This is it, folks. The chapter(s) you have all been waiting for. The first 3-part chapter you have been waiting for...uh...since I started. Heh. I ran out of things to say.

Also, to help you guys out (due to the lack of information/build in the previous chapter), everyone in Peach Creek is coming to New Salem (excluding the Kankers right now).

Also, this 3 part chapter will focus on how the Eds finally show their dedication and loyalty to Monster High. Enjoy. Also, after these trio chapters, the Eds will get a fashion change.


...12:07 p.m...On A Peach Creek School District Bus...1 Hour Outside of New Salem City Limits...


The Peach Creek High Football Team (with some students and faculty for support) are on their way to New Salem High for a football game. But, of course the team and cheerleaders get a bus to themselves while teachers and supporters were on the other.

"Ah, choice. We're finally going to another "AWAY" game of the season. And the best part about this is that we are going to a new school. That means new territory. New competition. New...cheerleaders. Hehehe. Awesome," Kevin said to himself and his neighbors who were Rolf and Johnny.

"Planks says, "Those guys will fear the Peach Cobbler pies after we get done with them."

"I heard their team is strong...but not like Lemon-brook Lumper strong," Jimmy whimpered at the thought of those titans again as Sarah comforted them.

"Don't worry, Jimmy. We'll win. We always come out on top in the end," Sarah assured her friend.

"I hope so, Sarah. I'm scared," Jimmy said with fear as he felt like they were headed towards their doom.

"Relax, diaper-baby Jimmy. Rolf knows that the foreign lands of travel lead to the most unexpected of rewards. But where there are rewards, there are the ones who will take your rewards from you! We must fight for our rewards and maintain the honor of Creek of Peach. 'Tis said by the son of the shepherd," Rolf said in honor of their home and send New Salem High's football team a message.

While the others were conversing, Kevin noticed Nazz off to the side in her seat in the back. She was deep in thought with a moping look on her face. As if she's mentally disgusted with herself.

"You okay, Nazz," Kevin asked as he popped his head over the bus seat to talk to the quiet head cheerleader girl.

"Yeah. Its just...it doesn't feel the same without the Eds around," the head cheerleader admitted with a frown on her face.

"Your joking, right Nazz," Kevin asked as he hopped in to the bus seat next to her, using this opportunity as an excuse to try and calm his "girlfriend."

Since the Eds' departure, Kevin didn't need to worry about anymore brick walls that were dork-related to get in the way of making a move on her. Despite them going out for nearly a couple of months (apparently, starting the week following the Eds' exile), they have always been viewed as the "Most Popular Couple In School."

Also, there's been something that has been tugging at Nazz's heart ever since the trio left. One mentally-degrading emotion; regret. And the scariest thing about it is that nobody at Peach Creek knows how the trio are doing ever since they left (aside from the Eds' parents since Double D constantly sends a few weekly or bi-weekly letters about their experiences and fun life-styles at school), which was slowly eating away at her mind.

"Surely, you jest, Nazz girl," Rolf called out from his seat.

"Plank says, "Nazz has gone crazy," Johnny chimed in, but a knock to the head by Rolf shut him up and made him go back down in his side of the seat like a Whack-A-Mole victory. With that annoyance taken care of, Kevin decided to "woo" the girl with good things and good times after the Eds left.

"Thanks, Rolf. Anyway, Nazz, I'm not going to lie to ya. Things have been different without the dorks around...," he began which made her slightly smile. "...and they couldn't be better," he finished which made her drop the smile in shock. She was starting to see the more egotistical side of Kevin's personality.

"Without the Eds, our team has finally qualified for the quarter finals for this season's conference. All we need to do is win 3-out-of-5 games and we go to the semi-finals out of the whole state. We already won 2 games. Once we win this next one, we go up against another 2nd-rate team in the semi-finals. And when those dorks come back to Peach Creek as the losers they still are, we will rub our victory in their faces," he explained since he would always dream of the day he was holding up a state conference trophy with his team trampolining him up and down in worship with Eds off to the side, not part of the 'in' crowd.

"But still, it's been a few months and I'm starting to worry about them. I mean, none of us know what they are up to and none of us even tried to visit their parents for any updates. Its like the Eds DON'T want to be contacted at all," she said.

