A Good Edd Is Hard To Find
Summary:
The Ed's encounter with Bro takes a dark turn as the savage sibling concocts a dangerous game for Eddy and Double D. The race is on for Ed, Eddy and the kids of the cul-de-sac to save Edd from Eddy's brother. Friendships will be questioned. Sanity will be strained. Will the Eds be separated for good?
Triggers include Pedophilia, Child Grooming, Child Abuse, Sexual Assualt, Possible Dub-Con, Drunken Behavior, Alcohol Abuse, and Physical and Verbal Abuse. Other warnings include Violence and Language.
Pairings include BroEdd and EddyEdd. Subtle Hints at other pairings, but BroEdd and EddyEdd are the main two that will be focused on it.
This is being co-written by DuoXKouga and Battygirl.
Authors' Notes:
DuoXKouga: Hey everyone. Just a little heads up, this story is going to be extremely dark and it may be very triggering to some people who read this. If it upset you, please, exit the screen. We cannot stress this enough that what we're writing is very dark. I will state this though for those of you who do decide to read this, we don't condone any of the actions Bro is doing in this story. In the end, this is just story and is not real. In real life, we wouldn't want any this to happen to any child, but these things do happen unfortunately. We don't mean to upset anyone, but it's our decision to share this fanfic with everyone and we're not changing it.
Battygirl: If I may add to what my cowriter has already stated, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you readers what 'triggering' means. It does not mean 'mildly offend' or 'bother'. A trigger is material (such as what we've listed in the warning list above) that may cause a post traumatic stress reaction. If you're just a little offended by what we've written, you're not being triggered. There's a very big difference. If any of the material listed above can genuinely trigger a post traumatic stress reaction in you, we highly recommend that you exit the page to avoid it. We are not looking to cause that reaction. However, if you just don't like what you're reading but don't have that reaction, we still kindly ask that you exit out of this page, but only because this story will never appeal to you. Get over it or get out.
In addition to all of that, I'd like to take a moment to reinforce again what DuoXKouga stated in that we do not condone pedophilia or any of the other triggering material above except in fiction. And only when done right.
Chapter 1: Hell Has No Fury Like A Bro Scorned
Edd stands in stunned horror as he witnesses Eddy's Brother twisting his sibling's leg inhumanely. He had never seen such cruelty done by an adult to a child. His hands shake as he watches the scene unfold before him and the lump in his throat grows larger as a heaviness settles in his stomach. Eddy's cries of 'uncle' ring in Edd's ears as the boy is set down, his leg spinning wildly as his brother howls with laughter.
Eddy is picked up by his brother again and held at bay. The man strokes his goatee as Eddy attempts to negotiate entering the trailer behind them. For a moment, the man seems to consider it. Edd feels a rush of hope. Perhaps Eddy's torment had ended?
SLAM!
Edd cringes as Eddy is hurled against the door to the trailer, only to be picked up and thrown back. Over and over, Eddy is thrown like a baseball at the trailer door. Edd clutches at his hat, too stunned to react at the moment.
He looks to the other kids, searching their faces for help. Their expressions are a jumble. Nazz looks absolutely disgusted, her arms crossed and a scowl on her fair face. Kevin stands behind her, cowering and clinging to her arm. He's afraid. Edd understands completely.
He is just as frightened.
Rolf looks furious, his hands balled into fists as he glares at Bro's back. Edd chases after that hope; perhaps Rolf, with his inhuman strength, could stop this.
No. Rolf holds back. He's just as afraid as Kevin is.
His eyes drift a bit to the side, where the Kankers are holding their tallest sister at bay. Lee is struggling to attack Eddy's brother and save 'her man'. Edd wishes they would just let her go. He believes very strongly that the girl could save his friend.
He takes note of Sarah and Jimmy behind them as well. Jimmy is cowering behind her, his protector, and Sarah is watching in interest. Edd chooses to ignore the grin on her face, which seemed to indicate a sort of sick pleasure in Eddy's pain.
