Prologue Part 1: Lost at Sea
It was just another day in the small cul-de-sac of Peach Creek. The weather was lovely, with only a few clouds in the sky, not enough to blot out the sun; birds were singing, there was a nice breeze blowing in the air. This is where the kids all lived:
Eddy McGee, the loud-mouth semi-sociopath with a penchant for scamming and a love for jawbreakers. He is the self-appointed leader of the Eds who will stop at nothing to fleece the cul-de-sac kids of their money; on occasion, he spreads stories that paint his older brother as being a legend, in misguided attempts to gain respect and admiration. His middle name, to his embarrassment, is Skipper.
Ed Blastmaster, the strong but dim-witted behemoth with a long unibrow, who is Eddy's right-hand man for setting up scams; he usually maintains a positive attitude, and a fear of his little sister Sarah. He loves reading comic books, to the point he believes they are real. He loves jawbreakers, gravy, pudding skin, and buttered toast. Also known as "Lumpy," "Lummox," and "Monobrow." His middle name is Horace.
Eddward Bentley, commonly referred to as "Double-D" due to his name's spelling, whom is known for being a pacifist with a strict attention to routine, cleanliness, hygiene, and a labeling addiction. He is notorious for wearing a sock-hat on his head (earning him the name "Sockhead" from Eddy) at all times, leading to many theories as to what is under the hat. His middle name, to his consternation, is Marion.
Nazz Van Bartonschmeer, the spunky blonde who serves as a love interest for many of the boys in the cul-de-sac. At times she exhibits "ditzy blonde" qualities, but she is actually very smart. She works as a babysitter to make some money; she baby-sat for Eddy while his parents were away, though he believed it to be a date. She is one of the more mature kids in the cul-de-sac.
Sarah Blastmaster, Ed's domineering little sister who is quick to anger, usually only sweet and docile when it helps her get her way, and loves playing with her dollies and Jimmy. She has been shown to harbor a crush on Edd. Anytime she catches Ed in the act of messing up, she threatens to tattle on him to their mother. Very rarely does anyone have the courage to stand up to her.
Jimmy O'Hara, an insecure boy who is physically and emotionally fragile, shares a lot of feminine interests, and is commonly seen with Sarah. He developed a dark side as a result of his short tenure as Eddy's protégé; it comes out when he is pushed too far. He wears a retainer that circles his entire head, a result of his teeth being ruined by one of Eddy's scams. He is a member of the Urban Rangers.
Kevin Guiry, the cynical, shovel-chinned jock. He has a long standing rivalry with the Eds (especially Eddy), whom he regularly refers to as "dorks." Sometimes he's the first one to call out the obvious ruses of Eddy's scams. He has a whole garage full of jawbreakers due to his father's job at the jawbreaker factory. His most prized possession is his bike. He is usually seen hanging out with Nazz and Rolf.
Rolf Von Oosterhaus, the son of a shepherd, originally from the Old Country. He keeps a wide array of farm animals on his property, including Gertrude the chicken, Victor the goat, and Wilfred the pig. He is a good friend of Kevin. He apparently has a very eccentric family, with very strange customs, and he tends to speak in third-person. He is a member of the Urban Rangers, along with Jimmy, Jonny, and Plank.
Jonny 2x4, a boy with a large head (earning him the nickname "Melon-head") who is kind, imaginative, and gullible, and dreams of being a hero. He has a penchant for getting on the other kids' nerves, a trait that is at times exploited by Eddy. Perhaps his most defining trait, however, is that he is rarely seen without his best friend, a wooden 2x4 board named Plank; both are members of the Urban Rangers.
Plank, a 2x4 wooden board with a face drawn on "him." "He" is Jonny's imaginary friend, and they are rarely seen apart, with very few exceptions. There has been some debate as to whether Plank is sentient, given a number of incidents in the series; it can be widely believed that Plank has some sort of control over Jonny. Danny Antonucci has confirmed, however, that Plank is "just a piece of wood."
