Yep, it's an update. And guess what? This isn't the last
chapter! For the sake of the many loose ends I have floating around, I decided
to just keep going with this until I know how to end it.. Tell me what you
think, K?
Anyway, some of you might have noticed that this story is
now rated PG- 13... I feel this is slowly floating past PG, but I dion't know
if it's really PG-13 yet... Let's call it PG-10. Also, I'm now showing thoughts
by doing this: //Here's the thought.// Okay? I lost too many in previous parts
by using angle brackets... Darn them...
Disclaimer: I don't own Ed, Edd, and Eddy the show. Although
Edward, Tony, Rolf, Tom, Will, Robbie, and a number of other people who show up
during the fic ARE of my own creation, and many more of my alteration, I
unfortunately don't OWN them... So any sicko who wants to try could, in theory,
make this into a movie and charge people to see it with out me getting any
credit for it.. But I doubt that'll be happening. I certainly hope not, I have
too much respect for you people. Anyways... on to the fic!
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The Secret of Edd Part 8 half 2
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
They all now looked in that direction. It was getting
louder, but only because they hadn't noticed it before, Edd realized. After
all, they had all been talking then. "I-Is that..." Nazz said slowly,
backing into Kevin. She jumped and spun around, then relaxed when she saw him.
Ed nodded slowly. "That's them... It's gotta be." Rolf's eyes
narrowed. "Do we wait for them to find us, or must Rolf lead us
away?" "No..." Edd said. He spoke in a soft, yet firm voice,
just loudly enough for them to hear him. "Ed... Could you determine what
our course of action should be with Rolf's assistance?" He asked this as
he continued gazing out. Ed looked confused. "Me? But, I thought you
would--" Edd raised his eyebrows and turned to Ed. "I have a feeling
you two would have more knowledge on these manners than I... Don't you
agree?" Rolf looked Ed over and nodded. "Indeed... Ed, come with
Rolf, let us plan our defence..." The two walked over to the little area
cleared of rubble that everyone had been in and sat down. The others took this
as a signal and dispersed, sitting around and talking in low, worried voices.
Marie lingered a minute watching Edd, then went over to May and Lee for a
little 'chat'. Edd didn't walk to the others, but over to a small pile of rocks
that looked suspiciously like the concrete of a house's foundation. There he
curled over and started shaking, his mind going through everything yet again.
//Eddy... And Plank... And... Tony...// He shook his head slowly.
//...Why...?// The boy shook his head again, then looked up. His face was pale,
surprisingly so in the reddish light. //What do we do...?//
***************
Ed and Edd had unusually thoughtful looks on their faces,
considering the contempt they usually had for anyone else. The looks weren't
completely alien, though; The same expressions had been there just after the
first meeting with the Eds of another world. "...A werewolf." Ed
finally said. He looked blankly at Edward, then at Edd. "A werewolf?
Really" "Uh huh... He is, or he is NOW, anyway..." Edward
explained. "It's really not that big a deal... They'd met a vampire
before... Oh, and one of those annoying sunlizards. Anyway, we've been standing
here for... Way too long. How 'bout we finish explaining on the path,
okay?" He gestured to the thin clearing that trailed through the woods,
where Marie was sitting and listening. She looked rather bored, as she already
knew all this, and since Edward had decided that he, and he alone, would
explain, she had nothing to amuse herself with. "But that kid was a
werewolf?!? Don't you think he would'a been more like Double D here, not that
sweet little suck-up?" Ed asked them, his eyebrow hovering above his head.
Edd looked up. "Actually, he probably would have..." He sounded
rather uncomfortable. Ed slowly looked over at him. "....." He stared
silently, his mouth opening to speak, then closing again. "...Yer kidding."
Edward commented after a few seconds. Edd shook his head. "No, I'm, uh,
not..." He hesitated as all three stared at him. Marie stood up slowly and
walked over, her visible eye getting even wider. Edd gave a reluctant grin.
"After all, why else do ya think I'm not such a... a goody-goody like that
kid?" "You're a werewolf too!?!?" Ed finally found his voice. He
looked at the other two. "You two are too, aren't you?" Edward and
Marie gave evil grins, nodding. Ed's eyes popped out a little further. He looked
around the group, then shook his head and gave a rather relieved sigh.
"I'm surrounded, then... Well, not a big deal, you've never hurt me
before, I doubt ya would now." "What's that supposed to mean?"
Marie looked annoyed as she asked this. Ed simply shook his head again. "Long
story..." He replied, scratching the back of his head. "Part of why
my sister's so scared of me, 'n why we," he gestured at Edd, "Can get
our way all the time." Edd nodded and looked up at the sky, but didn't say
anything. "...Right..." Edward said after a short pause.
"Anyway, Can we git goin' already? We're wasting enough time here as it
is... I'll finish explaining, but c'mon." He then stood, and the group
started up the path again.
He proceeded to tell the story, as well as he knew it,
anyway. Marie got tired of being silent, so she 'helped' the story along a few
times despite the death glares Edward gave her. They had been going for a few
minutes and were near the end of the story when Ed stopped short.
"What?" Edward also stopped to look at him, beginning to feel
annoyed. "What're we gonna call them?" Ed said slowly. Edd tilted his
head. "Who?" "The other Eds... I mean, how will we tell, say,
the other Double D and you apart? Him here," He gestured towards Edward, "He
at least is called called Edward, but two Double D's, two Eds..."
