit," Karnage encouraged. "That's just what I like to hear."

Three hours later, Rocket, Wildcat, Shadow, and Antoine all got up, and were eager to wake Don Karnage up, but under the blanket, they found nothing but pillows. "That wicked wolf betrayed us!" exclaimed Rocket.

"I guess we're off the hook this week," shrugged Wildcat.

Rocket and Wildcat were both on their way back to bed when they ran into Shadow, and he had some vital news. "Guys, I just found out! Don Karnage is already at the arena!"

"Just who's gonna get us there?" questioned Rocket.

"I will," answered Shadow. "I still have the key to one of his aircraft and extensive combat training, including flight training."

"Don't forget me," added Antoine.

"Oh, yeah!" gasped Shadow.

"We came totally close on that one," remarked Wildcat.

Episode 5

Another "Field" Day

Shadow landed the plane, safely, at the known arena and not only Don Karnage waiting for him, but also Darkwing Duck, Sally Acorn, Gosalyn, and Trader Moe, all looking eager to get the high stakes game underway. But as soon as Antoine stepped off the plane, he was in for the reunion of his life. "Antoine!" cried Sally. "You look very different in those new clothes Team Karnage got for you."

"And I feel much different," replied Antoine with a smile.

"I have to say," Sally continued. "You smell like farm fresh flowers."

"You mean it?" asked Antoine.

"I mean it 120 percent," answered Sally with a smile.

"Moe, Gosalyn," said Darkwing Duck. "I don't like the looks of this."

Sally remained steadfast. "Darkwing, you're just jealous that the new Antoine is more attractive than you."

"This is just not good," added Trader Moe.

Sally was now opposed to her whole team. "A whole, new look. A whole, new smell. You guys can take part without me from here, on out. I'm going shopping to catch up with Antoine's wonderful, new duds! Come on, Antoine." And with that, the freshly happy couple was out of sight in moments.

Darkwing was still determined. "Well, Gosalyn. It looks like we'll have to make due as a team of three." So he pulled out four scraps of paper, wrote an X on one of them, shook them around in his hat, and gave the first instruction. "Alright, team. Whoever draws the X out of my hat gets of go first."

Darkwing, Gosalyn, and Trader Moe all stuck their hands in the hat, grabbing a random scrap of paper. "I got a blank," said Gosalyn.

"And it looks like I got the X," said Darkwing. "so I'll be going first. Team Karnage, whoever draws the X gets to go first on your team."

Don Karnage, Wildcat, Shadow, and Rocket all reached into the hat, pulling out one scrap of paper. "I got the X," said Karnage, showing Darkwing the mark.

"That settles it," said Darkwing. "Get on the mark with me and put on the blindfold."

Don Karnage and Darkwing Duck both put on blindfolds, and Shadow carried out the signal. "3… 2… 1… Go!"

The race was on, and encouragement was in the air. "Straight ahead, Karnage!" cheered Rocket.

"You can do it!" cheered Wildcat.

Don Karnage and Darkwing Duck were partway to the flags when a Chrysler barreled up at what looked like 55 miles an hour, knocked Darkwing clear off his feet, and sped away. "What in the world was that?" cried Gosalyn while Darkwing got back up.

"It could be Steelbeak for all I know," answered Trader Moe. "40 degrees to the left, Darkwing!"

Don Karnage secretly knew it was Megavolt, driving the Chrysler but kept the grin to himself while grabbing one of Team Darkwing's flags and hearing the encouragement. "You got the right flag, Karnage!" cheered Shadow. "Now, follow my voice this way!"

Moments later, Darkwing Duck got the right flag, too and was also cheered on… "This way! This way!" …only for Megavolt to come speeding, in the Chrysler, knocking him down again, and making a spotless getaway.

Don Karnage returned the flag first, and there was more cheering. "That's the first point for us!" exclaimed Shadow.

"Wildcat," said Don Karnage. "you're next." and he immediately handed over the blindfold.

"Gosalyn," declared Darkwing. "you're next." So she got on the starting line with Wildcat and put on the blindfold.

This time, Don Karnage gave the signal. "3… 2… 1… Go!"

"It's straight ahead, Gosalyn!" encouraged Darkwing Duck.

"Go for it, Wildcat!" cheered Don Karnage. "You're in the right direction!"

Megavolt came speeding in the stolen Chrysler for the third time, using only the corner of the vehicle to knock down Gosalyn. And Don Karnage, Shadow, and Rocket Raccoon giggled. But Darkwing was annoyed with Team Karnage. "First, you used a chopper to beat us in a demolition contest, interfering with tracking down Antoine. Then, you bullied us to defeat in Rodeo Jam, Danville. Then, you tricked us into a high gamble Field Day that you'd be much better at than we were. Then, you used Princess Sally against us. And now, you've tricked us into running out in the road, blindfolded!"

"What about your whole 'Let's get dangerous.' slogan?" asked Don Karnage with a grin.

"You got us on that one," Darkwing admitted with dread.

Gosalyn located one of Team Karnage's flags by touch, and Trader Moe cheered her on. "This way, Gosalyn! This way!"

Gosalyn was barely on her way back to base when Megavolt came, speeding and knocked her down again. Wildcat reached the finish line. And his whole team was cheering. "That's the second big point for us!" exclaimed Shadow.

Next, it was mammal versus reptile. Rocket Raccoon and Trader Moe were the next ones blindfolded, and Gosalyn gave the signal. "3… 2… 1… Go!"

Rocket and Moe both went out there determined, but Megavolt came speeding in the Chrysler yet again, knocking Trader Moe clear off his feet. Rocket confidently located the third opposing flag by touch and made his way to the finish line. But Trader Moe was shaking in fear. "Darkwing! Gosalyn! Please don't let that Chrysler run me over again!"

That was when Darkwing stepped in for Trader Moe. "If that maniac wants to knock you down again, he'll have to get through me!" And he personally put himself in the line of fire, so Trader Moe could return safely. Sure enough, Megavolt came speeding to knock down Darkwing a third time. "Suck gas, evil doer!" Darkwing exclaimed, shooting tear gas at the Chrysler. But it didn't stop Megavolt. Darkwing was knocked down a third time. And once more, Megavolt sped away Scott free.

Rocket made it to the finish line, and his whole team was thrilled. "Yes! Oh, yes! Oh, yes! We did it!"

"Curse you, Karnage!" exclaimed Darkwing. "This is the fourth consecutive time you've beaten us! Gosalyn, you've been my least pleasant teammate this week. And I can't determine who this loss is on. So you'll be their unpaid servant this week."

Gosalyn immediately turned savage. "You're the least cool dad to ever adopt anyone!"

Episode 6

Pampering Time

Megavolt was watching nearby in laughter. "You got her! You got her! Did you see that?"

