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How Friendship Hates Magic would go in my “HDLW grow up with their Duck Cousins counterparts” AU (It is recommended that you read What Ever Happened to Della Duck (link to post), The Golden Spear (link to post), and Nothing Can Stop Della Duck (link to post) first for the Webby introductions because she is in this one):

The episode starts with Dewey taking Webby to the library • When discussing their lives the Shadow Wars (Part 1, Part 2) were brought up and Dewey told her about Lena and how she had become a shadow and he showed her the books he had gotten to research ways to bring her back • Webby asked if she could help him and he immediately agreed because he rarely gets to spend time with kids his age

Neither of them notices that Dewey’s shadow seems to have glowing eyes on occasion

Lena follows them around, boredly narrating Dewey’s routine although clearly bothered by the fact that Webby’s there now • She makes several vague threats of what will happen if Webby is lying about who she is and where she’s been and tries to hurt Dewey since they were practically like brother and sister before she got banished to the shadow realm, but of course neither of the younger ducks can hear her • Important Note: Lena and Dewey are 1000000% platonic in this, they see each other more as siblings. Any jealousy Lena shows towards Webby and Violet in this is purely because she doesn’t want them taking her place as Dewey’s best friend. He was her first friend and the first person to show her that how Magica treated her was wrong so she’s a bit possessive. Same reason for why she’s possessive of Webby in the show (although I know some people view them as romantic which is why I’m making it clear that here she and Dewey are platonic)

They go to ask for the book, finding Quackfaster working there, and Lena attempts to convince herself Dewey that she’ll be fine in the shadow realm

Quackfaster says they can’t have the book since someone else has already checked it out and points them to a purple hummingbird sitting at a nearby desk

Webby, without hesitation, goes to try and introduce herself only to be stopped by the girl putting up her hand, finishing her page, and finally putting the book down to see what Webby wants

She points out that the book is written in Ancient Syriac and might be a little advanced

To which the girl responds with “So am I,” in perfect Ancient Syriac

Dewey gasps and runs over and, in Ancient Syriac says, “You speak Ancient Syriac? Me, too! Along with Conversational Akkadian.” • Scrooge and Beakley had several old language books laying around and Dewey was barely allowed out of the manor for the first ten years of his life so he had a lot of time to pick up the languages • Although, his speech is slightly less coherent that Webby’s is in the show

The girl confirms she knows it and pulls out some old Norse and Dewey responds in kind

Webby jumps in with, “I know some Moon Landrian!” and gets some confused looks before the other girl just nods, and stands to introduce herself to Dewey and Webby • I don’t know if the Moon Landers have a language in the show or what it’s called so I’ve decided they do and it’s Moon Landrian

Violet instantly recognizes Dewey as Turbo Dewford Duck of McDuck Manor, trusted companion in many of Scrooge McDuck’s adventures and his great nephew to boot

Dewey instantly confirms and asks if she’s a fan before remembering Webby and introducing her as, “Webbigail Vanderquack of McDuck Manor, trusted companion of his mother Della Duck while on the moon.

”Webby tacks on “Granddaughter of the Housekeeper.” at the end

Lena is immediately suspicious and wants to just grab the book and go, and is only made more suspicious when Violet starts asking about Dewey’s experiences with the supernatural

Lena is especially not happy when they end up planning a sleepover

Beakley is glad for a quiet night in with her tea when Webby and Dewey come bouncing into the dining room to tell her all about their sleepover

She’s happy that Dewey is getting back onto the friendship horse and that both of them are making more friends outside of each other

She’s especially impressed given how Dewey’s previous sleepovers have ended in magic fights

Dewey start to get nervous and Lena hopes that he’ll reconsider and cancel the sleepover with Violet, but Webby says that those sound awesome but she’s sure it will totally be fine this time and they’ll just make sure it’s a completely normal sleepover

She then immediately asks what a normal sleepover entails leading to Dewey panicking and deciding that they need to hide anything mystical, cursed, or adventurous

