DuckTales: Remembrance [Lena x OC]

Chapter 0-1: The Disappearance

A/N: Finally added a prologue. Sorry for not updating for a while. Things have been crazy lately with ACT testing, recovering from surgery, and doing physical therapy. I finally figured out what to put for the prologue, but I pretty much only do one draft, so it might be garbage, lol. Oh, well. 🤷‍♀️

I'm Izzabelle Duck, but I prefer to go by Izzy. I was named after the famous adventurer Isabella Finch. My mom is Della Duck, my uncle is Donald Duck, and my great-uncle is Scrooge McDuck, the richest duck in the world! We live in Duckburg, and my family goes on adventures all the time. I'm not allowed to go on adventures yet, though. My mom says I'm not old enough since I'm only 6, so I have to stay home with Duckworth.

Uncle Scrooge has been making a lot of blueprints lately for some kind of spaceship for my mom. He doesn't let me tell Uncle Donald because he says he'll just get mad. Uncle Donald is always mad, so I don't get why this secret would make a difference. I still keep the secret, though. Mom and Uncle Donald have been fighting a lot recently, but only when they're alone. Whenever I try to eavesdrop, I get caught, so I kinda just stopped trying.

Mom laid three eggs about a month ago, and she keeps saying that I'm gonna be a big sister! The doctors said they're all gonna be boys, though. I wanted at least one sister, but no luck. My mom even made a lullaby for us. My brothers are gonna hatch soon! Uncle Scrooge keeps saying that he's got a big surprise planned for my brother's hatch-day, but he won't tell me what the surprise is.

Mom was acting kinda strange last night. I couldn't sleep, so I went to the kitchen for water and bumped into Mom. She looked nervous, and I've never seen her nervous. Mad maybe, but never nervous.

She asked me, "Why are you up, sweetie? I thought you were asleep."

I looked at her and said, "I couldn't sleep, Mommy. You always get me water when I can't sleep, but I couldn't find you."

She gave me a sad, almost guilty look but didn't respond. We just sat in silence for a little while at the kitchen table while I drank my water. It was warm water because it helps me get sleepy. Cold water keeps me awake. Mom kept looking at me, then at the ground over and over.

I finally blurted out, "Why are you so nervous, Mommy? Did something happen to my brothers?"

Mom hesitated, then finally said, "Your brothers are fine. They should be hatching in a few days. I'm just... tired, honey." She put my cup in the sink once it was empty and said, "You should be getting to bed soon, sweetie. It's late."

She led me to my room and tucked me in. I've always loved being tucked in, but only by Mom. Uncle Donald always gets tangled in part of the covers somehow, and Uncle Scrooge always forgets to tuck in my stuffed animals with me. Mom gives me my favorite stuffed animal, a kitty cat named Fluffy. I've had Fluffy for as long as I can remember, and Mom says that he can protect me from bad dreams.