Authors Notes: Hey how's everyone doing today, alright? Good. Welcome to Final Fantasy: Dawn of ED, my first fic.
I came up with this little idea when I was playing Dawn of Souls and decided to name my people after our favorite scammers, after playing that for awhile I thought of the chaos these three could cause with the use of magic and swords, it was too good to pass up.
So now we have this, a tale of light and darkness, courage and strength, and a world that's only hope lie's in the hands of these three idiots.
We. Are. Screwed.
Disclaimer: I don't own Ed, Edd n Eddy or Final Fantasy, wish I did, but I don't.
Final Fantasy: Dawn of ED
Chapter 1: Dawn of Destiny
Darkness. That was all he could see. It surrounded him, completely and utterly. No matter how hard he tried, his sight could not pierce it. It made him feel helpless, without hope, worthless.
He hated this feeling.
It made reminded him too much the times he failed with his schemes, like the one today. It had been rather simple actually, for one of their usual scams anyway, they had set up a stage for their own show, a tale of their creation with epic battles, terrifying monsters, gallant heroes, and explosions.
Everyone loves explosions.
Yes, it was indeed a sight to behold if he said so himself, which he did, and was ready to show the kids of the cul-de-sac his masterpiece, for a price of course.
For awhile it seemed like it would succeed and they would be celebrating their success over a pile of delicious, mouth-watering, jawbreakers.
That is, until the homebuilt flamethrower in Ed's dragon costume decided to light the up the stage curtains.
Double D had tried to put them out, but in the end it was useless. Having not been able to see the end of his "masterpiece", they demanded their money back, and being his normal businessman like self, said that the show was non-refundable.
The kids' fists said otherwise.
With that matter thoroughly settled, he and the rest of the Eds retire to their homes to sleep on their failure, and bruises, until the next day. It was after he had fallen to sleep that he had wound up in this place, perhaps it was dream, or a nightmare, he was in. Either way, had little else to do but rest and ride it out until the end.
"I am afraid it will not be that easy to leave this place." "What the…"
Suddenly he was no longer floating through the void, but rather on solid ground. He looked around his surroundings taking in the scene. He saw that he was still in the void, but was now standing on what looked like a platform made of stained glass, depicting four figures standing along side each other in strange clothing.
One was tall and dressed in red, plated armor. In one hand he carried a long, gleaming sword with what appeared to be glittering jewels embedded in its golden hilt that was in the shape of bird's wings. In his other hand was a great ax that looked too heavy for him to ever hope to lift. It was double bladed and shone like silver, it's handle like the sword was jewel encrusted and made of gold that glowed like the sun. You would have to be blind to not tell this was a warrior to respect.
The next figure was garbed in a brown leather shirt that was covered by an open green jacket with matching bandanna. Across his waist he wore a leather belt that had enough pockets to make Batman jealous, this belt was worn over brown pants that looked like they had seen better days, they also had a ridiculous amount of pockets. While not as impressing as the warrior, he could not help but feel connected to the man.
Another figure that was next to the last two was the strangest yet, he was dressed in a large blue robe that covered his entire body, with a humorously large hat that covered his face from view. He had no visible weapons on him but held his arms out wide with a mysterious red glow coming from his hands, something about those glowing hands seemed to say to stay away from them.
The last figure of the group was a woman covered by a long, flowing white robe with parts of red along the bottom and ends of the sleeves. She held in front of her a pure white staff with a dark blue orb at the top, the way she stood gave the feeling she was praying to some kind of holy being. Her serene face seemed to calm him and give him a warm felling inside.
He was going to look around some more until the voice from before called to him from behind, bringing him back to reality, so to speak.
"While I agree that it's a fine piece of art, Eddy, I believe you and your friends have more important matters to attend to." The man pointed to Eddy's right, and sure enough, there stood the other two Eds, Ed with his amazingly blank stare, and Double D in his trademark hat looking around in amazement at his surroundings. There was however one other in the void with them, one he recognized as Nazz, the girl that turn their knees to jelly with a simple giggled.
"Ed, Double D, Nazz! What are you guys doing here?" Eddy exclaimed, clearly not expecting them to be here, wherever here was.
At hearing their names they all turned their attention to him and rushed to him. "I'm afraid I am at a lost to tell how we got here, but I believe the bigger question here is where we are exactly." Was Double D's reply as he reached him looking more curious at the place then nervous.
"Yeah, this place is like a whole bunch of… nothing." Nazz said as she looked around the void they had become trapped within.
"Just like my head." Was Ed's response, as he looked mindlessly into the dark space with a goofy grin on his face. But seeing as how space was the only thing to look at here, we won't hold it against him.
"I believe I could answer your questions if you just stopped ignoring me." The four kids looked source of the voice, which now held a slight tone of annoyance in it, and took in his intimidating appearance.
He was cloaked in a dark zipped up coat, black as night, with matching pants and gloves. He was, at least, six feet tall. His head was covered by a hood that, no matter how hard they looked, would not allow them to see his face. If he had been trying to seem intimidating, he had succeeded in his mission. Not to mention he just looked plain cool.
