happilyeverbeginning | It brings out the best in most everyone / But it brings out the devil in me (DW x Morgana)

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It brings out the best in most everyone / But it brings out the devil in me (DW x Morgana)

[ Ah, Christmastime. A time of merriment, of wishes coming true, and all that other nonsense children's specials yammer on about. Unfortunately, villainy never takes a holiday! In St. Canard's largest mall, two villains are taking over tinsel-town, but one of them isn't aware of the other. Morgana and the Ghoulies crashed a choir contest, and are now taking to the stores to rock and rob.

As usual, Morgana strikes out on her own, because she doesn't need her band-mates holding her back! ... And also because she wants to see if she can grab a quick gift for Drake Mallard. But what do you get for the man who has everything? Still oblivious that the man in the shadowy disguise and the adorable father of the year were one and the same, Morgana skated down an escalator, never noticing the unusual amounts of greenery here and there in the shopping insanity. ]

Outta the way! Rockstar, coming through! And there sure won't be a Silent Night!

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[He giggles slightly as she nudges him, while he kicks back some more branches.]

Jealousy? I- I don't even know the meaning of the word! [He says, practically mock-offended.] Of course, I'm sure you're looking for gifts for... others, as well!

May~be.

[ She had been toying with the idea of getting Darkwing something as well, but he's not exactly someone you can call up to drop off a present. Plus... ]

What could the daring duck of mystery possibly want from me?

[ ... She has a feeling that the answer would be something terribly ~~adorable~~ FRUSTRATING like her turning over to the side of good or something similarly ~~sweet~~ NONSENSICAL. ]

[He practically vibrates with excitement.]

Oh boy, y'know there's a few upcoming collector's intems I've been eying...

[But then he pauses as he looks towards her.]

But of course, all I really want for Christmas is you!

[ Dang it, that was even sweeter than she'd been expecting! If they weren't trying to be living lawnmowers to freakish foliage, she wouldn't need mistletoe to give him some smooches. Alas! Crime calls, and if she can't steal a gift, she can always steal some cash. The best present of all!

She manages to grab a particularly wry wrath, snapping it open, and then playfully uses it to loop around Darkwing and pull him in. ]

And all I want is you... to stay out of my way.

[ She then whips the wreath back to send her hero spinning while she makes a quick escape, intending to go through any abandoned registers. The chime when they open sound sweeter than any jingle bells! ]

[He's really prefer some sort of non-stolen gift!

Once she's reeled it, he just looks at her with a gooey smile before he's whipped around, left confused for a moment.]

Is that the name of some kind of punk album, or...? [Then it clicks as he watches her retreat.]

W-wait! Where are you going? [He rushes after her!]

[ Now that there's less plants to fight, he can fight them off on his own, so she can commit some fa la la la felonies! ]

Our alliance was like disco - only temporary!

[ She has to pick up the pace to try and lose him, and besides, it's not like whatever weird sentient plant zombie monster from another world has any interest in her! ]

Now that's unfair! Disco had a much longer life than people assume! [He tries dodging some of the remaining wreaths and plants to continue pursuing her.]

You can't just leave me here feeling the Saturday Night Fever! ...These references aren't even seasonal!

[Everything that's happening is being related to Bushroot through his plants. Watching these two argue like that... it reminds him of his own lost love. And no one should be alone this holiday season... so he thinks maybe he should help them out....]

If it helps, I can steal five golden rings!

[ Mwahaha! All part of her evil plan! All this cheerful holiday stuff has been ticking her off anyway! What's so good about this sappy, pastel-colored holiday? It's always trying to crash on Halloween's turf! She wants nothing to do with this candy-coated stuff of sweetness! She's a villain down to her core! She's going to get away with her stolen goods, and there's nothing that can stop her!

... But something apparently has, as she suddenly skids to a halt, then backs up a few steps to make sure she saw what she thought she saw.

All right, maybe there's one good thing about this holiday.

Sure, this certain plant is very suspiciously placed, right above where the Mall Santa previously was (no doubt spooked away and deciding maybe the Easter Bunny has a better gig) and probably couldn't be a more obvious trap if it tried. But Morgana and Darkwing are alike in many ways, one being that her I.Q. points plummet around her paramour. Sure, she's evil, but who is she to defy tradition?

That's why she calmly moves to take the abandoned throne, props her legs up over the armrest, and strum a few bars. ]

Merry Christmas, I wrapped it up and sent it,
With a note saying "I love you", I meant it,
Now I know what a fool I've been,
But if you kissed me now, I know you'd fool me again~.

[ And if that's not a big enough hint, she's going to point upwards to the mistletoe. ]

[As for Darkwing, visions of of sugary Christmas dates dance through his head!

But he slows down when he sees her seated upon her throne ~~of lies~~ and hears that voice so sweetly singing. His eyes trail up... and then he sees it. The most devious and deadly of Bushroot's plants! The mistletoe.

He instantly freezes up for a moment. And then he starts his approach while humming sheepishly.]

Once bitten and twice shy...
I kept my distance, but you still catch my eye.
Tell me, baby, do you recognize me?
Well, it's been only like a minute, so that would surprise me?

[He smiles meekly while coming up close to the throne!]

[ No thoughts, head empty, save for the chance to get some seasonal smooches. Once he's close enough, she casually places her guitar aside so she can wrap her arms around his neck. Sure, this is traditionally a sad song about heart-break, but that's what remixes are for! ]

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart,
A man under cover, yet I tore him apart
Oh, oh now I've found a real love
I'll never fool you again~.

