That Sassy Older Sister Chapter 2: "Escape To/From Atlantis"

(The Glomgold Industries employee training video is playing.)

"Take an idea. Make it your own. Better. Faster. Cheaper. That's the motto of the world's most beloved Scottish billionaire duck..." Glomgold smashes through a wall with Scrooge's outline on it, "Flintheart Glomgold!" He puts his cane up in the air and strikes a pose.

"Welcome new employees, to Glomgold Industries! Where are employees, are the greatest treasure of all!"

Glomgold started chanting his name, "Glomgold! Glomgold! Glom-alright, enough glad-handing. You're here because you're the best of the cheapest. With your help and my carefully crafted master plan, we'll be able to find the fabled lost jewel of Atlantis! And make me, the richest duck in the world!" He laughed evilly.

(Scene switches, a bolt of lightning strikes near the tanker as if on cue.)

"But first here are your company IDs. Also good for 40% off life vessel rental in case of emergency." He called the employees up one by one to get their IDs, "Gabby McStabberson. Hack and Slash Smashnikov. Donald Duck." Glomgold looks around, "Duck? DUCK!"

"Ehehe." Donald signals for him to wait, "Remember. Bedtime is at 9, and no sugar after 7. And-"

(Scene switches to Scrooge talking to Donald on the other side of the phone)

"I can handle a few juveniles for the weekend. Plus, we've got a pretty low key day planned." Scrooge tells him, and Dewey pops up next to him, "Hoist the mass sail! Other boat words! To Atlantis! Dive, dive!"

(Scene switches to Launchpad inside the submarine, "Aye aye!")

"NOOO! Launchpad, the hatch! Launchp-"

(Ducktales Theme song plays. The ducks are now inside of the submarine, which has water inside of it now, thanks to Dewey.)

Scrooge gives Louie the phone, "Talk to your uncle."

"Huh? Hey Uncle Donald! Nope, yeah, pretty boring. We napped, rubbed ointment on our joints. You know, old people stuff. Old people stuff that Ruby would probably do." Louie snickered.

Ruby gawked, approaching from behind Louie and Webby, "I am not old!"

"Wait! What about the dragon? And the plane crash?! And-" Ruby quickly put a hand over Webby's mouth.

"Whoops! 3 P.M., time for dinner, bye!" Louie quickly hung up.

"Why didn't you tell him the truth?"

"You didn't tell your grandmother we were going to a dangerous underwater city, did you?"

"I kinda sorta…didn't tell her anything?"

"Webby! That's irresponsible!" Louie pretended to scold her while Ruby rolled her eyes in the background, "Call your grandma this instant and tell her you are spending the night at a friend's house. Lying: It's the responsible thing to do."

Ruby face-palmed.

(Scene switches)

"Launchpad, have you ever piloted a sub before?" Scrooge asked.

"Eh, I sunk a helicopter in a wave pool once, same thing?"

"I've done with more or less. Adventure! Uncharted territory! Bold new discoveries-"

"TRAVEL BINGOOOOOO!" Huey exclaimed, "I LOVE road trips!"

"And I hate them. Because little brothers ruin everything."Ruby pointed over at Louie, who was trying to hack into her phone. He laughed nervously at the sight of being caught, "What? I was totally gonna give it back! I most definitely wasn't going to check to see if you were texting your boyfriend!"

Ruby sighed, "Louie I don't have a boyfriend."

"Yeah, for obvious reasons."

"HEYYYYY! WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!"

Louie smirked and dabbed.

"Guess that's why the call you the evil triplet." Webby looked at Louie.

Louie winked and finger-gunned her.

Huey continued, "I've got snacks, a playlist of traditional sea chanties, matching family road trip T-shirts!" He put one on Scrooge.

"I appreciate the enthusiasm, but there's really no time." Scrooge pulled it off.

"But according to this travel itinerary-" Huey was cut off by Dewey.

"Boooooo! Adventure isn't about planning, it's about doing!"

Dewey focused his attention on the controls, asking questions about which weapons he could control.

"None of those things are real things!" Scrooge said, "Just sit back, and watch an old pro. From a safe distance."

"So what is this submarine equipped with?"

(Scene switches to Scrooge fastening Dewey's seatbelt.)

"Seatbelts."

Dewey laughs nervously, thinking this a joke, "Aha. Good one."

Scrooge started working on marking the path to Atlantis on his map.

"Classic Scrooge-Dewey banter. The seasoned but tired explorer passing the torch to his cocky young successor." He pointed to himself.

"I'm sure he'd pass the torch to anyone but you." Louie deadpanned.

"I don't think he actually even knows are names." Huey piped up.

"I'm sorry, what?"

"I think he called me 'Herbert' once."

"Pfft! Don't be ridiculous! Hey Scrooge! When are we going to set sail, Scroooooge?"

Much to Dewey's disappointment, Scrooge responded to this with, "In a moment, Sonny Jim."

Louie scoffed, "Sonny Jim? That's not even close." He brightened up at the opportunity to make fun of his brother, "Guess you're pretty unforgettable, eh Dew? Sooooo unique! You definitely aren't just an anonymous middle triplet!" He snickered.

