DuckTales: The Moon

Chapter 2-1: Life on the Moon

My mom got stuck on the moon after test-driving her rocket, the Spear of Selene. She tells me that I have three brothers and two uncles back on Earth, and she is often sending videos to them on updates and life lessons for my brothers. I'm not in the videos often anymore. The rocket gets attacked by a moon mite every few months, and every time it melts more of the metal, making it harder for Mom to fix the Spear back up.

The only place I've ever known is the moon, and the only person I've ever seen is my mom. She always looks really lonely, even though she has me. There's not much to do around here on the rocket, so I just read and re-read the Junior Woodchuck Guidebook. It's the only book on this ship other than the owner's manual, but that one's really boring, and the JWG teaches me about Earth.

A few months ago, Mom got what she called a TV working, and we saw a broadcast from Earth that showed my brothers and uncles. It said that they had saved Duckburg, the town where Mom grew up, from living shadows and a scary woman named Magica. A few days ago, Mom said that it was Christmas on Earth, and explained how they celebrate it. Earth holidays seem strange, but I also can't wait to experience them.

For the last five years, Mom leaves for a few days at a time, looking all over the moon for gold to power the ship. She says that the only thing we're missing now is fuel. I'm 11 years old, and I'm really looking forward to seeing Earth for the first time. There's never any color outside of this ship, and nothing ever changes around here, other than the Mite attacks.

Mom's been gone for almost 10 days now. She's never been gone that long, but I can tell she's getting desperate. 2 years ago, she found out that the rocket needed gold to run, but gold is very rare on Earth, and she's not sure there's any on the moon. She's been leaving for longer lately and is more frustrated each time she comes back.

She walks back into our shelter room, turning the screen on and angrily saying, "Welp, there's no gold on the moon." As she brushes moon dust out of her hair, she imitates someone's voice, saying, "Tear me tartan. I'm the richest duck in the world, but I cannae possibly spare any backup gold, even though the engine runs on it!"

She crosses her arms in frustration, saying, "Life lesson, kids: adventuring is tough. Ya know, sometimes there's a cursed idol that turns into a demon. Or sometimes you crash land on the moon with your daughter and try to stay alive, but a Moon Mite messes everything up, keeping you here while your other kids grow up with their uncles."

I can see her eye twitching in barely contained frustration, and she continues, "But you still got your health, your daughter, a cool robot leg, and gum that mocks you with every chew!"

She takes a hard bite, then holds her cheek in pain. She reaches into her mouth and pulls out an oddly colored tooth.

Her anger is replaced with excitement as she exclaims, "A gold filling?! Ah! Ha ha ha! I had gold in my mouth this whole time!" She then gets angry again and she repeats, "I had gold in my mouth this whole time?!" She then has a look of realization as she says, "That's why Scrooge made me go to the dentist as a kid. It wasn't about hygiene at all! I've got backup gold! Nothing can stop me now!"

She spins in her chair in excitement, but the ship shakes violently. The mite is attacking again!

Mom says, "No no no no! Not this time!"

Mom and I head out and fight the Moon Mite as usual, but suddenly, the Mite is hit with a blast from far away behind Mom and I. I turn around and almost get hit with a second blast, making me fall backward in shock. I see a tall purple being holding some type of gold-colored blaster and golden clothes and armor.

She's aiming her blaster at us, yelling, "Halt in the name of the Moon!"

Mom asks, "Wait, what? Who? What?!"