Alright now readers, the moment you have all been waiting for. I bring to you the story that is based on the BPS movie!
Now here are a couple of things that you all should know about first:
For starters, unlike how the actual movie goes, this will mainly focus on Andrew going on the quest to save the Eds from being beaten to death by the kids…oh and Chaosky will be joining him too. They end up joining up with the Kankers too to save the Eds at one point.
Also, this story will basically have some serious character development that the Kankers go through on the quest to save the Eds. Their back story involving their three respective fathers and their mother will be revealed as will other stuff and how they became who they are.
Another thing, throughout the story, Chaosky will be given some hidden depths too since he'll be joining Andrew for this adventure. Andrew back story as to how he is so happy and optimistic all the time will be revealed too at some point.
As far as genres go, this story is a mixture of Adventure (the quest), Friendship (the fact that Andrew is wanting to save the Eds), some slight Humor, a little Drama, Romance (which will be when the reveal of Andrew's secret crush surfaces, though its very minor), and Angst towards the end (regarding Eddy's brother).
The reason I decided not to have Andrew travel with the Eds was because I felt that the plot with the Eds was well developed and it was in good condition and I didn't want to mess that up. That and the fact that I want to give the Kankers some well deserved Character Development. Hope this makes sense.
One last thing, as far as this story goes, Andrew will definitely be taking a level in badass, showing the kids that are after the Eds that while he is goofy, cheerful and extremely optimistic, he is not to be underestimated and that while he might seem like a crouching moron (he's much smarter than you think), he's also a hidden badass that ends up surfacing for this story. I hope you all look forward to that too.
Well enough with my long author's note, I say we get started with this story now! I hope you all enjoy the story everyone!
Disclaimer: All characters of Ed, Edd n' Eddy belong to Cartoon Network and the creator of the show.
IN THE TOWN OF PEACH CREEK:
It was a quite and extremely off day in the town of Peach Creek, despite the fact that there were no rain clouds in the sky at all. There was a reason why today was a really off day in Peach Creek. The Eds had just pulled a scam called the Scam of the Century on some of the kids, and for some reason, the scam backfired and went horribly wrong to the point where four of the kids (consisting of Kevin, Rolf, Nazz and Jonny) got brutally injured by the scam and they had want to make the Eds pay for what they did, they were planning on brutally beating them to death. Unfortunately for them, the Eds have escaped using Eddy's brother's car and got flung away and sent flying out of the cul-de-sac and possibly Peach Creek as a whole. Because of this, the four kids set out to find the Eds and make them pay as they each got prepared to take them down. Jimmy and Sarah were planning a picnic and wanting to watch the beat down take place. A small person who goes by the name Chaosky had witnessed the kids getting ready to go after the Eds, and then he saw the destruction in the lane and parts of the cul-de-sac. While Chaosky knows that the Eds were wrong for doing such a scam, he felt that the kids weren't doing any better and were going as far as beating the Eds to death. This caused Chaosky to think for several moments.
Hmmm, the kids are planning on beating the Eds to death; the Eds have left the cul-de-sac, and most likely Peach Creek. Chaosky thought. I have to come up with a plan.
Chaosky spent the next moment to think of a plan to do something. It was then he came up with something, but he felt like he had to inform Andrew about what's going on first.
That's it! That's what I must do! Chaosky thought to himself. I better inform Andrew about this first.
With that thought in mind, Chaosky decided to head back to the house to inform Andrew about what was going down…
Meanwhile, back at the house, we see Andrew lying on the couch, reading a magazine of some sort, unaware of what the kids were planning to do to the Eds. While he knew that the Eds had planned the Scam of the Century, he had no idea the kids were planning to brutally injure them. Because of that, Andrew was just reading the magazine peacefully.
"Ah, so that's how a conjoined cat and dog go to the bathroom," Andrew commented about what he was reading. "Sometimes there are some things that should be left untold."
Andrew kept reading the magazine for a few moments when suddenly, Chaosky burst into the house.
"Hey Andrew," Chaosky got his attention. "We have a serious issue!"
"What's up Chaosky," Andrew put the magazine away and gave Chaosky his full attention.
"You know about the Scam of the Century the Eds did right," Chaosky asked.
"I've heard of it, yes," Andrew nodded. "Why?"