He looked them all over, as if evaluating them, before he began speaking again, "now that I finally have your attention, perhaps we can begin." His voice calm and collected, as if he had already forgotten about them previously ignoring him, although that was unlikely.
Double D was about to respond, but Eddy pushed him to the side and stepped forward, "Hold on you dark Jedi wannabe, I have a few bones to pick with you, first who are you, where are we, and why are we here?" He yelled at the black-cloaked man, jabbing a finger into his stomach with each question. (A/N: he's to short to reach his chest.)
"Please Eddy, we…" Double D was cut off by the man when he began laughing softly before he responded, "So many questions, and yet so little time to answer them." The man moved the shorter boy's finger from his stomach and continued. "Very well, I shall answer you questions since deserve some explanation.
Eddy smirked confidently at being able to pull some information from the mysterious stranger, Double D and Nazz merely nodded, and Ed looked as if he had finally rejoined them on earth, or wherever they were.
"For who I am you may call me The Guide, I'm afraid I cannot say more than that." Eddy looked annoyed at his answer and opened his mouth to confirm it, until Ed placed a hand on his shoulder and said, "Never question the mysterious men in black Eddy, they know all." He had taken a rather sagely tone when he said this, and Eddy, knowing about Ed's knowledge of movie laws, decided to listen to him this one time. (A/N: anyone who plays video games or watch movies know this is true.)
"As for your location, we are in void between worlds, a sort of highway to other worlds to you could say." The Guide waved his arm around, directing their attention to the darkness around them. The kids looked on with great interest at their surroundings.
"Absolutely incredible, a gateway to other worlds! Millions of civilizations and cultures just waiting to be discovered and studied, my mouth waters at the possibilities!" Double D was clearly excited at this news.
"Buttered toast makes my mouth water, Double D." "Tell us something we don't know you lump." Ed and Eddy were clearly being themselves. Nazz was starting to wonder how she got mixed into this mess; this seemed like something only the Eds could get mixed up in.
The Guide on the other hand was looking like he was having second thoughts about his decision. "And for your last question, why I brought you here, to put it quite simply, the world needs you." He stopped speaking and looked towards them, waiting for their reaction.
They all stood silently looking at him, until Eddy said what they were all thinking, "Say what! What the heck are you talking about!?" Double D stepped forward somewhat uncertainly and said "Yes indeed, what is it that you mean when you say 'the world needs us'?"
"Well, it's not necessarily this world that needs you, but rather another world." The Guide, seeing that they were still staring at him like he had grown another head, continued on saying, "Perhaps it would be better if I showed you." With that he waved his arm over the platform they stood and it was enveloped in blinding light.
When they regained their sight, they saw that they were no longer standing on the platform, but rather standing on air over a large, lush continent. Around them they saw tall mountains and green fields, as well as a clear blue ocean on the coast, and a bright blue sky above them from which the sunlight shone down on them.
"This is the world of Nobuo, one of the many worlds that dot this infinite universe, it is home to many kingdoms and their people, who all lived in a grand era of peace and prosperity, one they thought would never end." The Guide paused there, as if preparing himself for some sort of coming dread, "at least that was what it used to be, until that day…" The man looked towards the sky, recalling some memory he wishes he didn't have. The four young ones looked on in silence waiting for him to continue his tale.
The Guide looked back at them, and in a voice that seemed to pour with ancient wisdom, he spoke.
"The world lies in darkness…"
The sky above them became covered in dark clouds, which shot out great surges lightning.
"The winds die…"
A desert that appeared below them with, engulfed in a great sand storm, suddenly became calm and quiet.
"The seas rage…"
They watched as a mighty ship was tossed back and forth in the waves until a large one swallowed it entirely.
"The earth decays…"
The once lush, green fields they had looked upon started to die and wither, becoming a putrid swamp.
They all were in shock as they looked at the destruction that ran unchecked across the land, wondering how something like this could be possible. The Guide, seeing this reaction continued on.
"But the people believed in a prophecy, patiently awaiting its fulfillment."
They turned to him as he said this, wondering what it could be that could stop this.
"When darkness veils the world, four Warriors of Light shall come, and in their hands each shall clutch a crystal, the keys to the light."
The world flashed once again, and they were returned to the platform in the void.
The Guide turned to the children, whose attention he fully had, and said, "Eddy, Eddward, Ed, and Nazz." He looked at each as he said their names, "Those four heroes, those chosen Warriors of Light, are you." He paused once again to hear their answer.
They stood there, stunned at what they just heard; unable to do anything until Nazz came forward and asked, "What makes you say were the heroes? I mean, were just kids, we don't have any warrior training or special powers, or anything like that!" The Eds agreed with that, seeing as they couldn't even handle Ed's little sister, Sarah.
The Guide nodded, "True, but I can take care of that." He waved his arm and four pedestals appeared at one side of the platform. On them were four items, a sword, a belt, a book, and a staff. They looked at the items that appeared, and then looked towards The Guide for an explanation.
"These four items shall awaken from within you the power you shall need to perform this task." He gestured to them, and then to the pedestals, "Choose one item each, and awaken the light within you."