Edd sat on a rock near the creek, close to nodding off, while charting a course on a map. He just didn't want to be bothered on this beautiful day, but he had been roped into setting up his friend Eddy's latest scam. All too familiar with Eddy's scamming history, he had already begun to expect this latest endeavor to fail.
"HEY, SOCKHEAD!" came his friend's ear-piercing shout, startling Edd out of his daze. "Snap out of it already and help me set up!"
"Eddy, we've already done this before!" Edd protested. "Last time around, the Kanker Sisters foiled our water-cruising voyage and deflated the rubber flotation device we used as a yacht."
"Yeah, yeah, quit your blubbering and get to work, Double-D!" Eddy fired back.
The Eds were putting preparations in place for Eddy's latest endeavor: Ed's Sailing Lessons. They had brought a sailboat, a canoe, and a motorboat from their houses to offer sailing lessons to the kids, with Eddy setting the price at 25 cents per customer per lesson. Edd, nearly overexerting himself, towed the canoe and the sailboat to the creek-side, while Ed pushed the motorboat. Each boat was set to hold three people each: the Eds, plus the six other kids (and Plank). Each of the Eds wore the same gear they had during their failed Creek Cruise venture; however, this time, Edd wore a large backpack containing some sailing equipment as well as (to his dismay) his pedal steel guitar, an instrument in which he was immensely skilled but detested playing.
"Go get the pigeons, Lumpy!" exclaimed Eddy. "This'll be the best score of the year!"
"Okey-dokey, Eddy!" exclaimed Ed jovially. He ran off, chanting "Get the pigeons, get the pigeons" on repeat.
Edd pulled out a map and busied himself charting the course for their sailing route. Seeing this, Eddy quickly grew annoyed.
"Oh, now what are you doing?" he groaned.
"I'm simply plotting the course," explained Edd. "It's my intention to ensure that this time around, your facetious water adventure will not be met with failure."
"…yeah, sure, you do that, Sockhead," mused the disinterested Eddy.
"Right," continued Edd, not caring that Eddy was ignoring him, "now, we follow the main creek, take a right at the fork, then we follow the creek through the woods, past the trailer park, and circle back to here. Apropos."
"AHOY!" came the shout of Ed, who returned to the creek now carrying the other kids: Sarah, Jimmy, Jonny, Plank, Kevin, Rolf, and Nazz, the latter wearing a red bandana over her hair. He dropped them onto the ground and shouted, "The pigeons have landed, Eddy!"
"Good job, Monobrow!" exclaimed Eddy.
The kids looked at what was going on, and the reactions were mixed but cynical, as expected.
"Aw, here we go," mused Kevin, disinterested. "Didn't you dorks already do this?"
"We're offering sailing lessons. Care to join us?" proclaimed Edd.
"Sailing?" began Jimmy. "Why, that-"
"Stuff it, Sockhead! I'm doing the campaign, I'll speak!" demanded Eddy loudly.
Edd sighed in exasperation. Eddy pulled out a bullhorn and began to proclaim loudly:
"AHOY, LANDLUBBERS, AND WELCOME TO ED'S SAILING COURSE! WE'LL TAKE YOU ON A GRAND JOURNEY AND SAIL THE CREEK! COME AND BE BONA-FIDE SAILORS! JOIN US ON THE EPIC JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME!"
He would have shouted more, but the bullhorn mysteriously shut off, inciting relieved sighs from the other kids. (None of them noticed, however, that Edd was holding the batteries behind his back.)
"Forget it, Lunkhead! We're not interested!" shouted Sarah. "C'mon, Jimmy."
Sarah and Jimmy turned to leave, his hand in hers, but Edd moved in front of them.
"Please reconsider! The first sailing lesson shall be free of charge," he explained.
"FREE?!" screamed Eddy in protest.
"Yes, Eddy," explained Edd matter-of-factly. "People, my concern is not with money; it's about educating the public with knowledge that you may find useful."
"Man, this is so lame," mused Kevin.
"Aw, come on, Kev, I'm going!" said Nazz. "It could be fun!"
