"Oh my, my, my, my, my!" cried Edd cheerfully. "What a wonderful specimen of the Hercules Beetle! Here in our own backyard no less! Well, so to speak! What luck!" Double D set down his magnifying glass and lay on his gloved hands. He watched as the beautiful beetle met the magnifying glass. Double D held his breath. Should I move it? But the Hercules beetle did not need the wimpy Edd's help. The beetle carefully lifted the magnifying glass and threw it towards its onlookers eyes. The lense hit Double D square in the left eye. "Ouch! Oh dear!" he cried, jumping up, his hands straight out in front of him to eliminate the temptation to touch his face with his soiled, gloved hands. "I can't see!" he cried, stumbling about the woods. The beetle looked up at the Edd and crawled away under the brush.
In the nearby park Kevin was teasing Johnny for being a weirdo, Jimmy for being a wimp, and Rolf for being foreign and liking goats. "What's up with Kevin today?" Nazz asked Sarah. Usually the little blonde got along with the redhead but today he was being especially ruthless and tyrannical. Kevin stood taller than all the others with the exception of Rolf. His muscle had grown in nicely and the years gave him a strong chin and jaw. He now rode a motorcycle, having abandoned his bike years ago, and all the kids still considered him the unofficial leader of their little cul-de-sac group.
"Oh my! My eye!" Double D cried, stumbling into the park. He hit two trees, tripped over a rock, and finally, after stepping in a very inconveniently placed hole in the sand box, fell at Kevin's feet. The ruthless older boy had found his next victim. The others were too "in" with the crowd to turn a blind eye to his mockery but Edd was an outsider and ripe for the picking.
"None of your damn business!" she yelled back. The door to the decrepit trailer slammed shut, the weight shifting on the crumbling cinder blocks beneath it. The blue haired Kanker stormed off into the woods. Sometimes even Marie got tired of the Kanker madness that seemed to follow them around. Marie took a deep breath, her chest expanding and loudly exhaled. She kicked the leaves and twigs that puddled the path before her. She itched her arm and decided that now would be a good time to go stalk Double D. Lee and May were so riotous, they always ruined her peaceful stalking escapades.
Marie loved to watch the timid, quiet Edd in his natural element. He was her perfect foil. She was loud and touch, ready to fight at the drop of a hat and Double D was so passive and peaceful. He was more cowardly than anything else but there were times Marie had witnessed him be brave and her cold, stone heart melted. Now as she walked she hoped she would happen upon him and be able to observe him be Edd, without stupid ass Eddy to bend him to his every will. "So loud and obnoxious, just like Lee," Marie said to herself. As she finished her statement she came upon a site that made her blood boil and her short temper was ignited.
Kevin had Double D bleeding from the lip and tied down in the middle of the sand box. Kevin stood above him, a bucket of sand in his hands as he slowly let the contents empty onto Double D's face – sand going in his mouth, nose, and eyes. Double D gagged, choking on the falling sand, while the other kids laughed on the side lines.
Marie's hands fisted and she grabbed a bat. She poised it on her shoulder, a pair of brass knuckles now on her other hand and she walked onto the park grounds.
Though she was short, her stance was wide and physique threatening. The kids in the park all looked towards her and slowly one by one quieted down. Kevin was the last to turn to look at her, bucket now empty and Double D gasping for air.
"If I were you, I'd run before I break my foot up in all of your asses," she said threateningly. The kids bust out laughing. Marie paid them no mind and she made her way towards Double D. Kevin stood in her way.
"This is my turf trailer trash. I suggest you go back to your brothel where you-"Kevin was not allowed to finish that thought. Marie's bat made contact with Kevin's face and he was thrown clear across the park.
"Big talk for a dead man," she spit through her teeth. "Who's next?" she stood above Double D in a defensive stance. The rest of the kids shrunk back and Marie was not about to let them off the hook that easily.
