Rise of the Riptide! | Ducktales 2017

(4) Catastrophe at the Convention!

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    Duckburg was like nothing Ariel had ever seen.

    Well, to be fair, nothing like this ever went on in Fowlsdale. They never held anything too huge. There were occasional events for their small community here and there, but she had to steer clear from those for... obvious sea witch reasons.

    But she wasn't in Fowlsdale anymore. This was Duckburg, the place where anything could happen. A place where things like superheroes and magic were totally normal. A place where a little sea witch won't be taunted and bullied because there were so many bigger things happening.

    It only took a couple hours for the two to reach the city - the night stars twinkling above them - and Duckburg was so vastly different from the cozy little town Ariel was so used to.

    It was on the other side of the mainland, so while they were still by the seaside, it felt different. Tall buildings came into view as Donna's car drove past the financial district. Ariel stared out her window with pure wonder.

    The convention was at a huge outdoor space, stands lined up practically everywhere. Each stand had different inventions and scientific boards occupying them. It was quite crowded too, something Ariel recognized quickly and immediately hid behind Donna. Crowds were something she wasn't used to back in Fowlsdale.

    Donna nudged her lightly. "Don't you want to look around?"

    Ariel nodded hastily, looking up at her aunt with wide eyes.

    The barkeeper smiled before taking her hand. "Then let's-"

    Something made her stop in her tracks. Ariel looked at her aunt worriedly before following her nervous gaze.

    It was Scrooge Mcduck. He was looking around at different inventions, asking the inventors how profitable their creations would be.

    Ariel had no idea why Donna would look so nervous. She knew Donna knew the billionaire... somehow... but she didn't know much beyond that.

    Something about him was quite familiar though...

    "Hang on kiddo, I-" Donna took a deep breath. "I have to check on something. You can start without me."

    Ariel tilted her head with a concerned nervous look before Donna ruffled her hair. "Go on, just stay around this area and I'll come find you."

    Before Ariel could say anything, she'd already been marching up to the billionaire. Sighing, she began to look at the stands around her.

    There were... incredible things everywhere. To her left, there was a guy jumping around with bouncy shoes. Next to him was a person who discovered how to generate light out of a banana. To the right was someone with a jetpack powered by Pep. Little robots and walking creations wandered around the convention as flying inventions like drones flew above her.

    She was in an inventor's paradise.

    "Are you sure that would be worth investing in?"

    Ariel's attention was caught by a conversation happening right by her.

    "Of course my dear Hubert. Why deal with traffic when you could just use a Pep? I don't drink the rest of the can anyway. Besides, my inheritance, my choice."

    She turned to see the duck in a green sweatshirt that had just spoken. Another one in a blue shirt spoke up.

    "ANNND IMAGINE WHAT WE COULD DEWEY WITH THIS THING!! We could go anywhere anytime without asking permission!"