Chapter 4 (continued)
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:21 am
Scrooge McDuck gave the empty insides of the vault a final look and walked out. “I think that we should go over to Gearloose's place and pick his brains on this.” McDuck said. “Wormholes sound like something just up his alley!”
“Can we ask him about getting us back home?” Uran asked.
“Certainly!” Scrooge said. “Somehow, I think your appearance and the robbery of my money bin are somehow related anyway.”
“You don't mean you think we had something to do with it!” Astro said.
“Oh no, not at all!” McDuck replied. “But two science fiction like events in the same day are a bit of a coincidence! Maybe the reason you are here was a side effect of whatever contraption was used to gain access to the bank.”
“That's just possible.” Darkwing said.
They left the bank and headed out into the street. Suddenly a short statued character wearing a dark form fitting costume with a cape and cowl swung down from the top of a nearby tall building on a line. He smashed head first into the front of the bank, but quickly picked himself up off the street.
“Now just what are you Cosplaying as now, Daffy!” McDuck asked.
“Cosplay! The short duck laughed. “I'll have you know that you're addressing the worlds greatest detective, BatDuck!”
“Oh good grief!” McDuck face palmed. “Go home Daffy, before you get hurt!”
“Not until I investigate this crime!” he said entering the bank.
“That stupid duck has illusions of grander!” McDuck laughed. “Last week he was solving crimes as 'the Green Duck'. The police had to come to his rescue. What a buffoon!”
Astro, Uran, the triplets, the two superheros, and McDuck walked across town towards Gyro Gearloose's house. When they arrived, it was obvious that something was wrong. “That's strange.” GizmoDuck said, “His front door is wide open and all the lights in the house are on.”
They quickly entered the house. “You guys go and look for Gyro upstairs,” McDuck told his nephews, “I'll go downstairs and look in his lab.”
“I'm coming with you!” Astro told Scrooge.
Uran followed Huey, Dewey, and Louie upstairs. The split up and checked each of the rooms on the two upper floors, but they found no sign of anybody. GizmoDuck and Darkwing spread out to search the first floor of the house, but they also found no sign of the inventor.
As Astro and McDuck reached the basement, Astro could pick up a strong odor of Ozone. “Something electrical has been going full blast down here.” He told McDuck.
“I can see that, laddy!” McDuck said, or rather I can hear that.”
Sure enough, a loud 50hz hum was reverberating throughout the basement.
“Must be a transformer overloaded down here someplace.” Astro said.
“Look over here!” McDuck called out, pointing to a large empty area on the floor. There was an outline burned into the concrete where some contraption had once been. Wires that at one time must have been connected to the missing device were hanging loose, their bare ends sparking.
Uran entered the basement and walked up to her brother. She stopped where Astro and Scrooge were and the three of them stared at the empty spot. “No sign of anybody upstairs.” Uran said. “Darkwing thinks Gyro has been kidnapped.
“That would be my guess too.” McDuck said. “And whoever put the grab on him also made off with a large machine that used to be right here.”
“Can we ask him about getting us back home?” Uran asked.
“Certainly!” Scrooge said. “Somehow, I think your appearance and the robbery of my money bin are somehow related anyway.”
“You don't mean you think we had something to do with it!” Astro said.
“Oh no, not at all!” McDuck replied. “But two science fiction like events in the same day are a bit of a coincidence! Maybe the reason you are here was a side effect of whatever contraption was used to gain access to the bank.”
“That's just possible.” Darkwing said.
They left the bank and headed out into the street. Suddenly a short statued character wearing a dark form fitting costume with a cape and cowl swung down from the top of a nearby tall building on a line. He smashed head first into the front of the bank, but quickly picked himself up off the street.
“Now just what are you Cosplaying as now, Daffy!” McDuck asked.
“Cosplay! The short duck laughed. “I'll have you know that you're addressing the worlds greatest detective, BatDuck!”
“Oh good grief!” McDuck face palmed. “Go home Daffy, before you get hurt!”
“Not until I investigate this crime!” he said entering the bank.
“That stupid duck has illusions of grander!” McDuck laughed. “Last week he was solving crimes as 'the Green Duck'. The police had to come to his rescue. What a buffoon!”
Astro, Uran, the triplets, the two superheros, and McDuck walked across town towards Gyro Gearloose's house. When they arrived, it was obvious that something was wrong. “That's strange.” GizmoDuck said, “His front door is wide open and all the lights in the house are on.”
They quickly entered the house. “You guys go and look for Gyro upstairs,” McDuck told his nephews, “I'll go downstairs and look in his lab.”
“I'm coming with you!” Astro told Scrooge.
Uran followed Huey, Dewey, and Louie upstairs. The split up and checked each of the rooms on the two upper floors, but they found no sign of anybody. GizmoDuck and Darkwing spread out to search the first floor of the house, but they also found no sign of the inventor.
As Astro and McDuck reached the basement, Astro could pick up a strong odor of Ozone. “Something electrical has been going full blast down here.” He told McDuck.
“I can see that, laddy!” McDuck said, or rather I can hear that.”
Sure enough, a loud 50hz hum was reverberating throughout the basement.
“Must be a transformer overloaded down here someplace.” Astro said.
“Look over here!” McDuck called out, pointing to a large empty area on the floor. There was an outline burned into the concrete where some contraption had once been. Wires that at one time must have been connected to the missing device were hanging loose, their bare ends sparking.
Uran entered the basement and walked up to her brother. She stopped where Astro and Scrooge were and the three of them stared at the empty spot. “No sign of anybody upstairs.” Uran said. “Darkwing thinks Gyro has been kidnapped.
“That would be my guess too.” McDuck said. “And whoever put the grab on him also made off with a large machine that used to be right here.”