"How much longer, Einstein?!" Eddy asked impatiently with his arms crossed and tapping his foot.
Double Dee sighed as he turned off his torch and took off his safety goggles. "Despite you asking for the hundredth time, Eddy! This will take just a little more time but I should have finished shortly" Double Dee retorted irritated for since they made it back to their underground command center with the fuel and rocket engine they finally had a way to get home. But since, Double Dee, had to take it apart back at the former robot factory and now reassembling it onto their rocket with many needed adjustments it was taking time for they already spent the next day putting it all together mostly, Double Dee, and, Ed, and, Eddy, just did some heavy lifting.
"I know, I know…you said that an hour ago…sheesh" Eddy sighed starting to pace around looking at, Ed, nearby playing again with the chickens. Eddy was just so eager to go home. After all this time they finally are able to get back their own dimension and best of all at least they didn't have to worry about the robots for since they destroyed the factory all was well now and the only the thing keeping them all still in this place was the pace of, Double Dee's, work.
Double Dee truly was working as fast as possible. Like his friends just as eager to get back but he couldn't afford to make a mistake putting the rocket engine reassembled and in place. One simple slip up, a misconnection of wires, or even the slightest misplaced part could mean any number atrocities and not only could they not make it home, they may not even survive the liftoff when the rocket is complete.
"Gotta concentrate here." Double Dee told himself as he used a magnifying glass to look into the assembled rocket engine. He double checked every layer in the interior to make sure every pump and valve was in properly. All lines were connected and everything else was in place.
"Check!" Double Dee took out his notebook and checked off a mark on his list going through everything he knew that was needed. He shut and bolted a hatch on the engine shut seeing how it was all looking proper.
"Ed!" Double Dee called.
"Yes, Double Dee?" Ed ran over to him in a flash.
"I require your assistance." Double Dee said bringing, Ed, over to the drums of fuel they took from the factory. "I need you to take these and fill up the rocket"
"Sure thing, my friend." Ed smiled as he quickly picked up one of the drums.
"Eddy, give ,Ed, a hand will you?" Double Dee called as he went to climb up into the rocket to get ready for a test.
"Alright, Professor!" Eddy replied sarcastically as he grabbed a large funnel that, Double Dee, made when they returned consisted of sheets of metal rolled together and wielded tight. Eddy inserted it where the fuel was supposed to go in the rocket which, Double Dee designed almost like a car but much larger knowing that it would require a large sum of fuel.
Eddy kept the funnel in place as, Ed, took off the cap to top of the drum and carefully poured the fuel into the funnel where it slowly when into the rocket.
"Hate to this for a living." Eddy said to himself as drops of fuel splashed on his hands making them all murky and smelly having him wish he put gloves on but it was too late now.
Double Dee watched from the stairs to the rocket above them making sure his friends were not wasting any of the fuel and being most careful. To his surprise they actually were. Ed carefully pouring the drum and, Eddy, despite his hands getting drizzled with some fuel to his disgusted face earning a small chuckle from, Double Dee, they were doing it just right.
Soon enough the drum was empty and after a few minutes on the next one the second drum was not empty as well thanks to, Ed, and Eddy's efforts.
Eddy gagged looking at his hands almost black from so much fuel on them as well as the smell. "This is just nasty!" He quickly wiped his dirty hands on, Ed, cleaning his hands partially but making, Ed's armor, all black, and smelly too. Ed didn't do a thing as he stood there and waved up to, Double Dee, showing they were done.
Double Dee nodded as he climbed into the craft and went over to the control panels. He took a deep breath for this was the moment of truth. All of his and his friends work was going to reach the climax. This truly was a moment they all have been waiting for.
"Well what are you waiting for?!" A Voice rang out making, Double Dee, yelp turning around to see, Eddy and Ed standing behind him.
"Oh for the love of…" Double Dee stopped himself for it did deem that it would be right for them both to be here for this moment. He slowly reached for the switch as, Eddy and Ed, leaned over watching, Double Dee's, hand grab the switch and raised it fast making a loud click.
Suddenly lights came on. Consoles were starting up and they could hear the sound of the engine hum. The Rocket was now complete! And best of all fully functional!
"It works!" The Ed's cheered as they quickly hugged each other and jumped up and down so happy that now they were going to be well on their way home now.
But their celebration was halted when a loud buzzing alarm went off. Not from the rocket but from out in the cavern.
"What is that?" Eddy asked.
"That's odd. That would be the perimeter alarm, Eddy." Double Dee answered but was perplexed for he made a few sensors and installed them around the house and yard above them to warn them of any possible robots around the perimeter to show it was not safe to exit above them but there should be any robots at all since they destroyed the factory.
