My retake on Beyond Edstiny. Much better now. Please enjoy and reveiw!
SlidEds
The cul-de-sac was quite this autumn morning. The wind blew softly and leaves danced upon it in swirls as they descended onto the ground. No one was out, or, more precisely, no one was in the cul-de-sac. The neighborhoods' kids were all in the woods, audience for the local group, the Eds, scam.
"This better be good." Sahra remarked as she sat on a log that served as her chair.
The girl wore a pink jacket with blue pants for the cool weather. Her companion, Jimmy, wore a light blue sweater with a olive scarf and white pants.
"If it isn't, we'll at least get to see an Ed thrashing." The boy said happily.
A smile spread over the girls face. They often beat up the Eds whenever their scams went awry, which was nearly all the time. Across from them, a boy in a green blazer and black pants with a red cap known as Kevin, sat with a boy with a tan wool sweater and sky blue shorts named Rolf and a girl with a light blue sweater, white pants, and red beret named Nazz. These three are never far behind when the Eds commit a scam.
"Alright, let's see why these dorks dragged us out of bed on our Friday off?" Kevin said in his tough voice.
"Yeah. Today, I was gonna give myself some highlights." The blonde said flicking her hair.
"Rolf will receive punishment if his day toils are not completed before Sundown." The foreign son of a Sheppard remarked
"Com' on let's see what Sock head wants." A grumpy boy with a yellow hoodie, blue pant and red and yellow sneakers said. He was Eddy, the short stature and tempered leader of the Eds.
"I like chickens Eddy." A boy with a green hoodie and dark blue pants said. He was Ed, the dim-witted power house of the Eds.
"Hey. What are you doing out here?! Isn't this your scam?!" Kevin said loudly down to the short boy.
"No way! I wanted to do a Silent Movie Scam but Double D said to meet him here for some big announcement." He said back even louder.
The boy was confused. Eddy normally ran the show while Double D and Ed handled the stage management. What was so important that he'd drag them all out of bed this early?
"Ahem." A voice said from the small, hand made stage.
Everyone turned to see a boy in a brown sweater, purple pants and black ski hat. He was known as Double D, the brains behind the Eds. He stood erect and proper as he addressed the population of the Youth of Peach Creek.
"Greetings, my fellow Youth. Sorry to wake you at such an ungodly hour but what I have to show you will most certainly "blow you minds."" The young genius said
The kid's beganed to converse. Jonny, a bald boy with a wool sweater and very light blue pants was having another conversation between his best friend, Plan, a piece of lumber with eyes and a smile drawn onto it.
"To start, have any of you heard of the Multi-verse Theory?" he asked
Everyone just gave a spaced out stare. This was natural, considering that Edd was far ahead academically than any other of his peers.
"Well, it states that our universe exist in a pool of other universes, each where the reality is different. From slightly to radically. I've taken an interest in this theory and have work for the pass term in order to finding a way to travel to these universes." He said with a smile growing on his face.
The kids looked at him with anxiety and clenched to their seats. Even Ed, who normally didn't understand anything scientifily, was glued to his friends words.
"And as of last night, at exactly 11:43 P.M., I've finished making it." He said proudly
Everyone was silent but inside they were cheering their friend for making such a huge scientific discovery.
"So where us it?" Kevin asked
"Yeah, where is it?" Eddy echoed, not being one to agree with Kevin.
The Ed smiled and reached behind him. He held in his hand a case, brown and plain. He opened it and inside, watches of a strange model were seen. They each were silver with a green screen, much like an electronic watch. He gave one of the watches to each of them, letting them fiddle with them until he told them to put them on.
"Now, these are not ordinary watches, gentlemen and ladies. These are called Reality Inducing Field Techno or "Rifts". They allow the wearer to travel through the Void, the point where Reality intersects and collided. Normal travel would be impossible as the energy generated from the constant shifting and charring of entire worlds. These emit a field that protects you from harm and allows you control over your destination." The smart Ed explained
"So, what? We just leave and go to some other universe?" Nazz said looking at the watch.
"Well, the plans to just take a quick visit. I wanted everyone to come so I made everyone one." He explained
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go already!" Eddy said eagerly jumping
After a brief orientation on the watch's operations, the kids all lined up in the center of the cul-de-sac. Nazz, Rolf, and Kevin were huddled close while Jimmy, Jonny, Sahra were spread out slightly. Ed and Eddy were up front as Double D started the countdown. With each passing number, they felt a rush of emotions: Happiness, joy, anxiety, faintness, fear, sadness. All were ready when he reached zero. They all pushed their wrap button and in a flash, they were gone.
The Void was a truly beyond words. It was blue in color but was also a barrage of all types of colors that a person thought existed along with many others that even fashion savvy Nazz and Jimmy could name. It was beautiful, the colors like the sweetest dreams. It was, however, indescribably violent. It was like a lightning storm of infinite size and power that raged for forever. The energy surges were huge; dwarfing anything the Earth could produce. The main cause of worry was the force. It was like being pulled apart at faster than the speed of light while energy tore at your body.
"Double D, I'm scared." Ed said as the groups surroundings became increasingly violent.
"The shields will hold Ed." Double D replied
Than, something happened. It was so sudden, that the only thing fast enough to perceive it were natural reflexes. Their shields broke all at once, exposing them to the harsh force of the swirling vortex. They latched on in a group formation as if they were skydiving, holding on of dear life. The Void tore at their body like lashings that came everywhere at one and occurred all the time. Nazz felt a bolt strike her arm and Rolf slipped from her.
"Rolf!!!" she screamed but luckily, Ed had caught him.
"Don't let go, Ed-boy!" he hollered as Eds grip on their friends, their life line, slipped. Jonny tried to catch them but was only pulled along into the slipstream.
"Ed!" Eddy screamed and soon his own grip was in jeopardy.
"Eddy, hang on!" the smart Ed shouted over the rushing winds.
Eddy whimpered as his grip faded and he, Nazz and Kevin were tossed into the walls.
Double D felt tears well in his eyes and he tightened his grip on Sahra and Jimmy. He focused hard, willing for something to happen and miraculously, it did. The sphere returned and they felt as their feet touched the floor. He didn't understand and didn't question it. He willed the orb towards an opening in the Void and slipped through. His energy gone, he passed out, hearing only the screams of his two passengers as they fell to the new world he'd so desperately wanted to see.
I hope you enjoyed it! TTFN!