Basic Braining
The three Eds were driving past the trees of the black forest road. It was about six in the evening; the sun was a mellow shade of orange. "We've searched all over this forest, and we haven't found any camp!" Eddy yelled. The kids and Kankers were right behind them. They saw the Eds stop "This must be the place." Jimmy said; the Eds walked into the forest.
The three walked through the trees, and found nothing "How are we gonna find this place?" Eddy asked "Don't look with your eyes…" Ed said "Look with your brain." Eddy and Double-D looked at Ed with amazement. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but lumpy is right." Eddy agreed. The three closed their eyes, and concentrated; they opened their eyes. "That's it…" Double-D said "Whispering rock…" the front gate was in front of them.
They walked into the gate "This is the place." they saw a few cars. One was like a jeep, but had massive wheels; another was sleek and black. It had a silver nine on the hood; another was a van, with many colorful flowers. Its main color was pink.
They walked into the camp, and found a large hill; on top was a big wooden cabin. It looked like a mess hall. On the hill, many kids were playing; but not in the way normal kids play. Some were racing on glowing balls, while others were played hide and seek by turning invisible.
They walked up the hill, and looked around "We should find a map." Double-D instructed. The three went into the mess hall, and found a set of maps "Here we are." Double-D took a map. They walked out "Ok, this is us, and we need to go to the main Training Center." Double-D said "We should go… this way." They walked onto a bridge, and looked over the mountains.
As they walked over to the other side of the bridge, they saw two girls "Stop!" one said. She had purple hair, with a black dress. The other had blondish green hair, with a grey shirt, and black jeans. "Pay up." she said "One dollar." The blond one said; Eddy went red in the face "A buck?" he screamed. "We need to get across." Ed said "Sorry, but no money, no crossing." The purple haired one said.
Double-D snapped his fingers, and Ed lifted the two "Alaska, here I go!" he threw them across the bridge. The three walked on; soon, they found a massive tree, with a wooden house on it. "Tree house!" Ed said while hugging the trees "Let's go up." Eddy said; the three walked up the stairs. At the top, a few kids were sitting; their eyes were open, but their bodies looked asleep. "What kind of training place it this?"
Double-D looked over to the desk, and saw a short man, wearing a British suit; he had a black top hat, and a handle bar mustache. "Hello?" Ed asked "What?" the man snapped out of his trance "Ah, I see; you three want your basic braining." The three grew question marks over their heads "Basic… braining?" Eddy asked. "Why yes. You will go into my mind, and try to get to the back door." The three still had the question marks over their heads "The back door is the exit from my mind. When you find it, you will go through, and gain your basic braining badge. And by the way, I am Coach Mung."
Mung picked up a small, doll sized door "Ready?" The Eds looked at each other "Well, if we want to control our powers, we should try." Double-D insisted. Mung lifted the door with his mind, and put it on is head; it opened, and the three saw a bright white light.
The white light ended, and they ended up in a small room. The wall opened to a screen "Hello recruits!" Coach Mung was on the screen; but he was wearing a military suit. "This is your last chance to quit, you pathetic worms!" Eddy went red in the face "I ain't giving up!" Mung shrugged "Well, as the old saying goes; no death, no gain." Double-D gulped "Don't you mean, no pain, no gain?" silence.
"No!" the wall opened, and it showed a massive destroyed city! Guns were firing off, and bomb rained down from the sky. "You just had to offend him… didn't you?"
"You'll find the back door in the home of evil!" Mung's voice said "Ok, so we need to find the door." They saw a camper running by… he exploded. "You killed him!" Double-D yelled "No, that was an astral layer. You have ten astral layers; when you run out, you will be ejected from my mind." Mung's voice said.
"Okay… at least we have all ten layers." Eddy said… they were hit by a nuclear bomb. They appeared again "The universe just loves proving me wrong." Eddy said "You make it too easy." Double-D said.
They ran away from the guns, and ended up in a small broken house "Ok sock head, how are we gonna do this?" Eddy asked. "Well, he said in the home of evil… and what's evil to war?" Double-D asked "Mash potatoes?" Ed asked "No Ed, peace!" Double-D said with a smirk.
"We need to find a protest." Eddy said "Exactly." Double-D said happily; the three ran past the exploding kids.
Soon, they found a small group of protestors "Yay!" Ed said; the protestors blew up. "Yay?" Ed asked dumbly "What now brainiac?" Eddy asked. "Well, I believe that we should find a group of protestors that aren't blown up."
The three went past protestors after protestors, and they all blew up.
"This is hopeless!" Eddy yelled; he kicked a rock "Issue four nine five of Evil Tim, Psychic Chronicles, stats that a back door is you would lease expect." Ed said. The others looked at him "Ed's right." Double-D said "A back door would be where we would be least expecting it to be."
They walked past the destroyed houses, and found a house with a roof. It was dank and dark "Ah, just like home!" Ed said; the kids sat down. "I want to get out of here." Eddy grumbled "I feel your pain Eddy; but we need to complete this."
Eddy felt a large thump on his head; he saw a rock at his feet "Haven't see you three around." they looked to the door, and saw a boy. He had a green skin complexion, like he was sick; he had orange hair, set in an afro. He had a big over bite; and a basket ball shirt, with a zero eight on it.
"You guys get out; this is my spot!" the kid said "The name's Bobby; now get out!" he lifted a small rock with his mind, and threw it at Eddy. It hit him in the forehead; Eddy rubbed his forehead "Stop that!" Eddy felt a slight heat wave go through his cheeks. He focused on Bobby's hair; it burst into flames! "Eddy, you're hurting him!" Double-D said horrified "Forget to pay the brain bill, sock head? We're just holograms in this guy's mind. We don't die." Bobby ran off screaming from his torched hair.