"Nazz. Babe. You won't have to worry about those losers anymore because we are dropping this subject. As far as I know, if thinking about those guys are going to mess with your cheer-leading, then you need quit while your ahead and focus on our game coming up soon," he suggested to ease her mind.

"Your right, Kev. Sorry," Nazz said with a weak smile, despite her still hurting on the inside.

"Besides, Nazz. After we win, we've got something else to talk about other than those nobodies," Kevin explained, which made Nazz's face falter a bit. She never knew how deep Kevin's hatred for the Eds ran, but it wasn't good for her...or for 'their' relationship. All she could do was watch and wait as the bus entered New Salem city limits.


...Later...At The (Formerly Named) New Salem Lounge...


Today was more than just a busy day for New Salem High and Peach Creek High's football game that day. It was also a very important day for a very special ghoul. With Clawd, Gil, and Manny out spreading the word, the main ghouls and the Eds were trying to put everything together.

"I can't believe today is Abbey's birthday," Frankie squealed in delight as Double D only smiled in agreement.

"I agree. Celebrating one's birthday is always a sign of maturity and earning the specifications to go through the rite of passage. It's a lengthy explanation of going down the road of life," Double D explained which made everyone looked at him confused.

"What," the ghouls around him said in unison.

"Uhhh," Ghoulia moaned to the others to make her fellow ghouls understand.

"Oh. Thanks, Ghoulia," Clawdeen waved as Ghoulia went back to work on a hammering a decoration in the foundation up top on the ladder with Ed at the base of the ladder, holding it up for support.

"And I can't believe you guys tricked Abbey into going on a date with Heath just to keep her out of this place," Frankie said in surprise as Eddy shook his head with smile.

"That hothead ALWAYS complained about trying to ask that 'Ice Queen' out on a date for the longest. We thought that if Double D and Ghoulia put their heads together to form a plan to put those two together (at least for ONE afternoon) and keep them out of range from this place until 6-ish, we'll be in the clear to surprise Abbey for her birthday," Eddy explained.

"What's even MORE unbelievable is that after you outed Frank's extortion racket in this place, the police chief decided to turn the management over to us, the Eds, of all people," Double D pointed out as Eddy just smirked a victory grin as Ghoulia looked at everyone from the vantage point on top of the ladder after finishing that last nail.

She remembered the whole thing as plain as day. A few hours after the "BotB Competition" , but many days after the Eds got the ex-manager of the New Salem Lounge, Frank, exposed on extorting products at high prices, they were each sent a court summons (in the mail) to appear at the NS Courthouse later that day for Frank's conviction and sentencing along with all of the ghouls and friends and witnesses present that night. And of course with Ghoulia's speech limited to only one word and not one of the prime witnesses at the bar that night, all she could do was provide moral support in the audience.

With the amount of money that Frank made throughout the Lounge's debut in public was always brought into question. Also some citizens were actually throwing a few complaints here and there, time and again about the prices, but Frank would just sweep their suspicions under the rug and turned a blind eye. However, police didn't have enough physical evidence from Frank's inventory to have a search warrant until Eddy came along and made a big scene out of it.

Eddy first contacted the chief (after copying Double D's contact list) that night and since the police chief was nearly tearing his hair out trying to find a method to get into the lounge without raising any red flags. And once Eddy told him what was up, everything worked itself out in the end as Eddy quickly formulated a plan with the chief. And soon, Frank was found guilty and slapped with 10 years of prison with a possibility of parole with all of his assets and business clients seized combined with giving every customer he ever served in his former lounge a full refund.

Eddy couldn't stop smirking when he heard Frank yell, "I would've gotten away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling Eds!"

And since Eddy was the only one of the Eds to aspire to be a businessman one day, the chief recommended that the court turnover the ownership of the lounge to Eddy. Despite, the lounge receiving negative reviews about the inflation of product prices, it still got great accolades for having healthy service and great decor. Something that the Eds could capitalize on along with their dream slowly coming true. So when they were showed the deed to the place, they quickly made a copy with their names on it. Each signature confirming their third of the full share of profit.

So with Abbey's Birthday today of all days, they decided to reopen the place as Monster High's newest hang out spot AFTER the party. And possibly get the New Salem High students involved to make a central hang out for both schools. But that can wait later down the road. Now, it was time to get to work on a surprise birthday party.

