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[Huey] Now, here's the amazing part!

The vascular cambium displays three distinct growth rings

the exact same distance apart.

Factoring out drought deformity means this tree

Scrooge found experienced three leap years in a row!

You dragged me out of the bath for this?

-[exclaims] -What are you doing now?

Tasting for resin samples. They can-- Ow! Splinter.

I said, don't interrupt me unless something exciting happens.

What's more exciting than dendrochronology?

Ghouls, goblins, time paradoxes,

daring quests that will cement our names in history.

-You get the idea. -[voice] Brring!

Brring, brr-brr-brring!

Answer me, please. Brring! Brring!

What are you kids doing mucking about in my office?

Ah. See, the vascular cambium displays--

More importantly, your... can is ringing.

-Tatter me tartan! -[grunting]

Do not answer that. [groans]

That can is your Cousin Fethry

calling from my top-secret deep-sea laboratory.

-Top secret? -Deep-sea laboratory?

Don't get too excited. Fethry's a bit...

-Well, he's um... -He's cuckoo bananas.

Best to ignore it. Every time we get a call from Fethry,

we rush down there just to go on some fool's errand

-wrapped up in a needlessly dangerous adventure. -[both gasp]

-With the rambling lectures. -[Donald] And the explosions.

And avoiding that mega-tsunami.

And the explosions...

All to see a barnacle formation

in the shape of a tractor or some such nonsense.

-Big waste of time. -Brring!

-[both gasp] -Brring! Brring!

Brring! Brring-brring! Adventure calling!

I've made a bold new discovery!

[both shout]

-¶ Best time waste ever ¶ -Wait.

Did we just steal the sub?

¶ Life is like a hurricane ¶

¶ Here in Duckburg ¶

¶ Race cars, lasers, airplanes ¶

¶ It's a duck-blur ¶

¶ We might solve a mystery ¶

¶ Or rewrite history ¶

¶ Ducktales, whoo-ooh ¶

¶ Every day they're out there making Ducktales ¶

¶ Whoo-ooh ¶

¶ Tales of derring-do ¶

¶ Bad and good-luck tales ¶

¶ Whoo-ooh ¶

¶ D-d-danger lurks behind you ¶

¶ There's a stranger out to find you ¶

¶ What to do? ¶

¶ Just grab on to some Ducktales ¶

¶ Whoo-ooh ¶

¶ Every day they're out there ¶

¶ Making Ducktales ¶

¶ Whoo-ooh ¶

¶ Tales of daring bad and good ¶

¶ Not phony tales or cottontails ¶

-¶ No, Ducktales! ¶ -¶ Whoo-ooh! ¶

[Huey] The treacherous high seas. The abyss.

The big blue.

I call it the underwater sky.

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the longest ocean mountain range in the world,

-home to-- Ooh! -Forbidden beasts of the deep!

And our very own cousin is the scientist exploring it all!

Perhaps he'll discover a bold new species he'll name after me.

Dewificus Magnificus. No, no, wait.

The Great Blue Dewfin.

Hmm...

Meh. I'm over-thinking it.

How about the Dewfish?

There's already a Dewfish, commonly known as the freshwater catfish.

Ew, gross. No.

Gotta fix that and give the name to something cooler.

[Scrooge over radio] Launchpad!

Did you steal...

Oops. Look, it's broken. Look at that.

Radio came right off. Hubert, write that down.

Good thing Uncle Scrooge asked us to do this

totally non-suspicious trip to test the equipment.

You bet. Could you imagine if that had happened when we were in actual danger?

Heh. Anyway,

do you want me to pull up next to the rusty, haunted lighthouse, or...

what'd you want me to do?

Good start to an adventure. I'm liking this.

[Fethry] Hey, up here! It's me, from the can!

Come on up!

All right, let's go meet a genius!

[female voice] Launchpad.

Oh, Launchpad!

Oceanika? Is that you, my love?

Cousin Fethry?

-What the... -Warning!

Never drink seawater!

Tempting as it is, it'll just make you thirstier.

-Hooray, Little Donalds! You are here! -[glass shatters]

Were you performing some kind of experiment on the effect of gravity on sponges?

I was just decompressing from all the deep-sea pressure on the, uh--

oh, what's that thing that does the thinking-- brain!

I'm Fethry, your Uncle Donald's favorite cousin!

Yeah.

-He sends his love. -So why the decoy?

Decoy-- Oh, Arturo.

He's just here to scare pirates.

-Do you get pirates here a lot? -Never. He's that good.

-Huh. -We haven't had an outsider at the lab in years!

Great to see you!

I like your hat.

So,

did you have a big discovery to show us?

Perhaps something big and awesome in need of a big, awesome name?

You want to see something? I mean, really see something?

Uh, yes?

Then follow me, eager minds,

to liquid space, the silent habitat!

[alarm sounds]

[gasps]

Dive! Dive!

Presenting man's niftiest invention--

the aqua-vator.

Ahoy, explorers! As we descend,

we ask you to keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle.

No flash photography. And watch your children. please.

-Uh, we are children. -Oh. Well, then ignore everything I just said.

