AU!Morgana McCawber (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
lovebites_sodoi) wrote2022-11-12 08:14 pm
lovebites_sodoi) wrote2022-11-12 08:14 pm
[episode concept script/original song - "I Love The Danger" ]
[ Scene opens with pigeons cooing peacefully a branch, a few notes of calm music playing. Suddenly a hard rock chord blares out, startling them, shaking the screen - the birds fly away, cut to Drake, Launchpad, and Gosalyn walking alongside several goth-fashioned teens.]
Drake: Uh, I know I said I wanted to get to know you better, Gosalyn, but when you said you wanted to go to a concert, I kinda expected...
Gosalyn: Some bubblegum pop princess or a boyband where every guy looks the same?
Drake: Kiiiinda? N-Not that I have a problem with... who are they again?
[ The trio are inside the concert hall. The hard rock music is dimming, but still in the background. Noticeably, more than half of the seats remain empty.]
Gosalyn: Morgana and the Ghoulies! They're only the coolest goth rock band ever!
Launchpad: They're the best rock goth band I know! And the only one. Never heard of them until right this second.
Gosalyn: No one has. That's why it's important to be a fan now, so when they do get popular, I can be one of those annoying hipster people saying "I knew them before they were cool!"
[ The trio make their way to their seats. Drake still looks a little concerned about this. Launchpad is blissfully cheerful as always. Gosalyn is practically vibrating with excitement.]
Drake: Well, it does explain why the tickets were so cheap. And why they're playing in the middle of the day. [Again, a cut to just how empty the theater is. Emphasis on how small the audience is. Back to Drake.] I just want to make sure you don't wind up with the wrong kind of role model.
Gosalyn: Would you prefer my role model be a crazy actor from a failed show in the 90s? I could do a lot worse.
[ Drake gives her an annoyed look, and opens his mouth to make a retort, but the lights suddenly go out. There's the sound of a woman laughing evilly, as the camera pans across the concert hall.]
???: Well well well, boys and ghouls! What do we have here in this little ditty of a city called Saint Canard? I hear there's a bunch of weirdos here. A bunch of outsiders. I even hear there's some freak in a cape who fights crime!
[ Camera cut back to the family. Drake is offended.]
Drake: Hey!
Gosalyn: No, it's good! "Freak" is cool now!
Launchpad: Cool is freak?
Gosalyn: No, freak is cool!
Drake: Does that mean lame is good and awesome is bad?
Gosalyn: What - no!
Launchpad: So when the people on the bus saw me eating a three-week old sandwich, they were giving me compliments?
[ Gosalyn looks absolutely exasperated. The voice laughs again, and then the camera cuts to the stage. The other musicians have been there all this time, cloaked in shadow. A spotlight suddenly shines on each of them, one at a time, before shining on lone standing microphone, the laughter continuing all the while. A swarm of bats floods the stage - the camera spins around a figure in the bats, and then they suddenly fly off, there stands Morgana McCawber with her guitar. She flips her hair and then approaches the mike, grabbing it and speaking into it. ]
Morgana: Then it sounds like this is my kinda town!
[ Cut to the family. Background characters are cheering enthusiastically, some throwing up horn-fingers. In this moment, we understand what the initial 'relationship' of Morgana will be with these three : Gosalyn is so excited she is literally leaping up and down in her seat. Launchpad winces, looking rather afraid of everything and everyone. Drake's eyes are wide, and he's slowly smiling in wonder, as cupid's arrow took a pretty good shot.]
Gosalyn: That's her! That's Morgana McCawber!
[ cut back to Morgana. She's surveying the crowd, smirking, possibly in contempt. The first notes of the Darkwing Duck theme song plays before cutting to the opening theme song. Back in the episode proper, it focuses on Morgana's fingers rapidly strumming her guitar. Quick cut to each band-mate and what they play, ending with Morgana taking up the screen as the lyrics start.
Throughout the song, it cuts to Morgana singing and dancing this same song through the backdrops/scenes of classic Disney villains, such as Scar's rocky valley in Be Prepared, the Underworld from Hercules, etc. ]
I'm not your damsel in distress,
I'm here to make a mess,
Gimmie chaos, gimmie rock,
Cause I ain't ever gunna stop!