Once Ghoulia was done with her memory/daydream of the Eds taking this lounge over, she slowly came down the ladder, in which, Ed put it off to the side and prepared for Double D to give him another task until he eyed the TV on the wall. Curiosity ALWAYS Ed's weakness and he wanted to relax for a little bit. He wanted to see what was on and apparently, it was on the live high school sports channel.

"It's game night! Go, New Salem High," Ed shouted at the TV while everyone else could hear him all around the cafe.

"Ed, get back to work. You know, Ms. Frosty-mitts doesn't like anything left out of place. She wants everything to be perfectly about her. After all, it's HER day," Eddy summarized, in which, Ed wasn't listening. He was too focused on the game.

"Sorry, guys. But its New Salem High vs Peach Creek in the Quarter Finals," Ed pointed out while trying to keep his eyes on the screen, which made the other Eds jump.

"WHAT," Eddy and Double D shouted, making Frankie jump and lose her right hand in the process as they zoomed off towards the TV that Ed was watching, nearly making Clawdeen's skirt go and Ghoulia's hair fly up, while the ghouls shook their heads in disappointment.

"Normie boys will be normie boys," Draculaura said with a half smile while Frankie was able to catch her right hand and reattach it. Although, she was curious what has captured the Eds' attention this time.

"Let's put the decorating on hold for a second and let's see what's got the Eds attention this time," Cleo said in the far corner, filing her nails as she has been watching everyone do all the work up until now. Once the ghouls popped a squat on the chairs and made themselves comfortable, things were heating up on the broadcast.

"CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, FOLKS! PEACH CREEK HIGH IS 25 YARDS AWAY FROM DEFEATING NEW SALEM HIGH AND TAKING THE FINAL SPOT IN THE SEMI-FINALS," the commentator said as the boys got antsy to see the game's ending.

"Guys, check it out. It's Rolf and Johnny in the front in the front and Kevin as the Quarterback," Ed said as they camera zoomed in on the line up of players.

"You know those guys," Draculaura asked.

"I'm afraid so. Those three are only but a few that made our very existence in the cul-de-sac...harsh," Double D said as he rubbed the temples of his head in frustration as ghouls got worried. These were the Eds' former bullies right there on TV.

"I hope Kevin botches it," Eddy said with an unamused face of hate as he walked out. The others were giving him some worried looks, but Ed and Double D knew what was bothering him and indirectly, it was bothering them too.

"Lemme talk to him," Clawdeen volunteered as she quickly followed Eddy to the storage area where everything from merchandise to replacement furniture was categorized and stored. She found him sitting on a sofa that ready to replace anything already on the floor for the public.

"You okay," Clawdeen asked the Ed boy.

"No. I don't need to say anything," Eddy said with anger in his voice.

"Come on, Eddy. What is on your mind," Clawdeen asked with sympathy as she sat down next to him, in which, Eddy glared back at her then sighed.

"Look, I'm sorry if I'm feeling a bit strain and pushy right now, wolf-girl. It's just seeing "them" on TV trying to be successful and progressing through the football tournament while we're here makes me feel like their making fun of us. You see our football team NEVER made it this close to the semifinals...EVER...," Eddy emphasized in a strained voice that making Clawdeen unsubtle.

"Since we were in middle school and they're doing it...without us. So, in some sort of way, they are intimidating us as if they are doing better than they have before...without us. Showing everyone in the whole state that they can be cool and successful...without the Eds in the middle of it," Eddy said with a slump, which actually made Clawdeen frown a bit.

Seeing Eddy like this is really yanking on her chain of curiosity and frustration. These guys aren't getting any love no matter where they go and now this proves that they need Monster High now more than ever.

"Come on, loudmouth. You should smile more, besides don't focus on them. Focus on us and Abbey's happiness and if you jokers help her through today, she'll never leave you guys alone and practically beg you guys to stay with her," Clawdeen said which made Eddy raise a eyebrow.

"You serious," Eddy asked.

"Trust me. Abbey will commit to making her new friends happy," Clawdeen explained as Eddy had no choice but to agree with logic. And with Ed spewing monster traditions and cultures here and there, he wouldn't be surprised if Ed was brave enough (and smart enough) to ask Abbey out on date in the middle of winter. Hey, it could happen.

