if i couldn't be strong / would you still love me the same (scrooge x magica)

[blackmagicduck]

If a year or two ago, someone had told Magica she was about to do this, she would have laughed in their faces and slapped them. Magica De Spell, world's greatest sorceress, asking her number one enemy Scrooge McDuck for help? It was madness! It was insane!

... But right now, it was her only option.

Typically she only "attacked" him at work, trying at his actual mansion would be something new. If his family was home, she'd be kicked out in an instant. She had to make this quick...!

She circled the mansion several times atop her flying broom before spotting an open window. It was now or never, she could only hope she was right, and this was the master bedroom! At least there they would have some privacy, and surely he'd be home by now!

She took a deep breath, and then flew straight in, leaping to the floor without a second thought. "Scrooge McDuck!"

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[scrooge_mcduck108]

The whole time, Scrooge held her by her shoulders. He couldn't help anymore, but he could make her feel that he was with her. He only noticed that he had hold his breath when Ratface suddenly began to stir. His beady eyes blinked and he flapped his wings weakly a few times. Finally the raven shook his head in confusion and jumped up in bed. Confused, he looked at his mistress.

He didn't really know what had happened. It was also not clear to him why the crazy inventor and especially Scrooge McDuck stood in the room. Gyro had little tears in his eyes but Scrooge's eyes were overflowing with tears of relief.

"We did it, we did it..." he repeated again and again, a liberated smile on his face.

[blackmagicduck]

"Oh, Ratface!" Magica was definitely joining in on those relieved tears, even laughing wildly as she picked up her bird and hugged him close. "You silly little thing, you scared me half to death! You ever get sick like that again, I won't forgive you!"

But with every threat and insult, she couldn't stop smiling, even nuzzling her beak to smooth down some of Ratface's more unkempt feathers. "You'd better be thanking me, and Scrooge, and Gyro!" Which... oh, that reminds her. She was with people, wasn't she?

Magica cleared her throat, embarrassed she had made such a scene in front of Scrooge and Gyro. "Y-Yes, well... I suppose you both have my gratitude..."

[scrooge_mcduck108]

He went to Ratface, who now sat contentedly on Magica's shoulder, and stroked the soft plumage on his head. Actually, Scrooge had been sure he had done everything for Magica alone, but now he realized that he was honestly happy. "You're welcome"! He replied with great conviction.

Gyro wanted to know how things had gone in the underworld, but both Scrooge and Magica agreed that the less people knew about it, the better. So they said goodbye to the inventor. Even Scrooge wasn't so brash to let Gyro notice that something had changed between him and Magica. Especially not before he could discuss something with her.

Somewhat embarrassed they stood outside. "So... my plane is still with you at the Vesuvius... do you take me with you or do you want to be alone with Ratface? Then I pick it up another time..."

Now that there was no more danger to their lives, he tried to let Magica decide how fast they proceeded.

[blackmagicduck]

Magica didn't intend on telling Ratface the whole story either, no matter how curiously he was looking at the both of them as he now sat perched on her shoulder. Now that things were "over"... what next? It was true what she said in Hades - it wouldn't be so simple as "they all lived happily ever after."

She huffed a bit, twirling some hair around her finger, still trying to put on airs. "Hmph... after all this time, you're still so foolish. Leaving me alone with your precious plane? Who knows what I'd do with it. If you had any smarts, you'd come with me, to at least make sure you'd get it back."

In fact, why trust her with the plane at all? She stuck her fingers in her beak, whistling for her broom, which obediently flew to her.

"Honestly, Scrooge... if you want to have any chance with me at all, you'd better wise up."

Maybe if he was wiser, he would've seen this coming - her grabbing a fistful of his jacket to kiss him deeply.