Beakley assures them that they should just be themselves, and Dewey says that unlike her they need friends • This leads to the Beakley and Launchpad subplot that I’m not going to cover since it’s essentially the same and also it’s been half an hour since I started and I’m barely five minutes into the episode

Webby and Dewey finished hiding anything strange in Dewey’s room in the attic when they hear the doorbell and rush to get it before Ducksworth because, Ghost Butler

They invite Violet in and Webby is very interested in the pie (she grew up on black licorice gum), Lena however thinks Violet is up to something

When they get to Dewey’s, very empty, room Violet tells them about Tulpas • “Manifestations of powerful emotions–hatred, jealousy, greed. They live in a dark realm adjacent to our reality.”

She explains that it’s the best explanation she has for what happened during the Shadow War

Dewey quickly interrupts and suggests they play Baggle

Violet points out that she’s here to review the book and Webby points out that they have plenty of time for books and they should play a game or do icebreakers since it’s a sleepover

Violet agrees and instantly asks what they know about Magica DeSpell and the Shadow War

Lena takes Violet asking about Magica as proof she can’t be trusted, but Dewey suggests makeovers to change the subject

Violet points out his weird behavior when it comes to the supernatural and Dewey grabs both of their hands and says that they have sparkles which gets Webby excited enough to help pull Violet along with them for the makeovers

When they leave Lena finds Magica’s amulet in Violets bag and runs to warn Dewey

She finds the three of them doing special effects makeup • Violet and Webby have their Rakshasa and beaten up looks from the show, Dewey has a sort of zombie thing going on (I honestly don’t know so if anyone else has any ideas for his look let me know)

Violet says she thinks her fangs are off-kilter and Dewey says it’s because he has a crooked fang from a poker brawl and he has proof before realizing he said to much

Violet asks where and Webby panics and says “definitely not in the attic” • Unfortunately Lena starts to wonder if Webby meant to say that and is actually working with Violet because why would she share her secrets

Violet runs off towards the attic and Dewey and Webby follow with Lena protesting that it’s a trap

Webby asks if Violet is weirded out by all the magical stuff but Violet says it’s fascinating and that she thinks there’s an ectoplasmic aura coming from Dewey’s friendship bracelet

Lena sees Violet touching it and runs over to try and push her hand away but of course she just falls right through them

Dewey quickly assures her that it’s nothing and takes the bracelet off and hides it in his pocket

Violet, Webby, and Dewey decide to play Rune-Baggle and Lena decides to try to use the runes to communicate with Dewey

After Violet repeats an incantation causing the runes to glow Lena attempts to hit them across the room and is shocked to find that it works

Dewey suggests it was nothing but the runes start to move as Lena arranges them

Violet tries to read the runes but Dewey isn’t as quick to jump to that, only moving to translate when Webby asks him about certain parts

Lena is very frustrated and starts thinking that Violet and Webby are either intentionally trying to distract Dewey from the obvious “Don’t Trust Her” message or they’re just giants nerds

Violet has the three of them kneel and hold hands which only makes Lena more upset

However Lena is quickly distracted by spirits beginning to form

She grabs a sheet and tries to use that to communicate but they can’t hear her and assume that she’s an evil spirit summoned by them

Violet tries to attack but is thrown off and into her bag, knocking the amulet free while Lena tries to get Dewey to see what's happening

Violet shoots magic at Lena and reveals her for just long enough for her to call out Dewey’s name

He sees Violet with the amulet and tackles her to demand to know where she got it

Violet explains how she found it during the Shadow War and how it sparked an interest in the supernatural

She’s asks if they’ve ever felt sheltered when there was something just out of reach and Dewey and Webby each think back to their lonely childhoods spent listening to the stories of the incredible feats that their guardians did before they were born

Lena isn’t happy that Dewey is buying Violet’s spiel but Dewey just tells her not to mess with the amulet since he’s already lost one friend to the Shadow Realm

