This is the first story I've posted on this account. Criticism is appreciated, no matter how harsh.

This is a crossover between Monster High, Ever After High, and Ed, Edd, n' Eddy. I know, weird crossover and all, but I wanted to write something like this for a while. There will be some crossover pairings in this, so don't be too surprised. This is old Monster High by the way, so don't be surprised if it doesn't fit the movies. It's also pre-Dragon Games, for reasons that will be revealed later. I don't know how long this'll be. I'll be sure to update this at least once every two weeks, once a week at most.

I hope you enjoy, but be sure to tell me if you don't.

Eddy swore that he would get Double D back for this if it was the last thing he'd do.

"Seriously, why are you bringing me here Sockhead?!" shouted Eddy, arms raised and shaking above him in rage. "This is a waste of time, I could be doing lots of other things cool things right now. Like watching some movies, playing video games, scamming some saps. Hell, I could be doing my homework- "

"Eddy, the day I find you doing your homework voluntarily is the day the world ends." Answered Double D, who was keeping his eyes on the road, his hands gripped tight at the steering wheel. He checked the lane beside them three times before moving in, using his turn signal properly.

"That's beside the point, what I'm saying is that this isn't worth my time." Eddy crossed his arms, scowling as he looked out the window toward the slowly dimming sky. Tapping his fingers on his arm, he wondered what got Sockheads panties in a twist now that pushed him to doing this. "I mean, I know you got problems loosening up Mr. Clean, but why do me and Ed have to go?"

At the mention of his name, the red headed boy in the back of the van sat up, putting his newest comic book down. "Oh, come on Eddy, I thought you like parties! With all the balloons, the cake, pin the tail on the donkey…" Ed said, trailing off at the end. "Ed, I already explained this. This is not a party where we socialize among our peers, this is a meeting place for troubled youths to meet up and converse about past traumas and other experiences." Edd explained, sighing while adjusting the beanie on his head.

"English Double D." Eddy rolled his eyes as he said this, wondering why the Brainiac always had to make a simple point said long. Edd rolled his eyes right back. "It's group therapy. And it will be good for us. I shouldn't be the one to say that our behavior has gone from harmless fun to destructive these past few months."

"All I did was take that Zamboni out for a joyride! I was gonna return it after I got a few people to pay to ride it." Eddy was back to waving his arms over his head again, exasperated that no one would let that go. He had no idea that the Kankers would come along and somehow crash it into that abandoned Blockbuster. Couldn't everyone be happy that it didn't hit something bigger or more important?

That reminded him, they should go to the candy store after this, it was selling jawbreakers late tonight. Seemed like it was just yesterday when they were kids and could never get enough cash to even get them for twenty-five cents. But back to what he was complaining about.

"Besides, none of us have any problems. Sure, I'm loud, you're a clean freak, and Ed is just… Ed. But that doesn't mean we have to hang out with a bunch of sad, stupid strangers." Eddy clasped his hands together, having a mock expression of helplessness as he spoke. "Oh, look at me, I have all these problems and have no way to put them on someone else. I should go complain to a bunch of other people, so I can get the amount of handed out pity I need." He rolled his eyes and looked out the window again when he was done.

Edd sighed once more, shaking his head, exasperated by his friend's close mindedness. "Eddy, you honestly can't say we don't have things we need to work through. I figured that since you can't open up to the people closest to you, you would be able to talk to others that can't really judge you." He straightened up a bit before continuing to talk. "Also, we still haven't talked about what happened during that particular escapade a couple years back."

That seemed to quiet down any conversation in the van, a tense silence overcoming the trio. Eddy had his hands tightened into fists, digging his fingers into his flesh. Ed, who had only been half listening, was pretending to read his comic book, even though he had already finished reading it about ten minutes ago.

They never brought up the "Big Picture Show" incident much (as named by Ed for reasons nobody fully understood). Everyone learned things that nobody expected to learn on that trip. The cul-de-sac kids forgave them for the scam that started it all, even though that had to be the worst scam they ever pulled, even more than that time they flooded the cul-de-sac or the Kankers went on that rampage over a wrecked ship in a bottle. It was awkward for a while, but eventually everyone stopped talking about it. Things did calm down and the Eds continued with their scams, but they did things a lot more carefully.

