Here's chapter 1, and I just want to say that the main plan of the Edd and Eddy fight was to drag out the chapter; I was running out of ideas of what to put (thought it'd end up WAY too short), and plus I wanted to practice with the fight scenes later on in the story. My apologies if you found that uneasy to take in. Anyway, you may carry on..
Chapter 1: Unexpected Things
Eddy rolled over on his side, covering his face to block out the light that seeped through the curtains. He continued to roll over for a few moments, but was soon halted as the sharp ringing of the alarm clock pierced the room.
"Not now." Eddy groaned.
Resistant to wake up, Eddy covered his ears with his pillow. Unfortunately, he was still able to hear the alarm clock, so he tossed his pillow at the clock in hopes of shutting it off.
It missed.
Eddy reached out with his hand, making several attempts to hit the desired Snooze button, but came to realize moments later that he'd just been slapping air.
"Fine!" Eddy spat, lazily opening his eyes, "You win you piece of trash!"
Eddy tossed the covers off his person before sitting up. He scooted off the bed, pausing to glower at the alarm clock. He picked it up, forcefully yanking the cord out of the socket so as to smash it against a nearby wall.
"Eddy!" Eddy's mom called, "What happened!"
Eddy yawned, slowly ambling out of his room. "Nothing!" He answered back.
Eddy trudged down the stairs, eyeing the hallway before making his way into the kitchen.
"Morning mom, pop." Eddy grabbed an empty bowl off the counter, reaching into a nearby cabinet and grabbing a box of cereal.
Swalloing a piece of toast, Eddy's dad glanced up at him from his newspaper. "Oh, morning son."
"Good morning, Eddy." Eddy's mom smiled warmly after setting down her coffee mug. "How'd you sleep?"
Eddy came to an abrupt halt. "Fine, I guess." He said blinking.
Eddy reached into the fridge, pulling out a carton of milk. He poured the milk into the cereal filled bowl until it got to the point where bits of cereal almost fell over the edge. Eddy haphazardly placed the carton back into the fridge, promptly shutting it.
Eddy's parents watched their son focus entirely on the bowl, taking out huge scoops of cereal. Eddy's mom forced a chuckle, elbowing Eddy's dad.
"OW!" Eddy's dad yelped, train of thought derailed, "For the love of - what's your problem woman!"
Eddy rose an eyebrow. "Something wrong pop?"
"No dear, nothing's wrong," Eddy's mom forced a chuckle, "right?" She turned to Eddy's dad, eyes narrowed.
Eddy's dad frantically searched around for an answer. "Oh! Uh, um, yeah!"
"OK," Eddy rose an eyebrow, swalloing his last scoop of ceareal, "something's going on here."
"Don't worry Eddy, nothing's going on!" Eddy's mom chuckled nervously. "Now dear, your father has something he'd like to say to you; right, Fred?"
Eddy's dad curiously scratched his head. "I do?"
"Yes, you do." Eddy's mom replied sharply, elbowing Eddy's dad again.
"Oh, right!" Eddy's dad exclaimed, rubbing his arm. "Eddy, Trace is coming home from Military School today."
An awkward silence inevitably followed, just as Eddy's parents had presumed it would. Eddy's eyes lit up, and he immediately sprang out of his chair.
"Yeah!" Eddy piped up giddily, breaking the silence. "I gotta go tell the boys!"
Eddy's parents watched their son sprint up the stairs, followed by an audible door slamming noise just moments later.
"I told you you should've told him." Eddy's dad said, glancing at his wife with narrowed eyes.
"But mom," Kevin frowned, "why do we have to leave so soon?"
Kevin's mom replied with a sigh. "Your dad and I have told you before Kevin, your dad got a job at a construction company over in Lemon Brook."
"I couldn't say bye to my friends, let alone take care of some last minute business?" Kevin groaned, slouching in the back seat of the car.
"Kevin, if you have to use the bathroom, go while your father's still busy inspecting the house." Kevin's mom said, halting the process of putting on her makeup.