Wanting to impress Nazz, Kevin finally gave in, saying, "Fine. But I'm going with Nazz. I'm not leaving her alone with you three dorks."
Kevin and Nazz boarded the sailboat, which was positioned in the rear behind the other two vessels.
"One must keep an eye on Kevin-boy, yes? Rolf shall join you!" proclaimed Rolf, as he hopped into the motorboat.
"Aw, cool, a sailing adventure! Count me and Plank in!" exclaimed Jonny enthusiastically, as he and his trusty two-by-four joined Rolf on the motorboat.
"Fine… I'll come, too," grumbled Sarah. Facing Ed, she warned him, "But if anything goes wrong, mister… I'm telling Mom!"
"Wait for me, Sarah!" quipped Jimmy, as he and Sarah boarded the canoe.
Before long, the kids were all ready to go, each of them donning lifejackets. Eddy took lead position with Jonny, Plank, and Rolf in the motorboat; Ed rode the canoe with Sarah and Jimmy; and Edd took up the rear in the sailboat with Kevin and Nazz.
"All right, then, that's everyone accounted for," said Edd, taking attendance.
"Hey, is this thing on?" came Eddy's voice through the radio system that Edd had installed for communication.
Jumping from his seat, he grabbed the mast of his sailboat and picked up his radio, responding, "Roger, Eddy, all communications are operational. Over."
"Right. Okay, then," responded Eddy. "I'll take us down the creek. Try to keep up. Let's set sail!"
Eddy turned on the motor on his boat, setting it to slow cruising so as not to lose the others.
"Toast!" shouted Ed from the canoe.
"Um, Ed, you're supposed to say 'Row.' Over," said Edd through the radio.
"Gravy!" shouted Ed.
"Hey, Lummox, Double-D said to say Row!" shouted Eddy.
"Who's there?" said Ed.
"Mind if I try? Over," came Jimmy's voice over the radio.
"Why, certainly, Jimmy," responded Edd. "After all, it is part of the lesson. Over."
"Aye aye, Double-D! Over," responded Jimmy. He began shouting "Row!" rhythmically, and Sarah joined in, as well. Ed, however, didn't pick up the habit, as he was still laughing like a goof. Before long, the canoe picked up speed as the crew rowed their oars.
"Right, then. For now, this is Double-D, over and out," spoke Edd. He turned off his radio communicator to conserve its battery life before turning to his crewmates Nazz and Kevin.
"I'll simply readjust the sails to better allow the winds to guide our humble vessel," explained Edd, as he began to do as previously stated.
"Hey, this is fun!" exclaimed Nazz as the sailboat began to gather speed along the winds. She leaned over the side of the sailboat and spotted a word imprinted on the side.
"S.S. Intelligence?" she inquired.
"Of course, Nazz. It's the name of this sailboat," explained Edd.
"Of course it is," mused Kevin cynically. As Edd was known for his intelligence, the name seemed all too fitting, if not stereotypical.
Suddenly, Nazz recalled a rather sobering piece of news, the unnerved look on her face reflecting this.
"Hey guys, did you hear the news lately?" she asked.
"What news, Nazz?" asked Kevin, his interest now piqued, likely because it was Nazz rather than Edd providing the information.
"I heard there was some kind of strange activity going on in the ocean," explained Nazz. "Like, ships are said to vanish without a trace out there in a sort of 'danger zone,' and because of it, they closed it off to all boats and ships on the water. I was just reminded of that since we're all on boats."
"Sounds bogus, if you ask me," said Kevin.
"You know, actually, Nazz, I have heard that," agreed Edd. "It does seem to be a very intriguing phenomenon. But I'm certain that, like all things, there's a logical explanation." Ever the rationalist, Edd always held a strong disbelief over anything that couldn't be explained.
Jimmy, from the canoe, suddenly shouted, "Hey!"
"Jimmy? Is something the matter?" shouted Edd.
"WHAT?" called Jimmy, who couldn't hear him.
Hastily, Edd turned on the radio communications and said, "Is something the matter, Jimmy? Over."