"And two Maries." She commented brightly, grinning. They all looked
at her, and she shrugged. "It's not a big deal. You just hit whoever
messed up, and they learn ta' keep their mouths shut..." Edd nodded.
"That's really about all we can do..." He stepped past Ed.
"Let's keep going." He and Edward started to walk ahead. "So,
that's why you have one of this type of hat? You switched places...?"
**************
Edd was standing alone, staring at the horizon. It was
slowly getting darker as the sun began to set, and as more smoke filled the
dusky sky above them. The noise in the distance had died down; Edd had a
feeling the zombies were distracted by Tony and Eddy... If they were even still
there, and hadn't just left this world. A breeze started up, almost knocking
the wide-brimmed hat off his head. He quickly put a hand up to hold it, but
continued gazing out. "Double D?" Marie asked softly, coming up to
the boy's still figure. He remained poised and sighed, then sowly sat down
after a minute. "I don't understand..." He finally said.
"Understand what?" She sat beside him, looking confused. He shook his
head. "What to do... I... I'm no good at planning like this... I can
always think of something to do to keep myself from an uncomfortable position,
but there's just so many more of us..." Marie nodded. "Well, we gotta
think of something... Otherwise, we just sit down and wait ta get
killed..." They sat there silently for a minute, watching the last
remnants of clear sky, far, far by the horizon. There the sky was orangish, the
sun almost down below the smoke and clouds. The breeze came up again and their
hair blew bcak in the air, revealing both of Marie's eyes and Edd's face from
the shadow his new hat cast. They silently sat there for a few minutes,
thinking. Marie eventually smiled and squeezed Edd's hand, then stood up. He
blinked and watched her get up, then walk over to the others. She winked at
him, then sat in the 'circle' They were all sitting in a rather irregular circle
shape, and they all seemed uneasy, looking around at the horizon. Ed was waving
his hands as he tried to tell them something. Edd scratched the back of his
head and smiled wryly,then stood. He slowly walked towards them. Ed looked up
and nodded, but his usual happy-go-lucky smile wasn't on his face. He glanced
back to where he had been watching before, watching Sarah. The younger redhead
and Jimmy were huddled together again. Next to them Rolf+ Kevin were looking
out to the darker horizon where the shouts had first come from. Marie was
opposite them where she had just sat down. She was watching Jonny, who was
frowning at the dirt before him, in appearent deep concentration. Kevin looked
up as Edd sat. "Ah, here you are, finally.... What's the deal?" Edd
shook his head. "They seem to have left, fo now at least... So we have
some time before we panic." Kevin didn't answer, and he turned to Ed and
Rolf. "Any thoughts?" Ed tapped his chin, or his neck, anyway,
thoughtfully. "Well, they'll probably come for us at night, seeing's how
most monsters prefer moonlight to sunlight anyway... It'll be dark, we'll need
a fire." "To keep a fire lit all night, we shall need much
wood." Rolf added. He looked over at Jimmy and Jonny. "I hope you
remember your experience from the survival trip, for you shall need it."
Jimmy nodded hesitantly, while Jonny's face went dark. //Plank...// He thought,
then shook his head. "Don't worry, there's plenty o' wood right over, and
it's already dead, too." Marie told them all, pointing to the nearby
forest. Some of the trees were only 50-100 feet away. "Me and those two
have'ta go get wood all the time, so we'll know what to look for." May
nodded slowly. "Yeah, we-we could do that..." She said this
hesitantly from where she was hunched over, next to Lee. Edd met Marie's gaze.
"You three can handle the wood?" She nodded, and brushed her bangs
back. "Sure thing." "Alright..." Edd looked back to Ed and
Rolf. "Anything else?" "Indeed... Also, we must find some way of
returning home... Soon." Rolf surveyed the landscape uneasily. "This
world is not friendly to ordinary humans..." "Guess Double D and
Marie don't have anything to worry about, then..." Nazz said brightly, a
half smile showing on her face. The werewolves exchanged glances again, then stared
at Nazz. They kept the stare up until she looked confused. "What?"
"She's not intimidated..." Marie said, now disappointed. Edd
shrugged. "What can I say? We've gotten used to unusual things...
Unusually quickly." He sighed and looked around the group, then frowned.
//Kevin...?//
******
Kevin froze at Rolf's comment, his entire mind going numb.
//Normal humans...?// He breathed in slowly, then visibly flinched at Nazz's
comment. //Do I count as normal..? I haven't felt right since I came back here,
not once...// He tried to calm himself, and looked up. There, Jonny was
watching him with a concerned look on his face. //Kevin? What's wrong//The bald
kid's voice asked in his head. //N-Nothing... Just nerves...// He lied, with a
sinking feeling that Jonny knew he was lying. Surprising, the boy brightened
and nodded, then looked at the others. //That was easy...// Kevin sighed with
relief, only to find that Edd was now staring at him. //What now...?//
"What?" His voice asked calmly, as his face looked confused.