Let us be the first to welcome you to...

the McDuck Sublab of the Future!

The Sublab of the Future was actually built in the past: 1964.

The goal: to explore the un-explorable.

We have the Tully Observatory, where we do all our science-y projects and what have you.

Five-star cafeteria. Indoor Jai alai court.

Outdoor Jai alai court. Less popular.

And my little addition: the Dream Room.

Great for naps, relaxation,

embracing the unending darkness,

becoming one with the abyss-s-s.

You're in a for a real treat, Little Donalds.

Set your minds to wonder. [humming tune]

Wow. This guy kind of sounds like you.

Genius? Visionary?

-In charge of a massive research facility? -[Fethry] Hmm.

Weird. You're both really into weird stuff.

Oh, you've found one of your own.

Behold the world's best-kept secret--

the ocean!

-[screams, gasps] -It's horrible!

It's actually pretty majestic...

[gags] from an evolutionary standpoint.

I was hoping to see more of an apex predator.

A real "Dewey," you know?

Well, there's plenty of ocean,

so take it all in, become one with it.

Oh. Mm-hmm. Hmm. Hmm.

What? Cousin Fethry is doing

what great minds do-- lose yourself to science.

He's your classic eccentric genius.

Eccentric genius is the top rung of scientist!

-Don't you know any-- -[both scream]

-What was that? -It must be the hydrothermal vents.

-Oh, of course. Yes, yes, yes. -Volcanic ruptures that blow

toxic minerals into the ocean's lowest depths.

You do not want to be around them.

Hmm. The hydrothermal vents are murking up the water.

We'll need the help of my team.

See? His team?

A weirdo couldn't run a team of scientists.

-P-P-P-Pit stop! -[both scream]

[beeping]

[both gasp]

[Fethry] Got it.

Ah, The Tully Observatory.

Go ahead. The team's waiting.

[shouts]

-[gasps] -Dewey?

Nothing to be afraid of here. Just wonders of the deep.

Nothing to...

-[screams] -[snarls]

[gasping, grunting]

What are these?

Giant sea worms,

mutated from the toxic vents.

They just want to squeeze the warmth out of you.

You mean, kill us?

Well, I don't... Yeah, that'd work.

But they can sense fear. Just be friendly, affectionate.

Convince them you're not a threat. Observe.

You are a good, gentle soul,

and I am honored to be in your wormy presence.

Oh, who's a good worm?

-Come on, Lil' Donalds. -You're leaving us?

No, get off! If you kill me, I will not name you after me.

Ugh. Oh, you are a sublime... polychaete.

-[purrs] -Um, I love you?

[screams, grunts]

It worked! Cousin Fethry was right! Dewey, just compliment it!

Uh, you're not

the most disgusting thing I've ever seen? [grunts]

Dewey!

I love...

how you catch only the best phytoplankton.

Um, your blood binds carbon monoxide

much better than our hemoglobin.

Aah! I'm too panicked to be sincere!

[grunting]

[whimpering, gulps]

Blech!

Ha, ha! You kissed a... a worm.

So... gross.

[Fethry] Donalds?

I'd like you to meet our distinguished team.

Ooh!

Team, meet Lil' Donalds One and Two.

Boys, meet Charles, Sylvia, Cameron, Philippe,

Fish Breath, Simone, Virgil, Beverly,

Nicholas, Alistair, Benji, Dr. Krill,

and of course the ever-feisty Hans.

[exclaims nervously]

-That's the team? -Mm-hmm.

Their natural bioluminescence can light our way if need be.

It guarantees we always have a light source as we go deeper.

See? Not weird. Brilliant and resourceful and...

-[humming tune] -He's singing to them.

[humming continues]

Am I right that this is the bathypelagic zone we're approaching?

Down here we call it

"the deep, deep total absolute very, very bottom zone."

It's easier to remember.

Whoa. Like a mirror into your future.

Come on. I mean, sure, we're both clearly brilliant,

but we're not that similar.

Okay, okay. You both have the "nerd out" gene,

you're both obsessed with weird stuff,

you both wear red caps that you never take off.

The Junior Woodchuck Guidebook states

that a warm head breeds warm, healthy thoughts.

Ah. Always good to see a fellow Chucker.

I'm not that into the Junior Woodchucks.

-More of a part-time hobby. -[all exclaim]

End of the line.

No, literally. Something's cut the cable to the bottom observatory.

[Huey and Dewey gasp]

What did that?

This whole lab is falling apart.

Oh, I warned Uncle Scrooge about the upkeep.

So we don't get to find a totally awesome new species

and name it Dewfish II: Dewey's Revenge?

Oh, I can still show you the findings in my airtight pod.

But we'll have to swim. [exclaims]

We're... going out there?

Ooh! Watch out for the vents!

[shouting, exclaiming]

[Fethry] ¶ Blue krill Blue krill under the sea ¶

¶ True-blue little friends I sing to thee ¶

¶ Wet water above And wetter water below ¶

¶ Let your friendly glow show The way through ¶

¶ The o... cean ¶

All right, team, flank out!

Mariners, our journey continues.

This water is warm. Oh, Huey!

