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tokuvivor · 8 months

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Can we just talk about how good this scene in The Spear of Selene! is?

To start, we’ve just got the gradual buildup of Dewey and Webby adventuring around Ithaquack, just to find some sort of answer about Della. It all culminates in this line:

Webby: We’re so close to the truth! Why won’t you let us find it?!

Dewey: Because…what if my mom was a bad person?

And even though she really wants to figure this one out, Webby respects Dewey’s wishes, and decides to drop it for now. But then Dewey has a change of heart, deciding that if they’ve gotten this far, they should see it through to the end.

At which point, an ominous figure jumps out from behind them…

…who turns out to be the Goddess of the Moon herself, Selene!

One thing I will make note of is the fact that Frank and Matt were originally intending Selene to be more serious and regal, but they ultimately reworked her characterization to better fit Nia Vardalos’ voice, which is how we ultimately got the wise, yet laid-back and playful Selene we all know.

Anyway, Selene explains that the whole gauntlet Dewey and Webby just went through was intended for Della, because she knew Della would find it fun.

On the topic of whether Selene would have actually known that Della got stuck on the moon, her moon, I would like to think that yes, she did know. I mean, besides the previous point, she and Della are super close; it just doesn’t seem right to have her not know what happened to Della. As for why she couldn’t do anything about it, well, need I remind you who her father is? But I digress.

So Selene, despite being this all-powerful goddess, doesn’t know what Dewey’s talking about by a “Spear of Selene”, but eventually realizes that he’s “Della’s kid” when Dewey brings up “his mom” taking it.

Even though Dewey’s dismayed that he’s now back to square one, Selene assures him that Della was a good person. The greatest, even. And she made everyone around her better.

She even gives it to Dewey for him to keep.

And she assures Dewey not to give up his search, because Della wouldn’t have, either.

And then we get this sweet bit…

Also, I just love how gentle Selene is with Dewey in this scene. I mean, the boy’s never met his mother, has been looking ceaselessly for answers about her for months, and even though Selene doesn’t have all of them, she tells Dewey what he needs to hear, and even gives him a much-needed hug. She’s not Della, but she gives Dewey that maternal guidance that he really needs right about now.

Random headcanon: Just like Louie with Goldie, Dewey calls Selene “Aunt Selene”. Well, I can see all the boys doing that at some point, but Dewey would probably be the first one.

(Minor credits to TV Tropes for this analysis)

#ducktales #dewey duck #webby vanderquack #selene ducktales #the spear of selene!#episode analysis

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general-klumpp · 7 months

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DuckTales THEORY: Team Who?

Hello Duckblr! We know that in DuckTales 2017, Huey, Dewey and Webby have their own definite cliques, but what if this idea were to extend to each of the six Duck children in hypothetical future seasons?

TLDR: If DuckTales kept going on, we would have seen more Louie/Doofus/Goldie episodes. May's interrogative side can blend her in with the Rescue Rangers.

Team Science (Huey)

Huey's group of allies usually revolves around working on scientific breakthroughs and his hero, Gizmoduck. Huey stories would usually involve these specific characters:

Gyro Gearloose

Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera (Gizmoduck)

Manny

BOYD

Gandra Dee

Huey's enemy is usually Mark Beaks, a businessman who makes his living off dumb and/or stolen ideas, which is totally against his moral code. If executed better, Dr. Akita could make a better contender.

Team Action (Dewey)

Dewey's group of allies usually revolves around getting into dangerous situations, definitely not due to the influence of Launchpad or his very own mother, Della. Dewey stories would usually involve these specific protagonists:

Launchpad McQuack

Della Duck

Drake Mallard (DW)

Gosalyn Waddlemeyer (an extension of DW)

Kit and Molly

Dewey's enemy is usually Don Karnage, a deranged air pilot who will go to any lengths to gain vengeance on him. Falcon Graves has also appeared in Dewey stories, a serious contender for his showboating.

Team Scheme (Louie)

Despite being shown to be a charmer in the show, Louie falls flat when it comes to making secure friends, especially when it's in his nature that he is the 'evil triplet' of the Duck boys. However, the cunning antihero, Goldie O'Gilt is quite fond of him. Louie stories would definitely involve these specific characters:

Goldie O'Gilt

Doofus Drake

Ottoman Brothers (placeholder because they're always in the background of Louie stories)

Although Louie completely destroyed Glomgold in S2, I'd love to see Rockerduck as his enemy, as the Wild West Swindler has a more interesting way to battle - with his words, instead of his fists.

