An Embarrassing Situation (Open)

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Darkwing Duck appeared inside the Haunted Mansion in the very beginning of the ride in a flash of light. Blinded by the sudden flash of light, Darkwing stumbled around the room trying to get his bearings. "Okay, who's the wise guy that turned out the lights?" His head still sore from his earlier encounter with the villainous cat, Psyman, Darkwing rubbed it. His eyes still struggling to adjust to the ride's dim lighting, Darkwing rubbed them. When he was finally able to open them he took a good long look around at his new surroundings. His eyes grew wide in surprise as he let out a startled gasp. As he looked around he replaced his anti mindreading helmet with his signature hat. "Hey, this doesn't look like St. Canard's Electronics. For that matter it doesn't look like a store at all! Where's my perp and where in blue blazes are all those cameras he stole? I had him trapped here just a second ago in sticky super glue. So what gives? And where did Launchpad disappear to? If this is someone's idea of a sick joke I ain't laughing!" Darkwing questioned out loud.

"Thankfully, I should be able to determine my location using my handy dandy never leave home without it, state of the art, GPS," he mused to himself out loud as he pulled out his portable GPS. He then began to search the room for a good frequency. However, no matter how hard he tried he could only ever get four words out of it, Disney World, Florida, USA. Confused since he's never heard of Disney World before much less the word, Disney, he began to shake his GPS in frustration. "Darn thing must be on the fritz! There's no such place as Disney World! If I've told SHUSH once I've told them a thousand times, I only want up to date equipment and gadgets. Oh well this thing's obviously not going to be of any help to me out here," Darkwing complained as he tossed the GPS into the nearby wall. Thinking of what to do next, Darkwing pulled out his trusty magnifying glass and began to search the small enclosed room for a way out.

Suddenly a strange spooky voice filled the air introducing itself to Darkwing as the Ghost Host. Naturally, Darkwing had no idea what a Ghost Host even was much less what it wanted and wondered if this invisible entity had somehow brought him there; which certainly did not sit well with the confused crimefighter. It then went on to point out something that Darkwing had already figured out on his own: that there were no windows or doors. "A bit late with the warnings, aren't we?" The voice seemingly answered with a challenge: finding a way out himself or doing it his way. Suddenly thunder sounded causing the lights to go completely out. When the lights turned back on, Darkwing to his horror saw a body drop down from above him hanging by a noose. Thinking it real, the crimefighter freaking out began to claw at the walls, desperate to get out. Luckily for him, the wall began to open revealing a door.

As soon as the hidden door opened, Darkwing fell into the next room. Quickly getting back to his feet he ran.

Once he thought he gave his ghostly pursuers the slip, Darkwing stopped to catch his breath. "That was too close! This place is nuts! I've gotta get out of here!" Sadly his bout of relief only lasted a second for when he turned his head and saw where he now ended up he wanted to faint, but he didn't. He somehow ended up in a middle of a grand ballroom of sorts and not just any ballroom either; a creepy one filled with...dancing ghosts. Strange? Yes, definitely. Creepy? A million times yes. Admittedly, it did in a way remind him of his girlfriend's creepy mansion except as far as he knew it didn't have any dancing ghosts nor a ghost calling itself the Ghost Host haunting the place. Speaking of his ghostly specter of a host, it spoke again. This time it foolishly revealed the ghosts weaknesses. Hoping this would work, Darkwing pulled out a flash camera and started taking pictures of the dancing ghosts. "Smile for the camera," he told them as he flashed his camera in their faces.

However, when that did nothing Darkwing came up with a second plan to rid himself of these ghostly nuisances. "So immune to bright light, are we? Well no gooney ghost kidnaps Darkwing Duck and gets away with it!" "I sure hope this works!" With that declaration made, the masked crimefighter pulled out his gas gun and took aim at the above sprinkler system causing them to go off. The ghosts as Darkwing suspected did begin to disappear, but at a price. Darkwing thinking everything in the mansion real including the ghosts hadn't counted on there being any wires. The ride's wires began to short circuit due to the sprinklers raining down on them. The short circuiting affected the entire ride causing the incoming carts filled with actual tourists to stop short resulting in no short of people grumbling and complaining.

Seeing the exposed wires short circuiting, Darkwing got out of their way. "Wires? Why would there be wires inside of an abandoned spooky old house? Unless... Well at least I got rid of those annoying ghosts! Once again, Darkwing Duck emerges moistened but triumphant! And how do you like that? Nobody is here to thank me for it! How predictable!" the proud crimefighter looking rather pleased with himself mused out loud totally oblivious to the fact that he just interfered with a very popular ride.

Meanwhile, the ride operators who weren't so oblivious saw what had occurred on the cameras and were not happy in the least. "Hey, what's that idiot doing down there?" the one in charge asked the others. "Well, he did cause the ride to stop and all of the ghost holograms are down," answered one not realizing the question was a rhetorical one. The manager just groaned in frustration. "I know that! Just get a security team down there and get that costumed clown out of there quickly before he causes anymore damage!" the manager ordered. The manager then pressed a button turning off the sprinklers to prevent any further damage to the ride.

Suddenly the soaked crimefighter saw himself being surrounded by Park Security. Confused, Darkwing got into his fighting stance, his gas gun drawn at the security detail. "Hey, who are you guys and what do you want with me?" Darkwing demanded. "Oh don't play innocent with us! You know very well what you did. What we want to know is why?" Darkwing remained confused. "Why what?" The leader of the security just sighed. "What I want to know is why did you activate the ride's sprinklers?" Darkwing's eyes blinked from behind his purple mask. "Ride? You mean that body I saw and all of those spooky dancing specters; none of it was real?" The security guards just all shook their heads. "No of course not! It's all holograms and special effects as well as some very convincing props. Hell they must be good if they were enough to fool you," answered the head security guard. Embarrassed by his mistake, Darkwing wanted nothing more than to disappear or better yet to just go back home. "Oh a ride! I see, yes well my mistake! But if you really must know I was just in the middle of conducting a very important criminal investigation when your...ride kind of got in the way of that," Darkwing said in an attempt to defer his mistake to a crime. "Oh really?" said the leader clearly unconvinced. "What kind of crime could you possibly be investigating in here?" "Well if you must know I was back in St. Canard investigating a bizarre rash of camera thefts of a very specific type of camera. I managed to catch the crook in the act when a flash of bright light blinded me and the next thing I know I found myself here. I have no idea how or why it occurred, but I was really hoping to investigate that. Say, you guys wouldn't happen to have any idea of what I'm talking about, do you?"

Unfortunately, the head security guard remaining unconvinced just laughed at Darkwing's story. "A likely story and one that you can tell our manager once he is done cleaning up your mess." Before the crimefighter even had the chance to escape much less react, the strongest of the guards just grabbed him up and dragged the struggling hero out of the Haunted Mansion. "Oh come on you guys, I have two legs. Just point the way out and I'll gladly leave on my own," the hero finding himself in a most undignified positioned whined. The guards unrelenting just laughed. "Yeah, but this is much more fun! We really must thank you. We hardly ever get to see action in this place." Darkwing just seethed angrily in reply.

Once at the exit the guards literally tossed the agitated crimefighter out. Having landed on the pavement, Darkwing standing back up dusted himself off. He glared at the smirking guards. "You'll be hearing from my attorney about this!" Darkwing shouted angrily at them shaking his fist. Laughing they just waved at him before going back inside the mansion. "Geeze, what a way to treat a world renowned crimefighter!" Darkwing seethed as he tried to dry himself off. It was bad enough he was lost, but being manhandled and thrown out like a common criminal by weird faced alien beings really took its toll on the costumed duck. "I really must find a way out of this loony bin before anything else happens to my person," the lost hero told himself as he began to wring out his soaked hat and cape.

[Dash Parr]

A part of Dash had thought about trying to go on the Haunted Mansion ride on Halloween night! That would have been fun! But also crowded no doubt...and he would have had to give up his candy collecting.

So in the end, he had gathered candy on the one night people were giving it out and decided to head over to the Haunted Mansion during the day, and thus do both, if, again, riding the ride in the daytime, but it was mostly inside so Dash realized time of day didn't really matter.

It wasn't crowded, but as he went to walk up to the front, one of the Cast Member's halted him. "One moment there little fella, we're dealing with a disturbance...", she held her hands out to stop Dash and then spoke again into a walkie-talkie. Dash was a little insulted by her tone, little fella?! but she didn't see his annoyed look he shot her. Before Dash registered what she'd actually said!

Disturbance! Like something that needed a Super to stop it!

It could be mundane, but Dash...well dashed off, while the lady was distracted, over around a corner and revealed his Supersuit he always wore under his clothes like all the best super-heroes...ok in personal opinion Batman was better than Superman but both had their things to be taken from their careers and...his parents had started the tradition, and it was a good one!

Dash wasn't sure why he was defending the tradition to himself, and especially as there was trouble that needed to be stopped!

Rushing around to the front of the mansion, Dash was more than a bit sorry to see he was too late and the Cast Members had handled the situation and were tossing someone out! What? No! He hadn't even gotten a chance!

"Geeze, what a way to treat a world renowned crimefighter!"

From behind his black mask, Dash's eyes widened as he got a good look at the 'perp'. It was that duck! The one that had stolen Morgan's credit card! Only now dressed in purple...probably to hide and...he had been destroying the Haunted Mansion ride!

Mr. Basil had helped Dash defeat that villain, but...maybe here he could defeat him all on his own! Mom would really not like that idea, but...

Dash looked around for something to use in addition to his super-speed...

A nearby bit of white string looked like it might have held Halloween decorations and been discarded on the ground in the clean up, that would do! Dash picked it up and smiled before darting out and quickly running it around the duck, next yanking to attempt to pull him to the ground while he shouted heroically, "Hold it right there, Megaduck! You won't be stealing any more credit cards today! Or destroying buildings! You've been stopped by The Dash!". Yes! He got to triumphant exclaim out his Super-Name like all the greats! Dad had always said it was an important part of the crime-fighting process. Dash beamed.

