Ducktales: Journey To Agartha - Act 5

Chapter 11: Gladis Vs. Gyro

Ellie and Gloria entered the cabin looking like shit. Ellie, knowing her place, went to her bed quietly, not wanting Gyro to yell at her and blame her for Gloria's injuries, which was probably going to happen anyway. Mark had finally fallen asleep after coughing all night so Ellie didn't bother him. She figured she could ask for repairs once he woke up.

Boyd immediately gasped when he saw Gloria. "Ms. Gloria!? What happened?!"

That grabbed Gyro's attention. He sat up as well and immediately ran over to Gloria. It wasn't the best idea, blood had rushed to his head mighty fast, but the medicine he took earlier was working well enough.

"Is anything broken?! Who did this to you?!" He was already holding Gloria's arm and studying the bruises.

Gloria shook her head. "No no nothing's broken... It was Steelbeak but I'm alright now." That probably sounded like a lie considering she was just bleeding from her head.

Gyro was quick to lead her to her bed and take out a first aid kit under the floorboards, supplied in every cabin for plot of course. "Boyd?"

Boyd already knew what he was requesting. He scanned Gloria and shook her head. "No. There's no broken bones or internal bleeding."

"Thank you." Gyro was quick to work on the wounds on her head first, specifically applying alcohol to the open wounds. Gloria flinched but Gyro kept on going like the bitch he was. "You were getting breakfast so why would Steelbeak beat you up? You're a bad liar." Well, damn. He didn't need to roast her when she was in pain.

"Ummm..." She looked over at Ellie, not sure if she should start sharing Ellie's tea with everyone. "Ellie was in trouble. Probably because Steelbeak found out that she and I stole the medicine from him. I told him that he could hurt me instead of her if he promised to let her go. Which... is what happened." Gloria felt more bad for Ellie than herself at the moment. Ellie's whole arm was ripped off as well as her losing most of her vision. She had no idea how far Steelbeak would've gone to slowly kill Ellie and she was glad that she didn't have to find out.

"You what?!" Gyro was quick to lower his voice so Ellie couldn't hear, as well as Boyd. "Why would you save her? She has tried to kill you multiple times. She hates you. You should have just let her die." His tone was very serious, yet soft. He had to be careful saying things like this around Boyd. It wasn't something for him to overhear. "She's just a robot built by Mark Beaks of all people. She could be replaced or rebuilt easily. But you? You can't be replaced, obviously." Now he was just scolding Gloria. "Don't ever go out of your way to save anyone. Especially a machine." That last part was very ironic considering Gyro would do anything to save Boyd, but that was another topic. "You should have just minded your business if you ask me."

Gloria lowered her voice as well. "But it was my business! I played a part in stealing the medicine, too! I couldn't just let Steelbeak kill her. Especially when I knew that she was in trouble."

"I apologize for interrupting..." Ellie finally spoke up. "But do you have tools for repairs, Dr. Gearloose?" She addressed him formally since it was a dire situation. Asking Mark was her preferred option, but she knew he didn't have tools and she really didn't want to wake him when he was recovering from his illness.

Gyro scoffed. "No. I don't." If he was really determined to help her, he could have worked something out in a span of a few hours, but he wasn't going to go out of his way for someone who he blamed for getting Gloria hurt. "Just wake up Beaks and don't talk to me again."

Mark woke up when he heard his name. "Huh? Someone's talking about me? What's the tea?" He immediately checked his phone to see if he was trending.