Team Magic (Webby/April)

Webby's group of allies usually revolves around trying to fix the curses laid out from Scrooge's adventures, or his most powerful enemy, Magica De Spell. Webby stories would usually involve these specific characters:

Lena Sabrewing

Violet Sabrewing

Blackarts Beagle (redemption arc??)

Phantom Blot and Pepper (maybe they're forced to team-up??)

Morgana (placeholder because they don't have a grown-up hero)

Webby and Lena's enemy is usually Magica De Spell, a witch who wants to use her powers to abuse and take advantage of others, completely opposite to how Webby wants to play.

Team Mystery (May)

Despite the wishes of her current guardian, Donald Duck, I could see May get into contact with her ilk, also experimented on by FOWL - no other than the Rescue Rangers themselves!

Chip and Dale

Gadget Hackwrench

Monterey Jack

Zipper

...and maybe Detective Gokart from the comics (a loser that May could help to become a better person)

Perhaps the Rescue Rangers have found a larger FOWL experiment gone rogue and they need a heroine around their size to help bring the experiment to justice.

Team ??? (June)

Team Sports? Team Wellbeing? Team Theatre? Team Adorable? It seems that poor June is the only one I can't think of for a team.

By process of elimination, the only frequent group of protagonists without a child character to support them are the gods/goddesses of Ithaquack.

Bum Bum Ghigno, an everyday person from the comics might help her appreciate the normal and might draw parallels between the clone twins and his relationship with his brother.

I'd love to put the Idle Hour Club from Donald's first ever cartoon somewhere, but those stories wouldn't be fun.

#ducktales #huey duck #dewey duck #louie duck #webby vanderquack #may duck #june duck #ducktales s4 #ducktales season 4

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shychick-52 · 1 year

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Something really cool to have seen in the third season of DuckTales is the three Moon gals hanging out- Della, Selene, and Penumbra as besties (it gives me Webby/Lena/Violet vibes, actually). It’s totally something I would have wanted in a fourth season! That would have been so cool! It's fun to think about how Penny would react being introduced to THE Selene.

As it was, it’s canon that Della and Selene were good friends, and it was such a shame they never interacted/reconnected throughout the series (unless you count their very brief interaction in ‘Moonvasion’ when Della tried to seek refuge on Ithaquack)! And I can’t believe that brief moment on Ithaquack in ‘Moonvasion’ was their first interaction in so long, after not seeing each other in ten years!

Some things I’ve considered, though:

Selene is the Goddess of the Moon. How did she not know Della was there all that time?? And why didn’t Della try praying to her or summoning her, or something?

It was such a missed opportunity for Della to tell Penumbra that Selene herself is one of her closest friends in one of the season 2 episodes she was on the Moon. And ofc, the way Della would speak so casually about it would make Penumbra’s reaction all the more hilarious. She’d react with pure shock, literal disbelief (“You lie! You expect me to believe that a mere Earther is friends with the great Selene?!”), or even outrage that she can just namedrop the Moon’s deity so informally/disrespectfully… probably all of the above. I can see Della teasing her about being jealous, which of course would make her even more upset.

Do the Moonlanders even know about Selene or worship her?

#ducktales #ducktales 2017 #della duck #lieutenant penumbra #ducktales selene #character analysis #headcanon

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askdarkwingduck · 8 months

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How was Ithaquack and Mt. Neverest?

It was amazing!! So relaxing and so soothing!! I'm definetely going there again given the chance!! And this time, I'm bringing LP and Gos!!

#darkwing duck #disney #ducktales #drake mallard #ask #send asks #send me asks #ducktales 17 #answered #dwd

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dasturdlydangerousduck · 4 months

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DUCKCEMBER DAY 19: Storkules

Storkules is still learning all of the wonders of the US customs including that of the holidays. He finds that they are not to disimilar to what he usually celebrates back on Ithaquack!! He even finds a cute little reindeer suit (Even though he constantly mistakes it for being a satyr or centaur)! It's a little tight in some areas, but then again so was his battle armor back in the day, and this is so much softer than any armor imaginable! He's gonna wear this a lot more often nowadays!