{This is the thread mentioned, just if you need/are curious; and yes getting Negs name wrong is on purpose. All in all probably good it is Darkwing he has here }

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Zazu took note of the commotion as he flew over the park, making himself and his skill-set gradually more known, as well as his plans with Jake to establish communication. Overall working toward improving connection. Exercise had improved his glide, and he was always on the eye for commotion. He knew it would accompany as much his enemies as his friends. He came in to witness the commotion of Darkwing being thrown out. Although Zira had met with the other duck, he had not met her nor any ducks yet! The hornbill circled around to take in the situation.

He could not be sure, but he had met Dash's mother previously, and especially in his suit he recognized the relation. He didn't have too many questions right off. The duck clearly had caused a disturbance! At the same time he wasn't being treated so much as a criminal, more of a ruffian. Not that Zazu approved of either. He did overhear,

"You'll be hearing from my attorney about this!" He

His attention went to the boy on the glide back, as he burned off some speed, taking his time after honing his flying skills in the park to more gracefully land. He made sure to keep close enough to hear the two.

"Hold it right there, Megaduck! You won't be stealing any more credit cards today! Or destroying buildings! You've been stopped by The Dash!"

The boy helpfully gave his name, or at least a nickname. The Dash. He noted, perching on a post near the two. "What is going on here, The Dash?" he asks of the boy, it was quite clear he was also under the same impression as Dash of the duck. "Theft, destruction?!" he practically squawked as he took a careful look toward "Megaduck". His attire did him no favors.

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The once soaking wet hero had just finished drying himself off and had just placed his floppy brimmed hat back upon his head when a flash of red speeding towards him caught his attention. Thinking it Negaduck, Darkwing braced himself for impact. However, the figure was moving so fast that the dashing hero didn't even get a chance to dodge. 'What in the world...?' As he wondered how his arch nemesis was moving at top speeds, the caped crimefighter found himself being tied tightly by some string. 'Super speed and failing to tie me to some ridiculous, over the top death trap? That's not my arch nemesis' style at all,' Darkwing thought to himself as the speeding figure continued wrapping him up in harmless string.

"Hey! What's the big idea tying me up? I'm one of the good guys!" However, as the red figure slowed down Darkwing much to his relief saw it wasn't Negaduck at all, but a little boy, one of those weird faced alien creatures dressed in a flashy red super suit and black mask. More than a little bit surprised that a kid managed to tie him up, the humiliated crimefighter just stared incredulously at the wannabe superhero standing proudly before him. "What's this a little boy managed to take the ever vigilant, the ever prepared Darkwing Duck by surprise and tie him up? Well, not for long," the restrained hero informed the costumed kid.

It was about then that the kid gave a forced yank on his end of the string. Clearly the kid was trying to pull him to the ground, but when nothing happened, the costumed duck sighing just calmly shook his head. "I don't think so." Thankfully for the crimefighter the kid was nowhere near as strong as he was fast allowing him to escape by activating his concealed buzzsaw cufflinks; which easily cut the string freeing him from the pint sized amateur's trap.

Once freed, he casually tossed the string over his shoulder and then he sharply turned to face the boy blunder standing all dramatically before him. Darkwing's eyes twitched in agitation. "Okay hot shot, playtime’s over! Face it kid, you tying me up just now was just plain dumb luck! And besides, I seriously think you got the wrong duck," Darkwing pointed out and for a brief moment his voice sounded a lot deeper much like his sworn enemy's. But, Darkwing didn't seem to notice his little voice crack.

"Hold it right there, Megaduck! You won't be stealing any more credit cards today! Or destroying buildings! You've been stopped by The Dash!".

And there it was. The kid had said the very words that Darkwing had been itching to hear. Darkwing raised an eyebrow. 'Megaduck huh? Plus accusations of theft and destruction of public property? Okay, so he was admittedly guilty of the latter at least, but that was a total accident and Darkwing Duck definitely doesn't steal. Him, a common thief? Parish the thought. He wouldn't be caught dead committing heinous crimes just for the funsies like some sick freak! His moral fiber was much too great for that. Now he knew for sure that the kid has most definitely confused him for someone else; which really wasn't too surprising. Villains back home were always look for ways to frame him and make him look bad. The worst offender of this was definitely his evil lookalike, Negaduck,' Darkwing thought to himself before it donned on him that Negaduck was probably who Dash was referring to when he said, Megaduck.

Irritated by this sudden realization, Darkwing just groaned. As though things were not already bad enough now he had to worry about Negaduck crawling around the place too like the little irritating cockroach he was. 'Great just great! Could things possibly get any worse?' Darkwing thought to himself grumbling.

And just like that things did indeed get even worse for him. Now on top of everything else a blue hornbill flew over to them and then it did something that really surprised the costumed duck, it began to speak. Darkwing's eyes blinked in genuine confusion. Back home small flying birds such as this were not sentient and they certainly did not speak. "Hey, wait a gosh darn minute here! I'll ask the questions around here because after what I've just been through," the masked crimefighter sent a glare Dash's way, "I feel like I deserve some answers. First off the million dollar question, where am I? What the heck is this place? And more importantly what's going on around here!?" Darkwing took a couple of breaths as though trying to calm himself down before continuing his rant. "See normally as an adapt crimefighter I have a natural keen sense of direction, but today something weird happened. I was in the middle of apprehending a dangerous felon when I somehow ended up in there," Darkwing calmly explained as he pointed at the Haunted Mansion ride. "I have no idea how it happened or why. All I know is it wasn't my fault! I'm totally innocent of all wrongdoings," Darkwing rather defensively exclaimed.

Then remembering what the wannabe hero said about Negaduck being there, Darkwing looked at him with a serious look on his face. "Megaduck, eh? Kid...Dash was it? I think you mean Negaduck, my evil villainous doppelganger from an alternate dimension of my world known as the Negaverse where pretty much everyone and everything is the inverse of my world. Yeah you definitely have the wrong duck. Tell me Dash was this creep by any chance wearing a yellow jacket, black mask, red hat, and a black cape with red on the inside when he pilfered your friend's credit card? If so then that guy is definite bad news! He's downright dangerous! And if he's here..." Darkwing paused thinking a moment. "Kid, this is very important, so listen very carefully. Where was he the last time you spotted him? I need to know so I can find him and retrieve that stolen credit card of yours and return it to its rightful owner thus clearing my good name," Darkwing informed Dash in a stern tone.

[Dash Parr]

"What is going on here, The Dash? Theft, destruction?!"

Most to all of Dash's attention was on keeping the 'perp' restrained, and with how difficult he was making that, still he heard the bird as he landed, and even if he couldn't turn his full attention, he answered; recalling that if he'd been nearby when Mom had met the bird, he hadn't been suited up, so Zazu wouldn't know that, and remembering not to give anything away.

"Yes, I heard some of the Cast Members...", Dash was cut off as his trap was far to easily got around! With a buzzsaw! "Ah ha! Only villains use saws!", Dash half exclaimed half complained. Of course this was in no way true, and and Miss E had gadgets of the like, but Dash was being selective. It was the talent set of most ten year-olds, Supers or not.

Speaking of said villain, as he was now free, Dash should be on guard for any attacks. The boy tensed, ready to run and figure out the rest with his un-catchable speed

"Face it kid, you tying me up just now was just plain dumb luck! And besides, I seriously think you got the wrong duck,"

"And a villain would say that!", Dash was not gonna be fooled!

"Hey, wait a gosh darn minute here! I'll ask the questions around here because after what I've just been through, I feel like I deserve some answers. First off the million dollar question, where am I? What the heck is this place? And more importantly what's going on around here!?"

Dash continued to watch 'Megaduck' suspiciously through his tirade. He seemed...genuinely...confused...like a New Arrival...but it could be another trick...

"See normally as an adapt crimefighter I have a natural keen sense of direction, but today something weird happened. I was in the middle of apprehending a dangerous felon when I somehow ended up in there, I have no idea how it happened or why. All I know is it wasn't my fault! I'm totally innocent of all wrongdoings,"

That...could have happened...and was how it usually went. Dash's own experiences had been similar.

As he was still pondering, the duck before him (whoever he was) went on, this time sounding hurried and almost frantic.

"Megaduck, eh? Kid...Dash was it? I think you mean Negaduck, my evil villainous doppelganger from an alternate dimension of my world known as the Negaverse where pretty much everyone and everything is the inverse of my world. Yeah you definitely have the wrong duck. Tell me Dash was this creep by any chance wearing a yellow jacket, black mask, red hat, and a black cape with red on the inside when he pilfered your friend's credit card? If so then that guy is definite bad news! He's downright dangerous! And if he's here...Kid, this is very important, so listen very carefully. Where was he the last time you spotted him? I need to know so I can find him and retrieve that stolen credit card of yours and return it to its rightful owner thus clearing my good name,"

His confusion sounded so genuine and...especially that last bit...if he had just been pretending to not know, Dash wasn't sure he would have done it so well. Plus he would have said something as to how that had all ended...wouldn't he?

Dash had a feeling if he tried to find Mr. Basil, the mouse could tell him if this was indeed just some similar superhero from somewhere else, he noticed things like that, and since he'd been there for that case, or...maybe as a Plan B.

He could also figure this out himself...

After all, Negaduck hadn't seemed patient and so if he knew it was a wild goose chase after someone not even involved and another victim, made up of course, (Dash almost chuckled since they were talking about ducks!) surely he would act impatient and incriminate himself!

"Oh, of course, so sorry, I should have noticed you were new, Mr. Darkwing was it? Anyway follow me, 'cause after that I saw him take an old lady's card too! I...last saw him at a local food stand, probably using the stolen card", Dash started to lead the way off. Then, and again in case he was genuine, and maybe to further test with facts Negaduck would know already. "Oh and you're in Walt Disney World, it's a theme park, lots of us got trapped here", Dash explained, "We don't know how, or if someone specific did it, and sometimes people go back, and sometimes come back again, and sometimes not"

[Negaduck]

The thread hasn't finished but I'm assuming they will find the card

>>Now they have to

--End of thread hijack. Carry on.<<

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Zazu actively listened to Darkwing's defense. The theatrics definitely sold him on the duck's innocence, no way that a villain would have not only an absurd about of it prepared, but also, a whole different set for a new identity. Thankfully he had nothing to apologize for. "Ever vigilant? Perhaps not." he noted, "Whoever you are, you certainly could use some more... care in how you go about things." This "Negaduck" did seem even worse news, though. More than a bumbling hero.