"...Are you alright?" Edd asked after a pause. Kevin froze for a
second again, only to find himself nodding. "Yeah... This is just really,
y'know, freaky..." "Tell me about it..." Sarah said, staring
over at Lee and May. "Guys..." Edd said slowly and softly. They
looked up because he had stood again. "Not now, alright? We're going to
have a stressful enough night, let's focus, seeing's how as random monsters are
going to come along and decide to try and eat us... Got it?" They all
nodded reluctantly. "Is that it?" Jimmy asked, slowly standing. Edd
nodded. "Jimmy, you and the Jonny boy shall assist Rolf in making a
firepit... Nazz, you, Sarah, Kevin, and Rolf shall make weapons, and Ed and
Double D, can you find a few vantage points for any guards we post?" Rolf
said swiftly, a buisness like tone in his voice. "Certainly, Rolf...
Everyone, you know what to do?" They nodded, and Edd aknowledged this,
then went away from the group, looking around the rocks. They all dispersed to
whatever they had been asked to do. The Kankers went into the trees to find
wood, Marie smiling back at Edd before vanishing amongst the oaks.
*************
Ed, Edd, Edward, and Marie were staring up at the gate.
"We can probably assume this is it..." Edd commented, looking it over.
"It is." Marie said curtly. Ed raised his eyeborw. "But, how do
they go to other universes with.... this? It's just a bunch of junk nailed
together!" Edward shrugged. "No clue.. And I doubt that do, either.
He shook his head, and walked up to the controls at the base. He examined them
for a minute, then looked confused, pointing at the screen. There,
8-2-3-0-0-1-6 was displayed. "Hey, do ya'll have any idea what this's
about?" Marie shrugged. "The number o' this world, prob'ly... 'Member?
He was yapping about how they had numbers they 'expirimented' with... But what
are the other one's numbers?" "I'll figure it out... This thing IS
rather simple, after all..." Edward, after another minute looking, pressed
LOG on the keyboard, and straightened with a satisified smirk on his face. A
series of numbers now showed on the screen. Edd stepped up to it and started
scrolling down the list. "8-3-2-0-0-1, 8-3-2-0-0-9, 8-3-2... How many did
these guys go to anyway?" He wondered, looking back at the others. Ed and
Marie peered at the list over Edward's shoulder. "Hey, every other one is
that 0-9 one..." Ed realized. Edward nodded. "So, that one's theirs',
and this one..." He tapped 832001, "Is you two's, 'cause didn't they
go here first?" Ed and Edd both nodded. "And then this 'un,"
832017, "Must be ours, since they went to yours, then home, that vampire
one, home, ours, home again..." "So, that 8-3-2 one... Wait..."
Marie frowned and scratched her head. "Edward, ain't that what that tony guy
said before that flash of light? Eight-thirty-two?" Edward's eyes widened,
and he nodded very slowly. "Y'er right... He did say that..." He
looked down. "So they're in that world, the one with the vampires 'n
all... But why would that guy have brought them there?" The others either
looked confused or shrugged, then they all looked down at the screen again.
"Well, are we gonna try it?" Marie asked. "We might as
well." Edd said after a minute. "Okay, then..." Edward fiddled
with the controls for a minute, until the screen said: Destination: 8-3-2 He
glanced up at them, then pressed enter. All four heads snapped up as the wind
gusted suddenly in the direction of the gate. A light filled the very center,
then spread slowly out, spining faster and faster. "What the..."
Marie whispered, staring as the light seemed to <I>pull</I> the air
towards it. Ed and Edd stared wide-eyed as the light finally reached the edges,
then rippled and was still. "Is... that it?" Edd asked. Edward's and
Edd's hats stopped flapping, and he exhaled. "Yeah... Let's move
out." They all exchanged grins, Ed flexing his fists, then went up the
steps, and through the light.
************
Sarah picked up a sharp rock from the ground and held it up.
//This'll work...// She thought, then looked out at the trees. "Stupid Eddy...
Getting us stuck in this dump..." She imagined Eddy's head on one of the
trees, and threw the rock. It hit the imaginary face on the nose, which then
looked a little bent suddenly. "And all those times he got us in trouble
with our parents...!" Another rock sailed, hitting the same tree, but only
clipping the ear of the face. "And... And...!" Yet another rock left
her hand, only to sail off into the trees and hit something soft. A grunt came
from the area the rock went. Sarah froze, and her eyes widened. She
straightened slowly and peered out. "What the..." She whispered, then
covered her mouth. "...!" A gray figure walked out slowly, rather
lopsided. It leaned over to the left and limped with it's right foot. One of
the arms seemed to be completely missing, and it's eyes were blank white. It
slowed and fixated on her, then grinned, revealing only two or three brownish
teeth remaining, then hissed and sped up. "Ah!!" Sarah stumbled back
and turned, running through the debrie she had been standing in. She jumped
over a house's foundation, only to clip the edge and fall to her
hands&feet. "URGH!!!" The creature roared, about to leap on her,
when, "Ugh!" Its pursuit stopped as it stumbled back, just a few feet
away from Sarah. She looked up and back timidly, to see a sharp, pointed stick
protruding from it's head. It looked vaguely around, fixed on her, and stumbled
forward. "No!" She whimpered, crawling back as quickly as she could.