"Bro, give it up!" his attention is immediately drawn back to the brothers at the sound of Eddy's weary plea.
"Give it up?" The man delights in Eddy's pain and grins at the boy clinging desperately to his arm, "I thought you wanted to hang with your hero."
Eddy offers a pitiful whimper; "I do, Bro! I do!"
Edd shakes. He couldn't let this continue. His eyes are trained on Eddy's own fear-filled ones. He swallows his fear, his hands tightening into fists, as he takes his first step towards the beast before him. If the others wouldn't intervene, then he would. His heart thumps wildly in his chest as he slowly but surely closes the distance between them. His knees shake slightly as he stands just a foot away from the two brothers.
"Mister Eddy's Brother!" he cries, drawing their attention, "As the older sibling, don't you think you should rather be setting an example for Eddy," Edd's voice falters under the glare that is sent his way from Eddy's Brother who grins down at him. "And not…um…belittle him…in front of his…friends…?"
Eddy's Brother is quite amused as he leers down at the scrawny kid who had approached him. The kid had seemed ever so confident before he had been faced with that single glare — that shut him up real quick.
As Edd shrinks in on himself, he takes a moment to observe him. The boy before him trembles ever so slightly as his eyes nervously look towards Eddy who is attempting to escape from his grasp. The fear in this kid's eyes really is something to behold. He could see that Edd was trying his damnedest to be strong, to help his friend, but he was crumbling fast.
This just got interesting…
"Belittle? He's always been little!" Bro exclaims chuckling ever so slightly as he glances at his brother. Eddy is now desperately digging his way into the dirt behind him in an effort to escape like a trapped animal. He gives a firm yank, pulling Eddy from the ground and dangling him once again. His eyes settle back on Edd. "I like you, girlfriend."
Edd gives a small squeak as a large hand grabs his necktie, pulling him closer to the taller of the two. Bro leans down with a malicious grin as the boy whimpers; the offending material in the man's grasp tightening like a noose around the boy's small neck.
Bro leans in close to the boy in front of him, drawing Edd to tense up. He can feel the man's warm breath upon his face. His nose crinkles at the foul smell of alcohol and cigarette smoke that clung to the man. It makes him dizzy. He squirms in the man's grip. Eddy's brother is way too close for comfort! Bro's nose bumps Edd's when the boy tries to move away. A grin darkens the man's face as he realizes just how uncomfortable the boy is and speaks in a seductive purr, "You've got spunk."
Eddy looks at Edd before reaching a hand towards him, still clinging to his brother's arm. He has to get his brother to loosen his grip on his friend before anything happens to him! The movement draws attention from his savage sibling, however, and Bro grimaces as he pulls himself away from Edd again.
"Leave Double D alone!"
Cocking his brow, Bro glances in the direction of his trailer, where the last remaining Ed stands with an angry look on his face. Grinning, he rears back and throws his brother at the boy.
"Eddy!" Edd cries, momentarily forgetting his discomfort as he reaches after him.
Ed gasps and opens his arms in an effort to protect his friend from further harm. Eddy screams as he crashes into Ed's middle, knocking them both into the trailer. Ed's arms, which had wrapped protectively around Eddy, loosen their grip as Ed slumps over onto his side. Eddy lifts himself up weakly and turns to Ed. Panic races through his veins when he sees that Ed isn't moving. Wearily, Eddy pats his face in an effort to rouse him.
"Ed?" he whimpers, "Ed?!"
"Oh dear! Ed!" Edd cries, struggling desperately in Bro's grip.
From where he remained trapped, he could see Ed's chest slowly rising and falling, indicating that the boy was, in fact, alive. However, this did not stop Edd from trying to escape his captor to tend to his injured companions. Bro holds firm, however, and grabs Edd's upper arm.
"Not so fast, sweetheart," the man purrs, pulling Edd back to him.