Hey, that's not me, it's the hydrothermal vents.

[gasping, exclaiming]

Welcome. I'm still harmonizing the furniture to the room,

finding that positive circulation,

working on the sub-aquatic feng shui.

You live here?

Oh, just for the last four and half years.

Anyway, the moment you've been waiting for.

Ugh! It's about time!

A true biological wonder.

You are pioneers,

the first to see this unbelievable creature.

[both gasp]

You must be hungry? Can I make you a sandwich? Hot soup? How about some--

Just show us the thing.

Oh, yes, yes, yes. Over here.

Now, just look out there.

And... ta-da!

Is it behind the krill?

It is the krill! They're all rainbow-y!

I've never seen anything like it.

Krill?

We stole the sub for krill? [crazed chuckle]

We almost died for krill?

There's an explanation for why we needed to see this, right?

Some scientific breakthrough?

I don't know. I just thought it looked pretty.

-You thought I was a scientist? -You're not even a scientist?

No. I'm the lab's caretaker.

Scrooge stationed me here for upkeep and a little light cleaning.

You see, this pod is kind of like my broom closet.

I guess you could say I'm well versed

in the custodial sciences. [chuckles]

We trusted you! Came all the way down here!

We got attacked by a squid! I kissed a worm!

[shouting, grunting]

This was all a waste of time.

Okay. All right, cuz, this has been fun.

Hope we never meet again. Now we need to get back to dry land,

so can we get to it?

Huh? Hello?

[sinister voice] Oh, you're not going anywhere.

-'Cause that monster's gonna eat us! -[screams]

Now, that is a Dewey!

We have to get out of here! Follow the team!

[grunting, exclaiming]

-[gasps] -[exclaiming]

Oh!

[growls]

[shouting]

[groaning]

[alarm sounds]

What is that monster?

And does it have a name, because wow!

It must've torn through the lab, and now it's coming for us!

So, you lured us down here

to get devoured by a monster. Thanks!

Oh, you're welcome. I-- What? No.

[groans] Huh? Oh!

Maybe we can get a better look at it.

[grunting]

[Huey] We're back on!

[bellows]

Okay, okay, okay.

I'm gonna try to blind this-this...

dreaded Dewsaurus of the deep?

-Oh, no. I will find a name if it kills me! -It probably will.

[bellows]

Huh?

[deep purring]

[gasps]

-Mitzy? -What? What are you talking about?

I know her! She used to be on my team.

Look at you, Mitz. You've gotten so big.

It's me, Fethry Duck.

Remember? We split a ribeye that one time.

It was a bit dry.

-What are you doing? Stop it! -You stop it!

I'm trying to save us from that monster you unleashed.

She's not a monster, she's a Mitzy.

Just because she's a little different doesn't make her bad!

Wait. Is she...

-[roars] -[all exclaiming]

-[grunting] -Huey, help!

Between the toxic jets and the monster attack,

we're never gonna make it up in time!

Leave Mitzy alone! She's trying to help!

[both grunting]

Junior Woodchuck Rule Two:

"All Junior Woodchucks must be open to the unknown

in their quest for the truth."

¶ Blue krill, blue krill ¶

¶ In the deep, dark sea ¶

Well, Huey's gone sea mad. We're dead.

¶ Something something Please set us free ¶

¶ Danger is here Danger is there ¶

¶ La, la, la I'm Huey, and I'm so ¶

¶ Scared ¶

She was a member of Fethry's team!

Ah. The chemicals in the vents must've mutated a krill

and turned it into that! [laughs]

Look! She's trying to communicate!

-[roars] -Stop blinding her!

-What? -Maybe she didn't tear up the lab.

Maybe the hydrothermal vents did.

You're both nuts!

No. Just weird. And this guy knows his krill.

[screaming]

-[grunts, gasps] -[glass cracking]

[gasping]

We're alive!

Fethry? Where'd he go?

[Fethry laughing]

Oh, ho, ho! Mitzy, you rascal!

This is like the fourth coolest thing you've ever done!

She saved him! She saved all of us!

[sighs] She truly is...

The Dewnificent Krilldebeest.

Write that down in your book. Did you get it? Did you hear what I said?

Uh, sure.

No, come on, write it. It's science now.

Thank you, boys.

What will you do now that the lab's gone?

Well, you thought I could be a scientist.

Then maybe I should become one for real!

So do I have to fill out a form for that,

or do I just buy a lab coat?

You know what? I'll figure it out,

'cause that's what scientists do.

Farewell! Giddy up, Mitzy!

[roars]

He is so incredibly weird.

And there's nothing wrong with that,

Lil' Fethry.

[purring growl]

[gasps]

Farewell, sweet Oceanika.

Whenever I put a conch shell to my ear,

I won't hear the ocean, I'll hear your--

Uh, Launchpad, what happened to you?

Oh, just ran into an old friend,

snorkeled around, saw some...

sea stuff.

-You? -That.

Whoo! [maniacal laughing]

Ah. Neat.

[sighs] Come on, intrepid explorers.

Let's go home and convince Uncle Scrooge this was Louie's idea.

[theme music playing]