I don't need your safety, and I don't need your rules,
I look at all these heroes but all I see are fools!
Be prepared for when I play, because you'll be singing all day!
Danger's where I need to be, danger's all of me,
Snuff out the light, don't try to make it right,
Danger is the only place where I can finally be free!
Gimmie the danger, I want the danger, I need the danger,
I love the danger!
[As the next batch of lyrics start, a burly dog-type shoves himself in front of Gosalyn. It keeps cutting back to the song and the family, with Morgana's eyes narrowing as she seems to see what's happening.]
If you want to join me then clap your hands high,
Once you listen to my song, there's nothing I can't try -
Gosalyn: Hey!
Dog-Face: Can it, brat! I'm a real fan!
Gimmie everything shiny, hand it over quick,
Before the show is over, you'll never see the trick -
Dog-Face: Why don't you make me, kid?
Gosalyn: Don't think I won't!
[Gosalyn takes a swing but misses by a mile. Dog-Face grabs Gosalyn by the scurff of her shirt, clearly ready to hurt her. Drake calls out her name, he and Launchpad are immediately out of their seat to try and save her. One more cut to Morgana playing.]
If there is someone out there who sees me,
Then you have to believe me,
And only then will I finally be free!
[ Cut to Morgana's fingers on the guitar. She starts playing so rapidly that electric sparks appear, running up and down her arm. The camera follows the lightning as it meets Morgana's eyes, then it shoots out and suddenly flies to the Dog-Face bully, Gosalyn is dropped - The Dog Face is slammed into the back wall, charred black and he slides down with eyes big and white. The electric current suddenly runs a circle around the confused, frightened family, taking out all of the seats. Then it stops, there stands Morgana, who looms down at Gosalyn. Close up of a panicked Gosalyn, who is worried she's somehow ruined the concert.
Cut to Morgana, who smiles after a beat. She then leans in to Gosalyn, singing again.]
Danger's where I need to be, danger's all of me!
[ Cut to Gosalyn's face, her eyes literally sparkly. She suddenly runs to be alongside Morgana, the two of them dancing and singing together. The audience circles around them, cheering them on.]
Snuff out the light, don't try to make it right,
Danger is the only place where I can finally be free!
[ Cut to standing Drake and Launchpad. Launchpad still seems a bit nervous, but he relaxes and smiles. Drake's smile is a little goofier than normal, a hand to his heart. Seeing this woman defend and then play with Gosalyn is just shooting more Cupid's arrows. A quick cut to the band - Ghoulia, the cyclops, grumbles in annoyance. The others look equally displeased. Back to the singing and dancing. ]
Danger's where I need to be, danger's all of me,
Snuff out the light, don't try to make it right,
Danger is the only place where I can finally be free!
[ For the final lyrics, Morgana pulls away from Gosalyn. Seeing Launchpad, she pulls off a monster face, with claws, fangs, and forked tongue. He quietly yelps, and then Morgana is normal again, playfully shoving his shoulder. As she passes Drake, she stops to give him a once over, smirks, and drags a finger under his beak as she walks away. He leans in to the touch and falls over when it's over, with Launchpad quickly catching him and springing Drake back to his feet.
Morgana grabs the shoulders of two of the audience members. They give her a boost as she stands on their shoulders, belting out the song.]
Gimmie the danger, I want the danger, I need the danger,
I love the danger!
I love the danger!
I LOVE THE DANGER!
[ She laughs manically, and then falls backwards - dissolving into a flurry of bats. One of the bats flies into the screen, and when it flies away we're outside of the concert hall. The doors burst open, and the audience is exiting. Audience members are chatting to one another, Gosalyn is laughing and jumping a bit. Launchpad is normal. Drake is walking in a daze, smiling like an idiot and staring at nothing with half-lidded eyes.]
Gosalyn: KEEN GEAR! That was SO COOL! Didn't I tell you? I can't believe those special effects!