Edd squirms more as his other hand reaches up to grab at Bro's larger hand that is causing him discomfort as the fingers press down, bruising his delicate, pale skin. He fingers curl into the red fabric, tugging at it as he attempts to dislodge the appendage.
"Playing hard to get, huh?" Bro leers at Edd whose cheeks begin to turn red as tears pool at the corners of his green eyes. Bro's hand grabs his chin none too gently and he forces the boy to look at him. He leans closer and whispers softly into his ear, "I love it when they struggle."
Edd's eyes widen and the tears cascade down his cheeks as he cries out in horror. His struggles increase tenfold. Bro chuckles, watching the boy, before he gives a hard squeeze to the small arm making the boy cease his struggles and cry out in pain.
"Unhand me, you inhumane beast!" Edd cries as tears continue to fall from his eyes and he begins to kick at Bro, who seems to find this all very amusing. "Oh, please! Release me! You're hurting me! Eddy! Eddy, please, help! It hurts…hic…"
Eddy unsteadily rises to his feet, stumbling forward slightly. He hears his best friend's cries. Looking up, he sees Edd straining against his brother's grip and his eyes widen seeing the tears in the boy's eyes and the bruises that have begun to appear on his friend's arm.
"Bro, please!" Eddy pleads at his brother, who is once again annoyed that his attention is drawn away from his prey as he glares at his younger brother. "He has nothing to do with this! Just let him go, Bro."
"Your girlfriend that important to you, Pipsqueak?" Bro sneers at his brother as he tightens his hold on Edd, pulling him closer to his side. "Alright, I got a new game for ya. Kinda like that 'hide n' seek' game you little anklebiters used to play in the cul-de-sac."
"What the heck is that suppose to mean?!" Eddy cries out, frustrated and confused at his elder sibling's words. His concern for Edd is almost suffocating. "What are you playing at, Bro?! Just let Double D go! He didn't do anything!"
Bro frowns angrily. Eddy hears a shriek of pain as Edd's arm receives a violent squeeze and Edd sobs in pain as he grabs at Bro's hand. The boy is weeping softly for him to let go — that his arm hurts. Bro grins wickedly at Eddy, who realizes that his brother had hurt Double D because of him.
The shortest Ed scans the group beyond his brother, pleading with his eyes for them to help. They're just standing there, frozen in fear. The Kankers seem to be the only ones who look interested in stopping this, but even they don't dare near the brutal scene. Shakily, Eddy bows his head, biting his lip as he looks at the ground guiltily.
"Watch your tone, Pipsqueak," Bro taunts at his little brother as he raises his other hand up to wag his finger at him. Bro moves his hand slowly, but firmly up Edd's arm, making the boy flinch before that hand tightens on his shoulder. He then moves Edd so the boy is standing in front of him and brings his right hand up to grip Edd's right shoulder. "Or your girlfriend is gonna pay for it."
Edd trembles as he looks at his friends. His stomach is in knots. He felt sick. Ed and Eddy need help and he can do nothing. He feels the grip on him slack. Swallowing the lump in his throat, he makes a mad dash toward his friends. A snarl behind him sends a feeling of cold dread down his spine and he barely blinks before a thick, red-plaid colored arm snakes around his neck. Edd gasps as he's yanked back roughly and held off the ground. Whimpering softly, Edd reaches his hand out towards Eddy.
"Eddy, please…" comes the soft, pathetic plea as Edd chokes down a sob. He looks at his best friend with fear-filled eyes. "Please, help me, Eddy…hic…hic…Ahhhhhhhh!"
Edd is reduced to sobbing for his friend who is barely able to stand up. Eddy's heart tightens seeing his friend so scared. His eyes drift up to the hand that's reaching towards him, flinching as he sees the dark black and blue finger marks that paint the pale skin. Bro stands there, leering at Edd and enjoying the fact that the boy is weeping and is absolutely helpless. He has reduced the boy to this state, crying and scared.
And he loves it.
