Darkwing Duck One Shots

Non-Verbal Bushroot x Reader

(I've seen clips of the new Ducktales reboot episode Let's Get Dangerous. Bushroot seems to be non-verbal and only responding with screeches. Normally, I was gonna call this Mute Bushroot, but he's not fully mute if he comes out with a screeching sound. I had to make something of it because it seems interesting.

Note: I'm aware of the majority of Bushroot in this one shot, but I just freaking love him. Moving on...)

You're a twenty seven year old (favorite animal) woman named (Y/N) (L/N). You live in the city of St. Canard. It's a metropolis. You're getting ready to start your new job at a laboratory. Not as one of the scientists, but they were in need of a cleaner. You took the job and they accepted you.

You drive there and you've got your radio on the song The World I Know by Collective Soul. You're humming to it a bit. You get to the building and you find a parking spot for employees. You park and you get out of your car. You walk towards the building and you head inside.

You're greeted by the boss herself. She's an older goose woman in her late forties. Dr. Gertrude Pondstein. She says, "Hello, (Y/N). So glad you could make it." You smile and you say, "Glad to be here, Dr. Pondstein." You shake hands. She says, "Come with me. I'll show you around the parts of this building." You follow her.

She says, "We've had at least ten people quit this past year. Same position you're working, today." You say, "Well damn. What happened?" She says, "They were all complaining and freaking out about something they found in the empty room three floors above us. Some kind of... killer plant."

You say, "Huh. Sounds pretty interesting already." She says, "I can tell you and I will get along just fine. Others that have seen or heard of this evil plant have steered away. We might actually get you to clean up there at some point. You can see what's in that empty room too, if you'd like." You say, "Okay."

Dr. Pondstein shows you around the place. She says, "This is your first day Miss. (L/N), so I'll start you off with something simpler. The tables in the cafeteria need wiping." You smile and you say, "Okay. I can do that." She says, "Great. Take your lunch break after that." You say, "I sure will. Thank you, Dr. Pondstein." She shows you around more parts.

(Time skip.)

Later on after you've wiped the tables in the cafeteria and eaten your lunch, you're walking upstairs. Third floor. You were curious about this killer plant. You had to see it for yourself. You get up there and you feel like something is off. It's the vibe you're getting. You're looking over at some doors, wondering which one has this plant monster hiding in it.

You suddenly hear Dr. Pondstein over the speaker saying this, "Miss. (L/N). If you're looking for that room, it's the fifth door on the right." You look around and you nod, getting the message. You walk to that door and you're about to grab the doorknob when you suddenly hear a voice saying this, "I wouldn't go in there, missy."

You look back to see a chicken woman with messy shoulder length blonde hair and looking like she did meth or something. She's leaning against the wall on the other side of the hallway. You say, "Um. Hey." She says, "Don't go in there, honey. A dangerous being lurks within those walls." You say, "What is it that's in this room?"

She says, "Not what... but who." You say, "Who?" She says, "Bushroot." You say, "Bushroot?" She says, "Yeah. Once a duck man named Reginald Bushroot. Over a year ago, he did an experiment and it all went awry. It ended up mutating him into a plant. He hides in there to get away from a highly populated area of St. Canard."

You say, "You don't say. What's your name?" She says, "Margaret Kinney, sweetie." You say, "(Y/N) (L/N). Are you an employee here?" She says, "Yeah. Custodian. I'm on my smoke break." She puffs her cigarette and she blows the smoke.