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adamarinayu · 6 years

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A Return

So I have finished this “story” at 12 little drabble-chapters (I call them drabbles because they fall short of my typical 2,000+ words...) but I’m gonna post them slowly. Granted, by “slowly” I mean the other seven parts will probably be posted tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday.

This can’t be happening.

It was almost a silent plea with the universe.

That’s all behind me now.

Scrooge gave him a strange, questioning look before leaving the room, giving Donald and their guests the privacy requested. The children were, thankfully, at school, and not there to spy on them from the vents.

He can’t be here.

But he was.

Stood before him was Everett Ducklair- a duck Donald both loved and hated the sight of. The duck who created Uno, the duck who took Uno- and the tower- away from Donald for good.

He stood there, another duck around Donald’s height by his side.

“It’s been a long time, Paperinik,” Everett greeted him. Donald flinched.

“Yeah,” he agreed. “I’m not Paperinik anymore.”

The stranger seemed surprised- maybe he hadn’t been aware that Donald was Paperinik- but Everett just smiled.

“Now you know that isn’t true.”

“It is. My kids come first now.”

“Then you are definitely still Paperinik.”

Donald raised a brow. “You seem pretty convinced of that.” He shifted his weight to the left, glancing at the other duck. “Why are you here, Everett?”

“To tell you the Evronians are back,” Everett answered simply. “They’ve joined forces and are coming here.”

Donald tensed up, staring at Everett. “Why? It’s been twelve years.”

“Recuperation, and getting the reports from the survivors,” Everett dismissed, stepping over to Donald and setting a hand on his shoulder. Donald glanced at it and seriously considered shrugging it off. “Old friend, I know it’s not fair of me to come here into your home where your family lives, but you must understand- this is bigger than just you and your family. They’re not coming to coolflamize your people, or gather slaves, or any such thing- they come, intending to destroy your world and everything on it.”

“And how do you know this?” Donald demanded, brushing Everett’s hand away.

“Simple; we intercepted their communications, Old Cape.”

Donald’s gaze snapped over to the other duck, who was watching him with a familiar intent. The voice was familiar, and there was only one person in the world- the universe- who ever called Donald Old Cape.

He hesitated for just a moment. “Uno...?”

“Took you long enough.”

“Well it wasn’t obvious! I mean, you look very different, you know!”

Uno grinned at him, such a familiar action on an unfamiliar face. “Focus, Donald, this is a serious conversation,” he reminded the former hero. “We intercepted the communication between three different emperors and came here as fast as the ship would allow us.”

“You’re-”

“An android, yes. The ships are no more than three and a half days behind us, there isn’t much time to prepare.”

“Why-”

“Another time, Donald.”

Donald wanted to hug his friend- but it had been twelve years. That was a large gap. He wanted to hug Uno and not let go- but maybe Uno didn’t miss Donald as much as Donald missed Uno? He wasn’t sure- maybe Uno wouldn’t be okay with being hugged? He’d never had a body before, and besides-

Twelve years was a long time.

And, as Uno had said, he and Everett had come for a very specific, serious reason. Maybe he wouldn’t even be around very long- just long enough to help him save the world.

So, he took a breath and rubbed his forehead. Through the vents he heard the front door slam open, four sets of feet scampering across the foyer tile accompanied by the children’s laughter. Gladstone’s voice was softer, calmer, more relaxed as he warned the kids that Scrooge would make them clean the mud they’d tracked in.

If the world was in danger, so was his family.

His family was the one thing he wanted to protect, more than anything else.

“Right,” he agreed with a sigh. “I don’t want to, but if I need to then I have to,” he decided firmly, hearing through the vent as Huey yelled for his brothers to do their homework like he and Webby were.

Uno’s gaze flicked over to the vent, no doubt able to hear the children just a few rooms over, loud as they were.

The android then shared a look with Everett, the latter shrugging slightly. Uno looked back at Donald and stepped forward.

“Good. And also,” Uno started, smiling at Donald, “it’s good to see you again, partner.”

Donald found himself pulled into a hug by the AI- the android?- his friend, and quickly he hugged him back. Twelve years was too long- but this was so much more than Donald was expecting. He was expecting never, after all.

“... And now; when the hell did you have kids?!”

Oh. He probably should have worded that better.