Though things were slowly getting worse these past few months after they started high school.

Eddy's scams became more dangerous with every passing week, each more extreme than the last. He kept on coming up with more ideas on how to get money or how to make themselves popular at school. Ed had started acting more random and unpredictable after his parents started staying home more, doing more questionable things than he would normally. Even Edd had to admit to himself that his OCD had started to reach concerning heights. He kept on checking and rechecking things almost five times before he could move on to something else, which ate up his time. He figured that maybe this would be good for them.

"We were getting a lot better with our scams before Eddy. None of them required anything too dangerous, we kept any mechanical parts simple, and we even did some legitimate work for some of them. What changed?" Double D asked after a few minutes, breaking the tension over them. He looked at his lifelong friend, concerned and probing for an answer.

Eddy just responded with silence.

Edd sighed once more, looking back at the road, keeping his eyes peeled. "I'm about to pull up to the building. Whether or not you want to participate in today's activities, you should be ready."

Double D parked the car near the community center that belonged to the next town over. They got out of the car, some more reluctant than others. Eddy kicked the gravel covered ground moodily, dusting off his yellow jacket and blue jeans. Ed was bouncing on the balls of his feet, either from nervousness or excitement. Edd just stood and stared at the building. He took a deep breath, before looking at his friends. They all looked at each other for several minutes, before Eddy spoke up with an impatient tone.

"Let's just get this over with."

"Cleo, you better be taking us to the right place," threatened a suspicious werewolf, who bared her fangs at her old friend in the limo. "We are taking you there, even if it means hijacking this thing."

A group of three girls were sitting in a particularly ghoulish looking limousine, waiting to arrive at their destination. One a werewolf, one a zombie, and the other an Egyptian mummy. The zombie, Ghoulia Yelps, was reading the latest comic of Deadfast while her friends, Clawdeen Wolf and Cleo De Nile, were bickering.

"I swear, Clawdeen. You don't have to bite my head off. I'm not welching on our deal. I'm just taking us to a meeting place outside of New Salem. Can't have the tabloids hear that I'm going to therapy." Answered Cleo in a deadpan manner. She started rubbing her temples, annoyed that she had to go through with this. She's the leader of the fearleading squad and a member of the illustrious De Nile family, why does she have to lower herself to going to therapy?

"You should have thought of that before deciding to take up that bet with Clawdeen, Cleo." Grunted out Ghoulia, who was reading her comic book intently. She slowly read each page, making sure to drink up all the details of every panel. "Et tu, Ghoulia? I still don't know I lost that, I was in tip top form. My fearleading moves were a lot better than yours." Cleo said pointedly.

"Our friends certainly didn't think so." Clawdeen said smugly, before getting serious again. "I seriously don't know why you don't ask for help more. This'll be good for you, you gotta at least try it once." "I ask for help only when I need it, my dear. I wasn't asking for help, ergo, I don't need any help," the Egyptian mummy fired back at her werewolf companion. She was sitting up proudly, nose turned up in a huff. "I also have a reputation to uphold. If I go to a therapist or something like that, the press would have a field day and I don't want to get on Daddy's bad side more than I am already."

Clawdeen raised an eyebrow, looking at the zombie between them before replying again. "You got into a cat fight with Toralei and your sister last week. If that isn't a cry for help, then I'm obviously losing it."

"In Cleo's defense, they put grease at the bottom of her shoes right before a casketball game." Ghoulia stated, putting down her comic book. De Nile gave a smug smile and was about to retort, but was interrupted when the zombie added to her previous statement. "However, using a cursed artifact to give Toralei fleas and Nefera temporary rigor mortis is a bit on the extreme side." Cleo started pouting again, giving a huff at her friend's betrayal.

