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It was a rather easy and quiet morning in the city of Duckburg… which was rather odd for this town, considering that sometimes, there was bound to be chaos somewhere. But fortunately, it was a rather quiet and easy day. But it wasn’t going to last for TOO long, as for this moment, up on top of a mansion in Killmotor Hill, a loud roar was heard from atop the hill as a familiar houseboat was seen being thrown out.
“No, Uncle Donald’s boat!” A panicky male kid’s voice shouted. “He’s going to kill us when he sees the damages!”
“Less panicking, more trying to take this thing down!” Another voice shouted, this time, a female kid’s voice this time. “Dewey, give us some back up here!”
“Can ‘dew’-ey!” Another male kid’s voice that was attempting to act cool said.
“Oh boy…” A third male kid’s voice said, not feeling all that confident.
At the center of the mansion, right up to the pool was a large shark-like creature that had somehow managed to grow to gargantuan size that was letting out a loud roar as a few familiar ducks were trying to take it down. The only thing of interest was that four of those ducks were kids, around at least the same age, and the fifth duck was an elderly duck in a red buttoned suit, a black top hat and cane that still kept fighting despite his age. For most families, it would seem like they stood no chance, but obviously, this family of ducks were NO ordinary family.
The male duckling in the blue shirt was smirking to himself as he was swiftly dodging the attacks, all the while humming along to his own little theme song. Fortunately, while the shark creature was more distracted in trying to take down the blue wearing duckling, it gave more of an opportunity for the female duckling, the one wearing the pink bow on her head, with a blue vest, purple shirt and purple skirt, to backflip up towards the creature’s body and land a hard blow to the shark’s face with one of its feet.
“Attagirl, Webby!” The elderly duck grinned, speaking with his Scottish accent. “Huey, Louie, get up to the mansion’s roofs and wait for my instructions!”
The duckling with a red hat and shirt, and the duckling with a green hoodie, quickly nodded as the duckling with the hoodie says, “Let’s just hope this works!”
“It should, this is your plan!” The duckling in the red hat called out as the two started to go around.
The elderly duck, known as Scrooge McDuck, gave a firm nod before turning his attention back to the shark creature, taking a deep breath.
It was only typical that this giant shark was yet another ill-conceived plan that wasn’t well thought out by his rival, Flintheart Glomgold, who had put in a shark in the pool where Donald’s houseboat was, failing to realize that Scrooge never actually did his swimming in the pool. It was only when a certain someone accidentally played with the Size Gem that shrinks and grows the person who holds it and carelessly/accidentally tossed it into the pool where the shark was. Now the shark had eaten the jewel, and was going on a rampage. Yeah, Scrooge had a feeling that even though Dewey WAS at fault, he knew he meant well.
“Dewey dewey dewey do! Get that shark monster out of the pool!” Dewey casually sang before dodging another fist. As Webby readied herself with another kick to the shark’s face, Scrooge started to use his cane to hop towards the shark and leapt high in the air as he slammed the shark right on the head. The shark let out a loud roar as it shook off Webby and caused Dewey to fall.
The red wearing duckling, Huey, and the green wearing duckling, Louie, quickly came out, each of them holding a large net.
“Think it’s safe?” Louie whispered to Huey.
Huey squinted his eyes as Scrooge landed on the ground next to the pool, and waved to the kids. “Throw the net!”
The kids took the hint from Scrooge as they tossed the net right onto the shark, no time for a countdown or anything. As soon as the net landed directly on the shark, it started to get electrocuted as the shark let out a loud scream of terror… and that was more than enough to lodge the gem from its stomach, regurgitating it as it landed right near the shaken Dewey.
“Ew, now I DON’T want to touch it, it looks too slimy!” Dewey winced as Webby approached him, taking out some tongs.
“This is why Dad said NEVER to touch things UNLESS he’s around to show you how to control it.” Webby sighed as she picked the gem up with the tongs. “Now, excuse me while I put this gem back in its case, where it BELONGS!”
“And I’ll make sure to call animal control to get the shark out of the pool… and Launchpad to settle Donald’s boat back in… thank goodness Della wasn’t inside.” Scrooge sighed as he pulled out his flip phone. Webby gave a nod as she went back in the house to quickly put the gem back in the chest.
Dewey, hearing this, looked up in curiosity. “Yeah, where is Mom, anyway? I haven’t heard from her this morning?”
“I saw her on the computer. She’s been typing messages to a friend online.” Huey explained as he and Louie approached the blue clothed duckling.
Dewey looked rather surprised, before snapping his fingers. “Right, the whole Tournament of Kikai thing, I know Mom made some friends with the security team she was working with…”
“And told us the story of how she and the others stopped a villain from trying to destroy the entire multiverse and put it in despair.” Huey pointed out.
“I don’t know about you, but that was quite a story.” Louie said with a small smile.