Dewey seethed.

"Louie, I wouldn't do that if I were you." Huey warned him.

"Oh please, like Dewey could ever manage to fight the wrath of the evil triplet."

Dewey let out a battle cry and tackled his brother to the ground.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I take it back! AHHHHHHHHHHHH! Ruby! Save MEEEEE!"

Ruby smirked, "And spoil the entertainment?"

Louie growled and yanked Ruby by her leg, pulling her into the scene as well. A cat hissed from somewhere and glass shattered.

"Are they always like this?" Webby asked Huey.

He sighed, "Yep."

Ruby managed to separate the fight, "Guys, Lighten up! We're on a deep-sea expedition! With Scrooge McDuck!"

Huey held up a travel T-shirt.

"I will cram it down your throat."

"Me too." Louie put an icepack on his head and groaned, "I regret my life choices."

"Mr. McQuack, chart a course. Next stop: The lost city of Atlantis!"

"YEAH!"

"In about 16 hours!"

"AWWWW!"

"Shanty time!"

After having it with the stupid shanties, Dewey decided to take matters into his own hands.

Dewey and Scrooge argued over the map. At the end, Dewey stole it from him and changed the path, making them run into practically every monster there was.

(Scene switches to Scrooge and the others lying down on the floor)

"You kids will be the death of me."

"Dewey! Dewey will be the death of you!"

"Can we make a pit stop? I have to use the bathroom, but it's, um, occupied." Huey opened the door to reveal some sort of monster.

Louie groaned, "Duuuuuudddde! Come ON!"

"Oh for the love of- it's the middle of the ocean! There are no pit stops!"

"What about that conspicuously unmarked tanker?"

"Let's just go before Huey over here loses it." Louie smirked devilishly, pointing at Huey with his thumb, who had an offended look on his face.

Huey jumped on top of him, "YOU HAVE UNLEASHED THE DUKE!"

Webby blinked, "Now I'm debating on who the title of the 'evil triplet' should go to." She smiled, and the screen darkened, "This is dark…just like my soul…"

Ruby raised an eyebrow in the background.

Webby smiled sweetly, her voice going back to normal, "Well, this is going to be an interesting trip!"

(Scene switches to Glomgold's tanker)

"Aw, little Dewey's first steps." Donald shows a photo of baby Dewey on a mattress surrounded by pillows with a Donald wearing baseball gloves hovering over him. He takes out another photo, "And that's Huey in the playoffs. He was the water boy." He pulls out one more, "This is us climbing the Grand Canyon…display at the supermarket!" Donald turned to Gabby McStabberson, "So, tell me about your family."

"I was raised by warrior monks who only spoke the language of the blade." Gabby told him.

Donald laughed nervously.

"We've got intruders!"

The employees and Glomgold look at the camera, seeing that Scrooge and the others were coming out of the bathroom. Huey realized he forgot to wash his hands and went back, while Scrooge impatiently tabbed a webbed foot on the ground.

"Uncle Scrooge?! What is he doing here?!" He squawked, "I'm gonna kill him!"

"Great! Nab the jewel and kill them all! Someone's angling for employee of the month."

(Scene switches back to Scrooge's submarine)

"The Drake Barrier reef. Powerful currents combined with rocky terrain to make it nearly impossible to navigate. But on that one, rare occasion, when snow falls above the reef, the currents cool, allowing safe passage to….!"

Dewey snorted awake, kicking his brother. They all started talking over one another, "Right side, or left side?"

"Well I-"

"Look! There the thing is! We found it."

"OOOOOO!"

"Yes, 'oooooo! Aaaaaaaahhhh!' Thanks for spoiling the moment!"

"The whole place is upside down!" Huey noticed.

"That's a new one."

Scrooge took them in the city, telling them to be careful of the death traps, but Dewey ran in as soon as he said that, and Ruby ran in after him. Donald worked his tail off to make sure that nothing happened to them, making sure that Dewey didn't get burnt to a crisp on the suspension bridge. Still, they run into trouble with Glomgold.

"Hiring my own nephew in order to use him against me?!" Scrooge huffed, "Now that is good planning."

"No duh." Ruby snorted.

"Have fun being the second richest duck…for the next five minutes!" Glomgold cackled.

"I'd like to point out that this trap was not my fault."

Ruby face-palmed.

(Scene switches to the room with the bridge)

"Junior Woodchuck rule 841: there's always another way around!" Huey climbed down the ladder.

Webby's phone rings.

"Ohhhhhhh nononononononononono!" Louie tries to stop her, but she answers, "Oh look! Uncle Hampus is here and he only speaks Swedish! We don't want to be rude, so goodbye?"

"Annnnnnd you're done. Yeah, you'll never be able to back up that lie; that was crazy!"

Launchpad grabbed the phone and started speaking Swedish, "(in Swedish) Hello Beakley! Subina told me so much about you over fish balls!"

Glomgold entered the room with his little gang, "Take 'em down."

"(in Swedish) Oops."

(Scene switches back to the treasure room)

"We've gotta stop the water!" Dewey said urgently.