"It might be just a faulty sensor." Double Dee shrugged not too worried but safety was a concern. "Can you go check the periscope please, Eddy. While I get the rocket ready for takeoff?"
"I got it." Eddy nodded walking down the stairs to the periscope that was reinstalled on the retro van they used for their assault on the factory.
"Jeez…Don't need to check anything." Eddy scoffed to himself. "We got rid of the robots there defiantly isn't anything to check." He reached and activated the periscope. He sighed impatiently as he peered into it with one eye believing there was nothing but was only doing this just to make, Double Dee, happy.
The Periscope reached the top through the chimney of the house above. But Eddy was being lazy about and not even focusing his eye to see that well. He failed to notice there were a lot of figures moving around in plain sight.
"Hey it was…" Eddy called but was suddenly interrupted as loud banging was heard and it was shattering ceiling above causing a lot of debris to fall into the cavern.
"What was that?!" Double Dee yelled as he quickly ran out of the rocket with, Ed, running behind him smacking into him hard sending both of them down onto the ground. Ed quickly stood and grabbed, Double Dee, running towards the van dodging rocks and anything else coming down from the ceiling as alarms were blazing loud and the banging was getting bigger sending down more debris each time.
"What is going on, Eddy?!" Double Dee asked prying himself out of, Ed's, grip.
"What is up there!?" Ed asked next getting a bit scared along with, Double Dee, as the banging continued on and it seems to be coming from right where the hatch to the entrance above is.
"Uh…" Eddy didn't have an answer as he quickly peered back into the periscope this time more focused to see what was banging on top sounding like it was trying to break in.
Eddy looked through and what he saw…it was impossible! It couldn't be true? "No way!" He screamed in terror as he hopped out of the van onto his back.
Double Dee didn't like how, Eddy, reacted and quickly peered through periscope with one eye and, Ed, did the same to see what freaked out, Eddy, and what they see freaked them out too as the screamed in denial.
It was Robots! A few dozen of them. How it could be!? They had some machines with them that currently drilling into the ground and all the robots walking around were causing all the loud bangs that were making the ceiling to the cavern quake if that wasn't bad enough, three familiar looking robots stood among them with wicked metal tooth smiles on their faces. It was the Cyborg Kankers leading the apparent dig up of their command center and would soon assault upon it.
"What gives!?" Eddy screamed. "We destroyed the factory and the Kankers with it!"
Double Dee took a moment to think and then a dreadful thought hit him. "Eddy, remember the diary from Sarah?"
Eddy nodded along with, Ed, as he quickly gathered up his two chickens and held them close for protection.
"Well remember how she said that the robots were planning to send more of themselves across the world. Perhaps given the element of surprise, time that has passed, and circumstances being what they are they must've at least taken over a good portion and the possibility to have created more factories around the farthest of areas. All we did was destroy the one that was near us." Double Dee explained as the banging above got louder now the sounds of drilling could be heard as the robots were getting closer.
"What about the, Kankers?!" Eddy yelled
Double Dee shook his head for he had no idea how could even they have possibly survived the destruction of the factory since they were right in spot where the explosion happened.
"The Bigger question besides that is, how did the robots find us?" Double Dee asked.
The Ed's all looked around at each other and looked around the van. Then, Ed noticed something under the van that was faintly flashing. "Hey guys look." He pointed under the van.
Eddy and Double Dee looked under the van and could see something flashing under it. Double Dee crawled under the van and looked to see something. It was very small and round it flashes a small white light every few seconds.
He pried it loose and crawled back out showing his discovery to the others. "What is that thing?" Eddy asked.
"By my guess, Eddy, it must be some type of tracking device." Double Dee explained. "While we were occupied back at the factory. In possibly in case that we did succeed a robot must have planted this in order to track our whereabouts if they failed to stop us."
"The Robots may have outsmarted this day but we have our means of escape." Ed narrated pointing towards the rocket showing that they still had a chance.
"Lumpy is right!" Eddy agreed. "We gotta go now!"
"Despite more tests needed for launch sequence I do agree." Double Dee nodded as they made a mad dash for the rocket.
But before they got close to it the whole ceiling above caved in. The Ed's got covered in dirt and rocks as piled onto both, Eddy and, Double Dee to cover them. Once he felt all the debris was finished falling he pulled himself out and his friends as well.
The Ed's took a sigh of relief seeing the rocket was still standing and only dented from all the debris but they looked up to see many robots including the Kankers looking down upon them. Robot Dogs started to jump into the now reviled cavern and the legged robots started to fire at the, Ed's.