Another stick flew over her head and through its shoulder. "Sarah! Get
over here!" Edd's voice rang out from behind her. "We'll watch it, so
come on!" She turned around and saw them; all of the others, lined up with
torches from the fire, and weapons such as the spears someone had thrown. She
nodded and started running head down, ignoring the creature's moans from behind
her. They all came towards her, Ed and Rolf with cold looks on their faces.
Edd, Marie, Kevin, and Nazz looked worried, and Jonny distant as he stared past
her. Jimmy, however, looked relieved. "Sarah, are you alright?" He
asked, putting the torch down to hug her. "Uh huh... But..." She
looked to the side as Ed, Edd, and Rolf walked past, and surrounded her
pursuer. The others made a ring around her and Jimmy, looking out at their
surroundings. "...This was one of them, I presume?" Edd asked them,
watching the body stop moving, then sigh and be still. Rolf nodded. "Yes..
The others will arrive almost immediately, now that we hae killed one of them.
Ed looked grim as he knelt down and turned it over. His face paled as he nearly
fell back. "Oh, god..." They looked down, and saw the reason for his
reaction. Even though it clearly had been rotting for some time, and was
covered in dirt, they could recoginze it. "Ed..." Edd whispered,
looking at his still-living friend with concern. "This is not a good
sign." Rolf decided, then sighed. He reached down and grabbed some dirt,
then sprinkled it in the air over the body. Closing his eyes, he murmured
something in another language, moving his hand through he air so a fine layer of
dust covered the zombie. He then touched his hand to his forhead, and whispered
one last word. Edd blinked as the dust glowed faintly, then began to sink to
the ground... Or, rather, the body became the ground. "Dust to
dust...?" He whispered, as a breeze picked up and dispersed the remains
through the air. "Hey, you guys! They're coming again, I think!" Nazz
called, and their heads jerked up. Noises came from all directions; scuffling,
random sounds that <I>could</I> have speech, but they could make it
out. A sudden roar came from the remains of the cul-de-sac, and many creatures
climbed over the walls, arms outstretched. "Everyone! Get ready!" Edd
exclaimed as the three ran over to the others, then grabbed 'spears', torches,
or anything else they could get. "Look out!"
*************
Chaos followed. Jonny couldn't remember much clearly, but it
had NOT been fun. The entire time he had been swamped with the others thoughts,
seeing what they were eeing, feeling what they did. He backed out of the way
dizzly, unable to see clearly. //Oh, no! Ed!// A flash of Ed keeling over as a
zombie towered over him. //Sarah!// The redhead ducking and frantically hitting
at anything near her, as two or three tried to grab her. //Ah! DANG it!!// Out
of Edd's eyes, as he was whacked by someone's torch. //Rolf hitting one so hard
it flew back and collapsed against the wall. //Kevin's hands as he backed away,
shaking, and collapsed to the ground. //Nazz kicking one in mid air, then doing
the splits, leaping in a sideways flip, and kicking two coming at her at once.
//Jimmy stopping Sarah, then standing back/to/back with her and protecting
themselves. //May and Lee teaming up on them, May whacking them over to Lee,
who punched them as hard as she could; knocking most out. //Marie grinning as
she tried the strength trick Edward showed them, then sending all of the next
ones flying 20, 30 feet into the air with every blow. One coming right at him,
only for Ed to knock it down. "Jonny, are you okay?!?" He asked
frantically, pulling the boy up. "I-I..." Jonny looked, and felt,
dazed. He looked vaguely around, and saw the others all gathered around
something. //Or someone...// He realized. Ed shook his head. "Come on,
follow me..." Jonny tried to shut out the others' thoughts and focus
completely on walking. He stumbled slowly behind Ed, then felt confused.
"What's going on...?" Ed glanced back at him. "We're getting out
of here. Double D and Marie had an idea, so we're all gonna go to the
hospital." "...The hospital...? Why?" Jonny felt confused, and
he thought back. What had happened there...? "Remember? That vampire Kevin
said something about Eddy and Tony going to the hospital and waking up all the
zombies?" Ed waited for Jonny's response. Jonny nodded slowly. "Yeah,
I remember..." They caught up to the group just then. "...I hope this
is a good idea, you guys..." Nazz said quietly. Kevin gave a sarcastic
grin. "Oh, what's to worry about? So we're going to march into an area
full of zombies bent on our destruction, and possibly Eddy and the guy
responsible for our bein' here and any of this having happened... What's the
big deal?" He then smiled and tried to wrap an arm around her shoulder.
Nazz glowered at him, the hit him in the face. "Ow!!" He covered his
face and cringed. He stood there a minute, then uncovered it, revealing a wide
red mark. "What was that for?!?" "You were too close to
me.." Nazz said silkily, then walked ahead, around May and Lee. Kevin
shook his head. "Whatever..." He looked up. //I'm not putting up with
that junk anymore...//
************* ~flashback~ *************
Kevin stared down at his own hands, watching them shake
uncontrollably. //What's the matter with me?!? C'mon, get with it, already!//
He thought, then closed his eyes as a shiver went all up his body.
