The Four Skulls of Doofus Drake

Chapter 20 - Phooey

Phooey didn't have to be told three times to run.

No sooner had Doofus ducked back inside and slammed the window shut Phooey forced himself up, ignoring the pain from his ankles as he had landed on his feet, and started to run.

He had no idea where he was going. He had never been outside the mansion since he ended up in this dimension.

He had wanted Louie to go instead of him.

Because he was scared.

Scared of the outside world and what could happen to him out there.

He could feel Louie's determination to free him from his prison. If, not himself, then Phooey.

Phooey was going to; at least, get the one person that knew what it felt like to be held captive by a lunatic like Doofus and help him escape too. 

He stopped in the middle of a highway. He avoided the cars that barely hit him as he made it to the other side of the road. He flinched when a loud crash sound came from behind him and when he looked he saw that two cars had collided and crashed into each other. 

Did he do that? 

Phooey shook off the feeling like he did everything else and started running again. 

He passed buildings wondering which one he could go to for help. Not one of them looked inviting to him. He paused at a building that had a big money mark on the side of it and wondered what was in there. 

Maybe someone in there could help him? 

He couldn't feel any of his usual creators around. 

Lena, Violet, Huey, Dewey, or Webby. 

They all felt so far away... 

He wondered if he could trust anyone enough to have someone new help him. But would they even understand what he was trying to say? 

He wished Webby was still with him. 

She at least brought a little light in his dark world when she was around. As did Louie. But now they were both gone. 

How was Phooey alone going to stop one guy from destroying not only this world... 

But his? 

Phooey knew of Doofus's plan. 

He's know it for a long time and with Doofus using Phooey as a sort of anchor to his world that Doofus can pass through anytime he wanted. Breaking Phooey the way Doofus had been doing this entire time was just to control the hidden power Phooey didn't even understand nor know about having, and still doesn't. 

The only thing Phooey knew was that can feel his creators emotions. 

That was it. 

He didn't know what Doofus knew about him, didn't get a chance to find out before Doofus got a hold of him through that portal thing he called a RAM ROD. He knew that Doofus had someone build it again. But he never saw that contraption again after he came through it. 

Phooey knew of one thing though. 

He had to destroy that RAM ROD. Even if it meant that he wasn't going to ever go home again. He was sure that once Louie and the rest were safe that Phooey would be welcomed into this world and be protected by them. 

But first Phooey had to save this world. 

He walked up to the more welcoming and inviting building and looked around. He saw a lot of busy people going in and out of rooms, a nice looking lady at the front desk peered over at Phooey and gave him a kind smile as he slowly walked up to her, cautiously, not wanting to be fooled by her kind smile.