“Uh, duh! I mean, how many times can you say that our mom rode on a giant turtle with tanks on its back?!” Dewey asked in excitement. “Man, it makes me wish we were ALL there to see it!”
“What are you guys talking about?” Webby asked as she came back, now tongless.
“We were just talking about Mom and how she was part of the security team in the Tournament of Kikai.” Dewey explained.
Webby gave a gasp as her eyes widened. “Oh my gosh, YES! I know hearing it from your mom is great, but I wish we could have actually met her friends and such, Maki sounds like she’s pretty cool!”
“Well, yeah, I mean, we all watched the bonus features on that DVD collection Mom gave us and anything that wasn’t filmed, she filled us in on.” Louie said as he pulled out a can of Pep and opened it before taking a sip. “But that’s just it. Aside from everything she went through, it’s all been that green haired alien’s time to shine… which, I admit, he was pretty awesome!”
“WASN’T HE, THOUGH?” Webby gasped. “I mean, Kisshu looked so amazing with that guitar, and I am such a huge fan of him!”
The three boys blinked twice as they looked at the excitable girl in front of her. Huey then coughed a bit. “Uh, Webby, don’t get us wrong, I’m glad you’re a fan of Kisshu and all, but… you realize he WAS a bad guy in canon, right?”
“Yeah, WAS. Doesn’t mean he IS.” Webby scoffed. “I mean, can’t you see everything he does is to impress the girl he likes? Granted, I know his approach was wrong, but from what Della told us, he IS trying to improve himself. I mean, last I heard, he’s actually practicing guitar with one of the Loud sisters!”
“Oh yeah, I guess Kisshu and Luna got along pretty good during their time in the tourney.” Huey paused slightly before they heard Scrooge hanging up.
“Well, kids, seems like everything is under control. If any of you need me, I’ll be in my study, trying to search for our next adventure!” Scrooge smiled as he casually hummed to himself. “Don’t worry about the animal control, I’ll let Beakley and Duckworth know they’re coming. The best part is, they know about Glomgold, and they’re taking the money out of HIS account.”
“Well, all right, Uncle Scrooge, you do that.” Louie nodded as the four kids watched Scrooge enter the mansion. As soon as all four of them were sure he was inside, they all gave collective sighs.
“You know, ever since our show ended, it seems Uncle Scrooge is more than determined to find an adventure, any adventure to satisfy our thirst for exploration.” Huey pointed out.
“Hey, not that I’m complaining. Ever since we learned about the vast multiverse, we did have some great adventures in exploring a few of the worlds outside our own!” Dewey grinned.
“I’m still a little surprised that our ‘87 selves were pretty cool with us exploring THEIR version of Duckburg.” Webby grinned… before pausing. “But the version of me… she’s a sweetheart, but she had a little bit of an annoying voice.”
“Do you think people will ever show our world again?” Dewey asked in curiosity. “And I don’t mean the Chibiverse stuff, I mean our actual show?”
“I wouldn’t get our hopes up.” Louie sighed. “I imagine in about a few years from now, Ducktales will be rebooted again.”
“Aw, come on! I know our show was a reboot of the original, and… let’s face it, our world based around the Disney Duck comics… but you have to admit, we did pull off some daring moves that I don’t think any future Ducktales installment could ever do again.” Dewey pointed out.
“Let’s face it, Dewey. No matter what, the classic versions and any version of our characters are always going to have the same voices.” Huey rolled his eyes.
Dewey paused slightly, before sighing. “Okay, true… BUT hey, the ‘87 Uncle Scrooge DID manage to join in the cast, so hey, with Mom being part of the team, maybe there’s a chance for her to join with the classics as well?”
“Don’t hold your breath.” Louie rolled his eyes. “Anyway, I think we should just go look for Mom and see what she’s up to…”
The kids gave a nod of agreement before heading into the mansion…
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Indeed, deep within another room, a recently installed computer room, Della was sitting down in front of it, using an app on her computer to talk with someone from all the way in a different multiverse. The excited duck woman couldn’t help but give a cheerful cheer of glee as she spoke to the person on the other end.
“Wow, Maki, it’s great to hear you’re actually getting some work!” Della grinned.
“Only a temporary job. Just until Shuichi, Himiko and I get enough money to start our own business.” The dark brown haired woman in the red school uniform nodded with a small smile.
“Any idea what the business is going to be?” Della asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Well, mostly something freelance, but we’re still working on it.” Maki explained. “How about you, Della? How have things been going since your show’s cancellation?”
“Admittingly, pretty slow, but things are turning around. Uncle Scrooge, the kids and I just recently went on a small trip last week to Tokyo, Japan, the same world where the Mew Mews are? We took a small trip and managed to recover the Jewel of Mew Aqua. Ichigo and the others were kind enough to let us have it once they extracted a few bits of it to give to Kisshu, Pai and Taruto.” Della explained. “You know, they’re now in their reboot outfits.”