Bro pulls Edd close and leans in to whisper into the boy's ear, "Play nice, Princess…and I'll give you something good later." He gives a small pat to the boy's black hat when that silences him. Edd cowers in fear of those words as Bro returns his attention to his pesky little brother. "Now, where was I?" He strokes his goatee gently smirking wickedly at Eddy who looks up with an almost defeated look on his face before he continues, "Ah, I remember now. A new game. I'll give you three days to find me and your little girlfriend here. If you do, you can have him back; safe and sound."
Eddy swallows as a worrisome feeling fills his stomach upon seeing the dark look in his brother's eyes. His focus returns to a now silent Edd, who hangs in his brother's grip submissively in fear of being hurt again.
"But if you can't, well, hehe," he chuckles deeply, looking up at Eddy with a wide grin as he gives another pat to Edd's beanie. "Well, Pipsqueak, he'll be my girlfriend then."
Edd's heart sinks into his stomach. Had he heard that correctly? This was highly inappropriate! Surely the man was just saying this to toy with Eddy? With all of his cruelty, it wouldn't surprise Edd in the least. He only hoped that this really was the case. He shivers as the man continues.
"Don't think I don't have any rules for you, though," he purrs, "Not many, but you better pay attention. They're simple enough; no cops, no folks, no one but you and those anklebiters behind you. Oh, and if I find out you disobeyed these rules…? Well…" he casts his eyes to Edd again, "your girlfriend will pay the price."
Bro reaches down towards his pants pocket, grinning as he brushes Edd's red clad calf. He gives it a pinch, drawing a whimper from the boy, before digging into his pocket and removing a set of keys. He takes a moment to search through the keys before selecting one; a simple, silver key with a black covering on the top.
Eddy pushes himself off of the ground as his brother begins walking away, cool and collected; daring any of the kids to challenge him as he carries Edd away.
"Where's he taking my pumpkin!" Marie wails, her mascara running down her cheeks as she forces herself to stay back.
The kids look amongst each other. What could they do? Any move Eddy had made towards Edd had gotten them both hurt. Eddy struggles to follow, tripping over his own feet as his beaten body betrays him.
"Come back here!" Eddy barks, "I didn't agree to nothing! Bring him back!"
His pleas fall on deaf ears as his brother ventures past his trailer. Eddy weakly crawls after him and the kids cautiously follow. Bro approaches a bright red van. Eddy finds himself reminded of the van back in the junkyard where he, Ed and Edd would spend their days planning new scams or just getting away from the others to hang out alone. This vehicle even has a similar tear drop design on the side as their beloved hangout spot. Bile rose in Eddy's throat at the idea that both vans may have belonged to his brother at some point.
He'd never look at their hideaway the same way again.
He watches, helpless, as his brother unlocks the back doors. Black curtains are pulled open and Edd is shoved inside. From what little he can see from this vantage, the interior is barren save for a mattress and at least one pillow. Nothing on the inner walls. Nothing else in the floor. It takes Add several moments to recover from his fall into the bed. Bro uses that time to slam the door shut and lock it again. With a sadistic grin, he turns back to Eddy, who is trying so desperately to make it to his feet to run.
"Remember, Pipsqueak," he chortles, holding up three fingers, "Three days."
He climbs into the driver's seat and starts the car, revving the engine. The kids watch in horror as Add appear in the rear window, trying to force the doors open. When that proves to be fruitless, he begins pounding his weak fists against the glass.
"Eddy!" they can barely hear his panicked screams, "Eddy! Help me! Eddy!"
Bro leans out the window and sneers back at his brother; "Good luck…"
Without another word, he hits the accelerator and the van tears from the scene. Eddy runs desperately after him, crying Edd's name.
"Double D!" he sobs, "Double D!"
His foot catches on a rock and he plummets to the ground, unmoving, save for the sobs that continue to rack his body. He reaches a hand out after the van, expelling clouds of exhaust. He desperately reaches for Edd's pleading, tear stained face.
"Edd…!"
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