She reached for Jimmy, still the weakest of the group despite his years of growth. He fell on his knees before her, having lost his balance after being yanked by the collar. "Hey, put Jimmy down," Sarah demanded.
"Step off bitch. Just teaching your little boyfriend here a lesson," her bat landed atop Sarah's head.
"Sarah!" Jimmy cried in horror.
"Hey squirt, she's fine. You've got bigger issues," Marie angrily yelled, shaking him to and fro. "Now tell me big shit, what got into that soft head of yours to allow something like to happen to my darling Double D, huh?" Jimmy trembled under Marie's grip and Sarah spoke up again, having recovered from the blow to the head.
"Hey! Put Jimmy down Marie Kanker!"
"You know what?" Marie's bat hit Sarah across her cheek. "Go grow some tits and hips before you talk ta me." Marie was still small waisted but her breasts and hips had come in quite generously. She had the perfect hour glass her two sisters envied. Lee and May were both flat chested but big hipped, something they never failed to notice when they decided to gang up on her. Now, she loomed over Sarah's fallen body as she rubbed her cheek and Marie continued to shake Jimmy.
"Please! I bruise easily!" Jimmy pleaded.
"Do you?!" Marie cried with sarcasm. "Do you not think Double D bruises easily?!" she shoved Jimmy's face into the sand. "You only pick on him because he's the weakest!" cried Johnny.
Marie cocked her eyebrow at the mental kid and jumped out of the sandbox landing swiftly and solidly before him. "Is that so?" she cried. Johnny stood over Marie by a head. She looked up at him, a hungry smile on her face. "I took out that Kevin joker, I'll just as easily take you both out!" Marie reached for Plank, cradled in Johnny's arms. Despite the years that had passed, Plank remained his best friend, despite Plank's stunted growth. He had too many jaw breakers and coffee as a child.
Now, Marie held Plank over her head, Johnny's eyes widened in fear, his lips quivering. "Give him back! Please!" Johnny cried.
Marie laughed. "Dude, you know this is a dead piece of wood, right?"
Johnny looked down at the ground. "Plank is my best friend," he whimpered.
"You're pathetic," Marie laughed. She threw Plank in the air and bat him into the woods. Marie looked down at a broken Johnny, his whole body now shaking. "Go get him, tough guy." Johnny jumped up and ran into the woods after his best friend.
Marie looked at the others. "So bitches! Any o'you have the balls to really take me on," Marie challenged. She walked closer to them hoping to get a challenge. They all quickly ran away. Only Rolf sauntered away. "Hey goat lover!" Rolf turned to look at Marie. "You got something to say to me?" Rolf shook his head and kept walking.
Now Marie turned her attention back to her Double D, still tied in the sandbox. She threw the bat aside and picked him up over her shoulder. She walked to the edge of the woods and gently set him down in the brush. She untied and massaged his ankles and wrists, tossing his gloves aside. "Hey Double Dork," she said quietly. "You ok?" Double D coughed and rubbed his eyes and dusted his hat off. Marie took off his beanie to dust his hair and Double D jumped into the bushes.
"Double D, get the fuck out here," Marie demanded. "Seriously dude, calm the fuck down." He timidly crawled out, twigs and thorns catching on his clothes and skin. He lightly bled and Marie's eyes shot daggers. "Stop fucking hurting yourself before I fucking hurt you, alright?!" Double D nodded.
A large scar ran from the front right side of his forehead, down to the back of his head. No hair grew in the weblike scar and his hair parted to the left as a result. He looked up at a now silent Marie. She moved her hair out of view and looked at Double D with both eyes wide. "Uhm, may I have my beanie back please?" Marie didn't move for a few more seconds until she blinked back and nodded, tossing him the black sock. He stood up and dusted his shirt. "Thank you Marie for coming to my rescue," Double D said. He slightly bowed his head and looked up at her with a smile.
She shrugged. "Just be careful next time loser," she snapped. She spit to the side and popped her shoulder. "I might not be around next time." She pushed him and he fell into a bush. "Later Double D. See ya around."
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