#DuckTales 2017 #Paperinik #Crossoverish #Donald Duck #Everett Ducklair #Uno #I like the idea of them reuniting and Uno thinking at first that the triplets and Webby are actually his kids lol

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adamarinayu · 6 years

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I feel like babbling a bit about this AU I thought of a while ago but have not mentioned or written or drawn about. Everything below the cut so you can skip it if you want to, this is probably gonna be disjointed as all get-out because I have not organized ANY of my thoughts lol

Mmkay so it’s a Dark Ducks Lite AU, Lite because it’s not too bad (none of the main characters are really evil or anything like that, either) but the world is still a pretty dark world.

Universe: It’s a Magic!Donald AU, which again mixes DT17 with elements of PK. Donald is not a superhero tho. He’s more of an antihero tbh, and he lives almost full time as Paperinik due to certain circumstances. His mask is also different, as he uses it to hide a very identifying mark on his face. Della is alive in this universe and raising her children, and Donald has been missing since he was 7 (~25 years).

Setting: The modern world is a lot different from the one in DT17 or PK. In this world, androids came into being a few centuries earlier than they were supposed to, and magi (umbrella term for all magic users of any type) were exposed to the rest of the world and aren’t an “underground” population anymore. Therefore, there are three different classes of people; Androids, Magi and the Mundane. Androids are currently fighting for civil rights, and Magi are seen in only a slightly more positive light than Androids by the Mundane (the whole “people fear what they don’t understand” thing).

Characters;

Donald is a Magi from a family of Mundane. He ran away from home after an accident when he was 7, which exposed him being a Magi to his family. Their initial reactions (fear, confusion, disbelief, horror, etc), including his sister and cousins’, is what prompted him to run away, having been a very young child at the time he interpreted their reactions as rejection. He was taken in and trained by another Magi alongside his closest friends Mickey and Goofy. He grows up with a distaste for the Mundane and bitter towards his family, but finds himself back in Duckburg about 12 years before the start of the story, where he meets Uno. He’s lived with Uno at Ducklair Tower since then, specifically the 151st floor inaccessible to anyone snooping in the tower. Although Donald would choose Androids and Magi above Mundane any day, his true loyalties lie with Uno and, therefore, you could say the only side he chooses is his own. He lives almost exclusively as Paperinik, even going so far as to fake “Donald Duck’s” death.

Uno is an Android, created by Magi scientist Everett Ducklair some years before Donald returned to Duckburg (between 5 and 15 years). He lives in the abandoned Ducklair Tower (which he can still connect to and control at will), alone, after Everett was supposedly killed in a witch hunt. He does not like the Mundane because of what they did, and when he first meets Donald he wants Donald to leave his tower. Upon finding out that Donald is a Magi, and not Mundane, he lets Donald stay under certain conditions (and only lets him stay because he thinks of Everett and Everett’s fate). Eventually he and Donald develop a real friendship and relationship, and are each others’ closest friend, ally and confidants. He does not ally himself with any class of people, much like Donald, and instead chooses to ally himself with Donald. He helped Donald convincingly fake his own death.

Everett was a Magi who was attacked and supposedly murdered by supposedly anti-Magi people (in a witch hunt). It’s assumed that the group was made solely of Mundane, but the truth is it was a group made of different people (including Androids and other Magi), and his status as a Magi wasn’t their reason for attacking him. Uno doesn’t know this. Everett is, in fact, still alive, but for certain reasons is unable to return to Duckburg or get a message to Uno.

Della is a Mundane, Donald’s twin sister and mother of Magi triplets Huey, Dewey and Louie. She isn’t yet aware that her sons are Magi. She has a scar on her face that almost perfectly mirror’s Donald’s, received in the accident when Donald was revealed to be a Magi. She and her family spent a long time searching for Donald, but gave up when Donald “died” as it seemed then that it was too late. Her greatest regret in life was not assuring Donald that she and the rest of the family accepted him, even when he’d accidentally hurt her. She chooses not to tell the triplets about Donald, knowing she just doesn’t have much to tell them.

Gladstone is a Magi, Donald’s cousin. His magic is his luck- it’s passive, and most people don’t even put the dots together. Gladstone was present during the accident when they were all seven. When he figured out he himself was actually a Magi, he didn’t fear the family’s reaction as he’s been with them the entire time they’ve been desperately searching for Donald and knows they’d accept him if it ever came up. He believes the triplets should know about Donald, even if they don’t have much to tell them- and even less happy things to tell them- but he respects Della’s choice.