"Well, let's just say something went horribly wrong and some of the kids were brutally injured by it," Chaosky commented.
"What!?" Andrew shouted in complete shock, as if this was a surprise to him.
"That's not all Andrew," Chaosky continued. "Because of that, some of the kids are going after the Eds who are not in Peach Creek anymore as we speak, and they plan on…uh, how do I put this? They are…planning on brutally beating them to death!"
"THEY'RE GONNA DO WHAT!?" Andrew shouted, unable to believe that some of the kids were planning on going as far as beating the Eds to death this time. "THIS IS A BIG DEAL CHAOSKY!"
"I know it is Andrew," Chaosky agreed. "But I have a plan."
"We gotta go and save the Eds from the kids Chaosky," Andrew informed him. "We can't let the kids commit something so horrid to the Eds it's…it's…disproportionate retribution, all because of a scam that went horribly wrong and was out of their control!"
"That's exactly what we're going to do, we're gonna save the Eds from the kids going after them," Chaosky said. "And I have the tools and stuff that we need to go on this rescue mission."
"WAIT CHAOSKY!" Andrew shouted. "First I gotta put on the perfect head wear just for this occasion!"
Chaosky decided to go with it as Andrew rushed upstairs to the bathroom. When he entered the bathroom, he opened one of the draws and found a kerchief in the far back; it was blue. He took it out and put it on his head. He then tied a single knot in the back of it, and he was now wearing a bandanna on his head.
"Alright, this is perfect," Andrew loved the bandanna he was wearing as Chaosky walked in and saw him wear it.
"Awesome Andrew, that works," Chaosky liked it. "You look like a total badass."
"Thanks Chaosky," Andrew thanked him. "Now let's go badass."
"You got it," Chaosky said. "Let's go to my room."
Andrew then followed Chaosky to his room. Then for the first time ever, we get to see Chaosky's room, which consisted of some shelves, a desk, some books, a doggie bed for Chaosky, and there was a button switch in the end of the room. Andrew was impressed with Chaosky's room.
"This is a nice room you got here Chaosky," Andrew complimented.
"Thanks for that," Chaosky said. "Now come over here, I got the perfect gadget to help us with this mission."
Chaosky went over to the button switch in the end of the room as Andrew followed him. Chaosky pressed the button and emerging from the floor was a metallic desk and on it look liked a special type of gun, but this isn't a regular gun, it's a lasso gun.
"Whoa Chaosky, what is that?"
"It's a lasso gun," Chaosky picked it up. "When the lever on the bottom of it is pressed, it shoots out a lasso which ends up tying up whoever is the target of the gun."
"Where did you get it from?"
"I ordered it from eBay," Chaosky admitted.
"Well its awesome regardless Chaosky," Andrew complimented.
"It sure is," Chaosky handed the gun to Andrew.
"Well what are we waiting for, let's go save the Eds!" Andrew was determined to save the Eds from the kids out for their blood apparently.
"Wait a moment I have an easier method on how we can travel." Chaosky stated.
"What would that be?"
"Watch this."
Chaosky took out a remote and pressed a button which activated something from the garage. In the garage a vehicle emerged from underground. The vehicle that was emerging from the ground was a cool looking white car with light blue strips. It had a cool looking coating, its driver seat was small, the breaks and pedal were long enough for someone like Chaosky to reach his legs to, the steering wheel was in Chaosky's reach, and the passenger's seat was big enough for someone like Andrew to sit in. Once the car came to surface in the garage, the garage door opened up and the car then moved out of the garage and made its way into the center of the cul-de-sac. Once this was done, Chaosky gave Andrew the command.
"Alright Andrew, take a look outside and see for yourself,"
Andrew did just that and took a look outside. When he saw the car for himself, his eyes went wide with excitement.
"Chaosky! Is that a car," Andrew asked as Chaosky approached the window.
"Yes it is," Chaosky nodded. "I've kept it in secret in case something like this would go down."
"Did you get that on eBay too?"
"Uh huh," Chaosky nodded.
"Well what are we waiting for," Andrew was hyped. "This is going to be fun! Let's go and save the Eds!"
"You got it Andrew," Chaosky went with his excitement. "Let's get going!"
The two of them then left the house as Chaosky locked all the doors on the way out as they approached the cars. It was then a thought came to Andrew's mind.