"You bet I saw it," answered Don Karnage with a grin. "So how would you like to come over for some snacks?"

"I sure would," said Megavolt. So he, Wildcat, Rocket, and Shadow all got in the chopper with Don Karnage and happily flew home. The only one not happy was Gosalyn.

Right upon touching down, Megavolt and Rocket went straight to the balcony and sprawled out on the outdoor couch next to the hot tub. And Megavolt took the liberty of turning it on. Don Karnage, Wildcat, and Shadow wasted no time, changing into their swimming trunks and getting in the hot tub. Gosalyn took off her shoes and was just about to get in with them when Karnage reprimanded her. "Not so fast, Gosalyn."

"But my team and I only just finished our field day," Gosalyn argued.

"You heard your dad's orders," said Megavolt. "You're our servant for a week. Now, go get us three beach towels from Don Karnage's walk in closet."

"Fine," grumbled Gosalyn and went in the master bedroom. The minute she was in there, she was troubled by an anti Donald Duck poster, an anti Baloo poster, an anti Chip & Dale poster, and various other things. The one thing that encouraged her was an anti Darkwing Duck poster, because of course, it was her dad, who had chosen her to bend over backwards for the opposing team. Still, she had no trouble, finding the walk in closet and pulling out three large towels.

Gosalyn went out to the balcony and gave the towels to Megavolt as ordered. But right away, Megavolt had a bigger order. "Go down to the kitchen. Get the salmon cream cheese. Spread it on 120 crackers for us. And bring them up here on some plates."

"You are the most tiresome adults imaginable," Gosalyn remarked.

"You heard Megavolt's order," said Don Karnage. "Do as we say or go in the tickle machine."

"…for three hours," added Megavolt.

Gosalyn went downstairs and looked in the cabinet to see if there were even 120 crackers available, and sure enough, there were ten boxes of Triscuit crackers, mostly unopened. So she got the first two out and spread them out on plates. She looked in the fridge to see if there was enough salmon cream cheese for all of them, and sure enough, she saw what looked like a whole gallon of it. So she got it out and started spreading it in crackers as she counted "1… 2… 3…" Minutes later, when she reached 120, she brought the first two plates of them up to the balcony. "I'll be right up with the next two plates."

Don Karnage had the next idea. "And get us some lemonade while you're at it."

"This is getting more and more tiring," remarked Gosalyn.

Wildcat bit into his first cracker and loved it. "Megavolt, I'm sure glad you chose me for this team."

"The pleasure was just as much mine," replied Megavolt with a smile. "You played the small part in kicking Team Darkwing's butt that day. Don Karnage, so did you."

"And we thank you for it," added Shadow.

"Just why do you hate those guys so much?" asked Wildcat.

Megavolt decided to be specific. "Darkwing, Gosalyn, Honker, Baloo, Trader Moe, and the Duck triplets have all been hateful in the sense that they don't even have the modesty to wear pants."

"And you may have noticed," added Don Karnage. "I wear pants amid several enemies who don't, and so does Megavolt."

"So do the Beagle Boys," added Megavolt.

"And so does Steelbeak," added Karnage.

"No offense," said Wildcat. "but you seem harsher than my former boss lady."

Before things could get any more emotional, Gosalyn came out with two more plates of cream cheese crackers in one hand, a stack of cups in the other, and a pitcher of lemonade on her head. "Beverages are served, everyone."

Megavolt took the pitcher and set it down on the glass coffee table. "You can set all that down now and pour us each a lemonade."

"Sure," said Gosalyn and set down the cups and plates. "And I have some good news for all of you."

"You mean it?" asked Wildcat.

"On, yes, I do," said Gosalyn with a smile.

"Let me guess," said Shadow. "Darkwing Duck is your dad, Drake Mallard."

"Actually, yes," said Gosalyn with a smile. "For the record, though, he's just not cool."

"Well, what do you know?" asked Don Karnage.

"We agree for once," remarked Megavolt.

Gosalyn began to get emotional. "I still don't think it's fair to hate a dozen guys for their style of dress."

Megavolt was somewhat surprised. "You heard about that, didn't you?"

"I found out from my dad," Gosalyn answered.

"That's right," added Don Karnage. "Megavolt and I have both made it our mission to obliterate the pant-less trend that your dad follows."

"And we'll stop at nothing until it happens," added Megavolt.

"What in the world is the big bother about it anyway?" asked Gosalyn.

"It's just not modest," answered Don Karnage. "Your dad is the dumbest superhero out there, hogging all the positive attention."

"Sometimes, I feel the same way," Gosalyn admitted. "But my friend, Honker, doesn't wear pants. And once you get to know him, he's quite a fun friend."

"Not a chance," argued Shadow. "St. Canard's school bullies were right about him having bad taste in clothes."

"And if he wore pants," added Don Karnage. "his taste in clothes would be much, much better."

"I like him just the way he is," replied Gosalyn.

"And you're still our servant," Megavolt reminded her. "Now, go get us the rest of the crackers."

"I'm on it," Gosalyn grumbled and went downstairs once more."

While Team Karnage continued, enjoying their victory, Team Darkwing was at a loss. "I swear we were being targeted out there," said Darkwing.

"And I know it wasn't Karny," replied Baloo. "because he was simply taking part with us."

Hewey, Dewey, and Louie were getting caught up in the heated debate. "For all we know, it could have been Magica De Spell," said Dewey.

"I always thought Magica used a magic wand or potion," Sonic pointed out.

Hewey took the matter further. "Then, maybe it was one of The Beagle Boys."

"And there's just no effective way to keep them locked up," added Louie.

"It may have been them," said Trader Moe. "And if it was, they were obviously under Don Karnage's orders."

"But they're normally under their mother's orders," Dewey pointed out.

Baloo opened the Facebook App his phone and launched a post about the whole matter. But after 25 minutes, there was no response. "I say we take Karny hostage and interrogate him."

"No need to do any of that," went a familiar, female voice. It was Sally Acorn, walking in with Antoine, both in their nice, new attire.

"Sally?" questioned Darkwing "You mean you and Antoine found one of their weak points?"

"We have a better idea," said Antoine.

"You'll all have to wear pants," said Sally.

"You're acting like you've been brainwashed," gasped Baloo.

"I finally won over my princess," Antoine pointed out.

"And for crucial reason," added Sally. "Antoine not only looks much better, but also smells much better."

"But looking too good takes half the fun out of cartoons," argued Darkwing.

"Does it, really?" questioned Antoine. "This makeover was just what the doctor ordered in favor of love from Sally."

Episode 7

A Bright Idea from Gosalyn

It was now 5:00 pm. Gosalyn was once again out on the balcony, now operating at only 65% strength, using one massage gun on Megavolt's feet and another on Don Karnage's feet. She was, in fact, even further down in the dumps. "I hate to admit it, but all this servitude is mostly on my dad for putting his whole team up as your servants."