#ducktales #darkwing duck #disney #disney afternoon #ducktales 17 #ducktales fanart #ducktales reboot #christmas #merry christmas #holiday #winter wonderland #storkules #ducktales 2017 #reindeer

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writebackatya · 1 year

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[Setting: Ithaquack, nighttime, Della & Selene are staring up at the stars]

Della: {takes off her jacket and puts it around Selene}

Selene: No thanks. I’m perfectly all right

Della: Take it, it’s freezing

Selene: If you insist… Won’t you be cold?

Della: Nah, cold never bothers me…

Della: {quietly holds her arms together and shivers}

#incorrect ducktales 17 #incorrect ducktales #incorrect ducktales 2017 #incorrect ducktales quotes #della duck #ducktales selene #della x selene #dellene #source: Spaceballs

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rainedroptalks · 2 months

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I’m rewatching ducktales (2017) cuz I’m bored and I find it so funny that there’s fictional locations like “duckberg” and “ithaquack” and then there’s just. Glasgow

#ramblings #it’s funny to me at least #scotlands real apparently

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foxymc · 1 year

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For Selena please. 1, 13, 16, 21, 22, and 23

Selene, eh? This will be tough since she's a very minor character but I'll do my best! Here we go!

1. First impression of them

It was very nice of her to give Dewey that sphere with pictures of Della.

13. Your favourite friendship they have

Her and Della. I know I headcanon that they were once dating but they were very good friends for a long time before they started dating and are still friends even though they aren't together anymore.

16. A childhood headcanon

Since Selene is a goddess and her childhood would've been an extremely long time ago, this is more of just a headcanon for when she was younger than she is in the show. She was very close with Storkules even before he became a god. He's like a brother to her even though he isn't actually her brother. I think. Google is telling me Selene's father was the titan Hyperion and I'm pretty sure Selene's parentage is never brought up in the show.

21. When do you think they were at their happiest

Getting to see Della again. This would've happened offscreen but Selene had only recently realized that Della had been missing to begin with. Imagine the relief she felt when she found out that she was alive.

22. When do you think they were at their lowest

Probably just after the duck family left during the "The Spear of Selene." She just found out from Dewey that Della is missing and isn't sure how to feel. She hadn't seen Della in over 10 years since Scrooge and his family had been banned from Ithaquack. She couldn't just visit Della herself either since Zeus prevented her from doing so too. So, she's only now just realizing that her friend was missing this entire time. What a way to find out.

Honestly, Selene has been alive for a very long time. There's probably other times that was even worse for her but just based off of what we see in the show, I'd say this was her lowest point.

23. Future headcanon

The duck family is allowed to Ithaquack whenever they want again since she and the other gods are finally done with Zeus' bs. One time when Della is visiting, Selene takes her to an old favourite spot of theirs on the island and they stargaze while catching up with each other.

#thanks for the ask :)#selene #ducktales selene #ducktales 2017 #dt17

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wizardbronla · 1 year

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What would happen if Scrooge met the Scottish goddess Beira, who bears the title "Queen of Winter"? Would the fact that she is both a Scottish deity and the mother of all deities in Scotland affect their relationship in any way?

Based on the fact that in the Ithaquack episode, Scrooge and Zeus are just bein petty kinda proves to me that Scrooge could not care less about if you’re a god or not. That being said, he does hate all magic, so that could probably hurt them. But she probably gets extra brownie points for being scottish.

thanks for the ask ;)

#bronla rants #anon ask #beira #scrooge mcduck #ducktales

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asklaunchpadmcquack17 · 11 months

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Yo LP, I told Drake how much you and Gos miss. And he told me to tell you that you two are free to come down to Ithaquack to visit him for a few days if you and Gos want to.

OH YEAH!!! OF COURSE!!! I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT LIKE THAT!!! HANG ON BABE!! ME AND GOS WILL BE THERE IN A JIFFY!!

#ducktales #ducktales 17 #ask #dt17 launchpad #ducktales launchpad #launchpad mcquack #launchpad #send asks #send me asks #disney #drakepad #drake mallard

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ninja-librarian · 1 year

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Dorkulasiy

SFW

11 and 13

NSFW

4 and 11

11: Baths or showers? Together or separate? Any bubbles or bubble fights?

