Gathering: Take 18
The plan worked almost disgustingly well, mostly because we were able to time the assault for a moment when Magica De Spell was out of her volcano base leading some conjured goons in seizing resources she had need of. We were able to crash the ship into the magma, and ride the shockwave out with Felicia easily. She seems to be similarly minded as far as adventure to myself, Gosalyn, and the Duckberg triplets.
However, our end of the plan hit an unexpected snag. Apparently, DW's cape wasn't quite as sturdy as he believed it to be...
Gosalyn, Coco, and Felicia held one of the three corners of the cape, with Gosalyn clutching the neck with her hands while Coco and Felicia each clutched one of the bottom corners in their teeth, slowly riding the hot air down towards the water. Everything seemed to be working out perfectly as they slowly floated down.
Then a spiraling ember from the magmatic explosion fluttered down onto the top of the cape, burning a hole through it that set the trio to plummeting far too fast.
"What now?" Gosalyn demanded fearfully. "We're going too fast to hit land or water safely with a toddler!"
"Slight change of plans!" Coco spoke up after shifting her grip on the corner of the cape, hoping one hoof would be enough to maintain the grip. "Here's hoping this works!" Swinging the Staff of Moonfire over, she pressed it against Felicia's charm collar before swinging it down towards the water. As she'd hoped, a sphere of magic shot into the water below. "I hope that did what I wanted it to-"
A sudden plume of water shot up beneath them, gently wrapping around the trio and slowing their descent as Mrs. Ruby rose out of it, catching the trio on her belly as she wrapped little Felicia in her arms. "Ah, my little chile, you're safe now! Mama's got you!" She snuggled the child happily, the picture of motherly joy as she slowly descended with the group back into the water.
Gosalyn managed to surface easily, quickly supporting Coco as she struggled in the water...only for the effort to quickly prove superfluous as Mrs. Ruby's tail lifted them both out of the water.
"Coco! You came and save mah little girl!" She quickly pulled Coco into a tight hug. "What ever were ya doin' here in St. Canard, anyway? Ah see ya made friends with Darkwing's little sidekick."
Coco smiled. "Bumped into Muggshot in Holland," Coco explained. "He mentioned you were here, so we came and looked you up. Didn't really like Magica, though."
"Ah yes, that old hag..." Mrs. Ruby's eyes narrowed darkly. With a quick lash of her tail, a huge lily pad took shape, where she set the trio down. "Excuse me a moment..." Turning to the artificial volcano, she slammed her hands down on the side of it and shouted something in a language Coco didn't know.
The volcano began to shake and crumble...and then explode outward, sending hunks of rock all across the bay, leaving only a solid piece of land with a hole in the middle. Sly, Darkwing, Murray, and Launchpad stood there, staring around in shock. "Well...that's one way for a plan to go all to pieces," Launchpad observed idly, chuckling slightly.
With Magica's base destroyed and Mrs. Ruby's support withdrawn, her chances of overthrowing Morgana were completely wiped out. We were free to leave the city without further activity. Much to our surprise, Mrs. Ruby was bound and determined to pay us back for saving Felicia. While Darkwing refused any such repayment - apparently, he'd be getting all he needed from Morgana later, according to Gosalyn - Uncle Bentley did point out that the mission to the Cooper Vault did call for an underwater specialist...
Mrs. Ruby and Guru quickly began an intense discussion regarding what happened to me in Australia. I quickly decided I wasn't really eager to listen, and instead made my way to a rooftop to think. I had something important on my mind...
...and some unexpected company...
Finding the vantage point she was looking for, Coco settled down with cane in hooves to stare out across the city, looking right at the Mallard residence where it sat innocuously in the residential district. No one would guess it was the home of St. Canard's most infamous, most successful super hero...unless they had half a brain.
"I don't get it," she murmured finally. "I mean...I'm happy they're okay and no one's tried to attack them...but why not? It's so obvious! Are the villains in this city just that stupid? Or...is there something I'm missing?"
"I can fill in the pieces if you want," a dark, menacing voice echoed over the rooftop.
Coco spun around, instinct calling the Mask of Dark Earth and the Staff of Moonfire to her for protection. Standing in the middle of the rooftop was a duck who could easily pass as Darkwing's brother, garbed in a yellow outfit with a red hat. With the way the light shone on him, his outfit took on a slight orange tinge. She shivered in fear, realizing this was the one Scrooge had warned her about...and she'd managed to deduce his name. "...Negaduck..."