Don Karnage had something to admit, too. "One of these days, he's just gonna give up and stop taking all these chances."

Antoine and Sally discreetly stopped by to listen in.

"If only I could convince him," Gosalyn moaned.

"Maybe there's a way we can," suggested Megavolt and turned his attention to Don Karnage. "Remember when you teamed up with Flick Duck, Peanut Otter, and Ootsie Snootie for the Oregon State 6000 Logging Contest?"

"Oh, yeah!" exclaimed Karnage. "We can team up and challenge them to an endurance test of some sort and make them surrender. That way, we'll never have to sign Darkwing's stupid non mockery agreement."

"That's a brilliant idea!" added Shadow. "You made me feel a whole, new confidence with the makeover, back in Danville, and Antoine felt the same way about his."

Megavolt then decided to point out a team advantage. "Don Karnage, Rocket, myself. Three of us have a pilot's license."

"And Baloo still thinks he's an ace pilot," added Karnage. "So we can challenge them to an airborne sort of endurance test against our marvelous selves."

That was where Gosalyn chimed in. "So far, you've conquered two aerobatic contests and a competitive logging contest in the form of helicopter logging. And Baloo has lost The Sea Duck since losing his job. So maybe make it a delivery contest."

"That's an excellent idea," Megavolt encouraged. "But what would be a good thing to haul?"

"Maybe we can haul feathers," suggested Wildcat. "For Baloo and Darkwing, that would be a tickling hazard."

"Maybe we can haul light bulbs," suggested Megavolt "That way, we can have points deducted for broken or missing ones."

"We do have a large helicopter at our disposal," Don Karnage pointed out. "so maybe we can haul a car and combine flying with driving."

"Excellent idea," Rocket pointed out. "but how do you propose to do it?"

Don Karnage explained in detail. "First, we work together to air lift the car to Mazda Raceway. Then, even if the track is already in full use, we race around the track, filming from our forward facing dash cam to verify that we made it there. Then, we do the same at Seattle Circuit. Then, we air lift the car home."

"I just got an even better idea," remarked Megavolt. "We can use our chopper to air lift a giant bobsled to the top of Mount Hood, Mount Elbert, and Mauna Kea and of course, use a GoPro for unmistakable evidence. Tomorrow, we can fill Team Darkwing in on it."

"I agree," said Antoine from the walkway. "You guys gave me the makeover of my life."

"Antoine?" gasped Don Karnage.

"Sally?" gasped Megavolt.

Antoine and Sally replied simultaneously. "That's us."

"And we know just how you guys feel about the pant-less trend, once followed by Antoine," said Sally.

"You mean it?" Karnage asked.

"We do, indeed," said Antoine with a smile.

Right away, Megavolt was equally encouraged. "How would the two of you like to join us for dinner?"

"That sounds tasty," said Sally with a smile.

"Well, why don't you come on up here?" Megavolt asked.

Sally and Antoine happily did so, and Don Karnage gave the next order. "Gosalyn, go make us some sea bass on the grill for dinner."

Gosalyn went downstairs and checked for bass in the fridge. When she opened it, there was plenty. And she hauled it up the stairs. When she made it out to the balcony, she was nervous about starting the grill, because her dad had always insisted against it. She first turned the propane knob, then the burner knob, and the grill lit up instantly. So she knew she could go ahead and put the bass on. Ten minutes, later, she knew she was clear to make her announcement. "Here, everyone. Dinner's served."

Gosalyn passed out the plates and forks, and Antoine took the first bite. "This sure is some good seafood."

"My neighbor, Herb, showed me how to do it," replied Gosalyn.

"I'm glad you had the sense to get a hefty makeover," Sally told Antoine.

"And I'm so glad you like it," replied Antoine with a smile. "because I've always wanted your love."

Sally then turned to Don Karnage. "Mr. Karnage, how would you and Megavolt feel about giving makeovers to Darkwing, Baloo, Gosalyn, Trader Moe, and the Duck triplets?

"You mean it?" asked Megavolt.

"We'll gladly do that," said Don Karnage with a smile. "and Kit Cloudkicker has had his, already."

"In fact," added Megavolt. "he's been performing as one of my best friend's wing walkers."

"Don Karnage is your best friend?" asked Sally.

Don Karnage and Megavolt answered the question simultaneously. "With every blood cell."

The whole table finished their dinner, and Sally carried on. "Gosalyn, you're next in line for a Don Karnage makeover, like you see Antoine here with."

"It's not like I can keep my new clothes clean," argued Gosalyn.

"If you really want to get dirty," said Megavolt.

"You might want to do it in the buff," added Don Karnage.

"But that's just too much exposure," argued Gosalyn.

That was when Sally chimed in again. "Don Karnage and Megavolt have a reason for wearing full outfits, Gosalyn. If you don't cooperate, we'll have to move forward without you."

"Alright, then," Gosalyn grumbled. "I'll accept a good makeover from them."

"Megavolt," said Don Karnage. "It's your turn to take Gosalyn to the strip mall. She does have a say in her new attire, but you know just what it has to include. This gift card should cover it, and here's the key to my speed boat."

"Yes, your ruthlessness," said Megavolt. "She and I will get right on it." And with that, he and Gosalyn were on their way.

The confiding began. "Gosalyn would look amazing in a gown," said Sally.

"She might also want a bikini for beaches and water parks," Wildcat added.

When Gosalyn returned with Megavolt, she was wearing a dim, green hoodie and black sweatpants. "How do I look now?" she asked everyone.

"That's a real improvement," answered Don Karnage.

Episode 8

A Hefty, New Ride

Antoine and Sally carried out another answer simultaneously. "You look like you really belong."

The following morning, at precisely 10:00, Team Darkwing got a knock on their studio apartment door. Baloo answered it, and it was Antoine. "Antoine," said Baloo. "We're so glad to see you again!"

Antoine wasted no time, speaking up. "Don Karnage and Megavolt are waiting for you out front and wish to fill you in on this week's Field Day."

Baloo turned his attention inside. "Everyone, come with Antoine."

Team Darkwing went with Antoine to meet Don Karnage and Megavolt out front, and both of those villains were grinning. As soon as everyone was gathered around, Megavolt began. "Don Karnage and I have decided that this week's Field Day will not be on the same playing field as before."

Don Karnage carried on. "This week, we'll be doing some traveling for it. Our starting point is Cape Suzette, where we are now."

Megavolt took over the story. "This week will be a lot of bobsledding. You'll need a bobsled, a GoPro, and some spare batteries for it."

