MacEd

By: Jaha Canon

Disclaimer: I do not own Eds, I do not own MacBeth… okay? No more stating the obvious!

Yes, I am quite aware that MacBeth is a tragedy… in fact, there is a rumor that this play is even cursed. If someone who is currently in a play happens to mention the Scottish Play, the performance would be cursed. Well, if typing counts as saying it… when my school's presentation of Wizard of Oz is quite doomed. ^_^

Much like Midsummer Night's Ed, I am taking a lot of liberties with the story. For example, the story MacBeth is full of deaths but still I refuse to kill off any characters. Mac Beth is a tragedy, but this is a comedy. Get what I'm saying here?

After MidSumNighEd ended, someone by the name of Tako reviewed asking me why I had Puck as a girl. The reason for that was that in the Midsummer Night's Dream I was in, Puck was female… once again, another example of me molding the story into what I wanted for MY story. Yes, and what you said about how Romeo and Juliet was based from the story of Pyramus and Thisby… yes, I knew that already. I also knew that Pyramus and Thisby were used humorously in Midsummer Night's Dream too… hey, I was in that part! Long live Snug the Joiner! (whom I turned into such a lovable clueless tomboy ^_^) Thanks for backing me up about "humor is always good"! Yes, that is why this is the Eds section!

Back on the subject of MacEd, it takes place after the episode in which Plank beats Eddy in an election to become king of the cul-de-sac. The episode end with Eddy's frustration that only he had voted for himself.

And you know what? This story begins on that very same note…

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Eddy stood before a streetlight kicking it, winching at the pain, and then kicking it again despite Edd's trying to convince him to refrain.

"Now, Eddy," Edd said, struggling to console his ranting friend, "I'm sure no one in the cul-de-sac was serious about that election anyways."

Eddy whipped around to face Edd, "Yeah right, Mr. I'm-not-going-to-vote-for-Eddy-despite-the-fact-he-made-me-what-I-am-today!" he hissed.

"Really, Eddy! Surely, you don't think a plank of wood or ANY of us kids could truly rule the cul-de-sac?"

Ed jogged up to his friends, "Hey look what I got!" he exclaimed. He reached into his pocket. He pulled out a partially melted ice cream cone, "Nope, not that." One of Sarah's dolls with fangs drawn on it, "Not that either. Oops, here it is!" He pulled out a piece of paper. "A hippo!"

"Ed, that's a piece of paper."

"Don't judge a book by it's cover, Double D!"

"Let me see it, Ed." Edd said politely as he took the paper from Ed's hands. "By order of King Plank, there shall be a- wood sawing tax?"

"A wood sawing tax? What's up with that?" Eddy exclaimed.

"Now Eddy, we know that Plank has been a fair leader thus far in his rein."

"What? He's only been king for like 15 minutes?!" Eddy exclaimed. "Can we please stop talking about this?"

"Well, if you would stop moping about it… at least Plank let us be Thanes."

(Thanes is another word for "dukes")

"Oh please!" Eddy mocked. "Just where is this Galamis place? How am I supposed to be Thane of Galamis if I don't even know what that is?"

"Come on, Eddy. What would you do as King anyways?" Edd asked.

Eddy thought for a while… he frowned when no good ideas came to him. He groaned, "Can this day get ANY WORSE?!"

"HIYA BOYS!" came three female voices behind them.

"Kankers?!"

"I KNEW I spoke too soon!"

"BAD FOR ED!"

The three Eds turned and started to run for safety.

"Great Galamis and Worthy Cawdor!" came a call from behind them. The three Eds stopped in their tracks.

"Wait, I'm Galamis, right?" asked Eddy.

"Right, and Jimmy is the thane of Cawdor." Edd replied. He turned to the Kankers, "Why did you guys mention Cawdor, if Jimmy is no where near."

Lee grinned, "This is not about who is Cawdor, it is about who Cawdor will be."