Kevin peered over his shoulder to look out the back window of the car. He watched all the kids run around, acting as they'd done everyday. Although one thing was missing.
Kevin was not with them.
He continued to watch, but noticed the kids had stopped when the Eds approached them. Witnessing Eddy assume a cocky pose, Kevin came to a conclusion the boy had been bragging about something; a lie, most likely.
"Say mom," Kevin opened the rear left car door, "I guess I'll take you up on that suggestion to use the bathroom."
Kevin's mom continued to glance at herself in the mirror. "Sure, whatever honey." She said uninterestedly.
Kevin quickly shut the car door, hastily making his way to the others. As Eddy was talking in mid-sentence, everyone immediatley stopped after hearing an all to familiar shout.
"Dork!"
Kevin leapt towards Eddy, tackling him onto the ground. Kevin was able to get two or so punches on Eddy, but Eddy managed to catch his arms and toss him off.
Rolf immediately rushed over to Kevin's location, quickly restraining him. "Calm down Kevin boy, the greedy Ed boy is not at fault!"
"Yes he is!" Kevin yelled in frustration, "He always is!"
"No I'm not!" Eddy spat defensively, "Jonny crashed the car into your garage!"
Kevin glanced at Jonny, who forced a smile.
"Yeah, me and Plank are real sorry Kevin."
Nazz heaved a sigh. "There you go Kev, always jumping to conclusions!"
"Yeah!" Sarah chimed in, "You're always acting hard-headed!"
"A scary habit that can prove to be." Edd said, folding his arms.
Jimmy glanced around before speaking up. "I second that."
Kevin glowered at the kids, those he'd once considered friends had now sided with the Eds this time. He let out an arrogant chuckle as he glanced at Eddy.
"You don't actually think I'll let this go, do you dorky!?!" Kevin paused, his chuckle now turning into a laugh. "Mark my words, I'll do whatever it takes to get my revenge!"
The kids remained idle, sporting cautious expressions. They turned their heads after hearing a car horn, to witness Kevin's dad motioning for his son to come.
"Put me down. Now." Kevin said sharply, glowering up at Rolf.
Rolf did just that. Kevin moved his now sore arms around, rushing toward his dad. "Don't you forget what I told you dorks, or else everyone else will end up paying for it!"
Everyone watched Kevin slam the door to his seat after getting in the car, then the car sped off moments later.
"So," Ed began in an attempt to calm everyone down, "when's your brother getting in Eddy?"
Much to Ed's dismay, everyone still remained silent, burdened by Kevin's words.
"I'm puzzled by what Kevin meant when he said 'everyone else will end up paying for it'?" Edd stroked some of his hair, searching for an answer.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't pipsqueak?"
"Pipsqueak?" Everyone, save for the Eds chorused.
A somewhat tall boy, appearing to be in his late teens approached the kids. He beared somewhat of a resemblance to Eddy, although it was not very visible at first glance.
"Trace!" Eddy exclaimed, high-fiving his elder sibling, "When did you get back?"
Rolf began to tremble with fear, sweating bullets. "Hello Eddy's brother, Rolf has no more chickens!"
All the kids, except for Eddy, shot Trace a weird glance as he laughed uncontrollably.
"It's cool Rolf, I stopped that 'Chicken Circus' scam years ago." Eddy's brother stated, wiping a tear from his eye.
Rolf let out a sigh of relief. "Rolf thanks you Eddy's brother; the burden on his shoulders may now be lifted."
"Yeah, yeah, that's cool." Eddy's brother said uninterestedly. "So where's Kevin? Bet that dork hid under his bed after hearing I was coming!"
"Actually dude," Nazz showed a look of seriousness. "Kevin moved away just before you got here; Jonny crashed your sports car into his garage and wrecked the jawbreakers his dad was supposed to ship."
"Well good riddance; it's about time pipsqueak finished what I started." Trace grabbed Eddy, rubbing a fist in his hair.
"Although I hate to interrupt this brotherly moment," Edd paused to gain Eddy and Trace's attention. "I would like to add that Kevin stated that everyone else would pay, should Eddy forget Kevin swore vengeance on him."