//Pathetic...//He thought. //I'm so pathetic... This whole time, I've had
things happening, and I couldn't do anything about ANY of it... Always had to
depend on... Double D... Every time.. With the singing, and the vampire, and
now, to save our butts from zombies all over the place... Why him? Why not
me?!?// Kevin shook his head and opened his eyes slightly, to see everything
practically moving in slow motion. Almost all of the zombies were gone, Ed and
Rolf were finishing the last ones off. Lee looked over at him and looked
confused. Kevin straightened a little, frowning. //What's she want now?// His
mind filled with annoyance, to the point that it confused him on some level. He
dismissed the feeling, and haughtilly stood up. "What?" "You
okay? Ya look all sick..." Lee looked him over. Kevin crossed his arms
over his chest and looked indignant. "I am not sick, I feel better than I
have in a while... A long while." This caught the attention of one or two
of the others, particularly Edd. He looked up from where he was kneeling next
to Marie, and caught Kevin's gaze. His eyes focused on him and he watched him
thoughtfully, only for them to widen. "What the..." He whispered,
getting up. "Kevin, are you certain that you're alright?" "Yeah!
I already said I am, sheesh." Kevin shook his head and looked around.
"So, what're we gonna do now?" Marie stretched and stood up, then
walked around. She paused, then stared at Kevin. "Hey... What about the
hospital?" Everyone who was paying attention looked confused.
"Huh?" "What about it?" Kevin said roughly. She pointed at
him. "That other you said something about the zombies coming from there,
right? Why don't we go deal with the problem from it's source?" May's eyes
widened. "What? Go to where all these guys came from and run in
there?" Her blue-haired sister nodded. "Sure, why not?" Rolf
tapped his chin thoughtfully. "That is very observent of you, Marie...
But, would not Eddy and that... Brother of his, would not they be there
also?" "They were there... But I'm not so certain that they would
have remained there... It wouldn't make much sense to stay, seeing's how the
zombies would be after them as well.." Edd said slowly, looking out at he
horizon. "But it wouldn't hurt to try, and it's not as though we have anything
else to be doing.. Staying here for too long most likely isn't safe." Ed
nodded. "No, it isn't. The longer we stay here, the more our scent will
linger in this area, and the easier it'll be for someone to find us."
"So, we're just gonna charge in there? What if that Tony tries to control
us again? Whatever you were doin' didn't have any effect." Lee commented
from behind everyone else. Kevin's eyes clouded over. "She's right, you
know..." He told Edd. "That last time, you couldn't do anything about
it." "...I do apologize for that, Kevin, but there isn't anything I
can do about that now." He then straightened and addressed the entire
group, many of whom talking amongst themselves. "Look, you guys, this
really is the best idea we have. The only way we're going to get home is with
Tony's gate, as I can't possibly recreate the controller, or the gate itself,
without the proper materials..." He glanced around, then added, "And
trust me, this world most likely wouldn't have them." Jimmy nodded. "So,
this the only thing we cn do?" "Unless you want to make this your
permanent home, I believe it is." Edd replied, then looked beyond them, in
the direction of the hospital. //I hope this works...//
************** ~Forward~ **************
Sarah was leaning her head against Jimmy's shoulder as they
walked. "This is too wierd..." She said softly. "Mmm..."
Jimmy nodded slightly, then smiled. "At least we're together, and not in
that cage anymore." "Yeah..." She picked her head up and looked
around, then giggled. "What?" She pointed over at Ed.
"Figures... After all those times when they said that the Kankers weren't
their girlfriends, and look what happens..." "...?" Jimmy
followed her gaze, then grinned. Ed and May were walking close as well, talking
softly together. At the head of the group, Marie was squeezing Edd's arm, and
he was shaking his head mournfully. "Huh, what'd'ya know..." Kevin
commented, then gave a dramatic sigh and looked at Nazz. "C'mon, Nazz,
y'know you want to hang with me... Might be your last chance." "That's
not funny, Kevin." She said coldly, then gave him a pointed gaze as she
walked over to Jonny. "Wha...?" He looked horrified as she rubbed
Jonny's shoulder, and the two walked ahead. "That's not funny
either!" Rolf smiled wickedly now as he looked voer at evin. "Oh, do
not fret, Kevin... Lee is still available for one of us."
"LEE?!?" Kevin screeched, his eyes really wide. "What the heck
is the matter with you guys!?!" The others just started to laugh, and he
glared at Lee when she walked over to him suggestively. "No. Way.
Never." He said in a monotone voice, folding his arms across his chest.
She pouted at him, then shrugged and walked over to Rolf. "Ok, so what
about you, huh? A big strong boy like you?" Rolf raised his eyebrow and
shook his head. "Rolf is already spoken for, Kanker-sister... Why do you
not wait until we find Eddy, and use your siren powers on him again?"
"...You're already spoken for? What's that supposed to mean?" Kevin
finally said, though he still looked annoyed. Rolf opened his mouth, then
scratched the back of his head. "Uh, how would you say..."
"...Are you engaged, Rolf?" Jonny asked, turning towards them.