“Yeah, I saw them online recently, and wow, their new designs are pretty cute.” Maki smiled.
“Isn’t it?” Della said with an excited smile.
Despite it being strange that a cartoon duck and a human teenage girl, almost hitting to adulthood, were talking to each other, it actually wasn’t that unnatural to the two. Ever since Della and Maki had spent their time with each other in the Tournament of Kikai, they had become pretty good friends with each other, finding time to talk with each other whenever they got the chance, mostly online. However, there was never a time for Della to visit Maki back in Fictograph City, NOR was there time for Maki or her friends to visit Duckburg, but since things were a little busy, with Della’s adventures with Scrooge and the others, it was easily understandable, so for Maki and Della, catching up via Facetime was the next best thing.
“Have you heard from the other members of our security team?” Della asked, raising an eyebrow.
“I have, actually. Crunch is doing some exercises in hopes of getting into that new Crash game, but I don’t think hopes are high that he’s getting in… at least, as far as I know. Wigglytuff is still leading his guild back in his world, and doing rescue missions for the Pokemon, so he’s been a LOT busier. As for Axel, well, he’s still doing some Keyblade training with Roxas and Xion, so he hasn’t been talking as much.” Maki explained.
“You know, it’s weird we call him Axel and not Lea.” Della pointed out.
“What can I say? We got the name Axel ‘memorized’.” Maki smirked towards the duck.
Della gave a laugh. “Yeah, I’m sure Axel will probably never hear the end of THAT one.”
After a moment, Della paused as she looked over. “Has there been any word about Monokuma or Junko? Did somebody find them?”
“Unfortunately, she’s been keeping quiet, both here AND in VG Central. No sign of Junko OR Tsumugi. I even sent a letter to the Smash Mansion, and nobody has seen Tsumugi there either.” Maki sighed. “I guess now that everyone knows that she made the costumes for the Mii Fighters, AND that she took a job as a Mii Fighter herself, she had to quit that job and now she’s in hiding.”
Della gave a frustrated sigh. “Well, I hope somebody DOES find them… because everybody needs to be ready for those two, you know?”
Maki looked over to her duck friend on the screen, before giving a small smile. “I wouldn’t worry too much right now. I’m sure everybody is keeping a sharp eye out for Junko.”
“Y-yeah…” Della smiled, before pausing. “Man, it’s so good to speak with you, I wish more than anything I could visit you guys again!”
“Well… maybe you can.” Maki smiled, causing Della to look up in interest. “There’s going to be a festival at Fictograph City, and a lot of people are going to be there. Since the Tournament of Kikai grabbed a lot of people’s attention, they’re starting to visit Fictograph City a lot more often, AND there’s plans for a festival in the area. You should take your family with you and we can get acquainted!”
“Really?” Della asked in surprise, before giving a smile. “Well, that shouldn’t be an issue at all! I can probably talk with the family and convince them to come to Fictograph City… there’s not much adventure going on in Duckburg anyway, so we might as well!”
Maki gave a warm smile. “Then I guess we’ll see you then. How about tomorrow in the morning, you and the family can come over, and we can make accommodations for you guys to stay for a few days!”
Della grinned. “Maki, you are an excellent woman! We can totally meet you tomorrow! I know a certain violent girl in this house that is more than excited to ask questions about you!”
Maki gave a small sigh of playful frustration. “Right, Webby Vanderquack… er, Webby McDuck, I suppose, given her new relationship status in your world.”
“Yeah, it was a bit hard to adjust to the fact that Webby was a clone of Scrooge, and technically Scrooge’s daughter.” Della chuckled nervously. “But we managed to get used to it in time.”
“Well, either way, we’ll be glad to see you again.” Maki smiled.
“Hey, likewise! The family and I will see you tomorrow!” Della grinned in excitement just as she hung up her end of the screen.
“Mom? Are you in here?”
Della turned around quickly as she noticed the boys and Webby coming in. The kids quickly noticed the huge smile on Della’s face and her excited look as Louie couldn’t help but give a slight eyeroll. “From the looks on her face, something tells me we’ll be in for a new adventure.”
“Kids, tell Uncle Scrooge that I have a brand new adventure awaiting him… I think it’s time I took you all to Fictograph City!” Della grinned happily.
The boys and Webby gasped as they jumped up and down in excitement, with Dewey saying, “This is going to be great! I can’t wait to see all the new people…”
“All those books, any details of the history of Fictograph City…” Huey sighed happily.
“Normally, I would scoff at this, but this is a huge deal we’re talking about!” Louie said.
“OHMYGOSH, are we finally meeting that Maki girl you keep talking about?” Webby asked, before screaming in delight. “Ohmygosh, we are!”
Della couldn’t help but give a small laugh as she looked out into the sky, having a feeling that this was going to be more than just a visit…
And little did anyone realize was that this was going to be the greatest adventure yet… not just for Della and Maki, but for a few more people outside the multiverse…