Ruby sighed, "Obviously we've got to stop the water! Everyone knows that, you don't have to-"

"Sis, seriously?!" Dewey scowled.

Donald plugged some of the spots were water was coming into the room, "I knew it! I knew I couldn't trust you with the kids!"

"Not the time, Donald."

All you care about is your next adventure. This is the Spear Of Selene all over again!"

"I was not responsible for the Spear Of Selene!"

"Oh yes you were!" Ruby piped up.

"Stop! Scrooge was trying to keep me out of trouble, but I was so caught up in- why is there a lamp on the floor."

"Yes, we're all drowning and you're admiring the scenery." Ruby rolled her eyes.

"What?"

"Atlantis is upside down. That means that lamp was supposed to be on the floor, surrounded by all the treasure."

"Attaboy lad, keep going."

"But why surround that thing with treasure unless…"

Scrooge and Dewey exclaimed in unison, "…That's the real jewel of Atlantis!"

"That thing lit when the trap was sprung. I bet my bottom dollar it's the power source that runs the city!"

"Uncle Donald, you need to let the room flood so I can grab the jewel!" Dewey realized.

"I'm supposed to what? Let go? Trust you?"

"Well, yeah. That's pretty much all you can do. This is a surprisingly insightful death trap!"

"We're gonna be okay!" Donald cheered.

Webby, Louie, Huey, and the others were fighting Gabby, Hack, and Slash.

"Oh yeah, those guys." Donald looked over, "Huey and Louie…are doing okay."

"Where's Glomgold?" Scrooge asked.

(Scene switches to Glomgold)

"Hey team, wanted to thank you for keeping Scrooge's kin busy while I escaped with the jewel. And blow up Atlantis with my most hated rival inside."

(Scene switches back to Atlantis)

"But I thought employees were greatest treasure of all!"

"Don't be ridiculous. Treasure is the greatest treasure of all. That's why it's called 'treasure.' Glomgold out."

"We have to go!" Scrooge rushed out of the city.

"Hey, Mr. Duck. Could we maybe, um, bum a ride with you?"

Ruby and Donald both rolled their eyes in annoyance.

(Scene switches back to the submarine)

"That was some quick thinking. You just may be an adventurer yet…Dewey."

(Scene switches to Glomgold talking to the press)

"Okay, okay. Settle down." Glomgold grinned, standing behind a display with the fake jewel of Atlantis, "Ladies and gentlemen of the press, it is with great pride that I, Flintheart Glomgold present-"

"The jewel of Atlantis!" Scrooge interrupted him.

"WHAAAAT?" An outraged Glomgold hissed.

"Is that Scrooge McDuck?"

"Mr. McDuck!"

"Mr. McDuck is back!"

The reporters started to pour over him.

"An efficient, clean source of energy that could power Duckburg for 50 years. Courtesy of your friends, McDuck Water And Electric!"

"Mr. McDuck, how do you respond to claims by other Scottish billionaires that they have the real jewel of Atlantis?" Roxanne Featherly asked.

"That bauble…it's nice, but it's obviously super cursed." He smirked.

"No it's not!" Glomgold held the jewel in the air and a sea monster's tentacle reached for him and grabbed him, "CURSE YOU, MCDUCK!"

"Webby, Uncle Hampus." Beakley narrowed her eyes, approaching them.

"How long?" Louie deadpanned.

"Whole time."

"Granny, I can explain."

"Oh dear, you're safer in a sunken city with Scrooge McDuck, then you are locked in a vault in Fort Knox. No more lies, and you can go with him wherever you like."

Donald turned to Scrooge.

"Donald, don't-"

"Stop. I admit, I am a little overprotective."

"A little?" Louie raised an eyebrow.

"Just a little?!" Ruby snorted.

"No matter what I do, these kids will always get into trouble. So maybe, you can teach them how to get out of trouble."

"Uncle Donald?"

"It might be okay if the boys saw you every once in a while."

"At the mansion?"

"Is it true?!"

"Sometimes, like birthdays, or federal holidays, nothing too-"

The houseboat burst into flames in the background.

Everyone glared at Dewey.

"I may have left the engine running in the houseboat." He smiled sheepishly.

"I may have a dozen or so spare bedrooms in the mansion." Scrooge told them.

The boys perked up, cheering.

Ruby motioned for Scrooge to come with her, taking him away from the boys, "Look, I'm only staying because my brothers want to, and Donald's houseboat is on fire. Otherwise, I have nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with you."

Scrooge sighed, "What happened Ruby? We used to be so close, you and I!"

"You know what happened." Ruby narrowed her eyes at him. They both turned around to see Roxanne Featherly.

"There you have it. Reclusive adventure capitalist Scrooge McDuck is back, with family in tow. Solving mysteries, and rewriting history." Roxanne said while Dewey danced in the background.

(Scene switches to Launchpad trying to put Donald's boat in the pool)

"Easy! A little to the right-" Donald is cut of when a wave a wave of water blows him over.

"Did I do it good?"

Donald seethed.

(Scene switches to the kids and Scrooge messing around with stuff in the garage)

Dewey looked at the picture in front of him, lifting up the corner a little bit.

"Mom?"

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