"What?!?" The kids all stopped and stared at the foreigner. Rolf
nodded. "I believe that is how you say it... Why? Is this a bad
thing?" "Well, most people in the United States wait until they're
adults to make decisions such as that... But as your customs are different, I
can see how that might be the case... Was it a prearranged marrige, from when
you were a child?" Edd asked after a moment of thought. Rolf nodded again,
beginning to look weary of this line fo questioning. "Yes, but she remains
in the old country, as her father can not yet send any of his children to this
part of the world." "I see..." Edd then smiled, and glanced over
at Nazz. "That's probably why you were the only sane one of us left, that
day we all had a crush on Nazz..." Jimmy looked hurt. "What about
me?" Edd grinned, then pulled the brim of the hat down. "Well, yes,
that's true... You were immune to it, weren't you?" Jimmy nodded, and Edd
looked ahead. "Well... We should keep going, it's almost dark..."
"Right..." They all nodded, and continued on into the growing
twilight.
***************
"...Whoa..." Was all Ed had to say. He stared up
at the sky, then turned to Edd. "Are you seein' this?!?" Edd nodded
slowly as his eyes widened. "This is... Amazing..." "I think
this might be the place." Edward said as he walked down the little
staircase, and onto the dirt. He reached down, grabbed a handful, and sniffed
it. "Okay, now THIS is a real world... All those truths, out in living
daylight, not restricted to the dream shadow-worlds and the darkness under your
bed..." He threw it up into the air and gave a happy sigh. Marie smiled as
well, looking around. "Y'know... I've been here before..." Edd and Ed
looked at them. "When...?" Ed said after a pause. "When she was
born... When any of us were truly born... I mean, look around!" Edward
spun slowly around, pointing at the horizon. "This world is closer to the
center of reality than our world is..." "...It does seem that way,
doesn't it?" Edd said as they all considered this. "But... Shouldn't
we be going?" Marie looked confused, then nodded. "Oh, yeah... So,
where'd ya figure they are?" Edward crossed his arms and looked around at
the horizon, holding his ehad high into the air. His nostrls flared and he
froze, then cocked his head to the side as he looked to the north. "That
way, I think..." The four all looked north. The ski was the darkest there,
as the sun was setting in the southwest. In the east the clouds were whitish,
probaby conealing the rising moon. //Full, probably...// Edward thought. But to
the north, the ski was black. "Figures..." Ed decided. "They'd
march right to the heart of the problem..." "How do you know that's
where the problem is...?" Marie asked after a minute. "Because."
He said simply. They didn't look convinced, and he explained. "Evil lies
where it's darkest." Ed then nodded. "Let's get going." Edward smirked,
and they all began walking north, in the direction of the hospital.
**************
"This is boring." Eddy's voice said slowly.
"Too bad." Tony replied, covering up a yawn. Eddy sounded annoyed.
"See?!? You're yawning too! Now can we please DO something? This is a
stupid idea, anyway... Those guys won't fall for any more of your tricks."
Tony smirked. He was sitting on a lawn chair, which was placed on the roof of
the hospital. Eddy was pacing around the area, his pupils slowly reappearing in
his eyes. "I know they won't, I don't intend to play with their heads
anymore." "Then, what the heck are we doing up here?!?" Eddy was
indignant, and he stopped pacing to stare at his older, look-alike brother. The
man leaned back and got comfortable. "You don't see enough of the picture,
do you?" When Eddy merely started to retort, he raised a hand.
"Don't. It's not a big deal. It's just... Tell me. When did Double D first
begin to feel oddly, to change?" Eddy looked confused, and hesitantly
said, "In Edward's world..." "No, don't you see?" Tony was
smiling and shaking his head, and he looked over at his younger brother.
"He felt oddly HERE... In THIS world, where all these supernatural things
are so much realer... It's becuase you guys came here that my own abilities got
to be so... Real, rather than me just influencing people like I used to. Now, I
can literally CONTROL them... Get it?" Eddy nodded slowly, but he still
didn't look convinced. "But, what does that have to do with us being
here?" He looked back out, to the south. "Because, vampires are
supernatural in nature too... They need even more of a wake-up call than
werewolves do, but once they hear it..." He chuckled softly. "Buh-bye
to their human minds..." Eddy's eyes widened. "Hold on, you mean
you're gonna..." He trailed off as Tony laughed even louder. //Then, he's
goin' after Kevin now... Sweet...// He grinned as well, and walked over to his
brother's left shoulder to watch the horizon, and the zombies milling about
below them.
*************
"Double D!" Sarah suddenly shireked, jumping back.
She pointed at the rubble around them, suddenly moving. "Look out!"
Ed ran over and pulled Sarah and Jimmy back as large rocks tumbled off. Loud
screetching noises surrounded them, and the group clustered together.
"They have returned!" Rolf exclaimed, pulling for a spear. "Let
Rolf uphold the family's honor..." He murmured as he brandished it. The
others frantically grabbed for a torch or spear as the stones around them were
filled with zombies, all coming at them. "Watch yourselves!" Edd
commanded just before they hit.
************
Jimmy managed to grab a weapon and defend himself as the
first one launched itself at him. He hit it on the head once or twice, only for
it to suddenly fly through the air. Marie grinned at him from where it
previously had been standing, then turned to find another. He shook his head.
//This is violent! Come on, Jimmy, pretend it's a hockey game... You've
surviveed THOSE before!// He nodded to himself, and a ferosity poured through
his body as he saw Sarah barely beating one off. "Sarah!" He jumped
over May and a zombie, who were struggling for control of another of the
spears, and landed in front of the redhead. "Leave my Sarah alone!"
