III

"What's that Plank? No, you didn't hear anything, that was just the wind."

No time to dust off, Double D had to get out of here, before Jonny decided to look behind his back and see the fugitive.

It was a simple enough plan. Just sneak up behind him, grab him by the head, and snap his neck. It wasn't like there wasn't enough headspace to grip onto.

But nothing can be simple for Double D.

"What's that Plank? You smell smoke?"

Quickly, before it's too late. Double D looked towards the nearest- BAM

Too late.

When Double D woke up, he felt worse than the time his father accidentally took off the "don't binge drink" sticky note. His muscles felt heavy, almost sedated. It took him some time, but the blur in his eyes eventually faded, and Double D fully took in the horror that was about to take place.

Double D's entire body, besides for his head, was trapped under the dirt, deep in the woods. When shifting his head, Double D was able to see bits of twigs and leaves had been placed on top of his head. Perhaps the most terrifying part was that his hat was missing.

Well, second most terrifying part. The most terrifying part was Jonny standing over Double D with a sledgehammer.

"Oh hi Double D! Glad your awake! Do you know how many trees you killed with that invention of yours? A lot! And now they're gone, nothing is there, nada, zilch! Well, I got an idea! If I crack your head open, you'll die! And if you die, then the trees can eat your body! Then the trees will grow back! Plank helped me with the plan, what do you think?"

Didn't sound very scientifically accurate.

"You know Jonny," said Double D, trying to pull himself out of his possible grave, "there's an easier way to grow the trees back."

"Really? What's that Plank? Plank says I shouldn't trust you. I'll just hit you with this hammer!"

"But if you do that, than how will you grow all the trees back? And I mean all the trees."

"All the trees? You're not trying to scam me, are you?"

"Of course not! I would never do that! You just need to pull me out though, so I can show you how."

It appeared that Plank wouldn't be able to act as Jonny's conscious this time. "Ok, Double D, I'll help you up."

Double D slipped out of the dirt like butter. Looking back at the hole, it appeared that anybody could have gotten out with a little bit of strength. That was something Double D never really had.

"Just look into the hole, Jonny. There's a magic acorn down there that should grow back all the tree. But you need to look deeply into it."

Double D may not have had too much strength, but what he did have was smarts. Smarts, and a foot.

Jonny would have plenty of time to look for the acorn with his head now stuck face first in the hole. Well, as long as he still had air.

Double D picked up his hat, and began to run, heading to the nearby lights.

He was now one step closer to finding the other Eds.

END OF CHAPTER