When I woke up, I was in pain, though it was subtle and throbbing, it was a wake-up call none the less. I stared up at my ceiling in confusion.

How had I gotten there?

The last thing I remembered was going to pick Edd up at work, then-

I shot up and regretted it immediately. My head swam and my vision tilted, my shoulder's pain turned from throbbing to burning. I ignored it in favor of trying to stand.

Suddenly Rolf was in front of me, pushing me back down with a shake of his head.

"I know what has happened Kevin or at least I can deduce it," he said, his voice was heavy, "Edd was taken by the Jawbreakers then?"

I could only nod, clenching my fists and my eyes, trying to keep the tears from spilling out. I was so damn angry. At myself and those bastards that took him. Suddenly, I felt drained and despair took the place of rage. My head collapse into my hands and I sobbed.

"How are we even going to find him?" I begged.

Rolf looked at me with a surprisingly cold eye.

"You must pull yourself together, Kevin," he said harshly.

I knew he was right. I couldn't just fall apart like this, I had to keep it together or I would lose Edd forever. I wiped away my tears and sat as straight as my shoulder would allow. I nodded for him to continue.

"We will find Edd before anything permanent should happen," he continued. "There is someone that may be able to help." He stood up and beckoned behind him.

A stout man with a goatee sauntered in.

"Rolf? Who's this?"

"My name's Eddy, Kid. I can't believe you just let Double Dee get kidnapped. After all the work I put into keeping that kid alive," he growled.

"Eddy?" I echoed, ignoring his scathing remarks that cut me far too deeply. "Like, the Eddy that was a member of the Jawbreakers and died? That Eddy?"

He crossed his arms and smiled smugly, "Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated."

I rolled my eyes. I wasn't sure if I liked this guy and his pompous attitude. I turned to Rolf, ignoring Eddy for now.

"Why'd you bring him here? How could he help us?"

Rolf opened his mouth to answer but was interrupted by the dead man.

"First of all, I'm not doing this to help you idiots. I'm doing this to help Double Dee. Secondly, I know everything there is to know about the Jawbreakers and where they hide. Besides, I'm still in contact with one of their top members. Ed may not be the sharpest tool in the shed but he's dam strong," Eddy said as if I was an idiot.

"Does Edd know you're alive?" I asked.

He frowned and straightened a bit. I could see guilt flash in his eyes before it was replaced by cold calculation. Finally he answered me.

"No. I had to convince Double Dee and the rest of the gang that I was dead. It started when my cousin was hit by a car and died. Now don't get me wrong I felt bad, but I saw an opportunity and took it. I knew the Jawbreakers would be looking for me for helping Double Dee get out, so I devised this plan. I took my cousins body and tied him up and put him in the back of Ed's car. I instructed Ed to tell the bosses to meet him on the bridge at midnight. Of course they did and they watched him pump my cousin's body full of bullets and dump it into the river. Poof," he made and exploding motion with his hands. "I'm dead."

I had to admit, I was impressed, if slightly disgusted by the execution of it.

"So what do we do now? Where do you think he's being held?" I asked getting ready to stand. Rolf was beside me in a second and stopped me.

"Kevin, you are still recovering. You cannot come with us," he said.

My head snapped to him, "Like hell I won't. You can't fucking stop me Rolf. Edd is my fiancé to be and it is my fault that any of this even happened."

"Got that right," Eddy quipped, but I ignored him and continued.

"I'm going with you and there's not a dam thing you can do about it Rolf," I seethed.

I could see Rolf waring with himself internally, but I couldn't bring myself to care. Even if he said no, I would still be going. I owed it to Edd to get him back, even at the cost of my own life.

"Alright-," Rolf was interrupted when my front door slammed open.

Nazz ran in panting and went straight up to us.

"We found him."

Down to the wire. I'm not sure if I'm going to split up the next chapter and make an epilogue or if it's all going to be one chapter. Tell me what you think. Thank you all.