Don Karnage continued the story. "Our first stop is the summit if Mauna Kea in Hawaii, where you'll launch your bobsled from, and one of you will film yourself, bobsledding all the way down the mountain until your bobsled comes to a complete stop. After that, you'll be doing the same at Mount Hood and Mount Elbert."

Megavolt took the story to the next phase. "The idea is to do it all in a faster time than we do. If you win, our least performing team member will be your unpaid servant for two weeks."

"But if we win," continued Don Karnage. "you must each sign a contract to wear pants for life."

"Wearing pants for life sounds much easier than managing that kind of mental endurance," said Tails.

"But cartoons wouldn't be all that much fun if we all had to wear pants," argued Baloo.

"I agree with Baloo," said Darkwing.

"But we don't have a helicopter to airlift our bobsled," Sonic pointed out.

"You're an exceptional athlete," Baloo pointed out. "so we'll just have to use you to tow the bobsled up the mountain."

Sonic was a little discouraged. "Even to me, that sounds exhausting."

Megavolt used his scheming approach. "The challenge is in order anyway. If you back out and still don't sign your contracts, the mockery continues. And you each get 25 hours in the tickle machine. Do we make ourselves clear?"

"Fine," said Darkwing. "We're in."

"That's just what we like to hear," encouraged Don Karnage. "But you only have until Saturday to make the desired preparations. Your time starts immediately."

That was when the mad rush began, and Darkwing was under a strain. "How will we ever afford a good bobsled by Saturday?"

"We'll just have to take out a loan for it," answered Baloo. "That's how we afforded our one and only plane."

While Team Darkwing was in panic, Team Karnage was focused. "What would be a good thing to turn into an oversize bobsled?" asked Rocket.

"We can use a decommissioned, large pickup truck," answered Megavolt. "We just have to install car sized skis and a simple steering system."

"In fact," added Don Karnage. "We can easily find one on Craigslist, and my CH-47 Chinook is just the aircraft to get it home. Megavolt, take this boat key and gift card and get us a GoPro from Target."

"I'm on it," said Megavolt and hopped right in Don Karnage's speed boat to set sail at 95 miles an hour.

"Wildcat," said Karnage. "When I bring the beast home, I need your mechanic skills to get it fit for the Olympics, so see what tools you have on you."

"You got it, boss," said Wildcat with a smile and with that, Don Karnage went home with Shadow and Rocket and quickly went on Craigslist to see just what was available for dirt cheap.

Sure enough, he did find a dented Dodge Dakota, on the outskirts of Cape Suzette, for only $230, so he sent the owner a quick message. "It is I, the tremendous aerobatic pilot, Don Karnage. I'm interested in your old Dodge Dakota, and I'm coming by to get it right now." He quickly went upstairs to his safe get the necessary cash and went straight to his hangar, where his tandem rotor Chinook was stored. He quickly ran through the maintenance check, entered the address in his smartphone, and took to the skies. It wasn't long at all before Don Karnage pinpointed the property, where the pickup truck sat with two flat tires and faded paint. He landed the chopper on the property, where he saw who looked like the owner, Amos Slade, collecting eggs from hundreds of chickens. He made his way over to the farmer and made himself known. "Hello there."

Amos was alarmed. "Please, please don't come after me! I know just who you've kidnapped!"

"I'm not coming after you or your chickens," said Don Karnage. "I just saw the ad for your old pickup truck."

"I'm not gonna lie," replied Amos. "I just can't get that stupid truck to run anymore."

"Not to worry about it not running," said Don Karnage. "I'm here to pick it up for recycling, so here's your money for it." And he handed the $250, right through the fence, to Amos.

Amos was relieved. "I added up to 200,000 miles to that old girl, just delivering eggs to market, and she showed me a good time for a long time."

"And she's just about to be reborn," replied Karnage with a smile. And with that, he secured his helicopter's winch around the beater truck's frame, between the bed and the cab, fired up the helicopter, and took to the skies, getting the truck home safe and sound. When he made it home, he let the truck down safely in front of the hangar and landed the chopper. He came in his front door, only to see about a hundred different tools all over the floor. At first, he was annoyed, but he remembered something. "Wildcat, are all those your tools?"

"Most of them are mine," said Rocket. "You apparently don't run a good repair place."

Don Karnage chuckled. "My talent lies in aerobatic flying, not in repairing."

"So I've seen," replied Rocket.

"Wildcat," ordered Karnage. "go through all those tools, and show us what you got. The project truck is out in front of the hangar."

"You got it, your nastiness," said Wildcat and took only a couple short minutes, going through the tools. He grabbed only eight of them and got right to work, recycling the Dodge Dakota. The first thing he did was strip the wheels from it, knowing they'd otherwise allow it to sink into the snow or rocks. He continued by welding the wheels back on at a flat angle, so he could fit a very gliding sort of device.

Megavolt returned home with the GoPro and a reserve battery to discover that the project bobsled was coming along nicely. "Judging by all this, Baloo wasn't kidding about you as an exceptional mechanic."

"You're right," replied Wildcat, "but he can be very hard to take seriously."

"And he's also impossible to respect," added Megavolt. "thanks to his lack of pants."

"That reminds me," said Wildcat. "What do you and Don Karnage have against the harmless pant-less trend?"

Megavolt told it like it was. "It's just not modest in polite society. Not in St. Canard. Not in Cape Suzette. Not on Lake Hoohaw. Not even in Duckburg."

Wildcat still had some resentment. "I only wear these coveralls to avoid getting dirty when repairing things."

Megavolt remained steadfast. "That outfit still makes you look much better than big, fat Baloo. That's why I chose you over him when we were in the Monster Jam Rodeo together."

Before the debating could continue, Gosalyn came by. "Megavolt, Wildcat, I made you some scallops on the grill for lunch."

Episode 9

A Hill Test

"Scallops?" asked Megavolt.

"I just love scallops!" exclaimed Wildcat. "No one ever made me any when I worked for Higher for Hire." So he grabbed a fork and took the first big bite. "These are tasty."

While Megavolt took the next bite, Gosalyn carried on. "I also made these for my dad on Father's Day, but Mother's Day is a rather sad time of year for me."

"That reminds me of my friend, Flick," said Megavolt. Father's Day was the saddest time of the year for him before he died young. He was only your age."

Gosalyn turned the chat elsewhere. "Well, I see the bobsled is coming along quite well."

"And it's pretty much ready," said Wildcat. "I just need to make sure every last nut and bolt is tightened properly."

"And I believe we need to test it," added Megavolt.

"Excellent idea, Megavolt," said Wildcat. "Gosalyn, how would you like to come along on that journey?"

"You mean it?" asked Gosalyn. "I sure would."

80 minutes later, Megavolt gave Don Karnage the new GoPro Camera and had the news for him. "Wildcat says our new bobsled is ready for its first test run now."

