A/N: edited by  TheHardie-Boy

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Chapter 2:

"We live as we dream.

Alone."

~Joseph Conrad

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Being grounded.

Day 1:

"Your last dream made you take treasure from the past that almost destroyed time, space, and your family now to your room! You can come out when you learn no good comes from cockamamie schemes."

Della led Louie to his room. "Mom, this isn't fair."

Della raises her voice. "Fair? Fair?! You want to know what's unfair? The fact that you almost got everyone killed, the fact that you ignored everyone's advice and lied to us about it, and expect to get away with it, without any repercussions!"

Louie stayed silent for a moment, unable to think of what he could say to possibly save him right now.

"It's not just that, you've been treating me coldly ever since I got here. I'm sorry if you don't like it, but this is the reality kid! You can accept it and make the most of it, or you can make it worse, it's your choice."

Louie sighed as she stormed off. It's not that he didn't want her here or anything, he just didn't know how to.

It didn't matter, Della was going to think whatever she wanted and that's the reality.

Louie looked out the window at them. He didn't need them, or their stupid dream vacation..

Louie hated this, with every fiber of his being he hated this.

He thought of the many times he was forced to go adventure for one reason or the other, and the one time he wants to be there, this happens.

He didn't care what Della said, he was going....

"Scheme detected!"

Or not...

hour 5

Turns out Della asked Gyro to program the DT-87 to keep him out of trouble. And after many failed attempts, Louie started running out of ideas.

That's fine. So what if the whole family deserted him here to go on his dream vacation without him...

So what if his mother hated him...

And abandoned him....

Again....

Taking a deep breath, Louie just relaxed for a little while. He'd be ok, they'd only be gone a few days right? That's not so bad. He can do this, there are other ways to pass the time other then electronics...

Well none came to mind but still...

It's not like he was truly alone..

Hour 10:

"Dinner served," DT-87 announced, passing him a tray with soup, crackers and water.

Stupid robot, Boyd was a lot more interesting. At least he had the decency to kill him first.

This is like being in prison...except in prison, there were other people to talk to.....and someone to protect you.

This is illegal right? This had to be illegal...

Keeping a minor here prisoner, that's illegal....

But technically she owned him....

Now that's a scary thought.

Louie supposed that parents could do whatever they wanted with their kids...

But Donald would never do something like this.

But...he wasn't Donalds kid....

Another scary thought.....

Could Della just get rid of him if she wanted to?

His Anxiety, his thoughts, his demons, they started to feel like another person entirely. like it had a power over him,

overcoming him....talking to him....

Like a bully he couldn't stop,

because it was himself...

The one person he could never outsmart...

Night 1, Hour 13:

Louie hated darkness, he always did, Even when he was little....

He was hungry because he didn't eat his food. Because he was sure Della wanted him to- so he choose not to. Don't give her any satisfaction of any kind....She might have him Trapped here, but she doesn't control him.

Louie couldn't really be mad at her though, no matter how hard he tried to be. She didn't know what she's doing yet...

Or did she?

Is this what it was like to have a mom?

He was laying on the bed, contemplating everything. Was Della absolutely insane?

He suddenly heard something that terrified him...

"Please don't rain, please don't rain."

All was quiet in the dark.

"Please don't rain...."

Everyone was gone....

"Please don't rain."

Bad things can happen when you're all alone.

"Don't rain..."

*Crash*

"Please-"

Lightning.

"Don't-"

Thunder.

"Rain....."

He jinxed it.

"Please come back."

He wasn't sure who he was talking to-

Donald....

Scrooge.....

Della.............

Anyone.................

But all was silent.

Except the storm.

And Louie's own heartbeat,

and thoughts.

Which were two things he feared more then anything.

"Please, just come home."

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Day 2:

"Look- your plans, your schemes, they only lead to bad things for your family. If you want to be apart of this family, you've gotta stop."

Louie finally stayed in his room, alone, just like she wanted, she was ok with leaving him here anyway. It didn't matter to her if he was alone...

He finally got the lesson, his actions almost cost him his family and this is what it was like to be without them.

"This is the one thing I'm good at- why can't you see?"

He was now left with only himself and his inner demons. The thoughts just kept piling on no matter what he did.

"They left you..."

"They left you because they hate you..."

"They're glad you're not there..."

"No."

"They don't care about you."

"Don't think that way, of course they do."

"Did they care when they left you here alone?"

"I-"

"I'll bet adventures are a lot more fun without you."

"That's....probably true."

"She doesn't love you."

"Yes, she does."

"Then why did she leave you?"

"......."

"..............."

He should really stop talking to himself.

He had to stop, had to stop thinking this way.

But how do you stop believing your demons when there's nobody to defend you from them?

He's always been the evil triplet, the bad kid, the trouble maker....

"Every time you bend the rules and "Pull a Louie" we end up in even more trouble."

"Just because we like him more then you doesn't mean you have to hate him."

"I don't need you- I need him!"

"Sure, you're the scariest bunny in the pet shop."

"That's it laddie, you're coming with me to learn the value of a hard days work."

"Was mean ol' Louie mean again?"

"I watched your brothers blink out of existence because you wanted a shortcut to riches!"

"You're the worst!"

"They all hate you!"

"They don't even want you to be part of their so called family!"

"Ignore it...."He told himself.

"You can ignore it all you want, but it doesn't make it any less true...."

"What do you want from me, Mom? What do you want from me?!"

He didn't realize he'd screamed that out loud.

DT-87 heard. "Accessing information-"

"Save it!"he told it.

"Saving data,"the robot said.

Louie rolled his eyes. He just hopped everyone would be back by tonight, that's all he cared about. He decided that if they didn't....he'd run away.

He wondered...where would he go?

He had no friends, no family that cared about him enough to take him in...

He started to wonder what to do next when he saw something that changed the whole situation.