"I wanted to challenge you guys to a race!" explained Jimmy.
"A race? Choice! Now we're talking!" exclaimed Kevin, feeling very competitive.
"We accept your challenge, Jimmy!" responded Edd. "And Ed, well… as you are a student in training, I hereby appoint you, Jimmy, as captain of your crew. Over."
"Hey! What about me, Double-D?!" demanded Sarah over the radio.
"Oh, um, Sarah. Well, you'll be first mate. Over," replied Edd.
"So, are we starting now or what?" asked Kevin impatiently.
"GO!" shouted Eddy. The sound of a roaring motor was heard as Eddy, Jonny, and Rolf sped off ahead of the others.
"See ya!" shouted Jonny over the radio communicator.
"Pursue them, crew!" called Jimmy dramatically from the canoe. "Row! Row! Row! Row!"
"Ahoy!" came Ed's voice. "Row faster, row faster, row faster, row faster…" Now even the canoe was beginning to disappear from view.
"Ahem, yes, and now we shall sail forth, as well," said Edd. He pulled tightly on the line, and the sail caught wind more easily, guiding their sailboat at an increasingly brisk pace. As they moved faster, Kevin stood up to embrace the rush of the wind, laughing with excitement and adrenaline as they sped up, gaining on the rowing crew of Ed, Sarah, and Jimmy ahead of them.
"WOO-HOO!" exclaimed Nazz excitedly, as she, like Kevin, enjoyed the rush as well.
The Intelligence sailboat rounded a corner in the creek, catching up with the other two vessels ahead as they arrived at the fork in the creek. As per their planned route, they were to take the right at the fork so they could circle back to the outskirts of the cul-de-sac. Eddy, however, had other ideas- he diverged and instead drove the motorboat down the left fork, escaping from visible view. This worried Edd, who pondered the yet-unforeseen risks.
"Hey! Where's Dorky going?" quipped Kevin, who had seen this for himself.
"What's stupid Eddy doing?" complained Sarah. "He just went the wrong way!"
"Oh, dear… This wasn't the plan… Kevin, take the line," said Edd worriedly. He handed the line to Kevin and switched on the communicator.
"Eddy!" exclaimed the nervous Edd through the radio. "You took a wrong turn! We were supposed to take the right fork, NOT THE LEFT! Over!"
"What? Scared that we'll beat ya, Sockhead?!" came Eddy's taunting shout over the radio.
"Eddy! You don't understand! That's an uncharted area! I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT LEADS! Over!"
Unfortunately, Edd's reasoning went unheard, as Eddy had switched off his radio. Edd knew he needed a backup, so he radioed the canoe, which was named the Torpedo.
"This is the Intelligence to the Torpedo! Come in, Torpedo! Over," said Edd.
"Torpedo to Intelligence, read you loud and clear, Double-D! Over!" responded Jimmy.
"Change of course! Eddy took the Fisher down the wrong fork in the creek! We have to go after them! Over," said Edd in a panic. The Fisher, of course, was the name of the motorboat.
"But-but-but that's uncharted, Double-D! Over," responded Jimmy.
"I don't like this, guys," said a worried Nazz.
"We have no choice! We can't leave our dear comrades alone to get lost! We must follow them! Over," stated Edd.
"Roger that, Double-D!" came Jimmy's voice. "Avast, ye crew! Stroke only with your left sides, and ROW! Row like your life depended on it!"
"MUST SAVE EDDY FROM THE MOUTH OF POSEIDON!" shouted Ed.
"Ahem… yes, well, over and out," said Jimmy. "Did I say that right, Double-D? Over and out?"
"Ahem, yes, Jimmy," responded Edd. "Over and out." Edd switched off the communications and slid back into his seat.
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An hour passed. The Torpedo and the Intelligence still stuck close together, so that no one else would get lost.
Finally, they came across the Fisher, still afloat, but bobbing still in the water. Apparently, the motor had run out of fuel. The canoe and sailboat pulled up alongside the motorboat.