"Excellent timing," replied Karnage with a smile. "So since you're my BFF, how would you like to take the wheel for that?"

"That would be amazing!" exclaimed Megavolt. "And I also promised Gosalyn that she could come along."

"Not a bad idea, actually," confided Karnage with a smile. "To the runway. Go ahead and get in the bobsled with Gosalyn. And I'll airlift you to Cape Suzette's most popular sledding hill."

One minute later, Megavolt and Gosalyn were buckled safely in, and Don Karnage was once again airborne in his CH-47. He dropped the winch, and it latched right onto the oversize bobsled, no problem at all. So Megavolt and Gosalyn were already having the time of their lives, dangling from the powerful chopper. And Megavolt was doing some confiding. "Gosalyn, you're not afraid of heights, are you?"

"Not a chance," answered Gosalyn. "My dad is the one who worries too much."

"That's quite a point," said Megavolt with a smile. "So if he tries to stop us now, it'll be totally foolish."

Moments later, Don Karnage used the chopper's air to ground megaphone. "Megavolt, Gosalyn, this is your pilot speaking to you with my voice. Both of you are in for the ride of your lives when you go over the edge of our first big stop. You just have to hope Wildcat put our nice, new ride together properly. We will be arriving there in precisely 16 minutes. Over and out."

"I just have to hand it to you," confided Gosalyn. "You, Shadow, Wildcat, Rocket Raccoon, and Don Karnage have been the easiest adults I've had to deal with since I got this nice makeover from you."

"Precisely," replied Megavolt. "Your dad's been one of America's stupidest adults."

Before the chatting could go any further, a rainstorm hit, and Megavolt was nervous. "I just hope there are no leaks in this modification. Getting wet is my one weakness."

"It's gonna be okay," Gosalyn assured him. "I'll make sure you're totally protected out here."

On one side, Megavolt was nervous about the pouring rain, but on the other side, everyone was on edge. "If I go out with you in this rain," said Sonic, "I'll drown."

"Not that likely," argued Darkwing Duck. "Those puddles only get two inches deep, and even as our shortest member, Tails is 2'8"."

"Besides," added Baloo. "We have five possible ducks on our team, and ducks are totally okay in the rain."

Tails had a different objection. "Do we really want to put our lives on the line to defeat the easiest dress code?"

Honker took the dispute further. "If we don't defeat it, most of our cartoons will be a bore."

While the Darkwing dispute carried on, so did the Don Karnage announcements. "Gosalyn, Megavolt, this is it. We're coming right up on the all popular sledding hill. On the count of three, the all new bobsled testing will begin. 1… 2… 3!" and with that, he released the bobsled for its all important test run.

In mere moments, the sled picked up some enjoyable speed, and Megavolt was having himself a time. "This is cool. This reminds me of Olympic Bobsledding."

Gosalyn was equally thrilled. "This really is the ride of my life, and Honker and I get very limited sledding time at home."

Minutes later, the makeshift sled picked up more speed, but Megavolt realized there was a problem. "I don't know how I'm gonna slow down before we crash!"

"We'll have to consult Wildcat about that!" cried Gosalyn, scared stiff.

"I just don't want to wreck this precious ride!" cried Megavolt.

Just before the fear got unmanageable, Don Karnage swooped down in his chopper and grabbed the sled by its old trailer hitch. Once he knew it was secure, he yanked on the collective and whisked it away with him, complete with another announcement. "Never fear. Your best friend, Don Karnage, is here. I wouldn't dare let a vital project get wrecked, much less, let the worst happen to Megavolt. So straight home we go for another quick meeting."

Gosalyn was still anxious. "Megavolt, I don't mean to hold anyone back. But when are we gonna get down from here?!"

Megavolt took off his headpiece. "Look at my hair. Look at my hair. What color is it?"

"It's very brown," said Gosalyn, still anxious.

"Good," said Megavolt. "Now, put on this blindfold, and don't look down."

Gosalyn put on the white blindfold, and the idea paid off. She was able to stay calm, even during Don Karnage's next announcement. "Megavolt, Gosalyn, this is Don Karnage, speaking to you with my voice. Everything's gonna be okay, because we'll be touching down back home in precisely three more minutes."

Minutes later, as promised, the bobsled was parked safely on the runway once again, and Megavolt was more confident than anyone. "I don't know about you, but I just can't wait to kick Baloo's big, fat butt again!"

Exactly as planned, Don Karnage had something vital to ask. "Megavolt, before we use this bobsled again, is there anything that we still need to set right on it?"

Episode 10

The Final Countdown

"There's just one thing missing," Megavolt admitted. "There's no braking system anymore since we made it out of a shabby, little pickup truck."

"We can fix that," said Don Karnage with a smile. "Wildcat, see what you can do to add a stopping method to our nice, new bobsled."

"I know just what to fit it with," said Wildcat. "It just needs a small anchor and some iStretch Wire." And it only took him five short minutes to fit the simple device.

Now that the whole team was assembled, Don Karnage made an announcement, this time, on his home intercom system. "Team Karnage, please report to the living room for a meeting. Team Karnage, please report to the living room for a meeting. Antoine, you and Sally come, too."

Seconds later, Rocket, Shadow, Antoine, and everyone else was downstairs, and Antoine had an inquiry. "You called for us all, Captain?"

"I did, indeed," answered Don Karnage. "First off, is everyone ready for our ultimate bobsledding challenge?"

"You bet we are," replied Megavolt with a smile.

"Megavolt," Karnage continued. "Rebecca Cunningham helped you get your pilot's license, because she never could complete that journey, herself. And Rocket, you've had yours since your teenage years, so you'll both be my secondary pilots, coordinating with me to air lift the bobsled to all three summits along the way. Antoine, you and Sally will take turns, not only driving my bobsled, but also filming your fun filled descent down the mountains. So, I've already charged up the camera. And Wildcat, all I need you to do is take Gosalyn home. Everyone ready?"

Sally had an objection. "There's just one small problem. I often get fevers after time out in the cold."

"Then, I have a solution to make you," said Don Karnage. "Shadow, you and Antoine will be taking turns, driving my bobsled."

"I've always wanted to try bobsledding," said Shadow with a smile.

Don Karnage continued with a small quiz. "Antoine, what's our first stop on the journey?"

"The Summit of Mauna Kea," Antoine answered.

"Excellent," Don Karnage encouraged. "Shadow, where's the second stop along the way?"

"Our second stop along the way is Mount Hood," said Shadow.

"Very good," said Don Karnage. "And Megavolt, what's our third stop?"

Megavolt knew just what Karnage was talking about. "Our third stop is Mount Elbert."

"Precisely," Don Karnage encouraged. "So tonight, we get the chopper ready. Tomorrow comes the real challenge."