Launchpad: Yeah, a lot of that looked so real. Wasn't that something, Drake?
Drake: [only half-listening, voice a bit dream-like.] That was... something... all right...
Gosalyn: I've GOT to get Morgana's autograph! Dad, can I borrow your electric razor so I can get my hair just like hers?
Drake: Yeah. Sure. Why not.
[ Drake is clearly in La-La-Land. Launchpad gives him a worried look. The conversation is interrupted by beeping from Gosalyn's watch. She looks down, and gasps.]
Gosalyn: Oh, shoot! I totally forgot about hockey practice! If we don't hoof it now, I'll be late, and Coach will never let me hear the end of it!
[ Gosalyn looks back and forth between one of the concert doors and her watch, clearly pained at having to choose between Morgana's autograph and hockey practice. This seems to snap Drake out of his stupor. He glances over at the door, then smiles at Gosalyn.]
Drake: Well, hey! I've still got time before I have to do my [ arm over his beak, a brief Darkwing pose.] nightly adventuring, [back to normal] so why doesn't Launchpad take you to practice while I get you an autograph?
Gosalyn: [eyes widen, surprised by the offer.] Really? You mean it?
Drake: Sure I do! We in the entertainment industry know how to talk to each other. It'd be no problem.
Gosalyn: Oh my gosh! [She leaps up into Drake's arms, hugging him around the neck. He makes a little yelp, catching her, having not expected that.] Thanks a million!
[ A pause, as Gosalyn suddenly realizes what she's doing. They both blush and smile - the whole parent/daughter dynamic is still new to them, so this affection is surprising. She has a shy but sincere laugh, and Launchpad picks her up and puts her on his shoulder.]
Launchpad: We'll see you later, Drake! Oh, and we should probably call an ambulance for that guy in the wall. Bye!
[ He and Gosalyn wave off as they exit the scene, Drake waves back. Drake walks up to the door, pauses, then smooths down his shirt, then his head feathers, and then breathes in and out, trying to psyche himself up.]
Drake: I've got this. [a pause, then with more vigor.] I've got this!
[ He puffs out his chest, then opens the door, walking in. The camera doesn't follow him at first, but there's immediately the sound of him crashing into many musical instruments as he yelps. He doesn't got this.]
-end for now
Drake: Uh, I know I said I wanted to get to know you better, Gosalyn, but when you said you wanted to go to a concert, I kinda expected...
Gosalyn: Some bubblegum pop princess or a boyband where every guy looks the same?
Drake: Kiiiinda? N-Not that I have a problem with... who are they again?
[ The trio are inside the concert hall. The hard rock music is dimming, but still in the background. Noticeably, more than half of the seats remain empty.]
Gosalyn: Morgana and the Ghoulies! They're only the coolest goth rock band ever!
Launchpad: They're the best rock goth band I know! And the only one. Never heard of them until right this second.
Gosalyn: No one has. That's why it's important to be a fan now, so when they do get popular, I can be one of those annoying hipster people saying "I knew them before they were cool!"
[ The trio make their way to their seats. Drake still looks a little concerned about this. Launchpad is blissfully cheerful as always. Gosalyn is practically vibrating with excitement.]
Drake: Well, it does explain why the tickets were so cheap. And why they're playing in the middle of the day. [Again, a cut to just how empty the theater is. Emphasis on how small the audience is. Back to Drake.] I just want to make sure you don't wind up with the wrong kind of role model.
Gosalyn: Would you prefer my role model be a crazy actor from a failed show in the 90s? I could do a lot worse.
[ Drake gives her an annoyed look, and opens his mouth to make a retort, but the lights suddenly go out. There's the sound of a woman laughing evilly, as the camera pans across the concert hall.]
???: Well well well, boys and ghouls! What do we have here in this little ditty of a city called Saint Canard? I hear there's a bunch of weirdos here. A bunch of outsiders. I even hear there's some freak in a cape who fights crime!
[ Camera cut back to the family. Drake is offended.]
Drake: Hey!
Gosalyn: No, it's good! "Freak" is cool now!
Launchpad: Cool is freak?