Daisy and Storkules both love baths, make a semi-reluctant convert out of Donald. They really love when they go hang out on Ithaquack because the tubs there are huge and they can all three just chill out in the tub for a while. Bubbles are sometimes, but no bubble fights.

13: Who stays up late? Who sleeps the most? Does the other have to force them to sleep/wake up?

Daisy is the night owl of the bunch (a habit formed during her grad school days...) while Donald needs the most sleep out of the three. (Have you met his family????) But they both like to wake up late. Storkules is the early bird and likes to rise with the sun and encourage his lovers to join him. He has been pelted with pillows and told to come back to bed for more cuddles. (9 times out of 10, he does.) But when it comes to going to bed, Storkules can be either/or. He'll either go to sleep super early, or stay up half the night, but still be ready to wake up with the sunrise.

NSFW under the cut...

4: Oddest place they’d have sex?

... I don't want to say because it's kind of a spoiler...

11: Favourite romantic gestures during sex/orgasm?

Daisy likes to hold someone's hand, fingers entwined together. Storkules likes to have little kisses on the side of his neck--not hickeys, just gentle little kisses. And Donald needs some words of affirmation; not a praise kink in the slightest, he just needs to know that he's either loved or doing a good job taking care of his lovers.

#The Many Adventures of Duckburg's Heroes!#Dorkulaisy

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tokuvivor · 1 month

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Could I please request “here you can borrow my jacket” with Gyro and Selene?

*puts on glasses, straightens them*

Yep, I read that right. Um, sure. Really not sure how this dynamic will turn out, especially since I’ve never written for Selene before, but I’ll give it a shot.

I give you…

It’s Getting Cold in Here

Originated from this post.

“So your uncle really keeps all his money here, in this one building?” Selene asked.

“Yep,” Della replied. “They don’t call it the Money Bin just for kicks.”

Since Selene was in town with Storkules and Zeus, and it had been ages since they’d hung out, especially on Della’s turf, Della thought she’d show Selene around as a bit of a refresher.

Selene had never actually been in the Money Bin before, but she’d heard of the vast amounts of wealth it held. She’d even heard that the vault itself, where Scrooge McDuck’s money actually was, used to be filled to the ceiling with money. Before, well, Della got stuck on the moon. Her moon. Selene was honestly still annoyed at her father for not letting her help.

“Yep. So this is the Money Bin,” Della said. “Lot of money, lot of offices.”

“Ooh, where does this elevator lead?” wondered Selene.

“That leads down to the underwater lab, where Uncle Scrooge’s top scientists work,” Della explained. “Why it has a whole separate elevator from the rest of the building, I don’t know. Why don’t I show you? I’ve been meaning to pay ol’ Gyro a visit, anyway.”

“Sure!” Selene replied. And the two friends made their way down to the lab.

The hum of the elevator caught Gyro’s attention.

“Was anyone expecting any visitors?” he questioned. “Mr. McDuck never mentioned to me that he was coming, so besides him, I have no idea who it could be.”

“I’m on the same page as you, Dr. Gearloose,” admitted Fenton.

At last, the doors opened, and Gyro’s question was answered.

“What’s up, Doc!”

“Hiya, Della!” greeted Fenton.

“Della,” Gyro replied flatly. “I should have known. What business have you being down here today?”

“Well, I brought a visitor,” Della answered back. “All the way from Ithaquack, the Goddess of the Moon herself: Selene!”

“Oh! Well, then. Hello,” Gyro greeted. “It’s certainly not every day that we have a Greek deity in the lab. Dr. Gyro Gearloose.”

“It’s an honor, ma’am,” Fenton piped up, bustling over to shake the goddess’ hand.

“Oh, please, just call me Selene. And you are?”

“Fenton. Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera,” greeted Fenton.

“Fenton works here full-time for Gyro,” Della explained. “Huey and his friend Boyd, who is Gyro’s son, also work as lab assistants in here.”

“Very nice.” Then Selene’s attention was taken elsewhere. “Is that a stone horse?” she asked Gyro, eyebrow raised.

“Oh, that’s Manny,” clarified Gyro. “He works here, too. He communicates by clopping his hooves. And Lil’ Bulb-“ he gestured to the small lightbulb robot on the desk “-communicates in Morse code.”

“.. - … / …- . .-. -.— / -. .. -.-. . / - —- / — . . - / -.— —- ..-,” greeted Lil’ Bulb.