"Alright, I'm better now. Let's go," he said, wanting to see what the others are up to. As they walked back to the others, Draculaura was waving them over quickly.

"You made it just time. It's time for the final play...Peach Creek has the ball and the crowd is going nuts," Draculaura said in excitement...since she was a fearleader and every ghoul around her was part of squad in some way.

"...AND THERE'S THE HIKE. KEVIN IS STAYING ON HIS TOES AS HE DODGES PLAYER AFTER PLAYER AND...OH! HE STUMBLES...," the Eds gasps in unison.

"BUT HE STAYS ON HIS FEET," the commentator says which make the guys exhale in shock. Kevin was ready to throw the ball down the field.

"#1, KEVIN SNAPS THE BALL WAY DOWN THE FIELD. THE RECEIVER, JOHNNY 2X4 SNAPS UP FOR THE CATCH AND...," the commentator announces before the TV screen conspicuously goes black, shocking the Eds and the ghouls.

"NO," the Eds shouted as they jumped onto their feet.

"Wait. Wait. I can save it. Uh. Screwdriver," Double D shouted as Frankie obeyed and gave him a screwdriver off of a nearby table for the decorations.

"Check," she answered as Double D re-screwed a loose screw he saw on the side.

"Foil," he ordered and Clawdeen grabbed a roll of aluminum and ripped a wide piece off.

"Check," she answered as Double applied the foil onto the faulty wiring behind the plasma screen.

"Uhh...Spit," Double D asked without warning until it immediately came to him of what he just said and before he could say anything else, Ed spit some saliva into his hand and gave it to Double D's exposed palm without warning, making every ghoul in the room have look of disgust on their face.

"Ew. Filthy. Filthy. Filthy," Double D says in disgust as he wipes the saliva drop onto the back where the extension cords are connected to make the electricity spark and make the TV get some power. Then, he hits it a few times in the back and the TV instantly comes on, with one of the commentators going ballistic.

"WOW! THAT WAS THE MOST AMAZING, MIRACULOUS CATCH I'VE EVER SEEN! WOW, LET'S SEE THE REPLAY ON THAT LAST TOUCHDOWN...FROM NEW SALEM," the announcer said.

"WHAT," everyone shouted as they heard who the winners were. Apparently, by watching the replay, Johnny 2x4 was going in for the catch and when the ball came in close, it hits Johnny too hard in the chest causing it to ricochet off of him for an extra few seconds of hang time which allowed one of the twin football players (you know, from Monster High: Ghouls Rule) to get the interception and run it all the way back downfield into Peach Creek's very own touchdown zone which gives NSH a 6-point lead combined with the field goal kick to end the game with such a climatic ending that nobody saw coming.

And when the buzzer sounded, they players were celebrating while Kevin was throwing his helmet on the ground and started yelling/cursing out Johnny for screwing this victory up.

"Yes," the Eds shouted in unison as they each did a happy dance grabbing a random ghoul out of happiness.

"Good job. New Salem," Eddy said as Clawdeen cut the TV off and ushered everyone back to work.


...Later...At New Salem High...In The Boys Locker Room...


Kevin was just coming out of the locker room from changing. Talk about an embarrassment (especially on Johnny's part). He thought that with the Eds finally gone that their school district actually had a chance to win their "AWAY" games now, but this defeat only cemented their place on the ranking as "not-so-high." However, so far their school ratio of wins-losses are split down the middle even. Making a Peach Creek an adequate and mid-grade team. Something that annoyed Kevin to no end. They could've been better today and beforehand.

He shook the thoughts off as he headed outside to meet up with the others, he just came in at the right place, but at the wrong time.

"What! What do you mean the bus got a flat," Sarah said in shock.

"I don't just a flat, little girl. I've got two flats. Both of the bus's rear tires got punctured on our way up here and they slowly got flatter as I drove you kids into parking lot. The other bus is filled to capacity, so I'm sorry. No adults to supervise you. All I gotta say is that I hope you kids can arrange a place to stay tonight, otherwise, you'll be sleeping outside," the bus driver said as the kids just groaned together in disappointment.

"Now what are we going to do," Sarah asked as Kevin just simply grinned as he quickly swooped in for the save.

"No sweat, guys. My dad has been giving me a hefty allowance for the past year. So I've got enough money to pay for 3 double bedrooms for each of us."