Clawdeen rolled her eyes at Cleo's haughty behavior, leaning forward, and grabbing her hand. She nudged Cleo, looking into her eyes before she began again. "Come on, this has been a long time coming. I know you've been getting better over the year and all, especially after the "arranged marriage" thing a month ago, but even Deuce thinks this'll be good for you. You've been getting a little scary lately. And not in the good way."

"She has a point. I've known you since you got out of your tomb three years ago and you've been getting a little out of hand lately." Ghoulia shifted a little under her best friend's angry gaze, though she didn't falter in the slightest. "You've been retaliating at any perceived sign of aggression or anyone that seems to get in your way. It's gone from you being queen bee to becoming a tyrant. We should at least try this once."

Cleo was still not convinced. She'll admit to having slight megalomania, some anger issues, and just being slightly possessive, but she was perfect otherwise. And how dare Deuce take their side! Seriously, after all she did for him…

Then again, she also knew when to admit defeat. She was already headed to this "group therapy" event and it didn't sound like her friends were going to let this be. Clawdeen was stubborn by nature and Ghoulia rarely ever stood her ground like this. If she attended just once, maybe they would drop it. It wasn't like she needed to participate anyway.

"Fine. I'll go through with this without a fight. Though I just want to say I won't enjoy it." Cleo finally agreed, even if it didn't sound that convincing. It seemed to finally get her friends to relax a little, a sigh from the other two girls indicating their relief.

Clawdeen then perked up a little, looking like she just remembered something. "Oh yeah, I probably should have mentioned this before. The whole thing is being done in a place called Croisement."

This was met with by an incredulous Ghoulia. "Isn't that the city that used to be a French colony in the 1800's? Where that portal to that weird 'fairy tale' world was discovered between us and that other small town?" Clawdeen nodded. "Yeah, so don't be too surprised to see plenty of Normies and Legends there."

Cleo would have been lying if she said that didn't peak her interest.

Many years ago, a couple of years before the teens were born, the town of Croisement was just a regular small town, with its own culture and its own small-town values. The businesses were small and run by families that had lived there for over two centuries. The homes were old but sturdy, still standing since they were initially built. It even had a lake with some awe-inspiring views. Virtually nothing weird about it what so ever.

It didn't last, however. No one knew exactly why it happened or who was responsible, but a portal just appeared in the middle of main street one day, about one story tall and a mile wide. Its sudden appearance had caused plenty of car crashes and other unfortunate incidents, but the real chaos came from the press. It was the only thing people talked about or reported upon for months, prompting intense research to be made by government scientists. All sorts of tests were made to make sure it wasn't radioactive, reality altering, or anything else that would make it dangerous. It got even worse after someone fell out of the portal.

After interrogating the poor man (later revealed to be royalty of the land beyond the portal) for several weeks, the world finally got answers. To nearly everyone's disbelief, it turned out the world beyond was a literal fairy tale land, with dragons, magic, and other creatures unlike the ones in their world. The man, who had remained unnamed for private reasons, called it 'Ever After.'

After being sent back, the accidental traveler brought the leaders of that world into this one, where they made sure to negotiate and work out how travel between the two worlds would go. It didn't help that the people of Ever After feared the monster population, along with the technology that this world had that trumped theirs. However, things have worked out so far. Relations are still tense, but free travel between both worlds is not only permitted, but encouraged as long as each person had legal documentation.

"I suppose if we're going there, we should also make some time to see if we can explore this 'Ever After' place. If we have the time." Cleo said, feeling a bit better about where they were going. She didn't exactly relish the idea of being around an abundance of Normies and Legends though. She wasn't entirely over how Jackson and Holt were almost beheaded over a childish prank war during Halloween. But as long as she got to see the sights and eventually go through that "Gate" to see the other world, she could deal with this. The places she could see if she had the chance…

The limo came to a sudden stop, startling the three girls in it. Before getting out of the car, they three girls looked at each other and nodded solemnly. Each one got out slowly, stretching as they had been in the car for a little while. Before they went inside the community center though, Cleo had to make one more comment.

"That has to be the ugliest van I have ever seen in my unlife."