“I don’t know Morse code,” admitted Selene. “What did he say?”

“He said that it’s very nice to meet you,” translated Gyro.

“Ah! Well, that’s very kind,” replied Selene.

“Hey, Della, did your uncle know Samuel Morse?” wondered Fenton.

“You’d probably think that,” chuckled Della. “But no, their lives only briefly overlapped. So, Doctor Gearloose, what are you working on?”

“If you must know,” Gyro shot back, “I am building a climatization ray.”

“A what?”

“It’s a ray designed to change the climate of the immediate environment it is in,” Gyro explained. “For obvious reasons, it works best indoors.”

“Well, Doctor, I’d certainly like to see how it works,” offered Selene.

“Very well then. A test,” Gyro announced. He set the dial to “Arctic”, braced himself, and fired. However, the beam caromed off the corner of a metal cart, and headed towards the wall.

“Oh, blatherskite,” Gyro responded flatly. With a shower of sparks and a quick whiff of ozone, the beam hit the lab’s thermostat.

“That…is not good,” Fenton reacted.

“Did you mean to do that?” Della questioned.

“No,” Gyro replied firmly. “This is what I would consider a near worst-case scenario.”

Suddenly, the temperature started plummeting, and icicles began to form on various objects around the lab.

“I’ll get our jackets!” Fenton exclaimed.

“Thank you, Dr. Intern,” Gyro responded.

“Hey, Selene, do you want mine?” Della offered.

“No, that’s fine,” Selene answered. “You obviously need it; it’s your jacket.”

“Well, okay then…” Della replied hesitantly. She did feel kinda bad about it, though. As she stood there, internally cursing Gyro, she noticed that Selene was shivering a bit.

Della was not the only one to pick up on this, though. Gyro noticed the goddess’ evident discomfort, too. From what he knew, Ithaquack’s climate was nothing like this.

He didn’t normally do something of this nature, but it seemed the logical thing to do.

“Pardon me, Selene.”

Selene turned towards the scientist. “Hm?”

“I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that you’ve never really dealt with weather of this nature before, unnatural as the situation may be.”

“No, not really,” Selene admitted. “Ithaquack isn’t very apt to get snow or ice. Even our winters are usually in the teens, temperature-wise.”

“That doesn’t sound that warm to me, Selene,” Della noted. “Not even seasonably warm.”

“She means on the Celsius scale,” corrected Gyro.

“Oh. Right,” Della replied.

“Anyway,” Gyro continued, removing his own jacket, “here…you can borrow my jacket.”

Selene was surprised by the gesture. “Are you sure about this?”

“Why not? You’re not as used to the cold; you could use it more. I can find another.”

“Well then,” Selene smiled. “Thank you very much, Dr. Gearloose; that’s rather nice of you.”

“Don’t mention it.” He turned to Della. “That goes for you too, Duck.”

Della feigned offense. “What? I wouldn’t tell a soul! Okay, fine.”

Selene looked a little confused by the banter between the pilot and the scientist. Gyro just headed to the back to find another coat.

#hope you like it anon!#ducktales #gyro gearloose #selene ducktales #platonic sentence starter prompt #ducktales fanfiction

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identical-cousins-au · 1 year

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What exactly is Fenton and Selena’s relationship like? What kind of stuff do they do for dates? The concept of this pairing very much intrigues me.

This was definitely one of the more unconventional ships that just seamed to happen…

It is the ultimate Long Distance relationship with Selene residing in Ithaquack while Fenton is in Duckburg however they make it work.

As far as dates… activities include watching Classic Films in the cinema or at Gladstone’s penthouse, listening to live music, or that one time they decided to check out Abner’s Ax Throwing Bar…

#identical cousins au #ducktales #ducktales au #ask me things #head canon #fenton crackshell cabrera #selene

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enbydemirainbowbigfoot · 2 years

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New Everything, Parts 6&7 (I think)

The next day, Fethry decides to visit his Uncle Scrooge. Maybe he’d have some advice for how best to help a homeless rooster? “Or the small Donalds will, anyway,” the duck reasons. “They’ve gone on tons of adventures before; surely they’ll know how to help!”

He enters the mansion, humming his hum again, and almost immediately encounters one of the triplets.