He would note Dash's description. "Indeed. If you are half the hero you claim to be, you would help this boy stop your 'evil doppleganger'" Zazu chuckled at the story, combined with the theatrics it all broke his usual stern nature. He was convinced that Darkwing was who he said he was, but not what he said he was. "You both dress like a lady I met... superheroes?" he said the word unsure. "What are your uh, superpowers, Darkwing Duck?" Zazu asked the duck. "name is Zazu." he said, with a bow forward.

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As Darkwing dusted himself off and straightened out his outfit after freeing himself from the little amateur's string Dash much to the costumed duck's chagrin continued to accuse him of being a villain.

"Ah ha! Only villains use saws!"

"And a villain would say that!"

Darkwing felt his hands clench into tight fists. This costumed brat certainly had a lot of nerve calling him that. Kid also had a lot to learn about being a hero it seems if he truly believes that only bad guys use saws and other weapons. 'sides they really do come in handy when it comes to escaping from tight spots and deadly traps. "Hey now that's just unfair and not true at all! You have your um...super speed and I have my weapons," Darkwing defensively exclaimed. "By the way how do you go so fast anyway? I mean how does it work? Is it a natural ability or is it the direct result of some sort of highly advanced technology? And what sort of challenges do you face while running so fast? Is friction an issue? What about bugs and other annoying pests?" the masked crimefither asked mainly out of curiosity. He really couldn't help it. After seeing the boy run at super speeds he was admittedly quite impressed and just the tiniest bit envious. Plus it seemed like a pretty good time to ask the speedster about it. Okay, so he was a lot envious. He couldn't help it though. Everytime he met somebody with actual powers he was reminded of the fact that he himself didn't really have any powers of his own. Not that he actually needed any for he has proven time and time again that he did just fine without them while at the same time proving that certain heroes sometimes relied too heavily on their powers.

Darkwing's attention was now on the small annoying bird perched on a nearby post who was now accusing him of not being very vigilant. The masked crimefighter had to chuckle at that. "Well I admit the kid did surprise me. But then again I wasn't really expecting him or his super speed. I was kind of expecting someone else actually and as such I was more prepared for that encounter. None of my enemies back home have super speed so yeah... But I assure you my being surprised by...Dash here was just a fluke. Normally though I am quite vigilant. Very few fiendish fiends get past my keen eyesight," Darkwing explained once again finding himself on the defensive.

"Whoever you are, you certainly could use some more... care in how you go about things."

The costumed duck's eyes blinked at the bird. "Whoever I am? Whoever I am?" Darkwing rhetorically repeated voice rising. "Why, I'm Darkwing Duck over here! Weren't you listening? Ya know the terror that flaps in the night!" the crimefighter dramatically replied while striking a heroic pose. He then shook his head. Really who did this bird think he was telling him to be more careful? His mother? Pah. "Sorry little bird, but Darkwing doesn't do careful. I'm much too busy saving lives and whatnot to worry about the dangers of my job; which by the way I knew was dangerous when I took it," the masked crimefighter revealed not caring in the least.

"Indeed. If you are half the hero you claim to be, you would help this boy stop your 'evil doppleganger'"

Finally, the little hornbill got even more annoying as though that were even remotely possible. Darkwing's eyes just twitched in clear agitation and he groaned. He even felt like facepalming, but decided against it. Oh boy were these two ever lucky that he was one of the good guys instead of his arch-nemesis, Negaduck. They'd be so in for it if he were. But luckily for them his moral fiber was much too great to do anything even remotely evil. "Of course I'm going to help Dash and go after Negaduck. I never said I wasn't. I am a hero after all and that is what heroes do. Weren't you paying attention? No need to be so pushy," the caped crusader, exasperated assured the little hornbill with a roll of his eyes. And indeed Darkwing wasn't lying. Already he was mentally forming a plan against Negaduck. Really, what was this little hornbill expecting him to do? It wasn't like he had a magic wand that he could wave and have the credit card magically materialize in the true owner's hands while at the same time automatically capturing Negaduck. 'Yeah right,' Darkwing thought snickering. If he could do that then all his villains would be in jail and unable to escape.

Darkwing nodded at the small bird's next question. Interestingly, despite his lack of actual powers, the masked crimefighter did consider himself a superhero. And why shouldn't he? He stopped villains some of which had actual powers as well as any super powered hero.

"What are your uh, superpowers, Darkwing Duck?"

At last the little hornbill asked a question that wasn't so annoying. Darkwing had to smile. He placed his hands together popping them as though preparing an answer. "Ah yes my powers. Well, you see they're not exactly what you would call...flashy persay, but they do get the job done and for that I am grateful. Not to brag or anything but, I use my perfectly honed fighting skills and my keen, analytical mind. I'm also pretty good at sneaking up on people. Those are my powers. Plus a few devices like this one," Darkwing proudly replied while pulling out his signature gas gun. "Check it out. Ain't she a beaut?" he asked forgetting that the hornbill might fear his weapon being a non-anthro animal and all. Darkwing also had no idea that Negaduck had answered the bit about powers in much the same way to some heroes while impersonating him. Had he known he'd likely bang his head against a nearby wall since he hated how alike he and Negs were.

"And I can teleport. Sort of. It's a little hard to explain. I'll have to show you. Here give me a sec." Reaching into his pocket the caped hero pulled out a couple of his signature smoke bombs. "Now you see me," Darkwing said throwing one. "And now you don't," he said as the area filled up quickly with his smoke. He then reappeared on top of an awning behind Dash. He whistled sharply at the two and when he thought he had their attention he waved. From atop of the awning he fired his grappling hook and swiftly landed back to where the two were. "Ta Da! And that is what I can do. Not bad, eh?" he said smiling slyly and giving a little bow.

At last the bird formally introduced himself as Zazu even giving his own little bow. The masked crimefighter thought it a little formal, but he didn't mind. "Okay, well it's nice to meet you and all, Zazu. It's been great really, but you really don't have to bow. No need to be so formal," the costumed duck informed him.

Dash then started apologizing to him for earlier. 'And about time too,' Darkwing thought as he made some last minute adjustments to his beloved gas gun. However, when the speedster claimed to have spotted Negaduck using the stolen credit card at a nearby food stand, Darkwing's ears stood up. The time for showing off was over while the time for getting dangerous was on the horizon. With a serious look on his face he turned sharply to Dash. "Really? Are you absolutely certain it was him?" Even as he asked that he knew it was kind of a dumb question, but still whenever it came to Negaduck he was all business and super serious due to the dangerous unpredictability of his arch. "Well then Dash in that case, let's get dangerous!"

But before following Dash, Darkwing turned to Zazu. "Well, I had best go follow him and check this lead out. I guess I'll be seeing you around. But if you do decide to tag along, I need you to stay hidden and out of sight. This guy I'm about to fight is no ordinary thief or thug. He's dangerously unpredictable! You never quite know what he might do next," Darkwing warned the small bird.

He then turned and followed Dash to the food stand. "Hey kid, hold up! We don't all have super speed, ya know," the masked crimefighter panted after him. He had only just met Dash and already he could tell this kid was going to be the death of him. He was like a super fast boy version of his own daughter. As he struggled to follow the speedster he answered his previous query about where he was. His eyes just blinked in confusion. Disney World? Then that meant SHUSH's GPS wasn't malfunctioning after all. But that didn't explain why he had never heard of Disney World before. And they couldn't leave? Well that made no sense! Wasn't there an exit? All theme parks have em! Sorry kid, but it was time for yet another potentially dumb question. "Sooooo what's stopping us from just walking out of the park exit along with the other tourists? Also this sounds awfully like something that needs investigating. If you want after I retrieve the stolen credit card you could take me to your parents, so that we can investigate this puzzling mystery together and maybe find a way out of this insane asylum," the caped hero offered.

Yeah, Darkwing wasn't particularly fond of theme parks especially ones that magically keep him prisoner. Oh Darkwing had a grocery list of reasons as to why he didn't care for theme parks. He saw them as nothing more than money grubbing tourist traps. Yeah, he wasn't big on spending his hard earned money at these types of things. Then there were the rides themselves. He didn't do so well on some of them. Good thing Gosalyn wasn't here. If she were here she'd likely force him to lighten up a little and have fun by dragging him on every ride twice. Darkwing felt nauseous just thinking about it.

[Dash Parr]

{ooc: Ok, I edited my last post so they're on the trail of a little old lady's card specifically, not Morgan's, hope that helps but everyone's replies should still work regardless}

"Hey now that's just unfair and not true at all! You have your um...super speed and I have my weapons,"

Like Batman?

The thought came before Dash could stop it, and might have helped tip the scales towards Probably Not a Villain, though Dash resolved to remain vigilant himself.

"By the way how do you go so fast anyway? I mean how does it work? Is it a natural ability or is it the direct result of some sort of highly advanced technology? And what sort of challenges do you face while running so fast? Is friction an issue? What about bugs and other annoying pests?"

Dash didn't understand every question, but he got the important ones. "It's natural", he half bragged, or he gave a proud smile, though he went on sort of in what he had been thinking earlier. "Though gadgets are cool too, I mean look at Batman".

"And we have a special designer who makes Suits to handle our powers, like friction for me and...for the most part I can just still see the bugs and move out of the way. My sight sort of speeds up too, I dunno I never thought too much about it, it just happens, and I'm also tough enough that if I hit a wall I'm probably not gonna want to do it again but I'll be ok. Oh! And I can punch real fast too!. That last was sort of off-track but Dash didn't care, and not really, Darkwing had asked about how his powers worked.

Zazu seemed to also buy this 'Darkwing's' innocence also, still, that was what this test of patience was going to prove. Dash had to smirk as Darkwing said it was just a fluke, his catching him. Sure...

"Whoever I am? Whoever I am? Why, I'm Darkwing Duck over here! Were't you listening? Ya know the terror that flaps in the night!"