The Gate was crackling with a dark, mystical energy, the magical aura coming from it making the hair on her arms stand on end. Each step taken towards it increased the feelings of dread, making her stomach churn with anticipation. The Gate seemed to tower over anything that got near it, a great expanse of red and purple waves flowing within it. A set of guards surrounded it, carrying the most high-tech weaponry Ever After could produce to make sure nothing got in or out without their permission.

Apple White would have been lying if she said that she wasn't afraid. Her mother told her many stories about The Gate and what was on the other side, telling her many things that resided there. Advanced machinery that, while like their own, had many disturbing differences. Buildings taller than any castle and filled to the brim with people. Deadly creatures, some big and frightening, others tiny and deadly. She even heard about monsters living on the other side, some that were once living breathing people, now either walking corpses or haunting spirits.

She kind of regretted talking Raven and Maddie into this, but it was too late now.

"Finally, we made it! It took forever to get these passports, but it was worth it!" cheered Raven Queen, Apple's best friend. She was the one that wanted to go on this trip the most, excited over the prospect of seeing a barely explored world.

While technically they should be enemies because of their respective bloodlines, Raven refused to play her role as Evil Queen to Apple's Snow White. The story of Snow White didn't have villain now because of it. Apple has tried to accept this as best as she could, even though it has caused her great distress. No villain or obstacle to conquer means a Happy Ending may not come true.

Which led to the second reason for the trip.

"You sure you want to do this, Apple? I mean, I appreciate that you helped give us the chance to go, but why go to this?" Raven asked, turning towards her friend while holding a flyer. It was advertising about a therapy group for people of both worlds to join. Raven gave Apple a speculative look, trying to be as supportive as she possibly could.

Apple seemed to jolt out of her reverie, looking away from the Gate for the first time since they got there. She had been the one to suggest doing this trip, despite her misgivings about the world on the other side. "I just thought maybe we could go there to connect to the citizens. As future queen, I should get acquainted with the other world first before taking power, since I will be working with them in the future." She explained in what she hoped was a calm tone. She was wringing her hands a little, twiddling her thumbs as they talked.

"Ok, I get that. But why a therapy group? I mean, I understand getting out there and meeting new kinds of people is good for us, but wouldn't a party or a sports game be better?" Raven asked, still a bit perplexed by Apples reasoning. Whenever she thought she had good idea on what Apple is thinking, her friend always finds another way to confuse her

The blonde seemed to deflate a little bit at her friend's questions. "Why not? There will be plenty of people there and getting to know their world sounds wonderlandiful. If I didn't, it would be a massive mistake on my part. This is a rare opportunity." She plastered a wide smile on her face, hoping she sounded sincere.

Judging from Ravens raised eyebrow, it wasn't. "Speak honestly Apple. Why do you want to go?"

Apple had to sigh a bit at her perceptive friend, looking down at her shoes. She didn't really want to bring this up right now, but it was probably better to be honest.

"I… I've got some things I think I need to work through Raven." Apple said, voice a little shaky. "I know I've said that I'm over the whole 'follow your destiny at all costs' phase but I'm still very… terrified." She seemed to slouch a bit. "And the Book of Legends may be gone now, but I did sign it. I promised that I'd play my role, through hell or high water. I know you don't want to play your role, I accepted that, but I still don't know what to do now. Will I get my destiny or am I going to just fade away? I don't know what I'm doing, I don't know how I'm feeling, I just don't kno-…"

Apple stopped when she felt Raven hug her closely, hesitating a bit before she could hug back. She held on tightly for second, eyes closed and shaking a little. Raven hummed a bit, giving her friend a squeeze before they let go. The blonde wiped her eyes, making sure she wiped away her tears. She didn't want to mess up her makeup. "A princess must look her best at all times!" she thought to herself, repeating several times in her head.

"I just… I just think this will help. I didn't want to go through with it in such an alien place alone. So, I figured that I could bring you and Maddie with me since you two wanted to go. I would have brought Briar too if she wasn't with her mother right now. She would have loved to come." Briars mom was trying to teach her daughter the ropes about ruling her own kingdom someday, so Apple had to regrettably leave her behind on this trip. "That and I don't feel comfortable asking my own mother for a therapist. I honestly think she'd go overboard with it. I'd rather talk about it with friends by my side rather than talk to an army of therapists."