“Hiya, Louie,” Fethry says cheerfully. “Do you have any advice on how to help a homeless person you found in a shed who attacked you but you don’t think would hurt a fly and you brought clothes and food to the other day and you don’t think he wants anyone to know he’s there?”

Louie just stares.

Fethry rubs the back of his neck. “Kinda specific, huh?” He laughs nervously. “Don’t worry, I’m asking for, uhhhhh- for a friend!”

Louie raises an eyebrow, then sighs. “If you’re trying a scheme, that is not the way to do it. Amateur.” He shakes his head, muttering under his breath, then tilts his head back to gaze up at Fethry with a look that can only be described as sly. “Walk with me.” Without waiting for an answer, Louie turns and begins moving deeper into the mansion.

Fethry, despite his longer legs, soon loses the child in the shadows of the massive hallways, and slows to a stop. “Louie?” He calls out, looking around. “Louie? Where’d you go- aah!!”

Without warning, a small hand grips their arms and they’re yanked sideways into a previously-unseen room. A door is slammed, a light turned on, and-

“Have a seat, Fethry James Duck.”

Blinking away the sudden brightness, Fethry sees that they’re in a supply closet. In front of them are two small crates. On a taller one they assume is being used as a table rests a tall lamp. They sit.

“How do you know my middle name?” Fethry asks.

Louie grins sneakily from his spot on the other crate. “Oh, I have my ways,” he says, “but that’s not why we’re here, is it?”

“It isn’t?”

“No, it isn’t, dear Cousin Duck.” Louie leans back and laces his fingers across his chest, somehow managing not to fall off of the crate. “We’re here because you don’t know how to pull a successful scam- but I can help you! For a price.”

Fethry, wondering how the situation turned from scheming to scamming, can only nod.

“Excellent!” Louie leans forward, whipping a piece of paper and a pen out and slamming them onto the “table.” Eyeing Fethry, he tells them, “I’m not going to waste time asking if you’ve done this before, because it’s obvious that you haven’t. Instead, I want you to sign this contract that says you’ll give thirty percent of all your, ah, earnings, to each employee of Louie Inc- the CEO, the secretary, the manager...”

Thinking they can guess exactly who the CEO, secretary, and manager of Louie Inc are, Fethry stares down at the contract. “Are you sure about this?”

Louie looks shocked. “Mx. Duck!! Am I sure about this?! Excuse me, I’ve run this company for nearly a year now, and you have the audacity to ask me if I’m sure?” He abruptly sighs, standing, and points to the door. “Don’t call us, we’ll call you.”

Unsure if they’ve just been fired, rejected, or relieved, Fethry steps out into the hallway. “Well,” they say, heading further into the mansion, “that was odd.”

“Let me guess,” a voice says from beside them, “you narrowly escaped a Louie Duck Scam?”

Fethry looks down and sees Huey, staring up at him with a flat look. “Is that what that was?”

“He does it to everybody,” Huey says, rolling his eyes. “What are you doing here, anyway? Did you need Uncle Scrooge?”

Fethry shakes his head. “No, I was actually looking for you! I need your help with a, uh, personal problem!”

Huey looks concerned. “If it’s about finding a girlfriend, boyfriend, or other romantic partner, I have to warn you that Uncle Donald banned me from ‘playing matchmaker’ after I tried to set Gladstone up with that raven.” He frowns. “How was I supposed to know ze was an artificial creation who escaped from the prisons of Ithaquack to wreak havoc on us all?”

Fethry raises a finger, then lowers it, deciding that’s a story for another time. “No, I’m actually trying to help a new acquaintance! He needs to find a place to stay that isn’t a shed on someone else’s property!”

Huey raises his eyebrows. “He’s homeless? Has he tried calling anybody?”

“I don’t think so,” Fethry explains. “He seemed like he wanted his situation to remain a secret- he even tried to scare me away the first time we met!” Seeing Huey’s skeptical look, he adds, “oh, but he’s not too bad once you get to know him! Just a little secretive and menacing!”

Huey sighs. “Alright, let’s arrange a time and place. I’ll see what the situation is, then do my best to help!”

Steelbeak’s eaten six more sandwiches by the time he hears the knock on the door. He leaps up, listening hard. He can hear some muffled voices- one that is definitely Fethry, and one that seems vaguely familiar. He stands to the side, slowly opening the door, and slams it shut as soon as the two are inside- then leaps back in surprise. “You!!”