"Run for the rocket, boys!" Eddy screamed as he along with, Double Dee, and Ed holding onto the chickens ran for the rocket dodging laser fire and the chomping the mouths of the robot dogs.
They ducked and dodged as much they could as their armor was getting melted by all the laser fire and Double Dee had a very close shave when a robot dog bit onto his hat and the others yanked him free but the top of his hat was bit off.
They finally made to the stairs as; Eddy ran up into it and grabbed a weapon that was left up there giving covering fire for the others picking the robot dogs that were chasing his friends.
"Come on hurry!" Eddy yelled firing at the robot dogs but soon the robots above turned their attention towards, Eddy, and fired at him causing him to take cover back in the ship. Ed and Double Dee managed to get to the stairs as robot dog came towards them chomping menacingly but, Ed, scrunched his eyes and handed, Double Dee the chickens.
He grabbed the chomping robot just before he could get him and lifted it and tossed it towards the robots above knocking some back giving, he and, Double Dee, the chance to get in the rocket. Once they were in, they slammed the stairs down and shut the door and locked it.
"It's now or never boys!" Eddy yelled climbing into one of the three seats in the cockpit above.
"Right, Eddy!" Double Dee handed, Ed, back his chickens and climbed into the seat that was in of the other two as, Ed, took his own seat behind, Double Dee, and next to, Eddy, with his chickens still in hold.
Double Dee quickly went to work on starting up the rocket. He flicked on a few switches and pressed some buttons putting the rocket into launch phase.
Outside the rocket more robots jumped down into the cavern and attempted to stop the rocket by firing at onto the hull trying to stop, the Ed's, from escaping. Luckily, Double Dee, and his friends made the hull out of every bit of metal they could get their hands one so all the laser fire was doing was only leaving dents and blast marks but event that wasn't going to last if they didn't' take off soon.
"Hurry it up, Double Dee!" Eddy screamed as he could more robots were jumping into cavern from the cockpit window and the Cyborg Kankers were now watching from overhead.
"And…we…are…OFF!" Double Dee hit a large button with the word "Launch" on it having the rocket activate its engine and propelled a large streak of fire pushing the rocket into the air as; The Ed's, could its working as the rocket shook and moved up slowly starting to gain speed.
"See you later, Kankerators!" Ed mocked as they reached the top of the cavern but the Cyborg Kankers were not going to let their quarry get away so easily as they all jumped onto the back of the rocket before it made it passed the ground. The Rocket rose up above the house within seconds as the Cyborg Kankers climbed up the tip of the rocket and the craft left a huge fog of dust and exhaust covering a good portion of the Cul-De-Sac.
"From on out its smooth sailing back to the real world boys!" Eddy beamed putting his hands behind his hand but before he or the others got comfortable as the rocket rose higher into the sky a shocking sight put ice cold fear in all, The Ed's. The Kankers revealed themselves in front of the cockpit window with evil smiles on their faces.
"No ways!" The Ed's cried as the Cyborg busted into the cockpit through the window.
"Going somewhere?" The Cyborg's asked.
"That would be home." Eddy answered with a nervious chuckle as the wind from the rocket continuing to rise into the sky almost reaching the dark grey clouds above were bearing down on the boys.
The Kankers all jumped into the cockpit as, The Ed's, screamed as each Cyborg landed on them and tried to mangle them. The Ed's each struggled madly not going like this when they are so close but the force of the rocket along with the Cyborg's on them kept them all in their seats.
The Rocket continued to rise as the boys and bots continued to fight as it made it past the clouds and past it from what could say behind the May Kanker Cyborg was a large looking glowing vortex of some sort.
If the rocket would keep going they would make through in seconds but during the struggle one of the Kankers tried to use its chainsaw arms to cut one of the boys in two but, Eddy ducked and the arms swung around and sliced the controls of the rocket.
The Rocket started to lose control and swerved with no one to control it now. They were very close to the vortex as, Ed, noticed but the rocket just was about ready to die down and they were not going to reach it.
Ed looked to see a large blue button that had the word "Eject" on it. The Cyborg May stomped onto his chest as tried to reach for the button.
"Any Last words?" The May Cyborg asked as Ed looked to see both his friends were completely pinned as Eddy was about to be sliced and Double Dee was about to be shot.
Ed looked straight in the Cyborg's eyes. "ASTA LE VISTA BABIES!" He slammed onto the eject button hard.
Within an instant, The Ed's, the Cyborg Kankers and the chickens were all propelled forward at high speed from the rocket as the craft died down and fell back to the earth
The Ed's and even the Kankers were now screaming as they entered the large vortex in front of them and were sucked in and twirled out of sight leaving the dimension behind and hopefully for good.