"Never heard of you", Dash said simply, "But that sounds like something Batman would say, are you like...the Duck form of Batman?". He wasn't trying to be insulting, and in fact it would go a long way towards Dash believing he was on the side of good.

"You both dress like a lady I met... superheroes?"

Dash was never quite sure if he was supposed to know Mom's Super identity or not. He'd been spotted fighting with her before so he guessed people knew them as a team (but hopefully not a family per-say or that would lead to too close to figuring it all out). "Oh yes, I think I know who you mean and have helped her a time or two as well", the Superboy commented in what he hoped was not avoiding but noncommittal as they made their way along.

"I'm called The Dash", he had said that before, but as Zazu introduced himself, Dash figured it was only polite.

"Sorry little bird, but Darkwing doesn't do careful. I'm much too busy saving lives and whatnot to worry about the dangers of my job; which by the way I knew was dangerous when I took it,"

"Yeah, you can't wait for things like permission to smash a wall if a bad-guy's behind it!", Dash agreed. Ok, this Darkwing was seeming more and more on the up and up. Dash listened as he explained his powers.

"And I can teleport. Sort of. It's a little hard to explain. I'll have to show you. Here give me a sec."

"Hey! M--the baby that is part of our team can do that too!", Dash said, recalling just in time to maybe not identify Jack-Jack as his brother, even though he'd done it before with Ian and such. But he was still not sure about Darkwing here.

At any rate, Dash watched, eagerly, as Darkwing tossed down his smoke bomb...then look disappointed. Yes he'd moved to the awning but Jack-Jack didn't need any of that. "Oh it's like a magic trick, I thought you meant for real".

He of course didn't let Darkwing's warning of this guy being dangerous (so long as he wasn't talking about himself, and Dash didn't really think he was anymore) stop him from insisted on coming along. He zoomed off, but did slow down as he started off and heard Darkwing call after him. Right. Don't lose the others. Though Darkwing acted like he wasn't entirely sure that Dash was coming

"Sooooo what's stopping us from just walking out of the park exit along with the other tourists? Also this sounds awfully like something that needs investigating. If you want after I retrieve the stolen credit card you could take me to your parents, so that we can investigate this puzzling mystery together and maybe find a way out of this insane asylum,"

Hmm...a villian wouldn't really ask to be taken to what could only be assumed as other Superheros...unless he just wanted Intel.

"There's a barrier, you just...can't go any father if you try, I don't know exactly how it works, last time I tried...at full speed...I don't know if it was my own force or the barrier that shot me back, but either-way it doesn't work".

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"By the way how do you go so fast anyway? I mean how does it work? Is it a natural ability or is it the direct result of some sort of highly advanced technology? And what sort of challenges do you face while running so fast? Is friction an issue? What about bugs and other annoying pests?"

Zazu was intrigued by the duck's curiosity, it sold him more on his benevolent nature. Villains certainly didn't research, or tend to be the wise types. At least, the villains he knew... a bunch of dumb hyenas. The talk of friction and, overall the concept of what "super speed" of the sort Dash was doing would bring with it... were far out of his expertise. Though he did take notice that Dash was running not just very fast, but something special.

"Whoever I am? Whoever I am?" Darkwing rhetorically repeated voice rising. "Why, I'm Darkwing Duck over here! Weren't you listening? Ya know the terror that flaps in the night!

Definitely an ego about him, Zazu did make a note to ease up on the comments if he wanted to well not get more quacking outbursts. Not that it bothered him much, either!

"Sorry little bird, but Darkwing doesn't do careful. I'm much too busy saving lives and whatnot to worry about the dangers of my job; which by the way I knew was dangerous when I took it,"

"Yeah, you can't wait for things like permission to smash a wall if a bad-guy's behind it!"

In other words, a thrill-seeker like Simba... great. At least it was something familiar about him. Dash wasn't much better, though, nor was either a good influence on the other in this regard!

"Of course I'm going to help Dash and go after Negaduck. I never said I wasn't. I am a hero after all and that is what heroes do. Weren't you paying attention? No need to be so pushy,"

"It's my business to be 'pushy', especially around types like you. I am very much paying attention, thank you."

"Not to brag or anything but, I use my perfectly honed fighting skills and my keen, analytical mind. I'm also pretty good at sneaking up on people. Those are my powers. Plus a few devices like this one,"

"Questionable. Sounds like bluster, but he does have fancy devices." Zazu thought, he wasn't here just to sass with the bird after all, even if it did remind him of home. In response to his display, he was still impressed, even if it wasn't a trick. It was visible in his eyes. Between the ease Darkwing made smoke with the device, lost their sight, and got up to such a position. Darkwing was definitely getting mixed results with the little bird.

"Hey! M--the baby that is part of our team can do that too!"

Now that comment, raised many questions for Zazu. The baby could teleport in an even more impressive way?

"Of course." he noted in response to the mention of his overly-formal etiquette. "Force of habit, heh." he put his wing to his neck nervously for a moment. Zazu was more than aware of the whole... magic that kept them here in the park. "I've tried flying too, there's simply no way out. At least, other than back the way we came. You know, by the mysterious magic." he said. He hadn't consulted if magic could defeat the magic yet.

"Well, I had best go follow him and check this lead out. I guess I'll be seeing you around. But if you do decide to tag along, I need you to stay hidden and out of sight. This guy I'm about to fight is no ordinary thief or thug. He's dangerously unpredictable! You never quite know what he might do next,

"I hate that I must agree. I've encountered villains that bad, but... I'm more of a helper than a hunter. I'll keep my eyes on the two of you for a while." If he could help in this endeavor, he would be most happy to. In the meantime learning more about these two proved useful. He needed to hunt down anyone from his world, so casting a wide net was in his plans.

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Jake had gotten the call moments after the security team reported the issue at the Haunted Mansion. Being one of the radio operators, and one who has been keeping track of new arrivals in the park, Jake instantly recognized a 'Special Guest' arrival the minute someone on the radio called in some costume wearing person. Being a part of Elsa's special team, even though he has been busy the last many months, it was his role still to ensure that such guests would be given a welcome, and to be marked down on the growing list. Also, he wanted to determine if they were friendly or not, all things considered.

It took him a few minutes to go from Adventureland to Liberty Square. He had no doubt someone would of responded to the commotion as well, whether it be Zazu, Nick Wilde, or anyone else. Such things usually brought attention from other Special Guests, since such things were outlandish to begin with. Jake hopped down the roads, avoiding the regular guests as they walked about. With precision and skill, he made sure to avoid their feet as he'd see the mansion approaching. And when he did, he jumped onto a fence post to get a good look.

He'd spot Zazu right away, as well as a costumed boy and some duck. Jake thought back a bit to that one time where he and Tibbs explored that abandoned waterpark, where they uncovered the footsteps of a duck. Jake had doubts though that this figure might be connected. Shaking his head, the kangaroo mouse jumped down and hopped to the group, just in time to hear the last sentences of the group.

"Not by yourself, mate," Jake announced himself in response to Zazu's last statement, "I got the call from my station when the cast members called the security team. I was hoping to get here before they roughed up our new guest, but apparently I was late to that. Crazy yanks, not knowing how to deal with these situations."

He then folded his arms, "Anyway, the kid's right. There is a barrier around the entire area, stretching across 25,000 acres of land. You can travel to the parks, to the resorts. And there are ways to get to other parts of the world via portals. But outside of that? You can't go anywhere else."

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Darkwing listened as Dash answered his questions regarding his super speed and how it worked. The costumed duck nodded as the speedster explained that his powers were natural and how his admittedly stylish hero suit shielded him from any issues friction would have otherwise caused. And how his sight somehow also sped up likely due to his super speed enabling him to avoid running into any pesky swarms of insects and other obstacles and how he could also apparently punch really fast. That last one even though it seemed to have come out of nowhere did make sense to the seasoned detective. Being able to move and see at such high rates of speeds should also logically include other parts of the speedster's body including the little boy's small fists. The duck realized he really shouldn't underestimated anyone, but he still had a tough time imagining the kid throwing a decent punch. Yeah he was fast. Super fast. Darkwing had just witnessed the boy's super speed first hand after all, so he knew. But the crimefighter also knew that there was a pretty big difference between using super speed to simply run fast versus trying to utilize it in a real fight against an armed foe.

And that was the other thing, Darkwing had a hard time imagining this kid going up against real life baddies! Baddies who had no problem harming children like Negaduck or those nasty FOWL agents! The duck shuddered to think of all the trouble the young super could get into while trying to fight bad guys! Still, he mentally laughed at the image of Dash punching a bad guy at super speeds with his small fists! Now that'd be a sight to see! But no, super speed or no, Dash was still only a child who could get hurt or worse! As a father and an overprotective one at that, Darkwing was not going to have any of that! He would conceal Dash from any incoming dangers and keep him hidden and safe from the bad guys whether the speedster liked it or not! And from judging the boy's behavior so far he likely would not like it one bit not that the superhero duck cared! With the young boy running about here unsupervised that in Darkwing's mind at least was more than enough reason to make him responsible for the young super boy's safety; which automatically put him in charge of this mission. Why, what kind of father would he be if he simply allowed this kid to run literally headfirst into danger without doing anything to stop him? And nevermind how understandably angry the kid's parents would be if he willfully allowed young Dash to help him fight crime!

Dash's experiences with his powers were certainly different from the time that he got hit by Negaduck's particle accelerator which temporarily gave him super speed! Sure moving at high speeds was fun at first, but then before long he began aging at an equally rapid rate, a terribly side effect to be sure. Luckily, Honker, his neighbor's super smart kid discovered the cure. All Darkwing had to do was run backwards redoing everything he did that day and that de-aged him back to his correct age. It certainly was a good thing Dash's super speed seemed to have no ill side effects on the boy or at least none the detective could see. "As impressive as your super speed is you mustn't become too heavily reliant on your powers! Why, what would you do in a situation if say the vile villain you are fighting somehow zapped you of your powers leaving you with nothing but your wits? What would your plan be to defeat the villain then?" Darkwing out of genuine concern. Darkwing decided to ask him this since he feared too many super powered heroes end up becoming way too dangerously reliant on their powers and he really didn't want this kid to fall into the same trap as his super powered predecessors. The boy, after all, did have some potential, so it would be a real shame for the boy to waste it.