Raven smiled a bit before she spoke again. "I'm glad that you trust us to help you. We'll be there with you every step of the way." Raven reached out and patted Apples shoulder, before a look a look of confusion got on to her face. "Speaking of 'we,' where's Maddie?"

The answer to that question came with a resounding bang coming from their left. They jumped and looked over at their Wonderlandian friend.

They could only be confused by the sight of several of the intimidating guards drinking tea at a table, watching in awe as Maddie was holding a bunch of trays of treats and tea kettles, stacks in each hand and one on top of her head. Shattered tea cups lay at her feet. Maddie was slowly walking towards the table, looking like she was having a hard time doing it.

Raven brought up a hand, enveloped in purple magical aura. The same aura spread over the items the mad hatter was carrying, before they floated out of her hands and were put on the table, spread out evenly and perfectly. Maddie seemed to be relieved by this.

Raven seemed proud of how easily she used her powers before she saw how the guards near them seemed to be sitting a little straighter than they were a couple of minutes ago, visibly frightened. She lost her smile for a second, but put up a fake one quickly.

Apple had to push down a scowl when she saw the guard's reactions. She didn't want to have to explain to her mother why she went off on several guards at the Gate.

"Thanks for the help Raven. I'm just a tad bit more off kilter than usual today." Said Maddie, who seemed a little tired. "Did you get enough sleep last night Maddie? I know I was excited for it, I can only imagine how much you were when we got our passports a couple of days ago." Raven joked to her oldest friend.

Maddie beamed at that. "Certainly! I barely got any sleep last night, it was almost like I was going to Ever After from Wonderland again. Except, you know, this time I wasn't running away from a storm that closed up the way back." The hatter rambled while serving out tea to the guards, who seemed to have relaxed from earlier. "Kitty didn't seem to like it when I was bouncing off the walls. Neither did Headmaster Grimm when he got complaints from my neighbors. I hope those construction workers can work out those dents in the walls…" Maddie rambled on, sipping her own cup of tea before giving her pet mouse, Earl Grey, a taste.

"And the tea set?" Apple asked. She always felt a little tired talking to Maddie Hatter when she was overly excited about something. She loved her company, but Wonderlandians were always a bit exhausting to deal with.

"Why not? It seemed like some of the guards here need a break. And who doesn't like tea?" Maddie took another sip before continuing. "That and I want to see if I can open up another tea shop in that world. Dear old Dad wants to expand a bit and the other world seems promising."

The other two ladies looked at each other quickly, shrugging and accepting the answer. It made plenty of sense, compared to anything else Maddie could possible say. "Well, we're going to be leaving soon. We should probably hurry." Raven said before turning to the Gate and walking towards it. Maddie nodded, turning and saying her goodbyes to the guards she gave the tea to, who were grateful for the company.

With passports in hand, they reached the border and had the guards check them over, making sure the documents were legitimate. Apples hand shook as she handed them hers. They were ushered along, where they were brought up to the Gate.

Maddie was unsurprisingly the first to jump through. She seemed to be unafraid, practically launching herself through with wild abandon. The only evidence she was there a second ago was the scent of her perfume she left behind.

Raven was the second, standing in front of it for a second before taking a deep breath. She gave Apple another look and a nod, a serious expression on her face as she walked in, eyes closed.

Apple, the last one to step through took one last look around her, the town of Bookend behind her. She knew she was coming back after this and going back and forth each week, but she felt like something strange was about to happen to her. She felt like she was taking a large step forward, the first step to something wonderful. She just wasn't sure what the destination was.

She sighed one final time, closing her eyes tightly for a second before opening them, determination in her eyes.

"Here we go."

She stepped through the portal, starting the long journey ahead of her.

I don't know if I'll make all chapters this long, but thanks for reading anyway. Remember, be honest in your reviews, other wise I don't improve.