Note: The 5th "Angel Wings" Chapter! Yes! Oh yeah, this chapter has no memory! Which is a good thing for me cuz it means less typing! Oh well read and review, oh and don't bug me 'bout updating, K? I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I possibly can.
Angel Wings
Chapter 5: Urban Ed
Eddy's eyes opened as his mental alarm clock went off in his head. Looking up to the sky, he forgot where he was, but quickly remembering as he focused his gaze on the tall trees. Looking to his left he saw Ed sitting down, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. Eddy yawned slightly and Ed looked back at him with a groggy expression, eyes unfocused.
"Hey Ed, where's the winged human?" He asked.
"Oh, he is over there." Ed pointed to his right, which was northwest to Eddy. Following Ed's finger with his gaze, Eddy saw Edd sitting with his back to them, looking out to the city.
"Hey Angel, you up already?" Eddy called out the middle name, as it was already like a nickname to the boy, as he walked toward his friend. Edd turned, but didn't smile as he would usually. Eddy didn't take this as serious though, so he failed to question it. "So what's on the agenda today?" Eddy asked after getting no first response.
This time Edd did answer, "Well, I want to reach the city itself by noon or so. And there's a possibility of time for exploration while staying on course. And by evening, we should be looking for a place to sleep."
Eddy soaked in the information slowly, "What time is it?"
"Nine."
Ed came up and sat next to them.
"So 'ow long you've been up?"
Edd shrugged his shoulders, "Since about seven I believe. And its how long have you been up, not you've, because that means 'how long you have been up?'"
"What's fer breakfast?" Ed asked before Eddy could open his mouth up and shout.
Edd's gaze shifted to Ed, "Whatever there is." He answered.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Eddy asked, annoyed that Edd had been up for so long and hadn't even bothered to make breakfast.
"I mean we eat whatever there is." Annoyance was obvious in Edd's features.
"Smart Alec." Eddy said underneath his breath.
Edd stood, regaining his normal attitude, "Fear not gentlemen, I believe I may have a simple dish we may share before setting off for the city."
You better. Eddy thought.
Edd picked up his backpack and searched through it. Several seconds later Edd stopped, "Well guys, it's actually not much, but when we reach the city we may purchase something from a…Mc Donald's or something." He handed Eddy a box of crackers. Eddy took it, while remaining his usual pout, ungrateful self. However, upon seeing it, Ed grabbed it and downed the entire box in seconds.
"Ed!" Eddy's face grew red. "What the hec did you do that for!"
Edd just looked at the two, "I guess we're really going to have to wait untill we get to the city." He said, laughing nervously.
Buildings and people were everywhere. So much noise and chaos. Just the way Ed remembered it. He loved the city; there was so much excitement everywhere. He'd even tried to make a car go beep beep, but Edd wouldn't let him.
Edd and his friend's were standing in line for food at a Jack in the Box. And after a while of complaining, Edd sent both Ed and Eddy to sit down.
"Man I'm soooooooo hungry! And it's all because of you, you lump." Eddy complained, slumping into one of the hard chairs they always had at fast food restaurants.
"Your welcome Eddy." Ed was glad he'd gotten the chance to help out. However, Eddy seemed annoyed with his answer, which made Ed confused. What was Eddy so mad at him for? Hadn't he helped him? Ed pondered these questions as hard as he could, when Edd returned.
"Whadja order?" Eddy asked as Edd took his place next to him.
"Two double cheese burgers, a chicken sandwich, three small drinks, and a large order of fries." Edd answered.
Again Ed was confused. "Double D why'd you get a chicken sandwich for if we don't have no chickens?"
No Ed, chicken sandwiches aren't for chickens, they're well made from them."
"Oh." Ed said smiling, though he really hadn't understood.
"Yeah Lumpy. Yeah Double D, congrats on the order. I honestly thought you'd try and get something healthy. Like you can really get something healthy at a fast food restaurant." Eddy laughed. Edd frowned slightly, but it wore off in a matter of seconds.
A few minutes later, Edd picked up the order and came back trying to convince his friend that they should leave.
"Double D, we just spent the whole day walking. I'm hungry 'k, and I'm gonna stay here." Eddy said, being his normal, stubborn self.
But Edd wouldn't give up, "But Eddy, we mustn't stay in one place for an extended amount of time. People will remember us."
"Oh c'mon, you're exaggerating. Why would they remember us? All we gotta do is go by our other names. Who's gonna know who we really are?" Eddy seemed careless on the topic, and Ed agreed. He didn't believe they needed to care so much, just change their names.
"Eddy listen to me." Edd's voice lowered to a whisper. "I've run away before. I know how to escape capture. Come on, T.J."
