The Four Skulls of Doofus Drake

Chapter 7 - Louie

Louie glanced over at Gandra Dee who had avoided Louie the entire trip ride towards Ithaquack.

He was sitting alone, away from everyone, as far away from them as he could get without falling over board from the massive ship that they were sailing in.

Oh. He had thought about jumping. But with Lena needing him, and the thought of him drowing, due to him never learning to swim...

Pushed that thought aside.

So. He just continued to study everyone, to try and find some angle out of the mess he was in, and his eyes drifted over to Gandra.

How is it that she ended up in Doofus's ranks when she had seemed to be on his side last time they saw each other?

What was her motive for working for Doofus?

Louie couldn't help but keep staring at her. Trying so hard to figure out why she was there.

Louie suddenly jumped at the sound of someone clearing their throat. Louie's muscles tensed and he hugged his knees closer to his chest as he slowly looked up.

"Mark Beaks." The Parrot said, holding out his hand to him to shake, as he stayed glued to his phone. 

Louie stared at the phone, but said nothing, he wished he had his. Then he could call Huey or Dewey and come up with some sort of plan. Doofus took his the moment he stepped foot in the limo. He had no idea if Doofus still had it, or destroyed it, but, now, just one call to his brothers or Mom even, would confiscate for something.  

"Yeah. I know who you are." Louie snapped at him. 

Mark Beaks paused at typing something on his phone then looked down at the young duck, and raised an eyebrow. Out of the corner of his eye Louie saw Rockerduck watching him with a smug look on his face, making Louie shudder, then, forced himself to say. 

"I, I mean. My brothers told me a lot about you...Sir..." Louie grumbled, the words nearly making him gag. 

He wasn't going to cause trouble. 

He wasn't going to cause trouble. 

He wasn't -. 

"Really, now." Mark said, with interest.  "What do they say about me?" Mark asked. 

Louie hesitated. 

He had a feeling that this conversation was more of a trap, set by Rockerduck, to have him mess up on the mission so he could report to Doofus. Louie clinched his jaw before answering, as he stared directly at Rockerduck, a gleam in Louie's eyes, and spoke clearly and loudly enough for everyone to hear. 

"They said you were a bit of a lazy, no good, faker." 

Mark stared at him, Gandra finally looked over at Louie sharply with fear in her eyes, Timothy just rolled his own, and Rockerduck's smile only widen as he slowly took out his phone, dialed a number, and walked off away from the group.  

Louie's stomach knotted in fear. 

Louie's left eye twitched when the memories of Doofus slamming against him came flooding back, but he forced himself to bite down on the inside of his cheek to keep from whimpering at the horrible images flashing through his mind. 

Crap! 

Why couldn't he have kept his mouth shut? Said something nice? 

But that wasn't Louie. 

Even when he tries to tell the truth, it still comes back and bites him in the ass. 

Why even try?