Elise's Secret Dream/Luna's Legend-History Lesson

*(Later that day, Elise, Gosalyn, Gene, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Tank secretly snuck out of the apartment and rode with Khan to the archery grounds with Elise’s bow and arrows in tow; The same ones Hercules, Richard, and Luna gave her on her sixth birthday ten years ago. As they rode, Elise fired each of her arrows at each target perfectly while singing and her friends happily watched proudly)*

Elise: **When the cold wind is a’calling**

**And the sky is clear and bright**

**Misty mountains sing and beckon**

**Lead me out into the light**

*(Then she and her group practiced fighting with a bunch of dummies)*

Elise: **I will ride, I will fly**

**Chase the wind**

**And touch the sky**

**I will fly**

**Chase the wind**

**And touch the sky**

*(Later, Elise, Gosalyn, Gene, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Tank climbed on a rock hill and enjoyed the view as Elise finished decorating her bow with carvings)*

Elise: **Where dark roots hide secrets**

**And mountains are fierce and bold**

**Deep waters hold reflections**

**Of times lost long ago**

*(Then later, Elise, Gosalyn, Gene, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Tank were enjoying a ride on Khan, collecting some edible berries)*

Elise: **I will read every story**

**Take hold of my own dream**

**Be as strong as the seas are stormy**

**And proud as an eagle’s scream**

**I will ride, I will fly**

**Chase the wind**

**And touch the sky**

**I will fly**

**Chase the wind**

**And touch the sky**

*(Then they ride back to the apartment as the evening arrived)*

Elise: **And touch the sky**

**Chase the wind**

**Chase the wind**

**Touch the sky**

*(After they dropped Khan off in his stable, they hurry inside with the berries and arrived in the nick of time in the dining hall, where everyone is preparing dinner, and Richard, Mr. Mallard, and Fenton are telling an interested Webby, Tiff, Tuff, Kirby, and Honker the story of how Richard lost his foot to the Dark Cobra)*

Richard: Then from nowhere, the biggest beastly snake-like dragon you’ve ever seen appeared!

Tuff: And that’s the Dark Cobra?

Richard: Yes.

Mr. Mallard: He is as black and red as a shadow and blood respectively, his eyes are even red as blood, and burning like flames.

Fenton: And he is really battle-scarred all over from past battles!

Webby, Tiff, Tuff, and Honker: Wow!

Kirby: (Interested) Poyo....

Honker: Then what happened?

Fenton: You really want to know?

*(Webby, Tiff, Tuff, Kirby, and Honker nodded eagerly as Mrs. Beakley chuckled)*

Mrs. Beakley: You children always get into these crazy things.

Richard: Well, what happened next, like everyone has told me….

Tiff: You mean you were knocked out?

Richard: Yes, but….

*(Then Elise, Gosalyn, Gene, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Tank butt in, which he, Mr. Mallard, and Fenton lets them proudly)*

Gene: From what all of us witnessed….

Huey: The Dark Cobra knocked Mr. Mallard and Fenton aside....

Dewey: When they were Darkwing Duck and Gizmoduck....

Louie: Then the Dark Cobra knocked Richard out with his claws....

Tank: Then with one swipe…!

Gosalyn: Chomp! Richard’s left foot was clawed and bitten off!

Elise: And gulp! Down the Dark Cobra’s throat, his foot went!

*(Webby, Tiff, Tuff, Kirby, and Honker got amazed)*

Kirby: (Amazed) Poyo....

Tiff: And you survived it?!

Honker: Normally, you could die from that!

Elise: But not Papa, thankfully!

Gosalyn: For we rescued him, Dad, and Fenton thanks to the Toon Patrol throwing rocks at him!

Greasy: And chasing him off with our weapons!

Stupid: As we remembered.

Tuff: This story is getting better every time I hear it!

Webby: It always does, Tuff.

*(They chuckle a bit, but then stopped when Luna comes in with her plate with a piece of steak with an over-easy egg on top of it, making everyone compose themselves, acting natural. Luna then sat at the table when she saw Elise put her bow on the table)*

Luna: Ah-ah! No weapons on the table!

Elise: But it’s just a bow.

Luna: I think you should never have weapons in my opinion.

Elise: (Calmly agitated) Mama...!

