The Chronicles of Emilie Duckman-Part 1

Missing Siblings

Emilie was at The Billionaires' Club watching Scrooge, and Glomgold having their usual 'battle of wits'.
"Are you sure we shouldn't call the cops?"asked Emilie after a while.
"No!"both men said.
"I don't want to be questioned by the cops."said Golmgold.
"And I'm already on it.Don't worry about it."said Scrooge wondering if he should tell Emilie that he, and Beakley suspected F.O.W.L. was behind her siblings' disappearances.
"Um-okay."said Emilie before leaving.She didn't understand.She was looking for her siblings ever since she realized that they were missing.Emilie didn't know who could want to kidnap all ten of them.
Actually she could think of one person.Emilie sat on a bench,swaying back, and forth.She was tried, and hungry.Emilie couldn't believe she hadn't thought of him before but he was in prison.Of course his associates could of....The President of Zimbabwe was having trouble with an angry unicorn....he needed fifty spultas.... to.....appease unicorn.
"Hey!"said a voice. "You alive?, and okay?"
"Uh?"said Emilie,realizing she had fallen asleep on the bench she sat on.
"I asked if you were okay."repeated the voice.Emilie looked up.Green.Green cousin.Gladstone.
"Uh-I think so."said Emilie putting her hand on her head.It was a while since she fell asleep in public. "Just tired, and hungry."
"When was the last time you ate something?"asked Gladstone.
"Ahhh..... I had some ice cream a while ago."said Emilie.
"Let's get you something to eat.Something that doesn't melt."said Gladstone,taking Emilie's hand.
"Where are we going?Are we getting pizza?"
"Yeah.Sure."

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Emilie was no longer hungry.But she was still sleepy, and worried about her siblings.
"Why would you do this to yourself?"Gladstone finally asked.
"Do what?" Emilie asked.Eat 15 pizza pies?Because she was hungry.
"Starve yourself, and make yourself sleep deprived."
"Oh."said Emilie,turning pink,she should of known this would of come up. "I've been looking for my younger siblings ever since I realized they were missing."
"And when was that?"
"Two weeks ago."
"Why didn't you just called the cops?"
"Well, I told Mr.McDuck about it, and he said he'll take care of it.But so far nothing"explained Emilie.
'Of course.' thought Gladstone. 'Uncle Scrooge would tell Emilie he'll take care of it.'
"What about your parents?"asked Gladstone innocently.
"Dead."Emilie said.
"Oh.Sorry."Gladstone said which was followed by an uncomfortable silence.
"Well,what do you think happen to your siblings?"Gladstone asked.He felt Emilie didn't feel like talking about her parents.After all,he certainly didn't like talking about his parents.
"I think the associates of someone I sent to prison took them." Emilie said.
"Who did you send to prison?"Gladstone asked,suddenly very curious.

Flashback

Emilie was a young waitress in a casino in Atlantic City.It was a long distance from Birdyloon to Atlantic City,the two cities being in different states,but the pay was well.But all that was about to change with the arrival with a man who was shorter than her.
Emilie had her suspicions about him.Being Jewish,she learned to trust her suspicions about people from an early age.But Emilie didn't understand,her boss seemed to trust him.She didn't know what drove her to do it, but she trailed after her boss, and the small man.She followed them until they entered the 'Employees Only' door.Part of Emilie wanted to continue to follow them out of curiosity,but another part told her not to.
She listened to the part that wanted to continue to follow them out of curiosity.She instantly heard sounds of screaming, and yelling.She could of gone back,she should of gone back.But she didn't.Instead she decided to locate the source of the sounds.
"You own us money!"yelled the shorter man that Emilie saw earlier.
"I'm sorry Big Gino!"said a man Emilie couldn't see. "I almost have all the money."
"We give you money to start your little 'business', and you don't pay us back?!"
"It is a business!Just give me some more time!"
"Fine!One more week!But if you don't have all the money,nobody will find your body."said Big Gino.Emilie wasn't stupid.She knew what was going on.Mobsters.She had to tell the police.

Current Day

"So this Big Gino person is in jail because of you?"asked Gladstone after Emilie's story.
"Yes."responded Emilie.
"Did you have to testify against him?"
"No.Apparently the guy he was threatening didn't want to testify against him, and Gino's defense attorney said my testimony would be 'heresy'.But they got him on other stuff.Illegal gambling,racketeering, and owning a grocery store without a license."
"Illegal gambling?You worked at a casino."
"That casino was owned by Atlantic City.He was doing some underground stuff on the side."said Emilie, who was feeling better.Perhaps she just needed a break.
"But if you didn't testify against Gino,how are you responsible for sending him to prison?"asked Gladstone.
"His goons somehow found out that I told the police that I suspected that they were involved in the mob, and swore revenge."
"But in movies, and true crime shows the person the mob's after is killed.They don't go after their family."
"Well,expect for F.O.W.L. taking them I really can't think of anything."
"When was the last you slept? I mean besides when I found you on that bench."
"Ummm...... I really can't remember."admitted Emilie.
"Maybe you need to sleep."said Gladstone. "And to take care of yourself, and just let Scrooge keep care of looking for your siblings."
"But what if he's looking in the wrong direction?What if they're already dead when they're found?Or already dying?"
"He won't fail.And I don't think they would be happy if you ended up killing yourself trying to find them."
"Alright."said Emilie as Gladstone took her arm.She was too tired to argue.Besides Gladstone was right,her younger siblings wouldn't be happy if she killed herself trying to look for them.