He exclaimed angrily, ramming it in the but with the spear. The zombie fell
back, and Sarah thrust her torch in it's face. The zombie's face burst into
flames, and it collapsed to the ground, and was still. Jimmy and Sarah smiled
at each other, then shrieked as several more surrounded them.
"Shoot!" They stood back to back, and prepared to defend themselves.
***** Jonny also got a weapon this time, and successfully shut off most of the
others' thoughts so he could concentrate. They were everywhere! There were many
more than the last time, with more than one attacking most of the kids. "Whoa!"
He exclaimed, ducking as a rock flew through the air. //That was close!!// He
thought as he looked for it's source.
Nazz, May, and Lee had backed away from the group and were
throwing rocks at any zombies that came too close... Missing often enough to be
dangerous to their friends. //Those idiots! They almost hit me!// Jonny slammed
his stick into a nearby zombie's head and slowly worked his way towards the
girls. He was almost there when Kevin suddenly slammed into him. *****
"Ohf!" Kevin grunted as he and Jonny fell to the ground. "That
little... Die already!" Kevin rolled off of Jonny and jumped into the air,
and onto a zombie. It swayed violently around, trying to buck him off. "I
don't think so..." He hissed, then took his stick(a log, really, and large
enough to do some damage) and slammed it against it's head as hard as he could.
It stumbled forward and he fell off it. It collapsed and left that plane of
existance. "Ah!" Nazz shrieked from behind him. Kevin froze, and
turned around. //$^@#...// She had been knocked away from the Kankers, with two
or three surrounding her with blank expressions in their eyes.
"Nazz!" Kevin lurched forward and launched himself at one, knocking
it away from her. He and the zombie rolled over several times, with it trying
to push him away, and him try to hit it with his log. It grabbed his hand, and
pried the log out of his hands, then gave a deathly grin. Like the Ed-zombie,
it had only a few, yellow/brown teeth remainning and grayish sking. All in all,
it was a hideous sight. "You die..." It said slowly, yet clearly.
Kevin shook his head from above it, as they had stopped rolling. "No, you
do..." He tightened all of his muscles, then punched as hard as he could
with both arms. Both fists met his head, and he grinned. With first one arm,
then the other, he gave a barrage of hits on the thing, mercilessly attacking
even after it's arms let go and it tried to back away. With one last yell, he
punched it square in the head and met it's gaze. "Good bye..." Kevin
murmured, feeling faint. He blinked, and saw everything fading from his
sight... ***** After some time, he didn't know how much, he came to again.
Kevin shook his head to clear it, and looked around. He saw Nazz staring at him
in horror. Her face was a whitish-greenish color, and she seemed to be staring
beyond him. "You... You..." She whispered, backing slowly away.
"Nazz...?" Kevin stepped towards her, feeling confused. "What's
wrong?" "Get back...!" She scrambled back a few steps, gazing at
him with wide eyes. He looked annoyed and glanced around him, and saw zombies
lying around them, appeaarently dead. "Look, I don't know what your
problem is, but we gotta make sure there aren't any more of those freaks around
here, okay?" He rubbed his forehead. "It was just a few zombies,
okay? Not a big deal..." "I wouldn't quite say that, Kevin..."
Ed commented suddenly. Kevin glanced up at him in surprise. Behind Nazz, Ed and
Rolf were staring at him as well. They both had serious expressions on their
faces. Marie and Edd, however, were looking at each other nervously, and Jonny
seemed nearly as horrified as Nazz. Sarah and Jimmy hugging each other, and the
Kankers gathering up the weapons, giving him side glances from time to time.
"What the... What's you guys' problem?" Kevin felt uncomfortable, and
he rubbed the back of his neck in confusion.
*********** ~Flashback~ ***********
Ed and Rolf stood back to back, knocking away a number of
the zombies. Both were fighting with their hands, as they were almost equal
strength-wise to the creatures. "Ed-boy..." Rolf wheezed as he kicked
one in the gut Ed glanced over at him, and punched another in the head.
"Yeah Rolf?" "...I fear this may be a losing battle." Rolf
gasped for breath as two came at him at once. Ed grinned, and tried to pry a
weapon from a nearby zombie's hands. It was too strong even for him, and he
tried to kick it out instead. "Nah, how'd you get that idea?" He
winced as voices around him shrieked, or moaned in the fashion zombies do.
"We've got this one... Not a big deal..." Something suddenly grabbed
him from behind, taking a hold of his arms. "Oof!" Ed gasped, trying
to wrench it's hold off. "Leggo!" "Ed, duck!!" Edd's voice
suddenly exclaimed. Ed immediately dropped to the ground, only for the zombie
to suddenly let go. He rolled to the side and began to stand. "Thanks,
Dou-- What the..." Ed's eyes widened as he saw Kevin holding the zombie in
much the same way it had just been holding Ed... But the tables were turned,
now the zombie couldn't get away! Rolf finished off his last one, then came to
stare as well. "How is Kevin that strong that... He..." Rolf trailed
off as Kevin glanced over at them. He smirked, a dusturbing one at that. //His
face doesn't look right...// Ed thought, then jumped as Kevin turned and glared
down at the zombie, and punched it in the face. Hard. After it collapsed, he
looked around for another one, then ran after it. "...What just
happened....?" Ed asked after a minute. Rolf shook his head. "...I
am... not sure..."
