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(Continued): Marie sat on Double D's bed wrapped in a blanket. "Here's some cocoa, sorry it's the only hot beverage we have." he appeared holding a mug. "That's alright.. thanks" she sipped the creamy drink cautiously "Look, Double D, I've been meaning to ask you something.." Double D swallowed hard "I wanted to know if..

".. if you'd let me stay here. Just over night" she added nervously "My house is so terribly hectic right now. I don't want to go back.." she glanced at her feet and then up at him. "Uh.. I'm not sure what mother and father would say, but alright, you seem to be in trouble." Edd smiled as he sat next to her. Marie smiled back and took another long slurp of the cocoa. "Well, what do we do now?" she asked setting her cup on a coaster. "I haven't the faintest" replied Double D abnormally smoothly. "Oh! I know!" Marie grabbed his hand and practically dragged him down stairs to his garage "Get your telescope science-boy, your going to love this!"

If you were to go down to the creek a few hours from then, you'd find two preteens standing out in the darkness of night, staring up at the heavens. "Ain't it gorgeous?" Marie sub-consciously inquired as she lay down on the grass staring upward. "My.. It certainly is! Mother has never permitted me to be out so late before" The thin boy whispered marveling at the wonders above him. And so they laid there for hours talking, every now and then getting up to peek through Double D's telescope.

"Thanks Marie.." Double D said timidly on their walk home. "Was my pleasure!" replied the navy-hair girl, still looking at the stars. "You know, I never thought you were so deep. In fact" he blushed "for a while there I didn't think you had a heart" Marie blushed as well and giggled a little "But now I see so much more. You're so.. so.. alive inside." They entered Edd's house. Creeping up stairs, Marie quickly fell asleep on the floor. Double D watched her sleep for a while before slumbering off himself.

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Ty proudly presents..

AND THEN:

Ty was struck by a lightning bolt and the world went to hell.

Love Ty