Trace released Eddy from the hold, deep in thought for a moment. "Now that you mention it, that little dork said he was going to get revenge on me when he got older."
Ed began to hop around giddily, shouting "I knew it!" every few seconds.
Eddy rose an eyebrow. "What's with you lumpy?"
"I knew this would happen Eddy! See, Kevin's been plotting his revenge all along, and now he's going to put his plan into action! It's just like in 'Jake Javers: Martian Hunter'!"
"If that's the case, then it's impressive how he's been plotting for ten years now." Trace said, stroking his goatee.
"Hold it!" Eddy yelled, "You're not mad that baldy crashed your sports car!?!"
Trace gazed at his younger sibling vacantly for a moment.
"Heck no!" Trace cheered, "Now that you crashed that thing, I'm one-thousand bucks richer!"
Everyone rose an eyebrow, glancing at Trace.
"Long story. Anyway, pipsqueak and crew, come help me unpack." Trace motioned for the Eds to follow him, jamming his hands into his pockets as the Eds struggled to keep up while carrying his luggage.
"So," Jimmy began, turning to everyone, "anyone up for 'Truth or Dare'?"
Everyone replied with unorderly replies of 'yeah', 'ok', or 'sure' before sprinting off towards the lane.
"Yo!" Trace called as the four entered the house, "Mom! Dad! I'm home!"
Having waited two minutes and still not heard a reply, Trace let out a sigh of frustration.
"OK boys, just set my stuff down near the stairs and let's head into the kitchen."
Ed blinked. "For what?"
"For snacks lumpy!"
The group slowly ambled into the kitchen, all of them except Edd immediately opening cabinets and scouring the fridge.
"Hey," Trace peeled a large sticky note off the counter. "according to this, mom and dad are out at the mall."
Edd walked up to trace. "It may be possible they're throwing you a 'Welcome Home Party'." Edd said, having briefly glanced at the note.
"Cool!" Ed hopped up and down giddily, "There's gunna be snacks Eddy!"
Eddy shot Ed a weird look. "Yeah, just don't get too excited lumpy."
"Anyway pipsqueak and company, while we're in here we might as well get some snacks." Trace reached into a cabinet, fished around for a bit, then pulled out a cookie jar moments later.
Ed's eyes suddenly lit up. "Eddy's mom's cookies!" He giddily exclaimed, "Cookies, eat, I gotta!"
"Is is really OK for us to be eating those?" Edd questioned, folding his arms.
"Of course," Trace said, mouth full of chewed up cookies, "mom could care less what me and the pipsqueak eat."
"Hey!" Eddy shouted in frustration, "Give me a cookie!"
"Sorry, pipsqueaks eat after the big guys."
"I'll show you who's a pipsqueak!"
"Oh goody, fight!"
"Gentleman please!" Edd protested, "I'm sure Eddy's parents detest the fact-"
SMASH!
"Pipsqueak did it!"
Edd heaved a sigh. "Why do I even bother with those three?"
Edd trudged in messy wake of the three, stepping over and around overturned tables, chairs, and flipped over couches. He made several attempts to quell their rough-housing, but it was to no avail - they couldn't hear his voice over the sound of things falling and smacking against walls.
Eddy and Trace's parents returned home some time later, only to witness all the furniture totally rearranged and setting haphazardly.
"Well," Eddy's dad sighed after glancing at the mess, "looks like Trace got in before we did."
"You think all that money we spent for him to attend military school was in vain?" Eddy's mom asked, turning to her husband.
"I don't want to talk about it." Eddy's dad groaned, storming into another room, "I told you that money would've been better spent on a hi-definition T.V."
Another chapter draws to a close. I hope to pick things up around chapter three, but I'll see what I can do: (Hint) throw in some extra (more than three) reviews, and there'll be some good stuff for you (Hint). Also introduced Eddy's bro - don't know how to characterize him since he's never made an actual appearance, but I'll do my best. Anyway keep up the reviews; they're great motivation for me.