"Hey wait a minute Chaosky, what are we going to do about all the other houses," Andrew asked. "Won't the parents notice something amiss is going on? Won't they suspect everything that's going down?"
"Eh, the parents including your own aren't in the cul-de-sac or Peach Creek for that matter," Chaosky stated. "All of the parents, including the Kankers' mother is spending the whole week in the Bahamas on vacation while the lot of us stay in the cul-de-sac and keep out of trouble."
"Do you think some of them will find out that the kids are going to hunt down the Eds?"
"I highly doubt it," Chaosky stated. "But just to be on the safe side, I'll make sure all the houses here are locked up."
"How do you plan on doing that?"
"Like this."
Chaosky took out another remote and then pressed the single red button that was on it, and it caused all the houses in the cul-de-sac to be locked up and unable to be entered. Andrew was shocked about this.
"That's awesome, yet at the same time, it's a little freaky," Andrew admitted. "Don't you think the parents would be freaked out that you have control of their houses?"
"Eh it's no problem," Chaosky responded. "All of the parents had talked to me about keeping all their houses under control before they all went on vacation, so it's all good!"
Andrew stood there silent for a moment before becoming excited again.
"Well regardless, this is still awesome as to how you have this cool gun, this cool car, and the cool capability to lock up all the houses with the press of a button." Andrew complimented, bouncing up and down.
"Yeah I know it is," Chaosky then opened the driver's door. "Well ready to shove off?"
"Ready when you are Chaosky," Andrew got into the passenger's seat as Chaosky got into the driver's seat. Andrew had that lasso gun on hand as he was wearing that blue bandanna on his head. "Now let's go on a badass journey to rescue our friends the Eds."
"One badass trip coming up," Chaosky started up the car, getting the engine started as Andrew was wondering if Chaosky knows how to drive at all. His question was then answered when Chaosky started driving out of the cul-de-sac.
"Wow Chaosky, I didn't know you could drive,"
"Of course I can," Chaosky stated, driving out of the cul-de-sac.
"Awesome, now are you sure you know which way the Eds went," Andrew asked.
"Of course I do, from what I heard; I think they headed for a desert of some kind," Chaosky said. "I have a GPS in this car just in case."
"Well good to know that Chaosky," Andrew let out a sigh of relief. "Because I wouldn't be able to tell which way we should go, I'm horrible with directions."
"Well I happen to be of assistance," Chaosky started driving away from the cul-de-sac as he then followed the directions of the GPS to follow the way the Eds went to.
"Time to rock and roll," Andrew shouted.
We're coming to save you guys. Andrew thought to himself. We're going to make sure the kids don't go bloodthirsty for your blood and brutally maul you three to death.
"Alright, this is the start of the journey!" Chaosky shouted, driving in a particular direction.
"Aw yeah!" Andrew whooped.
The car that Andrew and Chaosky were riding in headed off and was leaving Peach Creek as they were starting the adventure to stop the kids from harming the Eds. Their journey was just starting…
SOMETIME LATER, IN A DESERT:
Chaosky spent less than 30 minutes driving and they were now in the desert as they were following the direction that the Eds were going in. Andrew noticed that there was hardly anything in the desert at all.
"Gee Chaosky, there's hardly anything in this desert at all," Andrew commented. "There are no cactus, no rocks, no skulls of goats lying around, none of that."
"Yeah this is just as surprising to me as it is to you Andrew," Chaosky nodded and drove on. "It shocks me to know that this is simply just land and nothing else."
"Yeah," Andrew nodded as he then looked on in front of them and what he saw next caused his eyes to bulge out wide. "Chaosky look!"
"What," Chaosky then saw for himself and approached it. "Oh my god."
In front of them was a giant rock and what collided with it was Eddy's brother's car that the Eds used previously to get away from the kids. Once they got close to it, Chaosky pressed the breaks and stopped the car. The two of them then opened their doors and got out of the car. Both of them were surprised by what they saw.
"What kind of car is that," Chaosky questioned. "Better yet, who's car is that?"
Andrew thought for a moment and then it hit him, he saw that car before.
"That must be Eddy's brother's car," Andrew stated. "The Eds must have used it to get away from the kids!"