"Thanks, Kev. You rock," Johnny said with a smile.

"A man after my own heart," Jimmy said with a smile.

Nazz quickly checked her phone and saw that there was a cheap, vacant motel that they could all stay in for the night. It was perfect. While everyone was heading down the street. Jimmy walked with Sarah, with Rolf conversing with Johnny and Plank while Kevin and Nazz took up the rear as a "couple" would.

Eventually, when they made it to the outside of the motel, a couple of students who went to the rival school were just passing by. Although, the group didn't pay them no mind (unless they want to start something and get into deep trouble), one of the students was so excited that Kevin immediately start listening in as they past by.

"Hey, Clair! Did you hear," an enthusiastic teen-aged boy said to his goth friend.

"Hear what, Chad," Claire asked as if it was another topic to keep her focused away from anything other than monsters.

"That a trio of humans are currently attending Monster High and their making it big over there," Chad said with excitement, which made Claire raise and eyebrow at that rumor although, she knew something like that going to happen sooner or later. But she didn't know when and who would be brave enough to even transfer over there.

"Really," she said in a surprise tone, which made Kevin immediately catch up to the couple and stop them in their tracks.

"Hey, man. Sorry to butt in, but you said something about three guys at another school," Kevin asked, wandering what's got this guy so excited.

"Yeah, we've been looking at this girl's blog online as she's being telling us story after story about these new students they got from some kind of transfer program or something about a couple months back. She's been posting semi-annually every other day about these guys...and let me tell you, their antics are making me laugh like a ongoing gag reel. And the best part is they are getting likes all over the place. The last time I checked, the number of views was in the thousands and their "Comments" and "LIKES" are near the hundreds. Mostly positive," Chad explained.

"Yeah. I heard that they come from one of the cul-de-sacs in some place called Peach Creek," Claire added which the others come up from behind Kevin to hear more.

"How rad. That's where we're from. Wait...," Nazz added in shock until it dawns on her.

"Quick. What are their names," Sarah asked, anxiously waiting (and hoping) to find out her suspicions were wrong.

"There names were Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy, I think," Chad said in a questionable tone.

Everyone from Peach Creek were speechless.

"The dorks...are here...in New Salem," Kevin asked, making his fears come true.

"But...just at another school. Why you know them," Claire asked with worry, knowing her best friend here accidentally spoke about a sensitive topic too loudly...in front of random strangers from their hometown.

"Yeah, they're dorks. Losers. Nobodies that deserve to be pounded," Kevin emphasized with a fist, but Claire and Chad didn't buy it. Chad was too convinced by the pictures and stories on Spectra's blog to see these the Eds as anything...but losers. Claire wasn't so different, she wanted know how those three are doing over there, and if they're making it big over then it would want her to transfer over there too for support. Besides, it sounds like they knew what they were doing to survive whatever the school could throw at them. So for right, they have Claire's vote to succeed.

"Really!? Would a trio of losers look like this," Clair asked as she held up her iPhone to show the present photos on the blog.

One picture had the Eds selling the tacos with the monster students giving them money.

The next one had Double D standing up and the other students of the council giving him a standing ovation.

And the next few had Ed, Edd n Eddy looking at all of the love letters put in the window of their lockers. Many were simple poets and small messages of how nice and supportive the Eds were.

"You gotta be dorkin' me," Kevin said as he saw the dorks in the next picture having a rocking good time at the "Battle of the Bands" event yesterday, but he quickly denied it.

"These are fake," Kevin quickly said, unimpressed at what he saw. In which he subconsciously, dropped her phone to the ground.

"Hey, chill man. We weren't the ones who posted them now, were we," Claire said with frown and glare as she picked her phone for any scratches.

"The Ed boys have now spread their buffoonery into this piece of civilization. Quickly, we must take action before their influence becomes permanent," Rolf suggested, in which Kevin quickly agreed.

"I know, man. We gotta stop them before they ruin another school," Kevin said as Clair wasn't too convince about this course of action.

"Good luck with that," Clair said. "Despite them being infamous over at your school and here at our high school, they have earned our respect. So if you want to make them look like a bunch of idiots in front of their classmates, be my guest. But remember, if you confront them, be careful. They don't take kindly to those who ruin their fun...especially the fan-base they've been getting," Claire added as she pulled Chad's shirt and they immediately walked off without looking back.