Early that evening the team refueled their CH-17 Chinook, printed all copies of Don Karnage's desired contract, loaded them safely into the chopper with food, beds, pens, blankets, and extra fuel and thoroughly ran through the maintenance check. Everything checked out properly. And next morning was Friday when Darkwing Duck touched base with Don Karnage on the phone. "Mr. Karnage, what time does our big race start tomorrow?"

"That is an important detail," Karnage admitted, "Our bobsledding tournament starts tomorrow at precisely 9:00 am. Just show up on my runway at 8:45 am for it to verify you're not cheating at it. You got that?"

"You bet we will," answered Darkwing and hung up the phone. Then, he turned his attention to

tails. "Tails, Baloo will need a proper co-pilot, you and Baloo are the only two teammates of mine who have a pilot's license."

Tails still had an objection. "Flying a small plane, like ours halfway across the Pacific ocean still doesn't sound terribly safe, because of such distance and conditions. Besides, a good makeover would be a much safer and easier thing to accept than such a challenge."

Baloo got on his knees. "Just cooperate with us on this one last challenge, and Darkwing and I will be your unpaid servants for a year."

Tails pulled out the GoPro and began recording. "Baloo, Darkwing, repeat your promise, and I'll carry on as your teammate."

Darkwing went first, going on his own knees. "Tails, if you team up with us this one last time, I promise Baloo and I will be your unpaid servants for a year."

Tails aimed the GoPro at Baloo. "Baloo your turn."

Baloo got on his knees again. "Tails, if you team up with us this one last time, I promise Darkwing Duck and I will be your unpaid servants for a year."

Tails hit the stop button and swapped out the camera's SD card. "There. I'll team up with both of you."

While Team Darkwing had fixed a bad cooperation leak, Team Karnage, including Antoine, enjoyed a day of total relaxation with the hot tub, the gourmet cooking, being waited on by Gosalyn, pleasurable company, and even the tastiest desserts for miles and miles around. They delved deep into the pampering, the easiness, the whole atmosphere of friendship. Just no drugs or alcohol. It was simply the time of their lives. So much so, it felt like the sensation of romance as if Don Karnage had been interested when love had come along. It was even better than what Karnage's traditional lackeys could do for him. After hours of total relaxation, the whole team got an excellent night's sleep.

Next morning, at precisely 8:00 Don Karnage's smart phone alarm went off. First, he looked out his window to lay eyes on Team Darkwing, all standing on the runway, with their one and only plane plus their winged bobsled having been towed behind it. He wasted no time, getting up and giving orders. "Megavolt, Rocket, Antoine, Shadow! time to get up and get dressed!"

"Right, you are, my friend!" exclaimed Megavolt and got dressed in seconds before heading downstairs. Rocket, Shadow, and Antoine followed moments later, but Antoine stumbled and took a fall down the stairs. "Antoine," said Megavolt concerned. "Are you alright?"

"That was quite a hard fall," Antoine remarked.

Don Karnage cut in quickly. "We can examine Antoine on the way. Right now, we have a wind to catch."

"Right, you are, my friend!" replied Megavolt and picked up Antoine in his arms, carrying him out to the runway, where the opposition was waiting.

One the way out, Don Karnage checked for one more crucial item. "Did any of you bring the GoPro?"

"I have it right here," answered Shadow, holding it up.

"Excellent going, Shadow!" encouraged Megavolt and got right in the chopper.

"And you came at just the right time," remarked Sonic. "because it's almost 9:00." So he and the rest of Team Darkwing crammed into their one small plane. Baloo and Tails got in the cockpit. Sonic and Darkwing got in the back. Trader Moe, Honker Muddlefoot, and Louie Duck all got on Sonic's lap. And Hewey and Dewey Duck both got on Darkwing's lap. Meanwhile, Don Karnage hooked up the bobsled and took the controls of the Chinook. Megavolt got in the cockpit with him. And Shadow, Rocket, and Antoine took their places a couple yards behind, on the sleeping pads, to sleep in further.

Don Karnage wasted no time, carrying out a further announcement via his airborne loudspeaker. "Baloo when I give the signal, the race is officially underway. 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Go!"

Episode 11

Liftoff

Baloo started his engine and took right to the skies. Meanwhile, Don Karnage did the very same. And at first, the two aircraft stayed neck in neck. Rocket, Shadow, and Antoine were really resting up for their first stint, but Megavolt was carrying out support from the co-pilot's seat. "We got this, my friend. I know you can conquer them."

"We've certainly done it before," Karnage agreed. "We've both faced the same kind of stupid enemies. We've trusted each other. We've been spiteless to each other. And as a result, we've been an excellent team."

Megavolt loyally agreed. "All we have to do is keep it up, and we have it made."

"That's right," said Don Karnage. "So in two more hours comes your flying shift. Just make sure you're at your best then.

"Aye, aye, captain," replied Megavolt and reclined in his seat to rest his eyes.

While Don Karnage was once again focused, Darkwing Duck was in agony. "I feel like I have the biggest toddlers on my lap back here."

Hewey got defensive. "We're not toddlers. We're in fourth grade."

"That's right," added Louie.

Darkwing began to get annoyed. "The point is I'm getting squished back here!"

"I'm afraid we don't have a choice," said Baloo with dread. "If we still can't defeat Karny, we're done for."

Sonic was having the same trouble. "My legs are starting to get numb from all this weight on my lap."

"We're not dead weight!" shouted Trader Moe. "We're your teammates!"

Sonic got defensive. "The point is this is worse discomfort than Dr. Eggman's death grip!"

"Knock it off back there," said Baloo. "We have to work together to bring down Karny and Megavolt!"

"Is it that important?" questioned Tails.

"Don Karnage is a tyrant!" hissed Darkwing. "If he makes us sign his crazy contract, it takes half the fun out of our cartoons!"

"Besides," said Baloo. "he's gotten too hung up on appearances, more so than my former boss lady."

The two opposing aircraft remained neck in neck. Shadow, Rocket, and Antoine were up and indulging in a much needed breakfast. And Rocket was serving some to Megavolt. "This really hits the spot," said Megavolt. "If only all my light bulb pals could enjoy it."

"But they can't help you defeat Darkwing Duck," Don Karnage pointed out. "And I actually can."

"That's quite a point," Megavolt admitted.

"So can I," added Shadow.

"I can just as much," said Rocket.

"I don't know how we'll do it," Don Karnage confided to Megavolt. "But somehow, we will pull ahead of Team Darkwing and defeat them."

Meanwhile, on the smaller plane, the discomfort was getting out of hand. "Baloo," complained Trader Moe. "Louie just jabbed me!"

"Did not," argued Louie.

"Did too!" exclaimed Moe.

"Did not!" insisted Louie.

"Did too!" shouted Trader Moe.

