OUTITC

Once Upon a Time in the Cul-De-Sac

It's freshman year for the Eds and Kankers. Well the same old shenanigans ensue or well things change when everyone realizes they have some growing up to do?

Chapter 3: Downhill

"I can't believe we missed the bus to and from school!" Eddy complained as his dirty shirt began to get sticky in the afternoon sun.

"It's Karma, Eddy" Double D simply replied in defeat.

"Karma-schmarma!" Eddy replied with a wave.

"What's Karma?" Ed asked suddenly.

"Well Karma is the belief that the actions you've done in this life and the past life well affect your future," Double D tried to explain as simple as possible.

"What?" Ed asked confused.

"It's simple what goes around comes around," Double D just answered.

"Oh," Ed replied as he finally understood. "Eddy must be all full of Karma," Ed added. Double D snickered.

"Hey last time I remembered you guys helped with every scheme that's I came up with," Eddy defended. Double D snickering fell flat as he realized Eddy was right. Suddenly a bike bell was heard as Sarah and Jimmy caught up to them.

"Hey little sister, Jimmy," Ed greeted.

"Hey Ed want a lift!" Sarah suddenly offered.

"In that?" Eddy pointed and laugh at Sarah's pink bike with, a streamer handle, and a cute white basket.

"So what?" Sarah replied.

"Ed doesn't care, doesn't he?" Sarah asked.

"I don't know Sarah, I think Ed might break your handle basket," Jimmy finally spoke.

"Hmm maybe you're right," Sarah agreed.

"No matter, Ed will peddle and Sarah will ride in basket!" Ed said suddenly placing Sarah on her basket taking Sarah's seat.

"Hey! Careful," Sarah spat out grabbing a hold of her handle bars. Suddenly Eddy got on top of Jimmy's handle bars and Double D stood up behind Jimmy's long back wheel axels.

"Let's go Sarah!" Ed said as he started to pedal quickly.

"Wheee!" Sarah said happily.

"Move it! Pedal to the metal!" Eddy announced.

"Alright!" Jimmy said as he tried to push off with the extra weight. "Grrrrrr, phew,"

"A little help Double D!" Eddy asked.

"Just a moment," Double D placed one of his legs down and helped Jimmy pedal off.

"We did it!" Jimmy said excitedly.

"Come on let's go Ed and Sarah are way ahead of us," Eddy commanded.

"Ed slow down we're going to downhill soon!" Sarah warned her older brother. Ed decided to slow down as Sarah commanded.

"Hey slow pokes, what's the matter afraid of a little race?" Eddy taunted as they passed Ed and Sarah.

"Eddy I don't think that's a good-" Double D started.

"Ed's not slow, you're on!" Ed started to pedal fast again.

"Ed no!" Sarah warned but it was too late as they both reached the top of the hill.

"Oh my GOD!" Double D shouted as they suddenly zoomed down in lightning speed.

"OH no! I lost control!" Jimmy cried out.

"Breaks!" Eddy cried.

"Ed!" Sarah yelled as she held on to dear life. "Stop pedaling!"

"Ed will win you'll see!" Ed replied.

"Ed! No!" Sarah said as they passed Eddy, Jimmy, and Double D. "Ahhhhh!" she screeched as they ran into a bush, flinging both Ed and Sarah off.

"We're going to crash!" Double D cried holding onto Jimmy for dear life.

"Ahhhh!" Jimmy yelled.

"Yikes!" Eddy cried as they ran into a tree. Eddy hit the tree and was out cold, while Double D landed in the bush where Sarah's is bike had hit. Jimmy found himself on one of the lower branches of the tree.

"Wow did you see that plank?" Jonny 2x4 asked his friend plank as he got off the school bus.

"My head…my bike!" Jimmy cried looking down as his brand new biked now bent up.

"Grrr ED!" Sarah growled as she made her way towards her bike.

"Help!" Jimmy cried.

"Don't worry I'll save ya!" Sarah suddenly replied to Jimmy's cry. "Ed go help Jimmy!" she suddenly commanded as she pulled her bike out from the bush. Her bike had minimal damage.

"Okay, don't worry Jimmy, I'll save ya!" Ed suddenly climbed up the tree and tossed Jimmy on his back and climbed back down.

"My hero Ed!" Jimmy gave a Ed a hug before looking back as his bike. His eyes started to water.

"Louise look what they've done to my beautiful Louise!" Jimmy cried.

"Louise?" both Sarah and Double D said in unison.

"Jinx!" she added suddenly. Double D blushed.

"Drats," he said bashful he was always late on Jinxes.

"Plank says Louise is still okay! She's just hurt!" Jonny suddenly said helping Jimmy pick up his bike off the ground.

"Oh man look at that tire!" Jonny said in shock.

"Noooo!" Jimmy started wail.

"Now calm down, Jimmy, I'm sure Kevin could fix it," Double D thought out loud.

"That's right! Let's go take your bike to Kevin's house I'm sure he can fix her right up!" Sarah said taking her bike towards Kevin's home. "C'mon!" she urged. Jonny helped Jimmy guide his bike towards Kevin's as well.

"Hey Eddy is still sleeping," Ed noticed.

"He's just knocked out," Double D replied simply then realize what he just said. "Oh no! We need to get Eddy to a hospital quickly!" he said in panic. Ed suddenly picked up an out conscious Eddy and placed him over his shoulder as he did Jimmy.

"I got him!" Ed said.

"Quick let's go to my house," Double D urged as the passed the others in front of Kevins' house.

"Are you sure?" Jimmy asked.

"Sure, no problem I'll get her back as good as new, just give me a couple of days," Kevin said as he made his way toward his garage.

"That's like so sweet of you Kev," Nazz commented with a huge smile. Kevin blushed as he continued to open his garage door.

"Hey what's going on?" Eddy suddenly asked pointing at Kevin's house.

"Oh Jimmy's asking Kevin to fix the bike that you wrecked," Double D replied.

"Oh," Eddy replied.

"Eddy…you're awake!?" Double D suddenly realized.

"Yeah my head's killing me!" Eddy replied.

"Hurry to my house Ed, I need to examine Eddy to make sure he's alright," Double D commanded as they made it inside his house.