64 sparksChapter 8: Little Lady, Part Two
Negaduck calms down his daughter.
Nega-Launchpad was born Launchpad McQuack, but goes by Crasher or Crash.
OOC Negaduck continues!
Headcanon: All Negaversians have sharp teeth, that's why Negaduck has them when Darkwing doesn't.
It was a regular, boring old Sunday in the Warehouse Hideout. Negaduck was locked in his office, plotting, while the Four did whatever the quack they did when they weren't bothering him.
He was deeply engrossed in his schemes, uncaring of the outside world, until a sudden sound snapped him out of it. He could hear a little girl crying loudly, and for just a second he thought- but, no, it couldn't be. She was safe at home.
Still, the sound was annoying, and he had work to do. So he kicked open his office door, scowling "What the shell's going on he- Lynn?"
Lynn was sitting on the floor, crying, one of her pigtails hanging loose. Megadolt stood nearby, trying to calm her, the missing ribbon in his hand. Negaduck didn't exactly know what had happened, but he didn't care -- there was dirt on his daughter's ribbon, and someone was touching it.
He pushed Megavolt away, grabbing the ribbon, and snapped his fingers at Crasher -- what in the world was he doing here?! -- His sidekick pulled a packet of wipes out of his pocket, handing them over.
Negaduck crouched on the ground, meticulously cleaning the ribbon where Lynn could see it. "There, baby girl, no more germs. Come here and I'll fix up your hair, alright?"
"Y-you have to rebrush it, Papa." She sniffled, sitting in front of him. He took a comb from his own pocket, carefully curling the red hair before putting the ribbon back in. She smiled, hugging him.
"There, there, everything's alright." Negaduck knew he was being soft, could feel the Four's stares, but he'd never been able to be harsh with her. Especially not when was crying. He glanced at Crasher. "What are you even doing here?"
"The kid wanted ta see ya." Crasher shrugged, as unapologetic as ever. "What was I supposed to do, say no?"
"You could've just waited 'til I got home." Negaduck grumbled. Though, even he didn't exactly know when that would've been. "What'd ya want to see me about so badly, kid?"
Lynn smiled, but not one of her cutsie ones, though he thought it was as adorable as it was worrying. It was the type of smile that made her sharp teeth stand out. She help up her backpack. "We're moving in with you, Papa!"
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I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THAT AT FIRST OMG LIKE YEAH HE CAN LITERALLY JUST REMAKE BANANA BRAIN
IKR? He's literally used Mr Banana Brain as a bomb before!
God I heavily dislike how the comics wrote him
I do as well. He just didn't feel like himself, and they didn't explore it in a way that actually made the change interesting. He did have some interesting moments, though.
Also Claire is such a nothing character and it's sad because she could have been really interesting
Ikr? I'm a hardcore Quackervolt shipper, but a girlfriend for any of the Fearsome Five would've been FASCINATING. It could've shown us a softer, more human (or duck, whatever) side to him. Instead, she was a bit of exposition. She could've been a LOT more.
Legit if you replace her with Megavolt nothing changes
Yes! Megavolt would've been a much more epic choice for the role. In fact, when I originally read it, I thought they were leading up to just that. But instead we got Claire. :(
Granted, she could be an interesting character on her own, maybe even a therapist. But she doesn't feel like someone Quackerjack would date, civilian mode or not.
They just aren't willing to commit to literally the single most popular ship in Darkwing Fandom (it's even more popular than Drakepad, and that's saying something). They're cowards.
Legit Quackervolt has been like my number one ship since I joined this fandom
Finding out that other people shipped them was one of my favorite parts of getting into fanfic.
Are you going to continue this work? I don’t mean to stress you to make the next chapter but I’m curious if you’re planning to write more short stories or not
I do plan to eventually, but I'm not much in a writing mood recently. I'm glad you enjoy what's posted so far 😊
I added three new chapters, about Nega-Gosalyn, if you want to check them out. No pressure, though.
Oh I love everything about this! Like how NegaLaunchpad is called Crasher because, genius! The last text admitting Lynn has pink dart guns as weaponry, The idea of Negaduck’s (fake) civilian name being Nigel Lord, and generally just everything is fantastically written
Thank you! Though I have to admit I didn't exactly come up with Crasher; I read a fanfic a while back where he was called Crashpad, and liked the idea of his name being different.
I like to interpret Lynn as being genuinely sweet and nice, but as well an excellent liar who's good with weapons. She is Negaduck's daughter, after all.
XD Bud is such a character, isn't he? Hahaha nice chapter
I feel that he's a lot goofier/less business-y around the Fearsome Five, because he's more comfortable with them than he is with others.
Safe, adjective." Bushroot told him. "Protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed or lost. Antonym: your plan!"
🤣🤣🤣 that was a genius move. And didn't see it coming from Reggie hahaha
I feel like Bushroot is meek until he gets fed up with something, then he's bitingly sarcastic and snarky.
Hello! Just wanting to remind you that this fic exists cause I’m super paranoid about you forgetting it, don’t wanna rush you but don’t wanna let you forget either
Wow, I can't believe someone actually likes one of my fics enough to check up on it. I actually just added another chapter. 😊
If you are still looking for it I think that fic is called Duckham Asylum and it is on fanfiction.net. If it ever was on AO3 it must have been deleted because I could not find it for the life of me.
Anyway I've really been enjoying your works. Particularly the ones based on the Fearsome Five. They've always been comfort characters for me and I always like seeing how different authors write their interactions and inner party dynamics.
So great work and I hope to see more from you!
Thank you, both for the fic name and for the nice comment. I'm really glad you enjoy my work so much! 😊
Okay, that boop moment is everything. Boop!
Don't go in there!!!! Thunk! Lol
"...we didn't right?" Omg best brain fog moment ever!
It's playtime!!!!
great fic, very funny first chapter!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. 😊
LOOOOOL this is amazing, i love it
omg i adore this!!
LMAOO weaponized jealousy
Weaponized jealousy! 😂
Glad you liked it 😊
Hello! So, remember me? I'm not offended if you don't but I remember that you still haven't updated this work of yours and I really hunger for some new chapters this year. I don't wanna put any pressure on you to continue this work if you don't wanna cause I really do not want you to feel burnt out but I do hope that you get some inspiration and/or motivation to continue on this fic. PS. I would really like some more ship involved chapters if that's okey
This request is perfectly okay and normally I would feel happy to oblige, as I do plan to continue this story, but I have a lot on my plate right now. I'm approaching both my 200th fic and the one-year mark since I started posting fics, and am working really hard on a few different projects because of it.
So, this is not discontinued and will be updated eventually, but probably not soon. It's really flattering that someone likes my fic enough to ask about/request more chapters, so I am really sorry I cannot provide right now. :(
I do have many other Darkwing Duck fics, including shippy ones. I hope that helps. :)
That this work of yours isn't forgotten is enough to brighten my day
😊
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