Scrooge is a Mundane, and Donald’s uncle. After Donald ran away, he poured a lot of money into finding him. However, Donald’s mentor kept Donald well away from the world, so none of his attempts even came close to reaching Donald. To this day he refuses to believe Donald is dead. Most people call him a hopeful old man, but Scrooge thinks it’s too convenient- that Donald Duck, missing for over ten years, should suddenly show up without any record, without any trace, dead? He refuses to believe it. He continues to search for Donald, only now it’s less openly and he does it more privately, while juggling his family and his business.

Fenton is a Mundane superhero. He’s been trying to catch Paperinik ever since he showed up in Duckburg, completely unaware that the petty criminal is his employer’s missing and “dead” nephew. He’s also an ally to the Androids, openly supporting Android civil rights.

Gyro is a Mundane scientist and works with Fenton. Much like his colleague, he openly allies himself with Androids. He won’t give someone the time of day if they indicate that they don’t believe Androids to be people. Honestly probably only hired Fenton because he was the only applicant who made is clear he shared these views.

Geena is an Android and the leader of the Androids’ Civil Rights movement. She often calls Donald a friend of Droids, and despite him not being an Android would be willing to die to save him. Her resentment towards the Mundane blinds her to exactly what kind of future she’s leading her people towards, unaware that it is not a future she wants.

Now I’mma just throw down some bullet points because I can

Donald and Uno have a very obvious romantic relationship that neither even try to hide when, eventually, Donald is reunited with his family

Donald’s mentor is an ass and will probably be the big bad of the entire story. She may have also orchestrated the accident that caused Donald to run away, and is pulling so many strings “puppetmaster” doesn’t even begin to cover it. Her name may even be Magica de Spell... *cough*

Donald has a hard time believing that he misinterpreted his family’s reactions to him being a Magi, and the idea that his entire life has been based around a misunderstanding and a lie is hard for him to swallow

I’m not sure what, but something prompts Donald to kidnap Della, Gladstone, Scrooge, the triplets and Webby, and bring them to Ducklair Tower (with Uno’s help and permission, of course). They only know him to be Paperinik, and fear he might be dangerous. They haven’t seen him since he was seven, so when he reveals his identity to them he does it by removing his mask- and revealing the scar he’d received that last day they’d seen him

The above event may be prompted by an unconscious desire of Donald’s to protect his family during a dangerous and chaotic time in the city. Uno goes along with it because, again, he’s on Donald’s side- not the Androids or the Magi or the Mundane’s, but very specifically Donald’s

Of course at some point Donald has to choose between loyalty to Geena (and the Androids, minus Uno) and loyalty to his fractured family, most of whom are Mundane who would get hurt or possibly killed during Geena’s plans. He ultimately decides he wants his family back.

That’s sadly not the end of the conflict. Donald manages to stop Geena’s plans from going through, saving both the Mundane and Androids (the latter of which none of them actually realize), when Everett finally manages to return to warn them about the real threat coming. Donald, of course, recognizes his mentor’s name, and now has a crisis of conscious as he realizes he and his friends, and everyone else who had been taught and trained by her, were being groomed to be her future army. Thankfully, this one he doesn’t have to fight alone

So yeah basically Donald’s life has been really screwed up, so his moral compass, while not completely absent, is a little wonky. He’s a petty criminal in that he occasionally steals, and he messes with people, but he’d never murder anyone or something like that

Uno’s own morality isn’t the best either, here; being designed as an Android from the start, and experiencing so many negative emotions so early on in his existence has led him in a direction where he could easily slip down either the path of good or bad. Although he can definitely make his own decisions and is not, in any way, dependent on Donald (if anything, Donald’s dependent on him), if Paperinik had gone bad Uno probably would have followed him still

Oh yeah almost forgot, after the final battle is over they end up on Grandma’s farm. Della, Gladstone, the kids and Scrooge are reunited with Grandma, and Donald goes to leave with Uno back to the tower when Della grabs him by the raggedy remains of his cape and drags him over to Grandma. Grandma recognizes him immediately and hugs him. It’s quite a moment.

#DuckTales 2017 AU #Very AU #Like super AU #Like I don't even know how to tag this thing #The AU contains Donald/Uno tho

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