Darkwing lost patience. "Both of you, knock it off! You're worse than Gosalyn!"

"Who cares about Gosalyn?!" shouted Trader Moe. "I just want to take down Team Karnage!"

"We all want to take them down," said Tails. "but in order to do that, we have to work together."

"And if you keep fighting back there," Baloo reminded them. "we just won't accomplish that."

The two aircraft fought it out, remaining close until Don Karnage made his next announcement. "Okay, team. We're coming right up on the summit of Mauna Kea. Antoine, drop the rope ladder from the trap door, grab the GoPro, and take the helm of the sled. I'll let it down safely on the peak, but make sure it's recording our descent. Got it?"

"You got it, boss," answered Antoine, so he grabbed the GoPro, dropped the rope ladder, and climbed right down. He then took the wheel of the sled and hit the record button on the camera. "Greeting from the summit of Mauna Kea. This is Antoine, and I'm just about to…" but before he could talk further, Don Karnage released the bobsled, and it wasted no time, making its descent, so Antoine faced the camera forward and was having the time of his life.

Team Darkwing, on the other hand, could not hover, so they had to improvise. "Honker, Sonic," ordered Darkwing "slide down the tow rope and get in the bobsled back there."

"Sure thing Darkwing," said Sonic, opening the plane's back door with Honker on his back and slid down the rope to land smoothly, with him, in the sled.

"Baloo," said Darkwing, "release the bobsled."

"But Honker and Sonic will get hurt," argued Baloo.

"The sled has its own parachute," said Darkwing. "Remember?"

Baloo gave in, and the bobsled landed moments later. Sonic and Honker remained unhurt, so Sonic put on the harness and towed the bobsled directly up the mountain. But partway up, he slipped on the rocks and sand. He wasted no time, getting up only to sink into the steep sand again and take a tumble, but Honker caught him. "Sonic, are your okay?"

"I'm okay," Sonic answered. "I just don't know how we're gonna get our bobsled up this stupid hill."

Honker only had one good answer. "We'll just have to work together, taking smaller steps."

"I just hope we can do it quickly," replied Sonic. "Team Karnage is already pulling ahead." So they worked together to get their bobsled up the hill, and sure enough, Minutes later, they were at the top. Honker took the wheel. Sonic used the GoPro. And they both went down the mountain, having the most fun they had had since last time Sonic had defeated Dr. Eggman. Once their bobsled came to a complete stop, Baloo had to land the plane to pick them up again. After that, Tails took the plane's controls. Team Darkwing wasted no time, taking off, but unsurprisingly, they were getting discouraged.

While Team Darkwing were just getting airborne again. Don Karnage had picked up Antoine and his team's bobsled again and was miles ahead with the next order of business. "Megavolt, time to take the controls." And once Megavolt did so, Karnage got up and turned his attention to someone else. "Rocket, take my seat on the left."

"You got it, boss," replied Rocket with a smile and strapped himself in on the left hand side of the cockpit. From there, he checked the GPS. "It looks like Mount Hood is only 2,700 miles directly ahead. Just keep it up, Megavolt."

"Gladly," said Megavolt with a smile.

Then, something else dawned upon Rocket. "Megavolt, what exactly happened with you working for Rebecca Cunningham?"

Megavolt told it like it was. "With responsibility as CEO of Higher for Hire. Rebecca lost Wildcat, Kit, and Baloo to other employers and still had to deliver bushels of air freight to and from various locations, but she repeatedly failed her flying test. For that reason, she was desperate for a new pilot, so she went to my BFF, Don Karnage, for advice. It all gave him the very long end of the stick, so he and I made her sign the Contract of Total Pampering in exchange for flying for her."

"Sounds like good hires were badly difficult to come by in such conditions," Rocket remarked.

"And they definitely were," replied Megavolt. "They have been for quite a while thanks to Uber and Doordash."

Episode 12

Breaking News

Rocket couldn't help but come up with a further question. "Just how did your best friend ever find such good hires?"

Megavolt knew he could afford to be specific. "Don Karnage has known the rest of the Air Pirates since they were all kids, and they all had issues with their parents and teachers, so they all ran away and joined forces. The dark part is Don Karnage made himself captain and took unfair advantage of the rest of the gang until one day, they discovered they were capable of a far better thing."

"I know just what that thing was," replied Rocket. "Acrobatics."

Meanwhile, in the back, under the blankets, Don Karnage, Antoine, and Shadow were all confiding in each other. "I just can't wait to defeat Drake Mallard once and for all," said Shadow with a smile.

"Neither can I," added Don Karnage.

"Not to mention," said Antoine. "You made me smell much better, feel much better, and a lot less clumsy. Not to mention much more popular on Facebook."

Karnage was flattered. "I'm very glad you like it so much, and I'm happy to give anyone a good makeover, especially Drake Mallard."

Shadow was all in. "And if we catch him without pants after that, we can snap a photo and bring him before a judge for breach of contract."

Don Karnage was even more encouraged. "The same goes for Baloo, Donald Duck, his whole family, the Rescue Rangers, Fat Cat, and even Trader Moe."

"You have quite a point," said Antoine. "When Hewey, Dewey, and Louie got our flight to Hawaii diverted to Danville, that was worthy of a felony charge."

Shadow had a different point. "That was when Megavolt added me and Wildcat to the team."

"And Wildcat did an excellent job, building our new bobsled," added Don Karnage before taking it totally easy for a much needed nap.

Meanwhile, a couple miles behind, the triplets were getting antsy. "Baloo, Hewey, Louie, and I are getting claustrophobic back here!"

"We still can't land for at least three more hours," said Tails. "We'll just have to find a way to cope up here."

"But this is a lot more cramped than our flight to Danville!" complained Hewey.

"It was supposed to get us to Hawaii!" Baloo reminded them. "but you were the ones who ruined it for us!"

"And if you do it again on this flight," added Sonic emotionally. "we're completely doomed."

"We're not fighting," argued Louie. "We just need to stretch our arms and legs."

"Safer said than done," answered Tails. "I don't think we have a way to land on the water without ruining this plane."

Four hours later, Rocket Raccoon was the one flying the chopper, and Don Karnage, sitting on his right hand side, continued checking the chopper's GPS. "We're approaching Mount Hood. Any minute now. I see it!"

"Thank goodness for our trusty, airborne GPS," remarked Rocket.

"Rocket," said Karnage. "Bring the chopper to a steady hover directly above the peak."

"You got it, boss," said Rocket and quickly did so.

"Shadow," Don Karnage continued. "Grab the GoPro, drop the rope ladder, and take the wheel of the bobsled. Same as before."

Shadow wasted no time and quickly went down the ladder with the camera. He buckled himself safely in and hit the record button just as Antoine had done before him. And Don Karnage saw he was safely in position, so he gave the next order. "Rocket, release the bobsled."