"Though gadgets are cool too, I mean look at Batman".

The talk of gadgets being cool made the gadget wielding hero beam with pride. However, he had honestly never heard of this Batman character and wondered who he was, but the idea of there being other gadget wielding heroes such as himself out there intrigued the costumed crimefighting duck. Indeed, the name itself sounded like some sort of weird half man/half bat hybrid who apparently used his powers for good; which were likely given the name bat related.

"But that sounds like something Batman would say, are you like...the Duck form of Batman?".

Once again this Batman character was mentioned by Dash piquing the duck's curiosity even further. Having never heard of Batman before, Darkwing honestly couldn't say for sure and just shrugged. "Who's Batman? Did...did he happen to follow you into this world? I'd very much like to meet him. He sounds awesome! Is he half bat/half human by chance with the power of echolocation and flight? Does he have bat wings too?" the costumed duck asked excitedly geeking out a bit.

"It's my business to be 'pushy', especially around types like you. I am very much paying attention, thank you."

 

Darkwing just sighed at the small hornbill. 'Types like him? What did that even mean?' Darkwing thought to himself. "What do you even mean by types like me?" he asked voicing his confusion.

"Hey! M--the baby that is part of our team can do that too!"

Before demonstrating his mysterious smoke teleportation act, Darkwing narrowed his eyes behind his purple mask in confusion. Lucky for Dash, Darkwing was far too distracted by the fact that Dash just mentioned that one of their team members was an actual baby to notice his near slip up. Did he hear that right? Did the kid just say, 'baby?' "Wait, hold on, you mean to tell me you have an actual baby on your superhero team helping you fight crime? But...but that makes absolutely no sense! Powers or no, babies shouldn't be fighting real life villains and criminals! It's far too dangerous! Why, babies are so...fragile and helpless! Plus not only that, but they can't even walk yet! A million things could go wrong! They could get hurt or worse! Why, they could even get captured! You ever think of that, kid? In fact, I really don't think it such a good idea for you to be fighting real bad guys yourself! Fighting crime is no place for young, inexperienced children! Only experienced adults should fight crime," Darkwing scolded and fretted, definitely acting like the overprotective father he was. Undoubtedly, Dash was not going to like this one bit. But sometimes Darkwing just couldn't help himself. He had his own daughter to look after and he was always so worried that something horrible could go wrong whenever he lets her help him fight the bad guys. Him letting her was only on super rare occasion though mostly thanks to his being a concerned parent. Besides, just the idea of a baby fighting a bad guy is just beyond ridiculous to the costumed duck! And speaking of which, did this baby's parents not realize what their baby is doing? And if they didn't then how could they not know? Just what kind of neglectful parents were these people!? Totally unaware of the truth, Darkwing shuddered at the thought. "And what about the baby's parents, hmmm...? Do they know what their baby is doing? Are they even worried about him or her?" Darkwing sternly asked Dash.

Following his smoke teleportation demonstration and upon his return to Dash and Zazu. To the heroic duck's disappointment the kid looked equally disappointed.

"Oh it's like a magic trick, I thought you meant for real"

Boy this kid was hard to impress! So his powers weren't real. So what? Back home kids from his world either liked his trick or were even scared by it. The duck frowned. "Well no, but it's close enough and it gets the job done! And that's what's important, right?" he asked the speedster looking hopeful.

After the speedster sped off with Darkwing struggling to follow him, he listened to both the kid's and Zazu's explanations as to why nobody could leave the theme park. He narrowed his eyes from behind his purple mask. No way out, huh? That sounded like a challenge if he ever heard one. Plus, the costumed duck had trouble believing there was no escape. If there was any way out of this place he felt certain he would find it! "What about teleporters? I mean those who can actually teleport like that baby you mentioned, could they not simply teleport themselves on the other side of this...invisible barrier?" Darkwing inquired the boy.

"I hate that I must agree. I've encountered villains that bad, but... I'm more of a helper than a hunter. I'll keep my eyes on the two of you for a while." 

Darkwing nodded at Zazu. "Well, if your conscience demands it then feel free to tag along. Just remember to be careful and keep out of sight. This Negaduck guy is no pushover! He's as insane as he is dangerous," Darkwing warned the hornbill. "And that goes double for you Dash! You hear me? Once we make it to the food stand I need you to hide and stay safe. Alright?" he sternly called after the speedster who once again got ahead of them.

Then suddenly as though on cue their small group was quickly approached by what appeared to be a small hopping mouse of some sort. Darkwing mentally cursed! 'Great just great!' he thought to himself. 'At the rate they were going with all of these interruptions Negaduck would have used the stolen credit card and be long gone by the time they reach his last destination,' Darkwing mentally complained. 'Also great more help! Wonderful! At this rate we'll have a full team for sure by the time we find my evil counterpart!' Unlike, Zazu, however, this mouse much like himself wore clothes; which looked very Australian like. This made the duck detective deduce that this mouse was Australian; which was only confirmed when the mouse spoke with his noticeable Australian accent. Ah an Australian mouse how interesting, the duck thought. However, Darkwing didn't much like the way the Australian mouse just butted in on their conversation the way he did. It felt very rude and intrusive to the duck. Plus, he seemed to be of the opinion that he was coming with. 'Oh I don't think so,' Darkwing thought as he mentally prepared himself to turn the mouse away.

Behind his mask, Darkwing narrowed his eyes at the mouse standing before him. "I'm sorry, but just who are you? And I hate to be rude, but we really don't have time for this! We're tracking down my evil counterpart!, Negaduck I have to find him and stop him before he can hurt anybody else! Oh and get back the credit card he apparently stole! The speedster here was the one who brought to my attention his latest evil deeds," Darkwing informed the Australian mouse.

Next the mouse further reiterated what both Dash and Zazu already told him about this supposed invisible barrier magically keeping them all trapped. He nodded. "Right. Well as I was trying to explain just prior to your arrival I don't want to believe that there is no possible way out! Surely there is a way to break the barrier. Just nobody's found a way yet, but that doesn't mean that such a way doesn't exist. Besides, I just can't stay around here all day! I gotta get back home as soon as possible! My daughter needs me," he rather stubbornly informed the mouse refusing to give up!

[Spot]

{Introducing something for them to do after Dash tells them they have nothing to do maybe and if we want }

Spot had begun his exploration by gnawing on one of the wooden posts of the bridge at the entrance to this part of the parks, just to see if there was anything interesting about or in it. There hadn't been.

So he moved on. Just generally exploring. This section was interesting, as all of the sections he'd seen thus far were. Slight differences in the hard ground they used and the poles and things about, as well as the very elaborate dwellings of the type dinosaurs made, but which seemed to be the product of his own kind!

Or these odd, brightly clothed ones that didn't speak well.

Spot still liked them for all that. And was not so savage as to steal, outright, from a younger child of his own species...but fair play was fair play in his survivalist world he'd still been growing up in...

The corn (that even from here didn't smell like corn, no) dropped from a covered conveyance Spot had seen kids a bit younger than him use and the mother picked it up and handed it back. Spot watched.

Ok...if he was clumsy enough to...yes! He dropped it again! That meant Spot was fully within his scavenging rights to swoop in and grab it! He did so! Knowing he had to keep moving and so ignoring the mother and child's screech and scampering up a nearby tree to investigate the odd corn.

As he'd already thought, it wasn't food. When he ripped it with his teeth, white fluff that tasted bad came out. Spot spat it out, and investigated further with his fingers. Pulling out more of the white stuff and watching it float down. He giggled. Ok it wasn't edible, but it was fun!

Laughing, Spot played with his interesting new toy, raining the fluff down on himself and from the tree branch.

[Dash Parr]

"Why, what would you do in a situation if say the vile villain you are fighting somehow zapped you of your powers leaving you with nothing but your wits? What would your plan be to defeat the villain then?"

The question, and the super-duck's point about being able to work without powers, both were not bad points, and Dash did think over it. "Well...I'm still small...I guess I'd slip past them and then shut off whatever was cutting off my powers, for an example". They could take away his super-speed but he'd probably still be a super quick thinker, able to outwit the villains...or so he thought.

"Who's Batman? Did...did he happen to follow you into this world? I'd very much like to meet him. He sounds awesome! Is he half bat/half human by chance with the power of echolocation and flight? Does he have bat wings too?"

"No, he's just called Batman because he dresses in black and works at night. He has a TV show and...well he doesn't show up on the list of actual Supers we know, but...I think he's still an actual person, just more in hiding than we are!". Dash was convinced the "fictional" superheroes, who put out movies he could watch, were still real people, just hadn't registered with Dicker so he didn't know about them; and it was pretty smart actually, 'cause then even Syndrome and the other baddies couldn't find them since they 'didn't even exist'.

As he brought up Jack-Jack, Darkwing seemed stunned a baby was on their team, though Dash would say he was the most powerful of all of them!

Both the duck and bird...and now a mouse went on about Dash's safety and since he was a kid fighting crime, and determining to 'keep an eye on him'. The Super boy sighed, "You all three sound like my mom", he complained, "And yes, she knows, and the baby's family too. We do this all the time, with our parent's permission so...it's ok", he avoided outright saying both parents were just one set and superheroes too.

Zazu explained that even flight couldn't break the barrier. Dash nodded along with the point, even as Darkwing asked about Jack-Jack's portal hopping ability. If only that was useful! Dash had thought of it too, but sadly it was not.

"No, it's the only time I've seen it not work for him. No one, not even him, a portal hopping baby, can leave the parks without the parks deciding to let them, same as they zapped us here. I mean, it could be a person, but we haven't found out clues about them if it is".

As they made their way along, Dash got thoughtful, then paused and turned back. "Ok...I have a confession...I never saw Negaduck steal an old lady's card, just my friend's, I was...testing if you'd know that, if you were Negaduck, and your patience, since I figured if you were a Super you would...not mind what I just told you?", he smiled hopefully.

"Anyway...", the rest of what Dash went to say was cut off by a cry.

