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Trouble in the Cul-De-Sac

After Ed's battle with his new rival, Tara; the Eds continued their journey to Hearthome City. The Eds decided to make a stop by Oreburgh City which was nearby to heal up Ed's Pokemon at the Pokemon Center. While they were there, the Eds decided to grab some lunch. As they ate, Edd noticed that Ed was looking upset.

"What's wrong, Ed? I'm sure your Pokemon will be just fine." said Edd.

"I know, Double-D. It's just that I don't really like that Tara girl. She's mean." said Ed.

"Yeah. She looks like an older version of that sister of yours." said Eddy. Ed shudders in response.

"As unsettling as that obvious fact is, Ed; you can't let her get to you. You were able to beat her in a Pokemon battle." said Edd.

"I want to train my Pokemon and make them stronger, you guys. I also need to spend some time with my new Stunky." said Ed.

"Good idea, Ed. Me and Eddy should also train our Pokemon so we'll be ready for future gym battles." said Edd.

"Yeah. That Gardenia lady was way tougher than Roark was. The next gym leader could be even stronger." said Eddy.

"That's why we need to be ready. So let's finish eating and wait for our Pokemon to heal." said Edd. Once they finished lunch and got their Pokemon back, the Eds used their bikes to get back up to Route 207 to continue their journey.

"These bikes are awesome. They're way better than Kevin's lousy bike." said Eddy.

"Speaking of Kevin; do you think he and the other Cul-De-Sac kids are still looking for us?" asked Edd.

"Who knows? All that matters is that they're there, and we're here on a journey. So let's not worry about those guys." said Eddy.

"What about the Kanker Sisters, you guys?" asked Ed.

"Don't know. But I'm really glad we're here, now that you mentioned them. We're as far away from them as possible. So we should definitely enjoy this break from those three." said Eddy.

"Good idea, Eddy. But I still wonder how things are going back in the Cul-De-Sac." wondered Edd. As the Eds continued their journey, things back in Peach Creek have gotten a lot worse for the Cul-De-Sac kids. The parents became worried that a kidnapper could be on the loose in the town, so they started imposing an earlier curfew for the kids, much to the kids' displeasure. Also, ever since the Kanker Sisters got to Jonny and Plank, all the other kids had to really keep their guard up with them on the loose, going after them all. None of the Cul-De-Sac kids went out alone. They always went out in groups of at least two for their own safety. They were managing to do so, until Jimmy saw a butterfly outside and decided to go out and chase after it alone. He ran around a blind corner to try and catch it, but all he got was sheer horror when he ran into the Kanker Sisters, who stared at Jimmy with the looks of predators who just caught fresh prey. An hour later at the trailer park, the Kanker Sisters had Jimmy strapped to a table.

"All right, Curly. Start talking. We already had a little talk with the bald kid and board, and they didn't have any info on where our boyfriends are. So now it's your turn. WHERE ARE OUR BOYFRIENDS?!" yelled Lee.

"I don't know. Please don't hurt me." cried Jimmy. Lee stared at Jimmy, then snapped her fingers and May picks up a box of Chunky Puffs and handed them to Lee.

"Perhaps this will get you to talk. We're going to play a game called 'Mama Bird, Baby Bird'." said Lee.

"W-W-What's that?" asked Jimmy. He watches as Lee pours half of the cereal into her mouth and starts chewing it into mush. Marie walks over to Jimmy and holds his mouth open.

"Hey, kid. Do you know how mama birds feed their babies?" asked Marie. Jimmy's eyes widen in horror and filled with tears as he realized what they were going to do to him. Jimmy struggled to get lose, but it was all in vain. He watched as Lee opened her mouth and let a bit of the chewed-up cereal dangle from it towards his open mouth.

"This is your last chance, kid. Where are our boyfriends?!" asked May. Jimmy tried to tell them he didn't know, but it was hard for him to talk with his mouth forced wide open.

"He's not talking, Lee. Do it." said Marie. Lee leaned down closer to Jimmy's face. The chewed-up cereal was an inch away from Jimmy's mouth; it was about to drop into it when a voice was heard behind them.

"Hey! You ugly old witches leave Jimmy alone!" yelled Sarah. The Kankers stared at Sarah with angry looks on their faces.

"Ugly?!" replied Marie

"Old?!" replied May. Lee swallows the chewed-up cereal and pointed at Sarah.

"GET HER!" yelled Lee. Faster than Sarah can react, Marie and May lunge at Sarah, grab her by her arms, and pinned her to the ground.

"Get off of me!" demanded Sarah. Her angry face turns to one of sheer fright when she looks up to see Lee staring at her with clenched teeth. Sarah gulps as she realized she made the mistake of trying to rescue Jimmy from the Kankers by herself.

"What do we have here? A little twerp coming to save her little boyfriend?" asked Lee.

"Speaking of boyfriends; Isn't she my big Ed's little sister?" asked May.

"You're right. Maybe she knows where our boyfriends are." said Lee.

"Yeah, the other one didn't seem like he knew anything." said Marie.

"Why should I tell you anything?" asked Sarah. Giggling, Marie puts her index finger in her mouth and coats it in her spit.

"Can I, Lee?" asked Marie.

"Make it a double." said Lee. May giggles with delight as she puts her index finger in her mouth and coats it in spit.

"Last chance, squirt. Tell us where our boyfriends are or it's a double wet willy special for you." said Lee. Sarah squirms to get free, but it was no use; the Kankers were too strong.

"Fine. Come closer and I'll tell you." said Sarah.

"That's better." said Lee. She leans in closer to Sarah to hear what she has to say; but all she got was a raspberry from Sarah blown at her, getting some spit on her face.