Webby puts a hand on his shoulder in an effort to comfort and Lena puts one on the hand holding the amulet

Violet suggests that they might be able to bring Lena back using Magica’s amulet

Dewey and Webby agree to try it after a quick shared glance

The trio set up candles for the ritual and sit in the middle of them holding hands with the amulet between them

Lena tries to tell Dewey that Violet’s using him, and she should know, but the amulet starts to levitate and flies into her chest as more spirits form and take the shape of Magica, taunting her

The spirits surround the trio and Lena panics and grabs their joined hands in an attempt to warn Dewey that it’s a trap

The three are pulled into the Shadow Realm and Dewey tackles Lena into a hug when he sees her

Unfortunately Violet and Webby have to break up the reunion on account of all the Tulpas in the form of Magica drawing nearer

Dewey pulls away to try to introduce Lena to the other two but Lena interrupts and accuses them both of being spies and thieves and trying to replace her while the Tulpas surround them

Lena tells Violet and Webby to get away from Dewey only for the Tulpas to take Lena’s form and drag Dewey away from them

Lena, Violet, and Webby run after them and Lena blames Violet, saying that if she hadn’t meddled with magic Dewey would still be safe

Violet points out that the Tulpas are manifestations of great desire to which Lena says it’s Violet’s desire for magical power

Violet shoots back that it could be Lena’s desire not to be forgotten by Dewey and that the Tulpas took Lena’s form

A Tulpa attacks them and Violet says that they’re manifestations of Lena’s jealousy and want to keep Dewey with her

Lena admits that might be the case but tries to keep arguing only for Webby to interject with the fact that even if they have nothing in common they do all care about Dewey, just as he calls for help

Lena and Violet call a truce to chase after him with Webby

The Tulpas try to take him out the door and Violets says that if he leaves the manor they might never get him back

Lena says not on her watch and grabs Violet and Webby’s hands

She begins an incantation: “With the hands of my friend’s friends, We bring bitter jealousy to its ends.”

The amulet seems to glow in Lena’s chest and Violet and Webby join in and the three walk towards Dewey and the Tulpas as the Shadow Realm seems to fade into the normal world behind them

Dewey’s bracelet starts to glow in his pocket and causes the Shadow Realm to dissipate behind him as well

As the realm fades away it starts to take Lena with it

Dewey starts to tear up and Lena grabs his hand

He reaches out to Violet and Webby and the four join hands and are surrounded by a blue glow as the bracelet rises from Dewey’s pocket and circles them, creating blue smoke clouds

When the smoke dissipates Lena is standing there, back in her normal form and Dewey pulls them all into a group hug

The four return to their sleepover as Lena explains where she’s been

Dewey says that he’s got his old best friend and his new best friends, Webby says they’ve got pie • The poor girl grew up on black licorice gum she deserves to get excited over pie. And yes, I know I’m the reason she grew up on it, shut up.

I spent nearly two hours on this Jesus Christ. So, the first post I ever made for this AU was made August 1st, 2020, so nearly three years ago. And the post I made for how The House of the Lucky Gander went (link to post) was made August 12th, 2020, so also nearly three years ago and I’ve left them on a cliffhanger for that whole time, but now I only have to get through What Ever Happened to Donald Duck before I can finally do [REDACTED] and I am very excited for both of those things so I am going to try to get there before August 12th this year so you all can finally learn what happened to Louie and Gladstone. I’d also like to do Doomsday Vault sometime since that episode would be extremely different since I left Della on the moon. I am genuinely sorry that it’s taken this long to get here, but as I’ve stated in a previous post the “how __________ would go in my HDLW grow up with their Duck Cousins counterparts AU would go” post take insanely long and a lot of energy because I watch the whole episode and pause for bullet points so that I don’t miss anything. Also, if you are someone who sent me an ask god knows how long ago, I’ve seen it, I know it’s there, I just didn’t have the energy to answer it when I got it and by the time that I did have the energy I had forgotten about them. Hopefully I’ll be able to go through and answer as many asks as I can. And if anyone wants to send me one now, feel free to but it might take me some time to get to it depending on the question.