"Stop thief! He's got my son's toy!". Perhaps a bit over the top an accusation and reaction, or perhaps not, since said mother no doubt knew the trouble she was in for if her son lost his prized toy. Already the kid in the stroller was starting to wail.

Dash glanced around. "There!", he spotted...something leaving the area and scampering up a tree. Dash zoomed over to peer up at it. "I--it's a...wild boy?", he half asked, not sure if he was seeing what he thought.

The boy sat on a limb, demolishing a plush corn. What kind of kid's favorite toy was a plush corn?!

Dash dodged another bit of fluff, "Hey! Stop that!", he called up, and debated the best way to go about getting the plush back. Though...

"It's already a lot broken...", he muttered to the group with him, "Maybe the heroic thing is to just buy her another one?". Easy suggestion for the kid with no money to suggest to the adults, maybe, but...it also didn't seem the heroic thing to not at least try.

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"Not by yourself, mate,"

A smile came upon Zazu's beak. "Oh! Of course Jake. We work best as partners, and yes... we do need to work on our response time." he said officially. He turned to Darkwing. "I appreciate that you are quick to analyze situations... if only you stopped to do so before uh..." he gestured toward where Darkwing had gotten into trouble with his wing.

"What do you even mean by types like me?"

"The 'Shoot first, ask questions later' type." Zazu rolled his eyes. "Reckless, is what you are."

"Fighting crime is no place for young, inexperienced children! Only experienced adults should fight crime,"

The mouthy hornbill would nod along with Darkwing, but... always offering counter-points! "Where I come from we don't always have that luxury. Cubs taking on fully grown beasts... especially the reckless prince we had... oh boy..." he shook his head.

"Well, if your conscience demands it then feel free to tag along. Just remember to be careful and keep out of sight. This Negaduck guy is no pushover! He's as insane as he is dangerous,"

"I would hate to see hurt befalling anyone, and one of my skills is being the eye in the sky..." he smirks, fully taking that invitation.

"I just can't stay around here all day! I gotta get back home as soon as possible! My daughter needs me,"

Zazu lowered his head... that was simply a sad thought, worrying about one's loved ones in such a way.

"You all three sound like my mom", he complained, "And yes, she knows, and the baby's family too. We do this all the time, with our parent's permission so...it's ok",

"Err, well sorry... I have a habit of taking that... role." he rubbed behind his head, "If your mother approves then I shall scold her instead of you" he said, not... entirely appropraite but it got the bird off the boy's back. His attention was quickly grabbed by the destructive... child? "Heroic? If we were making reperations... yes." he inspected the fluff, "We had no involvement, the kind thing to do would be er..." then pondered. "To console the child?" he said, looking over. "And ensuring the wild one doesn't... continue this behavior..." he looked first to them, then to Darkwing. "Which will you try your wing at?" he asked, thinking himself clever to offer it as a challenge. "Comfort or discipline?" He looked toward the victim, and the perpetrator, respectively.

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Honestly, Darkwing had to admit that he was half-expecting the little energetic speedster to struggle with a response to his valid question. So when the opposite occurred the purple costumed duck was indeed surprised by the speed and efficiency of Dash's answer. The speed of Dash's answer certainly was enough to impress and surprise Darkwing. 'So not only does he move super fast, but he also thinks super quick too. Interesting... Might need to either come up with even tougher questions or just forget the whole thing,' the frustrated duck thought to himself. In fact, Dash's quick wit kind of reminded Darkwing of Gosalyn's just a little bit except way less snarky and less sarcastic; which the duck superhero appreciated. Still, he had a lot to say in response.



"Shut off? Hey, you can't just..." Darkwing began in an almost whiny tone. Realizing how he sounded, the masked duck cleared his throat and continued in a much more professional tone. "Very well... While I do admire the speed in which you came up with that answer, what if their ability to drain your super speed did not come from any machine, but from themselves? As in what if you come across an evil super with the ability to negate the powers of others? As a hero with powers it is doubly important for you to be prepared for all kinds of scenarios even the ones that are unlikely to ever happen such as that hypothetical scenario I just gave you with the evil power stealing super. So again I ask what would you do against such a powerful foe?" 'Haha, now let's see him come up with an equally quick answer to that,' Darkwing thought with a slight smirk just hoping that his revised question would be enough to trip the speedster up.



Darkwing couldn't help sighing in disappointment that this Batman guy was just some fictional television hero rather than a real one. Equally disappointing he didn't even have any super cool bat related powers to go with his namesake. 'What a missed opportunity for the writers and show creators to not give the superhero character, Batman bat related abilities,' Darkwing thought with a disappointed sigh.



"Oh you just mean some random television hero who goes on fictional adventures, right? But you think he's real? What...what makes you so sure that he is real and if he is then maybe he just doesn't want to be found by anyone. Could be he has a very good reason to remain in hiding. Maybe he's worried about endangering his loved ones and he doesn't want to risk enemies finding him. Something that I can certainly relate to," the duck detective deduced with a shrug of his shoulders.



The kid then went on to complain how himself and the other two were acting like his mom. As though that were somehow a bad thing. The mighty mallard quirked an eyebrow at the kid from behind his mask. The kid then went on to say that they are there with their parent's permission and it certainly sounded like that the baby was Dash's baby brother. Darkwing only sighed at that. The costumed duck honestly wasn't sure what to think. But if their parents truly knew of their hero activities even giving them permission to do so then there really wasn't a whole lot he could do about it. He didn't even know the boy, so he knew he had no say in the matter. Darkwing knew only all too well what it was like having some busybody trying to tell him how to raise his daughter and he hated it, so he wasn't about to do the same to someone else. Least he could do was make sure the kid got back home or to his parents okay. Surely, he could do that much without anyone getting mad and annoyed at him.



"You say that like it's a bad thing. Well excuse me for worrying over your safety and that of your baby brother's! And...and for the last time will you please slow down? Now just look at you! You're a mess! all that running around made your hair go out of place and now you got grass stains all over your uniform. Just what will your mother say if you were to go back home looking like a total wreck?" Darkwing scolded the young energetic speedster. He then stopped upon realizing just how much of a father he acted just then. "Okay, okay I get it already! So I'm a bit overprotective. So what? At least I care," the duck in purple admitted firmly crossing his arms.



Dash then went on to explain that not even his teleporting baby brother could use his teleportation to escape the parks; which just made the frustrated duck groan. "Okay, so teleporting and flying are both off the cards. So no use in trying those ways again. But maybe there is a possible third option. Do you by chance know if this crazy theme park has a time machine on display somewhere? If we had a time machine maybe we could use it to go back in time to get back to our respective worlds. What do you think?" he asked their small group.

"I appreciate that you are quick to analyze situations... if only you stopped to do so before uh..."

Nodding Darkwing just sighed at Zazu. "Yeah, I'll be sure to keep that in mind," the masked duck assured the annoying busybody hornbill. He then sighed some more as the little bird went on to accuse him of being reckless. "Yeah, well as a hero I kind of have to be reckless. If I weren't reckless how else would the day be saved?" Darkwing questioned failing to acknowledge the day could still be saved just maybe not as easily. Thankfully, the little hornbill seemed to agree with him on his whole, only adults should fight crime, bit at least; which was enough to make the masked crimwfighter smile. Though he was not sure what to make of Zazu's story of how the youngsters of his world had to fight fully grown animals. The duck was just grateful that just was not the case back home in St. Canard. He swore he would protect his daughter from everything bad for as long as he could.




Darkwing then frowned at Dash's confession at having not actually seen Negaduck stealing anything just now. But still, his arch-nemesis did steal from someone since the boy had witnessed it. Still, the superhero duck did not like how the speedster practically cried wolf just then. Someone could have needed his help for real and here he is wandering about aimlessly with a mischievous speedster wasting time instead! Seething at the boy his hands clenched into tight fists. But not wanting the kid to think him Negaduck he did his best to control his temper. Instead, he gestured at the boy to come closer to him with his finger in a similar manner than he does to Gosalyn whenever he got mad at her. "Dash, has anybody ever told you the story about the little speedster who cried wolf? Well, it didn't end well for him and another thing...!" the masked duck warned through clenched teeth before also being interrupted by a sharp cry coming from nearby.



Hearing the woman's cry for help, Darkwing looked over to her in time to notice her kid in her stroller starting to cry. The heroic duck was about to go over and see what the deal was when Dash ran ahead of their little group and stopped in front of a tree. The speedster then cried, 'wild boy.' Naturally, after having just confessed to crying 'wolf' Darkwing had a tough time believing Dash's claims of there being a wild boy hiding out in a tree. With an irritated eyeroll and an annoyed sigh, Darkwing slowly made his way ran over there grumbling to see Dash's 'wild boy' for himself. "Come on Dash there's no..." the masked duck began only for a bit of the toy's stuffing to fall and land on top of his brimmed hat as well as all around him. "Huh? Okay, so either it's raining stuffed toy fluff or the toy thief really is up there?" he asked aloud although he did not expect anyone to answer. After looking up he saw that Dash had been telling the truth this time. The duck could hardly believe his eyes! There really was a wild boy hiding up in the tree. Some of the toy's stuffing had unceremoniously landed in Darkwing's mouth causing the costumed duck to spit it out.



He watched as the speedster ran around the tree dodging the stuffing. "Dash, I think I am prepared to believe you now," he said as he dusted the toy's fluff off his brimmed hat. At Dash's comment that the stuffed corn was already destroyed, Darkwing just nodded. "So, I've noticed..." he said as he put his brimmed hat back on. He sighed as Dash's suggestion that one of them buy the victim's mother a new stuffed corn. Seriously, what kind of kid has a stuffed corn as a favorite toy? 'Definitely a weird choice,' the heroic duck thought. But yeah, Dash's suggestion of how they should proceed didn't really surprise Darkwing in the least. Being a young kid he likely didn't fully understand the value of hard earned money. If anyone of their group was going to buy the victim a replacement it would more than likely end up being him.



Zazu was the next one to ask what they should do. As much as Darkwing liked being in charge he hated how the pressure of what they should do next was now all on him. Thankfully, this was just a toy and nobody was hurt, so to the duck it wasn't really a big deal or a huge travesty or anything like that. Well maybe to the victim's mother it seemed a travesty, but that was besides the point...