Negaduck grinned widely. "Well, well, well...my reputation precedes me, despite all the effort I went to to ensure it didn't. I'm impressed." He slowly walked forward, pausing when Coco lifted her Staff defensively. "Oh, put those away. I'm not here to hurt you...this time." He suddenly pulled a chainsaw out of nowhere. "Not that you could stop me if I wanted to, could you?"
Coco felt true fear grip her heart. She could see the magical aura linking Negaduck and his weapon. While most would only see a chainsaw, and those with some connection to magic could sense it was more than just metal, through the eyes of the Mask of Dark Earth Coco could recognize the weapon for what it was...a Reaper's Scythe. And it was bound to Negaduck.
"I'm so glad we understand each other," Negaduck chuckled darkly. He moved to the edge of the rooftop. "But like I said, I'm not here to hurt you. I'm here to answer questions. You were wondering why Darkwing and his little family have never been attacked in their home, what's been protecting them." He turned and smirked at her. "You're looking at him."
Coco blinked, stunned. "Ex...cuse me?"
"I knew from the moment I faced off against Darkwing the first time that he was Drake Mallard," Negaduck explained. "Knew where he lived, knew who his family was, knew who his friends were. After all...the same all applies to me. In another timeline, I'm what he would have become. And now I intend to take this city, and my cruel legend will eclipse his dark one."
"Then why not go after Drake Mallard?" Coco asked curiously.
"Because killing Drake Mallard would mean nothing," Negaduck responded flatly. "He's a civilian. I can kill hundreds of civilians. No, I intend to kill Darkwing, kill the legend, and thus eclipse it. Which is why I make sure no one ever tries to unmask him...and no one targets that family. All the criminals in town know not to cross me, and attacking that family is - for some reason they don't know - something that will make me very, very cross." He grinned wickedly. "So they're safe in their home, free to run away from me whenever they want...because whenever the masks go on, I will hunt them down. So be careful of masks...they're often worth more to those like me than the one wearing it." With that, he let himself fall backwards off the rooftop.
Coco rushed to the edge, only to see no sign of him. A terrified whimper barely escaped her throat as she dashed madly back to the hideout.
...I had nightmares about that guy for the entire trip to look up The Panda King, who Uncle Bentley picked to be our ballistics expert for the job...
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So.....Negaduck is scary......
.....Negaduck is really scary......
.......and he is a mirror to Bane from Batman.......he knows the hero's secret identity, but wants to kill the legend, not the civilian...
.....I'm with Coco on this one.
And that is TRUE evil.
No need to kill tousends just to prove how evil they are.
They just are.
8194091 well, now that i know that.... if i met negaduck i would just nope on out of there with a shit trail following me
8194101 same.
Whoah... damn... that guy is scary, dat's some scary Bane like shit.
Good show.
8194091 Like I said, Negaduck is one of the darkest villains of Disney.
They REALLY should add him to Kingdom Hearts.
8194124 along with DW.
Does this mean Negaduck is Darkwing from another timeline?
Canard's is mispelled, Tats
Meanwhile, a fabulously camp and scarlet Reaper would be wondering where 'her' weapon is and what Sebas-chan would think...
Wait... is this canon? Or are you messing with histories again? Because, honestly, this makes far too much sense to me...
Negaduck, the alternate universe Drake Mallard. Something tells me this is going to be important later.
So the other duck is a beeping grim reaper no wonder no one messes with him
No yeah...I now know what true fear is.
Wait is Ruby taking Dimitri's place or is he still going to get some air time in this heist, and If she does what will that do to Thieves in time?
A Reaper's Scythe....
One of most dangerous weapons one can wield.... a genuine, True, Reaper's Scythe....
When bound to someone... no one else can wield it... unless under unique circumstances... which are very rare....