*(While Elise said this and placed her bow off the table, everyone calmly rolled their eyes at what Luna said to Elise; For the past ten years since Richard lost his left foot to the Dark Cobra, Mr. Mallard and Fenton, as Darkwing and Gizmoduck nearly getting killed by the Dark Cobra, and Hercules was killed, Luna changed her tune about Elise becoming a knight princess, out of fear of losing her like she almost did Richard, Mr. Mallard, and Fenton and did with Hercules. And because of that change, Luna had become neglectful of Elise’s dream and never understood how she feels about the change for the past ten years, making Elise feel left out by Luna, especially when Luna is never there for her lately. Anyway, after Elise said this, Luna spoke up)*

Luna: Elise Oriana III...! Do not "Mama" me, and don't use that tone to me!

Launchpad: First of all, Luna, she wasn’t having an attitude.

Richard: Secondly, no weapons or not, this is what she wants.

Scrooge: This is what she dreamed of ten years ago, just like you used to believe she would.

Luna: (Sarcastically) Yeah. Suffer the same fate Herc did and what Richard, Mr. Mallard, and Fenton almost had.

*(Elise glared flatly and then started eating. Luna then changed the subject)*

Luna: Anyway, what did you do today?

Elise: Oh, my friends and I just got some edible berries with Khan.

Gene: Edible berries that are both sweet and sour.

Gosalyn: Just how we like them.

Mr. Mallard and Fenton: (Secretly winking at Elise) Exactly.

*(The reason they winked is because they, along with everyone else, except Luna, told Elise, Gosalyn, Gene, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Tank to sneak out and practice while getting berries)*

Luna: Hence why we got edible berries tonight.

*(She almost resumed eating when she suddenly got suspicious upon a double take as Elise finished eating her meal)*

Luna: Wait a minute! Mr. Mallard, Fenton, what did you mean by "Exactly?" And Elise, did you go to that berry patch near…?

*(Gene, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Gosalyn, and Tank spoke up)*

Gene: Wait a minute, Luna!

Huey: All we did was gather edible berries.

Dewey: The sweet and sour kind.

Louie: Just like Uncle Scrooge and everyone else asked us to do for them.

Gosalyn: Because you know how much we like those berries.

Tank: Not to mention rode through the archery range with Khan and shot arrows at targets….

*(Luna got surprised)*

Luna: Archery range?!

*(Tank got shocked; He accidentally spilled the beans. Elise, Gene, Gosalyn, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and even Mr. Mallard and Fenton made a brief dagger stare at him. Now Elise is really gonna get in trouble, for Luna, since Hercules’ death and Richard’s foot loss, has also forbidden Elise from playing archery and becoming a knight princess)*

Luna: You practiced some archery *again*, young lady?!

Elise: Nothing happened….

Luna: (Groans in annoyance) Oh, Elise! How many times do we have to go through this? You could’ve gotten hurt, or worse, killed!

Elise: But I didn’t, right?

Luna: But you would.

Mr. Mallard: Luna, just because she went to the archery range, doesn't mean she's in mortal danger.

Luna: But that's no excuse to lie to me!

*(Elise sadly excused herself from the table and went upstairs to her room. Luna then got up and went upstairs and found Elise gently fiddling with her pillow in a calm moody way. Then Luna started a story of some kind, getting Elise’s attention)*

Elise: Sixteen years ago, there was once the Desert Kingdom of Scarabland….

*(Elise groans in annoyance)*

Elise: Again with this history/lecture?

*(Luna flatly glared, then resumed)*

Luna: Scarabland was a prosperous kingdom ruled by a king whose three sons were chosen to compete who will rule in his stead after his time. However, Jafar, the oldest, wanted the power for himself in a selfish way after his father died, that he literally caused a rift between this entire kingdom and the people by tearing apart his people’s fate for his. But thankfully, Hubie stopped his tyranny and Jafar disappeared after he was banished into the Forbidden Forest to be eaten by beasts, never to be seen again.

Elise: And that’s why Hubie got Excalibur out and married Marina; As a reward for defeating Jafar with his heroic valor and kindness. I know this story.

Luna: Elise, it’s more than just a story. It’s a lesson, teaching us that we can’t make the same mistake like Jafar did when it comes to following our path of fate. I just want what’s best for you.