"Well actually I did have this one thought. Everyone gather around and I'll let you in on my idea," he told them mainly because he did not want the kid up in the tree overhearing his plans. Darkwing didn't know if the wild kid could understand him or not, but the duck was not taking any chances.



"So anyway, here's my thought, we need to try our...hands at...negative reinforcement," he began unsure if the others understood negative reinforcement. He then took a deep breath before continuing. "Hey look no matter what happens we cannot allow that wild human boy keep the er remains of the rightful owner's toy and there's a reason for this. Yes, I realize that there's not much left of the toy, but we won't be doing the wild child any favors if we just let him keep it. Letting him keep it sends the wrong message. If we let him get away with this he's just going to do it again thinking that he will continue to get away with this sort of thing while under the belief that nobody cares enough to stop him. He would no doubt grow up spoiled thinking that he can just run around doing whatever he wants with no negative consequences of his actions. As heroes we cannot allow that to happen! Oh and once we get the toy's remains we need to make a point by returning it to the rightful owner and we need to make sure our young perp is watching otherwise it won't be effective. So does everybody understand the plan?"



After explaining his plan, Darkwing headed back over to the tree and pulled out his gas gun. He then shot his grappling hook at one of the tree's branches skillfully swinging himself up into the tree branch where the wild boy sat. Not wanting to scare the kid, Darkwing smiled at him. "Hey there kiddo! Sorry to bother you, but I do believe you have something that does not belong to you and I'm going to need you to be a good little boy and hand it over," Darkwing informed the wild child in a parental tone. He held out his free hand expectantly.

[Dash Parr]

"Where I come from we don't always have that luxury. Cubs taking on fully grown beasts... especially the reckless prince we had... oh boy..."

Dash glanced back over to the bird, Zazu, as he said this. "You let your prince fight crime? That sounds amazing!".

Darkwing was not satisfied with his answer about shutting off the machine and had another challenge, not that Dash minded. He did have to be prepared for these situations, though he thought he could answer this next one too.

"As in what if you come across an evil super with the ability to negate the powers of others? As a hero with powers it is doubly important for you to be prepared for all kinds of scenarios even the ones that are unlikely to ever happen such as that hypothetical scenario I just gave you with the evil power stealing super. So again I ask what would you do against such a powerful foe?"

"No machine it's just him?", Dash clarified but still had an answer ready on the tip of his tongue, "Machine, Super-Villain themselves, I still move so fast they couldn't get to me and I'd probably just tie them up, of if my dad was there he'd punch them out, he's good at that".

"Oh you just mean some random television hero who goes on fictional adventures, right? But you think he's real? What...what makes you so sure that he is real and if he is then maybe he just doesn't want to be found by anyone. Could be he has a very good reason to remain in hiding. Maybe he's worried about endangering his loved ones and he doesn't want to risk enemies finding him. Something that I can certainly relate to,"

"Yeah I thought of that", Dash admitted, "And, I dunno, I always thought maybe he still was real, and he just got a TV deal which worked to both tell people about him and make it look like he wasn't real and was just a made up Super. Reverse Psychosis, ya know?".

Uh oh, he had slipped that Jack-Jack was his brother, oh well, maybe it would still be alright...

Again, a part of Dash figured people had to sort of know that already. He paused as Darkwing started brushing him off sort of like his mom or dad would do, and this last stung since...his dad wasn't here. "Yeah, uh...no problem". Dash quickly moved on.

"Do you by chance know if this crazy theme park has a time machine on display somewhere? If we had a time machine maybe we could use it to go back in time to get back to our respective worlds. What do you think?"

"Hmm...I don't know if they do, but we could ask!", Dash agreed, and...hey that just might work!

Darkwing acted like an annoyed Super and possibly parent when Dash told him, and the boy guessed he couldn't fault him for that. No, he had already decided he was good and not that other duck, and it was good of Darkwing not to be too mad about it.

What wasn't good of him was not believing when Dash pointed out the kid with the toy.

"Huh? Okay, so either it's raining stuffed toy fluff or the toy thief really is up there?"

"Of course he's really up there, why would I make that up?", Dash asked. Yes, he had lied, but for a purpose and test; and that was done now. Dash didn't get the flow of consequences Darkwing was trying to explain.

"Dash, I think I am prepared to believe you now,"

Crossed arms and that knowing kid look were the boy's only response, but he quickly shrugged it off. Now, to the business of what to do about it...

Darkwing pulled them into a huddle. Dash tried to keep his eye on the wild boy while listening. He hadn't thought about the boy continuing to do such later on. "I...guess that makes sense", he admitted. He almost followed Darkwing over to the tree, but noticed the woman still looking distraught.

He zipped over to her. "Uh don't worry Ma'am, we're working on it" he smiled.

[Spot]

This was the most fun Spot had had in a while! He pulled some more fluff and sent it raining down, before movement at the base of the tree drew his attention. He paused and glanced down, righting himself back to all fours and jumping back along the branch as the...whatever it was shot up and hooked on the branch.

He backed up, growling low and blinked confused at the large duck that hauled himself to the branch with the strange metal object.

"Hey there kiddo! Sorry to bother you, but I do believe you have something that does not belong to you and I'm going to need you to be a good little boy and hand it over,"

Spot tilted his head this way and that, glancing at the duck's outstretched hand. Well, if he was offering...

The boy lunged forward and bit Darkwing's hand, or wing as he thought of it and gave an experimental tug, using that presence of mind of all predators and ready to leap back at a moment's notice.

In fact it was obvious this duck was too large to turn into a meal, and he dressed and spoke like the other humans about, still Spot wasn't picky enough to just let the offer go, and when it was all but requested in his terms and such. The stuffed corn (and most of the rest of it's fluff) tumbled down from the tree.

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Zazu listened to Darkwing, he did have a good head on him with all his questions of Dash's super-speed. The bird was the type to accept amazing things from all his years, but to analyze them to the extent the duck was, he figured there was some truth to him being a superhero as he claimed. True to form, he said no such nice things about the duck to his face. "You sure ask long-winded questions." he said. "Though questions are good."

"Machine, Super-Villain themselves, I still move so fast they couldn't get to me and I'd probably just tie them up, of if my dad was there he'd punch them out, he's good at that".

Dash's answers reminded him of what Kion's friend would say of Kion's Roar, he was a little like both. "The duck does have a point, you ought to think about how to use your speed better, and not depend on it being powerful on its own."

On the subject of Batman, Zazu chipped in. "We had a er, fake hero where I came from. He ended up becoming a real one. Perhaps this Batman has done the same? Perhaps under a new identity."

"Do you by chance know if this crazy theme park has a time machine on display somewhere? If we had a time machine maybe we could use it to go back in time to get back to our respective worlds. What do you think?"

While Zazu could roll with superpowers, and costumed crusaders, caped or otherwise, and ducks that walk like men... He had to draw the line somewhere. "A time machine? Really? 'If we had a time machine' of all the cock-a-doodle ideas I've ever heard! There's so many reasons that both couldn't exist or work!" he squawked. "If we had a time machine..." he shook his head as he grumbled. "I was starting to change my mind about you but... a time machine..."

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Jake listened and watched at the on-going conversation. And the attempt to get the toy back from the...feral child? He was more like a caveman yet acting like a dog. Jake might have to keep this one in mind. But their attempts were not really working. The kangaroo mouse just rolled his eyes and smiled as he watched the antics. He'd give it a bit before he does his own attempt.

The kid mentioned about using speed a lot, and the others did say how he should use it in ways that's not running around, "They have a point. Can't always rely on the same strategy. Sometimes, you need to think of new ideas on the fly. To fight using wits, instead of powers. I should know. I do it all the time, considering my small size."

And then the duck, Darkwing, asked about a time machine. Jake would shrug as he soon spoke, "Not real ones, mate. There is an attraction in Animal Kingdom that has time travel involved. Spaceship Earth involves it as a narrative to show how communications through time was developed. And from what I know, there is another ride being developed in Epcot. Don't know what it's about, but it might also involve time travel...."

He would then rub his chin, "Come to think of it though, considering the reports of magic behaving in strange ways, it might be possible. There are portals connecting the various parks around the world, and sometimes things just...change when you enter an attraction. I don't know how to describe it. I myself haven't experienced it." 

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In response to Zazu's mention of lion cubs endangering themselves fighting against creatures much larger than themselves Darkwing really felt the need to intervene by saying something. Dash's claims of how amazing it sounded did nothing to curb the father half of the superhero duck. "Amazing? Ha! More like risky and unbelievably irresponsible! I'm telling ya a million and one things could go wrong letting children fight especially ones of royal blood. They could get hurt, kidnapped, or worse killed in the fight! Really now Zazu, have you no one better equipped to take on such dangers in your world?" he corrected the ambitious speedster and inquired the bird, arms firmly crossed.


The cocky speedster's response to Darkwing's next challenge left the superhero duck even more stunned than he was to the speedster's previous answer. He could hardly believe the answer Dash had provided him. It was just so simple that the analytical duck could hardly stand it! It was enough to make Darkwing's eyes twitch. "But Dash what if they still manage to drain you of your powers before you can do any of that and before your dad can knock them out? You really oughta think this more through," Darkwing scolded in a parental tone. He smiled when the others backed him up on this. Clearly he wasn't the only one who worried about the speedster being too overly reliant on his powers.


Darkwing nodded at the adorable little mouse. "I do see your small size coming in handy! Jake was it? You must be able to avoid enemy detection often and able to gain access to secret areas that others can't. Very useful," Darkwing complimented in an excitable tone.

"You sure ask long-winded questions."

Once again Zazu apparently found it necessary to provide his very own commentary; which caused the purple costumed duck to sigh a tired sigh. "But of course I do! It comes with the territory of being a master detective," he rather proudly pointed out.


On the subject of Batman, Darkwing once again became excited. After listening to Dash's explanation the duck detective only nodded. "Hm, yes sounds probable enough I suppose," he thoughtfully agreed in a musing tone.