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How would you rank Scrooge's girlfriends (money doesnt count this time!) from the one he least liked to the one he most likes?

I suspect either Brigitta or Goldie as first place XD

Hi and sorry for answering you later, since I didn't have a chance to answer you earlier, since I was busy earlier. But you asked a good question, and I myself thought about how to answer this, but I will answer your question by ranking my favorite Scrooge loves from the lowest to the highest place.

Yes, Scrooge McDuck has the most money, that's for sure, although he also has living loves that can be seen through certain cartoons and mostly through comics. There is a list that is exactly his loves mentioned in comics and Ducktales, but unfortunately that site is no longer working and that gave the most information. Scrooge certainly has a lot of them, but I will list only those that I am most familiar with and who are personally dear to me. There are also those that I don't like, but they are at the lowest place. I will list them after the warnings that I will post.

WARNING: For fans of Scrooge couples who may be reading and who are strictly fans of certain couples, please do not read this, as you may not like some of my opinions that I will express here in my post. I also love Scrooge with your OCs who I certainly love, but I will only list canon couples from the comics and cartoons here and I will express the ones that I like the most. Sorry if this offends anyone, but as I said at the beginning, this is not for everyone. Now I can start with my ranking.

12. Scrooge x Ma Beagle

This is especially evident in the episode "The Bride Wore Stripes" from Ducktales 1987, when Ma Beagle, the mother of the Beagle Boys, wanted to trick Scrooge into marrying her by posting a hoax photo of them together and threatening to divorce him by taking half of Scrooge's fortune. In the end, she didn't succeed, but it's funny when, through some easily exposed hoaxes, she threatens Scrooge that she will take everything from him just to take a piece of his fortune. I love Ma Beagle, one of my favorite villains in DT87, but honestly, that Ma Beagle x Scrooge pairing is my least favorite, or rather, I don't like it at all, and it doesn't make sense to me at all. Of course, I'm not so against it, I can see that it has potential, but more as a mockery when it comes to the Beagle Boys.

11. Scrooge x Belle Duck

Belle Duck is a tall, fat, and fancy duck lady, created by Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard and mostly appearing in the comics, and is Scrooge's old girlfriend and uses Scrooge to improve his fortune. However, while some people like her, I don't see much point in the two of them, and Bella is not my favorite character in the Duck comics. It certainly makes sense that she is used as a flashback or as a reminder for Scrooge of who he was with. Sure, Belle has some potential, but I'm not that big of a fan of her, plus I haven't read any comics about her, so I don't really like her with Scrooge.

10. Scrooge x Millionara Vanderbucks

Millionara Vanderbucks, also a wealthy business lady who appeared in the DT87 episode "Till Nephews Do Us Part", who supposedly loved Scrooge, but actually wanted his wealth. The two almost got married and Scrooge loved her very much, but Donald's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie and Webby exposed her deception and brought in Goldie, Scrooge's old love from the Klondike, who chased Scrooge away from the wedding with a shotgun. Millionaira eventually wanted to marry Glomgold, but Glomgold didn't want to and he ran away. I also don't like this couple, since the love wasn't mutual, but only on Scrooge's side. However, it can be seen that women who are very rich can certainly deceive men just to get their way. I apologize to honest women, this is not directed against them, I'm just saying that marriages between the rich can be a very dangerous business.

9. Scrooge x Valerie

This is best explained in the comic "Zio Paperone e le grandi conquiste" or in translation "Scrooge McDuck: The Ladies Man" from 1997 where the director of Duckburg News named Valerie wants to find out who Scrooge's true love is so she interrogates mainly Goldie, Molly McGold, Brigitta and Magica to see if any of them are really in love with Scrooge. In the end she falls in love with Scrooge and wants to marry Scrooge, but Scrooge won't. It's a funny comic for sure, but it best explains why everyone would want to be with Scrooge who is the richest duck in the world and in Duckburg. This couple makes more sense to me.