"So what? They would always ruin OUR fun back home," Sarah said in defense for her friends and their actions, but Claire and Chad kept walking not turning around in the slightest.

"New Salem Jerks. They're everywhere. Defending those who don't need it," Sarah added, feeling like the people here in New Salem will side with the Eds for no good reason.

"Were going to find those dorks and give them hell," Kevin promised as he went inside the hotel to begin planning an assault on the Eds.


...20 Minutes Later...At The (Former) New Salem Lounge...


"Time to run through the checklist," Double D announced as he began reading off of what was needed to have Abbey's party be memorable.

"Okay, we have party decorations with Abbey's signature colors," Double D commented as he looked at all of the party favors with pink and snowflake blue colors on the hats, plates and napkins. In which, Ghoulia moaned with a thumbs up while putting an arm on Ed's shoulder. She was a little tired, but Ed didn't mind, because compared to him, Ghoulia was like a leaf to his rock.

"Check," Frankie answered with a thumbs up.

"Food and snacks," Double D asked as Draculaura and Clawdeen had a salad section and meat section with some of Abbey's homeland food with A LOT of favorite foods from nearby stores.

"Check," the ghouls said in unison.

"Balloons," Double D asked looking at the blue and pink balloons then to Lagoona who looked like she was about to faint from blowing them up with Cleo's help. In which, the mummy just waved at the saltwater ghoul who was giving her the stink eye.

"Check," Double D said with an unconvinced look in his eyes as he continued down the list.

"Sign," Double asked as he saw a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ABBEY" sign held from the rafters as Eddy smirked. That was his handiwork, complete with sparklers and minor snow patterns around Abbey's name.

"Check," Eddy smiled with glee.

"Cake," Double D asked, in which everyone looked at each other awkwardly.

"Uhhh...," Clawdeen began as she just sounded like Ghoulia for a few seconds as she was speaking for everyone when none of them knew who was going to grab a cake.

"Okay, please don't tell me that we were SO busy with setting up this party that NONE of us bothered to ask anyone to grab a cake," Eddy asked in surprise, taking the words out of Clawdeen's mind at that split moment.

"Okay, then we won't tell you," Ed said simply as everyone just rubbed their heads in annoyance, although Ed's rhetorical answer did confirm everyone about the situation on the cake.

"Apparently, that's the situation, Eddy," Double D deduced with a confession as he put an "X" were the cake was on the checklist.

"So someone's going to have to go and grab one from the bakery, but that's on the other side of town and the party starts in an hour," Frankie suggested as frustration started to sink and the other ghouls were slowly not far behind.

"We'll get it," Ed randomly said with a motivated face.

"Ed," Double D said in defiance. The smart Ed wasn't too convinced that they could pull off such a feat.

"But Double D, you always said, "Any obstacle can be overcome if we work together as a team," Ed said in a good, intelligent voice that nearly matched Double D's tone of voice. And the way Ed said it was slightly scary, making each ghoul the room continuously curious if Ed does have a brain to remember a quote and to match a person's voice.

"Yeah, like when we ran to get those free jawbreakers from the candy store...despite it closing on us before we even made it to the door," Eddy pointed out.

"Which is why this outcome will be different," Double D said as he looked at the ghouls with certainty.

"I assure you, ghouls. We shall return...with haste," Double D promised as he led his friends to the door as Ed quickly slams it, making the whole establishment shake profusely and wildly.

"They'll never make it back in time," Cleo said as everyone looked her with disdain.

"Only you would say that, Cleo," Clawdeen said as she rolled her eyes.

"Now all we can do is wait and hope for the best," Frankie added as Ghoulia moaned in agreement.

"Anyway, let's see how Clawd and the others are doing," Draculaura suggested as she got out her phone for update from her boofriend.


...Soon...At The New Salem Bakery...


"Hello, ma'am. I would like to place an order," Double D said as he reached the counter while Eddy was trying to get Ed through the door.

"Sorry, it would take about 2-3 days before we can place your order, sir," the cashier said, which made the Eds groan in disappointment at that until something amazing (and coincidental) happens in the Eds' favor.