"Eddy, did you burn all of the fuel in the race?" asked Edd, scolding.
"You bet he did," complained Jonny, glaring at Eddy, who was sweating nervously. "Plank says Eddy doesn't know a thing about navigation."
"Rolf has had it with short-as-a-stump Ed-boy and his lack of sense of direction!" shouted Rolf angrily, before cursing in his native Old Country tongue.
"Aw, what? Come on! We won, didn't we?" said Eddy proudly, trying to mask his nervousness.
"Eddy, look around! We're lost!" exclaimed Edd.
"Yeah, you're right! You lost! You lost, and WE won!" Eddy fired back, misunderstanding him. "'Cuz Eddy is the KING, baby!"
"No, Eddy! Look around you! We're all off course! We're lost!" protested Edd.
The sound of thunder could be heard in the distance. It was close enough, though, to worry the kids.
"Aw, man, did you hear that?" said Kevin, growing nervous. Rounding on Eddy, he then snapped, "NOW see what you did, Dorky!"
"We need to dock ashore, immediately!" exclaimed Edd.
"Great plan, Double-D!" said Sarah. "Just one question: Where is shore?"
At this comment, the kids looked around. They were in a large body of water now, surrounded by a thick fog, with dry land nowhere in sight.
"Sarah? I'm scared," said Jimmy, embracing Sarah for comfort. "Hold me!"
"I'm scared too, Jimmy," responded Sarah in a similar tone of voice.
"Plank's freaking out!" exclaimed Jonny.
"Snake-in the-grass Ed-boy has led us smack in the center of nowhere!" shouted Rolf.
"Aw, man, where are we?" asked Kevin.
"I really don't like this, guys," quipped the frightened Nazz. "We're, like, lost at sea."
Edd immediately switched his radio to the emergency frequency.
"This is the Intelligence, the Torpedo, and the Fisher, broadcasting on the emergency frequency!" said Edd over the radio, a tone of panic now in his voice. "We require assistance, please! Assistance, immediately! Can anyone hear me?! Over."
A voice responded on the other end of the frequency: "Loud and clear, love-muffin!"
This heightened the panicked feeling felt by the Eds, who knew that voice all too well.
"Oh, dear, oh dear…" quavered Edd. "It can't be…!"
A fourth boat emerged from the fog, not much bigger than the Eds' boats combined. Mischievous laughter could be heard. All three Eds panicked as they realized who was driving the new boat, shouting in unison:
"KANKERS!"
Lee Kanker is the oldest and leader of the Kanker Sisters, a trio of girls who live at the Park N Flush trailer park on the outskirts of Peach Creek. The girls are feared throughout the town due to their bullyish and highly destructive natures. She centers her obsession on Eddy due to the both of them having otherwise domineering personalities. Her hair is curly and reddish-orange, and it covers her eyes.
Marie Kanker is the middle of the Kanker Sisters. Like Edd with his group, she is the brains of her group, who tends to think before she acts, but is slightly more short-tempered than Lee and May. She may be Midwestern due to her slight accent. She centers her obsession on Edd due to their intellects. Her hair is short and blue, and covers her right eye.
May Kanker is the youngest of the Kanker Sisters. She is about as dimwitted as Ed. She has large buck teeth. Being the youngest subjects her to abuse from Lee and Marie. She has an affinity for truck tires, and she is also very accident-prone. She centers her obsession on Ed due to their dimwittedness and accident-prone tendencies. Her hair is long and blonde, and does not cover her eyes.
The Eds were stricken with fear that added to their own panic of being lost at sea.
"D-d-d-d-d-did you… HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING US ALL THIS TIME?" screamed Edd.
"Yup! We just wanna spend some quality time with our boyfriends, is that so much to ask, cutie-pie?" taunted Lee. The other kids shared a chuckle amid their panic.
"People, please, this is serious! We're lost at sea IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!" screamed Edd.
"Great. Just great!" shouted Marie sarcastically. "I told you this was a stupid idea, Lee!"