Gosalyn: No, freak is cool!
Drake: Does that mean lame is good and awesome is bad?
Gosalyn: What - no!
Launchpad: So when the people on the bus saw me eating a three-week old sandwich, they were giving me compliments?
[ Gosalyn looks absolutely exasperated. The voice laughs again, and then the camera cuts to the stage. The other musicians have been there all this time, cloaked in shadow. A spotlight suddenly shines on each of them, one at a time, before shining on lone standing microphone, the laughter continuing all the while. A swarm of bats floods the stage - the camera spins around a figure in the bats, and then they suddenly fly off, there stands Morgana McCawber with her guitar. She flips her hair and then approaches the mike, grabbing it and speaking into it. ]
Morgana: Then it sounds like this is my kinda town!
[ Cut to the family. Background characters are cheering enthusiastically, some throwing up horn-fingers. In this moment, we understand what the initial 'relationship' of Morgana will be with these three : Gosalyn is so excited she is literally leaping up and down in her seat. Launchpad winces, looking rather afraid of everything and everyone. Drake's eyes are wide, and he's slowly smiling in wonder, as cupid's arrow took a pretty good shot.]
Gosalyn: That's her! That's Morgana McCawber!
[ cut back to Morgana. She's surveying the crowd, smirking, possibly in contempt. The first notes of the Darkwing Duck theme song plays before cutting to the opening theme song. Back in the episode proper, it focuses on Morgana's fingers rapidly strumming her guitar. Quick cut to each band-mate and what they play, ending with Morgana taking up the screen as the lyrics start.
Throughout the song, it cuts to Morgana singing and dancing this same song through the backdrops/scenes of classic Disney villains, such as Scar's rocky valley in Be Prepared, the Underworld from Hercules, etc. ]
I'm not your damsel in distress,
I'm here to make a mess,
Gimmie chaos, gimmie rock,
Cause I ain't ever gunna stop!
I don't need your safety, and I don't need your rules,
I look at all these heroes but all I see are fools!
Be prepared for when I play, because you'll be singing all day!
Danger's where I need to be, danger's all of me,
Snuff out the light, don't try to make it right,
Danger is the only place where I can finally be free!
Gimmie the danger, I want the danger, I need the danger,
I love the danger!
[As the next batch of lyrics start, a burly dog-type shoves himself in front of Gosalyn. It keeps cutting back to the song and the family, with Morgana's eyes narrowing as she seems to see what's happening.]
If you want to join me then clap your hands high,
Once you listen to my song, there's nothing I can't try -
Gosalyn: Hey!
Dog-Face: Can it, brat! I'm a real fan!
Drake: That's not fair, we paid for these seats!
Gosalyn: Move over, you big jerk!Gimmie everything shiny, hand it over quick,
Before the show is over, you'll never see the trick -
Dog-Face: Why don't you make me, kid?
Gosalyn: Don't think I won't!
[Gosalyn takes a swing but misses by a mile. Dog-Face grabs Gosalyn by the scurff of her shirt, clearly ready to hurt her. Drake calls out her name, he and Launchpad are immediately out of their seat to try and save her. One more cut to Morgana playing.]
If there is someone out there who sees me,
Then you have to believe me,
And only then will I finally be free!
[ Cut to Morgana's fingers on the guitar. She starts playing so rapidly that electric sparks appear, running up and down her arm. The camera follows the lightning as it meets Morgana's eyes, then it shoots out and suddenly flies to the Dog-Face bully, Gosalyn is dropped - The Dog Face is slammed into the back wall, charred black and he slides down with eyes big and white. The electric current suddenly runs a circle around the confused, frightened family, taking out all of the seats. Then it stops, there stands Morgana, who looms down at Gosalyn. Close up of a panicked Gosalyn, who is worried she's somehow ruined the concert.
Cut to Morgana, who smiles after a beat. She then leans in to Gosalyn, singing again.]
Danger's where I need to be, danger's all of me!
[ Cut to Gosalyn's face, her eyes literally sparkly. She suddenly runs to be alongside Morgana, the two of them dancing and singing together. The audience circles around them, cheering them on.]
