My Last Hope

By: KnuxZimRyoko15

Edd woke up startled. For a moment, he had imagined his mother call him, and thought he had smelled bacon frying. The sounds of the train and the jostling of bodies brought him back to reality. He WASN'T home in his bed, but in the subway down town. Sadly he pried himself off of the cold pavement. He gasped, realizing that he had slept near a fresh crime scene. Some of the blood had splattered on his now-torn shirt. He smiled sadly.

Edd: Messy messy messy. It'll take at least a week to get these stains out.

He half-expected Eddy to jump out and scare him. Eddy. The memories of his old life flooded his eyes, causing them to water. Aaaah, how are YOU today, Eddy? He thought. Have you even noticed that I'm missing? Probably not, Mr. Ego! He scowled. His face softened as he thought of Ed. What is he doing today? More likely than not he has forgotten all about me, and life goes on as usual in the Cul-de-sac. Probably everyone's lives are better without me there, he thought. Kevin has one less dork to worry about, Sarah and Jimmy are probably just playing dolls, and everyone else is probably fine without me! Tears streamed down his face. Then he thought about the Kankers. They surely will notice his disappearance, at least Marie will. He became tired of thinking, so he curled up on the pavement and went to sleep.

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Back in the Cul-de-sac…

"Ed, this had better be good." It was the middle of the night, all of the cul-de-sac was here, and Kevin was in NO mood for the dorks. No one was.

Rolf: Ya, Ed-boy. I need my rest, for tomorrow I have to clean out Wilfed's pig stye.

Nazz: *Yawn* What's this all about anyways, Ed?

Ed: I have something to tell all of you. I KNOW WHERE DOUBLE D WENT TO.

All: WHAT?!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!

Ed: He talked to me before he ran away. He was heading towards the city.

Sarah: Wow. This IS important! We need to tell the cops this!

Ed: NO!!! Sarah, we can't tell ANYONE!!!!!!!

Eddy: Well, WHY NOT???? He's our friend, and we really need to find him.

Johnny: Plank says that Ed wants us to go look for him, right Ed?

Ed nodded sadly.

Ed: He's our friend so we go find him, kay?

Rolf: But what about Wilfred and my chores?

Nazz: Yeah, wouldn't OUR parents worry about us? I mean, this is real noble and all, but we could get in real big trouble for this.

Jimmy: And besides, the city is big and scary and stinky like Ed's basement! Wouldn't we get lost and then we'd be the ones in need of help?

Eddy: Trouble?!? DOUBLE D MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE!!! Besides, helping him out would be worth it! What do you think Ed?

Ed thought about this, an amazing occurrence. With eyes full of tears he said,

Ed: We HAVE to go. I-I'm worried about him.

Eddy: That settles it. We leave tomorrow!

Ed walked away from the others, who were busy battling to see who got to lead them in the search. He couldn't tell anyone about his dream OR the way he had felt. He now regretted NOT kissing Double D good-bye. What if we never find him? He thought. I'll never get to tell him how I feel. A feeling of urgency welled within the tall boy. They needed to find Double D FAST before something bad happens to him!

Meanwhile, in the subway, something bad had just happened. A gang war had gotten out of control. 12 innocent by standers had been shot and hospitalized. One of them was named Edward O'Leary.

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Doncha just HATE it when I cut off like that? More shall be added soon!!