"But it maybe your lucky day today, sir," she said with a smile. "It's been a slow shift here at the Bakery, and we decided to throw a cake mold in the oven for the fun of it, so you could possibly pick-up a cake within the next half-hour considering its almost done cooking."

"Really? Intriguing. Could you put our friend's face on it...and possibly add some snowflakes on it. It's for her birthday today," Double D requested that made the cashier smile.

"If you could provide a photo, then yes," the woman said on the other side of the counter with a smile. She loves making birthday cakes

"Does anybody have a picture of our birthday girl worth putting on the face of a cake," Double D asked to others, but surprisingly, Ed made the save.

"Oh. Oh. I do. I do. I printed it out, so we could make a poster out of it later. I think I forgot to tell you guys about it," Ed said as he pulled out a head-shot of Abbey that he had posted in his locker for most of last week for safe keeping for later.

"And it's a good thing you did, mono-brow," Eddy said.

"Okay. Give us a few minutes...and I might have a few things you might want to give her when you get back to the party," the girl said as she took the photo and went to the back to make the preparations happen.


...Barely 15 Minutes Later...Nearby...


Kevin decided to recruit Johnny (with Plank) and Rolf into his "response" team for their retaliation of the Eds. While Johnny kept looking all other the place...literally like in a tree, in a trashcan, a nearby fountain, bushes and a mailbox while Rolf was using his nose to smell any abnormalities in the air like cheap cologne or smelly musk. But with his two cohorts hard at work, Kevin was busy talking to Nazz.

"Kev, really?! You don't need to do this. We barely don't even know what the Eds are even up to," Nazz complained over the phone. When she finally checked into her room, she went to go find the others, but with Kevin and the others bailing out, looking for the Eds already it really unnerved the wrong way.

"Nazz, babe. I love ya...but this has to be done. The Eds need to taught a lesson. I'll call you when it's over," Kevin said as he moved his thumb to the "END CALL" button.

"Kevin, wait-," Nazz began, but he already hung up on her. He was too focused on the mission to worry about his relationship right now.

"Okay, guys...we know the dorks are here. Keep your eyes and ears out for anything that sounds and looks like the dorks have been this way.

"Nothing can stop us now," a familiar voice shouted from up ahead that made all three goons smile in satisfaction. They have found their targets.

"Planks says, "Like that?" Johnny said as the Kevin and Rolf got the signal they needed as they nodded their heads in unison.

"That's what you think, dorks," Kevin said with a sinister smirk as they ran up ahead to catch the loudmouth who shouted that claim out loud.


...Meanwhille...Nearby...


The guys exited out of the bakery with little to no time to spare. In fact, they were making good time with getting a good-looking marble cake with Abbey's signature colors on it and getting back to the lounge just as Abbey was set to arrive with Heath.

Although, fate had other plans for the Eds as they took a shortcut through the park...that had look completely deserted (excluding them) as they walked near the middle where the fountain was.

"And let's be honest here, that wasn't so hard," Eddy admitted as Ed held the cake.

"Be careful, Eddy. Situations like this ALWAYS end up being jinxed," Double D pointed out with worry, but Eddy just brushed it off like it was nothing.

"What do you mean, sockhead? We're in the clear. We're basically half a mile away from the party and the streets are clear. Nothing can stop us now," Eddy declared out. But what the trio heard next would stop them dead in their tracks.

"Well, well, well. If isn't Dork, Dork and Dorky," a familiar voice said from behind them.

"Uhh...Double D? Does this count as a jinx," Eddy said as his mood darkened.

"Yes, Ed. Indeed it does," Double D clarified as they turn around to come face to face with some old "friends."


*Uh,oh. What a minute. Did I just say "friends?" I meant to say...arch rivals/bullies.*

Anyway, just so you guys know I made Abbey's birthday the central topic of the chapter to have the Eds focus on the same thing together as a team. Besides, where Abbey comes from, it would make sense for her birthday to be so close to the winter season, but not on a snowy day (on THIS side of the world) because she lives in the Himalayan Mountains (on the OTHER side of the world) where it snows practically everyday.

But with an unexpected encounter with the cul-de-sac kids causes the Eds to adapt to the situation and create a plan, what can they do to survive the encounter without ruining the cake or the party for Abbey.

You gotta wonder how this might turn out. Read on to find out...once I update again.