A Rip in the Universe
Chapter Two: The Battle Begins
In Peach Creek High, classes have ended and all the students rushed to the lockers to get the needed materials for tomorrow. Eddy, who just had a conference with the teacher about what he did in during class, walked to his locker to look through the checklist of everything he failed to get away with. He is about to check twice.
"Hey, Eddy." A student called Mike walk up to Eddy; he is irate about the class ring he is selling. You know Eddy, scamming other people is sometimes easy for him but when it comes to the expression "buy before you try", he always try to buy time for escape. Now his time is about to run out. "You think this is funny?" Mike said with a furious look on his face.
"Why would I think it's funny?" Eddy replied. Mike showed the ring, which clearly is supposed to be 10k gold, but a gold expert soon realizes it is aluminum molded into a ring.
"You said this is 10k gold, but this is aluminum, spray painted in gold."
"I thought it was gold leaf."
"Pay me back NOW!" As Mike threw the fake ring, Eddy was planning for his next move, something to get him off track. With a smirk on his face, he started with a response.
"Look, no refunds. I can't guarantee your full return, so you'll just have to deal with it." Not a good way to end the negotiation, but at the end, it had everyone looking back.
"No refunds, huh? Well, here is my final payment." With a good right punch, Mike nail Eddy across the face that sends him flying halfway across the hallway and lands in front of the exit. Mike walks over and grabs $380 out of his pocket.
"Thanks, man," Mike said then walks off. Double D, Ed, and Gina looks over at Eddy like he was in boxing match. Double D is an "A" student in Peach Creek High and has a very bright future ahead of him. Unfortunately for Ed and Eddy, they were sophomores for three years and this is year number four for Double D and Gina, which is Eddy's soon to be ex-girlfriend.
"Eddy, you still at it again? When will you learn to grow up?" Gina said as she pulled him up. Gina is a strong young girl, which helps teaches that all girls are strong on the inside.
"Eddy can fly Double D. Can he do it again?" Ed said while Double D looked at his PNA (Personal Navigation Aviator). When new technology is introduced to the world, people lived in a hi-tech environment. Even weapons were used in limited places. The Cul-De-Sac was once a simple neighborhood is now more Tokyo like. Double D looked that his PNA for any new updates, but so far none has happened. "Hey, Eddy, my NPA is not alive."
"It's called a PNA Ed and you haven't got it turn on." Eddy turned on his PNA for any updates. So far the years has been clean since the strange event involving the fusion of the dimensions. Gina kept looking at Eddy like he never spoke to her since ninth grade. Since then, she feels that Eddy is keeping something from her. "Hey, Double D, anything happening yet? I'm starting to feel like kicking ass right now."
"So impatient," Double D mumbled. "No, there is nothing happening since the last mission."
"That mission Eddy failed so badly," Gina said with her hands in her pocket.
"Give it a rest, Gina. My pride has hurt badly enough." Eddy said as he drew his numbchucks that has been created at Double D himself. He begins to swing the numbchucks around, almost hitting both Double D and Gina. When it hit Ed in the tempo, it seems that he is unfazed by the impact. Double D looked shocked as Ed continued to look at his PNA. The trouble is, when Ed just figured out how to turn it on, now he does not know how to turn it off.
"Ed, are you alright?" Double D said.
"Never better. Hey, I didn't know there were two Double Ds," Ed said as he looked toward the night post.
"Yep, he is ok," Eddy said as he withdrew his numbchucks. Gina looked to Eddy; she wanted to kill him so much she can't stand it.
"Eddy if you want to use that thing, try doing that five feet away from us!" Gina screamed. By the time they arrived at his/her home, it was already six o'clock. They spend an hour walking from school, made a quick pit stop, and gave Ed some medical aid after Eddy's attack. At the end, today has been normal for these young heroes.
