Destiny - A Ducktales Fanfic

14. Cabin Fever.

*Quick Note - I want to announce my new story on Wattpad : Villain or Vigilante, which is a MHA story focused on Todoroki and his Vigilante escapades, It's an idea i've wanted to do for a while and i'd be overjoyed if you decided to check it out and give some constructive criticism.*

 It was 6am in Duckberg, and Louie was following his normal routine, after getting dressed, he was taking a jog around the Manor's perimeter, he was careful to watch his footing, due to one false step meaning he would be convulsing in pain.

He had a second agenda for these jogs though, while exercise was important to him, his morning jogs were more of an excuse was used to look for an easy escape from the manor, once he found a way out of his ankle monitor. Slowing to a stop, Louie checked to see if anyone was watching or following him, not seeing anyone, he moved to a select portion of a fence, and began fiddling with it.

This was the first fault he'd found at McDuck Manor, a loose piece of fence, that met with enough pressure, would give away, creating a gap, the gap was big enough that he could stick his arm through, but that was about it, he couldn't fit his head through the gap, and the bars around the broken one were in almost perfect condition, so enlarging the hole was next to impossible.

After another few minutes of tinkering, Louie gave up. He fixed the bar to a degree, before finishing his jog. Every step, reinforcing one gloomy thought in Louie's head.

'Escape is impossible.'

He shrugged off the thought and finished his jog in record time, before making himself a hearty breakfast and continuing his routine.

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 "UHHH!" - Louie groaned, tossing another tome across the library, he still hadn't found a way to escape his restraints (Well, one that didn't include a possibly lethal explosion, that is), being cooped up in the manor was getting to him, he'd already explored every inch of the Manor, including all the secret passages and mystical gardens that adorned it. 

Walking across the room, he pulled another few books off the shelves and flicked through them, getting more and more annoyed the more he read, he already knew everything in the books. 

He moved back to the coffee table where he'd set up shop, in the centre sat a green notebook, the book was once his secret scheme notebook, but it know was more of journal, filled with an assortment of things, from magical shortcuts to faults in the Manor's security.

He propped his leg on the coffee table, staring intently at the gunmetal grey device that was strapped to his ankle, said device was waterproof, tamperproof, un-hackable, un-breakable, which was also affixed with a tracker and taser. The was like a compact computer on his leg.

For the second time in a week, the thought crossed his mind.

'Escape is Impossible'

This time the thought lasted for a few moments, though Louie tried to ignore the recurring thought, it lingered in the back of his mind. 

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 Louie sat sprawled out on the sofa, with a half full can of pep in his hand, his eyes dull and glazed over, watching reruns of 'Ottoman Empire'. He was pondering his recent failures, his whole escape plan seemed to skid to a halt.

There was no plausible way to escape his monitor without the help of a genius, and the only genius he knew was Amelia and Gyro, but he couldn't contact with Amelia, and Gyro's method of releasing him would be by turning him into some goo monster and having him slip out of the restraints.

Three raps alerted Louie to the door, where Webby was standing timidly. - "Hey Lou."

"Hey Webs... What do you need?"

She hesitated for a second. - "Uh... Do you wanna come... get some lunch with me?" - Her eyes went wide. - "And Huey and Dewey of course."

"I would love to Webs, but..." - He held up his leg. - "Can't leave the house."

Her smile faltered yet didn't fade. - "Oh... no problem. See you later, Lou." - She closed the door behind her, leaving Louie more depressed then he already was. 

Louie's mind flicked on. - Wait did she say lunch? They were going to lunch at 9 in the morning? He checked his watch - 2pm! How was it already 2? Wait. I've been watching T.V for the past 5 hours!

He leapt up off the sofa and left the room. Walked down the hallways, stopping to take a look at the large paintings on the walls, chronicling Scrooge's adventures, from his mining days. back in the gold rush, to his latest grand adventure of him and the family, fighting Lunaris and his invasion fleet.

Turning the corner, Louie ran into Miss Beakley, which surprised him, as according to his observations, she should be taking her midday break about now.

"Hey Mrs. B, what's up?"

"Cleaning for Mr. McDuck." - She said quickly, moving past him and towards the staircase.

"Sounds boring." - He followed her to the top of the staircase.

"Unfortunately it is my job." - She replied sarcastically. 

Louie saw how the conversation was dying and was going to leave, but as he did, he wondered what he'd do with the rest of the day, he was sick of his routine and he'd read all the books that interested him in the library.

"Uhh... Mrs. B, have you seen Uncle Donald?"

"I believe he and Della are out, meeting with some old friends of theirs." - She mentioned, while dusting the frames of the paintings.

Louie groaned in annoyance. - "What to do? What to do?" - He wondered aloud, staring off into space.

"Anything as long as you keep quiet, Mr. McDuck is hosting a meeting in conference room 2."

"The Vultures are gonna be here?" - Louie turned on his heel. - "I'll be in my room."

"Actually it's not the Vultures." - Mrs. Beakley corrected, completely ignoring his second statement.

That caught Louie's attention. - "Who is it then?"

"Some orphan billionaire." - She spoke vaguely, sounding uninterested in the topic.

"Orphan billionaire?" - Louie repeated, a scheme already forming in his mind.

"Yes, his name was Kovic or Kovix or something like that."

Louie stopped dead in his tracks and his mouth fell open. - "Kovax?" - He said slowly, making sure Mrs. Beakley heard him correctly.

"That's it." 

Louie felt his mouth go dry and his pupils turned to dollar signs. Forget his original scheme of swindling some money out of some unassuming orphan, this caused for a major league hustle.

'Escape is impossible'

The though again pestered him, but this time, instead of ignoring the thought, he embraced it, not caring if he escaped, because if he escaped, he'd never get another chance, like this, the chance to make the quickest fortune in history.

The chance to follow his destiny!

Thanks for reading Ch.14 of 'Destiny', I'm sorry for the late upload and crappy chapter, I've been trying to fix my sleep schedule lately, so while writing this, I've been between the stages of sleep deprived and hyped on Monster Loco. Anyway, hope you comment, vote, follow and read Ch.15 -MM