Soon after that, Hannah quietly slips out of the closet, whispering a small "Good luck!" to her friends before tiptoeing to the back door and sliding out.

Inside the closet, Double-D, panting, beckons his friends to look at an open hole in the floor of the closet. "An air vent, gentlemen." He says, nodding proudly. "Hannah and I dislodged it a minute ago, while you two were so preoccupied with making those obscene drawings on the wall." He says, his eyes dropping to half lids as the two boys giggle. "As I was saying…this is our means of escape. Hannah has left to draw Dana away from the trailer, so we shall climb through the vents until he find a door to the outside. Then we slip through and meet Hannah at the cul-de-sac. Unviolated, unmarred, and untouched." He finishes triumphantly.

Eddy blinks, folding his arms. "I ain't going in there. It's disgusting!"

Double-D looks at Ed, and Eddy soon follows suit. They both smile and pounce on the unfortunate friend.

A small tussle later, Double-D stands behind Ed, holding him up by his ankles. Eddy sits on the bulky boy's shoulders, his hands clamped on his ears. Ed giggles, balancing on his hands. "This is fun!"

Double-D winces, his knees shaking from Ed's weight. "Okay Eddy, please go!"

Eddy laughs. "Gotcha Double-D!" He yells before pulling both of Ed's ears with a yank. Suddenly, Ed's eyes light up with a bright flash and his mouth opens. With a whoosh of air, he runs down into the vent, breathing in and taking all of the dust and dirt into his cheeks, which slowly begin to swell out.

Double-D yelps, flying after him with his feet off of the ground and his knuckles white as he tries to prevent himself from falling.

Eddy yells, leaning back and almost falling off with the speed. "Whoa! Ed! Slow down!"

Having calmed down, Marie flops down on the couch, holding a huge ice pack to her eye. "This is all your fault, Lee!" She snaps, shoving May away as she tries to get near her. "Back off, stupid."

May sniffles, sitting down on the floor with a loud thump.

Lee frowns, folding her arms and leaning against the wall. She opens her mouth to say something when more thumping sounds through the trailer. She glares at May, standing up. "May! Quit that banging!"

May looks up at her sister, looking very confused. "I'm not doing it, Lee!"

Marie suddenly points at the ceiling, shrieking. "Holy Toledo! It's coming from up there!"

May's eyes narrow and she jumps to her feet, racing to a corner and jerking up another grate. "Those better not be mice!" She snarls, jumping into the pipe.

A ways away from the new opening, Ed slows down, his cheeks, full with dust, scraping the sides of the pipe. Finally, he stops; Eddy looking annoyedly over his head. "Why'd you stop, lummox?"

Ed mumbles a reply, dirt dribbling out of the corner of his mouth.

Double-D sticks out his tongue, his eyes crossing. "Ed, please!" He pleads, looking disgusted.

Eddy sighs, hopping over Ed's swollen cheeks. "Calm down, sockhead. Just gotta change the bag." Reaching over his friend's back, he grabs an unseen zipper and unzips the back of Ed's head.

Double-D watches with interest, his mouth open in amazement. "Riveting! Eddy, how did you know to do that?" He asks.

Eddy shrugs. "My brother taught me how to take the bags out of vacuums and pop 'em."

Double-D sighs. "Small minds," He mumbles, watching dully as Eddy removes a large bag from the back of Ed's head. Tossing it to his feet with a loud thump, he bounces back onto Ed's shoulders. "Ready, Ed?" He calls, grasping his ears again.

"Roger donut!" Ed giggles, galloping forward with a lurch and a yelp from Double-D.

May runs through the piped, her heels kicking up dust with every step. Her eyes narrow and her fists clench. "You better not find my stash!" She yells, speeding up.

"Stash…Better not find my…stash…" echoes through the pipe, making Double-D squeal with fright. "Oh dear! We've been found, gentlemen!"