"Well it looks like it gained some serious damage, so it no use driving now," Chaosky examined it. "Which means the Eds must have decided to go by foot from here on out."
"Yeah," Andrew noticed that it smelled like pig, a pig along with some eggs and a muffin. "Chaosky, I smell pig scent lingering around, along with some eggs and a muffin."
"Yeah," Chaosky scented it too and came to a conclusion. "You suppose Rolf was already here?"
"Most likely, he must be traveling with Wilfred to take down the Eds," Andrew figured it out. "We got to save the Eds before it's too late."
"I couldn't agree more Andrew," Chaosky said as he then saw something on the ground nearby. "Whoa, what is this?"
Andrew saw it too and found out it was a label. It said 'Out of Order' on it.
"Out of order," Chaosky read it.
"Chaosky, this has Double D's name written all over it," Andrew recalled all the labels Double D showed him once.
"This must have been used to show the car here was no longer in use." Chaosky stated.
"That makes sense," Andrew went with it as he looked off into the distance ahead of them. "Well Chaosky, I don't see anything else within miles."
"Yeah, the Eds must have headed off somewhere to refuge."
"Hmmm…" Andrew then had a thought hit his mind. "You don't think that the Eds are going to seek refuge with Eddy's brother, don't you?"
"Most likely," Chaosky shrugged. "Well regardless, we might as well continue with our quest."
"Yeah, the sooner we save the Eds, the better." Andrew dropped the label onto the ground as they both went back to the car. They went back into it as Chaosky started the vehicle once again.
"Ready to shove off bud?"
"Ready when you are Chaosky,"
"Alright, let's continue our quest," Chaosky got the car started as they then shoved off.
The two of them then drove off as they then continued the quest to save the Eds…
LATER, IN A GRASSY FIELD:
Andrew and Chaosky were now in a grassy field as they had left the desert and found themselves in a grassy field, which was home to many cows by the looks of it.
"Wow, this is a beautiful meadow Chaosky," Andrew complimented the scenery.
"Yeah it sure is," Chaosky smiled as he continued driving.
Unfortunately, the smile then faded as a siren and beeping sound was heard within the car. A warning appeared that Chaosky took notice of.
"Oh crap, this is a problem," Chaosky groaned.
"What is?"
A computerized voice then started speaking.
WARNING: THIS CAR IS OUT OF GAS! THERE ARE NO GAS STATIONS IN SIGHT! THIS CAR WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN T-MINUS 10, 9, 8…
"OH NO CHAOSKY! IT'S GONNA BLOW!" Andrew screamed. "WHAT DO WE DO!?"
"WE GOT TO DITCH THE CAR!" Chaosky shouted. "LET'S GO!"
"Right," Andrew nodded as he grabbed the lasso gun as the computerized voice continued counting down. The two of them jumped out of the car as the car kept moving.
...3, 2, 1!
Immediately afterwards, the car then blew up and an explosion sound was heard and was being shown too. Despite this, no one was injured and the cows weren't harmed. We see Andrew and Chaosky lying on the ground, groaning and getting up.
"Hey Chaosky," Andrew got up, still wearing that bandanna. "Are you okay?"
"Oh, I should be alright," Chaosky exclaimed as he then got up. "Thank you for your concern Andrew."
"Don't mention buddy," Andrew said. "I'm here to help you."
"I appreciate that Andrew." Chaosky got up as Andrew approached him. They then saw the wrecked car which was no longer drivable.
"Oh no, the car is ruined," Chaosky grunted. "Damn in, why did I have to install that feature?"
"What feature?" Andrew tilted his head in confusion.
"I had set a self-destruct setting for the car that'll occur only when the car is out of gas and there isn't a single gas station in sight," Chaosky explained. "Now I know that it was the stupidest thing I have ever done."
"Damn Chaosky, that must suck," Andrew said. "I'm sorry that that had to happen."
Chaosky then sighed as he knew this wasn't Andrew's fault.
"Don't blame yourself Andrew, you honestly had no idea." Chaosky informed him.
"Well Chaosky, I'm just glad that we're both safe from the destruction," Andrew got to the point.
"Yeah, that's all that matters now," Chaosky agreed. "Is that we're both safe and sound."
"Uh huh," Andrew said as he examined the field and noticed all the cows that were present as a bunch of mooing sounds were heard from them. "This field has a lot of cows present Chaosky."