Snuff out the light, don't try to make it right,
Danger is the only place where I can finally be free!
[ Cut to standing Drake and Launchpad. Launchpad still seems a bit nervous, but he relaxes and smiles. Drake's smile is a little goofier than normal, a hand to his heart. Seeing this woman defend and then play with Gosalyn is just shooting more Cupid's arrows. A quick cut to the band - Ghoulia, the cyclops, grumbles in annoyance. The others look equally displeased. Back to the singing and dancing. ]
Danger's where I need to be, danger's all of me,
Snuff out the light, don't try to make it right,
Danger is the only place where I can finally be free!
[ For the final lyrics, Morgana pulls away from Gosalyn. Seeing Launchpad, she pulls off a monster face, with claws, fangs, and forked tongue. He quietly yelps, and then Morgana is normal again, playfully shoving his shoulder. As she passes Drake, she stops to give him a once over, smirks, and drags a finger under his beak as she walks away. He leans in to the touch and falls over when it's over, with Launchpad quickly catching him and springing Drake back to his feet.
Morgana grabs the shoulders of two of the audience members. They give her a boost as she stands on their shoulders, belting out the song.]
Gimmie the danger, I want the danger, I need the danger,
I love the danger!
I love the danger!
I LOVE THE DANGER!
[ She laughs manically, and then falls backwards - dissolving into a flurry of bats. One of the bats flies into the screen, and when it flies away we're outside of the concert hall. The doors burst open, and the audience is exiting. Audience members are chatting to one another, Gosalyn is laughing and jumping a bit. Launchpad is normal. Drake is walking in a daze, smiling like an idiot and staring at nothing with half-lidded eyes.]
Gosalyn: KEEN GEAR! That was SO COOL! Didn't I tell you? I can't believe those special effects!
Launchpad: Yeah, a lot of that looked so real. Wasn't that something, Drake?
Drake: [only half-listening, voice a bit dream-like.] That was... something... all right...
Gosalyn: I've GOT to get Morgana's autograph! Dad, can I borrow your electric razor so I can get my hair just like hers?
Drake: Yeah. Sure. Why not.
[ Drake is clearly in La-La-Land. Launchpad gives him a worried look. The conversation is interrupted by beeping from Gosalyn's watch. She looks down, and gasps.]
Gosalyn: Oh, shoot! I totally forgot about hockey practice! If we don't hoof it now, I'll be late, and Coach will never let me hear the end of it!
[ Gosalyn looks back and forth between one of the concert doors and her watch, clearly pained at having to choose between Morgana's autograph and hockey practice. This seems to snap Drake out of his stupor. He glances over at the door, then smiles at Gosalyn.]
Drake: Well, hey! I've still got time before I have to do my [ arm over his beak, a brief Darkwing pose.] nightly adventuring, [back to normal] so why doesn't Launchpad take you to practice while I get you an autograph?
Gosalyn: [eyes widen, surprised by the offer.] Really? You mean it?
Drake: Sure I do! We in the entertainment industry know how to talk to each other. It'd be no problem.
Gosalyn: Oh my gosh! [She leaps up into Drake's arms, hugging him around the neck. He makes a little yelp, catching her, having not expected that.] Thanks a million!
[ A pause, as Gosalyn suddenly realizes what she's doing. They both blush and smile - the whole parent/daughter dynamic is still new to them, so this affection is surprising. She has a shy but sincere laugh, and Launchpad picks her up and puts her on his shoulder.]
Launchpad: We'll see you later, Drake! Oh, and we should probably call an ambulance for that guy in the wall. Bye!
[ He and Gosalyn wave off as they exit the scene, Drake waves back. Drake walks up to the door, pauses, then smooths down his shirt, then his head feathers, and then breathes in and out, trying to psyche himself up.]
Drake: I've got this. [a pause, then with more vigor.] I've got this!
[ He puffs out his chest, then opens the door, walking in. The camera doesn't follow him at first, but there's immediately the sound of him crashing into many musical instruments as he yelps. He doesn't got this.]
-end for now