Jonny was still asleep at 10:51. As always, his best buddy, Plank was right there by his side. When he woke up, he was surprised to see balloons and streamers all around his room.
"Hey, Plank. Did you do all this?" Jonny asked. Plank gave him a blank look.
"Then who did?"
"We did," the other two Urban Rangers, Rolf and Jimmy, cried out, popping into the room.
"Aww, gee, guys. Why did you do this for me?"
"Because Urban Ranger Jonny deserves it after receiving many badges," Rolf replied.
"And you only celebrate your birthday only once a year," Jimmy added.
"Why don't you set up my party outside as well?" Jonny asked.
"Will do, Urban Ranger Jonny," Rolf responded.
An hour later, there was cake, ice cream, presents, and the cul-de-sac crew on Jimmy's front lawn. It was a beautiful mid-spring day and there was no reason to be indoors.
"How about this, Plank? Isn't it awesome?" Jonny asked his friend.
"Hello, Jonny," Double D greeted as he approached him with a present. "I hope you'll accept this token of my gratitude for our friendship."
"You're awesome, Double D."
A minute later, Jonny had all his presents on the table net to the cake and ice cream.
"What do you think is in all of these presents, Plank?" he asked his friend. He was given a blank look.
"Oh, you really think so? We'll find out when it's time to open them."
Kevin was socializing with Nazz and was inviting her and everyone else, except the Eds, to his party next month.
"We'd love to go, Kevin," Nazz responded, "but now, let's enjoy Jonny's party. It's his day, you know."
"Oh, fine," he replied with a disgusted sigh.
"Hey, Melonhead, why don't you open all of your presents, now?" Eddy said, trying to hide his mischief. "We were all kind enough to bring you stuff, so why don't you enjoy it?"
"Great idea, Eddy." He called everyone over to watch him open them.
Once everyone was over, he started with Edd's. His was a science book on the evolution of trees and how they grow.
"Awesome! Now, we can see how Plank's cousins grow up!"
Then he opened Kevin's which was nothing more than a melon-painted basketball. Nazz's present was a double pack of cologne.
"I can use both of these every day!"
Rolf's latest unusual present was a mutilated pumpkin from way back in 1981. Jonny was appreciative of that as well.
Sarah and Jimmy didn't get presents because they baked the cake and dished out refreshments.
"Well, thank you all for your thoughtfulness in buying presents. Plank says 'Let's all have some cake!'" Jonny said after the last present had been opened.
"Wait a second, Johnny," Eddy pleaded. "You forgot to open my present."
"Oh, that's okay, Eddy. We'll open that after we finish eating cake." With that, he and Plank went back to eating cake, much to Eddy's dismay.
"Johnny, this is such a good cake," Nazz commented. "Where did you get it?"
"I didn't buy it. Plank bought it for me!"
"I hope to get this kind of cake for my birthday."
After they had finished the cake, everyone was ready to go on home. Eddy, however, was not finished trying to get Jonny his present.
"Oh, okay, Eddy. If it makes you happy," Jonny said, finally giving in.
"You're really going to like it, Melonhead."
So Jonny opened the box. "Oh, look, Plank. It's a framed picture of you. Thank you very much, Eddy!"
"You're welcome, Baldy." He chuckled evilly, waiting for Jonny to see the treachery in the picture.
Jonny went to his room to place the picture on his bedpost. It wasn't until then that he noticed the mischief in it. It was one of those pictures that changed when you tilted it to one side. On the animated picture, it showed a chainsaw going right through Plank.
"For crying out loud!" he exclaimed. Jonny made his way back down as quickly as his legs could carry him.
"What's the matter, Jonny?" a concerned Edd asked.
"Eddy gave me this awful picture! How could he give me such a thing?"
"Relax, Jonny, it's not even real. So don't take it seriously."
"Eddy! Whatever goes through your head sometimes?" Edd scolded.
"Hey, I thought I was doing something nice for the birthday boy."
"You dorks don't know the meaning of a good birthday present, do you?" Kevin asked.
"I thought I'd seen it all from you, Eddy," Sarah yelled. "But I guess I haven't!"
"If you want to do something nice for me and Plank, you'll go spend another night with the people Plank hangs out with!" Jonny angrily told him.
Soon after, all three Eds were back where they were a while ago: chased up a tree avoiding Plank's unfriendly-looking friends.
"Double D, why do we always have to go through something like this?"
"Maybe if you think things through a little more carefully at the next birthday party, maybe we would find ourselves in such a predicament."
Ed, meanwhile, embraced his friends around the upper tree trunk in fear as he shivered looking down at Plank's friends who had them surrounded.
"Help me, Double D! Get them away from me!"
"Ed, grow up will you?" Eddy reprimanded. That only made him squeeze tighter.
"Help me guys, HELP ME!"
"Ow! Ed, you're giving me tightness in my sternum," Edd protested.
"Oh, brother." Eddy sighed and rolled his eyes, figuring he was going to be there a while.