Elise: Well, you could if you let me follow my dream.

Luna: Elise, that's not....

Elise: Fighting evil, rescuing other damsels in distress....

Luna: Elise….

Elise: Heck, even make everyone proud...!

Luna: (Starting to get angry) Elise…!

Elise: And maybe even make you....

Luna: ENOUGH!! YOU ARE NOT BECOMING A KNIGHT PRINCESS, EVER!!

*(Silence, then Elise got sad and angry combined and walked to her bedroom door)*

Elise: (Sighs) It's not fair! Why can't you listen to me and understand?

*(Silence, then Elise calmly storms off. Later in the master bedroom at night, Luna is sadly finishing ironing a cloth tapestry with pictures of everyone looking straight ahead sewn on it. Richard and Mr. Mallard's group comes in and saw Luna looking sad)*

Morgana: I take the lecture didn’t go well?

Luna: (Sighs sadly) No. I don’t know what to do.

Richard: If you could just….

Luna: I’m not letting her become a knight princess.

Megara: But whatever happened to you supporting that?

Luna: You know why; Herc's death and Richard....

Scrooge: We know, we know....

*(A short pause, then….)*

Richard: I was just gonna say practice what you try to say to Elise.

*(Luna looked at him in confusion)*

Luna: I know what to say, but….

Fenton: Come on.

Mr. Mallard: Pretend I’m Elise. You know….

*(Then he pretends to be Elise)*

Mr. Mallard: (Imitating Elise) I don’t want to be a simple girl running the farm all the time! I want to be a knight princess, fighting in battles for what’s right like my Uncle Herc!

*(Then he spoke up normally to the others)*

Mr. Mallard: (In normal voice) How was that?

Launchpad: Good impression, DW.

Richard: Come on. Like Mr. Mallard just did, say what you want to say to Elise.

*(Then Luna gave in calmly and practiced)*

Luna: Elise, I know you want this dream. After all you’ve learnt from taking care of the farm animals, the barn, everything in our home, I just want what’s best for you.

*(Outside in the horse stable, Elise is also practicing her reasoning with Luna with the kids while cleaning it)*

Elise: But you did want what’s best for me when I had this dream of becoming a knight princess, and you supported.

*(Then we switch between scenes, as if they are talking to each other)*

Luna: I know it seems unfair, but what other choice do we have for your future? We can’t just run away from what we choose.

Elise: I wasn’t planning on running away from it.

Luna: But are you willing to pay the price like Herc did and your father, Mr. Mallard, and Fenton almost did?

Elise: I’m not doing this to hurt you. I just want to make you proud of me like everyone else.

Luna: If you could just see what I mean from all of this, then you’d understand.

Elise: But I *do* understand. I just need support.

Luna: But you’ll understand, if you just….

Elise: I want to make you understand my dream, if you just….

Luna: Listen.

Elise: Listen.

*(In the stable, after Elise said this, she then changed the subject to the kids)*

Elise: Is that good enough?

Tiff: It might be good enough.

*(Elise then went glum)*

Elise: “Might,” huh? I don’t think it’ll work. She’ll never understand or be there for me like she never has for the past ten years.

Webby: It’ll be fine, Elise.

Gosalyn: It'll come in time.

Elise: What makes you say that, Webby and Gos?

Webby: I don’t know. But maybe one day, if you prove it to her....

Gosalyn: She’ll understand and be there for you again. I mean, Dad's always there for me and my dream of becoming a knight like him, despite getting nearly killed.

Honker: Just hopefully as long as it’s not another fight.

Tank: Like any other shouting match.

*(Elise smiled softly a bit)*

Elise: Thanks.

*(Then with that, the stable was cleaned and they head inside)*

***Coming up: Five mysterious villainous creatures, consisting a bat-type Digimon, three hyenas, and a winged demon, break in Camelot and after injuring Hubie, steal Excalibur. But thankfully in an unfortunate way, the five creatures lose Excalibur in the Forbidden Forest thanks to a certain hawk-type Digimon and two young knights intervening. Then the next morning, all of the kingdom’s warriors, under Elise and her friends and families' request under Luna’s suggestion, partake in an archery tournament, which another group of young knights won, but doesn’t end well for Elise when she partakes after the winner announcement to please Luna and change her mind.***