"Well then, who?" Edd asked.

"Who else would be Cawdor than my dearest Galamis." Lee replied winking at Eddy.

"Why would I be Cawdor?!?!?" Eddy asked.

"Marie!" Lee ordered. "Bring me the hubcap!"

"Yeah yeah…" the blue haired Kanker said as she pulled a hubcap out of her pocket and passed it to her bushy headed sister.

"Mom's magic hubcap told us." the leader of the Kankers proclaimed.

The Eds stood there silent for a bit, looking at the hubcap.

"Cool, can it tell me if I will ever be married to a three toad sloth?" Ed asked.

Edd was skeptical, "So you're trying to tell us that this hubcap that predict the future?"

The Kankers nodded.

"Come on, guys! Let's go." Eddy turned as started to leave.

"Great Galamis and Worthy Cawdor… and The King of the Cul-de-sac." Lee said staring into the hubcap.

Eddy spun around angrily, "I lost! Get over it!"

"You just aren't getting this, are you?" Marie said "This is the future!"

"This is outrageous, Eddy! The Kanker's are surely making this up!" Edd exclaimed.

"Let's go, guys!" Eddy said again. The three of them began walking off again.

"But Eddy- you will be king… but your children will not be!" came a call from behind.

"I don't have kids, why should I care?" Eddy called back.

"But it will not be your son who take your throne, it will be Double Dee's" the call continued.

"What? That's nonsense!" Edd said shaking his head. "This whole King of the Cul-de-sac thing is nothing more than a childish game!"

"Hey guys!" Jonny said as he ran up to the trio. He was pulling a wagon that contained Plank in all his kingly glory. "The Kings been looking all over for you!"

"Well," Edd smiled politely "what does his majesty need us for?"

Jonny put his ear up to Plank's mouth.

"Right!" Jonny said to Plank, "I'll tell him." The boy with the large head turned to face Eddy. "His majesty would like to inform you that you are no longer just the Thane of Galamis, but also the Thane of Cawdor."

"What?!" asked a shocked Eddy.

"What happened to the original Cawdor?" Edd asked.

"Oh, you mean Jimmy?" replied Jonny, "He quit due to personal reasons. Anyways, we gotta be going now. Bye guys!"

And with that, the wagon towing Jonny ran off.

"So the Kankers were right?!" Eddy said shocked.

(Little did the Eds know, but the Kankers were eavesdropped in Jimmy's conversation with Jonny and Plank earlier.)

"Eddy, you aren't planning to do anything to Plank, are you?" Edd asked.

Eddy thought about it for a while, "No, I guess not."

A familiar form appeared in front of him. Eddy's older brother.

"What?!? You're not going to do anything?!?" said his brother.

"When did you get back?" Eddy asked.

"I'm a figment of your imagination, pip-squeak… don't reply to me out loud!" his brother's form scolded.

"Sorry." Eddy apologized.

His brother's form sighed. "You call yourself a younger version of me. But let me tell you something- I would never give up an opportunity like this. Get that piece of wood out of your way and claim the title that is yours."

"Right!" Eddy replied as the form before him disappeared.

"Eddy-" Edd said carefully, "who were you just talking to?"

"Nope! I didn't see anyone, Double Dee!" Ed chimed in.

"It doesn't matter! I'm going to get that plank of wood out of my way and claim the title that rightfully belongs to me!" Eddy marched off.

"Eddy!" Edd called. He gave up. "It's all fun and games until someone mimics a Shakespearean tragedy."

End chapter 1.

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Like the last line? I really do!

In case you are wondering about the appearance of Eddy's brother. No, it wasn't a Hamlet reference. I was wondering who I would have play a Lady MacBeth type role… and then it came to me- Eddy's brother. Whoever that guy really is has an incredible influence on Eddy, so who better to cast as Lady MacBeth?

Anyways, please stick around because I am sure that the next chapter will be coming soon!