The duckling gasps, clenching their fists. “What is he doing here?! Fethry, he’s dangerous!!”

“I’m dangerous?!” Steelbeak exclaims, trying not to look like he’s placing himself behind Fethry. “You absolutely destroyed me back in Istanboar!!”

“I apologize for Huey,” Fethry interjects. “He’s just a little wary of new people!”

“Sometimes,” the duckling- Huey- retorts, “but that’s not the issue! The issue is that this rooster was working with some very bad people and has attacked us! Several times!!”

Fethry blocks Huey’s path as the duckling charges. “Huey, wait! He needs help!! He has nowhere else to go and he’s started stealing food!”

Huey pauses, peering around the taller duck to stare skeptically at Steelbeak. “Are you sure?”

Fethry nods. “I wouldn’t come to you for this if it wasn’t really really important to me! I have to make sure he’s okay!”

Steelbeak blinks. Fethry didn’t seem like the type to have a bad reason for helping him, but did he actually.. want to help?! When was the last time anyone had done nice things for him?

(“You’re a good kid, Hugo, and that means doing nice things for people.”)

“-Hugo?”

Steelbeak shakes away the memory. “Yeah, I uh- what?”

Fethry looks excited. “Huey said he’ll help!”

“Reluctantly,” adds Huey. “I have several phone numbers on speed dial, including Uncle Scrooge, Mom, and Officer Cabrera. If you try anything- and I mean anything- I’m calling all of them!”

Something tells Steelbeak that Huey isn’t messing with him. “Okay,” he replies.

“Awesome,” Fethry says happily. “So, what do you want to do?”

Huey scans the shed, taking in the dirty mattress, rotting cabinets, and pile of moldy cardboard boxes. “First of all, we need to do something about… this.”

Suddenly self-conscious, Steelbeak crosses his arms. “What’s wrong with my shed?”

“Okay, one, this isn’t your shed,” Huey snaps, glaring at him. “Two, it’s absolutely disgusting! When I come back tomorrow I’m bringing heavy-duty cleaning spray and several packages of baby wipes!” He turns away, muttering to himself, and Steelbeak sidles closer to Fethry. “Your kid’s kinda intense.”

Fethry laughs. “He’s not mine, but he is a Duck cousin! I’ve only met a handful who aren’t intense in some way!”

Steelbeak forces a laugh, and feels himself relax ever so slightly. “Oh yeah?”

Fethry nods. “My family’s super big, but they’re all great people! Even Gladstone!”

“Gladstone?” Steelbeak echoes.

“Uh-huh! He’s another cousin,” Fethry explains. “He’s super lucky all the time- well, most of the time- and can act like a huge jerk, but I know that deep down he’s really caring and protective!” He grins up at the rooster. “Just like you!”

“Just like- buh?!” Steelbeak scowls. “How would you know, anyway?”

“You’re good,” Fethry answers simply, still beaming at him. “I can tell.”

Steelbeak is saved from having to answer by Huey clearing his throat impatiently. He glances up to see a glare that’s quite clearly directed at him. “If you’re done trying to distract my cousin, I could really use your help with this mattress!!”

Steelbeak gets a nudge from Fethry, and they both hurry to help. Together, the three- scrawny duck, angry duckling, and very large rooster- lift up the mattress to take it outside.

“Squeak!!”

Fethry yelps and drops their end of the mattress, causing Steelbeak to instinctively catch it before it falls.

“Oh, hello,” they say, and Steelbeak looks down to find Fethry talking to a rat.

“Sorry if we startled you,” they continue. “I’m Fethry, and this is Hugo and Huey!”

“That’s just Scruffy,” Steelbeak tells Fethry. “He’s pretty much the only one who sticks around anymore.” He fishes the crust of his last sandwich out of his shirt pocket, tossing it to the rat. “Aren’t ya?” He watches Scruffy take the food and vanish into his hole, completely missing the worried glance Fethry shoots Huey.

“So where are you taking this thing, anyway?” Steelbeak asks the duckling.

“The Duckburg dump,” he answers. “It’s frankly disgusting in here, even for a shed that should have been torn down months ago. Also, you’ll need to find another place to stay while I find you a new mattress.”

Steelbeak blinks. First Fethry, now Huey? Why was everyone being nice to him?

#new everything fic #fethsteel #hugofeths fic

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