"Yes, captain," replied Rocket and immediately hit the unhook button on the dashboard.

The oversize bobsled went down the hill with only Shadow the Hedgehog on board, and he was having the most fun he's had since going water tubing with Rouge. He remembered how Flick had been at the helm of the boat and driven it at full acceleration. "Second big sledding hill of three. I'll make sure Darkwing Doof is beaten badly. Flick, this one's for you." And he continued recording as he made his way down at about 85 miles an hour. He was having an absolute blast until somewhere toward the bottom, he hit a bump and the bobsled rolled over again and again and again. He held on tight to the GoPro while the bobsled continued to roll over up to 19 times until it landed right side up again at a complete stop.

Megavolt dropped the rope ladder. Rocket remotely hooked up the bobsled. And Shadow climbed up, still shaken. "Shadow," asked Don Karnage. "are you alright?"

"I'm alright," answered Shadow. "I just don't know if we can use our bobsled any further."

"Shadow," urged Don Karnage calmly. "it was a freak accident. Not your fault or the fault of Wildcat's mechanic skills. I know he's an exceptional mechanic. It was just a dangerous hill."

Shadow, at least, felt comforted. "That's the most encouraging thing I've heard since I last heard from Maria."

"We have to try anyway, though," urged Megavolt. "Rocket, head for Mount Elbert."

"Way ahead of you," replied Rocket. "We're already well on our way."

47 minutes later, around the same location, Tails landed the plane. Hewey, Dewey, and Louie got on the bobsled. And Sonic put on the harness to tow the bobsled up the mountain. But partway up, he slipped on the rocks and snow. He tried using his spin dash move, but it only got him hurt. So he and the triplets took an even worse tumble than before. And some of the beating went to the bobsled. Along the harsh way down, Sonic and the triplets received scrape after bruise, after scratch. And the rest of the team was devastated. "Sonic!" cried Tails emotionally and used his two tails to fly up the mountain.

Four hours later, up ahead, Don Karnage was back at the controls. And Megavolt was watching a news update, on YouTube, from the co-pilot's seat when he faced a story that made him feel kind of bad. "Now for a breaking news story that's might badly upset a lot of you Sonic the Hedgehog fans out there. Sonic was pulling a bobsled up Mount Hood when he got badly injured. Trent had the story."

The news coverage turned to Mount Hood, and the narration got emotional. "It all started as a private bobsledding challenge."

"The stakes were higher than ever today," said Baloo on camera.

Trent carried on. "Darkwing Duck's team against Don Karnage's team. Team Karnage took them on in a desperate bid to get them all to sign the same lifetime contract."

Darkwing Duck came on camera. "Don Karnage, Megavolt, and the rest of the gang all want us to agree to wear pants for life, but that would take half the fun out of our cartoons."

Hewey came on screen next. "Chasing away the pant-less trend is like chasing away the best elements of adventure."

Trent carried on in the narration. "But not everyone agrees. First, when Don Karnage and his lackeys gave up piracy to become aerobatic pilots and wing walkers, Karnage declared a dress code rule that they all had to wear pants, because they'd be performing in front of countless spectators. He also said a violation would result in three hours of tickle torture. A short while later, one of his youngest enemies, Kit Cloudkicker, found out about it all in a game of Hide and Seek, where Mowgli challenged him to stay hidden for 85 days."

Then, Baloo came on screen again. "If that crazy Don Karnage thinks he can hunt us all down, he's delusional."

Trent continued. "Today's challenge; however, was far more dangerous. Darkwing Duck and his team were challenged to bobsled down Mauna Kea, Mount Hood, and Mount Elbert all in a faster time than Team Karnage did the same."

Episode 13

Going on a Hunt

"Hey, Don Karnage!" exclaimed Megavolt. "Put the chopper on autopilot and have a good look at this crazy news story!"

Don Karnage put the chopper of autopilot and took the three minutes to watch the coverage before finding brand new encouragement. "Attention, my smart teammates," he announced, turning the chopper around. "A whole, new game plan is well in order. Time to hunt them down and make them sign their all important contracts. Rocket, you and I both have the right noses, so I'm not turning back to Mount Hood, where we can sniff them all out of hiding." And he dropped the bobsled and made for Mount Hood with all his might for two hours until he saw it.

Rocket Raccoon leaned forward and took a good, hard sniff of the mountain. "Team Darkwing sure has been here."

"Right, you are, my friend," Don Karnage agreed. "And it smells like they're somewhere nearby."

"In fact," said Rocket. "their bobsled's still here! I see it with my very eyes!"

"We're definitely close," Karnage encouraged. "Their odor is definitely getting stronger. Any minute now."

"There, they are!" exclaimed Megavolt.

"Where, exactly?" asked Karnage, excitedly.

"There!" cried Megavolt. "In front of that strip mall!"

"Now, I see!" exclaimed Karnage. "Rocket, Megavolt, go after them. Give them their contracts. And use force if they don't comply."

"We're on it," said Megavolt and lead Rocket over to just where he saw Team Darkwing. Then, he used his creepy approach. "Darkwing, Baloo, all of you. Time to sign your contracts."

"What exactly is in it for us?" questioned Baloo.

"You all made an agreement," Megavolt reminded them, handing out copies of the contract.

"So sign them or you get blasted," Rocket insisted.

"We did make that agreement," Tails pointed out.

"Fine oh, fine," shrugged Darkwing and signed his.

"I guess you have a point, Tails," said Baloo and signed his. Hewey, Dewey, and Louie all signed theirs. Then, so did the rest of the team.

Moments later, Tails brought up a further detail. "Baloo, Darkwing, do you remember what you agreed to in excange for my help in this big challenge?"

"Baloo and I were hoping you'd forget," answered Darkwing.

"First, get yourselves some good pants," said Tails. "At the same time, I'll get myself some new, full outfits. Then, you can get started as my unpaid servants. And when Sonic leaves the hospital, you'll both be extending to him."

"Just how did you know where to hunt us down?" asked Honker.

Rocket was amused at just how bewildered Honker was. "Exactly how we knew where to hunt you down was that Don Karnage sniffed you out. That's all we had to do."

"We're in trouble now!" said Hewey anxiously.

"Trouble, that is," said Megavolt. "unless you all go through with your agreement." After that, Tails, Baloo, and the rest of the team went to the mall and received makeovers. So did Sonic when he was discharged from the hospital. And Baloo and Darkwing were stuck as butlers for Sonic and Tails for a whole year. In that time, though, Team Darkwing and Team Karnage became good neighbors.

Episode 14

Author's Note

The deletion of pant-less characters is my very favorite change in Disney's live action remakes, so far, Dumbo and Cinderella. And the next one might as well be TaleSpin.