Lee slapped Marie in response and fired back: "Complainin' won't help no one, Marie!"
Thunder roared again, this time more loudly. A tremendous squall was moving in.
"We've gotta get out of this somehow!" shouted Nazz, as the winds were picking up.
"Right, Nazz!" exclaimed Edd. "Eddy, secure a line so we can tow you guys. Stay together, everyone, and let's set sail."
"Aw, relax, lamb-chop! We brought a GPS gizmo thingy!" said May. She took out the GPS, and gasped immediately.
"What is it, blonde buck-tooth trailer girl?" asked Rolf.
"We're in the ocean!" gasped May.
"No, we're not, May! You're readin' it wrong!" said Lee.
"No, Lee… it's correct," replied Edd, who caught the smell of salt water all around them. "We're nowhere near the mainland anymore. We're lost at sea!"
Almost immediately, it started to rain heavily, filling the boats with water. Now in a full-blown panic, Edd switched on the emergency frequency and screamed, practically begging:
"THIS IS THE INTELLIGENCE ON THE EMERGENCY FREQUENCY! ASSISTANCE, PLEASE! I REPEAT: ASSISTANCE, PLEASE!"
"Sarah! Eep! I'm scared! The once-tempest seas have unleashed their wrath! Hold me!" cried Jimmy, holding Sarah for support and comfort.
"Plank's freaking out!" shouted Jonny again.
"People, panicking is the worst thing we can do," said Edd, in a futile attempt to restore calm to the kids; he was clearly panicking on the inside.
"Cheer up!" shouted Eddy. "As captain of this voyage, I, Eddy, shall save us all and become a hero!"
Thunder boomed much more loudly and closer than ever. BOOM! This time, the lightning was visible. The winds began to howl, the rain pounded down harder, and the sky was growing darker and more ominous.
"Sarah! Save me!" cried Jimmy, still holding Sarah. She embraced him to try and comfort him as all the kids stared at the menacing skies.
"How can this be? I don't understand!" screamed Edd as he checked a monitor on his vessel. Prior to setting sail, he had rigged the Intelligence with lots of technology and equipment, among them a barometer; he was so thankful that he had done so in this situation. The machine was beeping very rapidly, in a rhythmic fashion almost matching the winds and the rain. The sail whipped violently in the harsh winds, causing the line to swing so rapidly that he had to un-rig the boat.
"This makes no sense!" he exclaimed in disbelief. "I should have detected this storm beforehand!"
Ed, pointing at something, suddenly shouted: "TROUBLE! BAD! BIG!"
Following Ed's gaze, they all saw a large wave, towering over them menacingly! The kids braced themselves, holding on to each other and their vessels as the wave crashed over them.
Afterward, Edd coughed and struggled to see what it had done. So far, the Fisher and the Intelligence were fine… but the Torpedo had capsized! Ed and Jimmy struggled to hold onto its overturned hull, but where was Sarah?
"HELP!" came the screaming voice of Sarah. The wave had swept her off the boat and caught her in the torrent, and she was close to drowning.
"SARAH!" screamed Jimmy.
"BABY SISTER!" screamed Ed. "ED WILL SAVE YOU! DON'T TELL MOM!"
Ed jumped into the raging waters with Jimmy in tow to try and save Sarah, only to be caught in the merciless torrent themselves. The Torpedo began to sink as well.
Nazz screamed: "GUYS! ANOTHER ONE!"
Another wave began to tower over the remaining kids and their respective vessels; the kids braced for impact.
They all saw a quick flash – only this time it wasn't lightning. Edd asked, "What was that?"
When the wave crashed, Edd was surprised that their little sailboat was still holding up in this raging squall. However, the wave had claimed the Fisher, along with Eddy, Jonny, Plank, and Rolf. The Kankers were now trying to keep their sinking vessel afloat, but instead kept arguing with each other rather than try to save themselves and their vessel.
BOOM! Lightning struck again, but this time in a most unfortunate place: It hit Edd's mast head-on! The force proved strong enough to toss Kevin out of the boat and into the unforgiving waters.