Eddy shook his head, "I'm not moving, and neither is Ed, right Monobrow?" He looked towards Ed who nodded his head to confirm the statement.
Edd sighed, giving in, "Fine, but look, I'm going somewhere. I'll be right back though. Stay here, and when I return we shall leave. All right?" Eddy nodded. Ed handed over the bags of food, taking his chicken sandwich, and left.
Only Ed noticed Edd's disappointing look as he exited. Ed felt bad; he'd made his friend sad. And he hated it when one of his friend's were like that.
"See what'd I tell ya?" Eddy said, taking a bite out of his double cheeseburger. "I'm going somewhere, I'll be right back. Yeah, right." Eddy took a few fries and stuffed them in his mouth.
"But maybe Double D is jus' going to the candy store or somthin'." Ed tried, his mouth full.
Eddy laughed lightly, "Yeah sure. If it was that innocent he'd a told us."
Ed tried his best to think about it, for it was hard for Ed to continue to concentrate on any one thing. But after a while of strained thinking, he realized Eddy's statement was true.
"Hey Ed, you okay? You haven't eaten a bite."
"Maybe Double D is a mad scientist who got his wings from an experiment gone wrong. And now he's gone to converse with his alien pals." Ed couldn't believe it, but this could be the only answer. "We must find him before he finishes his plans to destroy planet Earth!" Ed grabbed Eddy's wrist and ran out of the restaurant, followed by the stares of many pairs of eyes.
"Ed! Ed stop!" Eddy's voice clicked in Ed's head and instantly he responded. He stopped I an alley and sat Eddy down on the ground. That's when the yelling began, "Ed what the hec was that back there! Hey, I know I don't agree with Double Drip, but I do agree that we shouldn't make uh, what's that word…um…spectacles of ourselves! We could get noticed, than captured, than what! We'll get into a whole world of trouble. Are you listening to me you idiot! You can't do those things-"
Eddy's words ceased in Ed's head. He felt like crying, why was Eddy so mad at him? He'd only been telling what he thought to be the truth, so why was he being yelled at? Now Ed'd succeeded in making both his friends upset. It wasn't fair.
"T.J., quit yelling at Danny!" A light voice entered Ed's ears. Suddenly Ed remembered that voice, it was Edd! He was back, but that could only mean he'd finished his plans.
"Freeze alien scum!" Ed shouted at Edd. Edd stopped, surprised.
"Oh Daniel, not this again."
Ed grabbed the Edd's backpack out of Edd's hands. However, being the klutz that he was, Ed dropped the bag and out poured its contents. Edd quickly got to his knees, gathering everything as swiftly as possible. Ed's eyes scanned the pile and saw a little black book. Ed observed it, as he slowly picked it up. However, Edd rudely grabbed the book out of his grubby hands and thrust it into his backpack.
Edd slung the backpack over his right shoulder and looked at his companions. "Double D is that really you?" Ed asked cautiously.
Edd raised an eyebrow, "Of course Ed, who else would I be?"
Ed thought about the answer and became satisfied. Cuz who else could he be but Double D?
"Hey Angel, where ya been?" Eddy asked with a hint of something in his voice. Ed wasn't sure what it was exactly, but he knew it wasn't good.
"I went," Edd's gaze shifted to his right, as if he was considering whether or not he should tell the truth, "to buy myself some candy." He answered.
"Yeah sure." Eddy responded.
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Once Eddy heard Edd's candy response he wanted to laugh. Yeah right it was that innocent. "Yeah sure." Eddy laughed. It was funny how Edd thought he would buy his 'I went to buy some candy' excuse.
Edd turned around and looking back simply said, "Come on." and it seemed to Eddy that that was all Edd ever did anymore. Just look back and make sure that Ed and Eddy followed along. And he was always so glum and miserable, like maybe he really didn't really want to go where he was going or something. Yet he was always in such a rush to get there. It was a definite mystery. None than less, he and Ed followed.
The city of Peach Creek was vast. There were all kinds of different ways to go, different places to do different things. The paths were complex and it was easy to get lost. However, Edd acted as though he'd lived in the city his whole life, and that he'd ventured through it daily. He led his companions through streets, fire escapes, alleys, tunnels, and even the occasional sewer routes. But all the while he kept his face forward, rarely talking. It seemed as if he was lost in thought, like maybe he really did have no idea where he was going.
Eddy wondered where Edd was taking them. Wondered if they were really walking into sure death, or if they'd ever get back home. Eddy wondered, but he could not answer. He wondered if this "Angel" was betraying them, but he did not know. Only time could tell.