8194268 What series are Reapers Scythes from?
8194180 That's canon. Negaduck is the Drake Mallard of the Negaverse.
8194164 Definitely thought the same thing
8194153 Yes, that is the canon.
8194254 Good question.
8194312 and how would i know?
i got no clue
8194317 Not to mention his brother in Darkwing's idea of his origin story if the one EP explaining it is to be believed, barring that most of that origin would be overexaggerated by the guy 50 years in the future where he's a janitor at a Darkwing museum that hadn't had one in 50 years according to the Curator. Plus said origin is totally parodying Superman's and Ironically Megamind's since the exact scenario in the movie happened in a Darkwing EP first.
Negaduck might truly reap what he sows sooner or later but I fear when the mask comes undone it just might be the death of him.
8194180 sad butt true, Negad*ck is an alternate version of DW, mirror one, so he's basically an Evil, less bumbling looking version of DW...
and *yay*...! a reaper scythe... those things hurt hard...
...And now I'm expecting the finale for this one to involve Negaduck facing the Darkest Knight.
You sir, made me afraid of an old Disney cartoon villain.
Good job.
Mommy?
Talk about bringing down the house!
Understandably!
Negaduck is fucking scary.
Well, that explains a few things. Negaduck's 'power' as always been the ability to kill ANYTHING, even that which can't normally die. Wielding The Scythe would absolutely let him do that...
Aww... I'm a little sad that Dimitri won't join the gang but Ms Ruby is ok.
Negaduck is one scary guy. The thought he somehow has a reaper scythe is even scarier.
https://youtu.be/FVpoaiydvxQ
8194312 I think the chainsaw is specifically from the anime black butler, which could be a nod to Tats other story Yes, my lady.
The chainsaw in Black butler was wielded by (if I'm remembering this right) Jack the ripper
8196105 Yes and no on who wielded it, I can't remember that reaper's actual name but they were Jack the Ripper for the anime as well as a butler for another character by the name of something like Madam Red which was behind the Jack the Ripper incident, also coco's little companion has a counterpart in Yes, my Lady as well.
8196120 Yeah, don't remember the name of the reaper, i know
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Actually, when I decided to explain Negaduck's ability to kill anything by making his favorite killing weapon - the chainsaw - a Reaper's Scythe, I completely forgot that Grel Sutclif had that as his preferred Reaping tool.
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yay! Unintended references to other stories! And Manga/Anime! 
yay!
8196124 Thank you for the name that was going to drive me nuts especially since i'm to lazy to watch black butler again for a name
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I just googled the characters.
Thankfully THE NEGADUCK is not NEGATRONDUCK, that thing would have made life cease to exist entirely and it came from DW's dark half when it was split from his light side. It was basically the living destruction of everything when supercharged. Megavolt is kind of a wimp, but he created a crisis that almost destroyed the world.
Say what you will about about aternate universe Negaduck being the most evil villain ever and he is quite evil at that without needing an explanation, but Darkwing literally has the end of everything inside of him. You'd think with his two supercharged halves coming together from the Megavolt tronsplitter incident that Darkwing Duck would gain at least some super powers from that event. You have two godly entities fusing together and DW comes out of that completely normal? No ability to do strange things at all?
Knowing this, I can understand why THE NEGADUCK hasn't gained those god level abilities yet. He was actively working his way up to the Negatronduck's god of destruction powers and that is what is actually really scary about him. It is the fact that he might achieve those abilities without the tronsplitter through sheer force of will, stealing Quackerjack's insanity that one time doesn't even compare to that.
Does the fact that they have an underwater specialist now mean no pirate levels?
With all the old Disney cartoons you're adding in, it just occurred to me that the dog-fighting competition would've been a perfect opportunity to cameo some characters from Talespin. Although that might just overcomplicate things.
He's a 'Reverse Flash' from the old days.
Scary, Yes. Beatable, moneys on Darkwing.
DAMN YOU TATSUROU! NO DMITRI!!
I kid, I kid. He's just one more comic relief in a world that doesn't lack for that element.
I recently got to play PlayStation All Stars Battle Royal. My first pick was Sly Cooper... which is not my main next under Spike but over Sackboy.
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That and, let's be honest, if anyone winds up in Cape Suzette, it'll have to be Cloud Kicker or Flitter.
I am deffinantly rewatching Darkwing Duck now. My memories of watching the show (which i lovd) when it was first on just have NegaDuck as being another villian. I can't recall him being especially scary or overpowered. Apparently I am in the minority, so I must have missed a couple episodes or something.
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Great music video, thanks for posting it!