8. Scrooge x Tillie Tightwad

She appears in the 1983 comic strip "Matchmaker" and is the niece of Millie the Miser and Tillie inherited a fortune from her aunt. She competed with Scrooge in some ways, especially in terms of wealth. Certainly, given her age and her hair resembling Grandma Duck's, she would certainly be a good match for Scrooge. Scrooge doesn't like her because she left the money in the hole.

7. Scrooge x Molly McGold

Molly McGold appears in the same comic as Valerie ("Scrooge McDuck: The Ladies Man"), however unlike Valerie, Molly first appears in the 1989 comic "Il grande amore di Zio Paperone" by writer Bruno Concina and artist Giorgio Cavazzano and she is also a businesswoman duck who does very well in Duckburg. She even works well with Scrooge, making their relationship even better. I don't know much about her, but I like her dynamic with Scrooge. She also doesn't like being manipulated so easily.

6. Scrooge x Brenda

Admittedly, it's more of a crush than love, but to be honest, Scrooge's first love, and that from childhood, was Brenda, an orphan who lived in an orphanage in Edinburgh with the evil Mr. MacMiser who pretended to be Mr. Jolly who supposedly ran the orphanage and forced the children to work harder and humiliate themselves. Scrooge, as a ten-year-old, got along well with Brenda, and even saved her from that Mr. MasMiser. Otherwise, it's "The Orphan's Christmas" ("The Substitute Santa of Strathbungo") from 2013 by writers Knut Nærum and Tormod Løkling and the brilliant artist Arild Midthun. Although it's related to a Christmas special, Scrooge certainly found someone who was just right for him, unfortunately when he left his country to find more wealth for himself, he also left Brenda. It would be interesting to see a sequel where Brenda is all grown up and sees Scrooge become rich after a long time. This couple is definitely one of my favorites.

5. Scrooge x Miss Emily Quackfaster

By the way, the translation from the first picture with Miss Quackfaster was taken from here: https://land-of-birds-and-comics.tumblr.com/post/169590755780/speaking-of-little-old-lady-quackfaster-ive-been

Created by Carl Barks, she was Scrooge's main secretary and appears mostly in the comics. First as an old lady, then in the Italian comics (Topolino) she appears as a younger lady with blonde hair. Needless to say, Scrooge really likes secretaries, and this pairing makes a lot of sense, especially if they are of similar ages.

4. Scrooge x M'ma Crackshell

This was only shown in one episode of the original Ducktales, "Blue Collar Scrooge", where Scrooge lost his memory, but somehow ended up in the trailer of his accountant Fenton Crackshell, where he met Fenton's mother and fell in love with her. After his memory returned, although M'ma Crackshell couldn't believe that she was with Scrooge, they continued to make love together. This love story is somehow close to me, because it says that the two often suffered from their complexes and flaws, but that despite the material differences between the two, the two of them still love each other. That's why this love story is among my favorites. Poor Fenton if Scrooge really married his mother. XD

Honorable mentions:

Scrooge x Granny de Spell

It happened once in the comic "Gifts of the Gods!". Otherwise, she's Magica's grandmother.

Scrooge x Bentina Beakley

Although a housewife, she also takes care of Scrooge quite a bit. I certainly wouldn't mind if Scrooge and Beakley were together, although I don't ship them together. It would kind of make sense, since Webby would also be Scrooge's adopted daughter (not like DT17 ended up doing), although I prefer her as Scrooge's adopted niece. Also in DT17 Scrooge and Mrs Beakley acted together as a team.