Double-D thought for a minute "That's it! The enemy is the enemy!" the Eds looked at Double-D with confusion. "The enemy that the coach was talking about; it's the enemy of the war!"
They walked past many broken cars and building; until they came upon a small building with the words 'Bob's Big Car Sales'. It was red, with chipped paint, and broken windows. "So, where is this enemy?" Eddy asked "Beyond the gates of the Rug king?" Ed asked; Eddy hit Ed with a frying pan.
"Well, you saw what Coach, or general Mung, was wearing; it was like a uniform from world war two. If this is world war two, then the enemy if this war is…" Eddy went white "This is bad." Double-D walked on. "Where are you going?" Eddy asked "If we want to control our powers, then we need to complete this." he walked on; Eddy sighed "Come on lumpy." Eddy and Ed walked on.
After a few minutes, they heard a rumble "Please tell me that's your stomach Ed." Eddy said "Not this time boss."
The ground started to break "Scatter!" Eddy yelled; they ran from the broken ground, but it kept breaking faster than they could run. The ground finally broke under them; but as they fell… they stopped. They stood up, and felt a pressure; it pulled them behind them. They felt a smack on their backs, like they fell. For a moment, they were disoriented; but soon found themselves lying on the floor.
"This is strange." Double-D got up, and saw a sight that stunned him "Ed, Eddy, get up you two…" the others got up, and saw a large snow plain. At the end, there was a large tank "You've made it to part two!" Mung's voice spoke "This is a very special part… try not to get blown up." the tank shot a blast at the three; they dodged "How are we supposed to beat that thing?" Eddy yelled. "The old saying…" Double-D said "Cut off the head, and the body will die." Eddy and Ed looked confused "Take out the driver, and the tank won't fire!"
The tank fired off another shot; they dodged, but just barley. "Who are we gonna get past that?" Eddy asked "We need cover." They got behind a rock "I want gravy!" Ed said "Not the time lumpy!" Eddy yelled. "Eddy?" Double-D asked "Yeah?"
"Look." Eddy turned to see that Ed wasn't there! "Where's lumpy?" Ed appeared in front of Eddy and Double-D "Where did I go?" the two jumped for a second "Ed, you have the power of invisibility." Double-D said in static. "That means that you can sneak to the tank!" Ed nodded "You have no idea what I just said." Ed nodded; Ed turned invisible, and walked past the snow. Only one problem… his footprints were showing. "This is bad." Eddy said; the tank shot Ed into pieces. "Ed!" The two Eds yelled "What?" they turned to see Ed; you could see through his body for a few moments, but then became solid.
"I guess Ed lost an astral layer; he only has nine now." Eddy smirked "Better watch it Ed, you only have nine lift." Ed pushed Eddy in front of the tank; it blew him up. Eddy appeared in front of the other Eds "Hey!" Eddy yelled "Careful, you only have nine left." Ed mocked.
Double-D rolled his eyes "Let's try this…" Double-D stared at a small tree by the tank; he lit it on fire "Now!" the tank looked over to the tree. The Eds ran for it; the tank shot at the tree, while the Eds climbed on top of the tank. They opened it, and saw the one thing they never expected "Hey stupid!" Bobby jumped out "Great job morons!" he ran off. "Some how, I expected that." Eddy said.
They jumped into the tank, and jut like before, they ended up on the floor; Eddy got up, followed by Ed and Double-D. "I think we're here." Double-D said; they were in a white room. It had a stand that looked like it was for speeches; and no one was there. "Hello?" Ed asked "I guess no one's here yet." Eddy suggested; Double-D scratched his head "What's that?" he asked. There was a small open door, with another room inside; they went inside. "What a strange room." Double-D said; and he was right. It was completely white, and tiled. And at the end of the room, there was a red curtain "Maybe that's the exit." Ed said "A very rare phenomenon in deed, but Ed might be right."
Eddy reached for the curtain; but they all felt a strange pull. They felt as if a wind was pulling them back; and so it did. The three were pulled out of the room, and hung upside down by a psychic pull; they saw Mung "And what do you think you're doing?" he asked. "Trying to find a way out." Eddy said "Oh, sorry." He put them down "Not many people make it past the second part."
He put his head in one of his many pockets, and pulled out three green circular badges. They had a light green brain picture on it "Here you go, your Basic Braining merit badge! With this, you can learn some of the most powerful psychic abilities." He handed them the badges; a sash appeared around their torsos. The badges connected to the sashes, and glowed for a second "You have completed Basic Braining."
There was a bright flash, and the Eds saw that they were back in the real world.
"Well, we got our first badge." Double-D announced "You will meet your teachers tonight at the camp introduction. See you then; I gotta go back in. I left good souls back there." Coach Mung entered a trance. The three Eds walked out, and smiled; looking at their sashes with their first badges on it. "This is cool!" Eddy said "I can't wait to find out what we can do!"
"I can't wait to see either…" the three turned to see a tall man, in a black suit. He had slick black hair, and black shades; the last part is his green skin. "I am one of the new teachers, Agent Nine." He gave Double-D his card' it read 'Sasha Nine, Psychonaut Agent'. He smiled "I would like to train you in a new teaching style. Meet me at the location on the card, and I will give you my special training."
Nine walked off; Double-D looked at the card, it read 'Containment Chambers'.
"I say we do it!" Ed said "I agree Ed." Double-D commented. "But first, let's eat! Going into someone's mind makes a guy hungry!" they ran off to the lunch hall.
But with Jimmy, Sarah, The Kankers, and Nazz, they had walked on for hours, but didn't find anything. "This is hopeless!" Sarah yelled "We just need to…" Nazz didn't finish her sentence; she saw it. The gate said… "Whispering Rock… Psychic Summer camp." They said in unison; and Marie finished "And the final resting place of the Eds."