Author's Note:
Hi all you people out there, This is my first attempt at any kind of fanfic, and hopefully not the last.
Any ways I hope you enjoy.
I do not own Ed, Edd, and Eddy, and make no claim that I do.
Chapter 1: It begins at the end.
The footsteps were heavy on the rooftop as the lone figure sprinted across it. They soon came to the ledge, without a moment's hesitation they leapt the gap between the buildings and continued their breakneck pace across the rooftops of the city. The silent figured looked over their shoulder, their white featureless mask hiding their face as it reflected the moonlight coming from above. The next rooftop was lower than the figure's current vantage point, the silent figured rolled as they landed to keep from breaking their stride. The figure continued his pace to the end of the rooftop, they suddenly stopped and turned to look behind and they breathed a sigh of relief. As they turned back around to start sprinting again, a powerful fist strike came out of a nearby shadow aimed at the masked figures head.
The Masked figured ducked underneath the blow as it swung by and dented in a large AC unit. Another figure came out from the shadows and started to rub his hand. The figure only had a half mask, covering the top part of his face, his mouth fixed into a toothy grin.
"You know this was coming Ghost," the new figure said as he walked forward towards the one he called Ghost. The new figure rushed forward at an insane speed delivering another powerful punch, this time straight downward at the rooftop, causing a small crater to form after it landed. Ghost leapt backwards away from the blow just in time, he brought his arms up to block the debris from the miniature explosion.
"Stay still!" The figured yelled, as he continued his assault against Ghost, who simply dodged deftly the blows that came from multiple angles. Ghost dodge underneath another high kick, and delivered a powerful kick of his own at the figure. The figure just shrugged off the kick and finally connected with a powerful punch that sent Ghost skidding on his feet backwards.
Ghost coughed slightly before reaching behind him and throwing a small disk at the figure caught the disk with ease and crushed it in his hand. The grin intensified as the masked figured slowly walked forward toward Ghost.
"It didn't have to be this way. We don't have to do this," Ghost seemed to beg as he kept moving backwards away from the advancing figure. "We were going to do so much good for this city. You, me and Titan, we were a team."
The figure scoffed at the word 'team'. "'Team'? It was you and Titan; I was just a passing thought for this 'Team'. You asked that Bitch to join before me, and I have known you longer." The figured suddenly rushed forward and grabbed Ghost by his neck and picked him up.
"You said it yourself Ghost. I'm too unstable, too greedy, too power hungry. I wasn't strong enough so you built me this," the figure flexed his arm in the moon light, as light reflected off the metallic exoskeleton. "And now, I'm going to sell it. You would be surprised how many of the drug lords we shut down would want this technology. Oh, and don't worry about your blueprints," the figure pulled Ghost in close and began to whisper. "They're safe with me, more than I can say about your whore."
"I'm….. So sorry….Avarice …." Ghost managed to barely whisper, before a rib crushing punch from Avarice forced what air remaining in his lungs out. Ghost could feel a few of his ribs cracking from the hit. Avarice delivered another powerful punch to Ghost's mask covered face. Avarice smirked before he walked over to the edge of the build, Ghost's throat still in his vice-like grip. He hung Avarice over the edge of the tall building and finally released his grip. Ghost fell like his body was coated with lead, bouncing off of the fire escape before landing on the concrete road with a sickening crunch.
Ghost let out a pained gasp for air as he laid there on the road, staring upwards at Avarice. Behind the mask, Ghost closed their eyes and whispered, "Mother….. Help me…"
Three Weeks Earlier:
If you were to ask Eddward or Edd Marion Houck if he cried at his parents funeral four years earlier, without hesitation he would say he didn't. This wasn't because he was tough; he was devastated at the lost of his parents. He just didn't know them. They were no more than passing figures in his childhood, leaving notes for chores and jobs to be done by the next time he saw them.
Edd could easily remember the day his parents died, it was a Wednesday. The only notice that he had gotten, was that day after school a man in a suite came to his families' door and told him the sad news. Edd could feel his soul drop to his feet and his heart sink. The funeral was held two days later. That was when he finally found out what his parents jobs were, his father was a military contractor and his mother worked with various federal agencies around the world. Edd knew both his parents had a good job, and that he never really had to worry about money. He was fifteen when they lowered their bodies into the ground.
He was 18 now, as were the rest of the kids from the cul-de-sac. Edd shut down after their death, it was like he was set on autopilot for the next few years of his life. He grew taller over the years, and was now 5ft 10in. His jet black hair was grew shaggy, and his knit ski cap that he was so fawned of as a child was traded in for a black beret. He stopped where his tie to school, but kept the orange collared shirts and purple pants. He kept his eyes focused on the white board in the front of the classroom where he was currently sitting. The teacher was lecturing about something Edd could easily ace any test given to him over.
Edd glanced over both shoulders slowly, to make it seem like he was stretching his neck. To his left he saw the only truly familiar face from the cul-de-sac, Kevin. He had grown taller like the others, his red hair close to his head. His trademark red hat, hung loosely off his knee as he sit in the desk, doodling on the notebook by his hands. The football jersey he wore with a 'C' on the bicep, showing he was a captain of the Senior Team.
To his right was the door, he simply wanted to get out of the school. Sadly, it was only the sixth period of the school, but luckily it was Friday. He didn't hate school now it was, to him, an inconvenience. All Edd wanted was to get home so he could finish the preparations.
The bell rang loudly telling the movement to the next class and period of the day, and the final one at that. Edd moved silently through the hallways, sliding his way around, through and between people in the halls. He stopped briefly to see the Kanker sisters walk past him down the hall. It was amazing to see how much the three changed in the four years.
Lee, 'The Redheaded Amazon', Kanker had grown to an impressive height of 6ft even. She now wore a long sleeve red flannel button down shirt over a short sleeved white one and blue jeans. Her red curly locks tied back into a ponytail, her bangs still covered her blue eyes. Lee got her title shortly after she began high school. She joined several teams and excelled at any sport she tried.
May, 'The Diva', Kanker let her blonde straight hair grow out to her lower back. She wore a white short sleeved shirt and a long sleeved pink and white striped shirt underneath. Her pink denim shorts cut extra short, ending mid-thigh on her leg. May's socks matched her under shirt, and went with her pink sneakers. She was called 'The Diva' for her activity in all the different music programs. During her freshmen year, she had her buck teeth ground down, not only helping with her speech problems, but also with her looks. She became a soprano for the school's choir, a piano player for the band, the orchestra and the choir, and a big hit with her painting ability.
Finally Marie, oh sweet Marie, Edd thought in the back of his head as he gazed on her as she passed with her sisters. Marie, 'Machine Queen' Kanker, was still blue headed and short haired, her dark black hair showing slightly at the roots. She still wore a black tank top that clung loosely to her body and green cargo pants. Marie also now wore black leather fingerless gloves. She was a goddess when it came to anything mechanical, she was currently enrolled in wood shop and auto shop. Marie could repair any type of vehicle with her own hands.
Edd slipped past a few more people and stepped through the threshold of the classroom. He sat down in his designated desk and took out a notebook. It was mostly empty, both the room and the notebook. Edd easily had another three minutes before the bell rang. He watched the other students file in slowly to the room; two caught his eye: Ed Howard White and Eddy Skipper Jackson.
Wow, Now thats a bomb to be dropped on young Eddward. I do have a plot in mind, and it'll be interesting, I hope you enjoyed it. Till next time, R&R.
Ta Ta for now. Ferrium Erris.