"I can tell Andrew," Chaosky said. "And I also know that we are nearby the town of Lemon Brook too based on what the map I have is showing."
"You have a map on hand?"
"Yup, I kept it just in case something like this happened."
Andrew chuckled and then commented.
"Now that's what I call being crazy prepared," Andrew admitted.
"You got it, always expect the unexpected."
"You said it," Andrew then realized that the only way they can get to the Eds is by traveling the old fashion way. "Well I guess we'll just have to travel on foot from here on out."
"I guess your right Andrew," Chaosky said. "Let's shove off."
"And here we go."
The two of them decided to travel on foot, as Andrew had that gun in his back pocket and Chaosky kept that map on hand as they both traveled through the grassy field that had a lot of cows present…
Sometime later, they had passed a fence and they were still walking in some grassy plains. Chaosky then looked at the map and saw something that got his interest.
"Hey Andrew, according to the map, there's suppose to be a gag joke factory of some kind pass a field of sunflowers which is just three miles from here," Chaosky exclaimed. "We are almost in Lemon Brook too."
"I see," Andrew recalled going to Lemon Brook once before to head to the school to see Eddy from that one time the Cobblers were against the Lumpers and lost miserably and because Eddy was acting as a mascot to be a attention seeker, it caused the Lumpers to take him in and duck taped him to the back of the bus, with lemons in his mouth. Andrew realized he was going to the mascot convention in Lemon Brook decided to go after him. Unfortunately, the school kicked Eddy out as they had lost at their home game and they saw Eddy as bad luck, so Eddy was escorted by Andrew back to Peach Creek and to the Cul-de-sac. Now here he is again, heading to Lemon Brook with Chaosky this time, and they were going to rescue the Eds from the supposedly blood thirsty kids that were craving revenge on the Eds. Andrew hoped that he and Chaosky could save them before its too late.
After a moment of thinking, Andrew then felt the need to comment.
"Hey Chaosky, do you think Eddy's brother is the one that runs the gag factory?"
"I honestly have no idea Andrew," Chaosky admitted.
"Neither do I," Andrew said. "I have no idea where Eddy's brother lives, so I can't be sure about it."
"Yeah now that you mention it, I don't know where he lives either," Chaosky checked the map and there was nothing on it regarding Eddy's Brother's home. "Well it doesn't matter now, we should just go and save the Eds before the kids get to them first."
"Good idea Chaosky," Andrew smiled. "I bet the Eds are at the gag factory right now! Let's go there!"
"Ah ah Andrew, first we have to get through the sunflower field which is just a couple miles away from here," Chaosky pointed out. "We have to get through there first if we have any hopes on getting to the factory."
"Yeah that makes sense," Andrew got what Chaosky was getting at. "Let's head to the sunflower field!"
"I must say Andrew, I really like your enthusiasm with this journey," Chaosky stated.
"What can I say," Andrew admitted. "It comes with becoming a badass."
"I know bud, I know," Chaosky chuckled at that. "Now c'mon, we gotta get to the Eds before the kids do."
"Way ahead of you Chaosky," Andrew grinned. "Let's rock!"
"You got it!"
And so the two of them walked on foot as they headed for the gag factory, but they had to get through the sunflower field first to get there. There journey was just beginning. The two of them headed for the sunflower field, unaware that they would be running into three very familiar sisters within the field that have a similar mission that the two of them were on. Boy, they are going to be in for a surprise in that sunflower field…
END OF PART 1…
YUP, THAT'S IT FOR THIS PART! THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE ADVENTURE IN CASE YOU ARE ALL WONDERING! I DO HOPE THIS STORY IS GOING GOOD SO FAR!
NOW I APOLOGIZE THAT THE KANKERS DIDN'T APPEAR IN THIS CHAPTER! TO MAKE IT UP TO THAT, THEY WILL APPEAR IN THE NEXT CHAPTER, I PROMISE! I HOPE YOU ALL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT!