The hornbill's mere mentioning of the existence of fake heroes in his world was enough for Darkwing's blood to boil and for his blood pressure to rise. "Eh, fake heroes always did annoy me! They have the terrible talented tendency to make us real heroes look bad! It's even worse when they try to make decent, honorable hardworking citizens pay them for their phony hero services. Did this fake hero of yours ever do something like that?" Darkwing asked the little hornbill amidst his little rant. "I must admit, I myself have never ran into such a fake hero, but I have heard about them. I tell ya there's nothing worse than a phony bologna hero who takes credit away from us real heroes."


In response to Dash's suggestion that they ask someone where they store the local time machines, Darkwing nodded. "We could, yes. but even better we could maybe even find one on the map ourselves. Remember Dash, a good hero is self-reliant. He or she does not rely on the help of others. Instead, they have the ingenuity to help themselves," Darkwing explained trying his best to share some of his own heroic wisdom with the cocky speedster. He hoped Dash would at least listen to him. "Say, you don't happen to have one such tourist map on you by chance, do you?" he asked Dash. Wondering if Jake happened to have a map on hand he glanced over at him. Of course being a mouse his map would be really small and perhaps even too small to read.


While both Dash and Jake seemed to believe in the existence in time machines for some reason the annoying little hornbill did not. Darkwing wasn't sure why Zazu thought a time machine too unbelievable! Annoyed that Zazu dared to have the audacity to question him in a mocking tone, Darkwing glared at him. "What do you mean time machines can't exist or work? I'll have you know pal that time machines very much do exist and they work too. They exist in my world anyway! Then again thus far only the government has access to it, so ordinary citizens don't know about them just yet, but still... they both exist and work. I uh operated one once and witnessed it work with my own eyes! It was what you would call a real eye opening experience for me," Darkwing vehemently corrected revealing his own personal experience going back in time using SHUSH's time machine. He deliberately left out the fact that one of his many enemies, the fiendish, lunatic toymaker, Quackerjack somehow constructed his own time machine that he called, the time top. He saw no reason to mention that freak's time machine. And besides nobody would believe him about it anyway or want to, so Darkwing saw no use in talking about it.


When Jake mentioned that the time machines of this world were only rides and attractions, Darkwing expressed his disappointment. "Oh they're only rides here? Well, that's majorly disappointing!" Still, he refused to be so easily defeated! He wasn't about to give up! In fact, as far as he knew, Darkwing Duck didn't know the meaning of the words, 'give up!' No, he was going to find a way out of this loony theme park and back to St. Canard even if it meant building a time machine himself from scratch!


Jake piqued his interest when he mentioned that the park's magic causes various things within the park to constantly change. "Oh really? You don't say! Interesting... I will definitely keep that in mind. Thank you for pointing that out to me."


Unsurprisingly, Dash complained that the purple costumed duck didn't initially believe him about the wild boy up in the tree. Darkwing with clenched fists only sighed in frustration. "Well because you... Oh nevermind! Just pick up the toy's insides while I handle this troublesome tiny tyke myself," he ordered before he launched himself up into the tree with the tiny terror.


Once high up in the tree with the wild boy, Darkwing only half expected the primitive acting child to do what he asked. Call it a hunch or hero's intuition, but part of Darkwing rather figured that the wild child was not going to cooperate with him and hand over the toy's remains.


Still, the hero did not expect what happened next. Instead, of handing over the toy's remains as asked the primitive boy decided to take a large bite out of the duck's outstretched hand causing the rather surprised superhero duck to yell out in pain and jump several feet into the air before an upper tree branch sent him crashing back down to the wild boy's branch. With the kid still clinging to his hand much like a ravenous piranha Darkwing shook his hand in a desperation to get him off. "Get him off me! Get him off!" Darkwing shouted in a tone similar to that of his archenemy's. But he himself didn't notice his voice crack as he was kind of distracted at the moment. Once the kid rolled off him, he glared. "What are you nuts?" he questioned half forgetting that kid probably wouldn't understand him anyway. His voice then went back to normal. "Just what were you thinking biting me like that, huh? Do I look like food to you?" he further questioned hoping to get some kind of response out of the crazy kid.


"No wait, don't answer that! I'm pretty sure I already know the answer. You obviously don't understand anything! You probably don't even know what I am saying right now, do you?" But one look at the quizzed look the small primitive boy was giving him told the duck everything he needed to know. "Annnnd of course you don't! Well, it doesn't matter if you can understand me or not! Read my beak, I am not happy with you and they down there are not happy with you!" he informed the kid pointing at the despondent mother and child down below them. He made sure the crazy kid was watching him point to make it all the more effective. "And do you want to know why? It's because you stole that little boy's toy and you really trashed it!" he reminded the primitive kid picking up a piece of the toy's stuffing from the branch and holding it up for the little boy to see with the hopes of getting him to understand why everybody was mad at him.


"Well, it doesn't matter if you completely demolished it or not, you are still going to apologize. Now you march down this tree right now little mister and tell that family you are sorry and that you promise to never do it again. And make it right by giving the little boy a piece of his toy's stuffing," he ordered by making a climbing down the tree gesture and pointing at the ground. He then handed the little boy some of the stuffing to take back down with him. Watching him, Darkwing hoped the little boy got the gist of what he was trying to tell him.


He then glanced down at his left hand where the wild boy bit him and grimaced. He was definitely going to need some shots after this caper and not to mention he'll need to pile on the disinfectant. "Well, I hope you are happy with yourself mister! Do you know what the penalty is for biting a world renowned crimefighter such as myself and possibly infecting me with who knows what? For your sake you had better not have rabies," Darkwing scolded using the same parental tone of voice he would on any troublemaking kid.


'I suppose until I can get this properly taken care of this disinfectant will have to do,' the well-prepared duck told himself as he reached into one of his many pockets and pulled out a bottle of disinfectant. Grumbling under his breath he poured a bunch of it onto his bite. He then peered down from the tree towards the others who were no doubt staring at him by now. "He bit me! Can you believe it?" he called down to the small group in an inconvenienced tone.

[Dash Parr]

Dash kind of thought Batman was real, but didn't say so. He probably wanted to be thought just a tv show character that way he could tell his story but still remain safely hidden. It wasn't a bad plan.

They still wanted him to defend what he would do if they had drained his power and Dad hadn't beat them up yet. Unlikely, but ok, he would go along. He thought, "Hmm...I guess I'd have to tie them up before they did that", he seemed to still not be taking their points, though really how could he think of everything that could happen?!

"Ooh, or in a cartoon one time the hero was tied up and all normal powered and he got the bad guys to argue so he could get away. I could do that".

"But of course I do! It comes with the territory of being a master detective,"

"Ooh we have a mouse one of those too!", Dash commented but didn't elaborate.

He looked thoughtful as Darking asked about a map. "Hmm...I think I know where they keep them". He zoomed off to check, coming back with two park maps and handing them to Darkwing.

The time machine apparently wasn't real. Pity.

Of course Darkwing didn't answer why he had doubted Dash, typical adult, but the boy gathered the fluff he could and took it back to the lady, waiting on Darkwing to come with the rest of the toy.

After a while, he felt like he had pulled all the funny faces he knew in trying to keep the woman and her child occupied! Well, ok, to occupy the kid, the woman obviously didn't care about his funny faces.

No, she just asked him, again, if they knew what they were doing.

"Yes Ma'am, we have it all under control", Dash assured, copying words he'd heard his parents say, and hoping they were true in this case!

A horrible yell interrupted and drew all three of their attention. The kid, distracted, pointed and laughed. Dash curbed a laugh as well. His suspicions had been raised a bit by that yell not sounding all that different than Negaduck, but he decided he still believed they were two people by all the other evidence before.

"I kind of can, he looks a bit wild", Dash called up, answering the perhaps rhetorical question.

[Spot]

Spot was used to clinging to difficult prey, and even if he had decided he probably wouldn't be making a meal out of this duck. Still, if just for his own safety after making the decision, he clung on through the trip up to the branch and back down.Once they were safely back on their original branch, in a matter of seconds, he let go and stepped back, spitting a few feathers to drift down after the fluff and scrunching his face as he decided the duck also didn't taste particularly good anyway.

He then tilted his head as it was obvious the dressed duck was upset (fair) and yet as he screamed in words the boy didn't understand, sounding like a lot of the other odd speaking human about.

This was obviously about the funny bit of corn though, as the duck picked up pieces and showed him, even pointing down the tree. Oh well, Spot had had his fun, if the boy wanted the fluff back (he actually did get the point and farther than even he thought he did) Spot would do so. He scampered down and even scooped some of the other fluff from the ground, walking over and handing it out to the boy in the stroller.

The child looked at the fluff then wailed harder. Spot leapt back and then, turning, actually glared at the duck like See?. He gave a sharp bark of his own scolding to the duck then rushed off.

{Exit Spot unless someone catches him or such}

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The hornbill narrowed his eyes, "Sorry that we don't have the luxury of coddling our children. We have had t learn the hard way that everyone, even the little ones, must learn at least self-defense... and that it is a very good thing to have them capable of protecting others. Without Kion and his Lion Guard we never would have recovered after Scar's reign!" he squawked. "The term superhero comes from having done heroic deeds, and I will not have you make a determination if Kion, Dash, or anyone is too young for the responsibility and honor."

Zazu rolled his eyes at Jake, "Of course magic is around and can do amazing things, but all things have rules.' he sighed, "At best you can make visions and illusions of the past... that is all.' he said sternly.

He then answered Darkwing. "An illusion is all you witnessed, convenient that it's a government secret, no one can ever prove it since you're government is in another world." he said. "How could you even keep a time machine secret? Just come back to when you needed it in the past after you discover it in the future." he said, sarcastically. If time... travel could exist then there would be no way to keep that a secret!"[/b] he said, full of logic while being totally wrong.

Zazu smirked when the boy bit Darkwing, definitely feeling the other bird deserved it. "I get you mean that in a deragtory way, but yes... he looks more monkey than man." he had no trouble with that, he preferred monkeys to men! He sighed as the child began crying. "Darkwing. Your heart is in the right place but maybe you are out of practice. Or out of your element." he rolled his eyes "Or just out of your bird-brain!"