3. Scrooge x Magica De Spell

Although they are rivals because Magica wants Scrooge's first dime, I still see them as a great couple who have a lot in common in terms of bullying others and wanting their own dominance. But also as good souls, who wish each other a happy birthday. It is best explained in the 2014 comic book “The pact of the moon” or in Italian “Zio Paperone, Amelia & il patto della luna” by writer Vito Stabile and artist Francesco Guerrini where the two get stuck on an island, but still work together and end up falling in love with each other. Many times, Magica has also bewitched Scrooge several times to get One Dime, but still unsuccessfully. Of course, as the status quo, they reconcile, but also secretly love each other. To me, it is still the best underrated love couple that certainly makes sense to me, otherwise it is called Dimeshipping.

2. Scrooge x Goldie

Not to mention, since most people know about this couple, this is certainly one of the best couples for me. Although Scrooge and Goldie broke up while they were still in Klondike, I liked their relationship best in the Don Rosa comics and in the Ducktales episodes in 1987. And in the Arild Midthun comics, not to forget. Although it is a couple from the past, I think they would eventually reconcile and would certainly be great together. I also think that Goldie, unlike her first appearance in the Barks comic, would not take Scrooge's gold or care about it, but only for him, as Scrooge does for her. However, there are some things that need to be added about Goldie, especially regarding her personality, she is certainly a good fit for Scrooge, as Scrooge is for her. Unpopular opinion: I am not a fan of Goldie in DT17, for many reasons.

Scrooge x Brigitta

I know most people won't agree with me, but I think the love couple between Scrooge and Brigitta is excellent and the best of all Scrooge's couples so far. Although unfortunately toxic, I certainly find this couple fitting for many reasons. I know that Scrooge doesn't love Brigitta, but he does it for the wrong reasons. Brigitta doesn't love Scrooge because of his wealth, but because she truly loves him, no matter what Scrooge is like. There are situations when Scrooge loves her too. A special example is the comic strip “Zio Paperone e la formula della riccezza” from 1995 by the writer Carlo Panaro and the artist Romano Scarpa. More about it in this post: https://ducklooney.tumblr.com/post/746512932462051328/do-you-think-uncle-scrooge-loves-in-a-romantic

Brigitta also understands Scrooge's family very well, and Scrooge's family loves her very much. Brigitta also understands Scrooge's family very well, and Scrooge's family loves her very much and has accepted her for who she is. There are times when they help each other. Brigitta also likes to draw for Scrooge, so she often draws a portrait of him in money, which he especially likes. There is one comic that shows it in particular. And their love couple reminds me a lot of the love relationship between Pepe Le Pew and Penelope Pussycat from Looney Tunes. They also appear most often in comics. Unlike his nephew Donald, Scrooge does not have a strict canon of who he has to be with, but to be honest, besides his money, it would be Brigitta, provided that she is not so toxic. Of course, despite that, she has great ideas and is very lively, intelligent, clever and likes to help others. So she can cover Scrooge's shortcomings. In my opinion, the best couple, if we think of Scrooge's couples. Which doesn't mean I don't like the previous ones I listed (not all).

In my opinion, the best couples for Scrooge, besides money, are Scrooge with Magica, Scrooge with Goldie and Scrooge with Brigitta and that's my personal opinion. Of course I would add more, but this is enough for me. I hope you are satisfied with these answers and my ranking, although I am not a proshipper because I believe that everyone has the right to their favorite couples, of course even if it is a canon character with an original character (canon x OC). These couples are also ok, and I have seen many that make more sense than canon couples.

Sorry if anyone doesn't like this, these are just my opinions. I hope you like these answers and if you have any questions, feel free to ask me. :D

Written on May 3rd of this year.

You can view the entire comic "Scrooge McDuck: The Ladies Man" here (not my translation):https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipN_h15kJj3h9Y2UQuyWeAChRkiYzr-eyUhrC-nXelrKGyVcNEzxCpeKXGG8shZFag?key=X1pmUTRCM1NjYjBTUm12N29lQUdEMndTaXAyWUF3

P.S. If anyone knows of any more Scrooge loves from the comics, feel free to add.

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