********* ~Forward~ *********
"I wouldn't quite say that, Kevin..." Ed was
saying. Kevin glanced up at him in surprise, then looked around at the whole
group. "What the... What's you guys' problem?" His face was confused,
and he rubbed the back of his neck as he waited. "Our...?!? Our problem?
Do you even know what you just DID?!?" Marie exclaimed, staring up at
Kevin. Edd's eyebrows furrowed, and he walked up closer to Kevin.
"Uh..." Kevin looked blank. "Did I do something wrong? All I did
was come over here and get that zombie away from Nazz..." He trailed off
as they stared at him. "...Right?" "Let me get this straight..
You have no memory of what just happened?" Edd asked. Kevin now looked
annoyed. "What did I do?!" "You killed most of these guys! With
your bare hands!" Marie half- yelled. Kevin blinked, and looked at her
slowly. "I... what...?" He whispered faintly. He looked down at his
hands, then at one of the bodies lying near him. "With my... Oh,
god..." He looked up at Nazz again, and started to shake.
********
Nazz was terrified. There was no other way to put it. Kevin
had saved her from being surrounded by those things, only to go nuts and kill
most of them... And she had seen ED struggling to fight them, and even Rolf!
Kids who she knew could pick up TREES! And here Kevin was, laughing happily as
he picked off one after another. Then, after he'd finished, he'd gone back to
himself, but she slowly backed away. He went and killed so many of the zombies,
and didn't remember! "I... What...?" He was whispering, shaking. He looked
up at her, with a look showing that he was even more terrified than she.
"With my... Oh, god..."
********
Kevin stopped shaking, and looked down, his face hidden from
view. He stood there for a moment, then a small smirk reappeared on his face.
It disappeared as he looked up, and a concerned look replaced it. "So,
I... How did I do... that?" He sounded hesitant. Ed scratched the back of
his head and walked slowly up to Kevin. "Well, I, uh, I don't know... It
doesn't make any sense." Jimmy frowned. "Wha..." (They all
turned towards him) "What about just... Adreniline, or something like
that?" Several of the kids looked to Edd, he blinked and seemed
uncomfortable. "Ah, well... Yes, I suppose that with enough adreniline in
his system, that would have been possible... Not to mention that I believe Nazz
was particularly endangered before you... Protected her..." He trailed
off, trying to feel optimistic about this possibility. Jimmy nodded.
"Yeah! Like that!" The kids all began to talk amongst themselves, leaving
Kevin standing alone, looking akward. //Uh.... Wow, they really like that
idea...// He thought, scratching the back of his head. Jonny was also standing
slightly off to the side, looking confused. //Why can't I...// He wondered,
concentrating on Kevin. //I can't read his thoughts at all! Or Double D's, or
Marie's! I can hear the others, though... That's really wierd...// He felt
troubled by this, then shook his head and turned to the others. "Well, I
don't really care what it was... Did ya see how fast he took those things down?
We're, like, safe if he can keep doing that!" Lee was telling the others
enthusiastically, May nodding her approval. "..I... I guess so..."
Nazz said slowly, then sighed. "But, that still..." "Oh, c'mon,
Nazz, just think of it as his apology to you for being a jerk earlier!"
Sarah said brightly, stretching. She looked up. "Hey, it's night
now..." She trailed off, looking concerned. Ed shook his head. "We
should get going... It's dangerous enough during the day, but night... That's
when most of the creatures we'll see are at their worst..." Edd still
looked doubtful, but he nodded at Ed's words. "...You're right, we're not
accomplishing anything here. So, everyone's here... Er... where's Rolf?"
They looked around, only to see Rolf continuing to scatter dust on the zombies.
"Why does he keep doing that...?" Marie wondered. "To honor
their spirits, maybe? Ask Rolf." Ed glanced around at the horizon,
noticing the light behind some of the rubble. "I think the moon's
rising..." "...It's been up." Edd said in a distant voice, then
turned towards Kevin before Ed could say anything. "Kevin, the verdict is
that we're not going to leave you to the vultures or anything, but we have to
get moving... Alright, everyone?" The others nodded and retrieved their
various weapons from May and Lee, then slowly began making their way north.
Kevin went to the back of the bunch, that little smirk becoming visible again
as he gazed ahead at the horizon.
******
In that direction, a shadowy figure stood alone on the
remains of a billboard. "Now comes the true end... My brethren shall
return..." Kevin's voice echoed softly. "And those two...
creatures... Will hopefully be taken care of by those other two humans, the
trouble-bringers..." He looked at the moon and grinned, revealing his long
fangs. "It'll be a night to remember..."
************** End of Part 8 **************
Well, here we go... The whole deal with Kevin is the major
loose end, so I'm gonna focus on that for a bit... I'll probably make it more
like one of my old ideas for ending the story...
Anyway, any ideas will definately be considered, but what
did you mean by the Red full moon, anyway...? I'm afraid my knowledge of
supernatural things isn't all that good... How I got this far with this fic is
mind- boggling...
(Oh, and for any of you who read DBZ fics... Is it just me,
or did Double D sound too much like Gohan through some of this fic...? I've
been reading too many of those, I think's it's starting to affect my writing...
Oy...)
