The Collapse of the Haunted House
Chapter 1: The Haunted House Scam
Eddy crept up hesitantly to the door of the feared haunted house of Peach Creek. He recalled the time when they entered the house before and ended up getting tricked by the Kanker Sisters. The door knob was still missing after that occurrence, so Eddy had to shove the door open. He stood gazing into the living room of the house.
Ed and Edd walked up behind Eddy and scanned the empty house.
"I'm afraid, Eddy." Edd spoke. "What if the Kankers are in there now?"
"Relax, will ya?" Eddy nonchalantly muttered, hiding his inner fear. "It's empty now. It's not like the Kankers are here every second of the day."
Eddy slowly walked into the living room, followed by Ed and Edd.
Eddy turned to his friends. "All we have to do is set up our haunted house touring scam and we'll be in cash city!"
"It's not that easy, Eddy." Edd began, quivering in fear. "This house is a hiding place for the scariest insects and animals."
"Just a few spiders and some ants won't do us harm, Double D." Eddy said.
Soon, Eddy determined that it was safe inside the haunted house so he brought in his sales desk and money jar. He set it up at the entrance of the house to be ready in case customers showed up.
"Okay, boys." He started. "Let's do a quick tour of the place ourselves and make some decent paths for the tourists."
The Eds had to split up because the house was so large and had many rooms.
Now, since he was away from Ed and Edd, Eddy had no reason to hide his fear. He stepped cautiously around the hallway, glancing at the pictures on the wall, the cobwebs strewn about, and the doorways to vacant secondary rooms.
Eddy remembered his mission, which was to make a decent path for the customers to tour the house. He grabbed an ax that was sitting on the floor and attached it to the wall. He also blocked off some paths that he didn't think were exciting with furniture.
Ed didn't mind the house that much, and walked about just like he would any time. He enjoyed observing the pictures and spooky items that were scattered around. Almost every object reminded him of a movie he once saw.
Edd was the most terrified out of the bunch. Being by himself, he could barely walk a few yards without stopping and cringing. At every doorway, he panicked and drew himself back. Fortunately for him, the spiral staircase that led to the library happened to be on his route. He was distracted by this, and walked up into the room that contained thousands of books.
Eddy was the only one who actually made a path for the tourists. Ed was distracted by all of the spooky items and Edd was distracted in the library. Eddy eventually realized that Ed and Edd were not doing what they were supposed to be doing when he met up with them later. Eddy had done the entire job of constructing the pathways himself.
"You guys!" Eddy yelled. "Why didn't you help?"
"I'm sorry, Eddy." Edd responded. "That library is full of fascinating yet irresistible literary delights."
"The stuff in this house reminds me of my movies." Ed stated.
"No books, no movies." Eddy spoke angrily. "We need to have our focus on cash!"
The Eds made their way back to the entrance of the house and opened up their scam.
"Ed's Haunted House Tours is open for business!" Eddy called out. There was a long pause and then Eddy continued. "Go out there and set up the sign, guys!"
Ed and Edd ran out of the house and implanted the advertisement sign on the front lawn. In the following few minutes, the Eds could see the neighborhood kids gathering around the front of the yard.
"Customers." Eddy muttered to himself.