"Later Eddy," Ed said as he ran into the door before he can open it. Double D and Gina both said their byes after entering their homes. Thus leaves Eddy, which he calls himself the self-proclaim leader, close the front door. He looked at his PNA for any news except for his final grades. He looked at the ceiling of his room and then to his numbchucks. The dragon design on the surface reminds him about his first training with his brother. Time and time again Eddy had fail most of his mission, which had almost cost him his life and others. He then placed the numbchucks on the nightstand and slowly closed his eyes.
The next day, Eddy walked out with new attire. He wore a yellow T-shirt tucked into his blue jeans and blue/white sneakers. In addition, he wore a blue jean jacket, a white headband like many karate fighters wore, and his weapon of choice, energized numbchucks. He meets up with Ed and Double D at the corner of street. Both Ed and Double D have the same jean jacket but their appearances made quite a difference. Double D has on a black cap worn backwards, kind of like how the mechanics wear when they are at work, a red T-shirt, long black pants, and black shoes. Double D's weapon of choice is nothing; he works on weapon repair and strategic plans for their mission. Ed, on the other hand, has on a green, army jacket, a green T-shirt, blue baggy pants, and black boots. His weapon of choice is butter toast; I mean titanium axe.
"You finally made it, Eddy," Double D said while looking at his PNA.
"Whatever, Double D. What do we got today?" Eddy turned on his PNA and from his surprise, had a message from the Peach Creek Command Center. "A message of PCCC. I wonder if this is my promotion I've earned."
"I earned a "D" rank! Good huh Double D?" Ed said when he opened his message.
"Not by a mile, Ed. Which reminds me, why does the PCCC send a message to you, Eddy?" Double D questioned.
"Maybe they want me as "A" class. Today must be my lucky day." Eddy opened the mail on his PNA and it is not what he is expecting but mission, the first mission in two years. Double D has new information along with the mission and Ed just pulled out a sport drink he brought ten minutes ago. "Looks like a new mission. Finally my chance to win back my respect."
"Ready when you are!" Ed shouted but stopped by leg sweeping with to the ground.
"Hold on, fur-head, we don't know what we are dealing with. Let's see… 'There is an attack north of Peach Creek. Check out the site and return with analysis.' This sounds like the other missions we encountered."
"But look Eddy, it seems that whoever is destroying part of the town must we looking for someone or something." Double D said his radar starts beeping.
"Well boys, it's time to party!"
"Oh, I love parties. What should we bring?" Ed said with a pearly white smile on his face.
"Just your weapon and your game face, Ed. Double D, let go!"
"Right!" Double D said. When they arrived town, it was like a category-four hurricane hit. Eddy had his numbchucks in hand as we looked around the huge debris.
"I don't see anything. Double D, heat scan, now!" Eddy ordered. Double D moves from side to side then all around. "Anything?"
"Not in life form in sight. Eddy, look out!" Double D yelled. A dark figure with a huge sword jumps above Eddy and begins to drops the sword with full force. Eddy dodges the attack at a split second then notices his jacket has a cut on his sleeve. The figure stood up with the sword in hand; looks at the Ed's with a crimson red glare. Eddy stood up also; he thinks that he could not kill him but it would if he didn't move at all.
"Hey, that was too close! Just who do think you are? In which case, who are you anyway?" Eddy questioned. The dark figure withdrew his sword and answered.
"I am Duke, supreme fighter of the Mosien army." Duke spoke.
"I'm Eddy, leader, well soon be, of the Earth Force. You picked the bad time to mess with the king and to invade this planet.
"The only king here is my lord, King Togur. We are here to enslave mankind so we can conquer this planet."
"Yeah right, you and what army?" Ed said. Twenty alien troops begin to appear on all sides.
"You just have to ask that, didn't you?" Eddy said as he drew his numbchucks.
"The only way out is death, humans. If you want to live, you should surrender to us." Duke said as the troops came closer to the Ed's.
"Sounds good. We'll take "surrender" for eight hundred, Duke," Double D said with hands place together like he is praying.
"No! We won't surrender!" Eddy yelled.
"Eddy…"
"Fine. Mosien troops attack!" Duke ordered. The Ed's begin their attack on the Mosien troops as it starts the first battle for the planet earth.