NOW I'M PRETTY SURE ALL OF YOU ARE SURPRISED THAT CHAOSKY HAS SUCH STUFF LIKE A LASSO GUN, A COOL CAR THAT HE HAD (UNTIL IT SELF-DESTRUCTED), AND ALSO HAD THE ACCESS TO THE OTHER HOUSES WHICH THE PARENTS GRANTED HIM PERMISSION TO CONTROL WHILE THEY WENT ON VACATION FOR THE WEEK! I DID THIS TO BUILD UP A BIT ON CHAOSKY'S CHARACTER AND GRANT HIM WITH SOME HIDDEN DEPTHS SINCE HE HAS HARDLY MADE ANY LARGE ROLES IN THE STORIES I DID FOR THIS SERIES PRIOR TO THIS! AND AS FOR HOW THE STUFF HE HAS SEEMS TO BE SPY BASED, KEEP IN MIND THAT PRIOR TO ME WORKING ON THIS SERIES, I DID CREATE STORIES FOR TOTALLY SPIES, SO THOSE WHO KNOW THAT SHOW TOO AND HAVE READ MY STORIES FROM THAT SERIES WILL GET WHAT I'M SAYING!
AS FOR ANDREW, HE'S DEFINITELY BECOMING A BADASS, WITH THE BLUE BANDANNA ON HIS HEAD FOR A START, TO MAKE HIM LOOK LIKE A BADASS, BUT LATER CHAPTERS WILL ALLOW HIM TO SHINE THROUGH AND REVEAL HIS BADASSERY TO SURFACE! HOPE THAT'LL BE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO AS WELL!
ANOTHER THING, THROUGHOUT THIS STORY, THE KANKERS REALLY WILL START WARMING UP TO ANDREW, DUE TO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, AND EVEN THOUGH THEY SEE HIM AS THEIR ONLY FRIEND CURRENTLY, THEY'LL GET EVEN CLOSER TO HIM WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THEY'LL BE GOING THROUGH!
FINALLY, ANDREW WILL HAVE SEVERAL MOMENTS WHERE HE CAN BE VERY SERIOUS AS WELL AS COMPETENT WHEN IT COMES TO CERTAIN SITUATIONS! THEY'LL BE THE PART WHERE ANDREW INFORMS THE KANKERS THAT THEY CAN'T FORCE THE EDS TO BE THEIR BOYFRIENDS IF THEY DON'T WANT TO AND IF THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT, BUT HE ALSO TELLS THEM THAT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY SHOULDN'T BE FRIENDS WITH THEM! HE EVEN GIVES THEM TIPS ON HOW TO WIN THEIR FRIENDSHIP! THAT'LL BE IN A COUPLE OF CHAPTERS, JUST SO YOU KNOW!
ANYHOW, NEXT CHAPTER, ANDREW AND CHAOSKY ARRIVE AT THE SUNFLOWER FIELD, THE KANKERS APPEAR AND SHOWN IN THE FIELD AS IN ADDITION TO SAVING THE EDS, THEY ARE ALSO HOPING ON SAVING ANDREW FROM THE KIDS WRATH, SHOWING THAT THEY DO APPRECIATE HIM, EVEN THOUGH THEY AREN'T AWARE THAT ANDREW ISN'T WITH THE EDS AND HE'S ON A SIMILAR MISSION WITH CHAOSKY! ANDREW AND CHAOSKY WILL END UP TEAMING UP WITH THE KANKERS TO RESCUE THE EDS DUE TO SIMILAR GOALS AND THEY GO WITH IT, AFTER THE KANKERS LOST JIMMY AND SARAH WHO ESCAPED FROM THEM PRIOR TO THAT MOMENT! HOW WILL THIS ALL TURN OUT? HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE THE KANKERS WILL REACT WHEN THEY FIND OUT ANDREW IS UNHARMED? AND WILL THEY MAKE A GOOD TEAM IN RESCUING THE EDS? WELL YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND OUT NEXT CHAPTER EVERYONE!
NOW ONLY DO THIS IF YOU LIKE, BUT LEAVE YOURSELF A REVIEW AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS STORY SO FAR!
OUTSIDE OF THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, ASIDE FROM THE UPDATE THAT THIS STORY MIGHT BE LONGER THAN SIX CHAPTERS, SO DON'T BE SURPRISED ABOUT THAT! NOW BEFORE I GET DISTRACTED, AND UNTIL NEXT TIME, I HOPE YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THIS STORY CONTINUING AND ON THAT NOTE, GOODBYE FOR NOW READERS!