"Why you little...Fine, you wanna play rough?" said Lee. She snaps her fingers and Marie and May both stick their spit-coated fingers into Sarah's ears at the same time, much to Sarah's disgust.

"EWWWWWW! GROSS!" screamed Sarah as she felt the Kankers' saliva seep into her ears. Jimmy teared up as she watched his closest friend getting tortured by the Kankers. Not wanting to see Sarah suffer anymore, Jimmy decided to talk.

"STOP!" screamed Jimmy. The Kankers stop what they were doing and turned towards Jimmy.

"You ready to talk?" asked Lee.

"We're telling you the truth. We don't know where the Eds are. Last time we saw them, we were chasing them all the way down by the airport. I promise we don't know what happened to them after that." said Jimmy with tears in his eyes. Lee turned back towards Sarah.

"Is he telling the truth?" Lee asked Sarah. Not wanting to endure another round of wet willies, Sarah decides to come clean.

"Yes. We don't know what happened to my idiot brother and his stupid friends." said Sarah. Lee looks into Sarah's eyes to see any signs that she's lying. Not seeing any, she sighs and snaps her fingers. May and Marie release their holds on Sarah and she crawls away from them. Lee than walks over to Jimmy and unties him. She grabs Jimmy's shirt collar and pulls him to her face where she stares directly into his eyes.

"Listen, and listen good. If we find out you actually do know where our boyfriends are, and you're not telling us..." said Lee as she slurps her index finger and jams it into Jimmy's ear, much to his disgust. "Understand?" asked Lee. Jimmy frantically nods up and down. Lee releases Jimmy and he and Sarah run back towards the Cul-De-Sac. May and Marie look towards Lee.

"So what now, Lee?" asked Marie.

"Our boyfriends are gone forever and ever!" cried May. Lee grabs May by her throat and starts choking her.

"Don't you dare say that!" said Lee as May's face starts turning red. "We're going to find our boyfriends if it kills you." Lee throws May at Marie and they both fall into a heap.

"So what do we do now?" asked Marie.

"Let's go have some lunch. After that, we'll look for more kids to 'talk' to." said Lee. The Kankers go into their trailer to eat. Behind some trees near the trailer park, Sarah and Jimmy were watching and listening in on the Kankers in sheer fright.

"They're not going to stop until they get to all of us." said Sarah.

"Or until the Eds come back or someone finds them." said Jimmy. Trembling with rage, Sarah looks up at the sky and yells.

"ED, YOU STUPID, STINKING, BRAIN-DEAD, LUMMOX! WHERE ARE YOU?!" yelled Sarah. Back in the Sinnoh region, the Eds were outside a cave leading into Mt. Coronet when Ed's ears perked up.

"What is it, Ed?" asked Edd.

"I thought I hear Sarah yelling." said Ed.

"Nah. You probably heard a Pokemon use a Screech attack or something. Now come on, we have gym badges to win." said Eddy. The Eds enter Mt Coronet to continue their journey to Hearthome City.

End of Chapter 25

Eds Team

Grotle (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Withdraw, Leafage, Growth, Razor Leaf, Curse, Bite, and Cut.

Ability: Overgrow.

Staravia (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Double Team, Pluck, and Endeavor.

Ability: Keen Eye.

Psyduck (Male)

Attacks: Scratch, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Confusion, Fury Swipes, Water Pulse, Disable, Zen Headbutt, and Screech.

Ability: Damp.

Duskull (Male)

Attacks: Astonish, Leer, Disable, Shadow Sneak, Confuse Ray, Night Shade, and Payback.

Ability: Levitate.

Elekid (Male)

Attacks: Quick Attack, Leer, Thunder Shock, Charge, Swift, Shock Wave, and Thunder Wave.

Ability: Static.

Stunky (Female)

Attacks: Poison Gas, Scratch, Feint, Smokescreen, Acid Spray, Fury Swipes, and Focus Energy.

Ability: Aftermath.

Edds Team

Prinplup (Male)

Attacks: Pound, Growl, Water Gun, Charm, Peck, Metal Claw, and Bubblebeam.

Ability: Torrent.

Kricketune (Male)

Attacks: Pound, Growl, Struggle Bug, Fury Cutter, Absorb, Sing, and Cut.

Ability: Swarm.

Roselia (Male)

Attacks: Absorb, Stun Spore, Growth, Worry Seed, Poison Sting, Magical Leaf, and Cut.

Ability: Poison Point.

Hoothoot (Female)

Attacks: Peck, Growl, Tackle, Echoed Voice, Confusion, Reflect, and Pluck.

Ability: Insomnia.

Ralts (Male)

Attacks: Growl, Disarming Voice, Double Team, Confusion, Hypnosis, Draining Kiss, Teleport, and Psybeam.

Ability: Synchronize.

Rhyhorn (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Tail Whip, Smackdown, Bulldoze, and Horn Attack.

Ability: Lightning Rod.

Eddys Team

Monferno (Male)

Attacks: Scratch, Leer, Ember, Taunt, Power-Up Punch, Mach Punch, Rock Smash, Fury Swipes, and Flame Wheel.

Ability: Blaze.

Zubat (Male)

Attacks: Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Mean Look, Pluck, Poison Fang, and Quick Guard.

Ability: Inner Focus.

Geodude (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Defense Curl, Sandstorm, Rock Polish, Rollout, Rock Tomb, Rock Throw, and Smackdown.

Ability: Sturdy.

Buizel (Male)

Attacks: Tackle, Growl, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Water Gun, Bite, and Aqua Jet.

Ability: Swift Swim.

Absol (Female)

Attacks: Quick Attack, Leer, Double Team, Knock Off, Detect, Taunt, and Thief.

Ability: Super Luck.