Eddy was now sitting in an old broken-down bathroom, the same one he'd used as a "paradise" a few weeks ago when Kevin was king (long story). But what once looked nice and clean now looked old and damp, like an out of order restroom should. He leaned into the hall and called out: "Ed!"
Ed happily bounced in. "I enjoy the polka!"
"Double D!" called Eddy.
Edd sighed and entered as well. "Eddy, I was sort of busy. I have a life as well."
"I'm tired of our scams not working," said Eddy, ignoring Edd. "No one ever likes them!
"Honestly, did you try that 'Zero to Hero' idea? If you had put more time and effort into it, then maybe it would have worked! But the kids have a reason to hate these ideas! They're terrible!"
"Not this one," smiled Eddy. "I've been making a special scam by myself that's gonna go up in a few days! No one will be able to resist it! But I've gotta make sure on this one...Linus has a scam of his own set up, and he'll tell me everything I need to know."
"Linus set up a scam?" asked Edd, surprised.
"The little skinflint!" smiled Ed.
"Yeah," said Eddy. "I'm going to go see him right now!"
"If you were going to see him right now," said Edd, a little annoyed, "why did you call us?"
"I don't know. See ya!"
Leaving his friends, Eddy went and saw Linus. He was sitting outside in a booth that said "See Into the Future. The Psychic Is In."
"Hey, Linus! Cough up the answers!"
"To know the answer, one must know the question," Linus said softly.
"Fine, smarty pants! I'm making a super scam! And I mean SUPER! I mean Can't-Even-Kill-It-With-Kryptonite-Red-Or-Green-Doesn't-Matter-What-Color-Super! Will it work?"
"Let me see..." Linus put his blanket over his eyes and made a rhyming prediction: "Your scam will be a great success
That surprised me, I must confess
But it may be hard for you to prevail
Should Calvin get in the way
And you will fail. 10 cents, please."
"WHAT? You're lying!"
"No, sorry. Now, please pay."
"I'm outta here! I've got some plotting to do!"
Eddy ran back and found his two friends again. "Ed, Edd...I've got a riddle for you: How do you kill a god?"
"I do not know!" said Ed.
Edd pulled out a mythology book. "I believe you can't kill a god, for they are immortal."
"Bingo! They're immortal!"
"Why did you ask us that?" asked Edd.
"It's just been bugging me. Hey, you know what you never did? You never went on a walk with Calvin in the Mushroom Kingdom!" Eddy started to spurt out lies. "I...uh...I want him to help us with our scam! Yeah! Uh, we're doing one in the kingdom! Take him to the Warp Zone and I'll be there in a second!"
A slightly suspicious Edd and Ed left Eddy, who was just smiling. He'd get rid of Calvin and his plan would come together!
How could you not love Pain and Panic? Ed and Edd get their roles in the story without the evil part.