Chapter 3:
Just Desserts
Kevin and Nazz were elsewhere in the woods, and Kevin was past frustrated. "Nazz, this is so stupid!" Kevin said. (This must be a trend.) "You're not even trying, Kevin," Nazz said. "Don't you want to win that Jawbreaker?" Kevin scowled. "What for?" Kevin asked. "I've got a whole garage full of 'em at home, remember?" Kevin was right. Since the Jawbreaker Processing Factory had hired his father, Kevin had a near-endless supply at home. Nazz stared at her paper. "This is stupid," she said.
Ed, Edd and Eddy were still in the lane. Edd was having quite an uncomfortable interrogation, thanks to Ed's "pink-belly" torture. Ed had Edd nearly bent in half with his belly exposed. Every couple of seconds he would slap Edd on the belly, turning it pink. "Pink belly!" Ed said. Edd wouldn't talk. "Pink belly," he repeated, slapping again. Edd grimaced. "Pink belly," Ed said. "Stop it, Ed!" Edd pleaded. "You know how to make Ed stop, Double Dee." Eddy said. "Tell us where you hid the jawbreaker!" "I can't do that, Eddy," Edd said, "I'd be denying you and Ed a chance to learn!" "Ed." Eddy flipped his finger, cueing Ed to continue. "Pink belly!" Ed continued. Edd winced. He had no choice. It was either tell them the truth, or endure the unbearable torture further. He swallowed his pride. "THERE IS NO JAWBREAKER!!!" he screamed. Ironically, Rolf, Jimmy and Sarah had been walking towards the Eds the very moment the truth was revealed. "What? NO JAWBREAKER?" Rolf hollered in incredulity, but his tone quickly turned harsh. "Swindlers! You promised Rolf a Jawbreaker!" "No, actually, if you recall, I never actually used the word 'Jawbreaker'." Edd corrected. "RIP-OFF ARTIST!" Sarah screeched with an outstretched arm. "Oh, You're gonna pay!" Jimmy said, folding his arms and glaring. "Oh, now I assure you, there is a prize," Edd reassured them, "something far more valuable than a Jawbreaker." Sarah sighed with relief, and Rolf brightened. "Are you ready? It's the reward of higher learning!" Edd removed and unraveled a diploma, showing it to them. This diploma will-OWCH!" Rolf was yet again infuriated and had impulsively tossed a beet at Edd. "Nice shot, Rolf. My turn." Sarah said as she rolled up her sleeve and flung her clue bag over her shoulder. Then, there was a deafening WHOMP and she walked away. Edd was sitting under her bag, in a crater formed by the impact. "Break it up, boys." She said as she strutted off. Ed and Eddy stared in pure shock. People often did, after seeing Sarah pummel the dirt out of someone. "There's a lesson to be-Ow-learned here, gentlemen." Edd said. But neither Ed nor Eddy were paying attention, as their focus was on a sprinkler that had fallen out of Sarah's bag. "Check it out, Ed. This sort of looks like an iguana!" Eddy said.
Edd once again felt pale. It would be one of thoes days. ................................................................
Just Desserts
Kevin and Nazz were elsewhere in the woods, and Kevin was past frustrated. "Nazz, this is so stupid!" Kevin said. (This must be a trend.) "You're not even trying, Kevin," Nazz said. "Don't you want to win that Jawbreaker?" Kevin scowled. "What for?" Kevin asked. "I've got a whole garage full of 'em at home, remember?" Kevin was right. Since the Jawbreaker Processing Factory had hired his father, Kevin had a near-endless supply at home. Nazz stared at her paper. "This is stupid," she said.
Ed, Edd and Eddy were still in the lane. Edd was having quite an uncomfortable interrogation, thanks to Ed's "pink-belly" torture. Ed had Edd nearly bent in half with his belly exposed. Every couple of seconds he would slap Edd on the belly, turning it pink. "Pink belly!" Ed said. Edd wouldn't talk. "Pink belly," he repeated, slapping again. Edd grimaced. "Pink belly," Ed said. "Stop it, Ed!" Edd pleaded. "You know how to make Ed stop, Double Dee." Eddy said. "Tell us where you hid the jawbreaker!" "I can't do that, Eddy," Edd said, "I'd be denying you and Ed a chance to learn!" "Ed." Eddy flipped his finger, cueing Ed to continue. "Pink belly!" Ed continued. Edd winced. He had no choice. It was either tell them the truth, or endure the unbearable torture further. He swallowed his pride. "THERE IS NO JAWBREAKER!!!" he screamed. Ironically, Rolf, Jimmy and Sarah had been walking towards the Eds the very moment the truth was revealed. "What? NO JAWBREAKER?" Rolf hollered in incredulity, but his tone quickly turned harsh. "Swindlers! You promised Rolf a Jawbreaker!" "No, actually, if you recall, I never actually used the word 'Jawbreaker'." Edd corrected. "RIP-OFF ARTIST!" Sarah screeched with an outstretched arm. "Oh, You're gonna pay!" Jimmy said, folding his arms and glaring. "Oh, now I assure you, there is a prize," Edd reassured them, "something far more valuable than a Jawbreaker." Sarah sighed with relief, and Rolf brightened. "Are you ready? It's the reward of higher learning!" Edd removed and unraveled a diploma, showing it to them. This diploma will-OWCH!" Rolf was yet again infuriated and had impulsively tossed a beet at Edd. "Nice shot, Rolf. My turn." Sarah said as she rolled up her sleeve and flung her clue bag over her shoulder. Then, there was a deafening WHOMP and she walked away. Edd was sitting under her bag, in a crater formed by the impact. "Break it up, boys." She said as she strutted off. Ed and Eddy stared in pure shock. People often did, after seeing Sarah pummel the dirt out of someone. "There's a lesson to be-Ow-learned here, gentlemen." Edd said. But neither Ed nor Eddy were paying attention, as their focus was on a sprinkler that had fallen out of Sarah's bag. "Check it out, Ed. This sort of looks like an iguana!" Eddy said.
Edd once again felt pale. It would be one of thoes days. ................................................................