Ed suddenly shot past The Guide towards the pedestals yelling, "Me first! Me first!" At the top of his lungs.
Ed stared at the pedestals, looking thoughtfully at them. (A rare thing indeed.) He walked over to the sword and looked at it. There wasn't any particularly special about, with its bronze hilt and iron blade. But it was double bladed and was as tall and wide as he was. (Think Buster sword, only without looking like a butcher knife.) He lifted easily with his strength and turned to the others saying with a large grin, "It's big and pointy guys, like a butter knife!" Eddy and Nazz laughed, while Double D just rolled his muttering something about keeping Ed away from sharp objects.
The Guide looked on and said, "The light of the Fighter, endless courage and unyielding strength, you cut through evil with a heroic blade, this is your power." He turned to the rest of the group waiting for the next to come forward.
"Alright people, step back let me show you what a real hero is!" Eddy moved to the pedestals and looked at the items. He didn't think a staff was real weapon, and he had no interests in books, Double D could vouch for that. He picked up the belt and found that it was made of leather and had small packs to hold various items; it even had a grappling hook attached to it. Eddy looked inside one of the packs and found some high quality lock picks that could be very useful in acquiring quarters from the pigeons… er, kids from the cul-de-sac. That sealed the deal. "I'll take this snazzy little belt, goes with my eyes." He said in a sarcastic tone.
"The light of the Thief, quick footed and cunning, you could steal treasure from the gods of darkness themselves, this is your power." The Guide gestured to the other two, signaling one of them to come forward.
Double D turned to Nazz and said, "Lady first." She nodded and stepped forward. She looked between the two items before picking up the white staff, from its feel it was made from some hard material like ivory, it had strange marking all along it making all the more mysterious, at the top was a medium sized orb that seemed to glow from within. Nazz turned to The Guide, "I guess I'll take this one." She said, leaning on it slightly.
"The light of the White Mage, a healer and protector, you shall cast down the shadows with your divine light, this is your power." The Guide stared at the last one and waited for him to take his item.
Double D walked up to the last item and picked it up. It appeared to him to be an ancient book, on its cover were several runes, no doubt from an ancient language of a civilization long gone, when he moved his hand over the runes, he felt a strange feeling come from them, one that both sent a chill down his spine and a felling of strength. He straightened himself up and said in a respectful tone, "I accept this responsibility you have given me Sir Guide." He waited patiently for the reply.
The Guide smiled under his hood and replied, "The light of the Black Mage, holder of great wisdom and master of ancient source of mana, you will cast upon your dark foes magic's of terrible destruction, this is your power." He looked at each of them now, with their items by their sides.
"You now are all ready for your task, from here on after you shall have to find your own path, just as all heroes must." He took in their appearance, Eddy stood confident, wearing his new belt about his waist, Double D tried not to appear as nervous as he felt, Nazz stood with staff in hand, eyes filled with uncertainty but not fear, and Ed… He showed nothing but courage and determination in his stance, looking for all the world like he could take on anything.
"Your journey shall be long, and you will face many hardships, but remember, no matter how dark it may seem, there shall always be a glimmer of light." He held up his hand and from them came four balls of light, one red, one blue, one yellow, and one green. Each light landed in one of their palms, when they ceased glowing in their place were crystals, a red one for Eddy, yellow for Double D, Nazz had green, and for Ed blue.
They stared at them confusion, greed in Eddy's case, and looked towards The Guide for an explanation. "These are the crystals of prophecy, the keys to the light; they will be essential to your quest, guard them with your lives." He made a note to glare at Eddy at this, to dispel whatever scheme he was planning. They all nodded, Eddy more than others, waited for the rest of his speech.
"There is know more time to waste here, it is time for you to go." The Guide snapped his fingers, and the glass beneath them started to crack. "Holy…" "Oh dear…" "So not cool…" "Standing on glass is a bad idea guys…" (That is very good advice.)
The glass shattered, and they all fell into the dark pit with three of them screaming the whole way down, while one shouted, "GRRRRRAAAAAAAAVVVVVVVYYYYYY!!!!" The Guide floated in the same spot he stood, watching them as they fell, "children… this shall be the greatest challenge of your lives, but you must endure this, for the sake of Nobuo and other worlds." A portal opened behind him and as he turned to enter it, he looked over his shoulder one more time, "While most would call you unlikely heroes, I believe you can conquer this prophecy, this adventure, this…" He vanishes into the portal.
"Final Fantasy…"
And that's the end of the first chapter folks, and were just getting started! In case your wondering why Nazz is there, it's because 1. I needed four people. 2. I think any team needs a healer. 3. White Mages are female (Jimmy does not count by the way.) 4. someone needs to keep these morons in line, somewhat anyway. In future chapters you can expect epic battles, fierce enemies, grand heroics, villainous schemes, a few surprises, Final Fantasy guest stars, and of course our favorite Eds getting up to their necks in trouble!
So you love it? Hate it? Read & Review People!
P.S. Before anyone asks there will be no romance, okay? They will all just be friends, who kill monsters together, yeah. Oh, and a cookie to anyone who figures out the joke about the name of the world.