"KEVIN!" screamed Edd and Nazz in despair.
"N-NAZZ!" coughed Kevin, as the seas swallowed him, too.
Another wave hit. As it struck the boat again, another flash came. When the wave had crashed, Kevin was gone, as were the Kankers and their boat.
"Oh, not good! The lightning shorted out the electronics!" screamed Edd to Nazz, who was now the only other one there besides himself.
Just then, yet another wave came; this time, it carried a large piece of debris over the rail, which struck Nazz in the head, knocking her unconscious right there in her seat. Edd quickly released the controls and rushed over to her. Normally very nervous around her, Edd now only cared for her safety, not even caring that the boat was now without a driver. Still another wave rose, about to crash on them.
"NO! YOU UNFORGIVING WATERS SHALL NOT TAKE THE LAST OF US!" he shouted defiantly. He jumped in front of Nazz, deflecting the impact.
But just as Edd began to think they were home free, lightning struck the boat a second time, throwing Edd into the railing and knocking him out. As he began to lose consciousness, he saw one last flash…
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An unknown amount of time had passed. The squall was long gone, and a sense of calm returned. Edd still lay in his boat, which was heavily damaged but still afloat. First he could hear sound, specifically the sound of gentle waves against the ship, and the calls of seagulls. Gradually, he regained his remaining senses of smell, touch, and sight, and he slowly opened his eyes. He regained his sense of taste, only to receive the nasty taste of salty ocean water, which he promptly spat out in disgust.
"Blech! Salty! Icky! Foul!" moaned Edd. "W-wait… where am I?"
Edd slowly managed to climb to his feet. The electronics on his sailboat were charred and damaged beyond repair, rendering them useless; and the sail was ripped, but it managed to survive the ruthless rage of the storm from earlier.
Looking at their seats, he discovered, much to his relief-
"Nazz!"
Nazz was still in the boat as well, alive but unconscious.
"Oh, thank goodness! Nazz, wake up… Please…" he cried as he gently shook her.
Nazz groaned and slowly opened her eyes. She saw Edd holding her in her arms and embraced him, relieved to see him alive; a feeling Edd reciprocated toward her.
"Double-D! I'm so glad you're OK!" she exclaimed. "What happened? Where are we?"
"I haven't a clue, Nazz," replied Edd. The sun was visible now, in a position revealing the time of day to be sunrise, and Edd and Nazz had been out of it all night. They were surrounded by water in all directions.
"Where's Eddy, and Kevin, and the others?" asked a worried Nazz.
"…Gone," moaned Edd. "All gone. The unforgiving wrath of the seas took our dear comrades away from us."
"…No way, Double-D," said Nazz, trying to be optimistic. "I'm sure we're all probably just separated. They're still alive."
"I find that unlikely, Nazz," stated Edd gravely.
"Don't ever lose hope, Double-D," replied Nazz. "Call it intuition, but I know they're alive."
"Even if that were to be the case, Nazz, they're still as good as gone. Look. Our communications are charred, damaged, useless," moaned Edd. Like with the Intelligence, the other vessels and their respective crews were still likely lost at sea, with their communications damaged as well.
"Hey, what's that?" asked Nazz, looking into the distance.
Following Nazz's gaze, Edd saw a town nearby, with a harbor for sure.
"Oh, happy day! Look, Nazz!" exclaimed Edd, relieved to find some sort of sanctuary in their desperate situation. "Dry land! Civilization! Sanctuary at last!"
"Can we sail over there and try to find help?" asked Nazz.
"I believe so," said Edd.
With the sail ripped, the boat moved much more slowly in the breeze, but they cruised along the winds until the boat reached the dock.
"Look, a sign! On the side of the dock there!" exclaimed Edd, pointing. "That sign should tell us where we are."
"Can you read it? I still have salt in my eyes," said Nazz, rubbing her eyes. "What's it say?"
"Oh, of course," replied Edd. "The sign reads as follows: Welcome to Rogueport."
End of Part One