[ Granted, she might fool him again once this holiday special is over and they're back to saturday morning shenanigans. But right now, it'd actually be nice to have a kiss where she wasn't trying to distract him or trap him or lie to him or etc. etc. etc... ]

[Her arms have a more secure hold on him than any of Bushroot's plants! He looks at her, getting lost in her eyes as she continues to sing, his heart rate accelerating once he realizes she's using the 'man uncover' part for him. He clears his throat as he prepares for his part.]

Laaast Christmas, I-
Wait, we haven't known each other that long. Last... month? No, that doesn't work right. ...Oh forget it. Mistletoe!!

[Without further ado, he comes in for the kissing!]

[ Atta boy. And it's so nice for him to take the initiative for once! She is more than happy to deliver this Christmas kiss!

And to think she put up such a fuss when she would have had a Blue Christmas without him! Now she's simply having a wonderful Christmas time! And at this rate with how often the word is repeated, the word Christmas is going to lose all meaning.

... Also, any roses that bloom nearby are probably for once not a part of Darkwing's delusions. ]

[Sweet Christmas! Darkwing feels like he's in a daze as she smooches her pretty beak and feels the emotional high. It's like he's soaring in the sled of Santa himself! He keeps that up for a good long bit before pulling back, hand braced on her shoulder.]

See now, I kinda feel like that was better than any present I can think of. ...You think the mistletoe's satisfied with that? [Or maybe it needs some more smooching!]

[ Who cares if the mistletoe is satisfied with that? She isn't! Then again, her problem (one of many) is that she can never get enough of him. She can't even remember why she was in the mall in the first place. If this was some sappy cartoon, there'd be a dozen hearts floating around her head instead of sugar plums.

Just don't tell her that, she's got an image to maintain.

She nuzzles his cheek affectionately, all but purring. ]

Just one kiss? Oh, but I thought I'd been such a good girl~.

Think of all the fun I've missed,
Think of all the fella's that I haven't kissed,
Next year I could be just as good,
If you check off my Christmas list~.

Wow, we're practically putting together our own Christmas album here... [He mutters as an aside, realizing that this was the sort of thing he should have had on his relationship bucket list all along!]

I don't know, Morgana. I heard you might have had a place on the Naughty List! But at the same time... [He remains close to her, ready to smooch again at any moment. Nuzzling her back, relishing all of this.] This could turn out to be the first day of kiss-mas!

If that means we have twelve straight days of it, I'm not going to complain.

[ Teeheehee. She pulls him in for yet another good long smooch...

... Except she pauses at the last second, one of her few remaining brain cells finally realizing something is a tad amiss. And by something, we mean the gigantic mass of roses all around them. ]

... You've been in the hero business way longer than I have. Is this something to be worried about?

[She might have unlocked her brain cell, but Darkwing is still in a lovely dovey daze, especially after that last smooch. He smiles and rubs his eyes as he sees roses all around.]

There's nothing to worry about, as long as we're together! Is it just me, or are you surrounded by more roses than usual? ...Wait! ...Did you get them for me?!

[ "More roses than usual" is a statement she's going to have to think about later, but when she does, she'll be very flustered. For now... ]

If I did, they would have been black roses. These aren't mine! ... Weren't we fighting one of your plant-based villains earlier? [ Pause, then correcting herself, because she knows his Darkwing Lore is Very Important. ] The "technically-not-a-villain-but-not-a-hero-since-they-commit-crimes" villain?

[ Also that could describe her to a degree, but she's not going to agree to that! ]

Ah, you're talking about Bushroot!

[He points a finger, proudly smiling at her memory of that very important Bushroot trivia! But that smile fades as his brain starts working.]

Wait. Roses that aren't from you, Bushroot - it's a trap!!

[ Oh, now she's mad. She grabs her guitar, starting to get up from Santa's seat. ]

How dare he use our complicated relationship against us! He must have been trying to distract us so he could keep attacking the mall uninterrupted!

[ Because for what other reason would he want Morgana and Darkwing to go on a smooch-fest? She can't think of it! ]

I know! It's so out of character for him to pull something like this! He usually has such respect and reverance for matters of the heart...

[He assumes a fighting pose.]

We'll just have to see if he's open to any constructive criticism about his characterization!! [With that, he starts trying to attack the roses!]

[ Not only is she mad, but she's also very embarrassed to be 'called out' like this! That Bushroot knew her for about five minutes and already knew she'd shut down her crime just to kiss Darkwing! How dare he imply she's just that easily distracted by her stud of a superhero! She could totally resist him if she wanted to! It's not her fault he's so scrumptious!

So she's definitely weed-whacking with her guitar a little stronger than necessary. ]

He's definitely no longer on my list of favorite characters... Ugh! I'm about ready to give him a black and blue Christmas!

I know, right? Well, this doesn't have an effect on his standing in my list of all-time favorite Darkwing Duck rogues, but still... I'm ready to put on a special performance of A Fistmas Carol! It's time that he got haunted by the three spirits of vengeance!

[He tears at some more roses!]

These roses aren't even putting up a fight! Wait, why aren't they doing that? What... kind of trap is this?

[ It takes a few more roses to get smashed into smithereens for Morgana to come to the same conclusion. She blinks slowly, poking at one with her foot. ]

... This was a trap, right? I mean, why else do this? Who would waste that much time and energy just to have us kiss? What would be the point?

[Darkwing was deep in thought trying to puzzle this out, until something dawned on him while listening to Morgana. A look of dread washes over him.]

Oh no. It can't be...

[He gives Morgana a serious look, as if about to relate a dire warning.]

Morgana. Are you familiar with the concept of 'shipping'?

[~~looks directly at the camera~~]

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